I, the wanderer of the universe, love making friends

Chapter 155 Let Li Xiuning Play with His Daji

There was a crash.

The people around Li Mi immediately drew their weapons.

There was a constant rustling sound, and in an instant the scene was filled with the flashing of swords and sabers.

The whole situation became tense, and everyone was waiting for Li Mi's order to start the killing.

Xu Shiji's expression changed drastically again, and he quickly asked, "My Lord, why is this happening?"

Seeing Shen Luoyan walking towards Shen Lang, he already felt incredible, and what was even more incredible was that Li Mi actually wanted to kill them.

Shen Luoyan's body also trembled, her face full of surprise: "Secret Master, you want to kill me?"

She is a cunning and intelligent person who will do anything to achieve her goals. This plan is just to keep Shen Lang.

But he didn't expect that Li Mi would actually want to kill him.

And just recently, I helped him win a battle.

Li Mi said coldly, "While you were discussing matters in Daiqingyuan, you actually told him secrets. For the sake of my Wagang Army's cause, I had no choice but to kill him."

Then he sighed again, "Luo Yan, you have always worked hard for me and built a great empire, but I never thought you would do such a thing. I am very sad. If you kill him immediately, I will let bygones be bygones."

"See? I told you that Li Mi is not a good leader." Shen Lang shook his head. "He wants to kill you just for such a small matter. This is not what you said the people want."

Shen Luoyan's face became extremely ugly.

He collected his thoughts and turned to look at Shen Lang, feeling a mixture of emotions at once.

Shen Lang smiled calmly and said, "I never thought that the enemy we had to fight to the death would become a pair of desperate mandarin ducks."

The feeling in Shen Luoyan's heart was indescribable.

She did have feelings for several men in her life, but because her goal was to assist Li Mi in his fight for the world, she put her personal affairs aside.

They even try to make themselves cold-blooded and consider everything only from a utilitarian perspective.

But after meeting Shen Lang, when he was about to deal with him, he hesitated in his heart and even told Shen Lang the direction of his escape.

At that time, she just thought that she was reluctant to part with Shen Lang, such a talented person, and that was why she felt this way.

But when Li Mi asked her to kill Shen Lang, she suddenly realized that if this person really died, it would be an unbearable blow to her.

Xu Shiji said coldly, "Luoyan, are you really going to betray your lord?"

Shen Luoyan was silent for a long while before she slowly said, "If Lord Mi thinks that Luoyan is a traitor, then Luoyan has nothing to say. However, everything Luoyan has done is for the Wagang Army and Lord Mi. Luoyan has a clear conscience."

"You have a clear conscience," Li Mi said calmly. "If that's the case, then you should kill him. Only then can I believe that you are truly loyal to me. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to fight each other with swords."

Shen Luoyan sighed again and said, "All I did was to get him to join our Wagang Army and serve Lord Mi. I never thought that Lord Mi would regard it as a betrayal. Since that's the case, I have nothing to say."

Xu Shiji snorted coldly, "This man is so young, what can he possibly do for the Lord? The skills he just displayed are beyond the reach of countless talented people in our Wagang Army, so what's so surprising about that?"

Li Mi looked at Shen Luoyan, "Luoyan, if you don't kill him, considering that you have made many contributions to me, I will give you twelve hours to escape to another place."

"Twelve hours?" Shen Luoyan frowned slightly, "Mr. Mi is quite generous."

Li Mi continued, "But in twelve hours, I will issue the 'Pushan Gong Order' to cut off your heads. Anyone who can capture you alive will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and appointed as my military advisor. Anyone who brings your heads to claim the reward will be appointed my general."

After taking a deep breath, Shen Luoyan asked in the calmest tone, "Is the Secret Lord planning to kill us all?"

As Li Mi's military advisor for many years, she has always been loyal to Li Mi and regarded him as the true master who can unify the world.

However, he did not expect that this unshakable belief would be shattered by Li Mi himself.

For a moment, I felt weak in my limbs and my heart was in turmoil.

She really couldn't accept it.

Li Mi did not answer.

Shen Luoyan looked at Shen Lang again, her pretty face slightly red, and said softly: "It seems that we really are going to be a pair of desperate mandarin ducks."

Xu Shiji, who was standing opposite him, had a very unhappy expression on his face. "Luoyan, could it be that you..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Mi said, "Shiji, there's no need to persuade her anymore. Since this is her choice, I can only respect her."

"It's too early to become a desperate couple." Shen Lang protected Shen Luoyan behind him, "Today I will show you what martial arts are."

Li Mi raised his hand and waved it downwards.

"kill!"

In an instant, the men around him rushed towards Shen Lang with their swords drawn.

There were at least hundreds of people, and the knives in their hands emitted a terrifying murderous aura.

