In the chaos, someone lunged at Ouyang Yuqing, who was transporting arrows, with a long spear. Ouyang Yuqing quickly dodged, barely avoiding this fatal blow. The silver spear tore through his shabby and fragile soft armor, but fortunately, his body remained unscathed.
Ouyang Yuqing felt like crying. It was really a blessing from his ancestors!
Seeing that the spear only tore through the soft armor, the spear - wielder lunged at Ouyang Yuqing again without giving up.
Seeing the long spear coming, Ouyang Yuqing under the smiling mask felt like crying and was so scared that his heart almost stopped.
At the critical moment, Shangguan Yun, in the midst of his busy fight, threw an arrow backward. In an instant, it penetrated the man's heart.
Ouyang Yuqing watched in horror as the ferocious guard was about to stab at his face with the spear. Suddenly, a glinting arrow protruded from under the guard's soft armor, and a bright red flower of blood instantly bloomed on his chest. Ouyang Yuqing stood there, stunned, watching the guard's face darken instantly. The guard tilted and slowly fell down the earthen slope.
Shangguan Yun shouted coldly, "Third Young Master! Hurry and get the arrows for me!" Hearing this, Ouyang Yuqing hurriedly rushed to the carriage and carried out bundles of arrows.
Before long, most of Lord Nie's guards had unknowingly fallen. Lord Nie, sitting in the carriage, was so angry that his face turned ashen. He leaped in front of Wu Luoluo and grabbed her throat. He shouted at Shangguan Yun, "Stop right now! Otherwise, I'll strangle her immediately!" Lord Nie glanced at the guards lying haphazardly on the ground and cursed silently in his heart. What a bunch of useless idiots!
He knew clearly that if he allowed this handsome man to keep shooting, all his guards would probably die here.
Wu Luoluo was lifted high by Lord Nie, her eyes rolling back and her feet kicking wildly in the air. She looked extremely embarrassed.
Shangguan Yun's pupils constricted sharply. He had no choice but to throw down the crossbow and arrows in his hands as ordered.
Seeing the heavy crossbow sink into the snow, Ouyang Yuqing's heart was pounding. He quickly whispered to Shangguan Yun, "Brother, what shall we do now?"
Shangguan Yun's eyes were fixed on Wu Luoluo struggling desperately in Lord Nie's hands. He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Please go back to the mansion, Third Young Master. Help me get the copper pot from Miss Wu's guest room and drive her carriage here."
Hearing this, Ouyang Yuqing turned to leave. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he turned back and called out anxiously, "Brother! I can't leave you and Miss Luoluo alone!"
Shangguan Yun couldn't help but glance at him and said speechlessly, "Hurry up! You can't help much here. If you hurry, you may still be able to help us leave the city!" Or perhaps, come to collect our corpses.
Ouyang Yuqing: …
It seemed that he was right. He really couldn't help much by staying. Ouyang Yuqing quietly retreated into the carriage and drove it away.
Lord Nie just gave a cold glance and didn't stop the carriage from leaving. He sneered at Shangguan Yun, "Why don't you surrender obediently? Do you believe that I'll make her bleed right now?" As he said this, he tightened his grip a little more. Wu Luoluo rolled her eyes and fainted directly.
Lord Nie: Oh my god? Are you so weak? You fainted with just a light squeeze?
Wu Luoluo: If you squeeze a bit more, I'll foam at the mouth!
Seeing Wu Luoluo faint, Shangguan Yun's face turned as black as coal. He gritted his teeth and roared, "The old rule! I'll take her place!"
This was exactly what Lord Nie wanted. He narrowed his eyes and sneered, "The old rule. If you surrender obediently, I'll never make things difficult for her!"
Shangguan Yun said, "It's a deal!" Then he leaped down from the earthen slope.
"Wait!" Lord Nie slowly tightened his grip on Wu Luoluo's neck and gave a cold glance at the long sword on Shangguan Yun's waist.
Shangguan Yun was very self - aware. He took out the scabbard and threw it out, and it landed in the snow.
Lord Nie sneered, "I recognize this sword. I saw it on those guards at the entrance of the Ouyang Mansion just now."
Shangguan Yun was alarmed. This Lord Nie must not be left alive. Otherwise, he would surely go back and make things difficult for the Ouyang Mansion! Anyway, he never intended to spare this corrupt official easily. This scoundrel had been tyrannizing in Phoenix City for so many years, and no one knew how many young and handsome men he had ruined. This made Shangguan Yun feel extremely disgusted. Shangguan Yun curled his lips and said with a smile, "So what? There are many swords that look exactly the same in the world."
Lord Nie laughed heartily and said, "You don't need to excuse the Ouyang Mansion. As long as you're obedient, I won't make things difficult for them either." He waved his hand, and a group of guards immediately raised their silver spears and stepped forward to surround Shangguan Yun.
Seeing the guards surrounding him from all directions, Shangguan Yun curled his lips and showed a charming smile. During his months in the Hanzhong military camp, he had trained in martial arts desperately. These guards of Lord Nie with their mediocre skills were no match for him.
Shangguan Yun's peerless smile made Lord Nie's blood rush to his head. He felt as if his soul had been taken away.
This man was so handsome that it was just unfair!
Shangguan Yun flicked his wrist, and several tree thorns shot straight at Lord Nie's throat. He had quietly picked them from the thorny vine beside him when he threw away the crossbow just now.
The handsome man's charming smile made Lord Nie lose his mind on the spot. By the time he sensed the killing intent, it was already too late. Lord Nie quickly threw down the fainted Wu Luoluo and dodged left and right, barely avoiding two tree thorns. But the third one just happened to pierce into his neck! At first, Lord Nie thought it was a poisoned weapon. He held his neck and didn't dare to move. After he felt that it was just a tree thorn, he tearfully and painfully pulled out the one - inch - long blood - stained tree thorn.
In the blink of an eye, Shangguan Yun had beaten the guards around Lord Nie to the ground, crying bitterly. In an instant, he rushed towards Lord Nie with a silver spear in his hand. The long spear in his hand was like a rainbow, approaching step by step.
Lord Nie dodged desperately. After he steadied himself, he casually picked up a silver spear on the ground and fought with Shangguan Yun.
Both of them had excellent martial arts foundations. Their fight made the onlookers dizzy. Wang Jiu was trembling with fear. If this man really won, he was afraid that his own life would be in danger! In a hurry, he shouted at the crowd, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and protect Lord Nie! If you can't protect Lord Nie today, you'll all lose your heads!"
Hearing this, everyone tightened their grips on their long spears and rushed forward to help. But when they got to the two men, they found that the two were fighting so fiercely that no one could intervene. What scared them even more was that their lord had lost his right arm and was at a disadvantage in the fight. He was just barely holding on with his proficiency in spear - fighting! It was obvious to everyone that Lord Nie was at the end of his strength.
Heavy crossbow: What end? I can still borrow another five hundred years from the sky!