Chapter 803 Rescuing the King (First Update)
The night was dark and the wind was high.
Gu Chengfeng was chased by the Dark Soul and had to flee in all directions.
He knew Dark Soul was powerful, but he wasn't bad either, so why was he getting closer and closer?
The fact that he was getting closer and closer was already quite unusual. Under normal circumstances, no one could run ten zhang away from the Dark Soul, but Gu Chengfeng had already circled the palace.
But he was almost done for; he was practically smoking from running!
Never mind!
Let's get out of the palace first!
Gu Chengfeng leaped out of the main gate of the inner palace and ran towards the outer court.
Dark Soul relentlessly pursued him.
Gu Chengfeng no longer expected to shake him off. Leading him out of the palace from the opposite direction would buy the girl a little more time.
Gu Chengfeng mustered all his strength and dashed through the night.
Finally, he leaped up and stepped out of the last gate of the outer court.
At this moment, Dark Soul was less than two zhang away from him.
Oh no, I can't hold on much longer.
Please don't get caught! My martial arts skills aren't even enough to fill his teeth!
However, there's a saying: what you fear most is what will happen.
Just as Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth, intending to push his limits, Dark Soul appeared behind him, reaching out with a cold, skeletal hand and grabbing his collar!
Gu Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat!
You must know that he was a man who had experienced the Battle of Yuegu City, fighting against the Chen army for five days and five nights, but he never felt for a moment that his feet had truly stepped into the underworld.
It felt as if the hand that grabbed him was not that of a death warrior, but rather the ghostly claw of the King of the Underworld.
I can't die! I can't die!
He hasn't lived enough yet!
We have no choice but to resort to this last resort!
The seemingly complex and numerous thoughts actually flashed through his mind in an instant, and he swiftly pulled something out of his pocket.
Dark Soul still thought he was going to assassinate him with a hidden weapon.
Unexpectedly, through the other person's back, he saw the other person smear something on his lips.
What kind of move is this?
The next second, Gu Chengfeng whirled around, pouted his fiery red lips, and leaned affectionately towards Anhun: "Wooden horse~"
Dark Soul: Holy crap!
Dark Soul was struck by the lightning and his breath hitched. His meridians reversed, and his true energy in his dantian was extinguished as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over it!
He was out of breath and fell with a thud.
During the fall, he threw Gu·Flaming Red Lips·Chengfeng out with disgust and great fear!
Lord Dark Soul, who had dominated the world for many years, had never been so frightened. What kind of shameless opponent was this?!
Back in the day, he was a very proper young man, but the people in the courtyard... no, not to mention people, even the horses were improper. He was influenced by his surroundings.
However, Dark Soul is Dark Soul after all. Even though he was struck by lightning and his soul and spirit almost flew away, he still managed to regain his inner strength the moment he landed, thanks to his powerful instincts.
He struck the ground with his palm, using the force to perform a somersault in mid-air and land steadily on the ground.
Gu Chengfeng, using the force of the throw he had just used, vanished in a flash!
In the darkness, a smug voice drifted over: "Thanks, Lord Dark Soul—"
Dark Soul didn't chase after him. He knew the force with which he had thrown it, and chasing it would take him too far from the palace.
He turned around and went back to the Cold Palace.
As soon as he entered the courtyard of the Cold Palace, he saw Lady Han walking towards him with an angry expression: "Where have you been? The King has been taken away!"
Dark Soul said calmly, "Understood, I will bring him back."
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After Gu Jiao carried the king out of Han's courtyard, she headed straight for the dog hole leading to the palace.
Since the king was knocked unconscious and unable to crawl through the hole by himself, Gu Jiao had no choice but to stuff him inside.
Unexpectedly, the king had gained weight and got stuck in the dog hole.
Gu Jiao frowned seriously, kicked his buttocks, and sent him flying without any politeness.
Then Gu Jiao climbed over herself.
She didn't know how long Gu Chengfeng could stall, but she had better not waste a single moment.
She hoisted the king onto her back and ran wildly toward the planned location, where the Black Wind King was already in place.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans. Before she could even run a mile, Dark Soul caught up with her.
She witnessed Dark Soul use his sword to cleave through the Snowfield Silkworm Silk on the wall, and gracefully and elegantly leap over.
As expected of a master, those moves are absolutely amazing!
Gu Jiao alone was already struggling to escape from An Hun's clutches, and now that she was also carrying the emperor, she was even less of a match for An Hun.
How does Gu Chengfeng handle things?
Has it really been a quarter of an hour?
Gu Chengfeng: It was clearly the emperor who got stuck for ages trying to get through the dog hole.
Gu Jiao sensed a sense of impending doom.
Dark Soul's murderous aura rapidly approached her, but because she was carrying the king on her back, Dark Soul hesitated to strike and did not kill her. He only intended to take the king back.
