27: Chapter 27 Conflict, the Enraged Elder of the Qingyuan Sect

Indeed, the person who arrived was none other than Su Xuanji.

Previously, after dealing with the remnants of the Demonic Sect, she and several experts from the Hehuan Sect had been specifically arranged by Xia Jin to join the Imperial Guard, used to secretly protect Emperor Xia Yu.

Apart from Xia Jin, only Commander Qin Hu, the Commander of the Imperial Guard, knew of the existence of Su Xuanji and the others.

"Hmm!? Miss Su!" Emperor Xia Yu's eyes widened in surprise, followed by a flash of joy.

Although he knew of Su Xuanji's existence from Commander Qin Hu, and knew that the Hehuan Sect had already been brought under Xia Jin's command.

He truly had not expected Xia Jin to arrange for the leader of the Hehuan Sect to secretly protect him.

"Ninth Level of the Grandmaster Realm?"

Elder Zhao Yuankui of the Qingyun Sect, who was preparing to teach Emperor Xia Yu a lesson, looked at Su Xuanji, who had suddenly appeared. He felt somewhat surprised as well, but immediately sneered in disdain.

"Your Aura is not bad, but it is a pity... having not entered the Grandmaster Realm, in this old man's eyes, how are you any different from an ordinary person?"

With one palm, he struck squarely onto the blade of Su Xuanji's sword!

Su Xuanji only felt a massive force surging wildly along the sword blade.

A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her lips, and her feet retreated "thump, thump, thump" for over a dozen steps before she could steady herself.

To withstand a palm strike from a Second Level Great Grandmaster while at the Ninth Level of the Grandmaster Realm, and only suffer a minor injury, was already quite remarkable.

Su Xuanji took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the churning Qi within her body.

"Old fogey! You truly are worthy of being a Great Grandmaster, you have some tricks! It's a pity, your strength is still lacking a bit!" She pointed the tip of her sword at him, her eyes filled with chilliness. "If this Sect Leader had set foot into the Great Grandmaster Realm, for someone of your caliber, this Sect Leader could hack you to death with a single sword strike!"

"Heh heh, to be able to take a palm strike from this old man and not die, you little girl, are truly not bad. However, the Grandmaster Realm and the Grandmaster Realm, although they are only one realm apart, are like a chasm!!" Elder Zhao Yuankui sized up Su Xuanji, intending to strike again.

However, at this moment, the young man who had been sitting on the stone bench watching the show suddenly spoke up,

"Elder Zhao, wait a moment."

Elder Zhao Yuankui's movements paused, he frowned, and turned to look at the other person: "Young Master Lin?"

The young man's gaze did not look at Elder Zhao Yuankui, but instead fell upon Su Xuanji, especially on the cinnabar mole at the corner of her lips.

A flash of intense interest and possessiveness flickered in his eyes.

"This young lady," the young man slowly stood up, a smile hanging on his face,

"Your martial arts skills are truly extraordinary; staying in this small third-rate Dynasty is truly a waste."

He puffed out his chest, striking a confident pose: "This Young Master is a Personal Disciple of the Yuheng Sect in the Central Region, Young Master Lin Xiao. If you are willing to follow this Young Master, whether it is Cultivate resources or status and power, it is far beyond what this remote place can compare to. How about it? Why not consider it?"

"This bastard, how dare he try to recruit Miss Su right in front of me?" Emperor Xia Yu's eyes flashed with anger, his gaze fixed tightly on Su Xuanji.

The conditions offered by the other party were undoubtedly tempting. Although Su Xuanji had submitted to the Imperial Brother, faced with such an "Opportunity", would she waver?

Su Xuanji's face showed a cold sneer. Even though she was already injured, she still carried the arrogance of the Hehuan Sect Leader,

"What Yuheng Sect? Never heard of it. This Sect Leader is not interested in those conditions of yours. If you want to fight, then fight; spare me the nonsense!"

The smile on Young Master Lin Xiao's face instantly froze, then turned gloomy. As a Personal Disciple of the Yuheng Sect, when had he ever been rejected like this by another woman?

"Good! Very good!" Cold light flickered in Young Master Lin Xiao's eyes, and a trace of shame and anger rose up. "Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit. Elder Zhao!"

"Young Master Lin!" Elder Zhao Yuankui immediately responded.

"Take her down for me!" Young Master Lin Xiao's voice carried a hint of ruthlessness. "This Young Master wants to see if, once she falls into this Young Master's hands, this woman's mouth will still be so tough!"

