Chapter 28 I am Zhang Yufan

  Under the Azure Cloud Mountain.

  Innumerable demonic beasts paused for a moment before launching another large-scale attack. Each time the Orthodox practitioners defended, they suffered heavy casualties, and reports of injuries and deaths came from all sects and factions.

  In the distance, countless dark beasts gathered, on the mountain slopes, in the deep valleys, inside and outside the city walls, in the forests, and in the fields. As far as the eye could see, there was no end to them. The cries of the ten thousand beasts shook the sky like thunder, their momentum was majestic. In contrast, the righteous side seemed to be declining, with low morale and disheartened people.

  Xiao Yicai looked at the endless beast demons, slightly furrowed his brow, but today's first line of defense was his commander-in-chief. First and foremost, he absolutely could not be discouraged, he had to have ten thousand must-win confidences. He encouraged himself like this, and loudly shouted: "You insignificant beast demons dare to trespass on the Qingyun Sacred Land and bring calamity to all living things? I will definitely make you regret coming here!"

  Several fellow disciples behind him knew Xiao Yi's character and understood that this was a morale-boosting move, so they immediately echoed in unison: "No return!" The righteous cultivators felt their blood boiling with excitement and also shouted along. In the blink of an eye, it wasn't just his first line of defense; the sound spread further and further until it reached the Rainbow Bridge at Tongtian Peak before finally stopping. The collective power of a united crowd should not be underestimated.

  The beasts below the mountain roared and charged up quickly. As they approached, Xiao Yi ordered the prepared rolling logs and thunderstones to be thrown down together. The wailing voices of the beasts were endless, and in an instant, another half of them died before reaching the middle of the mountain. Although the rolling logs and thunderstones were very effective against these flying beasts, the materials were limited, and soon there were no more logs or stones left. Countless beast demons attacked again, this time led by five giant beasts, with a double-headed leopard at the forefront, moving at incredible speed. Xiao Yi threw down his last three rolling logs in succession, but the beast's sharp claws effortlessly crushed them into powder, and in an instant, it charged to Xiao Yi's face.

  Xiao Yizai let out a loud roar, and several of his fellow disciples who understood the situation immediately dispersed, surrounding the Double-Headed Leopard from all sides.

  The double-headed leopard's sharp claws danced in the wind extremely fast, ordinary cultivators who hadn't even approached were caught and left with mangled flesh that was too gruesome to behold.

  They fought fiercely, but behind them, countless demonic beasts were led by four giant beasts in a charge. The righteous people couldn't withstand the onslaught, and soon saw that the situation was hopeless.

  Just as the remaining dozen or so people were about to be surrounded by the beast demons, Xiao Yi suddenly shouted "Retreat quickly!", and everyone raised their immortal swords and retreated upwards.

  The demons on this side no longer resisted, and they recklessly rushed to the top of Tongtian Peak. Especially the five giant demon beasts, who were obviously the leaders, became more and more frenzied as they charged forward. The other demon beasts behind them went even crazier, with some even picking up rocks and smashing them against their own heads until they shattered into powder.

  On top of Tongtian Peak.

  Outside the gate of Yuqing Hall, three chairs were placed. The person in the middle with a slender figure was Dào Xuán, the leader of the sect. On his right side was Pǔ Huóng, wearing white robes. Behind him stood Xīn Xiù Fǎ Xiàng, a new rising star. On the left side, with a gentle smile and occasionally furrowed brows in deep thought, was Yún Yì Lán, who appeared to be middle-aged. Behind him were Húi Bō's Shàng Guān Cè and Lǐ Xún.

  Today, the elites of Qingyun, Tianyin and Fengxiang Valley are all gathered in front of the Jade Clear Palace, which stands tall among the mountains. In people's minds, eight or nine out of ten are guessing whether the Xianjian Sword Array can defeat the Beast King and calm this great disaster. Countless eyes are fixed on Daoxuan Zhenren, the last pillar of the world.

  Daoxuan Zhenren's complexion was calm and composed, sitting upright in the main seat.

