twin moon

Chapter 178 No.20 Act Three: The Return of the Prince Part [-]

Below the surface of the sea, the fire caused by the explosion reflected a deep red in the water.Looking up, there is a dazzling fire everywhere.The deadly flames instantly engulfed many soldiers who were still stranded on the ship, and the scorched bodies continued to fall into the water, and the curled up bodies were still covered with sparks.

Although many people were not killed on the spot, they were also penetrated deep into their noses and throats by the hot flames.Some even had ropes entangled their hands and feet, struggled, and quickly sank toward the dark seabed, where they stayed forever.

Most of the people who survived the explosion had their faces burned by the fire.Some people dived into the water until the last breath they held in their chests was exhausted, and they could only helplessly look at the boundless man-eating flame above their heads, not knowing where to hide, and suffocated to death underwater.Others were hit by collapsing masts and shattered hulls before they could dive into the water, killing them instantly.

The Dongli woman who jumped out of the boat with Qi Ziyin was looking around underwater.The new dark red mark on his left cheek was the result of being burned by the flames ejected from the firebolt before.Fortunately, she held her breath in advance so that she could persist underwater until now.

The wound was soaked in sea water, and the pain was like a needle prick, but the woman couldn't feel it at all.In his heart, he just hoped to find the short and fat Qi Shouyu among the overwhelming corpses - if he let the enemy go so easily, then all the suffering he had suffered would be meaningless!

However, the explosion caused the fire oil on the ship to spill over the sea surface, and the ship planks soaked in tung oil supported the combustion, and the fire could not be extinguished for a long time.

Leng Jiayun's body twitched violently a few times, and her lungs ached as if someone had been gouged out with a knife.She turned her head to look at the white-clothed boy beside her, and saw that his eyes were bloodshot and his veins were bulging.If they don't want to find a way to change their breath, I'm afraid they will give their lives here today.

However, in this sea full of death breath, where can the two escape?

Just when she was desperate, the woman suddenly heard a "plop" not far away.When I turned my head to look, I saw a long and narrow black shadow with a length of more than ten feet falling into the sea, causing countless waves.That thing has a pointed head and a wide belly. It is actually the wreckage of a small boat that was used to confuse the enemy!
The small boat with only half of its hull left was floating on the sea surface, swinging from side to side. It was probably lifted into the air by the air waves generated by the explosion, and then landed here from the sky.

The two underwater immediately looked at each other, and they swam towards the small boat at the same time.Because they know that this may be their only hope of survival.Sure enough, the boat was upside down in the water, but it was not submerged.The belly of the ship is full of air.Although it was full of smoky smell, as soon as the two of them showed their heads, they opened their mouths wide and gasped greedily.

"Sister Jia—your face—"

It wasn't until this moment that the young man saw the obvious burn on the woman's cheek.Leng Jiayun just shook her head, motioning for the other party to help her push the boat together, and swim towards the place where there is no fire:

"My injury is not a problem. On the contrary, Qi Shouyu, a treacherous old fox, is used to ghost tricks. Although he personally blew up his battleship this time, it is absolutely impossible for him to die here willingly. We must not let him escape! "

Qi Ziyin also knew that what the woman said was correct, so he didn't say much more.The air in the belly of the boat was enough to support them until they swam out of the flames.The two got out from under the boat, looking at the horrible scene like purgatory behind them, they couldn't help feeling their scalps go numb——

The previous explosion not only destroyed Ye Kingdom's flagship, but also caused varying degrees of damage to ships of all sizes within a radius of several miles.At this time, there are still several ships chasing and fighting back and forth, and the bows and lead bullets are dense like rain.But there are more warships in the sea that have already been severely damaged in the previous melee, and were fatally hit by the explosion, and can no longer move.

Now, abandoned in the storm, they heaved feebly with the raging waves, struggled, and eventually sank.However, the soldiers of both sides who jumped into the water from these ships still wrestled together for some reasons that they may not even understand, insisting on fighting to the death.

Qi Ziyin swam with all his strength, pushing aside the crowd fighting together, hoping to persuade the Ye soldiers to surrender.However, once people become red-eyed, any well-intentioned persuasion will be misinterpreted as malicious instigation.More and more soldiers who fell into the water not only did not put down their weapons, but turned to the young man in white.

"Don't persuade me! It's useless! As long as that old thief Qi Shouyu is still alive, they won't surrender easily!"

As Leng Jiayun spoke, she pointed to another group of people who were fighting not far away.There, a chunky figure was standing on a board floating on the water, waving his arms, loudly commanding the exhausted sergeants to continue fighting, it was extremely eye-catching in the firelight.

"He really didn't die!"

