Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

It was quiet outside the courtyard at the moment...

The thin man and the middle-aged man's expressions turned cold and they slowly backed away. Leng Aojian narrowed his eyes slightly and walked in front of them.

Seeing Leng Aojian standing in front of him, the thin man seemed to have courage and shouted:

"who?"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The knock on the door sounded again, which was particularly clear in the dark night, as if it was knocking in their hearts, and little by little fear emanated from the hearts of the middle-aged man and the thin man.

Leng Aojian pressed his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and a trace of sword energy circulated on the surface of the hilt. Leng Aojian obviously did not want to say much, but the murderous intention in his body became stronger and stronger.

A chilling atmosphere filled this ordinary courtyard.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

People outside seemed to feel the murderous atmosphere in the courtyard, and the knocking on the door became louder.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

Speaking concisely and concisely, Leng Aojian suddenly drew his sword in his hand. The sword light was like a shadow, and the invincible sword intent swept in all directions. The surrounding bricks and tiles were shattered, and a majestic sword intent rose into the sky and stabbed outside the courtyard gate!

"Weng!"

There was the same sound of a sword being unsheathed outside the door, and the sound wave vibrated, as if a special artistic conception was formed around it.

At this moment, the middle-aged man and the thin man discovered with horrified eyes that the surroundings had become different, and even the slow speed of dust falling was clearly visible.

Leng Aojian's body shook, and he felt something was wrong. His aura was no longer hidden. All the aura in the late Tianwu realm exploded. The sword gang condensed instantly, and it was highly condensed like crystal. Although it was short, its aura was extremely terrifying!

Bang!

Before the sword tip reached, the courtyard door was torn apart and shattered by the sword energy, and the figure outside the door finally appeared.

It turned out to be a woman in green clothes. The green gauze blocked her appearance, but the shadow of a green sword blocked everyone's eyes!

The woman drew her sword and stabbed Leng Aojian directly.

This sword has no rules and no flickering of sword light, just like a woman wielding it at will.

Only the cyan color of the sword itself shines in the moonlight.

Suddenly, the three of them seemed to see the shadow of a bamboo leaf emerging and swaying gently.

But Leng Aojian's expression changed instantly. No one understood the horror of this sword better than him!

This sword is extremely simple!

In his eyes, this sword has no sword radiance because the sword radiance has been absorbed into the sword!

There is no rules, because with a random sword, it is a peerless swordsmanship!

"kill!"

In an instant, Leng Aojian's eyes were fearless and even more fanatical. This was the sword he was pursuing!

Leng Ao's sword raised its head to the sky and roared, black threads were flying all over the sky, the sword intent bloomed from the body, and the soul and true energy were all in this sword!

At this moment, it seems that the time is chaotic, slow and fast!

boom!

Swords collide with swords!

Without any stagnation, the two figures passed each other!

The middle-aged man and the thin man stared at them blankly. At this moment, there was a thin slit of blood on their necks. Not only them, but sword marks were clearly visible on everything in the courtyard where the two were fighting at this moment. In the large water tank, The water was also cut by the sword marks!

"What a sword!"

Outside the courtyard gate, Leng Aojian still retained his sword posture, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Click!

The long sword in his hand suddenly exploded into countless fragments, and the exploded fragments penetrated numerous brick walls.

Uh-huh!

There was no loud noise, and the walls and houses with a radius of a hundred meters collapsed like sand.

In vain, a green light suddenly appeared between Leng Aojian's neck, and a head flew up directly, and was accurately thrown into the bag prepared by the woman in green.

The woman's slender fingers tied it gently and closed the bag, isolating all the smell.

Several black figures came out of the darkness one after another, looking at the woman in green with shock. They thought there would be a shocking battle, but they didn't expect it to be resolved so quickly.

This is a remote alley, and people live only a few hundred meters away. They can't even feel what's happening here, and they are still asleep.

"Tell Xun Yu that the assassin has been dealt with!"

The voice of the woman in green is like clear spring water, as if it has washed away the dust in the world.

"yes!"

Everyone in Chu Yue's organization bowed their heads in great respect.

When they raised their heads, they found that the woman in green was missing.

………………

In the Prince of Chu's Mansion, Xun Yu, Nangong Xiyue, Jiang Lao, An Sheng, and Xiao Si gathered in the flower pavilion.

Outside the pavilion, spies from Chu Yue's organization have returned to report the situation.

"She killed Leng Aojian with one sword?"

An Sheng couldn't help but confirm aloud that he had fought with Leng Aojian and was very aware of Leng Aojian's strength.

The woman in green can actually kill Leng Aojian with one sword, which means she can also kill herself with one sword.

How can this be!

An Sheng was originally very proud in his heart. Although he was in the late Tianwu realm, he was not afraid of anyone in the Tianwu realm.

However, now his pride is gradually reduced, and he has a deep respect for the King of Chu who is far away in Linghong Mansion.

The king of Chu is really a crouching tiger, hidden dragon!

The spy nodded slightly, the shock in his eyes not dissipating yet.

