Lan Ye Empire.
Official road in the wilderness.
An arrow coming from the west, a fairy flying from the sky.
No one present saw the arrow clearly. Even Ge Sheng, who had practiced for thousands of kalpas, only saw the fleeting cyan shadow.
The young knight standing at the front remained motionless, as if nothing had happened.
But the top of his rune helmet made of mithril and fine steel had been completely ripped off by the arrow.
The man who shot the arrow had unlimited confidence. He shot at Lan Yunsheng's head. The arrow that exceeded the top speed finally rubbed the scalp of the nobleman surnamed Lan tightly, tearing it apart like tissue paper. He put on his sturdy helmet, cut the bow string that bound his hair, and then disappeared into the invisible distance.
Lan Yunsheng's statue-like face showed no trace of anger or fear. His long green hair was fluttering in the wind, and his voice sounded quietly.
His sharp gaze seemed to penetrate the layers of obstacles and reach directly to the golden carriage at the deepest part.
"Is this your answer?"
Lan Yunsheng asked.
The mercenaries were completely stunned by this arrow. They tensed up and trembled, waiting for the upcoming charge.
Or massacre.
with death.
No one would be indifferent to such a bad provocation, and besides, they are the most noble and powerful soldiers in the empire.
No one thought of surrendering because no one believed they would.
However, the neatly arranged cavalry targets in front of them were still silent, whether it was Lan Yunsheng, whose leader was shot through the helmet, or the knights behind him.
On the contrary, there was movement on the mercenary side.
Ge Sheng turned around and looked at the golden carriage in disbelief.
Where the noble man was, the arrow shot out from nowhere, directly shredding the curtain of the carriage, but the carriage was still in chaos, and no one could detect what was going on inside.
Someone or no one.
Live or die.
So when that slender white ankle stepped out of the chaos, Ge Sheng lost all thoughts.
She slowly walked out of the chaos of the carriage. Ever since she stepped into the carriage, she had never taken a step out.
The carriage concealed all secrets from her until she stepped out of the carriage.
So it was only then that he finally became her.
She walked out dragging her long white skirt, her makeup was luxurious and graceful, the skirt floated an inch in the air, swaying in the wind like a white fish swimming in the water.
She was a long-haired girl with delicate and gentle features, but this face in Ge Sheng's eyes was like a bolt from the blue.
He had seen her before, but he had never seen her like this.
White dress, gold crown, crystal boots.
She walked out of the depths of the carriage, as if this place was not a wilderness surrounded by a heavy army, but in front of the emperor's palace.
"Third Princess!"
More mercenaries had already called out her name, then dropped the weapons in their hands to the ground, and then lowered their heads and knelt down.
Ye Luan, the third princess of Lanye, is the first daughter of the Ye family to be named "Princess Xian" in the history of the empire, with the blood of Qingluan.
Unlike Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess, who is only known by her first name, this Princess Xian has always been active in this empire. As a representative of the royal family, she attended and participated in the formulation of most internal affairs. If it weren't for Lan Ye, she would already have a high prestige. As the crown prince, many people may support her as the first queen of this empire.
Ge Sheng couldn't believe it. He was standing in the carriage behind Ye Luan, together with His Highness the Third Highness. The last time they met, this prestigious Princess Xian was simply dressed in simple clothes, but her temperament was amazing. She had already given him an indelible impression - she was truly worthy of it. Ye Xiaojiu's sister feels like this.
However, when they met this time, the virtuous princess was wearing the most formal attire of a princess. She was so noble and beautiful that it was hard to look at her. Instead, she felt infinitely strange to him.
Ye Luan's face was covered with exquisite makeup, so that her expression was hidden under the mask. Only her cold voice sounded, reminding people of the power and inviolability of the blood of Qingluan.
"I have come out, what do you want to do?"
Her right hand was lowered, and a light blue hand crossbow was tied there. There was no doubt that the shocking arrow just now came from here.
Opposite her, Lan Yunsheng got off his horse.
