In the early morning, there were few people around the execution ground and it was deserted. Zhang Xiaopan, who had just opened his eyes, felt a chill coming over him and shivered.
I got up and walked around. Except for some vegetable farmers, there was almost no one there. I found a sunny place to sit down, took out a piece of pancake and ate it.
An hour later, government officials and guards came one after another to arrange security around the execution ground. However, he could not tell which government office those people belonged to. Just looking at this situation, it was clear that Gao Bishan was determined and attached great importance to the execution of Pei Chen. .
A government official walked towards Zhang Xiaopan and shouted.
"Where did you come from, little beggar? Please leave the execution ground quickly so as not to hinder the eyes of Master Jian Zhan." As he said this, he wanted to reach out and touch the beautiful wooden sword beside Zhang Xiaopan.
Zhang Xiaopan twisted around and pressed the sword under his body, saying, "Your Excellency, this is a wooden sword for children to play with. Are you interested in it as a toy for children?"
Seeing what Zhang Xiaopan said, the officer looked disdainful: "Go, go! Take your crap and get away, don't let me see you again."
Zhang Xiaopan picked up the wooden sword and walked aside, but stopped before walking far and found a corner to sit down.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaopan hadn't gone far, the yamen officer stepped forward to drive him away.
"You little beggar, you don't understand what I'm saying, do you? Do you want to have a taste of my prison in the Criminal Department?"
Zhang Xiaopan put on a harmless smile and said: "Brother, the little beggar has never seen beheading in his whole life. Don't you want to join in the fun? But if eldest brother wants me to go to jail, thank you very much." Brother, you can save me from having to sleep out in the open air."
The yamen officer couldn't do anything to Zhang Xiaopan. After all, what Zhang Xiaopan said was right. Besides, this little beggar would not pose any threat to Wu Shi's execution. He said, "Then listen carefully. I'll find a corner later." Stay quiet and don't run around and cause trouble for me."
Xiao Pan quickly said hello, and then sat quietly in the corner waiting for the arrival of three quarters of noon.
Another moment passed, and the sound of horse hooves and wheels came from the street. Xiao Pan raised his eyes and saw a group of men and horses wearing armor sitting in front, followed by two official sedans, and behind the sedan was a group of armored guards. , as these people gradually walked into the execution place and stopped at the side of the execution place, the guards lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and two fat-headed officials walked out of the official sedan chair. Zhang Xiaopan had never seen such a grand pomp before, let alone known that Who was it that walked out of the sedan door? I only knew that one of them must be Gao Bishan.
The two men walked directly to the execution platform and sat down. The man in blue official uniform shouted down: "Escort the prisoner to the entrance!"
I saw another group of people coming from the road they had just entered. The people escorting the prison van and the surrounding guards were not the same group of people. However, Zhang Xiaopan could tell that the people escorting the prison van were from the Ministry of Punishments, and the iron guards were Wei was mostly from Gaobishan.
The prison car came to a stop at the side of the field. Zhang Xiaopan saw clearly that the person in the car was Pei Chen, but he had been tortured to the point where he couldn't see clearly. Zhang Xiaopan couldn't hide his emotions, tears fell instantly, and he clenched his teeth, wishing he could Now I rushed to rob someone, but I still endured it. After all, this was not the best time, not to mention the prison car chains.
As Pei Chen was brought to Xingtai, it was already noon, and he would be beheaded in three quarters.
The officials on the execution platform looked at the people gathered around and knew that the time was almost up, so they turned around and asked the people next to them. After receiving the answer, they loudly read out the unfounded charges.
At this time, Pei Chen saw Zhang Xiaopan in the corner from the corner of his eye, and shook his head vigorously at Zhang Xiaopan, because Pei Chen knew Zhang Xiaopan's character and would definitely make a scene in the execution ground to save him, but in the end it was just two people. Everyone will fall here.
After all the process, the time has come.
The execution officer said again: "There is an old criminal named Pei Chen. I and Mr. Gao have been ordered to execute him. Now the time has come for execution!"
With the sound of execution, the executioner picked up the guillotine, sprayed it with wine, wiped it with a red cloth, combed the hair on the back of Pei Chen's neck, then spit in the palm of his hand, gripped the handle of the knife and chopped off at Pei Chen.
