Chapter 216 The Unruly Madman
The sun shone slantingly, reflecting into Luan Shen's eyes. The scene in his eyes was very harmonious. The fisherman was fishing in the afternoon, which revealed a sense of peace and leisure.
However, along with the increasing sounds of fighting in the mountains, this peaceful scene seemed a bit strange.
"You mean I'm scared?"
A gust of cold wind blew from the river, carrying the slightest smell of blood. Luan Shen raised his sword with solemn killing intent.
Afraid!
Such a simple word has never appeared in Luan Shen's heart since a long time ago.
The best swordsman in Jixia Academy!
Since he received this title as a boy, Lu Zhou has been shrouded in the glory brought by this title.
For more than ten years, there has been no setback.
However, that night, Lu Zhou felt something unusual.
When the leader of the Mo family in front of him faced the Six Sword Slaves, he felt a sense of weight and ease that Lu Zhou had never faced before.
Faintly, Lu Zhou felt a sense of fear in his heart.
Even Lu Zhou didn't dare to take a step forward. The person in front of him was like a sharp knife that would pierce the illusion of being immersed in glory for so many years.
For a top expert like Lu Zhou, such a distance can be reached in a few breaths. But now, it seems a little difficult for him to even hold up the proud sword in his hand.
"Luo Wang asked you to come here, did you want to kill me, or did you want to hold me back?"
The fishing rod moved slightly, as if there were fish under the water that were about to be hooked. However, Zhao Shuang was not in a hurry. He slowly asked a question that the other party seemed to be unable to answer.
Tan Yin kept Ouyang Zhuhu behind him and distanced himself from Zhao Shuang. Protecting Ouyang Zhu is Tan Yin's only purpose here. Therefore, she did not want to be too involved in the upcoming battlefield.
Luo Wang is here for Zhao Shuang, so naturally he won't use too much power on her.
However, she kept enough distance from Zhao Shuang.
Luan Shen saw the subtle psychology of the shark leader. Although they were from the same group, they were not of the same mind.
"What's the difference?"
Temporarily covering up the question just now, burying the palpitating feeling that he didn't want to face deep in his heart, Luan Shen answered simply.
"Now in the world, the country that can influence the general situation is Qin. As long as the results are determined there, I'm afraid it's better to be alive than to be dead."
The battlefield in front of us seems to be filled with smoke, but no matter how noisy it is, it is just a microcosm of another battle, an insignificant node.
The traces of water flowing above the water are being disturbed and undulating by the anomalies under the water. As soon as he finished speaking, under the water, a big navy blue fish bit the hook, jumped out along the water, and fell into Zhao Shuang's hands.
"You're right."
The Mohist leader who had been sitting on the river bank in front of him put the fish in the fish basket next to him, stood up, and turned around.
At this moment, Luan Shen's heart tightened, and he was on guard against the move of the leader of the Mo family.
However, the actual development was different from what he imagined. The leader of the Mohist clan did not act as he expected and took action boldly to avert the crisis.
"It's just that it's not comprehensive."
Like an ordinary fisherman, after harvesting, he held the fish basket in his hand and walked slowly.
Luan Shen was in front, and his whole body tensed up. On his forehead, a drop of sweat dripped from his cheek.
Behind him, a powerful sword energy filled the space between heaven and earth. Luan Shen did not look back, and heard the wailing of his own men in his ears.
This is a feeling that Luan Shen has never felt before. His whole person is like a blank. He doesn't know what to do or what to think?
The peace in front of him and the riot behind him seemed to be two paintings, spread out with him as the center line.
However, the chaotic god who was in the center did not dare to do anything, and allowed the person holding the fish basket in front of him to slowly come forward.
Every time the opponent took a step forward, the temple of arrogance and glory in Luan Shen's heart seemed to collapse.
Zhao Shuang did not walk very fast, just like an ordinary fisherman, but people with profound cultivation always walked much more steadily than ordinary people.
The distance between Luan Shen and Zhao Shuang was not long originally, but at this moment Luan Shen felt that the time was extremely long.
Until Zhao Shuang came closer, Luan Shen suddenly woke up. The long sword he held in his hand turned around and wanted to stab out.
