Chapter 726: Yunya Ancient Town (Part )

"Son of a bitch!"

Liu Xunyi was so angry that he couldn't help cursing. At this moment, he was alone and was attacked by hundreds of people in front and behind, stuck in the heart of West Street, and fell into a dilemma.

Liu Xunyi was not afraid of the large numbers, but was worried that he would delay too long and miss the opportunity to save Zhao Xin.

"kill him!"

Xu Guangsheng was looking down from the second floor, his tone full of gloating.

"Put down your weapons and surrender, and I'll leave you with a whole body!" The leading black-clothed man pointed his sword at the solemn Liu Xunyi and threatened, "If you resist, I'll tear you into pieces."

“Feel free to give it a try!”

Liu Xunyi stared grimly at the endless number of black-clothed men, raised the Wuji sword horizontally in front of his chest, and in full view of everyone, he gripped the hilt with his right hand and slowly pulled the sword out of the sheath.

“Swish…swoosh!”

The sound of a sword being unsheathed seemed particularly loud in the silent night. A chilling murderous aura emanated between heaven and earth. The solemnity and uneasiness before the battle gradually enveloped everyone's heart.

At this time, the stars and the moon had lost their light, as if they could not bear to witness what was happening next, so they all hid behind the clouds, making the already dim Yunya Ancient Town even more chaotic, until it fell into complete darkness.

"kill!"

With a shout, countless men in black roared with overwhelming force. Then, they brandished their swords and rushed towards Liu Xunyi recklessly like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey.

"kill."

Liu Xunyi's pupils narrowed, and his right hand, which was tightly gripping the hilt of the sword, suddenly flipped outward, and the Wuji sword was thrown to the side of him, with the tip of the sword lightly dragging the ground. With a firm response, he raised his foot and walked towards the oncoming group of black-clothed men, with the tip of the sword dragging the ground all the way, rubbing against the bluestone ground to produce a string of dazzling sparks.

Ten feet, eight feet, five feet, three feet...

As the distance between the two sides continued to shorten, Liu Xunyi's pace became faster and faster, from slow walking to fast walking, from jogging to running... When Liu Xunyi collided head-on with a man in black who was in the front, his speed was as fast as lightning and like a ghost, so that the man in black had no time to see Liu Xunyi's position clearly. His head, which was looking around, was cut off by a flash of silver light, until his head was thrown high into the air, and the mirror-smooth wound had not yet spurted out the first drop of blood.

The swiftness of the attack, the sharpness of the sword, the cruelty of the moves, the resoluteness of the mind...it makes people tremble with fear and feel timid.

"Roar!"

In the blink of an eye, Liu Xunyi rushed into the dense crowd of black-clothed people with a roar, like a dragon entering the sea or a tiger attacking a flock of sheep. Wherever he passed, blood splattered and broken limbs flew everywhere. The strong smell of blood gradually spread to every corner of Yunya Town.

In this battle, Liu Xunyi's hands, eyes, body, skills and steps followed closely like a shadow, almost to the point of being smooth and seamless, which was terrifying.

He kept moving, moving like a dragon and a phoenix in the surging crowd. No matter how narrow the gap was, he could always pass through it before it was blocked by the crowd, without lingering in any place for a moment. He knew that if he delayed for a moment, Zhao Xin would be in more danger.

He did not want to fight, and he swung the Wuji Sword around his body, creating an impenetrable barrier. Anyone who approached carelessly would be struck down by the sword, with the worst being death and at best breaking limbs.

Fighting barefoot, his feet seemed to have been soaked in a red dye vat, slipping constantly on the bluestone floor. His clothes were soaked with blood countless times, and no one could tell which was his blood and which was the enemy's.

If Liu Xunyi had not just inhaled the drug by mistake and was still a little drowsy, he should have been able to kill more cleanly and break through the siege faster.

When Liu Xunyi fought his way through the thorns and stepped on blood and corpses to reach the three-way intersection of the "human" shaped street, he could see with the naked eye that the North Street store and the East Street store were already ablaze. The sounds of fierce fighting, shouting, wailing, and cursing were endless and echoed endlessly.

