Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 89: Can you withstand the wrath of an immortal?

His right hand trembled as he slowly took out a silver needle hidden weapon from his arms.

Just throw it out.

I, Zhu Lian, will definitely become famous throughout the world!
In history books, there will also be a heavy record of me, Zhu Lian, assassinating the imperial family!
Zhu Lian's eyes became fiery.

He didn't care whether the imperial family members he killed were good or bad. He was of humble origin, and in his eyes, none of these high-ranking people were good people, and he would not regret killing them.

The only thing that matters to him is the value of utilization.

At this moment, the value of the little girl from the imperial family is very high.

Just kill her.

Your name will be recorded in history books!
Shortness of breath!

Hands shaking!

Be exciting!

next moment.

No longer hesitate.

With a "whoosh" sound, the silver needle flew out.

It drew a perfect parallel line in the air, aiming directly at the vital point of the emperor, the back of the neck!
however,
When he was halfway there, he was blocked by a flying dagger.

"Um?!"

Zhu Lian looked to the side suddenly and saw an eagle-eyed man covered in blood walking towards Xiao Sizi.

Who is this!
Where did this come from!
stunned!

Shock!

Can't believe it!

His eyes widened.

Some people cannot understand this person.

All he knew was that it wasn't someone he knew.

Then he seemed to think of something and looked behind him quickly. When he saw it, he was completely stunned.

died!

died! !
All dead! ! !
All the assassins who traveled with him, including the traitorous guards, were already dead, which meant that all the blood on the eagle-eyed man belonged to them.

Just when Zhu Lian was stunned.

The eagle-eyed man was already approaching Xiao Sizi.

"You...stay away from me...stay away from His Highness Xiao Sizi..."

Li Junxian, who still had a breath of air, used all his strength to protect Xiao Sizi in his arms.

"Damn it, if you want to kill me, come at me and don't hurt Li Junxian anymore!"

At this time, Xiao Sizi also turned around and opened his arms to protect Li Junxian, his eyes full of hostility.

The eagle-eyed man saw it but didn't care.

He lowered his body and got closer to Xiao Sizi.

then.

Under the frightened gaze of Xiao Sizi, he stretched out his hand to touch the little guy's face, but halfway through, he saw the blood on his hands, so he withdrew his hand.

He took out a handkerchief from his arms, wrapped his right hand around it, and stretched it out again. This time he actually touched Xiao Sizi's face.

"What are you going to do?"

Li Junxian couldn't understand this behavior.

Although the overall situation is now certain, for these men in black, this is the imperial palace, with guards everywhere. Time is very urgent, and they should complete the assassination target quickly.

What does it mean to touch His Highness's face?
at this time.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Sizi was filled with fear.

She didn't say anything, but her little mouth and whole body were trembling, and her eyes were crying silently.

"Nothing, I just want to know how cute the little guy that the old ancestor has been protecting is."

The eagle-eyed man covered his face, but one could feel that he was smiling when he said this.

ha?
now,

Li Junxian and Xiao Sizi were both stunned.

confused!

stunned!

What's happening here?
How...how could an assassin from the opposing team say such an outrageous thing.

and many more!

Could it be that he is not an enemy assassin?
Li Junxian's eyes flashed instantly.

Just now he vaguely saw that the silver needle was blocked by the dagger when it was stabbing His Highness Xiao Sizi.

I thought I was going to die, so I saw it wrongly.

Now it seems that this is not the case. It is most likely that it was done by the assassin in front of us.

He is on his side!

Li Junxian came to this outrageous conclusion, but it is more in line with the current situation.

“You….Who are you!!”

The silly and cute little Sizi didn’t have so many thoughts and couldn’t help but ask.

"I? I am... that person's executioner. I will kill all the enemies who come to attack me for him. Well, that's what those enemies said at the beginning."

The eagle-eyed man spoke in a gentle voice.

But the amount of information in his words.

But it was an explosion!

That one!

Could it be... that immortal being!
It’s the immortal one!
But in Xiao Sizi's ears, that...is the person of his second brother!

Little Sizi's eyes brightened instantly, and he sniffed and said, "Second brother, did you ask me to protect you?"

