Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 102: Prince of Dali
Two figures came into the inn where Li Fan was staying.

In the lobby of the inn, the young man looked at the man next to him and said, "Sir, since you have an appetite, would you like another bowl of noodles?"

"No need." The man shook his head, looked around, then found a seat in the middle and sat down, saying, "Please lend me a moment, and step aside."

The people in the hall looked at the middle-aged man who was speaking and frowned. Some were too lazy to respond, while others said, "Your request is a bit rude."

The middle-aged man did not speak, but an invisible pressure spread out. In an instant, he felt like the people in the teahouse before, their hearts seemed to stop beating, and they were extremely depressed.

However, this pressure disappeared in an instant, and the crowd got up and left the inn very readily.

"Thank you." The young man said with a smile to the people who were leaving. Even the waiter glanced at the two of them and left quietly, not daring to stay.

There are disciples from Lishan living in the inn, and now two extraordinary people have come. I guess they are looking for the monk from Lishan?
The people who left did not go far, but looked towards the inn from other places. They also guessed that the two people were most likely here to look for the cultivator from Lishan.

Who are they?

Wen Ruyu, who lived in the backyard of the inn, opened his eyes and the sword shone.

Li Fan also woke up from his practice.

Who?
"Junior brother, the person coming is very strong." Wen Ruyu's voice came, and Li Fan nodded. Since junior brother said he was very strong, then he must be very strong.

At least, it is the sixth realm, or even higher.

There are no such practitioners in Chuzhou City.

Among the people he knew, if they were not from Chuzhou City, then they were most likely from Dali Imperial City.

However, the other party came in this way instead of attacking him directly, which seemed to indicate that he was not here to kill him.

"Junior brother, I'll go take a look." Li Fan said.

"Okay." Wen Ruyu replied.

The two of them walked out of their yard at the same time and came to the lobby of the inn, where there were only two people.

Seeing Li Fan and Wen Ruyu coming, both of them looked up. The young man's eyes first fell on Li Fan, and then looked at Wen Ruyu. They all sat there without getting up, as if it was supposed to be so.

"You have an extraordinary temperament." Seeing Li Fan's handsome appearance, the young man praised him and said with a smile, "Sit down."

Li Fan sat opposite the young man, Wen Ruyu stood behind him, but his eyes fell on the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man looked up at him and said, "Wen Ruyu."

Wen Ruyu's eyes were sharp and there was an invisible sword intent flowing through his body.

"You don't have to look at me like that. Although you are extremely talented, you are still young after all. You are no match for me. If your father were still alive, perhaps I would avoid you." The middle-aged man said calmly, "But you still need time."

"I've heard of Mr. Wen for a long time. Please take a seat." The young man was still polite. Wen Ruyu did not sit down, but just stood quietly behind Li Fan.

The sword intent on his body was always there. At such a close distance, if the opponent dared to attack suddenly, then even if his cultivation was not as good as the middle-aged man in front of him, he could still kill the young man.

"Let me introduce myself first, my last name is Ye." The young man looked at Li Fan and said.

"leaf!"

Although he knew that the visitor might be from the imperial city, Li Fan still felt a little nervous when he heard the other party's surname.

Senior sister, also surnamed Ye.

Therefore, Li Fan naturally understood what this surname meant.

Dali, the royal surname.

"Ye Yunke." said the young man.

"I came to see you because I wanted to see if you could defeat Jiang Tai'a. Even in that imperial city, your talent should be at the top level. You have a bright future in cultivation."

"Secondly, I came here to recruit you."

Ye Yunke did not hide the purpose of his trip at all and spoke directly.

"Okay." Li Fan nodded.

"Okay?" Ye Yunke was stunned, and looked at Li Fan in surprise, revealing an interested look.

"Aren't you going to recruit me?" Li Fan asked, "In that case, can you take the throne and give it to my senior sister? Then I will accept your recruitment. How about that?"

"Are you kidding me?" Ye Yunke narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Fan.

"Are you kidding me?" Li Fan asked back, with sword intent in his eyes.

What is the relationship between the imperial court and Lishan? Why did the other party recruit him?
Let him rebel and leave the mountain?

Ye Yunke looked at Li Fan, then laughed and said, "Interesting."

"But you don't really think that Lishan can compete with the entire Dali Dynasty, right?" Ye Yunke said with a sarcastic smile.

"What Lishan wants to contend with is not the entire Dali Dynasty." Li Fan responded, just the court of the Dali Dynasty. There is a huge difference between them.

"Assuming you are right, even if it is the imperial court and the forces it can muster, what can the current Lishan use to contend with?" Ye Yunke said with disdain: "Even if the Lishan Sword Master is still alive, how many years can he live? If it weren't for the Lishan Sword Master, Lishan would have been destroyed last time, and the imperial court only mobilized a small part of its forces."

"Lishan is no longer the Lishan it used to be."

"This is just Li Shan, let alone you. You are very talented, but a genius who has not grown up is not considered a genius. You are just a talented disciple of Li Shan."

Li Fan knew that what the other party said made sense.

The Dali Dynasty indeed only mobilized part of its forces last time. The strongest people in Dali did not come. The "master" of the dynasty only sent some subordinates.

The reason why there was no second attack was probably because they were afraid of the existence of Lishan Sword Master.

