As soon as Li Jiangyao received the news from the Intelligence Department, he immediately ordered five hundred soldiers and galloped out of the imperial capital.
Xifeng Mountain was not far away. The cavalry rushed in and arrived in the cave where Ge Shuxuan kidnapped Lian Ji in more than an hour.
At this moment, more than 300 white-robed troops were surrounding the place, making it difficult for Brother Shuxuan to fly.
Li Jiangyao jumped off his horse and ran quickly up the hillside. He first asked the captain and others about the previous situation, and then shouted loudly: "I am Li Jiangyao. The people inside come out to answer!"
After a while, Ge Shuxuan walked out of the cave alone, stared coldly at Li Jiangyao who was standing in the distance, and said in a hoarse voice: "Dadu protector, I have long admired you!"
Li Jiangyao had already guessed the other party's identity, but he was still a little surprised by his brother Shu Xuan's inhuman appearance. He looked at it carefully for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Are you Young Master Gui Dou's brother Shu Xuan?"
Brother Shuxuanjie smiled strangely: "Exactly. How is it? I am still alive, so you must be very disappointed, right?"
"It doesn't matter whether I'm disappointed or not." Li Jiangyao said calmly: "The Turkic army is my goal. Whether you, Ashina Zhijin, Roniya, Helianxiong, Durham, etc., will die or die Life is actually not important to me.”
Hearing this, Brother Shuxuan couldn't help but be slightly startled. He never thought that Li Jiangyao didn't care about the Turkic kings and generals at all. His goal, or the goal of the Xinjiang Army, has always been to expel foreign enemies and protect the border and the people. The elimination of the Turkic Eastern Expedition army is what Li Jiangyao cares about.
A flash of anger flashed in Ge Shuxuan's eyes, and he growled: "Stop talking nonsense! I killed so many of you, do you really not care? Or do you mean that you don't care about the life and death of the people of Shengtang?"
Li Jiangyao said calmly: "Of course I care about the lives of Shengtang people, but I am not a Taoist. If I can save it, I will sacrifice my life to save it. If I can't save it, I won't dwell on it. As for seeking revenge from you, I'm sorry. , right now there are more dangerous targets than you waiting for me to eradicate, and you are not on the list."
To brother Shu Xuan, these words were even more humiliating than directly cursing someone. He couldn't help but become angry and shouted: "Li Jiangyao, remember what you just said, sooner or later I will make you regret it!"
Li Jiangyao smiled and said, "Don't go that far. You are surrounded by us now. If you let him go, I can let you die quickly."
"Hahaha," Ge Shuxuan said with a wild laugh: "They say you are as cunning as a fox, and today it seems that it is true. You said so many beautiful words and acted like you didn't care about anything in front of me, but in fact you still have worries in your heart. Worried about that woman's safety. Li Jiangyao, I have a proposal, do you want to hear it? "
"Let's talk about it." Li Jiangyao looked at his brother Shu Xuan calmly.
"Let's take that woman as a bet and let us compete," Ge Shuxuan said fiercely: "If you win, I will not only let her go, but I will also let you do it myself; if you lose, today will be your death anniversary next year! Why? Sample?"
Li Jiangyao responded calmly: "If you are willing to take advantage of me, of course I have no reason to refuse."
Ge Shuxuan showed a sneer: "Don't worry, I still have two conditions."
"Tell me, as long as it's not too much, I can promise you." Li Jiangyao looked at his brother Shu Xuan calmly.
"The first condition is that for the sake of fairness, no one else can be present in the duel between you and me, and all your men must leave."
"This is what it should be, I agree."
"The second condition is that I have suffered a lot of internal damage due to the fierce battles before. I need three hours to adjust my breath. The fight is scheduled for midnight tonight."
Li Jiangyao looked at the sky and nodded: "That's no problem. However, I also have a condition. If you can't agree, not only will the competition be cancelled, but we will immediately launch an attack and cut you into pieces on the spot."
Brother Shuxuan squinted his eyes and sneered: "Is it about that woman?"
"That's right," Li Jiangyao said calmly: "Bring her out for me to see. I want to make sure she is safe and sound first, and she can be used as a bargaining chip for you to survive."
Ge Shuxuan hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked into the cave. After a while, he reappeared in front of everyone with Lian Ji hostage.
Li Jiangyao looked closely and found that although Lian Ji could walk on her own, her eyes were closed tightly and she had no awareness of anything outside, as if she was in a coma.
"What did you do to her?" Li Jiangyao asked in a deep voice.
Ge Shuxuan smiled evilly and said: "What I do, the Protector must know better than anyone else. How can I ensure my own safety if I don't put some medicine on her?"
Li Jiangyao frowned when he heard this, and his tone was much colder than before: "Please don't play tricks on me. The reason why you are still alive and talking to me is entirely because of her, but what if..."
Before Li Jiangyao could finish speaking, Brother Shuxuan interrupted: "Don't worry, I didn't intend to kill this woman. Although she was poisoned by me, the antidote is on me. Before dawn tomorrow, she will be dead." It can be lifted. Of course, the premise is that the Great Protector can defeat me tonight."
