Chapter 9: The Fall of a Hero

Chapter 9: The Fall of a Hero

Chapter 9: The Fall of a Hero
Look into each other's eyes for three seconds.

Lin Shan slowly drew out his ring-handled sword, and the man in black outside slowly approached the escort car with the sword in hand. Just as he was about to get close, he suddenly saw a person hiding under the car.

The man in black stopped and looked around, and it seemed that none of his accomplices paid attention to this side.
"excuse me."

He turned around and ran away before he finished speaking, chasing after the other man and hacking at him.

"?!"

Lin Shan couldn't help but sigh, this is the real Jianghu. Everyone has only one life, so naturally even the robbers cherish it very much.

Turning his head to look at Master Pu hiding under the escort car, the old man seemed to have not noticed at all that a crisis had just passed, and was still looking at the battle situation on the side of Escort Leader Wang.

"Why do I feel like there aren't many of our escorts on the field?"

Lin Shan also realized something was wrong as he watched. Most of the servants and porters on the field were ordinary people, while Chief Escort Wang had more than a dozen escorts under him!

Every escort master is at least a martial artist at the acquired Qi-exchange realm, and some with more experience, like Master Pu, are even at the organ-training realm.

Although the men in black on the field are all warriors, with more than a dozen warriors on their side and the cooperation of so many strong men, they can also fight well.

"You are still too naive! The robbers have been waiting for us and have been preparing for a long time. They rushed over after the rain of arrows and they are in full swing. These people outside can just consume their energy.

When the time is right, the escorts will make their move, and we can wait for them to tire out, and the situation of attack and defense will be easier."

Master Pu instructed in a mature and airy manner.

After hearing this, Lin Shan wanted to retort, aren’t you playing with human lives?
But in the end, they couldn't say it out loud. These men and women who worked for the escort agency to make a living usually raised and fed horses, did odd jobs, and became cannon fodder when they encountered danger.

Apart from mourning for them, I cannot change their fate by myself.

This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the weak have no right to survive.

The escorts believe that their lives are more precious than those of servants. To win, they would rather die than their friends. After all, if ordinary people die, they can recruit as many as they want. Which escort didn't climb up from ordinary people through life and death?

……

Seeing that more than half of the servants on the field were dead or injured, the time was almost right. In the distance, an arrow flew into the sky, which seemed to be a secret signal between the escorts. Master Pu kicked Lin Shan out of the car.

"kill!"

Lin Shan: “???”

You can hit me, but do you really have to kick me?
Lin Shan guessed that the old man was afraid that he was too timid to watch the show, so he forced him to join the game. He didn't have time to think too much at the moment, just as a scarred man in black clothes came towards him.

The man in front of him must have chopped too many people, and the blade of his knife was bent. Drops of blood fell to the ground along the tip of the knife, and the handkerchief was thrown away somewhere. The scar on his face looked a little ferocious when he smiled.

"Gudong."

Lin Shan's throat tightened. It was his first time to fight with someone, so he would be lying if he wasn't nervous. His mind was a mess, and he couldn't remember the "Qingfeng Sword Technique" that he had practiced countless times.

The scar-faced man opposite had no idea what Lin Shan was thinking. He hadn't seen such a young girl in a long time, so he excitedly ran over with a knife in hand and chopped down!

Lin Shan didn't have time to think, and subconsciously swung the ring-handled knife in his hand.

"Clang!"

The two men's bodies were intertwined, and Lin Shan felt his palms going numb, and his wrists felt as if they were hit by a heavy hammer, as if the person in front of him was not a human, but a mighty and strong bear.

At the same time, a domineering force followed the previous attack, from the blade along the palm into his body, attempting to destroy his meridians and erode his tendons and bones.

"Could it be hidden power?"

Lin Shan was secretly shocked. Dark power was a special ability that only existed in the second stage of the acquired internal organs. The scarred man in black was obviously still at the same stage of breathing like him. It could only be said that he was very close to the internal organs, and had almost stepped into the threshold. He had even figured out the dark power.

