The melee continued, and the scene fell into a strange stalemate.
The Assassins were already at a disadvantage but still refused to give up. On the Empire's side, Ying Zheng did not order to strengthen the offensive and directly took away the assassins in a wave. Although the Empire's reinforcements did not come, it was not that there were no others.
Available.
There was also a large crowd of people watching around.
They were just watching the battle unfold at this time, without anyone trying to interfere.
In fact, many of them had the strength to participate and assist the empire's men in attacking the assassins.
There are imperial officials who are good at martial arts, such as generals like Wang Li and Wu Xun.
There are also unofficial invitees with outstanding abilities, such as Fu Nian, the head of Xiaoshengxian Village.
But they all just watched with indifference and had no intention of doing anything.
Because Ying Zheng did not give the order.
They all came to participate in the ceremony. Everyone was dressed in the most formal clothes, and they were all dressed up brightly and spotlessly. It was not convenient for them to do anything with others.
He acted casually without Ying Zheng's permission. If he was left in a mess and in a state of filth, how could he participate when the riot subsided and the emperor continued to offer sacrifices to heaven?
Not being able to attend the ceremony is not a big deal, it's just a loss of honor, but if it brings bad luck to Ying Zheng, who can afford the consequences?
Even if there are some people who are not very bright, they will not think of this level. After seeing that everyone else around them is silently watching, they basically choose to go with the flow.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Ying Zheng is fine and the assassins are at a disadvantage.
If Yingzheng was in danger, no one would care about such trivial details.
Rescue is the greatest credit.
In the eerie silence, the conditions of Tian Heng and others began to gradually deteriorate.
Chen He and Xue Nu, who faced the siege of the Six Sword Slaves, were already injured, and it was hard to predict how long they could survive.
Seeing this, Tian Heng's attack became more fierce, but Zhang Han's martial arts stood out as a steady and steady attack, with a big sword in one hand and a short sword in the other, and he could shoot the bow from left to right without leakage.
Just when Tian Heng and others were about to find it difficult to continue, their back-up tactics finally came into play.
Golden light suddenly appeared all around, condensing into twisting and swimming runes, and then collaborating in series to form several huge light ribbons, sweeping towards Zhang Han and Six Sword Slave respectively.
Under the lingering golden light, the last main attacker of the assassination team also appeared.
Xiaoyaozi, the head of Renzong.
Although Han Xin went out to warn him, in the end Xiaoyaozi personally participated in the assassination.
He was also the strongest person in this assassination operation so far. He assisted Tian Heng and others to suppress their opponents as soon as they took action.
However, Xiaoyaozi's target is not Liujiannu or Zhang Han, but Yingzheng.
The target of all assassins is only Ying Zheng.
Suppressing the Six Sword Slaves first was not only to relieve the pressure on Tian Heng and others, but also to ensure that they could not get away to stop him.
Then Xiaoyaozi used Xue Ji in one hand and pinched his fingers to form seals with the other. The rich Taoist Qi condensed and fell like snowflakes, turning into a sword light that filled the space and killed Ying Zheng.
Seeing Xiaoyaozi's appearance, the corners of Zhao Gao's mouth couldn't help but curl up with an imperceptible arc.
He didn't care how many people came to kill Ying Zheng, or rather... he wished that the more people came, the better, and the more lively the scene, the better.
Of course, he will definitely do his job seriously.
A layer of blood-like true energy appeared on Zhao Gao's body, and he raised his palms and stepped forward to face Xiaoyaozi.
He was the only one present who had the ability to stop Xiaoyaozi, the leader of the Renzong.
Although Xiaoyaozi's sword energy was extremely sharp, it could not gain much advantage when faced with Zhao Gao's pair of pale and slender fleshy palms.
Zhao Gao's figure was like a ghost. In the blink of an eye, he broke through the sword energy surrounding Xiaoyaozi and got close to him.
Then the ten fingers were bent, and the long pointed nails were like blades, slashing at the vital points of Xiaoyaozi's body with a cold light.
Xiaoyaozi, who had just fought against Zhao Gao not long ago, was well aware of Zhao Gao's strength and used Xue Ji to block the opponent's nails in time.
The two intersected and emitted a series of piercing screams. Zhao Gao was stunned and used his nails to rub a series of sparks on Xue Ji.
Xiaoyaozi was calm about this and continued to struggle with Zhao Gao.
At this point, Xiaoyaozi, the last main attacker of the assassination team, was also entangled by Zhao Gao and was unable to threaten Ying Zheng.
