Jiuxi

Chapter 401 Chapter 399 [A glimmer of hope]

As soon as He Bainian died, the other four assassins immediately became panicked.

One is because Qin Zilong and others joined the battle, which greatly increased their pressure. The other is that He Bainian died too quickly and was killed by Lu Chen almost in just one encounter. From this, it can be seen that Lu Chen's martial arts is obviously better than that of He Bainian. superior.

They obviously didn't know the specific situation on the other side. They didn't know that He Bainian was entirely to blame. He thought he could kill Lu Chen by selling a flaw, but Lu Chen seized the opportunity and killed him with one blow. In the eyes of these assassins, the details of the fight between the two were no longer important. It was a conclusive fact that He Bainian lost his life in an instant.

Faced with the siege of the Hou Mansion's soldiers, they were already at a disadvantage. Now that there is an obviously superior master like Lu Chen, their fate will undoubtedly be tragic, and they may soon end up like He Bainian. Follow in the footsteps.

In fact, the reason why these people dared to assassinate a powerful prince on the street, apart from the temptation of a huge amount of money, was that in their opinion, the third prince's arrangement today was very comprehensive, and they were very sure to kill Lu Chen.

The five of them plus Yin Qianjue, who was ranked sixth on the martial arts list, Lu Chen's personal soldiers were unable to stop such a lineup. Even if there were some masters hidden among these soldiers, they were no match for Leng Jian Yin Qianjue.

This was originally a sure-fire situation.

However, Yu Chigui's appearance quietly reversed the situation.

They didn't know Yu Chigui's identity, but they only knew that Yin Qianjue had not come near the carriage for a long time, and was stopped at the end of the long street by a middle-aged man. Moreover, as the two of them became more and more engaged in the fight, they were moving away from here unknowingly. .

Because the sharp sword light came to him unstoppably.

Qin Zilong's eyes were red, his lips were pursed tightly, and the sword's light shrouded the assassin like a sword. Every sword was a life-threatening strike.

"puff!"

In Qin Zilong's simple values, a hundred assassins are not as good as one of his brothers.

"Clang!"

Lu Chen didn't act smart enough to rush over and distract Yuchi Gui. He only needed to make sure that Yuchi Gui would not fall behind. Then he immediately split up with the other three people and pounced on the remaining fighting.

He was so desperate because one of his comrades had just been stabbed by the assassin and fell to the ground. Even if he could save his life, he would probably leave the army.

Lu Chen held knives in both hands and rushed towards him.

The assassin who used Water Cloud Thorn suddenly screamed, and Qin Zilong's long knife made a bloody gash on his thigh.

The long knife stabbed straight into the assassin's chest, piercing him directly. The sound of the tip of the knife passing through his body and hitting the wall was clearly audible.

"Go and help the injured brother stop the bleeding."

After killing He Bainian, Lu Chen only glanced at the battle situation in the distance and saw that Yu Chigui and the middle-aged swordsman were fighting inextricably, and the winner might not be determined in a short time.

Panic gradually engulfed the hearts of these besieged assassins.

"what!"

The assassin who was good at using Water Cloud Stab was completely suppressed by Qin Zilong at this moment. Although the injury to his thigh was not fatal, it greatly affected his agility and reaction. You must know that he and He Bainian have completely different styles. He is better at relying on weird movements. Gaining an advantage can now be said to be a greatly reduced skill.

The assassin's eyes widened, blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, and his vitality was quickly cut off.

He could only retreat to the wall on the left immediately, and the Shuiyun Thorn was swung away like a madman, trying desperately to block the offensive of Qin Zilong and the other two soldiers of the Hou Mansion.

Another sharp sword light rushed over.

Lu Chen pulled out the long knife from the corpse, gave quick instructions to a soldier, and then led Qin Zilong and another soldier to continue running towards the other assassins.

Qin Zilong made a powerful and heavy slash. The assassin leaned against the wall and held the Water Cloud Thorn in both hands to block with all his strength, barely resisting Qin Zilong's blade. However, there was no joy in his eyes, instead, there was strong fear.

When the second assassin died in Lu Chen's hands, the remaining three people finally couldn't bear the fear of death. One of them yelled: "Retreat!"

The three of them immediately wanted to withdraw from the battle and escape, but how could Lu Chen give them this opportunity? If he couldn't take these three people alive and dig out the mastermind behind the scenes and make him pay a heavy price, how could he be worthy of those around him? How can soldiers who are not afraid of life and death deter enemies hiding in dark corners?

If he couldn't fight back sharply this time, there would definitely be more murderous plots in the future. He couldn't lead hundreds of cavalry around the capital all the time.

The three assassins retreated in embarrassment, with the soldiers of the Hou Mansion hotly pursuing them. Murderous intentions continued to emerge among the flashes of swords and shadows.

These assassins are well aware of the consequences of their failure. As desperadoes who sold their lives to the powerful, they are aware that they may die at any time, but when that moment really comes, the desire to survive still occupies their minds. Therefore, Wielding weapons desperately, he quickly retreated forward.

