Seeing the young man's skill in killing two people before and the ghostly appearance this time, the revealed skill alone made all the dead soldiers feel a little cold. When they saw him blocking the road with his sword, they knew that it would be difficult to escape from what happened tonight.
Seeing the playful smile on the young man's lips, the leader of the dead warriors immediately became angry. He waved his sword in his hand and gritted his teeth and said angrily: "If you want to keep us, you have to ask for the steel sword in our hand."
After finishing speaking, he pointed at the young man with a single sword and shouted: "Kill!"
All the dead soldiers also knew what would happen to them if they fell into the hands of the young man, so they made up their minds, each armed with a weapon, and rushed forward to kill him.
Of course, Gu Xiao knew that these dead soldiers would not submit obediently. The purpose of speaking was not only to frighten them, but also to turn the attention of the dead soldiers to himself, so that he could cover Yu Lie's departure.
Seeing Yu Lie's staggering figure gradually disappearing into the darkness towards the south gate, he temporarily gathered his thoughts and turned his gaze to the figure of the dead soldier charging towards him.
"It seems that these are the people who ambush outside Tongguxuan last night. It can be inferred from this that Tongguxuan's killer can openly attack and kill Yu Lie in the street of Yanbei City tonight, which means that Tongguxuan and Lu Jin are inseparable. , I think the aura of the master I sensed in Tonggu Xuan is this person, the bandit leader... Tonggu Xuan... Golden Sword Sect... The Jin army is attacking, there is a connection..."
The young man kept inferring the connection between Tonggu Xuan and Lu Jin. He turned sideways to avoid the two swords that struck each other. Seeing the opponent's flaw, he did not use his sword to kill the two of them. The acupuncture points on the body were opened, hoping to leave someone alive so that he could find out the clues he wanted to know.
Maybe they saw the young man's disdain, and the leader was furious. Although they were not masters, they had a bad reputation in the martial arts world. How could they be humiliated like this? The young man seemed to be absent-minded, holding his breath and concentrating outside the battle circle. He moved a little, walked around the young man's body, and took advantage of the moment when he hit the dead man's immobilization point, and suddenly took action.
Seeing that the steel knife in his hand was about to hit the boy's back, the boy who was dodging the dead man's sword suddenly turned around like a ghost. .
The leader's eyes were dazzled. He didn't see the young man's figure clearly. He only saw the moonlight sword. He didn't know when the sword had been drawn out. The moment he swung the steel sword out of his hand, the young man's sword finger had broken through the middle door and penetrated. On the chest, he hit his body-fixing acupuncture point directly, and then his chest went numb. His body was no longer under his control, standing on the spot like a sculpture.
He suddenly knew that the young man tapped his acupuncture points and kept him alive because he wanted to press for clues. The leader knew the rules of the sect and knew what kind of miserable end he would suffer if he revealed the information. He immediately concentrated on secretly using his internal energy to fight for the chance of losing his internal energy. Open acupuncture points.
But he never thought that he would use all his internal force to hit the blocked acupuncture points, like a clay sculpture hitting a steel plate. Not only would the blocked acupoints not loosen at all, but the internal force would recoil, causing damage to the five internal organs...
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. The leader of the dead soldiers could no longer summon up his internal strength and wanted to find another way to open the acupuncture point. When he heard the sound of miserable screams, he hurriedly raised his eyes to look up.
The long sword in the green shirt has blended with the moonlight, and its shadow is like a ghost, like Shura at night. It is walking through the group of more than ten dead soldiers. No one can stop it. Wherever the bright moon sword light passes, it is sprayed out. Flowers of blood spattered... In just a few breaths, none of the dead soldiers who had originally surrounded the young man waved their swords. Instead, they stood on the spot like sculptures, either raising their swords or dodging.
Looking at the young man again, he passed the group of dead soldiers for an instant and turned back. His figure was like a wind, rising straight into the night sky, and landed gracefully in front of the leader of the dead soldiers. It seemed that nothing had happened just now, only the green shirt and The patches of bright red stained on the long sword convinced the leader that all the dozen or so masters he led had died.
