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Chapter 120 The Queen's Assassin, Zhao Wumian

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The sound of armor rubbing against each other echoed throughout the palace, and a strong murderous aura lingered.

If you look down from a high place, you can see countless black-armored soldiers rushing from the outer city to the inner city like a black tide, just to encircle and suppress a man holding a woman in a phoenix skirt. This scene is enough to make one's scalp tingle and make one feel despair.

The man's figure rose and fell on the roof of the hall, but he did not retreat but advanced, heading towards the imperial guards who were surrounding the inner city. And to the west of the man, many black shadows were flying towards him like locusts.

The Imperial Guards are strong in terms of strict military discipline, excellent equipment, large numbers, and their emphasis on human wave tactics, but it actually takes some time to get from the outer city to the inner city.

Therefore, the key to victory at this moment still lies mainly in the masters of the inner city.

Zhao Wumian heard a long howl from Eunuch Lin behind him, and his heart trembled a little, but the three secret guards of Kunning Palace caught up with him faster than Eunuch Lin.

It’s not that they have the best martial arts skills, but they were the first to discover that Zhao Wumian had abducted the queen... and he did it right under their noses.

If they fail to save the queen this time, the three of them will be thrown into prison on the spot for the crime of "failing to protect their master", waiting to be dragged out and beheaded at any time.

Zhao Wumian was injured and was carrying the Queen, which was an additional burden. It was only a matter of time before he was caught up.

But even so, the three secret guard sisters chased for a while, and some of them looked a little surprised, "How can you run so fast while holding the queen?"

"People in the martial arts world, anyone who is not good at Qinggong would have died long ago. How could they have survived and sneaked into the deep palace to hold the queen hostage?"

"This man killed Bi Ziding not long ago, and was injured by Eunuch Lin in the East Palace before. His physical strength is not abundant, so it is not difficult to subdue him... Use fists and feet first, don't hurt the queen."

The three secret guard sisters were worried about hurting the Queen, so they didn't dare to use bows and crossbows or hidden weapons, even long swords or straight swords. They only dared to fight the enemy with their fists and feet, for fear that Zhao Wumian would twist his body to dodge and hit the Queen.

In order to ensure that Zhao Wumian can be subdued without harming the Queen, he must succeed with his first move.

Therefore, they waited for the right opportunity and did not act hastily. Instead, they exchanged glances and silently used their light skills to surround Zhao Wumian. Two of them stood on the left and right sides of Zhao Wumian. The leader of the secret guards, Jing Jin, who was the sister of the secret guard who had escorted Zhao Wumian to the Sky Prison before, followed behind Zhao Wumian.

The three men were like jackals, surrounding but not attacking, waiting for an opportunity and also to put psychological pressure on Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian glanced at the three women out of the corner of his eye, stepped lightly on the eaves with his boots, and jumped high into the air.

Just as he was about to jump, in mid-air with little leverage, the three secret guards narrowed their eyes slightly and stomped their feet, suddenly attacking Zhao Wumian from both sides and behind. Their speed was so fast that three holes were created in the snow curtain by the three secret guards.

There were sounds of breaking wind coming from both sides and behind him, but Zhao Wumian knew that the moment he jumped up would be the moment they attacked, so he was prepared. However, seeing the Queen's stunned expression, he turned in the air and threw her towards the secret guard leader Jing Jin.

Jing Jin's pupils suddenly shrank upon seeing this, and he quickly withdrew his attack, opened his arms and hugged the queen's soft and mature body tightly. Before he could feel surprised, a hint of horror had already appeared in his eyes.

But it was Zhao Wumian who left the queen behind, freed his hands, stretched out his arms, and used Yun Shu's finger to point at the two secret guards in the palms to confront them head-on.

There were two bangs, and the two secret guards looked a little stunned. They felt a huge force on their right hands and their forearms suddenly bent backwards, but Zhao Wumian reached out and grabbed one of them's wrist. He first pulled out a long knife from her waist, and then stomped his long boots on her lower abdomen to gain leverage and chopped at Jing Jin with the knife.

