Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The empress very happily sprayed some perfume on her body. She removed her gas mask and took a deep breath with her eyes closed. After that, she revealed a stunned look.
With an unimpressed expression, she glanced at Ren Baqian and asked, “Why do I feel that my body smells like Red Braised Meat?”
Ren Baqian was stupefied.
Sniff!
“This obviously is tuberose…”
“This is the smell of Red Braised Meat. I’ve eaten it before!” The empress’s face was leaning toward turning into a sulky, “Don’t-you-dare-say-that-I’ve-no-knowledge-about-this” expression.
“But what I am smelling is a strong fragrance…” Ren Baqian felt that he was being wronged. Besides, the person who delivered the perfume clearly mentioned that it was a tuberose fragrance.
“Urgh. It’s getting worse!” Lin Qiaole’s tear flowed incessantly.
“Maybe Your Majesty has a keener sense of smell than I do? After all, those perfumers are only ordinary people, so their sense of smell definitely can’t hold a candle to yours.” Ren Baqian acted on his feet. If it was only a single scent, then most people should perceive it very similarly. However, with those two scents mixed together, people with a keener sense of smell might detect something entirely different from a normal person. This was perfectly possible.
It was just that Red Braised Meat and tuberose were a little too different…
The empress’s face remained sulky, and she finally heaved a sigh after a long while.
Whatever it was, Red Braised Meat still smelled better than the previous stench, but it was making her feel a little hungry…
…
Clang! Xi Wanya’s long saber struck like a violent gale blowing through. His opponent was almost disarmed of his weapon the moment they exchanged blows, and his chest was revealed and unguarded.
As Xi Wanya’s body spun, he launched three strikes. Utilizing the momentum of the spin, every strike of his long saber was faster and stronger than the previous one. The third strike was about one and a half times the speed and two times the strength of the first.
The few Spirit Wheel experts fighting against him were immediately struck and sent flying toward the city.
Just as Qingyun Sword was about to request for support, he knitted his brows as he suddenly felt a surge of energy rising up into the air in the distance.
It was the aura of Qi Zixiao.
She knew that Xi Wanya had arrived.
Xi Wanya immediately withdrew his saber behind his body and looked into the distance before coldly saying, “Let’s call it a day. Wait for me tomorrow after washing everything clean so as to avoid staining my sword.”
“Thinking of leaving? Not a chance!” Qingyun Sword roared as his face turned red. For unknown reasons, his body grew larger and his longsword in the air suddenly transformed into a longsword that emitted thousands of light rays as well as a rain of swords that filled the whole sky and covered the entire city. The strength of every sword ray was equivalent to one of his ordinary attacks.
The empress had not died. If she were to join forces with Xi Wanya, they wouldn’t stand any chance against the aboriginals anymore.
After this move was executed, Qingyun Sword immediately became like a deflated ball, and his entire body reeked of the scent of defeat. As if he had aged 20 more years, more wrinkles appeared on his face. He was almost on the verge of collapsing.
“This is rather interesting!” Xi Wanya laughed out loud with his long saber trailing by the side of his body. His vigor rose dramatically before he brandished his long saber ferociously toward the sky.
As if his long saber had split the heavens open, a dazzling light immediately lit up the entire sky.
People near the city wall could even hear the sound of textiles ripping apart. This was the sound of Xi Wanya’s saber splitting the air.
The rain of swords shattered when they collided with the massive saber gleam in the air. Violent gales started brewing everywhere as if the saber gleam had met with obstructions. Those who were not stably standing on the ground were knocked back one by one.
However, when hundreds of sword rays broke apart, they started losing their vibrance before suddenly and finally shattering just like glass.
The remaining hundreds of sword rays rained down and headed straight for Xi Wanya.
Following which, streaks of saber gleam faced off with the swords rays raining from the sky.
After a loud bang, the entire city wall was forcibly smashed apart across a five meter wide gap.
When all the dust had settled, only Xi Wanya was seen standing there with traces of bloodstains all over his body.
“Not too bad.” Xi Wanya looked at Qingyun Sword in admiration. This was the greatest commendation that he had given to his opponent.
