kvmb Chapter 086 Overlord Spear
Chapter 086 Overlord Spear
Chapter 086 Overlord Spear
As they were talking, the soldier tried to push Lin Fei. Lin Fei snorted and, with a slight channel of his inner energy, sent the soldier flying a great distance.
"Pah, pah, pah!" The soldier fell face-first into the dirt, got up, and yelled, "Spy, spy, you evil Taoist priest, you must be a spy! Guards, arrest him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than ten soldiers rushed out and surrounded Lin Fei.
The soldier pointed at Lin Fei and shouted, "This evil Taoist priest is a spy from the Southern Tang Dynasty! Seize him and hand him over to the magistrate for punishment!"
"Yes, Captain!" The surrounding soldiers responded in unison, and charged towards Lin Fei with their spears in hand.
Lin Fei frowned slightly, his true energy surging around him, forming a protective aura around his body. The soldiers who rushed up were immediately repelled by Lin Fei's protective aura, and like the captain, they fell flat on their faces on the ground.
"Damn it, what a powerful Taoist priest! You guys hold on! I'll go get the Black Armor Army leaders!" The captain was completely terrified by Lin Fei and scrambled away inside.
Lin Fei did not stop him, because he also wanted someone in charge to come out and didn't want to get entangled with these thugs.
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Not long after, the soldier captain arrived with a group of soldiers dressed in black armor. At this time, the soldiers who had been there earlier surrounded Lin Fei, but dared not make a move against him.
Fortunately, Lin Fei had no intention of fighting them, and the two sides were temporarily at a stalemate.
"Sir, it's that Taoist priest!" The soldier captain led the black-armored soldiers over and pointed at Lin Fei, saying, "It's this despicable Taoist priest! He must be a spy from the Southern Tang! Sir, you must capture him!"
The Black Armor Army consisted of five men, each clad in heavy black armor and possessing an exceptionally robust physique.
The leader of the black-armored soldiers said coldly, "Whether someone is a spy or not, we will judge for ourselves. We don't need you to tell us."
The soldier captain, having gotten a nod, didn't dare argue with the black-armored soldiers and could only nod and bow, saying, "Yes, yes, with you gentlemen here, this Taoist priest certainly won't get away!"
Five black-armored soldiers approached, and the ordinary soldiers immediately stepped aside. The leader of the black-armored soldiers said to Lin Fei, "Zhanlong Ferry is sealed off. Without a pass from one of the nine great families, no one may cross the river. Who are you, daring to force your way through Zhanlong Ferry?"
Seeing the imposing presence of these black-armored soldiers, Lin Fei understood that these few were probably the ones in charge at Zhanlong Ferry. He replied, "I am a disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect of Southern Tang, and I have urgent business to attend to back to Southern Tang. Please grant me this favor, sir."
"A disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect?" Upon hearing Lin Fei's identity, the cold, aloof black-armored soldiers finally changed their expressions.
The Jade Emperor Sect, one of the four great Daoist sects in the world, is located within the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but its reputation has long been spread to the Northern Han Dynasty.
"Even disciples of the Jade Emperor Sect are not allowed!" the black-armored soldier said coldly. "The higher-ups have already ordered that all ferry crossings along the river be sealed off to prevent evil cultists from entering our Northern Han Kingdom. Unless you have a pass from one of the nine great families, we will not let you pass!"
These black-armored soldiers were merely carrying out their mission, unlike the previous soldiers who were acting arrogantly. Perhaps out of respect for the Jade Emperor Sect, after speaking, the black-armored soldier reminded Lin Fei, "The closest aristocratic family to this Dragon-Slaying Ferry is the Xiang family of Xiaxiang. If you are indeed a disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect, the Xiang family will likely not make things difficult for you. Go and fetch your pass, and we will allow you to pass."
The distance between Xiaxiang County and Zhanlongdu is neither too close nor too far. At Lin Fei's pace, it would take about ten days to travel back and forth to obtain the Xiang family's pass.
Just as the black-armored soldier said, as long as he revealed his identity as a disciple of the Jade Emperor Sect, the Xiang family would not make things difficult for him.
In the past, this wouldn't have been a problem; these black-armored soldiers were just doing their job and weren't deliberately making things difficult for him. But now, it wouldn't work.
The journey from Zhanlongdu to the Xiang family in Xiaxiang takes about ten days round trip, plus several more days to cross the river. By the time Lin Fei returns to Southern Tang, it will probably be too late.
"I'm sorry, but I have urgent business to attend to and I need to cross the river soon. I can't go to Xiaxiang County to get the warrant." Lin Fei cupped his hands to the black-armored soldiers, while circulating his inner energy. The ground around his feet trembled slightly.
"Are you going to force your way in?" The black-armored soldier, seeing Lin Fei's actions, understood his plan: "Then don't blame us for not giving face to the Jade Emperor Sect!"
He instructed the black-armored soldiers beside him, "Take this young Taoist priest out. Do not harm him, lest it damage our relationship with the Jade Emperor Sect!"
"Yes!" The other four black-armored soldiers responded and charged towards Lin Fei.
Lin Fei sighed softly. He didn't want to fight these black-armored soldiers, but there was no other way now that things had come to this.
These black-armored soldiers were all experts in the Body Tempering Realm, but they were still no match for Lin Fei.
Lin Fei moved like a dragon, weaving through the four black-armored soldiers, and in almost an instant, he knocked them all to the ground.
What he used was the Jade Emperor Sect's martial art—the Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Palm.
At this moment, Lin Fei had already reached the first level of the Dao, and when he used the Bagua Swimming Dragon Palm, it was even more powerful than before.
Of course, Lin Fei didn't kill them; he only temporarily restricted their mobility.
"Impressive! No wonder he's a disciple of the renowned Jade Emperor Sect!" The leader of the black-armored soldiers was completely stunned by Lin Fei's movements. Although he didn't recognize the Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Palm, he could tell that Lin Fei's strength was even greater than his own.
Even though he knew he was probably no match for Lin Fei, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it: "Defeat me, and you can board the ship!"
With that, the Black Armor Army took up their stances, preparing for a desperate fight with Lin Fei.
Just then, a voice came from outside Zhanlong Ferry: "I was only gone for a short while, what trouble are you guys causing here again?"
A tall young man, carrying two huge wine jars, walked in from outside Zhanlong Ferry.
Isn't this the young man Lin Fei encountered at the Dragon-Slaying Stele?
"Commander Xiang, you're finally back!" The remaining black-armored soldier looked at the young man as if he had grasped a lifeline.
"Commander of the Black Armor Army? Surname Xiang?" Lin Fei had long sensed that this young man was no ordinary person, but he never expected him to be the commander of the Black Armor Army.
The largest family in Xiaxiang was the Xiang family, which was also one of the nine great families of Northern Han.
The Xiang family lineage traces back to a peerless powerhouse known as the "Overlord" from the medieval era. Legend has it that in the medieval period, the Overlord swept across the land with his Overlord Spear, only to be defeated by the Dragon-Slaying Sword of Emperor Gaozu of Northern Han at the last moment. After establishing his kingdom, Emperor Gaozu designated the Xiang family as one of the nine great clans, a lineage that continues to this day.
No wonder this young man was so disrespectful to Emperor Gaozu of Northern Han; he was just standing up for his ancestor.