Eternal Sword

Chapter 184 Falling short of success

Lu Qianshan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Madam Lu and Lu Qing break out of the encirclement and disappear from his sight.

As long as he and his daughter could escape, his life or death didn't matter.

Lu Qianshan fell to the ground, looked at Yu Wendong, and asked, "How did you know I was here?"

"Humph."

Yu Wendong rode on the horse, looking down at him coldly, and said, "You are about to die, and you still care about these things."

"Just a little curious."

Lu Qianshan smiled slightly and said, "Since I am doomed to die, why not tell me?"

Yu Wendong hesitated for a moment, ignored it, and just turned his head to ask, "How long will it take for Sheng Weiming and the others to arrive?"

"Just got the news that it will arrive in half a day."

A close aide said.

Yu Wendong nodded.

This time when he left the capital, he also brought a cavalry of 2,000 men.

However, these masters above the fifth rank traveled light, and their mounts were all rare and fine horses, so they arrived at Yanyu Village first.

"Take him with you, meet up with Sheng Weiming, and return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Yuwen Dong ordered his entourage to put Lu Qianshan on horseback.

Yuan Qingmo saw this scene and said to Zong Zhulan beside him: "Find a few people to send me back to Beijing."

Zong Zhulan frowned and said, "Your Highness just now was in the state of acupuncture points sealing, and you forced yourself to stand up. Your tendons, bones and meridians were damaged, and you are very weak. You should rest for a while now."

"Recuperate on the way."

Yuan Qingmo said.

With his identity and condition, he couldn't save Lu Qianshan at all.

The only way to deal with this matter is to ask my royal brother to intervene.

If there is an imperial decree, there may be a glimmer of hope.

Although Yuan Qingmo knew that the possibility of success of this matter was very slim.

After all, Lu Qianshan is the son of Emperor Wu.

There is no reason for my brother to let him go.

But Yuan Qingmo always had to give it a try.

The current Yuan Qingshan fled the capital when he was young and stayed outside for more than ten years.

To be fair, they are not very familiar with each other, let alone have any feelings for each other.

However, he had quietly observed Yuan Qingshan's behavior after he returned to the capital. This royal brother seemed to have a very different temperament from Emperor Qian. He was generous, respected benevolence and righteousness, and was quite wise.

In the fight for the throne, Yuan Qinghe was defeated. When his grandfather He Yeqian colluded with the Black Water Kingdom and intended to rebel, Yuan Qingshan did not kill Yuan Qinghe but imprisoned him.

Yuan Qingmo can only place his hopes on his royal brother.

the other side.

When Chang Sun Jing saw Lu Qianshan being captured, he knew that today's matter was settled.

Compared with the mother and daughter who escaped, Emperor Wu’s son is the most important.

"Let's go."

Chang Sun Jing carried Chang Sun Ming and looked at Murong Haitang, smiling and asked, "Haitang, come back to Yongzhou with us and stay there for a few days. Let Ming'er accompany you to walk around Yongzhou City."

"it is good."

Murong Haitang nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Changsun Jing seemed to realize something and looked outside Yanyu Village.

I saw a short and skinny old man walking towards Yu Wendong and others at a very fast speed.

Each step he took extended several feet, and he soon caught up with Yu Wendong and his group!
"who!"

Everyone noticed it, looked back and shouted loudly.

The skinny old man said nothing, walked straight through the crowd and headed towards Yu Wendong who was in the front.

"You old man is looking for death!"

Everyone circulated their internal energy, drew their weapons, and hacked at the skinny old man on horseback.

The skinny old man flashed and passed through the flashing swords and shadows, unharmed, and crashed into the arms of the man who had just spoken.

The two are instantly separated!
puff!
The man's chest collapsed deeply, his eyes widened, and he spit out a large amount of blood. He fell off the horse and was dead!

A fifth-rank master was forcibly killed by a skinny old man while being besieged by a crowd of people!
"Ok?"

Where does this master come from!

Yu Wendong's face changed drastically, and he immediately picked up the spear in front of the horse. He burst out all the internal energy in his eight meridians and stabbed at the skinny old man who was coming towards him!
At the same time, dozens of fifth-grade and fourth-grade masters around him surrounded and attacked him from all directions.

In an instant, the skinny old man was surrounded.

Click!

The skinny old man stretched out his hand and grabbed around countless times.

All I saw were the claw shadows so numerous that they even overshadowed the flashes of swords and sabers around!
The swords that stabbed at him broke one after another.

The long swords that were slashing towards him also shattered into pieces.

The sounds of golden swords breaking and snapping came one after another.

Many fourth- and fifth-rank warriors only felt an unimaginable and terrifying power coming from their weapons.

Not only did their weapons break, but they themselves were also repulsed by the force and fell off their horses.

At this moment, Yu Wendong's spear almost touched the skinny old man's face!

Snapped!
A dry and thin hand suddenly appeared in front of him and grabbed Yu Wendong's spear like an iron clamp.

