From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 183: Big Sun in the Sky, Fog Locks the City
Dongyi City has always been a prosperous commercial city due to its special geographical location and unique political status.

As the sun rose, the 300-foot-long bluestone Imperial Street outside Baishi Harbor suddenly came alive. Merchant ships lined the harbor like long dragons, porters sweating as they bare-chested carried bags of cargo, and caravans from overseas unloaded their fatigue from their long journey. Inside the city, formal shops and footwear shops lined the streets, while towering buildings towered ten feet above the Zhanjian Gate. Tiles and brothels lined the streets like a honeycomb.

In the past, the streets would have been jammed with pedestrians and carriages by now, and all the shops along the street would have opened their doors for business, with all kinds of shouting coming from all directions, and the whole city would be immersed in noise.

But that was the past.

It is already late autumn, but today the Dongyi City is filled with a hot atmosphere from inside to outside.

Starting from a few days ago, the number of martial artists in Dongyi City increased, and it reached its peak yesterday.

These martial artists caused quite a stir in the city. Although most of them were suppressed by the swordsmen from the City Lord's Mansion and the Sword Pavilion, the strength of the suppression was far less than before.

It’s different!

In the past, which foolish man in the martial arts world would dare to cause trouble in Dongyi City?
However, this morning, Dongyi City was much calmer than yesterday. Before dawn, a large number of people from the martial arts world rushed to the city gate, and some even ran out of the city directly.

The masters of Jianlu, led by Yun Zhilan, appeared at the city gate early, as if waiting for something.

Haitang Duoduo was also among the crowd, looking solemn.

The battle between Grandmasters is rare in the world, but she is more worried about what will happen after today.

If Si Gu Jian wins, it's fine, but if he loses...

Thinking of the tyranny of the Prince of Daqing, she couldn't help but worry about the future of Northern Qi.

But worrying is useless.

The balance had been broken long ago, and everyone knew that Daqing's policies would change after it had another grandmaster.

But no one expected the changes to be so fast.

It was so fast that no one could react.

She really wanted to rush to the prince of Daqing, open his head and see what he was thinking.

Li Chengqian naturally wouldn't tell him because he was short of people, no, short of ghosts, right?

Just as her thoughts were drifting, she suddenly felt a surge of heat.

"Hmm?" As a ninth-rank expert, Haitang Duoduo has long been immune to cold and heat, but her perception is very sensitive. This inexplicable heat appeared abruptly, as if the temperature around her suddenly increased.

She looked up in confusion, and then she saw a horse and a person.

Standing on the high city wall, Yun Zhilan also saw a man and a horse slowly approaching. Thinking of his experience at the Qing Kingdom Night Banquet, his breathing became rapid and the expression on his face gradually became solemn, because he also sensed the abnormal heat around him.

"I'm coming!"

At this time, the warriors inside and outside the city also saw the man and the horse, and some of them cheered excitedly.

"It's really strange. It's almost December, why is Dongyi still so hot?"

Amidst the low clamor and noise, there were also some strange sounds.

And this voice quickly resonated with people.

"Yeah, it's not even noon yet, why is it so bright?"

How come the weather in late autumn suddenly became hot? Moreover, it seems to be getting hotter and hotter. The temperature around is rising at a speed that humans can perceive.

"This is..." Haitang Duoduo's heart trembled. She looked carefully and saw with the naked eye that it was just an ordinary man and a horse.

But in her spiritual perception, the figure that was getting closer and closer had turned into a human-shaped fireball. As the distance got closer, the light and heat emitted by the human-shaped fireball became stronger and stronger. The light emanating from the spiritual level actually made her spirit feel waves of heat and stinging.

"This……"

Yun Zhilan and other ninth-grade swordsmen from the Sword House on the city wall also sensed this strange phenomenon and looked at each other in horror.

"Is this the aura of a Grand Master?!"

"But, this kind of momentum is unheard of!!"

"Gurgle!" Yun Zhilan and the others were already sweating profusely. The mental pressure forced him to take a few steps back, and then a few more steps...

After a few breaths, all the ninth-grade warriors present flew back, their faces filled with panic. As for the other warriors who came to watch the excitement, they were all stunned and fell into a state of extreme trance. Faintly, the man and the horse disappeared, and in their place was a huge sun, rising slowly from the junction of heaven and earth, emitting endless light and heat.

Clang! !

Suddenly, a clear sword sound was heard, and in an instant, the boundless sword intent scattered like stardust, scattering across the sky and earth.

The sword intent was like frost, and Yun Zhilan and others who were retreating felt relieved, and the extremely torturous burning sensation subsided a lot.

The illusions in front of the warriors watching the battle seemed to disappear and they regained their senses.

"Si Gu Jian, that's all. I'm so disappointed."

A man and a horse had arrived at the foot of the city. Li Chengqian looked up, and in an instant, the breath of the scorching sun came again. This time, both warriors and ordinary people saw in horror that a huge sun visible to the naked eye suddenly appeared in the sky above Dongyi City, and the frosty sword energy in the sky was melted away in an instant.

The sun set towards Dongyi City, and an extremely sharp sword energy tore through the sky and cut across.

boom! !

The two forces collided, the earth trembled, and Dongyi City was like a dragon turning over. The bricks began to peel off, and then fell off in large pieces.

Ninth-rank warriors like Haitang Duoduo and Yun Zhilan had to retreat frantically in the face of the momentum confrontation between the two masters. However, it was different for ordinary people and warriors inside and outside the city. Some warriors with cultivation reaching the seventh or eighth rank retreated in time, but warriors below the seventh rank were no different from ordinary people under this momentum collision. They didn't even dare to raise their true energy and could only rely on their two legs to flee everywhere frantically. As for whether they could escape, it all depended on luck.

In the sky, the hundred-foot sword light condensed into a vast sword intent, turning the scorching waves of the sun into a rainstorm of ice crystals.

Fog rises
The rising mist enveloped the entire Dongyi City in a short time.

In the fog, Yun Zhilan felt a sudden sense of alarm in his heart. Before he could react, he felt a chill in his throat and a large amount of blood gushed out.

In a trance, he vaguely saw an ancient wooden door slowly open, and an invisible force pushed him in, and then, everything went black before his eyes.

"Si Gu Jian!!"

In the mist-filled Dongyi City, Li Chengqian looked at the man in front of him. Although a sword was stabbed in the throat, his aura remained undiminished, like a sword drawn from its sheath. His cold eyes stared at Li Chengqian intently, piercing him like a sword's light.

Sadly, he's dying.

"Originally, I wanted to give you a chance, but after thinking about it, I decided to forget it. With a personality like yours, it's too easy to get distorted. It's better for you to die in the world of the living."

As Li Chengqian's voice faded, his sword-like sharp gaze dimmed, and then he completely lost consciousness.

November, the fifth year of the Qingli calendar

Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince of Daqing, challenges Si Gu Jian to a duel in Dongyi City
On that day, the sun was shining, the sky was cold, and the fog was thick.

Li Chengqian killed Si Gu Jian with one sword and bathed the sword pavilion in blood.

The next day, Yan Xiaoyi led his troops to Dongyi and forced the city lord to surrender. At this point, Dongyi returned to Nanqing.

(End of this chapter)