Chapter 173: The Goddess Cliff Top
Shi Ziling and Nangong Xia then discussed the withdrawal of the army, and Nangong Xia said: "Our Narcissus Legion has withdrawn half of its troops back to the south early yesterday morning, and the Tang camp has also released my nephew Nangong Tai back last night."
"As for the various military horses in other places, after hearing that our two families have decided to withdraw half of the troops, they have all followed suit, and some have simply decided to withdraw all of them, at least half of them, this time the Tang camp should rest easy. ”
Shi Ziling had no interest in crusading against the Tang camp in the first place, and it was already done to successfully rescue Zhao Xiong this time, he said: "Brother, my side has already ordered people and horses, and is ready to return to the east immediately with General Zhao Xiong, what are your plans here?"
Nangong Xia said: "Our Narcissus City has already sent a general to replace Nangong Tai, and it should be there in the next few days, as for me, I want to go to the east with you again to see how your kid deals with Ye Zhenzhen's Xuanyuan Divine Sword, hehe......"
Shi Ziling said with a smile: "Of course it's good to have an old brother and you sweep the battle for me, without further ado, let's leave quickly, this time the itinerary is very tight, I don't want to miss the appointment with Ye Zhenzhen's ......"
Then Shi Ziling left the Zhongzhou boundary with Nangong Xia and returned to the east with Su Zhirou and Zhao Xiong and others.
A few days later, they met Gu Fei, the deputy commander who came to replace Zhao Xiong, on the road, because Gu Fei brought 3,000 military horses, more than the 2,500 people who had agreed with the Tang Ying, Shi Ziling explained the agreement with the Tang Ying to Gu Fei.
Gu Fei was very happy to see Zhao Xiong's safe return, since Shi Ziling had reached an agreement with Tang Ying, he expected that there should be no more worries about being captured, so he naturally put his mind at ease. When 500 soldiers were sent to Shiziling to bring back to the east, they then went to Zhongzhou Mansion to change their defenses.
After entering the eastern boundary, Shi Ziling, Su Zhirou, Nangong Xia and others did not return to Songhu City with the brigade, but went directly to the Goddess Cliff of Pan'an Mountain to rush to the battle with Ye Zhenzhen, while Zhao Xiong continued to return to Songhu City with a thousand troops and horses.
On July 15, at the top of the cliff of the goddess of Pan'an Mountain, the usually deserted Pan'an Mountain is particularly lively today, and martial arts figures from all walks of life come to watch the duel between Ye Zhenzhen, the sword descendant of Caiyunxuan, and Shi Ziling, the most high-profile rising star in today's martial arts world.
The two had a sensational gambling fight on the proud tower of Songhu City before, Shi Ziling and Ye Zhenzhen each made strange moves, and the last one ended with Shi Ziling's narrow victory.
Today's showdown is a continuation of the fight a year ago, and since there is no limit on the number of spectators, the crowd is quite enthusiastic and everyone wants to see two of the most outstanding young martial artists in the martial arts world today.
Fortunately, the top of the goddess cliff is quite open, except for a space for the two sides of the duel, the rest of the place is full of people inside and out.
Unlike the last time when most people were optimistic about Ye Zhenzhen, this time most people were more optimistic about Shiziling. The current reputation of Shiziling is in full swing, and he is already the top six top masters in the world today, and although Ye Zhenzhen is the proud disciple of the Sword Saint Gongsun Aunt, he is only ranked twelfth in the top 100 list.
Moreover, the news of Shi Ziling's complete victory over Ruyi Zhenren Fang in Zhongzhou City has also come out, which has shocked the martial arts world of the Mingyue Continent, in everyone's opinion, except for a very small number of great masters who have the ability to defeat Shi Ziling, Shi Ziling is no longer invincible among the younger generation.
Therefore, except for some people who know Caiyunxuan more deeply and are still a little uncertain, the vast majority of people are more optimistic about Shi Ziling winning this time.
Although there seems to be no suspense about the outcome of the victory, it has not reduced everyone's interest in coming here to watch the battle, after all, a duel of such a level is a very rare thing after all, and Ye Zhenzhen has always been admired by people, and for many people, it is also a great blessing in life to be lucky enough to see Ye Fairy's immortality.
Ye Zhenzhen, Huang Ying and some of Caiyunxuan's disciples came to the top of the goddess cliff early, and unlike many martial arts people who were greeting each other, Caiyunxuan's disciples were very quiet, silently guarding Ye Zhenzhen's side without saying a word.
For these disciples of Caiyunxuan, this duel between Ye Zhenzhen and Shi Ziling is extremely important, and it is related to the glory of Caiyunxuan. Because Ye Zhenzhen had already lost once before, although it was more just luck at that time, but after all, he still lost, Supreme Sword Dao Caiyunxuan must not lose to the same person twice in a row, this is the belief of all Caiyunxuan's disciples.
Although Shi Ziling's reputation has been increasing recently, and although most of the martial arts masters present to observe are more optimistic about Shi Ziling, all the disciples of Caiyun Xuan firmly believe that Ye Zhenzhen will definitely be the winner of this duel.
Ye Zhenzhen is naturally one of the most confident, since the last time he was unexpectedly defeated in the proud building, Ye Zhenzhen immediately returned to the division, after more than half a year of retreat and penance, Ye Zhenzhen felt that his strength had greatly improved, and the "Sword of True Yuan" had gradually become a masterpiece, and he was finally ready to re-enter the customs and fight again with Shiziling.
