Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 207 Assassination
The drizzle from the sky fell like needles, piercing the roof of the carriage, and the entire carriage was instantly riddled with holes.

"Sorry..."

The black horse pulling the carriage was pierced with bloody holes the size of pinholes. The horse bent its knees and slammed heavily to the ground. Blood splattered everywhere, and its flesh and blood were melting at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, revealing its white bones.

The horse fell to the ground, and the carriage also overturned.

The old coachman had already jumped high into the air and landed gracefully at the moment the carriage overturned.

Nie Xiuyuan fell to the ground, and the machete that had been hidden at the bottom of the carriage was in his hand without him knowing when.

He didn't care about the occupant of the carriage, but just looked around with a gloomy expression.

He was careless and did not sense the enemy lying in ambush here in advance.

But who would have thought that someone would dare to kill Zhao Qi'an in broad daylight in the inner city? !
This is the inner city of Kyoto!

It is only about a quarter of an hour away from the headquarters of the Astronomical Observatory!
It was precisely because of this that Nie Xiuyuan slacked off and did not constantly observe whether there were potential enemies around him.

I never thought that there would be someone so bold!

The rain was still falling, falling on Nie Xiuyuan's slightly hunched body. When it came into contact with his old skin, it actually made a sound like the clanging of metal.

He raised his machete, stepped forward with his right foot, and took a slow step forward.

"boom!"

When that foot stepped on the ground, the powerful spiritual power in his body suddenly burst out, and the area several feet around him was shrouded by the violent force, which actually isolated the strange rain outside.

Just at this moment, a black shadow approached rapidly from the end of the street, constantly jumping on the roofs on both sides of the street. Almost in an instant, it came near the overturned carriage, then jumped high and smashed towards Nie Xiuyuan's head.

Nie Xiuyuan raised his machete and swung it upwards.

When the blade touched the giant palm, sparks flew and there was a teeth-grinding sound of metal clashing.

It was not until this time that Nie Xiuyuan could see the enemy clearly.

He was a strange man who was much taller than an ordinary person. His thin and shriveled body was completely covered by a black cloak. The only thing that was different from that of an ordinary person was his two hanging hands. Their length was enough to touch the ground, which made him look particularly strange.

The arms, which were half a meter long, were like two iron whips. They were extremely flexible and kept hitting Nie Xiuyuan.

The two figures turned into afterimages, and it was difficult to see clearly when they fought. Only the light and sound of metal clashing could be heard.

But upon closer inspection, it was Nie Xiuyuan who was losing ground!

Just when Nie Xiuyuan was engaged in a fierce battle with the weirdo, another figure suddenly appeared beside the already tattered carriage, and smashed the crumbling carriage with a punch from his slender arms.

But the next moment, it was stunned.

The carriage was empty, and there was no sign of the target.

The man in the black cloak was in a daze when he suddenly felt a gaze from behind. He turned around and was shocked to find someone standing behind him.

Zhao Qi'an stood under a banyan tree, holding an umbrella in his right hand and a black box in his left hand.

He lightly pressed the mechanism at the bottom of the black box, and immediately several ink-black needles shot out.

The man in the black cloak dodged immediately, but one of the needles changed direction in mid-air and pierced his waist exactly.

“Chi!~”

A sound that was not like that of a human was heard, and then a large mouthful of black blood spurted out.

Zhao Qi'an put the black box in his hand back into his sleeve.

Although poisons that can deal with celestial warriors are difficult to make, it is still possible to find a few.

It was just that even a mortal could hit a hidden weapon of a celestial warrior, which was indeed difficult to do. Fortunately, Zhao Qi'an had secretly learned the flying sword technique from Chu Xuan, and could secretly control the flying needle, so he was able to hit the enemy.

If Chu Xuan knew that Zhao Qi'an could control needles as thin as cow hair, his jaw would probably drop. After all, as the founder of the flying sword technique, he could not achieve such a level of control.

When Zhao Qi'an thought he had succeeded, he never expected that the strange man who was pierced by the black needle in his body just shook his body for a while, and then pounced towards Zhao Qi'an as if nothing had happened.

It stretched out its slender hands, and the moisture in the air turned into two ice spikes.

Controlling the elements of heaven and earth...

Third-grade magical power?
Zhao Qi'an immediately recognized the other party's strength.

He no longer hesitated, and reached out to take out a jade token from his bosom, holding it in his hand, and said sternly: "Stop the war!"

With a shout, a powerful force from the jade token in his hand instantly burst out, heavily knocking the man in the black cloak who was rushing towards him to the ground.

This Ruowu plaque contains the power of Dean An’s “warning words”.

Even though the Takumi card can only reveal a part of Dean An's power, it is enough to deal with most crises.

However, the power that the Tuowu card can carry is limited, and the power of this "warning" can only last for the time of an incense stick.

But for Zhao Qian'an, one stick of incense is enough.

After all, this is the inner city, and the assassin unleashed his supernatural power without regard for the consequences. One stick of incense was enough time for the people from the Sky Patrol to arrive.

But just as Zhao Qian'an was thinking this, a strong wind suddenly blew behind him.

He suddenly took a few steps forward, and the fierce fist wind behind him brushed past his back.

Zhao Qi'an turned around with an umbrella, and there was another man in a black cloak behind him.

The man behind him is exactly the same as the man in the black cloak who was suppressed to the ground by the power of the commandment, whether in height, weight, or the long arms that hang down to the ground.

An absurd idea came to Zhao Qi'an's mind...

Could it be that these people are the same person?
The newly appeared enemy was staring blankly at his outstretched fist, as if wondering why the punch just now missed.

Zhao Qi'an looked towards Nie Xiuyuan again, only to find that Nie Xiuyuan was originally only dealing with one enemy, but now the number of enemies had become three.

Including the two on his side, there are a total of five.

This technique of splitting one's body into two parts was obviously a magical power, and it also made Zhao Qian'an more certain that the enemy he was facing was an enemy with third-grade magical powers.

When the newly appeared enemy wanted to pounce on Zhao Qian'an again, Zhao Qian'an immediately picked up the jade token in his hand and attacked him.

The opponent quickly shrank back and dodged, obviously not daring to confront the power left by the peak Fate Realm expert in the Tuowu Plate.

Compared to the fierce battle on Mr. Nie's side, Zhao Qi'an seemed much more at ease.

But as time passed, the power in the Takumu card dissipated little by little, and his face became uglier and uglier.

Where are the people from the Astronomical Observatory?

This is the inner city just a few streets away from the imperial palace. How is it possible that the people from the Astronomical Observatory have not arrived yet?

Zhao Qi'an finally sensed something was wrong.

When the Takumu Plate in his hand finally lost its last bit of power and turned into an ordinary jade plate, the two men in black cloaks approached him again with a fierce look in their eyes.

He threw the jade token in his hand to the ground and broke it into pieces.

Then, Zhao Qi'an spoke in a low, cold voice:
"Mr. Nie, don't hold back, the Sky Patrol can't come!"

(End of this chapter)