Jing Jin was holding the queen, so at most he could free one hand to fight the enemy, and he was in the air with no leverage. He could only watch Zhao Wumian approaching rapidly, cursing in his heart... Is this a move that a seriously injured and exhausted person can make?

At this moment, Zhao Wumian's heart trembled, and he saw the sound of "swoosh" breaking through the air sweeping towards him from all directions. It was the secret guards who had not arrived yet who saw Zhao Wumian voluntarily abandon the queen, and immediately drew out their bows and crossbows and hidden weapons to provide long-distance support.

Zhao Wumian could only retract his attack in an instant and then spun his sword like the wind. There was a crisp "ding ding ding" sound and sparks flew everywhere.

While he was blocking the arrows and hidden weapons, his body fell towards the palace below. Then he grabbed the protruding eaves on one side of the hall with one hand and slid under the hall like a gecko. The next moment, countless arrows and hidden weapons were inserted into the palace walls and eaves.

Jing Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were in the deep palace at the moment and there were countless reinforcements. Zhao Wumian was simply seeking death by kidnapping the queen here.

But she still did not let down her guard. Just as she landed under the palace wall and her feet had not yet touched the ground, the queen suddenly stood up and hugged Jing Jin's face tightly, "I'm afraid..."

This hug was incredible. When the queen was in the air, she suddenly straightened up and moved around. The extra force almost made Jing Jin lose her balance, and it also blocked her vision.

At this moment, Jing Jin suddenly felt a sense of alarm in her heart. She saw a black shadow flash past the hall in front of her and stepped heavily on the palace wall. Before Jing Jin heard the sound of her clothes breaking through the air, she felt a huge force in her lower abdomen.

boom!
Zhao Wumian held the knife in his backhand and hit Jing Jin's lower abdomen hard with the handle.

"cough--"

Jing Jin bent down instinctively, and Zhao Wumian put his arm around the queen's waist and pulled her back into his arms, then turned around and kicked Jing Jin several feet away.

The queen's mature and beautiful face showed a trace of despair. Although she liked this exciting thing that made her blood boil, she didn't like being fought over like a rag doll.

But if Zhao Wumian didn't hold her, he would be pierced by thousands of arrows as soon as he appeared in an open place.

Taking the queen hostage and beheading Zhao Wumian on the spot is not excessive at all.

The Queen had a myriad of thoughts in her mind, and Zhao Wumian was extremely nervous, but Eunuch Lin had already covered a distance of several dozen feet in the blink of an eye, flying towards him like a crimson ghost.

In a head-on confrontation, Zhao Wumian is no match for Eunuch Lin, not to mention that he is holding the queen at the moment.

He did not dare to underestimate them, so he stomped on the floor tiles, swung his knife to smash the wooden windows of the hall, and rushed into the hall holding the queen.

Then Eunuch Lin fell on the place where he had just been like a meteorite. Countless spider-web-like cracks instantly appeared on the floor tiles. He glanced at the palace pavilion next to him with a big hole in it and snorted coldly.

There were many palace maids cleaning the hall. When they heard the noise coming from outside the hall, they were still full of confusion, and then a look of horror suddenly appeared in their eyes.

After Zhao Wumian rushed into the hall carrying the queen, he rolled on the wooden table in front of him due to inertia, then stepped on the ground with both feet and rushed forward several feet away at an extremely fast speed, resembling a black and red afterimage.

At this moment, the ceiling of the hall suddenly shattered, and Eunuch Lin suddenly punched Zhao Wumian in the back.

Zhao Wumian stepped on the ground with his long boots, turned around and twisted his abdomen, hugged the queen with one hand, held the knife in his other hand, and chopped the "Xi Zi Holding the Heart" in the moon string towards Eunuch Lin's forearm.

Eunuch Lin was a little surprised. This position... was the flaw in his boxing skills.