Fortunately, Lin Shan practiced an innate skill. Although the Changchun Qi in his body was mild, when faced with the invasion of foreign Qi, he still surrounded it without hesitation and easily wiped it out in a few moves.

"what?"

The man on the other side let out a slightly surprised cry, somewhat surprised that Lin Shan could break the hidden power, but he said nothing more and took advantage of the situation to move forward again.

"Clang clang clang!"

In a flash, they fought for dozens of rounds. Lin Shan fought left and right. The opponent was not only powerful, but also deadly! It was obvious that he was a veteran who had been immersed in the Qi Exchange Realm for many years and had experienced hundreds of battles. Whether in terms of moves or skills, he was far superior to him, and he had forced him into danger many times.

Although Lin Shan had also cultivated to the Qi Exchange Stage, he was only a novice warrior and did not even have any fighting experience. If it were not for the strong and long-lasting Qi from his innate martial arts, if someone else had encountered this desperate murderer, they would have collapsed long ago!
The scarred man in black looked at Lin Shan in surprise again. He didn't expect that this delicate and fragile boy could actually fight with him. Especially, the true energy in his body seemed to be endless, which was truly extraordinary.

But how long can you hold out?

Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, Lin Shan narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that he lacked practical experience, but his innate true qi was superior to his opponent in terms of quality and recovery. As long as he could delay the battle, he might be able to use his endurance to wear down his opponent.

Scarface seemed to have guessed his plan and began to speed up his offensive, even risking his life!
"What kind of murderer is this? He wants to kill me right away?"

Lin Shan quickly dodged. He didn't want to trade injuries with the other party. This kind of person who lives on the edge of a knife is cruel to others and even crueler to himself! If you compete with him in cruelty, even if you survive by chance, how can you survive with so many enemies around you?
The two figures flickered and moved in all directions. When the weapons collided, white shadows flashed by, and sparks appeared occasionally when they rubbed against each other. The whirring sound of the swords was mixed with the sharpness of a storm. For a moment, both of them were slightly out of breath and their physical strength was severely depleted.

At this time, the scarred man in black took advantage of Lin Shan's dodging and stabbed him with a strange and cunning knife from the side. It was simply a stroke of genius and impossible to defend against! Lin Shan's pupils reflected the blade that was about to be raised. Suddenly, he saw the gap on the blade and chopped it hard!
"Canglanglang!"

Scarface felt a little regretful when he saw that his surprise attack didn't work, but he was still very confident in himself. Through the previous fight, he had thoroughly discovered that Lin Shan was a newbie who didn't even know the basic sword skills and was led by his rhythm from beginning to end.

It's just that this kid's martial arts method is really hard to understand. Like a cockroach, he always resists stubbornly, which makes him vaguely impatient and inexplicably anxious.

Lin Shan has gradually adapted to fighting, and he has persevered by relying on the endurance of his innate skills. He has also discovered the opponent's fatal weakness through the previous attack, and the blade of his weapon has been rolled!

So in the occasional close combat, he would intentionally or unintentionally strike the gap in the opponent's blade, and deliberately show his weakness to the enemy, paralyzing Scarface's attention and making him feel the pleasure of suppression all the time, until his goal was finally achieved.

The two fought again and separated.

"Clap!"

Half of the blade fell to the ground.

The two men jumped out of the standing circle in an instant and hurried to check whose knife was broken.

Scarface looked at the broken knife in his hand with a blank expression. He forgot that the blade in his hand had been bent for a long time. Then he fought hard with Lin Shan, who was also a warrior.
The weapon is defeated!
Lin Shan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the sudden idea he had before the battle could actually come true. He was overjoyed in an instant.

I'll kill you while you're sick!

The ring-handled sword in his hand suddenly felt light, and the Qingfeng sword technique in his mind seemed to be remembered all at once.

Scarface was also experienced. He threw away the broken knife in his hand, rolled on the ground, and began to look for any remaining weapons on the ground.

Of course, Lin Shan refused to give up, and chased the scarred man in black and hacked at him. The situation was reversed in an instant, and he hacked at him with great pleasure. His cloak-like sword technique suddenly became as powerful as a tiger and as smooth as flowing water, and the opponent had no chance to fight back.

