Chapter 22: Assassination

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In this endless stream of people, Shi A is definitely the most inconspicuous one, he is short, less than five feet tall and thin figure, and his facial features are also mediocre, at a glance, it is difficult to think that such a character would be a swordsman, because from him, there is no shadow of a sword at all, and his sword will only appear when it is most needed.

As a disciple of the swordsman Wang Yue, a master of kendo who was specially hired by Cao Cao to instruct his son's swordsmanship, Shi A once had his own glory, and seven years ago in the Battle of Guandu, he participated in the battle as a general under Cao Cao.

It's a pity, it turns out that on the battlefield of the chaos of the war, the role of swordsmanship is very limited, horse warfare and foot combat are completely different things, the battlefield and the rivers and lakes are also far from each other, in a fair environment, he even used swordsmanship to play Cao Wei fierce general Xu Chu, but on horseback, his swordsmanship completely lost its usefulness, the first time on the battlefield was unfortunately seriously injured, the name of Shi A is also gradually reduced to history in Xudu.

As one of the few swordsmen in the world since the swordsman Wang Yue, Shi A was naturally unwilling to be annihilated in this troubled world and forgotten, so when he was re-summoned after seven years, Shi A agreed to Cao Cao's request without hesitation, even if he knew that this was a road of no return, he would stab this sword before the end of his life.

If you look closely, you will find that Shi A's steps are very light, and his heels will not land in one step, but when he walks up, he is extremely stable, his gaze is very focused, as if he is doing a very sacred thing, for Shi A, walking like this is also a kind of cultivation, which can make his state always stay at the peak before his physical strength is exhausted, because he is about to face the man who is known as the strongest in the world, so he wants to gather all his swordsmanship on this sword.

Even if Cao Cao once told him that he was just an assistant, and the real killer was someone else, but the dignity of being a swordsman, from the time he took the first step, Shi A never thought of pinning his hopes on others, he wanted to make his sword a peerless sound through the ages, a sword that broke the pattern of the world.

Shi A is not disgusted with letting his sword become an assassin, Jing Ke's assassination of Qin can also be immortal, and today, he wants to follow Jing Ke's example.

In today's situation, Cao Cao has made careful arrangements, and even heard Lu Bu's every move, and has accurate information about the time and place where Lu Bu will inevitably appear today, as well as the guards around him, but these have nothing to do with Shi A, all he needs is to determine the goal, and then complete the task, it's as simple as that, for today, he has been preparing for three months to adjust his state to the peak.

The target location is getting closer and closer, even if Shi Ah has tried not to think about it, but as the target location gradually approaches, some thoughts inevitably emerge in his mind.

He has not been on the battlefield for five years, he has passed the golden age, and it is impossible for a person to remain at the top forever in a comfortable state, and now he may no longer be worthy of the title of the world's first.

Such thoughts kept running through Shia's mind, and it was not until he had reached his destination and seen his goal that these thoughts were quickly emptied, and he wanted to stab the brightest sword of his life.

Lu Bu's lunch is eaten out most of the time, and the food in the Hussar Mansion is also good, but he will get tired of eating it for a long time, so every day after dealing with his own affairs, he will take Lu Zheng out and choose a good restaurant to enjoy lunch, which can be regarded as letting his son experience the life of the people, the goal is not necessarily, but there is a place that will definitely pass by, that is, the gate of the Hussar Mansion.

No one would have thought that someone would dare to assassinate Lu Bu at the gate of the Hussar Mansion, and Lu Bu also didn't believe it, so when more than a dozen people in various costumes appeared around him with long swords, he couldn't help but sigh a little at the audacity of these people.

There is no superfluous nonsense, these moments at the moment when they showed their weapons, they launched a terrifying attack on Lu Bu, and a snow-bright sword stabbed at Lu Bu's father and son with a cold killing machine, as Lu Bu's heir, Lu Zheng was also on the death list.

Lu Bu didn't move, just took Lu Zheng's hand and watched coldly as these assassins approached him quickly.

"Puff~"

A crossbow arrow pierced the Assassin's throat, and the Assassin in the rush fell straight and silent to the ground less than five paces in front of Lu Bu, his limbs twitching several times, and he was silent.

"Puff~"

Successive blood flowers continued to bloom, in front of the hussar mansion, a feast of death was staged, no assassin could get close to Lu Bu within five steps, just a moment later, more than a dozen assassins all fell to the ground, each with a short arrow in the throat, heart and other vital places on their bodies.

Nighthawk's figure appeared in front of Lu Bu, knelt down on one knee and bowed and said, "Nighthawk's dereliction of duty and frightened the master and the young master, the crime deserves death!" ”

As he spoke, he took out a short dagger from his bosom and stabbed it into his heart without hesitation.

"Ding~" With a clear sound, the dagger was taken out of his hand, and Nighthawk knelt on the ground, not looking up, but not continuing to seek death.

"It's not easy to raise a Nighthawk, and this time I'll save you from death, but I don't want a next time." Lu Bu glanced at Nighthawk lightly and said.

