On the other side, the Red Charcoal Fire Dragon Stallion was carrying Yuwen Cheng on its back as it galloped.
Its speed was so fast that even Luo Cheng thought he couldn't catch up to it. From this, one could see how terrifying it was.
It took less than two days to travel from Luzhou to Luoyang at full speed.
Yuwen Cheng's face was cold. The wounds on his body had all coagulated and formed scabs.
However, the injury on his left arm would not heal so easily. He would need at least half a month to recuperate.
Even though the recovery ability of a Peerless Realm martial artist was much more terrifying than that of an ordinary person, Luo Cheng's spear was very powerful.
"Lord Yuwen Cheng has returned, hurry up and make way.”
"Run quickly. If you get knocked to death, you'll die in vain.”
"Wait, why is it only Lord Cheng Du?”
"Lord Cheng Du is injured, quickly report to the Minister!”
On this day, Yuwen Cheng returned to Luoyang. The entire Luoyang was shocked.
Chang 'an had always been a place of constant changes.
Here, there were many powerful families and martial arts sects.
He did not know how many connections there were on the surface and in the dark. In any case, they were deeply intertwined and could not be sorted out.
Yuwen Cheng had returned on horseback, heavily injured. Yuwen Zhi and his group, who had left the city with him, were nowhere to be found.
The news quickly spread in all directions.
Yuwen Huaji and Yang Guang were originally discussing important matters in the Jin King's mansion. When they heard this news, they rushed back to Yuwen Manor immediately.
However, he did not see Yuwen Cheng.
"Reporting to Milord, Lord Cheng Du has returned to the residence and is in closed door cultivation. It is said that he needs to recuperate.”A servant outside the room said.
Yuwen Huaji took a deep breath and said,""How are Cheng Du's injuries?"
This servant was not someone who did not know martial arts. His strength was not low, and he was at the early stage of the second-rate realm.
He stammered and did not answer.
"Tell me, I won't vent my anger on you.”Yuwen Huaji said.
"Reporting to Lord, Lord Cheng Du is covered in blood and has at least ten bloody holes on his body. Fortunately, they have already formed scars and are not a big deal.”The servant then said," It's just that Lord Cheng Du's left shoulder is completely shattered, and his arm is weak…"
" My son's left shoulder was crushed by someone..." Yuwen Huaji's eyes were dark, and his face was filled with worry.
Yuwen Cheng was the Saint Child of his Yuwen family. If his shoulder was destroyed, it would definitely be a huge loss for his Yuwen family.
Yang Guang said," Lord Yuwen, you don't have to worry. Since Cheng Du has already entered the peerless realm, this injury is not serious to him."”
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Yuwen Huaji was stunned.”
"Your Yuwen family didn't establish itself with martial arts, and no one in the family has ever broken through to the peerless realm.”Yang Guang explained," A peerless martial artist is not only superior to ordinary martial artists in terms of martial strength, but also in terms of physical recovery.”
"If it were anyone else, even a peak First Rated Warrior, having his left shoulder crushed would be a serious injury and probably incurable. But it's different for Peerless Realm warriors.”
"Even if your arm is cut off, it will recover in half a day, let alone if your shoulder is shattered.”
Yuwen Huaji said in astonishment,"There's such a thing? Then why did Cheng Du enter seclusion in such a hurry?"”
"Maybe it's because his injuries aren't light.”Yang Guang looked at Yuwen Cheng's tightly shut room, his expression relaxed," Although injuries are nothing to people in the peerless realm, the sooner you get treated, the faster you will recover. Chengdu should be like this."”
Yuwen Huaji was enlightened.
"I just don't know who could hurt Cheng Du, and I don't know where my brother Zhiji is either…"
At the mention of Yuwen Zhiji, the smiles on Yuwen Huaji and Yang Guang's faces gradually disappeared.
They looked at each other and their expressions became solemn.
"When Cheng Du comes out of seclusion, we will know everything.”
