Chapter 237 Sword (IV)
"Right inside."

Luo Xiaobei lay on the edge of the eaves, pointing at the courtyard below.

Kui Si took a quick glance and took in the general layout of the outer ceremonial gate. At the same time, he carefully memorized several corners where ambushes were most likely to occur. Then he said nothing, but when Luo Xiaobei turned around to ask again, he suddenly inserted his fingers to lock the latter's acupoints.

For a moment, Luo Xiaobei was naturally shocked, too flustered to speak, his eyes full of astonishment and confusion.

Kui Si ignored him, or there was no need to pay attention to him. He just pulled out a towel from his neck and covered half of his face.

Then, he leaped into the air and fell from the eaves. As for Luo Xiaobei, who was fixed in the acupuncture points and unable to move, he could only watch him fly like a crane, and then he stepped on the top of the wall of the east courtyard below with his toes, and fell straight into the courtyard.

It goes without saying how panicked Luo Xiaobei was. After Kui Si fell into the yard, he hardly looked anywhere else and walked straight to a lighted room opposite.

"Who are you?"

At the same time, a cold questioning voice came from the wind.

Kui Si did not stop walking, nor did he look back. A flying dart fell out of his sleeve, and he waved his arm towards the right rear side, and the flying dart suddenly came towards him.

And the next moment, the sound of metal collision blocked by the blade came naturally from the other side.

At the same time, Kui Si suddenly sped up, and then he shook his hands, and two sleeve arrows appeared on the arm guards on his wrists. Then, without stopping for a moment, he shot several iron arrows shaped like silver needles from his left and right at the same time.

Several eight-inch long iron arrows were suddenly shot out, turning into several sharp shadows, piercing through the air and directly hitting the two Yanzhou bad guys who had already flashed out.

Apart from the several iron arrows being blocked, there were also the sounds of footsteps and the sound of knives coming from all around the courtyard, as if they were being surrounded from all sides.

However, what was unexpected was that the last iron arrow in the quiver on Kui Si's arm was connected with steel wires. While attracting the hidden hands from all directions, he turned his feet and suddenly stopped. Then he grasped two steel wires with both hands. The two iron arrows that were already hanging a few feet away moved at will, struck horizontally and crossed each other, and the cold light repeatedly intertwined in the air to form a terrible dense network.

Even though the dozen or so bad guys who rushed out from all directions were still prepared, when they faced Kui Si ten feet away, only a few of them were able to parry in time, while others were injured on the spot by the sharp iron arrows and had to retreat in pain.

However, no matter how sharp this sudden attack is, it can only be a temporary attack.

The next moment, these bad guys were divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, holding sheathed swords, and formed a formation tacitly. They surrounded him one after another like hawks that could not stop swooping down. The continuous sword power of the Tang swords was like waves, one after another, and while constantly shrinking the space around Kui Si, they also suddenly cut off the steel wire on the sleeve arrow on Kui Si's right hand.

More than ten people cooperated well with each other. Each of them might not be a match for Kui Si individually, but once they formed a formation, the swords of all of them were like destroying dry wood and rotten wood, and nothing could stop them.

The situation took a sudden turn, or rather, the situation had never been tilted towards Kui Si from the beginning. As the space was compressed at an extremely fast speed, he was naturally injured.

But even so, he still did not panic. When the defense on one side was suddenly broken, he immediately retracted the sleeve arrow in his left hand in time, and then held the iron arrow to stab and pick, and he was still able to protect himself. And while defending, he simply swung his arm to block the knife.

The sound of two pieces of iron hitting each other was mixed with sparks. The bad guys around took a closer look and realized that the arm guard on Kui Si's wrist was so strong that the Tang sword chopped down with great force, but it could only leave a white mark.

In an instant, Kui Si's eyes calmed down, and he held the only sleeve arrow and threw it diagonally at a bad guy, thus blocking the bad guy who was charging at him. Then, despite the severe pain of being stabbed in the back, he suddenly exerted force with his feet, which had been motionless, and used one arm to block the bad guy's knife in front of him, and then hit the latter in the waist and abdomen with a heavy punch.

The latter's body immediately became unstable, but he still continued his attack. He took another step, turned his burly figure sideways, and got close to the latter, exerting force with his shoulders and elbows, and leaned heavily on him.

"puff."

The bad guy who was suddenly touched in the face almost lost his breath, his legs were completely powerless, and he was knocked several meters away, with blood flowing uncontrollably from the corners of his mouth.

Although Kui Si managed to break out of the encirclement simply by relying on his strong physique, his offensive momentum had already weakened, and he could only retreat in embarrassment while turning around to defend.

It was not until this moment that the door of the lighted room was finally opened, and a solemn middle-aged man walked out with a serious look on his face.

As for the two warring parties, no one paid attention to themselves, except Kui Si, who, seeing that the battle had finally been delayed to this point, threw out his fists, used his arm guards to knock away several Tang swords, and retreated violently in embarrassment, luckily opening up a distance of half a zhang.

All the bad guys from Yanzhou in the courtyard had received orders long ago, so they temporarily suspended their attack and pretended to send people to stop Yang Shuzi who was walking out of the side room.

