I, the wanderer of the universe, love making friends

Chapter 154 Brother Xu, I'll drink first as a token of my respect
The night is deep.

The noise from the brothel did not abate.

The moonlight outside the window shines onto the big bed in the room.

Shen Luoyan hugged Shen Lang tightly.

Nothing more was said between the two.

This wasn't the first time they'd been this close, but it might very well be the last.

In today's chaotic world, as a general under Li Mi, it is only natural for her to do her job wholeheartedly.

There was silence for a long time.

Shen Luoyan then asked, "Are you still unwilling to serve Mi Gong?"

"Alas!" Shen Lang sighed. "Didn't I make myself clear enough? Li Mi is indeed not the man chosen by destiny. Irreconcilable contradictions have long been buried within your Wagang Army. While Li Mi continues to win, these contradictions remain relatively unnoticed. Once he fails, they will become apparent, leading to serious consequences."

Shen Luoyan insisted on his own idea. "The world is in chaos now. The only one who can restore order is Mi Gong. If I hadn't thought of you as a talented person and your relationship with me, I wouldn't have bothered to persuade you to join our army."

Seeing her confident look, Shen Lang asked, "Are you so sure that Li Mi won't lose?"

Her vision was for the whole world, and although she lacked some luck, she could only blame Li Mi for not being favored by fate.

Although Li Yuan was greedy, lustful, timid and cowardly as she said, he gave birth to a good son.

Although Li Yuan was very stubborn at the beginning and believed that he should not be a "traitor".

However, Li Shimin and the advisers around him were determined to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. They had been recruiting soldiers and people with lofty ideals for a long time, and only told Li Yuan when the time was right.

Even Li Yuan's subordinate, Liu Wuzhou, the captain of Yingyang Mansion, launched a mutiny earlier than him, betrayed the court and proclaimed himself king.

Although Li Mi was a good fighter, war is about consumption, not only the consumption of supplies, food, and weapons, but more importantly the consumption of people. In the end, his losses were also very heavy.

His best strategy was actually to enter Guanzhong first and avoid direct contact with the main force of the Sui army.

Accumulate grain widely, build walls high, and slowly become king.

It’s a pity that Li Mi didn’t understand and stubbornly believed that he was the man chosen by heaven.

"Of course!" Shen Luoyan snorted. "Mi Gong has long been popular among the people. Wherever our army goes, the people welcome it wholeheartedly. We have the best timing and are stationed in Xingyang, which gives us the best location. We have both the right timing and the right location, while Yang Guang is already at the end of his rope. No matter how you look at it, the battle force is 300,000 to 200,000, so the advantage is mine."

"But the most important thing is human harmony." Shen Lang said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are now gathered in Xingyang, and I saw signs of a large-scale troop movement when you came here. You should attack Xingluo Cang next."

Shen Luoyan was shocked, but remained calm and said, "It's normal for the army to be mobilized. Are we going to stay still?"

"Alright, I don't think there's any need for us to continue discussing this." Shen Lang rubbed the ball. "It's already this time, discussing these things will only spoil the mood."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him after all her efforts, Shen Luoyan angrily asked, "Why are you so stubborn?"

"I've always been very tough. Don't you realize it now?" Shen Lang approached him.

Shen Luoyan said, "This time I will take the initiative."

She took the initiative herself.

Another shot fired.

But this time Shen Luoyan was even crazier.

After resting, she stood up and looked at Shen Lang with a complicated expression, saying, "Since you can't be used by me, Mi Gong will definitely not tolerate you."

She sighed softly, "Luoyan was once guided by you, and we made love for several days. After this separation, perhaps you and I will be mortal enemies. But please don't blame Luoyan for being cruel. Instead, blame the heavens for playing such a trick on us, placing you and me in such an antagonistic position."

Tender words and sweet talk, full of affection, poured out.

"Why not come with me?" Shen Lang said.

Shen Luoyan was silent for a while, then shook his head: "Luoyan has followed Master Mi to conquer the world for many years. Now that Master Mi is on the rise, how can I give up?"

"So you had already deployed your troops before you came?" Shen Lang listened carefully. "Right now, there are at least three hundred soldiers outside Daiqing Courtyard."

Shen Luoyan lowered his eyes. "Since you can't be used by me, I must kill you. Even if I want to let you go, Mi Gong will not let you go. You will never leave here alive today."

"How much time do I have left?" Shen Lang asked with a smile.

Shen Luoyan was silent for a while before he slowly said, "It's only half a minute at most. If you can escape..."

She paused and then sent a voice message, "There's a carriage in the southeast. I'll be waiting for you inside."

"Okay." Shen Lang nodded and asked again, "Did you give the order or was it Li Mi?"

Shen Luoyan didn't say anything. After putting on her clothes, she got up and left.