The sword flower was rolled up and lost behind him. He raised his hand to wipe away a little blood on his cheek. The dead soldier behind him, who was like a clay sculpture, fell to the ground. The young man walked to the three survivors he left behind, raised the corner of his lips and said with a smile: "Okay, you three can speak now, but I will only give you one stick of incense. Whoever tells the truth, I will spare his life!"
The young man's smile was reflected in the eyes of the three people whose acupoints were tapped and could not move. It was like Shura from the underworld, which made people frightened. Everyone has the desire to survive. One of the dead soldiers couldn't stand the oppression after all. He trembled and said: "You ...What do you want to know?"
"Very good. At least you speak first. If I am satisfied with the answer later, I will let you go."
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After finishing speaking, he kept talking, his smile disappeared, and he asked in a deep voice: "Who ordered you to attack and kill General Yu Lie tonight, and how many men do you have in Yanbei City?"
Seeing that the three people refused to answer, the murderous intent in the young man's eyes grew stronger. He seemed to be talking to himself, and even more to the three of them: "I pretended to be a bandit, robbed the people, and intercepted and killed the officers and soldiers in Tongguxuan. It seems like the three of you are going to grit your teeth and fight to the end?”
Hearing what the young man said one after another about what happened outside the door, the two dead men collapsed immediately. The person who had asked the question before was already timid, so he kept silent and spoke first: "I..."
The general opened his mouth, but was stopped by the leading dead soldier: "Did you forget the punishment in the door..."
Perhaps he was frightened by the leader's words, or maybe he remembered the thunderous method of dealing with traitors in the door. The dead man who was about to speak was frightened, and hurriedly shut up, saying no more, but at this moment, he saw the moonlight on the young man's palm. Standing up, the sword light passed in front of the two of them and passed straight through the leader's throat...
The blood splashed out with some warmth. The two dead soldiers beside them could not move or dodge. They could only watch the leader's body slumped to the ground, with blood splattered all over their faces.
Although the dead soldiers have long been accustomed to the taste of blood, they looked at the decisive young man in front of them. He raised his hand and took the life of the leader at a disagreement. In shock, they could not think about the future. They could only care about life and death in front of them. Besides, the leader was already dead.
"Young...Young hero, let me live. I...I am willing to tell the truth!" The dead man who had been forced to shut up just now spoke first, his voice trembling, which showed the fear in his heart.
When the young man heard this, he turned around and said, "Are you willing to say it?"
"Knowing nothing...don't say anything!" Out of fear, he said without thinking.
"Very good!" The young man seemed satisfied and turned to the other person.
Seeing those starry eyes, the other person had already been frightened to death. Only then did he come back to his senses and was about to speak: "I...I also want to..."
But before he finished speaking, he saw the moon-like sword light flashing across his eyes again. He wanted to speak again, but his mouth was silent. He only felt a warmth in his chest. He couldn't lower his head, but he could see the fear in the eyes of his companions. When he realized what had happened, he felt that the scene in front of him darkened, and then he stopped hearing any sound.
Seeing the corpse of another companion lying at his feet, the young man's eyes immediately turned to him. The dead man didn't wait any longer and said in panic: "I am waiting for one hundred and thirty people. By the order of the young master, the elder...and that person, we are divided. ..Divided into three groups, one went all the way to find this...this general, and the other two groups raided the Yunlai Inn and the defenders at the North City Gate respectively. After that, they set fires everywhere in the city, causing chaos in the city."
"Sir, elder?" The young man said to himself, thinking of the two bandit leaders who attacked Gordon's patrol that night, and thought to himself that the conclusion he made in the medicine shop last night was indeed correct. Judging from the skill of the masked man, It was the elder of the two bandit leaders.
Gu Xiao already had the answer in his mind, but he still wanted to confirm it from the dead man's mouth. He collected his thoughts for a moment and asked, "Who is that person?"
"Little... I don't know, I only met that man once in the night, but... I just vaguely heard the young master calling him... the envoy... Mr. Lu."
The dead man poured the beans out of the bamboo tube and told everything he knew. When he saw the young man's frown softening slightly, he felt a little calmer and secretly thought that his life was saved.