Scarface was hiding on the ground, covered in dust and almost vomiting blood! He almost touched the weapons next to the dead body several times, but was forced away by Lin Shan's knife.

The two chased each other for a while, and Lin Shan couldn't help but sigh that Scarface's mental strength was ridiculous. As expected of a robber, he refused to use a knife when faced with life and death.

The two were fighting fiercely here, when suddenly a long roar came from a distance.

"You lost!"

Lin Shan glanced and found that fifty steps away from the battle circle, Wang Biaotou was knocked away by the black-clothed leader on the opposite side. He fell to the ground with disheveled hair. He stood up with difficulty and poked the ground with the spear in his hand.

His chest was bright red and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Although his opponent, the leader of the men in black, had a little torn robe, he was generally fine and still stood straight!

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Biaotou Wang had no chance of winning and the situation was hopeless.

The escorts and the men in black were evenly matched, and they fought desperately in anticipation of the victory of the top fighters. The escorts were also waiting for Wang the Escort, a top-notch expert, to defeat the enemy and determine the outcome.

But the result is that Wang Biaotou himself is in danger and the defeat is inevitable. When the leader of the men in black is free, none of the people present will survive!
Everyone on the field paused for a moment and began to weigh the pros and cons.

Knowing that it is impossible, no one is willing to wait for death.

What to choose next? The experienced escorts who have traveled all over the country naturally know it well.

In an instant, dozens of figures repelled the enemy and fled in all directions!
Seeing this scene, Wang Biaotou with disheveled hair laughed miserably.

"Well, brothers, go your separate ways! If anyone returns alive, please tell the shopkeeper that I am grateful for your kindness and I will repay you with my own death!"

A resounding voice echoed throughout the valley. After Wang Biaotou finished speaking, he forced himself to hold his gun and charged towards the opposite side.

At this time, in the distant battle circle, the scarred man in black, who had been trying to survive Lin Shan's knife, finally picked up a steel knife, and finally stood up with a somersault, looking left and right.

"Huh? What about people?"

……

When everyone dispersed, Lin Shan decisively abandoned his opponent and cleverly followed the crowd into the woods on the mountain. Hearing Wang Biaotou's last cry, he couldn't help but feel sad. A top martial arts master and a hero in the world of martial arts died quietly in a foreign land.

Even though the Lin family is a wealthy and powerful family in Qinghe County, they only have five first-rate masters, and the death of one would be a huge loss.

"The world is like a tide and people are like water, I only sigh that few people return to the rivers and lakes!"

As he sighed, he saw a figure running faster than himself. As he ran away, the figure seemed to become more and more familiar.

"Master Pu!"

Master Pu, who was concentrating on escaping in the woods ahead, took the time to look back and couldn't help but curse inwardly: it was this little bastard again. He was so cunning that he couldn't let go of an old man like me!

He said unhappily, "Follow me, little brat!"

……

The valley was littered with corpses.

Wang Biaotou was kneeling on the ground, his chest pinned in mid-air by his own spear, blood dripping from his body. He had been dead for a long time.

The leader of the men in black was sitting cross-legged beside them, practicing qigong and regulating his breathing.

"Master Protector, the battlefield has been cleaned up."

A man in black came to report. He looked at the dead Wang Biaotou beside him and was shocked. A top martial arts expert died in the hands of a guardian without knowing why. Before he died, he didn't understand who he had offended. If he knew the truth, he would be
"I'll give you two hours. When the time is up, you must return and transport these escort vehicles to Yongchang County before the sun sets. No one will be allowed to arrive after the time is up!"

The leader of the black-clad men, who was called the Dharma Protector, did not even raise his eyelids, and continued to practice qigong to restore his internal energy.

After hearing this, the men in black in the valley praised the "wise protector" and looted the treasures from the corpses on the ground. Then they impatiently went into the mountains in groups of two or three to chase after the enemy.

After all, who wouldn't be happy to earn extra money by killing people and setting fires? Two hours was enough for them.
……

(End of this chapter)