Chapter 1167: Lu Bu Returns to the City
Han Dang's joining instantly made Qin Lie and others, who were originally only able to move forward slowly, stop completely and fall into a melee.
Qin Lie's martial arts strength was 89, and he was quickly at a disadvantage against Han Dang's martial arts strength of 93 after a dozen rounds.
However, Han Dang did not take it lightly. Instead, he looked a little solemn.
"This boy is so young, yet he has such courage and martial arts. Is the Luoyang court really so full of talented people? What is the future of Jiangdong?"
His mind was distracted by this thought, and Qin Lie spotted an opening and stabbed him in the abdomen.
Han Dang hastily lowered the tip of his spear, barely blocking the attack, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"You thief, I can't hold you back anymore. Come and get your life."
As he spoke, he exerted all his strength in his hands, wielding the spear tightly and aiming each move directly at Qin Lie's vital points.
Soon, Qin Lie could no longer hold on. He was shot in the left leg, lower abdomen, and right shoulder. Although none of them were fatal, they affected the battle. As a result, it became even more difficult for him to hold on.
The two fought for more than twenty rounds again. Qin Lie's spear was held down by Han Dang's spear and could not move. Then Han Dang raised his foot and kicked the opponent in the chest.
The huge force kicked Qin Lie and made him fall backwards.
The Jiangdong Imperial Guards around him slashed at him with their sharp steel knives.
Qin Lie ignored the severe pain in his chest. He rolled over and swept his spear to avoid the steel knives and force the imperial guards to retreat.
But just as he was about to stand up and continue fighting, a cold light flashed by. He instinctively dodged to the side, but was still a step too slow.
I felt a cool touch on my left shoulder, and then I felt some warm liquid flowing out of it.
Qin Lie looked down and saw that it was Han Dang's gun that had pierced his left shoulder, and blood was gushing out.
"what!!!"
Qin Lie roared like a madman, dropped his spear, drew his sword, and cut off Han Dang's spear with one sword. Han Dang stepped back hastily, then turned around and used a "backstab" to stab Qin Lie in the chest.
Unfortunately, he forgot that the tip of his spear had just been chopped off, so the wooden stick naturally could not pierce Qin Lie's close-fitting armor, and instead, Qin Lie chopped his chest with a sword.
"What a brave enemy general!"
Han Dang couldn't help but admire this young man at this time.
He also threw away the stick in his hand, drew out his sword, and fought Qin Lie again with sword against sword.
At the same time, Liu Xie and others were surrounded by hundreds of imperial guards, and their situation was even more dangerous than Qin Lie's.
Several Thundergod Knights were injured to varying degrees at this point. Even Tang Hai had a cut on his left cheek, with blood covering half of his face. It looked quite scary, and Liu Xie was so frightened that he trembled all over.
"Your Majesty, please follow me back to the palace!"
A general who looked like a small commander saw the opportunity, took a step forward, grabbed Liu Xie, and tried to pull him over.
"Ah...you...don't be so rude..."
Liu Xie was extremely horrified and pale. Although he kept clapping his hands in resistance, how could he defeat the opponent?
A Thunder God Rider who was already fighting a few steps away was shocked when he saw this.
"Thieves should not be so arrogant!"
He leaped over like a sharp arrow, raised the hammer high, and smashed it down on the general's head.
The speed was so fast, like a flash of lightning. After all, the general was only a small commander in the imperial guards, with ordinary martial arts skills. He was no match for the best warriors of the Thunder God Riders. Moreover, when he captured Liu Xie just now, he was so proud of himself for making a great contribution that he was less cautious. He only reacted when the strong wind caused by the hammer was already above his head.
"Oops!"
He cried out in his heart, and his fighting instinct told him that he should let go of Liu Xie and fight with all his strength. However, facing such a great achievement that could make him rise to the top, he hesitated. And it was this hesitation that caused him to miss the best opportunity.
"Click..."
He hastily raised the spear with one hand, but the spear head was broken and knocked away in an instant, and the remaining force of the sledgehammer continued to hit his shoulder heavily.
"Oh……"
The shoulder and the entire arm were broken by the hammer. The white bones were exposed from one side of the shoulder, which made the people around chatter with fear.
"Go away!"
The Thundergod Knight kicked him away, held Liu Xie with his left hand, and retreated back into the protective circle.
However, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
Then, a "whoosh" sounded.
