Young Prime Minister, a Hermit

Chapter 149

Finally regaining his senses, Fei Lian's eyes flashed with furious killing intent: "You dare to play me!" His dark green figure swayed slightly, then leaped towards me. Yun Yan screamed, "Lin Yu, watch out!!"

The mutation happened at that very moment.

If you were standing outside the situation, you would only see a green shadow flash by when Fei Lian was about to kill me, and then when the clouds and mist cleared, you would find me in Yi Han's arms, with a silver hook hanging from Fei Lian's shoulder, covered in snow and blood, while Yun Yan, who moved freely, was stretching out her arms and legs beside us.

Of course, if you were in the thick of it, the explanation would be much more complicated. Anyway, with my eyesight, all I could see was Fei Lian's silver hook swung down towards my delicate neck when a figure in green suddenly appeared behind him, a lightning-fast hand grabbing his wrist before he could react. Fei Lian, alert, spun around and kicked, only to find he'd missed. In shock, he released his grip on the hook, trying to draw his sword, but Yi Han swiftly bound his hand with a chain, then pulled him back, the sharp hook piercing his shoulder. Then, Yi Han put one arm around my waist, grabbed Yun Yan with the other, leaped back a few steps, released Yun Yan's pressure points, and then held me tightly in his arms.

"Feng Yihan!" Feilian glared at him through gritted teeth, clutching his left shoulder. "How did you find your way here? There were sentries all the way from the Misty Forest to here. If you had followed Lieque, we couldn't have been unaware. But if you hadn't, how did you find this path?"

His voice abruptly stopped, and he looked incredulously at Bu Ying, who had already withdrawn from the battle and walked to Yun Yan's side, and roared sharply, "You brought him here?! Lie Que, you've been deceiving us all along?!"

Busing's expression remained unchanged. After carefully examining Yunyan and confirming that she was unharmed, he coldly said, "This was just a play that Young Master and I put on. The five hundred Li Luo soldiers did not die; it was I who left a mark to lure Feng Yihan here."

"Why?" Lu Ling, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked, his calm voice revealing deep sorrow.

Teng Liu angrily retorted, "Lie Que, do you know how heartbroken we were by your death! How could you treat us like this!"

Catching Shadow paused for a moment, then looked up and answered coldly and resolutely, "There's no reason. I'm the one who's wronged you. However, the God of Lightning, Lie Que, was already dead when I met Yun Yan. Now, I am just Catching Shadow. This is... my own choice."

Fei Lian pulled out the silver hook, and blood spurted out, staining his dark green clothes red. He tapped it a few times without caring, his dark green eyes staring intently at me: "You just said that Bi Cang is not dead?"

I raised an eyebrow and smiled casually, "I was just talking nonsense."

"You can't be lying!" Fei Lian roared, his eyes filled with barely concealed anger, yet also with hope and delight. "Nobody knows Bi Cang's name! You couldn't possibly know!"

"Why?" I shrugged, my smile becoming even more innocent. "Or did Bu Ying tell me, or did I find out myself?"

"Lie Que!" Fei Lian suddenly turned to look at Buying, his voice so fierce it was almost as if he were about to pounce on him, "You told him?!"

Bu Ying pursed her lips, glanced at me, and remained silent.

Teng Liu cried out, "Lie Que, if you still remember any of our past friendship, then tell us the truth!"

Bu Ying seemed to sigh, and finally whispered, "No."

My lips twitched, but I couldn't blame him for embarrassing me. Now that I think about it, Buying did lose some of his memories after being saved by Yunyan, and he hadn't seen Feifei many times, which is why he hadn't recognized Feifei as Bicang. But now, after a little deliberation based on my words, he probably understood the whole story. The fact that he was still willing to keep the secret that Feifei was Liu Cenfeng was already more than enough, and seven-tenths of it was out of respect for Yunyan.

"Ha..." I yawned and said, "Yihan, let's go."

A shadowy figure blocked my way; it was none other than the rarely speaking Lawful Decree: "Is the Azure One dead or alive?"

I was slightly surprised; it seemed their feelings for Liu Cenfeng were indeed very deep. However, I still sneered, "Why should I tell you?"

“With five thousand Golden Glory soldiers lying in ambush outside these mountains, they will rush in as soon as I give the signal.” Fei Lian looked at me, then at Feng Yihan, “Even if Feng Yihan, the Azure Frost Sword, is highly skilled, can he guarantee that he can protect your young master from thousands of troops while dealing with the three of us?”

My heart tightened, and after a moment's thought, I realized that his words were not just a threat, but a fact, and I frowned and fell silent.

"I just want to know..." Fei Lian paused, his voice slow and even somewhat strained, "whether Bi Cang is dead or alive?"

His voice, and that hopeful tone that said everything would be alright as long as God lived, pierced my heart with pain. Linglong's death truly saddened me, and I wanted revenge, but then I thought, if I hadn't kept Feifei by my side and spread the news of Liu Cenfeng's death throughout the world, they wouldn't have been so determined to seek revenge against me. In the end, the one who truly killed Linglong was myself.

After a long silence, I finally sighed and looked at Fei Lian, saying, "I can only say that Liu Cenfeng is dead." When I saw the hope in his eyes turn into despair and pain, I slowly added, "But Bi Cang is not dead."

"The most swift ghost of the Thunder Department is called Lu Ling, the Snow God is Teng Liu, Fei Lian and Ji Bo are both wind gods, Lie Que is the god of lightning, and Xuan Qiong and Bicang are both called the Heavens. Ha! How did he come up with that?" Back then, when he was playing online games, he flipped through the "Elementary Learning Classics" and named himself Bicang, calling himself the Heavens! How distant is that memory?

