Lu Cijian was slightly surprised to see that quite a few people had stumbled out of the woods and quickly joined the battle.
These people were even more formidable than he had imagined; they must all be elite troops meticulously trained by Xie Yang.
They seem to have really encountered a problem this time.
The city's defenders were just ordinary soldiers, some of whom had never even been on the battlefield. They were more inexperienced than the river bandits, let alone facing elite troops.
Especially when the numbers are overwhelmingly outnumbered.
If all 20,000 of them are wiped out today, Weizhou City will truly be beyond saving.
Everything Mianmian did today has come to naught, and she may even be in mortal danger.
Not to mention the lives of all the people of Weizhou, tens of thousands of people, were in their hands.
He cannot fail.
Lu Cijian's long sword never stopped, and he quickly repelled the people who attacked him, then leaped forward and blocked the way in front of the forest.
Those elite soldiers, still dizzy and disoriented from just emerging from the forest, were swiftly dealt with before they could even figure out where the battlefield was.
One or two of them had just emerged from the thick smoke-filled forest when they instantly collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Zhao Cheng was so angry that his eyes were about to burst. He leaped forward and attacked Lu Cijian, swinging his broadsword with extra force.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Lu, aren't you thinking too simply? Do you think that setting a fire will give you people a way out?"
"What a joke! These elite soldiers, personally trained by the Prince, are far superior to those useless cowards. You will all die here today!"
As he spoke, he kicked the torch under the eaves, sending it flying straight towards the pile of firewood on Lin Yan'an's body.
Lu Cijian was startled and reached out to swing his sword to intercept.
However, he was too late; the torch flew in a parabola and landed directly on the firewood on Lin Yan'an's body.
Instantly, the firewood doused with kerosene was ignited.
The flames roared and hurtled towards Lin Yan'an's face.
The raging fire instantly ignited the firewood piled on his body.
Lin Yan'an felt his whole body was burning hot, and the heat wave hitting him made it difficult for him to breathe.
His body was also being burned by the flames, and pain began to slowly appear.
Liu'er wasn't much better off. Because the two were very close, the flames were blown by the wind and started burning along with Lin Yan'an's fire.
A wave of scorching heat instantly engulfed her.
For a moment, the two were trapped in the sea of fire.
Lu Cijian frowned slightly, about to abandon the elite soldiers surging behind him and rush to rescue the people.
But Zhao Cheng didn't give him that chance. He blocked his way and swiftly slashed at him with his broadsword.
Seeing this, Chen Li and the scarred man quickly grabbed their weapons and attacked Lu Cijian.
The three men, each wielding a different weapon, were no ordinary people. They attacked Lu Cijian simultaneously, trapping him in the center.
This leaves the enemy with absolutely no chance of breaking through the encirclement.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Cheng burst into laughter. "How about that? Your two baits are about to die, and now you're trapped too."
Others had no chance to save them. I'd like to know whether those two held out longer, or you.
However, I have never seen anyone burned alive before. Thanks to Lord Lu, I am fortunate enough to witness it today.
Chen Li and the scarred man laughed when they heard this.
The meteor hammer and spear in his hands were not idle; they were used to attack Lu Cijie directly.
Lu Cijian simply dodged the three men's attacks quickly, his gaze falling on the two people trapped in the sea of fire.
The two people, whose faces were originally normal, were now scorched red by the high temperature of the flames, and their eyes were somewhat glazed, clearly indicating that they had lost their senses due to the intense heat.
The burning branches would soon completely ignite their clothes, and then their entire bodies.
He promised Mianmian that he would let them return safely, and he would not break his promise.
Zhao Cheng was initially quite pleased, thinking that Lu Cijian would die here today.
But his opponent swiftly dodged his attack and crashed head-on into the meteor hammer in Chen Li's hand.
The immense impact sent Lu Cijian flying backward in an instant.
Seeing this, Zhao Cheng felt only a sense of smugness.
However, before they could celebrate for long, Lu Cijian quickly recovered from the impact, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, and headed straight for Lin Yan'an and the other person. His steps were fluid and uninterrupted.
Seeing that his meteor hammer not only failed to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent, but instead helped Lu Cijian, Chen Li was furious.
Zhao Cheng, standing to the side, shouted even louder, "Useless! All of you are useless! Get him! We must kill him today!"
After saying that, he pounced directly on Lu Cijian.
However, the three of them were still a step too slow.
Lu Cijian didn't stop. With a single sword stroke, he cleared away the branches piled up in front of Liu'er and Lin Yan'an, then quickly cut the ropes binding their hands. He uttered a single word, "Run," and turned back to fight Zhao Cheng and the other two.
Everything happened so smoothly and seamlessly that Lin Yan'an was still a little taken aback.
Seeing that Liu'er was acting strangely and had many burns on her body, I realized that something was wrong with her.
He quickly untied the ropes binding his feet, picked up a large knife that someone had dropped on the ground, and cut the ropes binding Liu'er's legs. He then quickly helped her up.
Liu'er only glanced at the mottled wounds on his body, and reached out to snatch the broadsword from his hand, "You, you run away quickly, I, I have to go help Lord Lu."
Having said that, he staggered toward the battlefield of the four men.
Lin Yan'an grabbed her and reminded her, "You are no match for them. If you go over there now, that guy surnamed Lu might have to be distracted to protect you."
That guy's already having a tough time enough.
Although he did dislike people with the surname Lu, the current situation was beyond his and Liu'er's control.
This might make things even more difficult for Lu Cijian.
Looking at the people struggling in the distance, Liu'er felt a little worried.
She was no match for those people, and the poison on her body had long been taken away by the bandits. In addition, her legs were covered with burns, so going there now would not be of any help to Lord Lu.
If she had known earlier that so many people were hiding in the mountains, she wouldn't have made those marks.
Those things were death warrants for the city guards and Lu Cijian.
The girl will be heartbroken if they don't return.
I don't know if I'll ever see the girl again.
She hasn't found the Gu worm her master left her, nor has she seen the young lady marry Lord Lu, nor has she even seen the place where the young lady used to live.
Seeing her silence, Lin Yan'an simply smiled and asked, "Do you believe in miracles?"
Liu'er was startled and turned her head to look at him.
Lin Yan'an simply scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "When I was a child, someone told my fortune and said that I was a person of great fortune and would not die easily."
We will definitely survive this time, along with the people of Weizhou.
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