In the darkness, a sharp arrow seemed to appear out of nowhere, and hit the chest of the Thunder God Knight soldier without any defense.
The huge force of the sharp arrow dragged the soldier backwards and finally nailed him to the palace wall behind him.
The incident happened suddenly, and everyone on both sides present was unable to react for a while.
A moment later, everyone looked in the direction where the sharp arrow came from.
Suddenly, a very tall general, riding a warhorse and holding a bow and arrow in his hand, slowly walked out of the darkness.
"General Lu Fengxian? Could it be that the lord has returned?"
Han was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed.
Liu Xie was horrified at this moment: "It's over. Sun Ce is back so soon. Am I going to die for sure?"
However, Lu Bu's next words made him feel a little better from the bottom of his heart.
"Greetings, General Yigong. The lord's army still has two days to go, but the attack on Hanzhong is not going smoothly. Mr. Zijing is worried that the city will be lost, so he ordered Bu to rush back as fast as possible."
Han Dang was overjoyed: "Lu Zijing is truly a god. Zhu Ye sneaked into the city and attempted to kidnap the emperor. Please help me, Fengxian."
When Lu Bu heard Zhu Ye's name, his whole demeanor suddenly changed and his eyes instantly became murderous.
"Zhu Ye is here? That thief has come to my doorstep. Where is he?"
Han Dang was about to speak when a loud voice came.
"Hahaha, little Lu Bu, your grandpa is here!"
Lu Bu looked in the direction of the sound and a few dozen steps away, under the faint light of the torch, he could vaguely see a majestic general walking out of a small palace gate.
Although he couldn't see the other person's face clearly in such light, Lu Bu already knew the identity of the visitor just by the voice and the figure.
"Okay, okay, Zhu Ye, it really is you!"
He said this almost through gritted teeth.
Zhu Ye walked to the soldier who was nailed to the palace wall, closed his eyes with his hands, and said, "Rest in peace, brother. I, Zhu Ye, will avenge you!"
He turned around and looked at Lu Bu. At this moment, there was only each other in their eyes, and the other people around them seemed to not exist.
The two people who came out with Zhu Ye quickly joined the protection circle around Liu Xie. With the addition of these two people, the protection circle that was originally in jeopardy was stabilized again.
(End of this chapter)
Han Dang's joining instantly made Qin Lie and others, who were originally only able to move forward slowly, stop completely and fall into a melee.
Qin Lie's martial arts strength was 89, and he was quickly at a disadvantage against Han Dang's martial arts strength of 93 after a dozen rounds.
However, Han Dang did not take it lightly. Instead, he looked a little solemn.
"This boy is so young, yet he has such courage and martial arts. Is the Luoyang court really so full of talented people? What is the future of Jiangdong?"
His mind was distracted by this thought, and Qin Lie spotted an opening and stabbed him in the abdomen.
Han Dang hastily lowered the tip of his spear, barely blocking the attack, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"You thief, I can't hold you back anymore. Come and get your life."
As he spoke, he exerted all his strength in his hands, wielding the spear tightly and aiming each move directly at Qin Lie's vital points.
Soon, Qin Lie could no longer hold on. He was shot in the left leg, lower abdomen, and right shoulder. Although none of them were fatal, they affected the battle. As a result, it became even more difficult for him to hold on.
The two fought for more than twenty rounds again. Qin Lie's spear was held down by Han Dang's spear and could not move. Then Han Dang raised his foot and kicked the opponent in the chest.
The huge force kicked Qin Lie and made him fall backwards.
The Jiangdong Imperial Guards around him slashed at him with their sharp steel knives.
Qin Lie ignored the severe pain in his chest. He rolled over and swept his spear to avoid the steel knives and force the imperial guards to retreat.
But just as he was about to stand up and continue fighting, a cold light flashed by. He instinctively dodged to the side, but was still a step too slow.
I felt a cool touch on my left shoulder, and then I felt some warm liquid flowing out of it.
Qin Lie looked down and saw that it was Han Dang's gun that had pierced his left shoulder, and blood was gushing out.
"what!!!"
Qin Lie roared like a madman, dropped his spear, drew his sword, and cut off Han Dang's spear with one sword. Han Dang stepped back hastily, then turned around and used a "backstab" to stab Qin Lie in the chest.
Unfortunately, he forgot that the tip of his spear had just been chopped off, so the wooden stick naturally could not pierce Qin Lie's close-fitting armor, and instead, Qin Lie chopped his chest with a sword.