Shen Luoyan pulled out the hairpin on her head and prepared to resist.

But the next moment, she was stunned.

Also stunned were Li Mi, Xu Shiji and their men.

Because Shen Lang's speed suddenly increased.

Moreover, it was so fast that it exceeded the limits of human physical fitness. The ghostly figure seemed to have instantly crossed the boundaries of time and space, as if it had torn the air apart.

In a trance, he saw countless Shen Langs suddenly appear in front of him.

This is of course an illusion, not a transformation.

But his speed was extremely fast, and he was displaying a high-speed body movement and footwork that had never been seen before.

Almost everyone saw him appear in front of them at the same time. As soon as they raised the sharp blade in their hands, the opponent had already attacked.

He had no idea what weapons he used, what moves he used, how he attacked, or where he was hit.

I just felt like I had a nightmare!
When Shen Lang returned to Shen Luoyan, it seemed like only a moment had passed.

At the same time, the sound of people falling to the ground could be heard one after another around, which made people shudder.

Li Mi's men, who were full of murderous intent just now, fell to the ground one after another, leaving motionless corpses everywhere.

There were only four people left in the field, including Shen Lang, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Hundreds of people died at the same time, and no one had time to scream. This horrific scene makes people shudder!
Li Mi and Xu Shiji's hands and feet were cold, and breathing became difficult. They felt a chill running from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

how did you do that?
No one can give them the answer.

"Li Mi, you don't think that what you did just now is my limit, do you?" Shen Lang shook his head. "Besides, you are so narrow-minded. How can you compete for the world?"

After a pause, he added: "Open your eyes again."

Then he raised his hand and slashed in the air.

hum!
With just a casual stroke, a powerful force broke through the air and headed straight towards Li Mi.

The speed is astonishing.

Xu Shiji next to him had no time to react at all.

Li Mi quickly drew out the long sword from his waist to block.

He tried his best to resist, but Shen Lang's energy was as sharp as a blade. No matter how much true energy he sent out, it was all broken by the sharp energy and disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, there was a cracking sound, and the long sword in his hand was split into two pieces.

He himself was even more injured by the strong energy, and his internal organs felt like they were being hit by a battering ram, with a heart-wrenching pain.

The energy hit his meridians like waves.

His whole body was in pain and he felt weak, and he fell heavily to the ground.

At the same time, a horrifying wound appeared on his face, running diagonally from the right eyebrow to the left corner of his mouth.

quiet!
There was a deathly silence.

Shen Luoyan and Xu Shiji's faces were filled with shock.

"I only used one ten-thousandth of my strength in this move, otherwise you would have been beheaded." Shen Lang said slowly, "So, how do you want to die?"

Li Mi cried out that it was not good. He also realized that the other party had shown mercy just now, otherwise how would he be alive now?
But seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to let him go, he cried out in his heart: It's over!

"I joined the Wagang Army, and in just a few short years, I've already severely damaged the prestige of the Sui Army. The people are rooting for us, and we've captured Xingyang. Wherever our army goes, the people welcome us wholeheartedly. It can be said that we have the best of both worlds. I can still see the vibrant energy and the flourishing of all things. Could it be that Xingyang will become my burial place?"

As soon as Shen Lang took a step, Shen Luoyan suddenly spoke up, "Can you spare his life for the sake of him being Luoyan's former master?"

"Okay." Shen Lang nodded and said, "For your sake, I will spare his life."

Li Mi remained silent and let the wound on his face bleed.

Xu Shiji said bitterly: "Falling Goose..."

Before he could finish his words, Shen Luoyan interrupted him, "No matter what grudges or favors we had in the past, from today on, we owe each other nothing. I am no longer your fiancée, and you are no longer my fiancée."

She turned around, with her back to Li Mi, and sighed softly, "In the past, Luo Yan abandoned the long and bitter feelings of a girl and devoted herself to Lord Mi's great cause. But after this separation, Military Advisor Shen may become Madam Shen, and Luo Yan will no longer be the military advisor of Wagang. Let us both be well."

"Don't worry, Brother Xu. I will take good care of Luo Yan." Shen Lang smiled slightly and said, "Let's go."

He put one hand around Shen Luoyan's waist and tapped the ground lightly with his toes. In just a moment, he appeared several feet away.

It was like a flickering light and shadow, making it difficult to capture its true trajectory and impossible to see how it walked.

Li Mi and Xu Shiji suddenly felt like they had escaped death, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After just a moment, Xu Shiji hurriedly helped Li Mi up and asked, "My lord, how are you?"

Li Mi's body shook, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as gold paper.

Xu Shiji's heart trembled, "My lord, my lord..."

