Chapter 408 The end of the road(1/3)
"Drive——"
On the ice field, eleven warriors on Pegasus galloped towards the West Sea Protectorate.
The three people in front of the cavalry were dressed in tea-green brocade robes, with gauze hats on their heads, and their faces were feminine. The golden tokens hanging around their waists indicated their identities as eunuchs.
The leader of the three is named Yin Lian, who ranks third among the "Twelve Attendants of Yandu". This trip was ordered by Emperor Liang to assist King Zuo Xian in sending Snow Lake Flowers to Yanjing. There are ten people behind him, except
Two colleagues, and a temporary retainer from the Prince's House in Yanjing.
With the national strength of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it is not difficult to mobilize martial arts masters to work when needed. Especially in Beiliang, a place that does not pay much attention to martial ethics. As long as you have enough money, it is not a problem to raise a mercenary army.
But in the past year, all the top masters from the Northern and Southern Dynasties were slaughtered by Ye Jingtang. In the past two months, in order to kill Ye Jingtang, Beiliang gathered a team of more than 30 masters, but they also never returned.
The masters of the martial arts are not stupid either. Few people dare to take the money they have to spend their lives to make money. When they heard that they were coming to Tianlang Lake to deal with the King of Hell, the imperial court gave him a heavy reward of knighthood. The major sects in Hudong Road still acted as
To make matters worse, even the Qinglong Society, which was desperate for money but not for life, closed its doors and stopped accepting jobs.
The situation in Tianlang Lake was imminent, and Yanjing did not have time to slowly recruit people. They had to recruit young men from the princes' homes in Yanjing, and temporarily found eight retainers. Emperor Liang sent out three more imperial guards to make up for it.
A team was formed and they hurried thousands of miles to Tianlang Lake.
Although there are not many in number, these people were trained by princely families and even the royal family after all, and their strength is not bad.
Seeing that there were still more than a hundred miles away from the west shore of Tianlang Lake, and the ice sheet was still empty, a middle-aged man with a gun accompanying him from behind accelerated his horse and came to the leader:
"Eunuch Yin, according to Fei Ge's message, King Zuo Xian should have set off at dusk. He didn't meet anyone when he got here. I'm afraid..."
Yin Lian watched as he searched the ice field ahead, knowing deep down that something was wrong.
King Zuo Xian was the commander-in-chief of Western Xinjiang first, and then the Prince of Liang. If he was late and unsatisfactory in the army, he would be killed for delaying the battle. Therefore, King Zuo Xian always paid great attention to "punctuality".
An accident will never delay a moment.
But King Zuo Xian personally took command and marched with several masters and two thousand personal soldiers. What could be blocked by more than ten people really couldn't figure out.
The eunuch Hai Yong who was following behind said:
"Could it be that King Liang sent troops to invade the Liaoyuan?"
Yin Lian shook his head and said:
"Heishiguan is more than three hundred miles away from Pingyi City. King Liang couldn't attack it with thousands of men. He led tens of thousands of troops and marched long distances. It would take three to five days at the fastest..."
Yin Lian was frowning and analyzing, but his ears moved slightly, he looked far to the west, and raised his hand to suppress everyone's discussion...
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Rumble…
The frosty moonlight shines on the boundless wilderness, and the roar of the horse's hooves is spread far and wide for miles around.
King Zuo Xian was wearing golden armor, with white hair flying in the air. He led more than ten guards on horseback. He turned a deaf ear to the provocation from the rear. He just quickly distanced himself from the cavalry he was carrying to avoid missing the Snow Lake Flower he was carrying.
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Half a mile behind, Ye Jingtang held a dragon-screaming gun in one hand and drove a charcoal-red horse to chase him at full speed. Because he had taken Tianlang Beads, his energy and blood were a little irritated. He talked a little more than usual. As the distance quickly closed,
Don’t forget to inspire the general:
"The four noble saints of Beiliang are being chased by me single-handedly. How can you learn from Lu Jieyun?"
"My hair has turned gray when I'm only over 60 years old. Is it because I was rejected by other martial saints?"
…
The dozen or so guards who were following King Zuo Xian were very angry when they heard these words, because they could not outrun Ye Jingtang's horse. Seeing that the distance was getting closer quickly, they simply slowed down in anger and wanted to turn back to intercept.
And King Zuo Xian is obviously not a clay Bodhisattva who doesn't retaliate. He just has a strong mind and will not be swayed by his emotions when it is time to retreat.
Seeing that the distance had widened enough for his cavalry to withdraw, King Zuo Xian jerked the reins, raised his horse high and kicked forward, sliding a very long distance on the ice.
"Hiss~~"
When the guards at the rear saw this, they also hurriedly reined in their horses, stopped beside King Zuo Xian, turned their horses' heads and looked angrily at the rear.
"Uu——"
When Ye Jingtang saw King Zuo Xian turning around, he didn't care enough to treat him as a high-level trash fish. He stopped on the ice field, walked back and forth with a gun in one hand, and looked at the more than ten people in front of him:
"Don't run away?"
Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...
The armored war horse was as powerful as an earth-moving dragon, panting like an ox on the spot, and also pedaling its front hooves.
