Martial arts of the heavens, I am unstoppable since I was born

Chapter 239 Cooperation, Pegasus Ranch, "Can't Stop" Bi Xiuxin (, asking for monthly tickets)

"Who?!"

Li Jing had just relaxed, but when he heard the sound, he immediately jumped up from the ground. His expression was tense and blood-colored true energy surrounded his body, like armor. The murderous intent swept through the alley, causing the temperature in the alley to drop a lot in an instant.

The bloody murderous wind swept through the alley, blowing up the corners of people's clothes. A pair of black boots just entered Li Jing's sight and disappeared in the next moment.

A fierce wind blew in his face, and Li Jing's pupils suddenly shrank. He threw his arms forward without saying a word. The blood-colored true energy spiraled around his arms. The two strong winds merged but did not merge, just like dividing the troops into two routes, supporting each other and attacking the enemy directly.

That person really appeared in front of Li Jing!
This man didn't expect that the young Li Jing would be so decisive, but fortunately he had accumulated his true energy before he took action. He suddenly turned from offense to defense and took Li Jing's attack. He stepped back three steps and his back hit the wall, leaving a human-shaped dent.

"Excellent boxing! Great anticipation of the enemy's moves!"

This person also has a family background in martial arts. He can tell at a glance that Li Jing is not just following the path of martial arts, but is entering the path of martial arts through the path of military strategy. Martial arts are just a supplement, and the path of military strategy is the foundation!

Seeing that his attempt to establish his authority failed, the man resisted the urge to attack again - the first move could be considered a warning, but if he continued to fight for face, it would be a feud to the death.

The man swung his sleeves to shake off the dust on his body, then slowly introduced himself to the two wary men, "Xiao Xuan of the Lanling Xiao Clan greets His Highness the Prince of Jin. May I ask your name? With such military prowess, you will surely rise to prominence in the future, and your future is limitless."

"Prince Wenxian of Anping, Xiao Xuan?!" Yang Guang growled, shielding Li Jing in front of him. He looked at Xiao Xuan with fear in his pupils and whispered to Li Jing, "Be careful! This man is a descendant of the Liang royal family. In the early years of the Kaihuang era, my father summoned Xiao Cong, the Later Southern Liang Emperor, to Chang'an for an audience. However, Xiao Cong's uncle, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan's father, led his people to the Chen Kingdom and was appointed Governor of Chendong, Yangzhou, by Chen Shubao."

"Be careful of those who come with bad intentions!"

Yang Guang's voice echoed like a subwoofer in the alley where you could hear a pin drop.

Xiao Xuan helplessly spread his hands and said, "Your Highness Prince Jin, you are the ones who are here."

"Besides, if I really wanted to fight you, someone would have come to arrest you by now."

Outside the alley, there were obviously elite soldiers lined up, forcing a group of martial artists to retreat a hundred meters away. Their sharp spears made those martial artists dare not act rashly.

In the alley, Li Jing exhaled and said, "Li Jing, from the Longyou Li family."

If it were not necessary, Li Jing really did not want to reveal his noble identity as one of the "Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families" - he was not a direct descendant, and if he kept using the family's name when he was outside, he would definitely be questioned when he returned. Moreover, he was proud of his talent, so naturally he was unwilling to climb to power under the family's name.

However, human relationships and worldly affairs are like an unbreakable web that cannot be escaped at all.

Xiao Xuan's eyes flashed with relief, and he said as a matter of course: "So he is a descendant of the Longyou Li family. No wonder he is so promising at such a young age."

"Stop the flattery, Xiao Xuan. You and your father betrayed the Sui Dynasty. You came here today just to use my head to seek credit and reward. Release Li Jing and I will do whatever you want with me!" Yang Guang's eyes turned and he stood up from behind Li Jing, saying with a stern tone.

Yang Guang may not be able to see the situation clearly, but he is not so stupid as to act in such a situation where the cards are almost clear. The reason why he put on such an appearance was naturally to take the opportunity to win over Li Jing, not only to let him protect himself in Southern Chen, but also to hope that he could serve in his mansion when he returned to Sui.

Even though Li Jing did not think that Yang Guang was a wise leader, he had to admire his ability to seize opportunities. However, he did not respond to Yang Guang's impassioned speech.

Xiao Xuan was only being polite, but in reality, she didn't take Yang Guang seriously. However, now that she needed help, her cheeks twitched twice before she chose to cooperate with his performance. She said in a serious tone, "Your Highness Prince Jin, there's no need to worry so much. If you look closely, you and I are actually relatives."

