Chapter 380: It’s easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows
Qi Yuchun appears!
The commander-in-chief, who was ranked only below Zhuang Xiaocheng in Kuangfu Society, had left the city last night and ambush in the mountain col near Yansuo Lake in advance.
And always restrained his aura and murderous intent, avoiding the perception of everyone including Eunuch Hai, just like a stone in the grass in the mountains.
It was only at this moment that the assassin, who was lying in the grass on the hillside on the side of the lake as Eunuch Hai was pulled by the broken current, finally revealed his figure.
The moment Zhao Duan heard the word "lead to death", the perceptive ability attached to the middle-grade divine seal made the source of the crisis dimly appear in his mind.
So when he suddenly turned around, he saw a warrior wearing a raincoat suddenly flying out of the dry and yellow grass in winter, with a resolute face and green stubble.
The moment Qi Yuchun flew up, he drew a spear in his hand.
The imposing spear was wrapped in rags and straw. To outsiders, it looked more like a stick. This was accompanied by Qi Yuchun's arms shaking and his wrist twisting at the end of the spear.
The camouflage covering the spear fell apart, revealing a large spear that reflected the cold light.
"Ah——"
Xu Junling and the maidservant exclaimed almost at the same time. Not only them, but also the tourists on the shore of the lake in the distance who had not yet dispersed.
Many of them had just been driven ashore, and they were still aggrieved, but they accidentally witnessed the changes on the river. At this moment, with hindsight, they finally realized what happened.
Those scholars who were swimming on the shore and had not climbed up yet felt chills running down their spines. Their angry curses at Zhao Duan suddenly stopped, and they felt strong fear.
Especially when I saw the martial arts master swooping down from the mountain like a bird of prey pounced on the ship, I felt extremely lucky.
"Meet the enemy."
Zhao Duan ignored the screams in his ears and spoke calmly.
Before he spoke, Lang Shiba and Ji Yue had turned their heads at the same time and stopped in front of Zhao Duan.
Almost instinctively, the two judged that the flying warrior was extremely powerful, probably not inferior to Duan. The water flow was too much, and it would be difficult for the two of them to work together to protect Zhao Du.
“Oops!”
Lang Shiba jumped up boldly, and faced the violent sword energy with his long sword. Jiyue's red clothes fluttered and disappeared into the water. There were whirlpools on the lake.
According to Lao Zongfeng’s previous comments, Zhao Duan was not too nervous about Qi Yuchun.
I believe that the two of them did not talk about retreating from the enemy, but it would not be a problem to block it for a while
——Fortunately, the building boat is in the middle of the lake, and the lake is Jiyue’s home field. Although Qi Yuchun has amazing physical strength, It was difficult to set up an ambush in the water, so the killing distance was enough for the two guards to take the initiative to meet him and stop the commander from outside.
Therefore, after Zhao Duan was startled, he turned his attention to the other end again.
After Hai Gonggong plundered out, he originally wanted to play it safe and avoid capsizing in the ditch, but after sensing the aura of Qi Yuchun's attack behind him, he temporarily changed his tactics.
He realized that the scale of this assassination was very large. If it was really Prince Jing, all three guards would definitely be included.
So to be on the safe side, he had to give up killing him and instead repel the broken water as quickly as possible.
The moment the thought arose, the old eunuch in python robe held out the Frost Sword in his hand.
Ice flowers "clicked" condensed on the blade, the surrounding temperature dropped crazily, and a thin wisp of blue sword energy spread out from the front of the sword.
One strike of martial arts!
The trick is to become famous!
Dian Shuihui's expression changed. He seemed not to have expected the old eunuch to be so eager, but instead he smiled.
The reason why the so-called strong-handed stunts can show their full power is not because of the strength of the moves themselves, but because of the accumulation of power in the early stage.
If you lose the initial rounds, gradually accumulate strength and momentum, and forcefully perform a stunt, its power will be reduced by at least half.
It will even consume energy and disrupt the rhythm.
"I am an old eunuch who has gone downhill. He is wasting his energy so wantonly. Doesn't he want to compete with me in strength?"
Duan Shuihui snorted, stepped on it with one foot, and raised the wooden hairpin. Suddenly, it shot out like a sharp arrow, but the person retreated. As he retreated, the figure in gray robe flickered again and again, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right.
The azure sword was as powerful as a broken bamboo, splitting the hairpin in the center, and then suddenly spread into a face, blocking the room for dodge, which showed that the old eunuch had mastered the control of strength.
There was no way to avoid the broken water, so I simply stepped on the water with both feet, causing a wave of water to burst out.
Taking advantage of the force of the water, the man leaned forward, put his hands together to form a palm knife, and actively faced the sword energy. He slashed with both hands again and again, almost pulling out the afterimage. He also cut off eight tenths of that section of sword energy in one breath like a madman. Nine.
Eunuch Hai thrust out his sword and collided with Duanshui Shuihui's steel-hard hands for countless rounds. The two of them fought, and thick water pillars shot up around them with a terrifying force.
