Volume 1: Meteor Festival Chapter 30 Reunion with Nian Wusheng

  With his strong spiritual intuition, Gu Qing could see that this middle-aged man was not lying.

  The Emperor of Daqi, Ning Tianchi, has always dared not to offend the King of Zhenxi. In order to comfort his vassals' hearts, he would also choose a time that avoids the sharp edge of the King of Zhenxi's anger...

  His Majesty the Emperor has already dispatched troops to search recklessly in the city, under the pretext of protecting the family members of the Marquis of Wuwei. It seems that Xu Bingning, Xu Xiaolin and several others are likely to have fallen into the hands of the Blood Eagle Guards of the King of Zhenxi...

  Before the middle-aged man could react, a swift hand knife had already landed on his neck nerve, instantly knocking him unconscious. Meanwhile, he himself sped out of the city towards the west.

  Although the arrival of this news has been delayed for at least five or six hours, the Blood Eagle Guard will have to take the people and horses from the Hou Mansion to the four continents in the west. The speed of rushing on the road is naturally not fast enough. With his cultivation equivalent to a nine-layer high hand in the airway, he can still catch up if he chases after them.

  ……

  "Hiss!"

  On the vast and flat avenue, a figure was sprinting at a speed that was in no way inferior to that of a galloping horse, shooting straight past with an astonishing velocity that left a group of merchants who were traveling on the avenue staring agape, marveling at how a human could sustain such a speed.

  It was as if he had heard their gasps, but Gu Qing, who should have flown past, stopped abruptly in front of the leader of the guards, scaring him into tension.

  "As you came along the way, have you seen a large group of people rushing westward with anxious faces?"

  "A large group of people?" The leader of the guards had already been able to tell from the other party's speed that this was absolutely a master with a cultivation level above seven, who had opened up all the meridians in his body. He didn't dare hide anything and replied: "Respected sir, on our way here, we indeed encountered several groups of people! The largest and most majestic one is the Blood Flame Iron Cavalry from our capital, which is extremely famous for its military prowess!"

  "Blood Flame Iron Cavalry..." Gu Qing's tone paused slightly: "What else?"

  "Hmm, and there's the Li family's merchant caravan and the Yang Wei Escort Agency's guard... Ah, aside from them, there's another group of people and horses that can't be seen from down here..."

  "Is that team composed entirely of masters who have cultivated true energy?"

  "That group of people all had an aura of killing intent, one glance and you could tell they were not good people. I didn't take a closer look... but judging from that, there should be quite a few experts in that group."

  "When did you run into that team?"

  "An hour ago..."

  The leader of the guards had just finished speaking when Gu Qing suddenly exerted himself again, his footsteps swift and in the blink of an eye he vanished from their line of sight!

  The captain of the guards, having sensed that something was amiss, hastened to say: "Speed up, we must enter the city within two hours!"

  ……

  Learning that the distance had been shortened to only one hour's journey, Gu Qing's footsteps couldn't help but quicken by a fraction.

  He hadn't learned to ride, but that didn't hinder his pursuit speed. In this wild and frantic gallop, in less than four hours, a massive cavalry corps had already appeared within his line of sight!

  Standing on the hillside, he could clearly see that this cavalry team was equipped with exactly the same configuration as the Blood Flame Iron Rider. In the center, he could still vaguely see those wearing crimson cloaks - the Blood Eagle Guards!

  However, at this moment, the huge cavalry corps was obviously in some trouble. They were surrounded by a forest area of no more than one kilometer, occasionally shooting arrows into the forest, and from time to time, there were several assassination teams composed of Blood Eagle Guards quietly infiltrating the forest!

  Only, such a blood eagle squad that is proficient in the way of fighting, after entering the jungle, only a few miserable cries were heard and then there was no more sound. Apparently, they had all been killed by some hidden masters with nine or higher levels of internal energy in the jungle!

  With a glance from above, Gu Qing suddenly frowned.

  He saw the shadow of the Qingpang County Master in that Blood Flame Army.

  This county master who was pierced by his sword and almost died, although there is a hint of excessive blood loss on her face, but from death, it is far away by at least 108,000 miles!

  "This is..."

  Gu Qing pondered for a moment, recalling the ancient Xingliu Lianyu used by the young master of Qingping to block his sword earlier. He vaguely understood that this person must have had sacred medicine on him to heal physical injuries, otherwise it would be impossible for him to recover so quickly.

  Just as he was hesitating, a number of the Blood Flame Cavalry surrounding the forest had already brought torches, and it seemed they were preparing to burn down the small forest in one go.

  In the midst of it, he seemed to have also heard the icy rebuke of Qingping Junzhu faintly echoing: "Nian Wusheng, don't think that just because you're covering your face, I won't be able to guess your true identity. Immediately bring out the group of people who rescued you, and if I'm in a good mood, I might not pursue your responsibility. Otherwise, it's not just you who will be burned to ashes under my great fire, but also your Nameshan Sword, which I will persuade my father, the king, to lead a great army to thoroughly trample!"

