A fierce battle was raging beside the city wall, Jing Hengbo on the top of the city was surrounded by siege, and inside the cave of the city tower, Yeluqi and Xu Pingran faced each other.
The wall was constantly vibrating, so that the sword-like ice edges that stabbed out trembled and rubbed against each other, and pieces of ice kept falling, tick-tock accompanied by Xu Pingran's footsteps all the way forward.
Yeluqi stood up slowly, staring at Xu Pingran's steps, but Xu Pingran was a little absent-minded, looking up while walking.
She was even more concerned about the second Gong Yin. The matter was of great importance, and she was full of doubts. She just wanted to find him and verify it with her own eyes.
A figure flashed in front of her, and Yeluqi was already standing in front of her.
Xu Pingran raised his eyes and glanced at him. The slender and handsome man in front of him had a slightly familiar figure and expression. It was hard to say whether he liked or hated this feeling, but he couldn't arouse his killing intent for him for a while.
But it's not enough to stop her.
"Don't overestimate your capabilities." She turned her eyes away and said calmly, "It's easy for me to kill you."
Yeluqi smiled and said, "Maybe you can try it."
Xu Pingran looked at him coldly, feeling disgusted in her heart - she hated seeing a man who was desperate for a woman.
A dignified man can't put his life first, so why is he still alive?
"Ten moves." She said indifferently, "You can only live so long."
Yeluqi was still smiling, "Then try?"
With a flash of black shadow, he rushed forward first, the snow wind howled, Xu Pingran still walked forward indifferently.
The ground of the tower was vibrating, and the previously condensed layer of ice was shattered and shattered, but the reddish ice crystals that sealed the entrance of the cave were getting thicker and thicker. There was a burst of shock, knowing that there must be a **** life-and-death struggle in the cave below, and I was so anxious that I was entangled by the soldiers who kept rushing up—Pei Shu attacked the city from below, and the determination on the top to catch her became stronger. .
In the hole in the wall, black shadows and white shadows intertwined for a while, and the broken snow and ice slammed into the wall like a waterfall. Yeluqi also slammed into the wall at the same time. He leaned against the wall, stretched out his hand and slowly wiped his lips. blood on the side.
On the opposite side of him, Xu Pingran looked calm, his clothes were like snow, not stained with dust, and said indifferently: "Ten tricks."
"I'm still alive." Yeluqi's smile was extremely gentle, and the gentleness was extremely ironic.
Xu Pingran stared at him, and for some reason suddenly remembered that that night, when the spring breeze was light and the rain didn't touch her clothes, she broke into an uninvited guest for the first time in her dormitory on top of the Kunlun Mountains.
She was famous for her quick response in the division, and before the uninvited guest touched her couch, her sword had already forced him against the wall.
A pool of autumn water reflected the person's eyebrows like a thrush, and he was the new junior junior who had not been in the school for a long time.
Under the sword light, she remembered that he also had a similar smile.
Fearless, even gentle, but the gentleness hides a deep irony.
She still remembered the sound of the rain hitting the bamboo leaves that night, and the dialogue in the sound of the bamboo leaves decided the fate of the two sects outside the world, and even the fate of the entire Great Wilderness. Heart.
"Senior Sister, would you like to share with me the overthrow of this sect?"
"Why should I form an alliance with you? You are a kid who is not even as good as me in martial arts when you first came to the mountain, and you dare to come and say such disgraceful words to me?"
"Kunlun Palace will never give you power, but I can."
"Why do you?"
"My martial arts are far inferior to yours, and I dare to touch your courage to enter your boudoir. At least half of the ten disciples and eight senior brothers of the Kunlun Palace love your beauty, but for so many years, those people only dared to walk around the mountain. The moon blows the flute, looks at each other across the mountains, and even peeps in the middle of the night, but no one dares to approach you. A group of men who dare not even take risks are worthy of being in charge of this worldly sect, and worthy of being your husband?"
"Foul language. You won't die after ten strokes, talk to me again!"
After ten strokes.
Covered in blood, he lay on her couch and smiled at her, "I'm still alive. Come on, let's continue talking."
…
The light and shadow changed, and suddenly the slender young man broke through the light and shadow of the handsome young man. Yeluqi smiled again and rushed over, "Come on, let's continue."
She raised her hand a little numbly.
Ice beads splashed all over the sky, from air to ice to shattered rain and snow, the temperature kept dropping and dropping, through the thick wall bricks, Jing Hengbo could feel the cold soles of his feet, and the soldiers who besieged her couldn't bear the cold even more , his face was blue and his lips were white, his movements slowed down.
