Chapter 27: Living Up to the Blood
The guard named Zheng Qi has been in the Jinxiang Palace in Dragon City for many years, and he has never seen the prince kill people, and even the appearance of him holding a knife is rare. In his and all the people of Zhao Kingdom, the sword that the prince carried on his body all day was just an ornament.
However, at this moment, he no longer thinks so. Although his body had been injured in many places, Zheng Qi did not feel fear or pain at all. The blood was churning in his chest, and there was only one thought.
"Even if you are broken and suffer from ten thousand knives, you must let the prince get out safe and sound!"
Chu Jiangmian, who fought with him, naturally couldn't guess his thoughts. This is indeed the first time for him to fight fiercely. But it doesn't seem to be unfamiliar. Compared to the sword, the long knife is indeed a sharp weapon for killing. Today, however, the situation is very bad. Thirty-six strategies are still the best policy!
A single sword broke through the siege of several armor soldiers, and the blade slashed through the thigh of one of them by the way, and in the screams of pain, he finally saw a gap. Chu Jiangmian couldn't say anything, pulled Zheng Qi's arm, who was wielding a knife and slashing indiscriminately, and walked away.
"Stop him! Don't let him run. ”
A shout of anger came from not far away. Chu Jiangmian glanced at it in his busy schedule, and he clearly saw the figure of Nangong He, the prince of Wei State. And the gorgeously dressed young man next to him, he didn't know.
Since it was these people who wanted to kill themselves, there was nothing to say. For a person like Nangong He, if he is willing to give up easily, it will be strange.
Chu Jiangmian had already been optimistic about the way out just now. At the northwest corner of the dense forest from which they had walked was a steep slope overgrown with rocks. It was only a few dozen zhang away from this fighting field, as long as he retreated there in the shortest possible time, relying on the complex terrain, it might be easy to get rid of these well-trained Wei armor soldiers.
It's just that whether it is Nangong and Nie Wushuang, they will definitely not let him escape so easily. Seeing that Chu Jiangmian was able to jump out of the siege and strangulation of the armor soldiers, the two of them could no longer remain calm. With his sword in hand, he shouted at those armor soldiers to catch up with them no matter what, and never let them escape from this area.
The wind is whistling in his ears, and the chase behind him is like a tide. Among the bushes and thorns, Chu Jiangmian had never run so fast, and of course he had never had such an embarrassing experience as now. Compared to life, two legs scratched by thorns are nothing at all.
If it weren't for taking care of the injured Zheng Qi, he could have run faster. But not now, he can't leave this person who has protected his thousand-mile journey and escape. Fortunately, these ambushers have all run out of arrows, otherwise they really wouldn't have been able to escape.
Chu Jiangmian secretly rejoiced. He didn't worry about Jiang Xue'er's safety, since he saw Lao Ji's ability with his own eyes, he had absolute confidence in this person with the identity of a coachman. That's why he made a decision immediately and let Lao Ji protect Jiang Xue'er and go first. As long as there is no such thing as a worry, no matter how powerful the ambusher is, then he believes that as long as he sees the opportunity, he will still have a great deal of certainty of escaping safely.
It's not far, it's a blink of an eye. Chu Jiangmian's heart was relieved. Because he saw that his judgment was indeed not wrong, and it was only when he came to the front that he saw it more clearly. The terrain here is very steep, and huge rocks block the road, all of which are connected by tens of zhang high. Only one person can pass through the narrow area or even in the middle.
"Little Prince...... You go! ”
Behind him, there were several sword fights. Just as he was about to turn around and beckon Zheng Qi to hurry up and pass through the stone wall in front of him first, Chu Jiangmian had already heard his shouting in his ears. Then, suddenly, Zheng Qi broke free of his arm, swung his knife and slashed, forcing back the dozen or so armor soldiers who were chasing after him. Then he slammed it with his shoulder, Chu Jiangmian couldn't stand the force, his body leaned back, his hand held on to the narrow stone wall and couldn't help retreating, only to feel that his arm was rubbed by the rock, and it hurt hotly. When he stood on his heels, he found that he had passed through the narrowest passage just now. Then at the end of a few flat boulders, there is a valley.
For a moment, Chu Jiangmian seemed to have a premonition, and he didn't care about observing the surroundings anymore. Hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Zheng Qi, hurry up, there is a way out here."
However, in the fierce fighting that suddenly arose at the end of the stone wall passage, what he heard was Zheng Qi's desolate laughter.
"Little prince, leave me alone! I can't hold out for long...... Hurry up! Come on, you killers...... Grandpa fought with you! Hahaha! ”
Zheng Qi, the guard of the Zhao State, this burly man covered in bruises, used his body to firmly block the only place that could pass through here. Facing the Wei armor who rushed up frantically, one person and one sword, iron-blooded counterattack!
The dazzling sunlight began to stain red with large swaths of blood through the cracks in the stone wall, and these burning colors seemed to be its original color. Chu Jiangmian's face was pale, and he slashed at the stone wall, but there was no way to rush over to help.
