Chapter 217 Capture the King to Catch the Thief
"Exciting!" Xiang Kui leaped and brought his hammer down, dust billowing and screams filling the air. "Come on, anyone who's not afraid to die! I haven't felt this good in a long time!"
Xiang Kui's booming voice echoed across the battlefield. Xue Qingrou saw two figures moving like dragons, unstoppable. "Heavens! There are actually two people! They've broken through the vanguard!"
Seeing the two men charging straight at him with overwhelming force, like two sharp arrows kicking up thick dust behind them, Long Bailian exclaimed, "These two are incredibly brave! It looks like they're coming for our central army! Fire!"
At a command, the flag bearers waved their flags, and countless arrows rained down, immediately halting the Yongle Gang's armored troops on both flanks. "Retreat!" Zhang Qi shouted. "Uh-huh..." The horses neighed and then turned their horses around to retreat out of range.
Rebirth and Xiang Kui, fearless, passed by shirtless and covered in arrows, as if entering an empty field. Like two charging wild bulls, they swept towards the central command tent with a powerful gust of wind!
Seeing that the crossbows were useless against the two, Long Bailian swung his greatsword, "Ah...!" and charged straight at Chongsheng. "Wait for me!" Xi Moguang was not to be outdone, swinging his spiked hammer in a wide arc, fearlessly blocking Kui's attack.
Long Bailian's broadsword met Chongsheng's short axe with a resounding clang. Long felt his hands go numb, and his feet sank half a foot into the sand, finding it extremely difficult. Seeing that Chongsheng was blind, Long Bailian couldn't help but mock him, "I didn't expect a blind man like you to be so skilled! You can't even see the light, why are you risking your life like this!"
Reborn's hoarse voice rang out: "Ignorant villain, stop with the talk and watch out for the hand axe." As soon as he finished speaking, he struck out with force, the powerful burst of force instantly knocking Long Bailian back, and then his right axe swung upwards again.
Before Long Bailian could regain his footing, he hurriedly dodged to the side. The powerful axe force swept past his face, and several strands of his hair were suddenly pulled off. Before he could recover from the shock, the reborn's massive body was close to him again. Long Bailian dared not confront him head-on again. With a nimble roll, he darted between the reborn's legs. The broadsword slashed at his thigh, but it felt like hitting raw iron.
Because of his large size and lack of agility, Chong Sheng's double axes missed their mark when he struck at the ground, so Long Bailian had to "crawl and roll" to barely manage to keep up with him.
Xiang Kui, completely at ease with Xi Mo Guang, loudly mocked, "You think you're worthy of wielding a hammer? That's laughable!" With that, he threw his hammer, and the iron chain instantly became entangled with Xi Mo Guang's chain. "Hmph! Come here!"
With a sharp shout, Xiang Kui yanked hard, dragging the short Xi Moguang towards him. Xi Moguang tried with all his might but was powerless to resist. "You want it? I'll give it to you!" he shouted, then released his grip and turned to run away.
With a whoosh, the sling hammer came hurtling towards them, and Xiang Kui, like a carp, rolled over and trampled it underfoot. "Coward! Where do you think you're going!" he roared, using the momentum to propel himself up and chase after Xi Moguang.
At the same time, Long Bailian's broadsword was firmly pinned under his foot, and he took the opportunity to kick out. Seeing the leg wind coming, Long Bailian had no choice but to abandon his sword and cross his arms to protect himself. With a loud "bang", he was directly hit and sent flying three zhang away.
Long Bailian knelt down, a mouthful of blood spurting out. Seeing Chongsheng striding towards him, he wiped his mouth, got up, and fled towards Murong Hanchan.
The two chased after her to the central command post. Xue Qingrou was about to draw her sword when Xiang Kui froze, staring wide-eyed at Murong Hanchan on the throne in the main tent. He raised his hammer and shouted, "Little girl! How could it be you?!"
Reborn, using his hearing to pinpoint the location, moved closer to Xiang Kui and asked, "Is there someone you know?"
In that instant of pause, the two were surrounded by soldiers. Just as Chu Xianzhi was about to order them killed, Murong Hanchan raised her hand to stop them and said to Xiang Kuilang, "Big guy, Senior Rebirth, lay down your weapons and surrender. You are just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Don't let the Yongle Gang brothers suffer unnecessary casualties."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Kui flew into a rage, "Don't even think about it! There are no cowards among the Yongle Gang brothers! Since you disregard our past friendship, then take two of my blows first!"
Just as the hammer was about to strike, Chongsheng raised his hand to stop him, and Xiang Kui immediately shouted in displeasure, "What are you doing?"
Upon recognizing the other party as Murong Hanchan, Chongsheng spoke up, "Little girl, since you are in charge of Xue Huai Ren, why did you start this pointless war? This is not in line with your character."
Murong Hanchan listened and pondered for a moment. The Murong Hanchan of the past disliked killing, but now all she cared about was killing! She raised her sharp eyebrows and looked at the two reborn people. "Senior, your heart is too shallow. You don't want to see the current outbreak of war, but you don't know how ambitious people are. How many people have been displaced and separated from their families by decades of war?"
At this point, she suddenly stood up, her blue robe billowing behind her, her crimson eyes flashing with murderous intent. "Just because of Shangguan Yanxin's selfish desires, my family, Murong Hanchan, was destroyed and my loved ones were killed. No one can understand the pain I suffered. Since the world is in chaos, I, Murong Hanchan, will act on behalf of Heaven to end the war and unify the world. What's wrong with that?"
Hearing Murong Hanchan's impassioned words, Xiang Kui couldn't help but admire her. "Little girl, you speak so passionately, but who would believe that you're not fighting for the world?"
Murong Hanchan sneered, "Looking across the three continents and seven cities of the Bitter Realm, only the people of Shanshui City live in peace and prosperity, with plenty of food and clothing. I ask you, which of the rulers who reign supreme there truly cares for the sake of the millions of people? Whether for my own selfish reasons or for the sake of the people of the world, I, Murong Hanchan, vow to unify the world. Anyone who blocks my path will be dealt with mercilessly." She raised her jade hand, and her blue cloak swayed without wind.
These words filled Xue Qingrou with admiration. Her mesmerized eyes were fixed on Murong Hanchan, her mind already deep in thought: She hadn't expected someone so young to possess such ambition. Using killing to stop killing and ending the chaos of the world was indeed an effective and swift method! With such awareness in her heart, no wonder Xiaoyao Lang was so deeply in love with her…
Xiang Kui raised his hammer and said loudly, "Since that's the case, there's no point in saying more! Make your move! We've come here to capture you!" With that, the two hammers collided with a "bang," and he spun around, gathering his strength to smash towards Murong Hanchan's throne.
Since the reborn Zhi Xiang Kui had already made his move, he had no choice but to cooperate and join forces to capture Murong Han Chan.
However, things did not go as planned. Murong Hanchan was no longer the same as before. Not only had her cultivation reached the Saint level, but the martial arts she had comprehended were also a mixture of cold and heat, making them unfathomable! With just a slight move, her power could stir up the wind and clouds and shake mountains and seas.
Seeing Xiang Kui's massive iron hammer hurtling towards her, Murong Hanchan swung her leg and kicked it back with a "bang," somersaulting into the air and stomping heavily on the hammer behind her. The basin-sized iron hammer instantly sank into the sand! At this moment, Chong Sheng's twin axes were almost upon her. Murong Hanchan raised her hand and struck out with a palm. With a heavy "bang," the tall Chong Sheng was directly blasted several feet away.
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