I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 147: Heaven-shaking Tournament

Seeing Li Qingyun wake up with a thoughtful look on his face, Yun Zhaozhong could no longer suppress his anxiety and asked tentatively:

"Qingyun, Gang Leader, is there any clue about Xiaoyue'er's whereabouts?"

Li Qingyun looked at him and said:
"I have a clue, but the result is still hard to say. Uncle Yun, you'd better be mentally prepared. Su Yue'e's identity is much more complicated than you think. Even if I find him, I'm afraid I have to take him to Kaifeng Mansion first."

Yun Zhaozhong seemed to have expected this and was not too surprised. He just sighed and said:
"I actually guessed that she must not be an ordinary person... But I know Xiaoyue is not a bad person. If she has committed any crime, I can wait for her. Even if I have to raise the child alone, it is nothing."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyun was silent for a long while. He really didn't know how to explain everything to Yun Zhaozhong. In the end, he could only pat him on the shoulder gently and left Yun's Mansion without saying a word.

Su Yue'e has a complicated background, a miserable life, and has carried a blood feud for decades. She is indeed worthy of sympathy.

But for revenge and to prolong her life, she has done many unforgivable bad things. It is almost impossible for her to return to her current peaceful and stable life.

In particular, she might have been involved in some conspiracy of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, involving the calculations of the "Demon Lord" of the Sixth Realm. If she is not careful, she will die.

It was difficult for him to intervene in matters of this magnitude. All he could do was to find Su Yue'e's location and find a way to save the baby in her belly.

Babies are innocent anyway...

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The scorching sun at noon shone on the golden glazed tiles of Tianbo Mansion, giving this heroic place, which once had great military achievements, a layer of dazzling glory.

The entire mansion looked exceptionally solemn and dignified under the scorching sun.

Every tile and every beam seems to be telling the story of the glorious years of the Yang Family.

The thunder of war drums, the gleam of swords, the shadow of sabers, the memory of blood and fire have never faded here.

However, the gates of Tianbo Mansion were closed today, and even the sentry standing guard at the door was nowhere to be seen, making it seem a bit deserted.

Li Qingyun stood in front of the mansion and knocked gently on the door, waiting to meet Hun Tian Hou Mu Guiying.

After a while, the door slowly opened, and a young girl in tight clothes came out.

She was wearing a green shirt tied around her waist with a short sword hanging from her waist. She was dressed like a man and looked heroic.

The girl has a slender figure. Although she lacks some of the masculinity of a man, she has more agility and lightness.

There was a little dust on her face, deliberately making her skin look dark and rough, but her bright eyes were still as clear as water, with a hint of intelligence and sharpness in her gaze, as if she could see into people's hearts.

Li Qingyun had met the girl before. Although he had never seen her true appearance, he was able to recognize her just by her figure and aura at his level of martial arts. So he cupped his hands and said:
"My name is Li Qingyun, nice to meet Miss Yang Jinhua."

The visitor was indeed Mu Guiying's beloved daughter Yang Jinhua. When she saw Li Qingyun, she couldn't help but smile and said:
"So it's Master Li who's here. Could it be that you're a little short of money recently and want to exchange information for some money?"

Yang Jinhua felt a little resentful that Li Qingyun had coaxed her out of a thousand taels of silver with just a few words that night. She also heard that the other party had become famous for solving major cases recently and was poised to become the leader of the younger generation in Bianliang City. She couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied.

Li Qingyun smiled slightly and didn't mind Yang Jinhua's teasing.

What's there to be embarrassed about if you earn money through your own ability?
He clasped his fists and said:
"I'm here to ask to see Marshal Mu. I have something important to report to her."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinhua coughed lightly, restrained her smile and said:
"Mother is not here. She, Sister Paifeng, Eighth Grandma, and Ninth Grandma went to Tongtian Arena to support Kaifeng Prefecture. If you want to find her, you should go to Liumin Street."

Li Qingyun was slightly stunned:
"Tongtian Arena? What on earth is that?"

Yang Jinhua frowned slightly and said with some doubt:
"Don't you know? Xiaowoli of Liao State has set up a competition arena and invited experts from Bianliang City to challenge him. All the people from Kaifeng Prefecture have gone there. I was thinking of going to take a look at the excitement."

Li Qingyun didn't expect that such a big thing would happen just because he didn't go to Kaifeng Prefecture for the whole morning. He asked hurriedly:

"The Liao people are setting up a ring in Bianliang City. Aren't they afraid that Marshal Mu and the seniors on the Earthly Demon List will catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Yang Jinhua shook her head gently:
"Xiao Wuli used the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun as a bet and used words to bully my mother and several other seniors, saying that only fourth-level cultivators were allowed to compete in the arena. As long as the Song Dynasty defeated the people he brought, the Sixteen Prefectures would be returned to us. Otherwise, even if we killed him, we would not get any benefit at all."

