across the Quartet

Chapter Seven

This is the last day of Handan as the capital.

The morning dew mixed with the stench of smoke, dirt and flesh.Everywhere in the city was the sound of people screaming and fighting.The Qin army has great experience in capturing cities: after entering the city, the fastest cavalry immediately dispersed into small groups, galloped along the streets and patrolled, and grasped the situation of the whole city; then the light infantry without armor advanced quickly, and if they encountered resistance, they would blow horns In the end, the heavy armored soldiers occupied palaces, arsenals, warehouses, prisons, mansions of officials of all sizes, etc. one by one.In addition to the north gate, the imperial guards guarding the east, west and south gates soon found that they were facing the enemy.Although the courage and fortitude in Zhao people's bones broke out again at the critical moment of life and death, although the defenders were attacked from two sides and had to retreat from the city wall, they still fought to the death in the narrow streets and alleys.But because the elite had been taken away by Young Master Jia when he broke through the siege, the remaining old, weak and remnant soldiers were quickly divided and surrounded, and slaughtered to death.

The Qin army attacked the city for several days, and many houses were destroyed by arrows and stones falling from the sky.Most of the people in the city hid under the roofs that were not seriously damaged, and closed the doors and windows; but many people rushed out of the house because of panic and fear, and flocked to the city gate desperately, running and shouting all the way, and even trampled on each other.Regardless of whether it was a soldier or a civilian, any living thing that stood in front of the Qin army's iron hooves was regarded as a threat to the army and wiped out.For a while, there were so many corpses on the road that it was unbearable to look at.

Gai Nie saw the tragic scenes below, and repeatedly clenched and loosened his fists: If he rushed into the battle group now, he would kill dozens of enemies at most, and then die under the charge of thousands of troops.He gritted his teeth, turned around and ran in the direction of King Zhao's Palace - after the city was broken, that was the place where the general must go first: dealing with the royal family, confiscating the treasury and other important matters, all of which must be ordered by the supreme general.

He tried not to attract Qin Jun's attention along the way.But in addition to ordinary infantry, Qin Jun also sent many killers in the net into the city, specifically responsible for searching for fugitives from high places, or dealing with the guards around important people.Some of them inevitably noticed Ge Nie running around the house: when he was searched by the assassin sent by Gongzi Jia, he was stripped of his armor, and now he was wearing a gray and white cloth, which was very conspicuous.

Gai Nie jumped from the glazed roof of an official residence to the roof of a tile-roofed house.Someone from below was yelling: "Throw down your weapons and lie down on the ground." At the same time, an unknown number of crossbow arrows were shot from behind.He pulled out nine dead arrows and blocked the arrows one by one.If he was besieged by so many crossbowmen on flat ground, even if his lightness skills were superb, he would not be able to protect himself; but right now, he was in the city, where the roads were complicated, and Gai Nie was climbing up and down in the crowded courtyards; The crossbowman could only hear the ding ding sound, but the man in white disappeared like a reflection on the water.

Gai Nie had just gotten rid of the pursuit of several Qin soldiers, but there was a large open space in front of him, without any shelter-this place was originally one of the markets in Handan, and there were some corrals and dead people scattered on the ground. oxen and horses.A small group of remnant Zhao soldiers were forced here by the Qin army; they formed a double circle, holding high spears and halberds, and confronted twice as many enemies as themselves.In the center of the circle was a group of refugees who had nowhere to escape, mostly women, children and the elderly, tightly packed together.

The Qin army formed a shield formation, with shield players in front and three rows of crossbowmen behind.An officer of the Qin State rode on a horse and sneered at the defenders in front of him: "You put down your weapons now and beg for mercy on your knees, and I will only kill the front row. If you don't surrender, no one will be left behind!"

His intention was very insidious, but he hoped that Zhao Jun in the back row would take the initiative to kill his comrades in the front row in order to survive, or that the front row would guard against the attack from the back row and start killing each other.However, Zhao Ren answered him with a mountain-like silence.

Suddenly, a veteran in the back row yelled in a hoarse voice:

"After Changping, there will be no surrender!!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd on Zhao Guo's side immediately boiled.Dozens of soldiers from the Zhao Kingdom roared in unison, and many of the refugees behind them also shouted: "...there is no surrender!!"

