Dragon Soul Heroes - Episode 9: Panlong Storm

Three days later, the nine cities of the Panlong Sacred Vein were in an uproar—Feng Wangchen, the former head of the Yuanwen Cesi, was sentenced to be executed in three days for seducing Wangyue, the Envoy of the Dragon. Wangyue, the Envoy of the Dragon, was also sentenced to be burned at the stake in three days for violating the precept against lust and losing her virginity. Yu Wuhen, the Divine Dragon Worshipper, was dismissed from her post as Divine Dragon Worshipper due to lax governance and disgrace to the Dragon Worship Hall. All matters of the Dragon Worship Hall were temporarily handled jointly by the nine elders.
On the very day that Yu Wuhen was dismissed, the six ministries held a joint meeting. The acting head of the Literary Strategy Department attended, while Elder Wan attended the Dragon Worship Hall. They decided on two matters: first, whether Long Hui was the reincarnation of the Xuan Tian True Dragon; and second, whether to retry the case of Lin Birou.
The outcome was obvious: Long Hui was identified as a counterfeit, and the Six Ministries immediately dispatched people to Hualong Pavilion to capture him. Lin Birou's case was sent back to the Divine Punishment Court for retrial.
That night, five hundred soldiers surrounded the entrance to the Hualong Pavilion, but no matter how hard they tried to push the door open, it was all in vain.
"Damn it! This door is so incredibly heavy! Normally, twenty men could open it!" an officer cursed. "Haven't you guys eaten yet?! You haven't opened the door in so long!"
Mu Tianqing frowned. He was specifically responsible for capturing Long Hui, but now he couldn't push open the stone door no matter how hard he tried. Mu Tianqing was already in a bad mood because of Lin Birou, and now that he couldn't even push open the stone door, it was like adding fuel to the fire.
"Useless trash, let me do it!"
Mu Tianqing roared angrily, channeled his inner energy, and slammed his palm against the stone door.
According to past practice, as long as the true energy of the Nine Heavens True Scroll is directed at the stone door, the stone door will open automatically. However, today it did not budge, which was really strange.
Surprised, Mu Tianqing exerted three more units of force in his palm, but the internal energy he sent out seemed to vanish without a trace.
"I refuse to believe this nonsense!"
Mu Tianqing roared, his inner energy rapidly increasing, and his abundant true energy was released in full. A fierce wind immediately blew up the scene, and even the soldiers next to Mu Tianqing were blown around and swayed, unable to stand steadily.
Mu Tianqing's face turned from red to white, then from white to purple, and a faint black aura appeared between his brows. Mu Tianqing felt a tightness in his chest and immediately spat out crimson blood.
"Master!"
Everyone was taken aback.
Mu Tianqing withdrew his inner energy and secretly circulated his qi to regulate his breathing. After a long while, he finally spoke: "This door is strange. It can actually deflect attacks. Leave a hundred soldiers here to guard the stone door and observe the situation."
The sound of hurried yet orderly footsteps disturbed the tranquility of the night. Five hundred soldiers had surrounded a manor, the very place where Cui Die and her companions were staying.
"Chief Ling, the brothers have surrounded the manor!"
An officer saluted Ling Xiao and said, "With just your order, we will storm in and capture everyone inside."
Ling Xiao, riding a black steed, gazed slowly at the manor ahead and said calmly, "Don't you find it strange? There are still lights on in the manor."
The officer then realized that the entire manor was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.
Even wealthy families would only light every lamp in their estate during festive occasions, and the way they lit these lamps was quite intriguing.
Ling Xiao laughed and said, "This manor is his property. Given his cautious nature, it would be a disservice to his name as the Master of Wisdom if he didn't build a few tunnels. If I'm not mistaken, those people from the Central Plains have already escaped through the tunnels. What lies before us is just an empty city."
The officer asked, "Sir, what should we do next?"
