The night is dark and the wind is as cold as a knife.
Qi Ning stepped forward cautiously, raised his foot and kicked the man over, only to see that the man was wearing a mask that looked as ferocious as a ghost, but his chest was covered in blood, and he had long since lost his breath.
Qi Ning was greatly surprised to see such a strange scene in the academy. He also thought of the strange look on Zhuo Qingyang's face when he left today, and knew that there was something fishy in it.
He looked carefully and saw blood stains dripping on the ground not far away. He followed the blood stains forward. After walking some distance, the blood stains disappeared. He walked forward no more than ten steps, but found something on the ground. There was another person lying there, motionless. When I got closer, I found that the person was also wearing a mask and had no breath.
Qining was even more surprised to find two corpses in succession.
Suddenly hearing a scream, Qining trembled, and then ran over like a hunting dog. He heard the scream very clearly, but the scream came from the bamboo forest behind the house.
Entering the bamboo forest, it was even darker. I held the cold blade and drilled into the depths of the bamboo forest. Suddenly I felt a trip under my feet and almost fell. When I looked down, I stumbled on someone. I knelt down and found that the person was also wearing a bamboo grove. He was wearing a mask, but he was already dead. He frowned and heard a heavy breathing in his ears. He turned around and looked over, only to see a person sitting under a bamboo not far away. Look at the outline of that person's figure. , none other than Zhuo Qingyang.
"Mr. Zhuo!" Qi Ning whispered and hurried over. Zhuo Qingyang looked up and saw that it was Qi Ning. He was a little surprised and said with a weak breath: "It's... it's you...!" Then there was a violent cough. .
Qi Ning knelt down next to Zhuo Qingyang, only to see Zhuo Qingyang holding a sword in his hand and breathing rapidly. Only then did he realize that Zhuo Qingyang's clothes were messy, his chest was in tatters, and his blood was flowing. He had already suffered seriously injured.
Qi Ning knew that Zhuo Qingyang was well versed in the past and the present, and was a first-rate scholar today, but he did not expect that this scholar actually knew how to swordsmanship. He supported Zhuo Qingyang and asked urgently: "Mr. Zhuo, what is going on here?"
Zhuo Qingyang coughed for a while, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. He smiled and said: "They are just some monsters, they are nothing. You... you leave quickly, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, they... they still have people...!"
"Who are they?" Qi Ning frowned and asked, "Why do you want to kill sir?" Thinking of something, he asked: "Sir, these corpses are...?"
"That's right." Zhuo Qingyang sneered: "I killed them all. These gangsters... are good at using poison. I... I was poisoned. You...!" With a loud sound, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Qi Ning thought of the blood pill that Tang Nuo had left for him, and hurriedly took out the blood pill from his arms and put it to Zhuo Qingyang's mouth: "Sir, this is medicine for injuries. You take it first. I don't know if it will be effective." …!”
"I... I'm seriously injured. It seems I can't escape tonight." Zhuo Qingyang felt weak and shook his head: "Keep it for yourself, don't waste it on me... Little Marquis, Qionglin Academy... From now on... Just... here you are… !"
Qi Ning saw that Zhuo Qingyang's breath was getting weaker and weaker, and knew that something was not good, and said: "Sir, don't talk too much, I will take you out of here first...!" He was about to carry Zhuo Qingyang on his back, and at this moment, A soft sound came from the side, and as he turned around, a cold light suddenly pierced out from the darkness and stabbed directly at Qining.
"Be careful!" Zhuo Qingyang roared, pushing Qi Ning away with all his strength, and pushed out his arm. Although Qi Ning dodged the sudden stab, Zhuo Qingyang's arm had already been pierced by the stab.
Qi Ning's reaction was also very fast. He let out a low roar and used the cold blade in his hand to backhand the long sword that suddenly stabbed him. He only heard a "choking" sound and the long sword was cut off by the cold blade in Qin Ning's hand. .
The opponent obviously didn't expect that the cold blade in Qining's hand was so sharp. He was startled for a moment, but Qining didn't hesitate at all. He pounced on him like a cheetah. When he saw a black figure standing there, the cold blade in his hand stabbed straight into the man's heart. , this time he did not spare any effort and was extremely fast.
He was about to stab the man in the heart, but at this critical moment, a cold light suddenly rose from the side. From the corner of his eye, Qining saw a narrow and slender sword like a poisonous snake stabbing him sideways. The person holding the sword seemed to All dressed in black, with a mask on his face.
Qining knew that if he didn't hold back, he could stab the person in front of him to death, but the sword of the person on the side would definitely hit him. In desperation, he turned sideways and twisted to the side, avoiding the opponent. This fatal sword also missed the opportunity to kill the person opposite.
He stepped aside, moved his feet instantly, and was in front of Zhuo Qingyang.
Zhuo Qingyang had just pushed Qi Ning away regardless of his own safety, which moved Qi Ning. He secretly thought that since he was bumped into, he would try his best to keep Zhuo Qingyang safe no matter what.
However, Qi Ning also knew at this time that his opponent was not an ordinary person. They were very fast with their swords and their cooperation was extremely tacit. It was still unknown whether he could be the opponent of these two people. What's more, at this moment, he had no control over the people in the academy. I don’t know what exactly happened, and I don’t know how many people there are on the other side. If there are a few more sword masters like this, I will definitely not be my opponent.
The two people stood in front of Qi Ning, one on the left and the other on the right. They were all dressed in black and wearing masks. One of them had his sword cut off by him, leaving only half of the broken sword.