No matter how Yuwen Dong mobilized his internal energy, the spear did not move at all!
The skinny old man's hand trembled slightly.

hum!
The spear trembled and made a dragon roar sound.

"Oh!"

Yu Wendong's palms were torn and he cried out in pain. He could not hold the spear anymore and it was snatched away by the skinny old man.

"How dare you, old man..."

Swish!
A fourth-rank warrior pounced forward and had just opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, he saw the old man throwing the seized spear back without even turning his head.

puff!

A flash of black light flashed.

The spear instantly pierced the man's chest, and with the remaining force it flew hundreds of feet into the air, arriving at the Yanyu Village before it fell down and sank headfirst into the mud.

hiss!
Changsun Jing, Zong Zhulan and others couldn't help but gasp.

This old man has such strong internal strength!

"what?"

Chang Sun Ming looked in the direction of the skinny old man, frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"what happened?"

Murong Haitang asked when he saw this.

Chang Sun Ming shook his head slightly and said nothing.

For some reason, this skinny old man gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember where he had seen this person.

"who are you!"

Yuwen Dong lost his weapon, and was shocked and angry. He drew out the sword from his waist with one hand, and took out the Taiwei Order from his bosom with the other hand, and shouted: "I am Yuwen Dong, and I am here on the order of the Taiwei to arrest the criminals of the previous dynasty..."

"Humph!"

Before Yu Wendong could finish his words, the skinny old man snorted and interrupted him.

In a blink of an eye, he was in front of him, stretched out his hand to take the long sword that Yuwen Dong stabbed at him, and used the strength of his palm to directly break the sword.

At the same time, he snatched the Grand Marshal's Order from Yuwen Dong's hand, threw it on the ground, and slapped Yuwen Dong on the chest again.

boom!
A huge muffled sound!

It was as if someone was beating a drum in front of Yu Wendong!

The heart-protecting mirror on Yu Wendong's chest shattered instantly, and was blown away by a huge force. He fell more than ten feet and fell heavily to the ground.

The skinny old man didn't even look at him, walked to the back of another horse, picked up Lu Qianshan, turned around and left.

In just a few breaths and several ups and downs, the two disappeared in the distance.

Only at this point did those fourth- and fifth-rank masters struggle to stand up from the ground.

It was just a brief collision with the skinny old man, and everyone felt as if their whole body was falling apart and they had no strength left.

However, looking at the two bodies on the ground, everyone felt relieved.

They were only slightly injured, but these two are already dead!

Yu Wendong gritted his teeth, trying hard to calm the restless internal energy in his eight meridians, and slowly stood up. His face was ashen and looked extremely ugly.

Wow!
Just as he was about to speak, the silver armor on his body made a sound and fell off. The fish-scale-like armor pieces made of fine iron were all shattered, fell down, and piled up at his feet!

Yu Wendong's throat moved and he swallowed, fear evident on his face.

What is this person's level of cultivation?
Even a second-grade innate warrior does not have this kind of combat power.

First-class Grandmaster?
This person looked unfamiliar, he had never seen him before. Where did this powerful master come from?
Could it be that he is a master who survived among the remnants of the previous dynasty?

But the methods and tactics used by this person seem to have nothing to do with the previous dynasty.

No, what trick did this guy use?

Yu Wendong thought about it carefully and found that the skinny old man didn't seem to use any tricks from history, and he completely defeated the opponent with force.

Yu Wendong's face was gloomy. He picked up the Taiwei Order on the ground and was about to put it in his arms when his pupils suddenly contracted.

There were actually several fingerprints on this Taiwei Order, which was made of the best steel in Qian State!

Yu Wendong took a few deep breaths and tried his best to calm his mind.

This person is too terrifying. I'm afraid I'll have to ask my father to come out in person to deal with him.

"Sir, what should I do?"

A guard stepped forward and asked.

Yu Wendong hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go and catch that little girl!"

Lu Qianshan has been kidnapped by someone, and this person might be a powerful master, so it would be useless for them to chase him.

This trip failed and all our efforts were in vain. We can only try to minimize the losses.

That Lu Qing is considered to be the granddaughter of Emperor Wu, and also a direct descendant of the Emperor.

As long as we can catch her, we can make up for our mistake.

Everyone mounted their horses and chased in the direction of Chen Tang and Lu Qing.

Misty Village.

"Who is that person?"

Yuan Qingmo looked at what had just happened and asked.

Suzakusi is responsible for intelligence on the Qian Kingdom.

There are records of masters from all over Qian Kingdom, including masters who have shown up and fought, as well as many masters from the previous dynasty.

Zong Zhulan shook his head slightly and said, "This person used the most common moves. He looks unfamiliar. I have never seen him before."

Yuan Qing remained silent.

In any case, it was a blessing that Lu Qianshan did not fall into the hands of the Yuwen family.

However, judging from the direction Yu Wendong was heading, he should be heading towards Haitang and Lu Qing.

I don't know if they can escape successfully.

……

"Kou Zhenshan, you can't escape!"

Ying Liquan's movements were extremely fast, and he was chasing closely, getting closer and closer to Kou Zhenshan.