"Yes, it was arranged by him."

"Okay, little princess, I know you have a lot to say, but now is not the right time to talk. I... have things to deal with."

"Please wipe your tears. If you keep crying, I will be very distressed."

He took out another handkerchief and handed it to Xiao Sizi. The eagle-eyed man turned and looked at Zhu Lian, who was wary.

There are no words.

Zhu Lian is an assassin.

It's a killer!
He hid in the dark for a long time, did not hear anything, and was not a talkative person.

“Ding-ling, ding-ling…”

The sound of swords being drawn was heard.

Draw the knife slowly.

It doesn't look like a killing field.

But the two of them stared at each other.

Each is looking for the other's dawn.

"Whoosh!"

Just as the eagle-eyed man was about to draw his sword completely, Zhu Lian rushed over with a rapier in his hand.

The eagle-eyed man's eyes turned cold, and he quickly drew his sword to confront the rapier.

"Pfft..."

As soon as they met, the rapier turned and pierced his arm.

The eagle-eyed man's eyes widened instantly.

"Watch out, his sword can turn!"

The little Sizi behind him quickly reminded him.

Without being reminded, the eagle-eyed man already knew how serious it was.

No answer, no further thought.

Rush into battle again.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”

Every time they clashed, the rapier would turn and pierce into the body or arm before the eagle-eyed man could exert any force.

Suddenly, blood flowed out of the body.

The direction of all battles is similar to that of the battle between Li Junxian and Zhu Lian.

"The sword is like a long snake, insidious and deadly."

"You are Zhu Lian, the Embroidered Sword of Yangzhou City."

The eagle-eyed man spoke.

Zhu Lian was covered in black at this time. He never expected to be recognized after just a few moves. He asked in surprise: "You recognize me?"

"haha, yes."

"Embroidered Sword Zhu Lian, among the assassins in Yangzhou City, you may not be the strongest, but you are definitely the most sinister and the closest to the essence of an assassin."

"I have wanted to ask you for advice for a long time."

After the eagle-eyed man finished speaking, he threw away the sword in his hand.

He pulled a dagger from his bosom.

Fight with a dagger in hand!

Zhu Lian was more and more surprised and said, "Few people fight with daggers. Daggers are the easiest to use for assassination. It seems that you are also an assassin. Interesting. This is really interesting news."

The eagle-eyed man didn't take it seriously and said calmly, "I've always heard that the Zhu brothers in Yangzhou City are inseparable."

"Why, where is your brother today?"

Zhu Lian was slightly stunned, and his sword-holding hand froze a little.

half an hour.

He snorted coldly: "You ask too much!"

It's too late, but it's soon.

A few silver needles were thrown out from Zhu Lian's sleeves.

Extremely fast.

Pointing directly at the eagle-eyed man’s face!

The eagle-eyed man turned his body sideways and narrowly avoided the silver needles.

It’s just a matter of turning around.

Zhu Lian was already approaching.

The rapier in his hand was swung out, bending at an incredible angle.

If he had been holding a big knife just now, the eagle-eyed man would have definitely attacked him.

But at this time.

He is holding a dagger!

An inch long is strong, an inch short is dangerous!

The advantage of short weapons such as daggers is that they are delicate and easy to use, and they win by speed.

The eagle-eyed man quickly changed his body shape, causing the rapier attack to miss.

Then he exerted force on his feet and rushed towards Zhu Lian again.

With a "swish" sound, his dagger slashed across Zhu Lian's arm, and this time he really hurt the other person.

Zhu Lian quickly stepped back several steps.

At this moment, his eyes widened.

fast!
too fast!
It was much faster than when he was holding the sword just now.

"Who are you? With such a fast speed, why is there no name for you in the martial arts world?"

Such a strong person will definitely make a name for himself in the world.

However, Zhu Lian had no information about the person in front of him.

As an assassin, the first thing to learn is not assassination skills, but intelligence.

He has a strong ability to gather intelligence, and he knows a little about all the masters in the martial arts world, but the person in front of him...
He holds a broadsword and is good at using a dagger….
No information at all!

"We have a mission, a mission to guard for a thousand years. If that person doesn't wake up, we will also be nameless."