Gao Bishan looked at this scene with a proud look in his eyes and a lewd smile on his lips.
The executioner fell with his knife. Everyone wanted to see the excitement, but at this moment they all closed their eyes. It is human nature not to dare to look.
There was a sound of "ah", and everyone thought that Pei Chen's head had fallen to the ground. Then they opened their eyes and looked towards Xingtai. What they saw surprised the people in the audience, but the officers and soldiers on the stage were in chaos.
I saw that Pei Chen was safe and sound, but the executioner was lying aside vomiting blood.
A red wooden sword was firmly stuck on the ground beside Pei Chen, but no one could see anyone pulling out the sword.
When the government officer who had met Zhang Xiaopan before saw the sword, his heart trembled, and he thought of the playful little beggar, and then looked towards the corner. At this time, Zhang Xiaopan had already stood up and was slowly approaching Xingtai.
The yamen servant shouted: "It's him, the little beggar!"
Pei Chen looked at the wooden sword banishing the immortal next to him, and then thought of Zhang Xiaopan. He couldn't help but burst into tears from his blood-stained eyes. He raised his head vigorously and looked at Zhang Xiaopan.
Zhang Xiaopan's eyes were firm, and a group of guards and government officials were surrounding Zhang Xiaopan. When the people watching the excitement saw this, they scattered one after another and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Xiaopan was also surrounded. Gao Bishan and others couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw Zhang Xiaopan's appearance. It was really unbelievable that a humble little beggar dared to rob the execution ground.
Following the order from the prison officer who claimed to be the Minister of Punishment, those who surrounded Zhang Xiaopan began to take action. However, Zhang Xiaopan calmly pointed at the wooden sword to banish the immortal, only to see the wooden sword that had been firmly inserted beside Pei Chen. After the sword trembled for a while, it flew towards Zhang Xiaopan and landed in Zhang Xiaopan's hand.
Everyone was a little surprised. They thought that a little beggar could be capable, so they gave up their doubts and rushed forward like crazy.
Zhang Xiaopan said that it was not long before he swung his sword, and a powerful sword intention emitted a red color that was like banishing an immortal and struck in front of him. Wherever the sword intention hit, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and there was a cry of mourning.
Only then did everyone realize that they had underestimated the little beggar in front of them. This little beggar was actually a master of swordsmanship.
Pei Chen felt a little happy when he saw that Zhang Xiaopan had made such progress in such a short period of time, but he was more worried. After all, what Zhang Xiaopan was dealing with at this time was only the government's soldiers and generals, but the masters of the Jade Sword Sect in Gaobi Mountain were still there. If he didn't show up, he must be hiding in the dark. With Zhang Xiaopan's cultivation at this time, he would definitely suffer.
Seeing Zhang Xiaopan's fierce sword intent, no one around him dared to stop him. Zhang Xiaopan went straight to Pei Chen, cut off the anklets and ropes that bound Pei Chen, and pulled out the hook from Pei Chen's pipa bone. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned extremely pale.
"Xiao Pan, you are so stupid. You know that something is impossible but you still want to happen. Doesn't your master care about you?"
Zhang Xiaopan was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Brother Pei, Xiao Pan knows it's not easy, but Xiao Pan has to come. Regarding Master's matter, if we can escape today, we will inform Brother Pei."
Only then did Pei Chen realize that Zhang Xiaopan might have sneaked out behind Li Chouxin's back, but he didn't ask any more questions. The matter was over, and he only hoped that Xiaopan could save his life.
At this time, more and more iron guards and government officials were surrounding them, and the situation was urgent.
Zhang Xiaopan asked: "Brother Pei, can you still leave by yourself?"
Pei Chen nodded and said, "This injury is nothing. It's fine for walking. It's just that it's hard to use my skills at the moment."
Zhang Xiaopan said like an adult: "Brother Pei, then you just follow Xiao Pan, and Xiao Pan will lead you to fight your way out."
Zhang Xiaopan and Pei Chen were about to charge, but Gao Bishan, who had been silent on the stage, spoke at this time.
