Chapter 49: The Wind of That One Sword

  This old man clearly looks human, how can he have the sacred fire control of the Holy Clan? Could it be that Du Shiqing's bodyguard has a rather unusual origin?

  And also... this road, is really too quiet, isn't it?

  Chu Yang was deep in thought when the Nine Tribulations Sword in his dantian suddenly jumped violently, and an extremely dangerous feeling rose up from his heart. In an instant, all the hairs on his body stood on end. His eyes turned cold, and without even turning his head to check, he spun around, rolled over, and sprang up into the air, making a sharp turn before landing behind a tree next to the fire pit. This instantaneous movement was almost unbelievable.

  Suddenly a sharp whistling sound, a huge stone slab with a width of several zhangs fell from the sky. It smashed towards Du Shiqing's position! The positioning was extremely accurate!

  Du Shiqing was right in the kill zone of the big stone, exactly at its center!

  The old man let out a loud roar, his aged body suddenly becoming as agile as a leopard. He leapt over in an instant, but it seemed he was already too late. Just at that moment, Chu Yang appeared mysteriously beside the large rock, a sword appearing in his hand as if out of thin air, striking out like a venomous snake.

  The tip of the sword is generally slanted and stabbed at the edge of a large stone.

  Right!

  This large stone slab was originally spinning fiercely and falling, but as soon as the sword came out, it happened to be stabbed in the gap of rotation, making the speed of the falling stone slab slightly slower.

  It's like a huge mountain falling down and landing right on the tip of the lever! The subtlety of this moment is hard to put into words.

  Suddenly, the counter-shock force of the boulder burst forth like thunder, and Chu Yang, who was holding his sword, felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a huge stone. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and he flipped backwards through the air.

  But he managed to buy some time! Even if it was just a tiny, almost imperceptible amount of time that ordinary people wouldn't even have time to blink their eyes.

  But just as he was a little slower, the old man's body flashed into the ground and between the large stone slab, a loud shout, a punch in the air, a burst of white light on his fist, thousands of kilograms of large stones were suddenly smashed to pieces, like a day of stone rain!

  Du Shiqing is safe and sound!

  Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

  Arrow after arrow of pitch-black arrows poured down from the mountain top, enveloping all sides.

  "Form up! Face the enemy!" The knight leader shouted, and the eight men rolled on the ground in unison, extremely agilely reaching their warhorses. In the next moment, each of them had a round shield in hand. Although they dodged quickly, one of the knights was hit by an arrow in his shoulder and calf at the same time. The iron arrow pierced through with flesh and blood, protruding into the air.

  A miserable cry had barely fallen when a companion's triple shield already protected his entire body. The sound of "dang, dang, dang" rang out as iron arrows instantly formed an iron curtain.

  Puffing sounds of arrows piercing the ground were like rain hitting a sandy ditch; dozens of feet of ground turned into a giant porcupine!

  The old man let out a sharp whistle, his body spinning around, transforming into a dark gray whirlwind. Two or three dozen arrows had not yet fallen to the ground when he grasped them in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, they transformed into dozens of black lightning bolts that shot back out. He didn't even look at the effect, but instead swiftly picked up Du Shiqing and, like a wisp of gray mist, flashed over to the side of the horse carriage. The next moment, Du Shiqing had already been stuffed back inside the carriage compartment.

  A loud clattering sound erupted, and the incoming arrows suddenly changed direction, shooting towards the carriage like a torrent of rain. The massive force shook the entire carriage violently, but not a single arrow could penetrate it!

  This horse carriage is specially made!

  In the dimly lit mountain forest, the sound of Old Man Gao's rebounding arrow hitting a tree trunk with a "thud" could be heard, followed by a short and mournful cry.

  The old man flashed out the next moment, his face shrouded in a layer of blue, his first reaction was not to kill the enemy, but to look deeply at Chu Yang's position. Only he knew how difficult that one sword of Chu Yang was!

  If it weren't for that sword flying in from outside that day, everything would have been unthinkable!

  No matter the timing, position, grasp of strength, and even the initial choice of direction to dodge, all are extremely rare! That one sword move is simply a stroke of genius!

  This young man only had the cultivation of a warrior, and such a huge boulder falling from the top of the mountain, even if it was the peak of martial arts, would probably be useless with just one sword. But Chu Yang relied on that one sword to block it for a moment!

  Although it was just a slight gap, it won time!

  After one sword, an ordinary Qinggang sword was unexpectedly undamaged, the only cost was a mouthful of blood! This is simply an unbelievable thing!

  The opponent's choice of time for the surprise attack was also extremely strange. Now that they were already within the Iron Cloud Kingdom's borders, having traveled without incident, they encountered an ambush here. Moreover, the opponent had not chosen to launch a surprise attack at midnight, but instead chose to do so at dusk!

  Everything came suddenly, giving people the feeling that it was like a group of cunning thieves who suddenly discovered a fat sheep and decided to make a fortune. Even Old Gao, a master who had been mixed in the rivers and lakes for his whole life, was completely unprepared!

  But Chu Yang was able to thrust out that one sword in the midst of urgency! A sword filled with an aura of divinity. It seemed as if everything had been rehearsed thousands of times beforehand!

  The old man knew that no one would have practiced like this. It was neither a coincidence nor a premeditated act!

  When he looked towards where Chuyang was standing, he suddenly realized that Chuyang had vanished into thin air!

  Eight knights formed a shield wall and moved slowly forward, gradually approaching the carriage and protecting it completely.

  The old man originally wanted to pursue, but thought about it and didn't move. He just directed the carriage to move slowly and withdraw. The horse pulling the cart had already turned into two giant iron hedgehogs, and half of the eight knights' horses were shot dead.

  The old man's body swayed back and forth, with a loud thud, the corpses of several fine horses were thrown up by him, and in an extremely short period of time, the dead horses were piled up into a row, slightly blocking the view from the mountain forest. Then he protected his chest with both palms, fully alert, watching around vigilantly, retreating step by step.

  Their mission was just to protect Du Shi Qing and not to kill the enemy!

  While he was doing these things, the hidden enemy did not react at all!

  The attacker hasn't said a word until now! Except for the two miserable cries at the beginning, everything was like a silent drama.

  The hail of arrows ceased! Everything returned to silence, as if nothing had happened. From extreme intensity to extreme quietness, there was no buffer in between.

  As the arrow rain disappeared, the boundless dusk dominated the earth at this moment! The sky and the earth were suddenly filled with a depressing atmosphere, and the oppressed people couldn't breathe.

  The enemy's attack will absolutely not be limited to just this little trick. This is something that everyone's heart is clearly aware of!

  But who is the enemy? Which side are they on? Is it Zhao's? Ti Yun's? Or Wu Ji's country? Or... Are there others? All of this, hidden in the mist.

  But no matter which aspect, it must be a long-planned conspiracy!

  Until they retreated ten zhang away, the mountains and forests finally reacted. After a burst of eerie and piercing sounds, a sharp and intense breaking sound rose, and a black shadow, like an angry dragon, shot out from the mountains and forests, carrying an unstoppable overbearing momentum, and in the blink of an eye, it had already arrived before the horse carriage!

  The void behind the dark shadow is already trembling from this powerful force!

  One arrow!

  But this arrow shaft was actually three zhang long! It was as if it had emerged from the depths of hell, filled with the breath of death! In the darkness of night, it struck the horse carriage with great force!

  The arrowhead points directly at the center of the carriage. If anyone is inside, as long as this arrow hits its mark, there will be no escape!