Nan Rongshu's hand stopped a few inches away from Xiao Cheng's neck.
Xiao Cheng stood still, showing no defensive posture at all.
But the powerful sword energy that was surrounding her, almost turning into substance, made Nan Rongshu feel a sting from time to time, as if her skin was being pressed against by a sharp sword.
At this moment, she knew that if she took one more step forward, she would be afraid that this sharp sword energy, which was as sharp as a substance, would pierce through the vital points of her body.
Listening to the movement of the forbidden troops from outside encircling Xiyi Palace, Nan Rongshu gritted her teeth, and the murderous intent in her eyes became more intense.
"You are Wang Xiao's man!"
Xiao Cheng looked at Nan Rongshu who had stopped, and couldn't help but cast his eyes to the outside of Xiyi Palace. He frowned and said in a deliberately rough voice:
"If I said no, would you believe it?"
He was also surprised. The two of them didn't make much movement, so why did they alert the Imperial Army so quickly?
Hearing this, Nan Rongshu glanced at Xiao Cheng warily and did not immediately refute.
The person in front of him didn't immediately call for the imperial guards to come, so he might not necessarily belong to Wang Xiao. However, it cannot be ruled out that this person had the intention of first defrauding people's trust and finally finding out the clan's plan.
Xiao Cheng put away the awe-inspiring sword energy surrounding him, glanced outside Xiyi Palace again, raised his hands, shook his head and said:
"Are you still fighting? If we continue to fight, the imperial army will come. I can't escape, and I'm afraid that you, the eccentric Xiyi Palace, won't be able to hide it from others!"
Nan Rongshu looked at Xiao Cheng and listened to the growing noise outside Xiyi Palace. She gritted her silver teeth unwillingly and said coldly:
"Who the hell are you!"
"You and I are enemies of Wang Xiao. We are friends, not enemies... It's better to do this. I don't care what your purpose is, and don't ask me who I am. Get rid of Wang Xiao first. If you have any plans later, we will each rely on our own abilities."
, how?" Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked.
Hearing this, Nan Rongshu frowned slightly.
She didn't know how much Xiao Cheng had eavesdropped, but it was related to the safety of the clan members lurking in the palace, so she subconsciously wanted to get rid of Xiao Cheng. But listening to the sound of the Forbidden Army's footsteps getting closer and closer to her ears, she also knew that she
No more hesitation.
In the current situation, if you are not careful, the clan's plan will fail, and even the clan members lurking in the palace will be harmed.
No matter how bad the situation is, it won't be worse than it is now, so it's better to just believe the words of the person in front of you for the time being.
Nan Rongshu was silent for a moment, nodded and was about to agree, but suddenly her heart moved.
A trace of hesitation immediately appeared on her face and she said:
"Why should I trust you?"
"Just because, I will cooperate with you to lure the imperial army away from Xiyi Palace! You are so powerful in the palace, as long as you lure the imperial army away, I believe that your people can take care of the situation and prevent the forces behind you from being discovered.
Can this expression be considered sincere?" Xiao Cheng tilted his head and asked.
Hearing this, Nan Rongshu nodded slowly and said:
"Okay! You and I will rush out together and lead the imperial army away!"
Xiao Cheng chuckled lightly, nodded and said:
"good!"
Xiao Cheng overheard some fragments of words. Although it was not clear, he could roughly guess the plan of the forces behind Nan Rongshu.
It is nothing more than getting rid of Wang Xiao and taking charge of the government of Yun State in the name of his righteousness as the emperor of Yun State.
The reason why they are in a hurry to take action now is probably because they are worried that if their emperor is deposed by Wang Xiao and loses his righteousness, he will not be able to be used by them.
The only people Xiao Cheng can call upon now are Feng Bao and the Shangyu Preparatory Office he just established. They are short of manpower. It is not too late to train them now.
In this case, it is better to cooperate with the forces behind Nan Rongshu first. After all, the short-term goals of both parties are Wang Xiao, so they can be considered like-minded.
It was out of this thought that Xiao Chengcai decided to cooperate with Nan Rongshu to cover up the anomalies in Xiyi Palace.
"Ling'er, Xiyi Palace is under your care. Close the palace door and leave it alone!" Nan Rongshu said solemnly.
Ling'er had been staying at Nan Rongshu's office for a long time. She knew the meaning of her master's words without needing to say anything. She immediately nodded heavily and said:
"Lord, don't worry!"
Xiao Cheng stood aside and urged:
"Hurry up! We have to form a military formation outside the palace. It won't be easy to rush out!"
Nan Rongshu was calm and took out a disguise mask from her arms. She disguised herself into an ordinary and inconspicuous appearance. Then she nodded and said:
"Let's go!"
Xiao Cheng looked at the ingenious disguise mask on her face, while his own face was randomly tied with a piece of silk and satin to cover his face. He couldn't help but sneered, leaned over and said:
"Well, this thing is quite convenient. Well...what, I was in a hurry today and forgot to bring it with me. Do you have any extra?"
Nan Rongshu glared at Xiao Cheng coldly and said warily:
"No...you are in front!"
Xiao Cheng curled his lips, shook his head and said:
"Let's go together! I'm not stupid. I may not know what's going on in your mind. You might be looking for an opportunity to strike behind your back!"
Nan Rongshu, who was told about dark thoughts by Xiao Cheng, snorted again and said:
"Okay, let's go together!"
The two of them were wary of each other, but they could not work together for the time being to lure the imperial army away.
At this time, outside Xiyi Palace, the Forbidden Army was still in a mess. Although the entire Xiyi Palace had been surrounded, even the simplest military formations were not formed.
Under the leadership of Zhong Li, don't expect the quality of the Forbidden Army to be very high.
And just as the Imperial Guards were forming a chaotic formation, two figures rose into the air.
"Assassins come out! Shoot! Shoot!" Immediately, a Forbidden Army general shouted loudly.
As soon as the military order was given, the sound of bowstrings being drawn and crossbows being cocked was heard among the forbidden troops.
Then, there was only a "clang" sound of the bowstring vibrating, and dense arrow feathers, like fine raindrops, were shot towards Xiao Cheng and the other two.
Although it is a battle formation that has been sparse for a long time, it is still a nominally large internal forbidden army, and the equipment used is naturally not too bad. However, the wind-chasing crossbows that are necessary for the army to fight against martial arts people are fully equipped.
Although this wind-chasing crossbow is expensive to make, it is extremely powerful. The exquisite mechanism allows the crossbow arrows to shoot through iron armor within a hundred steps. The specially-made crossbow arrows can even break through the warrior's protective energy.
At such a close distance, and facing such crossbow arrows aimed at warriors, even Xiao Cheng and the other two, who are rare eighth-level masters in the world, did not dare to step forward.
At this time, Xiao Cheng no longer held back his hand, and stretched out his right thumb. The vigorous vitality in his body flowed from the Dantian into the Taiyin Lung Meridian in his hand. The surrounding sword energy gradually solidified and became extremely fierce.
After gathering momentum for a moment, Xiao Cheng saw the arrow rain coming, stretched out the thumb of his right hand, condensed the sword energy and fired immediately.
One of the six divine swords, the Shaoshang Sword!
In an instant, the sword energy came out vertically and horizontally, and the boundless sword intention was like a sudden violent wind and a sudden heavy rain. It rushed forward with a shocking force.
Under such arrogant and raging sword energy, the arrows in front of him were knocked out by the impact, and then flew backwards into the Forbidden Army.
Crossbow arrows rained down one after another, causing the Imperial Army to be caught off guard.