Four 3
Cao Mengsheng was slightly surprised when he saw Fu Chatao's attack, but he crouched down and immediately grabbed Fu Chatao's right wrist. Fu Chatao was stunned, pulled his hand sideways, and hit Cao Mengsheng in the face with his left hand.
Cao Mengsheng retreated slightly, and with a wave of his robe sleeves, he easily neutralized Fu Chatao's move and pushed him aside like a leaf. Fu Chatao was about to steady himself, but Cao Mengsheng's other hand slapped him on the head again, and the palm wind was so fierce that it was hard to breathe.
Liu Qingye saw that his master's victory was inevitable, and saw that Kehai had already protected Fu Chakang and escaped from the military tent. He thought to himself: "We must not let the old thief get away like this!" He killed several soldiers with great force, and together with Li Mingxin, they supported Wang and Wu and rushed out of the military tent.
As soon as Liu Qing the savage came out of the military tent, he saw swords and spears flashing murderously outside, and archers ready to shoot them like hedgehogs at Fu Cha Kang's command!
There were still a few places of unrest in the neat formation - the sound of weapons clashing could be heard constantly, and it was obvious that the two sides were fighting to a critical moment. Wang Chunshan looked at them and said happily, "It's our brothers who have come!" It was obvious that the one who had just set the fire was from the Lantern Society. He immediately raised his voice and shouted, "Brothers, come and help!"
In the crowd, there were crackling sounds of Iron Lotus seeds attacking, and then a man suddenly stood up from the ground, waving his arms and leaping a few times, coming towards this side. All the soldiers he stepped on fell down.
Fu Chakang, who was surrounded by a crowd of people and protected by them, knew that the situation was serious and shouted, "Don't bother with these desperate criminals anymore! Get rid of them quickly, Tao'er is still in there! Shoot! Shoot!"
All the archers aimed at the battle group, and Liu Qingye's heart was in his throat.
At this moment, a loud shout was heard from the military tent behind him, and Cao Mengsheng jumped out holding Fu Chatao: "Old thief, you dare to shoot an arrow! I will crush your son to death!"
Everyone looked at him and saw him holding Fu Chatao's scapula with one hand and hiding the other hand in his wide sleeves. He flicked his sleeves and caused two soldiers to fall down screaming. Fu Chatao was obviously in great pain in his shoulder, but he couldn't struggle at all. Beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead.
When Fu Chakang saw his son being held hostage, his face turned pale . He quickly stopped his men and said to Cao Mengsheng, "If you want to save him, I will let you go. But don't hurt my Tao'er!"
But Cao Mengsheng smiled coldly and said, "Let your son go? Why didn't you let go of the 121 people from our Songqiao Academy? Today I will make you pay with your life!" As he spoke, he picked up Fu Cha Tao and jumped up from the ground, stomping on the heads of the soldiers in front of him and went straight to Fu Cha Kang.
Liu Qingye saw from afar that Fu Cha Kang's face was ashen. Although Ke Hai was waving his sword and yelling in front of him, it was obviously useless. Fu Cha Kang was going to die on the spot!
Just as Cao Mengsheng ran to Fu Cha Kang's side, a figure suddenly flew out of the firelight like a roc, as fast as a ghost, and rushed straight towards Cao Mengsheng without any challenge. Liu Qingye couldn't see clearly, but he saw Cao Mengsheng holding Fu Cha Tao and jumping away. Fu Cha Kang was safe and sound, his face turned from cyan to pale, and he said happily: "Oh, Mang Keshan, you are finally back!"
At this time, the man who came was Mang Keshan, a man of about 40 years old, with a strong back and strong waist, his eyes were as big as copper bells, his eyebrows were upside down, and he looked really ferocious. He fell from the air, not caring about the lives of the soldiers on both sides, and picked up and threw the people who were in the way to make a place for himself, then he stretched out his arms and took up his position.
Cao Mengsheng just avoided his collision, holding Fu Chatao and standing about ten feet away, and knocked down the soldiers on the side. The two open spaces happened to be connected, so the two sides could confront each other.
Mang Keshan laughed loudly and said, "I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be you reckless Han dogs again! Come on, today I will let you all see how powerful we Manchu warriors are!" As he said that, he clenched his fists, as if to say "give in three moves first"!
Liu Qingye knew that Cao Mengsheng would never accept such an insult. But Wang Chunshan had suffered a loss at the hands of Mang Keshan, and he shouted, "Master Cao, don't talk about the code of conduct with the Tartars, kill them if you see them!"
