Chu Li opened his eyes, walked down several steps, and kicked away the enemy soldiers around him.
“How many enemies are coming!”
Commander Li was furious. "The messenger estimated that there were more than 10,000 people in the palace. The enemy troops are still surrounding the imperial capital and are pouring in continuously. The number is huge and difficult to estimate!"
Tonight, they have little chance of winning.
The disparity in military strength between the two sides is huge, and the numbers are overwhelming. Even if they fight a round-the-clock battle, they can be worn out to death.
Chu Li looked towards the horizon, unable to tell whether that heavy mass was the night or the enemy army.
She raised her sword and became one of the countless figures.
Fighting.
kill!
For the sake of my home, and for this pure land where I grew up since childhood.
In the war, the country was in ruins and every figure was as small as an ant.
Some fell, some cried out in pain, some fled...
This was the first time Chu Li faced such a situation. He felt exhausted from swinging his sword and numb from killing, but there were still so many enemy troops coming up continuously, as if he was caught in an endless cycle.
At this moment, the righteousness of family and country became clearer in my mind.
If she loses, she will become the prince of a fallen country, and her eighth brother, mother, uncle, and Qin Muyu will all become prisoners.
Her life will change dramatically.
Fifth brother, I can't lose.
In this world, everyone is selfish. You have your own country and family, and I have my own beliefs about my loved ones.
I can't lose!
"ah!"
“Kill!”
“Puff!”
The two armies fought fiercely. Chu Li cut a bloody path with his bloodstained sword. Standing on the top of the stairs, he looked at the battlefield where the difference in strength was huge and the outcome was clear. He shouted loudly:
"Soldiers! Hold on! Reinforcements are on the way. If we can delay for a moment, our chances of winning will increase!"
The soldiers were really too tired.
So tired.
The world is filled with blood and mud, and there is no hope of victory.
"Think about our country, your home. If we fail, the country will be gone. Home is no longer home, and country is no longer country. My men! We will fight to the last moment! Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
However, the hope of victory is too slim...
They were exhausted from killing.
I'm so tired.
The hand holding the sword was numb, like a fighting machine, with only the axles turning.
Will reinforcements come?
Seeing the low morale of the soldiers, Commander Li shouted, "Ms. Xie is a woman, but she led the troops and fought alongside us. How can we, as men of seven feet tall, be inferior to a woman?"
When everyone heard this, some bloodiness returned to their eyes:
"Yes, Miss Xie, a woman who doesn't run away or avoid, what reason do we have to give up?"
"kill!"
"Only by winning can we protect our families and loved ones!"
“Go!”
A wave of morale surged up, pushing it to a small climax. They rushed forward with red eyes and continued to fight.
Chu Li licked his dry lips, made two circles of sword flowers, kicked away the corpse beside him, and continued to fight with the enemy.
When one falls, two take his place.
There are simply too many.
Chu Li had almost exhausted his strength, but was still surrounded by several long swords. His bare hands were no match for four punches. He was only paying attention to the front and not the back. If he was not careful, a sword would stab him!
Stab it straight in the back!
bite--
Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air. Chu Li immediately turned around and saw a long arrow that could break through the night had deflected the sword, giving her a chance to respond.
Pierce this person with a sword and resolve the crisis.
While taking a breath, he looked for the place where the arrow was shot.
In the vast night, his eyes passed over countless figures fighting, and he saw a black figure sitting on a horse, silent in the night. He threw down the bow in his hand, and lightly gathered the cloak on his shoulders with his fingertips, and said in a calm voice:
"Don't hurt her at all."
"As for the rest of you, those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish."
Fifth brother!
Their eyes met, several meters apart.
He sat on horseback, high above.
She stood in a pool of blood, alone.
Xiaojiu, this time, you should be mine.
"Miss Xie, be careful!" Commander Li suddenly rushed over and stabbed two sneak attacking enemy soldiers to death. Chu Li didn't even turn his head and rushed forward:
"Commander Li, cover me!"
"What are you going to do!?"
"Catch the leader first!"
She wants to take a gamble.
As long as Chu Yeli is caught, all this can end.