At the same time, everyone turned around and looked towards the eaves where Kui Si had just landed.

At this moment, a man dressed like Kui Si suddenly stood there. He said nothing, but when everyone's attention was drawn to him, he suddenly leaped into the air, bent his legs, and his body left the roof.

And this person is of course Kuiyou who comes as a backup.

He leaped up, his body was as light as a bird, and he used the momentum to throw out several hidden weapons, forcing back several bad guys who were trying to stop him. However, he did not go to meet Kui Si, but flew up again from the ground, and when he fell again, he was already close to Yang Shuzi.

As for the few bad guys who were supposed to protect Yang Shuzi, I don’t know if it was intentional or they simply failed to react in time, but they failed to stop Kuiyou.

When Yang Shuzi saw him coming to lift up the sword, he did not give in. His expression remained unchanged, but his hands hidden behind his back were already clapping out.

However, Kuiyou had already spoken out in a cold voice.

"The sword pavilion has been burned down, Qingcheng Mountain has been destroyed, and Li Xingyun is nowhere to be found. Until today, Tian Lixing still hasn't realized his mistake and turned back!"

Suddenly, Yang Shuzi was stunned, and his palm stopped in the air, and in an instant there was no palm force at all.

Kuiyou said nothing, he turned around, stood shoulder to shoulder in front of Yang Shuzi, and swung the hidden weapons in his sleeves again, like a heavy rain, forcing the bad guys to retreat.

"Walk."

Tonight's goal has been achieved. Kui Si, who was hiding in the corner, shouted loudly, but did not dare to fight for long. He immediately took out a letter tube from his arms and raised it into the sky without hesitation.

A flash of red light shot up into the sky, but this bright color, which should have been conspicuous in the city of Bianjing where fireworks were everywhere tonight, was extremely ordinary. It disappeared in the blink of an eye, and nothing remained.

The bad guys in the courtyard were naturally alert, but they seemed to be hesitating between Kui Si and Yang Shuzi behind Kui You, and were slow to act.

But even so, they still have the advantage of numbers. Except for the bad guy who was almost knocked to death by Kui Si, they can still keep Kui Si and the other two among the remaining people. This is why Kui Si sent out the signal without hesitation.

So naturally, the only person present who could break the deadlock was Yang Shuzi.

"Tian Lixing."

Kui Youxu covered his eyes, took out a foot-long short blade from his boots, and said expressionlessly: "What are you still hesitating about? Follow us and kill them."

As for Yang Shuzi, he remained silent at this time.

Kuiyou already knew what choice he would make, and immediately rushed out with a blade in his hand, heading straight for the few bad guys blocking their way, as if to clear the way for Yang Shuzi.

Moreover, Kui Si over there was also injured and jumped up at the same time, as if he was determined to take Yang Shuzi away no matter what.

The second battle in the courtyard broke out suddenly.

……

"Senior, aren't we going to take action?"

In the west courtyard, which was separated from the east courtyard by a short corridor and a row of verandas, dozens of Yanzhou bad guys, all wearing armor, stood with their swords drawn, as if ready to attack.

The ram who was asked just sat leisurely on the fence under the porch, squinting his eyes, tapping the scabbard on his knees, and just shaking his head.

"Wait a little longer." The Yanzhou bad guy who asked the question was anxious because his colleagues were fighting next door, but when he heard this, he just put down his knife and waited.

The waiting time was not long. As the bright light shot up into the sky, or as the second battle in the east courtyard had just begun, looking down from a high place, one could see between the nearby buildings of Anle Pavilion, and on the dense eaves and roof tiles, it was not difficult to find more than ten or even twenty figures leaping, flashing and running like ghosts, rushing to the east courtyard where the signal was sent.

All of these people were armed.

However, at the same time when these people appeared, on the roof of the highest attic of Anle Pavilion, a bad guy raised a lantern as a signal and pointed with a small flag.

"Haha, the big fish is coming!"

Gong Yangzuo stood up fiercely, with a fierce look in his eyes: "Let's go and see what kind of expert the commander sent."

"Order!"

……

Naturally, the almost uncovered signal was immediately seen by a group of people who were running quickly between the eaves, and the person in the lead suddenly raised his hand.

The group stopped suddenly.

A man wearing a veil turned around and said in a deep voice, "Ugly, there might be an ambush..."

The so-called Kuichou should be the leader of this group of people, but he just hesitated for a moment and then pointed forward again.

"The rear team will support you here. The front team's mission remains unchanged. We must capture Yang Shuzi tonight to ensure we don't miss the commander's orders."

"Zipline."

Following his order, more than a dozen figures holding black boxes stepped forward quickly, and then with the sound of metal clashing, several iron chains flew out, like iron pythons, and pierced straight towards Anle Pavilion, which was dozens of feet away.

The flying rope crossed the sky, and it seemed as if a flat road appeared. Kuichou took the lead and flew up. He stepped on the iron rope and rushed into Anle Pavilion in an instant without any cover.

The dozen or so people behind them followed closely without any instructions, and then the moment they landed in Anle Pavilion, they tacitly divided into three teams and rushed into the east courtyard where the battle was still going on.

