Chapter 97: Eradicating Evil (2)
The Wei Army had fought several battles with the Knife Bandits on water and land, and they knew how ferocious and difficult the Knife Bandits were.
The experience of past battles taught them that the opponent's explosive power is strong, and they must strike first before the opponent can fully react to have a chance of winning.
So they rushed up immediately, raised their long swords to cut off the remaining cutter bandits and climbed onto the tower. However, this only delayed a little time. They could not climb to the top via a shortcut, so they took a side route. You can also take a roundabout way.
But the way both sides fight determines the outcome of this battle.
The Wei Jiajun is not good at individual combat, and its main training focuses on long-distance throwing and shooting.
On the contrary, the Knife Bandits used their strength to perform miracles, slashing with pure arm strength.
And they are dexterous in climbing in and out of the water and in the forest, and have their own special way of dealing with them.
I saw them lowering their bodies, rushing to bully them and knocking them down. Under the suppression of their brute force, it was difficult for the guards to resist.
Gongsunji stared at this side with stern eyes. He waved his hand to the guards to step back and not to participate.
He allowed the Knife Bandits to fight with the Wei family army. Maybe they lost the "game" designed by both parties, but he couldn't let the Wei family win.
"By taking back the head of Emperor Jin, you knife-striker bandits will be able to make amends for their past crimes. Not only that, whoever takes the heads of Wei Canghao and that woman will also get a thousand taels of gold. Get promoted to a higher position!" he encouraged loudly.
Sure enough, when the cutter bandits heard this, their blood and courage were aroused. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. These cutter bandits are a group of desperadoes who live for money and food. At this time, they are even more desperate. .
Wei Canghao protected Xu Shanshan and retreated step by step. He quickly bent his bow and arrow, with his eyes shining brightly, aiming at a knife-wielding bandit riding on Wei Jiajun who was about to stab him. His arm suddenly Applying force, sharp arrows flew out like lightning.
The Knife Bandit was hit by an arrow in the chest, and its gravity knocked him over and fell to the ground.
However, he had no chance to save anyone else, because dozens of knife bandits surrounded him. They bent their knees slightly, raised their arms, and tensed the muscles in their hands with the greatest difficulty, pouring powerful strength into their arms. .
It was obviously inappropriate to use arrows at this time. He inserted the bowstring into his back and pulled out the string from the jade finger. The wind blew over the string and made a "clanging" sound.
"What a great opportunity. You have killed so many of our reamers, and you have to pay with blood today." The reamer stared at Wei Canghao with hatred.
Of course they recognize him. Even if they see him from a distance, they will never mistake him for this enemy.
A flying scythe was thrown, and the fine strands of hair were cut off by the sharp front blade. It passed by Wei Canghao's eyelashes, and the strings supported by his arms pushed He broke away and bounced back.
"Back off!" Wei Canghao pushed Xu Shanshan into the Wei family army behind him. The lines on his profile were like exquisitely carved works of art, from the brow bone to the wings of the nose, cold and three-dimensional: "Protect your mistress!"< br>
The weight of this sentence deeply weighed on Wei Jiajun's heart.
“Yes!”
The remaining dozen people of the Wei Army no longer participated in the battle. They watched their head of the family shuttle through the reamer bandits like a fierce wind, like a knife The sharp sword sliced through the layers of enemies that were coming.
But they could only open their eyes wide, as if being pierced by countless sharp needles, and chose to obey orders and protect Xu Shanshan.
Maomao breathed in: Shan, you treat him as your subordinate, but he wants to be your husband!
Maomao: This man is quite responsible. Compared to the evils you taught him, he... Ouch, ouch, don't pinch him, it's wrong, Mao is wrong.
A hand that was quietly squeezed slowly released after hearing Maomao's begging for mercy.
Xu Shanshan: I understand some truths from them. Intelligent and monster-like geniuses are a group of people who give up decisively after weighing the pros and cons. Because they are too alert and see-through, they have lost the fundamentals of human beings. of the same thing.
Maomao: Oh, what is that?
Xu Shanshan: In their eyes, they are always chasing and running towards the distance. The process is far less important than the goal. Therefore...in their hearts, there is only themselves, and nothing else matters, and they can be easily abandoned.
Maomao: Is this the case for you too?
Xu Shanshan smiled: Well, so do I.
Maomao: But why would Wei Canghao rather be injured than save others? Killing is a better solution to the problem than saving others, right? There are also Gu Yuejiarong and Tang Jiashan. They always want to save people who are suffering, as if saving people... is actually a matter of course.
They have something in common with the "scourge", they have smart minds, ambitions that are unwilling to stop at one's best, their desire to achieve their true self, and their pride in being competitive...the difference is that they can't see the difference between them. to harmfulness.
Xu Shanshan: Their parents are better at teaching.