"What I want is that you don't surrender." The officer was not angry but happy, and said with a slight smile: "A head is worth a first-class title, but a prisoner is worth nothing. The military exploits of my subordinates will all fall on you. "He said as he raised his arm, and swiping it down was the signal to release the arrow.

At this moment, he felt a long, narrow and cold sharp weapon under his jaw, and a trace of blood that had not been wiped off penetrated his nose.A voice as calm as water said in the back of his head: "Let your men put down their weapons first. Otherwise, I will not leave any of them behind."

When did he have one more queen?Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the Qin military officer, and his subordinates couldn't help but exclaimed - they were so close, but no one could stop this man's actions.He was as fast as a gust of wind, and as light as a sheet of snow; he held the officer's throat with the blade of his sword, and he didn't see much murderous intent, but he had an undeniable momentum.

The officer of the Qin State took a deep breath, his teeth were gritted, and when he spoke, his tone was still cold and firm: "Hehe, the Zhao people will not surrender, so the Qin people will?!"

He suddenly pulled out the dagger at his waist, and stabbed the intimidator behind him like the fangs of a poisonous snake with the bright and short sharp blade; Ge Nie stepped aside, with his wrist slightly strapped, and he had already slashed open the side of the opponent's neck.Blood was spurting from the wound, but the officer swung his right arm down and shouted his last military order indistinctly: "Let go!"

The Qin army was as disciplined as a mountain, even if he watched the general die, his top priority was orders.The two rows of crossbowmen fired arrows at the same time, and more than half of Zhao's army fell down immediately; the cries of women and babies also broke out among the refugees.

When there was no time to spare, Gai Nie's body fell under the horse's belly, and then he jumped out; before the crossbowmen behind reloaded their arrows, his sword had already swept across seven or eight heads.The remnants of Zhao's side also rushed forward desperately, and the two sides fell into a melee.Gai Nie made full use of his strengths, moved back and forth, and his sword moved lightly; he knew that there was a fierce battle ahead, and he had to save his strength at this time, so he never directly chopped at the armor, and the tip of the sword was only lightly used on soft places such as the neck and eyes. pick.Although Qin Bing in iron armor had a much higher resistance to bows and arrows, he was obviously at a disadvantage in the speed of movement. Many people only felt the cold wind blowing against them, and then rolled on the ground with their eyes covered.

The situation on both sides quickly reversed.The Qin army lost the command and order, so it was inevitable that they would be at a loss and unable to change formations to cover; and Gai Nie killed a lot, which greatly aroused the fighting spirit of Zhao's defenders; One person counts as one person.In the end, more than a hundred Qin troops in the market were wiped out. Although the Zhao people paid a heavy price, there were many survivors.But before Qin's messenger soldiers died, they blew their horns vigorously, and soon there were footsteps and horseshoes not far away.

"Spread out. There are many empty houses in the south, try to hide in the courtyard and don't come out." Gai Nie shouted to the crowd.The surviving defenders and refugees of Zhao State regarded him as a god at this time, and naturally led them to disperse.

Gai Nie took a deep breath, and took one last look at the soldiers of Qin and Zhao who had fallen to the ground indiscriminately, feeling depressed in his heart.He especially hated the officer who had to give the order to shoot arrows before he died, but he had to admire his bravery.

"The deep enmity between Qin and Zhao is really difficult to resolve. As General Sima said, the morale of the Zhao people who would not surrender in a deadly battle was sent by the Qin people. And the soldiers of the Qin State did not want to surrender for the sake of military merit. To be the first."

Then he thought again: "I can't even persuade a small cavalry centurion, so why should I persuade the commander-in-chief of the Qin army?"

However, the timing did not allow him to think deeply.Just as he turned around and ran towards the palace, there was a sharp whistle above his head.Ge Nie looked up, and saw a shadow like a big bird flashing across the sky.But he was very familiar with the shape of this shadow.

That is the elite who can "fly" in the net, "Night Owl".