Gu Jiao retaliated with three black fire beads!
Dark Soul's eyes narrowed, his body paused in mid-air, he spun around to avoid it, and lightly touched the ground with his toes to land on a large tree.
The black fireball crashed onto the floor, producing a series of explosive sounds.
Gu Jiao has a toothache.
Shouldn't a master of your caliber catch a hidden weapon bare-handed?
Why are you hiding?
Anhun casually plucked a long vine from a tree and lashed it at Gu Jiao with a crackling sound. The vine quickly wrapped around Gu Jiao's slender waist.
Gu Jiao was pulled away by a tremendous force. She had two choices: surrender and be captured by Dark Soul along with the king, or throw the king down and let Dark Soul abandon her to save the king, allowing her to escape.
She didn't want to die.
But she will not give up the king she has already won!
She instantly pressed down on the dagger at her waist.
Before he could even draw it, Dark Soul knocked the dagger away with a single palm strike!
This guy!
At the critical moment, a figure suddenly attacked from the side and severed the long vine with a sword!
Gu Jiao and the king fell heavily to the ground.
The man, sword in hand, stood in front of the two, saying through his veil, "You two go first!"
It's Ye Qing's voice!
Gu Jiao glanced at Ye Qing, who was dressed in black, and then at the four black-clad assassins who had come with him. She roughly understood that it was the Imperial Preceptor's Hall that had made a move.
"Be careful!" Gu Jiao warned.
"I will." Ye Qing, sword in hand, leaped into the air and, together with the four assassins from the Imperial Preceptor's Hall, launched an attack on Dark Soul.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gu Jiao grabbed the king who had fallen to the ground with both hands, carried him, and ran away!
The sound of fierce weapons clashing came from behind, and the whole street seemed to be filled with a thick murderous aura.
The Grand Master's disciple, along with four highly skilled assassins, constitutes a formidable force, but killing Dark Soul is still impossible.
"Set up a formation! Trample him!"
At Ye Qing's command, the five formed a formation and surrounded Dark Soul.
Dark Soul looked coldly at the five unexpected figures who had suddenly appeared, and curled his lips in a mocking smile: "You think you can stop me with just a few of you?"
Ye Qing said coldly, "Whether I can stop you or not, we'll find out by trying. Or are you afraid? Well, you colluded with the deposed concubine and imprisoned the emperor, committing a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family. If you are willing to surrender obediently, perhaps I can consider letting you go."
Dark Soul sneered: "Trying to buy time, huh? It's useless!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dark Soul flashed and suddenly appeared in front of Ye Qing.
His speed was so fast that Ye Qing only saw a blur. By the time he reacted, Ye Qing had already been sent flying by Dark Soul's palm!
Almost at the same moment, Dark Soul activated the remaining internal energy within his body, violently sending the other four assassins flying!
Dark Soul's goal was to reclaim the king, so they didn't waste too much energy on Ye Qing and his group of five.
Ye Qing collapsed onto a rooftop, clutching his chest and spitting out a mouthful of blood: "Damn it... he got away so quickly..."
Xiao Liulang, from now on you'll have to rely on yourself.
Achoo!
Gu Jiao was carrying the king and running along when she suddenly sneezed and then inexplicably stepped on something slippery, causing her to fall flat on her face!
No way?
Is someone talking about her again?
The name Xiao Liulang is cursed—
Gu Jiao got up with a dark face, about to grab the king and continue her escape, when Gu Chengfeng used his lightness skill to catch up.
"Hey, are you alright?" Gu Chengfeng asked her.
Gu Jiao, covered in grass clippings, shook her messy hair and said, "I'm fine. Ye Qing and the others are here. I don't think they can hold us off for long. You take the king and we'll split up."
The reason I sent Gu Chengfeng to lure away Dark Soul was because only he could do it. And the reason I sent Gu Chengfeng to take the king away is also because only he can do it.
What Gu Jiao didn't mention was that the fall she just took had twisted her ankle.
Gu Chengfeng frowned: "But you..."
Gu Jiao took out a bone whistle: "Black Wind King will come to pick me up, you should leave quickly."
The reason I didn't use the bone whistle earlier was because I was worried about revealing my location and attracting Black Wind King and Dark Soul at the same time.
There's no other choice now.
Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and said, "I know what you want to do, but this time... I won't listen to you!"
Dark Soul is not Han Ye; if he falls into his hands, there is no chance of survival!
Gu Chengfeng supported the king with one hand and held Gu Jiao with the other, then used his lightness skill to leap into the air.
But just then, Dark Soul arrived.
Dark Soul narrowed his eyes, aimed at Gu Chengfeng's legs, and slashed down with his sword!
(End of this chapter)
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