Panhu Stockade was originally the territory of its head bandit. But ever since Heliancheng saved his second and third brothers, he felt that the entire stockade now belonged to Heliancheng.
Huiluo was clearly furious. He never expected the head bandit to dare attack him. Grinding his teeth, he said, "Have you forgotten Lord Heliancheng's kindness? He said we must kill Shen Li at all costs!"
The head bandit's face showed a look of hesitation. Although he wanted to repay the kindness, he didn't want to become Heliancheng's killing machine.
Without a care, Huiluo led his men to attack Xuanyuan Jue and Shen Li. Xuanyuan Jue pulled Shen Li back continuously, only to find the yard surrounded by people. There was nowhere left to retreat.
The expressions on their faces were grim, but their hands were tightly clasped. Shen Li looked at Xuanyuan Jue apologetically and said, "It seems I've implicated you." Xuanyuan Jue drew his sword first and fought in the crowd. One by one, his enemies fell, and the blood splashed on his body and face. It was hard to tell whether the blood was his or his enemies'.
As one person fell, no one around them dared to approach rashly for the moment. He turned back and smiled warmly, "Don't be afraid, and don't say such things. If in the end I die here with you, I'll still feel happy because I'm with you."
A teardrop slipped down unexpectedly. Shen Li's eyes were red. She truly felt what it meant to be loved. Perhaps it was just Xuanyuan Jue always staying by her side.
Then Huiluo threw a hidden weapon, aiming straight at the vital parts of Xuanyuan Jue and Shen Li. His expression became more and more excited and cruel, as if he took pleasure in killing.
"All of you, attack! With so many of us against just two of you, you still have time for your sweet talk? It seems you really are a pair of ill - fated lovers seeking death!"
Just as a group of people surrounded Shen Li again, a group of men in green robes rushed in. Led by Xinyue, they shouted as they fought, "We, the subordinates, will follow our master to the death. We're willing to sacrifice our lives without hesitation!"
Xuanyuan Jue and Shen Li exchanged a smile. Why should they fear death? What they should fear was a timid and fragile heart!
The group was engaged in a fierce battle, and the scene was in chaos. Even though Xinyue was excellent in light - body skills, she still got cut several times. Moreover, many of the men in green robes were already seriously injured or dead.
Shen Li held the sword in her hand and was already fighting with blood - red eyes. She wiped the blood splashed on her face and said, "If we keep fighting like this, we'll all die from exhaustion."
Xuanyuan Jue squeezed her hand again, as if looking at something in the distance. Suddenly, he curled his lips and said, "It's okay. Hold on a little longer. Reinforcements will arrive soon."
Shen Li was still confused. "Reinforcements? What reinforcements? We only have this many people in Xiyue Country..." Just as she was about to ask Xuanyuan Jue something, someone attacked her again. She had no choice but to fight back and continue the battle.
Even though the men in green robes were highly skilled in martial arts, they couldn't withstand the siege of a large group of people, especially since their main task was to protect Shen Li. By now, only a few of them were left, and Xinyue had fought her way to Shen Li's side. Shen Li looked at her and found that one of her sleeves was empty.
Shen Li covered her mouth in disbelief. "Xinyue, you..."
Xinyue shook her head. "It's okay, my lady. I'm still alive. Fortunately, I had a premonition that something was wrong in advance and found an excuse to send Jiaoyue to another place."
Shen Li's eyes were full of sadness. She wanted to say that it was her who had implicated them, but she couldn't say it. When she came to Xiyue Country, she had already anticipated that there would be great sacrifices...
Shen Li protected Xinyue behind her. "You should treat your wound first. I'll protect you. Otherwise, if your wound doesn't heal, you might even lose your life."
But Xinyue remained silent and continued to fight bravely. Just when Shen Li was at a loss, a group of men in black suddenly joined the battle. Shen Li found that there was a familiar figure among them. It was Hanyue!
Hanyue quickly fought her way to Shen Li's side and grabbed her arm. "Let's go quickly!"
Just as Shen Li nodded and was about to take Xinyue with her, a miserable scream rang out.
"Save me, Shen Li! I'm from the Shen family. At least... at least I'm related to you by blood."
Shen Miao was tied up, and there were many men from Panhu Stockade guarding her. Huiluo held a knife coldly. There was only bloodlust in his eyes, and no trace of humanity.
"Just by chance, I captured a member of the Shen family. I wonder if you want her to live? Maybe she's not important at all."
Saying this, Huiluo picked up the knife and stabbed Shen Miao without hesitation. He seemed to want to dig out something more. Shen Miao was both scared and in so much pain that she had no strength left. She could only keep begging for mercy.
Although the people from the Shen family had treated her badly, Shen Li couldn't just stand by and watch her die.
"What are your conditions for letting her go?"
Huiluo held the dagger that he had just used to stab Shen Miao. There was still fresh blood on it. He licked it clean bit by bit, as if he still wanted more.
"Of course, it's your life for hers! But, are you willing? Hahaha, Shen Li, I suddenly want to see how you'll choose!"
Xinyue pulled Shen Li's hand. "Miss, don't go. Her life isn't worth it. Maybe it's their trap!"
Shen Li ignored her and walked towards Shen Miao firmly step by step. Her eyes showed that she couldn't abandon this girl.
Huiluo smiled and pushed Shen Miao out. He grabbed Shen Li and put the knife on her neck. "I knew you'd be so kind. Hahaha. But this is your weakness!"
After saying that, Huiluo exerted force with his hand. He wanted to cut Shen Li's neck with one stroke. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back. It was Helianyun. He cut off Huiluo's hand with one sword strike.
Huiluo covered his hand in pain and looked at Helianyun in disbelief. "How is it possible? How could you? You... you should have been dead already!"
Helianyun didn't answer his question at all. He stabbed Huiluo in the heart with his sword. "You're not qualified to know."
At this time, the arrival of the men in black had caused heavy casualties to the men from Panhu Stockade. Only a few scattered people were left around the head bandit.
"Head bandit, our Panhu Stockade is about to be wiped out... We brought all your trusted subordinates! How can I explain this to the dead second and third bandits?"
The head bandit was silent. He had no words to face all the brothers in Panhu Stockade. I'm afraid he had been calculated by Heliancheng this time. All his trusted subordinates in Panhu Stockade were dead, and the rest were all Heliancheng's men.
Shen Li touched her neck. In fact, she didn't want to put herself in danger again and again. But when she saw Hanyue, she knew that Helianyun would definitely come.