Chapter 4: Newcomers to the Universe Chapter 34: The Eve of the Imperial Capital (Part 2)
After Xu Jingming descended into the Blood Rain World, naturally, more memory information from the 'Smart Hang-up' stage appeared in his mind: "The inn was attacked?" At a glance, he could see that rockets were inserted in many places in the inn and had already begun to burn.
"Protect the master, protect the young lady." Many guards gathered towards the Fei father and daughter.
Xu Jingming, carrying two shields and holding a spear, also came to Fei Xinlan's guest room.
Bang.
The door of the guest room opened, and Qiu Tong and three other female guards were protecting Fei Xinlan. Fei Xinlan looked at the flames burning in the inn. She was not panicked, but felt curious: "Another bandit attack? They started a fire attack?"
Along the way, Fei Xinlan had experienced too many bandits and had gotten used to it.
"This time is different." Master Fei came over with his guards, his face serious, "This is already the outskirts of the imperial capital, how could bandits dare to be so arrogant?"
Most of the guards around were Blood Rain Guards. The leader, a silver-haired old man, solemnly ordered, "Qu Cheng, take your men to the outside of the inn immediately to check out the enemy's details."
"Yes." Guard Qu Cheng responded and jumped down the second-floor corridor with his five guards. They dispersed, each of them moving as fast as a ghost, and quietly went to different places in the inn. They carefully stuck their heads out and observed all directions in the dark night.
The flames burning in the inn illuminated the scene outside, and one could see at a glance that the Black Lotus Sect disciples had surrounded the inn.
Puff puff puff!!!
When these guards stuck their heads out and looked carefully, they were immediately shot with arrows. The six guards returned holding shields, some of which had arrows stuck in them.
"Master Qian Hu." Qu Cheng reported to the silver-haired old man respectfully, "It's the Black Lotus Sect! I can recognize the clothes they are wearing at a glance. They are all disciples of the Black Lotus Sect."
"At least two hundred people."
"Look, they also brought some fishing nets and barrels."
Several guards said.
The silver-haired old man's expression changed slightly when he heard this: "It turned out to be those crazy people from the Black Lotus Sect!"
"Master." The silver-haired old man bowed slightly and reported, "Since the Black Lotus Sect is coming to attack, they must be well prepared. Based on my experience fighting with the Black Lotus Sect, the Black Lotus Sect must have prepared things like 'kerosene' and 'poison water'. Once the inn starts to collapse, the kerosene will be thrown in! We may suffer heavy casualties before the actual fighting. We must break out immediately!"
"Guard Lu, you will be in charge of everything," said Master Fei.
"good."
The silver-haired old man nodded and immediately gave the order, "Everyone go to the stable! Use the horses as the vanguard, rush out of the inn, and charge in a certain direction. Anyone who stands in our way will be killed without mercy!"
Immediately, everyone protected Mr. Fei and his daughter and jumped down the stairs and rushed to the stable.
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BANG BANG BANG!!!
Fireworks rockets shot up into the sky, extremely conspicuous in the night sky.
"The Blood Rain Guards' Cloud-Breaking Arrows. There's no big city within a hundred miles around here. Who will save them?" The Black Lotus Sect's Dharma King watched as the Fei family team sent out a call for help. They had already expected this and didn't care at all.
Even if someone saw the Cloud-Breaking Arrow coming to rescue, by the time they arrived, their side would have already succeeded.
"Mercy, mercy." Suddenly, someone walked out of the burning inn cautiously with his hands raised high.
" I have silver, please spare my life."
These people walked out of the inn with hope, but what greeted them was arrows! The arrows were so fast that they tore through the air and pierced through the flesh and blood. In the blink of an eye, the few people who walked out of the inn were shot to death.
The disciples of the Black Lotus Sect watched this scene indifferently. To them who had been rebelling for years, killing ordinary people was too easy.
But the other people in the inn were somewhat desperate, as they were completely implicated.
"We will be burned to death in the inn and killed if we go out. What should we do? What should we do?" These guests, as well as the innkeeper, waiters and cooks, were all in fear and despair.
"rush!"
"The fire is getting bigger and bigger. If we stay in the inn, we will definitely die. If we rush out, we still have a chance of survival."
