February 15, 781 rì, dìdū, today is the birthday of Zichuan Yun, the founding head of the Zichuan family, and it is designated as the family's National Day commemoration. The sky was blowing and falling with light snow. The square was densely packed with troops under review, and there were brown crowds of people at all times, rows of horses, and young soldiers wearing epaulettes of various numbers, whose faces were red from cold. Janissary soldiers, dressed in gold-trimmed uniforms, a head taller than the soldiers of ordinary troops, stood out from the crowd in the ranks.

Outside the military police cordon, crowds of people dressed in festive costumes braved the snow to watch the grand parade. Looking at the huge military appearance of the troops, they sighed softly one by one: "Oh my God!" The audience with good eyesight could see the high platform behind the inspection troops, where the giants of the Zichuan family gathered.

Today is the family's National Day, and according to the custom, the family has to review the army in this rì. In previous years, a few divisions were only drawn from the garrison in the city and walked around the square, but this year's review ceremony was particularly grand, not only the zhōngyāng army and the Janissary army in the city were mobilized, but also troops were drawn back from the Valen fortress and the western front. The reason is obvious, under the shape of the family that has just been defeated and surrounded by strong enemies, in the words of Zichuan Sanxing: "This is an opportunity to show my great strength, restore the confidence of the people in the army, and by the way, issue a jǐng proclamation to those foreign enemies who covet my family, this must be grand, not simplistic!"

"It's like a terminally ill patient who wants to emphasize that his muscles are full. Di Lin thought to himself: "Relying on parades and awards to restore the people's confidence in the army? The family army has lost its dignity on the battlefield but wants to redeem it on the parade? This is simply a joke, where in the world is there such a cheap thing." ”

However, looking at the black and oppressive heads surging below, looking at the wide mouths of the crowd in admiration, and his eyes were full of amazement, Di Lin suddenly found that this stupid method of Zichuan Shenxing was still very effective, after all, there were still many stupid people than smart people in the world. It's just hard to say if the "foreign enemies" of the Zichuan family—such as the Flowing Wind and Frost or the Demon God Emperor—will be intimidated by this "jǐng sue".

The crowd below resounded with cheers "Hooray!" and the Praetorian Guards paraded over. A division was lined up in three phalanxes, the queue was as neat as if it had been cut with a knife, and the movements of the soldiers were uniform, waving their hands and moving forward, and the sound of footsteps rumbled and reverberated throughout the square like thunder. With their neat and heavy steps, the earth seemed to be sinking. When they walked to the front of the rostrum, the leading officer shouted sharply: "Salute!"

With a "bang", the soldiers raised their hands in unison, turned their heads in the direction of the rostrum, the gold edges on the cuffs brushed the ground in a straight line, the steps under their feet were not chaotic at all, and the movements were neat and pleasing to the eye. Once again, the crowd erupted in warm applause.

Led by Zichuan Sanxing, all the senior officers of the family on the high platform stood up and saluted together, and even the chief of staff of the civil official, Ge Shan, who was not wearing a uniform, also stood up and saluted. When the team had passed, everyone sat down again. Looking at the admiring faces of the crowd, Di Lin suddenly felt that they were all a bunch of idiots, and they would be amazed by this kind of empty phalanx. Even if Di Lin racked his brains, he couldn't imagine what such a neat phalanx queue would be of any use on the battlefield. If there really was any commander who would have lined up his ranks and charged with straight steps, then Dillin thought: he was no ordinary idiot.

When Sterling turned around, he happened to see the smirk on Dilling's face. He leaned over and said, "What's funny? ”

"I wonder what this kind of queue is really useful in actual combat? They are so hard to do something that is not good for anyone. ”

Sterling smiled, "Don't take it seriously, necessary rituals are always needed." Did you read yesterday's "Dìdūrì Newspaper?"

"Which article are you talking about?"

"I forgot what the title was, but it was written by a madman named Godzilla, saying that it was more strategically advantageous for us to lose the twenty-three provinces of the Far East, and the front was more consolidated. - What kind of nonsense is this, even if it's a slap on the back, you can't mess around like this!"

Di Lin grimaced: "Godzilla is my pen name. Looking at Sterling's surprised expression, he smiled and said, "Just kidding! This article was written by one of my subordinates, but I do agree with the point that the Far East is a big burden to us, and it is harmful to us." ”

"Big brother, are you kidding?"

