Although the black - clothed man was more skilled in martial arts than the two imperial guards, he might have exhausted too much energy before. After exchanging more than a dozen moves with the two guards, one of them pierced his abdomen with a knife. He spat out blood and fell to the ground, dead.
"Good! Good! Good!" Seeing this, the imperial guards excitedly raised their knives and cheered. Their morale was greatly boosted.
"There are still two of you. Well, do you still want to continue?" Xiao Hanzhi was now standing in the crowd. Although his clothes were in disarray, surrounded by so many people like a star in the sky, he no longer looked like the man who was at the mercy of others with a knife to his neck half an hour ago. He had regained the nobility and arrogance that a fourth - prince of Dongling Kingdom should have.
"Hehe! Xiao Hanzhi, you're nothing special!" The masked black - clothed man was obviously injured. He tightly covered his lower left abdomen with one hand, but the blood still oozed out between his fingers. When he spoke just now, there was still a look of disdain on his face.
"The noble fourth - prince of Dongling Kingdom turns out to be such a perfidious, insidious and cunning person. I've really opened my eyes today!"
"Humph! It was never this king who made an agreement with you, but Prince Li. Don't act so noble. What I'm doing now is just giving you a taste of your own medicine!"
"You're in this situation because you trusted the wrong person. I will never make the same mistake. We must kill the roots when cutting the grass, or there will be endless troubles in spring!"
After Xiao Hanzhi finished speaking, he waved to the people behind him. Immediately, two more imperial guards rushed towards a black - clothed man. Just like what everyone had seen before, that black - clothed man soon fell to the ground.
Now there was only one black - clothed man left, protecting the masked man. He tightly gripped his sword and scanned the imperial guards in front of him warily.
"Go!" Xiao Hanzhi was now in high spirits and patiently played this game. He watched as the two imperial guards fought with the last black - clothed man, leaving the masked man sitting there, painfully covering his wound.
The last black - clothed man, clearly aware of his mission, although he was also injured in several places, still managed to kill the two imperial guards with all his might.
"Hehe! Overestimating your own abilities!" Xiao Hanzhi looked at the black - clothed man who was loyal to the masked man and said disdainfully.
Without waiting for Xiao Hanzhi's order, four more imperial guards stepped forward, pointing their knives at the black - clothed man. Knowing that he couldn't escape death today, the black - clothed man didn't hesitate and rushed forward.
Xiao Hanzhi looked at the masked man, who was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, drew his sword, and slowly walked towards him.
The masked man also propped his sword on the ground and stood up. He raised his sword and pointed it at Xiao Hanzhi.
The two fought. Although the masked man was extremely skilled in martial arts, he was seriously injured and very weak now. After only more than twenty moves with Xiao Hanzhi, he was held at sword - point by Xiao Hanzhi.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, something happened. Xiao Hanzhi felt something like a stone flying straight at him. He instinctively waved it away with his hand, but unexpectedly, the thing exploded directly, emitting a puff of white smoke. Since Xiao Hanzhi was close, his eyes were naturally hit by the white smoke. He immediately covered his eyes in pain.
At the same time, more than a dozen black - clothed men suddenly fell from the sky. Without any hesitation, they rushed directly towards the masked man.
The imperial guards naturally wouldn't just watch them take the man away. They also brandished their knives, and the two sides immediately got into a melee. The Night Ghost Division's men, numbering in the thousands, protected Xiao Hanzhi, Xiao Jinnan, and Xiao Luochi, whose eyes were still blurred, and retreated from the battlefield.
He Yimeng and Shen Miao, who had been watching from the side, were also protected by the guards and retreated. Shen Yi and Shen Li were not close to them before, so they were not in any danger.
However, Xuan Yuanjue got involved and fought with two black - clothed men. Even when facing two black - clothed men, Xuan Yuanjue was still at ease and had the upper hand.
These more than a dozen black - clothed men were only here to rescue the masked man. They didn't want to fight for long. When another black - clothed man wearing a silver mask reached the masked man's side, he supported him with one hand, tapped his toes, and was about to use his light - body skill to leave.
At this moment, Xiao Hanzhi, whose eyes had recovered a little, opened his eyes and saw this scene. He angrily gave the order: "Catch them! Don't let them get away!"
Hearing this, the silver - masked black - clothed man who had just taken off into the air turned his head and glanced at Xiao Hanzhi. His eyes narrowed slightly with a hint of annoyance. Then he suddenly raised his free hand and waved it in Xiao Hanzhi's direction. Immediately, a hidden weapon glinting with cold light flew straight towards Xiao Hanzhi.
"Protect the king! Protect the king! Protect the three princes!" Someone shouted. The imperial guards immediately stepped forward and tightly surrounded the three princes, warily looking around.
Xiao Hanzhi, tightly protected by the imperial guards, was stunned. Watching the hidden weapon getting closer and closer to him, he suddenly felt his body move. Then he saw a figure blocking in front of him. At that moment, he felt relieved and was no longer so worried.
"Don't!"
The hidden weapon was incredibly fast, spinning through the air all the way towards Xiao Hanzhi. It was so fast that it was difficult for ordinary people to notice. The imperial guards who were tightly protecting Xiao Hanzhi also didn't notice it.
Watching the hidden weapon getting closer and closer, coldly glinting and piercing through the air, Xiao Luochi thought that the hidden weapon was surely going to hit him. But unexpectedly, something happened the next moment.
"Puchi!"
Xiao Luochi's eyes widened. Even in such a chaotic moment, he heard the sound of a sharp object piercing through flesh. The woman who suddenly appeared in front, jumped up, and blocked in front of him through the imperial guards, slowly landed.
"Yimeng!"
He Yimeng felt a sharp pain. She reached out and touched the injured area. Sure enough, her hand was covered in blood. When she heard someone calling her name, she turned around and saw Xiao Luochi pushing through the crowd and running towards her.
Xiao Luochi carefully helped He Yimeng up from the ground. Looking at her chest that was already soaked in blood, he said to her with a tone of both blame and pity, "Yimeng! Why did you do this!"
"It's good that you're okay!" He Yimeng looked at Xiao Luochi who was right in front of her and gave him a sad smile.
Hearing this, Xiao Luochi couldn't hold back his tears any longer. "You're really silly!"
He Yimeng just greedily looked at Xiao Luochi, smiling at him without saying a word.
Neither Shen Li nor anyone else present had expected that He Yimeng would jump forward to block the hidden weapon for Xiao Luochi. Now seeing He Yimeng injured and lying on the ground, they immediately stepped forward to check on her situation.