As far as Ge Nie knows, the structure of the net is a fortified tower shape.Those at the bottom with the largest number are killers selected from low-level soldiers. Their wrist strength, physical strength, and endurance are stronger than ordinary infantry. They are good at cooperation and are more than enough to assassinate ordinary targets.To deal with some more difficult prey, you need special training and selection of strange people.For example, "Teng Yuan" is an elite selected by Luo Wang from woodcutter hunters in Qinling, Wushan and other places. They are familiar with mountains and dense forests, and are good at climbing and jumping. It is said that the whole Luo Wang adds up to less than a hundred people.At the top is the "Night Owl", whose number is less than a hundred. They are not strong alone, but they are condescending and have a wide field of vision. They are most often used for patrolling, contacting, and tracking.Although the public loser's wings made of bronze, oak and cowhide are exquisite, they can only be controlled by a few people with a particularly light body.For this reason, in addition to their excellent lightness skills, the killers selected for the "Night Owl" ate one meal every two days, each of them was so hungry that they were all skinny, and they needed intensive practice to be able to glide freely; But 30 years old.Further up are "Python" and "Tiger", which recruit all kinds of masters who use soft and hard weapons in the Jianghu, each of which does not exceed 30 people.The one on the top floor is the legendary "Sword Slave". It is said that there are no more than ten people in the entire Qin Kingdom.No one in the Seven Kingdoms knew exactly what these people looked like and what their special skills were.Because of the tasks that require them to dispatch, there will never be any survivors.

Gai Nie once thought that although Luo Wang nominally obeyed Li Si and Wei Liao, who were also the most outstanding figures of Legalists and Military Strategists at that time, they did not understand martial arts; And to control this group of strangers, there must be a truly powerful master who holds the real power.Just like Wei Zhuang's Gathering and Scattering Quicksand, theoretically the highest leader is Hengyang Lord in exile. Han Fei was also one of the founders back then, but only Wei Zhuang can really mobilize them.It's a pity that "Shan Gui"'s intelligence network is far from being able to compare with Luo Wang in terms of number and scale. He only has a vague guess about this big man who secretly controls Qin's most elite assassin organization.

He walked through the empty bazaar and dodged into an alley.Then, when passing the intersection of two roads, a shadow with bird wings passed over the head again, and at the same time, it made the same whistle as before.

Gai Nie immediately retreated to the shadow under the eaves, pulled out a Qin arrow stuck on the wall, flipped his wrist, and projected it with the technique of "Hundred Step Flying Sword".There was a scream from above the crossroads, and a bird-like shadow fell down like a wild goose with its wings shot.Gai Nie took the opportunity to get out of the alley, took the shortest route and continued running to the southwest.

But soon, the fall of the "Night Owl" attracted the attention of his colleagues a little further away.Although Gai Nie is extremely fast, whenever he has to jump up to high places such as walls and roofs to avoid the patrolling cavalry in the city, his figure must be exposed to the gaze of "Night Owl".They did not launch an attack directly, but blew copper whistles one after another to notify the Qin soldiers scattered throughout the city.At first the whistle was two short and one long, and then it became two long and two short, two short and three long - Ge Nie knew that it must be the secret signal about the prey in the snare.He quickly noticed that there were several light soldier squads on the west and south sides, and they were walking in uniform steps, quickly gathering towards his advancing route.Ge Nie didn't stop on his feet, turned sideways to the east, intending to go around in a circle to get rid of the pursuers, but unexpectedly there was also a horse team coming towards him from the east.

If you are surrounded by them, it will be very bad.

Ge Nie was quick to wit, and chose the tallest building in a narrow alley. His body was hung horizontally under the eaves, and his hands and feet were buckled inside the earthen wall.In this way, no matter whether it is above or below, it is not easy to detect for a while.He held his breath tightly and watched the Qin cavalry pass by; because the road was narrow, these men and horses lined up in a line, with half a horse's body between them.Ge Nie waited for the whole team to finish walking, and suddenly landed lightly on the rump of the horse at the end of the team.Immediately, the rider realized that there was an extra person behind him, and he opened his mouth to shout, but his throat was immediately grabbed by force, and he died of exhaustion.After his death, he still sat upright on the horse, silently, and none of the Qin soldiers in front noticed.

Gai Nie clung to the corpse in front of him, and followed the Qin cavalry all the way—the cavalry squad met several infantry teams at the intersection, and both sides looked at each other, but no one found the target.At this time and here, one can already glimpse a corner of the Lingwu Hall in the Zhao Palace.Gai Nie was overjoyed and was about to slip away quietly when the lingering whistle sounded again.

