Chapter 67 Coming to Kill

"Herod..."

Xiao Yan pulled the reins suddenly, and the horse he was sitting on immediately raised its front hooves and then neighed loudly.

Starting from him, dozens of riders behind him suddenly stopped.

Li Zhenben was carried on horseback by Sanqianyuan. He was already dizzy due to the galloping horse and the wind and snow. He resisted the pain of nausea and forced himself to open his eyes. Through his messy hair and beard, he could see a fight taking place at the Zuoye Gate.

When they attacked the imperial city earlier, they had left more than a hundred Jinwu Guards at the Zuoye Gate, but the current situation showed that it was obvious that the troops and horses outside the imperial city had already come to support.

He was overjoyed, staggering and shouting as loudly as he could: "My Daliang army has cut off the retreat of you Jin people. Now you have strong enemies in front and behind, why don't you surrender quickly!"

Sanqianyuan sneered and patted Li Zhen on the back of his head: "You are the only one who talks too much!"

The latter was now completely fearless, twisting his body constantly, and said: "You should surrender as soon as possible. With your status as the commander of the Jin State, you can know a lot about the military secrets of the Jin State, and I can also save your life!"

In front, Xiao Yan retreated with a calm expression.

"I have to rely on Situ to protect my life."

Then, he said to the bad guys on horseback, "You can change your clothes now."

Duan Chengtian was accompanying them, and at this moment he said nothing as he took off all the outermost Jinwu Guard armor, revealing the Xuanming Sect uniforms inside.

Then, everyone put on the ghost-faced fang masks exclusive to the Xuanming Sect under Li Zhen's confused yet frightened gaze.

"You guys!?"

Li Zhen's cerebellum first crashed for a moment, and then as if waking up from a dream, he looked hard towards the city wall of Zuoye Gate.

On the city wall, the Xuanming Sect's ghosts like a black wave kept surging up the city wall, gradually devouring the more than a hundred Jinwu guards who remained behind.

Sanqianyuan looked at Li Zhen's stunned expression with interest, waved his whip heavily, and rode away.

"The leader of the rebellion, Li Zhen, wanted to use the former Tang emperor to cause chaos, but he has now been captured by my Xuanming Sect!"

At the Zuoye Gate, the Jinwu Guards who were still resisting at the gate were fighting with the ghosts of the Xuanming Sect. Suddenly, they saw dozens of riders galloping towards them. After hearing the loud shouts of the leader, their morale collapsed in an instant and they scattered like birds and beasts.

The Jinwu Guards, who still considered themselves to be "clearing the emperor's side", did not dare to believe it at first, and then they immediately saw Situ Li Zhen being straddled on the horse's back.

They didn't know the truth, threw away their weapons, and said sadly: "The Imperial Army was defeated..."

"The foundation of Daliang has been usurped by the Xuanming Sect..."

Li Zhen was very anxious, but immediately a finger pressed down hard on his back and then blocked his mute point.

Sanqianyuan led his men, ignoring the soldiers and riding at full speed, and rushed out of the half-open Zuoye Gate.

There were already some ghost soldiers standing at the city gate, but because both sides were dressed in the same uniform, they made way and let them pass.

Xiao Yan mingled among the cavalrymen and glanced outside.

Outside the imperial city, groups of Xuanming Sect ghosts poured out from the Tianjin Bridge over the Luo River. Among them were many imperial guards. They seemed to be driven by someone and slowly formed up to block the passage to the south across the Luo River.

As they rushed out of the door, they instantly attracted countless eyes.

However, Xiao Yan and even the horses of Sanqianyuan did not slow down for a moment. They reined in their horses, turned left, and galloped towards the north of the city.

On the north bank of the Luo River, the ghosts and imperial guards holding torches were all startled.

Some archers reacted very quickly and were about to draw their bows and shoot.

At this time, Zhu Hanbin led two bad guys disguised as his generals and rode out on horseback in the crowd, brandishing their swords and chasing after them.

"Don't leave them!"

The crossbowman was afraid of hurting someone, so when he was about to adjust the angle to shoot upward, Xiao Yan and the others had already put some distance between them.

Half of the people separated and began to chase after Zhu Hanbin.

Halfway through, a figure was left behind, rolled a few times in the muddy snow, and then stopped.

Zhu Hanbin suddenly reined in his horse, and the pursuers behind him also slowed down their horses.

"It's Li Situ!" someone shouted.

Li Zhen was in great pain from the fall, a corner of his forehead was broken, and his face was covered in snow and blood, looking extremely miserable.

One of his arms was broken, but he still gestured anxiously and asked someone to unblock his mute point.

"These bandits are from Jin! They have infiltrated the Imperial Guards and Xuanming Sect, and kidnapped the King of Jiyin. Don't worry about me, just chase them!"

