Chapter 1444: The Reappearance of the Shadow (I)
Liusha Town was stationed at the city tower, and the "Vermilion Winged Faction" disciples were launching a fierce attack on the town. And the members of the "goshawk faction" led by Liu Duan are still making stubborn resistance......
"Whoosh whoosh-" Under the darkness of the night, several more hot rockets struck.
"Ahh............h
"Brother Liu Duan, the enemy's attack is too fierce, if it continues like this, I'm afraid the defense won't be able to hold up tonight......" On the side of the city tower, a member of his subordinates ran to the front of the main building and said.
"If you can't hold it, you have to hold on, at least until the Xiao Tian brothers and their support arrives......," Liu Duanli said resolutely, "Even if you fight for your life, you must block the enemy's attack, and you must not let the enemy step into the town for half a step——"
It can be seen that in order to protect the safety of Liusha Town, Liu Duan can be said to have gambled his life with his heart. However, the firepower of the followers of the "Vermilion Wing Faction" was fierce, and the siege situation was no less than the invasion a few days ago, and it was also dark and shrouded in night, and the soldiers and soldiers stationed in the city tower could not be cleared, which could be said to be even worse.
"Brother Liu Duan, beware-" Growing in Liu Duan's hard command room, an arrow was flying towards Liu Duan's forehead, and a brother next to him saw the crisis ahead, rushed over desperately, and threw Liu Duan to the ground.
"Ahh
"It's so dangerous...... the guard who rescued Liu Duan got up and said.
"Thank you......" Liu Duan wanted to stand up again, but found that his legs and feet were a little bent just now, and he couldn't stand up in pain for a while.
"Brother Liu Duan, what's wrong with you?——" The guard couldn't help but ask worriedly when he saw the situation.
"It's not tight, it's just that my foot is injured a little...... Liu Duan felt that this injury was nothing at all, and wanted to get up again and stop the troops from continuing to defend.
"Oh no, the enemy's 'rain of arrows' is here again-" But before Liu Duan could react, another round of arrows from the enemy was surging towards the side of the garrison tower in Liusha Town.
The "goshawk faction" disciples picked up their shields, they were already striving to resist with all their might, how could the enemy's firepower be too fierce, these futile defenses were just a drop in the bucket, and the deadly arrows under the dark night flew through the sky, and met Liu Duan's eyeballs, Liu Duan was stunned in trembling, and fell to the ground as if he could no longer dodge, and life and death were left to the fate of heaven......
"Bell-" Just at the last moment, a string plucked suddenly sounded behind Liu Duan - it was Qiu Ruxin, just when Liu Duan was in danger, Qiu Ruxin just arrived in time, and a "Jiuyang Heavenly Fury Song" plucked out, and the internal force of the strings cut off the flying arrows one by one.
"Brother Liu Duan, are you okay?" Qiu Ruxin relieved the current crisis and couldn't help but ask Liu Duan.
"Thank you, Miss Qiu, it's good that you arrived in time......," Liu Duan thanked him, gritted his teeth and endured the pain to stand up again, and then said, "The enemy's firepower is too strong, it seems that they want to attack the town in one go...... No matter what, even if you risk your life, you must stop them, and you must not let the people of the town suffer from the flames of war——"
Liu Duan's tone was very resolute, as if he had made up his mind to die.
"Brother Liu Duan, don't worry, maybe things are not as bad as you think......" However, Qiu Ruxin seemed to know it in his heart, and comforted Liu Duan calmly.
"What do you mean?......" Liu Duan didn't understand for a while, so he said a word, but saw that only Qiu Ruxin came alone, Xiao Tian, Su Jia and the others did not follow, Liu Duan couldn't help asking, "By the way, why is it only Miss Qiu that you come alone, Brother Xiao and Miss Su?"
"That's exactly what I'm going to say now...... Qiu Ruxin looked at the fire under the castle, and Zhenzhen said calmly, "Miss Su, they stayed in the town, saying that they were going to deal with the real enemy......
"What did you say?" Liu Duan heard this, realizing that things might not be simple, and couldn't help but ask, "What does the real enemy mean?"
Qiu Ruxin continued to say unhurriedly: "Miss Su said that tonight's battle to attack the city is just a scene deliberately staged by the people of the 'Vermilion Wing Faction' in order to attract our attention, just like they also attacked the city a few days ago, in order to attract the power of Shaolin Temple to leave......
"Then what is the real purpose of these guys?——" Liu Duan couldn't help but ask anxiously when he heard this.