"Miss Xie, this is too dangerous!"
"I don't care about that anymore!"
Chu Li raised his sword, cleared away the obstacles on both sides, and approached Chu Yeli step by step.
Seeing this, Commander Li had no choice but to protect her, defeat the surrounding enemy forces and escort her.
Fight your way out.
Finally, the two were only five meters apart, so close that they could touch each other, but their relationship had long been separated by an unbridgeable gap, out of reach.
There's no going back.
This time they met, they were fighting with weapons.
The same thing happened last time.
The brother-sister relationship, the relationship they once had, can never be restored given their current position.
"Xiaojiu."
Chu Yeli looked at her with tender eyes, and there was a deep tenderness in his eyes. "Long time no see."
But he missed her even in his dreams.
Chu Li slowly raised the blood-stained sword blade and pointed it at him.
His hand holding the reins paused for a moment, and he took a deep breath. "Your sword is pointing at me..."
"It has already been like this between you and me."
"Fifth brother, I understand you, and you should understand me too."
Chu Yeli stared at her with deep eyes: "I have never thought of targeting you, nor do I want to hurt you in the slightest. Xiaojiu, we can be the same as before. I will not hurt any of your family, friends, and loved ones."
He does what he says.
He just wants to restore his country, nothing else.
Chu Li smiled faintly, and his cloudy eyes scanned the devastated battlefield:
"This is my home, where I grew up... that's all."
He deeply understood the pain of losing his country, so how could he not know her pain and helplessness when facing the imminent destruction of her country.
They will soon become the same.
Since it is destined that one of them will die, let's give it a try!
Chu Li raised his wrist, his eyes became fierce, and he quickly stepped forward and stabbed.
Chu Yeli jumped off his horse and dodged sideways:
"You've never done this to me before."
“You also said it was in the past.”
Chu Li raised his sword and chased after him, showing no mercy. As long as they could capture him in the shortest possible time, they could minimize casualties.
In the face of greater justice, she should not be sentimental.
Chu Yeli dodged and put his right palm behind his back, with no intention of attacking: "Xiao Jiu, I missed you so much."
“That’s enough!”
"I'm speaking from my heart. During this time when I was seriously injured and unconscious, I kept dreaming about our past, when we were young and carefree."
Chu Yeli kept avoiding the sword in her hand.
"I want to go back to Qingfengju, back to the time when you only had eyes for me."
Chu Li waved his sword coldly:
"What Qingfengju? I don't remember anything about it!"
Chu Yeli's eyes were filled with stubbornness, "You don't remember, but I have never forgotten a single word of what you said, what you did, and the promise you made!"
She said they would always be together.
She said she would not leave.
He came to her to fulfill his promise!
Looking at the sharp sword in front of him, Chu Yeli suddenly stopped and the soft sword pierced into his shoulder blade.
Phew!
The sharp blade entered the body and blood splattered.
He grabbed the soft sword with his bare hands, "I'll return this sword to you!"
His palm tensed, he drew out the soft sword, and reached out to grab her with his blood-red palm.
After dodging several moves, he finally took action!
Chu Li responded with high vigilance, staring closely at his figure and moves, raising his sword to block his moves, and then looking for opportunities to attack.
The two men fought.
The man attacked fiercely, pressing forward step by step, and broke into Chu Li's territory with great aggressiveness.
Chu Li smelled danger and was forced to retreat several steps.
"You are no match for me."
"Xiaojiu, stop struggling. I want both the world and you!"
The man spoke coldly, approached quickly, and with strong internal force wrapped in his fingertips, he deflected the sword and grabbed her shoulder.
She spun around.
The man's sharp fingertips hooked off her hairpin, and her three thousand strands of black hair fell down like a smooth brocade, passing through the gaps between his fingertips, and the touch was extremely satisfying.
Chu Li retreated three or five steps, holding a sharp sword, with his waist-length black hair fluttering.
Under the moonlight, on the battlefield, a pair of cold eyes are sharper and unyielding.
He couldn't help but narrow his dark eyes, like a very satisfied cat, and the possessiveness in his eyes became even deeper.