Ling Xiao said, "The Panlong Sacred Vein is isolated overseas, surrounded by dragons. It will not be easy for them to escape. I estimate that they are still on the island. There are at least a hundred of them. It is impossible to escape without leaving a trace. Send down the order to strictly check everyone in the nine cities. Also, mobilize five thousand soldiers to search the forests and cliffs within a hundred miles. Do not let a single fly escape!"
Military orders are absolute. Within half a day, the entire Panlong Sacred Vein was placed under martial law. Patrol soldiers could be seen everywhere, and soldiers with hunting dogs could be seen entering the wilderness and forests from time to time. However, after two days, they still found nothing.
Twenty miles from Yazi City, Cui Die and his group set up camp to rest. Cui Die's men were all elites from the Cui and Han families. Although less than a hundred remained after the battle with the Jiaolong, these men were all seasoned veterans. Their reaction time and patience were superior to those of the soldiers of the Panlong Sacred Vein. This was not surprising, as the Panlong Sacred Vein was isolated overseas and protected by the Jiaolong. It had not experienced war for more than five hundred years. These soldiers were only at the stage of theoretical warfare and could not compare with the veteran soldiers under Cui Die's command.
Cui Cheng took a sip of liquor and laughed, "Although the Panlong Sacred Vein has many experts, these soldiers are very inexperienced. They're being played with by us and are running around like headless flies."
Han Yunfei also laughed and said, "If this were in the Central Plains, we would have been surrounded and wiped out in less than half a day. I didn't expect that we would be allowed to have two days of peace and quiet."
Over the past two days, the warriors from the Cui and Han families have been setting up numerous traps in the woods, leaving the pursuing soldiers completely bewildered.
After receiving the warning from the mysterious guest that day, Cui Cheng suggested breaking up the group and escaping in several directions with more than eighty people. However, Cui Die immediately rejected the idea. In her opinion, the soldiers of the Panlong Sacred Vein were too inexperienced and could not be compared with the veterans of the Central Plains. There was no need to disperse their forces.
Her eighty-odd people each had their own strengths, and when they came together, they could achieve unexpected results. After two days of testing, it proved that Cui Die was right.
However, if the opponent were not these "young soldiers" but soldiers from the Central Plains, even if they were just a group of third-rate soldiers, Cui Die would not dare to gather more than eighty people together, because the target would be too big, and they would probably be wiped out in less than half a day.
Cui Die suddenly frowned, and Cui Cheng and Han Yunfei also stopped talking at the same time. The other warriors, who were whispering, immediately held their breath and focused their attention when they saw the three leaders looking solemn. Everyone placed their hands on the hilts of their swords and stared intently at their surroundings.
Cui Cheng slowly pressed his ear to the ground. After a while, he stood up and pointed to the southeast and southwest directions towards Cui Die, holding up five fingers.
Cui Die understood immediately: Cui Cheng meant that there were enemies in the southeast and southwest directions, about five miles away.
Cui Die waved to the northeast, and the group quickly packed up their equipment, leaving three or five people behind to clean up the traces before leaving quietly.
Cui Die tied her hair into a boy's bun and wore a dark green warrior's robe, looking heroic and dashing. Liu'er was also dressed in Hu clothing and riding boots. Although she only had a slight understanding of martial arts, she was not at all hesitant at this moment. She kept her pace and showed no signs of falling behind.
Throughout the journey, Cui Die instructed her subordinates never to clash with the soldiers of the Panlong Sacred Vein unless absolutely necessary.
Many of Cui Die's warriors had encountered lone soldiers in secret on several occasions. If it weren't for Cui Die's orders, they would probably be meeting their maker long ago.
Han Yunfei walked to Cui Die's side and whispered, "Young Madam, how long are we going to hide? The brothers don't have much food left, and they can only last for two more days at most. Even if we use what we have, I'm afraid we won't last long. If we don't come up with a solution, we'll be caught sooner or later."
Cui Cheng said, "Old Han, don't worry too much. Your young mistress has her own plans. Not to mention the young mistress, even I, Cui Cheng, don't take these good-for-nothings seriously. These good-for-nothings can't even do a chase. We knew about them before they even got within five miles of us. I really don't understand how they were trained. They all look tall and strong, but when it comes to doing things, they're not even as good as a third-rate military camp in the Central Plains."
