"It's the banner of the Chu clan in the clouds!"

I don't know who shouted, and many of the Gyeonggi guards who were galloping towards Miyagi turned around and saw a bonfire burning on the inner city wall. The royal flag of the Chu clan was waving in the wind, like the rising sun on the horizon imprinted with golden light.

When Lin He heard this shout, his heart tightened at first, and he couldn't help but look back. The Chu clan in the clouds takes the crane as the pattern, the silver-white crane feather pattern on the black flag is faint, and the "Chu" drawn by splashing ink is like the bloody mouth of a lion and a tiger.

The Gyeonggi Guard has already driven to the front of the palace not far away, and the Yulin guards on the Xuande Gate are all ready for battle. Just as Lin He was thinking quickly, a white horse galloped under the noses of the army without warning and fired an arrow in the direction of the battle flag. Lin He couldn't help but jump his eyelids when he saw the familiar black light armor, and he wanted to hide according to Chen Boyan, but the target of the feather arrow was not him, but the soldier carrying the flag.

The moment the battle flag fell, the archers at the front reacted and immediately fired arrows to counterattack.

On the high platforms and pavilions on both sides of Suzaku Street, Yu Linwei, who had been in ambush for a long time, suddenly lifted the cloak that had accumulated layers of snow flakes on his body and jumped up, and fired arrows at the Gyeonggi Wei below. Just by changing the gap of an arrow, a companion immediately took their place, and the rain of arrows sprayed towards Gyeonggi Wei without stopping.

At the same time, someone shouted: "Lin He is dead, don't kill those who disarm!" Those who insist on resisting will wipe out the Nine Clans! ”

The shouts resounded throughout Suzaku Street, and the straight streets were full of Gyeonggi Guards, and the queue was too long to care about the end. The soldiers at the end were already frightened when they saw the banner of the Chu Clan, and they were frightened by the shouts one after another, and immediately panicked, abandoned their weapons and fled.

The black-armored cavalry on the white horse finished firing an arrow and rushed into the intersection on the flank without hesitation. The soldiers stationed at the intersection brandished their knives and spears and slashed the legs of the white horse, and Cheng Yuan on the horse's back rolled down, drawing his sword to block the knife that slashed at the front door, so as to protect the face armor.

The stereotype of white horse and black armor in Lin He's mind made him shout in an instant: "Catch Chu Zhixia!" ”

However, Lin He's voice was instantly drowned out in the panicked voices. Chu Lin and the others, who were chasing the white horse and rushing out of the alley, fired arrows at Lin He, and at the same time drove their horses close to Cheng Yuan without thinking, wielded their knives and cut off the heads of the foot soldiers who were approaching Cheng Yuan, and grabbed Cheng Yuan on the horse.

"The brothers of the Chu clan in the clouds, follow the general to kill the traitor!"

There are many generals in the "Chu Clan in the Clouds", but there is only one great general - Chu Mingxiu, who made immortal achievements at the age of seventeen, was crowned a first-class Longxiang general, and was ridiculed and awe-inspired, and called the "Living Yama King". Chu Lin opened his throat and roared, the roar shook the heavens and the earth, and Yu Linwei, who occupied the high place, also shouted.

The torches of Gyeonggi Wei were extinguished by an overwhelming rain of arrows, and the bonfires at the Seondeok Gate and the City Gate were the only source of light. The people in it only felt out of breath, as if they were being hit from both sides, and they couldn't advance or retreat.

The tall Yu Linwei threw down more things, which shimmered with thin light, and some of them crackled and exploded before they could hit the ground, and the shards hit the people's faces painfully. The horses were startled by the firecrackers falling on all sides, and in a rage and fear, they threw the man on their backs.

Lin He angrily grabbed a deserter who ran by his side, cut off his head with a knife in his hand, and said viciously: "Kill those who escape from the battle!" Let's see if the Chu clan's knife in the cloud is fast, or my knife is fast! ”

Lin He knew in his heart that he had fallen for Chu Zhixia's plan, but he was helpless, and the team of 10,000 people was in chaos and difficult to control. The soldiers around him were all fine, but the second half was cut off by the waist, many died from stray arrows, and many more died under the iron hooves of frightened war horses.

The archers of Gyeonggi Wei also had a disadvantage when they shot at the high Halim Guard. Gyeonggi Wei was all crowded on the open Suzaku Street, and Yu Linwei only had to draw his bow and fire his arrows without stopping. However, the pavilions and pavilions at the height of Yulimwei's hiding, with the help of buildings as cover, were far less casualties than those of Gyeonggiwei.