King Zuo Xian on horseback remained motionless. After staring at the familiar face for a moment, he raised his hand and took off the mask. It was seen that there was a scar on the originally handsome face.
The scar is on the right side of the face, piercing the corner of the eye. Coupled with the white hair flying in the wind, it gives people a fierce feeling like Shura coming to the world, but the expression is not ferocious and terrifying, just looking at the Night Terror Hall coldly.
:
"This scar was left when I killed King Tianlang with my formation. Although it doesn't look good, it represents the eternal great cause of pacifying the Western Border. I have never been willing to take it off.
"It was my fault that I failed to eradicate the root cause and caused trouble to the great beams back then. Since you have come to seek death on your own initiative today, even if I die in battle, I have to wipe out future troubles for the Li family. How can I avoid fighting?
"Whether you want to avenge the country's subjugation or open up frontiers for the Southern Dynasty, just come here without Jiang Zahu and Xue Baijin. I would like to see how capable you are."
Phew~
The cold wind swept across the ice, and the heaven and earth turned into deathly silence.
Seeing that the other party was not running away, Ye Jingtang naturally didn't need to waste any time. He flew up and landed in front of the horse. He held his spear at an angle and let out a low groan of "buzz~" before striding forward.
Tread...
Seeing this, more than ten personal guards dispersed to make room for the prince to avoid being accidentally injured.
King Zuo Xian turned over and dismounted from his horse, holding his hand across his back, dragging his white hair with him and striding forward.
Tap tap tap...
The two figures were originally less than half a mile apart, but they could not move forward more than three steps. When they landed on the ice, cracks appeared, and their bodies turned into black gold shadows. The sharp blades cut through the cold wind and made a harsh buzzing sound.
The warriors saw clearly and collided with each other in the center of the ice field!
Ye Jingtang dragged his gun and flew forward, still dozens of feet away. His footsteps slid back and forth, his muscles tensed up like a strong bow, and his nine-foot spear instantly turned into a half-moon behind him.
The violent energy that had nowhere to vent erupted in an instant, and the surrounding ice was instantly torn apart. It was then transformed into a galloping dragon python by the strong wind, swallowing the golden afterimage ahead.
This move is so powerful that it can make Xingyue eclipse.
But King Zuo Xian, who was charging straight at the white dragon, had eyes as calm as dead water and didn't even retreat. He clenched his long spear with both hands and slashed directly to the ice in front.
boom--
The moment Chang Shan took action, a crack appeared on the ice between the two, as if a sword from heaven had struck the middle of the lake.
The huge waves enveloped the ice bricks and turned into a high wall that blocked the sky and the sun. The vast energy collided in the air. With a deafening explosion, water splashed to the sky!
Ye Jingtang fired his shot, and his figure followed closely behind him. From a distance, he looked like he was riding on the waves.
Unexpectedly, before breaking through the water mist in the sky, the water wave on the right side was cut horizontally, tearing a huge gap.
Wow——
The indestructible long branch drove boundless flying water and arrived at the flank in an instant with frightening momentum.
clang--
Ye Jingtang held the gun with both hands to block the incoming spear, and a string of sparks burst out from the water mist in the sky. His body could hold on, but the ice under his feet was like mud. His body instantly penetrated the ice until he hit the lake again.
It bounced up and tore a huge groove in the ice.
"drink--"
King Zuo Xian had bulging veins on his forehead. He held the spear in both hands like a world-destroying demon. He smashed the Night Terror Hall into the icy lake with one blow, then leaped up and struck down again with the force of breaking through the mountain.
Boom!
Before the mist of broken ice that had just splashed fell, it was pushed away again by the overwhelming force, and the ice below was completely shattered.
However, Ye Jingtang, who flew out, was not in front of the sharp edge. The moment it hit the ground, his body turned into a black thunder, dragging a semicircular arc on the ice field. Almost at the same time that King Zuo Xian struck down, the spear tip had already
Stab to the temple.
Swish——
King Zuo Xian had long expected that Ye Jingtang would improve and might even be on par with him, but at this moment, his eyes still showed surprise and doubt.
After all, if an ordinary person attacks with such force, even if he has this strength, his muscles and bones cannot withstand the explosive power, and it is possible to rupture the tendons on the spot.
However, Ye Jingtang's muscles and bones were already completely different from those of ordinary people. As he attacked with a gun, his eyes were still as calm as dead water, and he did not show any pressure.
Faced with the sudden shot, King Zuo Xian was startled and doubtful, but he still did not show any difficulty. Without enough time to turn around, Zuo Xian directly grabbed the gun barrel and raised it with his left hand.
Bang——
The Qi Jin exploded, and the white hair of King Zuo Xian collapsed in a straight line to the right in the air. The water mist splashing above was also penetrated by the Qi Jin, creating a whirlpool-like straight hole that hit the sky.
King Zuo Xian slipped to the right and was knocked out more than ten feet in an instant. On the way, he swept back and slashed towards Ye Jingtang's waist and abdomen.
But the moment Ye Jingtang shot his gun into the air, he made a decisive decision and abandoned the gun and stepped forward with all his strength.
Choking——
To be continued...