"Little beggar, if you put down the sword in your hand today, our family may spare your life, but this Pei Chen will definitely die today."
Zhang Xiaopan smiled: "Old castrated dog, although I, Zhang Xiaopan, am young, I also know etiquette, justice, integrity, and what is right and wrong. If I were the person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, I would not be here today."
A sword was swung out, and the sword intention went towards the two people on the execution platform. The iron guards stepped forward to resist, but they were still shattered to pieces by the sword intention. The armor on their bodies was ineffective at the moment, but due to the There were many people, but the sword was still blocked by four or five people in front of Gao Bishan.
Gao Bishan was horrified. He didn't expect the sword's power to be so unfathomable. He didn't dare to be careless. Then he ordered people to surround him and ordered others to continue to fight Zhang Xiaopan and Zhang Xiaopan.
Zhang Xiaopan no longer hesitated, and swung out his sword continuously. The execution ground was suddenly filled with blood. The dead were torn into pieces, and the non-dead were missing arms and legs. The scene was once very horrifying.
"Protect your lord! Protect your lord!" The Minister of Punishment could only keep shouting beside Gao Bishan. Although Gao Bishan was frightened, he did not lose his composure.
Seeing that Gao Bishan had not yet given the order, the masters of the Jade Sword Sect in the dark could only continue to lurk. However, watching Zhang Xiaopan fight wantonly, he still felt a little uncontrollable.
In a matter of seconds, more than half of the armored guards and government officials were killed or injured, but they did not even harm Zhang Xiaopan.
Gao Bishan saw that the time was almost up, and with a glance, the Yujian disciples flew out from all around and landed around Zhang Xiaopan.
Seeing this, Pei Chen quickly said to Zhang Xiaopan: "Be careful with their sword array. This sword array originally had twenty-eight swords, but I have cut off fifteen swords. Although there are only thirteen swords left, don't be careless."
Just as Pei Chen was reminding Zhang Xiaopan, Yu Zhenzi, the head of the Jade Sword Sect, had slowly landed next to Gao Bishan. Pei Chen's eyes were shocked and he said, "Xiao Pan, be especially careful about that person, that is the head of the Jade Sword Sect."
Gao Bishan said at this time: "Pei Chen, little beggar, you are destined to be unable to escape from this place today. If you had known better, we would have captured you without any effort. We can still keep you waiting for a whole body."
Zhang Xiaopan ignored Gao Bishan and swung his sword directly at one of the thirteen people. Although the man was knocked back, the sword was still caught.
Seeing that the two of them refused to restrain themselves, Gao Bishan directly ordered an attack and kill them.
The Thirteen Swords Sword Formation was activated. Although the power was greatly reduced, it was still tricky. As the sword formation rotated, people kept attacking Zhang Xiaopan. The speed was so fast and the moves were so exquisite that Zhang Xiaopan was almost unable to parry. He could only continue to attack. He used his sword to defend himself, but he couldn't swing the sword for a long time.
Pei Chen asked: "Xiao Pan, don't get entangled with them, for fear of something happening, that Yu Zhenzi is still watching."
Zhang Xiaopan listened to Pei Chen's words and said to everyone: "Since you can block my first sword, then try my second sword."
"What? And a sword? This little beggar is really beyond his appearance. He's interesting. I'm a little curious." Yuzhenzi on the stage said in a low voice.
Zhang Xiaopan repelled the attack, stepped on the ground with one foot and jumped hard, flew into the air, looked at the thirteen people on the ground, and swung out a sword. The sword instantly turned into three thousand sword shadows and headed towards the thirteen people. Everyone on the field Including Yu Zhenzi, everyone was shocked by this sword. Everyone had never seen such a majestic and domineering sword move.
Each sword shadow carries supreme true meaning and domineering power. Although the thirteen swords can be resisted at first, how can the mere thirteen swords be the opponent of the three thousand sword shadows? In an instant, they are all penetrated by these infinite swords. Through the body, no one was spared until they died on the ground.
Zhang Xiaopan fell to the ground and said: "Brother Pei, you cut off fifteen swords. Today Xiaopan also cut off thirteen swords, but I will catch up with you soon."