However, when Qingyun Sword witnessed this, he threw up a mouthful of blood and looked even more defeated than before.
This move of his couldn’t even deal with his opponent. Qi Zixiao was incredibly strong, and so was Xi Wanya. The innate skills of the aboriginals were indeed admirable, so much so that it led to his despair.
“Retreat! Come with me and welcome the empress into the camp,” Xi Wanya said with a booming voice.
At this moment, Qingyun Sword felt a alarm signal from the bottom of his heart. As he turned his head and looked over, he saw an elder holding a paper umbrella standing there and looking at him. The aura of this elder was indistinct, but that paper umbrella made Qingyun Sword feel a little frightened.
Chang Tian looked at Xi Wanya, and with a smile, he said, “All my life, it seemed as if I had learned a lot. In fact, I’ve only mastered one move. Come take a look.”
“Sure!” Xi Wanya nodded. His long saber was no longer trailing by his side. He held it in front of his chest as a solemn look emerged on his face.
“I’m afraid that I won’t be able to fulfill my promise to you,” Chang Tian said as he turned his head and looked at an old lady in the distance.
I remember that you liked pretty flowers, especially the yellow ones that are very fragrant, Chang Tian thought to himself, but never said this out loud.
“Chang Tian!” That old lady’s facial expression underwent a change.
Chang Tian looked at her and smiled before turning his head back to look at Xi Wanya. His expression turned solemn as he stared at the paper umbrella that he had raised up between his brows. His mind was tranquil and sincere as if he was praying. Engaging in a most serious and dignified act, he focused all his attention on that umbrella before leaping a few hundred meters in a flash.
What he was holding was still a paper umbrella. However, it was a pike in the eyes of all the others. Everyone could only see this pike, and it was as if it was the one and only pike that existed in this world. It was like this pike had already existed since the beginning of time, but only revealed itself now.
This was a pike that could create a link between Heaven and Earth.
As fast as a shooting star?
Even faster than a shooting star.
It was so fast that when Xi Wanya saw the flash of Chang Tian’s figure, the tip of the pike was already in front of him, occupying his entire range of vision. His heart was pounding rapidly as he was met with the ultimate crisis.
All Xi Wanya could do to defend against this deadly blow was to block the pike.
Ding! As if a nail had dropped on the floor, only a light ring resonated when both weapons came into contact.
Pffft!
Xi Wanya lowered his head and saw that the paper umbrella had pierced through his blade and his body. Fresh blood stained the white umbrella red, resembling a painting of red plum flowers in the snow that he had seen before.
“Protector General!” people shouted from afar. The two other Spirit Wheel experts immediately rushed over, but got held up by the others.
“Not bad! Unfortunately, however, it fell short just a little.” Xi Wanya lifted his head and grinned at Chang Tian, his breath reeking of blood.
“What a pity.” Chang Tian was a little regretful and disappointed.
Previously, when Xi Wanya’s saber came in contact with the pike, he moved it slightly to the side, making Chang Tian’s attack deviate slightly.
It was because of this minor deviation that he missed one of Xi Wanya’s vital points.
“What’s your name?” Xi Wanya asked unflinchingly. This attack had indeed made Chang Tian’s name worthy of remembering.
“Chang Tian. The ‘chang’ from ‘wu chang’ and the ‘tian’ from ‘wu fa wu tian,’” Chang Tian replied softly.
[He’s explaining which chinese characters form his name. ‘Wu chang’ means impermanence and ‘wu fa wu tian’ means lawless.]
“Got it.” Xi Wanya nodded before asking, “Does your pike have a name?”
“Nameless. This pike is called Nameless!”
“How splendid, Chang Tian and Nameless!” Xi Wanya laughed heartily as he spat out fresh blood and began to retreat. When the umbrella was pulled out of his body, blood gushed out from the wounds on his chest and back.
“Retreat!” Xi Wanya shouted.
The aboriginal army left behind some corpses and dispersed like the tide.
“Chang Tian!” The old lady rushed toward Chang Tian, only to see him maintaining his previous posture. He was looking far ahead with a smile on his face as if this piece of land was where he was borned and raised.
However, his eyes had already lost the ability to see joy.
