Chapter 380: It’s easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow
Qi Yuchun appeared!
This commander-in-chief of the Kuangfu Society, whose rank was only second to Zhuang Xiaocheng, had left the city last night and ambushed in the valley near Yansuo Lake.
He always concealed his aura and murderous intent, avoiding the perception of everyone, including Eunuch Hai, just like a stone in the weeds in the mountains.
Until this moment, the assassin who was lying in the weeds on the hilltop beside the lake, as Eunuch Hai was pulled away by the broken water flow, finally revealed himself.
Just before Zhao Duan heard the word "die", the perception ability attached to the middle-grade divine chapter made the source of the crisis vaguely appear in his mind.
So when he turned around suddenly, he saw a warrior wearing a straw raincoat, with a resolute face and green stubble, suddenly flying out from the withered winter grass.
The moment Qi Yuchun flew up, he drew out a long spear in his hand.
The imposing spear was wrapped in rags and straw, and looked more like a stick to outsiders. Qi Yuchun would shake his arms and twist his wrists at the end of the spear.
The camouflage covering the spear shattered into pieces, revealing a large spear reflecting cold light.
"ah--"
Xu Junling and the maidservant exclaimed almost at the same time. Not only them, but also the tourists who had not yet dispersed on the shore of the lake in the distance.
Many of them had just been driven ashore and were still feeling indignant, but they accidentally witnessed the changes on the river. Only then did they realize what had happened.
Those scholars who were swimming on the shore and had not yet climbed up felt a chill down their spines. Their angry curses against Zhao Duan suddenly stopped, and they were filled with intense fear.
Especially when he saw the martial arts master swooping down from the mountain like a bird of prey towards the ship, he felt a strong sense of relief.
"Meet the enemy."
Zhao Duan ignored the screams in his ears and spoke calmly.
Before he could say anything, Lang Shiba and Ji Yue had turned their heads at the same time and stood in front of Zhao Duan.
Almost instinctively, the two of them judged that the warrior flying towards them was extremely powerful, probably not inferior to Duan Shuiliu by a long way. Without the combined efforts of the two of them, it would be difficult to protect Zhao Du's safety.
"bass!"
Lang Shiba leaped up fiercely, and rushed forward with his long sword wrapped in violent sword energy. Ji Yue's red clothes fluttered, and she disappeared in the water. A whirlpool formed on the lake.
With the old priest's previous comments, Zhao Duan was not too nervous about Qi Yuchun.
I believe that the two of them can not only not drive away the enemy, but also stop them for a while.
——Fortunately, the building ship was in the middle of the lake, and the lake was Ji Yue's home turf. Although Qi Yuchun was extremely strong, it was difficult for him to set an ambush in the water. Therefore, the distance for the attack was enough for the two guards to take the initiative to meet him and stop the commander-in-chief outside.
Therefore, after being startled, Zhao Duan turned his gaze to the other end again.
After Eunuch Hai rushed out, he wanted to proceed cautiously to avoid any setbacks, but after sensing the aura of Qi Yuchun attacking from behind, he temporarily changed his tactics.
He realized that this assassination was of a very large scale. If it was really done by Prince Jing, he would definitely have taken all three guards into account.
So to be on the safe side, he had to give up on killing and instead try to repel Duan Shuiliu as quickly as possible.
The moment the thought came to mind, the old eunuch in the python robe extended the Frost Sword.
Ice flowers condensed on the sword blade with a "crackling" sound, the temperature around it dropped rapidly, and a thin wisp of azure sword energy spread out from the front end of the sword blade.
A martial arts competition with one slash!
Every move is a famous skill!
Duan Shuiliu's face changed, as if he had not expected the old eunuch to be so anxious, but instead he smiled.
The so-called powerful skills can show their full power not because the moves themselves are powerful, but because of the layers of accumulated power in the early stages.
Without the initial rounds of exchanges to gradually build up strength and momentum, if one were to forcibly perform a special move, its power would be reduced by at least half.
It will also consume energy and disrupt the rhythm.
"You're already an old eunuch on the decline. You're wasting your energy like this. Are you trying to compete with me in terms of strength?"
Duan Shuiliu snorted, stepped on one foot, and the wooden hairpin suddenly shot out like a sharp arrow, but he retreated backwards. As he retreated, the gray-robed figure flashed again and again, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right.
The azure sword energy was unstoppable, breaking the hairpin in the middle. It then suddenly spread out into a surface, blocking any room for evasion. This showed that the old eunuch's control over strength was already perfect.
There was no way to avoid the broken water flow, so he simply stepped on the water surface with both feet, creating a wave of water.
He took advantage of the water's momentum, leaned forward, put his hands together into a palm knife, and actively faced the sword energy. He chopped it down with both hands again and again, almost leaving an afterimage. He also cut off eight or nine out of ten of the sword energy in one breath like a madman.
Eunuch Hai thrust out his sword, clashing with Duan Shuiliu's hands as hard as steel for countless rounds. The two men fought, and thick water columns shot up from the surrounding area with a terrifying sound.