……
On another street, there was a huge mansion.
It was not inferior to Yuwen Mansion. In Chang 'an, where every inch of land was worth gold, such a mansion could not be bought without a million gold.
One could imagine that the owner of this mansion was either extremely rich or extremely powerful.
In fact, those who knew about this mansion knew that this mansion could indeed be described as extremely powerful.
Dugu Clan.
The Dugu Clan, one of the four gentry clans of the Great Sui Dynasty and the most powerful clan in Chang 'an.
It was through the back door of such a powerful family that a figure hurriedly slipped in silently and entered the study.
A middle-aged man was already standing in front of a painting with his hands behind his back. He was quietly examining the painting.
" Family Head, Yuwen Cheng has returned with heavy injuries. There are at least 17 guns on his body, and his left shoulder is shattered. Since he returned, he has been in seclusion for treatment. Yuwen Huaji and Yang Guang have not seen him.”
The figure knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
From this, one could see how terrifying the Dugu family was. Even what happened in Yuwen Manor had spread here so quickly.
"Where is Yuwen Zhiji?"
Dugu Feng's voice rang out. He turned around, allowing everyone to see his appearance clearly.
His body was cold and his appearance was dignified. His eyes were like cold stars, his eyebrows were curved like paint, and his chest was wide. He had a mighty aura that ten thousand men could not rival.
This was Dugu Feng, the leader of the Dugu Clan.
He could be considered the number one expert of the Dugu Family. Even though his martial arts cultivation had been delayed due to handling family matters all year round, he had still entered the peerless realm.
"Yuwen Zhiji didn't return with them, and his whereabouts are unknown.”
"Alright, you may leave."
Dugu Feng left the study room and walked towards the backyard of the mansion.
"Mother, there is news that Yuwen Cheng is seriously injured and Yuwen Zhi Ji is missing.”
He entered a room and saw a silver-haired old woman sitting in the hall.
The old woman's eyes suddenly erupted with a light, but it quickly disappeared. She smiled and said,"Hahaha, I didn't expect such a thing to happen. I'm dying of laughter.”
Dugu Feng also revealed a faint smile on his face."That's right, in order to please the Crown Prince, Yuwen Huaji took the initiative to let Yuwen Zhiji represent the Crown Prince to rope in Luo Yi.”
"I wonder who was the one who defeated Yuwen Cheng.”
You Chuhong stood up. Although she was old, her body actually erupted with a shocking and terrifying aura. She shook her head and said,"Yuwen Zhiji and Yuwen Cheng went to Beiping to patrol, but they encountered such a thing.”
"You have to know that Yu Wencheng is already a Peerless Realm expert. I have seen him before. He is a proud son of heaven. Even an ordinary Peerless Realm Level 3 expert might not be able to injure him. In a place like Beiping, other than the King of Beiping, Hou Luoyi, who else could do this?”
"Mother, are you saying that Luo Yi did it?" Dugu Feng's mouth was wide open in shock.”...
"Why not?" You Chuhong's expression was mocking." Yuwen Huaji's idea is not bad, but he did not expect that Luo Yi, as the famous Marquis of Jizhou, the King of Beiping, had personally submitted a petition to His Majesty to confer him the title of Duke of Yan. In the entire Great Sui Dynasty, no one would put such a person in their eyes other than the Nine Elders.”
"In the end, they only wanted to send a Minister of War to rope him in. How laughable.”
Dugu Feng frowned." But Luo Yi can just refuse. He probably won't kill Yuwen Zhiji, right?"”
You Chuhong shook her head.”
Her cloudy eyes became clear."Yang Guang is the Crown Prince and wants to rope Luo Yi in. If Luo Yi doesn't comply, then Yang Guang will definitely settle the score after he ascends to the throne. If he agrees, haha, think about it, if he can be roped in by just the Minister of War, what status will he have?”
"Even if he defected, the credit will only be given to the Yuwen clan.”