"This world is yours, I will only stay with my country and my family!"
Chu Li spoke coldly, tore off a piece of her skirt, and tied up her messy long hair.
He flipped his wrist and rushed forward again.
Fight with him!
His martial arts skills were not weak, while Chu Li lacked practical experience. He was full of passion and recklessness, but after just half a quarter of an hour, he was at a disadvantage.
He pressed on:
"When this is all over, I will be your country and your family!"
"I won't be with you!"
"I want to!"
Chu Yeli shouted, forced the person into a corner with a few fierce moves, grabbed her wrist, and snatched the soft sword.
At this moment, a shout interrupted:
"Don't bully my ninth sister!"
"Eighth Brother!"
Chu Aotian rushed over with a sword in hand, but was kicked over by Chu Yeli.
"Don't touch my eighth brother!"
Chu Yeli held Chu Li's hands and looked at the useless Chu Aotian with a cold gaze, "Your Majesty, this is not how you hold a sword."
Chu Aotian got up in a hurry, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, and slashed angrily:
"You traitor, I'm going to kill you!"
Chu Yeli dodged sideways.
Chu Aotian swung seven or eight times. He had never learned martial arts and had never killed anyone. He swung the heavy sword several times but was unable to touch the hem of Chu Yeli's clothes.
Chu Yeli played with him for a few rounds like he was walking a dog.
Many enemy leaders around laughed.
Chu Aotian's eyes turned red with anger, and he rushed forward with a roar, but was kicked to the ground again.
"Hahaha!"
"Is this the emperor of Great Chu?"
"What a waste!"
"Is there no one left in Chu? They let a loser be the emperor, hahaha!"
Chu Li broke free and rushed over, "Eighth Brother, are you okay?"
Chu Aotian felt deeply humiliated. For the first time in his life, he felt so powerless. He could not protect his country or his ninth sister.
He has loved playing since he was a child.
He is just a useless piece of shit.
"Ninth sister, am I really useless... Will we... never get any reinforcements..."
Chu Li held his hand tightly:
"Eighth Brother, we can hold on until the last moment! We can definitely do it, you are the best Eighth Brother in the world!"
"Listen to me, hide now, and don't come out until everything is over. Protect the jade seal!"
As long as Chu Yeli cannot get the national seal of the Great Chu, he will feel that his position is not legitimate.
As long as he, the Emperor of Chu, is still around, Chu Yeli will never feel at ease.
"Ninth sister, I won't leave. I can't abandon you!"
"Listen to me!"
Chu Li squeezed him tightly, "At this moment, we can't care about so many things. Eighth brother, you must be safe!"
Chu Yeli ordered:
"Catch him!"
Catch the leader first.
With the capture of the King of Chu, tonight's battle will come to an end.
Chu Li protected Chu Aotian with one hand, pointed his sword at the group of ambitious enemy soldiers with the other hand, and said coldly:
"Eighth Brother, let's go!"
"Ninth sister..."
"Hurry up!"
She pushed him away, wielded her sword and faced the countless enemy soldiers. She was bloodthirsty, slowing down their pace and buying time for Chu Aotian to escape.
Chu Aotian had tears in his eyes as he watched this scene. He clenched his fists tightly and finally had to turn around and run.
But the entire palace was in chaos.
There are enemy soldiers everywhere.
Where can you run to?
Where else can you hide?
"emperor!"
Under the backlit palace wall, Master Jiang ran out in the bloody storm and grabbed Chu Aotian's hand, "Follow me quickly!"
They ran in the other direction.
Master Jiang took Chu Aotian into the imperial garden and ran around the rockery, but at the corner, they accidentally ran into five or six enemy soldiers.
"Emperor Chu is here!"
"Catch him!"
Master Jiang looked very nervous and hurriedly stood in front of Chu Aotian.
Chu Aotian immediately picked up a stone and smashed it hard.
"Your Majesty, please hide!"
"Teacher, let's run together!"
"Leave me alone, old minister!"
When several enemy soldiers were about to rush forward with swords in hand, a figure ran over faster and stabbed them to death with a sword.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
"It's Master Yuan!"
