The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 145 Siege and Killing
When Brother Liu spoke, the others responded in unison.

"Don't worry, Brother Liu. We brothers will scout ahead. You don't need to make a move yet. Stay in the rear and leave the guards to us."

"Once we alert Shi Miyuan and force him to reveal himself, you can suddenly strike. Your martial arts are the highest; you must kill Shi Miyuan with a single blow."

As soon as they finished speaking, they all climbed over the wall and entered, except for Brother Liu, who paused for a few breaths before following closely behind.

Wu Chengyu overheard their conversation and felt helpless. Was it really that easy? Several batches had already died, and this batch seemed to have put some thought into it, but it still felt like they hadn't done enough. It felt like they had acted too hastily.

Without further hesitation, he scaled the wall at the same spot.

Behind the wall is indeed a back garden. This kind of Jiangnan-style garden has a surprisingly large back garden with all kinds of strange mountains and beautiful rocks. Jiangnan gardens emphasize that there is a view every five steps and are good at creating a sense of space. Therefore, this back garden cannot be seen at a glance. It is divided by various flowers, trees and stones, making it a good place to play hide-and-seek.

The thought of hide-and-seek made Wu Chengyu's heart tighten. He had just asked the man surnamed Liu to go first, and deliberately waited for a while longer, which was about two minutes.

In addition, he had just hidden in that tree, which was dozens of meters away from the wall. His five senses could only control a range of 100 meters, so he could only open the 3D map to check the situation inside the mansion after entering it.

There's no need to observe anymore. In this garden, there are more than just the twenty-odd people who came in earlier. Just by listening to their breathing and heartbeats, Wu Chengyu could hear a total of a hundred people.

Startled, he immediately wanted to warn others. He knew he couldn't save everyone in this situation, so he could only warn them as soon as possible in the hope that a few could escape.

Unfortunately, this time someone else beat him to it. A sudden, sharp whistle broke the silence of the night, signaling the start of the killing.

First came a barrage of crossbow bolts, which rained down on the assassins. Caught off guard, four of them were instantly riddled with arrows. The others hurriedly parried with their swords, but they too were all wounded.

Ordinary martial arts practitioners, when surrounded by the imperial court with crossbows, are basically doomed.

"There's an ambush! Retreat!" the men shouted. Two of them turned to leave immediately, only to be shot through by crossbow bolts.

The others immediately sought cover, and fortunately, there were many artificial hills nearby, which managed to block the crossbow bolts.

But as soon as the rain of arrows ended, many torches suddenly appeared around the back garden, illuminating all the figures of these people, leaving them nowhere to hide.

Immediately afterwards, a group of skilled men dressed in official boots, wielding sharp blades, charged into the arena. Their blades were not coated with ink; under the shadow of fire, their cold light flashed, and they surrounded the assassins, showing no mercy in their attacks.

The remaining men were all wounded by arrows and were far less skilled in martial arts than these imperial guards. In the blink of an eye, most of them were cut down.

Only five of them were highly skilled and had even mastered a Five Elements Blade Formation. The five of them worked together and, although the situation was extremely dangerous, they managed to stabilize the situation for the time being.

At this moment, there was also the man surnamed Liu following behind. The attack was too sudden, and he seemed to be stunned on the spot, even slower than everyone else. When the crossbow bolts stopped, he rushed into the field, only to find that most of the men he brought with him were already dead.

He charged forward bravely, slashing away the surrounding enemies with several palm strikes, and shouted loudly, "Brothers, things are hopeless, run! I'll cover your retreat!"

The only ones who could speak now were the five people who were also using the sword formation. One of them shouted, "Brother Liu, go! Don't worry about us. A snake can't function without a head. As long as you get out, there will still be a chance to kill Shi Miyuan."

"Come on, you lackeys of the imperial court, try and see the power of our Dongting Five Eagles Lesser Five Elements Blade Formation!"

