Chapter 56: The Soldier and the Thief
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The knife rises, the knife falls.
The blade clangs.
Who lives, who dies.
All in a flash.
Qu Xin's martial arts are obviously inferior to Ran Ling.
In fact, there was no one in this room whose martial arts skills were comparable to Ran Ling's.
But...... This doesn't mean that Ran Ling can really kill all the people in front of him as he said.
Because in this world, people who are never strong will definitely win.
"You ......" move was blocked by Ran Ling, and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth for some reason.
His gaze did not fall on Qu Xin, who caught his knife, but looked at Huang Donglai.
"Heh......" Huang Donglai understood what the other party meant, and immediately smiled, "What's the matter? What will happen if you drink the wine I poured, don't you have a judgment?"
Ran Ling was angry, but he was speechless.
Just now he thought that he would be fine for a while after drinking, but it wasn't until he took out the knife that he realized that this poison needed "luck" to trigger.
"Ran Ling, if you obediently tie your hands and catch it, you can still save your life for the time being, but it's a pity......" Qu Xin held the other party's blade and said with the situation, "...... But you have to do this fearless resistance. β
"Nonsense!" Ran Ling shouted angrily, "Gu hair is also death, poisonous hair is also death, it is still a matter ......of time before you are caught! Phew!" he spat out a mouthful of blood and turned his knife back, "Since you want to kill them all, well, I'll pull a few to accompany the funeral!"
As soon as the words landed, Ran Ling made a comeback.
The knife technique he used for the second time was very different from the one just now.
In addition to considering the distribution of physical strength with more than one enemy, he also had to pay attention to his own offensive and defensive balance, and he had to avoid Huang Donglai, so as not to accidentally hack to death this person who could solve his Gu.
But now...... He was going to "fight hard".
As a result, the cold and fast knife suddenly became a crazy knife for crazy killing.
Beyond the reach of the blade, the sword aura is also visible.
Although this kind of luck would speed up the flow of toxins in his body and make him die faster, in the situation where he was already certain to die, Ran Ling didn't care about this.
"Protect Lord Baihu!" said that it was too late and that was fast, but when he saw that the few Jinyi guards who came in with Zhuang Li also shouted and drew their swords and rushed up, standing at the forefront with Qu Xin.
For a while, the blades and shadows were staggered, the sword qi was vertical and horizontal, and the five or six people were killed, and blood rained.
At the same time, Huang Donglai and Sun Yihuan also acted quickly, but when they saw the two of them turn around, they both shrank behind Zhuang Li, and then lifted Zhuang Li sideways like a human shield with one head and one foot, blocking between them and the battle circle, and then, they held Zhuang Li in this posture and fled outside the house, shouting as they ran: "Protect the Lord of the Hundred Households!"
Zhuang Li was stupid at the time, and he was also wondering in his heart: Is this sure to protect me?
Fortunately, there were still a few people in front of them, and they were not far from the door, so they quickly ran out of the house, and Zhuang Baihu was also considered to have retreated.
On the other hand, the battle situation in the house has taken a sharp turn.
Ran Ling, who fought to the death, was still fierce even if he was heavily poisoned, and in the blink of an eye, he beheaded the three brocade guards, and Na Qu Xin's arms and ribs were quickly injured, and he was about to die.
You must know that the few Jinyi guards who fought against Ran Ling in the house at this time are already the best martial arts in this guard, if they are replaced by other people with poor martial arts, I am afraid that they will not be able to survive the two moves in front of Ran Ling.
Seeing that Ran Ling was about to kill out of the room...... Lei Buji, shot.
But seeing that his feet were slightly separated, he jumped forward lightly, his strength was in his fist, and his arms were not full - a "collapse fist" that jumped forward, and rushed away against the opponent's knife curtain.
This seemingly reckless forward rush actually grabbed the slight time difference between the opening of the knife curtain and cut the gap in the knife qi to drill into it.
In the face of such a sharp raid, Ran Ling did not panic, but just sneered, and said secretly in his heart: "Hmph...... It's worthy of being taught by the Eight Desolation Fist Saints, it's a bit of a doorway, but it's a pity that you're still far from it!"
Thinking of this, his upper body suddenly leaned forward and rotated, his left foot was independent, his right leg was thrown backwards and upwards, and he kicked the knife back, and there was a "scorpion tail".
This kick not only broke Lei Buji's punch cleanly, but also kicked the latter's right shoulder.
Ran Ling's foot strength was already heavy, coupled with Lei Buji's strength to rush forward, the power was doubled like the "counterattack" in boxing.
After being kicked, Wuji's body immediately lost its balance and flew up, and Ran Ling also grabbed the other party's flaw, turned around and took another stroke, and raised the knife to take Lei Buji's throat.
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Fortunately, there were others next to him at this time.