Lu Chen charged forward with all his strength, accelerating forward from the flank, intending to get behind these people and cut off their retreat. Seeing that the encirclement was about to be completed, an alarm bell suddenly sounded in Lu Chen's heart, and an extremely strong sense of crisis instantly poured into his brain.

He turned his head and looked forward, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

Several sounds of piercing the air came quickly, and their power was almost as powerful as lightning and thunder!
Lu Chen's body moved subconsciously, and the three flower-piercing postures taught to him by Lin Xi were carried out like instinct, escaping from one danger after another.

More than a dozen crossbow arrows glowing with cold light passed by Lu Chen's original position and struck hard on the carriage behind.

Immediately, a group of men in black appeared on the wall on the left, all holding crossbows in their hands, watching eagerly from a distance of about fifty steps.

At the same time, eight men holding long bows appeared at the end of Qingfeng Street. They quickly arrived at the appropriate position and immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows.

When it was confirmed that Yin Qianjue could not break through the middle-aged man's blockage in a short time and that the five assassins could not pose a threat to Lu Chen, Meng Xuan, who was sent by the third prince to preside over the assassination, finally made up his mind to use the last trump card.

Not only these crossbowmen, but in the middle place between the archers and crossbowmen, the horizontal wall was suddenly pushed down, and the next moment only a few pairs of crossbows appeared in front of everyone.

These are military standard weapons!

Time seems to pass quickly, but in fact it only takes an instant, and then a powerful crossbow with feather arrows rushes in!

Against masters like Lu Chen, it is difficult for ordinary archers to be effective, but when a powerful crossbow and a strong bow are combined, and there are killer weapons such as the Yao Zhang Crossbow that are aimed at martial arts masters, this is a fatal threat that is basically impossible to block. .

However, the first ones to bear the brunt were the three assassins who wanted to escape.

After the sneak attack on Lu Chen failed, these ambush soldiers did not forget the instructions above and changed their primary targets to three assassins.

The crossbow made a spine-tingling sound, and terrifying kinetic energy was exerted on the crossbow arrows. The crossbow arrows arrived almost instantly and penetrated directly into the assassins' bodies.

The three of them never figured out until their death why they were being targeted. The last thought in their minds was that they even thought that the other party was someone from the imperial court.

The assassin was killed directly. Lu Chen and the soldiers of the Hou Mansion were also in danger. Although the first wave of attacks by those crossbows were targeted at the assassins, the other crossbowmen did not let them go. They saw arrows raining like locusts, almost There is no way to avoid it!

In this critical situation, Lu Chen was so angry that he yelled loudly, swung his long knife in front of him to form a tight net, and in the blink of an eye, he picked off more than ten arrows, and then roared: "Carriage!"

The soldiers understood immediately and retreated to the carriage extremely quickly.

On the long street, there was a continuous stream of arrows. Even though Lu Chen bore most of the threats, the skills of the other soldiers were weaker than him after all. One of the soldiers was unable to dodge and was pierced by a crossbow arrow in the thigh, and his body was violently Fall down.

He did not scream or cry, his face still had a resolute look on his face, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Leave me alone!"

Immediately, a figure appeared in front of him. Lu Chen waved a long knife with one hand and lifted the collar of the soldier with the other hand. His strong inner strength surged out and he lifted the man up forcefully, and then jumped back with him!
The soldier bit his lip, wishing he could use his body to block those terrifying arrows for Lu Chen.

Fortunately, the others were not hit by the arrows. They took advantage of the opportunity for the other party to release arrows to speed up and distance themselves, and finally arrived behind the carriage.

In the now empty, lonely and murderous Qingfeng Street, this spacious and sturdy carriage was their only barrier.

But how could the people sent by the Third Prince stay where they were?
The crossbowmen moved forward quickly along the horizontal wall, and it didn't take long to appear on the side of the carriage to find an angle of attack. The men in black holding crossbows at the waist were approaching the carriage under the cover of eight strong archers.

There was a brief silence on the long street, but this silence made people's heartstrings tense, as if it might break at any time.

Behind the carriage, the eyes of the soldiers of the Hou Mansion were red, not only because of the fight just now, but also because two of their colleagues had been killed by assassins and were buried here forever. Two others were wounded in the abdomen and shot with an arrow in the thigh. Fortunately, there is no danger of life.

However, if they cannot receive timely treatment, or if the rain of arrows from the sky strikes again, I am afraid that no one will survive today.

Qin Zilong gritted his teeth and said: "Master Hou, please leave quickly and leave us alone!"

Other soldiers also said: "Master Hou, please leave quickly!"

The footsteps on the horizontal wall became clearer and clearer, and the group of crossbowmen might appear in their sight next moment, and then they would have no obstruction or barrier.

Lu Chen didn't answer. He raised his hand and grabbed the handle of the carriage door. He used force in an instant and actually tore the door off.

He looked around at the soldiers behind him and said with a fierce aura: "Get ready to kill!"

At this time, the crossbowmen in black had already reached the wall on the side of the carriage. When they stood firm and raised their crossbows, ready to kill the people hiding behind the carriage, they saw a wooden board appearing in their eyes, and it was A plank rushing forward!

Lu Chen held a wooden shield in his left hand and a long sword in his right hand, rising into the air with murderous intent!
(End of this chapter)