22.-for-tat (II)
Qin Shi knew that there was no way to hide, and smiled deeply: "You go first." With a friend like you, Qin Shi has no regrets dying here. β
"But I can't leave yet......" Chu Tao once again stabilized the sword in his hand and smiled.
Qin Shi immediately raised his knife and stood up, facing the sharp blade, and there was a wild dance, and the silver light like hail and snow flickered and danced into a dense patch. It was as if a knife net had fallen from the sky, and the power of the rocks that opened the mountain hit the stone wall of the cave with a bang, and the earth shook like thunder. A mist of rubble filled the surroundings. With a thousand swords, Qin Shi's proudest move almost engulfed Jiang Shaoyun's figure.
However, Jiang Shaoyun in the dust and mist was unscathed.
The false and real knife bush has already been explored by him.
As soon as he raised his hand effortlessly, the Heavenly Asking Sword in Qin Shi's hand flickered away. With another swing of the sword, the sharp edge pressed towards his throat.
Qin Shi was in a daze, took a few steps back, and slammed into the stone wall behind him. Fortunately, the sword blade only left a red mark on his neck, Jiang Shaoyun flew up, and Qin Shi flew out without the power to parry, hitting his head on the stone wall, and lost consciousness in a trance.
Chu Tao was stunned, only to see that the red blood condensed at the end of the blade, and it dimmed for a moment, losing traces, but the luster of the blade suddenly increased, and people couldn't open their eyes.
Jiang Shaoyun slowly walked to Qin Shi's side and sneered, "Chu Shaoxia, you brought him here." As long as he can't get out, I can imagine what kind of situation will be on the rivers and lakes. There was a river of blood, and I would love to see it. Your trip to Beacon Ridge is too timely. β
Jiang Shaoyun is right. Chu Tao had already understood his calculations.
If Qin Shi dies here, Qin Xiao will be the first to let him go. Secondly, fellow Jianghu people must think that he is Jiang Shaoyun's conspirator, and his reputation is discredited. At that time, the Feather Sword Sect is afraid that it will fall into a subversive storm again. Jiang Shaoyun was happy to see that Chu Tao was unable to protect himself at that time, and he was even afraid that he had already begun to imagine that he would kneel on the ground and beg for mercy and cooperation.
"Unfortunately, you won't succeed. β
Chu Tao resolutely raised the sword in his hand, at the moment when Jiang Shaoyun approached Qin Shi. A fierce blow of "Jiaolong goes to sea", like a vigorous force bursting out of the sky, controlling everything like rolling clouds and spitting rain. The glittering light of the sword forced him back a few steps, his pale face filled with anger. Unfortunately, the Dragon Shadow Sword only cut the sleeve of his shirt and cut the placket of his chest.
Jiang Shaoyun never expected that even if he could only use his left hand, the Dragon Styx Sword would still have such a powerful power.
"The afterlife is terrifying. Since you're determined to save that kid......"
Jiang Shaoyun immediately returned to the sword and swept away, and more than a dozen unpredictable fast attacks in succession forced Chu Tao to be unable to defend himself, dodging step by step, gritting his teeth and guarding the last two or three steps of space and Jiang Shaoyun were entangled in a tug-of-war, although he knew that the entanglement would not last long. The elegant Dragon Shadow Sword can't be used for half a point in the face of the same elegant but more calm and subtle Pear Blossom Sword, and it is suppressed everywhere. Chu Tao knew very well that Jiang Shaoyun only used his three successes to deal with him, otherwise, he and Qin Shi would definitely not be able to live until now.
The disparity in power between the two sides is too great.
But if he doesn't come out of the sword at this moment, Qin Shi will be dead.
Jiang Shaoyun turned back with a thunderous sword, and he simply didn't allow him to dodge. Flying sand and stones, there was a blur in front of him, and suddenly a cold light flashed in front of him.
Chu Tao only felt a powerful force penetrate his body. Suddenly, his chest was torn open and painful, and his heart was no longer his own, and he fell softly. There was no blood, and he knew it wasn't a sword, but a sword-like force. Near-death despair, nothing more than that.
His whole body was numb and convulsed with the sharp pain in his heart, and his left hand was frozen on the hilt of the sword by instinct, and all the joints seemed to be petrified.
There is more than enough heart, but he has no power to return to heaven.
Jiang Shaoyun's deep and powerful voice echoed: "You are as uninteresting as your father. β
But Chu Tao knew that he was still alive.
If you live, you can't let it run rampant.
To live, he has to be a swordsman.
Chu Tao slowly moved his body, which was stiff due to severe pain, forcing himself to recover from the numbness as soon as possible. Moving inch by minute, under Jiang Shaoyun's unfathomable gaze, he calmly and with difficulty stood up with his sword, leaning against the stone wall.
Wheezing, aching, weakness, everything is exposed in front of the enemy.
But he could still smile calmly.
This smile made Jiang Shaoyun lose color again for a moment. But just for a moment, the coldness returned to the face that seemed to Chu Tao to be as old as rotten wood, and looked at him like admiring the prey in his hand: "Boy, you can take my palm, it's a little capable! It's a pity that today, you're coming to an end." Then he raised his sword, ready to raise his final attack.
"Hand over the purple jade order, there is still room for turnaround. β
Chu Tao didn't answer, but stubbornly put the sword in front of him.
Jiang Shaoyun laughed a few times, put down his sword, approached Chu Tao step by step, leaned over, and stared at him coldly, with a little mockery: "Your father can't fight me, let alone you?"
Coldly, a stone flew in, Jiang Shaoyun raised his sword and sharpened it, and the stone was actually broken into two. He quickly sensed a threat from another corner, but that corner was nothing more than a grotto with a black hole.
