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In front of the Prince's Mansion, Xu Xiao was talking to Qi Dangguo.
“Dang Guo, Li Chang’an’s power has increased dramatically in the past two years. I’ll have Yan Bing accompany you.”
Xu Yanbing, the nuclear warhead of Beiliang, is a half-step terrestrial immortal and a peak martial artist, much stronger than Hong Jingyan.
This was the number one expert in the Northern Liang Royal Palace that Xu Xiao knew, known as "Invincible below the Earth Immortal level, and one-for-one for those above the Earth Immortal level."
Qi Dangguo said solemnly, "Please rest assured, godfather, I will definitely bring Feng Nian back safely."
Xu Xiao cupped his hands to Xu Yanbing on horseback and said, "Mr. Xu, I'm entrusting this to you."
Xu Yanbing returned the greeting, "It's no big deal. I reckon no one in Beiliang can rival me."
At that moment, a sudden gust of wind swept through the gate of the Prince's mansion, and an old servant dressed in ordinary clothes slowly walked out of the gate.
The old servant gently peeled off his face, revealing an ordinary, white-haired farmer's face.
The old man had a broken knife hanging from his waist, and his eyes were calm and expressionless.
"I'll go pick up my grandson."
As he spoke, he took a step forward and stood beneath Xu Yan's troops.
Xu Yanbing suddenly frowned, and his grip on the steel gun tightened involuntarily!
The old servant's true energy suddenly erupted, making him no less powerful than the servant, and he was also a half-step Earth Immortal!
At this moment, Xu Xiao's eyes widened, and his lips trembled with excitement.
"Father-in-law!"
"You've actually been staying in the mansion the whole time!"
This is Qi Lianhua, one of the Thirteen Armors of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Xu Fengnian's maternal grandfather. He is only one step away from becoming a terrestrial immortal.
Upon hearing Xu Xiao's words, Xu Yanbing dismounted.
Since the two are evenly matched and he really is Xu Fengnian's maternal grandfather, it would be most appropriate for the old servant to go and pick up his grandson himself.
The old servant didn't even glance at Xu Xiao before mounting Xu Yanbing's horse.
"The older you get, the more useless you become; you can't keep your wife, and you can't keep your son either."
After he finished speaking, Qi Lianhua's horse slowly moved forward, looking quite dissatisfied with Xu Xiao.
In fact, he was also talking about himself, unable to protect his daughter or his grandson.
When Xu Fengnian left Beiliang for Yongzhou, Qi Lianhua, like Xu Xiao, never imagined that Xu Fengnian would never return.
However, Xu Fengnian was later captured, and even this half-step Earth Immortal with his sword and armor was helpless.
Even if they killed Li Chang'an, they still couldn't find Xu Fengnian.
With tears in his eyes, Xu Xiao bowed deeply to Qi Lianhua's retreating figure.
"My lord, I am ashamed..."
Qi Lianhua said from afar, "On this trip, I will let Li Chang'an know that the waters of the martial world are far from calm."
The place where the sandbar and Liangzhou meet, below Jiayuguan.
Dust rose in the west as a group of knights rode eastward, two of them driving a carriage, which contained a prison cell.
Inside the cage, a thin, bony young man stared blankly in the direction of Jiayuguan.
His lips were cracked, and he was only wearing a prison uniform stained with blood. His hands were also covered in blood, indicating that he had been tortured countless times.
Xu Fengnian was imprisoned for three whole years. During that time, the Eight Linglongs punished him severely, but they still managed to keep him alive.
This was also Li Chang'an's intention, to make Xu Fengnian feel immense hatred towards Li Chang'an, but without destroying his will.
Because Xu Xiao has almost no weaknesses, his only weakness now is Xu Fengnian.
Keeping Xu Fengnian around, who is extreme and doesn't know what's important, is of great benefit to Li Chang'an in eliminating Beiliang.
If Xu Fengnian is killed directly, and Chen Zhibao takes over Beiliang, things will become more complicated.
It would be in Li Chang'an's best interest to appoint an incompetent and muddle-headed person as the leader of Beiliang.
Qi Dangguo, accompanied by a group of experts from the Qingliang Prince's Mansion, waited a hundred feet outside Jiayuguan. Qi Lianhua, with his white hair and beard, had hatred and violence in his eyes.
The King of Beiliang was a man of great prestige, with many skilled warriors in his palace. Yet, his dignified heir was kidnapped for three years.
As the grandfather, he felt both guilty and angry. As long as Xu Fengnian returned to Liang, he would go on a killing spree!
