Xi Heng was standing nearby and saw that a bloody disaster was about to happen. After hesitating for a moment, he still ran forward. Although her relationship with this senior sister was only financial, she still took good care of her. It would be a bit uncomfortable if you died in a sword fight. More importantly, Xi Heng also wanted to know the meaning of the jade pendant token. In her previous life, she held this broken piece of jade for two years, but it was of no use to her until she became sick and died. In this life, she just randomly sold it at a pawn shop, but it caused such a big incident... She was very curious about why. When Xi Heng stood out, the people in black robes looked at each other and stopped. Then, the strong man who was good at palm techniques walked to the side, picked up the fat man who seemed to have fainted from the ground, slapped him to wake him up, and then asked the confused shopkeeper in a deep voice: "Is it this person?" The pawnshop owner was stunned by the beating. He wailed, turned his head around before coming to his senses, and looked hurriedly at Xi Heng.
Without even looking at her for a few seconds, as soon as he recognized her facial features, he hurriedly shouted, "Yes, it's her! The jade pendant is hers!" "My dear, you have caused me so much trouble. This jade pendant has brought such a disaster upon me... I shouldn't have accepted even one tael of silver, and I even gave you a hundred taels..." When the shopkeeper saw Xi Heng, resentment could not be stopped from rising from his chest, and his eyes and nose suddenly turned red: "One hundred taels! One hundred taels..." This was the most unprofitable business he had ever done in his life. He simply couldn't accept it and tears came to his eyes. "Oh, sorry." Xi Heng yawned and turned to look at Zhang Luoyi who was drawing his sword: "Then what, what do you want to arrest me for? What does the jade pendant represent?" "You don't need to know." The black-robed men looked at each other, and Zhang Luoyi shouted, "Capture him!" They held their weapons tightly and were about to move forward when they heard the old woman's scolding from the other side: "Let's see who dares!" Zhang Luoyi frowned and looked to the side, his expression suddenly trembled in shock, and he quickly asked everyone around him to stop. Xi Heng looked over there in confusion, wondering who could stop the fighting with just one sentence. The person he saw was the elder in the Sword Academy who liked to water the flowers. The other person had a slightly hunched back, was supported by a crooked wooden cane, was wearing an ordinary brown-yellow garment, and was walking towards him in small steps from a distance. Seeing everyone stop, she sneered, "It seems that my old face still has some weight." “Bloodline Sword…” Zhang Luoyi narrowed his eyes: “You actually live in seclusion here?” "No?" The old man heaved his cane and slammed it against the stone slab. "You from Huangmei Mountain came here to disturb my meditation. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?" "I have no intention of making an enemy of you, senior!" The other party bowed. "All of you have drawn your swords in my territory. If I were young, none of you would have survived." The old man snorted coldly and said: "But now that I am old and know my destiny, I don't like to make enemies." She stopped and looked up and said, "Tell me why you took this child away?" Xi Heng blinked and asked casually, "And what exactly is that jade pendant?"