Hearing the signal from the sky above, the cavalry on the horse looked back in astonishment, just in time to see Ge Nie retreating back under the cover of the dead body.It was too late, but it was too soon, the Qin soldier closest to him picked up the copper beryllium, returned to the horse and stabbed; like a buzzing sound.Ge Nie didn't have time to draw his sword for a moment, and his body was almost on his back, trying to avoid it very reluctantly.He jumped close to the ground, looking for a gap, pulled out Nine Deaths and slashed at the horse's hoof.Unexpectedly, the beryllian cavalry reined in their horses and raised their hooves to avoid the sword edge. When the horse's front hooves hit the ground, they immediately bent down and stabbed again, and their moves could not leave the opponent's vital points.Gai Nie sighed secretly: Unexpectedly, there are such masters in the Qin army who are good at horse fighting.This person uses eight-foot long soldiers, which already have a huge attack range, coupled with the speed of people and horses, and the wind, every move makes full use of the cavalry's advantages.And Nine Deaths is only three feet long, far from reaching the enemy straddling the horse. Under the cover and attack of the long beryllium, it is difficult to find another chance to sneak attack on the horse's leg.

Because the road is narrow, Gai Nie only needs to deal with one person and one horse in front of him at this moment; but he knows that once the stalemate is reached, the Qin army will soon outflank the other side of the alley and attack from both sides, making the situation even more dangerous.He secretly vomited his inner strength, used the "sticky" formula, and used the technique of twisting the sword to turn the eight-foot-long copper beryllium repeatedly.The cavalry on the horse let out an exclamation, and the weapon suddenly flew out of his hand and was nailed obliquely into the ground.And Gai Nie stepped on the long beryllium wooden handle, and the bent wooden handle bounced upwards like a slingshot, sending him into the air immediately.

The cavalry didn't stop shouting, Gai Nie had already jumped two feet, and was about to climb over the top of the wall on the outer wall of the palace.Unexpectedly, there were two people standing on the top at some time, without armor, with strange weapons and awe-inspiring momentum.One of them wielded a soft whip made of deer tendon and copper wire, and slammed at his face, shouting: "Go down!"

The whip came so fiercely that it completely covered Ge Nie's head and face with the strong wind.He was caught off guard, and a bloody gash was cut on the side of his cheek by the copper wire.But if you back down a little at this time, you will be forced to the ground.Gai Nie rushed in reluctantly, shook his long sword, and handed it to the man's whip.Whip and Suoben are the nemesis of the sword, but Gai Nie turned against the enemy. The "Dragon Yuan" stance concealed the strength of internal rotation, and actively led the soft whip to wrap around the sword; The green light cut the soft whip inch by inch in an instant!Almost at the same time, another person on the top of the wall hit him on the back of the heart with a heavy stick - there were several iron thorns protruding from the head of this stick, which was named "Tiger Liao" by its owner; It can hurt the lungs and even tear people apart along the spine.Gai Nie didn't even look at such a dangerous weapon, his body was like a gnat bent on a chisel plate, with one hand reaching for the whipman's front.The man holding the stick shouted loudly, thinking that this move would surely hit, but when the "fangs" bit the opponent's vest, his eyes blurred, and then a scream sounded in his ear - the scream came from losing his weapon in the mouth of his companion!No one could see clearly how Ge Nie switched places with the whipman on the narrow wall in the blink of an eye.At the same time when the owner of the "Tiger Liao" was still in shock and the owner of the soft whip was screaming, Ge Nie jumped up again, kicking the two of them off the wall with great precision.

The Qin soldiers below were dead silent.They recognized that the two guards on the fence were top level "Python Tiger" masters in the net, but in the eyes of the people below, they were kicked off by the man in white just after meeting each other.

Gai Nie kicked the two snare assassins away, leaped over the wall and jumped between the inner and outer walls of Zhao Palace.As soon as the servant fell to the ground, with his composure, he couldn't help shouting "Stop!"

In the open space about [-] paces wide between the two walls of the palace, several square formations of heavily armored Qin soldiers were actually lined up at this moment.The phalanx has three rows horizontally and ten columns vertically, with crossbowmen in the middle and spearmen on both wings. It has both offensive and defensive capabilities and is indestructible.Gai Nie's intrusion may have surprised them a little, but following the officer's order, countless crossbow machines opened at the same time, and countless clusters of arrows shone with a cold light, aiming at the same target.The rhythm of the bowstrings was so uniform, it was the most shocking and deadly rhythm he had ever heard in his life.