Before Yang Guang went on the expedition, Yang Jian had arranged his marriage. His fiancée was Xiao, a descendant of the Southern Liang royal family. However, because she was born in February, some people regarded her as unlucky, so she was adopted by her sixth uncle. As a result, less than a year later, both her adoptive parents passed away, and she was fostered in her uncle's home until she was chosen as the Princess of Jin before going on the expedition. Yang Jian once said, "Wait for Yang Guang to return victoriously, and double happiness will come."

Therefore, it is not wrong to say that the two are related.

Seeing Xiao Xuan repeatedly showing goodwill, Yang Guang immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Guang greets brother. When I met Mei Niang before, she often heard her talk about brother. She missed the past and only regretted that we were so far apart that we had no chance to meet. Today, you and I are able to meet, and in the future, it will be able to comfort Mei Niang a little."

Yang Guang and Xiao Meiniang had no contact at all. The marriage was decided before the expedition, and they had never met each other. But now it was just a polite talk. Whoever believed it was stupid, and whoever didn't believe it was even more stupid!

Xiao Xuan and Xiao Meiniang had no past at all. They had never met each other twice since they were young, but at this time he responded enthusiastically and invited Yang Guang and Li Jing to his home to rest.

But the words were not made clear, and Yang Guang always had some suspicions.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan simply spread his hands and said, "Your Highness Prince Jin..."

"Brother, just call me brother-in-law. There's no need to be so distant."

"In that case, I'm being too arrogant. Brother-in-law, you know that the Grand Master single-handedly broke up the two sects of the Demon Sect, the Six Paths, and suppressed the Yin Gui Sect. The old masters of the other sects were all killed, and the younger generation scattered like birds and beasts, not daring to enter Jiangnan again."

Xiao Xuan spoke in a heavy tone, his eyes filled with fear, and said, "The Lanling Xiao Clan fights against the heavens and the earth, but they dare not fight against the Grandmaster!

Therefore, when I heard that my brother-in-law was in danger, I rode here at full speed, with the sole purpose of rescuing him from danger and surrendering to the Sui Dynasty with the Kuaiji Commandery. I do not ask for any merit, but only for my brother-in-law to recommend me to the Grand Master and give me, the son of the Xiao family, a chance to shine."

That's it!

A huge stone fell from Yang Guang's heart, and he became more grateful to Zhang Kuang. Even though the other party was not there at the moment, his influence was always helping him to escape danger. At that time, Zhang Kuang had not yet been awarded the title of Grand Master, and was only a little famous in Daxing City. He was noticed by the impoverished Du family and the Yuwen clan. Among the powerful people at that time, Yang Guang was the only one who presented a visiting card to promote Zhang Kuang.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Yang Guang also had some face in front of Zhang Kuang, so whether it was Li Jing or Xiao Xuan, they came to rescue Yang Guang for Zhang Kuang's sake. Naturally, this favor was attributed to Zhang Kuang by Yang Guang.

It’s not finished yet, it’s not finished at all!
"This is easy!" Yang Guang patted his chest and guaranteed it, as if it was no big deal.

In fact, I have no idea in my heart.

But right now, Li Jing and Xiao Xuan both came for his relationship. If he showed any guilt in his words, this weak relationship would be broken immediately.

Why would Yang Guang cut down the Great Wall at this time?
Sure enough, seeing how confident he was, both Li Jing and Xiao Xuan chose to believe him, and their determination to keep him became even stronger.

However, Yang Guang definitely did not want to follow Xiao Xuan back to the Xiao family. After all, if Xiao Yan was fickle again, he would immediately become a tiger's mouth and lamb, so he decisively asked:

"The sooner rather than later, the Grandmaster is in Jiangnan. Why don't you ask Brother to send someone to escort Li Jing and me to Gusu to find the Grandmaster?"

Xiao Xuan sincerely wanted to attach herself to him, so she accepted Yang Guang's proposal without objection. She simply smiled and said, "My brother-in-law has been traveling a lot these past few days, so he's fallen behind on the news. Now the Grand Master is no longer in Gusu City, but in Nanjun."

"Nanjun?" Yang Guang and Li Jing were dumbfounded.

At the same time, he was extremely grateful that he had met Xiao Xuan. Otherwise, if the two of them had stupidly gone to Gusu City, they would have been trapped in a jar immediately!

