Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 386 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill, kill, kill, kill! [Seeking monthly votes]

"Li Chengqian, today is your death day!"

As Li Chengqian finished speaking, a mocking yet indignant voice suddenly came from the shadows.

Immediately afterwards, four figures of different shapes emerged from the shadows.

Li Chengqian lightly stomped his foot, and an overwhelming force penetrated the ground, shattering the two venomous snakes into pieces, leaving them bloody and mangled. Not even their fangs touched Li Chengqian's trouser leg.

But then Li Chengqian said calmly, "You two are the same as the previous two, you are also generals of the Shouzhulang, right?"

"You've got some sense, kid. If you know what's good for you, surrender now and don't dirty our hands!" Buddha stepped forward first and said coldly.

Li Chengqian didn't even glance at him, instead focusing his gaze directly on Duan Shui, and calmly said, "You should be the strongest among them, right? I see that you have already found the way of Qi, is that the foundation of your Guardian Warriors?"

Upon hearing this, Duan Shui's gaze instantly sharpened, filled with astonishment.

Although they had already assessed Li Chengqian's strength before they arrived, they were still shocked when Li Chengqian mentioned 'qi'.

It is important to understand that 'qi' is a mysterious and profound concept in martial arts. Without talent or the correct methods, one cannot find the 'qi' in the human body.

Just like Qigong in later generations, some people think it's a scam, but in reality, some people have actually mastered Qigong.

Of course, this kind of qigong is not some supernatural fantasy novel, but rather a kind of mystery of the human body.

Just like a rare special ability, which science cannot explain, a person can directly perceive the thoughts of others without language or action, commonly known as telepathy.

It also has the ability to see through obstacles and observe the inside of objects or hidden information. It is said that the famous ancient doctors Bian Que and Hua Tuo had such clairvoyance abilities.

Therefore, 'qi' is a real thing.

But what Duan Shui cared about was not the 'qi' that Li Chengqian mentioned, but the 'qi' he saw in Li Chengqian.

This is a bit scary.

In his understanding, 'qi' can only be touched and felt, and it is absolutely impossible to see it with the naked eye. Even the Guardian cannot see qi.

Unless Li Chengqian had mastered a higher level of 'qi' or was deliberately mystifying things, he simply couldn't believe Li Chengqian's judgment.

Although he had indeed mastered the art of 'qi'.

But then Li Chengqian continued, "Now, I'm giving you a chance. Either you come to me and kill those four good-for-nothings next to you, or I'll kill you all. I'll give you only a quarter of an hour to think it over!"

"Insanity!"

Upon hearing this, the Buddha was immediately enraged: "Ignorant child! Prepare to die!"

He was really angry.

His friend was killed and humiliated in front of him; they simply didn't take him, a mere general, seriously.

"Buddha! Be careful!"

Seeing that the Buddha was the first to rush towards Li Chengqian, Duanshui quickly reminded him.

But the Buddha paid no heed.

After a deep, resonant roar like an ancient bell, his figure, like a human chariot, swept through the swirling snowflakes and dragged a massive iron staff, hurtling straight toward Li Chengqian.

Every time he dragged the iron staff a certain distance, it emitted bursts of sparks and a thunderous sound, creating an extremely terrifying effect.

"Die to me——!"

A few meters away from Li Chengqian, the Buddha swung his iron staff without saying a word, aiming straight for Li Chengqian's head with a whooshing sound.

Ouch!
Li Chengqian stood still, without even trying to dodge, and directly reached out to block in front of him. With a loud bang, the imposing iron staff was grabbed by him.

"How...how is this possible?!"

Feeling the recoil from his arm and witnessing the horrifying scene before him, the Buddha could hardly believe his eyes; his mind went completely blank.

Just then, Li Chengqian suddenly exerted force in his hand, and immediately lifted the Buddha, staff and all, up with one arm.

"what!!"

The Buddha let out a strange cry, startling everyone present.

Even the Imperial Guards and assassins who were engaged in battle were stunned by this scene and forgot what they were doing.