Lanye Royal Knights dismounted.
One hundred and fourteen knights named Lan took off their tightly wrapped rune helmets at the same time, revealing their respective faces.
Ge Sheng was stunned at the sight.
Among the one hundred and fourteen knights, some were girls in their early seventeens or eighteen, still childish, but with resolute and strong faces; there were also old men with snow-white beards and hair, with wrinkles covering their cheeks.
They did not have uniform military appearance, they were old or young, male or female, but the only thing they had in common was their proud and high-spirited eyes.
Lanye Royal Knights, there is no quitting, no betrayal.
Live for this, die for this.
Opposite Ye Luan, they held their helmets with one hand and performed a knightly salute. Then they knelt down on one knee next to the horse. While lowering their heads, they shouted lowly.
Each person's voice was not high-pitched, but the one hundred and fourteen voices overlapped together, and it was like rumbling thunder, causing the carriage under Ge Sheng to tremble slightly.
"All members of the First Brigade of the Lanye Guards are here to welcome Princess Xian back to the palace."
At this time, the original solemn atmosphere in the wilderness was completely gone, and instead it was filled with a heavy and depressing atmosphere.
The mercenaries who were originally guarding had already dropped their weapons and knelt on the spot without moving even after Ye Luan stepped out of the carriage and was called out.
The original enemies in front of them also knelt on one knee opposite them, waiting for the princess's final answer.
So there were no kneeling people present, only three.
The first one was naturally Ye Luan. As she stood there, there was no one worthy of her kneeling. On the contrary, the heads all over the mountains and plains were raised because of her.
The second one is His Highness the Third Highness, this senior who is extremely indifferent and aloof. In this world, I am afraid that only when a saint comes in person, she will give him a gentle greeting.
The third person was Ge Sheng in the carriage behind Ye Luan.
He was used to playing with Ye Xiaojiu, and he had never been too interested in princesses or anything like that, and he was out of everyone's sight, so naturally he didn't need to bend his knees.
However, at this time, Ge Sheng did not feel relaxed at all, but instead felt confused.
Yes, he would never want to be an enemy of the Lanye Royal Knights, no matter from any perspective or in terms of interests.
Unless the person in the carriage is Ye Xiaojiu himself.
However, although it has been confirmed that Ye Xiaojiu is not here, but Ye Xiaojiu's biological sister is here, what should he do.
He is no longer the young man who was afraid of Wei Nuo under the sharp edge of Qingyi. He holds the Heavenly Sword in his hand and can even represent the opinions of that saint in the world.
Even if the saint himself does not think so, it is enough for the world to think so.
He looked at the joyless red-haired girl, hoping to get some help from her, but the Third Highness just sat there with his knees bent as if he was asleep, not distracted by anything outside.
Ge Sheng couldn't help but ask himself.
"If the person sitting here is Ye Xiaojiu himself, then what will that lawless guy say? What will he do?"
While Ge Sheng was thinking desperately, Ye Luan had already spoken lightly.
At this moment, she is the only one in control of the situation, but equally, every word she says is out of her control.
So she stayed there quietly, her voice without any ripples:
"You are here on the order of your father?"
She asked the first question.
In principle, the Lanye Royal Knights are only under the command of the royal family. In fact, they are only responsible to the Emperor of Lanye.
So when they appeared here, there was only one answer.
But Ye Luan used questions.
Lan Yunsheng lowered his head and knelt on the ground, but his voice was not affected.
Neither low nor high, neither humble nor arrogant.
"no."
"Then you are here under the orders of the prince?"
Emperor Lanye has a term of office. Since Emperor Yuantai set an example, every Emperor Lanye will only stay on the throne for fifty years, no matter how long his life is. Therefore, the crown prince of Lanye has a part of himself. Imperial authority.
Therefore, although the use of the Royal Knights is suspected of being arrogant, it is not completely prohibited.
Lan Yunsheng lowered his head and continued to answer.