Pei Chen didn't know whether to be happy or worried at this time. He was happy about Xiaopan's achievements today and worried about today's difficulties. He really didn't know how to answer.
"How dare you! How dare you kill one of my disciples and risk your life!" Yu Zhenzi jumped down from the stage in anger and stopped in front of Pei Chen and Zhang Xiaopan who were about to leave.
"Old man! Why do you want to block my way?"
Hearing Zhang Xiaopan call him this, Yu Zhenzi was furious, "You little beggar is so arrogant. Do you think you can sit back and relax after killing Thirteen Swords? You are too ignorant. I will teach you a lesson today."
"Old man, you talk too much!"
Yu Zhenzi was furious, and he drew his long sword and attacked Zhang Xiaopan. Although Zhang Xiaopan had domineering sword intent and true energy, he was unable to use it in Yu Zhenzi's lightning-fast offensive, and he could only continue to be tired of dealing with it.
Only then did Zhang Xiaopan understand what Pei Chen said. He didn't expect that this old man really had two brushes. No wonder Brother Pei would be caught by them. It's just that he can't use his sword moves at the moment, otherwise he might still be able to fight.
Just when Zhang Xiaopan was distracted, Yu Zhenzi stabbed Zhang Xiaopan's arm with his sword, and knocked Zhang Xiaopan away with another palm.
Zhang Xiaopan knelt on the ground with one leg, supporting his body with a wooden sword, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Little beggar, you were so arrogant just now, why don't you use your sword moves?" After Yu Zhenzi said this, he did not intend to give Zhang Xiaopan a chance to breathe again. After all, he was not sure if Zhang Xiaopan used that terrifying sword move again. He was able to take it, so he stabbed towards Zhang Xiaopan.
Zhang Xiaopan stood up at this time, but it was too late. When he saw the sword, it was about to pierce Zhang Xiaopan's chest.
Zhang Xiaopan glanced at Pei Chen, then closed his eyes with a smile. Pei Chen also opened his eyes wide at this time, looking at the long sword that was approaching inch by inch.
With a clang, the sword in Yu Zhenzi's hand fell to the ground, just two or three inches away from Zhang Xiaopan. Zhang Xiaopan opened his eyes and saw a familiar sword standing in front of him. It turned out to be the master's three-foot-three sword.
"Old man, how dare you bully my disciple?"
A deep voice came from a high place, and everyone looked and saw a man in white falling from the sky and landing directly next to Zhang Xiaopan.
"You brat, I'll settle this account with you when I get back."
It was Li Chouxin who spoke.
The old man looked at the young Li Chouxin, shocked by the power of the sword that had just blocked his own. He did not dare to look down upon it, and said politely: "Who are you? Although your Excellency is a superb swordsman, to leave with such indifference and arrogance at this time would be too disrespectful to us." Do so many people take it seriously? I thought this little beggar was crazy enough, but I didn’t expect you to be even crazier than him."
"Old man, didn't my apprentice tell you that you talk too much?" Li Chouxin glanced sideways at Yu Zhenzi.
Yuzhenzi also knew that he could only bite the bullet at this time, then he kicked up the sword on the ground and held it in his hand, and was about to attack Li Chouxin.
But no matter how Yu Zhenzi struck out with the long sword, Li Chouxin could easily dodge it, and the three-foot-three sword in his hand never made a single move.
Zhang Xiaopan was dumbfounded by this.
Li Chou turned around and said to Zhang Xiaopan: "Did you see it? Silly boy, this is the real magic effect of the Heart Attraction Technique. These Jade Sword Sects are nothing."
Yu Zhenzi saw that Li Chouxin did not forget to give instructions to his apprentice at this moment, and actually did not take him seriously, so he launched an offensive even faster. However, no matter how fast Yu Zhenzi's sword was, Li Chouxin could dodge him one step faster. Yuzhenzi was very angry.
Li Chouxin also took advantage of the situation and pushed Yu Zhenzi back with a kick, rising up in the air and saying, "Old man, you've been fooling around for so long, now it's my turn, right? See if you can take my sword?"