  At this time, Xiao Yi hurried back in a hurry, immediately knelt down, and before he could speak, Dao Xuan Zhenren pushed him to one side.

  Five giants have crossed the rainbow bridge and are rushing towards the great hall.

  With the help of Hongqiao Tianxiang, Zhengdao Zhongren sealed off the mountain's demonic beasts on one side and joined forces to besiege these five giant monsters.

  They were busy fighting on this side, but someone was having a great time in the women's area of Xiaozhu Peak.

  Zhang Yu finally managed to shake off the siege of a group of beast demons, and under the power of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, his clean robe was left with quite a bit of bloodstains. Although he didn't have mysophobia, the bloody smell still made him feel nauseous for a while.

  The distant mountain top echoed with a mournful cry that shook the heavens, and even this small bamboo peak so far away could hear it very clearly. With just a toe, one could imagine how tragic it was.

  "Should I go and join the excitement?" He had been asking himself the same question since he came up the mountain, but it was also the same question that made him hesitant: "Hehe, what if this outsider hasn't even made a move yet and is already killed by Daoxuan with his Xian-slaying sword? He's not one to distinguish between good or evil, and would kill anyone indiscriminately. If it weren't for Biyu blocking that attack for Zhang Xiaofan back then, he would have been dead already. But if that old man were to use the Xian-slaying sword on me, who would be able to block it? I heard today is also the day of the grand opening of the Tianji Lock, and its power is even more formidable. A nobody like myself can only help Xueqi patrol the mountain, and Xiaozhu Peak is all female cultivators, and they're probably the weakest ones too. If a beast demon were to appear, just looking at their frightening appearance would make them faint, let alone be able to fight and kill. Hehe, it's still better to have a man around on this big mountain!"

  He thought so, and unknowingly walked onto a quiet bamboo forest path. The gentle breeze rustled, refreshing his spirit. What a beautiful place!

  "Halt!" A childish voice suddenly came from behind, sounding like the wind's anger.

  Zhang Yufan turned around, only to see a pretty woman who was slightly smaller than him staring at him, holding a bamboo sword in her hand. It looked like a toy that children would play with. He couldn't help but laugh and say: "Are you also a disciple of Xiao Zhufeng?"

  The woman waved the bamboo sword in front of her, dancing out an extremely beautiful sword flower. Then she pointed with the bamboo sword and shouted: "How dare you, a reckless rogue, to privately climb Xiao Zhu Peak! Look at my Xiaoshi's treasured sword!"

  The sword arrives with its wielder.

  Zhang Yufan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Wow, you really want to come at me!" As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't dodge or evade, and with a single finger, he pinched the bamboo sword between his two fingers.

  Xiao Shi was shocked, he asked himself if he had seen many masters but using his fingers to catch the sword was still a first for him. He thought that this person must have looked down on him because of his young age and thought that after eating two more bowls of rice he would come to tease this lady. His heart was filled with rage, wanting to make another move, but unexpectedly those two fingers seemed to have the power of a thousand pounds, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't retrieve her sword.

  "Useless, if it were someone else, I wouldn't dare use this move to catch the sword, but you're like a little kitten, letting me play with you, hehe..."

  "Let go! If you don't let go, I'll call my sister, Sister...!"

  Zhang Yufan was indeed a little afraid, in terms of martial arts, except for Shuiguet Dashi and Lu Xueqi, there should be no one on this small Zhujifeng who could be his opponent. However, until now, he still didn't know where Lu Xueqi was, and Shuiguet Dashi must be at the Yuqing Hall at this moment. But good men don't fight with women, if it's really going to attract a large group of small Zhujifeng disciples, how can they deal with them? It would be a sin to hurt them for no reason!

  "Go ahead and shout, it's better to call your sister Lu as well, I'm here looking for her!" Zhang Yufan thought that if Xue Qi was safe, she would definitely return to Qingyun. That person valued loyalty and often got herself into trouble.

  Xiao Shi was taken aback and stared at this strange man, feeling a little familiar, saying: "Do you know Lu Shijie?"