There were no fancy moves between the two of them, it was just a sword strike.

The silent battle ended with a collapse of a hundred meters in radius.

Nangong Xiyue frowned deeply, when did the Chu Palace have this woman in green?

If Li Yuan hadn't sent her a message asking her to go back to the courtyard of Prince Chu's Mansion to search for him, she wouldn't have known there was such a strong man in Prince Chu's Mansion!

And she’s still a woman!

"Where is the woman in green now? Why didn't she come back with you?"

"I don't know, when we looked up, she disappeared with Leng Aojian's head."

The spy answered honestly.

"Okay, you go down first." Nangong Xiyue waved her hand, motioning for him to go down.

"Yes." The spy resigned.

Xiao Si glanced at Nangong Xiyue, smiled at Xun Yu and asked:

"Master Xun, this sister in Qingyi is so powerful. Who is she?"

Xun Yu recalled the identity of the woman in Tsing Yi in his mind, and finally shook his head and chuckled:

"Haha, I still need your Highness to explain this."

"Now that the assassin has been dealt with, let's continue to do our job well and not worry His Highness."

"Um."

……………

At dawn, the sun still rises as usual. A notice has been posted in the government office. The assassin who made a big fuss yesterday has been beheaded. For the people, this is just an interesting thing to talk and laugh about before dinner. They don't care at all what happened. whats the matter.

After Li Yuan learned the result, he smiled and continued to sing the double act with Jia Xu in Linghong Mansion.

In other prefectures and counties, the generals under the Chu Prince's Mansion took over the cities one by one in an orderly manner.

………………

Huanyang City is one of the five largest cities in Huanzhou because the Zhou family, the top family in Huanzhou, is located here.

The crowds in Huanyang City are surging, bustling, and extremely lively and prosperous. As the headquarters of the Zhou family, the chaos outside cannot affect this place at all.

On the street, a luxurious and huge restaurant is located in the center of the street. It is very lively with people coming and going.

The place is bustling with people, every wine table is full of people, and the noise is extraordinary.

The most noble loft at the top of the restaurant is spacious on all sides, and dozens of people can be here without looking crowded. The most conspicuous table in the middle is boiling with a pot of wine, and a strong aroma of wine is emitted.

Four men of extraordinary temperament sat together, and behind them there were a group of young men from aristocratic families scattered around the tables.

Everyone exchanged cups and drank lightly, chatting happily.

Although Zhou Yan acted relaxed and comfortable, he was very depressed inside. It had been five days since Leng Aojian assassinated Xun Yu.

Now there is no news at all about Leng Aojian. Although Xun Yu issued an announcement the next day that the assassin had been beheaded, Zhou Yan scorned it at that time. He already knew that there was no spare venerable guard in Li Yuan of Lingyuan Mansion.

Leng Ao was a genius that he had worked hard and tried every means to conquer. He was an invincible being in the Tianwu Realm. No one could kill him without the help of His Holiness.

Zhou Yan also wanted to wait for Leng Aojian to successfully assassinate Xun Yu and become famous in one fell swoop, and then use him as the lead to contact the various states to launch an assassination feast against the King of Chu in Lingzhou.

But Leng Aojian didn't reply at all in the past few days, and the spies who had contacted Leng Aojian also lost news, which made Zhou Yan's heart sink bit by bit.

"Young Master Zhou, it seems that Xun Yu is still alive now!"

Opposite Zhou Yan, the person who spoke was a young man with a slightly fat body and a fat face but very fair skin.

His surname is Song and his given name is Lan. He is the eldest son of the Song family, a hidden family in Huanzhou.

Song Lan's change of tone made everyone quiet down and looked at Zhou Yan quietly. The purpose of this gathering was coming.

Next to him is the eldest son of the Black Dragon Gang, Xu Shenglong, with bronze skin, strong and tall, his eyes move from time to time, revealing a trace of light.

On the right is Wang Yu, who is also from a hidden family in Huanzhou Ling.

Behind him are more than a dozen young masters, all of whom come from various large and small forces in Huanzhou.

The families of these people have joined forces with the Zhou family and the Black Dragon Gang to form the Huanzhou Alliance, and their fathers are leading an army to attack Yizhou.

Now these young masters who can represent various families were invited by Zhou Yan who returned from the failed attack on Lingzhou a few days ago.

Today is the time to get together.

Song Lan's eyes narrowed. Zhou Yan had already made it clear when he invited them.

Combine these forces and send assassins into various places in Lingzhou to assassinate officials of the Chu Palace.

Leng Aojian is Zhou Yan's best weapon and was sent to assassinate Xun Yu.

If according to the normal time, Leng Aojian should have placed Xun Yu's head here to give everyone a reassurance, the Assassin's Alliance could be formed instantly.

But now Xun Yu is still staying in Lingrong Mansion, preparing to make drastic changes to the various governments in Lingzhou.

But Leng Aojian disappeared.

"I heard that the day after Xun Yu was assassinated, the Chu Palace issued a notice that the assassin had been caught."

Wang Yu cast a look at Song Lan, with a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes.

