He has plenty of chivalry but lacks the aura of a killer.
An aura of slaughter!
Zhou Chuan was jolted, feeling as if a door in the deepest recesses of his heart had been opened.
Behind the door stood the towering figure of Yang Taozhi, bathed in golden light.
At this moment, Yang Taozhi was not only a goddess in Zhou Chuan's heart, but also a mentor who guided him through his confusion!
Seeing that the attack in the darkness had stopped, Yang Taozhi retreated to Zhou Chuan's side and whispered, "More than thirty people have circled around to our backs."
The commotion had already attracted the attention of everyone in the camp. Zhou Chuan gave Zhou Nuo a wink, and the brother and sister retreated to the other side of the camp.
Yang Taozhi spoke into the darkness: "Extensive and powerful, rigorous and domineering, you are using the Southern Zhou military sword. To master this sword technique, one must be at least an officer. And to have mastered the military sword to this level, one must be a general of considerable renown."
Ma Jian emerged from the darkness, carrying a square-shaped longsword in his hand.
Yang Taozhi glanced at the sword, which was as strange as her rapier, not the usual longsword style.
Yang Taozhi's sword is like an enlarged needle, while Ma Jian's sword is like an enlarged ruler.
Ma Jian looked at Yang Taozhi with interest and said, "Not bad, a young girl like you actually has so much knowledge?"
"A young girl like you?"
Yang Taozhi was very unhappy and said in a deep voice, "I told you about your background not to praise you, but because I think you are very ordinary."
As she spoke, Yang Taozhi raised her hand, pointing her sword at him, and said, "Come on, I'll let you have three strikes."
"With just this embroidery needle of yours? How arrogant!!"
Ma Jian was furious. He had risked his life to follow Yang Qingzhi deep into Jingguo, all for the sake of helping Yang Qingzhi gain military merit as the Grand Commander wished, so that he could also rise in status within the Yang family.
But to my surprise, all seven generals of Yangmen came!
The competition was already fierce, and he had finally managed to seize this opportunity to take the lead, only to be humiliated by a little girl as soon as he appeared.
This is absolutely unacceptable!
Enraged, Ma Jian swung his military sword at Yang Taozhi.
As Yang Taozhi said, Ma Jian's sword was full of killing intent, which could only be honed through long battles.
Yang Taozhi showed no emotion; she simply turned her body slightly to the side and skillfully dodged the sword.
"The First Sword".
Yang Taozhi didn't forget to announce the numbers, which made Ma Jian even angrier.
Ma Jian immediately changed his sword style, slashing horizontally with a backhand.
Yang Taozhi leaned back and slid forward on her knees, thus avoiding the sword strike.
"The second sword."
Ma Jian's muscles tensed, as if he were getting serious. He first swung his sword left and right twice, causing gusts of air to surge around him, and then thrust his sword at Yang Taozhi.
This sword strike was swift and precise, both powerful and graceful, truly embodying the essence of a sword.
Yang Taozhi remained unmoved.
As Ma Jian approached, Yang Taozhi leaped into the air, reaching a height that was impossible for ordinary people, and flipped over Ma Jian's head.
"The third sword."
Before the starfruit branch even hit the ground, he made a gesture.
Draw your sword.
A fleeting silver light flashed in the darkness.
Bang!
As the starfruit branch hit the ground, a dull thud echoed. It wasn't the sound of the branch falling; it was the sound of Ma Jian collapsing.
He said he'd give up the three swords, and he did.
After three sword strikes, Yang Taozhi only needed to strike once to determine the winner.
It not only determines victory or defeat, but also life or death.
Yang Taozhi looked down at Ma Jian, who was convulsing in a pool of blood, and said, "How about a little girl's embroidery needle?"
Ma Jian made a gurgling sound as he kept spitting out blood.
Xiao Luofeng jogged over to Ma Jian and saw a thin line of blood on his neck, with blood slowly spreading outwards and gradually pooling into a pool of blood beneath him.
One fatal blow!
Xiao Luofeng looked at Yang Taozhi, his face filled with shock.
Before this, he thought Yang Taozhi was Zhao Cheng's maid, someone Zhao Cheng had brought out to travel and enjoy himself.
But to his surprise... his first move shocked him!
The speed of that sword strike was so fast that even he couldn't catch its trajectory with the naked eye.
Xiao Luofeng suppressed his emotions, squatted down and searched Ma Jian's body, picked up a token, and his expression turned serious.
"This...this is a general's order from the Yang family of Southern Zhou!"
"This person is one of the Seven Generals of Yangmen!!"
Xiao Luofeng rose through the ranks of the Jingguo Southern Border Garrison Army, having fought his way up. He had previously clashed with the Yang Family Army on the border of Yunjing, and was well-versed in the basic situation of the Southern Zhou Army.
He never expected that the Seven Generals of Yangmen would actually appear in Jingguo!
Xiao Luofeng looked up at Yang Taozhi. From this angle, the moonlight shone down, and half of Yang Taozhi's face was backlit, hidden in the shadows, making her appear even more powerful and mysterious.
Any one of the Seven Generals of Yangmen was a renowned figure in both the Southern Zhou and the Great Jing dynasties, yet they were killed so easily.
Xiao Luofeng was even more shocked!
After a moment's thought, he guessed that Yang Taozhi was a master from the Right Prime Minister's mansion, but he couldn't guess Yang Taozhi's identity.
Although Yang Taozhi was the commander of the Right Prime Minister's army and fought alongside Zhao Huan, Zhao Huan never reported her military achievements.
Not only her, but also He Zhi and many other soldiers who had made outstanding contributions in battle were like this.
Zhao Huan gave all the battlefield achievements of the local soldiers to the imperial army.
Therefore, apart from those who truly understand the Right Prime Minister's residence, no one knows who Yang Taozhi is.
At this moment, the sounds of fighting and killing came from the other side of the camp. Xiao Luofeng turned around and saw that many garrison troops had already joined the battle on the other side of the camp.
When he arrived, he saw rows of fallen corpses of Southern Zhou soldiers.
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