Snow: The Crown Prince of Chu, forced into marriage by the Minister of the Southern Palace with his

However, the next second someone suddenly roared loudly, raising his long sword high and slashing at Jiang Xuan's face.

"Why do you people all like to slash faces?" Jiang Xuan suddenly sat up, his Crimson Dragon Sword blocking the opponent's attack.

At the same time, Jiang Xuan's true energy surged, and his long sword was instantly drawn, heading straight for the people in front of him.

Looking at the positions of the group and their completely calm demeanor, Jiang Xuan instantly realized that they were not from any martial arts sect.

They were all assassins from the Li Yang court, Zhao Gou!

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes. Zhao Gou's people were like a leech, impossible to shake off, which was rather troublesome.

Moreover, if these people fail to achieve their goal in one strike and feel that there is no chance, they will retreat immediately.

Jiang Xuan was somewhat speechless at these people.

Because they got away this time, they'll be much more careful next time. In short, that's the gist of it.

trouble!

Jiang Xuan naturally didn't need such troublesome beings. He frowned and thrust out the Crimson Dragon Sword in his hand one by one around the crowd.

Looking at the bloody holes around him, Zhao Gou's men were filled with rage.

But they knew their role, so the three of them went in three different directions.

Jiang Xuan was alone, so he could only choose to chase one at a time. Even if he was fast enough, he could only kill one before turning around to chase the other.

At least one can run!

However, to their surprise, after killing one person, Jiang Xuan turned around and threw out the Crimson Dragon Sword in his hand, appearing in front of the last person at the same time.

"Tell me, how many people from Zhao Gou came this time, and who is leading the team?"

"It can't be that old man Yuan Benxi, can it? But it doesn't really matter."

As he spoke, Jiang Xuan snapped the other man's neck and drew the Crimson Dragon Sword.

Chapter Seventy-Two: Northern Liang, Three Adopted Sons

Li Yang, Zhao Gou.

Yuan Benxi looked at the secret letter in his hand, then placed it aside expressionlessly.

Then he just sat there quietly, without saying a word for a long time.

His men knelt on the ground, their breathing barely perceptible.

As Zhao Gou's commander, Yuan Benxi naturally knew Jiang Xuan's every move.

However, what he couldn't understand was that Jiang Xuan first appeared at the Shangyin Academy.

Then he arrived at Huishan, where he killed Han Diaosi, causing Zhao Kai to disappear. He then killed Xuanyuan Dapan on the snowy plain of Huishan, and then headed west to Qingzhou.

This area used to be part of Western Chu, so what does Jiang Xuan want to do?

To reclaim Western Chu?

Not likely.

More than ten years have passed, and everything has changed.

Moreover, the entire Liyang region is currently hunting him down. Would anyone really help him out of some so-called old friendship?

Even if it exists, so what?

He had long ago ordered Zhao Gou's men to investigate those in Western Chu who had held official positions or had close ties with the state.

He would hear about any slightest movement and react accordingly.

Yuan Benxi narrowed his eyes, then suddenly a slight smile appeared on his lips. He picked up a brush and began to write quickly on the rice paper.

After a long while, Yuan Benxi handed the secret letter directly to the person kneeling on the ground, saying, "Urgent dispatch, please expedite."

The man glanced at the place and name written on the secret letter, paused for a moment, then nodded and quickly left the room.

"Since they're all troublesome anyway, why not let trouble solve trouble?"

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Northern Liang, the Northern Liang Royal Palace.

Xu Xiao looked at the secret letter in his hand, his brows furrowed and his expression changed slightly.

He had thought that the people in the imperial court would definitely not be at ease, and might send people to hunt him down, or use some other means.

However, this move of driving away wolves and tigers was something he hadn't expected. Even Li Yishan frowned and fell into thought.

The most important thing now is that Beiliang cannot break with the Liyang Dynasty. He previously said that he needed to secure a hereditary title for Xu Fengnian.

The goal was that if he died, Xu Fengnian would have a legitimate status and a title.

Even with this title, he still couldn't convince everyone, but it was a necessary hurdle to overcome.

Otherwise, it would be without a legitimate reason.