Cao Mengsheng hesitated for a moment, sneered and said, "Exactly!" He slapped Fu Chatao's acupoints and threw him to Liu Qingye, saying, "Qingye, keep an eye on this little thief!" He then used both palms to attack Mang Keshan like lightning.
It seemed that Mang Keshan did not take Cao Mengsheng seriously at all. When he saw Cao Mengsheng rushing towards him, he still folded his arms and chuckled twice. It was not until Cao Mengsheng's palms were about to hit his chest that he slightly tilted his body back, raised his sleeves and blocked the attack with his forearms. Then, when Cao Mengsheng changed his moves, he moved forward, took a side step, still with his arms folded, and used his shoulder to hit Cao Mengsheng's elbow.
With Cao Mengsheng's martial arts, of course, this ordinary collision would not succeed, so he just jumped away and resolved it. However, Mang Keshan's arrogance made him very angry, and he cursed, "You bastard, why don't you make a move!" He kicked Mang Keshan in the face in mid-air.
Mang Keshan wanted to provoke him and confuse him, but he still didn't make a move. He first turned his head to avoid the fierce kick, and then took advantage of Cao Mengsheng's failure to retract his legs and suddenly hit his calf with his head. Cao Mengsheng had never expected him to do this. He had no time to withdraw his right leg. He could only twist his waist in the air to get his right leg out of danger. At the same time, he pushed out with his left foot and stepped heavily on Mang Keshan's chest, using the force to leap backwards.
After two moves, both sides knew how powerful the other was. Mang Keshan pulled his hand out from his sleeve and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll attack you and make you die faster!" Under the firelight, his palm was red and his ten fingers were like hooks, which was extremely terrifying.
Liu Qingye pressed a sword against Fu Chatao's throat, holding him hostage to guard the side of Wang Chunshan and others. The members of the Lantern Festival had already broken through the siege, cut a bloody path through the crowd, and came to their leader.
One of the monks shook Wang Chunshan’s hand and said, “Brother, fourth sister, I’m glad you’re all okay. You don’t know that right after Mingxin came to report the news, the Tartars came and killed everyone in the Adaler Oasis! We couldn’t bear to implicate the common people, so we came to the desert, but we didn’t expect the Tartars to be so hateful. They chased us relentlessly. We threw them off several times, but they caught up with us several times... Fifth brother... Fifth brother was seriously injured by Mangkeshan, and he’s already..."
"What?" Wu Shuiqing asked in surprise, "Fifth brother, he...he..."
Everyone was depressed for a moment.
A middle-aged man nearby said, "Fifth brother said before he died that since we can't get rid of them anyway, we might as well just break into their lair and fight them, and maybe rescue eldest brother and fourth sister..." When he said this, tears flowed down his bloodstained face, and the others were also extremely sad and angry.
Liu Qingye looked at these people. Sure enough, everyone was injured and in a mess. They were being hunted all the way here. However, apart from being angry and sad, they showed no fear. He remembered that he had just eavesdropped outside the military tent. Fu Chatao was still hoping that the people in the Lantern Festival would surrender. This was really wishful thinking! However, Liu Qingye looked at the battle group over there. Mang Keshan had already been hunting here, but where was the traitor surnamed Li? Wasn't he hiding aside and preparing to attack? Thinking of this, he really worried about his master.
Wang Chunshan was so angry after hearing what the crowd said that he trembled slightly. He hated that he didn't have any strength, otherwise, he would really go up to help Cao Mengsheng. He looked at the scene and saw Cao Mengsheng and Mang Keshan, whose sleeves were flying and their figures were blurred, fighting hard. Fu Chakang was only guarded by Kehai and a group of soldiers. He immediately ordered: "Quick! Everyone, go up together, while Mang Keshan has no time to split himself, kill the old thief first!"
The people in the Lantern Festival thought of the tragic death of the Fifth Boss and were filled with grief and indignation. After hearing what Wang Chunshan said, they all agreed, drew their swords and ready themselves, and went towards Fu Cha Kang.
Seeing his father in danger, Fu Chatao was extremely anxious and cried out: "My father advocates that the Manchus and the Han should be one family. I think you heroes have misunderstood..."
The second half of his sentence was interrupted by a slap from Li Mingxin: "Misunderstanding - I'll make you pay for your uncle's life later!"
Fu Chatao's head buzzed from the blow, and the scenery in front of him blurred. When he looked again, the people from the Lantern Festival had already killed all the soldiers and were approaching Kehai and Fu Chakang. He wanted to shout at this time, but how could he stop them? He was so angry that he couldn't even shout!
