At midnight, Xue Lingfeng, still wearing armor, was riding a horse on a long street in the capital.
Ever since he became the commander of the Tiger God Camp, he has become accustomed to still riding on the streets before midnight. As the Tiger God Camp guarding Kyoto City, the position of the leader of the Tiger God Camp is certainly unusual. He controls all the sects in Kyoto, no matter where he is. Whenever, Xue Lingfeng's position is a chair that attracts extraordinary attention.
However, Xue Lingfeng has always been very low-key.
Not only low-key, but also calm.
If Ximen Wuhen, the commander of the Shenhou Mansion, had almost no contact with officials in the court on weekdays, then among the hundreds of officials in the capital, the second person who was called a lonely minister was Xue Lingfeng.
Xue Lingfeng's background is naturally not weak. His father was also a local military commander. When Emperor Taizu pacified the south, the Xue family submitted to Dachu. Later, the Xue family became the generals of the old Marquis Jinyi. In such a short period of time, he has already made a lot of achievements on the battlefield.
Xue Lingfeng was a calm man. Back then, the emperor wanted to choose someone to guard the capital. After being recommended by the old marquis, Xue Lingfeng was finally entrusted with the important task by the emperor after many tests.
However, after Xue Lingfeng became the commander of the Tiger God Camp, he had almost no personal relations with any officials in the court. Even with the Jinyi Qijia, Xue Lingfeng had never waited for the Qijia gate. This was certainly an anomaly, but no one It can be denied that Xue Lingfeng is indeed the most suitable general to guard the capital.
Xue Lingfeng was absolutely loyal to Da Chu. He went into battle at a young age and made many contributions on the battlefield. Moreover, he had been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, and his martial arts skills were among the best among the generals in the capital. Such a person has enough His prestige controls the elite soldiers and generals under his command.
For many years, the Tiger God Battalion has faithfully performed their duty of guarding the capital, and Xue Lingfeng has been revered by the officials and military officers in the DPRK.
Every day, Xue Lingfeng would personally check the city gate after it was closed. No one knew which gate he would appear at, but once he found out that any of the gatekeepers were slacking off, he would personally pick up his riding crop and whip them. After being beaten, officers and soldiers will be ordered to be expelled from the army. For a soldier, dying on the battlefield is the highest honor, while being expelled for dereliction of duty is a lifelong shame. Therefore, the guards at each gate of the capital have always been open-minded. With big eyes, he dare not be careless in the slightest.
Returning from the city gate to the mansion is always after midnight.
The entire capital city was already silent. Xue Lingfeng rode on horseback and walked on the street, followed by four attendants. Of course, these four attendants were all good hands. Every night, the four of them followed Commander Xue through familiar streets. They were used to it. Perhaps this pattern made them almost numb, or maybe a few of them were really tired after the day, so they didn't even notice the figures appearing from behind.
But Xue Lingfeng won't.
Xue Lingfeng will never let down his guard. Of course he knows that his position is too important, and not everyone is willing to see him sit in this position forever.
The most important thing is that some strange changes that have occurred recently have made him more alert every day.
The change of the Black Scale Battalion being incorporated into the Black Blade Battalion is already very surprising. Not long ago, 300 people from the Yulin Battalion that guarded the imperial city suddenly left the capital. When they came back, it seemed that many people were missing. The Yulin Battalion went in and out of the capital. It's all under Xue Lingfeng's nose, and he is naturally aware of these situations.
Of course, Yu Linying has never left the capital, but every time he leaves the capital, it is to protect His Majesty the Emperor.
But this time only Chi Fengdian personally left the Yulin camp with hundreds of elite soldiers, and it was not to protect the emperor, which of course aroused Xue Lingfeng's vigilance.
Everything in the capital seemed calm. Except for these few things that were hardly noticed by the common people, nothing major happened. However, Xue Lingfeng's keen sense of smell made him alert. He was the highest ranking officer in the garrison of the capital. General, any slight movement in the capital will make him wary.
A figure appeared from the side and rear. Of course Xue Lingfeng had noticed it, but he kept calm. He led a few of his men to the middle of the long street, took a horse's head, and entered the alley on the side. Four of his men The entourage was suddenly a little surprised. They were very familiar with the road. For a moment, they didn't understand why the commander wanted to go into the alley. However, this surprise only lasted for a blink of an eye. They immediately became alert. After all, Xue Lingfeng personally selected him. Attendants, these people are not only strong in skill, but also react quickly. They quickly followed Xue Lingfeng and at the same time drew the saber from their waists.
Just when Xue Lingfeng reached the alley entrance and was about to enter the alley, a figure descended from the sky and lurked on the roof. He swooped down from the sky, held a knife in both hands, and slashed the wind with the knife, slashing straight to the top of Xue Lingfeng's head. fall.
The sword wind was bone-piercing, not only unexpected, but also fast and hateful.
