Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 154 – General Black Coffin Li

Su Yun was startled. If Long Xiang was lost, it would be fine, but Wen Chang Emperor was a deity worshipped in the Wen Chang Academy. If he was lost, it would be troublesome!

Wen Chang Emperor, also known as Wen Sheng Gong, had some connections with Su Yun. When Su Yun left Tian Shi Yuan, he stayed in the Wen Sheng Temple.

However, Wen Chang Emperor had a deeper connection with Zuo Songyan!

When Zuo Songyan was young, he went to the Tian Men Ghost Market and completed a task entrusted to him by Wen Sheng Gong. Wen Sheng Gong gave him his own Great Saint Spirit Weapon as a gift.

Later, when Zuo Songyan returned from overseas, he saw that it was difficult for poor students in Shuo Fang to go to school. So, he established the official academy, Wen Chang Academy, and worshipped Wen Chang Emperor, hoping that poor students in Shuo Fang could study there.

Zuo Songyan built a great hall for the emperor in Wen Chang Academy and made a golden statue for him, which was a spiritual inheritance.

Su Yun frowned and thought, "Last time, Long Xiang was hung under the bridge. If Long Xiang was carrying the emperor and was hung somewhere..." He shook his head quickly, not daring to imagine such a scene.

He had sent Long Xiang over, and this beast had caused such a big mess, which had something to do with him.

"Ten Jinxiu Tu is Wen Chang Emperor's Great Saint Spirit Weapon. Could he have gone to find his own weapon?"

Su Yun's heart moved slightly and he asked Ye Luo, "Do you know where Ten Jinxiu Tu is?"

"Such a treasure is naturally in the hands of Shuo Fang Hou. It will only be brought out during the imperial examination," Ye Luo replied.

"But this time, Qiu Tai Chang's Ten Jinxiu Tu's owner, Tian Wuji, and Qiu Tai Chang are close friends, so Qiu Tai Chang placed this treasure in the Mo Xia Academy. Are you saying that the emperor might have gone to find this Jinxiu Tu?"

Su Yun's heart jumped. The Tian family was one of the seven great families in Shuo Fang. At the beginning, Tian Wuji told Qiu Shuijing that Ten Jinxiu Tu was in the Mo Xia Academy, probably with the intention of seizing this set of Great Saint Spirit Weapons.

The disappearance of Wen Chang Emperor's golden statue must be related to this matter!

At this moment, Idle Cloud Taoist hurried over, dropped the Long Xiang statue, and left. Su Yun called out to him a few times, but the Taoist did not stop and shouted, "I only found this horse, but I didn't find the emperor. I'll go look for him again!"

Su Yun hurriedly caught up, but saw that Idle Cloud Taoist had turned into a white crane and flew away, disappearing into the clouds.

"The Taoist left too quickly and didn't have time to tell me where he found this Long Xiang..." Su Yun frowned and examined the statue. He saw that the stone carving was fierce, with its teeth bared and claws out, as if it had just risen from a battle and was illuminated by the rising sun, turning into a stone statue. This meant that the emperor did not want to come back, but was hindered by someone, and might have encountered danger!

He thought of this and changed the reins on Long Xiang to a divine immortal rope, then tied the rope to a pillar and left the Ge Wu Hall.

Li Zhuxian looked at him, amazed. The young girl Wu Tong's eyes flickered as she watched Su Yun's figure leave, lost in thought.

Su Yun returned to Shanshui Residence and saw that Hua Hu had not yet returned. He frowned and thought, "My second brother has been traveling with Master Lingyue for so long. He should have come back by now."

He changed his clothes, cooked some food, and waited until the afternoon, when Chi Xiaoyao brought Qing Qiuyue and others back to Shanshui Residence. The three little fox demons had not seen him for more than ten days and were surprised and happy, laughing and talking.

Su Yun sat down with Chi Xiaoyao, Qing Qiuyue, and others to eat dinner and chat. Chi Xiaoyao said, "The city has been restless lately, and some people seem to be targeting Doctor Dong. He closed his medicinal material store, and I have nowhere to go at night, so I have to stay at my junior brother's house for the time being."Su Yun couldn't be happier and said, "It's best to have Senior Sister here."