Minister Yuan drew his sword and stepped forward worriedly, "Your Majesty, are you injured?"
Chu Aotian shook his head.
"Follow me, we'll hide in the back hall!"
Minister Yuan knew a little about martial arts, and he escorted Chu Aotian all the way through the forest of swords and rain of sabers, and hid in a remote and deserted back hall.
Chu Aotian supported Master Jiang and entered the hall first.
Minister Yuan looked at the backs of the two men, suddenly narrowed his eyes, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly stabbed Chu Aotian with his sword.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Master Jiang saw it out of the corner of his eye and immediately leaned forward to pounce on him.
Phew!
Chu Aotian looked back and saw a long sword piercing from his back to Master Jiang's chest. Bright red blood was dripping, but his old face was paler than paper.
"teacher!!"
Minister Yuan drew his sword and stabbed again: "Chu Aotian, you useless bastard, why don't you give up the throne!"
Chu Aotian grabbed the two doors and slammed them shut, just enough to pinch Minister Yuan's head, causing it to buzz.
Kick the person out.
Close the door and lock it.
He rushed to the side and pressed Master Jiang's chest, speaking incoherently: "Teacher, you will be fine... Call the imperial physician, I will go call the imperial physician..."
"emperor……"
Master Jiang sat weakly on the ground, his hoarse voice almost silent.
Don't go.
It's useless.
He couldn't hold on any longer.
"Don't worry about me... run... you must... be fine..."
"teacher!"
Chu Aotian pressed his wound in panic, but the blood was like a burst dam, and he couldn't stop it no matter what, it kept pouring out from the gaps between his fingers.
"No, don't die, don't abandon me!"
My eyes quickly filled with tears, falling in large drops:
"I was disobedient before and always made you worry. I was wrong! I will never skip classes or run around again. I will study hard. Teacher, I beg you to stay with me! I will change! I will definitely become a student that you will be proud of!"
“Ahem…”
Master Jiang gasped with difficulty, and every time he coughed up blood, his wrinkled hands looked very old. With his body temperature decreasing, he gently stroked Chu Aotian's face for the last time:
"Your Majesty... don't cry... everyone will die, I will go first... you must... stay strong... cough cough!"
He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood.
Chu Aotian hugged him helplessly, "Teacher, I have never made you worry about me before, don't go... don't go!"
"I am already old...I cannot teach you for the rest of your life."
Master Jiang panted:
"You... are the most obedient student I have ever taught... In the future, you must be brave and strong, and never forget your original intention... Your Majesty, you must be a good emperor... You must... You must..."
The voice faded away.
After the last word fell, his hands fell heavily to the ground and he closed his eyes.
"teacher!"
Chu Aotian hugged him tightly, tears streaming down his face, "Teacher!!"
The sad voice filled the entire back hall.
No!
Don't abandon him!
If he had known this would happen, he should have been more obedient. Thinking back to the days when he always made Master Jiang so angry that he was fuming, he felt as if a piece of his heart was being cut out and was in so much pain that he felt suffocated.
"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince skipped classes again today!"
"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince hasn't finished his homework yet!"
"A rotten tree cannot be carved!"
"Did the Eighth Prince come to the academy today? What! Did the Eighth Prince run away with the Ninth Prince again? I am so angry!"
"Teacher! Teacher... If you scold me again and slap my palm, I will never skip class again. I will study hard... Teacher!"
Chu Aotian burst into tears.
"I'm useless! Ah! I'm useless!"
From childhood to adulthood, he only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, enjoying the status and treatment of a prince, but was unwilling to take on his responsibilities.
I am sorry to my father and to my people.
What on earth has he been doing all these years!
"Your Majesty, how long are you going to hide in there!"
Bang!
The sound of banging on the door.
Minister Yuan said in a cold voice: "Hide! Once I break down the door, you will be dead!"
Bang!
He kicked the door hard:
"The Southern Barbarians have surrounded the entire palace. The defeat is inevitable. Great Chu is about to be destroyed. Even if there were gods in the world, they would not be able to turn the tide. If you come out obediently, I might give you a quick death!"
Hahaha!
