Chapter 11: Enter the Dragon (1)
Although Xia Ji's sword master Cao doesn't care much about world affairs, it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand world affairs. In the current situation, Qi's official power is completely unreliable. Therefore, Cao only used his influence to mobilize the 500 swordsmen of the Jixia Academy Palace, scattered around the Star Gate, and waited for the battle. On the surface, this kind of rhetoric is to prevent the Qin State from sending people to deal with the envoys of the Zhao State, but in essence, it is to deal with whom, Cao knows it, King Qi knows it, and Tian Dan knows it.
Although Natsuhime's swordsmen didn't know, they all received strict orders. Within three days, whoever it was, as long as he was not a member of the Kinoshita Academy, as long as he was near the observatory, he would be killed instantly.
Originally, Jixia Academy was a place where scholars and wise men of a hundred schools of thought imparted their knowledge. But now that Cao Qiu has ordered, the entire academy has become a battlefield. Seeing that the situation was not right, the scholars inside hurriedly moved out of the academy so as not to be caught in the pool when a real disaster struck. As a result, the atmosphere in the academy is even more solemn. It's safe everywhere, not even a fly can fly in.
The first day passed in this tense atmosphere. Nothing happened, everything seemed so quiet. The next day, too, passed, and still nothing happened. The third day, the last day of the agreement. The spirit of all the swordsmen under Ji is like a bowstring that has been stretched to the limit, too tight to be tightened. But the day passed, a few hours earlier passed, a few hours later passed, and when I looked for another hour, the sky would be bright, but still not moving. After all, Natsuhime Swordsman is not a robot. Their spirit is under constant tension and no one can stand it. Before you know it, it inevitably begins to relax.
Natsuhime swordsman didn't know. At this time, Tian Lin, who was dressed in black and covered her nose and mouth with a black towel, stood on a small hill not far away with only two eyes, patiently and quietly waiting for the appointed time to come.
Under the bright moonlight, Tian Lin could clearly see the buildings outside the west gate of Linzi, and the entire Jixia Academy building was continuous and thin. Except for the lantern hanging at the main entrance, at this moment, the academy was almost completely shrouded in darkness. But in the southeast corner of the academy, there were still some faint flames. Lin Tian knew where the observatory was.
This platform is three stories high, and at the top is a platform about 20 feet wide, about 60 square meters. As its name suggests, it is used to observe the stars and divination. But now, Pang Xuan and He Shibi are hiding on the Star Gate. In the palace that day, Tian Lin had already seen it clearly. Although Zhao's tongue is three inches, and although his words can be compared with 100,000 martial arts masters, the people who look at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion are not as good as him in martial arts. If you want to kill him, it's easy. The only obstacle is Xia Ji's swordsman, Cao Qiudao.
Cao is terrible. His swordsmanship reached the point of perfection. Even if we go all out, Tian Lin isn't sure he'll be able to beat the blade master. However, whether it is victory or defeat, this in itself is second only to Tian Lin.
It's not that Tian Lin doesn't know the consequences of defeat, or that Tian Lin doesn't care about victory or defeat, but in his consciousness, the concept of "victory or defeat" no longer exists. Tian Lin had only one thought in mind: war! Let's fight Cao with all our might. As for the post-war results, Tian Lin didn't think much about it.
We have arrived, we have finally arrived! With the arrival of the appointed time, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the Jixia Academy, which was shrouded in darkness. Not the light of lanterns and candles, but the light of a burning building! At first, the light was very weak. However, in a short period of time, the fire spread and expanded rapidly. Then, gongs and drums were noisy, screaming, running, and all kinds of loud cries were released like a flash flood. The flames reflected the night sky, staining the dark clouds in the sky red, a stream of red blood full of disaster.
This was not an accident, it was arson! The messenger behind the scenes was none other than the King of Great Qi and King Xiang of Qi! In order to create an opportunity for Tian Lin so that he could fight Cao Qiudao with all his might without any worries, King Qi Xiang even set fire to Xia Ji Gong Xue in order to achieve the purpose of driving the tiger out of the mountain. Sure enough, it's ruthless enough! It's hot enough! It's amazing! This kind of calculation method, even Tian Lin, who didn't know it in advance, couldn't help but be surprised.
In any case, the fire is together, and the opportunity has come. No one needed to remind him, Lin Tian said immediately. He ran at full speed, and it took him about two or three minutes to approach Gong Xue's east gate from the mountain where he was hiding. He entered Gong Xue directly through the hidden gate, and then went straight to the observation deck.
At that time, Gong Xue's fire was already very fierce, and many buildings even began to collapse. The remaining 500 swordsmen under Millet are busy fetching water to extinguish the fire. Many of the sentry posts have long since died in name. Tian Lin has never encountered any obstacles. He keeps his pace and runs faster. Soon, he suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, and saw a high platform, narrow and wide-bottomed. It towered in front of him.
Slowing down and taking a deep breath, Lin Tianda strode forward. However, within a few steps, more than a dozen swordsmen had already poured out from all directions under the leadership of Xiaomi. Everyone pulled their swords out of their sheaths. The tip of the sword was aimed at Tian Lin, and he walked towards us in black clothes at the same time. While the fire was enough to lure the tiger away from the mountain, you know, the others weren't fools. At this critical moment, there was a sudden fire, and as long as the IQ was normal, everyone knew that something must be wrong. Therefore, even if ten or nine out of 500 swordsmen have gone to fight the fire, many still stick to their posts.
No nonsense. In such a special situation, a man in black suddenly ran out, and even a blind person could see that this guy was absolutely furious. So there was no need to ask, the dozen or so Jixia swordsmen automatically spread out to form an encirclement, surrounding Lin Tiantuan. As the swords shake, cut or stab, cut or pick, a dozen swords were killed together from top to bottom, left to right. They are the perfect pair no matter the time and place. It's a very sharp sword formation that combines attack and defense!
Yajiao's gun was carried behind him, and he could get it with a backhand. However, Tian Lin had no intention of using weapons. He lowered his voice and stopped drinking. Suddenly, he was as fast as lightning. He grabbed the wrists of the two swordsmen under Ji and twisted them hard. The sound of "clicking" bones breaking in the dark is absolutely creepy.