txolops Chapter 159 Lord of White Cloud City
Chapter 159 Lord of White Cloud City
Chapter 159 Lord of White Cloud City
The number of guards in the Prince's Palace was actually far less than eight hundred; there were only six hundred and twenty guards on night duty, who were divided into three shifts to take turns patrolling.
Each shift has two hundred people, divided into six teams, and each team is further divided into nine groups, patrolling various parts of the palace. If a guard discovers an outsider, he only needs to call out, and with the coordinated efforts of all the guards, the palace guards on duty can provide support in no time.
Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng were in a small courtyard in the northwest. This was the only road into the Prince's Mansion, but it was also the guards' lodging and the most neglected area for patrolling the entire mansion.
Although the guards in the Prince's Palace were all elite soldiers, they were not made of steel after all. As soon as they returned from their shift, they collapsed onto their beds and fell into a deep sleep, their original vigilance completely gone.
So Lu Xiaofeng quickly stole two sets of their clothes. Even if there were some minor noises during the process, no one would care. These noises were probably not even as loud as the sound of them turning over in bed in the middle of the night.
Jiang Fengyue took the clothes handed to him by Lu Xiaofeng. He had been waiting in the corner of the courtyard, hiding in the dark corner, as if he had become one with the Pingnan Prince's Mansion in the quiet night.
The two changed into guards' uniforms and walked out openly. According to the map given by the Snake King, this was the time when the first and second shifts of guards were changing shifts.
Jiang Fengyue even brushed past several guards returning from their shift change, and the guards didn't notice anything amiss, as being late during shift changes was a common occurrence.
Moreover, not everyone can endure such hardship indefinitely, so guards constantly couldn't take it and left, while new guards constantly filled in.
So even if others see Jiang Fengyue and the other person and find them unfamiliar, they will only think that they are newly recruited guards. After all, no one would be so audacious as to dare to sneak into the guards of the Prince of Pingnan's mansion.
Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng were precisely the two most audacious people in the world.
The two of them blended into a group of soldiers, who were clearly not as astute as the Imperial Guards in the Forbidden City, and could not even notice that there was an extra person in the group.
Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng easily met up around the treasure vault, the mysterious treasure vault where Jiang Chongwei had lost the pearl.
The vault was surrounded by huge stones, without a single window, so that even a mosquito couldn't fly in.
Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng darted to the rooftop. The roof tiles could be lifted, but no one could cut through the three layers of thick iron mesh beneath them.
These roof tiles seem to serve only to keep out the rain and make the roof look more aesthetically pleasing. If the only purpose is to prevent theft, the layers of iron mesh underneath would be sufficient. Even if you used the sharpest sword in the world to cut them, it would take a lot of effort.
sword.
Jiang Fengyue suddenly felt a strong sword intent, which came from his ability to locate sounds, and also included a very mysterious sense of killing intent.
He kept using his hearing to locate objects throughout the palace; in the darkness of the night, hearing is often more effective than sight.
Now it seems that this is indeed the case. Jiang Fengyue looked in the direction from which the sword intent came, and there was a small bungalow opposite the treasure vault.
A person stood on the roof of the bungalow, wearing a long white robe, with eyes like those of a cheetah, gleaming faintly in the darkness.
"Check-in!"
"Sign-in successfully for Ye Gucheng and obtain the martial art 'Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens'."
"Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens!" This sword technique sounds incredibly powerful, and it's exactly the one Jiang Fengyue came here tonight to learn.
In the darkness, a flash of sword light appeared, and Ye Gucheng raised his sword and thrust it at the two like a bolt of lightning. Lu Xiaofeng had never seen such a brilliant sword light before, so he had no choice but to leap down to dodge.
Jiang Fengyue did not dodge; he was already enveloped in sword energy, surrounded by the chilling sword energy that Ye Gucheng was attacking.
Lu Xiaofeng immediately realized something was wrong, because Ye Gucheng's sword strike seemed even more terrifying to him than Ximen Chuixue's current attack.
No one in the world could withstand this sword strike. Lu Xiaofeng knew he couldn't, and he thought Jiang Fengyue couldn't either. By the time he wanted to go forward to help again, it was too late.
The sword light flashed like a startled swan.
Ye Gucheng's sword was already aimed straight at Jiang Fengyue. At this moment, even if she wanted to dodge, it would be difficult to avoid it.
As Jiang Fengyue watched Ye Gucheng's movements, the whole world seemed to be in slow motion in his eyes. He could clearly see the arc and landing point of Ye Gucheng's sword swing.
Jiang Fengyue stretched out two fingers and gently pinched them together.
Ye Gucheng's sword tip was snapped off like a piece of chopstick.
Lu Xiaofeng stood frozen in place. He might be able to instinctively parry the sword in a dangerous situation, but he couldn't do it in the same way as parrying the sword and breaking it in two.
Ye Gucheng swung the broken sword, sending it crashing onto the roof of the treasure vault. He no longer needed to swing his sword; he already knew he was no match for Jiang Fengyue.
Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Lord of Baiyun City, I have long admired your name."
Although this move, "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens," did not harm him in the slightest, it did broaden his horizons and show him that a sword could be used in this way. At this time, Ye Gucheng was at his peak, and his swordsmanship was even superior to that of Ximen Chuixue.
Unfortunately, Ye Gucheng's sword intent later became impure, which led to his decline in skill.
Ye Gucheng was not discouraged by his defeat. Instead, he smiled and said, "My sword was originally aimed at Lu Xiaofeng, but I didn't expect that you would block it so easily. It seems that I overestimated myself."
Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "I only secretly learned Old Lu's Lingxi Finger. No matter what weapon it is, it will pale in comparison between these two fingers."
Lu Xiaofeng returned to the rooftop and sighed, "I don't have your abilities, so don't flatter me."
Only now did he truly understand the terrifying nature of Jiang Fengyue's martial arts. He had witnessed Jiang Fengyue using the Mingyu Gong and knew that Jiang Fengyue practiced a very mysterious martial art, but had never revealed his martial arts to him.
When someone can master the skills of others, their own martial arts skills will certainly be second to none!
Lu Xiaofeng then turned to look at Ye Gucheng and smiled, "City Lord Baiyun, did you know we were coming?"
Ye Gucheng nodded.
Just then, two more people emerged from the darkness. Jiang Fengyue recognized one of them as Hua Manlou, who was blind.
After a long absence, his face had regained its former smile, as if he had moved on from the incident with Shangguan Feiyan, or perhaps he simply didn't care about the woman deceiving him.
In any case, just seeing Hua Manlou can make people optimistic.