Interlocking murderous intentions
About three or four meters away from Yue Lingxi and others, a corpse wearing the uniform of the Jingzhou army suddenly disappeared mysteriously. The next moment, a cold light that was almost invisible to the naked eye appeared beside Yue Lingxi's neck, and was about to pierce through his throat!
With a "crunch" sound of friction, the cold light passed by the skin on the neck dangerously, leaving a shallow blood mark!
However, a light figure suddenly appeared behind him, and the dagger in his hand barely blocked the fatal blow. It was Gongsun Wuhui, who served as his personal bodyguard!
Then, two lightning-fast figures started fighting in the arena.
"There's an assassin! Ah..." Zhang Xiruo's voice was blocked by the other two "corpses" that suddenly rushed over. Fortunately, Bai Qiangwei came to the rescue quickly and just managed to block the two assassins!
Wang Sheng in the distance shouted "Protect the Madam" and rushed towards Yue Lingxi with more than 20 personal guards. His position was immediately occupied by the people who came up to fill in. More than ten guards dismounted in an instant and surrounded Liu Buqi!
The sudden change caught Yue Lingxi and the only remaining guard by surprise, but the guard's duty still made the guard draw his sword and stand back to back with Yue Lingxi in the first place!
Wang Sheng's galloping figure was getting closer and closer. Just when he was about to reach Yue Lingxi, the guard unconsciously relaxed a little!
Two cold lights, one bright and one dark, pierced Yue Lingxi's neck almost simultaneously! This was the most fatal and decisive blow in the entire assassination!
Although the shadow was extremely difficult to detect amidst the bright sword light, the guard standing behind Yue Lingxi suddenly teleported to where Yue Lingxi was standing. An invisible force then pushed Yue Lingxi directly to the side of Wang Sheng!
The guard changed his previous hesitation and the saber in his hand flew out and flew straight towards the owner of the bright sword light!
His neck twisted slightly half an inch at an incredible angle, and the black sword shadow flew past his neck.
After dodging the fatal blow, the guard advanced instead of retreating, his pair of iron hands clenched into fists and directly met the shadow assassin's rushing body!
With a "crack", the sound of bones breaking rang in everyone's ears. The black shadow came quickly and left even faster, flying towards the place where Gongsun Wuhui was fighting with the black shadow that appeared first!
Gongsun Wuhui acted decisively, at the cost of having his right arm pierced. With the help of the icy force transmitted from his right arm, his entire body suddenly flew out of the battle circle. He thrust the sword in his left hand behind him, just piercing through the flying black shadow. Then he tapped the ground twice with his toes, and flew sideways, striking the back of the assassin who was confronting Zhang Xiruo!
The lifeless body just fell down and blocked the pursuing assassin!
In this moment of delay, Gongsun Wuhui, who had escaped from pursuit, had already launched another sneak attack with his left-hand sword and successfully pierced through the back of Zhang Xiruo's opponent!
The moment Zhang Xiruo saw Gongsun Wuhui, she no longer cared about the assassin in front of her. Instead, she turned around and swung the saber in her hand at Bai Qiangwei's opponent who was not far away from her with lightning speed!
The assassin who was facing Bai Qiangwei immediately turned around with a sword in his hand. Although he blocked Zhang Xiruo's attack, the huge force transmitted from the sword suppressed the long sword in his hand. Bai Qiangwei naturally would not let go of such a big flaw. She swung the sword directly and completed the fatal blow in a flash!
At this time, Gongsun Wuhui pulled the sword out of the corpse. After a blurry figure moved, he knelt on one knee and appeared next to the guard who suddenly exuded the aura of a master. He was breathing heavily. The series of extreme operations just now had already exhausted her!
Zhang Xiruo and Bai Qiangwei approached back to back, but in the blink of an eye, only the original assassin and the swordsman holding the bright sword light were left in the field!
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the shadow assassin disappeared in an instant! Everyone then saw that the only remaining swordsman was a graceful and elegant woman, Princess Anran Yue Caiwei!
It all seemed like a long time, but it happened so quickly! In reality, it happened in just a few seconds. In an instant, three top masters were killed on the spot!
Seeing that the master-like guard had turned his attention to her, Yue Caiwei smiled happily, sheathed her sword, and flew back to Yue Wuji in a few jumps!
Before leaving, he didn't forget to bow, "The great hero of Guanzhong fought to stop the war! But he has become a lackey of the powerful and wealthy. How sad!"
But I felt quite regretful in my heart. I had acted on impulse and missed such a good opportunity. I am afraid it will never come again in the future. It is a pity that I failed at the last minute!
Zhan Zhige didn't care. He was a man who didn't follow rules. He valued his promises over money and had offended countless people. He didn't care at all about the resentment of Princess Anran.
Yue Lingxi was out of danger. He looked around with a creepy look, which stayed on the faces of Yue Hua, Yue Chengqiu, and Yue Wuji for a long time before he snorted heavily and returned to his camp.
Liu Buqi had already taken out the medicine prepared by Bai Jinjing in advance and asked Gongsun Wuhui to take it internally and apply it externally. Fortunately, this penetrating wound did not cause any damage to the bones. After resting for a while, Gongsun Wuhui soon became the Wuhui Sword Princess again!
Yue Hua, who had been watching the situation intently from the tower, now looked ashen! This damned Guanzhong hero had suddenly appeared and disrupted the entire situation. I had heard about the Youzhou fox spirit giving a poem to stop the war before, but I didn't expect it to happen today!
"Hmph, a bunch of shady people, how dare you compete with the bright moon! Your Highness, my husband risked his life today to help you, and I want a reward!"
When Liu Buqi saw Yue Lingxi return safely, his heart, which was about to jump out of his chest, returned to his stomach. He held him tightly, checked him anxiously, took out medicine and applied it on the wound on his neck. Only then did he have the mind to think about the origin of the assassin.
The answer is obvious. The existence of court officials in the palace is an unwritten rule and a secret known to everyone. These assassins with superb martial arts skills but little reputation are most likely court officials hiding beside the emperor. This issue cannot be pursued now, let alone asked casually!
As for the ridicule against the prince, it was not a fabricated statement made in anger. Killing three court officials in this battle could indirectly reduce his pressure!
After all, on paper, the prince is the one who lacks top masters among all the forces. At least among the ten heroes and ten beauties known so far, none of those who are good at martial arts have joined the prince!
The emperor was already somewhat distraught. Liu Buqi's veiled advice forced Yue Chengqiu, who was grinning bitterly, to agree...
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