Chi Xiaoyao blushed and whispered, "We're not a good match..."

Excitedly, Su Yun said, "Senior Sister Xiaoyao, I found that horse. If you're free tonight, why don't I take you out for a walk?"

Chi Xiaoyao's heart was pounding and she couldn't resist following him out.

They hurried towards the Ge Wu Hall under the cover of night. The hall was locked, and a night watchman walked over and suddenly activated his divine power, shining a bright light and shouting, "Who's there? Come out, you sneaky person!"

Chi Xiaoyao quickly pulled Su Yun into the bushes to hide. The night watchman searched around but couldn't find anyone, and he cursed and left.

Su Yun was angry and asked, "Why did he curse?"

Chi Xiaoyao quickly replied, "What about your horse?"

"It's in the Ge Wu Hall. I tied it up and it can't run away this time."

Su Yun pulled her and jumped into the Ge Wu Hall, quickly arriving in front of the Long Xiang. A monster with a horse's head and a dragon's body crouched there, covered in dragon scales with dragon claws, emanating a fierce aura!

Chi Xiaoyao was trembling with fear. The aura emanating from the Long Xiang was a terrifying oppression that the powerful dragon race had over the lower races, making her almost reveal her true form!

The Long Xiang's sharp claws scraped the ground, sparking, and it slowly walked out of the shadows towards them.

Chi Xiaoyao quickly hid behind Su Yun, who smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Senior Sister. It's very gentle!"

He pulled Chi Xiaoyao and jumped onto the Long Xiang's back.

The Long Xiang bared its teeth and looked fierce, but suddenly Su Yun shook the reins, and the Immortal Rope hummed softly, revealing countless dense symbols that flew around the rope.

The Long Xiang's fierce aura was instantly suppressed and it became obedient. Su Yun was surprised and looked at the Immortal Rope. It had never changed like this before.

Suddenly, Ying Ying's voice came, "It was Saint Xue who removed the seal on the rope when you challenged the spirit realm."

Su Yun's heart stirred and the Yellow Bell appeared above his head. Ying Ying slid down from the bell and landed on his shoulder.

Chi Xiaoyao was surprised to see the small girl who was only the size of a book. Ying Ying also looked at her and said, "Are you a Chi Dragon, a carp that transformed into a dragon? Your cultivation method seems a bit off. I have a scroll of 'Chi Dragon Li Yuan Transformation' that might be more suitable for you."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Senior Sister Xiaoyao, Ying Ying, sit tight. Long Xiang, where did the Emperor Wen Chang go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Long Xiang lightly leaped and crossed dozens of yards in the air, landing silently outside the Ge Wu Hall.

Chi Xiaoyao and Ying Ying were both startled.

The Long Xiang strode forward, agile and powerful, and within a few steps, a strong wind blew, blowing Ying Ying off Su Yun's shoulder and turning into a book, its pages fluttering.

Chi Xiaoyao sat behind Su Yun and quickly caught the book. Ying Ying turned back into a small girl in her arms, still trembling, and quickly hid in her embrace.

Su Yun quickly said, "Long Xiang, slow down!"

The Long Xiang slowed down and they flew away.

Just as the Long Xiang left the Wen Chang Academy, a black Jiao was moving between the buildings. Wu Tong stood on the dragon's head and whispered, "Uncle Ao, follow them."

Jiao Shu'Ao revealed his true form and rushed towards the Long Xiang, but even though his cultivation was strong, he still found it difficult to catch up with the Long Xiang."I can't let the seniors look down on me!" Jiao Shu'Ao gritted his teeth and persisted.

Just as they rushed out of the Wenchang Academy, Zuo Songyan, wearing a gray robe, walked out of the academy, followed by a crowd of people. Master Tu Ming and Idle Cloud Taoist walked in front.

"Follow them!" Zuo Songyan said in a deep voice.

Dragon galloped and darted, leaping over tall buildings and even walking easily on the back of a cloud bridge. Chi Xiaoyao was both surprised and delighted, and there was constant laughter and joy on the dragon's back.

