Chapter 219 Unexpected Obstacles
Seeing the Yanque sword slashing towards Xiao Zhuo's head, Shen Yuexi involuntarily raised her hands to cover her eyes.
She didn't want to do this, but she just couldn't control her hands.
There was a cry of surprise all around, which soon turned into cheers. It sounded like Xiao Zhuo was out of danger.
She thought she could look through the gaps between her fingers, so she parted them to let in a ray of light. The cheers in her ears turned into a collective gasp.
She quickly closed her fingers that had just been separated, and countless horses galloped through her heart.
What was wrong with these people? They were so jumpy right away, and they wouldn't even give a definitive answer. Was Xiao Zhuo at an advantage or a disadvantage? It made her feel terrified.
She felt that in terms of martial arts, Xiao Kai was definitely no match for Xiao Zhuo. The problem was that Xiao Kai had a sword that could cut hair with a single blow. If Xiao Zhuo was not careful, he would probably be killed on the spot.
My heart was beating faster and faster with the beat of the drums, as if it was going to jump out of my chest. I wanted to know the situation of the battle, but I didn't dare to look.
"Qiang...Qiang Lin, what's the situation?" she asked Qiang Lin who was watching the fight next to her.
If it doesn't concern me, I will get confused. Qiang Lin is not Xiao Zhuo's wife, so he shouldn't be as nervous as I am.
"Master, those last few rounds were so close," Qiang Lin's voice rang out. "Even I was scared out of my wits."
Shen Yuexi almost fell off the horse.
You shouldn't ask.
A close call means Xiao Zhuo barely dodged the opponent's attack. Wouldn't that put Xiao Zhuo in danger? If he was on the verge of death once, he could be on the verge of death twice. Who knows, he might not be able to dodge it one time.
"I didn't expect that Xiao Kai, despite his height, could be so agile." Qiang Lin was still sighing to himself, "I underestimated him before..."
Shen Yuexi felt like she was going to faint.
Judging from Qiang Lin's tone, Xiao Kai's martial arts skills exceeded his expectations. Does this mean that Xiao Zhuo is in danger?
Qiang Lin was just saying this when he turned and saw Shen Yuexi, her hands covering her face, staggering on her horse, looking ready to fall. He then remembered that no matter how brave and fearless her master was, she was still a woman. He hadn't considered this, judging them solely based on their skill level, and had frightened her so much.
"Master, don't panic. I haven't finished speaking yet," Qiang Lin explained hastily. "Prince Zhao will be safe."
"You're lying," Shen Yuexi said, still covering her face. "You just said you underestimated Xiao Kai."
"I truly underestimated Xiao Kai," Qiang Lin reassured her, "I didn't expect him to survive so many rounds under King Zhao's sword. I originally thought he wouldn't last more than thirty rounds. Rest assured, my lady, Xiao Kai will be defeated."
After hearing Qiang Lin say this, Shen Yuexi finally felt that her stiff hands could move.
She lowered her hand and opened her eyes wide to look at the battlefield. However, because she had covered her eyes too tightly, her vision was blurry. She only saw the tall black figure wielding a dazzling white light, slashing left and right, creating a dance of light and shadow.
The silver-white figure fluttered around the black giant like a nimble butterfly. Although the black giant's light attack was fierce, it could not touch the butterfly at all.
"Xiao Kai's first few strikes did pose a threat to Prince Zhao," Qiang Lin explained, fearing she might not understand. "But Prince Zhao quickly adapted to his attack style. Now Xiao Kai is at his wit's end, exhausted from defending himself."
"I can see that my husband is going to win."
Shen Yuexi had watched the duel between Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Beiheng, and she found that the strategy Xiao Zhuo used when dealing with Xiao Kai was completely different from that time.
Xiao Zhuo knew he couldn't fight Xiao Kai head-on, so he resorted to a roving fight. However, Xiao Kai couldn't keep up with his pace at all and could only stand still and swing his sword in defense.
In the past, Xiao Zhuo would have ended the fight. Now, he was playing it safe, not engaging Yan Que head-on with his sword, but searching for Xiao Kai's weakness.
There is always a loophole in a perfect plan. It is only a matter of time before Xiao Kai reveals his flaws with such passive defense.
As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she saw Xiao Zhuo ducking to avoid the slashing sword, passing under Xiao Kai's arm, and stabbing the sword into Xiao Kai's thigh with his backhand, then pulling it out, bringing out a puff of blood.
Xiao Kai let out a roar of pain and swung his sword back, but Xiao Zhuo had already jumped away, leaving him with nothing.
"Xiao Zhuo!"
Xiao Kai shouted and staggered two steps towards his injured leg. Finally, he was unable to support himself and knelt on one knee.
Xiao Zhuo knocked Xiao Kai down.
Shen Yuexi raised her hands happily, and the soldiers of King Zhao's army, who were just as excited as her, burst into cheers of victory.
Unlike the thunderous cheers from King Zhao's army, there was complete silence in Yongwei City.
Just now, the Jingzhou army on Yongwei City was still cheering for their great general, so why is there no movement now? Shen Yuexi looked towards the top of Yongwei City with great joy. But she saw someone who was beyond her expectations.
At first she thought she was seeing things, so she rubbed her eyes hard and squinted to look carefully.
Absolutely no admission of wrongdoing.
Lin Kui, Xiao Beiheng's strategist, was leaning against the parapet, looking down, and giving instructions to the soldier next to him.
How did he get here?
The Jingzhou army's attack on Xiliang was premeditated. Now Xiao Beiheng's advisers have appeared on the top of Yongwei City. Could it be that Xiao Beiheng and Xiao Kai have joined forces?
A trace of gloom passed through Shen Yuexi's heart as she looked at the two people on the battlefield.
