Chapter 316: Divine Power Breaking Formation Music
Chapter 316: Divine Power Breaking Formation Music
The oriental girl stood alone on a high platform, her hair spread high, she wore a red robe with embroidered boots, and two golden hairpins. As her body turned, the green pearls in her mouth swayed gently. She looked around the eighteen private rooms on the second floor, and finally her eyes stopped on 'Jade No. 3' and the man sitting on the chair.
Their eyes met.
Many things will change, but a person's eyes will go through spring and autumn, and the high cliffs will still remain.
"Brother Lan, it's really you!"
Zhang Yu made up his mind instantly.
"Could it be that you originally... Yes, when I first saw you at the Orangutan Beach, I thought, how could there be such a man in the world, ten times more beautiful than a stunning woman, but with that kind of domineering and fierce aura, which is definitely not something that an ordinary woman can possess."
He had many questions in his mind, but now was not the time to meet or ask questions.
The sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras quietly rang out in the building.
On the dome of the Qun Yu Tower, colorful ribbons are swaying.
Colorful silks were hanging down, tied to seven women in palace dress, each holding a musical instrument in their hands, including a pipa, a sheng, a flute, a jar, cymbals, a gold plate, and a phoenix-head konghou.
The body is suspended in the air, thirty or forty feet above the ground. Along with the thrill, the shock when the sheng, flute and drums play together hits the heart like a tide.
Zhang Yu asked softly, "What kind of music is this?"
The maidservant in green thought for a moment and said, "It was compiled by Miss Dongfang herself. The name is a bit strange. It seems to be called something like... Divine Art... Breaking the Formation Music."
On the stage, the figure in red moved gracefully, like a lonely butterfly, like a tiny boat, going against the storm on the ocean, the dark clouds in the sky, the giant hand of fate, breaking through heavy sieges, and sailing alone to the other side.
More and more people poured into the Qun Yu Courtyard, and the guards in the building were unable to stop them, so they simply gave up.
Next to the counter, the waiter in black was squeezed so hard that he had no place to stand, so he followed Xiao Baozi's example and jumped onto the counter and sat down.
"Look, little darling, the Oriental girl is smiling at me again."
“She smiles at everyone.”
"It's different. When you look at me, it must be different from others."
"maybe."
Xiao Baozi shook his head. He was not interested in romantic matters between men and women. He tried his best to earn money so as to redeem his body contract as soon as possible, so as not to be a slave for the rest of his life and not even be able to enter the ancestral tomb after his death.
But for some reason, tonight Kang's mother would not allow him to go to the private room on the second floor to sell the shady and overpriced fruits and pastries.
"Ah~"
Xiao Baozi looked at him and said, "I didn't even sigh, why are you sighing?"
The black-clothed servant was a little depressed and said, "Three days ago, my uncle wrote to me and asked me to return to Changsha Prefecture as soon as possible, otherwise my whole family would cut off ties with me."
"Oh, then you should go back too."
Xiao Baozi thought that young people have to dream after all, but they cannot live in dreams forever.
"Well, I just wanted to see Miss Dongfang one more time, to see her smile one more time, and then leave Qun Yuyuan. I didn't expect... it would be so soon. Little treasure, do you think Miss Dongfang will miss me after I leave? Will she regret not cherishing the one who once silently guarded by her side--"
"will not!"
Xiao Baozi's tone was firm and he glanced at him.
"Because Oriental girls most likely don't know you."
The black-clothed servant said angrily: "Can't you just lie to me?"
Xiao Baozi smiled and said, "No, I want you to leave without any worries."
The black-clothed servant was silent for a while, then patted Xiao Baozi on the shoulder and said, "It seems as if you are ten years older than me."
"How strange!"
"What's weird?"
Xiao Baozi pointed his finger and said, "Door God, look, the circle of doors and windows on the third floor are always closed, why are they open tonight?"
On the high platform, the red-dressed dancer had finished dancing and the music was about to stop.
"Whoosh!"
A crossbow arrow fell from the sky and nailed to the platform.
The woman in red took two steps back and looked up with a fierce gaze.
On the corridor on the third floor, stood a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes and a dignified demeanor. He held a steel knife in his hand, looked at the people below, and spoke loudly.
"This evil woman has deceived the world and harmed my father. I came to Hengshan City today to eliminate this evil. All the people in the building who have no connection with her, please get out of here immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of archers emerged from the third floor. There were at least three or four hundred of them, holding crossbows and aiming them at the woman on the platform.
"Fire arrows!"
The middle-aged man was very decisive and gave the order immediately.
"Swish swish~!"
In an instant, arrows rained down like rain, covering the platform from all sides.
Upon seeing this drastic change, the guests of Qun Yu Yuan no longer cared about enjoying the dance and music, and turned around to flee out the door. The door was soon blocked, and the crowd rushed out like a tide, trampling countless people and injuring them.