"Hehe, I mean really, me. Di Lin suddenly stopped talking: Zichuan Shenxing's dissatisfied eyes swept towards the two who were whispering, the two quickly stopped chatting, and Di Lin whispered: "After the ceremony, do you have time tonight?

"God, I didn't expect this bullshit ceremony to take so long!"

As night fell, casual clothes sat in a warm coffee house, watching the snowflakes drift on the empty street through the glass window, and Dilin whispered.

Sterling smiled indifferently and did not echo Di Lin's words: If Di Lin was allowed to continue, he would definitely blame Luo Minghai for the crime. Sterling had already discovered that in Di Lin's eyes, even if there was a frog on the side of the road, it must have been instructed by Luo Minghai. Luo Minghai is the source of evil in the world, if it weren't for him, the demon clan would never have invaded, the Liufeng family would have been bulldozed a long time ago, the Far East would not have rebelled at all, the army would not have lost the battle, and prices would not have risen.

Sterling had to remind Diling to get back to the point: "Big brother, just now, the point of view you said, is it more beneficial for us to lose the Far East?"

"That's right. Di Lin took it for granted: "I have always thought so. I told you at the beginning of the rebellion that you should give up the Far East completely—but at that time, the Command Office did not accept my offer, and finally gave up, and had to pay compensation to the Black Flag Army and the Far Eastern Army, almost even you and the Zhōngyāng Army. Thankfully, it's not too late, and we've finally gotten rid of that baggage. ”

Sterling listened with a dewy face: "Big brother, what are you talking about?

"Well, Sterling, have you ever thought that in terms of overall strength, we are stronger than the Flowing Wind Family, but in the more than two hundred years of battles with the Flowing Wind Family, we have lost more than we won, and for every ten battles, we often lose seven or eight battles, and there have even been cases where the Flowing Wind Army has driven straight to the city of Dìdū, why? In fact, this situation began long before the era of wind and frost. ”

Stirling thought for a moment and replied, "I'm afraid it's because they're stronger than us, right?"

"Why are their forces stronger than ours, in terms of overall strength, we are only stronger than the Liufeng family!"

Without waiting for Stirling to answer, Di Lin waved his hand and said quickly: "The problem is here, in the Far East: in fact, it was a mistake for Zi Chuanyun to march into the Far East back then! In order to keep the twenty-three Far Eastern provinces in the mouth of the demon clan, most of the family's military strength was tied there! Ten years ago, Liufeng Xishan besieged Dìdū, and seeing that we were all about to finish, Ge Yingxing could only send Ah Xiu to bring a few hundred boy scouts back to the rescue. At that time, if we gathered all the garrisons scattered in the twenty-three provinces of the Far East, we could have more than a hundred divisions, not to mention that repelling the Liufeng West Mountain would sweep away the Liufeng family and crisscross the entire continent. ”

"Every time we fight against the Liufeng family, they mobilize the army of the whole country to kill them, but we idle millions of troops in the Far East, and fight with others with one hand tied, how can we win? We are fighting on two sides, and we are being beaten on both sides. I wonder why the family chiefs of the past generations have not thought of this method? Completely abandon the entire Far Eastern provinces, and only use a small number of troops—for example, a hundred thousand infantry is enough—to guard the Valen Fortress, then the demons will not think of advancing an inch, and then we will take the troops mobilized from the Far East plus our original border guards, zhōngyāng army, black flag army and other troops, and all go to the west, well, I don't believe that the wind and frost really have three heads and six arms!"

When Di Lin said later, there was already a bit of sarcasm in his tone. Stirling was horrified to hear this: from a purely military point of view, it was indeed possible for Dilling's plan to defeat the Winddrifters. But why didn't any of the chief heads of the family, many of whom were resourceful and eloquent, think of such a solution? He immediately understood: The first step in the implementation of this plan was to take the initiative to give up the twenty-three rich Far Eastern provinces, but which chief was willing to give up a good territory? Their only thought was how to keep this territory, and they never had the idea of giving it up. Di Lin was able to think of this because he was a bystander.