The cutter bandits quickly climbed up from both sides of the city tower, and the reinforcements that kept pouring up made the Wei army exhausted. They felt chills in their hearts. The current predicament was like an invisible net. , tightly wrapped around him.
Pressure hit them from all directions, leaving them breathless.
The Knife Bandits were indeed too difficult to deal with, especially since they were single and weak. Soon they were squeezed into a small area, like goats driven into a pile by wolves.
After Wei Canghao killed three knife bandits, a long gash was cut on his back by a sickle. It was mainly because he was distracted. He was always paying attention to the situation over there with the Wei Jiajun. Once found, Shoot arrows to support when there is an opportunity.
But continuing like this is not a long-term solution. Neither he nor Wei Jiajun can survive for long.
His whole body was soaked, and his hair was messy and stuck to his face. When the knife-wielding bandits saw him and the Wei army in such an embarrassing state, they all laughed proudly and excitedly, taking revenge happily. , Only by slowing down the killing can make them more happy.
Wei Canghao has long considered life and death. He thought to himself, fortunately, he has captured Wei Qiyao and imprisoned him in the Wei family. Even if he dies, the Wei family will at least have one man who can support him. .
In Wei Canghao's mind, Wei Qiyao was extremely stubborn and his temperament lacked tempering, but no matter how bad the men of their Wei family were, they could still do the job and were not cowards.
He took a deep breath and straightened his spine. The wind stirred his hair, revealing his smooth forehead. The lines on his profile were three-dimensional and deep under the interplay of light and shadow. At this time, there was a fire in his heart, and it became more and more intense. The burning becomes more intense.
"Do you need me to use your power?"
A familiar and gentle breathing voice sounded, but it did not appear in his ears, but in his mind.
Wei Canghao felt a gust of wind surrounding his body, and finally turned into a gentle, watery palm that gently pressed against his burning and tingling back: "Xu Shanshan?"
"Do you need it?"
The voice asked again.
Wei Canghao looked at the extremely fierce knife-cutting bandits, and not far away, he was hiding safely behind Gongsun and others watching here. He knew deep down in his heart that Xu Shanshan and the others always followed rules when it came to "helping others".
The price to pay for killing and saving people must be huge.
But...
He is ready to wake up.
Human life is like facing towering mountain peaks. Every step you climb is accompanied by the danger of falling off at any time, and the goal on the top of the mountain is still out of reach.
But can you give up your goals easily just because of the dangers you may encounter along the way?
No, if that's the case, it's not Wei Canghao.
His thick eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his eyelids, and he stood there quietly, with his straight back complementing the cold aura exuding from him.
"Please use my strength to repel the enemy." He requested her piously.
The cool breath lingering around him slowly faded away, and then he heard.
"The contract is reached."
At the same time, a huge shadow appeared behind Wei Canghao. It exuded a heart-stopping pressure like a god. Its appearance was vague and its outline was like People are not human, giving people an ethereal and sacred feeling. Wei Canghao's body was no longer under his control at this time. He was completely moving with the shadow behind him. He stood with his feet spread out and began to raise the bow. During the entire process of drawing the bow, his back muscles were the most difficult. Stretched, the bow formed a straight line, and the fingertips turned slightly white from the exertion, as if the bow and arrow had become one with him.
The eyes are focused and sharp, and all the power and attention are concentrated on this arrow.
This arrow came out——
But countless light arrows were scattered, and the golden light was like brilliant fireworks blooming in the sky, instantly lighting up the whole world, dazzling.
Shocking, fascinating and unforgettable.
The Knife Bandits were all restrained, their pupils dilated, and they were all targeted by an invisible force. They were unable to escape or dodge. When the golden arrows came, they even closed their eyes. Less than.
A hundred villains were annihilated into ashes in an instant and disappeared in a bright light.
After completing its mission, the huge shadow bowed back into nothingness.
Wei Canghao staggered against the wall as if he was exhausted, holding himself up with a bow string. The shock in his heart was simply unparalleled.
He subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of Xu Shanshan. The next second, his pupils suffocated, he threw away the bowstring, stepped forward and stretched out his long arm: "Shanshan——"
Under the thin sunlight, her originally rosy face looked as pale as a frost-beaten flower, losing all vitality, as if shrouded in a layer of cold mist, revealing an illusory beauty.
The wind blew up her skirt. The Wei family army was shocked by the strange thing just now. They were dumbfounded and didn't even look behind them. She was standing by the wall of the tower, the sea breeze was howling, and the wind-blowing robe The sleeves were shaking like wings -
When she was unable to lean back, he stretched out his arms to pull her into his arms, hugged her tightly, and held her tall body in his arms. The weak and soft body is in perfect harmony with each other.
"What's wrong with you?"
When a strong person suddenly becomes so fragile, it is even more alarming.
He noticed that her aura was weaker than ever before, as if something had taken away the vitality from her body, causing her to become like this... A certain suspicion flashed in his mind.
"...could it be because of what happened just now?"
