Practice a low-level profession until you become an immortal and call yourself an ancestor

Chapter 119 Cutting off the hidden arrow with one sword

The sky is bright.

Outside Xinzhuang County, Wang Gaoshang was in the camp, watching his men prepare all the small military crossbows secretly, with a smile on his face.

Before, he was somewhat unprepared for Xiang Yu's surprise attack.

Now he has replenished his camp and it is impregnable.

This military crossbow cannot be avoided by ordinary mid-term acquired martial arts masters even if they try to dodge it with all their strength.

Only martial arts masters who are in the late acquired stage or above can avoid it.

Wang Gaoshang prepared twenty of them.

Even if he himself faced a salvo of twenty military crossbows, it was difficult to say that he would be able to gain any benefit.

This night, he actually reviewed it carefully.

In his heart, he recognized the power of 'Xiang Yu'.

But he doesn’t think ‘Xiang Yu’ is an innate great master.

If 'Xiang Yu' was really an innate master, he could have wiped them all out in one battle yesterday.

Therefore, he only thought that Chu Changqing was a master who had been at the peak of acquired skills for several years.

This kind of master can still be defeated, but not invincible.

Of course, part of the reason for this is that he is conceited and selfish.

Wang Gaoshang has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has progressed from apprentice to master. There is no doubt that he is a talented person.

It also happened to be a time of trouble, and the times were turbulent, and the people were in dire straits.

It can be said that his ability to develop from recruiting bandits and deserters to the current scale of an army is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

All these factors made Wang Gaoshang feel that it was impossible for a 'Xiang Yu' to stop him.

Even if he can block it, he won't be willing to do it unless he puts up a fight.

No one can resist the temptation of power.

It's not like he hasn't thought that in the final stage of the struggle for hegemony, he might encounter "blockers" from innate Grandmaster level masters.

But before that day came, he didn't want to accept his fate.

"Report-"

"General Wang, according to reports from spies, Xiang Yu is out of the city!"

"You are walking slowly and slowly, and you are indeed heading towards our army station!"

After hearing the news from his men, Wang Gaoshang stood up immediately.

Several of his cronies and powerful generals beside him also stood up and were ready to attack.

Wang Gaoshang took a deep breath and let out the worries in his chest.

With piercing eyes, he asked the general beside him: "Isn't David Huang back yet?"

The biased person beside him responded: "I haven't heard any news about Master Huang's return yet."

Wang Gaoshang nodded.

Although one less David Huang is equivalent to one less help.

But judging from the current situation, they couldn't wait any longer.

"Follow me and go to meet the enemy!"

As early as last night, when Chu Changqing came out of Wang Gaoshang's military camp, he clearly felt that there was a "spy".

After entering the city, after waiting for half a cup of tea, I felt the sense of spying again.

When he left the city, there were already more than four or five "peepers" watching him.

But he still left in no hurry, because his own strength made him confident.

However, this scene made Li Qiuhao, Tang Fengming, Liu Xiuyu and all the soldiers on the city wall tremble with fear.

If you are not afraid of [-], then you should be afraid of just one chance.

Is it really okay to walk so blatantly towards the enemy camp, which is already ready to attack?
  "Well, I've heard of Xiang Yu's title of Overlord of Western Chu, but yesterday it was still a surprise attack. Is it too unstable to act like this today?"

"I believe in the Overlord, but is it too unkind to let the Overlord fight against all the rebels and protect us with his own strength?"

"That's right! Your Excellency, County Magistrate, let us leave the city! We soldiers in Xinzhuang County are not cowards and are not afraid of death!"

"Yes! Not afraid of death!"

"There's me, I'll go too! If the city is destroyed, I, a coward, won't be able to survive. I'm willing to go up and fight with the overlord!"

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As one person spoke, the excitement on the city wall surged.

This was a sight that Li Qiuhao had never seen since the day the rebels besieged the city.

Looking at the red-faced soldiers and civilians, they exuded fanaticism and showed no fear of life or death.

Li Qiuhao also felt a little throbbing deep in his heart.

Who is not afraid of death?

But when someone takes the lead and sets an example, and someone is willing to fight against an army for them, who can not be touched?
  A sentence from the history books rang in Li Qiuhao's mind.

‘When the people are united, the world can be at peace. ’

Li Qiuhao raised his hand and spoke to suppress everyone's excited emotions.

It took a lot of words to calm everyone down.

He looked at 'Xiang Yu' outside the city, not far from the enemy camp, and sighed inwardly.