And at this moment, it is Nangong who is even angrier than him. The prey rounded up saw that there was no way to escape, but unexpectedly, it suddenly disappeared. Only the mad tiger-like guy stood in the way of all of them. I didn't expect Chu Jiangmian to be so cunning, if he delayed for a while, maybe he would really let him escape.
After only a hurried glance, Nangong He dragged his knife and jumped directly over the armor soldiers. This rock wall made up of a jumble of boulder peaks and rocks blocks the direction of progress, stretching for hundreds of meters. Although it is possible to take a detour to pursue, it is too late. If Chu Jiangmian doesn't die today, there will be endless troubles in the future.
The leader in charge of commanding the armor soldiers, Heisha, now has a pair of eyes that are about to turn blood-red. He didn't understand, why didn't this guy in front of him die? In this moment of fierce fighting, he was the only one who slashed the opponent three times, but the burly man leaning against the stone wall still did not fall, and he was still stubbornly swinging his knife to fight back.
If you count the previous injuries, this Zhao State guard is probably already covered with wounds all over his body, right? Even an arm was cut off, but he just didn't die! Seven or eight armor soldiers lay at his feet, and they were all slain by him with one knife after another. This kind of tragedy of fighting for his life, even the Wei soldiers who are not afraid of death can't help but feel creepy.
And the other party did this, just to use this mutilated body and the blood that had not yet flowed to exchange for his master as much time as possible to escape. In the face of such an opponent, Hei Sha, who has never blinked to kill, also felt the knife in his hand tremble slightly.
A knife went straight into the opponent's left chest. The Black Shar desperately wanted this incomparably stubborn opponent to fall. That might not cause him to kill people again in the future. However, he heard a cold laugh, and the light of the knife flashed in front of him. The black demon didn't have time to withdraw his sword, so he took a few steps back and dodged the fatal blow. He snatched the knife of a soldier in his hand, gritted his teeth and was about to rush over again to kill the other party, when a strong murderous aura fell from the sky, and the other arm of the man was cut off with a single sword.
"A bunch of rubbish! It's so troublesome to kill someone, if Chu Jiangmian is allowed to escape, none of you have to go back to Daliang! ”
Hearing Nangong He's fierce scolding, all the armor soldiers felt embarrassed. Hei Sha was about to say something, but suddenly saw the crippled Zhao Ren grinning. The blood gushing from his mouth flowed from the knife stuck in his chest, mixed with the blood from the wounds on his body, and silently spread across the stone wall. His blood had finally run out, but there was still iron and steel.
"Where is the destiny of my little prince, how can you kill this group of waste! Hahaha......! ”
The laughter did not stop, but it came to an abrupt end. Nangong casually shook off the blood beads on the blade, glanced at the head that had just been cut off by him, and his face became very hideous.
"Go for it! Those who take Chu Jiangmian's head will be rewarded with 10,000 gold! ”
The armor soldier who responded to the order left the headless corpses of Zhao Guo's guards far away. Then quickly pass through the narrow passage and continue to chase forward. Already irritated by blood and a bounty on gold, they turned into hungry wolves. No matter where the prince of Zhao goes, he will go through the entire Zhongyue Mountain, and he will not die!
Chu Jiangmian actually didn't run far. He had just run down the steep slope and had not yet entered the valley when he was stopped. There was only one man standing in his way. However, this is his fateful enemy.
"I didn't expect that Zhao Guo still had such loyal warriors. However, even if he fights for his own life, I'm afraid he still won't be able to save you! ”
The young nobleman, dressed in gorgeous clothes, stood at the entrance of the valley, exuding a cold murderous aura all around him, and he pulled out his double swords with a faint smile. That's what he wants. Chu Jiangmian only died in his own hands that he could live up to the prophecy of his master Qishan Ancestor!
Chu Jiangmian hid the sadness from the corners of his eyes. In front of the enemy, there should be no emotion, the only thing that should be there is nothing but the courage to fight! Zheng Qi gave him the opportunity to escape in exchange for his life, and he had to cherish it. Only by returning to Dragon City alive can he be worthy of those hot blood.
"Who are you?"
"The man who killed you!"
"The person who killed me hasn't been born yet, do you want to be reincarnated again?"
"Hehe, if you say something like this, it only proves your stupidity...... Chu Jiangmian, is this your last words before you died? ”
Nie Wushuang's eyes were full of murder, but he had a very comfortable smile on his face. Even if he is the bravest man who fights with a sword, he only has a share of waiting to be killed in front of him, let alone Chu Jiangmian, who is already unarmed? After cultivating hard in the depths of Daqi Mountain in Western Qin for more than a dozen spring and autumn periods, his martial arts cultivation was no less than that of any top grandmaster in the world.
The world only knows Nie Wushuang's reputation as "one of the four great princes", but few people have seen his true ability. The edge of the twin swords bloomed today in order to kill Chu Jiangmian, is this his luck or misfortune?