Chapter 303: A strange combination of circumstances
If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will create shade. ----------"Zengguang Xianwen" by Xitao of Zhou Dynasty in Qing Dynasty
It is said that Wu Anguo, Liu Bei's newly appointed guard leader, was highly skilled in martial arts and rigorous in defense. Chen Long had to repeatedly inspect Liu Bei's route out of the patrol camp. When he was worried that he could not start in the wild jungle, he accidentally discovered that there was another mystery inside the east city gate wall. If he hid in the item warehouse in the Soldier Cave, he could just shoot Liu Bei from behind and escape quickly.
As for the escape route, Chen Long was not worried at all. As long as he can withdraw from behind the east city wall, relying on his lightness skills, he can fly into the east city where the people live, and escape from the alley to the south gate. Even if they forcefully break in, there is no problem in escaping on their own. As long as their identities are not revealed, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will never know that it was Chen Long who killed Liu Bei. Chen Long firmly believed that this was the only way to prevent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two famous generals, from dying unexpectedly in the future. In this sinister world, I am the only one who will not be greedy for power and do the evil deeds of killing cunning rabbits and cooking for lackeys.
Therefore, from an emotional point of view, Chen Long did not have many psychological barriers to his decision to kill Liu Bei. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he unexpectedly found that he was very determined when executing it. Maybe it was because Liu Bei was a major factor hindering the unification of the world, or maybe it was because General Guan and Zhang could live a long life with him. Anyway, Liu Bei had to die this time.
What followed was a long wait. Chen Long prepared water and some dry food, as if the familiar sniper life in his previous life had returned. In his previous life, Chen Long was a top-notch sniper master. As long as he had a hot weapon, Chen Long could kill anyone he wanted. It's a pity that even if Chen Long can disassemble a complex sniper rifle in a few seconds, the technology of Dahan's era simply cannot produce hundreds of refined steel that can withstand the gun.
Chen Long's most glorious record in sniping in his previous life was when he waited for his target at the foothills of the Himalayan Plateau and on top of the snow-capped mountains for three weeks before delivering the final fatal blow. Compared with hiding their whereabouts on the top of the snow-capped mountains, the waiting now is very childish. It's just that I haven't fired an arrow with the strong bow in my hand, and I don't know if the accuracy can reach 100%.
The next day, the sky was getting brighter, and Chen Long raised his hearing to the limit. According to Liu Bei's pattern of actions, it was very possible for the troops to patrol outside the city today. Sure enough, several horses neighed at the city gate, and then the sound of martial law came to mind, and then the faint sound of horse hooves came from the East Street in the city, which was relatively slow and medium-speed. Chen Long silently counted the number of horses in his heart: " One, two, and three horses, a total of twenty war horses.”
Chen Long heard clearly that twenty war horses were coming from East Street at a medium speed. Although the sound of horse hooves was noisy, he could still hear that it was roughly divided into two parts. The first group in front had five horses. According to the daily configuration , it should be the two horses in front opening the way, Liu Bei in the middle behind, and one of the guards on the left and right is Wu Anguo.
The sound of the city gate opening was heard from under the Tibetan Soldier Cave, and then the suspension bridge was suddenly lowered. Chen Long held his breath and concentrated. The big bow in his hand had been opened like a full moon. Thinking that today could change history and kill the ever-famous Liu Bei, Chen Long was also nervous. Standing up, his palms couldn't help sweating slightly. Chen Long used his skills to relieve his accelerated heartbeat.
The sound of hoofbeats became louder and louder, and the sound of salutes and shouts from the gatekeepers came. The cavalry team did not stop and quickly approached the city gate. Chen Long clenched his big bow, abandoned the distracting thoughts in his mind, and entered the ancient well without wavering, holding his breath. , the arrow points in the void outside the city, and Liu Bei's head should appear outside the city gate at any time.
The sound of horse hoofs rumbled into the city gate, and the entire Tibetan Army Cave trembled slightly. Chen Long counted the rhythm of the horse hoofs, one, two, three. His eyes blurred. The first two of the cavalry team had already rushed out of the city gate, followed closely by As soon as he rode a red horse, Chen Long recognized the tall figure on the horse at a glance, it was Wu Anguo.
The three horses that were originally riding side by side became a single file because the city gate was narrow and only two horses could ride side by side. Chen Long concentrated his energy, and there was no doubt that behind Wu Anguo, it was Liu Bei. When he appeared, he would kill this big hero with one arrow, leaving history with the eternal mystery of the death of the emperor's uncle.
Behind Wu Anguo, a white horse and a red horse roared out of the city gate almost simultaneously. It turned out that only Wu Anguo came forward. Liu Bei and another guard in gray galloped out side by side. Chen Long immediately locked onto it subconsciously. The one on the white horse is Liu Bei, because the appearance of Lu, whom Liu Bei is riding, left a deep impression on Chen Long. It seems that as long as he is Liu Bei, he will definitely ride a white horse.
Without much time to think, Chen Long's intuition was that it was definitely Liu Bei's back. The strange thing was that the other back also gave Chen Long a very familiar feeling. Although his heart was tight, the arrow that had been charging for a long time was already popular. He chased the back of the white horse like lightning. With the slight bang of the bowstring, the tip of the iron arrow reached the back of the white horse's back.
The galloping white horse is none other than Liu Bei and Liu Xuande in gray official uniform. It is said that the spring breeze was a success, and Liu Bei deceived Liu Yu, gained trust, and easily obtained tens of thousands of soldiers from Hongshan. His mind was full of thinking about how to win the support of celebrities and powerful people in the Central Plains under the banner of reviving the Han Dynasty. . Liu Bei relied on his own talent and reputation, and loved his people as his own son, and was already dreaming of conquering the world.
