Chapter 126 Death with Dignity

More than a month was wasted and we traveled nearly a thousand miles.

Yun Chen was not annoyed, he just thought of it as a way to relax after a breakup.

She carefully studied the correct route on the new map and found that she would pass through Youzhou if she was traveling from Moxiao City to Dongyan Kingdom.

She decided to go to Canghai City outside Youzhou City to visit her master.

Calculating the time, if we ride faster, we can reach Xiangxiao Cliff before the winter solstice.

For the rest of the journey, she felt that her good luck seemed to have run out for some reason.

Ever since she left Moxiao City, she had never met any kind vendors or luthiers who needed horsetails as strings.

The money she had was soon spent, and she returned to her familiar life of sleeping in the open air.

That day, she was watering her horse in a place with abundant water and grass.

She lay on the grass, watching the horse eat happily and chewing deliciously. She couldn't help swallowing her saliva, touched her empty stomach, and asked:

"Little Pony, little Pony, what does grass taste like? Is it delicious?"

The horse huffed through its nostrils in response.

Seeing that the horse still needed to eat for a while, she rested her head on her arms and prepared to take a nap.

Not long after she lay down, she vaguely heard the sound of weapons clashing in her sleep.

Her body woke up before her mind did. She jumped up and climbed onto the horse, her eyes still sleepy.

She rubbed her eyes and quietly moved towards the place where the fighting sound came from. She saw two groups of people fighting in a small wood not far away, with about fifty or sixty people.

She looked carefully and saw that it was not "two groups of people" fighting, but it seemed that fifty or sixty people were surrounding one person and attacking him.

"It's so immoral to use the majority to bully the minority." She said to herself. Not knowing who was right and who was wrong, and not wanting to cause any more trouble, she prepared to leave quietly.

At this moment, she saw a familiar sword blade cutting through the air, casting a dazzling silver light.

She couldn't help but squint her eyes and look again.

In the encirclement, the man was as light as a swallow and his sword whistled like a night owl. His sword strikes were steady, accurate and ruthless, and every move looked quite familiar.

She looked again and again, her face changed immediately, she kicked her horse hard, drew her sword and charged towards the encirclement.

"Master!! Disciple is here to save you!!"

Her shout instantly attracted the attention of all the killers.

Jiang Ming was able to breathe a sigh of relief and killed three more people.

She rushed into the encirclement, aimed at the killer closest to Jiang Ming, and flew forward with her sword to stab him.

However, she did not expect that the Xuanjiu sword in her hand was unfamiliar to her and too heavy, not as useful as the Yinyue sword. She slightly deviated from the target when she first used the sword, and almost stabbed Jiang Ming's throat with the sword.

Jiang Ming was caught off guard and barely dodged Yun Chen's sword. He glanced at her expressionlessly.

Yun Chen was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly fought back to back with Jiang Ming and began to fight with a group of killers.

When he got closer, Yun Chen realized that most of the killers were ordinary, except for two killers in scarlet uniforms who were ruthless and sinister in their moves.

Almost all of Jiang Ming's injuries were caused by those two men.

Jiang Ming focused most of his energy on dealing with the two blood-clothed killers, while the others cooperated with them to consume Jiang Ming's physical strength.

"Master! Let's go!" Yun Chen swung his swords twice, breaking through the encirclement, and immediately fled with Jiang Ming.

The two of them were so skilled in lightness skills that they left most of the killers behind. Only the two killers in scarlet blood-stained clothes were chasing them relentlessly, holding knives and pressing them hard, like two lingering red ghosts.

They ran for dozens of miles until Yun Chen was out of breath and his throat was sweet, and then they stopped at the edge of a cliff.

Jiang Ming was also very tired and gasping for breath.

The master and the disciple looked at the cliff and saw that there were only rocks below it, and there was not even a tree to provide a buffer. If they jumped down, they would surely die.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, the two blood-stained killers caught up with him again, breathing lightly and showing no signs of fatigue at all. Yun Chen suddenly panicked.

Jiang Ming said: "Don't be timid! The more timid you are, the faster you will die!"

Yun Chen nodded vigorously: "I know, Master! Even if we die, we must die with dignity!"

Jiang Ming glanced at Yun Chen indifferently, then drew his sword and rushed forward, fighting with a blood-stained killer.

The other blood-stained killer calmly drew out his sword and made a contemptuous gesture of "come" to Yun Chen.

Yun Chen made a "tsk" sound, immediately drew his sword, turned around and ran, and jumped off the cliff. His movements were done in one go without any hesitation.

The killer in blood-stained clothes was stunned, and quickly flew to catch up. He leaned over to look outside the cliff, but as soon as he showed his head, he was pierced through the throat by a sword.

Yun Chen climbed up a protruding rock at the edge of the cliff, jumped back onto the cliff, and stabbed the blood-clothed killer in the throat.

Next, fighting two against one became much easier. When Jiang Ming pierced his opponent's heart with his sword, the sun happened to set, taking away the last ray of light.

Yun Chen and Jiang Ming were both so tired that they were gasping for breath. Yun Chen's hands were a little cramped from constantly swinging the sword.

The two looked at each other for a while, seeing that the other was covered in blood, but not fatally injured. Yun Chen supported himself on the ground with his sword, breathing heavily:

"Master... Is there any money left from the gift I gave you last time? Let's... let's go eat mutton hotpot, shall we?"