These people no longer had any hope, and each of them used various means to escape in all directions, hoping that as many people as possible would be saved.
However, the people who besieged the inn this time were the Black Lotus Sect, so none of them could escape. Soon, they all fell down and died under the arrows, including a second-rate master who was killed by a hidden weapon before he could rush to the Black Lotus Sect.
"These are not worth mentioning. The Fei family's team and their guards are all elite Blood Rain Guards, much more powerful." The Black Lotus Sect's Dharma King said softly.
As soon as the words fell——
“Lilililil~~~~”
Accompanied by the neighing of horses, many horses rushed out of the inn and rushed outside like crazy!
The rest of the Fei family team were all running, protecting the carriage in the middle. The carriage was not pulled by horses, but by a guard in full armor. These top masters could burst out tens of thousands of pounds of strength in a short period of time, so pulling the carriage was naturally easy, but this burst state could not last too long.
"Bang, bang, bang--" Dozens of horses galloped, the momentum of the charge was quite terrifying, and the disciples of the Black Lotus Sect had to give way.
In the Fei family team, Xu Jingming is rushing in the front at this moment.
As one of the seven top-notch masters in the team, and a spearman, he naturally took on the responsibility of breaking the formation! The three top-notch masters led by him, in cooperation with ten shield masters, were bravely rushing to the front.
“Huahuahua——”
Xu Jingming took a glance and saw huge fishing nets thrown from afar in the night sky, trying to cover the Fei family's team.
A group of guards immediately appeared in the Fei family team, throwing out thick wooden stakes one by one. These were wooden stakes found next to the stable, probably used as firewood. The Blood Rain Guards were very familiar with the common methods of the Black Lotus Sect, so they naturally brought some wooden stakes with them.
Pieces of wood, each weighing nearly 100 kilograms, were thrown out and hit the fishing net, carrying the fishing net back to the Black Lotus Sect disciples' camp. The Black Lotus Sect disciples quickly dodged, and poisonous water was sprayed again.
"Swish, swish, swish." A guard beside Xu Jingming immediately raised his shield to block the poisonous water that was sprayed nearby. The shield was corroded by the poisonous water and made a sound.
Xu Jingming was also secretly shocked.
"The Black Lotus Sect is not an ordinary gang. It behaves more like an elite army." Xu Jingming sighed secretly, "Fortunately, the Blood Rain Guards have been fighting against the Black Lotus Sect for a long time and have rich experience."
Fishing nets, poisonous water, hidden weapons, throwing weapons, traps...
The Black Lotus Sect had surrounded this place for a while, but they had already set up a simple trap. Although the Fei family's team was elite, their numbers were still small, and they began to suffer losses.
"Charge." The silver-haired old man beside Master Fei shouted.
Although the Black Lotus Sect disciples were also trying hard to keep their distance, it was clear that in terms of eliteness, they were still not as good as the smaller Fei Family team.
The Fei family’s team finally made their way into the Black Lotus Sect’s crowd.
"Master Fei must have arranged a lot of experts to protect his only two relatives." The Dharma King of the Black Lotus Sect observed silently, allowing his disciples to fight with the Fei family team.
"Let the disciples first find out the details of the Fei family team."
The Dalai Lama is very cautious.
His life was much more precious than those of his disciples. If he rushed in blindly without knowing the details of the Fei family team, he would be easily attacked by unknown masters! So the King of Dharma observed patiently and collected the information he wanted.
"kill."
Xu Jingming charged forward with a big gun in his hand, and he also felt the huge pressure! Two top masters, one holding a shield and a sword, and the other holding an eight-foot long sword, shared the pressure on both sides, and a group of guards helped defend with shields.
“Puff, puff, puff.”
The spear in Xu Jingming's hand was as fast as lightning, and the tip of the spear left a lot of bloody flowers. One by one, the Black Lotus Sect disciples were pierced and fell down. But these disciples also launched attacks, one weapon after another, and some were sneak attacks with hidden weapons.
In this kind of large-scale fight, a big gun is very advantageous.
But in the Blood Rain World, only a few people use spears, and swords are the mainstream! Swords are more convenient to carry with you on a daily basis. For example, Xu Jingming usually puts two pieces of spears in a gun bag, and has to take them out and put them together when fighting. It is really inconvenient for ordinary fights.
