Chapter 651 Life and Death Determined by Fate (Part )

"boom!"

Before Zhao Yuan and others could come to their senses, another loud noise came from behind them, which immediately frightened everyone.

Looking back hurriedly, he saw that the wide-open East Courtyard gate had been tightly shut by the "Imperial Guards". Deng Quan was standing in front of the gate holding a mandarin duck flying ring, with a bloodthirsty grin on his face, looking quite mighty and domineering, as if "one man is blocking the pass against ten thousand men".

"This……"

Looking at the densely packed "Imperial Guards" all around him, Zhao Yuan's self-confidence disappeared without a trace in an instant. It was not until this moment that he suddenly realized that it was not him who trapped Luo Tianjin in the cage, but he was "lured into the trap" by Luo Tianjin.

Liu Xunyi had not expected that Luo Tianjin would actually have a hidden trick, especially when he looked around and found that these "death warriors" were all strangers without exception, he was even more horrified. Then, an indescribable bitterness and shame filled his heart.

Liu Xunyi had always thought that she had played Luo Tianjin in her hands, and even felt ashamed and torn about it. However, the result was quite different, and the person who was actually played in the palm of her hand was actually herself.

At this moment, all the doubts that lingered in Liu Xunyi's heart were resolved. It turned out that Luo Tianjin had been playing tricks on him. Whether he didn't kill him or agreed to transfer the disciples out of the mansion against all odds, everything was done just to successfully lure Zhao Yuan into the trap tonight.

In fact, Luo Tianjin is indeed more skilled.

He and Zhao Yuan are both "fishermen", the difference is that Zhao Yuan uses Liu Xunyi as bait, while Luo Tianjin uses himself as bait. The result is obvious and the difference is immediately apparent.

"Liu Xunyi, this...what on earth is going on?"

Gradually, Zhao Yuan came back to his senses from the shock and asked Liu Xunyi with anger in his eyes: "Where did these people come from?"

"I...I don't know..."

Liu Xunyi stood there blankly, his mind was blank. At this moment, Luo Tianjin's amiable smile seemed even more sinister and terrifying to him than the roar of the devil from hell.

"You don't know?" Wei Liang said indignantly, "This is your territory. How could you not know that there are hundreds of people hiding here? Liu Xunyi, it's clear that you and Luo Tianjin conspired to deliberately lure us into a trap, right?"

"No, no!" Liu Xunyi denied it fiercely, "I really don't know who they are? I don't even know when these people hid in the East Courtyard..."

"Stop pretending here. We all saw clearly the flirting between you and Luo Tianjin just now. A real man should be responsible for his actions. How can you be a hero if you hide your head and show your tail?" Another young guard, Sun Tai, gnashed his teeth in hatred and his words were full of sarcasm.

"Master Hou..."

“No need to say more!” Before Liu Xunyi could cast a wronged look at Zhao Yuan, he waved his hand and said meaningfully, “If you want to prove your innocence, you know what to do!”

After saying that, Zhao Yuan cast a gloomy gaze at the calm Luo Tianjin and said sternly: "As expected of you, you are the leader of the martial arts world. I underestimated you."

"I underestimated you too." Luo Tianjin's words had hidden meanings, and he glanced at Liu Xunyi inadvertently, making his heart tighten and he shudder.

"As the saying goes, 'Quality is more important than quantity.'" Zhao Yuan said coldly, "Although I only have 300 lieutenants, they are all loyal and brave. You, a motley crowd, are not worthy of being my enemy."

"You still dare to speak nonsense when you are about to die? You won't cry until you see the coffin!" Murong Bai pointed the silver spear forward, his tone as cold as ice, without a trace of emotion.

"Palace Master!" Liu Xunyi cast a terrified look at Luo Tianjin and said incoherently, "This matter..."

"Xunyi, there's no need to say more!" Luo Tianjin didn't even look Liu Xunyi in the eye, and said coldly, "You have done a great job tonight, and I will never forget it."

"What……"

"Liu Xunyi, it turns out you're the one who betrayed us!" Sun Taihu glared at him and shouted angrily, "You traitor, I'll kill you first!"

With a loud shout, the hot-tempered Sun Tai could no longer suppress his inner anger. He ignored the dissuasion of others and rushed towards Liu Xunyi with a knife in hand.