Before leaving, she looked back at him, then left without looking back.

Although the crisis was imminent, Shen Lang remained calm and composed.

Suddenly, I heard a slight sound of footfall outside the window.

Looking over there, I saw more than twenty men in black climbing over the wall of Daiqing Courtyard.

These people climbed over the wall with quick and agile movements, and were obviously a group of well-trained assassins.

After climbing over the wall, the crowd dispersed, like shadows in the dark night, quietly approaching.

Shen Lang tied his belt slowly and steadily, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

He had just fastened his belt when he heard footsteps coming from the roof.

The sound came from far away and was like thunder, showing how fast the person was moving.

As if in the blink of an eye, the roof beam suddenly made a loud bang, and countless tiles fell like a rainstorm, instantly covering the entire room in rubble.

A man as tall as an iron tower, holding two hammers in his hands, jumped into the house accompanied by tiles. His figure was like a moving hill, majestic and imposing.

Seeing Shen Lang right in front of him, the man raised the huge hammer in his hand without saying a word and smashed it down with the force of thunder.

The sound of breaking wind raged in the air, as if tearing apart everything that stood in its way.

If an ordinary person was hit by these two hammers, he would probably be turned into powder in an instant, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Shen Lang raised his eyes and glanced around, then lightly tapped the ground with his feet. His figure flashed like a ghost, his movements were agile and precise, and he cleverly avoided the fatal blow.

At the same time, he reached out with his left hand, picked up the coat beside the bed and put it on himself.

When the man saw that his attack missed, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then he roared angrily and rushed towards Shen Lang again, waving his two hammers.

Shen Lang did not retreat but advanced, stretched out his hands, and just grabbed the two hammers.

Then pinch it gently.

The two hammers made an unpleasant, jerky sound, and then cracks appeared on the hammers.

And soon they spread all over the hammer body, densely packed.

Then it broke into countless pieces, leaving only the hammer handle in the big man's hand.

The big man was stunned, his face full of shock and deep horror.

When he was breaking through the tiles, he actually underestimated his enemy and thought that it would be a piece of cake to defeat such a kid.

But he didn't expect that the other party just grabbed it casually and actually grabbed his hammer.

Whether it is the control of timing or angle, he has reached the level of a first-class expert.

But he had no time to think about whether the other party was really that powerful or it was just a coincidence.

Because something even more terrifying is happening.

The other party actually crushed his two hammers! !

Not only is it unbelievable, but it also makes one lose one's soul.

With his soul scattered, he threw the hammer handle in his hand towards Shen Lang, while he gathered his strength on his shoulders and slammed into the wall.

Only a loud noise was heard.

"boom!"

The big man fell heavily to the backyard along with the broken bricks and stones.

The next moment, shouts and screams came from all directions, and several men in black rushed into the room like mad tigers.

Everyone held a sharp blade and slashed at Shen Lang.

Shen Lang casually took out a long sword, circulated the true energy in his body, and the powerful energy went straight to the long sword in his hand. With a dragon roar, the long sword made a sound like a whistling wind and slashed towards the enemy.

Killing with bare hands was not a problem, but he didn't want to get covered in blood.

Only the sound of a sword clanging was heard.

Suddenly, sword energy lingered around the sword.

These people never expected that his sword wind would be so sharp. The most terrible thing was that the opponent's sword wind only carried an extremely cold sword energy. Even though they were far away, they felt a chill in their hearts and their qi channels were blocked.

The person in front just noticed the sword energy when he suddenly felt a pain in his heart.

He subconsciously looked down and saw a sword shadow quickly retracted, and a line of blood spurted out from his heart.

He had no idea how the sword came out or how it was retrieved.

Then darkness enveloped him.

The people around him didn't expect his speed to be so fast. They were all shocked and even their attacking bodies paused.

Although they were all selected men under Li Mi's command, and each of them was highly skilled and powerful, they happened to meet Shen Lang.

There is no point in talking to a fool.

Just in a trance, he saw a sword shadow flash by again.

One of them hurriedly raised his sword to block, but what greeted him was not a sword, but a terrifying force that hit him hard in the chest.

This blow was like a lightning strike on his chest. He didn't even have time to open his mouth before he fell backwards and died on the spot.

Two men were killed with just two moves. The remaining man was so frightened that he quickly climbed out the window, whistling with his lips to call for help.

The other person didn't dare to stay in the room anymore and jumped out of the window.

As Shen Lang walked out of the room, he saw a group of black-clad men rushing up the stairs, weapons in hand. He gathered his energy and swung his sword, instantly piercing the chest of the man in front.

The man screamed, fell backward, and died on the spot.

The remaining people had no fear at all. They left the corpse alone and continued to rush forward.

Shen Lang sighed softly: "Isn't it good to be alive?"

