Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Great War Against the Assassins
Originally, King Wu and Wu Zixu Boyao chatted for a while, and they were about to disperse, but suddenly someone reported that Fan Li was coming, and King Wu said: "Don't go, see what happened to Fan Li." β
Fan Li came in and bowed: "Fan Li, the minister, greets the king." β
King Wu said, "Young uncle, get up." The widow grants you privileges. You can enter and leave the palace freely, why haven't you come to see me for a long time. β
Fan Li got up and saluted Wu Zixu and Bo Yao respectively, and said, "The monarch is busy with affairs, so he doesn't dare to disturb him if he has nothing to do. Today, I miss the king, and I have come to greet him. I was very pleased to see that the king was in good shape and in good health. β
Bo Yao smiled and said: "Young brother, as a man, he is so handsome, and he will have a lot of rhymes. β
Fan Li said: "Fan Li's minister who died in the country, it is not easy to save his life, where do you dare to mess with flowers and grass." No women, no debts, so it's good. β
King Wu said: "The young man found two beauties for the widow and sent them to the palace intact. A true gentleman too. β
was chatting when he suddenly heard someone in the harem shouting: "There are robbersβ"
This was followed by many shouts, many yelling, and more screams from women.
King Wu's face changed color and said, "Something happened in the harem, go with the widow to take a look." β
Wu Zixu drew his sword and took the lead in rushing forward, Bo Yao also carried the sword and said to Fan Li: "Protect the king." "I ran out too.
King Wu shouted, "Give the widow a sword!" Immediately someone sent a sword. King Wu took the sword in his hand and said, "Young uncle, go to the harem with the widow." β
Fan Li protected King Wu and hurriedly ran to the harem.
The shouting became more and more intense, and I saw a group of chamberlains with swords and sticks beating around a person, this person was in gray tight clothes, jumping around like a beaver, his feet were like the wind, and he was as fast as a frightening Hong, and while fighting with these chamberlains, he chased and killed those palace maids. There were already the bodies of two chamberlains lying on the ground, and the others were the bodies of palace maids. This man shot quickly and ruthlessly, killing several people in the blink of an eye.
Wu Zixu yelled: "Get out of the way!" As soon as those chamberlains saw Xiangguo coming, they immediately flashed out of a passage. Wu Zixu rushed forward and swung his sword to meet the man.
The man saw Wu Zixu swinging his sword and stabbing him, turned sideways, flew up with a kick, and kicked Wu Zixu in the lower abdomen. Wu Zixu hurriedly turned sideways to avoid, but this kick was a false move, the kick was halfway through, and suddenly stepped downward, the sword shook, and the tip of the sword went straight to Wu Zixu's throat.
Wu Zixu was shocked, it was too late to swing his sword to block, he hurriedly fell to the ground, and rolled quickly, so that he could avoid this fatal move, and he was already in a hurry and embarrassed.
It turned out that Wu Zixu was accustomed to fighting immediately, with big swords and spears, big openings and closings, great strength and fierce moves, and he did have the courage of ten thousand people.
But under the horse with short weapons to fight. One relies on speed, the other relies on sensitivity, hand-eye-body steps, and coordination. It's a completely different thing from fighting right away. And this is Wu Zixu's shortcoming. So it only took two tricks for Wu Zixu to show his defeat.
Bo Yao shouted, "I'm coming!" "Jump over and join the warband. But Bo Yao's martial arts are not as good as Wu Zixu. Together, they only tied with that person.
As soon as King Wu saw it, he rushed forward with his sword, and Fan Li grabbed King Wu. He cried out, "The king, I can't do it." You are a king. Get out of the way. β
Looking at the field again, under the siege of Wu Zixu and Bo Yao, the man did not panic, rushed left and right, covered the front and back, and played with ease. The sword was shining with cold light, and it did not leave the vital points of Wu Zixu and Bo Yao, and the situation looked very dangerous.
But Wu Zixu has been in battle for a long time and has rich combat experience. Although he fought hard, he was able to save himself for a while. Coupled with Bo Yao's help, although he couldn't take down that person for a while, he wouldn't be defeated.