In addition, when it comes to saving lives, a spear is no match for a shield.
Therefore, whether it is the Blood Rain Guards or the gang bandits, shield swords and shield swords are more common. Only a few masters insist on practicing spear skills! In large-scale fights, spears have their advantages.
"Throw."
The rotating sharp blade wheel cuts across the sky and cuts over.
Xu Jingming shook his spear, knocking the six sharp blades nearby back.
"Kill him." A master from the Black Lotus Sect wanted to stop Xu Jingming, the "sharp knife" of the team.
But Xu Jingming had long understood the 'appearance of all living things'. He had learned the 'Space-Time Volume' among the five volumes of spearmanship, and the 'Flowing Water Volume' which changed with the trend. Xu Jingming was very good at grasping the situation on the field and making corresponding changes according to the changes in the enemy's situation.
He always looks for the weaknesses in the enemy's formation, just like the knife in the hand of a chef, naturally cutting at the weaknesses in the enemy's formation!
Use the strong to attack the weak!
The other two top masters followed Xu Jingming. They were as strong as Xu Jingming, but they were good at different things. One was good at close range protection, and the other was good at killing! The two cooperated with Xu Jingming to cause great damage to the Black Lotus Sect disciples.
"Guard Jing is a natural military genius." The silver-haired old man saw this from a distance and praised, "He has a very sharp sense of smell. He can find the weaknesses of the enemy's military formation in a melee, seize the fleeting opportunity, and quickly defeat the enemy."
The gray-clothed man beside him also nodded: "In a one-on-one fight, he is only at the first-rate level, but his pistol skills and ability to lead a team are indeed suitable for the military."
The two of them were around the carriage, dealing with it carefully.
The King of France watched this scene from afar.
"The three forwards of the Fei family team are all first-rate! There should be several first-rate masters around the Fei family father and daughter. Lord Fei really cares about his family and arranged so many masters." The King of Dharma had roughly figured out the strength of the Fei family team. "The possibility of this team having a top-notch master is very low!"
The idea is certain.
The King of France moved.
“Whoosh.”
The Dharma King rushed into the crowd of Black Lotus Sect disciples in an instant and went straight towards Xu Jingming and the other three. The Black Lotus Sect disciples naturally avoided him instinctively.
"Hmm?" Xu Jingming was in control of the battle situation at all times. He felt that a large number of disciples of the Black Lotus Sect were avoiding like water, causing a black-haired man to pounce on him at an extremely fast speed.
"Be careful." Xu Jingming immediately changed the direction of his advance. His spear was like a snake, bang bang bang, knocking away three Black Lotus Sect disciples who were holding shields to block. Those Black Lotus Sect disciples all rushed towards the black-haired man.
The black-haired man's figure changed into a ghostly one, and he was approaching.
Xu Jingming's two companions also noticed it and became extremely alert.
"boom--"
The terrifying mental consciousness erupted, impacting in all directions.
Xu Jingming felt his head go dark, and he felt a spiritual wave impacting his consciousness. He felt as if he was about to fall, and his brain felt severe pain. The two companions beside him also changed their faces. One of them, who was holding a shield and a sword, couldn't help but cover his head in pain.
“Shhhhh.”
Along with the terrifying mental shock, there were black lights! The light was weird and unpredictable.
Although Xu Jingming had a headache, the threat of death at this moment made him shudder, and he began to dance with the spear in his hand! He used the Dingshan Scroll to defend himself, and the Liushui Scroll to respond to the changes in the enemy's sword light, while constantly sensing the changes in the qi of all living things.
Because the enemy's attacks are too fast, it is impossible to see clearly, so you have to rely on the changes in Qi to judge the enemy's attacks.
“Ding ding ding.”
A strange black light flashes!
On the left side of Xu Jingming, a top-notch master who used a shield and sword covered his head. When the sword came, he swung his shield to block it, but he was a step too slow. As soon as the sword flashed, he stood there motionless, with a blood mark on his waist.
The first-rate master holding a long sword tried his best to block the enemy with the eight-foot long sword, but he still couldn't stop the terrible and strange "black light". The black light passed by, leaving blood marks on his neck.
Xu Jingming blocked with his spear and retreated violently at the same time.