"Rest assured, Young Master Lin! Watch how this old man captures this woman!" Elder Zhao Yuankui sneered, his Great Grandmaster Aura locking onto Su Xuanji once again. Clearly, this time he would not hold back.

Emperor Xia Yu nodded towards Commander Qin Hu, who had already stood back up.

The Capital Garrison, it was time to use it!

Commander Qin Hu did not hesitate, pulling a signal flare from his bosom and pulling the fuse forcefully—

"Whoosh—Bang!"

A blinding red light shot up into the sky.

"Miss Su, hurry and go!"

Emperor Xia Yu shouted almost at the same time the signal exploded, and at the same time, under the close guard of a group of Imperial Guards, he retreated rapidly towards the side gate of the villa.

Su Xuanji reacted extremely quickly, putting away her long sword, her figure like a swallow, she swooped backward to rendezvous with Emperor Xia Yu and the others.

"Hmph! You still want to leave in front of this old man?!"

A fierce look flashed in Elder Zhao Yuankui's eyes. With one palm, he blasted away several Imperial Guard elites who had rushed up. Just as he was about to pursue, a sense of ominous foreboding suddenly rose in his heart. He looked up abruptly, his expression suddenly changing.

He saw that in the mid-air outside the villa wall, a dense patch of black dots had suddenly appeared, carrying a sharp whistling sound as they poured down!

Those were hundreds of arrows wrapped in oilcloth and ignited with flames, covering most of the villa's front courtyard!

"Fire arrows?!"

Elder Zhao Yuankui frowned, but he was not flustered. His Protective Aura as a Great Grandmaster erupted outward, deflecting the fire arrows that shot toward him one after another.

However, this was not the end; immediately afterward, another series of wind-breaking sounds rang out.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

He saw the thick walls in front suddenly pierced through by a terrifying force. Over a hundred heavy crossbow bolts, as thick as a child's arm, shot toward Elder Zhao Yuankui's location with the force of destroying dry weeds and smashing rotten wood!

This was the Capital Garrison's unique heavy siege crossbow, specially prepared for dealing with experts!

"Young Master Lin, be careful!"

Elder Zhao Yuankui finally changed color, shouted fiercely, and slammed both palms downward onto the ground!

"Boom!"

Majestic Protective Aura poured into the ground, and with him as the center, the ground for several zhang around suddenly collapsed, blasting out a pit over a zhang deep!

Elder Zhao Yuankui grabbed Young Master Lin Xiao, who had not yet reacted, and jumped quickly into the pit.

Almost at the same time, the heavy crossbow bolts whistled past. Most missed, piercing terrifying large holes into the pavilions and buildings behind, while a few shot into the edge of the pit, embedding themselves deeply into the soil and stone.

A few breaths later, Elder Zhao Yuankui leaped out of the pit, his expression somewhat gloomy.

He glanced at the shaken Young Master Lin Xiao and said in a deep voice: "Young Master, wait here for a moment, while this old man goes and kills that Emperor of the Great Xia!"

"Remember, you must tear him into ten thousand pieces for this Young Master! Just now, this Young Master's life was almost lost here!" Young Master Lin Xiao stood up, brushed off his brocade clothes, and said through gritted teeth.

Elder Zhao Yuankui nodded, then flew toward the direction where Emperor Xia Yu and the others were retreating.

But just as he rushed out of the Jinghong Villa gate, the scene before him made his pupils shrink—

On the open ground outside the villa, three rows of Capital Garrison crossbowmen had lined up at some unknown time. On the ground, placed there, were exactly those terrifying heavy siege crossbows from before!

And further away, there were also hundreds of archers ready to fire.

"Fire!"

Following Commander Qin Hu's order.

"Hum—!"

Over a hundred heavy crossbow bolts shot out once again, sealing off all of Elder Zhao Yuankui's routes of advance!

"Bastard, do you really take this old man's status as a Great Grandmaster to be fake?!"

Elder Zhao Yuankui laughed in extreme anger, his Protective Aura surging wildly from his body, condensing into a spherical shield three feet outside his body!

"Ding ding ding ding—!"

The heavy crossbow bolts, capable of piercing iron armor and destroying walls, shot onto that Protective Aura shield, actually causing sparks to fly in all directions!

Elder Zhao Yuankui shouted angrily, and those crossbow bolts snapped and bounced off one after another, scattering all over the ground.

Emperor Xia Yu looked back from within the layers of Imperial Guard protection, and just happened to see this scene, his expression changing involuntarily.

Could even the Capital Garrison's heavy crossbows not do anything to him?

Truly worthy of being a Great Grandmaster!