The city wall vibrated violently, and the captured straw man had a smooth body, able to swim across the moat and make the rain of arrows slide down, so he could quickly pass through the obstacles, slide up the city wall, and attack the soldiers in charge of placing the drawbridge on the top of the city.
There was a loud bang in the distance, and the defenders on the top of the city looked in that direction, and then someone exclaimed: "No! It's at the Xuanning Gate!"
In that direction, a faint line of smoke and dust went straight up. Heralds a new war.
Jing Hengbo raised his eyebrows—Yingbai led his army to Xuanning Gate, and began to attack from the weakest Xuanning Gate!
Taking advantage of the distraction of the people on the wall, she dodged and went straight to the highest tower, and finally found the soldier who was in charge of guarding the mechanism of the suspension bridge in the secret hut.
Amidst the loud noise, the suspension bridge slowly descended, and "boom—" it was paved on the moat.
"Boom." Yeluqi's body hit the entrance of the cave again, and the pale red ice crystals were as thick as iron. He couldn't break it with such a violent impact. into deep red.
Xu Pingran stood opposite him, this time he was not as tidy as before, his clothes were slightly disheveled, stained with blood and dust. His brows were also slightly frowned.
This junior... is really annoying...
She looked at the top of her head again, and was about to go out. She had already heard the city gate in another direction, and it seemed that it had been attacked. She still had part of the army and ballista, which stayed near Dige, and could only be summoned when she went out.
The lingering figure slowly moved in front of her again.
"I'm still not dead." Yeluqi raised his face and smiled, and when he lowered his head, he had already wiped away the blood, for fear that Jing Hengbo would suddenly teleport down and see it.
Xu Pingran stared at him and took a slow breath.
Anyone who is familiar with her knows that she is murderous.
The temperature on all sides dropped again and again, so cold that one wondered if this was still the world.
She walked up slowly.
Yeluqi raised his eyes, his body trembled slightly, but the sword in his hand remained steady.
Another wave of wind and snow continued, freezing the space.
Outside the city wall, a large number of soldiers rushed onto the suspension bridge, silver crossbow carts rolled by, and various weapons, like a torrential rain, smashed into the one-foot-thick city gate. The pig iron bars reinforcing the city gate creaked, and a black gap appeared. Behind the city gate, the sweaty Dige defenders lined up carrying the top gate wood on their shoulders, constantly strengthening the city defense.
Jing Hengbo stood on the highest tower at the top of the city. From a distance, he felt that Xuanning Gate was progressing faster than Dige City Gate. After all, it was a side gate, close to the swamp, and the city defense itself was relatively weak.
With the soles of her feet, she couldn't climb to the highest point of the tower, but she was unwilling to let her go. As long as she took the next step, she would be trapped in the crowd again, and she couldn't dodge into the hole to save people.
If you look farther away, you can see the head of the city being attacked, the city gate being hit, and the flames of gunpowder in the distance. Countless people are fighting, countless people are falling, countless people are trampled on their flesh and blood, and countless people are falling on the ground. In the blood, the blood of the Emperor Song defenders and the Hengji army flowed together, the ground was covered with yellow sand stains, the blood stuck to the boots, and there was a gurgling sound when they were pulled up, those embracing corpses looked like brothers, In fact, they come from the same line, and they are all people from the wilderness.
Jing Hengbo suddenly felt dazed.
These people, these desperate people, do they know what they are fighting for? Have they ever thought about who they are dying for, and whether this sacrifice is worth it?
Countless lives are being sacrificed or being sacrificed for the power and selfish desires of those in power.
She has seen countless wars against foreign aggression in modern film and television, and she was also excited about it, but at this moment, she only feels dazed and desolate.
This is a struggle of the same origin, this is a funeral for private rights, this is a civil war!
At this moment, I really want to call an end to the war.
She just wants to find Gong Yin, protect her confidant, and live an ordinary life lazily and contentedly!
Ahead, on the street near the city gate, there was a woman in a luxurious cloak, surrounded by guards, hurrying forward.
Even if it was just a back view, she recognized it, it was Ming Cheng!
…
"Bang." With another sound, Yeluqi's body was thrown heavily on the light red crystal wall for the fourth time.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the ice edges all over the wall turned pink, brilliant and bright.
Xu Pingran was even more embarrassed than before, a piece of his sleeve was torn, and there was faint blood on the corner of his lips. She wiped the blood with the torn corner of her clothes, and looked at it for a while—in her memory, it seemed that she had never shed blood.
When she was young, she was cared for by seniors and elders in Kunlun Palace. After she got married, she became the wife of the suzerain of Jiuchongtianmen.
She was so perfect in her life that her beauty was dizzy, and she was never stained by dust or blood.
Her eyes were slightly cold, and she slowly turned to Yeluqi who was panting on the ground.