Brother Liu refused to listen, and with several more palm strikes, he forced back several more people, finally reaching the Five Eagles of Dongting. "Brothers, go quickly, leave this to me." Brother Liu's face now showed a resolute determination to die. He reached out to stop the five men, and at the same time, he desperately blocked all the palm strikes for the Five Eagles.

The next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his back, as if multiple sharp blades were simultaneously aimed at him. Shocked, he turned around and saw that Wu Ying, who had just been desperately trying to die together with him, was now looking at him with a smile in his eyes. All five long swords were now embedded in his body.

He wanted to speak angrily, but no words came out. Blood gushed from his mouth. Was he filled with anger, disbelief, and deep regret? Unfortunately, his eyes didn't have time to express these emotions. He only felt a darkness before his eyes, and Brother Liu was no longer heard from.

"A guard under the Golden Guard greets fellow soldiers," one of the Five Eagles stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting, while the surrounding men sheathed their swords.

Another person chimed in, "If we hadn't taken some risks, we really wouldn't have been able to capture this Qiantang hero, Liu Yuan. Luckily, we had already found a good spot and hid in advance, otherwise we would have had a hard time withstanding that barrage of arrows just now."

The head of the guards in the manor said, "It seems this is the only group tonight. We've really scared these outlaws of the martial world these past few days. Brothers, take a short rest, but don't let your guard down. Don't close your eyes before your shift changes at dawn."

Wu Chengyu was still hiding on the outskirts of the back garden, witnessing everything that had just happened.

He was willing to help the people if he could protect himself with his light-footed skills. Wu Chengyu knew he couldn't bear to see them die. Unfortunately, the five people attacked too suddenly, and Wu Chengyu was caught off guard. But now Wu Chengyu no longer hesitated; he would do whatever came to mind.

Just as the guards were about to disperse, a dark figure suddenly and forcefully entered the scene. Then, one person transformed into five shadows, each attacking one of the so-called Five Eagles of Dongting who had just used a double agent to kill the Qiantang hero.

This time, the guards were caught off guard. Wu Chengyu was faster than they imagined. Each of his shadows extended his right hand in a claw shape and grabbed the back of the neck of the five eagles almost simultaneously. Under the Nine Yin Divine Claw, the necks of the five men were immediately snapped.

The guards around them only then realized what was happening, but Wu Chengyu turned and left after his successful attack. First, the five shadows merged into one, and then rushed out of the Shi Mansion. At the moment of crossing the wall, they split into multiple shadows, each heading in a different direction.

The guards then realized they had to chase after him, but they could no longer find Wu Chengyu.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Wu Chengyu had secretly returned and was now hiding on the roof of the octagonal pavilion in a corner of the back garden.

Wu Chengyu planned to hide for the time being and wait for the guards to stop causing trouble. Then, guided by the 3D map and relying on his own lightness skill, he would slowly sneak in, at least to see if it was a fake Shi Miyuan.

He first secretly regulated his breathing to accumulate strength, while closely observing everything within a hundred meters. After about half an incense stick's time, just as he was about to take action, he suddenly smelled a pungent scent of cosmetics. Wu Chengyu didn't know anything about rouge, and he only felt that this smell was like expired and moldy rouge.

He was exposed. Wu Chengyu had no idea how he had been exposed. How could someone have managed to sneak up on him and get so close? There were very few people in the world who could do that. He didn't have time to think. His muscles tensed up, and he wanted to change his position immediately.

"Oh, you little mouse actually found out, how interesting."

A woman's voice came from beside me; it sounded like an elderly woman, somewhat aged.

Following the sound of voices, Wu Chengyu noticed a woman suddenly appearing beside the stone table under the pavilion, looking up at him with a smile.

Wu Chengyu landed gently and stood face to face with her, finally able to see her clearly.

The woman was dressed in a pink palace gown, with a gold hairpin in her hair. Her hair was gray, and at first glance she looked at least fifty or sixty years old. However, there wasn't a single wrinkle on her face, so she looked like a woman in her twenties.

(End of this chapter)