Chapter 814 By any means necessary
"what?"

Wuchan's words revealed the secret, and the confused Li Haitang and Feng Tianba could no longer suppress their inner shock. They stood up immediately, first looking at the "calm and composed" Liu Xunyi in the field with horror, and then turned their incredulous eyes to Pan Yuyin who was flustered and on pins and needles.

"Miss Pan, the little monk..." An anxious Li Haitang wanted to question Pan Yuyin, but seeing her pitiful and weak appearance, the question that was about to come out of her mouth stopped abruptly, and she slowed down her tone and cautiously asked, "Is what he said true?"

"This..." Pan Yuyin looked confused and murmured, "Maybe! I... I don't know..."

"You don't know?" Feng Tianba was not as sympathetic as Li Haitang. Seeing Pan Yuyin's evasiveness, his face darkened and he said angrily, "It was you who gave Lord Liu acupuncture. How come you say you don't know? Do you know that if the method of sealing the meridians and severing the blood vessels doesn't work, who knows how long Lord Liu can hold on? Maybe... he will die here..."

"That's enough!" Looking at Pan Yuyin, who was worried and had red eyes, Li Haitang couldn't help but feel sorry for her, so she shouted, "Miss Pan has tried her best, how can you blame her?"

"Can……"

"Given Brother Liu's temper, once he is determined to do something, even ten oxen can't pull him back. Now that things have come to this, there is nothing we can do. Complaining to each other is meaningless. We can only pray that Brother Liu can hold on to the end."

Li Haitang looked at Liu Xunyi, who was dodging and fighting with Hu Lan, with complicated eyes, and let out a sigh that was both melancholy and helpless.

"Hulan, don't let Liu Xunyi's 'provocation' confuse your mind."

On the other side, Wang Dechen, who saw Hulan's bad start, gradually became gloomy. He silently observed Liu Xunyi's every move, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something in his heart.

Suddenly, Wang Dechen had an idea and reminded him urgently: "Hulan, he deliberately mocked you in order to anger you, make you lose your mind and lose your composure. In the final analysis, Liu Xunyi wants to end the battle quickly. Don't fight him hard, try to hold him back, I think... he can't hold on for much longer."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xunyi and Hu Lan's faces changed at the same time.

The difference is that Hulan suddenly became enlightened, and a cunning look quietly emerged in his eyes that were full of murderous intent. On the other hand, Liu Xunyi, who was originally confident, was hit in the soft spot by Wang Dechen's words, and he immediately panicked, and a trace of panic could not help but emerge between his eyebrows.

Hu Lan wiped his bloody face hard with his hand, then stuffed his bloody fingers into his mouth and sucked hard a few times. The piercing pain and the bloody smell shocked him. He let out a hoarse growl from his throat, and his furious eyes became cunning and sinister.

This time, Hu Lan did not take the initiative to launch an attack. Instead, he stared at Liu Xunyi with interest with bloodthirsty eyes and waved at him gently. The provocation was self-evident.

"Forehead……"

When Liu Xunyi was ready to strike, an irresistible feeling of weakness quickly spread throughout his body like a spring breeze, making him feel dizzy, his limbs weak, and his head dizzy. The hustle and bustle around him became closer and farther, higher and lower. The Hu Lan who was staring at him became blurred, with a hazy double image, looming.

Finally, what was supposed to come finally came.

Even though Liu Xunyi had a strong will, he could not underestimate the various external injuries on his body, as well as the internal injuries caused by excessive blood loss. It was extremely difficult for him to survive the fierce and dangerous close combat until now.

Looking at Liu Xunyi, who was staggering with a dazed look in his eyes, Wang Dechen couldn't help but reveal a smug smile on his solemn face, and said jokingly: "Liu Xunyi's deadline has come! Hu Lan, it's your turn to show your skills."

Accompanied by a "gurgling" sound that was not sure whether it was a roar or a grin, Hu Lan, who saw that the time had come, suddenly stopped, curled up his body slightly, and rushed straight towards the dazed Liu Xunyi like a madly running bull.