Xue Lingfeng's eyes were cold. When the sword wind hit him, he knew that the opponent's skills were not weak. At least in terms of sword skills, he did have extremely extraordinary abilities.
Xue Lingfeng, who was riding on horseback, only turned her body slightly to one side, just in time to get out of the way of this sharp and cruel knife. Between the lightning and flint, an extremely fierce fist tore through the air and hit that place hard. On the person's chest, the sound of ribs breaking could be clearly heard. The person was actually knocked back to the sky by a domineering force. He was in mid-air, with his face covered and only his eyes exposed. There was an incredible look in the eyes of the swordsman. He knew that Xue Lingfeng is not a simple character, but he obviously didn't expect that Xue Lingfeng had such a domineering fist.
The man was in mid-air, and before he had time to savor the domineering power of the leader of Tiger God Camp's fists, the sword flashed. The moment Xue Lingfeng punched, the other hand had already drawn the sword, and when the man flew up , Xue Lingfeng had already cut off the man's head with a knife.
For soldiers, there is no sympathy or pity when fighting against the enemy. There are only two outcomes during a fight, you die or I die!
When Xue Lingfeng has the opportunity to know the life of his opponent, he will never hesitate at all. Any opportunity given to the enemy may cause harm to himself.
When the swordsman's head flew up, there were several "puff" sounds. The two attendants following Xue Lingfeng had been shot through the neck by crossbow arrows flying from behind. The crossbow arrow penetrated the back of the neck and penetrated the neck. The throat was stained with blood.
The opponent is not only good at arrows, but also ruthless.
Xue Lingfeng said in a deep voice: "Be careful!" As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of breaking wind started again. From the dark alley in front of him, another crossbow arrow came towards the face. Xue Lingfeng did not wave his sword to block it. With a low shout, he pushed hard on the stirrups with both feet, and his whole body flew into the sky. Then he heard the neighing of a horse. His good horse that had been with him for many years had been shot by a crossbow. He stood up alone, as if he wanted to make a final struggle. , and then with a "bang", he fell heavily onto the stone slabs on the street, cracking large pieces of the stone slabs on the ground.
When Xue Lingfeng landed on the stone slab and looked at the horse lying in a pool of blood, more than a dozen figures appeared around him like ghosts.
These people were all dressed in black and masked. Some were holding arrows and crossbows, while others were holding swords. In just a moment, they had blocked all Xue Lingfeng's escape routes.
Xue Lingfeng looked calm and swept across the group of assassins coldly. Even the two servants who were still alive under him had no fear on their faces. Instead, they showed courage. Since they were in a desperate situation, they should make the last move. Give it a try.
"kill!"
Among the crowd, one person issued an order crisply, and the surrounding assassins rushed out without hesitation and surrounded Xue Lingfeng and the others.
Xue Lingfeng held a big knife in his hand, shouted low, and slashed at the person rushing in front with his knife. The two people beside him also yelled and rushed forward with their swords.
There is no doubt that this group of assassins is obviously well-trained and has been carefully deployed in advance.
This is the quietest street that Xue Lingfeng has passed along the way. Even if there are officers and soldiers patrolling the capital at night, the patrol time must be first and last. This group of assassins chose to launch the assassination at this location, of course because this street is sparsely populated. Of course, the reinforcements from Tiger God Camp were also taken into consideration.
When launching an attack at this time, the assassins naturally calculated that reinforcements would not arrive in a short period of time. At least in their opinion, the operation was over before the patrolling guards noticed the movement and organized manpower to support them. .
The light of the sword was flying, and Xue Lingfeng's sword was very sharp. Although the two attendants under him were brave, facing this group of assassins who had made careful arrangements, they instantly became one against three, and they didn't spend much at all. At the same time, these assassins struck sharply and decisively. When Xue Lingfeng cut off the neck of an assassin with a knife, the two attendants also fell into a pool of blood.
Xue Lingfeng is like a fierce tiger, but what he faces is not a flock of sheep, but a group of fierce wolves.
Although the tiger bit a few wolves, he was soon slashed twice on his body, dripping with blood. However, at this time, Xue Lingfeng still looked extremely calm. Although he was surrounded by more than a dozen people, he was in good order between offense and defense. It was orderly, but this group of assassins was really experienced. Although Xue Lingfeng was brave, she was still unable to break out of the siege.
"puff!"
Xue Lingfeng found the right opportunity and slashed an assassin's neck hard with a knife. Blood spurted out. At this moment, he heard a voice from behind: "Watch the move!" A figure The short, fat man in black had already flashed behind Xue Lingfeng like a ghost's shadow. Although Xue Lingfeng was tall and powerful, this palm was really domineering. The strong body flew straight out, and then landed heavily on the ground, with a "pop" sound, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
There was an assassin nearby who wanted to take the opportunity to come forward, but the man in black had already said in a deep voice: "I will do it myself." He walked slowly towards Xue Lingfeng, who struggled twice on the ground and stood up. Stumbling, he turned around and ran away.