Chu Aotian looked with tearful eyes at the door bolt that was about to be kicked open. At this moment, she felt helpless and compassionate, like a child who has lost all his support.
Master Jiang is dead.
There were no elders left to guide him.
"I won't die... Teacher, you gave me this life, I can't die!"
Chu Aotian supported Master Jiang and placed him gently against the wall. He held the jade seal tightly in his arms and ran to the window.
Open the plug.
Open the window.
As soon as I climbed up, the door was kicked open.
Minister Yuan rushed in with a sword in hand, only to see Chu Aotian jumping out of the window, "Where are you running to!"
He quickly chased after him:
"Run! No matter where you run tonight, you will die!"
Chu Aotian took off his conspicuous dragon robe and threw it on the ground. He picked up a sword and ran into the Dacheng Hall, walking through the corpses on the ground and bleeding.
Inside the hall, more than a hundred family members huddled tightly in a corner, each of them with an expression of fear and anxiety on their face.
Will they die here tonight?
"Your Majesty? The Emperor is here!
"Your Majesty, how is the battle going outside?"
"Have you captured the enemy?"
Chu Aotian looked at them, "Ask me? How would I know!"
"You don't know? Aren't you the emperor?"
"I am the emperor, but am I omnipotent?" he said coldly, "The ministers in the court colluded with outsiders, opened the city gates and let the enemy in, which led to the war tonight."
"There is more than one traitor who collaborates with the enemy. As their family members, you deserve to die here tonight!"
The family members were choked with anger and retreated with their necks shrunk.
There are officials in the court colluding with outsiders, and as relatives, many of them know the inside story...
Originally they hoped that the State of Chu would be destroyed, but now, they were detained in the palace, and even their life and death could not be guaranteed, so they had to cling closely to the State of Chu.
Among these people, half are loyal to the State of Chu, and the other half have evil ambitions.
Bang!
Outside, there was a loud bang of kicking the door.
Minister Yuan rushed in with a sword in hand:
"Hey, they're all here."
Chu Aotian turned around, anger and hatred in his eyes, "Yuan Guang, you killed Master Jiang, I want you to pay with your life!"
Minister Yuan laughed sarcastically:
"Just a loser like you who doesn't even know 30-foot-long kung fu?"
Hahaha!
"I know that you and Master Jiang have a deep relationship as teacher and student. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will take you to see Master Jiang right away!"
He raised his sword and rushed forward with murderous intent.
Chu Aotian raised his sword to block.
The family members screamed in fear:
"ah!"
“Murder!”
Bang!
The swords collided with each other, making a sharp and crisp sound.
Minister Yuan was ruthless and kicked Chu Aotian hard within five moves. "You are a piece of trash. You are not my opponent at all! How can you be qualified to be the emperor!"
Chu Aotian's eyes were bloodshot, and he fought with him without giving up.
Get kicked, then rush forward again.
After being beaten, he rushed forward again.
After being stabbed, she rushed forward without feeling any pain, finally seized the opportunity, hugged his thigh and bit it hard.
"ah!"
Which grown man bites others in a fight?
Minister Yuan stumbled back several steps in pain, and Chu Aotian stabbed his calf with a sword.
"ah!"
mean!
He kicked Chu Aotian hard in the chest.
“Ahem!”
Chu Aotian was thrown several meters away on the smooth floor. The wounds on his body stained his clothes red, his face was covered with bruises, but there was no sign of unwillingness to admit defeat in his eyes.
"How dare you bite me, you wimp!"
Minister Yuan was so angry that he swung his sword and killed the man.
“Prepare to die!”
At this moment, a horn sound with heavy encouragement and strong penetrating power seemed to come from the horizon:
Woo——
The high-pitched voice pierced the air, carrying with it raging morale, inspiring people, and clearly reaching everyone's ears.
Chu Aotian's expression was shocked, and almost everyone looked outside at the same time.
Under the cover of night, a black wave surged into the palace.
The horse trampled on the blood, passed through the chaotic fighting, galloped up the hundreds of steps, and headed straight for the Dacheng Hall.
"Commander Xiao!"
"Your Majesty, I am back."
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