signingbooks #296 - Sudden backstab!
#296 - Sudden backstab!
Zhao Xiling's face showed displeasure upon hearing Ding Feng's words.
Cao Xian, however, laughed and said:
“Lord Ding is exceptionally talented, highly skilled in martial arts, and also from a prestigious family.”
“His judgment will never be wrong.”
Zhao Xiling became curious upon hearing this.
Her guards, Ding Feng and Cao Xian, were actually saying that Liang Jin still had a chance of winning?
How could she allow such a thing to happen!
“Ding Feng, Cao Xian, what are you two standing there for?”
“Quickly go over there for me and ensure that the Great Virtuous Master loses!”
“With the two of you added, he has no reason to win, right?”
Zhao Xiling ordered.
“My duty is to protect Your Highness's safety. There are many martial artists here, and I cannot leave Your Highness's side for even half a step.”
Zhao Xiling's face immediately turned cold.
This Ding Feng was just a stubborn mule.
Although he was usually quite loyal, once it involved her safety, he dared to disobey orders and ruin her fun.
Cao Xian immediately smoothed things over, saying:
“Your Highness, it is enough for this old servant to go alone.”
“Even if the Great Virtuous Master is powerful, he cannot possibly withstand the siege of four martial artists of the same realm.”
Zhao Xiling waved her hand impatiently.
After Cao Xian bowed, he immediately headed towards Huangtugang.
Meanwhile.
Huangtugang.
Within the raging battlefield of flames.
At this moment, Liang Jin's robes fluttered, otherworldly and refined, the surrounding flames danced around his body and longsword, yet not a single flame could burn him.
He was like a demon god walking out of the fiery hell, the powerful sense of oppression causing Di Moyu and Wang Daizhen to feel a chill.
Di Moyu also hesitated at this moment.
Who would have thought that Liang Jin would be so fierce?
Defeating Wang Daizhen with two sword strikes, and then quickly defeating Liang Qizhi.
This made Di Moyu feel no confidence at all when facing Liang Jin.
Wang Daizhen looked at Liang Jin approaching and gritted his teeth:
“Sect Leader Di, we can only use that move!”
“Within one move, either he dies, or we perish!”
Di Moyu understood and immediately stopped hesitating.
He knew very well that if he hesitated at this time, he would only have one path to take: defeat and death.
He saw his whole person standing firm, his horse stance sinking.
At the same time, his palms also slowly moved again.
A powerful palm wind once again rotated and generated, gathering between his palms and not dispersing, stirring the surrounding flames to continuously push outwards.
Wang Daizhen also came behind Di Moyu:
“I will use my lifelong internal force to help you!”
He abandoned his longsword and slammed his palms on Di Moyu's back.
This was not an attack on Di Moyu, but rather a crazy infusion of his internal force into Di Moyu's body to increase the power of this palm strike.
Wang Daizhen knew that he was injured and difficult to fight again, so he could only fight to the death and infuse his internal force into Di Moyu.
If it were normal times, Di Moyu would not dare to hand his back to Wang Daizhen.
But now that it had reached a critical moment of life and death, Di Moyu could only choose to trust.
Fortunately, Wang Daizhen did not disappoint him.
As Di Moyu received Wang Daizhen's internal force infusion, the palm wind in his palms instantly became violent and howling.
This terrifying power was enough to make any fourth-rank martial artist feel frightened.
Liang Jin just calmly looked at the two and said:
“There is no greater misfortune than not knowing contentment, and no greater fault than wanting to gain.”
“Why must the two of you be so persistent in victory or defeat?”
“Why not frankly kneel down and surrender, perhaps there may still be a way out.”
Di Moyu and Wang Daizhen were naturally unmoved by such glib talk.
They concentrated and urged their whole body's internal force.
Di Moyu's palm strike was basically ready.
Liang Jin slightly shook his head upon seeing this:
“Since you do not heed advice, then I can only fulfill the two of you.”
After saying that, Liang Jin suddenly raised the Youlong Sword in his hand.
Di Moyu and Wang Daizhen's eyes sharpened simultaneously.
They knew that the moment of the final battle had arrived!
Immediately, Di Moyu's palm, which condensed the full power of two fourth-rank martial artists, was about to be unleashed.
Suddenly!
“Whoosh!”
A palm, carrying a strong gust of wind, suddenly attacked from behind.
This palm accurately struck Wang Daizhen's back!
“Bang!”
This dull sound shattered all of Wang Daizhen's unprepared internal organs.
He turned his head in horror and despair.
What came into view was actually Liang Qizhi, who had just fainted!
This Liang Qizhi actually used the method of pretending to faint to let the two relax their vigilance.
Thus, at the critical moment, he backstabbed the two!
At this time, Liang Qizhi had a calm face, but his eyes were filled with cold killing intent!
“Why… why?”
Blood poured out from Wang Daizhen's seven orifices, he only had time to ask one last question before collapsing weakly and dying.
Wang Daizhen's death caused Di Moyu to be both shocked and fearful.
His palm strike was about to be unleashed, but who knew that Wang Daizhen would be attacked and killed midway, causing the internal force that Wang Daizhen had infused into Di Moyu's body to instantly lose control.
The out-of-control powerful internal force rushed and collided within Di Moyu's meridians, not only completely disrupting the operation of Di Moyu's palm strike, but also causing him to suffer serious internal injuries.
“Puff!”
Di Moyu spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as gold.
And Liang Jin's longsword had already arrived in an instant, piercing through Di Moyu's body, who had lost his ability to defend.
Di Moyu tightly grabbed the longsword with his hand.
His all-out strike, which was originally intended to determine the outcome, ended before it could even be unleashed, which made him extremely unwilling.
What exactly happened?!
