Chapter 35: Ambushed in the Forest, Qin Shubao Appears

  "Cheng Er, what's going on?" Li Yuan asked in surprise, not knowing that Li Jiancheng's martial arts had reached a very high level.

  "Father, look," said Li Jiancheng, pointing ahead. "This road is the only one around here that can be traveled on, so logically there should be a lot of people walking on it. But Father, take a closer look, the road is spotless, as if someone had deliberately swept it clean. And logically, in a forest like this, there should be some animals, but Father, listen carefully, and you'll find that the forest is eerily quiet. All these signs seem extremely unusual." Li Jiancheng said with a serious gaze.

  "Someone come and take a look ahead, be careful." Li Yuan called out to the guard beside him.

  "Ah!" Two guards responded, then carefully walked forward, using their swords to probe the surrounding woods. Li Jiancheng's gaze closely followed them, and suddenly a bright light flashed before his eyes. He immediately shouted at them: "Danger, get down!" The two guards were indeed well-trained, and upon hearing his shout, they hastily got down. Two sharp arrows flew by like shooting stars. If the two guards had hesitated for a moment, they would probably be on their way to the underworld by now. Fortunately, Li Yuan brought only elite troops, so when they heard the order, they were able to react in time.

  Li Jiancheng spurred his horse forward and shouted into the woods with a hint of internal force: "Everyone, you've already been discovered, come out now, don't be sneaky!"

  "Good job, kid! You're actually able to find us. However, your time is up. Don't blame the heavens for being jealous of talented people when you arrive at the underworld." Suddenly, a group of black-clad men rushed out from the woods, and one of them who seemed to be the leader said.

  "You must be from the Yuwen family, thinking that covering your face would prevent you from being recognized." Li Jiancheng said with a cold smile.

  "Little one, since you already know, then it's even more impossible for you to leave. All of you must die today." The leader sneered and said.

  "What's going on?" asked Dou Xian, poking her head out to see the carriage had stopped. Then she saw a group of black-clad men in front and, not being an ordinary person herself, didn't panic when encountering such things. She pulled her head back in while also pulling Li Xiuning and Li Yuanba back from trying to poke their heads out.

  "You're all going to die today, what a pity for such a beautiful girl." A man in black stood out and said with a licentious smile, presumably they were also fearless, so at this time they all appeared extremely arrogant.

  "Seeking death!" Li Jiancheng shouted loudly, his legs clamped tightly around the horse's belly as he charged forward, the mother-child swords drawn from their scabbards. In a flash, he was back on the horse. The crowd still didn't know what had happened!

  "What's going on, Number Five?" The person who seemed to be the leader walked up and patted him on the back, asking. Only to see that this "Number Five" had fallen face down, and upon closer inspection, there was a red mark on his neck, and he was already dead.

  "Good! Good..." Their own guard saw that the opponent was killed by the Grand Duke in an instant, so they were greatly encouraged. It's worth noting that Li Jiancheng used the Yangri Swordsmanship earlier, which is a fatal blow if he makes a move. Moreover, although they have martial arts skills, their actual strength is not great. If it were someone like Yuwen Huaji who made a move, perhaps with his current strength, he would only be able to escape. But if it were someone like Yuwen Wounded, one of the powerful people behind the Dugu family, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to run.

  "How cheap his life is! Killing him would be doing him a favor." Li Jiancheng said coldly. In his past life, he had no family ties, and in this life, he finally got the love of his parents, how could he let someone humiliate his family? Even if he was not as powerful, he would still fight with his life on the line.

  At this time, Li Yuan and Li Shimin, Li Yuanji were all shocked by his martial arts. Normally, he never showed his hand, none of them had expected that his strength was so powerful.

  "Good! My son is brave, the guards come forward and kill the villain." Li Yuan immediately came to his senses, knowing that this was not the time to lose his mind, so he hastily gave orders.

  "Kill him!" The guards shouted excitedly.

  "Take care of the soldiers, I'll take care of the leader." The leader shouted, then took a weapon from the black-clad man beside him. Li Jiancheng took one look and knew it was the mixed yuan eight-sided golden hammer, and immediately knew who he was - Yuwen Chengdu, the second strongest in the Sui Dynasty. First of all, we must understand that strength and martial arts are different, it seems that the Yuwen family is still very arrogant, thinking that sending a four-limbed person can solve the Li family.

  "I see your sword, it must be Yuwen Chengdu. I didn't expect the Yuwen family to be willing to send you to your death." Li Jiancheng sneered, exposing his identity.

  "What? Yuwen Chengdu!" Li Yuan was shocked after hearing his words, "My son be careful, this man is known as the number one strongman under the heavens of the Sui Dynasty."

  "Father, don't worry, he's just a rough man, I have my own way!" Li Jiancheng said disdainfully, but his expression did not relax. A great man once said: "Attach importance to the enemy in tactics, despise him in strategy." So he kept watching Yuwen Chengdu's every move.

  "Too arrogant!" Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Yuwen Chengdu rushed over in anger. He was known as the "Number One Under Heaven" and had been praised by many for so long that he didn't even know his own surname anymore, thinking himself invincible. After being spoken to like this by Li Jiancheng, he immediately became enraged. And Li Jiancheng had been staring at Yuwen Chengdu all along, so as soon as the latter made a move, Li Jiancheng quickly reacted and drew his "Moon-Gazing Sword". His swordsmanship was continuous and flawless, attacking and defending with ease, although not extremely powerful, but still top-notch in defense. Moreover, against Yuwen Chengdu, Li Jiancheng could easily take care of him without breaking a sweat. It's just that he had been waiting for someone to appear, so he hadn't killed him yet. Now that Yuwen Chengdu knew his true strength, he couldn't let him go back and report, so all the Yuwen family members present must die. Otherwise, the Yuwen family would send their top experts before he grew up, and he would be finished for sure.

  "Little boy, look at you, so arrogant just now, how come you're so incompetent now! Next time I catch you, I'll definitely crush your bones to ashes." Yuwen Cheng saw that Li Jiancheng didn't attack, only defended, so he thought he was not strong enough. He could defeat the black-clothed man earlier because of a sneak attack, so he became complacent again.

  Li Jiancheng just sneered in his heart: You can only live for this long, let you be rampant for a while. So he didn't answer either, but silently used the "Wangyue Sword" to defend himself, and his silence further deepened Yu Wencheng's confidence.

  Just as Li Jiancheng thought the man wouldn't appear, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from a short distance away. He became vigilant again, and if this person wasn't the one he was waiting for, he would take him down and leave, not wasting any more time here.

  It was as if his prayers had been heard by heaven, for with the approaching sound of horse hooves, he saw a magnificent sorrel horse ridden by a handsome man with long eyebrows and bright eyes, elegant in demeanor and extraordinary in bearing, with two quivers on his back, making him look like a god of war descending to earth. What followed was even more astonishing to Li Jiancheng.

  "I am Qin Shubao from Licheng, Shandong. Which bandit dares to commit murder here?"