Li Jiangyao thought for a moment, looked at the sky again, and then ordered: "Pass my order, everyone evacuates Xifeng Mountain!"
The White Robe Army and the Intelligence Department have always regarded Li Jiangyao as a god, and his words cannot be questioned in the slightest. Now that the commander-in-chief gave the order, everyone agreed in unison and immediately retreated, leaving Li Jiangyao alone.
Seeing this, Ge Shuxuan sneered again, and then took Lian Ji back to the cave to prepare for the decisive battle that followed.
Li Jiangyao stared at the direction of the cave entrance and slowly sat down cross-legged. He kept thinking about the situation he might encounter tonight: Ge Shuxuan was very cunning and extremely clever in using poisonous techniques. The so-called duel was nothing more than an excuse. There is still some sinister plan.
The reason why he readily agreed to the conditions proposed by his brother Shu Xuan was, on the one hand, to rescue Lian Ji, and on the other hand, he also wanted to take this opportunity to solve this scourge personally to prevent the other party from hurting others in the future.
Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, the three-hour deadline is up. Li Jiangyao stopped adjusting his inner breath and slowly opened his eyes, feeling that the stars in the sky had become extremely clear.
At this moment, Brother Shuxuan escorted Lian Ji out of the cave and stared fiercely at Li Jiangyao, who was sitting cross-legged.
"It's time to make a break." Ge Shuxuan's hoarse and low voice was like a beast panting, inexplicably harsh.
Li Jiangyao stood up suddenly, pulled out the Xingluo Knife from his back, and said loudly: "You have killed countless people of Shengtang, and I have also killed countless soldiers of the Ghost Dou tribe. Tonight is not only a battle of revenge, but also a battle of revenge." The end of the Turks' eastward invasion, take action, don't let me down."
Ge Shuxuan pushed away the unconscious Lian Ji, took out two ghost blades from his waist, grinned ferociously and roared: "Li Jiangyao, the shame of the Turkic Empire can only be washed away with your blood!"
After saying that, he suddenly jumped into the air, like a ferocious monster, and rushed towards Li Jiangyao, who was several feet away.
Li Jiangyao also shouted loudly, jumped into the air, and faced the opponent.
The two met in the air and struck out at the same time like lightning. The Starfall Knife and the Ghost Blade clashed fiercely, causing sparks to fly.
The next second, they passed each other and fell to the ground one after another.
As soon as their feet touched the ground, Li Jiangyao and his brother Shu Xuan turned around almost at the same time, rushed towards their opponents without stopping, and were fighting again in the blink of an eye.
Li Jiangyao's Instant Eyes were activated with all his strength, and the Starfall Sword Technique hit faster and faster. It was like the Milky Way falling and meteors shining. As for Ge Shuxuan, due to the medicinal effect of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the meridians throughout his body were transformed like a half-man, half-animal. Regardless of his speed, his internal strength was greatly increased. The two ghost blades flew up and down without falling behind at all.
The two of them went back and forth on the flat ground halfway up Xifeng Mountain, fighting fiercely for seventy or eighty rounds, and the scenes were evenly matched. Brother Shuxuan knew in his heart that Li Jiangyao was not using all his strength at the moment, and Li Jiangyao also knew that Brother Shuxuan had not yet used his special poison-killing move.
Both of them are testing, and both have reservations, just waiting to see the other's flaw, and then kill them in one fell swoop.
The competition between masters must not be fake at all. The fight was fierce and fast. As time went on, Li Jiangyao, who had more solid skills, gradually gained the upper hand. Brother Shuxuan had no choice but to use the poisonous move in advance before he was injured.
He roared and tried his best to dodge the Xingluo Knife that struck his left shoulder. At the same time, he used both hands and wrists to shake out two puffs of light yellow smoke from his sleeves.
The smoke was like a ghost in the dark night, actually gathering and not dispersing. It was suspended within a radius of several feet, wrapping up the two people who were engaged in a fierce battle.
Li Jiangyao felt a tightness in his chest and knew it was due to inhaling the poisonous mist. He quickly held his breath and concentrated, turned back and flew out of the yellow smoke area. Unexpectedly, Ge Shuxuan seized the opportunity and chased after him, and the strange yellow smoke floated closer with him.
Li Jiangyao once heard Xia Hou Ninghan talk about "Vidasni" and knew that it was a poison specially used by Ge Shuxuan to deal with martial arts masters. But who would have expected that Ge Shuxuan now has a new method and can actually control it? Toxic smoke has been around for a long time, which is simply unbelievable.
And with this poisonous smoke in action, Ge Shuxuan has an additional move to attack the opponent, and can make the opponent hard to guard against during the fight.
Li Jiangyao had no choice but to retreat again and continue to distance himself from his brother Shu Xuan. When Brother Shuxuan saw this, he couldn't help but smile proudly. He waved his double blades in his hands and chased after him without giving the opponent any chance to breathe.
The two chased each other for a while, then returned to the starting position. Li Jiangyao gradually stabilized his position at this time. He knew in his heart that blindly dodging was not the answer after all, he had to defeat the opponent's trick.
Thinking of this, he suddenly gathered his strength and turned around to face the menacing brother Shu Xuan. The long knife in his hand suddenly emitted a dazzling light!