No matter who it is, kill them all as soon as Xu Fengnian is handed over!
No matter how arrogant Li Chang'an is, he doesn't have any Earth Immortals under his command.
Don't be fooled by all the rankings and lists in the martial arts world; the real masters are hidden in the shadows.
He was one of those who had refined both swords and armor.
As the Eight Linglongs drew closer, Qi Lianhua's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and a murderous intent rose within him.
Of the eight opponents, four had only recently entered the first rank.
"Shut up!"
Qian Sha reined in his horse and stopped. Gen Shi and Zhen Hou jumped off the prison cart, and the two horses pulled the cart slowly toward the State of Qi.
Xu Fengnian's blank expression immediately brightened when he saw Qi Dangguo, and his maternal grandfather whom he had seen when he was a child!
They are from Beiliang. The three-year period has ended, and I, Xu Fengnian, have finally escaped!
At this moment, Xu Fengnian's heart was filled with hatred, and his broken teeth clenched tighter and tighter.
Li Chang'an, I, Xu Fengnian, will definitely take revenge!
My Northern Liang army of 350,000 men is renowned throughout the world, and we will surely crush your little Shazhou!
When Qi Dangguo saw Xu Fengnian covered in wounds, he was filled with rage and flew into a rage.
"You scoundrels, why are you mistreating the Crown Prince!"
Qian Sha chuckled, "What a joke. This son of a bitch wanted to kill the prince. The prince has already been very merciful to spare his life."
The moment he uttered those words, a hurricane swept in, and an old man flew into the air in a rage.
In an instant, the world changed color, and a sandstorm swept in!
"Who are you calling a son of a bitch!"
Seeing that the other party had the cultivation level of a half-step Earth Immortal, Ba Linglong immediately dismounted and became wary. The eight of them connected their true energy and stood steadily in the storm.
Qi Lianhua then realized that the eight people had actually formed a formation, firmly blocking his celestial power.
The original eight were: two Confucian scholars, two Buddhists, two Taoists, and two martial artists. Now, there are two Confucian celestial beings, two Buddhist Vajras, two Taoists pointing to the mysteries, and two martial artists Vajras.
Each of them individually would be instantly killed by Qi Lianhua, but the combined strength of the eight of them was no weaker than a half-step Earth Immortal.
Qi Dangguo and a group of experts from Beiliang watched in disbelief as Qi Lianhua confronted the eight people. The Eight Linglong were actually able to fight against a half-step Earth Immortal!
Qi Lianhua suddenly thought of Xu Yanbing's boasting, and realized that he himself was no less boastful.
"Below the Earth Immortal realm, I am invincible!"
The broken sword at his waist was drawn, and a sword intent several meters long soared into the sky, rushing towards a huge gate between heaven and earth, and towards Ba Linglong's protective true energy.
Seeing the power of this half-step Earth Immortal, the morale of the people of Beiliang was greatly boosted.
Xu Fengnian's eyes gleamed, and he almost roared as he spoke.
"Grandpa, kill them! Kill them!"
"These eight bastards tormented me for three years!"
"Grandpa, I want them dead!"
The enormous blade energy was overwhelming, as if it would cut a gash in the earth!
"Crackling..."
As expected, the ground in front of and behind the Eight Linglong cracked open, as if the ground had been cleaved apart by the blade energy!
However, at this moment, the Eight Exquisite Formation was filled with the sounds of flutes, xiao flutes, sword energy, and saber energy!
A phantom several dozen feet tall soared into the sky, a figure with eight faces using sixteen hands to forcefully hold back Qi Lianhua's sword energy.
The eight people all have different faces, and they are all different in age, gender, and gender, but they all speak the same words.
"The form cannot be separated from the shadow, yet the shadow cannot be separated from the form; different minds, one body; one body, eight sides."
The eight sounds were like rolling thunder, making the soldiers on Jiayuguan Pass dizzy.
The eight-faced man's powerful aura crushed Qi Lianhua's sword energy!
Qi Lianhua stared dumbfounded at the figure in the void, and the broken knife in his hand unknowingly fell to the ground.
"A terrestrial immortal... the power of a terrestrial immortal!"
After his offensive was thwarted, the eight-faced man suddenly merged into one, becoming the appearance of a middle-aged man!
In fact, although the Eight Linglong are eight templates, their original form is the same person.
Once the eight people reach the first rank, they will be able to perform the combined attack technique.
The illusory male figure coldly looked at Qi Lianhua and said disdainfully, "Eight aspects combined... Slaying an Earth Immortal!"