The corners of Chu Tao's mouth smiled slightly.
Then, Xie Jun and Su Kill's voice came from the cave: "I'll meet this old guy!"
As Qin Shi thought, he came from another way. The face of the black clothes was covered with dust, but his steps were as murderous as ever.
Qin Shi was quite dissatisfied: "Where did you go just now?"
He thought that Chu Tao would inevitably scold a few times, but when he caught a glimpse of Chu Tao's unusually calm expression, he really couldn't understand it.
"I didn't expect Chu Shaoxia to be able to produce a lot of people in his hands!" Jiang Shaoyun smiled, "It's on par with Shen Yanfei's skills." β
Xie Junhe shouted: "Old fellow, don't you want the purple jade order?
Chu Tao scolded: "Ruffian, don't laugh, have you seen what Ziyu Ling looks like?"
Jiang Shaoyun was stunned, and was a little confused that he couldn't distinguish the true from the fake.
"Who hasn't seen it? Isn't it just a purple stone?" Xie Junhe said as he pulled something under his sleeve.
"Junhe, don't fall for him, do you really think that if you give him the purple jade order, he will let us go?"
"I'll give him the purple jade order, you go. β
A smile appeared on the corner of Jiang Shaoyun's mouth, as if victory was in sight: "Okay, if you are willing to stay and compete with me......
"You must not give it to him!" Chu Tao hurriedly ran towards Xie Junhe's corner, as if to stop him.
Qin Shi didn't know what to do, but he saw a flash of cunning in Chu Tao's anxious expression. So he immediately followed.
"Then!" Xie Jun and Hei Sleeves shook, and a gray-white projectile actually exploded at Jiang Shaoyun's feet, and the cave was suddenly filled with gray-white smoke and dust, and he couldn't see anything clearly, Jiang Shaoyun's angry shouting and coughing sound dispersed from where he was standing. But where the scolding began, there was a louder crackling sound, followed by a thicker cloud of smoke.
The three of them flashed, and through the obstruction of the dust and mist, they rushed into the dark stone passage. When Xie Junhe was the last to exit, there was another violent loud bang at the entrance of the cave, followed by a loud crackling sound behind him, like a blast of mountains and rocks, and stone dust fell from time to time overhead. Qin Shi looked back and saw that the stone path was blocked. Jiang Shaoyun's deeds can no longer be heard.
The three of them did not dare to stop for a moment, and finally found the sound of water, and ran along the water all the way before they saw the light.
At the entrance of the cave, the canopy has long been replaced with a fiery red, and it is dusk. The flowers and plants are colorful, the green trees are lush, the waterfalls flow springs, the wisps are like smoke and fog, the stream water is like white satin, winding into the deep pool from the cave, turning into a pool of blue waves. As the birds return to their nests, the sound of birdsong hovers in the valley. Brilliant colors like dreams. Surrounded by mountains, it is so quiet that people are intoxicated. The three of them helped each other to collapse on the grass exhausted, panting for breath. The air outside the cave was also peaceful.
Chu Tao was puzzled: "What did you do at the entrance of the cave?"
"He used it to blow up our gunpowder, so can't I use it to blow him up?" Junhe scratched his head and snorted: "I also stole some lime bombs from this old fellow, a box full of them, enough for him to choke for a while." β
Qin Shi came to his senses, and suddenly laughed so hard that he didn't even have the strength to straighten his waist: "What a ruffian!"
Jun He replied angrily: "What's wrong with the ruffian?
Chu Tao pretended to get up calmly, walked alone to the edge of the deep pool, and finally couldn't help shaking his head and laughing at the clear water surface. Take a handful of clear spring and drink, full of sweetness. Then he rushed away the blood stains on his arm on the hilt of his sword, redressed the wound with a white handkerchief, dusted off his body, and rested against the tree on the bank of the river. Seeing this, Junhe no longer quarreled with Qin Shi, and only sat down beside him silently.
Qin Shi wanted to speak, but was stopped by Jun He with his eyes.
Chu Tao suddenly stretched out his hand and didn't know what he wanted, Jun He took out the feather-by-feather short sword from his arms and handed it over.
Qin Shi was dumbfounded: "When did you get it from?"
Chu Tao seemed to have already understood it, took the short sword, and responded lightly: "In the future, don't take any more risks with this kind of lifeless thing." β
Junhe didn't care: "How can you miss the opportunity you get? You are not as good as me, knowing that you can't fight, you still don't want to fight hard with Jiang Shaoyun." β
Chu Tao laughed again, but his smile could not hide the paleness of his face. He pressed his heart and spit out a long breath: "Pear Flower Sword is really difficult to meet opponents. β
Xie Junhe knew that his internal injuries were not light, but he didn't dare to ask more.
"The purple jade order is still there, right? β
Junhe nodded: "I know, this thing is not simple. β
The shadows of the trees are swaying, and the dark clouds are surging. Chu Tao got up, and Xie Junhe immediately stepped forward to help. "Let's go, Jiang Shaoyun will have to chase after me sooner or later. Seeing that Uncle Wang didn't say a few words, it was time for him to nag again. Xie Junhe nodded: "I'll shut up and listen to him scold." β
Qin Shi gradually understood why Chu Tao had made such a big nameless fire beforeβhe knew that Jun He would inevitably be in danger and was so anxious, so he didn't even care about any danger. I don't understand how Xie Junhe's arrogance melted into Chu Tao's warm smile, and it was no longer to be found? The phrase "life and death support" seems to be specially designed for these two people. Looking at the north shore, the high-walled compound of the Qin family is rich and gorgeous, but how many people are worthy of deep friendship among the hurried figures?
I can't help but envy Chu Tao, such a tacit understanding, how many are there in the world?