"Nanjun... Did the Grand Master go to Pegasus Ranch?" Li Jing studied military tactics and had memorized all the forces in the south of the Yangtze River before joining the army to go to war. He remembered them by heart.

There are not many major forces in Nanjun, but the most commendable one is undoubtedly the Pegasus Ranch, which has been passed down for more than a hundred years. It is also the only horse farm in Jiangnan. If he can get the help of the horse farm, Li Jing is confident that he can bring back more than just Kuaiji County.

Xiao Xuan wasn't surprised by Li Jing's sharpness. He nodded and smiled, "Indeed, it's rumored that the Grandmaster's goal is Pegasus Ranch. Therefore, most of the martial arts masters have gone to Nanjun, and only a few are chasing you."

"In that case, please ask Brother Xiao to escort His Royal Highness Prince Jin and I to Pegasus Ranch. When we arrive in Nanjun, we can make His Royal Highness Prince Jin appear. By then, even if those people in the martial arts world want to take the reward offered by the Yingui Sect, they will definitely not dare to attack His Royal Highness Prince Jin because of the presence of the Grand Master.

Your Highness the Prince of Jin might be able to use this opportunity to recruit some experts for your own use."

Li Jing's words opened the door to a new world for Yang Guang, and were naturally fully adopted by the two of them.

However, Yang Guang was still a little confused: "But since the Grand Master has already subdued the Yingui Sect, why would the Yingui Sect offer a bounty on me?"

Xiao Xuan warned, "Perhaps someone is using the Yingui Sect's name to act. After all, the Demon Sect isn't monolithic. Perhaps someone, seeing their own losses, harbors a grudge against the Yingui Sect and is deliberately spreading rumors to inflict harm."

Li Jing and Yang Guang both nodded when they heard this. It couldn't be that the Grand Master ordered the killing of Yang Guang, right?
……

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"Is Yang Guang dead?"

Zhang Kuang suddenly remembered that he had set a bait in Hongxiuzhao before, but now he was in Nanjun, which was too far away from Shuanggou Town. It would be great if Yang Guang could also come to Nanjun.

"Not dead," Zhu Yuyan wrote to the Yingui Sect members daily by carrier pigeon to ensure she had first-hand information, including information about Yang Guang. She spoke calmly, "Yang Guang has escaped Shuanggou Town with the help of a young master and is heading towards the heart of the Chen State. He's been hunted all the way and has arrived in Hangzhou. He's probably dead."

"If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body. Although it's a pity that he died like this, he still had some friendship with me. I'll send him back to Daxing one day and let him meet the Princess of Jin."

Zhu Yuyan looked at me with contempt and said venomously, "The person is not dead yet and you are already thinking about the widow. The master really can't sit still for a moment."

It's not that she's getting carried away, but she's been eating too much fine food these past two days, so she wants to try something new. Zhu Yuyan, with her sharp tongue, tsundere, and feminine personality, is quite exciting when she makes trouble.

Bi Xiuxin raised her head and said, "Senior Sister, what you said is not true. There's a saying that goes, 'A good horse deserves a good saddle, and a beautiful woman deserves a hero.' I've heard of the Princess of Jin's reputation when I was in the north, but she lived in seclusion and I've never met her. Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to meet her."

"Let me eat you alive!" Zhu Yuyan didn't have any psychological burden when she confronted Bi Xiuxin. She immediately stepped on the back of Bi Xiuxin's head with her icy silk feet, her posture was wild and domineering.

But the next second, she was hit by the faint electric light spit out by Zhang Kuang, and she couldn't help rolling her eyes.

Zi'er walked in around the screen at this time, and seeing the three people's perverted play, she quickly lowered her eyes. She was still young, and she couldn't learn from them to indulge in male beauty and pester the Taoist priest all day long to obtain the true scriptures.

"What happened?" Zhang Kuang took a break from his busy schedule, poked his head out from beside Zhu Yuyan's legs and asked Zi'er.

Zi'er quickly looked up and said, "We've arrived at Pegasus Ranch. Sister Hong'er asked if we should go in directly or wait a while before going in?"

As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Ah Zi, who used to be gentle and soft-hearted in the Yang Mansion, now acted like a bandit, and her words were mostly "domineering."

Zhang Kuang patted Bi Xiuxin and asked her to move away. He then sent Zhu Yuyan down to wait for her to finally have a good time. Then he said, "Wait a minute. Send someone in to negotiate with them. We are not bandits from the mountains. We can't be too low-class."