Only then did Gai Nie realize that in the short period of time he traveled from north to south, the Qin army had completely controlled the palace.His throat rolled, but he couldn't say a word.Then he heard a loud bang, the sound of countless rapid strings being played.

Gai Nie immediately drew his sword to resist, stepping on a "zigzag" shape on his feet, rushing between the two phalanxes from left to right; while pushing away the random arrows, he shouted: "I am the envoy of King Zhao, please see General Wang Jian— —”

His voice was full of internal force, and it spread far and wide, and most of the surrounding soldiers and officers could hear it clearly.However, none of them slowed down their offensive, and the crossbow arrows were still attacking from both sides of the front like locusts.Gai Nie yelled again, "I am the envoy of the Zhao Kingdom—see me—" before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by several spears about three feet long.He picked up the spearhead, and Fang wanted to use his strength to jump up, but there was another wave of arrows raining from above, forcing him to step back into the distance.

When there was no time to spare, Gai Nie raised his sword and lowered it, and pushed the sword of "Suo Wang" flatly towards the phalanx of the Qin army.The seven movements of the vertical sword, the meaning of the sword refers to seven kinds of visions between heaven and earth: the sixth movement imitates the tide of the sea, because the tide is the largest at the time of the new moon and Wang, so it is named; The ebb and flow of the tide is powerful and fierce, unparalleled.But seeing the separated sword energy sweeping past, like a whale swallowing a flood, it not only knocked down the arrows flying in mid-air, but even caused the bowmen in the front row to fall down, forcibly tearing a hole in the Qin army's queue .Gai Nie finally got into the phalanx as he wished.The arrow rain stopped, and he took the opportunity to shout again, "I have something to see——"

Gai Nie was interrupted for the third time, because an unknown number of spears stabbed at the same time from the front, back, left, and right. The person was trapped in a bronze thorn bush, and no matter which direction he moved, he was a death trap.He swung his sword to block quickly, and the sharp blade struck continuously on the surrounding weapons, resounding like cutting gold and jade.However, the crowd of the Qin army seemed endless, and the bushes of thorns seemed to have turned into the vast East China Sea. This battle seemed to be endless.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that there was no need for the other party to listen to his words.

When the two countries are at war, if the outcome is undecided, it is common to send envoys to each other.But if, like today, one side wins and the other loses, the capital falls, and the royal family flees, then what room does the loser have to bargain?If you are not strong enough, you are not even qualified to talk about "war" and "peace".

Even if Handan is in danger, as long as Prince Jia sits in the city and the two armies are still in a state of confrontation, then Gai Nie will still have the opportunity to sneak into the enemy camp as a "messenger" and ask to see the commander.However, Gong Zijia's premature escape made all this come to naught.Even the royal family has fled, and he claims to be an envoy, who else would believe it?

At that moment, Ge Nie felt unprecedentedly lonely.He has no monarch, no allies, no one who would stop and listen to his voice.As a strategist, he has suffered a crushing defeat.

The sword of the loser, is there still something to do?

His heart was extremely bitter, but there was a bit of stubbornness that would not give up until death.Swinging a sword has become an instinct at this time, especially in this life-or-death situation: the circle of the spear is gradually shrinking, and he can't tell how many weapons are pointing at different vital points of the body at a time; One or two points will kill you instantly.

Gai Nie has been out of the valley for four or five years, and the sword moves he has learned have not increased by one, and the internal strength has not deepened significantly; but in terms of actual combat experience, it is far from what it used to be.In particular, he often fights with several people while dodging arrows in the chaotic army. In terms of judging the timing of attack and defense, the change of body style, and the intuition for danger, he is no less than a top master who has been famous for decades in the world. .He once imagined that if he fought with himself five years ago, using exactly the same vertical and horizontal swordsmanship, the current self would be sure to win within a hundred moves.At this moment, he is guarding the door with pure zhenqi, and the light of his sword is radiating like fluttering catkins; many Qin soldiers saw that the sword circle around him is very small, thinking that holding a three-foot-long spear repeatedly piercing stabs will be enough. You were worried, but suddenly your neck was cut off by a flying cold light, or the palm holding the spear was cut off.Immediately, blood splattered in the formation, and wailing burst out.

