Embers of Sword

Chapter 32 Sex
Lichao City, the most famous tide-watching city in Qingzhou, attracts many tourists every year.

This is the peak season with a lot of people.

The streets were crowded with people and the sound of vendors shouting was endless.

A team of more than ten people squeezed through the crowd in a very low-key manner.

There was only one carriage left in the team.

A young woman with a good figure and dressed in cloth was walking in front on a leash. She looked around the streets of Lichao City with a bright look... This was the first time Deng Baiyi had seen such a prosperous and lively scene. It was a scene that had not been seen in Beijun for eight hundred years.

Deng Baiyi felt emotional and envied those lucky people who were born in the country.

Although it is a chaotic time, we can still have peace.

But what really surprised her was something else.

"You seem to be good at running?"

These few days, she had witnessed Xie Zhen's expertise.

Leaving Tai'an City, heading east, and arriving at Lichao City, it was originally a straight line, but the route Xie Zhen chose was extremely strange, like a long winding snake, and he took all the remote paths that were not marked on the map...

This guy must have been here before.

No.

You must have run a lot in the past.

"I've been hunted before." Xie Xuanyi said lightly.

He was indeed very familiar with Qingzhou. When Da Chu issued a reward order, cultivators from all four realms came out together. He went all the way north and had been in Qingzhou for a long time to mediate and stay there.

He is familiar with the roads here, and he is even more familiar with the methods of the Imperial City Bureau.

After killing Xu You and Shen Yan, Xie Xuanyi set several fires, burned down the mansion arranged by Xu You, took advantage of the chaos to knock out the soldiers stationed in the city, and shook off part of their souls and memories... Now that Qingzhou is sealed off, Hun Yuanyi must have captured something strange about Tai'an City. Even if the Imperial City's Tan Yiwei quickly investigated the case, there was insufficient evidence. It would not be easy for them to find him based on that little bit of "cause and effect secrets".

Before entering the Duanyuan Formation and having a life-and-death duel with Xu You.

Xie Xuanyi prepared a plan to deal with the aftermath.

His identity is always difficult to reveal.

But Xu You's death needs at least one "person" to pay for it...

Since this deputy city lord is a hidden demon cultivator, then this incident will just be paid for by the "demon cultivator".

Jiang Huang is a descendant of the True Phoenix, and his blood, bones, and hair all contain the True Phoenix's aura.

Xie Xuanyi had previously drawn the talisman on the car, so he took out a few drops of Jiang Huang's blood, not much... This talisman used Phoenix blood as an induction, and did not pursue lethality, but was just to allow those who were interested to observe carefully and find the faint "demonic energy" left over from the talisman's explosion.

The Imperial City Division wanted a clue - this was the clue he gave to the Imperial City Division.

Now we have successfully entered Lichao City, although the road is a bit off the beaten track and a bit far.

But fortunately, there were no pursuers.

The "feeling of uneasiness" that had been lingering in Xie Xuanyi's heart gradually disappeared...

The feeling of having one's life held by one's neck finally dissipated.

The whole person became much more comfortable.

In order to facilitate his subsequent actions, Xie Xuanyi deliberately refined a few simple and inferior magical weapons on the way.

Use your energy to boil the resin, inject the power of your spirit and soul into it, and it will turn into a thin sheet of dough.

Covering the face, it can change the facial features.

This "human skin mask" is not a big deal, but it is very useful when traveling around the world.

After being reborn, I became ten years younger, and the facial features of this face also changed slightly...

But there are still some risks after all.

Once you enter a big city, you will inevitably be noticed.

In order to ensure "safety", Xie Xuanyi made a different human skin mask for each person in the team.

After entering Lichao City, they were no longer "refugees" heading south from Beijun.

Instead, they are businessmen who do business and trade and move house at the same time.

Deng Baiyi wanted to stop and wait several times, and buy some accessories like jade hairpins, but was "kindly reminded" by Xie Xuanyi in the carriage.

In order to conceal their tracks, all the people from Deng's residence now disguised themselves as hired "servants".

She played the role of Xie Xuanyi's maid, responsible for holding the reins and driving the horse, and doing all the dirty and tiring work.

A maidservant...is naturally not worthy of buying accessories.

It was not until she checked into the inn and fed the horses in the stable that Deng Baiyi could finally breathe a sigh of relief. She wiped the sweat from her forehead as she returned to her room.

Finally arrived at the place where people live.

After leaving Yuzhu Town, I slept in the open air and didn't have a single good night's sleep.

I finally had the chance to rest for a night in Tai'an City.

But that kind of thing happened to me.

But after pushing the door, Deng Baiyi's smile froze instantly. She took two steps back to check if she had walked into the wrong room...

"Don't look, it's right here."

Xie Xuanyi sat on the windowsill, opened the window and looked at the long street not far away, and said: "You and I will stay in the same room tonight."

Although Beijun was poor, the Deng family was at least a well-known family in the local area. After all, Deng Baiyi was a rich lady who had everything she wanted.

These few days, I disguised myself as a maid and was ordered around all the way.

Deng Baiyi said angrily: "Is this what my father meant?"

