The next day, after Hua Zilan sobered up, she said goodbye to her uncle Xie Qian and went down the mountain. In the thatched cottage, Xie Qian took out the sword that made him famous, slowly stroked the sword body, held the hilt of the sword, and waved it. After a while, they danced a few more sword flowers, and a crisp sword cry passed through the thatched cottage and shot straight into the sky, startling countless birds to fly out of the nearby dense forest, and they keenly felt the ruthless murderous intention contained in it.
Xie Qian sheathed his sword. Although he knew that he was killing Hua Zilan's sweetheart, he still held back for the sake of the overall situation. He did not tell the truth until Hua Zilan left here. He knew in his heart that this assassination The matter is of great importance, whether it succeeds or not, it is a big event that shocks people.
Xie Qian turned around and went to the inner hall. He stared at the woman on the scroll on the wall of the inner hall and murmured to himself: "Qing'er, do you know? Today I am going to help kill Zi Lan's sweetheart, no matter what. Success or not, I am ashamed of Zi Lan. When I lost you, I was heartbroken. I drank to drown my sorrows every day. I really don’t know how Zi Lan will face the pain of losing her love in the future. I will leave Zhongyuan after this. , I will not be able to face Zi Lan from now on. If that emperor can survive by chance, I will persuade Zi Lan to return to him. This is the only thing I can do for Zi Lan. I think if you Anyone who is still alive will agree with my idea. Every injustice has its own owner. The tyrant who ordered the massacre of all members of your Yunhua Sect is now dead. As for Zilan, there is no need for Zilan to continue living bearing the grievances of our previous generation. She will continue to live in the future. Life shouldn't be so miserable, let the past go by..."
Xie Qian then took a deep look at the beauty in the portrait, turned around and left...
At this time, near the unknown mountain col, Ji Zhao led three thousand dead soldiers to the other side of the mountain col. He looked at the brothers behind him, and he knew that most of the people present would never be able to leave alive.
Ji Zhao looked at the crowd and decided that before the battle, he still had to do some pre-war mobilization to boost morale.
Ji Zhao waved his hand, and a group of people carried ten bottles of wine and placed them in front of everyone. Of course, the dead soldiers knew that this was the last farewell drink.
Ji Zhao also picked up the wine bowl and shouted: "Brothers, do you know what we are going to do?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Kill the tyrant, and we will fight against the national calamity together. Kill the tyrant, and we will fight against the national calamity together..."
Ji Zhao nodded and said: "Okay! You are all good brothers. Today's imperial court is tyrannical and cruel, punishes harshly, and oppresses good people. We have suffered in Jin for a long time. Now that the young ruler of Jin is in charge of the country, it is we who It is a good time to kill the tyrant and achieve great things together. Brothers, are you afraid of death?"
The crowd was excited by the incited mass sentiment and shouted: "We are not afraid, we are not afraid..."
Ji Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Okay, brothers are all good."
Ji Zhao pointed to the bowl of wine in his hand and said: "To be honest, brothers, this bowl of wine is highly poisonous. Two hours after drinking this wine, the poison will cause death. Even gods can't save me. I, Ji, drink first." After drinking this bowl of poisonous wine, today my brothers and I will live and die together. In the next life, we will still be good brothers. If we do something today, we will only die."
After that, Ji Zhao drank it all in one gulp, and his demeanor of disregarding death instantly infected everyone present.
Ji Zhao saw some hesitant expressions on their faces, so he continued to increase his strength and said: "Brothers, you are all heroes. Elder Lei is waiting for you like a brother and sister. You all know what enemy we are facing in this battle." Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, most of us are destined to struggle to survive. Brothers, if anyone is unwilling to die, you can put down your wine bowl and leave the family now. I, Ji, will not be embarrassed."
Before Ji Zhao finished speaking, a few die-hard loyalists among the crowd took the lead in raising their wine bowls and drank it all in one gulp, shouting: "What are you afraid of, brothers? Brother Ji took the lead in drinking the poisonous wine. The country is facing a national crisis. It's just death. It is our great fortune to be able to fight to the death with all our brothers today. Brothers, let us kill the tyrant and face the national calamity together..."
Finally, everyone's emotions were aroused to the highest level. They drank the poisonous wine with red eyes, smashed the wine bowls, raised their hands and shouted: "Kill the tyrant and fight for the national disaster together..."
At this time, everyone knew that they had no way out and could only fight to the death.
After a while, a carrier pigeon flew from the distance. Ji Zhao took the secret message from the carrier pigeon's leg, looked at it and knew that the time was almost up, and shouted: "Brothers, each go into the trenches and hide separately. The emperor's The convoy will be here soon."
Everyone agreed in unison, ran forward and got into the hidden hole that had been dug long ago, covering the entrance of the hole with fallen leaves all over the mountains and plains, basically perfectly hiding the truth behind it.
After Ji Zhao saw that everyone was hiding and entering combat mode, he shook his sleeves gently and quickly swallowed an antidote pill into his mouth. After a while, his spiritual power circulated around his body. Suddenly his throat tightened and he spit out a mouthful of black water. This was considered basic Removed the poison from the wine.
After doing all this, he activated the Water Escape Technique and his body suddenly turned into a ball of water and quickly seeped into the ground under his feet. There was no trace of his existence on the spot.
At this moment, on the other side of the mountain col, people and horses were neighing in the distance, and dust and smoke were rising. It was the emperor's ceremonial guard that was slowly moving towards the mountain col. Lieutenant Huo Qi saw that the terrain ahead was complicated, and ordered the lieutenant's scouts to go to the mountain col to conduct a careful survey to ensure the safety of the emperor's ceremonial guard. through clusters.