Lin He's mind calmly and decisively analyzed the situation, if Chu Mingxiu and his subordinates were here, Gyeonggi Wei would not have a chance to enter the city at all. The enemy army is full of tricks precisely because it cannot win head-on, in other words, their forces are much smaller than their own.

"Rush forward and kill Chu Zhixia!" Lin He roared, and led the horse to rush out.

——

The pro-guard team rarely played the trick of hide and seek this time, and it was so firm that Lin He's inner thoughts were shaken for a moment - he didn't know that in the army of the Chu clan in the clouds, the order to capture the thief and capture the king first was greater than the life of an individual.

Chu Lin led his horse forward, and was the first to meet the charge of the Gyeonggi Guard. When the spear was waved, it had the momentum of opening the world, and smashed into the chest of Gyeonggi Wei, and the two of them fell off their horses.

The guards were in a team of five, and when they stood in a row and waved their spears, their movements were astonishingly majestic, as if the mythical giant Kuafu was about to split the mountains, and like a row of windmills made of steel, all the flesh and blood that collided with it would be torn apart. They defended against each other's attacks and blocked the charge led by Lin He.

"It's the Overlord Gun...... It's a tiger and a leopard ride! ”

A cry of fear tore through the neighing of the warhorse.

Lin He dodged a stab with his short body, but he didn't prevent the war horse under his crotch from being stabbed in the chest. He rolled to the ground in embarrassment, avoiding the chaotic trampling of the horse's hooves, and drew his knife and slashed at Chu Lin's horse's leg. Chu Lin tugged at the reins suddenly, and the war horse stood up halfway.

A sturdy white horse stepped over Lin He, and the man on the horse slashed his spear like a full moon, and Lin He was hit in the chest, and he even heard the sound of broken ribs and stabbing into the heart and lungs. Lin He landed on his back and slammed into the wall, staring in the direction of the white horse.

It is also a white horse and black armor, but it comes from the direction of the inner city gate, which is behind the Gyeonggi Guard.

Lin He's eyes widened as he looked at the black-armored soldiers who had been surrounded and protected by Chu Lin and the others. His men were still desperately trying to break through, crashing into the tips of the tigers and leopards' spears one by one, trying to hunt down that precious prey.

Cheng Yuan fiercely drew his sword and slashed at the enemy, and was caught off guard by a blow on the shoulder. Fortunately, the shoulder armor was strong, Cheng Yuan was just shocked to the point that his arm was numb, and he immediately changed his hand to hold the knife and stabbed it into the enemy's abdomen. The enemy vomited blood and stubbornly smashed Cheng Yuan's head.

Cheng Yuan dodged for a while, and his helmet and mask were knocked off.

At this moment, Chu Zhixia turned back on Xue Cong's back and coldly looked at the dying Lin He.

Chu Zhixia's black armor was dripping with blood, like a ghost crawling out of the Yellow Spring Hell. Chu Zhixia stretched out his hand to wipe the bronzing badge on the shoulder armor covered with a layer of blood, and the crane feathers in the clouds with the color peeling off were like them. She rolled over and dismounted, grabbed Lin He by the hair, and made him look up at her.

"You can't win, there are still 30,000 ...... outside the city"

"Dead people still worry so much?" Chu Zhixia smiled and pushed out the drinking stream snow from the sheath.

The cold glow of drinking snow flickered in Lin He's suddenly shrunken pupils.

Chu Zhixia handed the head to Chu Lin without saying a word, and Chu Lin understood, and put the head on the tip of the gun. Several guards guarded him and walked through the battlefield shouting: "Lin He, the commander of the Gyeonggi Guard, is dead, and those who disarm will not be killed!" ”

Chu Zhixia took a deep breath and looked sideways at Suzaku Street, which was full of corpses.

——

Two hours ago.

Xuanzheng Palace.

The emperor ordered Yu Linwei to take the officials down and scatter them in a small room in the Xuanzheng Palace, which was both for protection and surveillance. The emperor sat down on the dragon chair wearily, reaching out to support his forehead. Shen Zhou stood not far from him, rubbing his sword scabbard with his back against the pillar and thoughtfully.

