Chapter 24 The Legend of Ji Zi
The spring breeze is vast and the earth is lush. On the side of the dense forest on the hillside of the Yueshan hunting ground, a ruthless strangle officially begins. At a higher place, someone is crossing his sword between his knees, staring at the direction of the murderous intent with cold eyes.
The young master of Xiqin, Nie Wushuang, heard his master Shen Jizi, tell him a story very early. The name of the story is "The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind."
How could the disciples that the ancestor Qishan has been training disappointed him? He then made plans, carefully planned, and was foolproof. He would never allow himself to fail again when he had escaped from his hands.
"Young master, the soldiers of Wei State are indeed powerful! Judging from their ability to cooperate and fight, hundreds of people act like one person, with clear goals and tacit understanding. Even if they fight independently on the battlefield of the battle of thousands of troops, they are extremely lethal. It is really useless to deal with these Zhao people. We may not have the chance to take action!"
The Shangui General who was following him had a very sharp vision. He was originally a powerful general on the battlefield. If he had not been ordered to become the guard general around the King of Qin, I believe his current reputation would not be inferior to the eight most famous generals in Western Qin.
Nie Wushuang did not retract his gaze. He kept staring at the battle beside the dense forest. After a moment, he shook his head and said.
"Don't draw a conclusion too early. Even if Chu Jiangmian doesn't have much ability, the protectors around him are definitely not simple. But don't forget that no matter how unbearable his reputation in the outside world, he is still the legitimate son of King Zhao and the only son of Queen Jiang Xin! It is said that the powerful queen is extremely doting on her son. If there is no absolute security guarantee, how could she feel at ease to let him come to Zhongzhou?"
"But... Young Master, the guard with the double swords does look great. However, I'm afraid he will find it difficult to escape this disaster."
As they spoke, the soldiers of the Wei Kingdom had already shot out all the bows and arrows in their hands. Looking down from the height above, looking at the large rain of arrows like locusts, the mountain ghost disagreed with the knife in his hand to the ground. He could see clearly that the guards of Zhao who were desperately protecting their master would inevitably be trapped by arrows and die miserably.
"Where is that hunchbacked coachman? Last time I suspected that there was something strange about him... Hey! Sure enough...!"
The mountain ghost heard the sudden swelling in Nie Wushuang's cold tone, and even let out a light cry in surprise. When he quickly turned his head and looked at his gaze, his eyes suddenly widened, and the knife in his hand suddenly tightened.
The sun was bright and the mountains were green. Almost suddenly, the figure that appeared in front of everyone seemed to have suddenly erected a mountain. The huge momentum was wrapped in grass gravel and shattered in the air, forming an invisible wall of more than ten feet high. The feather arrows that shot in a hurry seemed to have shot on the stone wall, and their strength disappeared and they fell to the ground one after another.
This scene was really surprising. Almost as Nie Wushuang drew his sword and stood up suddenly, he could clearly see that the hunchbacked old man who resolved the crisis with one move stopped when he turned around, and when he withdrew his arms, he shook his old robe casually, as if he muttered something in his mouth, and then put it on his body.
"So amazing!...Young Master, as you expected, this old guy is indeed a tricky person. It seems that a life-and-death battle is inevitable today. Haha!"
The mountain ghost was shocked, not only did not feel scared, but was inexplicably excited. Experts could tell if there were any! The hidden dragons and tigers in the world were hidden, and there were a few legendary monster-level figures. They were all aces and support in the hands of princes, and it was not an exaggeration to call them the country's treasures. These people would not easily reveal their whereabouts. However, they did not expect that they could see them in Zhongyue Mountain today. It seems that as expected, Chu Jiangmian is very important in the minds of King Zhao Chulie and Queen! They actually sent such a person to protect his safety along the way. Outsiders only saw hundreds of horses and thousands of cyclists around other princes, but how could they be as powerful as Chu Jiangmian, a mere coachman!
"No need to say more! No matter what the price you pay today, you must kill the hunchbacked old man and Chu Jiangmian in the middle of the mountain. General Shan Ghost, show all your abilities and help the soldiers of Wei fight!"
"Abide by the order of the young master!"
The Shan Gui, who was carrying a huge sword, liked the most to challenge the strong. His eyes began to turn blood red, leading the Qin dead soldiers who had emerged and jumped away frantically. No matter how powerful the hunchbacked old man was, he had the confidence to defeat him.
