Chapter 447 Ignite
Zhu Xian was lying on the ground, one of his arms was shaking constantly. A large piece of flesh on it was cut off and blood was flowing. Even though he was a monk, he could not use this arm for the time being.
If the situation continues, there will be no chance to use it in the future.
He was only at the sixth level, and not the sixth level that focused on martial arts. Facing a powerful weapon of at least the seventh level, it was rare for him to last ten moves without dying.
His precious armor played a vital role.
But even so, we can only hold on here.
The red mask walked closer step by step, with a long knife against Zhu Xian's neck, looking at Zhu Xian's waist, and said in a puzzled voice: "Where is the seal of the guardian?"
Zhu Xian smiled: "Why, the Red Lotus Order can't mobilize the Hengjiang Bow Guards?"
It cannot be mobilized. The Red Lotus Order is effective on the followers of the sect, but not all Hengjiang Archer Guards are members of the Red Lotus sect.
They are soldiers, and the leader gave the order personally, and the soldiers only recognize the commander's seal.
A good believer may not be a good official, let alone a good soldier. The leader is well aware of this.
The Red Lotus Order can deprive a garrison commander of his position and take away his seal at any time, but the prerequisite is that the garrison commander does not resist and the seal is in his hands.
"Red Fire!"
The Red Mask instantly guessed where the seal had gone. Although according to common sense the seal was more likely to be in the hands of Zhu Xian's deputy general, Zhu Xian had no chance to meet the deputy general.
Where did he send the seriously injured Zhu Huo?
Who is the most famous doctor in the city?
Zhu Xian was indeed smart. He entrusted his son and Yuezhou to the person who seemed to be the most incompatible with him.
Zhao Yushu is a very loyal person, and Zhao Yushu is a very easy to control person.
If Yuezhou must be destroyed, the instigator must first kill Zhao Yushu and then face the endless revenge of the academy.
This is the price you pay for betraying the Red Lotus!
As the garrison commander of Yuezhou, Zhu Xian's cruelty and calculation finally played a role.
Do you still dare?
The Red Mask let out a long breath and seemed very angry.
The long sword shining with cold light was slowly raised, and then stabbed downward fiercely.
The tip of the knife was only an inch away from Zhu Xian's throat, but it did not pierce through.
The time required for the long sword to stab down and then retract is very short, almost negligible for top masters.
But at the same time, for top masters, it can almost be ignored, but it cannot be ignored. If it cannot be ignored, it is a flaw.
This flaw is usually nothing, but if your opponent is the same as you, then this flaw is a fatal flaw.
Red Mask stopped his knife because he felt a thorn in his side, literally.
An extremely sharp aura reminded him that you can kill Zhu Xian, and then you have to gamble whether you can draw your sword in time to block the next killing move.
Zhao Yushu was holding Madam Xu in his hand and standing three feet behind him.
"Turn around and look at me, Master Zhu. I don't like you using me to protect your son, but I have to say you did the right thing."
The red mask turned around and looked at the dagger in Zhao Yushu's hand with confusion. What was this sword? Why could it threaten him?
"I told you that you are not Yang He. Old Yang is very familiar with my sword."
Madam Xu turned around in Zhao Yushu's hand. When she and Yang He joined forces to deal with the big monster, Madam Xu had been standing next to the big monster's little head, and Yang He watched her all the way.
Zhu Xian did not hesitate to crawl away from the red mask's attack range, and ran behind Zhao Yushu in a big circle.
"How is my son?"
"Lan Ling and Hei Lu are watching over it, but if anyone tries to rob it, I'll tell them to run away."
"you!"
"I brought this back with me."
Zhao Yushu threw a seal over to Zhu Xian, who hurriedly caught it with his right hand.
"What does he want this for?"
"Mobilize the Hengjiang Archers."
"and then?"
"Kill the monks. Under the fourth level, they can't stop the strong bows of the Hengjiang Archers."
Zhao Yushu was stunned: "Which cultivator should be killed?"
"The monk outside the door."
Zhao Yushu only felt that the fuzzy thread was pulled out a long way.
No wonder Yan Hui came, no wonder the Red Mask kept making trouble around me, no wonder I could get a chance to leave the city.
What the Red Mask did was to make himself think that Yuezhou was about to become purgatory. Whether Zhu Huo and A Dong were plotted against or not would not affect the result.
If they leave the city by themselves, whether they are looking for Yan Hui or the academy, these two parties will not sit idly by and they must take action to deal with them. However, the Red Lotus Formation is always open, so what should they do if they cannot get in?
We can only find a way to defend Yuezhou and prevent the chaos inside from breaking out.
This is obviously not something that can be achieved with just one or two interior scenes.
So Yan Hui called someone over.
If Zhao Yushu goes to the academy, the academy will also have to ask someone to come.
The other party understood every move of Zhao Yushu, or was intentionally or unintentionally guiding Zhao Yushu to do what he wanted.
Zhao Yushu fell perfectly into the opponent's trap, and pushed the situation to its current point step by step.
Driving a tiger to devour a wolf, and the snipe and the clam fighting each other, are all what the leader wants him to do.
Even Yang He was part of the plan.
Zhao Yushu seemed to see a small insect that overestimated its own capabilities, struggling frantically on a huge spider web, but becoming tighter and tighter.
What if I hadn’t come to Yuezhou?
It's impossible. Even if I was caught or killed in Xiangzhou, my body would be sent to Yuezhou, but it would be a different game by then.
The only fortunate thing is that the entire plan has not been completed yet, and the transfer order of Hengjiang Archery Guards is still in Zhu Xian's hands, and Zhu Xian did not compromise with them.
But, could the leader not think of this?
As if to verify Zhao Yushu's doubts, the man in the red mask slowly raised his long sword and pointed it towards the sky.
A ray of fire rose from the long sword, suddenly rushed into the sky, and exploded into a red lotus in the darkness.
Outside the city, the monks were sitting cross-legged, chanting scriptures silently.
A monk who was only at the first level of heaven was carrying food collected from nearby villages and towns and was distributing it to the monks one by one.
The bread in the backpack was dwindling little by little. The monk wiped the sweat from his forehead. Even though he ran very fast, he still got back at night. But at least everyone didn't have to go hungry.
Looking around, there were nearly thirty rays of light at the west gate where he was, giving him an inexplicable sense of security.
Although I don’t know why Master Yanhui wanted to lock down Yuezhou, what Master Yanhui said must be correct.
May Buddha bless you.
The monk looked up at the brightly lit Yuezhou gate tower, on which stood teams of well-equipped archers.
As a monk in the area controlled by the Red Lotus, he had also heard of the names of these archers.
The Hengjiang Archer Guards are all strong men over seven feet tall with broad shoulders and strong waists. Even in the Red Lotus Sect where supplies are extremely scarce, they still have meat to eat every day, in order to maintain their great deterrent lethality at three hundred steps.
It is said that their powerful bows can even break the protective spiritual energy of monks, and those below the fourth level have to avoid their edge.
The monk blinked and looked around. It seemed that he was only a hundred steps away from the city gate. Why did he feel like someone was staring at him?
Suddenly, the monk's eyes widened.
In the night sky north of Yuezhou City, a red lotus suddenly exploded.
Then, the monk felt a chill in his heart and could not help but lower his head.
The feathers of a sharp arrow were trembling slightly.