Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 649: Hill of Swords

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As a convoy about to enter the palace to meet the emperor, Yuchi Zhen's convoy was too ostentatious.

There were thirty people in the front team leading the way, and ten people in the back team guarding them. There was also a monk in the middle of the ten people. He was holding a large gold-painted Zen staff and had a noble temperament. Between the front team and the back team was a carriage driven by Tong Yun.

This carriage may seem ordinary, but it actually has a lot of mysteries. Yuchi Zhenming, the craftsman, added armor shields to the windows and walls of the carriage, which made the weight of the entire carriage increase sharply. The most important thing is naturally the two men sitting in the carriage.

Yuchi Zhen changed into a tailor-made official uniform instead of the clothes he usually wore when on external affairs. Now he was not wearing any armor or weapons. Most officials who attended the morning court were like this. Although they might not be able to see the emperor, if they were seen inappropriately, they would inevitably be gossiped about.

The other man was dressed like an ordinary martial artist. He didn't seem to have any intention of showing up in the palace. He just kept his eyes closed and ignored anyone who spoke to him.

"Brother Bai, this road was personally selected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You can have a good rest. I know no one slept well last night." Yuchi Zhen slightly opened the small window and glanced out. The window was very heavy because of the armor shield embedded in it. It took a lot of effort to close it if it was opened slightly.

"Brother Yuchi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in control of the situation. Every step is within his expectations!" Tong Yun echoed, "If we are not prepared in advance, with so many of us walking on the road, our whereabouts will be exposed immediately. Can we enter the palace with so many people?"

"Brother Tong, you still missed a step." Yuchi Zhen said, "According to the Crown Prince's estimation, when we reach the palace gate, we will definitely encounter the Taiping Dao people who are willing to risk their lives to stop us. These brothers who came with us are prepared to fight them. The purpose of going out to scout the road conditions and clearing out the Taiping Dao sentries last night was to enable us to reach the palace gate as soon as possible and catch them off guard!"

"That means we will definitely encounter an ambush by the Taiping Dao. Instead of hiding from it, why not bring enough troops with us in advance?" Tong Yun said, "As expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he never gambles. This way, at least we can ensure that our carriage can enter the palace."

After a moment, Yuchi Zhen opened the window beside him again, wanting to confirm the exact location of the carriage. He said with emotion, "It's a pity that I don't know how many of my brothers can survive. They are willing to follow me because they trust me. How can I repay them?"

Bai Feng, who had been silent until now, suddenly shouted: "Close the window quickly!"

Before he could finish his words, a flaming arrow flew through the small gap between the windows from a distance, scratched Yuchi Zhen's nose, and finally stuck into the inner wall of the car.

Yuchi Zhen realized it later and was about to close the "iron window" when there was a sudden muffled "bang" from the roof of the car. Immediately afterwards, some Taiping Dao members leaned over to stop Yuchi Zhen, preventing him from closing the window. Then, some Taiping Dao members came on fast horses to meet him, ready to jump into the car at any time!
On the road, the Taiping Dao members who were ambushing on both sides rushed forward and started fighting with the people in the convoy.

"Gee! Gee!" When Tong Yun reacted, two fast horses had already caught up with him.

The carriage itself is heavy, and the road conditions in Jinyang are complicated, so it is impossible to drive the horse very fast. Tong Yun can only choose more winding roads, hoping to get rid of the person on the roof of the carriage.

Yuchi Zhen had been struggling with the Taiping Dao members who were trying to come in. When the other party reached out to grab his clothes, he raised his arm and pulled the other party's wrist. After a back and forth struggle, Yuchi Zhen actually pulled the guy down from the roof of the car and successfully closed the window.

However, before one wave of troubles subsided, another wave arose. Many Taiping Dao members appeared on the top of the densely packed residential houses. They threw themselves onto the roof of the carriage without hesitation. If they could kill just one person, the speed of the carriage would slow down a lot.

The Taiping Dao members were riding at full speed and flanking the carriage. They were waving lassoes and trying to force the carriage to stop completely. Bai Feng saw the opportunity, jumped out of the window on his side, jumped onto the horse's back, broke the opponent's neck, and then used the horse's back to jump onto the roof of the carriage. He swung his sword and knocked all the Taiping Dao members on the roof down.

"Shhhhhh!"

Three sharp arrows pierced through his body in succession. Bai Feng looked at the roofs around him and found that they were already filled with Taiping Daoists.

"How could they know we are here!" Tong Yun said in surprise.

Yuchi Zhen said: "There must be a traitor, why don't we retreat?"

Bai Feng hesitated for a moment, and the Taiping Daoist members riding fast horses on the other side suddenly threw a lasso at his face. Bai Feng's arm holding the sword naturally blocked in front of him, and his wrist was entangled by the iron chain.

"Come down!" The Taiping Taoists showed ugly smiles in surprise.

Bai Feng immediately raised his sword and jumped towards the fellow's fast horse, twisting his body rapidly at the same time, and the direction of rotation was exactly the opposite direction of the iron chain! In this way, not only did he untie the iron chain, but the sword's force was so sudden that the hunter who thought he had the upper hand became the prey in the blink of an eye.

The tip of the sword spiraled and made a hole in the forehead of the Taiping Taoist.

"We can't retreat!" Bai Feng rode on the fast horse and walked in front of Tong Yun: "There is no traitor among us. This must be the work of Tianshuzi, the fortune teller in the Taiping Dao. He 'calculated' that we would appear here."