"no."
Ye Luan's expression remained unchanged, as if the other party's answer had already been in her mind.
"So, you are here at the request of the second prince?"
As ordered.
ordained.
Should be entrusted.
On this occasion, every word Ye Luan spoke was carefully considered.
Outsiders of the Lanye Royal Knights have no power at all, only the royal family themselves can.
Therefore, in extreme circumstances, the second prince can mobilize the Royal Knights to fight for him. In other words, it influences the Royal Knights to take some "independent" actions.
"No." Lan Yunsheng's voice still did not hesitate even though he rejected every one of the other party's questions.
"That's it." Ye Luan lowered his head and whispered quietly, his voice filling the wilderness.
"I will pardon all of you for acting without authorization. Return to camp and receive twenty spine staffs."
"Retreat quickly to avoid tarnishing the knight's name."
Lan Yunsheng still lowered his head, but his voice slowly sounded.
"We come here with our true intentions in mind, but we cannot follow the princess's orders."
Ye Luan sighed: "What's your intention?"
"In the past, Emperor Yuantai gave us three commandments and seven forgiveness."
Lan Yunsheng slowly raised his head, stood up and looked at the princess opposite.
"Three precepts."
"A warning against arrogance and extravagance."
"The second commandment is to forget the sect."
"The Three Precepts are stuck in their ways."
"Seven forgivers."
"Forgive me if you do it for your family and country."
"For the common people, please forgive me."
"Forgive the poor and weak."
"For those who are upright, I will forgive you."
"For those who are benevolent and righteous, forgive me."
"Forgive me for those who do good in the world."
"Forgive those who follow their true intentions."
Ye Luan lowered his head: "The Ye family will always remember that the green leaves will never wither and they will never let you down."
Three Commandments and Seven Forgiveness is a contract made by Emperor Yuan Tai on behalf of the entire Ye royal family and the Guards Corps. As long as one party survives, this contract will last forever.
So at this time, Ye Luan could only recognize this contract as a member of the royal family.
Lan Yunsheng laughed loudly and said: "We are here with our true intentions. Even if we do all kinds of wrongs, all kinds of indecency, and nothing short of treason and treason, we will never be guilty of it."
Ye Luan stopped talking and slowly raised the arm crossbow in his right hand.
"I have made up my mind. If I don't retreat, I will ignore the old alliance."
Lan Yunsheng looked at Ye Luan's delicate face and couldn't see what kind of expression and heart this girl who looked so strong and beautiful had.
But he just raised his hand and slowly took off the dragon bone armor and dragon skin soft armor on his body.
"This piece of armor is not easy to wear and should be preserved for future generations."
Ge Sheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart as he watched the young knight slowly remove all the armor on his body and stand in the biting cold wind wearing only simple white linen clothes.
An unsolvable situation.
He didn't know the cause and effect of this matter, he was just an insignificant chess piece in it.
So he didn't know why the virtuous princess was fighting with the Guards to the point of fighting each other to the point of death, and he didn't know what to do to alleviate this.
So he could only watch.
Behind Lan Yunsheng, the one hundred and thirteen nobles named Lan also lowered their heads and took off their armor. They stood in single clothes in the cold wind, and their deep voices echoed in the wilderness.
"I am willing to use my body to change the princess's heart."
Ye Luan bit her lip tightly, her eyes weak but firm, and she did this several times before she spoke quietly.
"One woman can bring peace to both countries, why can't we do that?"
Lan Yunsheng looked at his princess's face and answered calmly.
"A country's territory can only be considered safe if its men guard it, so how can they be patient with women?"
Ye Luan sighed: "If I return Lan Lan, where will I live?"
Lan Yunsheng said matter-of-factly: "I should return to my old palace."
Ye Luan then asked: "How should I respond if the Imperial Council blames me?"
Lan Yunsheng smiled, his tone unspeakably sarcastic.
"When you return, why not marry that girl to a neighboring country and make everything right with her?"
