Chapter 680: Starry Night

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Author: Feng Huo Xi Zhu Hou [Read Full Text]Update Time: 2014-09-25 08:07:06 Word Count: 3422

After Liu Jinu and the other generals left the courtyard, Xu Fengnian had the guards outside call for the two captives. Princess Hongyan was elsewhere, devouring food. When she reluctantly entered the courtyard, her clothes were still ragged, but her mouth was greasy, and she burped as she crossed the threshold. This was a novelty for the Liuzi Army cavalryman beside her, who was still wearing his armor and carrying his saber and bow, perhaps realizing that even a woman like her was not truly ethereal. A little less than half a jar of Green Ant Wine remained on the table, clearly left untouched by Liu Jinu and his men. Xu Fengnian picked up a wine bowl and gestured towards a few stone stools. Princess Hongyan plopped down, while the young knight, who increasingly revered Xu Fengnian, remained standing respectfully. Princess Hongyan glanced at the wine jar and bowls on the table and instinctively sniffed. With nothing left to lose, she simply poured herself a bowl of wine. Green Ant Wine, she had tasted it at Daoma Pass and even in the royal capital. She had never found it particularly good, but today, a bowl of the wine stung from her tongue to her throat, then burned down to her stomach, instantly warming her whole body. She was finally full and warm. Along with that, her gaze towards Xu Fengnian became a bit more defiant. She knew Xu Fengnian hadn't allowed her to commit suicide then, and now, dying would be far harder than living. This wasn't necessarily a good thing, of course. Before entering Tiger Head City, she had imagined countless sinister ways Xu Fengnian might humiliate her, Princess Hongyan, but so far, while her situation was indeed terrible, it was still within her tolerance. She tilted her head back and drained the bowl, wiping her mouth. "What, does Your Highness want me to serve you tonight?" she said with a seductive smile. "Then why don't you let me change into clean clothes?"

Xu Fengnian retorted, "Do you need me to send you a mirror so you can see what you look like right now?"

Princess Hongyan flushed with anger and was about to raise her hand to throw the wine bowl, but quickly suppressed the urge. She silently poured another bowl of wine; getting one more was better than none.

Xu Fengnian ignored this fallen phoenix and turned to the cavalryman who called himself Qifu Longguan. "You have great talent in martial arts," he said. "That's why I didn't kill you."

There was another reason Xu Fengnian didn't voice. From Qifu Longguan's eyes, there was none of the hatred that even an outsider like Princess Hongyan displayed. Even if a person could hide their expression and gaze, their qi flow was completely undisguisable in Xu Fengnian's eyes, and qi fluctuations are directly linked to emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. This indicated that Qifu Longguan, this hidden gem, might go far in the path of martial arts. Of course, the most crucial reason was that Xu Fengnian hoped to find someone who could counterbalance his disciple Yu Dilong in the future. This youngest yet eldest disciple, unlike the distinctive Wang Sheng and Lü Yunchang, had too many unpredictable elements. Xu Fengnian did not want another Xuanyuan Dapan to emerge in the martial world under his watch. As for Qifu Longguan, who seemed like a stray cat or dog picked up casually by the roadside, his martial talent wasn't the best Xu Fengnian had seen, but it was the most interesting. Like Jiang Ni and the charcoal seller girl from the Guanyin Sect, he was a "sword embryo." And like Hong Xixiang and Zhao Ningshen of Longhu Mountain, who were reincarnated True Persons, called "Bodhi seeds" (similar to the Buddhist concept of reincarnated spiritual children), Qifu Longguan was a bit of a hybrid, touching on everything but pure in nothing. Precisely because of this, he most resembled Xu Fengnian's own martial journey: a blend of various elements, forged into one furnace. Moreover, during that previous battle, Qifu Longguan genuinely caught that "thin line" in the breathing of Xu Fengnian, a celestial being.

In the current world, there were only a handful of such individuals, and this nameless soldier was among them.

Qifu Longguan was only eighteen years old, yet he was already one of Liu Gui's personal elite cavalry. It should be noted that Gu Jiantang, the top swordsman, might not have been as skilled as Qifu Longguan at that age. Of course, Xu Fengnian himself was even more so in his youth.