But before the dead man could rejoice for a moment, he heard the young man speak with murderous intent: "Set fire in the city...causing riots...you really deserve to die!"
After hearing the words, the dead man knew what the words in the young man's mouth meant, and said with misery: "You don't keep your word, you said...you..."
Gu Xiao was too lazy to listen to these noisy words. He waved his hand lightly to take the man's life. Then he turned his head and looked south of Yanbei City. He thought to himself: "There is nothing going on in the south city for the time being. I just hope that Brother Yu can arrive in time, General Sun." That."
Then he moved his eyes upward, looked up to the south, and murmured: "Miss Jiang, Brother Chixin, you have to come quickly..."
When the sound fell, the figure of the young man who had just stood was no longer visible. Only the corpses of more than ten dead soldiers were left lying on the street. Only those with sharp eyes could see the green-clothed figure leaping towards the clouds under the cover of night. The appearance of an inn...
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Under the color, Yu Lie gritted his teeth and moved forward. Although the armor protected his life, the dead man's swordsmanship was fierce and the sword threatened his life. He had already split the armor and cut open the flesh.
As he hurried on, blood was oozing from several wounds on his body. It flowed down the armor, leaving long blood lines on the ground. Fortunately, the dead soldiers and assassins were all blocked by the young man. Otherwise, according to the blood stains on the ground, the killer would have found... Come on, how can you escape?
The towering city gate can be seen in the distance, and even the figures of the soldiers on duty with a little firelight under the inner city gate can be seen.
Yu Lie's face turned pale due to excessive blood loss, and his steps were staggering. The armor that usually looked like ordinary clothes was now as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he was struggling to move forward with only the perseverance of the marchers.
After walking a few more feet, he saw that the lights were on. Yu Lie used up his last strength to call out to the soldiers on duty. When he spoke, his voice was so weak that even he could not hear it clearly. The scene in front of him became blurred, and he finally couldn't hold on. Kneel on the ground.
Seeing that the soldier on duty still didn't look to his side, he was confused and suddenly remembered a way. He pressed the saber on his waist with his hand and used all his strength to hit the armor on his body with the scabbard.
"哐...哐哐..."
The sound of impact was very obvious on the long silent street. The two guards under the inner city gate finally heard the sound, looked for the sound, and finally saw the figure on the long silent street... The two soldiers looked at each other. At a glance, everyone saw alertness in each other's eyes.
"You guys follow me to investigate. Go and report to General Sun!" Sergeant Yanbei, who looked like a corps commander, ordered, and then led a few people and ran towards the figure who made the noise.
The soldiers who went to report General Sun strode up to the city tower, but found no one blocking them. Confused, they hurried up quickly. When the general climbed up to the city gate, he saw brightly lit fires on the tower and the guards. General Sun, the general of the city, was standing on the tower and looking down at the city.
Seeing this scene, the soldier who reported the message forgot about reporting the message for a while, and followed General Sun's gaze towards the bottom of the city.
It's better not to look at it. The soldiers almost flew away when they saw it. In the night, they couldn't see the scenery below the city clearly. However, taking advantage of the moonlight and the light of the torches above the city tower, they still saw the large banner fluttering in the wind below the city. .
On the large banner with black gold embroidery, the word "Patrol" caught the eyes of the soldiers. The soldiers who reported the news were so frightened that they were speechless. They just murmured: "Is it...is it possible...the patrol troops are going to counterattack?" ?」
A tense atmosphere suddenly filled the top of the city tower. Perhaps under the influence of this atmosphere, the soldiers guarding the city were already tense, with their bows and arrows ready, rolling stones and falling wood, and they were ready to make any sound. Even the soldiers who reported the news were also Infected by such tension.
At exactly this moment, the voice of his general's military order was heard from the tower.
"What are you doing? Put down all the weapons in your hands. These people in the city are not enemies, they are your comrades in the army!" Seeing that his subordinates already had bows and arrows ready, General Sun Pian raised his eyebrows and shouted.
It seemed that the general's order brought him back to his mind, and the tension in the air immediately dissipated, and then he heard the general's order again.
"The thirty riders of the Pioneer Battalion will go out of the city to investigate!"