  Zhang Yu Fan heard the door and saw that Xue Qi had indeed returned to Qing Yun. A huge stone in his heart finally fell, and he said, "Of course, I'm his defeated subordinate. How could I not recognize her?"

  Xiao Shi burst out laughing and said: "She's been back for three days, you're really funny, being defeated by someone else's subordinate and still being so happy, what a weirdo!"

  Zhang Yufan gently moved the sword of the little poem away and then let go, saying: "I've already released your hand, don't dare to slash me with a sword!"

  "Good!" Xiaoshi responded, and suddenly a gleam of light flashed in her eyes. She pointed with one hand and said: "Isn't that my sister Lu?" Zhang Yufan was stunned for a moment, and the sound of wind whistled past his ear. He thought to himself that things were not going well, and his body changed direction in an instant, reappearing behind Xiaoshi. He used the Lingbo Micro Step again, grasping the wrist of Xiaoshi's sword hand with a light twist, causing the bamboo sword to fall to the ground.

  Xiao Shi was stunned for a moment, then shocked. What kind of cultivation method did this person have that was so miraculous? In an instant, he appeared behind her. As she thought about it, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her hand and shouted loudly as she struggled free. "Shi Jie! Shi Jie! Come quickly to save me!"

  Zhang Yufan was afraid of this, but it still happened.

  Not much effort was needed, and suddenly a woman in white clothes appeared from the distant bamboo forest, and in the blink of an eye she was right in front of him.

  Zhang Yufan had thought it was Lu Xueqi, but it wasn't, and he didn't recognize this woman with the strange and quick movements either. However, he understood that at this moment, apart from Wen Mian guarding Xiaozhufeng, there wouldn't be anyone else.

  Wen Min was taken aback by Zhang Yufan's sudden appearance on Xiaozhu Peak, wondering why this low-key person would suddenly appear and conflict with Xiaoshi.

  "Zhang Xiaofan, it's you!" Wen Min exclaimed in surprise.

  Zhang Yufan restrained himself a bit and tried his best to pretend to be Zhang Xiaofan, replying, "Long time no see!"

  Xiaoshi was shocked, her eyes fixed on the person in front of her as if they were stuck, carefully examining him. It turned out to be the same person she saw at Wangyue Tower yesterday, but yesterday's view was just a vague outline, and only today did she see his true face clearly. She thought to herself, no wonder Zhang Xiaofan is indeed handsome, and it's no surprise that Lu Shijie has such strong feelings for him. If the man of my dreams were him, how great would that be!

  "Are you Zhang Xiaofan?" Xiao Shi shouted.

  Zhang Yufan didn't respond, probably because he had already figured out that this little poem was written by the kind of person who always talks nonsense on his right side, and it's also the most headache-inducing.

  Wen Mian said: "This deputy sect master of Gui Wang Zong, what brings you to my Xiao Zhu Peak?"

  Zhang Yu Fan was speechless for a moment, and even he himself didn't know why he had to come to Xiao Zhu Peak. Since he came, he said whatever came to mind: "I'm worried about Xue Qi, so I came to take a look!"

  "As soon as the two words 'Xue Qi' came out, Wen Min felt a chill run down her spine. When did Zhang Xiaofan start calling Lu Shimei like that? This didn't seem like his style at all."

  Xiao Shi blinked her eyes and said: "Didn't you come yesterday and also saw Lu Shijie? Why are you asking us again today?"

  Wen Min's eyes widened as she stared at the person in front of her, feeling extremely strange. Suddenly, she asked: "You're not Zhang Xiaofan, who are you?"

  Zhang Yufan was shocked, it turned out that Gui Li had gone up to Xiaozhu Peak yesterday, and he still came to see Lu Xueqi, but didn't know how he got discovered, really stupid. He dryly laughed and said: "I'm Zhang Yufan!"

  The two sisters were stunned at the same time, and Zhang Yufan's words were somewhat ambiguous. The two of them subconsciously heard it as "Zhang Xiaofan". It seemed that this fake must be teasing them again. Wen Mian was furious and swung her sword to stab him.