Qifu Longguan was somewhat nervous and said tremulously, "Prince of Northern Liang, I've been an orphan since I was little, just scraping by wherever there was food. If Your Highness doesn't trust me, you can make me a Northern Liang border soldier, even an infantryman. I definitely won't go easy when fighting Northern Mang."

Princess Hongyan then sneered maliciously, fanning the flames. "An orphan? Perhaps your parents died under the hooves of the Northern Liang iron cavalry? A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years."

Qifu Longguan, far less cunning than her, was not an utter fool. He couldn't hold back for a moment and directly cursed, "Bitch! What stinking nonsense are you spewing!"

The young man's eyes were red as he said, "My parents were beaten to death by you rich and powerful Southern Dynasty bastards!"

Princess Hongyan flew into a rage. "Southern Dynasty? What is the Southern Dynasty? The entire Southern Dynasty is just a guard dog raised by my Yelü clan! I am Yelü Hongcai, a Royal Tent Princess whom a low-born person like you shouldn't even be able to approach within a hundred paces in your lifetime!"

Qifu Longguan's breathing became ragged, his chest heaving. Then he strode forward and slapped the woman across the face.

Princess Hongyan was not a statue; she ducked, retreated, and swiftly dodged behind Xu Fengnian, chattering triumphantly, "Heh, you can't hit me! Look at your pathetic showing, it serves you right that you'll never be able to avenge your parents in your lifetime. Oh, maybe a good-for-nothing like you used to serve your enemies from the Southern Dynasty in the army..."

Qifu Longguan suddenly calmed down, staring intensely at the woman.

Princess Hongyan felt an intense chill and cautiously took back her wine bowl, pouring herself another bowl of Green Ant Wine.

At that moment, a soft knock sounded at the door.

Xu Fengnian poured two bowls of wine and said softly, "Senior Tantai, please come in."

When the unexpected guest sat down, Xu Fengnian offered a bowl of wine. The guest took it without ceremony, drank a sip, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Yelü Hongcai gazed at the tall woman, full of curiosity.

Every gesture, every movement, exuded the aura of a grandmaster, alongside a captivating, unrestrained elegance.

Xu Fengnian asked with a smile, "How did Senior know I arrived in Tiger Head City?"

Tantai Pingjing calmly said, "My master once told me that celestials look down upon all living beings in the world, just as we watch fireflies at night. Most fireflies flicker and disappear, but a select few shine exceptionally bright, even at a certain moment, blazing like stars."

Xu Fengnian immediately understood. She must have caught traces of his qi when he intercepted the four hundred cavalry earlier, allowing this qi practitioner grandmaster, skilled in observing aura, to find him and wait near Tiger Head City. According to Tantai Pingjing, or more accurately, according to her master's explanation, even the top experts among mortals, the "people of the world" who are like immortals among clouds, are just fireflies. However, experts like Tuoba Pusa and Cao Changqing emit particularly dazzling fireflies. Qi practitioners, whose actions involve mending the karmic net on behalf of heaven, would naturally find it easier to locate this small group of top experts.

Xu Fengnian asked, "Can it be said that people's cultivation, their pursuit of the Dao, and their enlightenment, are like a grain of light trying to contend with the bright moon?"

Tantai Pingjing shook her head. "My master said that even having cultivated the Dao, it's merely a drop of water entering the sea. Does the Yellow River's water come from the heavens? No, it comes from the sea. Therefore, does it flow into the sea and never return? No."

Xu Fengnian teased, "Is your master always so witty, so... reasonable?"

Tantai Pingjing merely smiled, as if out of reverence for her master.

Xu Fengnian stared at Princess Hongyan, who was still trying to secretly pour another bowl of wine. The princess sullenly withdrew her hand.

Xu Fengnian pointed to the courtyard gate. Qifu Longguan left first. Princess Hongyan waited a moment, guessing that the young man had gone far, before stealthily making her way to the courtyard gate and stepping over the threshold.