The eagle-eyed man spoke slowly.

After these words were spoken, Zhu Lian's eyes widened.

That one…that one!

In a trance, he remembered a sentence that the head of the Lu family often said.

The Immortal in the Ancient Tomb!
He didn't take it seriously at first, because he had been wandering the world for many years and had never seen any immortals. Moreover, as he got older, he felt that immortality was impossible.

But now, but now…
Zhu Lian felt his breathing become more and more rapid: "The one you mentioned, he... lived for a thousand years?"

These words,

The eagle-eyed man did not answer, but just stared at Zhu Lian.

Zhu Lian took a deep breath and didn't ask any more questions.

In his heart...actually, he already had the answer.

The two were in a standoff again.

quickly!

The eagle-eyed man continued to attack with the dagger.

After changing his weapon to a dagger, his attacks became noticeably faster, more fierce and more accurate.

Soon.

Zhu Lian was covered with wounds.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just at this moment, the gates of Hanyang Gate in various places began to open slowly, and through the gaps one could vaguely see many guards in armor.

Zhu Lian felt a chill in his heart.

The guards arrived before the quarter of an hour had passed.

There was an accident!

No matter what the reason was, even if the assassination was successful, he couldn't escape.

However, with the man in front of him blocking his way, Zhu Lian did not think he would succeed.

He... failed in his assassination attempt!!

"Damn it!"

Zhu Lian's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth.

He looked at the eagle-eyed man with great anger.

If it weren't for this man's appearance, he would have succeeded! He will definitely go down in history!

And now.

Everything was ruined because of this man.

anger!
Boundless anger!
"Even if I die, I, Zhu Lian, will pull you down!!"

He attacked angrily, each move was deadly. Seeing that he could not escape, he wanted to drag the eagle-eyed man in front of him to hell with him.

pity….
He was never able to hurt the eagle-eyed man again, and his own injuries became more and more serious.

"Whoosh!"

In another confrontation, Zhu Lian seized the opportunity and used his rapier to pick off the mask of the eagle-eyed man.

In that moment.

He saw the face of the eagle-eyed man clearly.

"What, how could it be!"

Zhu Lian widened his eyes.

His eyes were filled with horror, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

At that moment of distraction, the eagle-eyed man seized the opportunity and stabbed Zhu Lian's heart with the dagger, which was a fatal blow.

Stab and retract.

All in one go.

Zhu Lian was stabbed in the heart and had many other injuries at this time, so he was doomed to die. His mind began to become blurred.

On the verge of death.

He was not as angry as before, but rather felt lost.

"How could that be? I...I've seen that face all my life. I can't be wrong."

"You look a lot like him. Are you...his descendant?"

"puff…."

Spit out blood.

Zhu Lian covered his chest and looked at the eagle-eyed man in front of him in confusion.

He looked carefully at the eyes of the eagle-eyed man, and looked more and more carefully.

then.

He suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha, hahahaha!"

"There is such a miraculous thing in the world. My life as Zhu Lian is not in vain, not in vain..."

Before he could finish his words, an arrow pierced his back.

One, two, five...
It was those guards who took action!!
With a thud, Zhu Lian fell to the ground lifeless.

Half of Zhu Lian’s face could be seen from behind. He was vomiting blood when he died, but he had a smile on his face, a wanton and arrogant... smile.

The eagle-eyed man saw that the danger was gone and quickly put away his dagger.

Because he was wearing black.

The guards would also think he was an assassin. One team of guards rushed over at high speed with swords in hand, while another team drew their bows and prepared to shoot arrows.

The eagle-eyed man did not dare to be careless. He did not even pick up his sword and quickly ran towards the north city wall.

When passing by Xiao Sizi, he paused slightly.

He opened his hands.

It seems like he wants to touch the little guy.

But seeing the threat from the guards behind him, he fled quickly.

He was very good at martial arts, and he climbed over the city wall and left in no time.

"Damn it! That assassin got away!"

Li Yan, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, rushed to Xiao Sizi, threw his knife in anger, and continued, "Immediately order all the Jinwu Guards in the Imperial City to search everywhere and make sure to catch the one who just happened..."

