C33 Undercurrent Surge

Within the imperial family's grand hall, a middle-aged man in a gorgeous golden robe was sitting across from a dignified, beautiful woman, drinking wine and chatting happily.

He was the king of Lanfeng Empire, Lan Feng. He looked at the beautiful woman with a smile and said, "Queen, this is the fine wine and the Black Jade Fragrance of Black Jade Empire. How do you feel about tasting it?"

The beautiful woman gently smiled and elegantly picked up the jade wine cup beside her. She placed it next to her mouth and gently took a sip, "Hmm, this black jade fragrance is indeed …"

Before he could finish his sentence, a figure rushed in from outside the hall and threw himself on the ground, "King, Queen, and Sinner Cang Ye are here to die."

The middle-aged man frowned and asked coldly, "Cang Ye, if you aren't going to protect Guang'er, why are you here?"

"King, this sinner deserves to die. Prince Lan Guang was killed in the war between the four courtyards."

"What?" The wine cup in the beautiful woman's hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces. "What did you say? "Guang'er died?"

Lan Feng's expression changed, as if he didn't dare to believe what he heard, "Cang Ye, say it again? "Where is Guang'er now?"

"This?" Cang Ye was a bit hesitant, the back of his palm was completely soaked with sweat.

"I told you to tell me." At the same time, the wine cup in his hand turned into powder that scattered down.

Cang Ye gritted his teeth and waved both of his hands. A black light flashed and a badly mutilated corpse suddenly appeared in the hall. His silhouette and clothes showed that it was Lan Guang.

"Guang'er." The beautiful woman exclaimed as she threw herself at the corpse, tears streaming down her face like a torrential downpour.

Lan Feng's eyes surged with boundless anger. He struck a palm backwards. A powerful force struck at Cang Ye. The latter could not dodge in time and did not dare to dodge. He was struck by the palm, causing him to be sent flying backward.

"Useless slave, to think that you're still a Martial King, yet you can't even protect the prince."

Cang Ye was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly kneeled on the ground and begged for mercy, "King, please spare my life. The Prince was poisoned to death in the war between the four courtyards, so I didn't dare to break your rules."

Lan Guang's eyes turned cold. His sharp gaze was filled with killing intent, "Who killed him?"

"Qin Feng, a student named Jiang Xia from Qinfeng Academy. A few months ago, Prince Lan Guang had some grudges with him." Cang Ye lowered his head and laid on the ground while shivering.

"Jiang Xia?" Lan Guang repeated the name coldly.

The beautiful woman's eyes were filled with resentment as she wailed, "King, Guang'er died miserably. You must avenge me!"

His domineering face was gloomy to the point that it was somewhat scary. He didn't expect that the rule he personally made back then would now cause the death of his own son. "Cang Ye, now that Guang'er is dead, may I ask what's the use of keeping you here?"

Cang Ye was shocked, his head knocked heavily on the ground, "King, please have mercy! Please give me a chance to make up for it, I'll go and kill that brat right now. "

"Hmph, according to the rule that I personally set myself back then, if you go and kill him now, where would my Lanfeng Empire and face go to?"

"This?"

The beautiful woman on the ground quickly begged, "King, you can't just let Guang'er die in vain. He is your most beloved son!"

Lan Feng took a deep breath and his eyes became cold. "Cang Ye, go bring that brat's head back. Do it cleanly. If anyone finds out I asked you to do it, you won't need to exist anymore."

Cang Ye's body trembled violently as he fearfully bowed and agreed, "Yes, King."

= = =.

The majestic lobby of the imperial city was completely silent. The atmosphere in the lobby was strange and quiet, and an old man around sixty to seventy years old had his hands behind his back, his back facing the entrance. This man was the Patriarch of the imperial city, Situ Kuang. Beneath him stood seven or eight high ranking elders of Situ Family with expressions of anger and pity.

In the middle of the lobby, a corpse covered in white cloth was bleeding. Next, a middle-aged man in his forties rushed in from the entrance. Everyone's eyes were on him.