The long sword swung twice, and another person was stabbed and fell to the ground.

He walked down the stairs and stabbed out with the long sword in his hand. His moves were continuous. Only the sword shadow flashed by, and in an instant he killed several people.

Someone shouted, "Everyone, hurry down the stairs! Don't get stuck here!"

There were more than twenty people on the stairs. If they all rushed forward, even if he had great martial arts skills, he would not be able to defeat four people with two fists.

But everyone is now crowded together, and there are only five or six people who can really get close to Shen Lang. However, whoever gets close to him will die, and some people are already feeling afraid.

After hearing this reminder, everyone reacted immediately and turned around and went downstairs.

In addition, countless companions are pouring in from outside. With their help, perhaps we can turn defeat into victory.

But no matter how fast they were, they were not faster than Shen Lang.

He moved as fast as lightning, and the long sword in his hand stabbed, chopped, or swept, killing people with every strike. His power was unstoppable.

The walls, stairs and pillars were already stained red with splattered blood.

Dozens of corpses fell down the stairs to the ground. Each of them died in a very tragic way. Some had their heads and bodies separated, some had their stomachs ripped open, and some had no wounds on their bodies but died inexplicably.

Since Li Mi wanted to keep him, there was no need to show mercy and he should kill him whenever he saw him.

These people followed Li Mi in his campaigns, and they had at least ten or so lives on their hands, if not thirty or fifty.

He even bravely charged into a vast army, but he had become numb to the fighting and killing.

But they had never encountered such a shocking battle, it was definitely something they had never seen in their lives.

The opponent was clearly only one person, but he was like an army of thousands, his body was as fast as a ghost, and the long sword in his hand was like a spirit snake. People had no idea how he was going to attack, and he fell down before they could even see clearly.

Anyone who came forward to fight him was killed by him using moves he had never seen before.

Moreover, his moves were not very fierce or powerful, but graceful, yet deadly and unstoppable.

Countless of our men had been killed in the battle, but there wasn't even a speck of blood on the enemy's clothes. Yet the entire yard was littered with blood and flesh, and corpses were everywhere.

What they saw mostly were the sights of their own people being hit, and what they heard mostly were the screams of their own people as they fell to the ground.

Looking at the blood and corpses all over the ground, some people became frightened and wanted to escape.

No matter why Mi Gong wanted to kill this person, he didn't want to care about it anymore.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Run!"

This has been said.

Everyone immediately fled in all directions, and the situation was extremely chaotic.

Someone glanced back and saw the young man, smiling, chasing after him. He was immediately terrified and shouted, "Don't kill me!"

But he spoke too slowly, and his throat hurt as soon as the words came out of his mouth.

The rest of the people ran even faster, fearing that they would become the souls killed by the sword.

Just as he caught a glimpse of a sword shadow out of the corner of his eye, a scream was heard all around him.

Although Li Mi deployed heavy troops in advance to prevent Shen Lang from escaping.

But he didn't anticipate the opponent's skills.

There were many people in the Daiqing Courtyard, and Shen Lang was chasing his men and killing them until the stars and the moon were dim.

Some people secretly rejoiced that there were so many people fleeing on all sides, holding the enemy back, otherwise their lives might have been in danger.

But just as this thought came to his mind, the other party appeared behind him like a ghost.

A stab with the long sword.

Someone screamed and fell to the ground.

Some people even fell to the ground and died without even having time to scream.

Wherever he goes, someone dies.

The scene became even more chaotic. Some people even chose their own way without panic. When they saw their companions trying to stop them, they would chop them down with a knife to prevent them from blocking their escape.

Even though they were moving at an extremely fast speed.

Shen Lang picked up the knife on the ground with his long sword, gathered his strength, and threw it out casually.

There was another "thump" and "thump" sound of something landing on the ground.

Seeing that no one escaped.

Shen Lang then stepped out of the Daiqing Courtyard.

His clothes were still shiny, his expression was calm and he was not out of breath. He did not look like someone who had experienced a life-and-death battle.

As soon as he came outside, he saw a large group of people in black on the street, all holding weapons. As soon as they saw his gaze, they subconsciously took a few steps back.

At this time, a soft and pleasant voice came from the crowd: "Brother Shen is good at martial arts."

The crowd immediately parted to make a path.

Li Mi walked out of the crowd and said with a smile, "Brother Shen is truly a martial artist. He has killed hundreds of my brothers with just his own strength. I am really eager to find talented people. I am currently striving for supremacy. If I can get Brother Shen's help, I will definitely be able to move forward faster."

He cupped his hands together and said, "Brother Shen, why don't you join our Wagang Army and make immortal contributions with me?"

"Alas, I'm used to being free." Shen Lang smiled slightly. "Brother Li, why are you so aggressive? Do you think that the people around you alone can stop me?"