Wutong followed the dragon from afar and frowned. She thought, "Isn't he going to search for the Wenchang Emperor? No, every move he makes has deep meaning. He can't just be taking his little mother dragon for a joyride..."

Zuo Songyan also frowned. They followed Su Yun as he ran around, and Su Yun didn't seem like he was going to search for the Wenchang Emperor.

On the dragon's back, Su Yun was also puzzled. "Why is this silly dragon running around? Wait a minute..."

He suddenly realized that Long Xiang was not running around aimlessly, but was running along the path that the Wenchang Emperor had taken. It seemed that the Wenchang Emperor had ridden it to revisit his old haunts and travel around the northern frontier.

Su Yun asked where the Wenchang Emperor had gone, so it led him and the others to the places where the Wenchang Emperor had been.

Suddenly, Long Xiang ran wildly along a tall building and came to the highest building in Shuofang City. It ran on a glass curtain wall and rushed to the dome above Shuofang Hou's immortal abode.

Su Yun looked up and saw a dark cloud pressing down above Shuofang Hou's house. Lightning flashed constantly in the dark cloud, and thunderbolts fell and struck a black iron coffin at the center of the immortal abode.

The black iron coffin was locked with iron chains and made a clanging sound.

Suddenly, a thick and demonic voice came from the black iron coffin, like a demon king in the dark night. "Young man, your horse is familiar to me."

Wutong's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked Jiao Shu'Ao to stop and whispered, "There is a half-demon locked in the black iron coffin of the Li family of Shuofang Hou!"

Su Yun's heart moved slightly. He jumped off Long Xiang's back and bowed, saying, "Senior, we are here to inquire about the whereabouts of the Wenchang Emperor."

The iron chains of the black iron coffin suddenly broke, and black smoke poured out of it. In the black cloud, a general in full iron armor struggled in the demonic energy with a twisted face.

"The Wensheng Duke was my friend before I died. He borrowed my golden body to come and visit me, saying that he wanted to temporarily suppress the demonic energy with the Great Saint Spirit Soldier."

The general was full of corpse energy and extremely strong. He said hoarsely, "The demonic energy in Shuofang City is growing day by day, and my cultivation is also increasing. The demonic energy is becoming increasingly difficult to suppress, and it will bring terrible consequences! Only his Confucian righteousness can suppress my demonic energy!"

Su Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Where did the Wenchang Emperor go?"

The general pointed to a distant place, and Su Yun thanked him and pulled the reins. Long Xiang took them away quickly.

As soon as Su Yun left, Wutong arrived.

"Are you the ancestor of the Li family of Shuofang Hou?" Wutong curiously looked at the general and blinked, saying, "Everyone else says that you fought against the foreign tribes in the frontier, guarded Shuofang for thirty years, and finally the Eastern Emperor Di Ping quelled the domestic rebellion and sent troops to help."

The general in the black smoke did not answer.

"I didn't expect the truth to be different."The girl Wu Tong chuckled and said, "The truth is, you died in battle a long time ago. You and your subordinates died on the battlefield, but your spirits clung to your bodies and turned yourselves into half-demons. With the powerful strength of half-demons, you guarded Shuofang City."

General Li in the black mist glanced at her and said, "That's right. We turned into half-demons like this. And you, senior, why did you turn into a human demon?"

The girl Wu Tong remained silent.

"My subordinates and I were afraid that after we died, we would endanger Shuofang and that the foreign races outside the Great Wall would invade Shuofang again. So we built the Xuantie Black Coffin to seal ourselves, but not to bury ourselves."

General Li in the black mist said, "For hundreds of years, we have stood at the highest point of Shuofang and witnessed countless histories. One hundred and fifty years ago, the divine dragon descended from the sky and fought against human demons, falling into the Heavenly Market Enclosure. We saw it too."

The girl Wu Tong snorted coldly, "You saw it, don't say it, or the thunder tribulation will come earlier than you think. You are only half-demons, don't provoke me!"

She stomped her foot and Jiao Shu'Ao, who had transformed into a black dragon, swam and carried him into the night.

Apologies, apologies, I'm late. Don't forget about the Bilibili live stream at 8:30 tonight.