Shan Tingxian's reaction should be said to be very fast.
Originally, he flew to the ground following Shen Lie, but Shan Tingxian could not have imagined in advance that Ye Rongcheng would be so unlucky. With just one move, he was seriously injured by Shen Lie and was also seriously injured. giving the other party a chance to completely disrupt the situation.
When Shan Tingxian wanted to catch up with Shen Lie again and entangle him, the Xuanjia Army soldiers who were already in chaos around him became the biggest interference and obstacle in front of Shan Tingxian.
Seeing that Shen Lie was taking advantage of the chaos and was about to break through the encirclement, Shan Tingxian suddenly became wise and relied on his superb Qinggong skills to suddenly jump up and jump high into the air to attack Shen Lie who was not far ahead.
Such a method of consuming internal energy really worked, and Shan Tingxian quickly closed the distance between the two. However, just when he was only a few steps away from catching up with Shen Lie, Shen Lie suddenly moved toward the person beside him. On the ground, he shook his hand and threw out a black projectile. As soon as the projectile hit the ground, it exploded immediately, with a loud crackling sound and a large amount of pungent smoke, which instantly enveloped the entire area within a few feet of it.
This is exactly the escape artifact "Blurry Bead" specially made by Beiya Nilin Division that Lao Jianhua used outside Zijin Pass.
Shan Tingxian flew in mid-air and watched Shen Lie's figure disappear into the thick smoke. He immediately adjusted his direction and turned to the side leading to the Luoshui River in time.
He knew very well that Luoshui was Shen Lie's only chance to escape at this time, so needless to say, the other party played the Bewilderment Pearl in order to escape into the river under the cover of the poisonous mist, and then escape. Shan Tingxian was rich in experience, so how could he give Shen Lie such a way out, so after he predicted Shen Lie's escape direction, he rushed ahead and intercepted Director Nilin Shi with all his strength.
But things once again went beyond Shan Tingxian's expectations. Shen Lie, who made many strange moves tonight, did not rush out of the thick fog from the direction close to Luoshui as he imagined. Instead, he continued to use his extraordinary skills to attack from the opposite direction. He rushed out, and as soon as he appeared, he jumped onto the roof and quickly ran northwest from the other side.
Almost all the officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army, like Shan Tingxian, focused all their attention on the Luoshui River. In this way, Shen Lie easily broke through the tight encirclement. By the time everyone reacted and turned around to catch up, Shen Lie had already knocked down more than twenty Xuanjia soldiers, jumped out of the tight encirclement, and ran a hundred paces away in the chaos.
Shan Tingxian stood there, screaming in anger.
Seeing that Shen Lie was about to catch him, the cooked duck actually fluttered its wings and he flew away. This was really unreasonable. What's more, when Shen Lie was trapped in a tight siege, he could still successfully play tricks on himself, then turn around and run away, spreading the word that Shan Tingxian really didn't have to be a human being anymore.
"As long as he doesn't enter Luoshui, he won't be able to escape. Chase him!" Shan Tingxian shouted angrily, took the lead in using Qinggong, and followed closely behind Shen Lie. The rest of the men saw this and hurriedly followed, jumping up and down along the house to catch up.
Shen Lie's foot strength was extremely good. Without a master to intercept him, he fully mobilized his internal strength and ran all the way to the northwest of Luoyi. He accelerated forward without stopping, feeling that he was running faster and faster.
Although Shan Tingxian and others tried their best, they were always left a hundred steps away by him.
After the two sides chased each other for several miles, Shan Tingxian, who was lagging behind, secretly wondered as he ran: The roundup tonight was a life-or-death situation set up by Mr. Lao himself. He took advantage of the confusing White Horse Temple incident to successfully lure Shi Chenlie, the director of Nilin, to Luoyi and surrounded him. It stands to reason that the outermost perimeter is the Luoyi city wall, which is heavily guarded by the Xuanjia Army, and the interior is a capture team composed of many masters. Faced with such a dragnet, Shen Lie has absolutely no chance of escaping, no matter how good his martial arts skills are.
The only thing to worry about is that he sneaked into Luoshui out of desperation, escaped from the encirclement through the rivers extending in all directions, and then hid in the Nilin Division's secret lair in Luoyi. At that time, if you want to find traces of Director Shi of Beiya Nilin in the large city of Luoyi, it will probably be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
Moreover, as the eastern capital of the Holy Tang Dynasty, it was impossible to seal various city gates for a long time to search for prisoners, let alone to search for court officials with no clear charges in broad daylight.
However, judging from the current situation, Shen Lie has obviously given up the option of using Luoshui to escape, and has other plans.
Where is he going to escape to?
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While Shen Lie was running with all his strength, he looked back to check on the pursuers. Just now, he used a series of clever tricks to finally escape from the tight siege, temporarily avoiding the danger of being killed on the spot by the opponent.
However, the real danger is not entirely lifted.