Ge Nie's clothes were completely wet, and he couldn't tell whether it was blood or sweat.Breaking through the Qin army's phalanx cost him several wounds, but he finally avoided the key points that affected his actions and jumped into the inner wall of the palace.

After ten days, he came again to the hall where he fought to the death.The array of Qin soldiers in front of the hall is slightly scattered, but the total number is by no means less than that of the outer wall.Gai Nie knew that there was no hope of forcibly breaking in, so he had to try to hijack a high-ranking general first, so that they would not dare to act rashly, so that he would have a chance to finish his speech.He noticed a luxuriously decorated car parked at a corner under the platform, and there were no less than twenty or thirty strange-looking men in black guarding it with swords. His heart moved, and he rushed towards that direction without hesitation. past.

Sure enough, as soon as the other party made a move, the Qin soldiers in front of the hall clamored loudly, but no one left their positions without authorization, and no one gave the order to shoot arrows.Only the swordsmen around the chariot changed their formations calmly: about ten people used their bodies as a wall to wrap up the chariot airtightly, and the rest formed a serpentine formation in groups of two, intending to Fight in turn.

Gai Nie's swordsmanship changed suddenly, his body was like a weeping willow blowing in the wind, swaying unsteadily, but his feet were solid, stepping on the eight trigrams and nine palaces while fighting and advancing.In three breaths, he had bypassed one person, stabbed another person, kicked another person, advanced ten steps, suddenly retreated five steps, turned his head and drew his sword, and hit the two people who were sneaking behind him.All the black-clothed swordsmen thought that he must be reckless and aggressive at this moment, only wanting to rush into the car at the fastest speed; appearance, completely disregarding the situation of being trapped in a tight siege.Unknowingly, Gai Nie's sword moved faster and faster, and finally joined together like a water curtain. From the enemy's point of view, even his own figure became blurred.Just when they were dazzled, Ge Nie suddenly rushed forward, and the man and the sword seemed to become one.

However, halfway through the journey, his sword was still blocked by someone.

It was a dagger less than two feet long, with a copper-green luster.A flash of inspiration flashed in Gai Nie's mind, and he remembered the unorthodox technique mentioned in the chapter on casting swords in "Bie Mo Jing": when casting bronze swords, a highly poisonous ore powder was mixed with tin water to cast a kind of sword. "Rusty Sword" with patina luster.However, this rusty sword is not really rusty, but extremely sharp, sealing its throat with blood.

At this time, the black-clothed swordsmen who had been entangled with him before retreated to a little distance away, forming a ten-foot-long circle, which seemed to be a special place for Gai Nie to fight the sword master in front of him.

Gai Nie quickly sized up his opponent: this person was similar to other black-clothed swordsmen but slightly different in clothing, indicating that his identity was slightly higher than the rest.His face was gray and pale, his eyes were dark and lifeless, and the muscles on his face did not move at all, as if he was completely dead.In the past, people often said that Gai Nie was expressionless and dumbfounded. However, after comparing him now, he knew that this person was a real rotten wood, and Gai Nie was a very lifelike wooden chicken.

Ge Nie didn't have time to think about the strangeness of this person, he just put all his energy on the intersecting twin swords.Nine Deaths desperately tried to resist this "rusty sword", but it became very stagnant, unable to push, twist, or slide, as if being attracted by a magnet.But Gai Nie knew that it was due to the opponent's unfathomable internal force.But Ge Nie is not afraid if it is just a competition of internal strength; it is a pity that at this moment it is not the two sides exchanging swordsmanship, but Ge Nie alone facing hundreds of enemies who want to put him to death. If there is a stalemate on weapons, No matter who is behind him with a light sword, he will immediately splatter blood on the spot.