If 'Xiang Yu' hadn't taken the initiative to come to him in the morning and specifically warned him not to send troops, he might have been so excited that he really wanted to kill the enemy with the Overlord, right?

'Xiang Yu''s words before leaving were deeply imprinted in his mind, leaving Li Qiu helpless and feeling hot:

"Don't leave the city. I'm fine by myself. If you come out, you'll be killed. I still have to take care of you."

"Stay in the city honestly and wait for me to come back."

The words are rough but not rough. At least judging from yesterday's performance, what 'Xiang Yu' said was not wrong.

"Fengming, is Xiang Yu that person?" Liu Xiuyu asked quietly in Tang Fengming's ear while Li Qiuhao was calming down the people.

Because Tang Fengming was the first to reach the peak of the acquired world several years before him, and his accumulation was even greater.

So just because he can't see it doesn't mean that Tang Fengming can't see it.

Moreover, Tang Fengming had been deliberately sizing up Xiang Yu since the first time he met him yesterday.

Tang Fengming shook his head: "I can't tell."

He pondered for a moment and responded: "I don't think so."

Tang Fengming expressed his thoughts: "There should be no such powerful disguise technique in this world."

"I have spent some time traveling in the world in the early years, and I have never seen a human spell that can change the appearance so much without revealing any flaws."

"This 'Xiang Yu' should not be Chu Changqing."

When Liu Xiuyu heard this, her expression was surprised: "But in Chu Changqing's opera column, didn't Overlord Wujiang commit suicide? Why is this..."

Tang Fengming glanced at him: "What? Couldn't it be that Chu Changqing felt the heroic appearance of the Overlord and then made it up on his own?"

Liu Xiuyu scratched her head: "It is indeed not impossible."

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh: "I just thought it was a Liyuan opera, but I never thought I could actually meet the legend."

"There is also Chu Changqing, a generation of actors who practiced martial arts for one year and entered the realm of a great master. It is amazing."

"If it weren't for the information from the previous investigation, I would really doubt that he was an alien."

"My martial arts achievements have reached the top of thousands of martial arts masters, and I know heroes like Overlord. What a monster!"

When Tang Fengming heard this, he remembered what Chu Changqing said when he came to his martial arts school to learn from his master:

'It's a pity that you are old and missed the best opportunity to practice martial arts'

From the moment he refused Chu Changqing's apprenticeship to the time he died or died unexpectedly, there should be nothing that would make Tang Fengming regret it more. Chu Changqing stood in front of the enemy formation, looking at the warriors on horseback who were lined up at the front, counting in his mind.

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  It has to be said that the true strength of this rebel army is indeed not weak.

There are more than [-] Houtian martial arts masters alone.

There are nearly fifty people in the mid-term and above.

Coupled with the huge team formed by whether they were bandits or refugees, Xinzhuang County would really not get any favors if they fought head-on.

If it weren't for the fact that the city was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it would have fallen long ago.

"Xiang Yu, what's the grudge between our army and you? How about we talk about it?"

Wang Gaoshang shook the horse's rope, and the horse took two steps forward in a humane manner: "If you and I don't have any deep hatred, we can talk in detail."

"Rely on your skills, enter my camp, and I will directly give you the title of deputy general, how about it?"

"Nowadays, the country is in turmoil and people are in dire straits. Xinzhuang County is just a special case. There are many areas where people are eating each other."

"Say, you're going to sell your life for a feather to this imperial court!"

"Why don't you and I work together to defeat the corrupt officials of Daxuanyong? Wouldn't it be wonderful to establish a new country, achieve success and fame, and make the country peaceful and the people safe?"

A general who can only kill people will never be a leader.

If you don't use your brain, no matter how many people you kill, it won't make a difference.

Wang Gaoshang seems to be a reckless man, but in fact he is not stupid at all.

He did not choose to fight Chu Changqing directly. Even if he had made preparations overnight, had crossbows secretly, and martial arts masters by his side, he did not just shout "kill" when he came up and choose to fight.

Instead, he took the "path of loving talents" and wanted to recruit Chu Changqing.

As the saying goes, listen to what they say and watch what they do.

Wang Gaoshang's words are really nice, and coupled with the other party's seemingly sincere expression, some people with short knowledge may really be frightened into chatting with the other party.

Once you "conquer" the first step, it will be easier later.

But how could Chu Changqing believe that the other party was evil?

From his micro-expressions, Chu Changqing only saw various emotions such as expectation, greed, and uneasiness.

Coupled with the memory he read through the soul search technique, Wang Gaoshang may have had some conscience when he was a martial artist, but when he became a "general", he began to change.