"It's the treasure of the Demon Master—" Qiu Ruxin replied affirmatively, "It is precisely when Miss Su sees this that she wants to stay in the town and wait quietly for the arrival of the real enemy...... In short, I can't say a word clearly, the task that Miss Su gave me is to let me come to support, and I must block the enemy's offensive tonight-"
"But really...... Okay?" asked Liu Duan, still uneasy.
"Since it's just a disguise, then these guys who are attacking the city tonight are just a rabble...... Qiu Ruxin Fuqin said confidently, "Brother Liu Duan, you cover me in a while, I will jump off the city tower with light skills and make a break with these guys——"
After speaking, Qiu Ruxin climbed over the city wall with one hand, and the whole person jumped down, performing light skills and jumping under the city tower.
"Wait, Miss Qiu——" Liu Duan was afraid that Qiu Ruxin would face the danger of the enemy alone, so he couldn't help shouting, but it was too late......
"Kill-" Seeing Qiu Ruxin, an inexplicable woman jumping off the city tower, the "Vermilion Winged Faction" disciples saw it and waved their knives in the direction of Qiu Ruxin.
Qiu Ruxin looked at the "miscellaneous" in front of him, and was not afraid at all, but smiled disdainfully: "Hmph, you rabble, let's all go together——
The voice fell, Qiu Ruxin stroked the piano for a while - "Blue Water Crazy Dragon Song" poured out, the internal force of the piano sound shocked the universe, as if impacting the blade, Changxiao even if he slaughtered out, surging up like a crazy arrow through the heart, and was heading towards the chest of the enemy.
"Ahh......h
Qiu Ruxin plucked the strings for a moment, and the situation was reversed in an instant, and Liu Duan, who was on the top of the city tower, saw it, so he ordered his brother's subordinates to say: "All have an order, and the archers release —— arrows."
"Whoosh whoosh-" According to the plan, in order to cover Qiu Ruxin, taking advantage of the enemy's empty time, Liu Duan ordered his bows and crossbows to launch a stormy attack on the enemy's array.
"Ahh......h
Sure enough, the morale of the two sides was reversed almost instantly, and the morale of the "goshawk faction" disciples stationed on the city tower suddenly increased greatly when they saw the change in the situation, and the "Vermilion Winged faction" disciples rushed one after another under the onslaught of "arrow rain" by Qiu Ruxin, Liu Duan, and others, and evaded the range of the arrow attack......
"That's it......" Qiu Ruxin couldn't help but smile lightly as she watched the enemies collapse, "In this way, the task that Miss Su gave me will be considered to be completed......"
But just when Qiu Ruxin was relieved, an inconspicuous scene suddenly appeared in the side corner, and Qiu Ruxin's eyes came into view - in a dark corner, there were more than a dozen figures sneaky, as if they were moving something in a corner of the suburb of Liusha Town, and then these figures burrowed into the ground one after another.
"What is that, is it a secret passage?......" Qiu Ruxin suddenly sensed that something was wrong, and secretly said in his heart, "Could it be that they are what Miss Su said, the real enemy......"
Thinking of this, Qiu Ruxin didn't want to sit idly by, and after solving the siege of the "difficulty of the city tower", he performed light skills and flew away to the mysterious figure quietly......
And at this moment, at the top of Black Cliff Mountain, the duel between Xiao Tian and the Golden and Silver Dao people continued......
In the fierce duel, in the face of the entanglement of the gold and silver Taoists, Xiao Tian's martial arts skills could not be used at all, and almost all his moves were guessed by the opponent, and they were targeted one by one, making it difficult to stretch their hands and feet.
Jin Daoren couldn't help but laugh fiercely, and the moment the sickle in his hand approached Xiao Tian, it seemed to be about to cut Xiao Tian off.
"Ahh——h
"Cut, was he dodged it......" After the golden daoren flew to his side, he couldn't help but cut a word, and then fell back to his younger brother Yindaoren's side.
"After all, the opponent is a Canglong hero, even if he has studied his martial arts thoroughly, it will not be so easy to defeat him......" Yindao Man continued to smile fiercely, "But as long as we have patience and slowly consume it on the top of this mountain, we will be able to put him to death sooner or later......"
"Whew...... However, Xiao Tian, who had experienced the "cycle of life and death", was panting in place, looking at the two people who were eyeing him, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, "Is it possible, I really want to fall into the hands of these two guys today?" No, I can even defeat opponents like Wang Dasheng and Sima Hanyi, and I must not capsize here............ But they have already figured out my martial arts, no matter how I move, it is within their calculations, what should I do?...... It seems that I can only use the 'Shadow Sword Technique' to gamble once......"