Nie Wushuang, who had always been calm, was also a little excited. He had heard the ancestor Qishan had counted the top masters in the world. There were several very powerful guys in the hands of King Chulie of Zhao. However, he had never heard of this hunchbacked old man. He didn't know where he came from. If he even killed him today, he would definitely be praised in front of his master.
Nie Wushuang thought about it in his mind and felt that the current situation was very likely to win. The combat ability of more than 100 soldiers of Wei State should not be underestimated. The people brought by Shan Gui are even more of Qin warriors. If the two sides work together, they can already carry out a small battle, which is definitely not the courage of an ordinary man to stop it. What's more, the other party has to distract from taking care of Chu Jiangmian and that girl, and the force will inevitably be affected. Hum! How could he let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity go?
On the edge of the dense forest where life and death were fighting, Zheng Qi, who had just escaped from the disaster, was a little shocked, but he didn't care about saying thank you to Lao Ji.
He only knew that Lao Ji was an ordinary coachman. He had never seen him in Jinxiang Palace before. He had only seen him drunkenly and had no other special features during the journey. However, he had never expected that he had suddenly taken action and floated from behind. He only used his robe that he took off from his hands and aura soared, forming an invisible shield in front of them, several feet high, blocking the attack of all feather arrows. He had never heard of such a method.
"It's a pity that this robe has broken a few holes after all."
Zheng Qi heard the words that Lao Ji was muttering casually. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what he should say. Then, he saw the sword-wielding soldiers rushing from all directions.
"Protect the prince and go first... Please let me know everything!"
As the duty of a guard, Zheng Qi would never retreat in the face of the assassin. He only whispered these words to Lao Ji, then roared and killed him head-on. The soldiers of Zhao State, no matter on any battlefield, had to fall face to the enemy, and their backs were only left to their comrades forever.
Old Ji turned around and looked a few steps away. He saw Chu Jiangmian, who was temporarily safe, gestured to him. Old Ji smiled faintly. He knew that this young man would never be able to escape by himself. Since that is the case, let's move his muscles and bones today. He didn't take these more than a hundred soldiers seriously.
In the blink of an eye, Zheng Qi's two swords had already collided with the long sword from Wei State. The sword lights were stacked and blood was splattered, and a desperate battle officially began.
Chu Jiangmian leaned against a big tree and protected Jiang Xueer's body with the sword in her hand, for fear that she would be hurt. The girl with a pale face after being frightened was obviously very nervous and scared. She leaned tightly on her brother's chest, as if this was the safest place in the world. The white deer cub was held in her arms, as if she felt the trembling of the little master's body. It stretched out its tongue and licked the back of her hand, as if to comfort her.
"Brother Jiang Mian...who are they? Why do you want to kill us here?"
"Don't be afraid of Xue'er! It's okay if you have your brother here."
Chu Jiangmian softly comforted the girl while frowned slightly. He looked up in the distance, his eyes narrowed by the piercing. The shadows of countless sword lights reflected the light of the sun. There were boundless murderous aura around him!
The soldiers of the Wei State were indeed powerful. In the first round of fighting, the Zhao State guards who rushed over were injured several times. Although they also killed and injured five or six people in this regard, this did not affect the tide-like offensive at all. In daily training, such face-to-face fighting is exactly the strength of Wei Wuzhu. The attack and defense of a row of twenty or thirty long swords cooperated very well, which was equivalent to gathering the strength of so many people and slashing down with one knife. Even if the opponent is a powerful opponent, if he does not avoid his sharp edge under such an attack, he will either die or be injured.
However, the guard, who was covered in blood in the blink of an eye, did not take a step back, but instead swung his swords again to carry the sword mountain composed of dozens of swords! The soldiers of the Wei Kingdom admired such brave men, but they prefer to kill such warriors. Perhaps, only a way of dying with a random knife into meat sauce can be worthy of the opponent's courage.
The sword light and blood shadows, the god of death came! However, it was not Zheng Qi who died immediately, but more than a dozen soldiers of Wei who rushed to the front. The hunchbacked old man rushed by and slashed their throats with a knife when he was in a hurry. Then he stirred up the sand and fought against the wind.
Zheng Qi had only one knife left in his hand. He gasped heavily, and he was deeply impressed as he looked at the murderous figure of his sword. He could not hold on to the killing force of the soldiers of the Wei Kingdom. Lao Ji blocked their progress in a few swords. The casualties fell one after another. Judging from the situation, it would probably take no long before these ambushers would retreat.
Chapter completed!