Li Mi waved his hands vigorously, "Don't let Zhai Rang know about this for now. Send me back first, and then arrange for someone to clean up the mess here."

"Yes!" Xu Shiji nodded in response.

……

After Shen Lang and Shen Luoyan left.

He found a carriage and headed straight to the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city saw the carriage and were about to stop it.

Shen Luoyan shouted: "Who dares to stop me?"

After seeing her face clearly, the soldiers reacted.

"It's Military Advisor Shen!"

"Open the city gate quickly and send Military Advisor Shen out of the city!"

Shen Luoyan's status in the Wagang Army was not low, so even without a warrant, these people did not dare to stop her.

The sky was still dark at this time.

Only the lanterns in front of the carriages illuminated the road.

Shen Luoyan's delicate body trembled slightly. She turned around and looked through the window at the Xingyang City Gate behind her. She sighed, "I can't believe that Lord Mi is so determined to kill me without even a thought of our old friendship."

"That's normal." Shen Lang smiled. "Since the moment you stepped into Daiqingyuan, I'm afraid Li Mi has already arranged for people to monitor you. Since you showed me the way, he will naturally doubt your loyalty."

Shen Luoyan sighed softly, "I still can't believe it. I went from being the military advisor of the rebel army to being hunted by him. I have devoted so much energy to his great cause for so many years, yet he doubts me like this."

Without waiting for Shen Lang to answer, she turned around and said, "What should I, Shen Luoyan, do now?"

When Shen Lang knew that she had joined the Wagang Army, he and Xu Shiji regarded Li Mi as the true emperor, and tried their best to assist Li Mi to become the most prestigious military strategist in the world and create an invincible myth for him.

Now he is being suspected and envied by Li Mi, and he is even being hunted down by the order of Pushan Gong, which is really disheartening.

So he said, "Since you are not his military advisor, then you can be mine."

Shen Luoyan smiled bitterly and said, "Although you talk a lot of things very well, I guess you don't have a single soldier under your command. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so famous in the martial arts world. Even if you changed your name and wandered around the martial arts world, other rebel forces don't have what you say."

After a pause, he sighed and said, "And the reason you didn't kill him was definitely not because of me. It was obviously because you wanted to use him to consume the main force of the Sui army. Otherwise, he would have died at the beginning."

She continued to herself, "I've thought carefully about your strategic failure. It seems that our strategy of stationing in Xingyang was indeed a failure. We are putting ourselves at the mercy of the Sui army. If the Sui army launches an all-out attack, the Wagang army will be severely damaged, and will be unable to resist other rebel forces in the ensuing war."

"Not to mention that the Wagang Army now has Zhai Rang, the leader. The people he leads are all from poor backgrounds. The Pushan Public Camp, apart from those personally formed by Lord Mi, is mainly composed of surrendered Sui army officers and aristocratic families. There is an inherent conflict between the Pushan Public Camp and the Wagang Army."

After hearing her analysis, Shen Lang shook his head. "Since you're not his military advisor now, why worry about this? Is this a self-torture trick you're playing?"

Although he is a martial arts expert and can talk about various strategies very well, conquering the world is not his strong point.

Shen Luoyan smiled bitterly and said, "Whether it was a self-torture tactic or not is not important anymore. What's important is that I'm confused now. I've always been full of vigor and energy, a brilliant military strategist who could command troops with ease and ease, but now I have nothing left."

Shen Lang continued, "So you haven't decided to draw a clear line between you and him?"

Shen Luoyan shook his head helplessly and said, "If I were really such a heartless person, I wouldn't have to worry about it now. Besides, the Wagang Army is the result of my years of hard work. Can I just give up like that?"

Then she gave him a coquettish look and said, "Do you think I played a trick on him and then turned around to help him?"

"I didn't say anything." Shen Lang smiled, "Okay, now don't think about anything. You show me the way. Let's go to Pengcheng."

"What are you going to Pengcheng for? To find that girl?" Shen Luoyan asked in confusion.

After a moment, his eyes lit up. "Before I met you that day, I once encountered a boat on the river flying the flag of the Li clan. It was heading towards Pengcheng, but I didn't have time to take a closer look. Perhaps the boat was the leader of the Li clan, Li Yuan, and something big might be happening in Pengcheng."

"Who knows?" Shen Lang shook his head. "It's not like I can predict the future."

Shen Luoyan suddenly looked at him carefully. "You are obviously very skilled in Qinggong, so why did you borrow a boat that day? And you are such a good martial artist, but you acted like that when you killed someone in Daiqingyuan just now?"

"Do I have to show off my martial arts skills to everyone I meet to prove I'm invincible?" Shen Lang smiled calmly. "True masters often hide their true abilities. Without sincerity and opportunity, it's hard to see them."

