Immediately, the entire Duke's Mansion was filled with the sound of fighting, and five black shadows appeared on the wall or roof of the backyard.
As soon as these people appeared, they immediately rushed towards Lin Yuxing and his men.
Two of them directly intercepted Lin Yuxing, while three of them surrounded Shi Ning and his wife, and the two sides started fighting in an instant.
The four people who came were all powerful first-class masters. Lin Yuxing was surrounded by two of them and was at a disadvantage for a while.
Mr. and Mrs. Shi Ning looked at each other. The strength of the three people opposite them was no less than any of their own. As soon as they started fighting, they knew that this would be a tough battle.
Fortunately, he and his wife were good at joining forces to attack, so they were able to hold off the enemy for a while.
Cui Feng on the other side was also besieged by two masters of the Transformation Realm. Cui Feng's martial arts were among the best in the world, and even when fighting against two peerless masters of the same level, he was not at a disadvantage at all.
While fighting, Cui Feng listened to the movements around him and frowned every once in a while.
Because he heard the shouts of people and horses neighing coming from the street in the distance, but those sounds always remained in the distance. It was obvious that the government troops who came here after hearing the sounds were also blocked on the road.
“It seems that this fake-dead Prince Nan has not been idle at all these years, and has been secretly recruiting soldiers.
He himself is also a powerful person in the Transformation Realm, and coupled with the huge amount of wealth he has accumulated, it is not a problem for him to recruit even someone like Zhong Wusi."
Cui Feng was thinking in his mind, but what really frightened him was not that the officers and soldiers here were blocked on the road and could not get through, but the sounds of fighting coming from several houses near the Duke's Mansion.
The emperor secretly sent out masters from the imperial palace to lurk in those mansions, and Prince Nan obviously knew about it.
"He has spies in the palace!"
Cui Feng had already guessed the reason, but he had no other choice.
The emperor's younger brother, who had been on the throne for decades, already had his own power in the court. In addition, he was very familiar with the imperial palace and could place people in the palace and even get close to the emperor.
Outside several side rooms of the Duke's Mansion, masked night walkers also appeared, and they were also killing anyone they saw.
Fortunately, the first-rate masters in the martial arts world are not common people. The other side only has the leader who is a first-rate master, and the rest are second- and third-rate.
The Duke's Mansion had been prepared for this, and the servants were all selected from the brave soldiers in the army, who were particularly good at forming a siege.
Often, one or two martial arts masters would be surrounded by five or six soldiers and could not break out for a while.
Bao Feiyu and the puppet that turned into Li Yan also faced two martial arts masters at this time, but Bao Feiyu did not let Li Yan take action.
"You protect the county lady, I will deal with them."
As he spoke, he looked at Li Yan deeply. He didn't know why the general gave him such instructions and trusted this young man so much.
"If we encounter an external enemy attack, you can just hand the county lord over to Zhang Ming without any doubt!"
These are Cui Feng’s original words, without any other explanation.
Bao Feiyu actually fought one against two and attacked directly. Li Yan looked at Cui Yuanying beside him. Cui Yuanying was holding a long sword and her pretty face was a little pale.
Because she saw blood spurting out from the fight between the two sides, and the strong smell of blood made her tremble in her heart.
The puppet that transformed into Li Yan actually had quite good combat power. After all, it was made by immortals. Even without Li Yan's spiritual consciousness to control it, it would not be harmed even if hit by those mortal weapons.
At this time, in the other side courtyard, Song Duan, Tong Bushu and Lian Pinghai also rushed out, leaving only Huang Ruiying and a group of soldiers to guard Cui Yuanyi.
Cui Yuanyi looked nervous, and the fat on his body was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the battle reached a climax. In just a few breaths, screams rang out one after another, and in an instant, at least twenty soldiers fell to the ground.
They were either seriously injured and screaming, or had no breath at all.
More than ten of those masked night walkers also fell down, wailing non-stop, and blood and flesh were flying everywhere in the Duke's Mansion.
… …
In the Military Affairs Office of Kyoto, Li Yan was frowning in deep thought.
"No, these things can't be sorted out at all. I must search Cui Feng's soul..."
Li Yan couldn't find out the reason at all in Qingshanai and Jing, and after finding "his own" portrait, he became even more confused.
He decided to attack Cui Feng anyway, even if searching his soul would bring pain to the other party, Li Yan didn't care.
He couldn't act rashly against mortals, but since this involved a secret that he himself could not solve at all, he had no choice but to resort to this last resort.
At most, he would give Cui Feng a fourth-level soul-nourishing pill and erase some of his memories, so that he would forget the severe pain coming from the depths of his soul.
At this moment, Li Yan suddenly raised his eyebrows. The puppet he left in the Duke's Mansion sent a message, and Li Yan was stunned.
"Someone attacked the Duke's Mansion!"
Kyoto and Yuhai City are relatively close, only more than two thousand miles apart!
… …
Cui Feng swung his sword to deflect the golden pestle that was smashing towards his back, and a pair of ghost claws on his lower abdomen quickly grabbed his dantian. The three of them were all masters of the transformation realm, and their fight was as fast as lightning.
Often, they were only inches away from each other, and if they were distracted for a moment, they would be killed.
The outcome is decided within about fifty moves. There is no such thing as a battle of hundreds or thousands of rounds as the storytellers in the tavern claim.
At this time, the two sides had been fighting for more than ten breaths. Not only was the Duke's Mansion filled with blood, but the houses next door and the streets were also filled with sounds of killing.
The civilians were so frightened that they closed their doors tightly and dared not look out to see what was happening. Cui Feng found that Lin Yuxing on the other side had his blue clothes stained black. The two people who were besieging him also had half of their bodies stained with blood and one of their arms was broken at the elbow.