In the blink of an eye!
Of the three top-notch masters, two died and one retreated.
"Too fast." Xu Jingming looked at his waist. There was a piece of cloth missing, revealing the protective armor he was wearing inside. This was a gift from Miss Fei Xinlan to Xu Jingming. Now there was a knife mark on the armor.
"If it weren't for this protective armor, I would have been seriously injured if not dead." Xu Jingming was secretly amazed, "A top-notch master, he must be a top-notch master."
To put such horrible pressure on himself, he must be a top-notch master!
This was the first top-notch master Xu Jingming met since he came to the Blood Rain World.
"Night Dharma King." The silver-haired old man and the man in gray beside the carriage confirmed the identity of the person after seeing the Dharma King take action.
"Hold on to the death!" the silver-haired old man shouted.
"Hold on!"
"Hold on!"
The guards shouted in unison, and the assault formation immediately changed into a defensive formation. Circles like blooming lotuses immediately surrounded the carriage to form a protective formation. Their backs were all left to their companions, and they only needed to deal with the front and began to prepare to defend.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The silver-haired old man and the gray-clothed man rushed out at the same time, rushing towards the Night Dharma King of the Black Lotus Sect.
"How dare you charge at me?" Ye Fa Wang sneered. Two of Xu Jingming and his three men died, and the remaining Xu Jingming also retreated violently. But the silver-haired old man and the gray-clothed man joined forces to kill them.
Puff puff puff!!!
The Night King and the two fought instantly. The silver-haired old man was holding the most common shield and sword, while the gray-clothed man was using a shield and sword. His sword was a soft sword, fast and strange. The two cooperated, one was upright and the other was feminine and strange. Both of them had shields and completely blocked the Night King's terrifying attack.
Although Ye Fa Wang was extremely oppressive and had a clear advantage, he could not break through the shields of the two men. The knives and swords of the two men also posed some threats to Ye Fa Wang.
"Attack and destroy them completely." King Ye Fa gave orders while fighting.
“Even if you die, you must protect the master and the young lady.” The silver-haired old man shouted angrily. He and the man in gray could only try their best to entangle the Night Dharma King.
"kill!"
"attack!"
The Black Lotus Sect disciples went crazy.
Before, they were still holding back and consuming the Fei family team in an orderly manner. But after Ye Fa Wang launched the attack and issued the order, all the Black Lotus Sect disciples became crazy! Attack at all costs.
"Stop them!"
All the guards tried their best to resist, and Xu Jingming, as a first-class master, put out fires one by one according to the situation on the field.
When they checked into the inn, the Fei family had seven first-rate masters! There were twenty-seven second-rate masters, and a few third-rate masters. Most of them were elite masters of the Blood Rain Guard. Now, under the siege of the Black Lotus Sect, even though they were back to back and most of them had inner armor, they still fell one by one!
After all, two fists are no match for four hands, and the number of masters in the Black Lotus Sect is even greater than that of the Fei family team.
"Puchi!" A knife stabbed into Luo Baichuan's chest. When the knife was pulled out, blood splattered.
"withdraw."
The other guards skillfully pulled Luo Baichuan to the inner layer of the team, and the entire team formation shrank slightly again.
"Brother Luo." Inside the carriage, Fei Xinlan was looking at the outside world through the gap in the window. When she saw Luo Baichuan with a bloody hole in his chest and being dragged to the innermost layer of the team and falling beside the carriage, her heart trembled.
"I, I thought... I thought that letting you go to the capital together was to help you. But, but..." Fei Xinlan was very sad to see the other guards die one by one. After all, they were all there to protect her and her father. And she had a special feeling for the three guards she personally selected.
But what about now?
At first I thought it was helping them and giving them opportunities, but now it seems that it also brings terrible dangers.
"puff."
Some guards vomited blood, with internal organs in the blood. Similarly, Black Lotus Sect disciples also fell down one by one.
The battle has entered its most brutal phase!
The disciples of the Black Lotus Sect were like crazy, trying to crush the Fei family team. All the guards of the Fei family also risked their lives to protect the carriage.
Xu Jingming was also very emotional at the moment. For two months, his companions who had been with him day and night died one by one! Xu Jingming could only try his best to kill the enemy and help his companions with his spear, and try his best to do it to the end.