However, Ying Zheng's side also fell into an unprecedented emptiness. There was no longer any expert to protect him. There were only a group of Imperial Guards who were hard to say how effective they were, as well as some snare killers and Shadow Guard spies.
Logically speaking, Zhao Gao should not leave Ying Zheng to meet the enemy personally. His first priority is always to ensure Ying Zheng's safety.
But Xiaoyaozi is a special assassin.
As the head of the Taoist sect, his methods are far more complicated and treacherous than those of ordinary Jianghu people.
Such a person must not be allowed to get close to Ying Zheng, otherwise he might seize an opportunity and directly kill Ying Zheng with a burst of energy from the air.
However, his strength is surprisingly high, and only Zhao Gao himself can intercept him outside the safe range.
Well... everything is reasonable. Zhao Gao rarely lets himself fall into the trap or make mistakes.
For a time, the scene became more and more lively, and the fighting in the three battlefields was in full swing, but the overall situation was still sliding towards the empire.
Then, as expected, another surprise occurred.
A bolt of lightning suddenly rushed in from the outside. In a blink of an eye, it broke through the outermost melee defense line, and then easily passed through Tian Heng and others who had no time to distract themselves. Like an arrow from a string, it pounced on Ying Zheng at the core.
The one who can achieve such speed is, of course, the King of Thieves, Thief Zhi.
He is the last link in today's assassination operation and is responsible for raiding Ying Zheng at the right time.
Now is undoubtedly the most appropriate time.
If fighting head-on, even if the guards around Ying Zheng can't defeat Bandit Zhi, they can still entangle him for a long time. After all, Bandit Zhi is only good at light kung fu, and his actual combat power is very average.
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Reinforcements have not yet arrived, the empire's manpower is not that sufficient, and the guards around Ying Zheng cannot be airtight, and there are many weaknesses.
For Thieves Zhi, exploiting loopholes is his specialty.
After a few breaths, he had already rushed to Ying Zheng, and the flywheel in his palm was already spinning uncontrollably.
There were guards rushing towards him desperately, but Thief Zhi didn't care anymore.
There were only a few steps left, and in just a moment, he could personally harvest the emperor's life.
None of these people can stop him!
But he was wrong, and there was still someone who could stop him.
With an excited look on his face, Thieves Zhi's face suddenly changed as he headed straight for Ying Zheng. He temporarily changed direction, turned around, and turned away, while throwing out the Instant Flying Wheel in his hand.
The next moment, there was a crisp sound, and the flywheel was knocked away instantly. A man stood at the original position of the thief, holding a short blade in his hand.
Seeing this scene, people on the empire side couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, and then many people began to wonder who this guy who suddenly appeared was.
Among the crowd, Fu Nian, the head of Xiaoshengxian Village, had a flash of surprise in his eyes.
He knew the person who intercepted Robber Zhi. He was from the Confucian sect and was one of the people invited to participate in the ceremony today, but... he remembered that the other person was from the Literary sect!
The Confucian disciples who could be invited by Ying Zheng to participate in the ceremony were all prominent figures within Confucianism, and this one was no exception.
Fu Nian wasn't familiar with him, but he still had some impression of him.
So why did this person keep hiding his martial arts skills before?
Moreover, Fu Nian still remembered that this guy seemed to have a lot of dissatisfaction with the empire, so how could he save Ying Zheng?
Afraid of being implicated?
No one could answer Fu Nian's doubts, but the situation on the field continued to develop.
Robber Zhi was unable to score a single blow and was not willing to fight, so he retreated without hesitation.
On the other side, Tian Heng and others saw the failure of Robber Zhi, and completely gave up on the assassination attempt, and began to try to escape.
At this point, everything seems to be over.
However, just when everyone in the empire secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the person who intervened to intercept Thief Zhi suddenly turned back and attacked Ying Zheng.
This was beyond everyone's expectations. The guards around Ying Zheng relaxed and had no time to react.
In this way, with Ying Zheng's empty door wide open, he took the sword and killed the emperor of the empire.
At this time, he was closer to success than the previous Robber Zhi.
At this time, a figure suddenly flashed out from the side. He was wearing the armor of the Forbidden Army and holding one of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue. He was none other than another Tianzi killer of Luo Wang.
Zhan Ri was about to stop the Confucian disciple who suddenly switched sides, but another disruptor rushed over from beside him and stopped Zhan Ri with all his strength.
Fu Nian, who was in the crowd, could no longer hold his nerve at all, and his face began to lose shape.
He also knew that this new person had appeared. He was also a disciple of Confucianism, and he was also a fellow disciple of the previous one!
How could they... participate in the assassination of Ying Zheng!?
Confucianism, when did so many assassins appear?