His big hands held her little face. She had fallen into a coma, and her long eyelashes covered her eyelids, and a piece of her eyelid fell. With light cyan shadows, his expression was tense, and even he himself was unaware of the love and distress in his eyes.
——
Without the interference of the Knife Bandits, Wei Canghao led the Wei Jiajun and quickly captured Gongsun Ji and others. He left the subsequent matters to his subordinates to handle, and he took the lead first. He took the comatose Xu Shanshan to Longqiu to find a doctor.
He was not sure about her condition, so he couldn't feel at ease.
Master Jiashan and Gu Yue Jiarong were looking for them, and coincidentally, they happened to meet the two of them in front of a medical clinic at the end of the street. However, Wei Canghao was preoccupied with Xu Shanshan's situation, and Didn't notice them.
They looked at each other, realized something was wrong, and quickly followed.
As soon as he stepped into the hospital, he heard Wei Canghao anxiously asking the doctor from behind the curtain: "She has been unconscious. What's going on?"
"It should be due to lack of energy and blood. , what was she doing before she fell into coma? "
"Killing."
"... Sir, can we talk properly? This inquiry about the cause of the illness will help me diagnose the condition. "Obviously the doctor didn't believe it, but he didn't dare to lose his temper, mainly because this young man seemed to be difficult to deal with.
Look at this young man’s strong blood and sinister look. It’s more believable to say that he kills people. How can this delicate and thin woman kill someone?
Wei Canghao didn't know how to explain it for a while, but he still tried his best to speak: "She should have done something to harm herself, but it is difficult to explain..."
Hearing this, Jiashan opened the curtain, He said in a calm tone: "Can I let the poor monk come and take a look?"
As soon as Wei Canghao turned around, he saw Master Jiashan and Gu Yuejiarong coming together.
"Why are you here?"
Master Jiashan did not rush to answer his question, but first walked towards Xu Shanshan who was lying on the soft couch, and then was stunned.
Her face now was as pale and weak as when she had sacrificed herself to save them. He turned his head and glanced around Wei Canghao. He had obviously just returned from a battle, and he said: "What did she do... Did she save you?"
When Wei Canghao heard this, his heart felt like a boulder was thrown into the tranquil lake. He said: "No, she saved many people."
Jiashan. The master felt a lump in his throat and opened his lips: "She also killed a lot of people, right?"
Wei Canghao frowned and said: "Can you save her?"
Master Jiashan first asked the doctor to go out and grab some ordinary tonics, and then he slid open the sleeves of Xu Shanshan’s wrists, and saw a string of rosary beads on her bright wrists...
The string of rosary beads looked very familiar...
Both Wei Canghao and Gu Yue Jiarong looked at Master Jiashan's wrist and neck at the same time. They disappeared. The string of "Nine Purple Phoenix" gifted to him by Abbot Jialan "Eye", disappeared...
No, it is not missing, but it is on Xu Shanshan's hand.
"She needs a magic weapon."
While Xu Shanshan was turning over, a piece of scale armor holding a strange light in his hand accidentally fell to the ground, Wei Canghao Yu Guang caught a glimpse and his eyes froze.
Since he was a child, he naturally recognized this object as Gu Yuejiarong's amulet.
It is said to be a very precious thing to ward off evil spirits. Gu Yuejiarong wears it on his body like a treasure, but why is it in Xu Shanshan's hands now?
"Is this yours?" His expression was hard to describe.
Gu Yuejiarong picked it up, thought for a moment, and put it back into Xu Shanshan's palm. He said warmly: "Well, this is a gift of thanks for saving her life when we were in the academy." After answering Wei Cang Hao, he looked at Master Jiashan again.
“This is a magic weapon, can it be of any use to her?”
Master Jiashan has studied some of these things recently, so he naturally knows this thing: "Yes."
What they don't know is that when the three of them approached Xu Shanshan, because of their care and kindness towards her, they represented different things. Luck is also constantly delivering energy to the declining Wuwang in Xushan Mountain.
As a result, her complexion has improved a lot.
"Quickly, get out of the way, don't collide with those officers and soldiers."
At this moment, all kinds of noisy and chaotic sounds suddenly came from outside the medical center.
"What's going on? Why are there suddenly so many officers and soldiers?"
"I heard that the whole house of Emperor Jin was washed with blood. Some people said that Emperor Jin was also dead. This is a big thing. "
"It's fake. How can the higher-ups not block the news about such a serious matter and let ordinary people like you and me know about it?"
"It's true, isn't it? I don’t want to hide it, but I can’t. All the people in charge of things in the Jin Emperor’s palace are dead. Who will handle these things? I also heard that the Grand Master appeared in Longqing Temple. It was she who ordered the entire inner city and outside to be destroyed. The whole city was cordoned off, saying they wanted to catch the murderer of the emperor's relatives. "Who do you think is here, Grand Master?"