At the critical moment, it was Qu Xin who made a knife again, which helped Lei Buji block this fatal attack.
But Quxin himself was also injured, and he barely jumped sideways to help others block this, causing his wound to further tear and burst into blood, and the pain made him slow down by more than a line.
Seeing this, Ran Ling would not let go of this opportunity, and then slashed at Qu Xin's chest.
The moment the sword broke through the wind, Qu Xin understood that he was going to die.
He was chosen to go undercover because he had no family and no friends, so at this moment, what came to his mind was not a memory of his loved ones, but a conversation between him and Shangshui-sama......
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Shui Hanyi: "How many times have you beaten the ruffians, and you also beat the people from the yamen, even if you are masked...... If you cripple someone, someone has to clean up the mess for you. Are you crazy? Have you forgotten whether you are a good person or a bad person?"
Qu Xin: "Obviously said three years, three years later, three years later, three years later, three years later, it's almost ten years old, boss! I'm already the third in command of the shadow, and maybe I'll become the boss if I go on, boss!"
Shui Hanyi: "Can you talk well?" Now only I know your identity in the Jinyi Guard, if I die one day, and I don't have time to tell others the code words we meet, then you will be a ghost for the rest of your life, and I don't have to worry about it." β
Qu Xin: "Forget it, you won't die if I die, you are now among the 'four masters' in the court, brother, I still squat in the tea shop and listen to people's family routines." β
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This marquee flashed so hard that Qu Xin also smiled bitterly.
I think back then, he and Shui Hanyi were at the same time, he was two or three years older than Shui Hanyi, and the two had been in the same health center for a few years when they were young, and their friendship was not bad.
However, the gap in martial arts made the two drift apart.
It only took a few years for Shui Hanyi to become the general flag and was transferred elsewhere, while Qu Xin was not mentioned to the position of the small flag until he was thirty years old, on the eve of going undercover.
If you take a closer look, you will promote him to be a small flag, maybe because you are afraid that he will not be loyal enough and will rebel after you go out, so he was temporarily promoted to the next level.
Qu Xin is not stupid, even if he can't think of this layer at the first time, he should think of it later.
In the same period in the past, you could indeed call you a brother and sister in private, but in front of people, you have become an "adult";
This sense of loss, as well as the loneliness of being in an enemy camp, is not something that anyone can bear.
But the trixin ...... Carry it.
He is different from that fake Ran Ling, and to this day, the position in his heart has never wavered.
In Qu Xin's heart, he is a soldier, Lei Buji is a citizen, and Ran Ling is a thief...... He has always been clear and clear between black and white, so the knife he is helping Lei Buji to block at the moment is completely out of duty and instinct, even if the consequence may be death, he does not regret it, but just feels sad.
This point is something that "Ran Ling" can never reach.
Boom β
After a breath, Ran Ling's knife paused.
Quxin, still alive.
It's not that Ran Ling's subordinates are merciful, but someone ...... The knife that forced him to stop.
This man's martial arts are very high.
High enough for him to break into the Jinyi Guard's guard with impunity.
So high that he could rush into the room before anyone could react and fight the game.
Up to ...... He could use two fingers to "pinch" Ran Ling's blade and stop the latter's knife.
Note that it's a "pinch", not a "pinch": the "pinch" is usually done with the index and middle fingers, which is easier to exert and uses the strength of the entire forearm, but the "pinch" uses the index finger and thumb, like taking a candy out of a bowl, and uses only the power of the fingers in this position.
At that moment, even Ran Ling, a dying man, was stunned, and he couldn't help but look at the person in front of him with shocked eyes.
The person who came was a white-haired old man of medium stature and dark skin, and he was at least sixty-five years old, but his waist was still very straight, and his eyes were full of energy.
"Thank you, this official...... Block a knife for my son. The old man was still holding Ran Ling's knife in his hand, but his eyes had been removed from the other party, looking at Qu Xin behind him, and at the same time, he said in a very relaxed tone, "This knife, even if I return it to you." β
"Son?" Qu Xin immediately reacted when he heard this, and when he thought of this, his whole body trembled, "Are you......
"Oh, that's good. The old man smiled and continued, "Old man...... Thunder is not afraid. β
Boom β
While he was talking and laughing, with a slight flick of his wrist, he crushed Ran Ling's knife.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is broken, not broken.
If it is "broken", half of this knife can be used, but it is "broken...... This means that all parts of the blade are turned into small pieces and fall to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, there was only a knife handle left in Ran Ling's hand, and in front of him, there was still a "top-notch" master in front of him, plus the poison in him was almost in his heart, and in despair, the strength of his desperate fight was also dispersed, and he sat on the ground with his butt.
When he was dying, this fake Ran Ling didn't say a word, just quietly stopped breathing.
Until he died, no one knew what his name was, let alone what he was thinking in the last moments of his life......