Chapter 3: The Road of Assassination
Zhan Zhao's face twitched, and he hastily grasped the old man's arm, helping him up. "Sir, please don't do this! I am indeed Zhan, a fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword from Kaifeng Prefecture!"
The old man suddenly shook his body, broke free from Zhan Zhao's hands, and knelt down on the ground with a thud, shouting loudly: "I'm innocent!!"
Zhan Zhao couldn't help but nod his head, and quickly helped the old man up. He nodded at Hu Rui and said, "Hu Guanjia, we can't delay any further. We need to hurry back to Kaifeng Prefecture immediately, so we won't disturb you anymore!"
Hu Rui was taken aback, "Zhan sir, why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhan Zhao waved his hand, "This matter is not trivial, it's better if Hu Guanjia doesn't know about it, lest he gets into trouble. Bai Xiong is now covered in wounds and almost lost his life. If Hu Guanjia finds out about this, I'm afraid he will be...
Zhan Zhao didn't continue speaking, Hu Rui's face changed color, took a few deep breaths, composed himself, nodded and said: "In that case, I won't keep you any longer, Lord Zhan. Please go ahead!"
"Wang Chao, Ma Han, hurry and follow me back to Kaifeng Prefecture. Old man, once we return to Kaifeng Prefecture, please tell Bao Da your grievances. Bao Da will naturally take charge of the matter for you!" Zhan Zhao said.
"Understood and obeyed!" Wang Chao Ma Han cupped his hands and said!
"Thank you, Master Zhang!" The old man also hastily thanked him!
"Take the horses outside, let this old man ride, and I'll walk back to the Liu mansion!" Hu Rui bowed his hands to Zhan Zhao!
Zhan Zhao slightly hesitated for a moment, but didn't delay, nodded his head and said, "Then thank you!"
"Goodbye!"
"Not sending!"
Several men of the Shang Dynasty led an old man out of the house, helped him onto a horse, and then four of them rode off in a hurry towards Kaifeng Prefecture!
Hu Rui watched as the few people walked away, a hint of horror flashing in his eyes. The "White Brother" mentioned by Zhan Zhao was probably White Wu Ye. Wu Ye had been severely injured and nearly died. If it were me, I would have probably already died. Fortunately, Zhan Zhao reminded him, otherwise if he knew about this matter, wouldn't he...
Zhan Zhao and the four of them rushed towards Kaifeng Prefecture, running as they went. As they ran, Zhan Zhao's brow twitched, and he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He shouted loudly, "Halt!"
Several people stopped and Wang Chao asked, "Zhan sir, what's wrong?"
Zhan Zhao's eyebrows kept jumping, Zhan Zhao furrowed his brow, gritted his teeth, and made a secret decision in his heart. He said to Wang Chao and the others, "Someone is staring at us, later when we fight, I want you two to quickly send this old man into the capital, go to Kaifeng Prefecture, I'll stay behind and hold off the opponent!"
Wang Chao and Ma Han were both stunned for a moment, then they spoke in unison, "We'll stay behind, General Zhan, you quickly take the old man away!"
"Damn it!" Zhan Zhao roared, "Are you two staying behind to die? If I'm not mistaken, the person who came is the killer that Bai Haozi met. Bai Haozi is already seriously injured. If you two stay behind, you will definitely die. But if I stay behind, there's still a chance for me to fight back. Get out of here now!"
"No one else should think about leaving!" Along with a cold laugh, two men in black clothes floated down from the trees on the side, both holding long knives and wearing black masks that completely obscured their faces.
"I knew you'd take the official path!" one of the men in black sneered coldly. "Just as expected!"
Zhan Zhao's heart tightened, this time, being too clever had backfired! He had thought that the two assassins wouldn't find the old man who came to report and would be ambushing on the small path, so he and his men walked openly on the official road, thinking it was safe. Who would have thought that these two people would actually ambush on the official road? These two people were not simple-minded!
"Leave Zhang QingSong behind, you came from somewhere, now roll back there!" A man in black shouted coldly!
Zhan Zhao took a deep breath, "Sorry, I'm the fourth-rank imperial guard of Kaifeng Prefecture, how could I possibly abandon an old man to two assassins? You must be dreaming!"
"Is this Nan Xiaozhao?" One of them sneered, "What a big name, but many people are not living up to their reputation!"
"Royal horse, take me away!" Zhan Zhao shouted coldly, the Giant Void Sword directly left its scabbard, his internal energy circulating to his legs, and with a single step on the horse's back, he charged out. The long sword did not flash or dodge, but instead stabbed straight at someone's throat!
That man sneered, "Nan Xiaozhao!? Hmph, you're full of openings!" Immediately, the long knife in his hand drew a circular arc, chopping towards Xiaozhao's neck. This move was meant to force Xiaozhao to defend himself with his sword!
Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth fiercely and stabbed straight at the man's throat without flinching or dodging!
That person's eyes flashed with a hint of panic, and the long knife immediately shifted back to collect, slashing sideways at the giant sword. However, Xian Zhao withdrew his long sword and kicked out with one foot. The other person swung out a fist, colliding with Xian Zhao. Xian Zhao flipped over and retreated, stumbling backward several steps!
The Wang Dynasty Ma Han and the old man kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and several horses rushed out. One of them let out a cold hum, his body fluttered up, and he was about to attack Wang Dynasty Ma Han and others. Xian Zhao shouted loudly, his body had just landed, forcibly urged his internal force, and directly rose into the air, using his sword as a knife, chopping down!
Wang Chao and Ma Han drew their steel knives on horseback, meeting the man's attack. The man let out a muffled groan, the sound of clashing metal rang out, and he flipped through the air before landing on the ground. By this time, Wang Chao, Ma Han, and the others had already charged past the two men, dashing towards the distance. Only the voices of Wang Chao and Ma Han echoed between heaven and earth: "Exhibit Elder, please don't get hurt!"
The two of them exchanged a glance, one person directly attacked Zhan Zhao, while the other person's toes touched the ground lightly, like a strong wind, chasing after Wang Chao and the others!
Zhan Zhao's eyes changed greatly, completely ignoring the attacker's approach. He circulated his internal energy and transformed into a red shadow, chasing after another person!
Come on, come on! My speed is getting faster! Zhan Zhao's eyes were wide with excitement, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light, and the corners of his mouth had already cracked open, revealing a thread of fresh blood - he had bitten through his own lip!
Suddenly, Zhan Zhao only felt the internal force surging inside his body, and the speed of rotation was actually several times faster than his own. His speed also suddenly increased, turning into a red light, and had already caught up to the back of that person. The giant sword directly stabbed towards the back of that person!
The attack landed on him, and he had no choice but to stop in his tracks, turning around and dodging away!
Zhan Zhao drew his sword across his chest and let out a cold hum, "If you want to chase after them, first step over Zhan's corpse!"
Zhan Zhao's eyes gleamed with a fierce light, burning with righteousness, staring fixedly at the two black-clad men in front of him!
"You're looking for death!" The two men simultaneously let out a cold hum and charged towards Zhan Zhao from both sides!
Three people joining hands can heavily injure Bai Haozi, two people joining hands will definitely be able to kill someone like me who only has mediocre martial arts skills. It seems that this time I won't be able to escape my fate of death. Alas, in my past life, I was wrongly accused and executed, it seems that in this life I still can't escape such a fate!
But I have never regretted it!