"hiss!"

There was no time to dodge, and he couldn't even tell where Hu Lan was. He felt his chest sink in his weakness. Then, he felt as if he was hit hard by a speeding carriage. His body flew up involuntarily, like a kite with a broken string, and flew far away amid the exclamations of the people around him, and fell several feet away with a "bang".

"Brother Liu!"

"Master Liu..."

Liu Xunyi fell to the ground in a mess, lying on the ground like a dead dog, with his head buried deep in the grass. No matter how Li Haitang, Feng Tianba and others shouted at him like crazy, he turned a deaf ear and did not move.

"This……"

Seeing this scene, the whole audience was in an uproar. Even the Mongolian Khan could not help but look at Hu Lie with a suspicious look on his face.

"Brother Liu is exhausted, he can't fight anymore!" Pan Yuyin, looking at Liu Xunyi, whose life or death is unknown, reminded him in a hurry. "He has been in a coma for three days and just woke up at noon today. He has not eaten anything for several days. Not to mention his injuries, even a normal person would be so hungry that he would feel dizzy and weak. He wouldn't even have the strength to walk, let alone fight."

"Then what should we do?" Li Haitang was in a state of panic, "Miss Pan, you know Brother Liu's injuries better than us, what do you think we should do?"

"This..." Pan Yuyin's eyes flashed with determination, and she said in a serious tone, "Why not... admit defeat!"

"what?"

Pan Yuyin's shocking words stunned Li Haitang and others.

Among them, Feng Tianba reacted the fastest and flatly refused: "No! Absolutely not! We have finally come this far, if we give up now, won't all our efforts be wasted?"

"Human life is of paramount importance. I believe that Mr. Liu is no longer able to fight. If you continue to waste time, not only will you fail to save the Song Dynasty, but you will also lose your own life!"

“Yes, yes, yes!” Bewildered Li Haitang nodded repeatedly, “Saving Brother Liu’s life is more important than anything else.”

"But……"

Feng Tianba hesitated to speak, feeling extremely annoyed. Although he was unwilling to accept it, the scene before him made him helpless.

"We admit defeat!" Seeing that Li Haitang and the others had reached a consensus, Pan Yuyin no longer cared about her modesty as a woman. In full view of everyone, she ran towards Liu Xunyi in a hurry, shouting loudly as she ran, "We admit defeat!"

"Stop her!"

Wang Dechen's eyes turned fierce, and he ordered his men to stop Pan Yuyin, and shouted coldly: "What do you think this place is? How can you come and go as you please? At the venue of the 'Nadam', the warriors in the competition can only admit defeat themselves, and others cannot admit defeat for them."

"What are you doing? Let her go!" "Your Highness, according to the rules, losing consciousness is equivalent to admitting defeat. Right now, Liu Xunyi has fallen into a coma and her life or death is unknown. How can you voluntarily admit defeat?"

Seeing Pan Yuyin being held hostage by two burly men, Li Haitang, Feng Tianba and Wu Chan rushed forward and rescued the crying Pan Yuyin during the scuffle, while arguing with Hu Lie at the same time.

"Whether he is unconscious or breathing secretly, who can tell?" Wang Dechen sneered, "Since you like to follow the rules, then fine! We will follow the rules of 'Nadam' and let Hulan personally verify whether Liu Xunyi is really in a coma."

Hearing this, Pan Yuyin was horrified and quickly looked for help at Zhao Xin who was sitting far away. Before the distressed Zhao Xin could stand up to plead, Hu Lie, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "General Wang is right, Nadam does have this rule, and it is not meant to make things difficult for you."

"This……"

"Hulan, why are you standing there like an idiot?" Seeing Hu Lie give in, Wang Dechen was secretly delighted. At the same time, his face darkened and he urged meaningfully, "Why don't you go and find out whether Liu Xunyi is alive or dead?"

Hu Lan, who had suddenly come to his senses, grinned, with his bloody mouth, and rushed to Liu Xunyi at a rapid pace. Under the excited and expectant gazes of the crowd, and amid the angry and hateful shouts of Pan Yuyin, Li Haitang and others, Hu Lan suddenly raised his right foot and kicked Liu Xunyi hard in the back.