  Of course, her words did not get any response, and the small forest was still as silent as ever!

  "Since you're so unreasonable, don't blame me for being ruthless! Give me a light!"

  With a single order from the Lord of Qingpang, cavalrymen holding torches immediately rode up to set fire, but as soon as they approached the forest, several sharp broken swords and arrows suddenly shot out from the quiet forest, directly shooting and killing several cavalrymen responsible for setting fire.

  "Rocket, get ready!"

  Soldiers immediately followed orders and prepared to launch rockets to burn down the forest!

  Seeing this, Gu Qing no longer hesitated and swiftly swooped down from the mountain slope.

  From the tone of Qingping Jun's voice, he could already tell that Nian Wusheng must have encountered the Blood Eagle Guards who had captured Xu Bingqing and others on their way back from Mingshan, and then launched a sneak attack in secret to rescue them.

  He's just a step away from the Dan Dao, this sword saint who is only one step away from the Dan Dao, although he's formidable, but ultimately has not yet truly advanced to the Dan Dao realm, can't withstand the charge of the Blood Eagle Guard and the thousand Blood Flame Iron Riders, helpless, was forced to hide in this small grove, desperately resisting, currently already in a precarious situation!

  "Whoosh!"

  Gu Qing rushed down the mountain slope, instantly charging into the somewhat disordered phalanx of the Blood Flame Iron Cavalry. With a swift motion, he kicked a heavily armored cavalryman flying, immediately snatching his long spear and hurling it with all his might towards the young master of Qingping Manor.

  Catch the ringleader first, this principle is universally applicable everywhere.

  However, he was ultimately too far away from the Marquis of Qingpiao, and there were more than 20 Blood Eagles protecting him. When they sensed the arrival of the long gun, one of the Blood Eagles with a cultivation level of nine layers instantly drew his sword and cut the already spent long gun into two pieces!

  The sudden attack startled Qingpang Jun, who was commanding his troops to surround the forest.

  When she saw Gu Qing rapidly break through the Blood Flame Iron Cavalry's blockade and charge towards her, her face, which had already turned deathly pale due to excessive blood loss, turned even paler. In her mind, she immediately recalled the scene in the imperial capital where Gu Qing had chased after her as if no one was around!

  "Stop him, stop him! Everyone, get up, we must stop him!"

  After saying this, she was still uneasy and immediately ordered a deputy officer of the Blood Flame Iron Cavalry beside her: "Leave half of the men to cover our retreat, the others, protect the young lady and withdraw!"

  "Retreat!?"

  That deputy officer was slightly stunned, now they have not only nearly a thousand elite Blood Flame Iron Riders, but also more than thirty Blood Eagles. Just the nine high-ranking masters of the airway alone exceeded four people. Such a large lineup, even the young first master of the forest, Sword Saint Nian Wusheng, was scared and didn't dare to come out. Unless it's a Dan Dao master who has entered the Immortal Gate, who can force us to retreat!

  "Princess... You're saying retreat... But our current situation is overwhelmingly advantageous..."

  "Retreat, retreat immediately! Stop lingering here, didn't you hear me clearly just now? Leave half of the men to guard the rear, and have the others escort the young master to retreat!"

  The deputy officer was full of doubts, but seeing the county master getting angry, he didn't dare to hesitate anymore and hastily gave the order to retreat!

  In an instant, 500 Blood Flame Iron Riders were separated and coordinated with more than 30 Blood Eagle Guards to protect the young master of Qingping County as he quickly retreated westward. The remaining 500 cavalrymen no longer surrounded the forest where Nian Wusheng and others were located, but instead collectively surrounded Gu Qing, who was charging down from the mountain slope, eliminating any possibility of him breaking through or assassinating the county master.

  "How hateful! How hateful!! Gu Qing!!"

  Seeing Xue Bing Ning, that cheap woman, had already fallen into her own hands, she was waiting for herself to torture and vent the anger in her heart. At this time, Gu Qing suddenly appeared from the side, destroying all her plans, making her have to retreat in a sorry state. The anger in Qing Ping's heart can be imagined.

  Of course, anger is anger, but she absolutely doesn't dare to think that this thousand Blood Flame Iron Cavalry and thirty-six Blood Eagles can withstand Gu Qing. What if it's like last time, the revenge isn't fulfilled, and her precious life is lost first? That would be truly regrettable.

  Glancing at Gu Qing, who was already three or four hundred meters away and temporarily unable to escape, Qing Ping's county master retreated while furiously shouting: "Gu Qing, your family being destroyed is only the first step in the consequences of offending me, Qing Ping's county master. Next, you will witness with your own eyes the deaths of your relatives and friends, one by one. Even those who helped you, like Nian Wu Sheng, will be dragged into destruction because of my anger towards you! I will make you slowly, bit by bit, understand the price to pay for offending me, Qing Ping's county master!"

  After leaving this sentence, she seemed to be afraid of Gu Qing's reckless madness, and hastily retreated under the double protection of Blood Flame Iron Rider and Blood Eagle Guard, disappearing in the blink of an eye from this battlefield.