Catching Monsters

Chapter 350 Is Jiang Yun going to take the blame?

Jiang Yun also sensed the intense killing intent emanating from Xie Yifeng in the distance. He took a deep breath and formed hand seals.

Boom!

Thunderbolts struck from the sky once more.

Seven incredibly sharp swords shot straight into the sky with Xie Yifeng's flick of his fingers, instantly slicing down the lightning in mid-air.

With seven swords unleashed simultaneously, they shattered the dozens of talismans surrounding their heads one by one.

"puff."

With the Thunder Technique broken, Jiang Yun's internal magical power instantly became chaotic, and a mouthful of bloody stench rose in his throat.

Jiang Yun coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Jiang Yun stared wide-eyed, panting heavily, looking at Xie Yifeng in disbelief. This old man's strength was almost the strongest Jiang Yun had ever seen.

Xie Yifeng, with his hands behind his back, slowly flew up, his eyes filled with murderous intent. The seven swords flew back to his side, and then he quickly flew towards the roof where Jiang Yun and Linglong were.

Jiang Yun quickly stabilized his internal magical power, took out a red talisman, and recited:
"Heaven is in chaos, earth is in chaos. We pay homage to the Three Altars of Laozi. Riding a green ox from the ditch, he emerges from the Heavenly Gate, receiving a willow branch to divide the world. He slays the wicked gods of the mortal realm, and he subdues the evil spirits of the mortal realm so that they cannot approach him. He beheads the evil spirits and demons so that they are no longer on his body."

"The sky is clear, the earth is sacred, the six Ding and six Jia soldiers, Laozi accompanies me everywhere, the sage guards and leads the heavenly army. I obey Laozi's urgent command!"

In an instant, a five-colored auspicious cloud flew over Jiang Yun. Jiang Yun took a deep breath, knowing in his heart that the Sword God Xie Yifeng was terrifyingly powerful.

He left no room for maneuver, pouring almost all his magical power into this one spell.

The five-colored auspicious cloud above slowly condensed into a five-colored greatsword that was fifteen meters long.

Jiang Yun raised his right hand, shouted loudly, and swung his right hand forward.

The enormous five-colored broadsword, carrying the force of thunder, slashed down at Xie Yifeng in mid-air.

Seeing this, Xie Yifeng's face also showed a look of surprise, and he couldn't help but take another look at Jiang Yun.

The young man's strength was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Xie Yifeng is hailed as a sword god, which means he is no ordinary person.

"Seven swords become one!"

Xie Yifeng clasped his hands together, and instantly the seven swords merged into one.

The seven swords transformed into a streak of light, colliding head-on with the five-colored broadsword.

Boom!

Many of the Imperial Guards below hurriedly used their internal magic to protect themselves, which allowed them to withstand the residual force of the explosion.

Jiang Yun shuddered slightly, and Linglong quickly helped him up, saying in a deep voice, "Are you alright?"

Jiang Yun was panting heavily when suddenly, a flying sword flew over and pierced through his chest with a soft thud.

"Jiang Yun." Linglong's face showed great surprise.

Jiang Yun's eyes widened as he glanced down at the wound on his chest. He took a deep breath and shouted, "All Imperial Guards present, listen to my command! Retreat!"

At this moment, Linglong couldn't care about anything else. She hugged the pale-faced Jiang Yun, turned around, jumped off the roof, and fled into the distance.

Boom boom boom.

At the same time, Wang Longzhi's regular elite army had arrived on the streets from all directions, and all the Imperial Guards looked grim upon seeing this.

"Breakout."

All the Imperial Guards on the rooftops scattered and fled instantly, as arrows, crossbows, ropes, and nets relentlessly attacked them.

Xiao Jingqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Xie Yifeng soon flew back to his side.

Xiao Jingqi then frowned and asked, "Senior, why didn't you just cut off Jiang Yun's head?"

Xie Yifeng said calmly, "I haven't killed anyone in a long time. My action just now was an exception."

"As for whether that guy will live or die, that depends on his own fate."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingqi lowered his head slightly, not daring to say anything more.

Inside the general's mansion, after a series of operations to wipe out the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Vice General He Zhenhong quickly arrived and pushed open the door to the study of the general's mansion.

Wang Longzhi was sitting inside, his brows furrowed. His gaze quickly fell on He Zhenhong, and he asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation?"

"Good news." He Zhenhong said with a smile, "Xiao Jingqi and Senior Xie are both alright."

"Of the eight hundred Imperial Guards, more than two hundred were killed in our encirclement and suppression, about one hundred were captured and injured, and the other five hundred escaped."

Upon hearing this, Wang Longzhi did not smile. Instead, he sat on the wooden chair and said thoughtfully, "Now, we've probably turned against the imperial court."

At this point, Wang Longzhi took a deep breath, slowly narrowed his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Give the order to let the passes ahead open and release those hundreds of thousands of rebel troops out of the three southwestern provinces!"

"Yes." He Zhenhong nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Also, please invite my master and the Sixth Prince over for a meeting."

Upon receiving the news, Xiao Jingqi and Xie Yifeng naturally rushed to the study immediately.

After entering the house, Xie Yifeng casually sat down in a chair and closed his eyes to rest.

"I owe a great debt to Senior Xie today, otherwise I would probably have died at the hands of Jiang Yun and those Imperial Guards," Xiao Jingqi said with lingering fear. Upon hearing this, Wang Longzhi took out two letters from a drawer and handed them to Xiao Jingqi to read.

