Chapter 653 Life and Death Determined by Fate (XI)

Of the ten young guards of Tianji Pavilion, except Qiu Han who was injured and returned to Lin'an, and Zhou Ting who died in the battle, the remaining eight all joined the ranks to besiege and kill Luo Tianjin.

Zhao Yuan personally led the eight young guards and fought a bloody battle with Luo Tianjin for a thousand rounds.

Regardless of the level of martial arts or the strength of fighting spirit, the mere fact that Zhao Yuan and the eight young guards were fearless of life and death and launched a series of attacks one after another was enough to exhaust the isolated and helpless Luo Tianjin and make him unable to cope with anything.

After an hour's fierce battle, all 800 "Imperial Guards" were killed, without a single one spared.

Murong Bai and Deng Quan were worthy of being among the Seven Heroes. With their unyielding will, they dragged their wounded and bleeding bodies, and used up their last bit of strength to kill dozens of remaining golden sword captains.

At the end of the fight, Deng Quan used up all his internal energy first. After using the Mandarin Duck Flying Ring to break the cervical vertebrae of a captain with a golden sword, he suddenly felt a black screen in front of his eyes, his legs went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, his life or death unknown.

Murong Bai's hair was disheveled, his body was covered in blood, and his ragged clothes were stained with blood and stuck to his body. His body was covered with large and small knife wounds, his skin and flesh were turned inside out, and his flesh was bloody and distorted. It was terrifying and unbearable to look at.

At this moment, Murong Bai's right arm had been broken into three sections, but fortunately the bones and tendons were still connected. It was now hanging on his shoulders like a piece of dead cotton, swaying and about to fall.

When the last surviving captain with the golden sword roared and swung his sword at him, Murong Bai no longer had the strength to dodge. So he steeled himself and rushed forward with the gun in his left hand.

"Crack!"

"puff!"

With a crisp sound of a broken collarbone, when the blade of the Golden Sword Captain was deeply embedded in Murong Bai's body, his silver spear also pierced the Golden Sword Captain's lower abdomen at the same time, eliminating the last threat in a nearly "mutual destruction" manner.

In the end, Murong Bai, feeling relieved, and the unwilling Captain Golden Sword fell into each other's arms, until they both lost the last bit of consciousness.

Murong Bai and Deng Quan had a tragic life-and-death experience. Luo Tianjin and Zhao Yuan and nine others also fought until the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dim.

As the saying goes, "Two fists cannot beat four hands, and a good tiger cannot fight a pack of wolves." Facing one against nine, even if Luo Tianjin had high martial arts skills, he could not help but run out of energy. He was careless and his opponent took advantage of him.

After all, Zhao Yuan and the Eight Young Guards are not mediocre people. They are all masters who have combined the strengths of hundreds of schools, have experienced hundreds of battles, and have survived many life-threatening situations.

They were carrying out the emperor's orders, were determined to fight, were not afraid of pain, were indifferent to life and death, and were willing to fight with Luo Tianjin for their lives at all costs.

Among the eight young guards, except Liu Xunyi who was reserved, the others all gave their all and fought to the death.

At this point in the battle, Luo Tianjin's internal energy had been exhausted, and he had more than a dozen wounds on his body, bleeding profusely, which was a shocking sight.

Although Luo Tianjin was in a miserable state, his opponent was even more miserable.

After the battle, Zhao Yuan was seriously injured and was no longer able to fight. Five of the eight young guards were killed and three were injured.

The losses in tonight's battle were unprecedented since the founding of Tianji Pavilion.

Among them, Qin Wei suffered broken bones and tendons and was almost disabled, barely holding on with only a belief.

Sun Tai was even more miserable, like a blood gourd, covered in blood, with all his organs injured. Although he was still breathing, he was only half dead.

The only exception was Liu Xunyi. Since Luo Tianjin couldn't bear to kill him, his condition was the best among Zhao Yuan and the others.

"Obey the order!"

Zhao Yuan endured the pain of his blood boiling and internal organs being damaged. He stared at Luo Tianjin, who was panting heavily, with his scarlet eyes. He gritted his teeth and ordered, "Concentrate your mind and fight with me!"

"My Lord!" Liu Xunyi couldn't bear to see both sides perish together, so he said boldly, "If we continue to fight, both sides will suffer losses. Now, Ling Xiaoxiao is waiting outside to reap the benefits. We should retain some strength for emergencies..."