No matter how much Fu Nian complained in his heart, the situation on the court would not change because of him.
Later, the troublemaker was not as strong as Zhi Sun, but he still held Zhi Sun back for just a moment, regardless of life or death.
And this was enough for another person to complete the assassination.
Ying Zheng looked at the blade that was so close with a cold face, his eyes were cold, and he didn't even take a step back - he didn't retreat because he knew that retreating would be useless.
At this time, Ying Zheng's identity suddenly burst into flames.
This ray of fire made the assassin stunned for a moment, but he did not stop his action.
Immediately afterwards, the flames instantly expanded into a fireball as tall as a person, and a figure faintly emerged from the firelight.
Finally, a hand stretched out from the fire and grabbed the assassin's hand. The short blade in his hand stopped just a few feet in front of Ying Zheng, unable to move any further.
The fire light dissipated, and Gu Xun's figure appeared in everyone's sight.
Glancing around with his narrow eyes, Gu Xun said nothing and clenched his palms with slight force. Fire suddenly appeared from between his palms and swallowed up the assassin in an instant.
Before he could even utter a scream, the opponent turned into a pile of charcoal and lay peacefully on the ground, but his short blade fell to the ground intact.
As soon as Gu Xun appeared, Tian Heng and the others did not dare to stay for a moment longer. They gave up the assassination operation completely and retreated at the speed of light.
The man who was clinging to Zhenri also wanted to run away. Seeing this, Gu Xun kicked the short blade on the ground, and then cold light shot out like lightning, instantly passing through the man's body, directly piercing his heart with the sword.
After taking care of these two critical assassins, Gu Xun did not pursue the other assassins. He turned to Ying Zheng, clasped his hands and saluted:
"I'm a little late, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng's expression became more relaxed and no longer as gloomy as before. He raised his hand and replied, "The Imperial Master came just in time. It's not too late. The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is about to begin."
In just these two sentences, all those anti-Qin forces had fled.
Of course, Shadow Guard and Luo Wang are not idlers, and have already gone to pursue them.
This is also the reason why Gu Xun didn't pursue it himself.
They are the ones doing this work. Now that Gu Xun is here, he naturally stays by Ying Zheng's side to protect him.
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Half an hour later, the thieves Zhixuenu and Xiaoyaozi had escaped from the empire's pursuit. They joined Genie who was assisting them, and together they boarded the Suzaku machine driven by Master Ban and flew away from Yishan.
"How's it going?" Master Ban shouted at the top of his lungs while driving the Suzaku against the huge wind.
"Failed!" Thief Zhi shouted back.
Master Ben was not disappointed. From the looks on the faces of several people when they came up, he knew that they had failed. Then he asked:
"what happened?"
"Gu..." Thief Zhi felt that shouting like this was too much, so he changed his words and said, "I'll tell you when I get back!"
Master Ben nodded and asked no more questions.
The current environment is really not suitable for communication. If I can't speak more than two sentences, my voice will probably become hoarse.
………………
Another half an hour later, the machine Suzaku landed in a clearing in the forest.
This is a new temporary foothold for the Mo family, the previous one has been abandoned.
After hiding the trap Suzaku, Master Ban entered the room and asked impatiently:
"Tell me, how did you fail?"
"What the Tian family said about internal control didn't work?"
After Tao Zhi and the others looked at each other, Tao Zhi replied:
"Don't mention it, Gu Xun is here."
"Ah?" This answer was something Master Ban didn't expect. He was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is he the one who caused the failure of the operation?"
"Yeah." Thief Zhi nodded dejectedly, gestured and sighed, "Just a little bit, the spy contacted by the Tian family can kill Ying Zheng, just a little bit!"
"Failure is on the verge of failure and bad luck is a helpless situation." Xiaoyaozi was relatively calm and even comforted Taizhi.
"Hmph... I can only admit that I am unlucky." Thief Zhi slumped his shoulders and let out a long sigh. He stopped worrying and said instead, "But the biggest loser in this case is the Tian family, with two internal agents.
It ended up failing for this reason.”
Gai Nie suddenly interrupted and asked, "Who are those two agents?"
Thief Zhi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Who knows?"
Xiaoyaozi added from the side, "They are all part of the entourage attending the ceremony today. We need to check their identities again."
"Why, does Mr. Guy think there's something wrong?"
Gai Nie nodded calmly and emphasized, "It's best to confirm their identities as soon as possible."
"Do they have a problem?" Thieves asked curiously.
Gai Nie thought for a moment and replied, "There is a problem with their identity."
Then he emphasized, "What Ying Zheng cannot tolerate most is betrayal."