"Protect our master!" Jiang Chuan shouted, grabbing his sword and slitting the throat of the bandit who had just been yelling. He then used the momentum to leap into the air and rush towards the bandits chasing Lu Xiaoyun and her companion.
The bandits weren't particularly skilled in martial arts, but there were simply too many of them. They were densely packed like locusts passing through, with one batch falling down only to be replaced by another.
Lu Xiaoyun and Lu Yuyan each held a sword and swung it at the bandits who rushed at them. With screams of pain, several people had their arms cut off or half of their heads chopped off.
Although neither of them had experienced such a life-or-death hand-to-hand combat, they had both studied Taekwondo and Judo in modern times and were quite skilled in both.
At this moment, Lu Yuyan also calmed down. With the help of what he had learned, he killed several people within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
"Your Highness!" Lu Yuyan wiped the blood splattered on his face.
"It's alright, kill!" Lu Xiaoyun said in a deep voice. Lu Yuyan nodded and threw the sword in his hand, which hit a bandit who was drawing his bow and aiming an arrow at his sister's forehead in the chest.
The bandit coughed up blood and collapsed, but more bandits surged forward.
After waving them away, the two ran forward with all their might.
Meanwhile, in the dense forest west of Xizi Forest, Liang Zhiyun, the commander of the Five Cities Military Command, and his hundreds of men were crouching in the shadows, keeping a close eye on the two sides that were locked in fierce combat.
They had just discovered the bandits' hideout, but there were too many of them, so they dared not act rashly and instead devised a plan to drive them out of the ravine.
As long as they leave the territory of Shengjing City and are not within the jurisdiction of his Five Cities and Five Armies Division, these bandits can do whatever they want to them.
One of the men beside Liang Zhiyun, who was closely watching the battle situation of "Prince An" and his men, asked with a puzzled look, "Commander, have you noticed anything amiss?"
Liang Zhiyun glanced at him discreetly. He had already sensed that Zhu Yu was acting very strangely today.
The man continued, “It is said that Prince An, Zhu Yu, possesses unparalleled martial arts skills, and there are few in the entire world who can defeat him. However, judging from my observation today, it doesn’t seem to be the case. If he truly possesses such high martial arts skills, why hasn’t he used them yet? Instead, he is fighting without any strategy. My lord, look, he has already sustained multiple injuries.”
Liang Zhiyun nodded: "It is a bit strange."
The man thought for a moment, then seemed to realize something and exclaimed, "Commander, do you think that although the assassination attempt last time failed to kill Prince An, it may have hit some vital spot, so that Prince An has lost all his martial arts skills?"
Liang Zhiyun's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the man, who nodded heavily in his direction.
Another person stepped forward and said, "Commander, I also think what Lord Liu said is very likely. My wife's cousin is Physician Chen from the Imperial Hospital. During the days when Prince An was assassinated and fell into a coma, Physician Chen and Physician Jiang, among others, were at Prince An's residence."
"Two days ago, Physician Chen was talking to my wife about the arrow that struck Prince An right in the chest. It was extremely dangerous, a near-death experience. They originally thought that Prince An would definitely not wake up this time, but unexpectedly, he woke up in just three days. And after waking up, he was suddenly perfectly fine."
The speaker's gaze, along with Liang Yunzhi and the others, turned to the two "Prince An" who were desperately trying to shake off the bandits.
"Prince An" held his sword in both hands, swinging it left and right, and occasionally stepped forward to slash.
His arms were injured in several places, and even his thighs had been slashed in several places. His light blue brocade robe had long been stained crimson with blood.
"It's impossible for someone to wake up completely unharmed after suffering such severe injuries. Therefore, Commander, in my humble opinion, what Lord Liu said about Prince An losing all his martial arts skills is probably true! Moreover, when Prince An handed over the Tiger Tally, he also said in front of all the civil and military officials that he would not be able to use his martial arts for two or three years. It seems that he is not incapable of using his martial arts skills, but rather that he has lost them!"
Liang Zhiyun gripped the knife tightly and said viciously, "Ha, even the heavens can't stand it anymore. Since that's the case, then let's send him on his way today!"
The two people beside him nodded in agreement.
Liang Zhiyun's eyes were filled with undisguised ruthlessness: "Zhu Yu, don't blame me for taking action against you. You've gone too far in everything you do. There are too many people who want you dead. I'm just acting on behalf of Heaven. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for leaving no room for maneuver in your actions."
He turned to the two men beside him and instructed them: "After Zhu Yu and the other two run away, Liu Meng, you flank them from the left, and Guo Sheng, you flank them from the right. I will lead the men to block their retreat."
Liang Zhiyun gritted his teeth: "Remember this, you must kill Zhu Yu this time! Otherwise, we will be the ones who die!"
The two immediately agreed and each led a team to flank Lu Xiaoyun and Lu Yuyan from the left and right sides as they fled.
Jiang Chuan and his men fought and retreated, but the bandits were vicious and unwilling to let a single one of them go. Like bloodthirsty beasts, they kept pouncing on them.
Jiang Chuan and the others gradually became exhausted, and the number of guards from the Prince An's mansion, which numbered more than twenty, had dwindled to less than ten.
But the prince and Mr. Lu had only been gone for a short time, and they absolutely could not let even one of them go!
Jiang Chuan was covered in wounds, and blood kept gushing out, but he couldn't fall down now!
Another half hour passed, and more than a hundred bandits had become their victims. But there were just too many people, a dark mass, and the deaths of more than a hundred had almost no impact on them.
Just when Jiang Chuan was about to collapse, hundreds of torches suddenly rushed towards them. Jiang Chuan looked closely and saw that it was Wu Chuan. Wu Chuan had brought his men!
Could it be that the prince and his entourage have already run back to the manor?
Jiang Chuan was overjoyed: "Brothers, our reinforcements have arrived! Charge!"
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