Knowing that there is a gap between life and death, no matter what risky moves, Ge Nie hit the ground with his heel, and suddenly let go of his five fingers - Nine Deaths fell to the ground with a bang.The black-clothed swordsman who used the "rusty sword" never expected that someone would let go during the battle, because of the reflexed internal force, he involuntarily leaned back a little.Although he immediately stood still, the momentary swaying had already exposed his ribs.Ge Nie struck out with his left palm and kicked up the hilt with his toes, and when his palm was printed on the man's side ribs, he happened to take the long sword back to his right hand again.The speed of the opponent is not slow at all. With a slight movement of the wrist, Ge Nie has to withdraw his palm to defend - if he is dealing with an ordinary person, he can forcefully shatter his ribs with his palm at the risk of losing both, but this "rusty sword" "It's extremely poisonous, just scratch an inch and you will die from the poison.In other words, to be an enemy of this person, one cannot make the smallest mistake.

Gai Nie turned around half a step, suddenly leaped into the air, stood on his hands and feet, and hit the opponent's goal with a "flying star".This move is very weird, but it also implies the most superior and exquisite lightness kung fu and the principles of swordsmanship, fist and kick.The man didn't make a hard catch, he shrank back and stepped back five steps away.Gai Nie turned over and landed, and was about to take the next move of "Guan Ri", when the man on the opposite side pointed his sword at the ground, and said in a friendly manner, "You sword, very good. What's its name?"

His voice was extremely weird and hoarse, but with such a strange appearance, being able to speak was already surprising enough.Gai Nie saw that no one was coming up to attack him, so he stood up straight and talked to him.

"Gai Nie, my lord. I would also like to ask your honorable name."

The man shook his head and raised the sword flatly in his hand.Although the skin on his face didn't twitch, Ge Nie still saw a strange sense of respect from his movements.

"The name of this sword is Bee Bowl."

"...Could it be that Your Excellency is the legendary 'Sword Slave'?"

The man made a breathy sound of "hehe" in his throat, as if he was laughing?Although there is no smile on the face.He is no more living than his sword.But when he stabbed again and again with his swords, it really reminded Ge Nie of the sting of a poisonous bee.

In a short while, the two had exchanged dozens of moves. Ge Nie had some scruples at first, but then gradually mastered the opponent's usual moves, becoming more and more comfortable.At this moment, he heard a small laugh coming from the car.Immediately afterwards, the two whispered softly, just commenting on the sword moves of him and his opponent at this moment!This place is far away from the car, and the people in the car deliberately lowered their voices, if Gai Nie hadn't practiced the inner strength of the Guigu School and had gradually entered the realm of "earth", it would have been difficult to hear what they said.

Only one person said: "...the bee group is not an opponent. If you are really here, maybe you can fight." This voice is slow and feminine, but it is full of indisputable certainty.

The other person's voice was a little old, but full of energy: "I heard that the two of them seemed to be evenly matched, and the thief was struggling to keep up with the speed of the bee group."

"It's not that that person can't keep up, but that he doesn't need to follow the rhythm of the bees. If he doesn't hold back, he may be faster than you and me." The person in front paused, and then said, "But, he is right The understanding of the sword is more terrifying than his speed. No matter how superb the sword technique is, its fundamental purpose is to kill people. No matter how ingenious the moves are, they cannot break out of the two forms of 'offensive and defensive', and the three changes of 'horizontal, straight, and arc' , 'head, neck, chest, abdomen, hands, feet' six meanings. As long as the opponent's intentions can be detected, the changes he will take are also calculated. This person may have a lot of experience in dealing with the enemy, or his understanding Qigao, all the moves of the bee group are like the "fixed formula" in the game of chess to him, and he can always grasp the opportunity of the next move."

"My lord is right, I have been educated for my humble position."

The more Gai Nie listened, the more surprised he became: he never thought that the hostage he planned to take would be such a master.What is the identity of that old man?Even if he immediately killed the enemy in front of him, rushed into the car, and dealt with the two of them at the same time, leaving one alive—the chances were really slim.

There was another sigh in the car. "It would be a pity if such fine materials turned into a puddle of flesh and blood."

"But if you want to capture him alive, I'm afraid the price you pay is too high."

"Has the lord not made a move yet? Why don't you hurry up and send someone to invite you. I heard that he has repeatedly asked you to come here with the army in front of the king. He just wants to meet Zhao Guo's sword heroes for a while."

"But once that lord makes a move, isn't this person sure to die?"

"What is the status of that adult, how could he kill a wounded unknown person." The person in front laughed, "He is the sword master of my Great Qin."

TBC