However, this hurried sword was not used after all. Behind him, all the sounds returned to silence, leaving only the sound of sheathing the sword.
Just when Zhao Shuang and Luan Shen passed each other, the long sword in Luan Shen's hand fell to the ground, and his huge body collapsed.
A ridiculous scene reflected in his eyes.
The blood was turbid and the blood was flowing, forming a terrifying scene based on the corpse of the assassin in the net. Only the edge of the long sword that had not been sheathed was still so cold and clean, yet so ironic.
Tan Yin watched all this, watching the ten highly skilled Mo Xia slowly put away their swords and followed the leader of the Mo family. But what was even more surprising was the top-ranked killer of that day, Luan Shen.
What did the leader of the Mo family do that made Chaos Shen not even dare to fight back?
"You go against the snare, don't you know the consequences?"
Luan Shen suddenly asked a question, not to Zhao Shuang, but to the ten Mo Xians around him. This question is very strange, but it can reflect Luan Shen's thoughts at the moment.
"We have killed countless princes and nobles from the six countries. Do we still need you to trap them?"
The other party's words came softly, so indifferently that Luan Shen's expression was suppressed for a long time, his muscles were stiff, and he still didn't know how to react.
"You're not hopeless yet. I'll give you a chance. Whenever you can let go of your chaos, come and follow me!"
The leader of the Mo family stopped, turned around slowly, and said this. Then, he headed into the distance.
Only Lu Zhou, who was still lying there, laughed. The emotion mixed in this laughter was so wild that a slight doubt appeared on Tan Yin's face.
When she turned around, she saw the boy next to her. Looking at this scene, his whole body was trembling slightly, with a trace of obsession on his face.
"Is this the man our king fears?"
Ouyang Zhu suddenly looked at Tan Yin and grabbed her hand, with a smile on his face.
"Tan Yin, if we have such an adult to guide us, our people should have a better life!"
"Your Highness, you"
Tan Yin looked at Ouyang Zhu, who was almost crazy. The expression on his face really made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, this is a dangerous place. We should leave as planned!"
The Zhu family led their people out of the Daze Mountains to pursue the nobleman of Chu State, but they saw a chaotic scene.
The prince of Chu brought his soldiers outside, commanded by Xiang Liang. And in the center surrounded by them.
The Zhu family arrived with their farm disciples, and there was the body of the Snare assassin nearby. In the most central area, the last killer in the trap was holding the noble man hostage.
"Let your Highness go immediately."
Xiang Liang roared fiercely. However, the assassin in the trap showed no fear. The dagger in his hand was placed in front of the young master's neck, and he could kill him with a slight movement.
"Sir, your men asked me to let you go, what do you think?"
Being held hostage by the killer in the net, Fu Chu showed no fear. He didn't understand at all why the attendant who had been following him for a long time wanted to join the trap?
"Why betray me?"
The question of carrying the cud made the assassin laugh.
"In the eyes of the Young Master, is loyalty a matter of course? Our family has been tenant farmers on the Young Master's land for generations. My grandfather has done this, and my father has done this. So, does it take it as a matter of course that I should swear allegiance to the Young Master?"
"Did you choose a name or a meaning?"
The young master's words made his attendants laugh again.
"Young master, you must be stupid because of studying. Not all assassins are Zhuanzhu and Yaoli. What I want is to see such a high-ranking master kneel down in front of me one day."
"Is that why?"
The young master's words made his attendant's heart tighten, and the dagger in his hand moved forward a little further.
"Master!"
Xiang Liang was a little worried that if the young master carried the cud, he would irritate the assassins and do something detrimental to the young master.
The Zhu family looked at this scene and thought to themselves that the leader of the Mohist family had indeed predicted Luo Sheng's move quite well. They had indeed placed chess pieces next to Young Master Fu Chu as a fatal blow.
"You must be afraid!"
A smile appeared on Xiang Chu's face, and his slight words made Xiang Liang's nerves tense.
Because just as he said these words, the dagger in the assassin's hand penetrated a little deeper, and a blood mark overflowed on his white neck.
A drop of blood slowly fell along with the cold front.
"Don't hurt the young master."
"Your life is in my hands, what should I be afraid of? The young master has a noble status, and I just have a humble life. Even if I die here, with the young master as my companion, I have nothing to regret."