At this moment, Duan Shui's face turned ashen, and he hurriedly reminded Xin Hu, "Xin Hu! Quickly assist the Buddha, we can't let him fall into Li Chengqian's hands!"

After saying this, he turned to the snake shadow beside him and said, "Snake Shadow! Release the venomous snakes immediately to interfere with Li Chengqian's next move! I'm going to save the Buddha!"

After saying that, he drew his sword without another word and charged straight at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian, with a half-smile, jokingly said to the Buddha, "Look at your size, bigger than that Tieshan from before, how come you're not as strong as Tieshan?"

"Noisy!"

Enraged, the Buddha released the iron staff, preparing to land safely.

But in the next moment, a tremendous force suddenly struck, and the iron staff in his hand swept precisely towards his abdomen the instant he let go.

"Bam—!"

He was swept away by the iron rod.

"Buddha!"

The other three officers were greatly surprised upon hearing this and seeing this.

But soon, the general named Snake Shadow charged towards Li Chengqian.

He held a thin, soft knife, as thin as a cicada's wing, and slashed at Li Chengqian like a serpent probing its cave, carrying an eerie and unpredictable intent.

At the same time, the general named Xinhu played a strange, mournful flute tune.

"what--!"

Upon hearing the flute music, the other Imperial Guards present immediately felt a ringing in their ears, as if someone were scraping bamboo with a blade next to their ears, causing them to feel uncomfortable and nauseous.

Meanwhile, the assassins guarding the Imperial Guards, who were their adversaries, quickly seized the opportunity and wreaked havoc on the Imperial Guards.

"Quick! Cover your ears! Get back here!"

Pei Xingjian quickly noticed the abnormality, and hurriedly shouted to the Jinyiwei guards around him, and immediately tore off a piece of cloth to plug his ears.

"Laifu! Go and stop that woman playing the flute!"

Li Chengqian's voice also rang out at this moment.

Without a word, Laifu rushed towards Xinhu, while keeping a watchful eye on Duanshui, whom Li Chengqian called the most formidable general, not far away.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Laifu was about to rush towards Xinhu, he instantly threw the dagger in his hand at her.

But, in the next moment, a bizarre scene suddenly unfolded.

Duan Shui, who was originally more than ten meters away from him, somehow managed to send the dagger flying to another direction with just a flick of his wrist.

But Xinhu didn't blink once from beginning to end.

"You're really something!"

Lai Fu quickly stopped and stared intently at the broken water supply.

But Duan Shui calmly and indifferently said, "You are no match for me. Take another step, and you will die!"

"Ha! You think you can stop anything just by stopping a dagger?"

Lai Fu sneered, then took out a flintlock pistol from his waist and pointed it at Xin Hu, saying, "I wonder if you can stop this bullet!"

"court death!"

Duan Shui's eyes turned cold, and without saying a word, he rushed towards Lai Fu.

At the same time, the sound of Xinhu's flute also changed.

Lai Fu felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and even the hand holding the musket seemed a little unsteady.

what happened? !
How could such a flute sound exist in the world?

Although Li Chengqian had told him that the world is full of wonders, this kind of flute music that could make people feel like they were in a dream was really too magical, and it was simply not something that ordinary people could master.

Moreover, Li Chengqian had just said that the most powerful one was the one called Duanshui. If this Xinhu was really that powerful, it was impossible for Li Chengqian to have misjudged him.

unless
Thinking of this, Lai Fu suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around sharply, and looked at the burning tent and the sparks everywhere.

In just a moment, he guessed the secret.

puff!

However, at that moment, the knife in Duan Shui's hand had already stabbed into his arm.

His arm was instantly pierced, and the musket fell to the ground with a thud.

"Humph!"

The intense pain caused Lai Fu to groan, and then he decisively stepped back.

This all happened in the blink of an eye.

He didn't even have a chance to fire, which shows how strong this general named Duan Shui was.

"Manager Laifu!"

When Pei Xingjian saw that Laifu was injured, he immediately wanted to come and rescue him.