Eunuch Lin used the boxing chapter of the "Five Qi Classic". Zhao Wumian had only learned sword and gun techniques so far, but he had read the contents of the book countless times. Now, after fighting from Jin to the capital, he was no longer the martial arts novice he used to be. With the guidance of two great martial arts geniuses, Su Qingqi and Guan Yunshu, he naturally knew the flaws of this martial arts.

But Zhao Wumian knew it, so didn’t Eunuch Lin know it?
But having said that, Zhao Wumian's sword is a copy of Xiao Yuanmu's famous martial arts Wan Yue Xian sword technique, which should not be underestimated. In terms of martial arts sophistication, it is much higher than Eunuch Lin's "Five Qi Classic".

Therefore, although Eunuch Lin sneered in his heart, he still stretched out his other dry hand and silently hit Zhao Wumian's sword from the side, and the long sword of good quality broke instantly.

The old method. If I can’t break your moves, then is it possible that I can’t break your sword?

But before Eunuch Lin could swing his palm, Zhao Wumian had already dropped his knife and pointed his finger at the place where Eunuch Lin had originally punched.

boom!
Zhao Wumian only felt that he had pointed his finger at the mountain, and a huge force came through his fingertips, causing the sleeve of his right arm to break into pieces.

When his fingers and fists connected, the floor tiles under Eunuch Lin's feet instantly cracked, but Zhao Wumian's move was not a head-on collision. His feet had already stepped backwards in the direction of Eunuch Lin's punch, so it was more like Eunuch Lin pushed Zhao Wumian back several feet with one punch.

But being in the air, Zhao Wumian couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Eunuch Lin's attention had been drawn to Zhao Wumian's knife, and he used his palm to chop the knife, so the power of this punch was inevitably a little weaker. But even so, after facing this move head-on, Zhao Wumian still felt the blood rushing in his chest, and his right arm was numb and trembling slightly.

But with this force, he rushed out of the hall, but was met with a cold knife light, which was another secret guard with better lightness skills.

The queen also had some knowledge of martial arts and was not dazzled by the situation. Seeing this, she immediately acted like she was frightened and horrified, and her pretty face immediately shrank into Zhao Wumian's arms, but she used her back to block Zhao Wumian without leaving any trace.

The secret guard was so frightened when he saw this that he quickly put away his knife. Then Zhao Wumian turned around and kicked him hard in the abdomen with his knee, then took another step forward and fled away.

Zhao Wumian took a few steps out of the East Palace and fled for his life holding the Queen. With Eunuch Lin in the East Palace, he could not escape to the east. According to the distance, he ran south, passed by the Taiji Hall where he used to hold court, crossed the square in front of the hall, and went straight into the Chaotian Gate.

After passing Chaotian Gate, you will be out of the inner city. If you walk straight for a few dozen feet, you will reach the outer city wall.

Zhao Wumian and the inner palace secret guards were both experts. With one leap they could cover a distance of several feet and now they had entered the Taiji Hall.

The Queen immediately hugged Zhao Wumian again and whispered in his ear, "There are always hidden weapons under the bed in the study to prevent assassins. You don't have any weapons at hand now. If you chop Eunuch Lin with a knife, he will smash the weapon. It seems that there is no way to escape... Where are you going to get it!"

Zhao Wumian nodded slightly when he heard that, then he rushed forward, shattering the stone bricks in front of him with his elbow and crashed into the Tai Chi Hall.

The Taiji Hall is divided into two parts. The front part is the court hall, and the back part is the emperor's study. Emperor Jingzheng has slept in the study of the Taiji Hall most of the time for the past ten years.

However, now that Emperor Jingzheng has passed away, his body cannot be placed in the study, and the throne has been vacant for many days. Only the eunuchs who come here to clean every morning will come to the study. At this moment, there is no one in the room and there is no light.

The vision was dim. In the dead of night, only a very faint moonlight drifted into the study room along with the snowflakes, allowing people to barely see things.

Zhao Wumian rushed into the study and saw a dragon bed in front of him.

He didn't bother to look at the other arrangements, and just hugged the Queen and threw himself on the dragon bed.