"Door God, don't be impulsive!"
Xiao Baozi grabbed the black-clothed waiter and hid behind the counter. In this situation, rushing onto the stage would undoubtedly cost him his life.
"Beauty is short-lived. It must be that the old man's son who died on the spot when he met the Dongfang girl last time has sent people to seek revenge."
The black-clothed servant muttered, "Zhao Yang is only the magistrate of Changsha Prefecture. How can he mobilize so many archers in the army..."
When both of them thought that the person on the stage was going to be shot into a sieve, they saw that the arrows hovered about six feet away from the person in red, as if they were blocked by an invisible wall of air.
"Dongfang girl, Dongfang girl...her martial arts skills are so high?"
The black-clothed servant was shocked. He was the young master of Xingsha Martial Arts School and could be considered a half-man of the underworld. His home was often visited by fellow martial artists from various provinces. He had also seen masters catch arrows with their bare hands by relying on their lightness skills, body movements, and internal energy.
One, two.
A person with three roots is already a famous figure in the martial arts world, and even his father has to respect him.
At this moment, the stage was so densely packed that it almost looked like a giant hedgehog ball. New arrows kept coming, but they all stopped six feet away and could not move forward an inch...
From time to time, arrows whose power was weakened by internal force fell from the sky, and the high platform that was originally a place for singing and dancing was soon covered with arrows scattered all over the place.
Xiao Baozi didn't know any martial arts. He stuck half of his head out from behind the counter and thought that the scene on the podium was as exciting as a battle between gods.
"do not stop!"
"Shoot this witch to death for me!"
Zhao Yang stood on the third floor, waving a steel knife. There was no sadness in his eyes, but excitement instead.
In the private room of 'Jade No. 3'.
"The enemy is well prepared. Although Brother Lan is a skilled martial artist, he cannot withstand the constant barrage of arrows. If he cannot maintain his internal energy for a long time, he will be exposed."
The maidservant in green hiding in the corner saw the man in black robe standing up and shouted, "It's dangerous outside, don't go out, hide quickly!"
Zhang Yu acted as if he didn't hear anything. He picked up the black bag and ran out of the room. In a few leaps, he arrived at the staircase leading to the third floor, where he was guarded by eight spearmen wearing fish-scale armor.
"who?"
The armored soldiers raised their spears and pointed them at the man in black robe.
"No one else, retreat immediately!" Zhang Yu was anxious, not knowing how long Brother Lan could hold on. He strode forward, drew out the Ziwei Divine Sword, and rushed into the group of armored soldiers. Several sharp willow-leaf spears stabbed at his chest. He raised his hand and swung the sword. Purple light flashed continuously, and in an instant, two spear heads were cut off.
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
Zhang Yu slapped out with his left palm, impacting the chest of the soldier on the left. The armor caved inward, and the internal energy rushed in, stirring his internal organs into a mess. He leaned heavily against the wall, blood gushing out of the corner of his mouth.
The fish-scaled soldier on the right was horrified and turned to the brothers behind him and shouted, "He is the witch's accomplice. Go and report to the master."
"court death!"
The purple sword was as fast as lightning, spinning and drilling into the man's chest. The fish scale armor, which was famous for its protective power, was shattered like broken tiles and wood under the Ziwei sword. He looked down at the bloody hole in his chest and fell on the stairs.
"Brothers, stop him!"
"It's time to serve our country!"
These eight fish-scale armored soldiers were no ordinary soldiers. In the great campaign against the Tusi in the southwest in the ninth year of Yousheng, they captured several enemy chieftains and were known as the First Golden Spear Squad among the Hunan Tusi troops.
"Then I'll grant you your wish!"
Zhang Yu saw that the remaining fish-scale armored soldiers were still not retreating. He admired their courage in his heart, and waved the purple light in his hand faster, and they fell one after another...
"Shoot me hard!"
"Shoot the witch to death and you will be rewarded handsomely!"
Back upstairs, Zhao Yang saw that the rain of arrows only trapped the witch, but it was still difficult to break through. He suddenly felt a little scared. This person's martial arts was so high. If she was okay, would he still have a chance to survive?
"She must die!"
Zhao Yang turned and looked towards the room at the east end of the corridor on the third floor. Just as he was about to move over, all of a sudden the four doors opened wide and even the frame columns were removed. Then the sound of wheels rutting was heard, and after a while of creaking, it sounded as if a giant beast was about to be released from the cage.
"Well, they have sneaked all this stuff into the building, the witch is dead."
Zhao Yang's eyes lit up, and he immediately felt more at ease. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, "What kind of monster is this that requires such a heavy siege weapon to deal with it?"
The threshold of that room had been removed long ago.
Six strong men in black pushed a crossbow to the middle of the corridor. The nine-strand ox-tendon string had been twisted, and three jackdaw spears were installed in the grooves. They also adjusted the direction and aimed at the woman in red on the platform.