As soon as Bai Feng said this, the surrounding Taiping Daoists immediately stopped their attack. They kept surrounding the convoy, waiting for someone to come to the center of the road and confront the convoy.

"As expected of you, Bai Feng. You guessed right. Everyone here was arranged by the old Taoist." The Taoist, who was so old that only his bones were left, sat cross-legged on the ox cart. His eyes didn't seem to be open at all, but he seemed to still be able to see through everything in the world: "Go back. If you don't go back, you will regret it."

Bai Feng asked, "Why? Are you trying to say that the Taiping Daoists are heading out of the city to wipe out the sect and capture Murong Yan alive?"

"Bai Feng, Master Tianshi has sent all the masters of the Taiping Dao on this trip, including Tianxuanzi and Tianjizi. You know very well that if you lose Murong Yan, you will definitely fail!" Tianshuzi smiled grimly, "Even so, you still insist on going your own way?" Bai Feng said, "At this point, the only way to win is to trust each other and keep moving forward!"

As if he had expected something, Tianshuzi ordered his men to form a spear and shield array to block the attack. He then said, "I broke dozens of counting sticks, but still couldn't come up with the second ending. No one can stop the Taiping Dao, hahaha."

Bai Feng kicked the horse's belly with all his strength and shouted, "Brother Tong, follow me!"

"You want to break through the shield formation?" Tong Yun said in disbelief: "Turn back! We still have a way to go."

"Go!" Bai Feng didn't listen to this and rode his horse straight towards the Taiping Dao and Tianshuzi. Tong Yun had no choice but to follow him: "Damn it!"

Everyone held their breath as they watched the spears and horses get closer and closer.

"Now!" Bai Feng waved his sword and pointed to the left, and saw a very narrow alley appeared in front of him. The entrance seemed to be only wide enough for one person to enter and exit. Tong Yun immediately understood!
"Brother Yuchi, jump down!" Tong Yun put a blindfold on the horse in the carriage, then abandoned the horse and jumped to the left, with Yuchi Zhen following closely.

At this time, Bai Feng also turned his horse's head and hid to the other side.

Tian Shuzi, who was riding in the ox cart, had made all kinds of calculations, but he never expected that Bai Feng would dare to abandon the cart and crash into him. He sneered dejectedly, and even when death was imminent, he was still shouting: "Bai Feng, Murong Yan, you will definitely die without a burial place!"

The wild bull broke free from the rope and escaped, and the shield formation was shattered into pieces. The poor horse collided face to face with Tianshuzi. Although it was still gasping for breath, it was already covered in blood.

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As a war horse, it fought to the last moment.

Tianshuzi's face was smashed, his eyeballs fell out, and his body was no longer in human form. Seeing this, the Taiping Daoists surrounded him in front of the alley like crazy.

Bai Feng could only deal with the Taiping Daoists on this side, while the Taiping Daoists were still pouring in from the alley intersection on the other side.

They cursed like crazy, wanting to bite Tong Yun's bones and eat Yuchi Zhen's flesh. If the hateful face has a specific image, then they, these irrational Taiping Daoists, are like this.

"Brother Yuchi, are we really going to die here?" Tong Yun said in horror: "It's too narrow, I can't even draw my sword."

"Tong Yun, I swear I won't let you die here." Yuchi Zhen said, and was about to bend his knees to expose his neck, intending to use it as a ladder to push Tong Yun onto the wall to escape: "Come on, I owe you."

"Why? If we have to do this, we should let you escape! You still have to go to the palace with Brother Bai. Without you, the Minister of Dali Temple, all our plans are just fantasies!" Tong Yun refused verbally.

"Tong Yun, you are my only friend. In the past, I had many prejudices and misunderstandings because of your frequent interactions with Bai Feng. Now I know that I am the stupidest person." Yuchi Zhen still maintained that posture: "Hurry up!"

"Uh..." Tong Yun was so upset that tears were about to flow out: "Let me abandon my friends and run for my life? You might as well kill me now!"

Soon, the first Taiping Daoist who entered the alley came up to the two of them. He took out a dagger and wanted to stab Yuchi Zhen: "Go to hell!"

"Brother Yuchi!" Tong Yun wanted to draw his sword, but the alley was too narrow, so he planned to fly over and knock Yuchi Zhen down, but in this way the dagger might stab himself.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a flying needle pierced the heart of the Taiping Daoist holding the dagger.

"Yes?!" Yuchi Zhen turned around and saw a familiar woman standing on the eaves opposite the alley.

"Yuchi Zhen, you keep going upstream along the river, our people will pick you up there!" The woman, dressed in black, jumped out of the crowd and fought with the Taiping Dao members. At the same time, on the other side, people dressed in the same way appeared and killed the Taiping Dao members by surprise.

"It's Xinghe! And the shadow guard of Prime Minister Mei Lin!" Yuchi Zhen and Tong Yun hurried out and said to Bai Feng, "Brother Bai, follow me. Don't worry about this for now!"

At that time, Bai Feng repelled several groups of troops and thought that he would also die here. He said, "Fortunately, Miss Mei arrived in time!"

The three of them walked along the river until they came to the last culvert. There was a small door next to the entrance of the culvert. It was simple and inconspicuous, with two rusty copper rings on it. Compared with the main gate of the palace, this place was not even a back door.

Only the young eunuchs who had just arrived at the palace would enter and exit from here.

"Finally you are here. If you are late for the morning court, the emperor will blame you, and no one can bear the consequences."

Mei Lin had already put on his brocade robe and was waiting here.