When the man saw the white cloth on the ground, his body couldn't help but tremble. He then slowly walked forward and gently pulled the white cloth away. "Hiss!" What appeared before everyone's eyes was Situ Yan's miserable corpse. His head, hands, and body were all separated. Everyone could not help but frown.

The man's eyes turned bright red, and his fists clenched so tightly that creaking sounds could be heard. He raised his head to look at Situ Kuang who was in the hall and said, "Father, please allow me to tear that brat from pieces."

Situ Kuang slowly turned around, his fierce old eyes were sad, "Qi'er, Yan'er was killed in the battle of the Fourth Courtyard. Now that you've killed that stinky brat, do you want to become enemies with the Imperial Family?"

"But, Father, did Yan'er die in vain?" Situ Qi almost yelled it out, and his face turned red.

Situ Kuang took a deep breath, although his tone was calm, it contained endless killing intent, "Go! Clean it up. It's best if it's outside the imperial city. "

The expressions of everyone in the hall changed. They understood in their hearts that anyone who offended Situ Family would not have a good ending.

= = =.

Jiang Xia's name spread throughout all the streets and alleys of the imperial city, and his identity was revealed to the people who knew of his identity. It turned out that the one who killed the Lanfeng Empire Prince and young master during the battle of the four courtyards was the blind boy who was kicked out of the clan by Xie Ann sixteen years ago. Aside from the Imperial Family and Situ Family, the Xie Family was also undoubtedly in a state of shock.

Compared to Situ Yan and Lan Guang, Xie An was much better. He had deliberately kept Xia Chen's life, so he was only seriously injured. The Xie Family Patriarch, Xie Cheng, was in the main hall, his sharp eyes sweeping across the elders below, including Xie Sha, who had instigated him to drive away Xie Xuan and his family.

"I never thought that Xie Xuan's son would appear in the capital in such a manner after nearly sixteen years." "Such a young age, a level five martial artist and level four cellist, this is a genius." Below, a short and fat Xie Family Elder let out a sigh. It was in this very room that Xie Xuan's family was chased away.

Xie Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice, "Elders, what do you have to say?"

The short and fat Elder who let out a sigh, took a step forward and said: "Patriarch, I think that Jiang Xia did not kill Xie Ann this time because he wanted to express our good will through our Xie Family. If we can invite him and Xie Xuan and his wife back and cultivate that brat, it would definitely become a sharp weapon for my Xie Family in the future."

"Hmph, Elder Xie Yang's words differ!" Wearing a red robe, Xie Sha sneered, then cupped his fist towards Xie Cheng, "Patriarch, I'm afraid that Xie Xuan's son no longer has any feelings for our Xie Family, take a look at his name, Jiang Xia, it's the same surname as his mother, not Xie, you have to understand this point clearly."

The short and fat Elder called Xie Yang flung his sleeves, and snappily replied: "Xie Sha, then tell me, if he hates our Xie Family, why would Jiang Xia show mercy to Xie Ann?"

"Hehe, Elder Xie Yang's words make sense. I won't explain any further." Xie Sha smiled lightly, and shook his head, "Everyone, Jiang Xia killed Lan Guang first, then he killed Situ Yan. Do you think that the Imperial Family and Situ Family will let him go? Even if the Royal Clan set down a rule that could kill people in the Four Great Academies' battle, could Jiang Xia's life be exchanged for just this rule? If we really summon Jiang Xia back to the family, our Xie Family will definitely be suppressed by the royal family and our Situ Family.

Xie Sha's words had awoken the dreamer, and even Xie Yang did not utter a single word. Xie Cheng frowned. After some thought, he said in a deep voice, "Jiang Xia was kicked out of the family by me 16 years ago, so his life and death has nothing to do with us. This matter will not be mentioned again in the future."

"Yes, Patriarch."

Everyone answered in unison. Xie Yang still wanted to say something, but swallowed his words back down. He could only silently say to himself: I hope this decision is the right one.

= = =.

The night wind brushed past his face, the treetops swayed, and his Qinfeng Academy was immersed in a field of jubilation and laughter.

"Brother Jiang Xia is amazing, I'm going to follow him from now on." Not bad, for such a young Fighter and zither master, it would be impossible for our Qinfeng Academy to not rise again. "

"Right, right, haha."

