Crossing the Sword

"Bang!" A heavy object fell on the stone bricks in the courtyard of the government office. Several people came out to watch, but the governor and his wife were immediately dumbfounded. Because the one who fell on the ground was their precious son, whose head hit the ground first, and his skull was broken. He was breathing out more than breathing in, and it was obvious that he was dying.

Meng Lei's heart moved, and he looked up at the big tree in the yard. Sure enough, he saw Ye Shisan in a bright red robe, holding the imperial sword, and said in a loud voice: "The family of Yin Shou, the governor of Guizhou Prefecture, did not think of repaying the emperor's grace, but instead broke the law while enforcing it, causing the anger of the people in Guizhou Prefecture! In the three years since he took office, he relied on his power to commit 89 crimes. On May 13th, the 3226th year of the Shennong calendar, Yin Shou was in office for the fifteenth day..." Ye Shisan began to narrate the crimes committed by Yin Shou one by one. It turned out that he disappeared for a short day to collect this information.

Every time Ye Shisan read out a crime, he had evidence to support it, and everyone's faces changed. Especially when Meng Lei dug up all eighteen generations of Yin Shou's ancestors and cursed them. He thought fiercely in his heart: "You two are useless! It's ok to abuse your power for personal gain and bully men and women, but you don't even clean up your behinds. Who in the whole Guizhou Prefecture doesn't know about your glorious deeds? If it was just the matter of robbing the girl from the Ding family, I might be able to deal with it, but now so many handles have been found, I can only hope that Ye Shisan will show leniency."

"You allowed your son to commit murder and kill the former governor of Guizhou, Ding Yuan, and attempted to take possession of Ding Yuan's daughter, Ding Xiang, but failed. You also secretly sent someone to assassinate me, but I killed them on the spot. Each of the above crimes is enough to chop off your heads. What else do you have to say now?" After saying this, he glanced at the people below.

When he saw Meng Liao, his heart moved, and his eyes opened. He immediately saw clearly that this person actually had the cultivation of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul! Moreover, the people below seemed to be following him. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, who is this guy?

Meng Liao had naturally seen many big scenes, and he calmly clasped his fists and said to Zhang Tianya: "I am Meng Liao, the son of Qinglong Hou. Could Lord Ye please come down from the tree before we talk?" He was very smart to report his identity first, and wait for Ye Shisan's response before making plans for the next step.

Ye Shisan looked at Meng Liao coldly, and the latter met his gaze without giving in. However, because Ye Shisan's mental state was much higher than his opponent's, even though he was only at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, he still couldn't see through Ye Shisan's strengths and weaknesses. He couldn't help but feel more nervous, and made a new assessment of Ye Shisan in front of him.

Seeing the other party's complicated expression, Ye Shisan laughed and jumped down from the tree. However, he did not go to meet Meng Liao. He just leaned his back against the tree trunk, turned sideways to face him, and said, "General Meng, I wonder how they will be punished in the Qinglong Army for such bad behavior?"

Meng Liao never thought that Ye Shisan would be so disrespectful. He was filled with hatred, but on the surface he put on a spring breeze smile and said, "This is not the Qinglong Army, so Lord Ye has the final say. But I want to ask for mercy for these two couples. I wonder if Lord Ye can be flexible and make a big deal out of a small matter. Meng Liao will be very grateful." He did not say that the small matter was made up, but gave Ye Shisan room for bargaining, which was also to wear down Ye Shisan's hostility. This move was not bad.

Ye Shisan turned his eyes to the front, stretched out his hand to catch a leaf that had just fallen from the tree, and then said, "I have no choice. In the past few days, I have been getting along well with the three members of the Ding family, especially Ding Feng, who can be considered my apprentice. However, he was beaten and seriously injured. Sigh, as a master, it is really shameful. I have to come forward to seek an explanation for my apprentice."

"Master Ye!" Meng Liao heard that Ye Shisan didn't give him face, and said with an unpleasant face: "Now that Fu'er has been killed by you, the matter should be over, right? As for those old cases, why do you have to pursue them so hard, Master Ye?"