"Although this brother's words are somewhat harsh, he has hit the nail on the head and spoken the truth. The Panlong Sacred Vein has not fought a war for hundreds of years, and its soldiers are inferior to those of the Central Plains in every aspect."
一把悠扬的声音从林中前方传来，众人虽然惊诧，但却未见慌乱，只见崔蝶右手食指与拇指捏在一起，伸出后边三个手指，众武士顿时心领神会，以崔蝶为中心，摆出了个三角阵势。
做过木匠活的人都知道，四边方形不如三角形稳固，圆圈虽然符合天道循环之理，但却缺乏一股锐利之气。
崔蝶摆下此阵，乃三花破敌阵，是中土军队中一个很平常的阵型，但却适用于突围战。
“从容不迫，调节有度，这位姑娘真乃不世之巾帼，更叫人惊叹的是姑娘手下的战士，杀气内敛，临危不乱。哎，跟姑娘的这些战士一比，我的那帮手下还真不愧废物二字。”
一名金甲黑绒，外型魁武威仪男子缓缓从树林走出，来者正是武魁座——凌霄。
崔蝶美目透着寒光道：“这周围没有任何埋伏的迹象，你是一个人来的？”
凌霄笑道：“姑娘所言甚是，我若带着一大票子的人过来，只怕还没接近你们早就被发觉了，于其带着那帮累赘，倒不如我一个来得痛快。”
崔蝶淡然道：“这位先生好大的气魄，孤身前来，我方人数虽然不多，但却都是身经百战的勇士，若我等一拥而上，你认为你能生离此地吗？而且我还可以保证，在你的手下赶来之前，就可以结果你的性命。”
凌霄道：“姑娘这些天来未伤我盘龙圣脉一名士兵，处处留有余地，就这点本座很承你的情，不如我们打个赌吧，你们派出一位武功最高强之人与本座单打独斗，以十招为限，若本座不能在十招内取胜，我便放你们离开盘龙圣脉，如何？”
崔蝶冷冷道：“你会这么好心？”
凌霄道：“姑娘多虑了，你们的实力虽说不能重创我军，但是你们若要拼个鱼死网破还是绰绰有余的，为了避免这些不必要的伤亡，我们还只用最简答的方法解决问题。”
崔蝶也明白目前的处境，看似占尽上风，但随着时间的推移，失败是必然的事情，既然有此机会，即便有诈，崔蝶也要赌上一把。
崔蝶问道：“你又如何保证你说的话？”
凌霄道：“本座三岁习武，一生只为追求武道之极致，吾以武人之尊严来保证。”
崔蝶道：“这位先生武魄不凡，妾身若在推脱倒显得小气，既然如此请出招吧。”
凌霄一挥手，做出一个请进招的架势，看似简单，却浑然天成，毫无一丝破绽。
崔蝶神色一敛，莲步轻移，漫不经心，却大藏玄机，与凌霄不同，崔蝶浑身上下皆是破绽，实则是请君入瓮，后发制人。
凌霄脸上露出一丝赞许之色，笑道：“姑娘，第一招来了，请接招！”
只见凌霄五指一张，手掌泛起一团灼热炎气，随手一推竟是一个火球，来势迅猛，势不可挡。
崔蝶不慌不慢，玉手朝前一探，掌心浮现赤红气芒，正是烈火真气。
烈火真气或作一道漩涡，将凌霄的火球包裹，两种属性相同的真气霎时间融合。
崔蝶冷哼一声，将凌霄的气劲糅合到火云掌中，更添三分威势。
凌霄身形一动，竟不退缩，正面对上火云掌，炎阳真元沛然而发。
灼热至阳之气对撞，方圆十丈之内热浪翻滚，众人如坠烘炉，口干舌燥。
崔蝶内息运转，火云掌化三分绵力，以柔制刚，凌霄炎阳真元刹那间已是徒劳无功。
只见崔蝶掌势回旋，一收一放，使出一路刁钻的擒拿手法——赤练锁筋手。
这赤练锁筋手虽不如火云掌般攻击力凶猛，但却胜在小巧挪移，一擒一拿间便可封住敌经脉，断敌筋骨。
崔蝶左手按在凌霄手肘，右手扣住其脉门，只要一拉一引便可废掉凌霄一条胳膊，谁知凌霄内息突然转化，一股酸麻刺痛之感从崔蝶手掌传来，已是拿捏不住凌霄手臂，崔蝶一击不中立即抽身后退，凌霄哈哈笑道：“姑娘好厉害的功夫，再接本座一招吧。”
只见一道白色光芒自凌霄掌心射出，如光如气，凌空一绕，落向崔蝶头顶。
崔蝶娇喝一声，手捏兰花指，对准白光便是凌空一指，射出一道烈火真气。
两道真气轰然相撞，崔蝶的火劲被击得私处飞散，而凌霄的白光发出一声闷雷般的巨响，随即或作数道气芒，落在地上。
只见火劲落下之处已是草木皆焚，浓烟袅袅。
而白芒落下之处却是一片焦黑，如遭雷击。
崔蝶秀眉一皱：“阁下的内力犹如雷电一般，不知是何绝学？”
凌霄笑道：“这招源自九霄真卷雷之卷，名曰天罡雷音。”
崔蝶点头道：“妾身观先生出手夹杂着奔雷之威，天罡雷音这名字起得甚是贴切，不过，妾身可要提醒先生，如今招已过三，剩下七招，你可有把握击败妾身？”