Yeluqi met her gaze and smiled lightly.
"I'm alive."
"Can you still stop him?" She said indifferently, seeing that he was at the end of his strength, he might not even be able to move.
There was blood between the teeth, and he was busy wiping it, while still smiling to himself: "Yes, I can't stop it, but you have the face to go? I'm still alive."
Anger shot out of her eyes, "I have never laid a dead hand on you, you should understand!"
"Are you feeling sorry for me? Oh no, as the wife of your Tianmen Sect Master..." Yeluqi laughed, "You just feel ashamed to kill a younger generation."
Xu Pingran closed his eyes, his chest heaved, and it took him a while to regain his composure.
This seemingly soft and charming man is actually a pair of iron bones.
There was one more thing she hated.
She also hated her inexplicable soft-heartedness. Why did she always miss the chance to kill him even though she had several chances?
This kind of mistake should not have happened to her.
"You are wrong. You can kill people, but you will never be ashamed." She squatted down gently, pointing her fingertips at his throat.
He stared at her with wide eyes, without any movement, she couldn't even see any fear in his eyes, only saw her own shadow reflected in a pool of still water.
His pupils were very big and dark, and the edges seemed to be slightly smudged with lavender, and she could clearly see herself in those pupils, or, perhaps, not herself.
Back in the day, at the Nine Heavens Gate and the wedding night in the bridal chamber, Murong leaned over slightly, and she saw herself in his eyes, all in bright red, and she suddenly remembered the blood of the teacher's gate.
From then on, she never looked at Murong again.
Since then she has never worn red again.
A faint hatred flashed in her eyes, for her, for him, and for him.
Unnecessary soft-heartedness is the behavior of the weak and should not be hers.
She reached out slowly.
…
Due to the fierce fighting, there were many cracks in the walls of the city wall, but neither Yeluqi, who was fighting the enemy with all his strength, nor Xu Pingran, who was restless, did not notice that there were two pairs of eyes protruding from one of the cracks.
Two pairs of eyes can clearly see everything that happened in the cave.
"Menghu, tell me, what should I do?"
"Nothing to do, this is the Lord's rival in love."
"Oh. Then why don't you go and keep watching."
"Watch the masters duel, can't you?"
"I have to admit, this old hag is really good. I think even if the Lord meets her, I'm afraid..."
"It's not just fear, it's affirmation. The Lord has been weakening for the past two years, how can it be compared to others who meditate and practice endlessly in the snow-capped mountains every day? Well, I only hope that the Lord will solve those problems as soon as possible and recover soon..."
"I suddenly remembered that when the Lord left, I seemed to have taken care of you, how to deal with the fake No. 2."
"...Yes. The master said that the fake No. 2 can't appear often. If there are too many, it will be discovered and the success will fall short. Therefore, at most two times, it is used at critical times."
"When is the next time?"
"He said that if Xu Pingran went on a killing spree, he could use the fake No. 2 to lure her away."
"Do you think now is the time when the old hag starts killing?"
"This...doesn't count? Besides, this is a rival in love!"
"I don't think so either. This is a rival."
"Well, that doesn't count?"
"Um…"
…
Xu Pingran's fingers pressed coldly on Yeluqi's throat.
Yeluqi closed his eyes.
That finger is so cold, it feels like a snow-capped mountain. He hates this bone-chilling coldness. At the last moment of his life, what he wants to meet most is the woman's warmth like fire.
shear wave.
May you be safe, enjoy peace and prosperity, and raise the new flag of Emperor Song. From now on, the blood and dust, the ruins and bones will have nothing to do with you.
White air flashed at the fingertips.
"boom."
There was a loud noise, and the wall of the hole was broken again. Xu Pingran suddenly looked back, startled and angry, never expecting that there was still room next door, and that there were people peeping all the time without realizing it.
With just one glance, she saw a glimpse of a figure in white.
Gong Yin?
Xu Pingran was stunned, but suddenly withdrew his hands, and was about to run after him, when suddenly his heart moved, and he turned to look at Yeluqi.
He closed his eyes slightly, and was panting, Xu Pingran's eyes flicked across his body, slightly surprised that this man had such a solid body.
All kinds of experiments in the snow mountain need this kind of rare good root...
She grabbed him, and in a flash, she had already walked out of the hole, chasing after the man in white.
With a bang, another big hole was broken on the tower, first a white shadow flashed, and then Xu Pingran chased it out, still holding a person in his hand.
Xu Pingran was in the air, and he had already let out a strange whistle, as if he was calling for something.
Jing Hengbo, who was at the highest point, had already seen it, and while gesturing to order Pei Shu to intercept him immediately, he was about to go down to the city to chase after him.
Suddenly she saw Ming Cheng and made a movement.