Chapter 90: Sneak Attack
The three martial arts masters are in different situations, which is embarrassing.
One, there was no trace at all, as if they had disappeared from the world; the other two, they were severely injured and their lives were hanging by a thread. Fan Xian was filled with confusion and shock when he saw this scene.
Begonia Duoduo stared at her master Ku He with a worried look on her face, blaming herself in her heart. On this trip to Qing Dynasty, misfortune never comes alone. Not only was it unable to help him at all, but his fellow disciples withered away, all due to the aftermath of the fierce battle between Li Chengze and Emperor Qing. None of the remaining disciples were spared.
"Alas, I have lost all face during this trip. I may become a laughing stock on the way back. The name of Northern Qi may be humiliated..." Haitang Duoduo sighed softly, with mixed feelings in her heart, including self-blame and regret.
Master Ku He closed his eyes and adjusted his breath. He seemed to feel his disciple's emotional fluctuations. His body trembled slightly, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out, which was shocking. "Master!" Haitang Duoduo exclaimed, filled with anxiety. Seeing this, Lang Tao glared at Li Chengze and asked sternly: "Are you secretly plotting poison?" Li Chengze smiled lightly and asked: "Poison? If so, how could he survive until now? This blood is probably because of your incomprehension You must be so angry because of the charming junior sister." As soon as these words came out, Haitang Duoduo looked confused, wondering when she had become the "source of energy".
At this moment, another grandmaster, Si Gu Jian, slowly opened his eyes. With a slight movement, he interrupted the influx of Qi that Thirteenth Wang was about to inject, signaling that he was fine. "Master, how do you feel?" Wang Shisanlang asked with concern, his eyes full of worry. This scene once again added a touch of complexity to this turbulent situation.
"It's okay, you don't need to worry too much." Si Gujian's eyes fell gently on his close disciple Wang Thirteen Lang, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. This former Sword Cauldron was now so considerate of himself that he couldn't help but reflect that perhaps the way he had been killing really had too many shortcomings.
Li Chengze made timely suggestions and said to Sword Si Gu: "Sword Master, why don't you follow Thirteenth Lang to the First Floor of the World in the city to take a rest? After I finish handling the affairs, how about we get together again and discuss the ways of martial arts?"
"On the Tao?" When Si Gu Jian heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. Then he looked at Li Chengze carefully, but found that he could not detect the depth of his cultivation, and he was secretly wary.
"No need. If we don't want to disturb you, it's better to return to Dongyi City." Sigu Jian declined politely, but there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.
Seeing this, Thirteenth Prince Wang hurriedly dissuaded him: "Master, how can you travel a long distance before your body recovers? If something unexpected happens on the way, what should we do?" He knew very well that neither his master nor himself were in the right state to take risks.
Seeing this, Li Chengze smiled and said comfortingly: "Sword Master, please rest assured, I have no grudge against Dongyi City, and I will naturally not let you suffer any harm. If there was any offense before, please forgive me, Sword Master. In addition, about you His broken arm..." He changed the subject, attracting the attention of the people around him.
"What? Can you regenerate a broken arm?" Fan Xian blurted out in surprise, obviously in disbelief.
Li Chengze chuckled lightly and explained: "Of course I can't be reborn like a myth. I don't have that magical power. However, I can find a new arm for the sword master and connect it to restore it to its original state."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around him. Even Fan Xian was stunned, secretly marveling at Li Chengze's methods and courage.
"Oh, it's similar to Master Ku He's situation, but the wonderful thing is that this arm is original!" Sigu Jian looked happy and asked in disbelief: "Brother Li, is this true? If it can really help me break my arm." Reborn, everyone in Dongyi City is willing to follow Brother Li to the death, and we will never change our minds!"
Li Chengze was overjoyed in his heart, but remained calm on the outside. He nodded and said, "The sword master made serious remarks. In that case, I would like to ask the sword master and Thirteenth Lang to rest first and recharge their batteries."