Ye Luan sighed heavily, then raised his right hand slightly: "Sorry."
Her hand pointed straight at Lan Yunsheng in the distance, the green crossbow arrow flashing with cold light.
"I beg the general to retreat, I don't want to do this."
Lan Yunsheng looked up to the sky and smiled, then walked forward in single clothes on the frozen ground in the middle of winter, facing the crossbow arrow in Ye Luan's hand.
He showed his true state and came out slowly, but it was incredibly fast.
His body passed through the formation of horses and chariots, and everything he touched turned into powder.
In a moment, he came to the center of the car formation, opposite Ye Luan.
"If Ruoyun lives and dies here, I dare to hope that the princess will change her mind."
Ye Luan's lips trembled, but his voice did not waver at all.
"I swear by my last name, if the general takes one step forward, the crossbow arrows will be fired."
Lan Yunsheng smiled: "I hope so."
Saying this, he took another step forward.
Ye Luan clasped his fingers.
What a terrifying crossbow that is. The cyan crossbow arrows are stimulated by a series of exquisite machine springs on the hand crossbow. With every fluctuation of vitality, the power of the crossbow increases. It feels like a domino. The originally weak power is The crossbow was excited and expanded little by little, until the last black crossbow string was excited, and the milky white turbulence generated countless small vortices at the tail of the arrow.
The tip of the arrow made of mithril and fine gold trembled very slightly, emitting a string of low moans as thin as the buzz of mosquitoes.
Then the vibrating string rhythm was chased inch by inch by the arrow tip, then torn into pieces, and then moved forward.
It is an absolutely silent arrow.
Because it catches up with every sound it makes.
The Biyun Crossbow is one of the most advanced creations of the Yue Yi Sage in his mechanical field. It can be held by a child and assassinate the strong men in the heaven.
As a relic, it was inherited by Lin Xi, a disciple of Saint Yue Yi, and then given to his youngest disciple Ye Luan.
Originally, such an attack was not impossible to avoid, but it was too close.
Lan Yunsheng was only three feet away from Ye Luan, and it didn't take a thousandth of a finger for the crossbow arrow to penetrate his chest.
Lan Yunsheng didn't move. Even though he was at the pinnacle of the realm, he still couldn't make any move when faced with such a close attack.
Besides, he didn't prepare any protection.
However, the arrow stopped.
Relatively still.
The moment the arrow shot out of the Biyun Crossbow, the air in front of it instantly solidified like the strongest steel.
The tip of the arrow rubbed against the air, making a heart-wrenching squeaking sound. The sharp and strong arrow squeezed forward inch by inch. The solid air in front of it was like a superposition of transparent jade, and then was crushed there piece by piece.
No one knows how long they will stay there, but at this moment, a hand calmly grasps the green arrow shaft.
The arrow shaft let out a cry of pain, and the tip of the arrow kept trembling as if it was making a final struggle, but in the end, it fell silent in the hand like a subdued cub.
It was the hand of a young man with white, slender bones and clear joints. Its owner appeared here at the same time, and the plain white trainee mage's robe rustled in the wind.
The visitor has dark shoulder-length hair and eyes that are clear and gentle, but as deep as the night.
He turned around with a clean smile and presented the green arrow to Ye Luan who couldn't believe it.
"There will always be a way, right, Sister Ye Luan."
In the end, he didn't think of a suitable and complete way to solve the predicament at hand.
However, he made his own choice, Ge Sheng's choice.
Lan Yunsheng looked at the young man who suddenly appeared in disbelief, feeling the magic power fluctuations in his body that were no more than a Zhujie entry level.
But just now, he did something that many powerful people in the heaven realm may not be able to do.
"Who are you anyway?"
"Me?" Ge Sheng asked himself with a smile, then shook his head: "I am Ge Sheng, but I guess you don't know the name."
"But I am half brother of Ye Xiaojiu, so I am half brother of this sister in front of me. I wonder if the general is satisfied with this answer?"