Chen Long was full of expectations. He just waited for the iron arrow to penetrate the back of Liu Bei's head, and immediately left the soldier's cave and fled towards the expected route to the south gate. While looking forward to it, I couldn't help but wonder who the familiar figure next to Liu Bei was. I glanced over and suddenly saw the man's shoulders moving slightly, as if he was waving the riding crop in his hand from bottom to top.
Chen Long was shocked, and saw that the riding whip was very short, and felt a little relieved. Unexpectedly, the arrow feathers at the end of the iron arrow were still affected by the air waves exhaled by the riding whip, and tilted slightly downwards. There was a popping sound, and the iron arrow deflected away. It hit the predetermined critical point on the back of Liu Bei's head and inserted into the back of Liu Bei's neck like a meteor.
Liu Bei let out an earth-shattering scream and fell off his white horse. Chen Long didn't have time to carefully examine his life and death, so he jumped out of the back door of the Hidden Soldier Cave and fled. Wu Anguo quickly reined in his horse and protected Liu Bei who fell to the ground. The other guards guarding him, some of whom knew some medical knowledge, were already checking Liu Bei's injuries, and the man with strong martial arts skills who used the riding whip to create waves of energy was already He turned around and flew up to the Tibetan Soldier Cave, kicking open the arrow door.
It turned out that this man was much more powerful in martial arts than Wu Anguo, and he was also superb in bow and arrow skills. At that time, when he and Liu Bei were riding out of the city gate, the man's ears caught the slight sound of the bowstring in Chen Long's hand as he relaxed, and he knew that someone had fired a cold arrow. He subconsciously felt the wind blowing behind him. Sure enough, there was an arrow attack. Liu Bei. Although the target of the arrow was not him, he was busy trying to save others. He only had a riding whip in his hand, and he swung it from bottom to top in the direction of the arrow based on his feeling. He could only penetrate the tip of the whip and send out a burst of energy, which actually prevented Liu Bei. It was bad luck that a sharp arrow pierced the brain.
The man entered the Cave of Hidden Soldiers, picked up the strong bow in the ground, and saw the water next to him, thinking deeply. If Chen Long was still in the Hidden Soldier Cave, he would definitely shout in surprise. The man in gray with such a familiar back was none other than his good friend in Donglai County, the magistrate of Huang County, Taishi Ci Taishi Ziyi, who was ranked among the best in the Three Kingdoms in martial arts.
As mentioned in the previous document, because Yuan Shao's troops retreated and Cao Cao's troops came again, the situation in Qingzhou was still tense, so he went to Jizhou and Youzhou alone to search for the dragon beads. After visiting all the way, Taishi Ci happened to have arrived at Hongshan in the past few days, and was attracted by Liu Bei, who was eager for talents. I have to say that Liu Bei does have his own charm, and Taishi Ci wanted to ask Liu Bei to raise troops to rescue Qingzhou, so Taishi Ci followed Liu Bei and continued to visit Longzhu. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's life was saved by some mistake today.
Chen Long never expected that this familiar man was Tai Shici, so he could only escape from Nancheng first. As for Liu Bei's life and death, we can only find out later.
Liu Bei was urgently carried back to the city lord's palace, and the doctor Jin Chuang who was sent for him also arrived. Liu Bei did not die on the spot, but he was bleeding profusely and had already fallen into coma and shock due to excessive blood loss. After a round of intense hemostasis, Dr. Jin Chuang saw off the arrowheads and arrow tails exposed on the front and back of the neck, and then slowly dug out the remaining arrow shaft in the middle. Then he did another round of hemostasis, and the wound was then tightly bandaged.
Liu Yu, who was seriously ill, was also alarmed. He rushed to see Liu Bei unconscious and ordered people to do their best to treat him. Liu Yu appointed Qi Zhou to temporarily act as military affairs agent, Yan Rou to act as government affairs agent, and Wu Anguo was responsible for public security and finding the murderer. Finally, there was no chaos in Hongshan.
Although Liu Bei was still alive, he was seriously injured and was unconscious for several days. He was only on the thin line between life and death. Seeing that Hongshan had too much to take care of, and that Liu Bei was seriously injured and difficult to treat, Taishi Ci would definitely not send troops to rescue Qingzhou, so he had to pack up his backpack and leave, intending to continue looking for Longzhu.
Chen Long had been waiting outside Nancheng for a long time, and he also remembered the familiar figure of a strong martial artist. He never knew who it was, and he didn't dare to guess that it was Tai Shici. Chen Long was afraid that the news would be blocked, so he stared at the south city gate every day. If Liu Bei died, an obituary would be posted; if Liu Bei did not die, he would venture into the city again.
On the fourth day, Chen Long still didn't see Liu Bei's obituary notice posted in the city. He couldn't hold it any longer, so he prepared a suit of peasant makeup, blackened his face and hands, and tried to sneak into the city. Just as he walked not far from the city gate, he suddenly saw a big man riding a red horse coming out of the city gate. Sitting on the horse was a big man. Chen Long recognized him as Taishi Ci of Donglai.
Chen Long was as if enlightened, and realized that the person who could save Liu Bei at the critical moment was actually Tai Shici. Although he still couldn't figure out the whole story, Chen Long rolled his eyes and already had a plan in mind. Taishi Ci's horse came out of the city gate, slowly increased its speed, and passed by Chen Long. Chen Long lowered his head and let it pass by. Then he spread out his steps and chased Taishi Ci Ma from a distance.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