Soon after, there was a crisp, loud "smack," followed by Princess Hongyan's screams and curses.

Tantai Pingjing said softly, "Your Highness has good judgment."

Xu Fengnian wondered, "What do you mean?"

She took a small sip of wine. "Both this man and woman possess great fortune. They are worth Your Highness's careful guidance."

Xu Fengnian sneered, "Fortune?"

Tantai Pingjing's expression remained unchanged. "Having excessively good luck, that is fortune. If it were ordinary people, facing a martial arts expert on a killing spree, would they survive with a hundred more lives?"

Xu Fengnian was about to speak, but Tantai Pingjing shook her head. "You have your various reasons, but that doesn't negate the fact that they survived."

She continued, "According to our prior agreement, my Guanyin Sect will stay south of Huaiyang Pass and north of Qinghe Pass. We will also do our best to contribute to Northern Liang's destiny, but our final departure or stay is not to be decided by the Northern Liang Border Army."

Xu Fengnian nodded. "That is natural."

She stated straightforwardly, "What if Your Highness unfortunately dies?"

Xu Fengnian sighed helplessly. "Don't worry, if that day ever comes, I will bestow everything upon that charcoal seller girl before I die."

Tantai Pingjing held her wine bowl, asking solemnly, "With a great war imminent, is it perhaps ominous for you and me to discuss this?"

Xu Fengnian smiled at this woman, who seemed utterly unaware of worldly affairs, and countered, "What do you think?"

Tantai Pingjing rested one arm on the stone table, holding her wine bowl in the other hand, and looked up at the starry sky.

Xu Fengnian's mind was at peace. He closed his eyes and slowly took a sip of wine.

The two, whose gazes did not meet, exchanged questions and answers freely.

"Northern Mang's military strength at the border is nearing its geographical limit, yet it still has spare troops to launch another offensive on the northern grasslands. Facing such an enemy, which should be resisted by the entire Liyang Dynasty, are you not worried about Liuzhou, which has no natural defenses?"

"Of course, I'm worried. Probably like Xu Xiao was worried watching me go to the Central Plains and Northern Mang back then."

"Attacking Liangzhou, Liuzhou, or Youzhou—which to attack first holds advantages and disadvantages for Northern Mang. What do you think?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter where they attack first. My father Xu Xiao, my master Li Yishan, Yuan Zuozong, Chu Lushan, Yan Wenluan, Chen Yunshui, He Zhonghu, and people like Liu Jinu in Tiger Head City, have already done their best in everything Northern Liang needed to do. You might not believe it, but I'm starting to think that Northern Liang might truly be able to hold its ground. However, I won't know who in Northern Liang will fall in battle next. And I don't want to know."

"Then why hasn't Tuoba Pusa appeared at the border?"

"It's like how Emperor Zhao's family insisted on keeping Gu Jiantang in the north and not letting him go to Guangling Dao, because he is the dynasty's last trump card. When that old woman and the Imperial Tutor need Tuoba Pusa to personally intervene, it means the situation has begun to deviate from their control. Before that, they were confident they had everything under control."

Tantai Pingjing suddenly asked a very off-topic question, "Why didn't you kill that Northern Mang princess?"

Xu Fengnian gave a wry smile, silent for a moment, then looked up at the starry sky with her. "Of course, it's not because I like her. She just reminds me of someone I miss very much, someone who also liked wearing a mink fur forehead-piece, who was also notorious, and who also had a fierce personality. The fact that I could kill her but didn't is simply because I want her to know how difficult it is to live."

Tantai Pingjing poured the last bit of wine from the jar into her bowl and drank it all. "Who is she, the one you truly care about?"

Xu Fengnian pointed a finger at the starry sky and said softly, "My eldest sister, she's there."

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Fengnian came back to his senses and couldn't help but rub his forehead and sigh.

This woman, the dynasty's foremost Qi practitioner, who held a transcendent status and exceptional strength, had not only fallen asleep drunk but was also snoring softly on the table.

Xu Fengnian, with his keen understanding, looked at her and sighed, "She must be missing your master, huh?"

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