“……” The man in black robe gritted his teeth and remained silent for a moment. She fixed her gaze on Xi Heng, then turned to look at Hong Miao and the old and frail elder. She gripped the hilt of the sword for a long time, and finally took a half step back under the momentum of these men. "This jade pendant is actually a token of the imperial family of Great Zhao." She lost her temper and began to speak: "In the winter of the fifth year of Qianzhi, the people in the capital were short of coal and had difficulty making a living, but the emperor used coal to carve dragons and create scenery, which caused chaos." "During the chaos, a princess of the royal family disappeared, and the emperor sent people to look for her for ten years without success." Zhang Luoyi stretched out his hand to the side, and the burly man behind him understood and threw the jade pendant to him. The black-robed woman held it and continued, "Now, the tyrant has begun to search for dragon's womb remains all over the world. Yu Dai Gou found this jade pendant. We, the warriors of Huangmei Mountain, took it away at the cost of two Ming Jin masters, and gradually found it in Jinshi City." This person looked at Xi Heng and said, "Now we have finally found the owner of the jade pendant." Xi Heng tilted her head, unable to understand for a moment that she was a royal princess. So, I came here to enjoy the royal treatment of fine clothes and delicious food? How did he become such a sickly person, begging for life or death? The elder and the eldest sister of the Red Line Sword Sect who were standing in front of Xi Heng turned around with puzzled looks. "You are still a princess?" Hong Miao was surprised. "I'm not going." Xi Heng held his forehead with his hand: "Is it true?" "If it's fake, why would we do this?" The black-robed woman shook her head and said to the old man with a cane, "Senior, you should know how much benefit it will bring to our Huangmeishan Army if we can capture a princess alive." "Huangmeishan is an organization of warriors. The stronger our Huangmeishan army is, the more respected warriors will be!" She spoke louder and louder: "When we completely control the land of Hailu and build a country of warriors, we will surely create a prosperous era of martial arts!" “……”Xi Heng took half a step back. The feeling of being targeted is really not good. "She hasn't even gotten into the spirit yet. Huangmei Mountain is not a good place for her." The elder tapped his cane. "After all, this person is a disciple of the Sword Academy. We won't let her go." "He is just a disciple worth a few dozen taels of silver!" Zhang Luoyi said anxiously, "Senior is old and weak now. If he really fights with us, it is not certain who will win!" "Are you threatening me?" The old woman narrowed her eyes. "I dare not." Although he said this, the other party's posture of holding the sword tightly showed that he was ready to take action. Several other men in black robes behind him also slowly took stances. "We don't have much time, please make a decision as soon as possible!" “…Someone dares to bully me. I’m really old.” The elder straightened his hunched back and suddenly pressed down with his right hand, causing the wooden stick in his hand to sink directly into the ground. She grabbed the top of the crutch with her backhand and slowly pulled it out. The sharp sword blade slowly emerged from it, and a heavy aura and murderous intent gradually spread as the man's pupils turned red. "Um..." In this second tense atmosphere, Xi Heng interrupted again: "As long as they can make sure they can get into the game, it's not a problem for me to go with them." Everyone in front was stunned for a moment, and then Hong Miao shook her head to break the silence: "You are still thinking about entering the force at this time, you are really strange, Your Highness."
"If you fall into their hands, your life or death will not be yours." The elder also advised. On the other side, Zhang Luoyi caught a glimmer of hope that he didn't have to take action, and said quickly: "Our Huangmeishan Army is the best in the martial arts world, and we have countless martial arts experience, which can ensure that you can get into the strength!" "Really?" "A warrior never tells lies!" the other party answered immediately. "Then..." Xi Heng began to hesitate. Under the expectant gazes of the men in black robes, she hesitated for nearly half a minute. "so I." "and……" One minute. Just as she was about to say she agreed, another loud voice came from outside the courtyard. "The Imperial Guard is in charge! All the idlers, please leave!" With a loud bang, the closed gate of the sword academy was suddenly opened, and a group of martial arts masters wearing light armor, swords and sabers on their belts, and silver dragon patterns painted on their clothes, all of the same appearance, rushed over one after another with light skills - The black-robed woman's expression suddenly changed when she saw this scene, and she stared at Xi Heng with red eyes: "You've been stalling for time! How dare you play tricks on me!" "No, no." Xi Heng had no idea that soldiers would come, and she was really hesitating. But now, I can’t explain it anymore. "Capture the man! Quickly!" Zhang Luoyi ordered anxiously, and at the same time he ran over with a sword in his hand. Five or six men in black robes in the rear attacked as ordered. "Protect the princess!" The masters wearing light armor in the distance sped up, but they were too far away. Clang—— The two swords collided and it was Senior Sister Hong Miao who stood in front of Xi Heng. "As expected, you are all running dogs of the imperial court!" The black-robed woman gritted her teeth and swung her sword with increasing speed and agility. Hong Miao was unwilling to explain further. The sword had already moved and blood was going to be drawn. The sword moves she launched were sharp and ferocious, like waves rising one after another, and in a moment she was evenly matched with the woman in black robe. On the other side, the sword sect elder holding a cane sword drew an arc on the ground as a warning, and at the same time released a murderous aura so strong that it would make ordinary people panic and faint, and said in a deep voice: "Whoever takes one step forward will die!" Several black-robed warriors stopped in their tracks due to the murderous aura, and only the huge and sturdy man among them stepped into the circle. The elder swung his sword in an instant, and the bloody sword energy directly tore a hideous crack in the strong man's thigh, and blood gushed out.
