1289 Retreat, the Ninth Prince is used to attract hatred
This trap was huge. There were pits with swords in them for several meters ahead. Even if it didn't wipe out all of the Ninth Emperor's men, it would at least cost the Ninth Emperor's vanguard. However...
There was a voice that was one step faster than the red-dressed woman: "Abandon the horse, stop, and retreat."
With one command and one action, the Ninth Prince's cold voice passed through the curtain of the carriage and reached the ears of the personal guards. The personal guards in the front row abandoned their horses and jumped off without a second thought.
The people behind immediately pulled the reins and turned the horses' heads. More than two hundred people moved at the same time, but there was not a trace of chaos, which fully demonstrated how well-trained the Ninth Prince's team was.
The people in the front row jumped off their horses, rolled on the ground holding their heads, and luckily escaped. However, the horses were unlucky. They stepped into the traps that had been dug long ago and fell down with a thud, making a series of neighing sounds.
"The other party has discovered us." The woman in red stood up from the darkness and whistled, "Move."
In an instant, a group of women dressed in red and green jumped out in front of the road. These women were all dressed in pink and looked pretty and charming. Their appearance added a touch of bright color to the gloomy weather.
"Your Highness, they are people from Xuanqing Pavilion." When the staff saw that the people who ambushed and killed them were a group of women, they guessed where they came from.
"Xuanqing Pavilion? Since when did Xuanqing Pavilion interfere in the affairs of the imperial court?" The Ninth Prince frowned slightly. He knew in his heart that Xuanqing Pavilion might be difficult to use. They might have a tough battle to fight today. The Xuan sect is not something that ordinary killers can compare to.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" The staff looked worried. Their personal soldiers could not deal with the people from the martial arts world.
"Let the secret guards take action." At this time, he could not afford to hide his strength.
So, when this group of women came forward to kill, a group of men in black appeared from somewhere like ghosts.
These men in black were full of murderous intent, brandishing their swords and rushing forward...
The two armies faced each other, and fighting was their only choice. Seeing that the swords were about to clash, at this moment, thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and the loud rumbling sound seemed to shake the mountains.
The secret guards and the people from Xuanqing Pavilion were stunned at the same time. In an instant, another bolt of lightning struck over. The dazzling light flashed by, but it made the secret guards and the people from Xuanqing Pavilion dare not move.
Both sides held their knives tightly and stared at each other, trying to find an opportunity to attack while at the same time guarding against the other side's attack.
The eyes of the secret guards were cold and ruthless, just like a killing machine, while the beautiful women of Xuanqing Pavilion looked at the men in front of them with disgust, and the fingers holding the swords turned white. People who didn't know the truth would think that there was some deep hatred between them.
After the thunder and lightning, everything became quiet again. Neither side spoke a word, and even breathed very carefully. No one dared to take action first at this time.
The secret guards and personal soldiers were afraid that the other party was a martial arts master, and the woman from Xuanqing Pavilion was quite frightened by the murderous aura of the secret guards and personal soldiers. She did not expect that the other party was such a tough nut to crack.
Boom... Boom... Boom, when the other side was in a stalemate, thunder sounded again in the sky, the air became thinner, even breathing felt oppressive, and plop... a drop of rain fell on the ground, shattered in an instant, broke into pieces, and splashed water.
Clatter... Without any warning, after that raindrop fell, heavy rain began to fall, as if the sky had fallen down. The raindrops were not connected in a line but in pieces, and hitting the body was like beans hitting the body, causing pain.
The sound of the rain drowned out all other sounds. At this moment, the voice of the Ninth Prince passed through the rain curtain and rang clearly in the ears of the secret guards and personal guards.
"Get started!"
At the same time, the red-dressed woman leading the Xuanqing Pavilion also shouted, "Kill!"
As if they had made an appointment, the two sides rushed towards each other at the same time, using the rain as a cover, and started a fight that could only be a life-and-death battle.
The knife slashed at the opponent mercilessly, not showing mercy because the opponent was a woman. The sword stabbed into the man's body fiercely, and each sword hit the fatal spot without mercy...
The blood dyed the ground red, but was instantly washed away by the heavy rain. Some people fell to the ground and were quickly dragged away by their companions. The personal soldiers and secret guards formed a semicircle formation, blocking the women of Xuanqing Pavilion outside and preventing them from approaching the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince's secret guards and personal guards are very brave, but the people of Xuanqing Pavilion are no pushovers either. As members of the Xuan sect, the martial arts of the disciples of Xuanqing Pavilion are definitely not weak, and in single combat, each of them is better than the secret guards.
However, Xuanqing Pavilion only sent fifteen people this time, and suffered a small disadvantage in terms of numbers. If the numbers of both sides were equal, the secret guards and personal guards would have no room to resist at all.
The women of Xuanqing Pavilion are ruthless in their martial arts, and their moves are even more brutal than those of killers. However, they do not have the ruthlessness of killers to complete their missions regardless of life or death.
Although they had the help of the secret guards, the Ninth Prince's men were finding it increasingly difficult to fight. Bright red blood flowed all over the ground. Although it was quickly washed away by the heavy rain, the injured bodies could not recover so quickly.
"Your Highness, there are more and more injured people. If we continue fighting, we will suffer losses. Why don't we retreat first?" The aide suggested carefully, but the Ninth Prince did not give him any response.
This is Nanling, where can they retreat to?
If he fled back to the inner city of Nanling like a stray dog, he would only be ridiculed and driven out by the people of Nanling.
At this moment, the leading woman in red broke through the siege and ran towards the Ninth Prince's carriage. The driver and his staff immediately blocked the carriage and said, "Protect the prince."
Rumble... Thunder and lightning flashed together, and the fleeting lightning clearly revealed the fear in the eyes of the staff and the murderous intent in the eyes of the man in red.
Boom, boom, boom... For some reason, God sent several bolts of lightning down. With a crack, several trees not far away were hit by the lightning and fell to the ground in an instant. Sparks flashed and were instantly extinguished by the heavy rain, and thick smoke rose.
When the Ninth Prince stepped out of the carriage, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky again. The dazzling white light formed a sharp contrast with the gloomy weather. The Ninth Prince's face flickered, just like the Yama King who was taking lives, which was indescribably terrifying.
The red-clothed woman was stunned at the movement of her hands, but in that instant, the Ninth Prince drew out the long sword from his waist. Without any tricks, he slashed the sword directly towards the red-clothed woman. A green light flashed, and then a blood mist rose up, fell to the ground with a snap, and was washed away by the rain.
The woman in red stared at the Ninth Prince in a daze, reached out and touched the wound on her stomach, her eyes widened wider and wider, and finally she fell to the ground with unwillingness.
Until her death, she didn't see when the Ninth Prince made his move.
"Hong Gu!" When the woman in red fell to the ground, the girls in Xuanqing Pavilion screamed one by one.
The Ninth Prince didn't even raise his eyelids, and charged into the battle circle with a tiptoe.
"Kill this man. It was him. He killed Hong Gu."
"You beast in human skin, you actually killed Hong Gu."
The girls of Xuanqing Pavilion, seeing the Ninth Prince's hatred value soaring, retracted their moves one by one and attacked the Ninth Prince together, as if they would not stop until they killed the Ninth Prince.
The secret guards and personal guards also rushed forward without hesitation, trying to block Xuan Qing's attack, but were shouted back by the Ninth Emperor's uncle: "Everyone retreat."