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are a natural line of defense between the Central Plains civilization and the nomadic tribes in the north. Their strategic location is very important. Once the Song Dynasty can take them back, it will regain the initiative in the confrontation with the Khitans. Therefore, the conditions offered by Xiao Woli are almost an irresistible temptation for the Song Dynasty cultivators.

But after hearing this, Li Qingyun became even more confused.

Xiao Woli was just a deputy envoy of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom. How could he be so powerful?

Moreover, he came all the way here just to set up a bet in Bianliang City, and the stakes were the important Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. It was too incomprehensible.

Seeing Li Qingyun lost in thought, Yang Jinhua asked:
"Master Li, would you like to come with me to Tongtian Arena to see what's going on? My mother is there. If you have any questions, you can go directly to her."

Li Qingyun nodded:
"Thank you very much, Miss Yang. Please take me there."

After the two of them finished talking, they left Tianbo Mansion together and walked towards the north of the city.

Soon, they arrived near the refugee street. Looking around, they saw a tall arena standing there, which was very eye-catching.

The arena was paved with solid bluestone, engraved with reinforcing magic runes, and surrounded by sturdy giant trees. Each pillar was hung with fluttering red silk that danced in the wind.

The entire arena was about ten feet high, and the blazing red flames from the braziers in the four corners added a bit of heroism.

At this time, a fierce competition was taking place on the ring, and the crowd of onlookers was bustling and packed.

Some people were cheering loudly, while others were whispering about the outcome. The atmosphere was extremely lively. There were even vendors walking among the crowd, selling pancakes and steamed buns, and the shouts of hawkers rose one after another, blending into the noise of the crowd.

On both sides of the arena, there was a shed where the cultivators of the Song Dynasty rested. Xu Liang and others were leaning on their swords, watching the competition attentively, while the more senior fifth-level warriors were leisurely watching the performances of the up-and-coming talents.

Li Qingyun stood in the crowd, his eyes fixed on the two people on the ring.

Bai Yunrui, known as the "Jade-faced Little Bodhidharma", was dressed in white robes that rustled in the strong wind. The precious sword in his hand, with golden dragon-scale lightning-like strokes, emitted a cold light. The sword energy was like a rainbow, and wherever it went, it brought up gusts of fierce gusts of wind, as if the air was torn apart.

The one fighting against him was a tall and thin Taoist with white hair and a youthful face. Although he was old, his figure was graceful and his expression was calm, just like a young man. The ruler in the Taoist's hand was like a living thing, constantly flying and spinning with his movements, and the shadow of the ruler was heavy, as if it was everywhere.

The fight between the two was like a collision of thunder. Bai Yunrui's innate pure yang energy was strong and sharp, while the Taoist used the mysterious Five Elements Yin Thunder Method. The two completely different energies collided in the air, making a deafening explosion, stirring up waves of air, and releasing astonishing pressure.

Yang Jinhua folded her hands in front of her chest, turned her head to look at Li Qingyun beside her, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and smiled sweetly:

"Master Li, do you think Master Bai will win, or will that guy with the big nose have the upper hand?"

Li Qingyun's cultivation was very high at this time, even higher than Bai Yunrui. He glanced at the arena and saw at a glance that although the fight seemed evenly matched, Little Damo had already gained the upper hand.

The unique skill of Babao Yunxiao Temple, "Big Dipper Sword Technique", is more fierce and faster than the previous one. The more the battle goes on, the braver the warrior becomes, and his true energy is like a surging river, endless.

The white-haired Taoist looked a little tired. Although the Five Elements Yin Thunder had many changes and infinite power, his foundation was not as deep as Bai Yunrui's. Once he lost the support of his powerful true qi, no matter how powerful his Taoism was, it would be like a tree without roots and would be difficult to sustain.

Seeing this situation, Li Qingyun thought to himself that if nothing unexpected happened, the Taoist could only hold on for half an incense stick of time at most and would definitely not be able to hold on.

So he smiled and said:
"Of course Brother Bai is better. Within ten moves, he will break the Five Elements Yin Thunder of that Ox Nose."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yunrui shouted "Take my dart!", and then his empty left hand suddenly reached into his arms.

The white-haired Taoist was startled when he heard the voice. Everyone in the martial arts world knew that Bai Yunrui and the Third-Hand General Xu Liang were as close as brothers, and that the Shanxi man was used to using hidden weapons for sneak attacks, so maybe he had passed it on to his brother.