After Li Chouxin finished speaking, he swung his sword. This sword combined the Qinglian Qi Transformation Technique and the Flying Elephant Technique into one sword. The power it exerted was dozens of times stronger than what Zhang Xiaopan wielded. Yu Zhenzi looked at this and Zhang Xiaopan's swing. The attack was almost the same, even his disciples could catch it, and so could he. However, he underestimated the power of the sword and directly swung it to block it.
I saw two sword intentions going towards each other. On the surface, they were indistinguishable. But the moment the sword intentions collided, Yu Zhenzi was stunned on the spot. The sword he swung was not able to parry Li Chouxin's sword at all. Power, that tyrannical sword intention swept over with overwhelming domineering power. Seeing that it was about to hit him, he hurriedly used his inner strength to raise his long sword to block.
However, this sword was too fierce. Although Yu Zhenzi tried his best to block it, his hands were shaken. He saw that the long sword made of thousand-year cold iron in his hand was shattered into slag, and his own hands were also shaken. The blood vessels bulged, as if they were about to burst, and the body moved back more than a foot or two. Then the blood surged, and another mouthful of thick blood came out.
"How could it be? This sword is obviously the same as the one used by the little beggar, why is it so powerful?" Yu Zhenzi was secretly surprised.
Li Chouxin said: "Old man, yes, you can barely block this sword. Then I have to use my full strength to catch another sword."
"What? The sword just struck was not full force?"
Everyone present was amazed. Although the sword strike just now was shocking, it was not a full blow. Except for Pei Chen and Zhang Xiaopan, everyone looked at the young man in white holding a long sword in horror.
Li Chouxin didn't waste any time, and just used all his strength to strike out with another sword. It was still the same as the previous move, but it was obvious that this sword was better than the previous one.
Yuzhenzi knew that he couldn't bear the sword no matter what, but he had to bear it hard and used his true energy to turn into a protective shield in order to resist it.
However, when the sword arrived, the zhenqi shield was in vain and broke at the touch. Yuzhenzi was shattered into ashes before he even had time to shout, leaving no residue behind.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this and regarded Li Chouxin as a monster.
Only Pei Chen and Zhang Xiaopan seriously appreciated this shocking scene. Pei Chen said to Zhang Xiaopan: "It seems that your master is now better than Brother Pei and me."
At this time, Zhang Xiaopan also recovered a little and looked towards the execution platform.
At this glance, everyone on the stage retreated in fear, suffocating Gao Bishan and the Minister of Justice who were surrounding him.
Gao Bishan never expected that there was someone in this world who was more skilled in swordsmanship than Pei Chen. A feeling of despair ran through his body and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhang Xiaopan didn't give them much chance, he headed towards the killing platform and killed them. All the surrounding guards were killed on the spot.
Zhang Xiaopan grabbed Gao Bishan and threw him towards Pei Chen, ignoring the Minister of Justice who was sitting slumped aside.
Zhang Xiaopan returned to Pei Chen, handed the Banished Immortal into Pei Chen's hand, and said, "Brother Pei, this Banished Immortal belongs to you. You can use it to end everything today."
Gao Bishan was lying in front of Pei Chen in embarrassment, begging for mercy.
Pei Chen took the banished immortal and did not respond. He looked at Gao Bishan coldly, then pierced his chest with a sword, and Gao Bishan died immediately.
It was at this time that the imperial guards from Kyoto rushed over. Seeing this, the three of them had no time to hesitate and headed towards the intersection where Xu Sanqiu was guarding, and left quickly before the imperial guards arrived.
The news spread instantly.
"With one sword, the whole world is lucky!" The news of Gao Bishan's death has become a topic of conversation for people in the market after dinner, and they are very happy.
In the court, the emperor was furious and shocked, but after the persuasion of the officials, he only issued the sea arrest document and took no further action.
When Li Chouxin returned to the courtyard, she was thankful that Qinyin and Seyu had not left yet. After settling Pei Chen for treatment, Li Chouxin and Qinyin Seyu called Zhang Xiaopan, knelt down in the courtyard and began to preach.
However, Zhang Xiaopan was happy in his heart. No matter how his master and his wife scolded him, he only felt extremely warm at this moment.
Pei Chen listened to everything outside in the room, feeling very happy and sighing: "After this sword, the situation in Kyoto and even the world will begin to be turbulent again!"