"Really? If that's the case, just do it!"
Xiang Liang and others were surprised by Nie Chu's sudden shout, which also made the assassin tremble slightly.
He smiled and could feel the fear in the assassin's heart.
"The trap operation just now has already failed, but you still take action regardless of life and death. It's because your superiors gave you orders and there is no room for error."
"The snare is not trying to get rid of me, but it is trying to achieve its own goals through me."
"You have been with me since childhood. I know very well what kind of person you are. You are greedy for wealth, but you are also very courageous, but you are not afraid of death."
"You know you will fail, but you still take action because you have something to rely on."
As Ning Chu spoke slowly, the assassin became more and more panicked. He had never thought that this aloof young man could actually know the people around him so well.
"So what, I can still kill you now."
The assassin looked more and more crazy, but Fu Chu looked quite calm.
"Careful, your dagger."
"What did you say?"
"As far as the world is concerned, I am just an insignificant person now. However, even if I am insignificant, at a special moment, I can move the entire world."
"what are you saying?"
"What I'm saying is, if the dagger in your hand is moved a few steps forward, the person behind you might not be happy."
"Are you still afraid of death after all?"
The assassin licked his dry lips, as if everything was back under his control.
"No one is afraid of death. But if you can't control it, you may die in front of me."
Unspeakable annoyance welled up in his chest, and it was difficult to relieve the depression. The assassin was almost ready to swing his dagger. But, he can't.
He was waiting for reinforcements to arrive. As long as he successfully captures the young master and hand him over to the trap, then glory and wealth will come.
"They're not coming."
Fu Chu's words made the assassin's heart drop like a hole in the ice.
"It's true that the net can mobilize the Qin army. But here, the Qin army is not alone!"
"what do you know?"
"Luo Wang's reinforcements have been blocked by the Wei army. For a while, they may not be able to get here."
"you"
With a hiss, the crossbow arrow instantly penetrated the assassin's head.
"Master!"
Xiang Liang's first reaction was not to find the person who had rescued Fu Chu, but to take someone to protect him.
"Quick, let someone bandage the young master."
The Zhu family also reacted and called the farmer's disciples.
However, after breaking free from being held hostage, Zhichu's face was still a little pale. He stood up and looked at the person who had just saved him.
A Mo Xia holding a powerful crossbow!
He was dressed plainly, but his face had a sense of indifference to life and death.
"Are you from the leader of the Mo family?"
The other party's tone was very calm, and there was no such humility and respect as when facing the Chu State's young master. It was as if the noble young master of the Chu State that he rescued was no different from a commoner.
"That's good if the young master is alive!"
The other party's tone was harsh, but it made everyone a little angry. Especially the attendant who was hiding aside just now but was the first to return to Ning Chu.
"What kind of tone are you talking about? Even the leader of the Mo family would not dare to do this to my young master."
Facing the questioning and shouting of the attendant who was holding the cud, the Mo Xia glanced slightly, but the evil aura made the attendant feel scared.
"Now I understand that the leader of the Mo family wants to use me as bait to catch the prey he wants."
"It's better to be bait than prey."
At this moment, both Xiang Liang and the Zhu family noticed something was wrong. This Mo Xia didn't seem to understand at all what was going on, and he didn't care about these etiquette at all.
This Mo Xia's actions finally angered Zheng Chu's men. Although he had just rescued their master from Luo Yu, they were very angry because of Mo Xia's attitude and surrounded him.
"How brave, how dare you contradict my young master like this."
"I don't even care about the King of Chu, let alone just a young master?"
"you"
"Let him go!"
Nian Chu didn't look good, but he still waved his hand and asked the Mo Xia to leave.
"Why are there such unruly people among the commander-in-chief of the Mo family?"
"Young man, you don't need to take it to heart if you are a crazy man who talks nonsense and is inhumane."
Xiang Liang's words made Fu Chu shake his head.
"No, I can feel that what he just said was not a lie. What kind of situation can he develop such unruliness and disdain?"
At this moment, a spy under the Young Master's command hurriedly came here.
"Sir, there is a large army of cavalry marching towards us!"
"Is it Wei Jun?"
"No, it's the Qin Army!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.