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South of the city.

"General Xiao, Master Kong, this lowly subordinate has already sent people to surround the courtyard in front. I've found out that the stronghold of the Southern Wasteland is here."

"You did well." Kong Youwei looked at his subordinate, then said to Xiao Tianyuan, "General Xiao, let's act immediately and capture South Yulan."

Xiao Tianyuan nodded and looked at the courtyard that was already surrounded by the soldiers. He said solemnly, "Let's move out right now."

Kong Wen took a step back. He knew that Nan Yu Lan's martial arts were strong, so he didn't want to take the risk. Instead, he took the opportunity to take a few steps back.

Xiao Tian Yuan didn't care about that. He turned around and strode to the entrance of the courtyard. With a meaningful glance, he signaled the soldiers to kick open the door as he charged in by himself with his sword, passing through the screen.

"Nan Yulan, you're surrounded. Quick, get your hands on him."

Looking around, this was a small courtyard. After Xiao Tian Yuan entered, he faced the northern wing. He then nodded to the soldiers beside him and walked towards the northern wing.

The room's door was tightly shut. Xiao Tianyuan took a big step forward and kicked the door shut. Then, he kicked the door open and stabbed out a sword from within the room.

The blade was bright and the sword light was extremely long!

Xiao Tianyuan was obviously prepared. His body flashed as he dodged the sword. "South Yulan, I know it's you. You have nowhere to run!"

With a flash of red, Lan Yilan covered her face with a veil. Her slim figure and tight red clothes revealed only a pair of beautiful eyes beneath her veil. She held a long sword in her hand and jumped out from her room.

Xiao Tianyuan unsheathed his sword and pointed it at Nan Yu Lan. "Put down your weapon. You no longer have a way out!"

Nan Yulan glanced at him.

The man before her was young, handsome, had sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, jade tree, and wind, and a cold expression. Pointing the sword at her, the tip of the sword didn't budge in the slightest. Within the coldness, there was also a sense of pride in being able to control the entire situation!

This person! Wasn't this the man who had lifted his veil with a swing of the sword in Lishan the other day?

She had seen this person before, but she had never expected to see him in this place. Who was he? I heard that the imperial government sent Kong Youwei and Xiao Tianyuan to capture him. Who could this person be? Was it because of the hole? Or Xiao Tianyuan?

He couldn't help but ask, "Who the hell are you?" The sound was as clear as the wind blowing through a bell.

Xiao Tian Yuan did not say anything, but the soldiers beside him pointed at Nan Yu Lan and shouted, "How dare you! This is our Great General Xiao. When you see him, why haven't you surrendered yet?"

Nan Yu Lan's heart skipped a beat. He was Xiao Tian Yuan? He's the Xiao Tian Yuan that killed the eldest senior brother? It was also the man who had lifted her veil in the middle of the mountains with a single sword strike?

"If you put down your weapon, I can spare your life!" Kong Youwei rushed forward, now was the chance to make a great contribution. The Emperor had sent him and Xiao Tian Yuan to do this task. If they were able to take down Southern Wasteland before Xiao Tian Yuan could, it would be a great merit!

Nan Yu Lan sneered, and then thrusted with his sword.

Seeing the sword coming at him, Kong Wen hastily dodged. He did not want to be hurt by this sword. Moreover, with Xiao Tian Yuan here, Xiao Tian Yuan's martial arts skills were much stronger than his. He was unwilling to take the risk.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Tian Yuan hastily raised his sword to block in front of Kong Youwei.

The sword in her hands had changed targets as she chased after him. Her sword techniques were like a song and dance and more like sword moves because each one she performed carried a graceful grace, but with killing intent!

Xiao Tian Yuan felt that this sword technique was very familiar. He had seen this sword technique more than once and had fought with people who used this sword technique more than once. The most dangerous situation was when he was guarding the carriage.

But she was definitely not that person. That person had long since died under his sword. Moreover, that person's sword technique was like a sorrowful song sung in the wind. Although her sword technique was on the same path as that person, it was far from being as sharp as him! Perhaps because she was a woman, even though her attacks were ruthless, they were far inferior to that person!

Thinking this, Xiao Tian Yuan made up his mind to capture her as soon as possible.

Xiao Tianyuan made a feint and then struck out with his sword. The sunlight fell on the sword and a piercing silver light appeared around the sword. The silver light reflected off of Nanyu Lan's eyes.

The strong light suddenly rushed over, causing Nan Yu Lan to close her eyes, just at that moment, Xiao Tian Yuan's sword already attacked!

The sword pierced his chest.

Seeing that she was about to hit him, Nan Yu Lan's body suddenly shrank, her movement speed was as fast as a meteor, she flew backwards!

Xiao Tianyuan's body also followed suit and flew over!

The silver sword was still less than two inches away from her throat. Nan Yu Lan retreated like a bolt of lightning while Xiao Tian Yuan chased after him like a bolt of lightning!

Due to the blinding light, Nan Yulan lost the initiative. She was unable to make any moves or dodge, and could only retreat quickly.

Xiao Tianyuan was even more unwilling to lose this opportunity and give chase!

The faster Southern Wasteland retreated, the more anxious Xiao Tianyuan became!

Kong Youwei and the rest of the soldiers thought that both of them had used their fastest movement techniques, but they didn't expect that as one retreated and the other chased, they would only gradually increase their speed. Soon, they could only see a red and a green figure.

The two of them had already run seven laps around the courtyard. Xiao Tianyuan's sword Shao was only two inches away from the vital parts of the Southern Wasteland!

Nan Yu Lan's sweat fell like rain, she had thought that with her movement technique, escaping was not a difficult task, but she had not expected that her opponent's Qing Gong was also very skilled, she had not been able to dodge his sword, and also did not have the chance to escape from the courtyard.

Xiao Tianyuan was also secretly shocked in his heart. This was because the woman in front of him was not injured in the slightest under his powerful pursuit!

Nan Yulan turned around all of a sudden, and with a flip of her left hand, two silver needles appeared in her hands.

The silver needles were extremely thin, so Xiao Tianyuan was unable to see them. However, he could hear the sound of them piercing through the air. Xiao Tianyuan had no choice but to use his hand to pick up the silver needle. The sword in his hand had already touched his skin!

Right at this moment, Xiao Tianyuan tumbled backwards.

When Nan Yu Lan's sword energy receded, his entire body flew up like a big bird, and then he jumped out of the courtyard.

Kong Wei was shocked. He did not want to miss the chance to capture Nan Yulan and shouted at the soldiers beside him, "Chase!"

As Xiao Tian Yuan saw the figure of Nan Yu Lan flying over the courtyard, he took a deep breath and chased after her!

She had already experienced Xiao Tian Yuan's martial arts. Furthermore, last time, she had not obtained any benefits from him. This time, there were many soldiers so she had no chance of winning!

After passing through the passageway, Southland heaved a sigh of relief and prepared to take a break.

Unexpectedly, a figure appeared from the corner of the wall and with a flash of his green robe, that person appeared as if he had been standing there since the ancient times. It was as if he had just emerged from the sunlight — this was too unbelievable!

Nan Yu Lan's figure suddenly stopped!