Qianchen Volume: Concentrate on Cultivating and Hiding Hatred, and Exploring the Rivers and Lakes to Provoke Old Enemies Chapter 24 The Praying Mantis Catches Cicadas
Sunset was scratching its head in the night, but suddenly thunder rolled in the distance, and a black cloud rushed over like thousands of horses, tearing Sunset to pieces. This sudden scene came without warning, but it seemed to be pre-arranged, so it was a matter of course. Without a hint of excuse, without a hint of hesitation, it just came.
The hawkers in the city did not seem to notice, and hurriedly began to pack up, while the pedestrians hurried away. Those who lived near walked home quickly and began to prepare to take shelter from the rain and collect their clothes, while those who lived far away quickly ran to the shed, thinking about finding a good place first, so as not to be drenched in soup. There are also children who are laughing and playing, who are suddenly hugged by their parents from behind, kicking their feet around, as if they haven't played enough, but in vain after all, they are resisted back.
The beggars and old men not far away also abandoned their usual weak and windy style, like young men in their twenties and thirties, galloping away in three steps and two steps, and the other passers-by were stunned.
Just when everyone was rushing in a panic, the pouring rain poured down without a hint of warning, and seemed to give a chance to breathe, but there were always people who did not have time to escape this sudden doom.
"What a timely rain." Chi Xin sighed. "Really?" Luo Xiu replied unprecedentedly. Luo Xiu, who saw that the words were like gold, opened his mouth, and Chixin continued to look at the pouring rain intently and said, "This kind of rain will rain for a long, long time." Maybe it's a few hours, maybe it's a day and a night, maybe it's going to go on. Either way, such nights are especially good for killing. ”
After Chi Xin finished speaking, he tilted his head and looked at Luo Xiu, as if he wanted to wait for his answer. Luo Xiu didn't speak, just sneered and looked at the hurried pedestrians in the distance, slowly took out the wine gourd from his waist, and took a shallow sip.
"Is your wine really that good?" Chixin asked with a puzzled face, like a girl full of curiosity, but this girl's heart has been filled with killing. "You want to taste it?" Luo Xiu said without looking back.
"No need, I'm afraid I can't get used to your wine." "Yes, you like the smell of blood, and my wine is a little inferior." Luo Xiu was still cold and unhurried, as if he would never finish drinking.
The sky was already dark, and under the heavy rain, the streets of the capital were already empty and lifeless, and occasionally pedestrians who did not have time to run also hurriedly hid under the sheds, and the "aborigines" under the huts made a shouting sound, and the bustle was covered by the heavy rain.
"It's time to get started." Chixin was already eager to try, and pulled out her sword that was tied straight to her back. This sword had never been used by Chixin, at least not in Lonely Roaring Heights, but Luo Xiu was no stranger to it, because he knew that when Chixin took out this sword, the sky would be full of blood flowers that would sprinkle every inch of land around her, and she was like a rose blooming in the soil, so delicate, yet so cold and bloody.
Luo Xiu pinned the wine gourd back to his waist and walked slowly behind a tall locust tree, which was old, with a twisted trunk and branches showing teeth and claws, which looked particularly strange on this rainy night. When Luo Xiu reappeared, he had changed his outfit, practiced his clothes, and his whole body was tightly wrapped, but he was carrying an overly ordinary bamboo sword, which seemed incompatible with this outfit.
Chixin turned his head to look at Luo Xiu, but did not answer, pulled off the red veil around his neck, covered his face in it, and waited for Luo Xiu's instructions. When the shrill cry of a crow sounded, Luo Xiu didn't wait for his heart to make a gesture, and disappeared into the dark and rainy night with an arrow. Chixin seemed to have been prepared, and followed closely after getting up, the black and red two people were like flying ribbons, shuttling in this majestic rainy night.
When they approached the gate, they leaped to the tower, and then they hurried along the rooftops and swept into the distance. This series of actions was completed in one go, as if there was no sound at all, and the people under the shed were still anxiously waiting, this pouring rain that did not know when it would come and when it would leave.
In a short time, the two of them were approaching Sanli Hutong, and three more streets ahead of the scene, they were about to reach the imperial city. At this time, Luo Xiu suddenly stood up with a gesture, and Chixin also stopped, and the two leaned over in a very tacit understanding, staring into the distance. Wherever they looked, a group of armored warriors was walking slowly through the rain, ignoring the downpour.
The rain dripped from the brims of their hats and armor, splashed by their boots, and fell again into the water. Luo Xiu looked at it for a while, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, as if he was saying something, but he didn't make any sound. Chixin nodded as if he had understood, and then lowered his body again, no longer moving.
After half a cup of tea, the pair of armored warriors disappeared from the sight of the two, and it was Luo Xiu who slowly revealed a pair of sharp eagle eyes, looked around at the movements, and made another gesture, and the two flew up and down again, galloping forward.
After a while, they came to the gate of the imperial city. The two guards on duty were looking intently ahead, like old monks. Chixin was about to make a move, but was stopped by Luo Xiu, signaling her to follow her and walk forward slowly. Just between the eaves and the inner wall of the imperial city, the two of them climbed in without a sound.