Although the previous fighting did not cause much harm to Shen Lie, due to the large number of Xuanjia soldiers, it was inevitable to suffer some injuries, large and small. At this time, Shen Lie had seven or eight wounds all over his body. Although the injuries were not serious, he lost a lot of blood. In addition, when he finally broke out, he had to sacrifice his internal strength violently, and he spared no effort when running away. Therefore, now he also feels that he is about to run out of energy and become the end of his strength.
At the moment, the master of the Xuanjia Army is still biting him from behind, not relaxing at all. In particular, Shan Tingxian, the Huangmen servant, seemed to be a ferocious spirit, chasing him closer and closer, and it didn't take long for him to be completely chased away.
Luoyi City is currently under the complete control of Xie Guang, and the opponent's plan has been planned and prepared for a long time. For Shen Lie, it can be said that there is no internal support and no external reinforcements.
There were very few opportunities for him to escape.
The decision to give up escaping through the Luoshui River just now was entirely an expedient move forced by the helpless circumstances. If there was still the slightest chance, Shen Lie would definitely try his best to break in, seize Luoshui and escape.
Unfortunately, for the enemy who had already taken precautions, his choice of Luoshui was the same as choosing a dead end.
Now Shen Lie can no longer think too much. The only thing he can do is to quickly find another way out.
And in this crisis-ridden Luoyi City, there is only one way out for him at this time, which is the large group of magnificent buildings not far ahead - the Imperial City of the Eastern Capital!
Imperial City! Where is the royal chariot! Where Prince Li Bing lives!
That place, let alone trespassing at night, even if you don't obey the call in broad daylight, daring to enter without authorization is a crime of beheading!
However, the most dangerous places are often also the safest places. Ni Lin Chang Shi, who is full of courage, plans to go directly to Ni Yi Ni Dragon Scale at this critical moment to fight for his own chance of survival!
Shen Lie didn't hesitate at all. He suddenly raised his breath and whispered softly. He took a few steps and leaped forward for nearly ten feet. In a blink of an eye, he was under the wall of the Eastern Capital Imperial City.
Before he could stand completely, his right hand pulled out a small chain-locked flying claw from his backpack, and shot it onto the tall wall with a shake of his hand. The steel flying claws made a slight whistling sound, and in the blink of an eye they grasped the wall tiles above. Shen Lie tugged with his hands, feeling that the strength was solid, so he exerted force with his feet, and suddenly jumped up to ten feet, followed by his hands and feet. Using them together, he climbed up the city wall by the chain, and flew into the imperial city where Prince Li Bing was in a blink of an eye.
Shan Tingxian and others who were chasing after him saw Shen Lie's figure disappearing from the wall of the imperial city, and they couldn't help but turn pale with shock.
Although they still don't know what Shen Lie's plan is for breaking into the imperial city at night, his escape into the prince's chariot has gone beyond Lao Jianhua's previous plan.
This variable may become the most unpredictable factor in tonight's roundup. Once Shen Lie disturbs the Holy Master and arouses the anger of Prince Long Wei, God knows how much trouble will be caused.
Shen Lie, who had already broken into the palace city at this time, was precisely aware of the concerns of Lao Jianhua, Shan Tingxian and others, so he took the risk to break into the restricted area and seek death.
According to the intelligence from the Luoyi branch of Nilinsi, the prince Li Bing, who was ordered to supervise the country, did not seem to be completely in cahoots with Xie Guang, nor did he become the puppet of the other party. On the contrary, with Murong Xue's strong cooperation, Li Bing not only withstood the pressure of some of Xie Guang's inappropriate demands, but also gradually took the initiative to deal with powerful officials.
Like tonight's roundup, Shen Lie bet that Li Bing probably didn't know anything about it beforehand.
The reason for this conjecture is actually very simple.
Shi, the director of Beiya Nilin, was the royal private soldier of the emperors of the past dynasties. As the emperor's retinue and eyes and ears, he was tantamount to a confidant among his cronies. Such a status is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary court officials.
Within the sphere of influence of the Shengtang Dynasty, if Shi, the director of the Nilin Division, had any shortcomings, it would mean a direct challenge to the supreme imperial power!
No matter how good-tempered the emperor Li Chengwu was, he would never give up.
As for the prince Li Bing, he had no motive or reason to get rid of Shen Lie. When the situation is gradually becoming more and more favorable to him, wouldn't it be a stupid thing to do something to harm Beiya Nilinsi?
Based on this consideration, Shen Lie judged that the current siege was completely a secret plan by Xie Guang and Lao Jianhua. The purpose was to eliminate the opponents in the court who were unfavorable to them, and at the same time, take this opportunity to To instigate and destroy the relationship between the emperor and the prince.
Such a ruthless approach kills two birds with one stone.
Shen Lie was in danger and decided to take a gamble along this line of thinking. The bet is whether his judgment on Li Bing is accurate, and the bet is his own wealth and life. Although breaking into the palace at night and disturbing the Holy Master is a heinous crime, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not get involved in tonight's conspiracy, there is still a precious glimmer of hope for Shen Lie.