At this moment, he felt powerless.
Human power is limited! His power is limited after all! He can't turn the tables on his own and defeat the Black Lotus Sect on his own. After all, he is still far from the realm of a "super first-class master".
"Dingshan Scroll! Calm your mind! Unmovable... like a mountain!" At this moment of emotional excitement, Xu Jingming understood the essence of "Dingshan Scroll" more and more.
The five volumes of spearmanship were created by the legendary existence 'Xuan' in the universe. 'Xuan' achieved different results in these five volumes.
The volumes he accumulated the most were "Liushui Scroll" and "Dingshan Scroll". These two volumes recorded the most content. Before he became a ninth-rank master...Xuan had made great achievements in these two areas.
"Only when your mind is calm can your shooting skills be steady."
"Only by staying still can we give the enemy no chance to take advantage." Xu Jingming's heart was surging with emotions, but his brain was calm. He sensed the appearance of all living things, looked for the enemy's flaws, killed the enemy, and helped his companions.
Do what you can to the limit!
Sometimes a life-and-death struggle comes down to who makes fewer mistakes and who can better seize opportunities.
One chance can decide life or death.
Xu Jingming was immersed in the state of mind of "calm and unmovable as a mountain", and he used his spear skills perfectly to kill enemies on the battlefield. Even two top masters from the Black Lotus Sect came to kill him, wanting to remove Xu Jingming.
But Xu Jingming was too steady. He was not blind, nor was he greedy for merit . He did not give the Black Lotus Sect any chance. He was cooperating with the entire Fei family team's formation and maintaining its operation.
"In three minutes, the number of guards killed will reach a critical point, and the entire guard team will completely collapse." Xu Jingming realized this, but he still relied on his marksmanship to influence the team and tried to persevere.
"Hasn't been breached yet?"
Ye Fa Wang was also held back by two masters of the Blood Rain Guard. These two masters were considered top-notch among the first-class masters, and when they worked together, they were comparable to "super first-class masters". They were also the confidants of the eldest son of the Fei family. This time, they were also sent to protect his father and sister.
"Boom~~~~" Suddenly, there was a dense sound of horse hooves in the distance. The earth was shaking because they were running too fast and too densely.
"Um?"
Both the remaining Fei family troops and the Black Lotus Sect disciples noticed it.
The team was coming at full speed. There were many horses but not many people.
Each of us has three horses! We are here at full speed with light luggage.
"Black Lotus Sect?" A loud shout was heard, "Kill them all! Kill all these Black Lotus Sect thieves!"
One after another, figures jumped off their horses and turned into afterimages to kill them.
When it comes to long-distance running, the masters are naturally not as good as these top-quality horses! But in a short burst, the masters are so fast that their figures are blurred. These dozens of top masters went straight to the place where the Black Lotus Sect and the Fei Family team were fighting.
"Wang Jiuyan?" King Ye Fa saw the figure rushing in the front from afar.
He was a burly man, holding an iron spear, his figure as fast as thunder. Before he arrived, the terrifying mental shock had already spread to the entire battlefield, mainly impacting the Black Lotus Sect.
"Blood Demon Spear, Wang Jiuyan?" Ye Fa Wang's face changed, and he immediately shouted, "Retreat!"
At the command.
King Ye retreated into the darkness immediately, and the other disciples of the Black Lotus Sect immediately scattered and fled. Having rebelled for many years, they were very experienced in retreating and escaping.
The disciples of the Black Lotus Sect quickly disappeared into the darkness, and the battle was over!
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As the Black Lotus Sect disciples retreated, the remaining Fei family troops immediately relaxed, and many guards collapsed to the ground.
Xu Jingming has lost some weight. It is obvious that high-intensity fighting consumes energy.
"Greetings, Lord Wang."
The silver-haired old man and the man in gray stepped forward and saluted.
"Brother Fei's father and sister, are they okay?" the burly man walked up to the team and asked.
"We fought desperately and delayed the fight until now, and finally saved the master and the young lady. If Lord Wang hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid few of them would have escaped today." said the silver-haired old man.
At this time, the burly man also saw Mr. Fei and Fei Xinlan getting out of the carriage.