It seemed that Tao Amu and the 400 Mongolian cavalrymen of Dongjiedian had fallen into a desperate situation. Now it was not even clear whether they could protect themselves, let alone rush to support the battle situation in Beijiedian.

The situation at the North Street store was also not optimistic. Although Su He and Sui Zuo were in charge, the number of black-clad men besieging them was several times the number of those blocking the East Street store.

Ten feet away, Liu Xunyi could clearly hear the miserable wails coming from the store on North Street, and felt deeply how helpless and desperate the Song and Mongolian people who were being besieged were at this moment.

"Xin'er!"

At this moment, Liu Xunyi was extremely depressed, angry, and worried. He ignored the endless pursuit and suddenly flew up, leaping from the roofs of houses on both sides of the road, trying every means to bypass the black-clothed men blocking the street, and rushed to the North Street store in a hurry.

Inside the North Street store, both upstairs and downstairs were engulfed in flames, with dead bodies and charred beams and tiles scattered everywhere. The maids and guards around Zhao Xin were either dead, injured, or escaped.

At this moment, Zhao Xin disguised herself as a maid, wandering around alone in the flames and thick smoke, sometimes tripping over corpses on the ground, sometimes rolling down the stairs, and sometimes fleeing in panic from the pursuit of men in black. How could she, who was already weak, have ever experienced such a dangerous situation? After all these, she was in a state of humiliation, exhausted, and even unable to tell east from west, south from north, and completely lost in the heavy smoke.

The helpless Zhao Xin gradually became desperate and no longer had the strength to stand up and escape. She silently shed tears in a semi-conscious state, constantly calling out Liu Xunyi's name.

On the other side, Sui Zuo and Su He worked together to protect An Chen, who was still weak from typhoid fever, and fought their way out of Beijiedian. The 400 Mongolian cavalrymen under their command had already been dispersed by countless men in black.

In desperation, they could only fight on their own and flee to the Qinling Mountains in batches, hoping that the vast mountains and forests could bring them a glimmer of hope.

"General Sui, you lead your men to protect the King of Hexi and leave first!"

At the foot of the mountain, Su He handed the weakened An Chen to the care of two Mongolian soldiers, and then instructed Sui Zuo, who was covered in blood, "These men in black claim to be the Song Dynasty Righteous Army. They are well prepared and will not give up. General Sui, protect the King of Hexi and go ahead to cross the Qinling Mountains as soon as possible."

"This bunch of bastard Han people!" Sui Zuo was furious and cursed, "I will immediately go to the Jingbei camp to mobilize troops to wipe out this group of ignorant dogs, and by the way, I will kill them in Lin'an and chop off the head of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!" "Absolutely not!" Su He's face changed, and he hurriedly advised, "This matter is not that simple. Before the matter is investigated, General Sui must not act rashly."

"What rash actions?" Sui Zuo glared at him, angrily scolding, "My eight hundred elite soldiers are all warriors on the grassland and loyal servants of the Khan. They should have fought for the Khan and died on the battlefield. But unexpectedly, they died in poverty and bad water today, and were ambushed by others. Their death was both unjust and aggrieved. How can I not avenge this blood feud?"

"I understand General Sui's feelings, but please also understand my concerns..."

No matter how much Su He persuaded him, Sui Zuo was still angry and refused to listen. Seeing this, Su He stopped talking and gave in, saying, "General Sui, this is not the time to argue. The princess is in prison, and I must go back to save her!"

"Why save her?" Sui Zuo snorted coldly, "You should just come with us!"

"If we don't rescue the princess, we will never find out the truth about what happened tonight." Su He flatly refused, and then cast a worried look at the depressed An Chen, and said, "The condition of the King of Hexi is getting worse. If he can't be sent to the doctor in time, his life will be in danger. In my opinion, it is better for General Sui to take the King of Hexi to Xijing Prefecture first. Your Jingbei Camp is stationed there, which is bound to be impregnable. Let the King of Hexi receive treatment there, and he will definitely get better."

"how about you?"