The strong man held his breath and clenched his teeth. The pain in his body was suppressed by the blood in his body. He continued to stride forward towards Xi Heng. The elder continued to swing his sword to stop them, but the other men in black robes had already stepped across the arc. Three or four of them attacked her with various moves at the same time. For a moment, she was entangled by so many people that she had difficulty in allocating her strength. The other Ming Jin sisters from the Red Line Sword Academy, including Lin Ying who had just entered the realm of strength a few days ago, also rushed forward, but there were only seven or eight of them, and they could not stop the burly man in black robe who was charging at them like a wild bull running at full speed. The people standing in front were pushed away, and the man in black robe rushed towards Xi Heng with great impact force, and pounced on him with his hands. Xi Heng subconsciously grabbed the sword blade and stepped to the side, but he was unable to avoid the opponent's claw attack. She could only pick up her sword and point the tip of the sword at the center of the opponent's iron-gray palm. With a click, the long sword in Xi Heng's hand was shattered by the opponent. At the same time, a huge force pushed her back several meters. Xi Heng tried to stand steady while staggering. Just as she looked up, she saw another giant hand grabbing towards her. She swung the broken sword in her hand and slashed at the opponent's palm - Suddenly, I heard a few clanging sounds of iron, and a heavy iron chain came hitting me without me noticing. The chain fell on the sturdy man's huge arm and rolled it up directly. The barbed spikes at the tip of the iron chain were stuck in the opponent's rock-hard skin, which suddenly tightened when the palm was swung, slowing down the fall of the man's giant hand. Xi Heng took the opportunity to dodge and tried to chop the opponent's wrist with the broken sword in his hand, but it only left a white mark with the crisp sound of a hard object colliding. Another person among the black-robed men at the back shot out his cloth sleeve, intending to roll up Xi Heng, but was knocked off balance by another iron chain. Xi Heng stepped back again and again, while looking at the source of the iron chains, which were sent by those officers and soldiers in light armor. The next moment, a soldier with a red face and a beard appeared in front of Xi Heng, half-knelt with his fists clasped, and said: "I am late in bringing people to rescue you. I hope your Highness will forgive me." Xi Heng blinked, and after a moment he responded to the other party's address and said: "Not guilty, not guilty." "Thank you, Princess!" The officer stood up and said, "Your Highness, please step back. I will deal with the disturbance first." "Oh, okay." Xi Heng stepped aside and watched. The burly man in black robe who had attacked Xi Heng earlier now had heavy iron chains wrapped around his waist, neck, and limbs. His previously cut thigh was still oozing blood, forming a small pool of blood on the ground. "Retreat quickly!" The black-robed woman at the far end stared at Xi Heng and roared. The other men in black robes used their lightness skills to leave one after another, leaving the entangled strong man alone, who continued to struggle and gradually fainted on the spot due to blood loss. "Is the princess injured?" The leader of the imperial soldiers ordered a few people to go and chase her, then turned around and looked back at Xi Heng. "No..." Xi Heng was a little uncomfortable with the concern of a stranger whom he met for the first time. He just said, "Let's see if anyone else in the sword academy is injured."
"Yes!" The sisters in the Sword Academy only suffered minor injuries, but the elder looked very weak after the battle and kept coughing. The leader of the officers and soldiers went to pay a visit to the elders. After a round of polite greetings, he said that the Red Line Sword Academy had made great contributions in protecting the princess, and promised to reward them with a large courtyard in the center of Jinshi City, as well as gold and silver, etc. At this moment, everyone in the Sword Academy looked at Xi Heng with complicated eyes, as if there was a thick barrier between them. Only Senior Sister Hong Miao made a few more jokes, and then went to the side to take care of the elder of the Sword Academy who was weak after the war. Not long after everything settled down, a tall carriage with purple and gold colors, which seemed quite noble, was pulled to the gate of the Sword Academy. "Your Highness is being watched by many forces, and it is very dangerous for you to stay outside. Please get in the car, and we will escort Your Highness back to Beijing." The officers and soldiers bowed respectfully.