sjar Chapter 113 A Ring Within a Ring, A Trap Within a Trap (Part 2)
Chapter 113 A Ring Within a Ring, A Trap Within a Trap (Part 2)
Empress Wang, protected behind Chunying, looked at Gu Mingfeng, who was fighting with the guards, with undisguised worry on her face.
Gu Mingfeng was skilled in martial arts, wielding both his left palm and right fist. Even when surrounded by a group of people, he remained at ease.
Soon, a group of archers entered from outside the door, and Consort De led Lu Zigui to stand behind the general in charge.
At a command, the soldiers fired their arrows in unison.
Gu Mingfeng could dodge these arrows by himself, but his helpless family members behind him would face these deadly arrows head-on.
In a moment of quick thinking, Gu Mingfeng kicked the banquet table with its upturned corner. The table spun like a windmill in his hand, instantly deflecting all the incoming arrows.
But two fists can't fight four hands. Gu Mingfeng managed to block one, but when the second volley of arrows came again, the table in his hands was quickly destroyed by the powerful and dense arrows, and he was also injured in his hands and feet by the arrows.
The archers quickly drew back their third volley of arrows. Seeing Gu Mingfeng's face pale with pain from his injury, Empress Wang could no longer bear it and ordered Chunying to go and help him.
However, Chunying watched the old Taoist priest being at a disadvantage in his fight against the Old Man of Death, and shook her head through gritted teeth. If the situation changed later, she might only have one chance to protect Empress Wang, and Empress Wang was the only one she would rather die to protect.
The third volley of arrows waited for no one. Gu Mingfeng gritted his teeth and gathered his inner energy, causing his internal energy to surge. He used his body as a shield, roaring like a raging wind amidst the arrows, and for a moment he actually managed to block all the arrows.
Princess Gaoyang, her face streaked with tears, hugged her mother, looking at her nephew who stood in front of her with mixed feelings. She never imagined that it would be this usually spoiled and annoying nephew who would save her today and protect them with his life.
"Waaah... Wind, don't worry about us anymore, go on your way!"
"Hahaha, good riddance, good riddance!"
Sobs rose and fell from the crowd, and then Consort Shu suddenly burst into wild laughter.
She abandoned the corpse of her long-dead son, ran wildly to the stage, pointed at Gu Mingfeng who was blocking Li Fei and the others, and laughed loudly.
Lu Zigui glanced at the crazed Consort Shu, not taking her seriously. His gaze shifted to the Old Man of Death, and seeing that the old Taoist was no match for him, he breathed a sigh of relief and feigned generosity, advising:
"Xiao Feng, why do you have to oppose me? If you acknowledge me as your ruler and obediently listen to me, I will be the emperor and you will be the new Prince Rui."
"roll!"
Gu Mingfeng responded to Lu Zigui with a single word, then grabbed the arrow and threw it directly at Lu Zigui.
The arrow imbued with internal energy was no less powerful than one shot from a bow. Lu Zigui was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back and pulled the soldier in front of him to block the arrow for him.
Enraged at having narrowly escaped death, Lu Zigui shouted orders, "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!"
He doesn't care what Prince Rui will do; today, he wants Gu Mingfeng to die here!
A barrage of arrows rained down like a sudden storm, but Gu Mingfeng showed no fear. His face was grim, and his handsome face, stained with blood, revealed a fierce determination to die. He once again gathered his inner energy, collecting the last bit of his power into his palm without reservation.
His palm struck like lightning, faster than an arrow, causing many arrows to fall from mid-air.
But no matter how powerful his flesh and blood body was, the army's fine arrows, fired with all their might by skilled archers, easily pierced through Gu Mingfeng's body, causing him to gradually slow down due to the pain.
At this moment, the general leading the team also raised his bow and arrow, aiming the arrow straight at Gu Mingfeng's head.
Seeing this, Empress Wang was so heartbroken she almost fainted. She released Chunying, who was blocking her way, and shouted loudly:
"Feng'er!"
"Gu Mingfeng?!" A voice echoed from inside the Caitai Cave, coinciding with Empress Wang's shout.
With a "whoosh," a "Amitabha" was uttered at the same time.
A figure flew in from outside the door and blocked Gu Mingfeng's way.
A monk in a colorful robe with a holy face easily kicked away an arrow, and a "Buddha's name" seemed to be meant to save all living beings. However, the newcomer turned out to be a thunderbolt Bodhisattva.
"Who asked you to save me!"
Amid Gu Mingfeng's harsh words, the monk smiled slightly and didn't argue with him. He then sent all the guards in front of Lu Zigui to their deaths with a single punch.
