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Chapter 346: Confronting the Celestial Immortal
Chapter 346: Confronting the Celestial Immortal
Gongsun Daniu walked lightly down the dimly lit alley, deftly navigating around piles of garbage and puddles, until she reached an ordinary residential house.
As she pushed open the door and entered, a cold voice called out from the courtyard.
"Who's there?"
"It's Gongsun."
With that reply, Gongsun Daniu had already passed through the gate and into the courtyard, where she saw a figure standing beneath an old locust tree, clad in white, like snow.
This figure, standing against the moonlight, seemed to embody a vast and desolate grandeur, yet there was also a sense of ancient loneliness.
It was Ye Gucheng.
His clothes and face were pale, and though his posture remained straight, it gave off a sense of impending extinction.
However, Ye Gucheng's eyes still held the spirit of the sword, even though he didn't hold it in his hand. It lay on a stone table a short distance away, and he made no move to pick it up, even upon seeing Gongsun Daniu.
"Gongsun Daniu," Ye Gucheng said, his eyes holding a strange expression, as if probing her.
Gongsun Daniu's gaze also held a hint of strangeness as she tried to discern whether Ye Gucheng had been poisoned, for she herself was an expert in the art of poisoning.
"Did the prince send you?" Ye Gucheng asked.
"He sent me to deliver a letter to you," Gongsun Daniu replied.
Ye Gucheng frowned, his face paling unnaturally, "I've already made it clear to him that my duel with Ximen Chuixue is inevitable. Why does he insist on sending me a letter?"
Gongsun Daniu blinked and sighed, "It's not my place to question. I'm merely the messenger."
Ye Gucheng gave a cold laugh, "Is that all?"
Gongsun Daniu shook her head, "That's all."
"Where's the letter?" Ye Gucheng asked.
Gongsun Daniu took out a letter sealed with wax from her bosom.
"Leave it on the table, and you may go," Ye Gucheng said indifferently.
Ye Gucheng stood beneath the tree, with the stone table by his side, his sword lying on it.
Gongsun Daniu sighed, "If you're truly poisoned, Ximen Chuixue would never force you into a duel. Though the Tang Clan's poison has an antidote, it's impossible to recover completely within three days."
Ye Gucheng's pupils narrowed as he looked coldly at Gongsun Daniu, "That's none of your concern."
"I, too, am a swordsman," Gongsun Daniu said, shaking her head.
Gongsun Daniu slowly walked to the table and placed the letter on it, along with a small porcelain bottle.
At that moment, Ye Gucheng was just behind her, and his sword was on the table. With his pale face from earlier, Gongsun Daniu didn't feel the slightest bit of vigilance.
"These pills may not cure the Tang Clan's poison, but they can suppress it to some extent..."
Before Gongsun Daniu could finish her sentence, she heard the sound of wind behind her, and before she could react, seven of her vital points were struck with considerable force.
As she fell, her eyes widened in shock.
Ye Gucheng now stood where she had just been, his gaze cold as he looked down at her.
Gongsun Daniu wanted to ask why, but she couldn't utter a word.
Ye Gucheng had no intention of explaining. He simply pulled out her short sword, adorned with a red satin ribbon, from her sleeve and cut the ribbon with the back of the blade.
Then, he slowly brought the red satin closer to Gongsun Daniu's neck.
Gongsun Daniu's eyes widened in sheer terror, never expecting that Ye Gucheng would kill her, let alone why.
"I never expected that City Lord Ye would have such a hobby." Su Shaoying nodded earnestly, "I heard that there is a formidable swordsman who enjoys being tortured by others. I didn't expect your hobby to be torturing others."
"Will killing other experts before your decisive battle with Ximen Chuixue help you maintain your condition?" Su Shaoying asked deliberately.
Hearing Su Shaoying's voice, Gongsun Daniu looked over and saw him, her eyes flashing with excitement and delight. However, she also felt anxious and worried, fearing that Su Shaoying might not be a match for Ye Gucheng, and that her attempt to save her would only end up dragging him into danger as well.
Ye Gucheng stared at Su Shaoying, his pupils narrowing to the size of a needlepoint, "You shouldn't have come."
"I came anyway." Su Shaoying sighed.
"You should know the consequences of revealing yourself," Ye Gucheng said indifferently.
"I've already witnessed your Heavenly Immortal Descends the World twice." Su Shaoying smiled.
"So you think you can handle it this time?" Ye Gucheng scoffed.
"How about this," Su Shaoying suggested, blinking, "You let Gongsun Daniu go, and I'll find another woman for you to torture?"
"I met a woman this morning, the concubine of Jialeshan. She's also an expert and has a natural penchant for being tortured."
Ye Gucheng gave a cold laugh, no longer wasting words. He took a step forward and drew the longsword from the table.
"Chk!"
With a crisp sword cry, Ye Gucheng's longsword was in his hand, and his figure soared, stabbing directly at Su Shaoying. Su Shaoying felt a sharp killing intent rushing towards his glabella.
This was Ye Gucheng's Heavenly Immortal Descends the World, executed with murderous intent!
Su Shaoying felt as if his entire field of vision was filled with nothing but sword light!
Ye Gucheng's sword edge was already incredibly fast, but in Su Shaoying's eyes, it seemed to be in slow motion. The grandness and brilliance, the splendor and glory, made it impossible for him to look away for even a second.
Is this what it feels like to face Heavenly Immortal Descends the World?
Fortunately, I'm not a complete novice either.
Just as Ye Gucheng's longsword was about to reach him, Su Shaoying leaned back, falling off the wall.
But to assume that Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship was merely straightforward would be a gross understatement.
As Su Shaoying fell, Ye Gucheng's figure also took to the air, reaching the wall. Seeing Su Shaoying fall and dodge, he hooked his left foot on the wall, stopping his momentum and changing direction. His body and sword became one, and the sword light pointed downward.
No matter how fast Su Shaoying was, Ye Gucheng was confident that he could pierce his chest with this strike.
However, Su Shaoying didn't fall straight down. As he tumbled, he reached out and brushed his hand against the wall, appearing to fall on one side but actually moving horizontally to the side, drawing a semi-circle and then reappearing from the side.
So, as Ye Gucheng moved downward, Su Shaoying was moving upward beside him.
In the next moment, Ye Gucheng's sword light drilled out like a poisonous snake from the side, stabbing towards Su Shaoying's back heart. But...
Su Shaoying exerted his full strength, and his speed actually exceeded that of Ye Gucheng's sword edge. He flew along the trajectory of the sword edge.
After all, Ye Gucheng was the pursuer, and his reaction was half a beat slower than Su Shaoying's. By the time he exerted force under his feet and changed direction back to the wall, Su Shaoying had already landed in the courtyard and picked up Gongsun Daniu.
"City Lord Ye, with the decisive battle approaching, you should either focus on detoxifying or preparing for the fight. It's best to set your personal hobbies aside for now."
(End of Chapter)
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