"Shut up!" Zhao Yuan's eyes turned fierce, and he said in a deep voice, "Liu Xunyi, at this point, do you still want to protect Luo Tianjin?"

"I am not protecting Luo Tianjin, but I am thinking about you, Lord..."

"You don't need to worry about my life or death!" Zhao Yuan was not grateful at all. He pointed at the corpses on the ground and said indignantly, "Tonight, six guards and three hundred lieutenants of Tianji Pavilion all died in the battle. Now you want me to stop, where is my conscience? Where is my loyalty? Where is justice? If you want to let Luo Tianjin go, why not ask them first if they agree?"

"But……"

"Liu Xunyi!" Zhao Yuan said impatiently, "Tonight, Luo Tianjin must be killed! Otherwise, even if I survive by chance, I will not be able to face the court, the emperor, or even the ancestors of the royal family."

"So many brothers died in the Xianwang Mansion tonight, their deaths must not be in vain!" Qin Wei said angrily, "If we stop now, these brothers will die unclearly and worthlessly. Think about Zhou Ting and Wei Liang, they are good brothers who have lived and died with us for more than ten years, but now..."

Having said this, a hint of sorrow flashed across Qin Wei's eyes, and his generous words came to an abrupt end.

“That’s right!” Sun Tai squinted his swollen eyes and spoke intermittently, “Now we have put everything on the line. If we don’t fight to the last breath… not only will Tianji Pavilion lose everything, but the emperor and the court will not let you go… and the people of the world will not let us go either…”

"enough!"

Zhao Yuan waved his hand and taught Liu Xunyi a lesson: "What happened tonight, if it happened in a border fortress, would undoubtedly be a war. Liu Xunyi, you have admired loyal generals like Yang Ye and Yue Fei since you were young. When they were fighting on the battlefield, have you ever thought about both sides being hurt? Have you ever thought about retreating in the face of a battle? Luo Tianjin colluded with the old tribes of Western Liao to plot a rebellion, which is intolerable to heaven and angered by both humans and gods. As a minister of the Song Dynasty and a descendant of the Han people, how can you be soft-hearted to the traitor who stole the country?"

After that, Zhao Yuan no longer paid attention to Liu Xunyi who was in deep thought, but instead cast a fierce look at Luo Tianjin, saying coldly: "After this battle, Luo Tianjin and the court will definitely form an irreconcilable feud. No matter if he rebels or not, he will never be used by the court again. If we keep him, he will become a huge threat to our Song Dynasty in the future. Liu Xunyi, Qin Wei, and Sun Tai, listen to my orders, follow me to kill the thief..."

"wishful thinking!"

Before Zhao Yuan finished speaking, a sharp shout suddenly came from midair. Then, a black shadow climbed over the courtyard wall, swung the sword, reflecting a dazzling silver light in the night sky, and rushed towards Zhao Yuan at lightning speed.

"Master Hou, be careful!"

Liu Xunyi reacted quickly, first pushing Zhao Yuan away, and then swinging his sword upwards to block the man's "death sword". Unexpectedly, the man not only did not withdraw his attack, but instead turned his wrist, changed his sword move, and stabbed Qin Wei standing beside him with the force of driving thunder and lightning.

Qin Wei was shocked. He was so seriously injured that he had no intention of fighting back. He dodged to the side without thinking.

The man did not chase after him, but instead changed his tactics and suddenly attacked Sun Tai who was beside Qin Wei.

Sun Tai was seriously injured, mentally exhausted, and completely defenseless, so he had no time to react before the extremely sharp blade pierced his right eye and pierced through his head. The tip of the sword, mixed with blood and brain matter, broke through his skull and emerged strangely from the back of his head.

"hiss!"

The man's decisiveness, ruthlessness and experience made Zhao Yuan, Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei terrified and they all gasped in surprise.

At the same time, the man turned the sword and knocked Sun Tai's crown off with one sword.

Before the furious Liu Xunyi could make a move, the man suddenly flew up, circled in the air several times, and flew towards Luo Tianjin.

The man was dressed in black and wore a bamboo hat with the brim pulled down very low, almost covering his entire face, making it impossible to identify his identity.

Therefore, when the uninvited guest suddenly flew towards Luo Tianjin, Luo Tianjin subconsciously took two steps back for self-protection. He stared at the newcomer with his black eyes and secretly turned his internal strength, ready to deliver a fatal blow to him at any time.

