Volume 4: The Struggle for the Emperor] Chapter 23 Ambush from Flying Daggers
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Lin Xi also noticed that the lonely swordsman was facing the masked piano master, and realized that one of the two practitioners was here to help him.
However, his footsteps did not pause at all, because he knew that all these practitioners who showed up to help him had only one purpose, and that was to enable him to break out of the already opened net.
His figure quickly disappeared among the bamboo trees.
In the bamboo forest, the lonely swordsman in a moon-white gown and the moon-white scabbard in his hand was thirty steps away from the female harpist in a red shirt with peonies embroidered on it.
The sword master's two long sword-like eyebrows were slightly raised as he looked calmly at the approaching woman in red and said, "You, Qingluan Academy, have broken the rules."
The woman in red shirt shook her head and said in a voice like a silver bell: "No...because I am not from Qingluan College."
The sword master frowned slightly, as if he didn't want to believe what the woman in red shirt said.
"It can be checked." The woman in red shirt chuckled and said: "If you want to stop Ye Wangqing who can cut flowing water with his sword, no one can hide his true cultivation and combat skills, not even the people from Qingluan Academy, so you can do it yourself
This is clear proof... With the following investigation, you and those who investigate will be able to confirm that I am not one of those powerful people from Qingluan Academy."
The lonely swordsman looked at the woman and said, "If you are not from Qingluan Academy, then who are you?"
The woman in red shirt shook her head: "Don't say it."
The lonely swordsman also shook his head, but did not speak. His right hand touched the moon-white sword held in his left hand.
The sword style is great.
The moon-white scabbard separated from the sword body and flew through the air with an unimaginable force, shattering all the green bamboo between the swordsman and the woman in red.
The broken pieces of bamboo were also driven by the sword wind, turning into countless small green bamboo swords, which shot out all over the sky towards the woman in red shirt holding the piano case.
Each of these small bamboo swords has the power to cut through flesh and blood easily, especially the moon-white scabbard flying in the middle, which is enough to penetrate heavy armor.
However, the woman in red shirt calmly took a step forward. Just when the moon-white scabbard, which had driven countless small green bamboo swords flying in the sky, was only five feet away from her chest, the Paulownia harp in her hand
The box cracked open and turned into powder, which flew up and turned into snow falling in front of her.
The snow collided with the small green swords flying in the sky, and the small green swords also cracked and turned into strips of bamboo strands, flying in the air.
What is exposed inside the piano case is a red guqin. There are no strings on the piano, but there are several string-like runes that are deeply embedded into the stone-like body of the piano.
The slender fingers of the woman in red shirt were suspended above the guqin, but the guqin was suspended in front of her and stood upright.
The moon-white scabbard suddenly stopped in the air, stopped in front of the guqin, and moved forward desperately like a living thing, but finally could not move forward an inch, and finally slumped, completely overwhelmed by the power permeating the guqin.
Overwhelmed, it collapsed backwards and flew out.
But this is just a scabbard.
The real sword body is white, made of white crystal clear jade, without a trace of variegation. There is only a relief rune wrapped around the sword body, forming a lifelike real dragon pattern.
The dragon-patterned jade is the sword body, the delicate ivory is the hilt, and the dazzling gold is the tassel. This sword is in the hands of the lonely swordsman, and the lonely swordsman has already passed through the scattered bamboo silk and snow dust, stabbing with a sword
The throat of the woman in red shirt.
There was a sudden shrill cry in the bamboo forest, like a child crying at night.
A blue steel arrow covered with barbs came from nowhere and hit the lonely swordsman in the back of his head.
The expression on the lonely swordsman's face was still as calm as ever, without any change, and his sword movement didn't even pause at all.
The long sleeve of his left hand was slightly rolled up, catching the moon-white sword scabbard that flew back towards him, and pulled it back.
The scabbard made a whining sound, and hit the blue arrow that looked like a child's cry accurately. They both fell towards the ground, and with the force of this tug, his forward figure was
Faster.
Astonishing sword energy emerged from the long sword in his hand, and the air in front was split, forming two air waves visible to the naked eye, rolling to both sides.
The hands of the woman in red shirt began to play on the red stone piano.
Waves of majestic breath floated out from the stone harp along with strings of red light like strings, and the entire bamboo forest resounded with the beautiful sound of the harp.
The lonely swordsman frowned slightly, and the long sword in his hand trembled slightly, but everything in front of him was still cut open by his sword.
All the powerful vitality, glow, and beautiful music were cut in half by his sword.
The long sword slashed down on the red stone piano.
The crimson stone piano standing in front of the woman in red shirt was instantly covered with spider web-like cracks, and then began to break apart piece by piece.
The black scarf on the woman's face was struck by the sword energy and torn apart, revealing a beautiful face. There was a small black mole on the left side of her face, like a tiny teardrop.
The lonely swordsman's sword movement paused.