The main reason is that I'm busy now and can't spare any free time, so I might as well use courtesy first and then force.

Zi'er retreated in response.

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Pegasus Ranch is located in the northeast corner of Nanjun County and southwest of Jingling County. Because the two tributaries of the Yangtze River, Zhangshui and Jushui, meet here, a triangular fertile plain has been formed, making the climate here mild, the soil fertile, the products abundant, and the pasture lush, forming a natural horse farm.

There are few horses in the Central Plains, and even fewer in the south of the Yangtze River!
Therefore, Pegasus Ranch has a unique advantage in raising horses. However, it is surrounded by mountains on all sides, enclosing more than ten square miles of fertile land. There are only two gorges in the east and west for entry and exit, making it difficult for the army to move out. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, thus becoming a natural shield for the ranch.

The northwest corner of Pegasus Ranch is located on a higher ground, with a magnificent castle built on it. It is backed by a thousand-meter cliff and faced by a winding river. Looking down at the ranch from above, you can have a panoramic view of the entire area and also see the watchtowers and bunkers built in inconspicuous places.

Rather than saying that Pegasus Ranch is a "business", it would be better to say that it is a private army under the name of business!
However, because Pegasus Ranch has only discussed business matters openly and has not been involved in government affairs throughout the ages, it has actually been providing war horses to all parties at a reasonable price, thus being able to live a stable life.

But the arrival of the Seven Fragrance Carriage today undoubtedly destroyed the tranquility of Pegasus Ranch - now everyone in the world doesn't know that this domineering seven-carriage car is the Grand Master's vehicle.

Shang Qingya, the current owner of Pegasus Ranch, pinched the jade beads with a worried look on her face. Her pure white fingers twirled the emerald beads, her brow furrowed. She said, "I didn't expect the Grand Master to actually come to Pegasus Ranch. Now he's outside the mountain gate. What should we do?"

Shang Qingya undoubtedly hated Zhang Kuang in her heart - the news of Lu Miaozi's death in Hongxiuzhao had already reached Pegasus Ranch. She and Lu Miaozi had been planning to get married, but now she was a widow without getting married. How could she not hate him?
Just for the sake of Pegasus Ranch, she didn't dare to take the initiative to say that she wanted to be an enemy of the Grand Master.

"It's an honor for our Pegasus Ranch that the Grand Master has come to visit us. It brings honor to our humble home. But then again, if the Grand Master takes a fancy to our Pegasus Ranch, what should we do?"

These words hit the mark of Shang Qingya's worries, so her frown relaxed a little, and her voice became inquiring: "Second Deacon, do you have any good ideas?"

The second deacon was the one who spoke. He had only spoken tentatively before, but seeing Shang Qingya's attitude, the knot between his brows immediately smoothed out. He said, "Our ranch is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there are forts guarding the strategic points. Even the master of the Destruction of Love was repelled in the past..."

The implication is that it is not impossible to follow the old ways and refuse entry to the Grand Master.

Shang Qingya nodded secretly, but still looked worried as she said, "But that person is a Grandmaster!"

"Grandmasters are human too!" The third deacon suddenly spoke up. "Mr. Lu has previously designed a number of weapons specifically for dealing with martial arts masters. Rather than letting them sit in a vault and gather dust, why not take them all out and experiment with them?"

"But we can't be so forceful in this matter. We can just pretend we don't know. If the Grand Master wants to break into the mountain, we can just fight him with our weapons.

But if they send someone over, we can test our weapons in front of them to intimidate them."

The third deacon chose to compromise, and the second deacon naturally would not object, so the two of them looked at Shang Qingya together and let her make the decision.

Shang Qingya had always rejected Zhang Kuang, so she naturally leaned towards the decision of the third deacon. The hesitation on her face disappeared, and she said in a deep voice:
"What the Third Deacon said makes sense. I will entrust all matters to the Third Deacon."

After saying this, he left quickly, not noticing that the two deacons had a gloomy expression on their faces as soon as he turned around.

For a long time, there was no sound in the hall, and even the breathing was extremely weak.

Until the second deacon asked, "Deacon Tao, why don't you go and mobilize those weapons?"

Seeing that his attitude was no longer the same as it was at the beginning, Deacon Tao tentatively said, "I don't really want to die."

The second deacon smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, "What a coincidence! I didn't want that either."