Xiao Tian desperately covered his chest, as if he had a desperate plan, and after a little calm, he held the sword in front of his chest with his backhand, as if he wanted to fight against him with another swordsmanship.
"Huh?" The silver Daoist looked at Xiao Tian's gesture, and suddenly a strangeness struck, and he couldn't help but secretly say, "What kind of sword gesture is that, it doesn't seem to be the 'Divine Dragon Nine Transformation Sword Technique', nor the 'Xiao Family Sword Technique'......"
"Whatever, anyway, today's Canglong Hero has been forced into a corner by us, and he has nowhere to escape......" Jin Daoren didn't care at all, and laughed coldly.
"Don't take it lightly...... However, the silver man said calmly on the side, "We don't seem to have seen this sword gesture before, could it be a new sword technique......
Xiao Tian eased his breath on the other side, and did not rush to attack first - Xiao Tian did have the idea of using the "Absolute Shadow Sword Technique" to respond, but he seemed to be very bottomless in his heart, after all, his original sword technique was not yet mature, and under such a close duel of life and death, Xiao Tian was not completely sure.
"The Absolute Shadow Sword Technique, I have only used ......it once when I was dealing with Sima Hanyi," Xiao Tian gasped and said silently, "Until now, this set of sword techniques has not fully matured...... However, my other tricks have been completely seen through by my opponent, and if I want to win tonight's duel, I must use my own original swordsmanship...... But this set of swordsmanship is not completely sure, what should I ......?"
Just as Xiao Tian was hesitating, Xiao Tian suddenly remembered what his master Gao Ying had said to him......
(in recall)......
"Please don't tell Jia'er about this matter......" Xiao Tian glanced at Gao Ying, slightly mysterious.
Gao Ying looked at it in her eyes, her eyes were stunned, and she couldn't help asking, "Why?"
"Because, that night, I actually ...... It's a self-study and study of martial arts......" Xiao Tian said embarrassedly in front of his master, who was a martial arts master, "I'm wondering, can I create my own martial arts in the world like Jia'er and Tang Zhan brothers, or even Master, when you were young, instead of just inheriting the martial arts of your predecessors ......"
"Do you mean that you can create a unique martial arts move in one night, just by virtue of your qualification?" Gao Ying said untrustingly.
"I ...... I didn't say that......" Xiao Tian said shyly, "I'm just trying...... Master, you are well-informed, of course...... Of course, I will 'despise' me lightly out of the world......" Knowing Master's "contempt", Xiao Tian was a little disappointed.
Who knows, Gao Ying's eyes seemed to light up, and his tone changed unexpectedly: "That's not necessarily-my apprentice Gao Ying fancies, isn't this bit of ambition......? If it weren't for the battle between me and Lu Qingfeng Huashan, with my low profile, no one would recognize my Gao Ying's invincible swordsmanship......;
"Master......" Hearing Gao Ying's rare praise for himself, Xiao Tian withdrew his joke and couldn't help but feel emotion on the side.
"My Gao Ying's apprentice must get ahead, who said that only Lu Qingfeng's apprentice can be promising?" Gao Ying compared Xiao Tian with Su Jia, and then asked a sentence that made Xiao Tian eager to try and ambitious, "Let me ask you, have you ever thought that one day in the future, martial arts will surpass Miss Su or even me and other martial arts seniors?"
Asking this, Xiao Tian couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and an inexplicable flash of inspiration planted a firm sprout in Xiao Tian's heart...... "I've thought about it!" Xiao Tian said firmly.
"Since you have thought about it, you have to act-" Gao Yingyi said righteously, "If a man has ambitions, he must dare to fight for his ideals and take steps by himself, rather than following the steps of others all his life...... Since you have the ideal of creating your own martial arts, you have to unswervingly realize it, maybe one day in the future, you will stand on the head of our predecessors and become a martial arts master——"
When Xiao Tian heard this, his heart suddenly surged with enthusiasm, he looked down at his hands, and said secretly in his heart: "Yes, Jia'er's martial arts are amazing, and she has defeated many martial arts masters in the world one after another, and her martial arts are increasing day by day...... But I have always thought that one day in the future, martial arts will be able to surpass Jia'er - surpass her and accomplish the seemingly impossible goal......"
(In reality)......
"I have already expressed my determination in front of my master, so what is there to hesitate......" Xiao Tian couldn't help but smile secretly when he thought of this......