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment. Looking at Deng Baiyi's angry eyes, he roughly understood why this rich lady was angry...

What women value most is probably their reputation as innocent and their virginity.

"No, that's what I meant."

Xie Xuanyi continued to look out the window and said calmly: "Since you are my maid, you must sleep with me."

Such a calm answer stunned Deng Baiyi.

"You probably don't know what the 'Imperial City Division' is."

Xie Xuanyi motioned Deng Baiyi to come closer.

From the highest point of the inn, one can see seven or eight long streets that are flat and crisscrossed. Now that night is falling, the streets are bustling with people, some carrying lanterns, some shouting, some performing arts, and some dancing lions. Deng Baiyi was dazzled for a moment and didn't understand what the relationship was between these people and the Imperial City Division that Xie Xuanyi mentioned.

"The Imperial City Department will be aware of Xu You's death within an hour at most."

"If Xu You left a life lantern in the imperial city, then their reaction speed will only be faster... The Tanyi Guard stationed in Qingzhou will take action immediately. Once the case involves demon cultivators, the area within a hundred miles of Tai'an City will be strictly investigated. The 'Hunyuan Instrument' responsible for monitoring the vitality of the four realms of Da Chu will capture the perpetrator's aura as soon as possible."

Xie Xuanyi said slowly: "In other words, even if we take countless detours and arrive at Lichao City, we are by no means safe. Have you seen the man selling candied haws in 'Xiping Lane'? He has been standing at the end of the lane for a long time, but he has not sold any goods and does not shout. This kind of person is called 'fly pupil'."

Fly pupil?

There was no need for Xie Xuanyi to explain... Deng Baiyi understood the meaning of this title.

As the name suggests, there are a lot of them.

“This world is unfair. Some people can grasp something with just a stretch of their hands, but many others cannot obtain it in their entire lives.”

"Flying pupils are 'special cultivators' under the command of the Tan Yi Guards. There are a lot of them, and there are quite a few in every Da Chu city... You also know that not everyone has the opportunity to practice."

Xie Xuanyi said meaningfully: "Even if you get the practice method, not everyone can become a Qi Refiner."

Deng Baiyi bowed his head silently.

Unable to sense the vital energy of heaven and earth, unable to absorb the vital energy to ignite the acupoints.

For such people...even if there are methods of cultivation, it will be of no use.

There should be a lot of people like this.

"Most of the Fly Eyes are like this." Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "These people have mediocre talents. Even if they get the method of cultivation, they can't become Qi Refiners. In order to gain a future, they are willing to sign a contract with the Imperial City Bureau. The Tanyi Guard has a way to make them 'cultivate', and they need to pay a corresponding price."

"What is the price?"

"Become a Qi Refiner, and you can only be a Qi Refiner for the rest of your life." Xie Xuanyi smiled, "Doesn't this sound bad?"

Deng Baiyi nodded cautiously.

It is impossible to become a Qi Refiner by practicing on your own for a lifetime.

Joining the Tanyiwei made it possible.

There's really nothing wrong with that.

Even if he only draws a few Qi-refining talismans, he is much stronger than ordinary people. If he goes to other places one day, he will be an "immortal master" respected by everyone.

"They will never be able to become the 'immortal master' in the eyes of others in their lifetime."

Xie Xuanyi said quietly, "The Tanyi Guard gave them the cultivation method in order to ask them to work for them... This is the real price. Once these people nod, they will never have the chance to leave the control of the Imperial City Division. No one can refuse any mission."

"What if he died?"

"Then he will die."

The two words "fly pupil" are enough to show his humble identity and low status.

Is this world unfair? No, it is fair.

Every gift given by fate comes with a hidden price tag.

"I don't know how far the Tai'an City case has been investigated..."

"But I know very well that we have been checked by the 'Fly Eyes' since the moment we stepped into Lichao City."

Xie Xuanyi changed the subject and asked, "Although I burned down the residence in Tai'an City and fabricated false evidence, do you think that Xu You's adopted son will dispel his doubts?"

Deng Baiyi opened her mouth, speechless.

Xu Jingke saw the appearance of his group and the relationship between the Deng family and Xie Zhen.

“When you are out there, if you cannot afford the risk of your things being exposed, then don’t leave even a one thousandth chance of exposure.”

Xie Xuanyi closed the window and said calmly: "So, no matter how reluctant you are now, just be my maid obediently, and we will talk about everything after the storm is over."

Deng Baiyi gritted her teeth.

Actually... there's nothing wrong with being Xie Zhen's maid.

If she really didn't want to, she wouldn't have nodded in agreement at the beginning.

"But……"

She turned her eyes away and said with shame and anger: "There is only one bed here, how are two people supposed to sleep?"

It was the peak season for tide-watching and Lichao City was packed with people, so it was a blessing to have a vacant room.

But this room is too small.

There is little space left even for sleeping on the floor.

Not to mention the pitifully narrow bed, which seemed to be only big enough for one person.

Xie Xuanyi frowned, as if he heard a very strange question.

"This bed is so small...of course I'll sleep with my arms around me."

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(End of this chapter)