"Rest assured, master." Nighthawk snapped his head again, and then stood up.

"It's not over yet, move on with your business." Lu Bu raised his eyelids, looked not far away, and walked straight to his man.

Nighthawk turned his head, his gaze turned cold, and with a wave of his hand, two short arrows were already shot at Shia's vital point.

Shi A, who has always maintained an even speed, accelerated sharply at this moment, and his body was so fast that Nighthawk was also a little overwhelmed, and at the same time as the two short arrows shot into the air, Shi A was already close, and there was a long sword in his empty hand at some point, and in the noon sun, it refracted a dazzling light, and stabbed at Lu Bu without hesitation.

"Puff~"

Two short arrows entered his body, but they did not hit the vital point as before, Nighthawk pulled out his short sword and stabbed Shi Ah in the chest with his backhand, but Shi A's sword strangely bypassed Nighthawk and stabbed Lu Bu in the throat.

This is his last sword, and it is also the strongest sword, there is no room for mistakes, looking at the moment when the sword blade bypassed the body of the night eagle, Shi A's eyes flashed with excitement irrepressibly, he was confident, even if the master Wang Yue was resurrected, it was impossible to dodge this sword in this situation.

Nighthawk was shocked, but at this moment, she couldn't do anything except push the dagger in her hand into Shi A's body with all her might, but the imaginary blood splash did not happen, and a finger was just like this in Shi A's blank gaze through Nighthawk's blank gaze, lightly resting on his sword blade, followed by a wave of vigorous power vibrating on the sword body, and a trace of cracks continued to appear on the cold blade.

Time, as if frozen at this moment, in Shi A's lifeless eyes, Lu Bu suddenly felt a long-lost crisis, a cold sword blade appeared from behind him, and the figure of an old man became clear in Shi A's dilated pupils.

Lu Bu's body twisted strangely in an incredible situation, and his perfect control of his body allowed him to avoid this desperate sword when he couldn't make a move, and at the same time, he could easily push Nighthawk away.

"Left-handed sword?" The strange angle of the other party allowed Lu Bu to avoid the opponent's attack while discovering that the assassin behind him who brought him a sense of crisis was actually using a left-handed sword.

The other party was obviously taken aback when Lu Bu avoided this desperate sword, but the sword in his hand followed Lu Bu and attacked again like a shadow, and the control of the sword in the opponent had already reached the transformation realm.

"Humph!" A cold glint flashed in Lu Bu's eyes, he stretched out his hand and slapped it in the void, and with a slight air explosion, the opponent's sword was actually deflected by Lu Bu in the air, although the amplitude was not large, but it was enough to avoid the fatal point, so that the other party lost the last opportunity to assassinate Lu Bu, but the other party took the opportunity to grab Lu Zheng and take the opportunity to get out of the hussar guards.

"Champion Hou is very capable!"

Lu Bu looked back, looked at the old man with the face of a yin owl in front of him, and did not answer.

"Champion Hou had better let your subordinates get out of the way, otherwise Ling Gongzi's life will not be guaranteed, and a cheap life of the old man can be exchanged for a noble life of the hussar general Gongzi, which is also worth it." The old man said.

"Who are you? Such a skill, it should not be a nobody! Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling the people around him to retreat, staring coldly at the other party's sword across Lu Zheng's neck.

"Old man Deng Zhan." The old man smiled coldly.

Lu Bu suddenly said: "It turned out to be one of the three uniques." ”

There are three monarchs in the text, and there are three unique martial arts, but it is just a folk saying, and it is not recognized by scholars, among the three uniques, only the sword master Wang Yue is more famous, at least in terms of fame, there is no way to compare with Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong.

"In front of the champion Hou, who dares to claim to be the best?" Deng Zhan smiled bitterly: "I just hope that the champion Hou can give Deng a certain way to live." ”

"Yes, let go of Zheng'er, I will spare your life!" Lu Bu nodded very dryly.

Deng Zhan was also stunned by Lu Bu's straightforward and decisive answer, shook his head and said, "Champion Hou thinks I'm a three-year-old child?" Let him go, how can I live? ”

"I speak, I say nothing!" Lu Bu said indifferently: "I said that I would let you go, I will not break my promise, before you walk out of Chang'an, I can guarantee that no one will dare to embarrass you." ”

"This ......" Deng Zhan hesitated for a while, and his mind couldn't help but relax, so at this moment, he was shocked again, and a dagger stabbed into his heart.

"Uh......" Deng Zhan looked at Lu Zheng in his hand in amazement, but Lu Zheng had already taken the opportunity to break free from his shackles, turned around and looked at him coldly, his expression was almost exactly the same as Lu Bu.

"Shaft!" In the end, he died in the hands of a child, and Deng Zhan stabbed Lu Zheng with an angry arrow.

"Deng Zhan, dare to harm my young master!" With a roar, a sharp arrow shot like a meteor catching the moon, and an arrow pierced Deng Zhan's eyebrows, followed by the sound of horses' hooves, but it was Zhao Yun and Lu Lingqi who arrived. (To be continued.) )