Li Mi sighed, "After seeing Brother Shen take action, I knew that these people could not stop him. However, Brother Shen is a man of great talent, and I really cannot let you go to the enemy camp."

After a pause, he continued, "Brother Shen, I wonder what conditions I should offer you in order to join my team?"

"Conditions?" Shen Lang smiled and said, "Since you said so, I won't hide it. I like beautiful women. If you can give up Shen Luoyan, the military advisor, to me, perhaps I will consider it."

Just as he finished speaking, a loud male voice came over: "Brother Shen really knows how to make conditions. Luo Yan is already my fiancée, how can I marry you?"

Then a man walked out from behind Li Mi. He clasped his fists and saluted Shen Lang: "My name is Xu Shiji, nice to meet you, Brother Shen."

"So you are Brother Xu Shiji." Shen Lang smiled slightly. "So Military Advisor Shen is your fiancée. You two are truly a match made in heaven. I wish you both a long and happy marriage."

As he spoke, he took out a bottle of wine and a glass, poured himself a glass of wine, and toasted Xu Shiji from afar, "Brother Xu, I'll drink first as a toast."

After drinking the cup of wine, he said to Li Mi: "Brother Li, since you are unwilling to give up Military Advisor Shen, I have nothing more to say. I heard that there is a prophecy in the folk. The whole prophecy is: The sun and the moon shine on the dragon boat, the Huai River and the Yellow River flow backwards, sweeping away the fallen poplar flowers, and the emperor will have no head."

Shen Lang swung his sword twice. "As long as I chop off your head, you will be headless. Maybe you can become the emperor."

Li Mi's expression suddenly changed slightly, "It seems that Brother Shen is determined to become my enemy?"

"I told you that if you betrothed Military Advisor Shen Luoyan to me, I would consider it, but you refused. If you can't even win people's hearts, what else can we talk about?" Shen Lang smiled.

Xu Shiji's expression next to him also turned ugly.

Li Mi's eyes shifted back and forth, and then he said, "Since you are interested in Military Advisor Shen, I will call her over. If she likes you, you can also get in touch."

"My lord..." Xu Shiji was immediately puzzled. How could he let his fiancée be treated like a commodity and passed around by others?

Li Mi smiled and said, "It's okay. We can talk about some things."

He looked at the people around him and said, "Go and get Military Advisor Shen. She's in the carriage in the southeast."

"Yes!"

Shen Lang poured himself another glass of wine and said with a smile, "Brother Li, aren't you afraid that the two of them will have a grudge against each other?"

"Some things are better discussed openly." Li Mi also smiled.

Only Xu Shiji looked puzzled.

After a while, Shen Luoyan was invited over.

She glanced at Shen Lang, then quickly withdrew her gaze and whispered, "My Lord."

But he didn't say hello to Xu Shiji.

Xu Shiji thought about going forward and holding her hand.

Shen Luoyan looked displeased and said, "Don't be like this. I'm not in the mood right now."

Hearing this, Xu Shiji snorted coldly: "Not in the mood? When will you be in the mood? How long have we not been intimate? I just came back, and you're not in the mood? You can't even hold hands?"

Shen Luoyan took a deep breath and said slowly, "I'm not in the mood. Do I have to confess my sins to you, Master Xu?"

Hearing her cold tone, Xu Shiji didn't care what the occasion was.

My tone softened, and I said in an almost pleading tone: "Luoyan! You should know that I am deeply in love with you. Don't let outsiders affect our relationship! Let's deal with the matter at hand."

Shen Luoyan's tone turned cold: "It's not about outsiders or insiders. How can this be related to a third party? Besides, your Master Xu has always been very romantic. What does it matter if I'm one more or one less? You're so infatuated with me, I'm afraid you're joking!"

Xu Shiji was a little embarrassed and angry and said, "I didn't want to say it in the first place. You have always known that I was just flirting. Why do you want to settle the score with me at such a critical moment?"

After a pause, he continued, "Ever since you met this brat, you've been coaxed into submission by his sweet words. You even went to Daiqing Courtyard to discuss matters with him for two hours! Two hours! You can tell what you were doing in there with your toes."

When Shen Luoyan heard him mention this matter in public, she immediately became furious and said, "I don't care about your business, and you don't need to care about mine."

"Don't argue for now." Li Mi smiled slightly. "Let's deal with this matter first. Brother Shen said that if Luo Yan followed him, he would consider joining the Wagang Army. Luo Yan, what do you think?"

"I..." Shen Luoyan bit her lip, took a deep breath, and then walked towards Shen Lang.

"Luo Yan!" Xu Shiji's face changed drastically. He couldn't believe that she would make such a choice.

The next moment, Li Mi's face turned gloomy and he waved his hand.

"Kill! Kill them both!"

(End of this chapter)