Chapter 30 The General's Manor (Middle)

  There were indeed people in the General's mansion, but three of them were clearly not from the mansion and had no one to accompany them into the mansion. They dared to swagger through the middle gate, which was only opened when the General returned triumphantly or when the Emperor issued a decree, treating the vast General's mansion as if it were nothing.

  In the mansion, there was always a team of more than 200 personal guards. Without waiting for the steward's summons, over a dozen personal guards in the front courtyard had already picked up their weapons and were about to attack. If the master is humiliated and the minister dies, isn't it because they want the lives of these attendants?

  Qin Xiaoling, dressed in black from head to toe, seemed to be releasing all the resentment that had been pent up for a thousand years as she silently approached. The imperial guards had already thoroughly regarded the three of them as enemies, having trespassed into the general's mansion and violating regulations by entering through the middle gate; although they were not armed, this act was no different from that of an assassin committing high treason.

  "Take him down, dare to resist, kill without mercy!" A loud voice came from the middle courtyard, apparently someone had already reported to the middle courtyard.

  With this voice, the approaching guards became even bolder. The first to move was the killer, although there was already an order to capture them, but these people simply had no intention of taking them alive.

  "Clang", the blades of the two swords were firmly grasped in Qin Xiaoling's hands. The two guards wielding the swords were momentarily stunned, and before they could react, Qin Xiaoling swung both arms simultaneously. A surge of great force was transmitted along the swords, and before they could even let go, they were already thrown out by Qin Xiaoling, together with their owners.

  Next to Lin Qiulü, who seemed to be standing still, Qin Yifan had already drawn out his flying sword. However, with Qin Yifan's constraint of not wanting to kill anyone, the flying sword was like a flying needle. The two people in mid-air, who were still waving their hands and feet, suddenly felt numb and fell to the ground with a thud, heavily bumping into it. Afterwards, they couldn't move anymore and could only lie there, maintaining their posture from when they were in mid-air, looking very comical.

  "Be careful, her clothes have a pattern!" Qin Xiaoling grabbed the blade but wasn't injured, and even the black veil didn't suffer any damage. Everyone naturally had this thought. Qin Yifan was also somewhat surprised, it seemed that not only was the corpse itself immune to swords and guns, but her clothes were likely not ordinary objects either.

  Qin Xiaoling and Lin Qiulü's coordination was extremely tacit, one was not afraid of knives and axes at all, and could grasp the opponent's blade at any time. The other was always very accurate in giving a "needle" when the person rushing up had their blade locked, holding down the opponent. More than a dozen people rushed out from the front yard, but none of them could last until the second move of the two women, and they all turned into a heap of immobile "wooden puppets".

  Before, Qin Yifan had only seen Qin Xiaoling use the escape technique, which was swift and unpredictable, leaving no time to react. However, he had never seen her use martial arts before. Or rather, it couldn't be called martial arts, but rather relying on her own invincibility to knives and guns, as well as quick movements, to capture her opponent's weapon. To be honest, facing such an enemy, her opponents were truly pitiful.

  It seems that Qin Yifan had never thought about how he would deal with it if Qin Xiaoling used this trick on him. Even Lin Qiulü, who was born into a Taoist family, didn't have any guard against the dark corpse Qin Xiaoling recently, and no one knew what the reason was.

  Lin Qiulü's flying sword was also used quite well, I reckon she treated the flying sword as acupuncture needles, Lin Qiulü can be considered the first one to do so. Moreover, it was used to deal with ordinary people, and in such an unrestricted fantasy realm, if someone could break through their combined forces, that would be a real spectacle.

  Qin Xiaoling took the lead, Qin Yifan was in the middle, and Lin Qiulü was slightly behind. The three people's pace didn't change at all, except for Qin Xiaoling rushing ahead at first, the other two didn't even change their stride, leaving only a bunch of "wooden puppets" in front.

  Pushing open the door to the central courtyard, it was still that "forbidden gate" in the middle. Qin Xiaoling maintained her speed and walked inside. As expected, there was a burst of clanging sounds from within. This time, over ten people attacked simultaneously. Qin Xiaoling only had two hands, and she didn't dare use her teleportation technique carelessly in the capital's heavily guarded area, so she could only endure it head-on.

  It's okay, the attack of these dozen or so people on Qin Xiaoling only caused a burst of clashing metal sounds, not to mention flesh and blood, even the black veil outside didn't get torn at all. Although someone in the entrance hall had already shouted to be careful about Qin Xiaoling's clothes, but with her whole body wrapped in black veils, there really wasn't any place exposed for people to attack.

  Taking advantage of the stunned expression, Lin Qiulü's super acupuncture also quickly arrived, and more than a dozen people hiding at the door all became immobile clay sculptures. However, in just a moment, the guards inside had already fully prepared. The three were about to face an army of over 100 elite guards lined up in battle formation.

  Lin Qiulü was about to go forward, but was gently stopped by Qin Yifan. Only Qin Xiaoling didn't care at all, no matter if it was a mountain of knives and a sea of fire in front of her, she would still charge forward without hesitation. Perhaps, being controlled by others for hundreds or thousands of years had really suffocated her. At this moment, apart from not taking lives, what could be a better opportunity than this?

  Qin Yifan and Lin Qiulü didn't move, nor did those people charge forward. Anyway, they had to deal with the woman shrouded in black first. Among the three of them, only this woman took action, a formidable opponent.

  In the courtyard, a burst of shouting and the whistling of weapons could be heard. In the mansion of the great general, such a situation was too normal to cause any surprise. These attendants of the great generals were all seasoned veterans, and when they had nothing better to do, they would often engage in mock battles in the attached courtyard, making just as much noise, without anyone outside raising an eyebrow.

  "Send someone to the Five Cities Military Command to deploy troops and take down these rebellious officials!" Amidst the shouting and clanging of swords, one voice stood out. With just Qin Xiaoling alone, she had already taken down dozens of generals from the General's Manor with her bare fists. Looking at this scene, even if all the remaining hundred or so people fell to the ground, it was unlikely that they could harm this woman. What kind of divine being was this woman, who was so difficult to deal with? Even more terrifying was that when swords and knives struck her body, they only made a faint sound, without leaving any marks behind.

  As soon as he spoke, some people started to back away, waiting for an opportunity to leave the battlefield. Qin Yifan turned his head and looked at Lin Qiulü: "It's up to you now!" After that, he walked alone along the main gate of the courtyard, striding slowly towards the living room, as if ignoring the fighting crowd around him.

  Someone wanted to come over and block, but Qin Xiaoling always took a step ahead of them and stood in front of Qin Yifan, firmly blocking the weapons they handed to Qin Yifan. Immediately afterwards, a punch was thrown at the person's face.