Even at this critical moment, the Queen's body instinctively felt a little strange. Her mature body was extremely sensitive, and she had to hold back to avoid making a shameful sound...

The current queen was kidnapped by a thief who sneaked into the deep palace and thrown onto the dragon bed that the previous emperor had slept on.

Even the "Secret History of the Harem" that the Queen read not long ago did not dare to write about this plot.

But Zhao Wumian had no distractions at this moment. He reached under the bed with one hand and fumbled around. He touched something that was hard to the touch but gave off a faint chill... It was a scabbard.

At this moment, Eunuch Lin, who had been chasing after the two men, had already rushed over, and flew into the Taiji Hall through the hole in the wall blasted by Zhao Wumian. But before he had time to look around, he heard a "clang" sound, and a cold light suddenly flashed in the dim study, and in the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of Eunuch Lin.

Eunuch Lin was secretly shocked. Zhao Wumian used the 'Xi Shi Holding the Heart' move three times at him. He used the same move three times, but the sword's power became more and more powerful each time. Every time Zhao Wumian used the 'Xi Shi Holding the Heart' move, he could find the shortcomings of the sword and improve it in the next sword.

What kind of understanding is this?
But the same move was used on Wu Kui three times. With Wu Kui's practical experience and his defense, it meant that it was impossible for him to make any major achievements.

Eunuch Lin waved his left sleeve to wrap around the knife. Zhao Wumian only felt that the knife was cutting on cotton, without any sense of force.

He was about to break the knife into pieces, and then his right hand followed the knife and grabbed Zhao Wumian's neck like an eagle's claw.

But he applied a little force with his left sleeve but was unable to break the knife.

Eunuch Lin was slightly stunned, and the next moment the knife flashed like a peacock spreading its tail, and it shredded Eunuch Lin's sleeves. Then it crawled like a poisonous snake, cutting several pieces of flesh and blood on Eunuch Lin's left arm, and stabbed towards his throat along his arm!

Zhao Wumian learned the second move of the Wanyuexian sword technique, stepping on the moon and ascending the clouds!

Eunuch Lin had not practiced horizontal martial arts, and there was no such thing as protective qi in this world. If he was stabbed in the throat by this knife, he would still die.

He was slightly startled and had to retract his attack in time. He turned over and leaned back, and the long knife lightly brushed his throat.

Zhao Wumian suddenly slapped the dragon bed to gain leverage, turning his body from a prone position to a lying position, and then he spun around and kicked sideways.

Eunuch Lin raised his arm to block, and although he felt a huge force, he blocked the kick and then bent his forearm to grab Zhao Wumian's boots and crush his leg bones on the spot.

But Zhao Wumian had slapped the dragon bed before, and the bed collapsed, so his legs became shorter.

Eunuch Lin was in the air with nowhere to gain leverage, and at this moment he didn't even grab Zhao Wumian's legs. Without a point of leverage, he should have been kicked away by Zhao Wumian, but for some reason his body was as unmoved as a mountain.

The bridge connecting heaven and earth, his internal energy was endless. He relied on his strong internal energy to withstand the force of Zhao Wumian's kick.

Eunuch Lin raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a hint of approval, "Most martial artists have been in the martial arts world for a lifetime, but they still haven't learned how to use every aspect of your environment to create an advantage for yourself."

He was able to express his approval, which meant he was doing it with ease.

One or two moves failed to capture Zhao Wumian because Zhao Wumian had top-notch swordsmanship and quick reactions. If it were an ordinary master, he would have been defeated by Eunuch Lin in one move. But at this moment, how could Eunuch Lin not capture Zhao Wumian after three or four moves?
You should know that the Taiji Hall is still a hundred feet away from the outer city gate.

Zhao Wumian was pressing on the Queen, unmoved by what she said. Just as he was about to draw his knife again, he heard a sudden loud bang in his ear.

Eunuch Lin's smiling face suddenly changed slightly, and a dark shadow suddenly rushed into Eunuch Lin's arms from the hole.