Sterling nodded in agreement: "What you say makes sense. He was a little gloomy: "But now, the Far East has been lost, and it makes no sense to say this." ”

"Don't be discouraged!" Looking at the long snow-capped street outside the glass window, Di Lin felt a little emotional: "History has long proved that if a nation is defeated, as long as it is not completely destroyed, after two or three generations, this nation will be stronger than ever. We're going to be back strong, I'm sure of that. ”

Sterling smiled and said, "Two or three generations? He raised the coffee cup, and the whole person was suddenly shocked, and the coffee in his hand spilled a little, and his eyes looked fixedly at the long street outside the window. Di Lin immediately looked over, and following the direction of Sterling's line of sight, the long street was empty.

"What's wrong?"

Sterling looked back with a strange face: "I saw a man just around the corner of the street. ”

"Who is it?"

"I don't know who it is, but she's holding the third brother's moon washing knife!"

Di Lin stood up suddenly: "Chase!" The two rushed out of the door of the coffee house like a whirlwind, and the boss hurriedly chased out of the door, only to see two small figures that had disappeared at the end of the long street, leaving only two faint footprints on the snow. He couldn't help but sigh: "cāo! Now the level of eating overlord rice is really much higher!"

The cold wind shrill through the ears, and the scenery on both sides quickly receded. On a cold winter night, the long street is empty, which is suitable for speeding with light power. The two of them carried light work, rushed with all their strength, and reached the corner of the street about 100 meters at the same time. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, both of them knew that the other party's martial arts had jīng advances.

Sterling smiled: "She was here just now, why can't anyone see it now?" He looked down at the footprints underground, and saw that the street behind the snow was trampled in all directions, muddy snow and mud mixed, where could I find a person's footprints?

Dilling wanted to ask Sterling, "Do you really see clearly?" The words came to his lips, and he swallowed again: Sterling has always acted calmly, and if he is not sure, he will not speak lightly. He looked down at the streets that extended in all directions, and said, "Let's scatter and look for it." What kind of person is he?"

Sterling muttered, "It's fine. The other party was a young woman, tall and tall, wearing a red sè snow cloak to cover her head and face. She has the third brother's moon washing knife hanging from her waist, which can be recognized at a glance. If you find anything, let me know with a long howl. Even if you do it, you must leave her behind. To find out the whereabouts of the third brother, the key lies on her. ”

Di Lin replied very dryly: "Okay!" The two of them gave a high-five, Di Lin to the left, Sterling to the right, and began to look separately.

Stirling ran all the way, and he also wondered if he had seen it wrong? When the woman passed by the street just now, he immediately felt that there was something abrupt about her, but he couldn't react. When she walked over, Sterling suddenly remembered: The matching knife on the woman's waist was Zi Chuanxiu's moon washing knife!

Because he was familiar with Zichuan Xiu, he recognized it at a glance. As far as he knew, the Moon Washing Knife was handed down by Zi Chuanxiu's ancestors, and he cherished it very much, and now, how could this knife appear on a strange woman? Could it be that Ah Xiu has ......

Stirling dispelled the ominous doubts in his heart, and concentrated on searching, wondering how it was that in a few minutes, the woman had disappeared without a trace? Suddenly, he saw a faint figure in the distance jumping together on the rooftops on both sides of the street, and the cornices were as flat as the ground. Stirling was startled, and then came to his senses: it was Dilling. Looking at his current speed, it is much faster than when he ran just now, obviously he didn't use all his strength just now, maybe he was afraid that it would hurt Sterling's self-esteem!

Sterling smiled and thought to himself, "Big brother, I didn't use all my strength just now," he stopped paying attention to the figure, turned his head, and looked at the streets around him, which were empty. He jumped on another roof unwillingly, and suddenly saw a person walking underneath a dark alley opposite, looking at the figure, it should be a young woman.

Sterling was overjoyed, jumping over several houses in succession and jumping down from the top of the alley. In the darkness, a female voice screamed: "Indecent! There is a flower thief!" Suddenly, the windows of the houses on the entire street lit up, and out of nowhere, a large crowd of people with sticks poured out, and only the voices of people were heard: "Where is the flower thief?"

"Look! He's running away!

"Oops, he's on the roof! This guy turned out to be a snitch!"

"Quickly send someone to report to the Ministry of Governance! We have found a snitch here, please send a master over quickly!"

