Yan Lingxian originally had a hint of shame, but when he heard what Qu Xiaocang said, his eyes immediately turned ferocious, and he sneered: "Qu Xiaocang, do you really think you are a god? You betrayed the prince and are treasonous. If you can’t protect yourself tonight, what qualifications do you have to expel me from the Shenhou Mansion?”
The eunuch also smiled and said: "What Lieutenant Yan said is true. Qu Xiaocang, your title of Marquis of God was given by the prince. Since you betrayed the prince, the title of Marquis of God will naturally be deprived of you." He glanced at Yan Ling. Xian glanced at it and then said slowly: "The Big Dipper is dead and walking. It has long been unworthy of its name. Now the only one who can take on the big responsibility is Colonel Yan." He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said: "That's all, as of now, There is no need to say more. Qu Xiaocang, if you abandon your sword and tie yourself up, and follow me to plead guilty to the prince, you may still be able to save your life, otherwise...!"
Qu Xiaocang smiled and said: "I can't succeed in my plan. I am really incompetent. I am ashamed of the emperor, I am ashamed of the divine princes, and I am even more ashamed of my senior brother and Commander Xue who were killed by me for this...!" Before he finished speaking, the whole But the man had already rushed towards Yan Lingxian like lightning. Yan Lingxian was shocked and exclaimed, and couldn't help but step back. He saw Qu Xiaocang's blade approaching Yan Lingxian, but suddenly the blade changed, and Qu Xiaocang With an incredible twist, the broadsword slashed at the eunuch across his waist.
The eunuch reacted quickly. Before the sword stopped, the man stepped forward and jumped up lightly. Qu Xiaocang slashed the air with his sword, but the eunuch had already stepped on the sword with one foot. With a little help, he moved towards Qu Xiaocang. He rushed forward, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed Qu Xiaocang directly in front of him.
A trace of surprise flashed in Qu Xiaocang's eyes. When he entered the palace and saw Xiao Shaozong, he only knew that Xiao Shaozong had the eunuch Guihe beside him, but he had never seen the eunuch in front of him. Although he knew that this eunuch appeared in Therefore, the method is definitely not weak, but I never expected that this person's skills are so extraordinary.
What surprised him even more was that the eunuch stretched out his right hand, with five fingers turned into claws. The five fingers were bloody red, as if the hand had been taken out of the fire. It was really shocking.
Seeing the five blood-red fingers grabbing at his face, Qu Xiaocang leaned back and raised the hand holding the knife upwards. When the five fingers were grabbing close at hand, the blade had already slashed towards the eunuch's wrist.
The eunuch let out a strange laugh and dodged away like a ghost, but Qu Xiaocang did not fight. From the corner of his eye, he saw many figures rushing towards the treasure house from outside. Qu Xiaocang kicked his feet, but his whole body was already gone. He rushed towards the door and met a man rushing in with a sword in his hand. Qu Xiaocang drew his sword like lightning. Before the man could react, he let out a low shout. The sword had already been chopped off the man's head, and blood spurted out. , this sword actually split the swordsman's head in half. Although this sword was sharp, it was also incredibly powerful.
Qu Xiaocang split the man's head with a knife and tried to rush forward, but three long swords were already stabbing him straight.
The three swords came out at the same time, ruthlessly and fiercely, all aimed at Qu Xiaocang's vital points. They obviously wanted to take Qu Xiaocang's life as quickly as possible, but Qu Xiaocang is Qu Xiaocang after all, and the three swords had not yet arrived. , the sword flashed in front of him, creating an arc of light, and with a few ding-ding-ding sounds, he swept away the three long swords that were stabbed between the lightning and flints, and with his backhand was a sword, which had already struck a swordsman in the chest. Immediately, he exerted force with both feet, taking advantage of the momentum like a cheetah to rush forward. He only took two steps, and there was another intertwined sword light in front of him, and several swordsmen were already surrounding him.
Qu Xiaocang knew very well, not to mention that tonight was a trap set by the other party. Even if he was temporarily discovered by the masters in the palace, it would be almost impossible to escape unscathed.
If it were the most heavily defended place in the Chu State, it could only be the imperial palace.
On weekdays, it seems that only the eunuchs and maids shuttle back and forth in the palace, but once the alarm is discovered, the palace secret guards will appear like ghosts, and these palace secret guards have signals to communicate with each other. If something happens in one place, everything will happen. Secret guards from all over will rush over as quickly as possible to support.
The secret guards in the palace are already under the control of Xiao Shaozong. For these secret guards in the palace, they don't care who the assassin they find is. As long as they find someone who shouldn't be there in the palace, they will kill him mercilessly. Kill them.
Compared to the rigorous training that the secret guards in the palace went through, the training of various soldiers and horses in the imperial court was really a piece of cake. The secret guards in the palace went through a hellish journey from the selection of people to the final recruitment into the palace as guards. At least half of them died in training before they became secret guards. Their martial arts might not be very high, but they were decisive and ruthless in their actions. In the face of the assassins who broke into the palace, they There is no fear or mercy, just killing them.
These people don't have any flashy moves. Every move they make is a life-threatening move. They don't care about their own life or death. They only have the purpose of taking the enemy's life.
Qu Xiaocang was surrounded by dozens of masters, who continuously launched fatal attacks on Qu Xiaocang. Of course, Qu Xiaocang knew how ruthless the secret guards in the palace were, and he was merciless in his attacks. However, he faced so many desperate secret guards. , Qu Xiaocang blocked with the left and the right, and soon became embarrassed. Although he killed three secret guards, he was also slashed on the left back. The skin was torn and the blood was flowing, but at this moment, there was no chance to breathe. , let alone a chance to deal with the injury.