However, after calming himself down, Lai Fu immediately responded, "Don't come any closer! Quickly get people away from those flames; there's a smoky mist inside, and combined with that flute music, it will create hallucinations."

"Hey, I didn't realize you had such sharp eyes, you old eunuch!"

Before Laifu could finish speaking, Xinhu, who was playing the flute, suddenly stopped and jokingly teased Laifu.

Meanwhile, the snake-like figure that had attacked Li Chengqian was maneuvering around him, its blade flashing, attempting to restrict his movements.

"What an annoying fly!"

Li Chengqian frowned slightly.

He was clearly getting impatient with the snake shadow.

After all, this guy only brandished the soft knife in front of him, but didn't get close to fight him. He didn't even look at the snake shadow's soft knife, but instead gripped the heavy iron staff he had taken from him in his right hand and swung it to the side as if it were a reed.

This sweeping motion contained no fancy techniques, only pure, extreme power and speed.

The iron rod tore through the air, emitting a heavy wailing sound.

"clang!"

The soft knife bit down hard on the thick iron rod.

Mars is everywhere.

Snake Shadow felt an indescribable, terrifying force surging through the sword.

His proud strategy of using softness to overcome hardness proved utterly ineffective against extreme force.

"what!"

He screamed in agony as his tiger's mouth split open instantly, dripping with blood.

The delicate, paper-thin knife let out a mournful cry as it was forcefully smashed and deformed before slipping from my hand.

"Pfft!"

Like the Buddha, the snake shadow was also struck by the iron staff, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

"die!"

Li Chengqian was about to press his advantage when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura locking onto him, and immediately turned his head to look.

The water supply is cut off!
He had been waiting for this fleeting opportunity!

He felt that Li Chengqian had just exhausted his strength and was not yet ready to be recharged, which was the best time to assassinate him, so he decisively made his move.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no Buddha's rage, no treacherous snake shadow, and no mischief from the fox spirit.

There was only one sword light, so fast it exceeded the limits of visual perception.

This sword strike was like a line of autumn water, clear, cold, and desolate, as if even time itself could be severed.

Where the sword's edge strikes, the flowing water is merciless, and even the air seems to freeze.

An unintentional yet extremely sharp "qi" tightly coiled around the sword's edge. It was not an illusory internal force, but rather the sharp "momentum" he had cultivated for many years, guided by his will and condensed into the sword's edge!
This force locked onto Li Chengqian's neck, carrying a resolute determination to sever everything.

Like flowing water leaving no trace, the essence of Duan Shui's lifelong swordsmanship is revealed.

This sword strike was silent and stealthy, yet more deadly than any roar or howl!

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!!!"

Pei Xingjian and Lai Fu's expressions changed drastically, and they couldn't help but shout loudly.

As the sword was about to reach his neck, Li Chengqian felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

This was also the first time he had ever felt the approach of death.

However, he was not afraid. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a hint of excitement as if he had just caught a prey.

"interesting!"

Between the lightning and flint.

He did something that baffled everyone, including those who were cutting off the water supply.

He didn't dodge, didn't block, and didn't even try to retaliate.

He simply raised his left hand.

With fingers spread wide, unhurriedly, as if trying to catch a falling snowflake, or a wisp of breeze blowing from the mountains, he precisely and steadily reached out to grab the lightning-fast sword light!
The skin on his palms even slightly caved in under the lock-on effect of the sword's 'qi'.

But at that critical moment...

"Ding!"

A very faint, yet exceptionally clear, sound suddenly rang out.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The sword strike that was meant to kill him, the sword intent that he had cultivated for decades, was actually firmly grasped by Li Chengqian with the pads of his thumb and forefinger, like an iron clamp, and stopped steadily less than an inch from his throat.

The terrifying kinetic energy and unparalleled sharpness contained within the sword vanished instantly, as if it had struck an insurmountable wall of sighs.

Only the sword emitted a resentful hum.

"This"

"how can that be"

Duan Shui stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief, his eyes brimming with horror and bewilderment.

He poured all his strength into his ultimate killing sword, which he was so proud of, but Li Chengqian held it with just two fingers.