Stirling Wolf jumped onto the roof in a fit of embarrassment, and fled a few streets in one breath, until he could not hear the noise behind him, he dared to stop, lying on the roof covered with thick white snow and panting softly, only to feel the "plop" of his heartbeat: fortunately, it was very dark in the alley, and it is estimated that no one could see his face clearly, otherwise, the headline of the "Dìdūrì Newspaper" tomorrow would have been: "The commander of the zhōngyāng army is actually a thief picking flowers!"

He raised his head, the sky was cloudy, the cold moon was silent, the snow was dazzling, and the city of dìdū on a winter night was immersed in tranquility. Only then did he realize that he had just come to the west of the city in a panic. There was no one in the street below, and Sterling jumped lightly, landing silently. After receiving the jǐng report tonight, it is estimated that the young master of the Zhibu will send experts to inspect the "snitch" everywhere, and he will go around on the roofs of other people's houses like this again, if he is caught, it will be too wrongful. He thought of Di Lin and secretly snickered: "Do you want to inform him? What kind of expression should those patrolling magistrates have when they find out that the person they have caught is the commander of the military police?"

Thinking like this, he turned a street corner and was suddenly stunned: walking in front of a curvaceous woman in a snow cloak, from the back, it was the person he saw in the café! However, after learning the lesson just now, Sterling did not dare to rush forward again, he quickened his pace, trying to catch up with the other party, but unexpectedly, the other party's footsteps also became anxious, and the distance widened. Sterling couldn't hold his breath anymore and began to run, shouting, "Miss ahead, please stop! I'm not a bad person, I just have something to ask for advice." ”

The woman didn't stop, didn't even look back, just walked briskly. Sterling picked up his light skills, chased after the other party in an instant, and said loudly, "Miss, please stay." He reached out and patted her on the shoulder.

There was a soft "snort", a flash of light, and a sword suddenly appeared from the side, silently slashing at Sterling's wrist. Sterling was so shocked that he didn't have time to withdraw his hand, flipped his wrist and index finger, and with a soft "ding" sound, it flicked right on the side of the sword, swinging the long sword away at once. Before he could rejoice, there was another soft sound of "snort", and the second sword appeared again, stabbing at his throat, the sword aura was sharp, the move was vicious, and it condensed a powerful momentum. At such a close distance, the swordsman had full confidence in his swordsmanship! But as soon as his eyes flashed, the sword stabbed into the air, and Stirling disappeared!

The swordsman was stunned for a moment to realize that in his hurry, Sterling suddenly made an iron bridge, and his whole body bent down from his knees, and he dodged the sword dangerously. Without waiting for the third sword to come out, he rolled on the ground, and although the wolf was a little bit, he finally distanced himself from the enemy, and a fish jumped up, and only then did he see the enemy clearly.

There are five enemies in total. In the middle was the woman in the red trench coat, she never looked back, Sterling only saw her back, her figure was jumping, her figure and temperament were very handsome, until this time Sterling was still not sure if she was the person she had just seen from the coffee house.

There were four people next to him, three men and one woman, one of them with a long sword flashing in his hand, and it was they who had attacked Stirling just now. The other two had their hands folded in their long sleeves, and they couldn't tell if they were armed, revealing a mysterious smell. The costumes of the four people are different, they are all ordinary civilian clothes, and they are covered with a snowproof hat, and their faces are hidden under the hat and they can't see clearly, but their eyes are all bright. The four of them had been walking scattered down the street, and Sterling had seen them but hadn't paid attention to them, not expecting them to be in the same league as the woman in the trench coat.

The woman in Tsing Yi who was carrying the sword let out an exclamation: "Huh?", she was very surprised that Sterling was able to escape in that situation. Stirling's strength and quick reaction greatly exceeded their expectations, and in a hurry, he was able to flick the blade of the sword with his fingers, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he quickly rolled around regardless of his identity and broke out of the encirclement. Looking at the martial arts he had shown before, no one would have imagined that such a great master would use such a move.

Sterling was angry in his heart: What are these people from, so vicious? If they didn't ask a question, they would want to kill themselves? If it weren't for their strong martial arts and quick reaction, they would have become a ghost with a sword. But on the surface, he didn't show a single thing, and calmly looked around: seven people in civilian clothes appeared behind him, Sterling had thought they were pedestrians passing by, but after seeing the fight here, they did not leave, but slowly surrounded them, and the direction in which they stood happened to block all their retreats. On the front, five more people who also hid their faces with wind and snow hats appeared, standing next to the woman in the red sè cloak.

