Qu Xiaocang rushed towards Yan Lingxian with one arm and bare hands, but the hidden guards around him did not act rashly. On the contrary, Yan Lingxian looked horrified and couldn't help but take two steps back.
Qu Xiaocang was like a lone wolf, he was about to rush in front of Yan Lingxian. Yan Lingxian heard a contemptuous sneer from behind, and his heart became cold. He raised his hand to hold the knife and said coldly: "You are looking for death on your own." ." Facing Qu Xiaocang, he swung his knife and struck Qu Xiaocang on the head.
Qu Xiaocang roared, and Yan Lingxian shouted: "Suffer death!" The sword in his hand had already been chopped down, but at this moment, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and a ray of light pierced the air in the night, from Yan Lingxian flew from the side, and the sword was about to land on Qu Xiaocang's head, but Yan Lingxian seemed to feel the light coming, and turned his head slightly, but he didn't see it clearly, "Pfft" With a loud sound, a big knife penetrated Yan Lingxian's neck directly. Bloody light danced in the air. The big knife passed through Yan Lingxian's neck. Before the force disappeared, there was a "pop" sound, but it disappeared into the body of Yan Lingxian who was standing next to him. A swordsman on the side had a knife on his neck.
Turn the sword into an arrow and kill both with one sword.
Yan Lingxian's entire neck was shattered, and his figure was shaking. There was fear and disbelief in his eyes, but Qu Xiaocang had already rushed in front of him, and punched out with his remaining arm, with earth-shattering force. Hitting Yan Lingxian's chest hard, Yan Lingxian's whole body flew straight back and hit the eunuch not far behind him.
The eunuch reacted quickly, raised his foot, and kicked the flying Yan Lingxian away like a ball. Yan Lingxian's body immediately fell heavily to the ground, his body twitched, struggled twice, and then stopped moving.
The body of the swordsman whose neck was plunged into the sword also swayed, and finally fell to the ground.
Everyone around looked more or less horrified when they saw a knife appear extremely suddenly and kill two people instantly like a meteor.
Such a powerful force is almost beyond human power.
Qu Xiaocang had just said that Yan Lingxian would die a good death for betraying the Shenhou Mansion, but he didn't expect it to come true so quickly. He was pierced through the neck with a big knife. Such a death method was indeed terrible.
The eyes of the white masked man and the eunuch also showed horror. Everyone had already figured out where the big sword came from, and they all looked in that direction. In the night, they saw several figures as if in the dark night. Like a pack of wolves, they are galloping towards this side.
"Meet the enemy!"
Someone in the crowd shouted in a deep voice, that was a secret guard in the palace. Half of the killers who ambushed the treasure house tonight were not secret guards, but the more than ten people who came to support later were all well-trained. The secret guards in the palace, when they saw those figures rushing towards them, knew they were assassins from outside the palace, and the secret guards immediately spoke out to stop them.
As expected, the secret guards in the palace reacted quickly. The man gave the order, and more than twenty secret guards moved quickly, in an orderly manner. The four in front pointed their swords forward, but before everyone could take their positions, a figure had already Floating up, as if being swept by a gust of wind, the two secret guards stabbed the figure in the air with their long swords, only to see the figure spinning incredibly in the air. The swords were straight, and with a "chi" sound, they had already stabbed. A swordsman was hit in the throat, and blood spattered. The man's wrist holding the sword turned, and the long sword in his hand came out again. It stabbed out from under the armpit and hit the throat of another secret guard.
In the blink of an eye, two secret guards were killed by the sword.
What a fast sword, what a ruthless sword!
Amidst the shouts, other secret guards rushed forward without fear of death, and several figures behind the man also rushed forward like wolves and tigers. In an instant, the two sides were mixed together and fighting fiercely.
The figure who stabbed the two secret guards to death has fallen to the ground. Several secret guards attacked him simultaneously. This man used his left foot as an axis and spun around like a dancer, with the long sword in his hand shining brightly. With the cold light, as he rotated, a cold light was drawn around him. Wherever the cold light came, all the secret guards who came from the wall fell to the ground, with different wounds, but they were all lying in a pool of blood.
The man stepped forward and his body floated to the side. He hit a secret guard hard in an extremely weird posture. The man's muscles and bones were shattered by the impact. At the same time, the figure flew out. But with the force of this collision, it bounced in the opposite direction, and the long sword shot out of the air and went straight into the chest of a rushing secret guard.
In the blink of an eye, all nine secret guards were killed.
Extremely violent murderous intent instantly filled the air. This figure killed nine people in a row, but then came to Qu Xiaocang's side like a ghost. He stood still, holding a long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword pointed at the ground, but those eyes were... Looking at the eunuch standing in front of the treasure building, his eyes swept up and down very quickly, staring at the eunuch's red hands. A smile appeared on the corner of the man's lips, and he said lightly: "I heard that you all Looking for me, here I come!”
The person coming was none other than Qining.
Facing Qi Ning's domineering methods and the terrifying murderous intention, although a look of horror flashed across the eunuch's eyes, he still looked very calm.
Qu Xiaocang's broken arm was bleeding profusely. He was obviously surprised when he saw that the person coming was Qi Ning. However, Qi Ning had already raised his hand and threw something at Qu Xiaocang and said calmly: "Stop the bleeding first!"