A strange and complicated look appeared in Shen Luoyan's eyes, and she said softly, "That's true. Only shallow people like to show off and boast about themselves."

The carriage traveled for about an incense stick of time and arrived at a pier.

There was a small boat moored there, and snoring could be heard from inside the awning.

Shen Luoyan said: "Let's change boats. It's much faster to go by water."

Then she called out into the boat tent, "Lao Mo, get up."

The snoring in the boat stopped immediately, and then an old fisherman rushed out in three or two steps.

He asked respectfully, "Miss, why are you leaving the city so early today?"

"Something happened, send us to Pengcheng." Shen Luoyan said.

The old fisherman nodded and said, "Okay, Miss, please get on board."

After getting on the boat, Shen Lang said, "Lao Mo, you take the helm and don't lose your way. Luo Yan, you row the boat."

Lao Mo was stunned for a moment: "Does the young master want to row the boat?"

"Why not?" Shen Lang said with a smile, picking up the pole. "We have to hurry, lest Li Mi lead his men to kill us again. I've already killed too many people today, and I don't want to commit more sins."

Lao Mo subconsciously glanced at Shen Luoyan, and Shen Luoyan nodded slightly.

He didn't ask any more questions and went to control the sails to keep the correct course.

Shen Lang picked up the pole and pushed hard, and the fishing boat moved upstream. The speed increased at first, and soon it was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, moving at an extremely fast speed.

This surprised Lao Mo and Shen Luoyan.

Although there are many reefs in the water, he can find them in advance to avoid the fishing boats from colliding with them.

After walking for about half an hour, three large ships suddenly appeared in front of them. Wind lanterns were hung on the decks and masts of the ships, but only half of the cabin windows were lit.

Shen Luoyan looked out and said in surprise, "It's the Li family's ship, why is it still here?"

Lao Mo also said, "If they really are flying the Li Clan's banner, perhaps the person on board is Li Yuan, the clan leader. Are they also heading to Pengcheng? Miss, what should we do?"

Shen Luoyan was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "You don't have to do anything, just keep rowing the boat."

"No." Shen Lang suddenly said, "If they are also going to Pengcheng, why don't we borrow the boat? Otherwise, we don't know when we can reach Pengcheng with this boat alone."

"Borrow a boat?" Shen Luoyan asked in surprise, "Could it be that you know someone from the Li family?"

"I don't know him, but I'm a gangster. I borrow everything. If he doesn't lend me money, I'll beat him up until he lends me money." Shen Lang said seriously, "Let's go."

He put his arm around Shen Luoyan's waist, tapped his toes on the boat, and the two of them rushed towards one of the big ships like meteors.

Lao Mo was dumbfounded.

The two of them landed on the ship as silently as goose feathers.

Suddenly, a gentle female voice was heard from the cabin, "Second brother, you'd better stop trying to persuade Father. He has always been loyal to the court. Uncle Duan has tried to persuade him for a long time, but he still refuses to listen."

Then another young man's voice said distressedly, "Father is extremely indecisive. The world is in chaos, the people are resentful, and the Turks are eyeing us covetously. Yang Guang can do nothing, but we have Taiyuan, with ample manpower and abundant food. We can keep him occupied for another decade or eight. Why can't he see this?"

After a pause, he continued, "Not to mention that Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shi have already allied with the Turks in the north and rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. They have successively captured Loulan and Dingxiang. As long as Yanmen is taken, Taiyuan will bear the brunt of the attack. If Dad continues to hesitate, he will only be burdened by that foolish emperor in the end, and his boat will capsize and everyone will die."

Listening to the two's words, Shen Luoyan transmitted a message to Shen Lang, "It's Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin and his daughter Li Xiuning."

"That's right." Shen Lang replied.

The two people in the boat did not notice Shen Lang and the others and continued to communicate.

Li Xiuning said softly, "Have you discussed this with Big Brother?"

Li Shimin sighed and said, "I don't know how many times I've told him this, but he just can't come up with a solution. Xiuning, you know how terrifying Dad can be when he gets stubborn."

Li Xiuning was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Madam Dongming is in Pengcheng right now. Why don't we start with Madam Dongming? Dad listens to her the most. Alas! If Mom hadn't passed away, she would have been the best person to persuade Dad."

Outside, Shen Luoyan took out a veil and put it on her face, then said to Shen Lang, "Should we inform Li Shimin?"

"Since we're here, we have to notify the host." Shen Lang nodded.

Since I met Li Shimin and Li Xiuning, how could I not make friends with them?
I don’t know if Li Xiuning and Chai Shao had any quarrels.

But this is not important.

Because he will always find a way to let Li Xiuning play with his Daji.

……

(End of this chapter)