He suddenly raised his hand and threw out several rays of cold light.

Kou Zhenshan seemed to sense something and quickly turned over to dodge.

As a result of this delay, Ying Liquan caught up.

Both of them are at the third level.

But Kou Zhenshan only opened six meridians, leaving the most important two meridians, Ren and Du.

Ying Liquan has already penetrated seven meridians.

What's more, Kou Zhenshan was old, his strength was declining, and he was unarmed.

Ying Liquan was at the peak of his prime, holding a long sword and a sharp blade.

As soon as the two sides fought, Kou Zhenshan fell into a disadvantage.

Before long, the rest of the White Tiger Guards surrounded and attacked him. Under the cover of sword light, Kou Zhenshan could only dodge with difficulty and had no power to fight back. He was in danger all around.

"It's a pity that I have to die here just after learning the news about His Highness Qin Xi."

Kou Zhenshan sighed inwardly.

At this moment, a figure pounced down from the woods, with a flash of cold light.

A White Tiger Guard was caught off guard and was cut in half by a sword, with blood flowing all over the ground!
The man held a long sword and moved gracefully, dashing left and right in the crowd. In a blink of an eye, he stabbed several White Tiger Guards.

"Ok?"

Ying Liquan frowned and shouted, "Where did this thief come from?"

"Ha ha!"

The visitor laughed loudly: "I am also the remnant of the previous dynasty you mentioned!"

It was only at this point that Kou Zhenshan had time to take a look at the person who came.

"Brother Xu!"

Kou Zhenshan was overjoyed and shouted.

"Xu?"

Ying Liquan's heart moved, and he asked, "One of the Dragon and Tiger Guards, Xu Ling?"

"Exactly!"

The visitor responded without hiding anything and openly.

Ying Liquan held his sword horizontally and said in a deep voice, "You've come just in time. Today, I will wipe out all of you remnants of the previous dynasty!"

"Ah……"

Xu Ling sneered slightly and ignored him. He teamed up with Kou Zhenshan and launched several fierce attacks on Ying Liquan.

Then, he pulled Kou Zhenshan up and shouted, "Let's go first!"

The two had not seen each other for many years, but they still had a tacit understanding. They fought with all their strength, broke out of the encirclement of the White Tiger Guards, and fled into the distance.

Kou Zhenshan whispered: "I saw His Highness Qin Xi, we have to find a way to rescue him!"

"Get rid of these tails first."

Xu Ling said in a deep voice: "It is impossible for the two of us to rescue His Highness. We must find a way to gather the former subordinates and join forces to have a chance to rescue His Highness."

Kou Zhenshan sighed softly and said, "Alas, it would be great if there were still Immortal Killers alive."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ling also showed regret.

In addition to the Huben Army, Longxiang Iron Cavalry, and Dragon and Tiger Guards under Emperor Wu's command, he also secretly selected the four most talented young people from the Dragon and Tiger Guards and trained them to become Zhuxian warriors.

The purpose is to deal with Xuantian Sect!
After numerous rounds of screening, one thousand Dragon and Tiger Guards were finally selected into four.

Unfortunately, in the battle of Xiajiang, one of them was seriously injured and fell into the river and died.

One was buried in the snowy ridge.

Another one died in the incident in the capital.

There was only one left, and when Emperor Wu rushed out of the capital, he was scattered by various armies and his life or death was unknown.

At that time, there were many Dragon and Tiger Guards who were killed or injured in the process of breaking out and being hunted down. Many of them were scattered, and Xu Ling was one of them.

At that time, these four Zhuxian warriors were all at the peak of the second rank. According to Emperor Wu, they all had the opportunity to become first-rank masters.

Unfortunately, after several consecutive battles, three of the four Zhuxian warriors were killed, and the remaining one has not been heard from for many years.

If this Immortal Killer were still alive, he would most likely have become a Grandmaster after all these years.

With the help of a powerful master, there is a great chance of rescuing His Highness Qin Xi!
……

Listening to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer behind them, Chen Tang and Lu Qing looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.

The two men turned around suddenly, ready to fight to the death!
At this moment, there was a strange movement in the bushes on both sides.

The next moment, several black iron balls rolled out on the road, with a fuse at one end, which had been ignited and was about to burn out.

Thunder of the sky!
Chen Tang's eyes lit up.

He grabbed Lu Qing's wrist, turned around and ran.

They had not run far when they heard several earth-shaking noises behind them, accompanied by screams and the neighing of horses, throwing the pursuers into disarray.

Chen Tang and the other man looked back.

I saw thick smoke behind me, blocking the road.

A figure left the grass by the roadside, rushed into the dense forest, and disappeared.

Chen Tang looked at the familiar figure and couldn't help but think of the captain of the Suzaku Division who was guarding Yuan Qingmu in Wu'an County.

"Thank you very much."

Chen Tang muttered to himself and continued to flee with Lu Qing.

A few thunder bombs only temporarily blocked the pursuers, but they were still unable to escape.

It won't be long before the opponent starts to catch up.

(End of this chapter)