At this moment, his sword was unable to cut down, and his whole body began to tremble non-stop.
The crimson stone piano in front of him completely shattered like his memory, hitting him like countless tiny meteorites.
The moon-white robe on his body was instantly riddled with holes, and blood flowed from his mouth and flew out backwards.
The sound of the wind, the sound of the sword, the crackling of bamboo branches, and the heavenly music of the piano all stopped.
The lonely swordsman landed on the ground and coughed lightly. Every time he coughed, he spit out a small mouthful of bright red blood.
"You are indeed not from Qingluan Academy...because the people in Qingluan Academy are prouder than you, and they will not use such shameless methods." The lonely swordsman lowered his head and looked at the bright red ground under his feet.
"It's not that we are shameless, but that you can't break through your own state of mind." The woman in red shirt looked at him quietly and said softly: "Just like at this moment, you don't dare to look at me, just because I disguise myself as He.
She has the same face... Ye Wangqing, you should have had hope of breaking through to the level of Holy Master three years ago. Even if you maintain your level of cultivation three years ago, no matter what methods we use today, even if I can disturb your
It is absolutely impossible for my mind to withstand your sword, let alone severely injure you. However, in the past three years, your cultivation has not advanced but retreated. If this continues, I am afraid that it will only take another year to see you.
Even Gao Gongyue, who has to take a detour, can defeat you."
"What's the use of forgetting love? How can true love be forgotten? If it were the other way around, and you passed away while she was here, do you want to watch her live in silence and pain for the rest of her life? Since everyone is destined to die, since there is no way
To prevent this separation of life and death, why did the sweet longing turn into such a painful thing?" The woman in red shirt looked at the swordsman with his head lowered, looking at this man who once cut off the river with a sword and let Dong Dong
All the practitioners in Lin Xingsheng did not dare to be enemies with him, but the strong man who was devastated by the death of his wife said softly.
After saying this, a sincere smile appeared on her face. She looked at Ye Wangqing warmly and compassionately, waved her hand and said, "Goodbye."
Ye Wangqing suddenly looked up, saw her smiling, and slowly backed away, disappearing into the bamboo forest and disappearing from his sight.
The real ambush of the other party is not the hidden powerful archer, but the face of his beloved wife hidden under the black scarf.
However, it was the face that was deeply ingrained in his mind and could not be erased no matter what, which made it difficult for him to even enter meditation practice, and the words of the woman when she left, which made him feel overwhelmed in his heart after being defeated by such means.
But there was not much hatred, only tears.
With a "click", the long sword in his hand suddenly broke.
There was a huge earthquake and the green bamboos dozens of steps around him broke at the same time, and countless bamboo leaves fluttered and fell.
He didn't leave, sat down and closed his eyes.
Bamboo leaves fell on his body, seeming to cover him up.
He recalled many happy things, and the blockage in his heart was loosened. He saw her smiling face... She seemed to be by his side and had never left, but he had not noticed it all these years.
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Ye Wangqing was the successor to the founding general Ye Ning. Although he did not enter the court, he was favored by the emperor and was able to live comfortably in the mountains and rivers of the East Forest.
So today, he had to take action to prevent Lin Xi from leaving.
Only Gao Gongyue and a few other people knew of his arrival, so no one knew about the sword energy in the bamboo forest for a while.
However, Gao Gongyue soared into the sky to a height he had never reached before. The white leaf blooming above the mansion and the countless silver snakes rising into the sky caught the eyes of many people and shocked many people.
The human mind.
Standing in front of a high pavilion window, Xiao Tieleng's iron face was even colder.
He would tolerate Lin Xi's judgment, but he did not expect that his judgment would still be wrong.
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Lin Xi walked out of the bamboo forest, and in front of him was a dark village.
This village seems to be inhabited by poor families, all of which are bungalows with mud walls.
He was about to run into the village first, but at this moment, he heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves.
The peace of the silent village was also broken, and the light of oil lamps lit up in some houses.
In the distance, on the road coming from the provincial capital, rows of black cavalry appeared in Lin Xi's sight.
Lin Xi sighed.
Even the garrison troops were mobilized on a large scale. It seemed that all the return routes from Mu Chenyun's mansion to the provincial capital would be completely blocked by the army.
With this posture, I am afraid that a blanket search will begin next.
This game has completely become a matter of whether you can catch Lin Xi or not.
Lin Xi looked around, and his eyes rested on several mountains on the east side.
Donglin Provincial City is surrounded by plains, except for a few mountains in the southeast corner outside the city, called Sanmaofeng.
There is a Taoist temple in the mountain called Baiyun Temple, which has fortune-telling and divination and is quite popular.
Lin Xi slightly bowed her body, swept into a deserted forest, and quickly ran towards the mountains.
"Whoosh!"
In the night sky, several rockets wrapped with fire cloth suddenly shot out, pointing out his location in the distance.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and suddenly a light cavalry army chased him down in his direction.