"Luo Yi saw this clearly, that's why he killed Yuwen Zhiji. He must have killed him halfway and not even met Yuwen Zhiji.”
Dugu Feng's eyes widened.”
"What are you afraid of?" You Chuhong said calmly," No one has any evidence to prove that he did it. Now that Yuwen Cheng is in seclusion to recuperate, even I can only guess.”
"Before there is any evidence, as the ruler of the 16 counties of Beiping, no one in the Great Sui can casually find trouble with him.”
Dugu Feng was deep in thought.
This was power play.
Even if the Yuwen clan suspected that he was the one who did it, so what if the entire world suspected him?
She couldn't just assume that he was the one who did it and find trouble with him, right?
Then the silver spear in Luo Yi's hand could pierce through the heavens.
It wasn't just the Dugu Family. The other families in Luoyang had received the news sooner or later.
As for Yuwen Cheng and Yuwen Zhiji's mission, it became a complete joke.
Everyone knew that Yuwen Cheng had returned with heavy injuries, and Yuwen Zhiji's whereabouts were unknown. Other than being killed, what else could it be?
Yuwen clan's first mission after Yang Guang became the Crown Prince had failed.
Three days later, Yuwen Cheng's door was opened.
Yuwen Cheng came out of seclusion.
His arm had recovered to its original state, but no one knew exactly how it was.
"Bang!"
In the study, Yu Wencheng was expressionless. He slapped the desk and it instantly shattered.
"Father, you must find that person and avenge uncle.”
His words were filled with dense killing intent.
Beneath those tiger eyes, there was even more hidden fear and hatred towards the other party.
He had reached the peerless realm, but in the end, he was suppressed by someone of the same level in his first battle.
How could the proud Yuwen Cheng accept this?
Therefore, he asked Yuwen Huaji to find that person. Revenge was only an obvious reason. More importantly, he knew that the other party might be younger than him. This was something that he absolutely could not tolerate.
Yuwen Huaji sat on the chair, silent.
After a while, he stood up with a gloomy look in his eyes."Cheng Cheng, are you sure that the person you fought was younger than you?”
Yu Wencheng gritted his teeth and nodded." It should be. Judging from the voice, it shouldn't be more than twenty."”
" Twenty years old…A peerless realm warrior…"
Yuwen Huaji strode forward, and no one knew what he was thinking.
A moment later, he said with a murderous intent,"This kind of person must not be allowed to live in this world."”
He looked at Yuwen Cheng.
"Saint Child, the world only needs one.”
"But Father…what should we do?”Yuwen Cheng said hatefully.
He hated himself for not being able to defeat the other party.
"I've only heard his voice, but I've never seen his face. There's no way to find him.”
"No, there is a way." Yuwen Huaji waved his sleeves." Men!”
With a creak, the door opened and a guard walked in.
"My lord."
"Go and spread the news. The person who defeated Cheng Du is a youth who is not even twenty years old and is good at using a spear.”Yuwen Huaji ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
But Yuwen Cheng was shocked,"Father, what are you doing?"”
"It's already embarrassing enough that I failed my mission and returned injured. If you do this, the entire world will know that I lost to someone younger than me.”
"How can I gain a foothold in Luoyang?”
Yuwen Huaji snorted coldly." Cheng Du, those who achieve great things do not care about trifles. If we don't do this, how can we find that person?"”
"You can find that person just like that?" Yuwen Cheng was stunned.”
"Of course." Yuwen Huaji remained calm." Think about it. If the whole world knew that you were defeated by a young man, what level would that young man be?”
"Of course it's the Peerless Realm."
Yuwen Cheng answered without hesitation.
He was confident that even Xiangyu, the Conqueror, would not be able to defeat him in the Peerless Realm.
"How high is the talent of that young peerless expert who is not even twenty yet?”
"There has never been anyone like this before, and there will never be anyone like this after."