After a stick of incense, dozens of cavalry scouts came to report, but no enemy was found. Huo Qicai was relieved and continued to let the emperor guard the front guard.
At this time, in the car, Mu Sheng felt the slow shaking and slight bumps of the RV, and seemed to have a hint of sleepiness. He just took a short nap and fell asleep peacefully.
The entire convoy has entered the mountain col. The terrain here is narrow and rugged. Although the empire has built a wide galloping road, the large group of people still have to line up in a long snake formation to pass through here.
After a while, there was only a loud rumble on both sides of the valley, and the neighing of people and horses outside the car immediately became chaotic.
Bian Hu, who was guarding the emperor's chariot, looked shocked. He immediately ordered the Tsing Yi envoy to escort the chariot, and then went to report to the emperor in the chariot.
The emperor had already been awakened by the big action outside. When he saw Bian Hu, the prosecutor's officer, entering the car, he asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
Bian Hu said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the mountain pass ahead has collapsed, blocking the road. To make sure, I will go and investigate in person."
"Go!"
As soon as Bian Hu went out, Fang Yunyi led dozens of envoys in green to surround the emperor's chariot.
Bian Hu said: "Master Fang, His Majesty's safety is in your hands."
Fang Yunyi snorted and got into the royal chariot to protect the emperor personally.
At this time, countless rolling stones and trees rolled down on both sides of the mountain road, cutting the advancing emperor's guard and rear army into several sections, making it difficult to take care of both ends. The rear group neighed and was firmly blocked outside. The sergeant was frightened by this sudden change and his formation was somewhat scattered.
When Huo Qi, the commander-in-chief of the Lieutenant Army, saw this, his expression changed drastically and he shouted: "All officers and men, listen to the order, there is an ambush among us, form a formation to protect them, and guard against the burden of incoming attacks."
Before Lieutenant Huo Qi finished speaking, countless dead soldiers holding weapons and wearing ghost masks emerged from the fallen leaves under the woods in the mountain col. They roared angrily and then rushed towards the lieutenant's army who were still in shock and preparing their formation.
The dead soldiers on the mountain ignited huge fireballs one after another, and then rolled down the mountain and rushed into the Jin army. The situation of the Jin army suddenly became more chaotic.
Seeing this, Huo Qi yelled: "Prepare your formation and don't run around. Anyone who violates this will be beheaded."
Before the Jin army could prepare its formation, Lei Xiaoming's 3,000 dead soldiers and Xiang Lan's more than 3,000 dead soldiers joined forces together. A total of more than 6,000 people rushed into the Jin army's formation with swords raised high and shouts. These five to six thousand people charged down from the mountain. At first glance, they looked as powerful as a collective charge of tens of thousands of troops.
The two torrents finally collided together, and the dead soldiers fought extremely fiercely. Even though the sergeants of the Lieutenant Corps had the advantage in numbers and equipment, they were unable to withstand the attack of the dead soldiers in a short period of time.
Seeing that the lieutenant's army was defeated by the sudden blow, they retreated continuously.
Seeing this, Huo Qi shouted: "All officers and soldiers listen to the order, stabilize the formation, and kill those who retreat..."
Huo Qi's order only allowed the sergeants to stabilize their formation a little, and then the team collapsed faster due to the enemy's fierce and fearless fighting style. Many sergeants saw this group of people with red eyes and howling in their mouths. Like wild beasts, combined with its ghost mask, it has a great effect on the psychological shock of everyone. Thousands of dead soldiers fought fiercely and fought with the sergeants with the attitude of dying together. A few lieutenants and sergeants were frightened to the point of retreating. Some soldiers began to flee towards the back mountain.
Huo Qi was furious when he saw this. The emperor was behind him. If he really attacked the emperor, the consequences would be unpredictable.
At this time, Gao Zhong rushed over with thousands of soldiers and horses under his command to support him, and shouted to Huo Qi: "General Huo, the commander-in-chief's team has defeated the defeated army. If this continues, our army is in danger, and there are more than 50,000 of us in the rear. The troops are trapped in the mountains behind and it is difficult to support them. As long as we persist a little longer, we will definitely be able to repel the invading burden."
When Lieutenant Huo Qi heard this, he woke up as if from a dream, and urgently ordered the Supervisory Team to suppress the defeated army. Finally, under the strong pressure of the Supervisory Team, the Lieutenant Army finally plucked up the courage to stabilize the formation.
Just when the two armies were fighting in a stalemate, there were three figures standing on the cliff in front. They were the old monster monks invited by the Renaissance Society. The ones in the middle were the sword demon Xie Qian, Jiang Yi and the sword saint Wulan of the Dongyi tribe. Zhu Chi stood on the left and right sides of Xie Qian.
Wulan Zhuchi crossed his arms and looked at the battle below with an expressionless face. His hair was left unknotted, his appearance was very different from that of the Central Plains people, and he carried a big sword behind his back.
Wulan Zhuchi said: "It's our turn to take action."
Hearing this, Jiang Yi put on a ghost mask and said, "Well, you two take action, I'll take the first step."
After saying this, Jiang Yi took the lead and rushed down the cliff to help in the battle. Xie Qian and Wulan Zhuchi heard the words and also jumped up and rushed down the cliff. The three of them had the same goal, which was to seize the emperor directly.