"kill him!"

At Luo Tianjin's command, Murong Bai's eyes moved, and at the same time he swung out his silver spear, and his body flashed out like a ghost, heading straight for the murderous Sun Tai. His first move was a killing move, and spear shadows whizzed in the sky. He gained the upper hand with the momentum of plowing the yard and sweeping the caves, forcing Sun Tai, who was caught off guard, to retreat repeatedly.

"Don't panic, Brother Sun, Zhou Ting is here!"

Seeing that Sun Tai was no match for Murong Bai, another young guard, Zhou Ting, narrowed his eyes, and the nine-section steel whip in his hand broke through the air, swung in mid-air with a crisp sound like thunder, and went straight for Murong Bai's crown.

"kill!"

"Brothers, come on!"

Sun Tai's manic impulse was like a fuse that instantly ignited the battle in the East Courtyard.

As the saying goes, "One stone can cause a thousand ripples." The fight between two or three people quickly turned into a fight between hundreds of people. The spark quickly spread into a prairie fire and was out of control.

In an instant, three hundred golden sword lieutenants and eight hundred "Imperial Guards" were fighting fiercely, both sides tried their best and fought for their lives. Shouts, fighting, wailing, and cursing were heard one after another in the East Courtyard.

In a moment, the strong smell of blood had spread to every corner of the East Courtyard, stimulating the nerves of everyone in the courtyard, making them forget the pain, fear, life and death, and swing their blades recklessly, killing people mercilessly, or being mercilessly killed.

In a short while, broken limbs, internal organs and disgusting smell of blood were scattered all over the ground. The east courtyard was like a river of blood and corpses were everywhere. The scene was so tragic and shocking.

The East Courtyard was not very spacious, and at the moment there were thousands of people gathered there for a fight. Therefore, although the Golden Sword Captains had higher martial arts skills, they could hardly display them to their full potential. Under the siege of the "Imperial Guards" that outnumbered them by several times, they could only fight each other in a primitive way of sword for sword, life for life.

Under such circumstances, the Golden Sword Captains were inevitably outnumbered and suffered heavy casualties.

"Master, please stop fighting..." Liu Xunyi watched his former brothers fall in a pool of blood one by one, feeling heartbroken and burning. He knelt in front of Luo Tianjin and kowtowed repeatedly, begging bitterly: "As long as Master shows leniency, I am willing to persuade the Marquis to lead his people to leave the Xianwang Mansion and never set foot in Luoyang City again in this life..."

Helpless, no matter how Liu Xunyi begged, Luo Tianjin remained as hard as a rock and remained unmoved.

"what!"

Suddenly, an extremely miserable scream came from behind Liu Xunyi, which changed his expression. He turned around subconsciously and stretched out his hand to catch Zhou Ting who was flying towards him.

At this moment, a powerful silver spear was inserted into Zhou Ting's chest. Blood gushed out like a spring from the gap between the spear blade and his flesh, and in the blink of an eye, it splashed Liu Xunyi's robe with a bright red color.

"Zhou Ting!"

In terms of age, Zhou Ting is two years younger than Liu Xunyi. Due to his intelligence, diligence in martial arts, deep understanding of justice and reliable work, Zhao Yuan once jokingly called him the second Liu Xunyi of Tianji Pavilion.

Zhou Ting admired Liu Xunyi even more, and even regarded him as his goal. In the past, Zhou Ting followed Liu Xunyi in the Tianji Pavilion and practiced martial arts and literature.

Therefore, Liu Xunyi also likes this clever, sensible and talented little brother very much. Among the ten young guards of Tianji Pavilion, except for Qin Wei, who is a close friend, Zhou Ting has the best relationship with Liu Xunyi.

At this moment, when Liu Xunyi saw Zhou Ting being pierced through the chest by Murong Bai's gun, he was immediately shocked. The blood in his body seemed to solidify instantly, and his body trembled like a sieve. His heart felt like it was hit by a heavy hammer, and he felt indescribably depressed.

"Zhou Ting..."

“Liu… Brother Liu…” Zhou Ting raised a relieved smile at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Liu Xunyi, whose eyes were red and he wanted to cry but couldn’t. “Seeing you like this… I know… my Brother Liu has never betrayed Tianji Pavilion. You will always be my Brother Liu, ahem…”

Before he could finish his words, Zhou Ting suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat. He couldn't help but cough up a large amount of blood, and his breath became weaker and weaker.

