As he continued to head west, Lin Manliu thought about the sudden appearance of Cang Xuantong and the "shouldn't" mentioned twice in his mouth.
The first "shouldn't" refers to the presence of Yue Hanzhi around me.
What Cang Xuantong meant was that he should have gone alone when the alley blocked the road, while the others should take a detour to the west?
Doubts reappeared in the young man's heart. If he knew their plan to enter the city this time, would the only person standing in the way be Cang Xuan?
And in the previous fight, Cang Xuantong had no intention of blocking them, and even intentionally allowed them to move forward...
Just when Lin Manliu made a guess, the military camp in front of the two of them lit up with a light that reached into the sky!
Is there something wrong with Uncle Joe? !
Lin Manliu knew something was wrong, and after informing Yue Hanzhi beside him, they continued to speed up and rushed towards the military camp on the southwest side of the inner city.
When the two of them approached, the perimeter of the military camp was already in flames, and the sounds of slashing and killing could be heard endlessly.
Through the gap between the sky-high flames, Lin Manliu vaguely saw Qiao Ruichen's flashing figure, as if he was fighting against the enemy's thieves.
"How could Uncle Qiao forcefully break into the camp? The fire outside the camp is really strange..."
Yue Hanzhi responded: "Look for opportunities to enter the military camp first, and after investigating the situation, try to deal with them!"
Lin Manliu said yes and walked towards the west side of the military camp.
It didn't take long to find a watchtower. The fire was much smaller than other places. It was relatively safe to sneak into the camp from here.
Lin Manliu used Xia Mingchan to chop away the giant object in front of the two of them. If there was any falling burning wood, Yue Hanzhi used his sword to block it. The two of them moved forward very fast, and soon they approached the main tent of the military camp. .
Without the obstruction of the fire, the face of the person facing Qiao Ruchen could be seen clearly.
How could Lin Manliu not expect that Ye Chengzhu would be in charge here personally?
When he set out before, he had already thought of many possibilities, including Cang Xuantong who had just blocked the road, but Ye Chengzhu was the only one who should not be here.
If this person doesn't stick to Tianshu with Yun Yichen, what is his purpose here?
Under the watchful eye of Lin Manliu, the desperate fight between Qiao Ruchen and Ye Chengzhu was coming to an end, with the latter having a relatively greater chance of winning.
Although he did not use his bamboo umbrella, Qingzhulang, he still held Liu Mei's sword in his hand, Xian Hanmei, known as the first of the four swords.
The head of the four swords forged by the Zhujian Peak was used against the personal sword enshrined by the Zhujian Peak. As the two swords slashed back and forth, the long sword in Qiao Ruichen's hand already had several gaps.
Ye Chengzhu said: "Qiao Zongfeng... It's still too late to surrender now, and I can reunite with my wife and daughter someday. Why should I end up dead?"
Qiao Ruchen snorted and had no intention of replying to Ye Chengzhu.
The long sword in his hand suddenly shook in front of him, and then he extended the sword and went straight towards Ye Chengzhu's door.
The power of the sword cuts off the autumn moon!
Seeing this, Ye Chengzhu immediately urged him to hold the cold plum in his hand. He actually imitated 23/10 of Qiao Ruichen's charm and slashed with one sword!
In an instant, the two soldiers collided again, but there was no collision sound like before.
Kaka——
Instead, there was a sound of shattering weapons, bursting out in front of the two of them, and then the sword in Qiao Xiu's hand shattered on the spot.
Ye Chengzhu spoke aloud: "The weapon is useless at this moment. Why does Qiao Zongfeng still have to do these useless efforts?"
Qiao Ruichen glanced back at the disciples of Zhujian Peak who were also in a tough fight. He raised his hand to wipe the blood on his face, and finally stared at Ye Chengzhu's figure.
"Even if we come to fight, you don't need to provoke Qiao. If Quexie has arranged his spies early, I'm afraid Quexie has already known about some of the plans of Zhujian Peak!"
Ye Chengzhu chuckled and said, "Qiao Zongfeng is so confident. Is he sure that before Quexie came here, he didn't attack you at Zhujianfeng? He also failed to capture your little girl?"
Qiao Ruichen no longer responded to Ye Chengzhu. He held the broken sword in front of him, ready to fight at any time.
A playful smile appeared on Ye Chengzhu's face, and he began to play with the cold plum in his hand.
He spoke aloud: "Qiao Chongfeng's daughter was hiding in a village in Fengjie a few days ago, is that right?"
Qiao Ruichen was noncommittal and still maintained the previous posture of holding the sword.
Ye Chengzhu raised his wrist, and the weapon in his hand immediately pointed at Qiao Ruichen's neck.
He continued: "I don't know if Qiao Zongzong knows what is buried in the Sword Valley at Guifeng?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Qiao Ruichen was slightly startled, but also Lin Manliu, who was hiding, had a look of surprise on his face.
Even if Quexie knew the existence of the Buried Sword Valley, now that he mentioned it to Qiao Ruichen, could it be that he knew the traces of his master and the mountain master?
Without waiting for Qiao Xichen's response, Ye Chengzhu started talking to himself again.
"Xu Shiqiao has been enshrined for many years and has not asked about matters within the peak. I'm afraid he may know less than we do about the archives of Buried Sword Valley, right?"
Hearing this, Qiao Ruichen's face turned a little unkind, and he rushed forward quickly. The broken blade of his hand was directed towards Ye Chengzhu's position, and he swung his sword away.
The sword power returns to the heavenly wind!
But before Qiao Ruichen could get within five steps of the opponent, he saw several sword lights appearing in front of him.
Qiao Ruichen felt a shiver in his heart. I am afraid that this is Ye Chengzhu's real method. The previous fights were just to delay time and deliberately hide his clumsiness.