"Wanwan, lead them back safely..." Li Chengze ordered.
Wanwan pouted and protested dissatisfied: "I don't want to go with them, I want to stay with the gang leader..."
Before he finished speaking, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the distance, interrupting everyone's thoughts.
Before everyone could recover from the shock, a shocking blood hole appeared in Li Chengze's chest, and blood gurgled out.
"Who?!" Fan Xian exclaimed, Wu Zhu's figure flashed in his mind, but he quickly denied it, "No, my Barrett is not complete yet, how could it be possible..."
However, the familiar sound of gunshots echoed in the air without a doubt.
"Gang leader!"
"careful!"
"Get down quickly!"
Wanwan instinctively wanted to support Li Chengze, but he suddenly pulled her and they both fell to the ground. Wanwan's pink robe was instantly stained red with blood, and a warmth flowed along her body. She tried to speak, but Li Chengze's big hand covered her mouth tightly.
"Don't make a sound, there are assassins!" Li Chengze warned in a low voice.
Jian Jiuhuang frowned and lowered his voice with concern: "Gang leader, how do you feel? Do you feel dizzy?" Haitang Duoduo asked eagerly: "Fan Xian, can you recognize the weapon used by the assassin? What exactly is it? What could have such amazing destructive power?”
After everyone heard this, their eyes focused on Fan Xian. Fan Xian responded with a wry smile: "That is a weapon that fires bullets through a certain mechanism. It is extremely lethal."
Li Chengze shook his head and added: "It's not the Barrett you know. The speed and power of this object are even more amazing." He gasped and continued, "The speed of the bullet is far more than three times the speed of sound. If not, I It’s probably difficult to get shot without noticing.”
After saying this, Li Chengze coughed again, and blood stained the corners of his mouth. He motioned Wanwan to stay quiet and explained: "Don't make any noise, use these rocks as cover, it will be difficult for the other party to find us. Once exposed, it will be a dead end."
(Insert prompt here, such as "The atmosphere is tense, everyone is waiting with bated breath.")
Wanwan nodded obediently, her body trembling slightly with fear. The thrilling scene just now left her with lingering fears.
Master Ku He pondered: "Could the weapon you mentioned come from that mysterious temple?"
Fan Xian expressed uncertainty about this, while Li Chengze nodded affirmatively: "Except for temples, it is difficult to find such a powerful weapon in the world."
Haitang Duoduo frowned and asked, "Then how should we deal with it now? Maybe the assassin's target is just you?"
Li Chengze glanced at her lightly, then took off one of his shoes and threw it far away. Almost at the same time, gunshots pierced the air again, and the shoe was instantly shattered. Seeing this, Begonia Duoduo's face instantly turned as pale as paper.
This is obviously aimed at everyone, but why? We have no bad relations with the temple...
"Then...what should we do now?"
"Wait, wait until dark before taking action." Fan Xian asked worriedly: "Aren't you afraid that the other party will change positions and continue shooting?" Li Chengze smiled helplessly: "How can you not be afraid, but there is no other way. Even if we have an armored battle now (Note: 'tank' here is changed to 'armored chariot' to avoid directly quoting modern vocabulary), and even a single blow from the opponent's mysterious weapon will not escape death."
Armored chariot? What is this? Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Seriously, are we from the same place?"
Li Chengze replied: "It's barely half. If you go by what your mother said, maybe it's not even half."
Fan Xian was shocked: "Have you read my mother's letters? But weren't all those letters destroyed?"
At this moment of doubt, Li Chengze suddenly shouted: "Quick, run with me! The guy who attacked has changed his position!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already picked up Wanwan, his body was as electric as lightning, and he instantly displayed amazing movement skills.
This scene stunned everyone, the speed was simply...
Fan Xian gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Follow me!"
Within a few breaths, gunfire rang out again, but this time no one was hit. They successfully escaped into the dense mountain forest.
Li Chengze put down Wanwan and ordered: "You take them back to Kyoto, and I will track down the assassin!"
(End of chapter)