Clearly, the Li Yang royal family had this in mind. They knew they couldn't really put Xu Fengnian in a deadly situation, nor could they give up this opportunity for hereditary succession.

Although the imperial court is now begging them for favors, Xu Xiao has no choice but to help.

"Damn it, this is so frustrating and suffocating! I've been fighting for decades and I've never felt this frustrated."

Li Yishan sat to the side, not saying a word for a long time.

Xu Xiao took a deep breath and looked at the secret letter in his hand. Yuan Benxi had already decided who he needed.

After all, they were afraid that Xu Xiao would send some useless people who would accomplish nothing, which would be pointless.

Xu Xiao has at least three of his six adopted sons.

Oh shit.

Three people, who should we send?

As Xu Xiao pondered, Li Yishan suddenly spoke up, saying, "Absolutely no one should let Xu Weixiong know about this matter."

Xu Xiao was about to ask why, but when he thought about his second daughter's recent behavior, he nodded slightly.

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An army suddenly appeared in the martial arts world at some unknown time.

They passed through Yongzhou, then through the Gate of Hell, and went directly from Beiliang into Liyang, arriving at Chunshen Lake in Qingzhou.

Because they did not conceal their identities, many people knew who this army of a thousand men was.

They all came from Beiliang and were part of Xu Xiao's Great Snow Dragon Cavalry.

Leading the group was Yuan Zuozong, the fiercest warrior and the best cavalryman in the Northern Liang army.

During the Battle of Xibilei, this man led 15,000 cavalry to Feizifen, holding back 40,000 heavily armored cavalry from Western Chu.

At the same time, this person's strength should not be underestimated. In the entire Liyang army, he considers himself inferior only to Gu Jiantang of Fangcunlei and Chen Zhibao of Meizijiu.

Then there's Qi Dangguo, the wolfhound among the six adopted sons and three dogs, Xu Xiao's general who carries the banner. Although he's not well-known, he's still a strongman in the Zhixuan realm.

The last one is Yao Jian, who came from an unorthodox background and was skilled in geomancy and dragon vein finding.

This force of 1,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry can be considered the most elite army in Northern Liang.

These were elite troops that Xu Xiao had prepared for Xu Fengnian, but unexpectedly they were used at this time.

This was Xu Xiao's request. In his view, either he should not do anything, or if he did, he should let the Li Yang royal family see just how many trump cards he had up his sleeve.

Since they've always wanted to see it, let's just show it to them.

But who can be sure that this is the real trump card, the final trump card?

Nobody can be sure.

Even the members of the Liyang royal family were not certain.

At this point, everyone knew that Jiang Xuan was most likely finished.

After all, besides the Li Yang Dynasty hunting him down, even the Northern Liang has now mobilized its army.

Now, his fate seemed clear to everyone: it could be summed up in one word.

dead.

After all, besides the Northern Liang army, there was also the Li Yang intelligence agency, which Zhao Gou was relentlessly pursuing.

This even led to a complete halt to the pursuit of Xu Fengnian, and all those who were trying to stop Cao Changqing rushed towards Qingzhou.

After all, although Cao Changqing was very strong, he was still in Tai'an City.

He can't get in.

Moreover, if Jiang Xuan were to die, it would be an absolute blow to Cao Changqing.

That's right,

Now, almost everyone in the martial arts world knows about it.

This Jiang Xuan was none other than a man from Western Chu, and the crown prince of a fallen kingdom.

Even those who admire him because of his philosophy of mind or his unparalleled parallel prose, and who want to help him, should think twice at this point.

Helping him would be treason and betrayal.

This is a heinous crime, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family and being torn apart by five horses.

Moreover, the price Jiang Xuan had initially set for him had increased significantly, with a starting price of 10,000 taels of silver.

His life was becoming increasingly valuable; anyone who provided accurate information could be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver.

If you take his head, the reward is 50,000 taels of silver; if you capture him alive, the reward is 100,000 taels of silver.

One hundred thousand taels.

Although it's not as much as the amount some corrupt officials embezzle in a single instance, it's still a considerable sum for ordinary people.

So now, for Jiang Xuan, it's like everyone is a soldier; anyone could report him, and anyone wants him dead.