The palatial Xuanzheng Hall was quiet, and the wind seeped in through the cracks between the doors and windows, wandering among the vermilion pillars, which was so empty that it made people feel lonely. Bai Ziche offered a cup of ginseng tea to the emperor, and asked without worry: "Father, do you want to go to the side hall to rest?" ”

The emperor waved his hand and looked at Shen Zhou on the side: "You are Mo Xue's guard, why haven't I seen you?" ”

Shen Zhou glanced at him, and lied in a flat tone: "I am a secret guard, and I have never entered the palace." ”

"You have very beautiful eyes," the emperor felt a tremor in his heart for some reason, "have I seen you?" ”

Shen Zhou replied lightly: "Your Majesty has misremembered. ”

Shen Zhou had secretly observed the emperor several times, and the time when Yuanjue Temple was preparing to assassinate Bai Huan also briefly glanced at the emperor, but he was sure that he had not shown his face in front of the emperor, and he was not going to take off his mask. Shen Zhou didn't understand the concept of "beauty" very well, but he was able to analyze the advantages of his skin from the reactions of the people around him from an early age. Shen Zhou felt that the emperor looked at him a little strangely, he said he didn't understand, but he didn't hate it.

"You-"

The Emperor's voice was interrupted, and Shen Zhou turned his head sharply to look at the gate of the Xuanzheng Palace. The Emperor and Bai Ziche were unaware, but Shen Zhou clearly heard the "poof" sound of blood splattering from the crack in the door, and the faint smell of blood flowing in the wind.

"Stay out of sight." Shen Zhou drew his sword and walked slowly down the jade steps, blocking the path in front of the emperor.

The gate of the Xuanzheng Hall was slammed open, and a figure flew upside down and pounced on the sinking boat. Shen Zhou grabbed the man's back collar and placed the man on the ground. Luo Nanshan coughed up two mouthfuls of blood, the blood flowed down the gap in the ghost mask, and said in a dumb voice: "The head of the family forgives his sins, and his subordinates are useless." ”

"Stand down." Shen Zhou's gaze pushed straight out and landed on the man in front of the temple gate.

Ever since the Mountain Ghost Clan threatened to annex the Luo Clan and unify the Nine Shadows, the assassins of the Mountain Ghost Clan would rather show their faces than wear the Silver Ghost Mask again.

Behind the door opened with a bang, there was an endless night, and the wind and snow were crowded. The man walked in slowly in his night clothes, with a golden skull tied to his full white forehead. The man's long hair was braided into thin braids, and the ends of his hair were decorated with tinkling bells. She has a lovely and sweet face, and when she makes an expression, she reveals two shallow dimples on the sides of her cheeks.

The girl looked at Shen Zhou, shook off the blood on the sword casually, showed a sweet smile, tilted her head and asked, "Gongzi Zhou?" ”

Shen Zhou's gaze silently swept over the position in which she held her sword, her light steps, the length and arc of her sword, the degree to which her bones could bend, the flexibility of her joints, and the direction in which she might attack. In Luo's intelligence network, there are two highest-ranking assassins of the Mountain Ghost Clan besides the head of the family, one is called "Shuoye" and the other is called "Red Lotus", which is a pair of twin brothers and sisters. However, the appearance and tactics of these two men are unsolved, as no Assassin has ever survived under them.

"Why don't you speak?" The mountain ghost Red Lotus said in distress, "I heard that you are a peerless and rare beauty. Why not take off your mask and let us all see? ”

Bai Ziche was aroused by the strange way of speaking of the mountain ghost Red Lotus, and he got goosebumps, and looked at Shen Zhou nervously.

"Want to see it?"

Mountain Ghost Red Lotus nodded excitedly.

"You don't deserve it."

The smile on the face of the mountain ghost red lotus flickered, and she strode towards the sinking boat. Her steps were light, like a swift skimming the surface of the lake, and in an instant she approached the sunken boat. The sharp murderous aura cut head-on, and the emperor behind Shen Zhou couldn't help but lean back to dodge.

The slender and slender sword flipped between the fingers of the mountain ghost red lotus, and it was dazzlingly fast. Shen Zhou stared at her intently, swinging his sword straight to the point where the sword light converged - the wrist of the mountain ghost red lotus. She swung her sword with the agility of her wrist, and the sinking boat stabbed a straight line, and the silver vortex was forced to freeze. The mountain ghost red lotus was pinned by the sinking boat, and was caught off guard by a kick in the chest, pushed out dozens of feet upside down, and stuck on the threshold under his feet before he fell out.