凌霄笑道：“姑娘虽是一介女流，但武艺超群，恐怕就算比起前神龙祀嬛玉无痕也不逊多让，说实在的，本座却是没把握在剩下七招将姑娘打败。”
崔蝶微微一愣，她可不认为凌霄是就此认输或者向自己示弱，凌霄其实是想将自己逼入绝境，在剩下七招中迫使自己进入最佳状态，所以接下来的才是硬仗。
凌霄哈哈一笑，脚步向前一跨，所经过之处犹如火焚雷击，竟无一完好之地。
面对来势汹汹的武魁座，崔蝶也不再隐藏实力，冰火二气随心而发，两种截然不同的真气竟完美的融合在一起，按照以往崔蝶并无力同时驾驭这两种真气，但是此次出海后，遇到种种危险与挑战，使得崔蝶借此机缘，突破玄关，练成浑天冰火决最高境界——冰火交融，阴阳合并。
崔蝶撮值成刀，劈出一记玄冰刀，刀气凌烈冰寒，横扫千军。
凌霄性子刚烈，作战之时决不后退，对准玄冰刀便是一拳。
只听嘣的一声，玄冰刀应声而碎，化作无数晶莹冰片，四散飞溅，谁知冰刀粉碎之际，竟冒出一股沛然火劲，火劲或作刀气劈向凌霄面门。
凌霄诧异之余，却已是躲避不及，只能饱提真元，双臂十字交叉于头顶，硬接火焰刀气。
轰隆一声，凌霄所站之处尘土飞扬，草木化灰烬。
待到烟尘散尽，只见凌霄手臂护甲已然或作碎片，两根手臂一片赤红，而他的毛发也被火劲烘烤的有些发卷焦黄，样子着实狼狈。
实际上凌霄内部情况更是糟糕，两根手臂此刻气血停滞，冰寒刺骨，但皮肤确实滚烫火辣，苦不堪言。
原来火焰刀气内部竟还蕴含这寒冰真气，一招玄冰刀竟是冰中藏火，火中蕴冰，叫人防不胜防。
凌霄运起炎阳真元驱逐体内的寒冰真气，但手臂的火毒却因为炎阳真元更添五分威势，将凌霄的手臂烤得焦黑一片，但他性子刚毅绝不会露出半丝疼痛之情。
“一身两体，姑娘竟练成两种截然相反的功体，但偏偏又融合得完美无瑕。”
凌霄缓缓张嘴说道，“本座着实佩服，剩下六招本座可要出真功夫了，姑娘可要小心了。”
崔蝶虽然抢得一招上风，但也心中此人武功不凡，胜负还是未知之数，当即不再犹豫，纵身抢攻。
火云掌，玄冰刀两大绝学尽数施展，冰火二气既相辅相成，又相生相克。
凌霄施展炎雷二卷，功力霸道无匹，威势大开大合。
凌霄功体霸道，只攻不守，而崔蝶进退有据，刚柔并济，霎时间两人斗得旗鼓相当，难分高下。
崔成心中默念：“五、六、七、八……还有两招……”
突然，破空之声响起，数道箭矢射向交战二人。
“小姐小心！”
崔成大声提醒。
只听见一声闷哼，崔蝶背门已是插着一枚箭矢，脸色苍白。
而凌霄立即收手伫立原地，满脸怒容地盯着射箭之处，怒喝道：“东方鲁，谁叫你插手的！”
林中嘿嘿冷笑响起：“本院主见武魁座久战不下，所以便助凌首座一臂之力。”
凌霄面色铁青道：“自作主张，本座之事何须你插手！”
崔蝶此刻面色惨白，冷笑道：“少装模作样，还说什么武人尊严，说白了也是一个卑鄙小人。”
崔韩两家武士此刻将崔蝶团团围住，保护在中心位置。
凌霄面色由红转白，阴晴不定，一摔衣袖道：“本座没有想他人解释的习惯，姑娘信也好不信也罢，总之我对此事一无所知。”
Dongfang Lu laughed and said, "Chief Ling, why bother explaining so much to these scoundrels? Let's capture and kill them in one fell swoop!"
After saying this, he let out a sharp whistle, and a hundred or so archers emerged from the dense forest. Their crossbows were very different in appearance from those of the crossbows of the Central Plains.
Cui Die inwardly groaned. The arrow that struck her in the back must have been fired by these crossbows, whose power was only slightly less than that of the Heaven-Shaking Crossbow. If she hadn't already reached the Perfected Realm of Ice and Fire, she would have already lost her life.
"Kill them!"
Dongfang Lu gave the order.
A barrage of arrows rained down on Cui Die and her group.