Why would Liang Qizhi suddenly betray them?
Di Moyu thought a lot at this moment.
He finally understood.
It must have been when Liang Qizhi rushed into the sea of fire that he met with Liang Jin alone.
Privately, the two must have had some kind of exchange of benefits.
Dimo Yu endured the pain of being pierced by the sword, turning his head to glare at Liang Qizhi:
“Lord Liang… what a calculation!”
“But after Wang Daizhen and I die, are you confident that you can suppress the Grand Tutor alone?”
“Where will you get your chance of winning then?!”
Dimo Yu still thought that Liang Qizhi had changed his mind halfway, wanting to eliminate Wang Daizhen and Dimo Yu himself first, and then compete with the Grand Tutor.
Liang Qizhi didn't speak.
He just calmly watched Dimo Yu.
Dimo Yu was extremely unwilling, and he turned his head to Liang Jin again and said:
“Grand Tutor, this Liang Qizhi is ambitious and despicable!”
“Cooperating with him is like seeking skin from a tiger, sooner or later… it will backfire.”
“This is my… last piece of advice to you!”
Even on the verge of death, Dimo Yu was still trying to sow discord.
As long as Liang Jin and Liang Qizhi fought each other, even if Dimo Yu died, he could drag one down with him.
But who knew.
Liang Jin also remained silent, his face indifferent.
His hand suddenly pulled back.
The Youlong Sword that pierced into Dimo Yu's body was pulled out, instantly severing the five fingers of Dimo Yu holding the sword.
Dimo Yu collapsed softly to the ground as if all the strength had been drained from his body.
He looked at Liang Jin and Liang Qizhi, seemingly understanding something:
“You two… are in cahoots…”
After saying this, Dimo Yu finally died.
His eyes were wide open, and he couldn't rest in peace.
After confirming the deaths of the two, Liang Qizhi finally looked at Liang Jin and sighed:
“I didn’t expect the famous Grand Tutor to also be a member of the Huolong Sect.”
“If Senior Brother Xiong Ba hadn't instructed me, I would never have imagined it.”
Before.
Liang Qizhi rushed into the flames alone, attempting to fight Liang Jin.
But who knew that Liang Jin suddenly transmitted a secret message, informing Liang Qizhi of his relationship with Xiong Ba.
Liang Qizhi immediately understood when he recalled Xiong Ba's instructions outside Dongzhou City.
So the two immediately put on a show, and successfully and easily killed Dimo Yu and Wang Daizhen on the spot.
Liang Qizhi continued:
“I wonder what mission the Grand Tutor has this time?”
“Could it be for the woman accompanying the Jishi Factory?”
Liang Qizhi was very clear about his position.
He was a secret agent of the Huolong Sect lurking in the Six Doors, so naturally, he would loyally work for the Huolong Sect.
Liang Jin said:
“There is no mission.”
“I just saw that Commander Liang was almost misunderstood and became an enemy, so I clarified my identity to correct it.”
Liang Jin was wary in his heart.
However, he was not only wary of Liang Qizhi, but most importantly, he was wary of Zhao Xiling.
If Zhao Xiling sent Cao Xian and the guard Ding Feng to attack him together, then along with Wang Daizhen and Dimo Yu, Liang Jin would face four enemies in the Fourth Rank Realm.
The other three were fine.
But Ding Feng was much stronger than the other three, especially since he had a fully mastered Earth-Rank martial art.
At that time, Liang Jin would be in a difficult battle fighting against many enemies alone.
And if he revealed his identity to Liang Qizhi at that juncture, no one could be sure whether Liang Qizhi would still firmly stand on Liang Jin's side.
After all, at that time, Liang Jin would be facing an encirclement by many experts of the same realm, and the situation would look very dangerous.
If Liang Qizhi felt that Liang Jin was bound to die, then he probably wouldn't risk his life to accompany him.
Liang Qizhi was usually very loyal to the Huolong Sect.
But Liang Jin believed that there was no absolute loyalty in this world.
If Liang Qizhi saw that there was no hope of victory and his own life was in danger, then Liang Jin would not expect him to be as loyal as ever.
After all, the current Liang Jin was the Grand Tutor.
Not Xiong Ba, who could bring great benefits to Liang Qizhi.
So Liang Jin used the code for communication between Huolong Sect's undercover agents to Liang Qizhi in advance to show his identity, in case of accidents.
First, kill Wang Daizhen and Dimo Yu to ensure the chances of winning.
“Hmm?”
“As expected, they’re here!”
Liang Jin had already sensed that a Fourth Rank martial artist was approaching.
He just didn't expect that the other party only sent Cao Xian alone, and Ding Feng didn't move.
Then Liang Jin understood that Ding Feng had his duties.
These guards were basically descendants of meritorious officials, and if they seriously neglected their duties, their entire family would be implicated.
So Ding Feng could only stay by Zhao Xiling's side.
“Commander Liang, you can lie down now.”
Liang Jin said.
Since the other party only sent Cao Xian alone, then there was no threat.
There was no need for Liang Qizhi to expose his identity and go down this road with him.
After all, Liang Qizhi, who was lurking in the Six Doors, was more valuable.
Liang Qizhi immediately replied:
“I understand.”
Saying that, he used his power to make his face turn pale, and then lay down on the ground.
The two corpses of Wang Daizhen and Dimo Yu, who couldn't rest in peace, were beside him.
Liang Jin then stirred his long sword violently.
The flames in the sky quickly converged with his long sword, as if they were all gathered on his sword.
As the flames in the sky all converged on the long sword.
The scene outside suddenly appeared.
Liang Jin could clearly see the surprised expression on Cao Xian's old face as he rushed over.
But Liang Jin had already attacked him!