"No!" The crying little Sizi interrupted quickly, "The man just now was protecting Sizi. He is my second brother's subordinate. Don't arrest him."

Second brother? Is the young man from Wangyun Inn his subordinate?

The commander of the Jinwu Guard was slightly surprised.

"Wow, forget about that. Send a doctor to save Li Junxian. He's dying! Hurry up!"

Little Sizi cried anxiously.

The commander of the Jinwu Guards half-knelt down and said, "Understood, Your Highness Xiao Sizi."

He quickly carried Li Junxian on his back, and then shouted to the Jinwu Guards beside him: "Hurry up and call the imperial physician to Hanyang Gate. Everyone else, escort His Highness Xiao Sizi to Lizheng Palace!"

"Yes!"

The guards received the order and acted according to it.

Tonight's assassination.

That was how it was declared over.

The alliance between the Lu family and the purple-robed man Kaiyang left behind more than twenty corpses, and all the guards in charge of Xiao Sizi died, and more than half of the palace servants were also killed.

after that.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Two teams of guards rushed to the place where Patriarch Lu and Kaiyang had played chess. This was the highest point near Hanyang Gate, so they needed to conduct a thorough investigation.

But this place has long been deserted.

There was only a chess board, a cup of cold tea, and a cup of still hot tea.

..............................

Xuanwu Gate.

Xuanwu Gate has an unforgettable history. It was here that Li Shimin secured his victory.

There were not many guards at Xuanwu Gate at that time.

Most of them were transferred to Hanyang Gate for rescue.

Patriarch Lu walked away at a very fast speed, looked back at the location of Hanyang Gate, and said with a smile: "What a cunning old fox, Kaiyang of Qixing."

Accompanying the head of the Lu family were several Lu family guards armed with knives.

One of the guards with a knife stepped forward and asked, "What does the master of the family mean?"

Patriarch Lu took out a white piece from his arms and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Kaiyang of the Seven Stars, I have only met him a few times."

"But sometimes, you can tell a person's style after just a few encounters. The chess game is like his personality. Kaiyang plays cautiously. When he encounters a game he must win, he will arrange everything around him to win first. This is the trend of the overall situation."

"And tonight, he was as cautious as usual at the beginning of the game, but after learning about the eagle-eyed man, his style of play... became chaotic and disorganized."

"Haha, his chess skills are not that bad."

"Kaiyang must have known the eagle-eyed man and thought that he shouldn't be here, but he showed up, so he was surprised and confused and said goodbye in a hurry."

"He didn't tell me any information about the Eagle-eyed man, but I also knew from this that the Eagle-eyed man was not someone to be trifled with, so I quickly retreated."

"I see." The knife-wielding guard understood and thought for a moment before continuing, "Does the master of the house think the assassination will fail?"

When they left, the eagle-eyed man was fighting other killers, so they didn't know the result of the assassination at that time.

And if they still stayed there and waited for Zhu Lian and the eagle-eyed man to fight, they would probably not be able to evacuate in time and would be caught by the guards.

"Failure is inevitable."

"After all, that person was able to scare the mysterious Seven Stars so much."

Patriarch Lu sighed and shook his head.

He was actually prepared for the failure of this assassination attempt.

But the assassination failed this time...except for the eagle-eyed man, no information related to the immortal was found, which was almost equivalent to losing both the wife and the army.

He doesn't have much time left. If he doesn't find the immortal, this beautiful Tang Dynasty, which is partially controlled by the Lu family, will be gone from him forever.

I am old now.

For the first time, Mr. Lu felt that time was running out.

Very...urgent!

"This time, Patriarch, we haven't been able to assassinate Li Mingda yet. It is foreseeable that the emperor will be angry. This is really... a huge loss."

The knife-wielding guard was extremely unwilling.

Patriarch Lu exhaled, his eyes solemn as he said, "Yes, these Seven Stars... Humph! Hateful, pathetic! They want to deal with the Immortal together, but they didn't tell me any information, and even said it was for my good. Haha... a bunch of rats living in the dark!"

talking.

