Chang Lili was shocked and suddenly stood up.
A gleaming dagger slashed down at his head, and Meng Yuxiu instinctively raised his sword to block it.
Swords clashed, leaving sharp echoes. Several swords slashed down together, and even after being blocked, they continued to exert force downwards. In just a moment, Meng Yuxiu heard a crisp sound, close to his ear.
He looked at the sword with surprise and found that this superior longsword had developed cracks, which were spreading rapidly.
Chu Moyu raised his spear, his handsome face revealing a murderous intent, and thrust it at the several black-clad men who were slashing at Meng Yuxiu.
The man in black had no choice but to dodge, removing his short knife from Meng Yuxiu's longsword.
Meng Yuxiu took the opportunity to dodge the attack from the black-clad man who followed closely behind, but did not use his longsword to block it.
Screams erupted as the officials and ladies in the seats panicked and ran out of the hunting grounds. The Emperor, Xiao Shu'er, and Consort Lan were surrounded by guards and forced to retreat out of the hunting grounds.
With his longsword hanging at his side, Meng Yuxiu was still somewhat dazed. He picked up the longsword to look at it, but before he could even raise it to his eyes, the longsword broke apart. A small part of the blade fell to the ground, and the middle section turned into fragments, leaving behind a broken sword body.
His pupils contracted slightly as he used the remaining, tattered blade to block the blade that was slashing at him. The already damaged blade shattered into pieces.
Chu Moyu was dealing with several men in black when he suddenly froze, his attacks faltering and leaving obvious openings. Yet, the men in black did not attack him.
"Meng Yuxiu!" Chang Lili's face turned pale, and she cried out in alarm, about to rush into the arena.
Lu Ming hugged her tightly: "Lili! You don't know martial arts, you can't go! You'll only be a hindrance, let's go out first!"
As she spoke, she grabbed Chang Lili and tried to follow the crowd out of the enclosure.
Chang Lili broke free from her hand: "I want to help him!"
After she finished speaking, she reached into her sleeve, but found nothing. She was stunned.
She left the hidden arrow at home; she had changed her clothes before coming out and it was inconvenient, so she didn't bring it.
She thought she wouldn't need this thing, since Meng Yuxiu was there.
At this moment, her palms were covered in cold sweat.
When I looked at Meng Yuxiu again, he had already taken the knife from the weapon rack, but in a short while, the knife was also cut in half. Then came the halberd, and then the axe.
No matter what weapon he used, it would be cut down as easily as vegetables by the knife in the black-clad man's hand.
"What kind of weapon is it..." Chang Lili murmured, her face pale.
The weapons on the rack were dwindling; if Meng Yuxiu couldn't escape, the enemy would be trapped like a turtle in a jar.
On the other side, Chu Moyu paused for a moment, then looked at the men in black with a puzzled expression. When he met their gazes, his face showed confusion and a hint of dissatisfaction.
Just moments ago, he was focused on dealing with the man in black, but he stopped his attack. Seeing Meng Yuxiu's weapons being cut down one by one, he picked up his own weapons and used them to meet the man in black's short knife head-on.
With a disparity in numbers and no chance of victory in terms of weaponry, Meng Yuxiu had not fought such a fierce battle in many years.
"Meng Yuxiu!" A shout rang out from the banquet hall, and Meng Yuxiu, who was using his broken spear to block the short knife, was called out and turned to look.
But then he saw another man in black slashing at him. He tried his best to dodge, but it was too late. The knife left a cut on his arm, and blood instantly stained his gray clothes.
Seeing the patch of clothing on his arm that quickly darkened, Chang Lili felt as if her heart was on fire, overwhelmed by anxiety and fear.
She wasn't afraid of these menacing men in black; she was afraid that Meng Yuxiu would die.
Watching Meng Yuxiu's gray figure appear and disappear among the many men in black, she was so frightened that her hands and feet began to tremble.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Chang Lili struggled.
Lu Ming used all her strength to hug her and pleaded, "Sister Lili, they'll kill people! You can't go over there!"
The emperor had already left the hunting grounds, but most of the guards were ordered to return to rescue Meng Yuxiu. However, their weapons were as useless as paper in front of the assassins.
Those who were less skilled than Meng Yuxiu were quickly killed on the spot.
"The army! Let's go back quickly and ask your father to mobilize troops..." Chang Lili grabbed Lu Ming's arm and said as if she had found a way out of a desperate situation.
"It's too...too far, it won't make it in time, Sister Lili." Looking at her, Lu Ming's eyes reddened, and she said with pity.
Looking at the fragments of weapons scattered on the ground and the bodies of the guards lying in disarray, Meng Yuxiu, who was engaged in a fierce battle, was like an unbreakable peerless weapon, and even so, he did not lose the battle.
“Weapons…” Chang Lili’s pale lips twitched slightly, then her eyes suddenly lit up. “There are weapons! There are weapons! Let me go, I won’t go over there, I won’t go into the arena, let me go.”
Her absent-minded yet stubborn appearance was heartbreaking. As soon as Lu Ming let go, she turned around and ran towards the edge of the enclosure.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then turned and ran after her in alarm, crying out, "Sister Lili, wait for me!"
The wound on his right arm wasn't deep, but it kept bleeding. He had no weapons left to use, and he felt his strength draining away with the blood.
He was hailed as an ever-victorious general. Since taking office, this was the first time he had experienced such a bitter battle. Even the duel where his weapons were cut in half had never been like this.
This is not war; it is a pre-arranged massacre.
Yu Guangli noticed that Chang Lili's red figure was no longer at the banquet, and his unease subsided.
His movements became even more swift and fierce, dodging and attacking with a do-or-die attitude.
He kicked several men in black to the ground, and he also sustained new injuries.
At this moment, the men in black exchanged glances and attacked Meng Yuxiu together. Meng Yuxiu could only dodge. In the next instant, the two men in black who had just fallen behind him suddenly jumped up and slashed at Meng Yuxiu.
Meng Yuxiu felt a surge of killing intent coming from behind him, but it was too late to react.
In his heart, he thought that Chang Lili should be safe at this moment.
Suddenly, a clanging sound rang out behind them, the sound of swords ringing out like the crisp sound of fine jade, continuous and unending.
The two knives behind him did not come down.
Meng Yuxiu turned around and suddenly opened his eyes wide. A slender red figure stood there straight.
She held a long sword in her hand. The slender sword had an icy color, and its blade was covered with delicate cloud patterns, making it exquisitely beautiful.
She held the sword hilt in one hand and gripped the blade in the other. Blood flowed from her hand gripping the blade, staining her slender, slightly trembling wrist with a shocking color.
The two assassins were still exerting force, and the longsword trembled more and more violently as it followed Chang Lili's arm.
"Lili!" Meng Yuxiu's tone was filled with shock and heartache that he himself did not realize. His eyes were a little hot, and he grabbed her hands in a flash.
He gripped the hilt of the sword with one hand and gently lifted her hand that was gripping the blade with the other, then put his arm around her waist.
In that instant, he sensed how slender and frail she was, and a murderous aura emanated from his eyes, spreading like thick ink.
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