Obviously, the two of them were just observing Shang Qingya's words and expressions and doing what was most in line with Shang Qingya's thoughts, but now that Shang Qingya is not here, both of them have chosen their own ideas.

"Open the door and welcome the Grand Master!"

"The ranch has been able to pass through six generations because of its kindness to others. Moreover, that person is the number one Grandmaster in the world. He alone can cross the natural barriers, enter the ranch, and kill us all. The owner of the ranch wants to go against the Grandmaster, which is unavoidable.

But if this happens, both you and I will become traitors..." Although the second owner said this, there was no trace of guilt on his face.

The pottery farm owner smiled disdainfully and said, "She acted foolishly for a man. I don't want to lose her life for this. Besides, how can I let the ranch's foundation of more than a hundred years be destroyed in an instant?"

The two of them set the tone in a few words -

This is not a betrayal of Shang Qingya, this is to preserve the ancestral foundation!
So, when Hong'er arrived at Pegasus Ranch, the two owners opened the door to the Seven Fragrance Cart without telling Shang Qingya, and at the same time made it clear to Shang Qingya that she was opposed to the Grand Master.

Hong'er's strength at this point wasn't yet at the level of Xiantian, and she was roughly on par with the two market owners. Upon hearing this, she asked curiously, "Opposing my master? Then the market owner must be quite powerful, right?"

"The owner of the field entered the innate realm last year..." The second deacon's voice was dry, and he felt that Shang Qingya was too naive.

Hong'er was shocked by this. She couldn't believe that a person who had just entered the innate realm could be so bold and even wanted to rely on the terrain and weapons to stop his master. It was simply a fantasy!

"In that case, then open the door and welcome my master."

"That's as it should be." The two deacons nodded in agreement.

The seven-fragrance carriage slowly drove into Pegasus Ranch.

The curtain was lifted, revealing Zhu Yuyan's cold face. The scenery of Pegasus Ranch was reflected in her vivid eyes. She nodded frequently and made a "hmm" sound from time to time, as if affirming the scenery of Pegasus Ranch.

By the time Hong'er arrived with two deacons, the curtain had already been drawn and no sound was heard.

The seven-incense carriage did not stop.

Hong'er said, "Please lead the way."

"My master wants to meet your owner."

As soon as the two deacons arrived near the carriage, they were immediately captivated by the seductive aura emanating from the carriage. Their eyes were confused for a moment, and then dark red appeared in their eyes. How could they refuse Hong'er's words? Instead, they rushed to lead the way.

Led by Deacon Tao, who had just been promised by Shang Qingya to be in charge of all matters concerning the ranch, the Qixiang Cart had no trouble traveling in the ranch.

Shang Qingya didn't notice anything wrong until she arrived at the bunker in the northwest corner. She was still standing in front of the cenotaph she had erected for Lu Miaozi.

Although Lu Miaozi is Zhu Yuyan's flatterer, he is obviously unqualified - in addition to flattering Zhu Yuyan, he also has connections with Shang Qingya, stores a lot of things with her, and promises to marry her after becoming a master, leaving a way out for himself.

However, Lu Miaozi did not expect that he did not use this escape route, but instead it brought him a big trouble.

Zhang Kuang, Zhu Yuyan and Bi Xiuxin got off the carriage. When the three figures fell into the eyes of everyone at Pegasus Ranch, Zhu Yuyan's unconcealed charm of the Heavenly Demon Spirit instantly bewitched everyone present, and every servant, regardless of gender, became her most loyal slave.

This kind of martial arts is simply too unfair... Bi Xiuxin saw this influence and suddenly felt a sense of urgency in her heart. If she didn't work harder, with Zhu Yuyan's current speed of progress, she was afraid she would never catch up.

Bi Xiuxin had just gotten off the carriage, but she had already let go of her distracted thoughts and asked impatiently, "Where is your owner?"

Zhang Kuang glanced sideways, raising his eyebrows as if asking, "Why are you more anxious than me?"

Bi Xiuxin's face flushed red, she squeezed her legs together shyly, licked her red lips, leaned forward on tiptoe, and whispered in Zhang Kuang's ear: "I want to get closer to my brother-in-law~~ It's all because my brother-in-law is so great, I can't leave him... Not even for a little while~~"

Zhang Kuang hugged Bi Xiuxin's slender waist, and said with heartfelt emotion: "You are so sexy!"

(End of this chapter)