In Li Cunxu's mansion.
Li Cunxu looked helplessly at the man in front of him who was dressed in black armor and wearing red armor and a copper ring mask with black patterns on his face. He felt a sense of regret that he had never felt before.
In his daily life, he focused more on marching, fighting, and governing the country. He did not value martial arts as much as Li Siyuan and Li Keyong did.
If you want to fight against ten or hundreds of people, practicing martial arts is a good way to do it. If you want to fight against thousands or ten thousand people, you have to watch them come out as generals.
But he never thought that an assassin would break through the siege and kill in front of him.
While Li Xingyun was running his skills, condensing Yin Qi to suppress Li Cunxu, he raised his hand, gathering Yin Qi in his palm, while...waiting for the Mirror Heart Demon.
That's right, he came here today, and everything he did until now... was performed for Li Cunxu.
If he wanted to get rid of Li Cunxu, there was no need for him to do it himself. He only had to wait for the Mirror Heart Demon to take action slowly.
If he wanted to kill Li Cunxu, he would not give Li Cunxu's soldiers a chance to send a signal.
His original intention was not to kill Li Cunxu, but to lay out the next plan, and at the same time, help Jing Xin Mo get rid of Li Cunxu's last confidant.
In this way, not only can Li Cunxu be used, but also the Mirror Heart Demon can be sure to get rid of him at any time after he breaks the balance. But after tonight, Li Cunxu believed in the Mirror Heart Demon even more than Li Keyong did.
"Your Highness, be careful!" Behind Li Xingyun, the Mirror Heart Demon jumped up high, holding swords in both hands, and stabbed Li Xingyun hard in the back.
Li Xingyun seemed unable to dodge, and was hit in the back by the Mirror Heart Demon's sword. Although the sword seemed fierce, it failed to break Li Xingyun's body-protecting Yin Qi.
Li Xingyun's body swayed, and it was at this moment that Li Cunxu found an opportunity to escape. He flew back and jumped back, escaping from Li Xingyun's clutches.
"Your Highness, leave quickly!" The Mirror Heart Demon shouted as he looked like he was struggling.
"You alone want to stop me!" Li Xingyun seemed to be irritated, and roared to the sky, with internal energy and yin energy flowing out of his body.
The Mirror Heart Demon flew out upside down.
When he was flying into the air, Li Xingyun's figure suddenly appeared beside him, raised his hand and grabbed one of his legs, and threw him away in the direction of Li Cunxu.
'The Mirror Heart Demon...' Li Cunxu looked at the Mirror Heart Demon who was fighting desperately for him, and his heart became more and more moved.
Before that, although he trusted the Mirror Heart Demon and regarded him as a confidant, that was because he felt that his interests were tied to those of the Mirror Heart Demon, and the other party's allegiance came from interests.
Who can guarantee that in a life-and-death situation, his subordinates will die for him? Never test human nature, this is what Li Keyong taught him.
But today... the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." The Mirror Heart Demon pretended to be struggling to get up from the ground, still holding the long sword tightly in his hand. He stood in front of Li Cunxu and stared at the man in front of him who was dressed in black armor and wearing a bamboo hat. , Li Xingyun, who was wearing a red armor and copper ring mask with black patterns on his face, said: "Jian Guo, these two blows are a bit painful, I have to pay more." '
"Thanks to the kindness of His Highness, I am here today. Today is the time for repayment.
Your Highness asked me to give you a stage name. When I start, I will call it "Li Tianxia" because I believe that in this world, the only one who can manage (Li) the world is Your Highness.
Your Highness, leave quickly! "After saying this, the Mirror Heart Demon rushed towards Li Xingyun with a sword.
"Don't worry, none of you can leave!" Li Xingyun's body was filled with yin energy.
At this moment, a delinquent wearing the costume of the Xuanming Cult jumped into the Zhuhong Hall, looked in the direction of Li Xingyun, and said in a pretense of panic: "Headmaster, reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom have arrived."
"Hmph." Li Xingyun turned his slightly sideways face to the Mirror Heart Demon and Li Cunxu, who had broken through the doors and windows of the hall and fled in embarrassment.
At this time, Li Cunxu was like a frightened bird. He held a sword in one hand and rushed out of the hall. Unlike the ambush he imagined, he was not blocked after rushing out of the hall.
"God help me." Li Cunxu's hair was disheveled and his red hair was messy. At this moment, he could already see a group of Jin soldiers coming in a hurry, and he rushed towards the soldiers.
"Your Highness, my subordinate's rescue has been late. I hope..." Before he could finish his words, Li Cunxu grabbed his collar with one hand.
"Quick, follow me and fight in!" Li Cunxu looked at the general in front of him and ordered.
In addition to saving the demon inside the mirror, the person who committed the assassination today must be eliminated. Otherwise, will he be able to sleep peacefully in the future?
But after today, the person responsible for guarding cannot be retained and must be handed over to a trustworthy person.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." After saying this, the general called a group of Jin soldiers to protect Li Cunxu.
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Outside the Vermilion Hall.
The moonlight is like water, cold and deep, like a thin veil covering the whole world.
Li Xingyun held the Jing Xin Mo's neck with one hand, and the other hand hung by his side. As for his Huanshou sword, it had been inserted back into the scabbard.
In front of him, there was Li Cunxu, who had a few bruises on his face, blood stains on the corners of his mouth, covered in dust, and holding a sword in one hand, and a group of Jin soldiers behind him.
The Jin army formed a majestic and majestic formation. The soldiers held heavy iron shields and lined up in a row. Every soldier is wearing thick iron armor. Behind the military formation, a group of Jin soldiers are holding strong bows and crossbows.
Li Xingyun raised his hand and used his inner strength to take a long knife that fell on the ground into his palm. He put the knife on the neck of the Mirror Heart Demon.
"Jie Jie..." A cold and strange smile came from behind Li Xingyun's red-armored copper ring mask with mysterious patterns, and reached the ears of the Mirror Heart Demon, Li Cunxu, and all the Jin troops.
Mirror Heart Demon gently patted Li Xingyun's arm holding his neck.
Li Xingyun understood and relaxed a little.
"Now that you are heavily surrounded by my army, surrender." Li Cunxu held a sword in one hand and stood in the middle of the military formation. Behind the shield formation, he looked at the man holding the Mirror Heart Demon's neck and said.
"Your Highness, please order the army to charge and kill." A general beside him looked at Li Cunxu, clasping his fists and asking for instructions.
Li Cunxu did not answer, he just looked at the man in green clothes and black armor in front of him, and did not answer his subordinate's request for instructions.
"Li Cunxu, someone risked his life to protect you today, so you were lucky enough to escape. However, I really want to know, how much weight does this person who risked his life to protect you have in your heart?" Li Xingyun looked at the person in front of him. Li Cunxu's deep voice with a hint of joking came from behind the mask.
As his words fell, the blade got a little closer to Mirror Heart Demon's neck.
"Your Highness, kill... and leave me alone." The Mirror Heart Demon said with great difficulty.
When Li Cunxu heard this, his expression suddenly sank.
He was thinking about whether it was worth exchanging the death of his confidant and demon in exchange for the life of the person in front of him.
(End of chapter)