"Ten in the front, seven in the back. Sterling was a little nervous: the whole street was full of enemies, and he didn't know if there was a stronger master lurking. If these enemies were on the same or similar level as those two swordsmen, this battle would really not be able to fight.

What is going on? Could it be a trap for himself? Sterling was puzzled, but was immediately relieved: Although he had been in the army and politics for many years, he had always acted in a fair and upright manner, and he had not formed such a personal enmity with deep hatred. Even if someone is dissatisfied with themselves, it is because of official business, and there is no need to take their lives. Moreover, the imaginary few people did not have the ability to mobilize so many masters to assassinate themselves, and they could not have predicted that they would appear on this remote street in the middle of the night. This qiē was obviously caused by chasing the female xìng, and it was purely accidental. The other party's crisp style of shooting without making a lawsuit reminded Sterling of a professional killer, or a well-trained professional soldier.

Who was the woman they were guarding?, Sterling wondered.

The snowflakes fell silently, and the reflection of the snow on the ground was quite glaring.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and more than a dozen piercing murderous auras had enveloped Sterling, and the enemy's eyes were shining like wolves. Neither side reported their names, and the other side seemed to be jealous of Sterling's strong force and did not come up to make a move.

Suddenly, Stirling burst out laughing, his voice containing internal force, and the hearty laughter spread far away, echoing across the long empty street. Several people on the other side were stunned, and a hoarse male voice said in a low voice, "He's calling for helpers!"

The woman who had just shot at Sterling spoke up, "Miss, please go first, we'll take care of it here." The woman in the red sè snow cloak walked forward obediently. Sterling couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Miss, please stay!"

As soon as the words fell, a sharp sound of breaking wind sounded behind him, and the sound of the wind on his clothes sounded, and he didn't need to look back to hear that there were three swords that took the back of his head, the back of his neck and the back of his head at the same time, fast and ruthless, all of which were first-class swordsmanship.

Sterling was annoyed: "Everyone doesn't have any grudges, why are you so vicious?"

He didn't look back, and suddenly slid backwards diagonally, just in time to dodge the swords. The shadow flickered, and somehow, he was already in the middle of the three swordsmen. The swordsmen were so frightened that they hurriedly tried to separate in all directions. Sterling smiled "hehe", and without looking, he divided his hands left and right, accurately grabbed the wrists of the two swords holding the swords on the left and right, kicked out with his back foot, and hit the third enemy in the chest with a "peng" sound. The man let out an "ah" and flew backwards, blood spurting from his mouth and falling heavily into the snowdrift. Immediately afterwards, there were two crisp "clicks, clicks", which made the roots of people's teeth soften: Sterling was annoyed that the swordsmen were too vicious and had broken their wrists, and the cold ice true qi rushed to the momentum, and the acupoints of their entire bodies were frozen, and the two of them suddenly froze in place, the long sword in their hands was taken off, and the "ding" fell to the ground twice. Sterling flicked his fingers: "Pour!" The two swordsmen fell straight down with a pained look, and "Puffy" smashed into the snowdrift twice.

He clapped his hands lightly, as if he had accomplished a very easy trifle, looked up and smiled, "Who else is coming?" He was in danger, not advancing but retreating, and suddenly approached him, only to catch his opponent off guard. If you really want to start a frontal attack, it will be very difficult for those three swordsmen to join forces, and if a new enemy joins, it will be dangerous. So Sterling deliberately made such a gesture to deter the enemy.

But he was frustrated: the woman had gone so far that she didn't even look back when she heard such a fierce fight. The few people who confronted him did not react, but just stood quietly in place, lowered their eyebrows, and ignored their provocations. Sterling suddenly understood: the other party's purpose was only to stop himself here, and he couldn't chase the woman. It seems that the key to a qiē is in that woman.

Thinking of this, he let out a clear whistle and rushed forward.