"That's all the Mountain Ghost Clan's means?" Shen Zhou asked lightly, raising his sword and approaching the mountain ghost red lotus step by step.

"It's so ruthless." The mountain ghost red lotus shook her head with a smile, and the next moment she quickly pounced in front of Shen Zhou.

The mountain ghost red lotus held her breath when she pounced forward, her longest breath-holding time was the length of other people's ten normal breaths, and in this breath of time, she stabbed out dozens of swords. The mountain ghost red lotus swung her sword as if she didn't need to think, and every muscle of her seemed to be born for this strange sword technique, so fast that golden sparks sparked on Shen Zhou's blade.

Shen Zhou twisted the blade of the sword, blocking the sword that could stab at any time from all directions. Shen Zhou suddenly grabbed the sword of the mountain ghost red lotus, and instead of swinging it, he grabbed her collar violently, and his arm twisted her elbow. Before Shen Zhou could make the next move, the mountain ghost Red Lotus suddenly let go of the sword in her hand, her body bent into an incredible arc, and she kicked on Shen Zhou's throat - she rose rapidly, Shen Zhou's jaw was dislocated, and at worst, his throat bone was broken.

Shen Zhou suddenly let go of her and retreated two steps, and the mountain ghost Red Lotus picked up the sword that landed on the tip of her toes, and held it in her hand again to kill Shen Zhou.

This time, she still stabbed Shen Zhou in the throat. Shen Zhou raised his forearm to block, the blade of the sword grazed through the stainless steel bracer, Shen Zhou stepped sideways, flashed behind the mountain ghost Red Lotus, and slashed at her back with a sword. The mountain ghost red lotus fell to the ground heavily, her back bleeding nonstop, and the bell in her hair shattered.

"You are light and agile because you can't face the enemy head-on; Your swordsmanship is straight or picky, because you don't have enough strength. The bell on your body is to disguise the sound of your abnormal breathing, and the sword is so fast that it will push your heartbeat and breathing to the limit. Human physique is innate, and it is a genius that you can use your strengths and avoid weaknesses to this point. ”

Shen Zhou shook the blood from the sword and said casually, "Is it too hasty for the head of the Mountain Ghost Clan to send you to assassinate?" ”

The mountain ghost Red Lotus sneered, jumped up on the ground, and said disdainfully: "What qualifications do you have to teach me?" ”

"I don't want to lecture you, I just want to kill you." Shen Zhou said slowly, "The blood debt between the Luo clan and the mountain ghosts is far from being settled. The war in the imperial capital may end tonight, but the war between the Luo clan and the mountain ghosts will not end. ”

"Ha," the mountain ghost Red Lotus sneered, "Do you also identify with your surname, a 'seed' who came home halfway?" ”

Shen Zhou was silent, and raised his sword to kill him. The mountain ghost red lotus was bleeding from her back, and she parried two moves in embarrassment, but the sword blade was pushed by the sinking boat and cut into the vermilion pillar in the hall. The mountain ghost Red Lotus decisively abandoned the sword, and Shen Zhou's sword blade left a red wound on her slender arm, which was slanted towards her jaw.

The mountain ghost red lotus turned around and dodged the deadly sword, pressing her right hand on her waist. Shen Zhou's eyes flashed, and it was too late to retreat, and a sword as soft as a belt was pulled out from the waist of the mountain ghost red lotus, and it drilled into Shen Zhou's waist and abdomen like a poisonous snake.

Shen Zhou took the sword hard, and at the same time swung the sword and slashed downward, and the soft sword broke and also cut off the shoulder of the mountain ghost red lotus. The mountain ghost Red Lotus fell to her knees weakly, and Shen Zhou's sword hung above her head. She looked up in disbelief at the torn clothes around Shen Zhou's waist.

There was no blood.

The moment she stabbed the sinking boat, the mountain ghost Red Lotus knew that she had failed. It wasn't the touch of stabbing flesh, but the tremor and friction of stabbing Jin Tie—the poison she had quenched on her soft sword naturally lost its effect.

Under Shen Zhou's shirt is a piece of soft armor woven with gold.

"Despicable." The mountain ghost red lotus scolded.

"Stupid."

Shen Zhou slashed her neck with a sword, and his tone was filled with unconcealable pleasure and a little pride.

"Guess what Zhou Zhou is proud of."