Almost the moment they landed, murderous intent arose.

In the shadows, a cold light suddenly flashed, and countless figures jumped out from all directions, knives in their hands. The cold air filled the whole courtyard, making people's hair stand on end.

And that’s not all. Afterwards, there were clearly dozens of figures following the iron chain that Kuichou and others used to come, attacking the so-called rear team.

In an instant, the wind was filled with the sound of trembling blades, but other than that, there was not a single human voice.

There is no need to elaborate on what both parties know.

Tiankui and his group came on the orders of the commander, and as they were also bad guys, they certainly had no need to hide their identities. Gongyang Zuo and his men also did not hide the fact that they knew they were their colleagues.

Everyone understood that the Marshal was the Marshal, and Xiao Yan was Xiao Yan, and the fight between the two sides now was only the beginning of a real split!
As for who is right and who is wrong, this is a confusing issue and can only be judged by individuals.

According to the purpose of the Bad Guys, unconditional obedience to Yuan Tiangang's orders is a creed ingrained in their bones, so Tiankui and his gang have a legitimate and upright reasoning.

But the bad guys under Xiao Yan, like those in the Yanzhou branch and the Luoyang branch, also have a unique aura of their own, which may be resentment, arrogance, or both.

They only knew who led them out of Caozhou, into Bianjing, and into Luoyang.

They only know who it was, who repeated the glory of the Bad Guys, pacified Hebei, drove out the mixed Hu people, and defended against the foreign tribes.

They only know who gave them the ambition to look far ahead with dignity and rebuild the Tang Dynasty and restore its prosperity.

They only know who gave them the heroic spirit that is not inferior to others and dares to challenge all the heroes in the world with just two bad guys!
If so, what is there to fear?

They can do everything that the first generation of bad guys can do.

They can do things that modern bad guys cannot do.

In this way, I will not let Xiao Yan down, nor will I let myself down.

……

Therefore, even though they knew each other clearly, and knew that the other party should be their colleague, this confrontation between the so-called "rebel" and "orthodoxy" was full of murderous intent from the very beginning.

In the back courtyard separated from the main building, fighting was going on everywhere. In less than half a cup of tea, several people were seriously injured and fell to the ground, with blood splattered everywhere. It was a tragic scene of comrades killing each other.

Gong Yang held a knife in his left hand, with his beautiful beard swaying in the wind, but he walked quickly, his eyes fixed on the ugly man who was about to lead everyone to kill.

Although the latter seems unremarkable in appearance, his strength is enough to overwhelm everyone on the spot. At first, he was just ambushed and suppressed, but now, he is constantly moving around to rescue his companions. All his actions are obviously to take Yang Shuzi and all the Tiankui under his command to escape from the killing formation of Anle Pavilion as much as possible.

As for Yang Shuzi himself, he seemed to be thinking about something and was unwilling to take any action. But even so, he just tried his best to follow the exit and escape.

Without Yang Shuzi's mention, Gong Yangzuo's target was naturally Kuichou. Both of them held Tang swords and collided fiercely. The sword lights around them were intertwined, like flying rainbows and lightning, flashing by, and they exchanged more than ten moves against each other.

It was naturally difficult for others to interfere in the fight between two masters who were above the Zhongtian level, and Gong Yangzuo's internal strength seemed to be slightly inferior to Kuichou's, which made their fight seem even more ferocious and not easily disturbed.

However, Gong Yangzuo is an old man after all, and he can wield the Tang sword in his hand as easily as his own arm. Even if his internal strength is not as good as Kuichou's, his killing move is enough to feed the latter, and he can suppress Kuichou and prevent him from escaping.

But at this moment, there was suddenly a fragrant breeze blowing in his face, and several rounds of applause rang out. First, several people fell to the ground, and then Gong Yang Zuo felt a flash before his eyes, and a white palm came towards him silently.

He retreated violently to dodge, and at the same time he did not forget to pull over the two bad guys beside him, neither of them could retreat in time.

The one who made the move was actually a woman in purple clothes and a purple veil on her face. She landed on the ground and just glanced at everyone coldly.

As soon as she appeared, she injured several Yanzhou bad guys with one blow, and even forced Gong Yang Zuo to retreat with one palm. There is no need to mention her strength.

"Kuaichou, hurry up."

She didn't even turn her head, but just stood there with a cold face, as if she was here to rescue Tiankui and his group.

Kuichou didn't say much. He looked at Gongyang Zuo with fear, then glanced at the courtyard where the fighting was happening, grabbed Yang Shuzi's shoulder and flew away.

Gong Yang Zuo snorted coldly and did not get entangled with the mysterious woman in front of him too much. He had his own bad guys to fight her, while he himself led a few Yanzhou bad guys to chase after her without stopping.

However, the ugly monster had just rushed out when it suddenly retreated back.

Even Gongyang Zuo and the woman in purple clothes were shocked to see this, and the rest of the crowd naturally looked sideways.

At the same time, a light laugh was heard.

"I understand that you have come from afar. I apologize for not hosting you well tonight."

(End of this chapter)