Want to win the palace fight? Better to be crazy than to be idiotic!

The shareholders' meeting was in full swing, and the palace people were curiously looking forward to the cross-border battle between the two giants in the back garden. On the contrary, the roof of the palace building in the imperial city was very desolate, because except for Li Xiyun, no one would climb the roof for nothing.

The lights downstairs are bright, as if it is daytime; upstairs, the stars and the moon are hanging in the sky, but it is of no use, it is still dark as hell.

The sky was his blanket, the ground was his bed, with bamboo under his feet and the moonlight as his pillow. Li Xiyun was leaning leisurely on one of the ridges of the Yingyuan Tower's roof, where he could see the Imperial Garden venue at a glance and was facing away from the wind, so he was not cold.

In order to take a short nap on the roof of the palace, Li Xiyun went to the eunuch bureau and stole a reed quilt used by the servants. It was extremely comfortable whether used as a cover to keep warm or as a pillow.

Although Li Xiyun's beloved disciple Wang Qian had finished her performance, the concubines' unique skills kept coming out, so Li Xiyun stayed and continued to watch out of curiosity. Anyway, he was now a vagrant in the world, with no worries, so it didn't matter where he slept. Except for the households with owners, wherever he lay down in this big world was his home.

Li Xiyun had heard the rumors in the palace long ago: When Empress Xian dances, heroes break their bones; when Guangling plays music, the crabapple blossoms. Now that he is here, how can he not watch?

Unexpectedly, the two of them kept something back and chose each other's specialties in an unconventional way. If you didn't know, you would think that the two of them had made an appointment in advance.

It was obvious that the women in the palace were competing with each other for beauty, but each of them had their own conspiracies and plots. This reminded Li Xiyun of the clashes between people in the martial arts world.

Some people win by surprise, some people defeat ten people with one force; some people specialize in one method, some people have mastered all the methods and have a variety of moves. Heroes and knights may meet by chance in the rivers and lakes, or meet on dangerous roads. Swords flash and shadows, and revenge is a pleasure. How many times can you laugh in your life? When you meet for a drink, you must get drunk.

In a flash, I spent my youth in the big wine vat of Jianghu, and the remaining intoxication was enough to make me drunk until I died of old age. Even if my body turned into ashes, I could still be someone else's appetizer.

The moonlight is slightly cold, overlooking the hustle and bustle of the crowd, which is just right for sighing at the fleeting dream.

——Alas, even if I, Li Xiyun, have retired from this mortal world, I still cannot help but sigh for those days when I think of my youth, when I was full of vigor and vitality and wanted to reach for the moon in the sky!

Perhaps the more you think about something, the more it will come to you. Li Xiyun kept recalling the events of the Jianghu, and perhaps he recalled them too intensely, and Murphy's Law came into play. He suddenly felt cold all over, as if his back had been splashed with ice water, and the chill penetrated his bones.

Li Xiyun, who had been immersed in the wine vat for many years, knew clearly that this was definitely not a change in temperature. Besides, it was difficult to be attacked by the cold on a midsummer night covered with a reed quilt.

It could only be hostility, or murderous intent.

People who practice martial arts have far better control over their bodies than ordinary people. Not only do their five senses are responsive, but their sixth sense has also been developed, which is what people call intuition.

In the world of warriors, aggression is like a look. Just as people can sometimes feel that they are being watched, warriors are more sensitive to the aggression of others. Masters like Li Xiyun can not only sense hostility, but also the direction of its source.

——Rear left side.

Who is it?

Li Xiyun's mind was churning rapidly. He had made many enemies, but the deep hatreds had long been paid with blood. The remaining small hatreds were not worth anyone chasing him to the imperial city to kill him.

If he wasn't an enemy who came specifically to take his life, then it was possible that his mere presence here blocked someone's path.

Li Xiyun only thought for a moment, and a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the shadow behind him, blowing up the cold wind around it, and rushed forward with a fierce attack!

Time suddenly stretched out at this moment, and the figure of that person was reflected in Li Xiyun's pupils - the person was wrapped in a black robe, even his face was tightly wrapped with black cloth, only a pair of eyes were exposed. A cold light was faintly visible in the black robe, and this person actually had a short blade hidden in his pocket, obviously he came prepared!

Li Xiyun's hair stood on end. He subconsciously kicked his feet hard and stepped heavily on the roof tiles. His body shot backwards like an arrow.

In a split second, the black-clothed man's attack missed. He watched Li Xiyun pull away, but he could not resist the inertia of his body. The sharp blade in his hand broke through the air, and the lightning-fast attack did not fall into the air. A cold light flashed, and with a short "hiss", the sharp blade immediately sank into the soft reed quilt!

puff!

In a flash, the cold light flashed and extinguished, as if it was swallowed silently by a black hole. The man in black robe acted decisively, turned his wrist, and made a knife flower. The sharp blade in his hand spun, tearing the soft quilt like a gust of wind.

In an instant, reed catkins burst out from the sky, soared into the air, and then slowly spun down.

The moonlight lit up thousands of reed catkins. Through the fluff, the man in black robe stood up straight and looked into Li Xiyun's eyes without hesitation.

Through the net woven by reed catkins, Li Xiyun saw the man's eyes - they were a pair of alert and sharp upward-slanting phoenix eyes, making the man in black robe look like an eagle ready to pounce on its prey at any time.

Li Xiyun barely avoided the black-robed man's sneak attack just now. He no longer held out hope of killing him with one blow, so he simply held the short blade and confronted Li Xiyun head-on.

"My dear brother, you are blocking me from watching Empress Xian playing the Hulusi."

Just now, he dodged a dangerous situation, and the broken hair on Li Xiyun's forehead was thrown in front of his eyes, blocking his vision. He raised his hand to push the hair back, not hiding the helplessness in his eyes.

The man in black robe frowned when he saw Li Xiyun still had the leisure to chat with her. Was he being underestimated?

But the moonlight is cold and the reeds are fluttering. From here you can overlook the city for thousands of miles... The world is so vast that it seems like it would be okay to chat a few words.

"What's so good about Concubine Xian's Hulusi?" The black-robed man laughed, "Even if she performs her best dance, she can't compare to Concubine Jia in any way."

Li Xiyun was startled. The voice of the man in black robe was as cold as the moonlight and as clear as the summer wind. Only a woman could have such a clear voice. To be precise, it was a girl. Judging from her voice, she was no more than 28 years old.

Such a young girl has such superb attainments in martial arts. Why hasn't anyone heard of this person in the martial arts world?

Li Xiyun was puzzled, but the man in black robe had obviously put all his skills into martial arts, and he revealed a lot of information about himself in just two sentences.

"Oh?" Li Xiyun raised his eyebrows, "Do you admire Concubine Jia very much?"

The black-robed man's eyes froze, and he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Li Xiyun sighed. He didn't care about the black-robed man's reaction. He just sat cross-legged and said lazily, "What's the point of a young girl fighting? The moon is as bright as jade tonight. Why don't you watch the banquet here to enjoy the beautiful view?"

"You don't want to fight?" The man in black robe clenched the dagger in his hand, his body tense, as if he was pulling a bow to the extreme.

She stared at Li Xiyun intently, fearing that this old fox would pretend to make peace and use some underhanded tactics when she was not prepared.

"I don't want to fight. Fighting is too tiring and boring."

Li Xiyun waved his hands in boredom. It was unknown whether he did it on purpose or not. The man in black robe could hear endless fatigue in his voice.

"Besides, you can't beat me."