The warriors from the Cui and Han families brandished their steel swords to block the arrows, but unfortunately, the enemy's crossbows were too powerful. In no time, more than half of the eighty warriors had been killed or wounded. However, the remaining warriors were fearless and used their flesh and blood to form a Great Wall around Cui Die.
Watching her subordinates fall one after another, Cui Die felt as if her heart was being torn apart. Several times she wanted to step forward, but the injury on her back made it difficult for her to muster even a fraction of her strength.
Liu'er's face drained of color, and her delicate body trembled uncontrollably. Cui Die smiled bitterly and said, "Liu'er, don't be afraid. Even if we, master and servant, perish here today, we can still keep each other company on the road to the Yellow Springs."
With tears in her eyes, Liu'er nodded and said, "If Miss gives birth to me, I will live; if Miss dies, I will not live alone."
Ling Xiao roared, "Stop it, all of you!"
Upon hearing this, the archers stopped firing and looked towards Dongfang Lu, somewhat bewildered.
Dongfang Lu shouted, "You belong to my Tianji Academy. Did I order you to stop? Keep firing!"
Ling Xiao angrily said, "Dongfang Lu, the decision of the Six Ministries is to capture these Central Plains people, not to kill them."
Dongfang Lu also sneered, "That's right, that's what the Six Ministries decided at the time, but they also said that anyone who resisted would be killed on the spot. Didn't their leader just fight with you, Chief Ling? Doesn't that count as resistance?"
Ling Xiao's face turned ashen, and he laughed loudly, "Good, good, good!"
He said "Good!" three times in a row, then shouted loudly, "All soldiers, listen to my command! Return to camp!"
Its sound was like a thunderclap in clear weather, shaking the clouds and startling the birds and beasts in the forest into fleeing in terror.