Even though he knew that more secret guards would soon arrive for reinforcements, and that he would not be spared tonight, Qu Xiaocang did not give up.
Yan Lingxian had already rushed to the door, looking at Qu Xiaocang who was in a bitter fight, with a rather complicated look on his face, but he heard a voice coming from beside him: "If you can personally cut off Qu Xiaocang's head, how can you stand up?" Great work, the prince will be very happy."
Yan Lingxian turned around and saw the eunuch standing next to him. He hesitated and then said: "You... you said that after catching him, you would put him in prison...!"
"Do you think he is willing to be captured?" The eunuch sighed: "In order to find out Xiao Guang's traces and find an opportunity to rescue Xiao Guang, this person did not care about Xuanyuan Po's life or death, and even Xue Lingfeng was killed by his own hands. But in the end, the work failed, do you think he will still be willing to live?" He glanced at Yan Lingxian and said calmly: "Rather than imprisoning him, killing him would be more beneficial to you. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to you if he lives for one more hour? You've only been in fear for an hour, so why bother?"
Yan Lingxian's eyes became cold and stern, and he said: "Can the prince really grant me the title of Divine Marquis?"
"Not only is it the title of Shenhou, but the prince also knows that you have a crush on that girl Ximen. It was only Qining who interfered with it that prevented you two childhood sweethearts from becoming a couple." The eunuch smiled and said: "When you become a Shenhou, and If you kill Qi Ning, won’t that Ximen girl still become yours?”
Yan Lingxian's expression became even more gloomy, he drew his sword in his hand and stared at Qu Xiaocang.
Qu Xiaocang's guess was not wrong. The treasure building is a forbidden area in the palace, an extremely important place. There are many secret guards in the palace ambushing near the treasure building. There was a fierce fight here, and the sound of killing immediately alarmed the nearby people. Secret guards, a dozen secret guards immediately came to support from all sides.
The number of secret guards is not large, but they are definitely elite.
The reinforcements of the secret guards rushed to the scene and immediately formed an encirclement around the perimeter.
Qu Xiaocang took advantage of the situation to kill another person, but suddenly a strong wind rose up beside him. The strong wind was obviously much stronger than the momentum of other secret guards. Qu Xiaocang knew that a master was coming, so he turned around and swung his sword. Welcome, he saw a figure falling from the sky, and a big knife in his hand was slashed at him. With a "choking" sound, the two knives clashed, and sparks flew everywhere. Qu Xiaocang only felt that his arms were numb, but at this time he could see clearly. The man had a white mask on his face, and the eyes under the mask were extremely cold.
A swordsman on the side took advantage of the situation and drew his sword. The sword came out like lightning. With a "pop" sound, it pierced the side of Qu Xiaocang's leg. Qu Xiaocang gritted his teeth and let out a low cry, focusing his inner strength on the arm holding the sword. With a strong movement, he pushed the big sword of the white masked man away, and slashed the sword hand with his backhand. The swordsman was about to pull out the long sword from Qu Xiaocang's leg, when he felt the wind of the sword coming, and his heart dropped. Startled, he dropped his sword and tried to dodge, but Qu Xiaocang's sword was so fast that the swordsman only took half a step back, and the sword had already been slashed. It only struck his forehead, splitting the swordsman's face in half.
At this moment, there was a "pop" sound, and an arm holding a sword flew out. However, the moment Qu Xiaocang struck the sword hand, the white masked man's broadsword changed and he slashed back. On Qu Xiaocang's arm, cut off the arm holding the knife from the shoulder.
Qu Xiaocang's face was twisted, but he didn't cry out. He raised his hand to block the blood splattering from the broken arm, but his eyes were extremely cold.
Seeing that Qu Xiaocang's arm was broken, two swordsmen took the opportunity to rush forward and slashed Qu Xiaocang down with their swords. Then they heard a voice shouting: "Stop!"
The two swordsmen stopped in time, and everyone turned to look over, but it was the eunuch who stopped.
The eunuch put his hands behind his back and stared at Qu Xiaocang. Although Qu Xiaocang covered his broken arm, blood overflowed from between his fingers. The white masked man held a big knife in his hand, with a cold smile in his eyes, but the eunuch had already Yan Lingxian said to Yan Lingxian who had drawn his sword long ago but never stepped forward: "Captain Yan, you will soon succeed the Shenhou. Qu Xiaocang betrayed the prince and was treasonous. But after all, he is still a member of the Shenhou Mansion. You can clean up now." The portal is loyal to the prince!"
Yan Lingxian clenched the knife in his hand and glanced at the eunuch, but the eunuch didn't look at him, just stared at Qu Xiaocang.
Yan Lingxian's eyes flickered, but soon became cold. He seemed to have made up his mind and walked slowly towards Qu Xiaocang. Qu Xiaocang was staring at Yan Lingxian. His broken arm was dripping with blood, but his face showed A strange smile, which made Yan Lingxian feel a little hairy, but it seemed to arouse Yan Lingxian's anger, and he asked sternly: "You... what are you laughing at?"
"I laugh that you will definitely die miserably!" Qu Xiaocang said with a smile: "Since the establishment of the Shenhou Mansion, no traitor has ever had a good end. Just like me, if I kill senior brother, I will not have a good end. !" He shouted suddenly and rushed towards Yan Lingxian with his bare hands.