Eternal Sword

Chapter 378 Siege
When Mei Zhenyu entered the dense forest, he smelled a faint scent of blood.

He gradually slowed down his pace, looked around, listened carefully, with his sword unsheathed, and looked alert, following the direction of the bloody smell.

Not long after, Mei Zhenyu came to a relatively empty area.

A man with disheveled hair and covered in blood had a long knife pierced through the abdomen and was nailed firmly to a tree trunk, unable to move. Blood soaked through his clothes and slowly flowed down the trunk.

As if hearing footsteps, the man reluctantly raised his head and looked over.

There is a hideous scar on this man's face, and he is none other than the 'Flaming Mad Blade' Luo Shixian!

Mei Zhenyu was furious and his eyes were bloodshot.

This is no ordinary killing.

But it's killing!

The other party nailed Luo Shixian to the tree trunk, leaving his body suspended in the air, so that he would constantly feel the passing of his life and endure the torture of death!
At the same time, Luo Shixian also saw Mei Zhenyu clearly, and endured the severe pain from his abdomen. He seemed to have used up his last bit of strength, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Go quickly, don't worry about me!"

"It's too late."

A familiar voice came from behind.

At the same time, three figures flew down from several tree trunks nearby.

Hearing this voice, Mei Zhenyu's heart trembled. He slowly turned around and looked at the person who came.

Although the man had his face covered and had changed his clothes, he was still able to recognize his identity.

"Jiao Zhan, it's you!"

Mei Zhenyu's voice was low and filled with anger.

"Ah……"

The person who came chuckled and reached out to pull off the mask on his face. It was Jiao Zhan.

Now that you've been recognized, there's no need to continue pretending.

Anyway, he had no intention of letting Mei Zhenyu leave alive.

The other three people took off their masks one after another. They were the three guards following Jiao Zhan.

Jiao Zhan sighed and said, "Before we left, I advised you not to meddle in other people's business, but it seems you didn't listen."

Mei Zhenyu's expression was cold, and he said slowly: "What deep hatred is there between you two?"

"No."

Jiao Zhan shrugged, speaking casually.

Mei Zhenyu asked, "If there is no deep hatred, why did you kill him?"

"Ha ha!"

The other three people sneered.

Jiao Zhan shook his head and said, "You guys are so outspoken that you make irresponsible comments on state affairs and slander important officials of the court. Your crimes are unforgivable. What can I say?"

"Why haven't I heard that the Great Xia court has such a law?"

Mei Zhenyu said in a deep voice: "Even if they have violated the law, they should be tried and convicted by the government. What does it have to do with you, the garrison troops?"

"You said nice things just to vent your anger. You know you are in the wrong, so you have to hide your identity."

The laws of Daxia are relatively lenient, unlike those of Qian Kingdom, where people can lose their heads for a few wrong words.

As garrison troops, Jiao Zhan and his men had no power to convict and sentence.

Just now in the teahouse, in front of everyone, if they had arrested someone, it would definitely cause an uproar in the underworld, and it would be difficult for them to escape responsibility.

If underworld forces exert pressure, the garrison may not be able to protect them.

So, the four of them discussed it and ran to this sparsely populated forest, changed their clothes, covered their faces, and killed Luo Shixian and Wei Kai.

One of them said coldly: "We are here to vent our anger, so what? These two people called us dogs, so don't blame us for being rude!"

Jiao Zhan said: "Since you have seen what we are doing, we can't let you stay!"

After saying that, Jiao Zhan leaped up and slashed at Mei Zhenyu with his sword.

The other three also drew their swords and stepped forward, waiting for their chance to strike.

when!
Swords clashed, sparks flew everywhere. The two sides separated immediately after the contact, and each roughly judged the other's cultivation level.

Both of them are in the inner energy realm.

It’s just that Mei Zhenyu has only achieved a small level of inner energy.

Jiao Zhan has almost reached the peak of the internal energy realm and can take a further step into the awakening realm at any time.

In terms of strength, Jiao Zhan is superior.

Jiao Zhan was greatly encouraged. He held the knife with both hands and chopped down Mei Zhenyu's crown with a powerful force.

Mei Zhenyu looked calm, and did not choose to confront Jiao Zhan head-on. Instead, he swung his sword, and the sword shadow flashed, using the "Sparse Shadows Horizontal and Slanting" move from the "Cold Plum Sword Art" to dissipate most of the force of the sword and sweep Jiao Zhan's blade away from the side.

Jiao Zhan only felt a sudden horizontal force coming from under the blade.

His long sword was somewhat out of control and deviated to another level.

Before he could change his moves, Meizhenyu Sword's moves changed first!
Swish!
It didn't look like there was any big movement, just like a flick of the wrist and a slight turn, the long sword had already turned, the sword tip stabbed straight forward at an extremely fast speed, bursting out a bone-chilling chill!
This is also a move in the "Cold Plum Sword Technique".

Behind the sparse shadows, there is a 'faint fragrance floating in the air'!
"Amazing!"

In an instant, Jiao Zhan's hair stood up all over his body, his heart was chilled, and he quickly put away his knife and stepped back.

In terms of strength, he is superior.

But in terms of sword techniques, he was far inferior to his opponent.

Mei Zhenyu was about to go forward to chase, but three guards behind him came at him with knives from different directions.

Mei Zhenyu could only give up Jiao Zhan and secretly felt it was a pity.

If he were fighting alone, he would have gained the upper hand with the help of his exquisite sword moves. If he took advantage of the situation and caught up with Jiao Zhan, he would have a good chance of defeating him with a series of attacks.

At the moment, he could only protect himself first. He turned around and swung his sword, and three sword flowers appeared around him.

Three Variations on Plum Blossom.

To practice this move, one must instantly shake out three sword flowers to be considered successful!
In the Plum Blossom Sword School, among the younger generation, he is the only one who can practice to this level.

Dang Dang Dang!
Just as the three guards' swords were about to hit Mei Zhenyu, three sword flowers suddenly appeared before their eyes.

The long sword collided with the sword flowers, and the three men were shocked and could not help but step back half a step, their arms were numb.

These three people are only at the peak of the acquired realm and have not yet cultivated internal energy.

Whoosh whoosh!
Seeing that Mei Zhenyu was about to chase them, the three of them quickly fired arrows from their sleeves and retreated at the same time.

After all, as comrades in the military camp, they have a tacit understanding in how to advance and retreat.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

Mei Zhenyu swung his sword continuously, cutting down several sleeve arrows.

Because of this delay, he could no longer chase the three people, and Jiao Zhan was attacking them again from behind.

Mei Zhenyu was not in a hurry. He turned around, holding his sword, and fought with Jiao Zhan.

Clang clang!
The two men fought and killed each other again.

After just three or two moves, Mei Zhenyu relied on his exquisite sword skills to gain the upper hand again and forced Jiao Zhan to retreat continuously.

Mei Zhenyu thrust a sword, the tip of the sword flickering.

Jiao Zhan was secretly shocked. He actually had three fatal points on his body, and at the same time he felt a strange feeling.

This is a move from the "Cold Plum Sword Technique", falling plum blossoms are like snow.

If one cultivates it to perfection, a thrust of the sword can cover the seven fatal points in front of the body at the same time, which is an extremely powerful killing move.

Mei Zhenyu hasn't yet mastered the skill, but it's enough to cope with it.

At this moment, Jiao Zhan swung his sword horizontally, but he could only barely protect the two vital points in front of his body, exposing the vital points on his chest.

"Go!"

Mei Zhenyu's eyes brightened, he shouted softly, and thrust his sword straight forward!

(End of this chapter)