“Brother Liu, what you taught me in the past… I was too stupid and didn’t learn it thoroughly. That’s why… I can’t defeat them…” Zhou Ting looked at the silver spear stuck in his chest and laughed bitterly, “But I know that as long as Brother Liu takes action… there will be no opponent in the world, and we don’t have to fear anything…”

"Zhou Ting, stop talking!" Liu Xunyi pressed Zhou Ting's wound tightly with his hand, choking with sobs, "You will be fine, you will definitely be fine... I still have to go back to Tianji Pavilion to teach you martial arts, and I also have to test how well you practice your whip skills. You can't die! You must not die!"

Zhou Ting endured the severe pain, shook his head with difficulty, and said intermittently: "Brother Liu, Zhou Ting is not well-trained and not as skilled as others. He deserves to be killed... I will ask Brother Liu for advice in my next life. When that time comes... please don't disown me as your brother... cough cough..."

“No! I won’t!” Liu Xunyi hugged Zhou Ting, who was listless and had a dazed look in his eyes, tightly in his arms. He was already sobbing in a trance, “You can’t die! I won’t let you die… I won’t let you die…”

"Thief, take your life!"

Suddenly, Murong Bai's roar came from midair. Then, a white shadow floated over, approached in the blink of an eye, and pulled out the silver spear stuck in Zhou Ting's chest with lightning speed.

The spear blade flew across the sky, blood splattered seven steps away, Zhou Ting's body suddenly stiffened, and then trembled violently, and finally his head tilted, and he collapsed in Liu Xunyi's arms, no longer moving.

Even so, Murong Bai still refused to give in and swung his spear towards Zhou Ting again.

"bass!"

At the critical moment, a silver light flashed and cut through the night sky. The Wuji Sword swept out with the force of thunder, instantly knocking Murong Bai's silver spear high into the air.

Murong Bai was horrified and hurriedly drew his gun and retreated, looking ahead cautiously.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi stood with a sword in his hand with red eyes, not knowing whether he was angry or sad. His right hand holding the Wuji sword couldn't help but tremble slightly, and the sword tip trembled, making bursts of sword sounds, like golden swords and iron horses, like tiger roars and dragon roars.

Liu Xunyi in front of him, with his majestic aura, strong murderous aura, and high fighting spirit, made Murong Bai feel a chill from the bottom of his heart.

"Great! Our Young Master Liu is finally back!"

Seeing this scene, Qin Wei couldn't help but show ecstasy on his face. The depression in his heart immediately disappeared, and his attacks became more fierce and his killing became more decisive.

At the same time, Zhao Yuan and Luo Tianjin's faces changed almost at the same time.

The difference was that Zhao Yuan's eyes were filled with deep relief. On the other hand, Luo Tianjin's face was as gloomy as water, and there was an indescribable sense of loss and entanglement between his brows.

"Liu Xunyi, do you dare to attack me?"

Murong Bai and Liu Xunyi looked at each other and threw the silver spear to their side. Bright red blood dripped from the tip of the spear onto the ground. It was Zhou Ting's blood.

"He had a bright future ahead of him!" Liu Xunyi pointed at Zhou Ting's body and said sadly, "If I had stood up earlier, he might not have died! Master Qi, Zhou Ting is just an ignorant child in front of you. He has no grudges against you. How could you bear to do this?"

"Anyone who goes against the Palace Master is my mortal enemy! Liu Xunyi, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit. If it weren't for the Palace Master's feelings, I..."

"Murong Bai, don't force me!"

Liu Xunyi roared like crazy, which immediately shocked Murong Bai's expression.

Then, Liu Xunyi suddenly turned his head, staring fiercely at Luo Tianjin who was hesitant to speak, and said word by word: "Palace Master, I beg you one last time, please stop!"

The corners of Luo Tianjin's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked tentatively: "What if I... don't want to?"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's heart sank, and he pointed his Wuji Sword toward the sky, saying in grief and indignation: "If Master is unwilling to stop fighting and negotiate peace, for the sake of the stability of the world and the eternal stability of the dynasty, I can only... accompany you to the end!"

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(End of this chapter)