The metal sound of "dingding" continued, and the enemy in front of him drew their weapons one after another, making a gesture to block, and the wind in the clothes behind sounded, and the enemy in the rear was also rushing over. Stirling's figure suddenly pulled out of the ground, and the momentum of the forward rush suddenly changed direction, and the man had already jumped onto the roof on the side of the road, stepping on the snow on the roof and speeding away, and in an instant he had already broken out of the encirclement. I only heard the voices of people behind them, and the group of people were chasing after them with shouts: "Stop!" "I'll kill you!" But it was definitely too late. Stirling leaped on the roof and slanted towards the mysterious woman. There was no one around the woman, and this was the best chance! Sterling made up his mind that this time he had to see her true face.

He swooped down from mid-air, like a divine eagle descending from the sky, before the person arrived, the terrifying momentum had already locked the woman, his right hand reached out and grabbed the opponent's left shoulder, and the hand carried a strong cyclone, which made the wind and snow cloak on the opponent's body whirring, and the snowflakes in the air were stirred by the energy, and they swirled four times.

Seeing Sterling volleying down into the air, the woman took a step forward silently, and then turned around like a whirlwind, the cloak on her body turned into a bright red flower, and there was already an extra long sword in her hand, and the blade of the sword countered Sterling's foothold.

Sterling secretly admired the fact that this step of rushing forward and turning around was very knowledgeable, and she avoided the sharp energy of Sterling's sharp blow from mid-air, and immediately counterattacked, not allowing Sterling to gain the slightest advantage. The opponent's swordsmanship is indeed good, fast and accurate, but in the eyes of a master like Sterling, he can't pose a threat yet, and what he appreciates more is the opponent's agility and accuracy of quick judgment. In an instant, she could see that when Stirling was in mid-air, the weakest point was his feet, and his vision was old and spicy, even those experienced old rivers and lakes were much inferior. The other side is hidden in the hood of the trench coat, and it is impossible to get a glimpse of her true face. He paid special attention to her waist, and when he looked at it, he could see half of the black sè scabbard inlaid with silver wire, and that unique style was Zi Chuan Xiu's matching knife!

Sterling's heart was shocked, but his body was not chaotic at all, and he reached forward with his right foot and pointed at the opponent's sword.

But before he could point it, the woman suddenly changed her move, and there was a sharp sound of "boom" piercing the air, and the blade of the sword had been changed to pointing obliquely at Sterling's abdomen, and the speed was much faster than the previous sword, if Sterling continued to fall like this, the unobstructed lower abdomen would inevitably be hit by the sword first!

Sterling's mind exploded: "Fooled, this woman was hiding her strength before!" The other party, as a woman, actually used such an obscene move! In a hurry, he gathered his luck in his right hand and slashed at the opponent's sword with a fierce palm. There was a soft "snap", and the opponent's long sword slapped away, and Sterling also felt a sharp pain in his right hand. With both feet on the ground, the person has landed.

In the short process of falling from the roof to the ground, the two of them did their best and changed their moves many times. Although Sterling's martial arts are far superior to his opponent's, the woman is extremely cunning and cunning, so that Sterling misjudged, and under the fight, Sterling actually suffered a small loss. He was angry and angry, and used his true skills, a splitting palm was far away, and there was a muffled sound of "bang", and the woman exclaimed "oops", and was swept away by the palm wind, and the whole person was thrown backwards, and blood spurted wildly in his mouth.

Although Sterling's palm power is not as strong as his body, Sterling's internal strength at this time is almost to the point of reaching the peak. Previously, the two of them competed in a difficult move, and the woman could still have the upper hand with her cleverness, but now Sterling used a splitting palm, which is an absolute internal force ratio, and there is no trick at all, and the woman immediately can't resist it. Or is it because Sterling takes into account that she is a woman, and wants to stay alive and ask Zi Chuanxiu's whereabouts, otherwise this palm alone will already kill her.

He was about to pounce on her to lift her hood when the garment behind him shook, and the sharp sound of the wind rushing straight to the back of his head, and the guards had already caught up. Sterling had to turn around and deal with them first. The female swordsman shouted, "This guy has injured Miss, I can't let him live!" With the shouting, the guards desperately besieged it, and the momentum was crazy.