On the training field, the teachers and students held wine bottles in their hands as they gobbled down the food, praising Jiang Xia endlessly. They didn't know that just half a month ago, the crowd still had a lot of opinions towards Jiang Xia. People are realistic, every time you see the halo of success, will forget the old entanglement.

Jiang Xia sat quietly under a big tree with his hands behind his head. His body was leaning against a tree trunk and his left shoulder was still aching. He must pay a price if he wanted to succeed.

"Jiang Xia, so you were hiding here!" It really makes it easy for me to find him. " A woman's voice came. She didn't even need to think to know that it was Ye Rong. She had two bottles of wine in her hands as she sat beside Jiang Xia.

"Jiang Xia, do you want to drink?"

"En!" Jiang Xia nodded. He took the wine jug and poured it into his mouth. The strong spicy taste of the jug made Jiang Xia spray all over the ground.

"Hahahaha, look at you." Ye Rong laughed until her branches trembled, "Do you drink this like water? Even I don't dare to drink so much, hahahaha. "

Jiang Xia glared at him and took a small sip.

Ye Rong held back her laughter and moved her face closer to Jiang Xia. She said mysteriously, "Jiang Xia, what award did the dean give you?"

Jiang Xia was surprised for a moment and then replied, "10,000 gold coins and a weapon."

"What weapon?" Can you show me? " Ye Rong opened her eyes wide and wrapped her arms around Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia's body shook and he gently pulled his hand out. In his mind, he recalled the cute girl who often held his arm.

Ye Rong also noticed the change in Jiang Xia's expression and couldn't help but pout her lips. She said in dissatisfaction, "Hmph, I've never seen such a petty man like you. If you don't show it, then don't show it."

Jiang Xia was shocked and shook his head helplessly, "Miss Ye, I didn't say I wouldn't show it to you!" Then, the air suddenly became restless, and a faint feeling of heat assaulted his senses.

Ye Rong's eyes lit up as she saw Jiang Xia holding a sword in his hand. The sword handle of the sword was like a burning flame, and the burning aura was also coming from the flame.

Ye Rong stared at the Long Sword without blinking, her eyebrows knitted slightly, then clapped her hands, "I know of this sword, it's called 'Burning Flame' right?"

"How do you know?" Jiang Xia was shocked.

"Hehe, of course I know." Ye Rong's pretty face flashed with a trace of pride, "This' Burning Flame 'was the weapon of the number one warrior of Lanfeng Empire, Bo Zhanfeng. I really didn't think that Dean Bo Hee would be willing to give it to you. "

"Who is Bo Zhanfeng?" Jiang Xia was so confused that he couldn't find the end of it.

Unexpectedly, Ye Rong became even more surprised. She stared at him without blinking, "Bo, Dean Bo Hee didn't tell you?"

"Alright! If you're willing to call me senior sister, then I'll tell you who Bo Zhanfeng is. "

Jiang Xia rolled his eyes and snappily replied, "If you want to say it, don't say it."

"Alright, alright, can't I? "A stingy man." Ye Rong curled her lips in dissatisfaction and began to narrate Bo Zhanfeng's story, "Listening to the name, you should be able to guess that he and Seventh Level Heavenly Lyre Master, Bo Jingfeng, are linked, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Xia nodded.

"Dean Bo Hee is Bo Zhanfeng's only son. Back then, he and Bo Jingfeng were Dean Bo Hee's pride in life, and to have the strength of Martial King before the age of thirty, the entire Lanfeng Empire envied Dean Bo Hee for having such an outstanding son."

"And then?"

A trace of regret flashed through Ye Rong's beautiful eyes, "Maybe Dean Bo Hee was too lucky, so even the heavens envied him. As early as 20 years ago, the 30 year old Bo Zhanfeng disappeared at a place called Piercing Wind Cliff. Dean Bo Hee and his men searched for nearly half a year, but in the end, they only found the Burning Flame Sword, while Bo Zhanfeng seemed to have disappeared from the world."

"What?" Jiang Xia's expression changed, "What about him?"

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