The two sides are in a stalemate. The man's body suddenly changed, and the sword in his hand was quick and sharp. A move stabbed Wu Zixu in the chest, Wu Zixu hurriedly swung his sword to do it, but the man turned around and stabbed Bo Ya in the throat with a sword. Bo Ya swung his sword to block it, but it was empty. The man was short, and he used the sword as a knife to cut off Wu Zixu's ankle. Wu Zixu hurriedly jumped back a step, but unexpectedly, the man suddenly turned around, and the sword stabbed Bo Yao in the lower abdomen from the bottom up. Bo Yao didn't have time to parry, so he had to jump backwards to avoid it.
The man attacked four swords in an instant, clean, neat, and ruthless. forced Wu Zixu and Bo Yao to take a step back. The man took a step back, jumped out of the battle circle, and with a wave of his sword, he rushed towards King Wu.
Fan Li's body jumped and blocked in front of King Wu. But at this time, he had no weapons in his hands, so how could he fight with his empty hands?
Fan Li shouted: "King, give me the sword quickly!" β
The sword in King Wu's hand was sent forward, Fan Li held the hilt of the sword and pulled out the sword with a "cang" sound, shouting: "Come and protect the king!" β
Dozens of chamberlains "hula" and surrounded the king at the core.
Fan Li wielded his sword and faced the assassin. The man rushed over and stabbed at Fan Li with a sword, Fan Li waved his sword unhurriedly, the sword did not withdraw, and slashed down against the opponent's sword, cutting his arm. This move was unexpected, fierce and fierce, and the man hurriedly jumped backwards, barely dodging. Fan Li seized the opportunity in one move, and took a step forward with his right foot, from top to bottom, and the tip of the sword slashed the man's belly.
The man was also good, on the side of his body, avoiding Fan Li's sword, he turned around sharply, suddenly took out his sword, and stabbed Fan Li's waist. This sword is truly dangerous. When the man turned around, he hid the sword in his arms, and after turning around, he suddenly drew his sword, forming a sneak attack posture.
Fan Li saw that he was less than a foot in the sword, and it was too late to parry, and a blood hole would be left on his body as soon as his eyes were flowered. Suddenly, he jumped three feet backwards with a force under his feet, and only then did he avoid a sword.
It's too late, it's too soon. Fan Li was quick to fast, and attacked the man a few times, and Wu Zixu and Bo Yao rushed over with their swords.
As soon as the man saw that he was about to form a three-person formation, he quickly jumped back two steps, turned sharply, and ran away.
"Where to run!" Wu Zixu yelled, and then chased, Fan Li and Bo Yao also chased after him with their swords.
But the man walked quickly, sprinted a few steps, and climbed up a magnolia tree like an ape, and then jumped up on the ridge, and disappeared over the ridge.
At this time, the backyard door was opened, and the palace forbidden army poured in with knives and guns. But they were late. The Assassins have fled.
The palace was not allowed to be entered by outsiders, and the forbidden troops who defended the palace were also around the palace, and the battle took place in the inner courtyard, because the cold weapon battle, unlike the sound of musket shooting in later generations, the target could be found from a long distance. When these forbidden soldiers found out about the situation, they opened the palace gate and rushed to the rescue. It's over.
Wu Zixu went over, found the leader of the forbidden army, and ordered to go out to chase and search. The forbidden soldiers withdrew from the palace with a "hula". Fan Li handed the sword to King Wu and said, "King, the sword is for you." β
A layer of sweat oozed from King Wu's head, and he said: "This assassin is too powerful, neither Xiangguo nor Dazai can stop him, if it weren't for Shao Bo today, the widow would be in danger." β
Fan Li said: "King, this is a matter within Fan Li's responsibility. β
King Wu said, "Young uncle, what do you want to reward you when you speak?" If you want money, a hundred taels of gold, you want beautiful women, you can choose any girl in the palace. β
Fan Li said: "The minister doesn't want anything, he has nowhere to use the money, and he has nowhere to live for a woman." Can you say more? β
King Wu said, "Yes, you say." β
Fan Li said: "The king's harem should choose a person with better martial arts to guard." Otherwise, the king's safety would not be guaranteed. β
King Wu said: "What the young uncle said is reasonable. β
Fan Li said: "The minister retired. β
King Wu said, "Wait a minute, don't reward you, let the widow not go." In this way, the widow will give you a qualification, and from now on, you can wear weapons, and you can use this sword. β
Fan Li said, "Thank you, King." β