Yuwen Cheng said dejectedly.
Even he had to admit that the other party might really have unparalleled talent.
Compared to him, it was even more terrifying.
"Therefore, once the news of such a person spreads, it's basically impossible to hide.”Yuwen Huaji had a strategizing look on his face." You have to know that few powerful families in the world are willing to see such a talented person rise.”
"It won't be long before that young man is dead!" he said resolutely.”
"Have you heard? The person who defeated Yuwen Cheng is said to be younger than Yuwen Cheng.”...
One of them said mysteriously.
"Tsk, what's the big deal?" The other person was even more mysterious. He lowered his voice and said," I also heard that not only is he younger than Yuwen Cheng, he is definitely not even twenty years old.”
"What? Isn't that comparable to the Overlord?”
"Oh my god, so young?"
"Are you sure? Why do I find it hard to believe?”
The restaurant instantly became noisy.
"It's true. The nephew of my brother-in-law's sister's husband is a servant of Yuwen Manor.”
That person said confidently.
Immediately, it caused everyone to exclaim.
"Oh my god, that's amazing. Who is that person?”
"It is said that Yuwen Cheng didn't know who that person was and wore a mask to kill him and Yuwen Zhiji, but he could hear from the voice that the person was definitely very young.”
"If it's true, then it's a youth.”
"Who knows, he might become another Overlord in twenty years and enter the Mythical Realm!”
The news spread throughout Chang 'an, and it was everywhere.
All the families received the news almost immediately, and they all became nervous.
In the sky above Luoyang, there was an invisible storm.
"A young man like him was able to defeat Yuwen Cheng, who suppressed the entire generation…Such a person must not be allowed to exist. Go find that person.”
"Send people to Beiping. We must find that person.”
"Send someone to test Luo Yi. He is the king of Beiping. Nothing can hide from him. If such a person really exists, he must know who it is.”
"Find him and kill him. Otherwise, in ten years, I'm afraid everyone will be suppressed by him.”
The families quickly made their decisions.
If that youth really existed, none of them wanted to see it.
Therefore, even if there was no communication, all the families wanted to kill him in advance.
……
Thousands of miles away from Chang 'an was Tongguan, one of the few passes in the world.
Tongguan's terrain was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It had always been the last barrier to defend Jingdou.
Once Tongguan was lost, the enemy would be able to march straight into Luoyang.
The people guarding such an important place were naturally not ordinary people.
At this moment, a figure stood on the city wall of Tongguan with his hands behind his back.
It was a middle-aged man with a face as white as powder. He had two yellow eyebrows, was nine feet tall, and had a waist of ten girths. He looked at the sky with a domineering aura.
He was standing on Tong Pass, but he gave off a more reliable feeling than Tong Pass.
In fact, that was the case.
This person was the Godly Pillar of the Great Sui Dynasty, King Reliance Yang Lin!
His Water and Fire Dragon Imprisoning Rod was invincible. Even the Dual Spear General Ding Yanping had once said that Yang Lin was no match for him in a one-on-one battle.
However, if he were to face an enemy in an army formation and Yang Lin became the commander, then with his qi condensing, even he would find it difficult to win.
This was Yang Lin, the King Reliance who had contributed greatly to the Sui Emperor's conquest.
"Swoosh…"
Hurried footsteps sounded.
A general wearing armor and a large saber at his waist ran over quickly.
"Father, there's news from Chang 'an.”
Wei Wentong's face was as red as cinnabar. He had a long beard and was eight feet tall. He had a large saber at his waist as he cupped his hands.
"Speak."
Yang Lin didn't turn his head and only spat out one word.
" Yuwen Cheng and Yuwen Zhiji toured Beiping a few days ago. It was said that they secretly wanted to win over the King of Beiping. However, before they could enter Jizhou, they were intercepted and killed. In the end, Yuwen Zhiji died in battle, and Yuwen Cheng fled back to Chang 'an with serious injuries.”
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