Chapter 428 A short piece of clothing is a dangerous piece of clothing!
"ah!"
Shang Ruyi's heart was pounding in her chest.
Although Yuwen Ye's powerful attack was inspiring, Xue Xian truly lived up to Yuwen Yuan's description of him as a "brave and invincible" general. Moreover, he was not just a brute who relied on brute force; on the contrary, he possessed extraordinary combat wisdom.
The saying goes, "An inch longer, an inch stronger." In horse battles, long weapons are indeed extremely lethal. However, Yuwen Ye had just stopped two horses, and the distance between the two men became very close. At this moment, long weapons became a disadvantage, while short weapons became an advantage!
Every inch shorter, every inch more dangerous!
His crescent blade instantly transformed into an ordinary broadsword. At this distance, Yuwen Ye's long-handled broadsword had no time to react!
As the knife was about to pierce Yuwen Ye's chest, some people in the crowd screamed.
In that instant, Yuwen Ye suddenly tilted his body, stepping on the left stirrup and almost hanging on the horse's back, barely avoiding the attack.
Shang Ruyi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he could catch his breath, Xue Xian's knife, having missed its target, suddenly slid out, turning the short weapon into a long one. With a backhand motion, he swept it toward the back of Yuwen Ye's neck.
But this time, what was faster than his crescent blade was the long-handled sword in Yuwen Ye's hand.
Just as he dodged that dangerous thrust, and in the instant he passed Xue Xian, before he even had a chance to mount his horse, Yuwen Ye had already lowered his head, gripped his knife in the back, and plunged it into Xue Xian's vital point!
"General, be careful!"
Upon seeing this scene, the Longxi soldiers behind Yuwen Ye all screamed in fright. Xue Xian caught a glimpse of that cold light out of the corner of his eye, and he hurriedly sheathed his sword to block. With a flick of his wrist, the crescent blade drew a bright arc behind him, and with a crisp "clang", it deflected Yuwen Ye's Mo Dao.
The long-handled sword only made a diagonal cut on the saddle below his buttocks.
The soldiers from Longxi immediately shouted.
However, their shouts had barely begun when, unexpectedly, Yuwen Ye's attack did not end there. He turned around, his supple waist twisting almost backwards on the horse's back. He switched his Mo Dao in his hand and struck out from under Xue Xian's left ribs like a venomous snake probing a wound, once again fiercely stabbing towards Xue Xian's vital point in the lower back!
This strike was as swift as lightning!
Xue Xian was completely unprepared for this move!
He could only hear the howling wind behind him, and an unprecedented sense of fear washed over him. It was almost a martial artist's instinct that made him swing his crescent blade, which he had already swung once, another half-circle around his wrist.
It was this half-circle that saved his life!
Just as Yuwen Ye's Mo Dao was about to pierce his lower back, the blade narrowly blocked the attack.
There was another crisp "clang".
The longsword struck Xue Xian's lower back once more, leaving a long gash on his saddle. The crimson steed galloped a few steps before the two finally passed each other, the longsword no longer able to reach him.
After running for more than ten zhang, Xue Xian stopped.
Cold sweat covered his entire forehead and even soaked through his clothes. The wind carrying the stench of corpses blew by, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.
He never imagined that Yuwen Ye possessed such combat power.
Those two consecutive strikes were not only unexpected for him, but also something he had never encountered in his half-life of fighting. To be able to deliver two consecutive blows in an instant, especially from behind, showed that Yuwen Ye's movement and swordsmanship were not only superb, but he also possessed extraordinary combat wisdom, second to none.
Even myself!
Thinking of this, he looked up and saw Yuwen Ye galloping back to the front of Fufeng City. He held the reins in one hand and held the Mo Dao, which seemed to gleam with a blood-red light in the setting sun, upside down in the other. His face was still calm and stern.
But behind his calm exterior, things were in an uproar!
It's safe to say that the entire Fufeng area was in an uproar!
Whether they were those lined up outside the city, those watching from the city walls, or the common people watching from afar inside the city, they all shouted after witnessing this fierce battle. They originally had no confidence in this battle and even thought that this battle would be the end for the entire Fufeng County.
Unexpectedly, this young general held his own against the formidable and ruthless killer Xue Xian.
Not only did he not fall behind, he even nearly won!
Xue Xian couldn't gain the upper hand at all in front of him!
Therefore, the battle we lost a few days ago was because Ma Xu, that good-for-nothing, was arrogant and reckless, which led to the annihilation of 80,000 soldiers. But as long as we have a strong general, even Xue Xian is not a threat at all!
Once this emotion arose, the mindset of everyone in Fufeng changed.
They were all ecstatic, their eyes bloodshot. Even the soldiers standing in formation outside the city drew their swords and brandished them wildly, the bright blades shimmering like a sea of stars in the setting sun!
Everyone was shouting in unison—
"General! General! General!"
The shouts made the ground tremble slightly.
Yuwen Ye, mounted on horseback, listened to the impassioned shouts without showing any emotion. However, his arm, which was as strong as steel and held the long sword upside down, trembled slightly at this moment.
Although it was only the slightest tremor, his knife was gleaming.
As the sun set, it immediately began to shine.
Upon seeing the flashing blade, Shang Ruyi's heart sank as she stood on the city wall.
Just now, Yuwen Ye blocked Xue Xian's powerful attack with a single strike, and even forced two galloping horses to a halt. In other words, he single-handedly withstood these three formidable forces, which is almost the limit of human capability.
After exerting such extreme force, the body will definitely feel weak and limp.
Therefore, the knife in his hand was—
Shang Ruyi's breathing became even more tense. These days, Yuwen Ye had been traveling from south to north and from east to west almost without stopping. The biggest reason why Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Yuan stopped him from leading the troops into battle was his health. Moreover, since he left Daxing City with his troops, he had been traveling day and night, and he hadn't closed his eyes since arriving in Fufeng today!
Under these circumstances, can he withstand a bloody battle with Xue Xian?
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi gripped the wall in front of her tightly with one hand. The rough stone wall immediately chafed her fingertips, leaving behind streaks of blood!
At that moment, Xue Xian saw the knife in Yuwen Ye's hand tremble slightly in the setting sun.
A fleeting glint of coldness crossed his eyes.
The next moment, Xue Xian brandished his sword and spurred his horse, charging towards Yuwen Ye!
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