After landing on the ground, Luo Xiu let out a sigh of relief and said to Chixin: "You almost broke a big thing!" "Why? Those two can't be killed? Chi Xin asked, puzzled. Of course you can't kill it, as soon as you make a move, the Praetorian Guards just now will be aware of it, they have a secret post here, and any wind and grass can't hide from their eyes. I just made a move to get such a moment. If you do it, we will be cut into pieces at once. ”
Luo Xiu seemed a little annoyed, glared at Chixin and said word by word. Chixin knew that he was wrong, and stuck out his tongue and stopped answering. Luo Xiu continued, "Wait until you follow me into the inner palace, and then we will split up and meet at ten miles outside the city tonight." Luo Xiu didn't wait for her to answer, so he took the lead and walked towards the inner palace.
This road is full of dangers, walking on the ground of this palace, there is an indescribable feeling, as if someone has taken a knife to his neck, and he will die at any time. Chi Xin walked very relaxed, but the exercises she practiced were good at hiding, which didn't make Luo Xiu worry too much, bypassing the palace maids and eunuchs who came and went in a hurry, and it was the elusive guard.
There have been several times when Chixin couldn't help but kill him, and was stopped by Luo Xiu, this kind of killer who licks blood from the knife edge may be more suitable for the rivers and lakes, rather than this kind of shocking deep palace compound. When the two of them cautiously walked to the depths of the inner palace, they didn't know that the praying mantis cicada catcher and yellow finch were behind and had been targeted.
Venerable Po Sa and Liu Chong, one disguised as a palace maid and the other as a guard, had already noticed when the two of them slipped past just now, so they followed not far away. In fact, when martial arts are cultivated to a certain realm, there will always be this kind of aura intertwined, and Luo Xiu's feeling just now is in this so-called "resonance". And Venerable Po Sa and Liu Chong thought that they were seamless with each other, or they didn't know that Luo Xiu was also secretly placing them together.
Just followed back and forth, Luo Xiu suddenly stopped and signaled Chixin to leave, and Chixin disappeared behind a pillar in a flash, disappearing. Venerable Bo Sa was unexpected, his eyes flickered a little, and he was caught in the bottom of Luo Xiu's eyes. But Liu Chong was not moved, and his previous experience of fighting told him that impulsiveness would only die faster. Only the dormant can wait for the prey to come to the door on its own. Moreover, this prey is also a predator in the night. Thinking of this, Liu Chong secretly became excited in his heart.
After Luo Xiu waited for Chixin to walk away, he suddenly turned on the roof and squatted down, he had already sensed that the danger was approaching, just like a lion preying and being watched by a cheetah, and he had to drive away to enjoy the delicious food with confidence. The air around here suddenly dropped to freezing, but the heavy rain continued to wash it all in.
Luo Xiu was waiting for an opportunity, a chance to hit with one blow, he didn't know if Venerable Po Sa had backup, if he didn't leave her to live a little longer, it didn't matter, if he had himself, he would be in prison, and he would not help. This is the faith of the killer and the dignity of the killer.
Just when Venerable Bhasa was about to hurry up and follow, Chixin took the lead. The corners of Luo Xiu's mouth curled slightly, he knew that the situation had been reversed, and he just needed to wait quietly for the prey to take the bait. The sudden appearance of the red heart surprised Venerable Bhasa. Why did the person who disappeared just now appear in front of him, and the oncoming flying knife was already close at hand.
I didn't have time to think about it, so I leaned over and dodged. And the palace maids behind her didn't have time to dodge, they died one after another, and before they died, they stretched out their hands and grabbed them, as if they didn't understand why they wanted to suffer, and this change was a strange way of yin and yang.
Chi Xin had already hurriedly pulled out the inch sword that he had been playing with outside the city before, and a sword stabbed at the center of the eyebrows of Venerable Po Sa, who could only put his hands together and clamp it tightly, preventing the tip of the sword from going any further. Chi Xin suddenly shook his wrist and spun the sword body, but Venerable Bo Sa didn't expect it, and the palms of his hands were already a blur of flesh and blood. Just as he was in pain, Chi Xin kicked it away and kicked Venerable Po Sa out of the air.
The Venerable Buddha was like a kite with a broken string, falling into the rain curtain outside the corridor. Rao is like this, Liu Chong didn't make any changes, he knew that someone was waiting. Luo Xiu was waiting, waiting for Liu Chong to make a move, he didn't know the details of the person hiding behind him, but he knew that there must be more than one person.
Liu Chong remembered the words of the landlord before he was about to go out, "You follow, I will follow." Although I don't know if the landlord's words are true or false, but at least I have a little confidence, but at this time, Venerable Po Sa's life and death are on the line, and the surroundings are quiet, and there is no sign of anyone helping at all. So, do you want to make a move, what should you do if you are ambushed after you shoot, or do you stand still? Patience with the one in the shadows?
Liu Chong looked at Venerable Po Sa who was lying in a pool of blood, and remembered the lingering last night, and his pretentious posture floated and sank in his mind. In the interval of the trance, the flying knife of the red heart shot out, at this time the Venerable Po Sa had lost his combat effectiveness, Liu Chong lost his mind in front of the station and was caught by the red heart, and the woman was always a red face, whether on the road or in bed.
said that it was too late, Liu Chong pulled out a double knife to block, and rushed towards Chixin, Chixin smiled, threw a wink, and greeted him. And Luo Xiu, who was lurking on the roof, was not rejoicing at Chixin's victory, but was even more worried, because the threat lurking in the darkness was slowly approaching......