This was sent from the capital.

The first letter was to transfer him back to the capital and promote him to Minister of War.

The second letter was to divide his 400,000-strong army into four parts and to send several military officers and nobles from the capital to take up their posts.

It was obvious that they wanted to take away his military power.

After reading it, Xiao Jingqi's expression changed slightly, and he said, "How could Father Emperor be so muddleheaded? General Wang is a skilled commander. Wouldn't doing this discourage the officers and soldiers?"

Wang Longzhi said slowly, "Sixth Prince, if I am transferred back to the capital, I'm afraid you will have to go back with me."

“Doesn’t Father Emperor like writing letters?” Xiao Jingqi’s eyes lit up. He took out a piece of Xuan paper and quickly wrote a letter with a brush.

"Send this letter to the capital as soon as possible." After writing it, Xiao Jingqi blew on the ink to dry it.

Wang Longzhi was curious, so he stepped forward, looked down, and his eyes lit up slightly: "Sixth Prince, this is a brilliant move. If the court doesn't want to turn against us, they'll probably have to do it without thinking."

The letter stated that Jiang Yun, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, led a large number of Embroidered Uniform Guards in a surprise attack on Prince Xiao Jingqi. Fortunately, Wang Longzhi discovered the attack and repelled the group of Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Furthermore, the court was instructed to thoroughly investigate Jiang Yun's actions, including his attack on the prince, and to determine his true intentions.

Regardless of what Xiao Jingqi is planning, at least he hasn't openly rebelled yet, and Xiao Yuzheng can't possibly publicize these things.

Now that a prince has been attacked by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and nearly lost his life, the court must give an explanation.

Xiao Jingqi gave a cold laugh and said, "My father will either admit that Jiang Yun acted without authorization and led people to attack me, or punish Jiang Yun without hesitation."

"Otherwise, would you admit that we are rebels and traitors? Admit that he personally ordered Jiang Yun and others to kill his own son? Even tigers don't eat their cubs."

Wang Longzhi nodded slightly: "No matter what, it will give us more time to prepare."

This is certainly not the best time to declare a rebellion.

Only after completely controlling the three southwestern provinces will it be the right time to raise the banner of rebellion, as planned.

……

"Jiang Yun, Jiang Yun, are you alright?"

On an official road in Wuling Prefecture, Jiang Yun lay unconscious in a hired carriage.

Linglong, her hair disheveled, anxiously applied some herbs she had gathered to the wounds on Jiang Yun's chest and back.

However, as the carriage jolted, the wound would occasionally reopen, and fresh blood would flow out.

Seeing Jiang Yun's severe injuries, Linglong was also a little panicked. Although she knew some basic medical skills, she couldn't treat such a serious wound.

"No, we have to get back to the capital immediately." Linglong looked at Jiang Yun's injuries and hurriedly came to the carriage, waving her whip: "Get back!"

Every time the carriage traveled for a while, Linglong would return to Jiang Yun's side and use her magic to help Jiang Yun stabilize his soul and mind.

Although his injuries were severe, as long as he returned to the capital, with the healing artifact in Jiang Qiaoqiao's possession, Jiang Yun would surely be able to recover smoothly.

The premise is that Jiang Yun must be able to hold out until the moment he returns to the capital.

On the way, Linglong took care of Jiang Yun while hurrying on, not daring to stop for a moment, for fear that Jiang Yun would not be able to hold on.

Traveling day and night, what should have been a journey of more than ten days was completed in about seven days, and they returned to the outskirts of the capital.

Seeing the towering city walls of the capital, Linglong breathed a sigh of relief, quickly picked up Jiang Yun, then jumped off the carriage. She channeled her magic into her legs and flew over walls and rooftops, rushing directly into the capital, ignoring the city guards' attempts to stop her.

After arriving in the capital, she carried Jiang Yun and, with incredible speed, leaped across rooftops and rushed to the backyard of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

At this moment, Xu Suwen sat in the courtyard with a somewhat worried expression, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky.

Startled, Xu Suwen immediately stood up and looked behind her. She could see who it was and the injured and unconscious Jiang Yun in her arms.

"Princess Ningyi, is Jiang Yun injured like this?" Xu Suwen hurriedly stepped forward and touched Jiang Yun's forehead, but Jiang Yun's whole body was burning hot.

"We need to get that little black guy here to treat the illness right away," Linglong said. "Let's go to Renyi Academy."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xu Suwen quickly led Linglong and Jiang Yun into her room and whispered, "I'll go and inform Qiaoqiao to bring Xiao Hei back."

"Jiang Yun shouldn't show his face right now."

"What?" Linglong was slightly taken aback.

Xu Suwen frowned and said in a deep voice, "According to the information I have..."

"At the very least, the information coming from the palace is that Jiang Yun led a group to attack His Highness the Sixth Prince, which has drawn widespread condemnation from the court officials."

"Those civil officials claimed that His Majesty must deal with Jiang Yun."

Linglong was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but say, "Jiang Yun went to kill Xiao Jingqi on my father's orders."

After saying this, Linglong realized something was wrong. Given her father's personality, he would never admit to such a thing.

There's no such thing as a father killing his son in this world.

If things go wrong, will Jiang Yun have to take the blame?
(End of this chapter)