Xiao Zhuo had already walked slowly in front of Xiao Kai, raised the sword in his hand and pointed it at Xiao Kai's forehead, saying coldly:
"I could have killed you. But since we are brothers of the same surname, I will spare your life and take you to the capital to be decided by our father."
"Same surname...brothers?"
Xiao Kai was kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily. When he heard Xiao Zhuo's words, he suddenly let out a low laugh.
"You actually think you are my brother?" He raised his head and looked directly at Xiao Zhuo, "You are a bastard who came from nowhere, what qualifications do you have to call me your brother?"
"Don't try to attack me with words and disturb my mind." Xiao Zhuo sneered, "It's useless."
"If this counts as an attack, it's still too mild," Xiao Kai laughed even louder. "Your shameless mother had an affair with some wild man and gave birth to a bastard like you. And you actually thought you were my brother, bah."
Xiao Zhuo was furious, the tip of his sword trembling: "How dare you insult my mother!"
"You thought that if you took me to the capital, Emperor Yongde would restore your position as Crown Prince. Haha... You still don't know why he's hunting you down? You thought it was because of witchcraft? You're wrong. He's hunting you down because you're not his son. Any of the princes in our Xiao family could be Crown Prince, but you're not qualified at all. You don't even know your own last name..."
"shut up!"
Xiao Zhuo's face turned pale, his body swayed, and the sword in his hand tilted slightly.
Xiao Kai was waiting for this opportunity. The Yanque sword in his hand flashed with a dazzling sword light and rose up from the ground.
The two swords clashed with a clanging sound. The sword in Xiao Zhuo's hand broke into two pieces, and the tip of the sword spun into the air.
Shen Yuexi, who was watching the fight from behind, screamed.
She didn't know what had happened before. Xiao Kai had only spoken a few words to Xiao Zhuo, and Xiao Zhuo had become unresponsive, as if he had been affected by something. When Xiao Kai swung his sword back, he didn't even react.
No matter how sophisticated the craftsmanship of an ordinary sword is, it will ultimately be unable to resist the Yanque Sword.
Xiao Kai jumped up from the ground and rushed towards Xiao Zhuo with his injured leg. Xiao Zhuo retreated slowly, completely losing his agility.
"Husband, it's dangerous!" Shen Yuexi screamed.
Everything happened in a flash. Xiao Zhuo had clearly won just now, but now the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.
It wasn't until Xiao Kai's Yanque sword stabbed Xiao Zhuo's chest like lightning that Xiao Zhuo finally recovered his reaction and dodged to the side. But it was too late to move. Xiao Kai's sword stabbed him in the right chest, just below the collarbone, near the shoulder, paused, and then pierced through his body.
Seeing Xiao Zhuo injured, Shen Yuexi felt dizzy.
She thought to herself, "Don't faint, hold on. Your husband is in danger, and you must do something."
"Qiang Lin, please save my husband." Her eyes were blurred and she could not see anything clearly. She just raised her hand and pointed forward.
Qiang Lin was also stunned by the scene before him. He only came to his senses after hearing Shen Yuexi's scream. He quickly raised his leg to take off the bow, drew the bow and arrow, and shot at Xiao Kai.
Xiao Kai stabbed Xiao Zhuo and was laughing in ecstasy, feeling carried away. Unexpectedly, an arrow flew towards him from the side. When he was about to block it, he forgot that the sword was still stuck in Xiao Zhuo's body. Just as he pulled it out, the arrow flew over and hit him in the right eye.
Qiang Lin shot out the arrow in a panic, but the bow was not fully drawn. The arrow was accurate but not powerful enough. Although it pierced Xiao Kai's right eye, it only injured his eye and did not go deeper.
Xiao Kai screamed and reached out to pull out the arrow, but pulled out his eyeball with it, blood dripping all over his face. He was so terrified that he didn't care about Xiao Zhuo anymore. He covered his right eye and dragged his injured leg back towards Yongwei City.
"Protect the general!" The Jingzhou army shouted and swarmed out from the gap in the city wall.
Shen Yuexi shouted: "Quick, quick, protect Prince Zhao."
Her vision was blurry and she did not notice that Xiao Kai was shot by an arrow. She only saw dense black shadows rushing out of the gap in the city wall. She was shocked and her whole mind was thinking about rescuing Xiao Zhuo as soon as possible.
The generals of King Zhao's army were stunned by what had just happened. Only after Shen Yuexi reminded them did they come to their senses. With a cry, they all rushed towards Yongwei City, swords and spears raised.
The commanders of both sides were injured, and their generals had no desire to continue fighting. After a melee, each of them retreated to protect their own commander.
When the army returned to the camp, Shen Yuexi ran to Xiao Zhuo, held his arm and said, "Husband, hold on. I'll go find Doctor Hua right away."
Xiao Zhuo pressed his hand on the wound and said with a smile:
"It's nothing. I didn't expect that Xiao Kai, a brave man, would use words to confuse me. I was distracted just now and was hit by his sword. I pride myself on always being able to guess the enemy's mind correctly, but now I have embarrassed myself in front of my wife."
"Stop talking about that, let's treat your injuries quickly." Shen Yuexi said anxiously as she looked at the blood flowing from Xiao Zhuo's fingers.
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury. He's more seriously injured than me, and the walls of Yongwei have collapsed, making them impossible to defend," Xiao Zhuo said as they walked. "This is an unexpected obstacle. We can still win when we attack the city tomorrow."
Shen Yuexi helped him into the tent and asked loudly, "Where is Doctor Hua?"
She remembered that when the Mei brothers and sisters arrived, she had called Dr. Hua to treat Mei Pu's injuries.
At this moment, Xiao Zhuo raised his hand and pushed him away, staring blankly at the corpse parked in the center of the tent.
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