"Prepare!"
A burly black-clad strongman heard the captain's order and raised the sledgehammer in his hand high.
"kill!"
As the order was given, the sledgehammer hit the trigger with all its might.
"boom!"
The thick string was plucked, and there was a sharp whistle.
Three seven-foot-long Jackdaw arrows flew out with a whistling sound.
"Humph!"
Seeing this, the woman in red took two steps towards the direction where the three jackdaw arrows were flying. She stretched her hands outward to block those ordinary feather arrows. Suddenly, she opened her mouth and exhaled a stream of true qi to strengthen the defensive power of the qi shield.
"Bang bang bang!"
The three specially made Jackdaw arrows, like spears, chiseled into the air shield. The true energy surged, and the colorful silks in the air were torn into pieces, falling down into countless fragments. The woman in red took a half step back, leaving a trail of bright red blood at the corner of her mouth.
"Keep loading!"
The lieutenant colonel gave the order.
The two strong men opened the wooden box, which was filled with bundles of spears and arrows, at least more than thirty in number.
On both sides of the crossbow named "Jinwu", there are four strong men in black, pushing the winch with all their strength. The nine-strand cowhide strings, as thick as arms, are stretched to the extreme and put on the traction hook.
"aim!"
………………
The room at the east end of the third floor was empty.
"It's rare to find someone like him in the martial arts world who can resist a crossbow with his mortal body!"
There was only an old man with white hair and eyebrows sitting there, and a woman wearing a flying fish dress standing there.
There was a half-open window on the wall near the inner room, and someone reported the news from the outside in real time.
The woman looked out the window coldly and asked, "Who is she?"
"The surname Dongfang? He should be the person Dongfang Bubai trusts the most. Maybe he is one of his trump cards."
The old man shook his head and chuckled.
"But her martial arts are too shocking. If I hadn't been sure that she was a girl, I would have definitely suspected that she... was Dongfang Bubai herself."
The woman turned around and said, "Impossible! Everyone in the martial arts world knows that Dongfang Bubai is a man!"
The old man nodded and said, "Our spies lurking on the Blackwood Cliff have learned that there is a fake leader sitting in the Chengde Hall. Dongfang Bubai used that person to control the Sun Moon Sect, but he himself traveled around the world. Then, we followed the clues and found Hengshan and this... Miss Dongfang in the Qun Yuyuan."
He said it casually, but the difficulty involved, the amount of manpower and resources consumed, apart from the Jinyiwei supported by the Ming court, I am afraid that no underworld force could do it.
"Sir, I think Miss Dongfang... is just a smokescreen released by Dongfang Bubai. Using this name is too conspicuous."
Chen Feibai glanced at the woman and praised: "Yuyan, you are indeed very suitable for the position of Jinyiwei! You are right, Lord Wan also thinks so."
Yang Yuyan asked in confusion: "Then why do we have to take action? Wait a little longer, maybe we can lure out Dongfang Bubai?"
Chen Feibai shook his head and said, "Who is Dongfang Bubai? He is a rare hero in martial arts and wisdom! Every day we wait may mean that all our efforts will be wasted. Ten birds in the bush are not as good as one. Dongfang Bubai leads the Sun and Moon Sect, but he is stubborn and suspicious. He doesn't really trust many people. This 'Dongfang girl' must be his most trusted confidant."
"I understand. My Lord wants to do everything possible to weaken Dongfang Bubai and make the Demon Cult fall into chaos. Eventually, it will fall apart and have no choice but to submit to the Imperial Guards!"
Chen Feibai smiled and said, "This is the strategy set by Lord Wan."
Just at this moment, a Jinyiwei hurried in to report.
"Mr. Tongzhi, something bad has happened!"
Chen Feibai frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered? Did Dongfang Bubai show up?"
The Jinyiwei captain quickly shook his head: "That's not the case, but there was indeed an expert who killed his way to the third floor, and even the Golden Spear Squad couldn't stop him."
Chen Feibai glanced at him and said coldly: "All Jinyiwei, take action, we must stop him!"
"If you disrupt the crossbow formation I have set up and give the witch a chance to catch her breath, I will chop off your head!"
"My subordinate understands!"
The captain drew out his embroidered spring sword and turned away resolutely.
His white eyebrows were wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川". He thought to himself, could this also be the assassin surrounding Dongfang Bubai?
"My Lord, I will go!"
"Yuyan, you are someone that Lord Wan values. You are very talented and you will have a long way to go in the future. You don't have to rush to make achievements."
"But the Lord has already given the order for all Jinyiwei to take action. I am also a Jinyiwei. There is no reason for me to hide here while my brothers are fighting for their lives."
Chen Feibai glanced at the woman and nodded gently: "Be careful."
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity, sir."
Yang Yuyan bowed, saluted, and left the room.
(End of this chapter)