Ye Shisan sneered in his heart. If he let them go now, wouldn't the people of Guizhou Prefecture, especially those who provided him with clues, be affected by their crazy ambitions in the future? His face also darkened, and he replied: "It is my duty, and I dare not fail the trust of Emperor Yan!"

Meng Liao was furious, but he managed to suppress his anger and said, "Why would Lord Ye become an enemy of our Qinglong Marquis Mansion just for some old things?"

Ye Shisan sneered: "Are you challenging me?"

Meng Liao remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.

Unexpectedly, Ye Shisan suddenly shouted: "You know what? You are not challenging me, but the laws of Shennong Country, and the old man Yandi who set these laws!" His words were full of inner strength, shocking people. In his heart, he was thinking, if he traveled back to the Cultural Revolution era, would he have the potential to be a Red Guard?

Meng Liao had been in a passive position from the beginning. Now that Ye Shisan had suddenly accused him of such disrespect, he broke out in a cold sweat and didn't know how to respond for a long time. Although they also had supreme imperial power in ancient times, no one had studied such arrogant words of accusing others. Of course, he could not be Ye Shisan's opponent in this regard. The Cultural Revolution was not always bad.

Seeing their half-dead son, the Futai couple, who were already furious, became obedient after hearing what Ye Shisan said. Cold sweat kept coming out of their foreheads. If they had known that Ye Shisan was such a difficult character, they would rather break Yin Fu's legs than let him rob people. However, it was too late to regret now.

Seeing that his words had taken effect, Ye Shisan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Their crimes are too numerous to list, why should General Meng protect them?" He did not want to drag Meng Liao into this. After dealing with Yin Shou and his wife, even if Meng Zhang was unhappy, he would not dare to deal with him openly. But if Meng Liao died, no one could guarantee that Meng Zhang would not go crazy! Otherwise, he would have put a big hat on Meng Liao and taken him down. Why would he need to talk so much nonsense with him?

Meng Liao was also very conflicted. Reason told him that he could no longer argue with Ye Shisan, otherwise he would be charged with a crime that would punish his entire clan. But if he just let Ye Shisan kill Yin Shou and his wife, how could he hold his head up high in the future?

After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Lord Ye, there is no need to be angry. I have my own difficulties. Lord Ye, if you put yourself in my shoes, for example, if a woman who has close contact with you is in danger, can you remain indifferent? Always leave a way out so that we can meet again in the future. Why don't I let Yin Shou resign immediately? What do you think, Lord Ye?" There was a hint of threat in his words.

Ye Shisan hated it most when people used people around him to threaten him. He sneered and said, "In the past few months, the woman I have had the most contact with is Princess Jingwei, but I don't think she is dangerous!"

Meng Liao's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he whispered, "Is there really no room for negotiation?"

Ye Shisan replied, "What do you think, General Meng?"

Meng Liao snorted coldly and took out a yellow round plate from his storage ring with the words "Exempt from Death" written on it. He said to Ye Shiyi, "This is the golden plate of exemption from death granted by Emperor Yan. Unless you commit treason or other disrespectful crimes, your imperial sword cannot kill you. I didn't want to use it easily, but you forced me to do it, Ye Shisan!"

"Oh, really?" Ye Shisan suddenly thought of the scene from Stephen Chow's version of The Deer and the Cauldron, and smiled strangely. When Meng Liao was frightened by his smile, he smiled and said, "Yin Fu died."

Meng Liao was startled and looked back. He found that Yin Fu's pupils had indeed dilated and there was no life left. Just as he was stunned, the imperial sword suddenly came out of its sheath, and the rolling murderous aura locked him. The sword energy formed a golden shadow and enveloped him.

Meng Liao was shocked. He did not expect that Ye Shisan would actually want to kill him after seeing the gold medal of immunity from death. He quickly put his right hand holding the gold medal of immunity from death on the handle of his sword and wanted to compete with Ye Shisan.

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Why didn't Ye Shisan kill anyone before, but instead started fighting after seeing the golden medal of immunity from death?

Meng Liao's cultivation is one level higher than Ye Shisan's. Who will be the winner in the fight between the two?