Patriarch Lu flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "Let's go. The nights these days are still long. It's time to deal with other troubles."

………………

Half an hour later.

Wangyun Inn is a few rooms away from Qin Changye.

The resident of this room is an old man.
He was sleeping soundly, but the next moment he suddenly opened his eyes.

If there was someone next to him, they would be frightened by his sudden opening of his eyes.

"who!"

He looked toward the window.

"Master, this is Mr. Jing Yan, the Sheep Jing Yan. He is seriously injured and needs your treatment."

The one who spoke was Maotu's subordinate, and the old man in the room knew the voice very well.

Jing Yan was seriously injured?
The old man's eyes widened.

stunned!

Surprised!

Shock!

What on earth happened tonight that even Jing Yan was injured!
Could it be that... Qixing took action?

After so many years, they are still making trouble after the ancestor awakened?

The old man was a little angry.

I didn’t think much about it.

He didn't dare to be careless and quickly turned over and got out of bed.

Open the door.

Maotu's men were seen supporting Jing Ke, who was bleeding profusely. The old man said quickly, "Quick, come in quickly."

"Yes!"

Maotu's men placed Jing Yan on the bed.

Looking at the old man who was busy fetching various medical instruments, he said with insight, "It's an assassin."

"Tonight, assassins came to Hanyang Gate to kill His Highness Little Sizi. Mr. Jing Yan was protecting His Highness Little Sizi and was injured while fighting those assassins."

The old man was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Your Highness Xiao Sizi, how is she? Is she safe and sound?"

These guardians arrived in Chang'an City a few days ago, and the old man even stayed next to Qin Changye.

Although he arrived, he did not inform his ancestor Qin Changye.

Because the ancestor lived in hiding when he woke up this time. Not only did he not tell his identity to the contemporary emperor, he even didn't tell his family members.

Among the guardians of gods, there are many who have achieved immortality.

Based on the behavior of their ancestors, they have judged that they should not disturb their ancestors' kindness, and this practice has been followed to this day.

There was no interruption or communication, but they speculated about their ancestors' thoughts.

A true guardian will never do whatever the master says, but will speculate on the master's behavior and then decide what to do.

The ancestors were very kind to His Highness Little Sizi, and for that reason, they also allocated resources to protect Little Sizi.

It's just a precaution. After all, the imperial city must have provided a lot of protection for Xiao Sizi, so they may not be needed.

never thought,
Tonight, it is protected!

The old man would be a little scared now.

He is afraid of hearing bad news!

He knew very well what little Sizi represented to the ancestors.

It can be said.

If Xiao Sizi were to be harmed in any way, the ancestor would go crazy and cause trouble for him, even if he had a powerful force behind him.

Why does the ancestor have such deep feelings for Xiao Sizi after only meeting for a few days?
The old man is not sure.
But he had speculated that perhaps the old ancestor saw his former daughter in Little Prince Sizi, or perhaps it was something else. In short, he was only sure that Little Prince Sizi was very important to the old ancestor.

If Xiao Sizi died...
The old man didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to the ancestor.

There will definitely be a lot of people buried with him!

In ancient times, when an emperor got angry, millions of people would die.

And the ancestor will definitely drag out at least everyone involved in this incident to be buried with little Sizi!
"It's okay, Her Highness Xiao Sizi is fine."

Hearing this, the old man's tense heartstrings relaxed.

fine….
With this good news, he got the medical supplies faster.

"Have you found out who did it? Who is so bold as to assassinate the princess?"

Although he asked, the old man already had some guesses in his mind.

The forces in the world that dare to do this can be counted on one’s fingers.

after all.

That is an assassination of the imperial family!
Maotu's subordinate said, "It's the Lu family, and the Seven Stars."

Upon hearing this, the old man showed a look of "as expected".

A few days after arriving in Chang'an,

They also recently found out that the Lu family and Qixing have a close relationship.

Maotu's subordinate paused and continued, "In addition to the Lu family, according to what Mr. Jing Yan said before he fell into a coma, there is also a man wearing a Yin-Yang Bagua fish costume. This man is wearing a mask, so he didn't see his face clearly, but he thinks he is the Seven Stars."

(End of this chapter)