"puff……"

With a weak howl, Liu Xunyi's body suddenly curled up and a stream of bright red blood spurted out of his mouth, dyeing the surrounding grass a blinding red.

"See?" Wang Dechen laughed, "Liu Xunyi is still conscious, he is not unconscious at all!"

"Brother Liu, admit defeat!"

"Master Liu, please stop holding on. I accept my fate..."

"Master Liu, saving your life is the most important thing!"

Facing the hoarse cries and pleas of Li Haitang and Pan Yuyin, Liu Xunyi's mouth, from which blood continued to seep out, slightly raised its corners, and then he shook his head stubbornly in the face of their almost desperate gazes.

"I can't believe that there are still people who are so fearless of death in the Song Dynasty today."

"It seems that not all Han Chinese are cowards."

"This man is a real man, but unfortunately he was born in the wrong place..."

Liu Xunyi's determination to die rather than surrender moved everyone unconsciously. For a moment, the cold words towards him gradually disappeared, replaced by indescribable emotion and sigh.

In fact, whether Han or Mongolian, they have always only respected true warriors, and no nation is an exception.

"Hulan, help him!"

Seeing that Liu Xunyi was determined to die rather than live in disgrace, Wang Dechen felt that if this man was not eliminated, he would become a stumbling block for Mongolia to conquer the Song Dynasty in the future. Therefore, his murderous intent became stronger and he became more unconcealed in his orders to Hulan.

Looking at the dying Liu Xunyi, then at the expressionless Mongolian Khan and Hu Lie, and then at the determined and impatient Wang Dechen, Hu Lan couldn't help but feel a surge of ecstasy in his heart.

As long as Liu Xunyi is killed, fame and fortune will be within reach, and wealth and glory will be within reach.

Thinking of this, Hu Lan's blood boiled. He raised his head to the sky and howled, his joints made a crisp "crackling" sound, and then he smiled grimly, raised his right foot that was stepping on Liu Xunyi's back high, and with a roar, he kicked Liu Xunyi's head with great force and without mercy.

Seeing Hu Lan's ferocious and brutal posture, he wished he could stomp Liu Xunyi's head to pieces.

"You shouldn't have, you shouldn't have... You shouldn't have been careless and exposed your vital points in front of me..."

At the critical moment, a weak voice sounded quietly, which immediately changed Hu Lan's eyes, and an ominous premonition instantly surged into his heart.

In a flash, Liu Xunyi, who was in danger, suddenly opened his eyes, twisted his body, and his head barely avoided Hu Lan's right foot. His ear almost brushed against his riding boots and he escaped.

At the same time, Liu Xunyi used his remaining strength to suddenly raise his leg and kicked Hu Lan hard between his legs in the air, hitting him right in the vital point with lightning speed.

"hiss!"

"what……"

Accompanied by cries of empathy from people all around, Hu Lan let out a heart-wrenching scream.

In an instant, he who was as fierce as a tiger became as listless as a quail. It was as if all the strength in his body was drained away in an instant, and his burly body was like a deflated ball, and he collapsed to the ground, holding his lower body.

However, at the moment when Hu Lan fell to the ground in pain, Liu Xunyi risked his life and swung a punch into the sky, hitting Hu Lan's neck quickly, accurately and fiercely.

"Crack!"

The sound of broken cervical vertebrae echoed throughout the Nadam venue, and Hulan's miserable screams came to an abrupt end.

Everything happened too suddenly. Faced with Liu Xunyi who escaped death and Hu Lan who died unexpectedly, the whole audience was stunned and silent as death, unable to extricate themselves for a long time.

“Although this move was a bit despicable, and my victory was unfair…” Liu Xunyi lay breathlessly beside the twisted body of Hu Lan, muttering to himself with a complicated expression, “But you are right! This battle is of great importance, and I cannot afford to be humble. I even have to… use any means necessary…”

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(End of this chapter)