Zhao Wumian only felt a black shadow flash before his eyes, and then he heard a "bang" sound next to his ears. He looked at the side wall of the study and saw a big hole. However, both Eunuch Lin and the black shadow had disappeared at this moment. All he could hear were countless "bang bang bang" sounds and Eunuch Lin's shrill voice with a hint of disbelief.

"The bridge between heaven and earth... who are you!?"

The queen was pressed tightly under Zhao Wumian. Her beautiful face flushed instinctively. Seeing this, she blinked her eyes and thought to herself, is this Zhao Wumian's reinforcement? Is he also a martial arts master?

Zhao Wumian knew that it was Chief Constable Su who heard the noise and finally came to help him restrain Eunuch Lin.

He didn't have time to catch his breath, as he saw from the corner of his eye that countless secret guards were approaching from outside the two holes, so Zhao Wumian immediately picked up the queen with one hand, stood up, and stepped on the ground with his long boots.
boom!
He didn't even have time to look for the door. He punched the wall again and arrived in front of the Tai Chi Hall.

Next to him was the magnificent dragon throne, and in front of him was a spacious hall with a locked door.

Zhao Wumian hugged the queen tightly, then leaped forward and pushed open the palace door.

call----

The evening breeze came instantly with snowflakes, and the cold wind of the night brushed on the faces of Zhao Wumian and the Queen.

The cold moonlight hung down from the clouds, mixed in with the snow curtain.

The queen's face showed a look of surprise and horror.

But looking at the square in front of the Taiji Hall, the white stone floor tiles were densely packed with imperial guards holding halberds. The moonlight shone on their armor and weapons, reflecting a gloomy and cold light.

Although they were numerous, they had strict military discipline and were well-organized. They were organized into groups of three, as if they were conducting a military parade late at night. They looked coldly at Zhao Wumian and approached the Taiji Hall step by step.

On the inner city wall behind the imperial army stood countless guards holding bows and crossbows. If Zhao Wumian dared to abandon the queen and escape alone, they would immediately shoot arrows.

At this point, rather than capturing Zhao Wumian and torturing him, the job of these imperial guards is to kill him on the spot.

Behind the Tai Chi Hall, there were many masters from the imperial palace flying over.

While restraining Eunuch Lin, Chief Constable Su also attacked the guards from time to time, and was able to barely stop the steps of some of the palace masters, but he was only one person after all, and human power was limited, and he could not stop all the palace masters.

In front are the imperial guards, and behind and to the sides are the palace masters.

In this situation, even the queen couldn't help but feel desperate, and couldn't help but say: "Why don't you pretend to be caught, and I will find a way to help you escape, and you can still survive..."

"If I am caught, even if Eunuch Lin cannot get any information out of me, he will not keep me until tomorrow morning." Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly, and then glanced at the weapon in his hand.

"Then, I will tell the imperial guards that Eunuch Lin is the mastermind behind this..."

"Let's not talk about whether the imperial guards believe it or not. Eunuch Lin is not a fool. If he announces it to the world now, the people he left in the East Palace will definitely kill the prince..." Zhao Wumian paused for a moment, then shook his head lightly.

"I can't tell you now, otherwise Chaoyan won't be able to sit on the throne. When I went to the East Palace, I already understood that this battle for the throne has nothing to do with the eldest grandson of the emperor or the princes. Only the legitimate princess and Dongyan are qualified to compete for the throne."

After saying that, Zhao Wumian glanced at his hand again.

At this moment, with the help of the moonlight, he could see clearly what he had taken out from the Taiji Hall...

A horizontal sword, half a finger wide and about three feet and three inches long. The blade is silver-white and dotted with ice-blue blade patterns like ice crystals. Zhao Wumian can feel a deep chill from the blade just by holding the handle.

"When the previous emperor was fighting against the enemy, he was injured by the most yang and most powerful martial arts. He was on the battlefield and had no time to treat himself, so he became ill. Every noon, his whole body felt hot as if it was being burned by fire. It was not until he entered the palace and received the Qingying Jade Cloth that he was completely cured... But during the Jingnan period, he always kept this sword by his side, which could barely relieve the burning sensation...