He was startled, and the circulation of his inner energy stagnated slightly.

But when masters fight, the difference between them is only a matter of millimeters, so how can they afford to be careless?

What's more, the white-haired Taoist priest didn't have enough strength to begin with, and Bai Yunrui took advantage of this opportunity to chop down fiercely at the weakest point of the Yin Lei!

boom!
The sound of true energy colliding was heard, and the white-haired Taoist was chopped horizontally by the sword energy more than ten feet away and fell heavily to the ground. Blood flowed from all his seven orifices and he was seriously injured.

He struggled to get up and clasped his fists:

"The disciple from Mount Emei is truly extraordinary. I admire him so much!"

As he said this, he staggered back to his own shed, took medicine continuously, and practiced internal energy to heal his wounds.

Bai Yunrui sneered, drew his sword and stood on the stage:
"Who's coming next?"

Seeing that Bai Yunrui, who usually thinks highly of himself, has actually learned the skill of bluffing, Li Qingyun couldn't help but shake his head and laugh secretly, his eyes full of relief.

Seeing this, Yang Jinhua said with some sarcasm:
"Master Li's vision is indeed amazing. I heard that you have become very famous recently, and many people in Bianliang City say that you are the leader of the younger generation. Since Master Bai has become famous, why don't you take this opportunity to try your skills?"

She grew up in Tianbo Mansion and has always been straightforward. She doesn't like others showing off, and is not used to seeing others in the limelight. Now, seeing that Li Qingyun's eyes are calm and composed, as if he has everything planned out, she can't help but wonder how he will react.

Li Qingyun looked at Yang Jinhua and said with a smile:

"With Brother Bai and my third brother Xu Liang here, how can I show off my skills? But I see that Miss Yang's eyes are full of light, so she must have broken through the Xiantian realm. When their round-robin battle is over and they are exhausted, maybe she will need her to save the situation."

Yang Jinhua had indeed just broken through to the innate realm, but she did not expect that Li Qingyun could see through her cultivation at a glance. His eyebrows raised, and he was eager to jump onto the ring to try his skills.

But just as she was about to speak again, she found that Li Qingyun had already separated the crowd and walked towards the shed on the Song Dynasty's side, so she pouted and followed him.

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When everyone in Kaifeng Prefecture saw Li Qingyun coming, they were naturally very happy as they had gained more reinforcements.

Li Qingyun greeted everyone, then walked over to Mu Guiying and whispered in her ear:

"Marshal, I have something to report to you."

Mu Guiying nodded, stretched out her hand and made a light wave. The power of the incense immediately condensed into an invisible barrier, blocking the conversation between the two.

Li Qingyun briefly recounted his previous experience, and did not hide the fact that he used the opponent's flying knife to kill the Qingqiu fox demon, which might have offended a sixth-level demon lord.

Then, he took out the "Qiongqi" golden tablet from his arms and said to Mu Guiying:

"I have found the second golden tablet. The other 'Chaos' golden tablet also has a clue, but I need the 'Taotie' golden tablet in the commander's hand as a medium to use the secret method for divination."

Mu Guiying nodded:
"That's easy to say, but there are too many people here, so there's no rush. Let's wait until the Tongtian Tournament is over."

Li Qingyun thought about it and realized that it was indeed a bit dangerous to search for Su Yue'e alone. It would be better to wait until the competition was over and invite one or two strong men from the Earthly Evil List to go with him. Therefore, he did not say much, but asked:

"Don't you think this Tongtian Arena is a little strange, Marshal?"

Mu Guiying's beautiful eyes moved as she looked at him and smiled slightly:

"Why, do you think Xiao Wo Li came all the way here to set up a fight because he has nothing better to do?"

Li Qingyun scratched his head and nodded:
"That's about it. I think this guy definitely doesn't keep his word. How can he, a deputy envoy of the Southern Court, decide the ownership of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun? In my opinion, we should just rush over and take him down."

Mu Guiying patted Li Qingyun on the shoulder:

"You are a bit courageous in what you said, and I like to hear it. But Xiao Wo Li is fearless, because he has at least a sixth-level expert behind him. Once he starts fighting, we may not be afraid of him if we join forces, but the people of Bianliang City will definitely suffer. Therefore, we can only deal with him temporarily."

No wonder Xiao Woli is so arrogant, it turns out he has a backer behind him!

Li Qingyun felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, but soon he had a bad premonition.

Who supports Xiao Woli, the Demon Lord of Qingqiu, or Zhao Dezhao who is hiding underground and being controlled by the Seven Evils?

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(End of this chapter)