In an instant, a sword light flashed everywhere in front of Sterling's eyes, and the other party ignored the rules of the rivers and lakes, fighting more and less, and screaming for his life. Sterling sighed and performed a stunt, splitting his palm in succession, "Puffy Puff" sounded continuously, and three more guards were knocked out in response. Pressed by Stirling's mighty energy, none of the besieging guards could get close, but they still rushed forward desperately, and even the few who were knocked away quickly got up and fought again with blood spitting. Under the siege of the five swordsmen, even with Stirling's ability, he could only watch as the female swordsman went up to pick up the injured mysterious woman, and fled to the end of the long street with the support of the rest of the guards, and was about to disappear from view.

Stirling was in a hurry, but the fleeing man stopped at the same time: a tall figure appeared at the intersection at the end of the street. He stared indifferently at a few mysterious visitors, his face was expressionless, his gaze was colder than the snow on the street, and he looked cold and arrogant, it was Di Lin. Sterling was overjoyed and shouted, "Big brother, stop them!

One of the guards shouted in a low voice, "Get out of the way!" Di Lin sneered, and instead took a step forward, the awe-inspiring murderous aura that made several of the guards breathless. They looked at each other in horror: how could an unarmed person, who couldn't see how to act in a single step, could produce such a terrifying murderous aura?

One of the guards snorted, jumped forward like a leopard, and a shining light crossed the night, and a sword stabbed at Di Lin's eyebrows, fast and ruthless, it had indeed reached the level of a first-class master.

Di Lin snorted, his right hand slowly drew a circle in the air, his left hand greeted, lightning and thunder, I don't know what trick he used, the swordsman who rushed out screamed, and the whole person flew back upside down, "Peng" just fell where he rushed out, the sword in his hand was inexplicably deeply inserted in his own eyebrows, his hands and feet twitched twice, and he had lost his breath.

The group of people took a step back in unison, and their eyes showed horror: What kind of trick is this, so terrifying? Looking at the corpse on the ground, Di Lin shook his head slowly, and said slowly, "He shouldn't have used a sword in front of me." There was no hint of ostentation in his tone, but there was an indescribable tiredness and depression, as if he was just telling a very simple truth.

Although Sterling was under siege, he could still notice the situation on Di Lin's side, and when he saw that Di Lin killed someone as soon as he made a move, he was very reluctant and shouted: "Big brother, stay alive!"

"Got it!" replied Dilin angrily, looking up at the crowd in front of him, picking the next target, as if a weasel was looking at a group of young roosters.

The masked guests saw that the situation was not good: the little rascal in the back (they thought Sterling was the kind of little rascal who was flirting with women) was surprisingly good at martial arts, and he couldn't handle it anymore, and there was a mysterious master in front of him, who could kill people with every move. This is a big mistake!

An old man calmly gave orders: "Adi, you and Miss go first, we will deal with it here!"

"Got it!" The female guard whispered a promise, and was about to leave with the help of the injured mysterious woman, Di Lin smiled "hehe": "Is it so easy to go?" dodge and blocked, the sword qi of "哧哧" sounded, five swords stabbed at the same time, four swords divided their head, neck, chest, abdomen and other vital points, and the other sword was condensed a few steps in front of him, holding it without spitting, but the sword qi shrouded Di Lin like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter.

Di Lin was taken aback: these swordsmen fought alone, and no one was his opponent. But once they are organized, they have a very tacit understanding, the attackers attack, the defenders defend, it is obviously a well-trained sword formation, which can make the power of the sword increase exponentially when they are combined. The stabbing swords had already covered all the routes that could be attacked, and even Yi Diling couldn't find a flaw in them to fight back, so he had to turn around and return to his original place, and suddenly thought to himself: no wonder even Stirling couldn't leave the other party behind. He played jīng shen, carefully maneuvering, observing the opponent's moves, looking for opportunities to break the formation.

On the long street of the dark night, the wind and snow are fluttering, and two life and death struggles are going on, and the two masters of the young generation of the Zichuan family encounter mysterious swordsmen of unknown origin, and the two sides are fighting fiercely. I only heard the sound of the sword qi "snorting", the low fist wind "fluffy" sounded, and the snowflakes in the sky were excited by the energy to fly back and forth in the air, and no one was seen. The two sides fought in the dark, and there was no rì moon, and there were endless tricks and tricks, and if anyone was watching, they would definitely shout: "jīng Cai, enjoyable!" But both parties were complaining: this battle was really unjust. The identity of the opponent is unclear, and the reason for the slashing is unclear. On the other hand, he felt very aggrieved: "I just want to ask for something, why do you want to fight?" But history is often made up of all kinds of "misunderstandings".