"Who are you?" Qi Ning said in a deep voice: "Don't you want to live under the emperor's feet?"
When the two people heard this, they both burst out into weird laughter. One of them said in a strange tone: "Zhuo Qingyang, we don't want to kill people when we come here this time. You also know why we are here. You can hand over the things now before it's too late." , we can spare your life, and the brothers you killed will be your reward."
Zhuo Qingyang coughed and said feebly: "You guys have been talking for a long time about what you want. I... I don't know."
"If you really can't bear it, we won't force it." The man said, "We don't need the original. Just make a copy and give it to us. We can also take it back for submission. We are acting under orders, so don't embarrass us, Mr. Zhuo. You are so famous all over the world, we really don’t want to see you die by our swords.”
"I should have known that Mr. Zhuo was a great scholar in the world because of his extensive knowledge of the past and present." Another person said grimly: "But we didn't expect that Mr. Zhuo was actually a master of swordsmanship. If we are not mistaken, the sword in Mr. Zhuo's hand is... The bone pattern sword ranks second among the top ten famous swords!"
When Qi Ning heard this, his body trembled and he was even more surprised.
He naturally knows the top ten famous swords. In his hand, there is the Pilu Sword presented by Daguangming Temple, which ranks fourth among the top ten famous swords. In addition, Bai Yuhe's Wu Yao Sword and the palace swordsman Xiang Tianbei's Qi Ning had also seen the Falling Leaf Sword with his own eyes, but he never expected that the sword in Zhuo Qingyang's hand was actually one of the top ten famous swords, and even the second-ranked Bone Pattern Sword.
This great Confucian really kept everything hidden.
"You have some knowledge...!" Zhuo Qingyang was seriously injured and his voice was weak: "Your swordsmanship... although your swordsmanship is not weak, but... hehe, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to walk under my hand...!"
"Sir, what you said is not wrong." The man holding the broken sword said with a sinister smile: "With the bone pattern sword in hand, Mr. Zhuo's swordsmanship will certainly not be weak. Fortunately, we have not underestimated Mr. Zhuo from the beginning. I made preparations, knowing that my husband loves pen and ink paintings, so I did some tricks with inkstones, but I didn’t expect to succeed so easily.”
Qi Ning understood at this time that Zhuo Qingyang was seriously injured not because his opponent was too powerful, but because as Zhuo Qingyang said just now, he was poisoned by his opponent, and he was injured by his opponent.
Zhuo Qingyang has a bone pattern sword hidden in his possession, and his swordsmanship is naturally not weak. He will not be seriously injured when facing these people.
"It turned out to be just a few despicable people." Qining sneered.
"Little doll, you are right, we are just ghosts who have never seen the light of day." The other party did not care about Qining's ridicule. Instead, he smiled and said: "If we didn't have these means, we wouldn't be smart." The voice was sudden. Yi Leng: "Zhuo Qingyang, stop talking nonsense and call out where the thing is immediately, otherwise not only you, but also this little baby's life will be harmed by you."
Zhuo Qingyang was speechless.
The two men glanced at each other, both raised their swords, pointing forward, and one of them sneered: "In that case, don't blame our men for being ruthless. Since you live in this academy, of course that thing is among them. , we brothers have searched every inch of the academy and we can always find it.”
Qi Ning was confused. At this time, he already understood that this group of people broke into Qionglin Academy to get something from Zhuo Qingyang.
Zhuo Qingyang was a great scholar of the generation, and this place was at the foot of the Emperor. The Shenhou Mansion was within easy reach. These people dared to break into Qionglin Academy and did not care that the Shenhou Mansion would investigate the matter. This shows that this thing is very important to these people. Very important to people.
Qi Ning immediately thought of the sword manual.
Since Zhuo Qingyang possesses a bone pattern sword, his swordsmanship is naturally not weak. Are these people here for Zhuo Qingyang's sword manual
The light shines!
The opponent didn't hesitate anymore, and the two long swords stabbed Qining first, one from the left and the other from the right. The swordsmanship of these two men was not fancy, they were crisp, fast and sharp.
"Get away!" Zhuo Qingyang shouted, and Qining felt the cold wind suddenly rise beside him. The dying Zhuo Qingyang still thrust out with his sword. He was sitting on the ground, unable to get up, but this time The sword thrust out, but it was still very fast. The opponent's long sword tilted upward and touched Zhuo Qingyang's sword body, making a "choking" sound and sparks flying everywhere.
Zhuo Qingyang's long sword was lifted up, but the swordsmanship of this generation of great scholars changed very quickly. After the long sword was lifted up, it drew a half circle in the air and cut downwards. At this time, the man holding the broken sword was But he had already come forward, and the short sword body collided with Zhuo Qingyang's sword. He heard Zhuo Qingyang scream, and the long sword in his hand had been released.
The eyes of the two opponents showed joy under their masks. The man holding the long sword was obviously very interested in the bone pattern sword. He did not rush to stab Zhuo Qingyang. Instead, he raised the tip of the sword forward, trying to knock Zhuo Qingyang out of his hand. The bone pattern sword hooked over, and the tip of the sword was about to touch the bone pattern sword, but the figure in front of him flickered, and the bone pattern sword suddenly disappeared.
The man was shocked when he saw a sword flower stabbing him in an instant. In his horror, he found that the bone pattern sword was actually caught in Qi Ning's hand. After Qi Ning took the sword at the critical moment, he did not hesitate. A sword stabbed this way.