The uninvited guest floated to the ground, suddenly raised his head, and a strange and sinister face was revealed under his hat.

One half of him was handsome, the other half was hideous and ferocious. There was only a dark hole left in his left eye, and the eyeball was gone.

Looking at this familiar yet strange face, Luo Tianjin hesitated for a moment, then suddenly his face changed and he asked in surprise: "Are you...Bugui?"

Yes! The person who came was Yan Bugui who had disappeared for many days.

"You didn't come back late, and put the Lord of the House in danger. You deserve to die. Please punish me, Lord of the House!"

After being recognized by Luo Tianjin, Yan Bugui fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed deeply to Luo Tianjin with grief and sincerely apologized.

"Is it really you?" Luo Tianjin was surprised and delighted, and for a moment he couldn't believe it. "Where have you been these days? And your eyes..."

"That day, I was ordered to hunt down the thief who sneaked into the Xianwang Mansion at night, and I found out that he was Wuming, one of the four guardians of Longxiang Mountain." Yan Bugui recalled, "Because I was careless for a moment, he led me into a dead end and ambushed me by mistake. After a fierce battle, I was defeated by Shao Yuanqing and Wuming, and they injured my eyes... After that, I was imprisoned by Yun Zhuiyue until tonight when Yun Zhuiyue led his men out. I took advantage of the guards' carelessness and escaped by chance."

Hearing this, Luo Tianjin felt mixed emotions. He was angry at Yun Zhuiyue's actions, but also glad that Yan Bugui had escaped death.

On the other hand, Zhao Yuan's expression became very "exciting" after seeing the powerful Yan Bugui.

"Do you know where Yun Zhuiyue is going?"

"He led his men to attack the Xianwang Mansion at night!" Yan Bugui said bluntly, "When I just came in, I found that Yun Zhuiyue was fighting with the Second Master, and the disciples in the mansion suffered heavy casualties..."

"What?" Luo Tianjin's face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "Yun Zhuiyue is here too?"

“That’s right!” Yan Bugui nodded heavily. “I wanted to lend a helping hand to the Second Master, but the Second Master told me that the Palace Master was in trouble in the East Courtyard and asked me to come and help quickly, so I… But looking at the current situation, it seems that I am a step too late!”

"No! You're not too late!" Luo Tianjin said, casting a meaningful look at Zhao Yuan, who had an unpleasant expression on his face. "On the contrary... it's just the right time."

"This……"

"This matter has nothing to do with you. Everything was carefully arranged by Zhao Yuan." Looking at Yan Bugui kneeling on the ground with shame in his eyes, Luo Tianjin hurriedly spoke to comfort him, and quickly stepped forward, leaning over to help him up.

"If you don't come back, you should get up..."

"Whoosh!"

"puff!"

"Forehead……"

However, before Luo Tianjin could finish his words, the grief-stricken Yan Bugui's eyes suddenly became fierce. At the same time, he turned his wrist, pointed the tip of the sword directly at the unsuspecting Luo Tianjin, and with lightning speed, he stabbed the sword into his lower abdomen.

In a flash, Yan Bugui's sharp blade pierced Luo Tianjin's abdomen, which made Luo Tianjin terrified and also stunned Zhao Yuan, Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei who were far away.

Yan Bugui changed her expression as quickly as turning over a book. At this moment, she was completely different from the previous moment. Her facial features were ferocious, her expression was fierce, her eyes were cold and murderous.

Under Luo Tianjin's incredulous gaze, Yan Bugui's mouth suddenly raised an unprecedented bloodthirsty grin, and he said word by word: "Luo, Xiaoxiao's heart was wounded by your 'ruthless knife' and is bleeding. This sword today is what I will pay back to you on her behalf!"

"It's Ling Xiaoxiao again!" Luo Tianjin was sad and angry when he learned the truth, but he could do nothing about it.

"You are so heartless and disloyal. You cheated on me and then abandoned me! Today, I will dig out your heart, liver, spleen and lungs to see if they are black."

Accompanied by Yan Bugui's crazy laughter, she suddenly flipped her wrist and twisted the sword that was inserted into Luo Tianjin's abdomen, causing his intestines to turn upside down and become a bloody mess. The intense pain made his body tremble uncontrollably, and he let out a miserable howl.

"The wild geese don't return, you..."

"Luo Tianjin, go to hell!"

……

(End of this chapter)