He allowed his subordinates to kill indiscriminately, and he himself participated in these things.

In fact, Chu Changqing could not say so many words, just ignore the other party and be done with it.

But among the people he faced, there were indeed some people who had been deceived by Wang Gaoshang.

Especially in my memory, there were many refugees in the rebel army who had just been recruited recently.

He has a sallow complexion and is very pitiful.

Now they are located behind Wang Gaoshang and the horses of the martial arts masters.

If we can't reach an agreement later, these people will definitely become death squads.

Chu Changqing couldn't do anything to these people.

So Chu Changqing chuckled and ignored Wang Gaoshang. Instead, he used Shengruo Hongzhong and said something that the whole audience could hear.

"Everyone, although what this 'general' said was very passionate and generous, he seemed to be truly serving the country and the people."

"But the soldiers who have followed him for some time, and the people who have just joined the rebel army, if you think about it carefully, the rebel army that has gathered in recent days was just like you before the confrontation, but they were unwilling to 'accept surrender'. What did you do when you were a part of the weak and hungry people?”

Chu Changqing didn't say much, because there were many things, and one seed was enough.

So he said: "Let me ask you, do you really want to fight me to the death for such a 'rebel army'?"

"Today, I will give you a chance to abandon your weapons and armor and leave. I will not stop you."

"When I leave the city again tomorrow, anyone who is my enemy will be killed!"

There was silence on the battlefield as they spoke.

Wang Gaoshang's face turned red and he kept saying things like, 'Nonsense, nonsense', 'Deceitful words are misleading, don't be deceived' and so on.

But his voice could not make any sound under the "Holy Bell" of Chu Changqing, which had surpassed ordinary martial arts.

After Chu Changqing finished speaking, he made a decision that no one had thought of.

Turn around and leave immediately.

Wang Gaoshang's eyes widened when he saw this scene. It would be no exaggeration to say that he was filled with rage.

Yesterday you killed our soldiers, today you have disturbed the morale of our troops, and you are telling us that tomorrow we will be killed without mercy?

How can I let you go?

Wang Gaoshang shouted loudly: "Fire arrows for me!!"

The military crossbow, which was hidden in the dark beside the tent and could not easily be detected, was launched immediately.

"whoosh whoosh"

Countless sounds pierced the air, and the hidden crossbow arrows were aimed at Chu Changqing.

What Wang Gaoshang said could not be seen clearly by people far above the city.

But everyone has been in the battlefield, so they naturally know what Wang Gaoshang is doing.

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But Tang and Liu saw it more clearly.

Both of them felt their hearts skip a beat and their expressions darkened.

The twenty crossbow arrows were like dark brown lightning, moving very fast.

They were unprepared to encounter such a large-scale assassination, not to mention dying on the spot.

Injuries are certainly inevitable.

Serious injuries may be possible.

But what everyone on the city wall never expected was that Chu Changqing did not even look back, drew out the saber from his crotch, and made a sweeping backhand!
  Huh, boom!
  The sharp sword light was at least several feet long, and it was so clear even under the sunlight.

Those twenty hidden arrows were all cut off with one sword!

This was not over yet, the sword was still powerful and fell directly in front of the horse that Wang Gaoshang was riding.

The deep ravines illustrate the power of the sword.

The huge sound startled Wang Gaoshang and his horse neighed.

By the time he calmed down the horses, Chu Changqing was already a mile away from them.

But Chu Changqing's speed is still not fast. If they want to chase him, they will definitely be able to chase him down.

But Wang Gaoshang didn't dare.

The deep shock in his eyes revealed his fear.

The knife just struck was not aimed at him.

But he felt a powerful aura that was difficult to resist.

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  He had never faced 'Xiang Yu' directly, so he only listened to what his subordinates said about how strong 'Xiang Yu' was, and the scene where the opponent killed a large number of ordinary soldiers yesterday.

But now, he felt the power.

It was indeed very strong, so strong that he couldn't say the three words "Follow me" stuck in his throat.

It wasn't until Chu Changqing entered the city and the city gates were locked that Wang Gaoshang realized what he was doing.

"Hahaha, you are really a coward, you don't dare to fight against my army!"

He couldn't show his cowardice at this time, let alone damage the already shaken military morale. He said harshly: "You arrogant man, if you dare to come tomorrow, you will never come back!"

After saying that, he signaled to withdraw his troops.

It wasn't until he returned to the camp and was alone that he took off his "mask" and began to think seriously about one thing.

Tomorrow, do you really want to fight to the death with 'Xiang Yu'?

(End of this chapter)