Zhou Yan has become more and more arrogant recently, and he is vaguely known as the number one son of Huanzhou, so they are naturally dissatisfied.

Moreover, it is rumored that Xu Fengwu, the eldest lady of the Black Dragon Gang, is going to marry Zhou Yan.

If the Black Dragon Gang wants to get closer to the Zhou family, then the Song family and the Wang family should also get closer.

They also wanted to kill Zhou Yan's arrogance.

A group of young men behind him all looked at Zhou Yan, trying to tell something from his expressionless face. If even Leng Aojian, the proud figure of Huanzhou, failed to assassinate Xun Yu, they would send assassins there to kill him.

Zhou Yan glanced at the gloating eyes of the two men, calmly raised his glass and said calmly:

"When King Chu and Chu Qingyan came to Lingzhou, I remember you were betting on how long it would take for the three major forces in Lingzhou to defeat Chu Qingyan and King Chu.

A year ago, Chu Junyan stepped into Lingzhou, and the people made a bet on when the Zhenguo government would deal with the three major forces.

When the three major forces allied with the Wang family, and the King of Chu allied with Chu Junyan and Chu Qingyan, you are betting that the battle between Chu League and Ling League will last for several years!

But no one expected that the King of Chu, whom we had never paid much attention to, would unexpectedly defeat all the forces in Lingzhou step by step.

Who would have thought that in less than two years, King Chu would be able to grow to this point!

Should we continue to bet now to see whether we will deal with King Ming first or King Chu will take control of Lingzhou first? "

Zhou Yan's calm words were like a heavy hammer, waking up the casual people, and their faces gradually became serious.

Xu Shenglong next to him spoke:

"One King Ming is enough to defeat our two major alliances. The King of Chu is slowly expanding next to us. Everything Young Master Zhou has done is to prevent our Huanzhou from being attacked from both sides. I don't think you want King Chu to rule Ling under our eyes." State and do nothing.”

"Now the King of Chu is sending troops to conquer the various prefectures, and the rear is empty. It is a good time for us to create chaos. If we don't send people now, why don't we wait until the King of Chu takes control of Lingzhou?"

"Young Master Zhou and Young Master Xu are right. We cannot just watch the King of Chu rule Lingzhou and do nothing, and send people into Lingzhou to cause trouble for the King of Chu."

A young master behind him strongly supported Zhou Yan.

"Yes, even if we delay King Chu's control of Lingzhou, it is still a victory!"

Another young master also stood up and supported.

Others also nodded one after another. As an alliance, they have a natural hostile relationship with the royal family.

A small number of people looked at Song Lan and Wang Yu, waiting for their statements.

Wang Yu and Song Lan looked at each other. They were at least consistent in dealing with King Chu. Wang Yu asked:

"What Young Master Zhou said makes sense, but we must do things effectively. Leng Aojian, under the command of Lord Zhou, is famous. He could not even assassinate civil servants like Xun Yu. It can be seen that the King of Chu has already attached great importance to the defense of officials. If we send people into Lingzhou , King Chu must be on guard now, wouldn’t he be throwing himself into a trap?”

Zhou Yan responded easily: "Don't worry, everyone, I have investigated clearly. Leng Aojian's assassination should be said to be very successful. Unfortunately, there happened to be a strong swordsman in the Tianwu realm who blocked Leng Aojian at that time. Later, reinforcements from the Chu Palace arrived. , Leng Aojian gave up on assassinating Xun Yu and finally left calmly."

Song Lan also nodded and asked the question he wanted to know most:

"I really want to know now, is Leng Aojian still alive?"

Everyone also looked at Zhou Yan, waiting for their answer. They also wanted to know if Leng Aojian was still alive.

Just forget it if you fail to assassinate Xun Yu on the first day, but die on the second day?

This is Leng Aojian, the famous Tianjiao of Huanzhou!

If this is the case, then Lingzhou is in the dragon's den and the tiger's den!

Upon hearing Song Lan's inquiry, Zhou Yan laughed and said:

"Haha, how could Aojian be caught? He is now accepting my order and lurking in Lingyang Mansion, preparing to attack Zhou Xuan, the governor of Lingyang Mansion!"

"Because Ao Jian was a little impulsive when he assassinated Xun Yu, I asked Ao Jian to lie dormant and wait for the opportunity."

"I see!"

After hearing Zhou Yan's explanation, everyone nodded with smiles on their faces.

Seeing that the time was right, Zhou Yan stood up, raised his glass and said loudly:

"Come, everyone, let's drink this cup together and wish you success!"

"Young Master Zhou, please!"

A group of young men behind him all stood up and catered to Zhou Yan.

Song Lan, Wang Yu and Xu Shenglong also raised their glasses to express their approval.

The corners of Zhou Yan's mouth raised slightly.

At this moment, a bag was smashed in front of everyone from the window, and a round head rolled out of the bag.

Leng Aojian's dead face was facing the smiling Zhou Yan!

Everyone is quiet!

A woman in green clothes stands on the window sill, her face covered with green gauze and her black silk stockings fluttering!