"I'm Wang Jiuyan, a good friend of Brother Fei Qing. I've met Uncle and Sister Xinlan." The burly man said with a smile, "Brother Fei Qing asked me to do this, so I brought my men here at full speed, and finally arrived at the critical moment. If I was a step slower, I don't know how I would explain to Brother Fei Qing."
"Thank you, Lord Wang, for saving my life." Master Fei was also very grateful. He could tell that this Wang Jiuyan should be in a very high position, as he addressed the commander-in-chief of the Blood Rain Guards in the Eastern Region of the Empire as 'Brother Fei Qing'.
"Hurry up and treat the guards." The burly man gave the order. The many masters he brought with him were all fresh troops and immediately helped to treat the wounded. Only one-third of the guards were still standing, and the rest were either dead or injured.
"Brother Luo."
Fei Xinlan had tears in her eyes as she reached Luo Baichuan. Seeing Luo Baichuan already covered in blood, she was filled with worry.
At this moment, Luo Baichuan's face was pale and his lips were bloodless. When he saw Fei Xinlan coming over, he moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out.
"He's not dead yet, so he won't die." The expert next to him helped treat the wound and said casually, "He can survive such an injury, he is lucky."
The masters of the stream can control every cell in the body and have strong vitality. They can control the bleeding in the body, control the healing of wounds, and control the blood flow rate in the body, so as long as they can survive until now, they can generally survive.
"You're lucky." Xu Jingming and Qiu Tong, who came over, were also happy for Luo Baichuan. Being alive was a sign of good luck.
Qiu Tong is Fei Xinlan's senior sister and had a broken arm, so she was at the innermost part of the formation and was under less pressure, which is why she survived.
Xu Jingming was always on a shopping spree.
The two of them walked aside so as not to interfere with others' treatment of Luo Baichuan.
"You are even more powerful." Qiu Tong said, "You have become a bloody man, and the blood belongs to others."
Xu Jingming sat down and looked around. Many guards were dead.
"Life is unpredictable." Xu Jingming shook his head.
"Have some wine." Qiu Tong threw a wine pot over and sat beside him, saying casually, "There are always deaths in this world. People's lives are as cheap as grass outside the city, and there are often gang fights inside the city. Being able to join the Blood Rain Guard is already considered a superior person. But as a Blood Rain Guard, you still have to fight at the critical moment and cannot retreat even a single step."
"No job is easy, each has its own difficulties." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
They both drank.
Food was soon distributed, and the survivors ate, drank, and chatted. Everyone was ready to fight to the death when escorting the Fei family father and daughter to the imperial capital. Now that a companion had died, everyone was very calm, as this was expected.
After more than an hour, a large number of people arrived.
"What a grand formation." Xu Jingming, Qiu Tong and others looked up and saw a huge group of people arriving. Many people were surrounding a leader, who was a young man in a black robe.
The young man in black robe jumped off his horse and approached the team.
"Sir." The silver-haired old man, the man in gray, and some other Blood Rain Guard masters immediately stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.
"Dad, little sister."
When the young man in black robe saw his father and sister, his eyes became red and he was extremely excited.
"Brother." Fei Xinlan rushed over excitedly and threw herself into her brother's arms.
The young man in black robe hugged his sister and smiled happily.
"Brother Jiuyan, thank you." The young man in black robe let go of his sister and thanked Wang Jiuyan who was standing beside him.
"It's a small matter." Wang Jiuyan smiled, "And it's mainly the work of the guards. They held out for a long time under the siege of the Black Lotus Sect, and suffered heavy casualties. When I arrived, I just shouted, and the Black Lotus Sect retreated, so I didn't do much."
"How could they retreat without you?" The young man in black robe then looked at the guards who were exhausted after the battle. Many guards who were seriously injured stood up to greet Commander-in-Chief Fei.
"Each of you has contributed to my father and sister being alive."
The young man in black robe looked at everyone and said, "I, Fei Qing, will never forget everyone's contribution."
"Thank you, sir." All the guards were a little excited. Xu Jingming, Qiu Tong and several others who were not from the 'Blood Rain Guards' also thanked Lord Fei together.
This journey is very difficult.
But as long as they can successfully send people to the imperial capital, it will be a great achievement! Each of them can become rich.
Now that they heard Fei Qing's promise again, they felt relieved.