That was the result of Lin Yuxing's brutal exchange of injuries. Although Lin Yuxing was no match for the two of them, he had been fighting in the chaos of the army for many years, which was something that some martial artists could not compare to.
He could not fight with the opponent for a long time, so he was ruthless and risked being seriously injured by the opponent. He avoided the fatal part and was stabbed in the lower back, leaving a not-too-big blood hole, but he cut off the opponent's arm.
Although his pressure was greatly reduced this time, he was still in danger because of the pain in his lower back when he leaped and dodged.
The Shi Ning couple were fighting hard with the other two men, but they had no time to help Lin Yuxing.
At this moment, Song Duan's angry shout suddenly came from a distance.
"Lian Pinghai!"
Amidst the muffled groan, there was also the sound of Tong Bushu's angry rebuke.
"You thief, it's you!"
"Haha, Tong Buyou, you are the only one left, so just surrender!"
Not far away, Song Duan covered his left leg with one hand, with a large amount of blood flowing out. He was glaring at Lian Pinghai who was sneering across from him.
He looked at Tong Bushu who was fighting with a masked night walker. There was still blood on the long sword in Lian Pinghai's hand. Just now, he took advantage of Song Duan's unpreparedness and slashed at the opponent's waist.
Fortunately, Song Duan had been on guard against him. He kept his eyes and ears open at all times. And as a man who crawled out of a pile of dead bodies, he had an extremely keen sense of death.
Contrary to Lian Pinghai's expectation, he managed to avoid the vital parts, but a blood groove deep enough to see the bone was left on his leg. The skin and flesh were turned inside out, and a large amount of blood gushed out.
Lian Pinghai's performance before had made him less cautious, but he still fell into the trap.
Lian Pinghai's knife startled the masked night walkers on the opposite side, and they finally reacted.
They heard that there might be a hidden accomplice in the Duke's Mansion, but they didn't know who it was.
Moreover, when Lian Pinghai fought with them just now, he was quite fierce. The masked man who was fighting against him was seriously injured by him and fell to the ground wailing.
"What are you looking at? Otherwise, do you think you can deal with Song Duan together? This man is extremely brave."
Looking at the surprised and doubtful looks cast at him by the masked men, Lian Pinghai said viciously.
Not only is Cui Feng's martial arts intimidating, but each of his men is a fierce general and soldier in the army. Even Pinghai thinks that he is no match for either Song Duan or Tong Bushu.
Song Duan and Tong Bushu's eyes were also filled with anger. They had carefully investigated the new recruits, and all the information showed that Lian Pinghai was the least likely to turn against them.
In their opinion, Lian Pinghai is more trustworthy than Zhang Ming. His past is extremely clear, and he has a good reputation in the martial arts world as a chivalrous man.
In addition, he had seriously injured one of the opponents just now, and that person might not survive at the moment. Although Song Duan was not completely reassured, he still lost some of his vigilance.
The people Cui Feng and his friends suspected the most were actually Shi Ning and his wife. The two had been missing for many years, and their villa was burned down by a fire, and the reason for that was also very strange.
But I never expected that I would be deceived by the other party.
Cui Feng and his companions had already climbed onto the roof, and from their vantage point they could see the situation on Song Duan's side.
At this time, Song Duan was surrounded by two Mongolian night walkers again, and Lian Pinghai had already pounced on Tong Bushu, helping the masked men to kill Tong Bushu.
In Song Duan's situation, his combat power was only half left at most, and he was doomed to die.
Cui Feng could not help but feel anxious. He did not expect that his opponent knew the situation of his side so thoroughly. Even the ten palace masters arranged by the emperor in the vicinity were unable to arrive within dozens of breaths.
Cui Feng wanted to shout at Li Yan. He knew that Li Yan's strength was stronger than his. This was the real reason why he kept Li Yan.
But at this moment, something strange happened again. Suddenly, a figure flew onto the roof, and an emotionless voice came over.
"General Cui, tell Zhang Ming to hand over the county lady as well!"
Cui Feng, who was in the middle of a fierce battle, was startled. He was very familiar with this voice. It was Huang Ruiying, who had followed him for decades.
At this moment, Huang Ruiying was holding Cui Yuanyi's shoulder with one hand, and her dry palm was locked on his throat like a sharp hook, and she was looking at Cui Feng with indifference.
When Cui Feng saw it clearly, he was immediately excited. He was already in a decisive battle with two great masters of the realm of transformation.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Three consecutive muffled sounds were heard, and Cui Feng's robe was torn into pieces. The man in the red cloak was holding the pestle with both hands and was blown away high.
Zhong Wu Si fell directly from the roof. As soon as he landed on the ground, a cloud of blood mist spurted out from his mouth, mixed with a lot of internal organs. His expression suddenly became listless.
His knees went weak and he quickly used a pair of ghost claws to hold on to the ground, barely preventing himself from falling. However, he was no longer able to stand up.
Cui Feng's body also shook, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing Cui Yuanyi being captured just now had already affected his mind. After such a fierce fight, he could no longer maintain his dominance over the two of them.
In the midst of his busy schedule, he could only muster all his strength and take the heavy blow from the red cloaked man's golden pestle, which tore his clothes on his back.
He didn't care and used his sword to wipe out Zhong Wu Si's pair of ghost claws, then kneeled him in the abdomen.
Zhong Wu Si did not expect that under the siege of the two, Cui Feng would completely ignore the attacks from behind and instead focus on dealing with him.
In such a hurry, his skills were not as good as the opponent's, so he couldn't block it at all and was seriously injured in an instant.