When Qi Ning entered the palace tonight, he naturally expected that there would be a fight, so everyone had medicines on their bodies before entering the palace.
Qu Xiaocang took the medicine and quickly applied it to the broken arm.
As soon as Qi Ning appeared, he first killed Yan Lingxian, and then killed ten secret guards one after another, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale of these secret guards.
The secret guards were the elite in the palace and were well-trained. Qining was able to kill many secret guards in an instant, which naturally shocked everyone.
The imperial palace of Chu State was a city within a city, but within this imperial city, it was divided into three levels: the outer palace, the middle palace and the inner palace.
The high wall outside the imperial city is strong, and the area between it and the middle palace is called the outer palace. In fact, the outer palace is where the Yulin Camp is stationed. The city gate, and then through the Zhonggong Gate into the Chengtian Hall, while the Inner Palace is located within the Zhonggong, and there is a palace wall between the Zhonggong and the Inner Palace.
The Middle Palace is where the emperor manages government affairs. In fact, many administrative places such as the Imperial Study Room are located in the Middle Palace. This is also where the Yulin Camp patrols.
The inner palace is a place where foreign ministers are prohibited from entering. This is where the concubines live, and many eunuchs and maidens serve on them. The treasure house is located in the inner palace.
The number of secret guards was limited. In addition to some lying in ambush in the imperial study and other places where the emperor often visited for protection, the main force was deployed throughout the inner palace.
However, there are strict regulations on the position that each secret guard is responsible for. As an important royal place, the treasure house has assigned nearly twenty secret guards to ambush nearby. The duties of these secret guards are limited to guarding the treasure house. With orders and special signals, you cannot easily enter the protected areas of other secret guards.
Tonight Qu Xiaocang entered the treasure building and lured out all the secret guards guarding the treasure building, so Qi Ning and others could easily approach the treasure building.
However, no signal was sent out here. Even if the secret guards in other places noticed something strange here, they did not dare to leave their protective area.
At this time, half of the secret guards were killed, and the remaining secret guards were fighting with Qi Ning's men. Qin Ning also brought elite soldiers. The two sides were fighting together. Some secret guards wanted to seek support, and some were worried. These people are not the only ones who sneaked into the palace tonight. They are worried that other assassins will sneak into the palace. If a signal is sent out to call in other secret guards for support, then other places will immediately be empty, making it easy for assassins to take advantage of them.
"Qining, you really shouldn't come." The eunuch finally said: "You can come in, but I can guarantee that you can't get out." He looked up at the bright moon in the sky: "This palace is your burial place. place."
Qi Ning smiled lightly and said: "Ksitigarbha is causing trouble, and the demons and monsters under his command are causing trouble to the world. I have always suspected that the Yanmo messenger among the six envoys of Ksitigarbha is lurking in the capital. Now it seems that it is indeed the case." He stared at the eunuch's eyes sharply. Eyes: "There is an evil sect called Huomen in the capital. It is said that it was created by a man named Guitianshi. So should I call you Guitianshi or Yanma Messenger?"
The eunuch said: "Yanmo is a ghost, and ghosts are also Yanmo." He raised an arm, looked at his red fingers, and sighed: "As expected, everyone in the Jinyi Qi family has courage. Man, I thought you would never dare to sneak into the palace and throw yourself into a trap, but the prince is sure that you will definitely enter the palace."
Qi Ning frowned, feeling that there was something in the Yanmo envoy's words.
"Not many people know about that secret passage." Yanmo said slowly: "When the prince enters the palace, he will do some tricks on the Maitreya stone sculpture. Once someone moves the stone sculpture and discovers the secret passage, the prince will know it immediately." Shuang Shuang. He fixed his eyes on Qi Ning and said calmly: "When the prince secretly entered the palace and discussed with Xiao Guang the strategy to deal with Sima Lan, I knew at that time that you had discovered the secret passage."
Qi Ning's heart trembled. For some reason, an ominous feeling suddenly came over him.
"Your Majesty is sure that if you want to sneak into the palace, you will definitely use that secret passage." Messenger Yanmo let out a strange laugh: "Now it seems that Your Majesty is really good at predicting things. I just said that you can get in." Come, but can’t get out, do you understand what it means now?”
Qi Ning suddenly realized something, but still sneered: "If the traitor is eliminated, I can naturally leave the palace openly."
Envoy Yanmo let out a harsh laugh: "Qining, without the emperor's order, you led a group of assassins to sneak into the palace. Isn't this rebellion? Soon everyone in the world will know that you led people to sneak into the palace, and they will all I know that you colluded with foreign countries, wanted to stand on your own, and sneaked into the palace to assassinate the emperor...!" Before he finished speaking, Yanmo Messenger suddenly took a step, and his whole body flew sideways. Qu Xiaocang immediately saw through Yanmo Messenger's intention, He said in a deep voice: "He wants to run!"
The Flame Messenger is really leaving.
He seemed to have known that he was no match for Qi Ning. His figure was like a charm, and he was as erratic as a ghost. However, those few words made Qi Ning feel suspicious. He vaguely felt that there was a huge conspiracy hidden in them. Seeing that the envoy of Yanmo was about to run away, how could he allow it? He escaped easily, and in a flash, he was already chasing the Flame Messenger.