Even Hou Renmeng and others who were fighting underwater were forced to come out of the water one after another. The blood around them was stained red and floated with the corpses.
"Princess, go and hide in the cabin!"
The maid Lushui's face was as white as paper. She was so frightened that she dragged the young lady to hide in the cabin.
Although Xu Junling's delicate body was trembling, he was much calmer. He turned to look at Zhao Duan and said sadly:
"Will you let me into the cabin?"
Zhao Duan looked away from the fight between Lao Zongfang and Duanshui Shui, and his eyes were filled with tears. This was the backlash he received after forcing himself to watch the fight between powerful men who were a level above him.
His eyes were red, and his tone was emotionless as he reached out to hold the princess's shoulders, turned her in one direction, and stepped forward to stand closely beside her, saying softly: "In my case Isn’t it good around you?”
Xu Junling bit his lip and let out a sigh, but he did not react at all to the so-called teasing meaning in this sentence. He just said:
"Qi Yuchun, is it him, right?"
With her identity, it is not surprising to recognize the Commander-in-Chief.
Different from the nearly evenly matched fight on Eunuch Hai’s side, this side’s offense and defense were clearly defined.
"Drunk Man" Lang Shiba waved a machete in an airtight manner, but it was all about the word "guard".
Working with Ji Yue, who was hiding at the bottom of the lake and repeatedly exerting the power of the water, they stubbornly blocked the commander who was wearing a raincoat and holding a famous gun called "Broken" from outside the boundary.
This strategy is extremely rational. The two have been in Houhu for many years and are good at defending against foreign enemies. They will treat Zhao Duan as the Huangceku of Houhu to defend it.
One is in the sky and the other is under the water. There is a vague feeling like horns in a military formation.
Qi Yuchun is not old, he is not yet forty years old, but his green stubble adds a bit of vicissitudes to his life.
The first half of his life was glorious, and he reached the position of commanding the imperial army. The whole family also won the trust of the old emperor.
However, due to the family's decision to favor the second prince, his family was ruined. During the Xuanmen coup, Qi Yuchun was defeated by the empress. He escaped from the capital at the cost of serious injuries and hid in a remote mountain to recuperate.
After he recovered a little, he dared to go into the city to find out the news. He learned that dozens of members of the entire Qi family had been killed due to the coup, leaving only his son and a few family branches still alive.
Qi Yuchun was confused for a long time. He thought about returning to the palace and killing the empress for revenge, but he understood that there was no point except to die.
When he was confused, Zhuang Xiaocheng contacted him and gathered the remnants of his party to defend the second prince's widow and heirs in an attempt to "rectify the chaos."
Qi Yuchun realized that life had a new meaning.
The assassination of Zhao Duan this time was a request for help. Qi Yuchun felt that although he could not kill the empress, if he could kill a man favored by the empress, it might be considered a form of revenge.
"Chichichi......"
At this moment, facing the sword energy as strong as a city wall in front of him and the huge water snake hovering below, Qi Yuchun frowned and took frequent shots with the Overlord Spear in his hand. Lang Shiba retreated again and again, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth.
He suddenly stabbed the gun at the bottom of the lake. Jiyue hugged the tip of the gun and pushed it with both hands. Although the blood was filled, the person sank to the bottom of the lake again.
He is confident that he can defeat these two people, but he is not sure whether he can do it before Eunuch Hai returns to help.
"Do you want to die?"
Qi Yuchun hesitated in his heart, whether to kill Zhao Duan at the cost of injury.
But thinking of Taifu Zhuang’s instructions and understanding of Prince Jing, I endured it.
……
On board.
"It seems like he can't get in."
Xu Junling whispered, perhaps knowing that the target of this group of people was not him, so he became a little calmer.
Zhao Duan slowly frowned. Wu Fu's vigilance suddenly gave him a bad premonition, and a picture vaguely appeared in front of his eyes.
"Chichi——"
In the sleeve of his right hand, the Golden Crow Flying Knife turned into a dim light and began to circle and dance around him. The Six Talisman Armor under his clothes could also be activated at any time.
But what other enemies are in the field of vision?
Zhao Duan was disturbed, and suddenly he roughly pulled Xu Junling in front of him. The premonition of crisis suddenly weakened.
"..." Zhao Duan adjusted his stance again, staggering his body, and the sense of crisis came to his heart again.
He seemed to be pulling the princess, but he calmly changed his position several times and finally determined the exact location of the source of the danger.
"Is there another killer hiding there?" Zhao Duan whispered softly.
Xu Junling was pulled hard by him and tried to struggle, exclaiming again and again:
"Let me go, I am not your human shield!"
She guessed it He discovered Zhao’s sinister intentions.
Zhao Duan glanced at her with frightened eyes, suddenly showed a meaningful smile, let go of his hand, and said with a smile:
"I must have hurt you."
Xu Junling was stunned.
At the same time.
In the distance, in the direction of the head of the huge earth god statue, there is a huge cave hidden inside the slightly opened mouth.
A sharpshooter holding a bow and arrow, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at Zhao Duan, who was standing with Xu Junling on the lake in the distance.
(End of this chapter)