"Don't worry! After I rescue the princess, I will rush to the Jingbei camp to meet you as soon as possible." At this point, Su He's eyes softened a little, and he said earnestly, "General Sui, what happened tonight has not been investigated clearly, and it is too early to judge who is right and who is wrong. The marriage between the two countries is of great importance and concerns the life and death of the people. Therefore, I hope that General Sui will not report this matter to the Khan first, so as to avoid misunderstandings and destroy the hard-earned harmony between the two countries..."

"This……"

"I can promise you." When Sui Zuo was hesitant, the dying An Chen spoke with difficulty, "I can conceal this matter temporarily, but... you must bring the princess to the Jingbei camp within fifteen days to show that the Song court has nothing to do with what happened tonight. If you cannot see the princess within fifteen days, I will regard the Song Dynasty as breaking the alliance and breaking the agreement. At that time, I will report the matter truthfully and suggest that the Khan go to war with the Song Dynasty to settle the new and old grudges between the two countries."

Hearing this, Su He couldn't help but show joy on his face, and readily promised: "Don't worry, King Hexi, I will definitely send the princess safely to the Jingbei camp within 15 days."

"That's great. I will be waiting for good news in the Jingbei camp."

After saying this, An Chen ignored Sui Zuo's indignation and called on everyone to walk quickly towards the depths of Qinling Mountains.

Inside and outside the North Street store, there were life-and-death fights and clashes everywhere.

The wounded Feng Tianba, carrying a steel knife with a bent blade, led his men in and out of the North Street store several times, in order to find Zhao Xin's whereabouts.

Originally he had fifty guards under his command, but after a fierce battle, only three were left, and all of them were injured to varying degrees.

"Princess!"

Feng Tianba kept shouting in the thick smoke of the fire, until his throat was choked by the smoke and his voice became weak and hoarse.

"Master Feng, let's go!" A guard with a bloody face begged desperately, "With such a big fire and so many men in black, the princess is most likely dead. It will be futile for us to continue searching. We might as well run for our lives while we still have some strength!"

"no!"

Feng Tianba's eyes were bloodshot, and he pointed the steel knife at the terrified guards and shouted angrily, "Whoever dares to run away before we find the princess will be killed by me!"

"But……"

"No buts!" Feng Tianba interrupted, "Our job is to protect the princess. If anything happens to the princess, none of us can escape and we will all be buried with her! Therefore, we must find the princess tonight, alive or dead..."

"Master Feng, be careful!"

Suddenly, another guard cried out in surprise. Almost at the same time, a man in black appeared from nowhere and slashed Feng Tianba's head with a knife.

Even though Feng Tianba felt a tightness on the back of his neck, his opponent's sneak attack was too sudden and he had no chance to react. Not to mention counterattacking, even dodging became a luxury.

"Whoosh!"

"puff!"

"Forehead……"

At the critical moment, a silver light suddenly streaked across the air and shot out from the raging flames. The sharp sword blade was close to Feng Tianba's ear and pierced deeply into the right eye of the man in black, instantly piercing his head. The tip of the sword protruded strangely from the back of his head, and drops of flesh and bone mixed with blood and brain matter flowed down along the blade, which was disgusting and unbearable to watch.

"who is it……"

"call!"

Before Feng Tianba, who was still frightened, could open his mouth to ask, a figure like a blood gourd suddenly flew down beside him. The moment he landed on the ground barefoot, his right hand pulled out the Wuji sword that was stuck in the black-clothed man's head with lightning speed. The eye sockets that had turned into blood holes spurted out a pool of red and white stuff again, splashing Feng Tianba's face with blood, and even his mouth and nose were not spared.

"Puh, puh, puh!" Feng Tianba spat a few times in anger, then looked up at his savior.

"Master Liu?" Feng Tianba and his companions were overjoyed when they recognized Liu Xunyi's identity. Suddenly, they saw his feet and were stunned. "Your boots..."

However, Liu Xunyi had no intention of "exchanging pleasantries" with Feng Tianba. He looked around anxiously, his face suddenly changed, and he grabbed Feng Tianba's collar and asked with gritted teeth, "Feng Tianba, where is the princess?"

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(End of this chapter)