A group of people jumped in from outside, followed by a young monk. One figure flew directly into the Caitai Cave and brought Fei Xi out.
The others joined the monk's group and quickly reaped the benefits from Lu Zigui's close associates.
"Sister!"
"Miss Mu!"
Despite his sharp tongue, Gu Mingfeng, exhausted, could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, covered in sweat, when someone came to help him.
But when he looked up, he saw Mu Qingfeng among the people who had come, and Gu Mingfeng immediately felt so embarrassed that he wanted to jump into the Caitai Cave.
This kind of embarrassing behavior in front of your crush is so lame!
Before he could struggle to his feet, a pair of hands pressed him back to the ground.
"Don't move! Eat this first."
Fei Xi expressionlessly stuffed two pills into Gu Mingfeng's mouth.
Hearing Mu Qingfeng's shout, she looked up and nodded to her junior sister who had rushed in, Senior Mu, and the others. Then, without saying a word, she began to treat Gu Mingfeng's wounds.
……
"Old man, please come and save me!"
The more the old man fought, the more he felt that the old Taoist priest in front of him had no intention of competing with him.
The discovery that the other party was merely trying to stall for time infuriated him.
He once fought against Wei Xingjian, and his Sixty-Four Hands Heavenly Gang Palm lived up to its name, almost causing Wei Xingjian a great loss.
However, Wei's palm technique was too gentle and could not compare to his family's palm technique! In the end, his palm technique was superior, causing Wei Xingjian to vomit blood, be injured, and admit defeat.
Wei Xingjian's apprentice, Wei Jiucheng, was not most skilled in the Heavenly Gang Palm, and was naturally no match for the Old Man of Death.
Seeing that Wei Jiucheng had no intention of fighting him seriously, the Old Man of Death stopped testing him and attacked with deadly moves.
Seeing this, Wei Jiucheng no longer held back and went all out to deal with the situation.
However, the old man's martial arts skills were not to be underestimated, and he forced Wei Jiucheng to retreat repeatedly.
Just as the old man was about to end the battle with one palm strike, the Second Prince spoke up.
The old man stopped his attack, snorted coldly, as if to say, "This old Taoist is truly lucky."
But no one expected that just as the old man was about to rush to Lu Zigui's side, Lu Zigui died.
"Hahaha, good riddance! Good riddance!"
Consort Shu held the blood-stained gold hairpin, clapped her hands, and laughed heartily.
As Mu Qingfeng and her group entered, they gradually eliminated the people around Lu Zigui.
Just as Lu Zigui dodged onto the decorated platform and cried for help, Consort Shu, who was sitting on the platform, laughed and suddenly pulled out a gold hairpin from her head, rushed in front of Lu Zigui who had no trusted confidants to protect him, and pierced Lu Zigui's neck with the hairpin.
The hairpin pierced the carotid artery in Lu Zigui's neck. After struggling for a few moments, Lu Zigui collapsed into a pool of blood, lifeless.
Seeing that the person was dead, the old man snorted coldly, grabbed Consort De by the back of her collar as she screamed and was about to rush to Lu Zigui's side, picked her up, and flew out of the palace with her.
……
"Your Majesty, I am late in protecting Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"Your Majesty, we are late in protecting Your Majesty, please forgive us!"
All the rebellious soldiers were killed, and the ringleaders either died or fled.
With the help of palace maids and eunuchs, the Five Sacred Mountains Palace was quickly restored to its original state as it was when the banquet was held today.
No matter how clean the floor was, the lingering smell of blood in the air reminded everyone present of what had happened there.
Vatti sat back on the dragon throne, his sharp eyes sweeping over everyone below.
"Your Majesty, the traitor Shi Wen is not dead!"
A young eunuch knelt on the ground and reported his discovery.
"Oh?" Hua Di's face turned cold, before he could say anything.
Another unexpected event has occurred!
Suddenly, the young eunuch jumped up, pulled out a dagger from his robes, and stabbed at Emperor Hua.
Then, the dozen or so palace maids and eunuchs who had been gathered inside the palace all charged towards Emperor Hua.
These eunuchs and palace maids were quite skilled in martial arts; they were all martial arts masters!
"Master!" The painful cry echoed throughout the palace.
The change happened so fast that no one had time to react. At this critical moment, Wei Jiucheng, who was closest to Emperor Hua, stood in front of Emperor Hua and took the fatal blow for him.
Seeing someone block the blow, the little eunuch drew his dagger to launch a second attack, but a person descended from the sky, and with a domineering blade of energy, cleaved the little eunuch in two.