The white-clothed boy's heart tightened, he didn't know whether he should be grateful for the opportunity God gave him to take revenge with his own hands, or should he be worried that the other party might have hidden some insidious tricks that he hadn't used yet.Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw that Leng Jiayun was already swimming towards the direction where Qi Shouyu was.

"Sister Jia, don't be impulsive! Uncle Wang is surrounded by personal guards, you can't kill him!"

Qi Ziyin hurriedly opened his mouth to stop her, but the woman swam further and further away as if she didn't hear her.In desperation, he had no choice but to hold Yin Ya in his hands, and tried his best to keep up with his companion.

The autumn clothes on the boy's body had long been soaked by the icy sea water, and they became heavier and heavier.Before he could get close to Qi Shouyu, Fang Fang had already discovered the threat in the sea first, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face.It seems that he did not expect that his nephew would be so fatal that he escaped a catastrophe.

"Where is the old thief!"

Leng Jiayun, who was rushing ahead, immediately gathered up his last strength and swam over, while Mo Lingwei, who was following Qi Shouyu, also immediately turned his edge and jumped into the water aggressively.

"Sister Jia, be careful!"

Seeing this, Qi Ziyin panicked.But he didn't expect that the guard in Mo Lingwei's armor bypassed the exhausted Dongli woman and went straight to attack him!

The young man immediately held Yin Ya horizontally, pulling out a defensive posture.However, water is no better than land, and the solid horse gait that has been practiced over the years is of no use at all.He only felt that a turbulent sea wave was coming up from under him, and he actually sent himself towards the opponent's knife edge!

The unexpected crisis came too fast, when Qi Ziyin raised his saber to strike, he could no longer control the strength in his hand.There was a muffled sound of "bang", and the sharp blade swung by the other party directly hit the knife grid in the young man's hand, almost cutting off half of his thumb.Following the young man's exclamation, his entire body was pushed up from the sea by the other party, and then fell heavily on his back.

The guard on the opposite side was proficient in water skills, so he didn't give Qi Ziyin any chance to breathe.Before he could surface, he came down again with a single blow.Fortunately, the blade of the knife missed its aim when it plunged into the sea water, and just brushed against the boy's body and slid over.Qi Ziyin took the opportunity to put his foot on the opponent's lower abdomen, and immediately exerted force with his hand, and slapped his waist heavily with the back of the knife:
"Mo Lingwei are all elites trained by General Baili. Now that the general has been wronged and died tragically, why do you turn to sacrifice your life for the usurper?!"

At this time, he still naively thought that he could persuade the other party to change his mind, and he never used the ultimate move.But the Mo Lingwei on the opposite side didn't appreciate it, instead he stepped forward even more vigorously.

After some fighting, Qi Ziyin gradually realized that the opponent's strength was good, so he couldn't help but cheer up.With great difficulty, he got used to the ups and downs of the current around him, and the set of Five Swordsmanship in his hand finally showed its original power.

There was another clash of swords and soldiers, and the long knives in the hands of the two trembled violently, making a buzzing sound.The tiger's mouth of the man opposite was obviously cracked by the shock, and he could no longer hold the weapon in his hand, and the long knife sank into the sea and disappeared.The boy's Yin Ya also fell off his hand, but he quickly snatched it back effortlessly——

Fishermen who often go into the sea to fish for mussels often use a piece of rope as thick as a straw to tie their tools to their wrists.And this trick was exactly what Qi Ziyin learned from fishermen when he was in Qingwan.

"If you want to kill, kill! If I blink my eyes, I won't be worthy of this Ye Kingdom military uniform!"

The guard had a mask on his face, so he couldn't see his face at all.However, during the fight, the boy in white had already noticed that the moves used by his opponent were quite different from Mo Lingwei trained by Xiang Baili.At this time, the other party finally spoke, which made the young man startled suddenly, instead of raising his knife to attack again, he moved closer to the other party:
"Your voice is very familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere before! May I ask who you are!"

The guards kept their heads held high, maintaining their final arrogance: "So what if we know each other? On the battlefield, even close relatives and brothers can't tolerate half-distraction and soft-heartedness!"

From the pair of eyes exposed under the other's mask, Qi Ziyin clearly saw the unreserved hostility.He suddenly reached out and tore the mask off his face.But he was dumbfounded on the spot:

"How could it be Brother Cheng Xiao?"

The companion who has been in the palace for many years gave the young man in front of him a hard look: "Why can't it be me? If you, a traitor who killed a thousand swords, killed the old king, my father would not have been implicated and imprisoned. My mother will not hang herself!"

"Master Tai Changqing was also convicted and imprisoned?"