Ling Xiao's actions clearly indicate that he intends to distance himself from the matter and leave the mess to the Tianji Academy to handle.
Dongfang Lu's face flushed red and then paled, and he chuckled, "Chief Ling, you have quite the air of authority. I, the head of the academy, will remember this!"
Ling Xiao snorted coldly and left without looking back. The soldiers who were originally moving towards this side also retreated one after another, leaving only the hundred archers from the Tianji Academy.
Dongfang Lu felt a surge of anger and sneered, "People of the Central Plains, stop struggling in vain and just surrender obediently."
Cui Die sneered, "What Central Plains people? Your ancestors were also from the Central Plains. You've only lived overseas for a few years and you've already forgotten your roots. You're truly shameless."
Dongfang Lu, with nowhere to vent his anger, cursed, "They still dare to talk back even when they're about to die! Shoot them full of holes!"
The white crossbow bolts were raised and aimed at the crowd. Suddenly, a cold wind arose from all around, and then a thick fog dissipated. In that instant, the vision of the Tianji Academy members was greatly affected, and all they could see was a white blur.
Dongfang Lu exclaimed in shock, "The Scroll of Gods—The Mist Concealment Curse, Yu Wuhen, it's you! How dare you protect outsiders! You have no guts!"
A faint female voice rang out: "Dongfang Lu, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. You'd better watch yourself!"
"What are you all standing there for? Shoot the arrows!"
Dongfang Lu shouted loudly.
The archers fired over a hundred arrows in an instant, but the arrows that hit the fog disappeared without a trace. After a quarter of an hour, the fog dissipated, and Cui Die and her group had vanished, leaving only the arrows stuck in the ground.
Inside the Dragon Worship Hall, Elder Wan frowned deeply; she had just returned from the Dragon Transformation Pavilion.
The stone gate became extremely strange. Even with the combined power of the nine elders, they could not budge it in the slightest. Moreover, it reflected all of their true energy back, and half of the nine elders were injured by their own true energy.
She had only been sitting down for a short time when she learned that Yu Wuhen had gone missing.
"The Dragon Transformation Pavilion is acting strangely, and Yu Wuhen has disappeared again. What should have been a smooth process has now become full of unexpected changes."
Elder Wan pondered.
"Elder..." A maid rushed in. Elder Wan's face darkened, and he shouted sternly, "What's the rush? Are you in such a hurry to reincarnate?"
The maid was so frightened that she shuddered and immediately collapsed to the ground.
Elder Wan sneered, "Useless thing! Speak! What is it? If it's some trivial disappearance, I'll skin you alive!"
The maidservant shakily got up and said, "Just now... news came from the Divine Punishment Court... saying that Feng Wangchen has escaped from prison..."
With a crash, the teacup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
"What did you say? Feng Wangchen... escaped from prison!"
Elder Wan's eyes widened as he said, "Yu Wuhen, I also mentioned that a few days ago, you made no preparations for the Elders' Meeting at all, only heading straight to the prison. I thought you were going to seek advice from Feng Wangchen. It turns out you had already anticipated that your position as Si Huan was in jeopardy, so you went all out and helped Feng Wangchen escape from prison. What a cunning scheme, what great courage! Did you intend to put yourself in a life-or-death situation?"
"Elder Wan need not worry."
Lin Birou walked in with a smile and said, "Just now, the people from the Divine Punishment Academy found a corpse refining furnace, a heart-burning cauldron, and a lot of children's bones in Yu Wuhen's room. The bloody case from three years ago has been exposed to the world."
Elder Wan knew that even if Yu Wuhen was the murderer who brutally killed the children, with her abilities, how could she leave such obvious evidence? Anything abnormal was suspicious. Although there were many doubts, Elder Wan couldn't care less about them. As long as Yu Wuhen could never recover, it didn't matter who the real culprit was.
"Pass down the order: Yu Wuhen brutally murdered children three years ago, and the evidence is irrefutable. Now he has released the criminal, which is unforgivable. All disciples of the Bailong Hall are entitled to kill him!"

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