Who knew that as soon as she came out of the customs, she heard that Shi Ziling had been in the limelight for most of the year, and had become the hottest figure in the Mingyue Continent, and entered the top six of the top 100 list in one fell swoop.
When the news came, Ye Zhenzhen was shocked, although she knew that the speed of progress of Dao Shiziling was different from ordinary people, she never thought that he could progress to such a point. After confirming that the news was correct, Ye Zhenzhen's once-high self-confidence was inevitably shaken a little.
Although her strength has greatly improved, and the "True Yuan Sword" has become more and more successful, her opponent Shi Ziling is undoubtedly an extremely rare martial arts geek with incredible ability to progress.
"In the face of such a guy, can you really win as you wish?"
This is a doubt that often haunts Ye Zhenzhen's mind.
Caiyun Xuanxuan's lord Gongsun Auntie is an extremely competitive person, and although she has been in seclusion for many years after receiving the title of Sword Saint, she still pays attention to the dynamics of today's martial arts.
Ye Zhen is really her most proud disciple, but she was unexpectedly defeated by the rising star Shiziling, which made Gongsun Auntie feel quite surprised, and the nine-yuan customs clearance diagram and the successive appearance of one of the three major artifacts also made Gongsun Auntie have the intention of entering the WTO again.
After seeing that her beloved disciple Ye Zhenzhen's self-confidence had been shaken, Aunt Gongsun resolutely passed the Xuanyuan Sword, the treasure of Caiyunxuan's town gate, to Ye Zhenzhen, and told her to win the rematch with Shiziling on July 15.
Ye Zhenzhen was greatly surprised, although she knew that she would one day take over the mantle of her master and take charge of Caiyunxuan, she didn't expect that her master would pass on the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, the treasure of the town gate, to herself so early. Back then, Aunt Gongsun used to fight invincible opponents all over the world with this sword, and now she has passed this sword to Ye Zhenzhen, which means that the master believes that Ye Zhenzhen has the ability to control this artifact.
After Ye Zhenzhen got the divine sword, he was deeply encouraged and immediately retreated again. Ten days later, when Ye Zhenzhen came out of the customs again, he had already become one with the divine sword, and there was no longer half of the fear and wavering in his heart. After that, Ye Zhenzhen immediately returned to Songhu City to attend the wedding ceremony of his friend Su Zhirou.
Today, although she has learned the amazing news that Shi Ziling had just defeated Ruyi Zhenren Fang Wuming in Zhongzhou City not long ago, Ye Zhenzhen was still carefree, always standing quietly on the edge of the goddess cliff and watching the scenery outside the cliff, no matter how noisy and noisy the martial arts people on the top of the cliff were, she was deaf.
There is only one thought in Ye Zhen's heart: "If you want to win, you must win this time, you must win this time!"
At this time, the martial arts figures from all walks of life who came to watch the battle had almost arrived, and Caiyunxuan's disciples had already arrived early, but Shi Ziling, the other party in this battle, still did not show up for a long time, and there were already people talking about it for a while.
Among the celebrities in the east, Muhong, Su Bairen, Ma Dai, etc., were all present, and they were also quite anxious about the delay in Shiziling. Several of them had already learned the news that Ye Zhenzhen was carrying the artifact Xuanyuan Sword, and they were quite worried about the outcome of today's battle.
Although the news that Shi Ziling had won the victory in Zhongzhou City gave everyone confidence, when they thought of the power of the three legendary artifacts, everyone still had no bottom in their hearts.
"Ye Zhenzhen is already a first-class master, it is said that her strength is still above that of Gongsun Auntie when she debuted at the beginning of that year, and now that she has obtained the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, will she be as invincible as her master?"
Ma Yu and Yu Wei have been helping to greet guests from all walks of life who have come to watch the game, both of them are friends of Shi Ziling, and many people have asked them why Shi Ziling has not yet appeared. Ma Yu could only keep explaining to everyone that Shi Ziling was on his way to Zhongzhou and should be on his way. But after all, Shi Ziling has still not arrived yet, and Ma Yu and Yu Wei are more anxious than anyone else.
Yu Wei said: "Is there something wrong with Ziling this time? Why hasn't it arrived yet? Fairy Ye has been here for a long time. ”
Ma Yu frowned and said: "Ziling has always been very measured in his work, and he should calculate the time accurately, unless he has encountered any trouble in Zhongzhou Mansion." ”
Yu Wei said disappreciatively: "Didn't you receive the news that Ziling had defeated Ruyi Zhenren Fang Wuming?" I heard that Zhao Xiong Dutong has also been successfully rescued, what trouble can Ziling have over there?"
Ma Yu said: "Don't forget who Tang Jingtian of Zhongzhou Mansion is, if Ziling provokes the master behind Tang Jingtian, I'm afraid that even he will be unable to get out of the way." ”
Yu Wei was taken aback and said, "You mean Yuan Shi Tianzun? No, Yuan Shi Tianzun is already a fairy-like figure, and he has been ignoring the world for a long time, how can he go to the Mausoleum of the Troubled Son?"
Ma Yu sighed: "Yuan Shi Tianzun, his old man, naturally will not go to embarrass Zi Ling, but you also know that Lu Dao Zi Ling is a monster, maybe he will provoke Yuan Shi Tianzun?"