"Stop hypocrisy here! After the old lord was assassinated, a large group of old and middle court officials were implicated by you, and they were either imprisoned or exiled. Now that there are only a few people left who are sick and dead, what good is it? Strange!"

"Have you never thought that this is Uncle Wang taking the opportunity to eradicate dissidents?"

"Shut up! For the heinous crimes I committed, do you still expect to put all the blame on the lord? A few days ago, even Master Gou died in Zichen Palace because of saying a few words of love for you! All these blood debts, Now it's all on your shoulders!"

"What? Even the Master—"

Hearing this, Qi Ziyin suddenly choked up.He never thought that the old man who had slapped his hand severely was still trying his best to maintain his beliefs at the last moment of his life, and did not succumb to the power of power.

"My father was indeed not killed by me!"

His chest heaved violently, and he tried his best to convince his peers that the culprit of all this was Qi Shouyu.However.But Cheng Xiao refused to listen to a word:
"A joke! When the old lord died, you were the only one in the bedroom, and you held a bloody weapon in your hand. If the murderer wasn't you, who would it be?!"

Before the words were finished, the other party opened his arms and rushed towards the young man again, intending to lock his throat.The boy in white didn't want to hurt his old acquaintance with a knife, so he got short and wanted to hide under the water.Unexpectedly, Cheng Xiao feigned a shot. Seeing that the boy did not dare to confront him head-on anymore, he drew out a dagger hidden on the side of his boot and stabbed fiercely at the back of his heart!
Qi Ziyin's back was immediately cut open with a wound several inches long, and blood gushed out in the sea water in an instant, and the severe pain forced him to emerge from the water.But before he took a breath, Cheng Xiao came over fiercely again.

"Brother Cheng Xiao, please don't be a tiger's side anymore!"

The boy continued to persuade with an almost begging tone, but he still did not turn defense into offense.However, in Cheng Xiao's heart, he only thought about killing people:
"If I spared you today, I would be working for a tiger! When my family was in decline, I was begging for a living in Mulu City every day. It was the king who found me, pardoned me, and trusted me even more. Promoted to be a personal bodyguard by your side! This is the chance that I, the Cheng family, have come to stand up with great difficulty! Today I took your head back with my own hands, so that I can be worthy of the ancestors of my Cheng family!"

As soon as these words came out, Qi Ziyin finally understood that the person in front of him was no longer the elder brother Cheng Xiao who accompanied him to recite the classics of the sages in the bamboo ink pavilion, nor was it the virtuous, polite, intelligent, talented and elegant "Twilight" from Taichang Qing's family. The name of the house is less".The other party at this time is just a paranoid killer who was deceived by Qi Shouyu's deliberate deliberations to get his sincerity but didn't know it, and was willing to work for his enemy instead!
And today, among the two of them, only one can leave alive!

"Brother Cheng Xiao, I don't want to kill you!"

The white-clothed boy once again held Yinya horizontally in front of his chest, and yelled at the opponent who was rushing towards him, but his heart felt like being cut by a knife.His vision was blurred by tears or sea water, he couldn't see Cheng Xiao's attack line clearly, and he didn't want to look at it at all, but he instinctively brandished the double blades, hoping to force the opponent to retreat in the face of difficulties.

However, Cheng Xiao had already made up his mind to die.In the chaos, Qi Ziyin only felt that the knife in his hand tightened suddenly, and it had already cut into the Mo Lingwei leather armor on the opponent's body.When he looked up, he saw Cheng Xiao's mouth was bleeding, but he still didn't care, and he was approaching him inch by inch with a dagger:

"Kill-thieves for-the country!"

The other party was still roaring indistinctly, and finally exhausted all his strength and stabbed the dagger in Qi Ziyin's heart fiercely.Unexpectedly, as soon as he swung halfway, the dagger slipped from his palm and fell into the water.That arm fell down even more softly, already exhausted.

"Brother Cheng Xiao!"

Qi Ziyin hugged the opponent's body that was almost cut in half by Yin Ya, and burst into tears.

I don't know how long it took, and in the midst of haze and dizziness, the young man finally heard Leng Jiayun's call again, and his eyes fell on that short and fat figure who was fleeing in a hurry not far away— —

At this time, Ye Guogong climbed up to a patrol boat that was already deserted.Seeing this situation, Qi Ziyin's heart was like a barn full of firewood, burning with anger enough to burn the sky, and immediately shouted to his companion:

"Sister Jia, you are in charge of commanding, and gather all the ships that can still move here! I will go after Uncle Wang!"

Right now, the young man was a little bit exhausted, but he still swam forward with his sore limbs.

This time, he made up his mind to get rid of the person who ruined himself, Ye country, and thousands of innocent families with his own hands, and he will never tolerate it lightly!

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