Even Hou Renmeng and others who were fighting underwater were forced to come out of the water. The blood around them dyed a large area red and floated along with the corpses.
"Princess, quickly hide in the cabin!"
The maid Lushui's face turned pale as paper. She was so scared that she grabbed the young lady and tried to hide in the cabin.
Although Xu Junling's body was also trembling, she was much calmer. She turned her head to look at Zhao Duan and said sadly:
"Will you let me in?"
Zhao Duan withdrew his gaze from the fight between the old priest and Duan Shuiliu, and his eyes were already filled with tears. That was the backlash he suffered for forcing himself to watch the fight between powerful people who were one level higher than him.
His eyes were red, and he reached out and pressed the princess's shoulders without any emotion. He turned her in another direction, stepped forward and stood closely beside her, and said softly:
"Isn't it good to be with me?"
Xu Junling bit his lip and sighed, but he didn't react at all to the so-called teasing in this sentence. He just said:
"Qi Yuchun, he's the right one, right?"
Given her status, it was not surprising that she recognized the Commander-in-Chief.
Unlike the almost evenly matched fight on Eunuch Hai's side, the offense and defense on this side were clearly distinguished.
The "drunkard" Lang Shiba brandished his scimitar tightly, but it was all about "defending".
Cooperating with Ji Yue, who was hiding at the bottom of the lake and repeatedly exerting the power of water, they managed to stop the commander-in-chief, who was wearing a straw raincoat and holding a famous spear called "Broken", outside the boundary.
This strategy is extremely rational. The two have been in Houhu for many years and are good at defending against foreign enemies. They will use Zhao Duan as the Huangce Library of Houhu.
One is in the sky, the other is underwater, and they seem to be supporting each other in a military formation.
Qi Yuchun was not old, not even forty years old, but the dark stubble made him look a bit more mature.
His first half of life was glorious. He rose to the position of commanding the imperial guards, and his entire family was deeply trusted by the old emperor.
However, due to the family's decision to side with the second prince, his family was destroyed. During the Xuanmen coup, Qi Yuchun was defeated by the empress. He escaped from the capital at the cost of being seriously injured and hid in a remote mountain area to recuperate.
After he recovered a little, he dared to go into the city to find out the news. He learned that dozens of people in the Qi family were beheaded as a result of the coup, leaving only him, his son, and a few other family branches alive.
Qi Yuchun was confused for a long time. He thought about returning to the palace and killing the empress for revenge, but he knew that it would be meaningless except to die.
When he was in a state of confusion, Zhuang Xiaocheng contacted him and gathered the remnants with him to protect the widow and descendants of the second prince, trying to "restore order".
Qi Yuchun then felt that life had a new meaning.
This assassination attempt on Zhao Duan was a voluntary act. Qi Yuchun felt that although he could not kill the empress, if he could kill the man favored by the empress, it might be considered a form of revenge.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”
At this moment, facing the sword energy as solid as a city wall in front of him and the huge water snake circling below, Qi Yuchun frowned and attacked frequently with the Overlord Spear in his hand, forcing Lang Shiba to retreat again and again, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly stabbed the gun towards the bottom of the lake. Ji Yue held the tip of the gun and pushed it away with both hands, letting the blood spread out, but he sank to the bottom of the lake again.
He was confident that he could defeat the two men, but he was not sure whether he could do it before Eunuch Hai came to help.
"Do you want to fight to the death?"
Qi Yuchun hesitated in his heart, wondering whether he should risk getting injured and kill Zhao Duan.
But thinking of Master Zhuang's advice and his understanding of Prince Jing, he forced himself to endure it.
…
On board.
"He can't seem to get through."
Xu Junling spoke in a low voice, perhaps knowing that this group of people were not targeting him, and he became more calm.
Zhao Duan slowly frowned. The warrior's alertness suddenly gave him a bad premonition, and a vague picture appeared in front of his eyes.
“Squeak—”
In his right sleeve, the Golden Crow Flying Knife transformed into a dark light and began to circle around him. The Six Talisman Armor under his clothes could be activated at any time.
But are there any other enemies within the field of vision?
Zhao Duan's heart moved, and he suddenly pulled Xu Junling roughly to stand in front of him. The sense of crisis suddenly weakened.
“…” Zhao Duan adjusted his stance and shifted his body, a sense of crisis rising in his heart again.
He seemed to be pulling the princess, but he changed his position several times without making a sound, and finally determined the exact location of the source of danger.
"Is there another killer hiding there?" Zhao Duan murmured softly.
Xu Junling was dragged by him stiffly, trying to struggle, exclaiming repeatedly:
"Let me go, I'm not your meat shield!"
She guessed Zhao's sinister intentions.
Zhao Duan glanced at her terrified eyes, then suddenly revealed a meaningful smile, released her hand, and said with a smile:
"It hurts you."
Xu Junling was stunned.
at the same time.
In the distance, there was a huge cave hidden inside the slightly opened mouth of the giant statue of the earth god.
A sharpshooter holding a bow and arrow bent the bow and aimed at Zhao Duan who was standing with Xu Junling on the lake in the distance.
(End of this chapter)
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