The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 433 Fight to the Death
Zhu Shoujing scaled the palace wall and led several retainers along the rooftops in a straight line. When they passed Tang Lanzhou's residence, one retainer was left behind to replace the departing Imperial Guard leader, and then they continued on their way.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhu Shoujing caught up with the leader of the Imperial Guards.

"where?"

"Ahead, the pursuit continues. However, now it's An Qisheng chasing the Celestial Beings of Yingzhou."

The two kept walking while they were talking.

“One of the Yingzhou Celestials is already dead. An Qisheng left a contingency plan on them. I examined the body; it was killed instantly from behind, without any means of resistance—it's like…”

The commander of the Imperial Guards stopped talking at this point.

Zhu Shoujing knew what he wanted to say.

Just like when he was pulled into an illusion by Emperor Jianwen.

Have you tried to make a move?

"No, I did not approach."

“Very good, go back and find Master Tang. He must have celestial guards by his side. The Eastern Depot has not been destroyed yet, and they may very well make a move against Master Tang.”

The commander of the Imperial Guards accepted the order and left.

Zhu Shoujing suddenly accelerated.

An Qisheng indeed left a backup plan on the Yingzhou Celestial Being.

Having experienced the split of Penglai and Zheng Anqi's rebellion, An Qisheng must have made thorough preparations. The celestial beings of Yingzhou are like lambs to the slaughter before him. He must catch up as soon as possible; every moment that passes and every celestial being of Yingzhou dies will speed up An Qisheng's recovery.

When Li Miao wakes up, the more surviving Yingzhou Celestials there are, the greater their chances of winning.

Zhu Shoujing used all her lightness skill to rush forward.

A moment later, he saw another corpse of a celestial being from Yingzhou on a rooftop.

At the same time, he also saw An Qisheng ahead, who was striking the head of the last Yingzhou Celestial.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu Shoujing suddenly threw out his twin swords!

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As if tearing a piece of cloth, the black and white twin swords in his hands exploded in the air, creating a white ring-shaped sonic boom, and instantly arrived in front of An Qisheng!

The white blade shot towards his left rib!

The black blade shot towards the head!

An Qisheng seemed to want to take the blow head-on, but when the twin blades reached him, they struggled to break through his protective aura.

He was still recovering from serious injuries, and the mental battle between his "nature" and Li Miao had severely damaged his cultivation level, making his protective true energy much weaker than before. It seemed he truly couldn't withstand Zhu Shoujing's long-awaited, all-out attack!
An Qisheng's eyes narrowed, and he withdrew his attack, sending the twin swords flying.

At the same time, the vacant-eyed Yingzhou Celestial seemed to awaken from a nightmare, shuddered violently, and retreated swiftly.

Zhu Shoujing and the other retainers also arrived before them.

"Lord Zhu, take this!"

The two enshrined figures in mid-air slammed their fists and palms onto the twin swords that An Qisheng had knocked away.

Clang! —

The twin swords flew towards him, and Zhu Shoujing caught them. The true energy and momentum he had been building up all along exploded out with a bang!

"Take this!"

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The white blade sliced ​​through the air and cleaved down from mid-air!
"When the rooster crows, the world turns white!"
The most honorable and righteous sword technique in the world, passed down from the Great Ancestor of the Great Shuo!
As the blade approached An Qisheng, a gust of wind blew away the dust within a radius of ten feet!

At that moment, Zhu Shoujing and An Qisheng locked eyes.

He was no longer the man on his deathbed; his hair was half black and half white, and most of his wrinkles had disappeared. His arms, which had been severed at the root, had healed, but his left foot still consisted of only a bare ankle.

His eyes were expressionless, deep and unfathomable.

Zhu Shoujing's heart sank.

Judging from his appearance alone, An Qisheng has already recovered quite a bit.

That stab of his might be dangerous!
As expected, An Qisheng showed no intention of dodging at all, raising his hand and flipping his palm towards the blade!

Clang! — A piercing bang exploded, sparks flying!
Zhu Shoujing's all-out strike was actually firmly trapped in his palm!

"The protective aura has been restored!"

Zhu Shoujing's expression changed.

"As expected, His Majesty was right. We shouldn't be thinking of confronting him head-on... stall, stall, stall until His Majesty arrives!"

The term "delay" is quite common in martial arts battles, and those with little experience in the martial arts world might not think it's a big deal. But Zhu Shoujing knew very well that this kind of mission was actually the most dangerous.

In battle, the rearguard suffers the most casualties!
An Qisheng's other hand had already reached up in front of him!
If it were a one-on-one fight, facing an opponent whose defense couldn't be broken even with a single full-force strike, Zhu Shoujing probably wouldn't last ten moves... But fortunately, he wasn't the only one who came this time.

An Qisheng is not in a perfect state either!
"I come!"

"Take this punch!"

In an instant, two loud shouts rang out!

The two masters of "Vajra" arrived instantly, and their fists slammed into An Qisheng's hands!
Bang, bang!

With two loud thuds, both of the retainers felt a sweet taste in their throats and staggered back several steps, suffering internal injuries.

But An Qisheng's offensive was effectively countered!

The next instant, Zhu Shoujing silently rose from the ground with a black knife in his left hand and stabbed at An Qisheng's broken left ankle.

The sky and earth were dark and gloomy, and the wind and rain were black.

Corresponding to "When the rooster crows, the world turns white," it refers to the most ruthless assassination technique in the world.

Zhu Shoujing stared intently at An Qisheng's left foot.

Given An Qisheng's level of cultivation, limb regeneration was instantaneous. According to the leader of the Imperial Guards, when he first saw An Qisheng, both of his arms were severed at the root. After killing two Yingzhou Celestials, his arms grew back.

Therefore, this injury is closely related to An Qisheng's "sex" and is no longer as simple as just missing flesh.

Going back further, the protective true qi is An Qisheng's Xuanlan, which is the realm of spiritual cultivation... Does the fact that An Qisheng's left foot did not recover mean that there is also a problem with the protective true qi here?

The battle between heaven and man is but a moment!
Zhu Shoujing has to take a gamble!
In that instant, An Qisheng's gaze suddenly turned downwards, colliding with Zhu Shoujing's.

Then, disregarding the combined attack of the several elders, he flipped his palms down and smashed them down on Zhu Shoujing like Mount Tai pressing down!

"Stop him!"

Zhu Shoujing shouted.

"Accept!"

Ruan Mei, holding the Emei dagger, suddenly stabbed An Qisheng in the ear from the side!

The several devotees understood immediately. Two devotees who were specializing in Vajra flashed in front of An Qisheng and almost took An Qisheng's palms with their bare hands!

Zhu Shoujing's black knife finally pierced An Qisheng's left foot.

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A piercing sound, like metal scraping against metal, suddenly rang out. At the same time, Zhu Shoujing's face turned pale.

He guessed wrong.

An Qisheng's left foot was also covered with protective true qi.

He may be in a different state, or the loss of his left foot may indeed be related to sexual cultivation, but this did not affect his protective true energy.

At that moment, Zhu Shoujing stared into An Qisheng's eyes.

No fluctuations.

It remains as deep and unfathomable as an abyss.

Having traversed a millennium, An Qisheng's experience of the battles between heaven and man far surpasses that of anyone else in the world today. The desperate situations he has faced also far exceed those of Zhu Shoujing.

This was a trap he deliberately set.

Even though he was seriously injured and his condition was not perfect, he did not think about making a long-term plan and waiting until he was fully recovered before making any decisions.

His injury to his left foot was to lure Zhu Shoujing and several retainers to stay... so that he could kill them.

(End of this chapter)