I took Yihan's hand and slowly walked past the frozen Yuepo crowd. As we walked, I spoke, my voice casual and nonchalant, yet with a resoluteness that I myself hadn't expected: "I will not let him return to Yuepo until I lose the ability to protect him. Similarly, as long as he is by my side, I will ensure his safety."

Xiao Yi

2008.5.1 2:48

Chapter 26, The End of Heaven and Earth.

Next update: May 2nd

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Chapter 27 Putting Them in a Deadly Situation (Part 1)

Chapter 27 Putting Them in a Deadly Situation (Part 1)

When our group of four finally managed to get around Ziyun Mountain and reach the cliffs and valleys of the North Sea coast, we saw Qiluo and the five hundred awakened Liluo soldiers waiting on the shore. Everyone looked at Yihan with excitement in their bright eyes.

Oh, right. Aside from the Three Star Seven Assassins and some key personnel serving in the military, no one else in the Asura Dark Camp knows me. They only know that the founder of the Asura Dark Camp, also known as the Yixiu Academy, is called "Young Master." Very few have seen my true face; all orders are issued by Yin Sha Feng Yihan. Moreover, their martial arts, formations, and combat abilities were all personally taught by Yihan. Therefore, within the Dark Camp, they respect Yihan more than anyone else.

Yi Han was about to let go of me, who was clinging to him, but I was still resentful that I, as the founder, lacked authority, so I clung to his neck stubbornly. Yi Han looked at me, both helpless and amused: "Lin Yu, stop fooling around."

I snorted and looked at Qi Luo, who was staring wide-eyed in disbelief with an extremely comical expression: "Immediately send a message to Qin Wu, telling him to come here and join us as soon as possible. Also, send people to scout eastward along the coast to see when Ruo Shui's three thousand reinforcements will arrive."

Releasing his grip, he jumped down from Yi Han's arms and patted the petrified Qi Luo's head: "Did you hear me? What are you spacing out for? Delaying military operations, do you know what the crime is?"

Qi Luo gasped in surprise, glancing at me, then at Yi Han, and finally at Buying, who was tightly gripping Yun Yan's hand. Her eyes were glazed over; overwhelmed by the shock, she could only mutter, "Yes, sir... Oh God... Yes, sir..."

After sending out the signal, we chose a quiet spot to rest and ate some dry rations. Just as night fell, the scouts who had gone to explore reported that Qin Wu and his other five hundred Li Luo soldiers had also arrived.

However, even as the sun set and the moon hung in the sky, the reinforcements from Ruoshui still hadn't arrived. We dared not light a fire, fearing it would attract the Jin Yao soldiers stationed in Ziyun Mountain. Once outside the mountain range, the night was exceptionally cold, and the thousand soldiers could only huddle together, head to head and body to body, to keep warm and rest with their eyes closed.

I had considered taking the land route back to Fengyin, but firstly, unless we traveled through the mountains, every land route would be swarming with Jin Yao soldiers, and leading a thousand men through the Ziyun Mountains without being detected by the mountain garrison would be no easy task; secondly, Ruoshui was currently at sea, making communication difficult, and if I changed to the land route and missed her, my three thousand elite troops would likely encounter the garrison here, triggering a major battle, which was something I wanted to avoid; thirdly, although the four assassins were currently acting as if they were letting us go, I couldn't completely trust them. If they suddenly led a surprise attack in the dense forest, scattering us, then the thousand Li Luo soldiers could very well be wiped out.

I nestled into Yi Han's arms, absorbing his warmth, and closed my eyes to rest, my brows slightly furrowed, but I couldn't fall asleep. In short, since we couldn't travel by land, we could only wait for rescue by water. Once we had sent a thousand Li Luo soldiers onto the ship, Yi Han and I would leave to catch up with the Feng Yin envoy group. As long as Fei Lian and the others didn't immediately reveal our location, this would be the ideal rescue, without any casualties.

However, a vague unease lingered in my heart. I felt like I had overlooked something. How did Yang Yi know that Yun Yan had escaped to Shuiwu? Why was Yang Yi able to discover the secret passage in Chiyu Tower? If the person who betrayed the information wasn't Buying Shadow, then who was it?

My body was too tired and weary. Although I had Yi Han's body temperature, my feet were still freezing cold, making it impossible for me to concentrate and think clearly. Years ago, when Mu Shuangshuang was chasing me outside Luonan City, Zi Mo first warned me that there might be a traitor among my close associates; Chen Sheng was able to easily conceal his identity, approach me, and frame me… Could there really be a traitor? But that doesn't make sense! If there were truly traitors among my trusted confidants like Uncle Li, Linglong, and the Three Stars Seven Killers, then the information they could pass on to Yang Yi would be far more than just this. Yet, clearly, Yang Yi doesn't know about the Dark Camp, much less about some of the plans I've implemented. So what exactly did I overlook?

Suddenly, I felt a cool, soft touch on my forehead and between my brows. I opened my eyes groggily and saw Yi Han lowering his head to kiss between my brows. His large outer robe concealed his actions.

My face flushed slightly, and I reached through my open coat to hug him, tilting my head back to kiss his lips. His coolness turned to heat, his steady breathing became heavy, and at the last moment, he pushed me away, pulling me into his arms and pressing me tightly against his chest. Lying on top of him, I could naturally notice the changes in his body as his desire ignited, and I couldn't help but bury my face and chuckle.