Travel through the heavens

The inn where Xu Fengnian stayed was not far from the pavilion, and Fang Muye and the other two arrived there after a short while.

As soon as I entered the backyard, an old Taoist priest in a gray wide-sleeved Taoist robe came towards me. It was Wei Shuyang, the former keeper of Tingchao Pavilion.

Wei Shuyang bowed to Xu Fengnian and called him, "Prince."

"Crown Prince?" Fang Muye pretended to be surprised: "Xu, are you really the Crown Prince of Beiliang?"

"I've told you that I'm the prince of Beiliang, but you just don't believe me." Xu Fengnian raised his eyebrows and said very proudly, then said to Wei Shuyang: "Grandpa Wei, this is Wen Hua, a good brother that I met on the 3,000-mile journey with Old Huang. Grandpa Wei, please arrange a room for him and prepare some new clothes for him."

"Yes, Your Highness." Wei Shuyang bowed and then gestured to Fang Muye: "Master Wen, please follow me."

Fang Muye smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Taoist Master Wei."

The entire backyard was booked by Xu Fengnian and his group, and there were still quite a few empty rooms.

Wei Shuyang took Fang Muye to one of the rooms and told the waiter to prepare bath water for Fang Muye. Soon after, he brought him a new set of clothes.

Fang Muye took a shower, changed his clothes, shaved off his beard, and combed his hair. In an instant, he was transformed from a down-and-out martial artist into a completely different person.

At this moment, he was wearing a sky-blue satin robe with cloud patterns, a black brocade belt around his waist, and his long black hair was tied up. With his tall and straight figure, he looked heroic and handsome.

When Xu Fengnian, who had come over, suddenly saw Fang Muye's appearance, he was immediately shocked.

He raised his eyebrows, curled his lips, and said in a sour tone: "Hey, it's true that 'clothes make the man', and gold makes the Buddha'. I have always known that you are very good-looking, but I didn't expect that after tidying up, you are even better than this prince."

Fang Muye showed a proud look and patted Xu Fengnian on the shoulder: "Mr. Xu, don't be jealous of me, you are not bad either."

Xu Fengnian rolled his eyes and then waved his hand. Ning Emei, who had been standing not far away and had a burly figure and an iron halberd with the word "卜" in its hand, came over.

Xu Fengnian smiled and said to Fang Muye: "Wen Hua, this is Ning Emei, you go with him to Mount Yan Island first, leave Qingzhou first, and then we will meet up again."

Fang Muye frowned: "Didn't you just ask me to hang out with you? Why did you send me away so quickly? Is there something wrong?"

Xu Fengnian hesitated for a moment and said seriously, "I'm going to a place tomorrow. Good or bad luck is hard to predict. You don't need to follow me for now."

"Then I will go with you even more. We are brothers, how can I let my brother fall into danger and leave first?" Fang Muye laughed: "Also, didn't I tell you before that I am very strong? As long as I am here, there will be no trouble."

Xu Fengnian still thought that Fang Muye's second half of the sentence was just bragging, but he also felt his determination to stay. Thinking of the brotherhood they once had, he couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, then we brothers will share weal and woe."

"Ning Emei, you guys go first and proceed according to the plan." Xu Fengnian turned to Ning Emei and gave an order.

"Yes, Prince." Ning Emei bowed and left dragging her halberd.

"Let's go. I'll take you to meet the people you'll be traveling with in the future, and then introduce you to an old senior who uses swords." Xu Fengnian raised his head and smiled mysteriously.

The two turned a corner and saw two people in the backyard.

One of them is a charming woman, and the other is a man holding a huge sword, but his temperament is more like a scholar than a swordsman.

When the two men saw Xu Fengnian, they immediately bowed and clasped their fists, "Prince."

Xu Fengnian nodded and introduced them to Fang Muye: "She is Shu Xiu and he is Lu Qiantang. They are both my escorts for this trip."

He put his arm around Fang Muye's shoulders and said with a smile, "This is my brother Wen Hua. He will be traveling with us later."

"Master Wen." Shu Xiu and Lu Qiantang clasped their fists towards Fang Muye. Their tone was extremely polite, but there was a hint of curiosity in their eyes, especially Shu Xiu, whose bright eyes turned into sparkling ones as she quietly looked at Fang Muye.

At this time, they were full of suspicion and could not guess Fang Muye's identity. They wondered which wealthy family this young man was from. He seemed to have a good relationship with Xu Fengnian, but why did he want to travel with Xu Fengnian? Was it also arranged by Dazhuguo?

Fang Muye smiled and bowed in return: "Please take good care of me in the future."

"Mr. Wen, you are too polite." Shu Xiu smiled.

"Let's go." Xu Fengnian called out and continued to lead the way.

The two turned two corners and arrived at a secluded room in the corner of the backyard.

The door of the wing room was wide open, and an old man and a young man were dipping their fingers into two bowls of wine and drawing talismans on the table in a flamboyant manner.

The old man was an old man with a broken arm. His hair was almost completely white, he had a goatee, and he was wearing an old and tattered sheepskin coat. He looked very unkempt. He was the old sword god Li Chungang.

The younger one was a pretty girl with a cold face. She was wearing the same white dress as Xu Fengnian. She looked a little thin, as if she had not grown up yet. She was none other than Jiang Ni, the princess of the fallen Western Chu country.

As soon as Xu Fengnian saw Jiang Ni, his brows immediately frowned and he shouted, "Why are you still here? Didn't you ask Ning Emei to take you away first?"

Jiang Ni glared at Xu Fengnian: "Why should I leave?"

Xu Fengnian said seriously: "Listen to me, it might be very dangerous in the reed marsh tomorrow. Let Ning Emei take you back to the Dianshan Island first. Yu Youwei and Fengziying are both on the island."

Jiang Ni said angrily: "If you want to leave me on the island, I won't go."

"I'm not going to leave you on the island. I'm going to ask you to leave Qingzhou first." Xu Fengnian sighed helplessly: "Forget it, since none of you want to leave first, then all of you should stay."

"You guys?" Jiang Ni was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Besides me, who else is there?"

"There's also him." Xu Fengnian pulled Fang Muye over: "Wen Hua, a friend of Lao Huang and me."

Jiang Ni then looked at Fang Muye, but was stunned.

Long before, she had heard the name Wen Hua from Xu Fengnian and Lao Huang, and knew that he was a friend they met during their 3,000-mile journey. She heard that he was a humble knight, but she didn't expect that he was so handsome and had such a good temperament, like a prince.

"Her name is Jiang Ni, and she is also from my courtyard." Xu Fengnian introduced Jiang Ni to Fang Muye, then walked up to Li Chungang and said respectfully, "Senior, Wen Hua is my good friend and also a swordsman. I brought him here to meet you."

Li Chungang crossed his legs, looked up at Fang Muye standing at the door, and nodded: "Okay, let's meet."

He understood what Xu Fengnian meant. Since he was a good friend who used swords, he brought him to see him just to get his advice. It was just a matter of a few words. He also liked the young man named Wen Hua, so he agreed.

Du Sicong, the sword master who wrote the "Thousand Swords Outline" in the past, stood in the snow for three days to seek advice from Li Chungang. Now the old sword god actually agreed so easily. Xu Fengnian was naturally very happy and immediately turned around and waved to Fang Muye, saying: "Wen Hua, come and meet Sword God Li."

There is naturally only one person in this world who can be called Li Sword God, and that is Li Chungang, who was invincible sixty years ago. He fought all over the world with a wooden horse and a bull and had no rivals.

Wen Hua is a kid who always has a sword in his mouth, so there is no way he doesn't know about it.