"What a brave enemy general!"
Han Dang couldn't help but admire this young man at this time.
He also threw away the stick in his hand, drew out his sword, and fought Qin Lie again with sword against sword.
At the same time, Liu Xie and others were surrounded by hundreds of imperial guards, and their situation was even more dangerous than Qin Lie's.
Several Thundergod Knights were injured to varying degrees at this point. Even Tang Hai had a cut on his left cheek, with blood covering half of his face. It looked quite scary, and Liu Xie was so frightened that he trembled all over.
"Your Majesty, please follow me back to the palace!"
A general who looked like a small commander saw the opportunity, took a step forward, grabbed Liu Xie, and tried to pull him over.
"Ah...you...don't be so rude..."
Liu Xie was extremely horrified and pale. Although he kept clapping his hands in resistance, how could he defeat the opponent?
A Thunder God Rider who was already fighting a few steps away was shocked when he saw this.
"Thieves should not be so arrogant!"
He leaped over like a sharp arrow, raised the hammer high, and smashed it down on the general's head.
The speed was so fast, like a flash of lightning. After all, the general was only a small commander in the imperial guards, with ordinary martial arts skills. He was no match for the best warriors of the Thunder God Riders. Moreover, when he captured Liu Xie just now, he was so proud of himself for making a great contribution that he was less cautious. He only reacted when the strong wind caused by the hammer was already above his head.
"Oops!"
He cried out in his heart, and his fighting instinct told him that he should let go of Liu Xie and fight with all his strength. However, facing such a great achievement that could make him rise to the top, he hesitated. And it was this hesitation that caused him to miss the best opportunity.
"Click..."
He hastily raised the spear with one hand, but the spear head was broken and knocked away in an instant, and the remaining force of the sledgehammer continued to hit his shoulder heavily.
"Oh……"
The shoulder and the entire arm were broken by the hammer. The white bones were exposed from one side of the shoulder, which made the people around chatter with fear.
"Go away!"
The Thundergod Knight kicked him away, held Liu Xie with his left hand, and retreated back into the protective circle.
However, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
Then, a "whoosh" sounded.
In the darkness, a sharp arrow seemed to appear out of nowhere, and hit the chest of the Thunder God Knight soldier without any defense.
The huge force of the sharp arrow dragged the soldier backwards and finally nailed him to the palace wall behind him.
The incident happened suddenly, and everyone on both sides present was unable to react for a while.
A moment later, everyone looked in the direction where the sharp arrow came from.
Suddenly, a very tall general, riding a warhorse and holding a bow and arrow in his hand, slowly walked out of the darkness.
"General Lu Fengxian? Could it be that the lord has returned?"
Han was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed.
Liu Xie was horrified at this moment: "It's over. Sun Ce is back so soon. Am I going to die for sure?"
However, Lu Bu's next words made him feel a little better from the bottom of his heart.
"Greetings, General Yigong. The lord's army still has two days to go, but the attack on Hanzhong is not going smoothly. Mr. Zijing is worried that the city will be lost, so he ordered Bu to rush back as fast as possible."
Han Dang was overjoyed: "Lu Zijing is truly a god. Zhu Ye sneaked into the city and attempted to kidnap the emperor. Please help me, Fengxian."
When Lu Bu heard Zhu Ye's name, his whole demeanor suddenly changed and his eyes instantly became murderous.
"Zhu Ye is here? That thief has come to my doorstep. Where is he?"
Han Dang was about to speak when a loud voice came.
"Hahaha, little Lu Bu, your grandpa is here!"
Lu Bu looked in the direction of the sound and a few dozen steps away, under the faint light of the torch, he could vaguely see a majestic general walking out of a small palace gate.
Although he couldn't see the other person's face clearly in such light, Lu Bu already knew the identity of the visitor just by the voice and the figure.
"Okay, okay, Zhu Ye, it really is you!"
He said this almost through gritted teeth.
Zhu Ye walked to the soldier who was nailed to the palace wall, closed his eyes with his hands, and said, "Rest in peace, brother. I, Zhu Ye, will avenge you!"
He turned around and looked at Lu Bu. At this moment, there was only each other in their eyes, and the other people around them seemed to not exist.
The two people who came out with Zhu Ye quickly joined the protection circle around Liu Xie. With the addition of these two people, the protection circle that was originally in jeopardy was stabilized again.
(End of this chapter)
