Chapter 128: All sides converge, storms gather over Kyoto
As time passed, the day of Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue's duel drew ever closer, and more and more martial arts factions hurried toward Kyoto.
Near the Capital, and even along the roads leading there, Jianghu travelers could be seen making their way.
In a tavern a hundred li south of the Capital, three figures of extraordinary bearing sat by a window, their faces clouded with worry.
These three were none other than Four Eyebrows Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Fu Hongxue.
At that moment, Lu Xiaofeng wore a worried expression as he said quietly:
"The night of the full moon is less than half a month away. I don't know why, but I keep having a bad feeling."
Hua Manlou said mildly, "Are you worried Ximen Chuixue will lose to Ye Gucheng?"
Lu Xiaofeng shook his head. "That's not what worries me. We all know his temperament. If he died at Ye Gucheng's hands, he would probably smile even in the grave."
"I just think too many Jianghu factions have come rushing here on the wind of this news. Something feels wrong, as though someone were deliberately driving this along..."
Hua Manlou frowned. "You suspect someone is plotting a conspiracy?"
"Exactly!"
Lu Xiaofeng nodded. "The Capital is under the emperor's very feet, after all. I don't know why Ye Gucheng chose to duel there, but during that battle in White Cloud City, I could tell he was different from Ximen Chuixue. His Sword Dao is powerful, but it isn't pure. There's something else mixed into it-perhaps regret, perhaps ambition."
"If it's the latter, I'm worried something might change during this battle in the Capital."
"Thousands of Jianghu travelers have gathered in the Capital. If something happens and disturbs His Majesty,