During the fight, Mang Keshan realized that something was not right, so he attacked with one palm and was about to jump out of the circle to rescue him. However, Cao Mengsheng was not willing to let him go. He rushed forward and quickly attacked with two palms, one on the face and one on the chest, forcing him to defend himself. At the same time, the members of the Chuandeng Society rushed forward, and no one could save Fu Cha Kang.
Seeing this critical moment, Liu Qingye's sword-holding hands were sticky with sweat. He expected that Fu Cha Kang would die on the spot, and his blood feud would be avenged. He was nervous and excited. But suddenly he thought, what's the point of revenge? It's still a long way to recover the motherland. Didn't we kill Huang Taiji and Shunzhi, and Kangxi? Didn't we kill Dorgon and Duoduo, and Fu Cha Kang? Even if Fu Cha Kang was killed today, who would be left tomorrow? Fu Cha Tao, who was being held by him? How long would it take to collect the blood debt?
Bastard! He cursed himself, but what was he thinking about here? The world is so big, how many Tartars are there? How many Han people are there? Our ancestors have sacrificed their lives and shed their blood for this great cause, and people of our generation will do their best to kill the bandits. If we call on all Han people in the world to unite as one, no matter how many Tartars there are, we will kill them one by one!
Thinking of this, he immediately felt more energetic and excited. At this moment, he suddenly heard a loud shout in the melee, and then a few screams. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a black figure jumping up from the battle group, holding Fu Chakang in one hand and Ke Hai in the other, leaving the heavy murderous intention.
Liu Qingye, Li Mingxin and others were stunned, but Fu Chatao said happily: "Mr. Li!"
It seemed that Mr. Li had excellent martial arts skills. With this leap, he almost disappeared into the darkness of the night sky, out of reach of the firelight. From a distance, Liu Qingye could vaguely see that he was a tall and thin man, dressed like a Confucian scholar. His wide robe fluttered in the night wind, and there was a cross-shaped scar on his face. From a distance, even though his eyebrows and features could not be distinguished, the scar could be clearly seen.
Mangkeshan was overjoyed to see the general escape from danger, and shouted a few words in Manchu.
Liu Qingye and the others didn't understand, but only heard Fu Chatao yelling, "Uncle Mang Keshan, no!"
The soldiers scattered to both sides. Before the others could react, several cannons were already pushed out from the camp . Mang Keshan shouted a few more times in Manchu, then he jumped out of the battle group and said, "Han dogs, you will die here today! Let's see who is stronger, you or our cannons!"
After being startled for a moment, Cao Mengsheng also rushed out of the circle. However, most of the people present were from the Lantern Festival, and it was impossible for them to withdraw completely. The fuse of the cannon over there was already burning, and it seemed that the heroes were about to die on the spot!
It happened in a flash. There were a few whizzing sounds and several hidden weapons flew through the air, and the dazzling sparks were all extinguished.
The whole place fell silent, and then Mang Keshan cursed: "Li! I knew you were a traitor! Are you trying to hold the general hostage?"
Was it the traitor Li who did this? Liu Qingye had no time to think about it, and he did not hear Mr. Li's answer. Suddenly, his eyes blurred, and a gray shadow flashed by, bringing with it a gust of wind. When the wind stopped, Fu Cha Tao, who he was holding, had disappeared. He was horrified, and looked in the direction of the gray shadow - more than ten feet away, Fu Cha Kang and Fu Cha Tao were standing safely, and Mr. Li was standing next to them. In such a thrilling situation, he actually had his robe sleeves fluttering, as if he was strolling in the garden! Liu Qingye was stunned by the high martial arts skills of this man.
Wu Shuiqing on the other side seemed to be stunned and unable to speak.
But the hostages had been lost, and the enemy had masters in the line, so the members of the Lantern Festival did not dare to fight. Wang Chunshan shouted, "Everyone retreat quickly!" Everyone supported each other and rushed straight out of the military camp.
In the chaos, Liu Qingye seemed to see Mang Keshan yelling and instructing the soldiers to relight the fire, but was stopped by Mr. Li. Mang Keshan then struck Mr. Li with a palm, but Mr. Li dodged and nonchalantly fought back. After a few exchanges, the two men really came into contact with each other... Liu Qingye vaguely heard Wu Shuiqing muttering, "How... How could it be like this..." But he did not take it to heart. He took advantage of the chaos in the military camp and ran out of the Shanshan Oasis with the people from the Lantern Festival.