The broken blade was already in pieces, and now it was hit by Zhan Hanmei's sword. Except for the sword grid and the hilt, no one part was intact.
Seeing the critical situation, Lin Manliu could no longer worry too much, and he immediately flashed out.
The Xia Mingchan in the young man's hand, with the force of dragging it, directly attacked the direction of Xian Hanmei's movement.
Ye Chengzhu looked at the young man who suddenly appeared, and the smile on his face was much more frivolous than before.
He said aloud: "It seems that Xuantong's martial arts still needs to improve..."
After saying that, Han Mei, who was about to attack Qiao Ruchen, immediately changed direction midway and attacked Lin Manliu's flying figure.
The two soldiers collided immediately. Ye Chengzhu was about to use brute force to suppress the young man in front of him. However, Lin Manliu swung his wrist, and Xia Mingchan's sword immediately turned. What was originally a collision of swords immediately turned into a sword-to-sword confrontation. body.
The position of Xia Mingchan's sword is no longer hollow compared to before, and a green dagger - Spring Window Butterfly - has been embedded in the middle of the entire blade.
Qiao Ruichen saw that it was Lin Manliu who came to the rescue, and he quickly reminded him in a low voice.
"There is no need to fight with him here. The fire is already showing here. Opening the city gate as soon as possible is the best option!"
That's why you shouldn't be here...
Originally, he wanted to light a military tent as an opportunity to panic, but as a result, the tent located in the northeast corner of the military camp was just set on fire, and the other four military camps in the southeast, northwest, and southwest also burned one after another.
Someone secretly helping?
Not too possible...
Seeing such a bizarre situation, Qiao Ruichen immediately realized that the matter was not simple, and began to lead people to escape from the military camp located in the southwest of the inner city.
But just as he was about to exit the military camp, he was blocked by Ye Chengzhu and his men. Therefore, he could only lead his disciples to be trapped in the military camp, and the chance of escape was extremely slim.
Just when he was about to remind Lin Manliu to deal with it carefully, Qiao Xiuchen was surprised to find that Ye Chengzhu's face had turned a little pale since he swung his sword.
What's happening here?
On the other hand, looking at Lin Manliu's side, although the young man was slashing heavily, his face did not look like he was panting or exhausted.
After Lin Manliu blocked Ye Chengzhu's attack, he immediately retreated backwards, and finally reached Qiao Ruochen's side.
"Uncle Joe, let's help you!"
Yue Hanzhi also revealed his figure from his hiding position while the boy was talking.
Qiao Ruichen sighed and reminded again: "This man's swordsmanship is extraordinary. The three of us may not be his opponent together. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. Opening the city gate first is the most important thing!"
Lin Man spoke out in six words and rejected his proposal.
"Even if Hanzhi and I arrive at the west gate, without the support of Uncle Qiao and others, the two of us alone cannot buy time for General Guan Xiao and others to enter the city, so we have to go together!"
From the conversation between Qiao Ruchen and Ye Chengzhu, the young man had almost gotten an idea.
Xu Shi was preparing to coerce Uncle Qiao into defecting in battle on the grounds that he had captured Senior Sister Qiao and launched an attack on Zhujianfeng.
The look on Uncle Qiao's face undoubtedly meant to reject the other party, but Ye Chengzhu remained unyielding.
Qiao Ruichen sighed and took two steps forward, guarding Lin Manliu and Yue Hanzhi behind him.
"That's it...but you two juniors must protect yourselves first, and leave the rest to me!"
Lin Manliu walked forward and stood level with Qiao Ruchen. The young man took something out from his waist and handed it to the middle-aged man beside him.
"When I first met Uncle Qiao, he was in the sea of fire just like today. At that time, the boy didn't have a sharp sword, so he thought he was being protected by Uncle Qiao..."
Yue Hanzhi also walked forward and stood beside the young man.
She answered the words and said: "Now that the weapons in my hands are still good, we can no longer hide them behind our elders!"
Qiao Ruichen turned his head and looked at the two people beside him. The artifact Lin Manliu handed him was the Shanyue Xing he forged himself for his daughter.
Lin Man said in six words: "Senior Sister Qiao gave me the sword in the past, and I will repay Uncle Qiao today!"
Qiao Ruichen took Shan Ye Xing from the young man's hand. He stared at the dagger in his hand for a long time without saying anything.
Lin Manliu's act of passing the sword actually had another meaning, which the two of them would understand without even using words.
Isn't the scene at this moment exactly the line of small characters carved on the dagger?
The jackdaws are noisy in the evening scene, and the trees miss my hometown.
At the top of Zhujian Peak outside Juzhou City, there are still family members waiting for him to return...
In a village in Fengjie, his daughter is waiting for him to return...
In the Valley of the Buried Sword, which has long been hidden from the world, there is still an elder who cares about him...
Therefore, he, the worshiper of the Qiao family, cannot die!
Lin Manliu turned to look at Ye Chengzhu, and the young man held Xia Mingchan in his hand.
He said aloud: "I don't know how much collusion there is between you and the old liar, but we are the ones facing you today!"
Ye Chengzhu held the cold plum in his hand and danced a sword flower, showing no intention of responding to the arrogant words of the young man in front of him.
Is it disdain to turn a deaf ear and turn a blind eye like this?
Or, as Qiao Ruchen said before, even if the three of them join forces, they may not be able to defeat Ye Chengzhu...
But Lin Manliu knew that he had the upper hand in the previous clash of weapons.
Ye Chengzhu's stagnant behavior was obviously a backlash from the four swords. He had Xia Mingchan, but Ye Chengzhu only held a cold plum in his hand.