Even the Commander-in-Chief couldn't do that, could he?

impossible! Absolutely impossible!
This was completely beyond his understanding of martial arts!
The flickering firelight reflected on Li Chengqian's calm and composed face. He looked at Duan Shui, who was speechless with shock, and a calm yet chilling smile appeared on his lips: "Although you have grasped the essence of 'qi,' your 'qi' is too scattered."

After saying that, he gently applied pressure with his fingers.

"Crack!"

The fine steel longsword that had accompanied Duanshui for decades and drunk countless amounts of blood shattered from the tip of the blade, just like the fragile Rupert's Tear.

Its fragments fell to the ground like snowflakes, their sound particularly jarring as they landed silently on the snow.

"Now, I will count to three: either surrender to me, or die!"

Although Li Chengqian's voice was calm as usual, it sounded like a loud bell to Duan Shui and the others.

Even the wind and snow seemed to intensify at this moment.

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

Click!

No hesitation!

Li Chengqian darted forward and grabbed Duan Shui by the neck, snapping it with a crack.

Immediately afterwards, it rushed toward the next assassin guarding the enemy with extremely fast speed.

The same actions, the same ruthless decisiveness, without any hesitation.

"Escape! Escape!"

Those guards and assassins, as if looking at a demon, turned and ran without any hesitation.

However, how could they possibly be faster than Li Chengqian?

The moment they turned to flee, Li Chengqian's iron staff came flying, swatting them away.

"Ah! Monster!"

Someone screamed.

Li Chengqian ignored it completely.

At this moment, he was like a god of war who would kill anyone who stood in his way.

The sight of the Imperial Guards around them, including Pei Xingjian and Lai Fu, made their mouths dry.

Although they had already witnessed Li Chengqian's power, such extreme violent aesthetics still filled them with awe.

Meanwhile, the Buddha, who had been sent flying by Li Chengqian's iron staff, had just struggled to his feet from the haystack and mud when he witnessed the most astonishing scene of his life.

At this moment, he finally understood why his good friend Tieshan had died so quickly at the hands of Li Chengqian. With Li Chengqian's martial prowess, let alone them, even the garrison commander would have a hard time dealing with him.

He couldn't help but feel frustrated, wondering what kind of being they had offended.
Is that human being?
It has to be said that Li Chengqian's performance shocked them and completely shattered their worldview.

As a result, while Li Chengqian was killing and killing and killing, those guards who still had a breath left simply lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. In order to cover themselves up, they even buried the surrounding snow, mud, grass and trees on their heads.
"call"

After an unknown amount of time, the bloody massacre finally came to an end.

The surrounding area was nothing short of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Li Chengqian let out a long sigh, then slowly walked to Xinhu's side and asked indifferently, "You play the flute quite well. Are you interested in the xiao?"

"?"

Xinhu was already trembling with fear. Hearing Li Chengqian's nonsensical question, a small black question mark appeared on her forehead. She asked in a trembling voice, "Your Highness doesn't intend to kill me?"

"Don't be silly, sister! I don't kill women!"

Li Chengqian chuckled, then waved his hand at him: "You'd better hurry up and go, it's dark, be careful the road is slippery."

"This"

Xinhu hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Li Chengqian, who had a serious expression on his face, bit her red lips, said "thank you," and turned to leave, forcing herself to remain calm.

At the same time, Li Chengqian waved to Lai Fu, who was not far away.

Lai Fu was slightly taken aback, but then immediately realized what was happening. He quickly covered his hand, picked up the musket from the ground, and ran over to Li Chengqian's side.

"Oh!"

Li Chengqian picked up his musket and fired a shot at Xinhu without saying a word. Brain matter splattered everywhere, and a stunningly beautiful corpse fell onto the snow.

"Alright! That's a wrap! Finish them off! Leave no survivors!"

"Your Highness! We surrender! We surrender!"

The moment Li Chengqian gave the order to leave no survivors, those guards who had been feigning death immediately struggled to their feet.

But Li Chengqian simply said, "Too late!"

(End of this chapter)