A few minutes passed, and it was still Di Lin who got out of the predicament first. He made a flaw, causing four enemies to attack his kick at the same time, and when they got old, Di Lin's foot suddenly "swooped" back, and all four of them stabbed in the air. Before they could react, Di Lin let out a long roar, shoveled his left foot on the spot, and a large snowflake spread out under his feet like smoke. By the time the snow powder cleared in the air, at some point, the fifth swordsman had already fallen, and his long sword was in Di Lin's hand.

With a sword in his hand, Di Lin's whole person was different, his eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and the corners of his mouth flashed with a cruel smile. Before the remaining four people could regroup, he had already rushed straight through like an arrow, his killing moves were used continuously, and the sword light slashed through the darkness like lightning. "Ahh

Di Lin played with the long sword in his hand easily, and looked at the last swordsman in front of him, it was the old man who gave the order and said, "Adi will take Miss First Leave." Di Lin knew that he was a leader, so he deliberately left him alive to come down for questioning. Di Lin didn't say anything, a smile on his lips.

The old man understood the meaning of his smile: The five of you have been broken by me, and you alone are definitely not my opponent. He let out a long sigh, "Stop!" The men besieging Stirling over there retreated obediently and ran over, all wounded and bleeding from the corners of their mouths. In fact, if Sterling wanted to kill them, he could have done it a long time ago, but Sterling wanted to capture a few live mouths to make them support them for so long. Several people stood in a line behind the old man, and although they were disabled and defeated, they still had an unyielding arrogance. Stirling followed, standing next to Diling.

The old man threw down the long sword in his hand, turned over his hand and uncovered the wind and snow hat on his head, revealing a head full of pale hair and a pair of very bright eyes, with wrinkles on his face, and said with emotion: "There is such a swordsmanship and such martial arts in the world! It's just that I still don't know the names of the two Your Excellencies, and I don't know if I die. Who is Your Excellency?" his voice was old and hoarse, revealing an inexplicable taste of vicissitudes, and his spirit exuded an awe-inspiring momentum, without fear, and his momentum did not look like a defeated person at all.

Sterling sighed at the old man's bearing, and replied solemnly: "This is His Excellency Dilin, the Inspector General of the Family, in Lower Sterling, I don't know what the seniors call him?"

Several people said "oh" in unison: Sterling and Di Lin of the Zichuan family are already a few masters in the world, and they can be described as household names, and everyone knows about them. The old man's eyes lit up, and he regained his calmness: "What an honor it is for the old man to meet the two top masters of the Zichuan family, and we are convinced! As for the defeat of several of our subordinates, the cheap name is really humiliating, so don't mention it." ”

Di Lin sneered: "I'm afraid I can't help you!" Sen Sen's cold air was revealed in his tone.

The old man said lightly: "Lord Dilin's methods, the old man also knows a little bit about it. Under the Miki of the Supervision Office, what can't you ask for?"

Di Lin sneered and was silent, with a posture of taking the other party's stance. The old man looked at Stirling again: "General Stirling, you are unyielding in resisting the demons with your lonely and weak brigade, and raise the prestige of my human race." Even though we are enemies, but for you, the old decay has been longing for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really beautiful, which is enough to comfort my life!"

Sterling said uneasily and modestly: "Don't dare, old man, you are too much of a prize—not good!" The cold light flashed in the old man's hand, and he didn't know when the dagger was hidden, Sterling and Diling flew up at the same time, but they were still a step too late, and the old man stabbed the dagger into the heart, and the blade was deeply inserted, and it was hopeless.

Di Lin reacted very quickly!"Live mouth!" immediately pounced on the masked man next to the old man, and as soon as he touched his body, he had already fallen to the ground softly, the black blood at the corner of his mouth flowed, but his body was already cold. The others also fell silently. Di Lin broke one of his jaws, and after just one glance, he kicked the corpse high in anger and flew high: "They have poison in their mouths!"

Sterling also remembered: "There are a few more who were injured by me over there!" The two of them ran over quickly, walked to the snowdrift, and saw that the two people who had been sealed by Sterling with cold ice true qi had also bitten the poison sac in their mouths and bled to death.

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