But for now, Lishan cannot produce a second Lishan Sword Master, so the court does not seem to be in a hurry.

In fact, there were only two people that the imperial court was really afraid of back then, the Lishan Sword Master and the master. But the other party was wrong about one thing, he was not just a talented disciple of Lishan.

"I came here with sincerity. As long as you are willing to submit to me, I can promise that my father will not pursue the past. I can also help you settle the disputes between Lingxiao Pavilion and Jiangchu." Ye Yunke continued: "What's more, if you submit to me, you can also live in the imperial city with my cousin."

The Holy Empress Dowager is extremely fond of his cousin. If Li Fan can be recruited, Ye Qinghuang will surely stand on his side. The Holy Empress Dowager should consider him?

Moreover, Li Fan himself is extremely talented. If he is given a few decades, he will become a top-notch practitioner.

This is all helpful to him.

"The Emperor of Dali should still be in his prime." Li Fan looked at Ye Yunke. Have these royal family members started preparing so early?
"Of course." Ye Yunke smiled and said, "Father is in his prime and has stabilized the Dali Empire. As his sons and subjects, we naturally want to share his worries."

"Very filial." Li Fan said with a smile, not sure if it was sarcasm.

However, the struggle for imperial power has always been cruel.

The current Emperor of Dali must have more than one son.

Although the princes are brothers, they are also enemies in a sense.

"Mr. Wen may also consider it." Ye Yunke looked up at Wen Ruyu and said.

Wen Ruyu glanced at him contemptuously and did not respond.

Ye Yunke came in person to recruit him. He thought he valued his junior brother very much. After all, Li Fan defeated Jiang Tai'a, but in fact, he still underestimated him.

If he knew that his junior brother had inherited the sword of the Lishan ancestor and succeeded the position of Lishan Sword Master, he would not have wasted time here.

In the eyes of Ye Yunke and the people in the palace, the junior brother is just a talented swordsman with extraordinary talent and unlimited potential.

But the truth is, the entire Lishan is here to protect the little junior brother.

Ye Yunke's recruitment and promises, even from the perspective of interests, are far from enough.

What's more, Wen Ruyu had never doubted the character of his junior brother since what happened that year.

Therefore, he gave up his own pursuit and was willing to protect his junior fellow apprentice.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first." Li Fan stood up and said.

"I'm here to save your life too." Ye Yunke said in a deep voice, and Li Fan listened to him continue.

"Your senior sister arrived at the palace and wanted to protect your life. She did have a deterrent effect. However, those who really want to kill you will naturally have their own means. You came down from Lishan and openly appeared in Chuzhou City. This is an extremely bold thing in itself. Even if Mr. Wen is here, or there are other Lishan sword cultivators, do you think they can protect you?"

"Then, let them try?"

Li Fan spoke, then turned and left, with Wen Ruyu following him.

The middle-aged man released a sense of oppression, but Ye Yunke waved his hand, picked up the teacup on the table and played with it, looking at Li Fan's back with interest.

Where does Li Fan’s confidence come from?

Well then, give it a try!
"If you change your mind, you can come to the prefectural government in Chuzhou City to find me."

Ye Yunke put the cup down, then stood up and walked outside.

On the street outside the inn, the sun was rising high, and figures in the distance were rushing towards this side. The people around the street looked at those people and were shocked.

He is an official.

The person in the lead had an extraordinary aura and was actually Meng Yong, the current governor of Chuzhou.

Last night, demons invaded Chuzhou City, but the prefect did not show up. But now, he appeared here.

In addition to the Chuzhou prefect, all the senior officials of Chuzhou have also arrived.

Meng Yong came closer and looked at Ye Yunke. There were many people behind him, kneeling on one knee.

"I am Meng Yong, the governor of Chuzhou, and I am here to see Your Highness." Meng Yong said in a loud voice.

"Greetings, Your Highness." The people behind him stood up and shouted, shocking the crowd on the street, and all their eyes turned to Ye Yunke.

The prince of the Dali Dynasty came to Chuzhou City.

To leave the mountain.

Ye Yunke looked around the crowd and asked, "Who is Sun Qian?"

Among the kneeling crowd, Sun Qian's pupils shrank, and he lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, I am Sun Qian, the deputy commander of the Chuzhou Demon Slaying Division."

"I heard from the people in the city that you have colluded with the demons?" Ye Yunke asked in a calm voice.

"Absolutely not." Sun Qian broke out in a cold sweat. In this incident, he had been hiding behind the scenes, using the Chen family and the Wanxiang Sect to get rid of Li Fan.

However, no one expected that Li Fan would spread the news to the outside world, spreading the news of his collusion with demons in Chuzhou City.

"Since the people of Chuzhou City all say that you have it, then there must be something wrong with you. Destroy his cultivation and take him back for investigation." Ye Yunke said calmly.

"Your Highness..." Sun Qian was horrified. Meng Yong, the prefect of Chuzhou, turned around and landed a huge palm on him. It was too late for Sun Qian to retreat. He fell to the ground with serious injuries in an instant. The people from the Demon Slaying Division rushed forward and took him down.

Ye Yunke walked towards the street as if nothing had happened.

Meng Yong led the crowd to follow.

The people around the street were in turmoil and it took a long time to calm down.

Is there another disturbance in Chuzhou City?
The imperial court and Lishan are now mortal enemies!

(End of this chapter)