Its name is Wuhen Sword, and among the ten famous swords in Jianghu, it is second only to Minghong, which is held by the Sword Master. However, it is not that Wuhen is inferior to Minghong. The reason why Minghong is the first among the famous swords is simply because it is the weapon used by the Sword Master. "

No hatred does not mean no hatred, but no regrets.

The Queen quickly introduced the knife to Zhao Wumian, and then asked worriedly, "What are you going to do?"

"Oh? Then this sword and I are destined to be together." Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly, then took a deep breath, "Please pretend to faint, Queen."

"Ah?" A look of bewilderment appeared on the queen's pretty face. Then she saw Zhao Wumian tapping her lightly on the back of her head with the handle of the knife. He didn't use much force and the queen didn't faint, but Zhao Wumian directly carried the queen on his back, tore off a corner of his robe, and tied the queen tightly to his back.

The queen cleverly closed her eyes and pretended to be unconscious. She pressed her little face against Zhao Wumian's back so that no one would notice that she was pretending to be unconscious. However, she could not hide her shock in her words, "You want to rush out of the palace!?"

"If I can't leave the palace, Dong Yan's plan will most likely succeed... By then, the worst case scenario will be chaos in the world, with the Rong people entering the Central Plains to burn, kill and loot, and the King of Jin commanding his own troops to establish his own regime." Zhao Wumian inserted the black scabbard of the Wuhen Knife diagonally on his lower back, wedging it under the Queen's buttocks to prevent her from slipping.

Although it was the first time that the Queen met Zhao Wumian, she saw that he had done so many things for the people of the world tonight, but now he was being surrounded and blocked by the Dali Imperial Guards and the masters of the Imperial Palace. She also thought that Zhao Wumian looked so young, so she couldn't help but use the tone of an elder and gently comforted him:

"You are just a wandering knight in the martial arts world, are you still afraid of the suffering of the people and the displacement of the people? This is the responsibility of an official, you don't have to bear such a heavy burden for yourself... A man of the martial arts world, with a sword in hand, rides a horse, travels the world with a sword, and takes pleasure in taking revenge. Isn't that cool and carefree?"

Zhao Wumian carried the queen on his back, holding a knife in one hand, and walked down the stone steps in front of the Taiji Hall towards the densely packed guards in front of him.

The snow curtain fell down and landed on Zhao Wumian and the Queen.

Zhao Wumian said slowly: "Back in Jin, when I was escorting the princess, I went to a mine to save many miners. At that moment, I shouldn't have caused trouble, but I still did it, not for anything, just for the simplest and most straightforward conscience as a human being..."

Hearing this, the queen looked a little dazed... Conscience? In the court, deep palace, rivers and lakes, how many people have conscience?
If Xiang Ge heard this, he would definitely laugh at Zhao Wumian's naivety, but the Queen admired him very much.

The queen reacted immediately, her eyes widened, "Escorting the legitimate princess... Are you the mysterious man who escorted Chaoyan? I still don't know your name..."

Before this, she only knew that Zhao Wumian was a member of the "Empress Faction" sent by Shen Xiangge, and only now did she know his true identity.

Zhao Wumian nodded slightly.

After just a few words, Zhao Wumian had already walked down the stone steps in front of the Taiji Hall with a knife in hand, and was only twenty steps away from the nearest guard.

One of the commanders, whose black armor was different from the other guards, suddenly drew the long sword from his waist, pointed it directly at Zhao Wumian, and shouted:

"How dare you, thief, hold the queen hostage? You are doomed! Surrender now!!!"

As the commander spoke, the guards behind him suddenly slammed the white stone tiles with their shields and halberd handles.

"Bang-bang-bang-"

The dull sound almost pushed away the snowflakes in the sky, like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of everyone present.

Zhao Wumian raised his knife and pointed it at the guard in front of him. His eyes were extremely cold and he was not afraid at all. He shouted:

"Zhao Wumian!"

(End of this chapter)