Zhu Hanbin did not dare to ignore it and immediately asked someone to take good care of Li Zhen.

"Don't worry, Lord Li. I have seen through this evil plot. I will return after finding the enemy and will definitely clear Lord Li's name!"

He led a group of people mixed with ghosts and imperial guards in pursuit, leaving Li Zhen alone in a mess beside the long street.

Li Zhen was quite calm, but when he looked up, he saw that the soldiers who stayed around him were staring at him with a ready look.

He was instantly shocked and angry, but did not dare to lash out now. He just endured the severe pain and looked in the direction where Zhu Hanbin was chasing.

For some unknown reason, this unknown fake son of Zhu Wen became the key to saving his life and future. …

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To the north of the city, there is Anxi Gate.

A lot of blood has been spilled on the long street leading from the door inside.

In the air, a rain of arrows flew away again.

The arrow pierced the city wall, which was also stained with blood, and sparks flew out.

Far down the long street, a general of the imperial guards was walking back and forth with his sword in hand, shouting encouragement.

"The Imperial City is in turmoil, and the rebels must retreat here. The men are fighting hard, if not for anything else, to earn a bright future for themselves!"

He was originally the commander of a battalion of the imperial guards, with two battalions and a total of 500 soldiers under his command. However, due to the riots in the imperial city, he was ordered to lead his troops to block the Anxi Gate to prevent anyone from entering or leaving Luoyang through it. It was also because of this that he learned that the Anxi Gate had fallen into the hands of others.

At present, although they knew that the imperial city was in turmoil, most of the imperial guards in the city did not dare to move at will. If there was no general to preside over it, they might be charged with "treason" afterwards. But it was different when the city gate was captured. The general instantly realized that the great credit seemed to have fallen into his hands.

After this wave of arrows, he gritted his teeth and said, "The enemy has no more than a hundred people. Attack again!"

A deputy general advised: "Captain, there is still a battalion of troops on the way, why not wait a little longer? Many of our men have been killed or wounded, it's really hard to deal with them..."

"You idiot, are we the only ones going to die?"

"Catch the leader of the thieves, and we will share the credit!"

The deputy general was unable to resist after all, so he ordered his archers to shoot another wave of arrows and then led his men to charge.

On the city wall, Miao Chengtian, who was suppressed and unable to raise his head, looked around and found that the sisters around him were no more than fifty years old.

The imperial guards are not comparable to the people of the martial arts world. If the other party is replaced by people of the martial arts world, she is sure that she can kill as many of them as possible.

But the Daliang Imperial Guards before them were extremely elite. Even when they were trying to seize the city gates, they were in neat formation and relied on their formation to kill the enemy.

Although everyone on their side had some martial arts skills, the only one who stood out was Xuan Jingtian. After repelling two attacks from the Imperial Guards, he had already lost nearly half of his men.

At this time, someone exclaimed: "Madam, there are not many arrows left!"

Miao Chengtian gritted his teeth.

"Prepare for close combat!"

On the side, Xuan Jingtian pushed the bow with his foot, condensed three arrows with his internal force, and shot them out.

"Puff puff……"

Several people among the imperial guards fell, which particularly aroused their bloodiness.

Especially after learning that there were only a hundred women guarding the city.

Despite some casualties, the imperial guards rushed to the base of the city wall and began to climb the tower with shields in hand.

On the top of the city wall, Ji Ruxue was hunched over and hiding behind the parapet. Her face was stern and she held the hilt of the sword in her hand.

Her sword was already stained with blood, and the blood had not even dried yet.

Some infantrymen were already rushing up with roars.

Swords and spears stabbed out between the shields.

Wherever he went, the women of Huanyinfang had no choice but to fight for their lives.

Ji Ruxue also stood up and left, using her agile body to kill two infantrymen in a row.

But soon, she was forced back by the dense gunfire, and a streak of blood was drawn on her waist.

In the back, Miao Chengtian gritted his teeth, picked up a long sword, and was ready to go into battle himself.

This time, among the nine holy maidens, only she and Xuan Jingtian were present, and she was born with blocked meridians and was not good at attacking.

There were too few Saint Jis there, and they couldn't even set up the Illusion Sound Formation.

At that time, a volley of guns came crushing down.

The next moment, there was a shocking sound of someone neighing a horse from the imperial guard formation far away on the long street.

Ji Ruxue jumped back, dodged a spear, and then turned her head suddenly.

At the end of the long street, a thin figure suddenly rushed out.

He grabbed a lance and picked up the head of the commander of the Imperial Guards camp among the torches.

"The Imperial City has been breached!"

"I'll capture you if you don't hesitate!"

Behind him, dozens of Xuanming Sect ghost soldiers followed like shadows and instantly broke through the already weak formation of the imperial guards.

(End of this chapter)