usatvline Chapter 197 He is alone outside, I am worried
Chapter 197 He is alone outside, I am worried
The four words "brilliant and extraordinary" are not an exaggeration to describe Qi Bai.
Rong Qingzhu has always been praised by people in the capital as a gentle gentleman, but he knows in his heart that in front of Chu Qibai, even the most dazzling person will pale in comparison.
"Let's eat." Chu Xi turned around and saw Rong Qingzhu in a daze. Thinking that he was not used to such a messy environment, he curled his lips and waved at him.
Rong Qingzhu smiled softly, "Okay."
The situation on the second day was better than yesterday, but everyone was also more anxious.
Yesterday, everyone was annoyed because they were not used to life in the mountains and there was a strong wind on the top of the mountain. The strong wind caused many people to fall down one after another, and many caught colds and had fevers.
Today is different. The rain still hasn't let up at all. They are seeing that they are running out of money and they have no idea about the situation at home. How can they not be upset?
In the next few days, in order to prevent anyone from getting sick, Chu Xi asked the doctors to look for local herbs in the mountains to see if there were any that could prevent fever.
Once they found some, they would dig them out and let the soldiers identify them. After they had identified them, they would organize several teams to search for more herbs on the mountain.
Then gather these herbs together, boil them into medicine, and let everyone drink it in advance to prevent fever and cold.
As for Zhou Yichen, he has been following Chu Xi all the time. Even with the help of personal guards, he still cannot avoid being "assassinated".
Moreover, these people were divided into several groups, including the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince's men, as well as spies from Western Chu, Japan, and the Eastern Grasslands, who were tirelessly taking advantage of loopholes.
As long as there was a loophole, they would try to get close to Zhou Yichen and try to kill him.
Chu Xi has already captured several assassins who failed to commit suicide by biting their tongues, and handed them over to Zhou Yichen's personal guards for interrogation.
Although Zhou Yichen's martial arts skills are not outstanding, they are more than enough to protect himself.
But this level alone is obviously far from enough. All those who can be sent out for the assassination mission are strong in martial arts. When all these people are added together, even Chu Xi will find it difficult to resist for a while.
The Seventh Prince had previously sent many assassins to kill Chu Xi on her way to take up her new post. The people he sent to kill Zhou Yichen this time...
Chu Xi only exchanged a few moves with them and soon determined from the familiar sword moves that there were people from the Nalan family.
The swordsmanship of the Nalan clan was world-famous. At that time, they sent out hundreds of Nalan clan members. If Chu Xi had not been prepared and received the assistance of Jiang Zhenyao's uncle...
I'm afraid that even Chu Xi would find it difficult to escape unscathed from that situation.
The Nalan family...was persuaded to retreat by Chu Xi at that time, but, obviously they could retreat once, but not twice.
After all, as long as the Nalan family intends to cooperate with the Seventh Prince and be loyal to him, they cannot arbitrarily resist the orders of the Seventh Prince.
That night, as soon as Rong Qingzhu lay down, he felt as if a gust of wind was blowing by his side. He looked up and saw that the position opposite Chu Xi was now... empty.
As for Chu Xi, he had already taken the long sword above his head with one hand and pulled up the sky-blue robe folded on the ground with the other hand. Both sides of the wide sleeves were embroidered with extremely beautiful and exquisite black bamboo.
In addition to the embroidery on the sleeves, there is also embroidery on the edges of the robe, and the pattern is the same bamboo as on the sleeves.
He saw a flash of green quickly before his eyes, and when he looked more closely, only the tent was shaking slightly. As for the people... they had already left.
When Zhou Yichen heard Chu Xi's movement, he immediately sat up and took out his hidden black sword from his inner position without thinking.
"Is it..." Rong Qingzhu was about to ask if there was another assassin, but before he could finish his words, there were ping-pong sounds outside, which were the sounds of weapons colliding with each other.
Fortunately, the tent where Chu Xi and his friends lived was surrounded by soldiers. If ordinary people lived a little closer, they would be scared to death after hearing the noise!
"You stay here, don't go out." Zhou Yichen's voice was cold, and when he spoke, it was neither cold nor indifferent, giving people a feeling that he had a bad temper and kept people at a distance.
Rong Qingzhu sat up and opened his mouth awkwardly. He wanted to ask if he needed help, but then he thought that among the three people, he seemed to be the only one who knew the least martial arts. Apart from simple riding and shooting, he couldn't even protect himself.
In this case, even if he asked, it would be in vain.
"Then... Your Highness, are you going out?" Rong Qingzhu saw Zhou Yichen putting on his outer robe and preparing to go out, and subconsciously asked.
"Well, I'm worried about him being alone outside." Zhou Yichen said this calmly but with a serious expression.
“…” Actually…I’m not alone, but it’s normal to feel worried.
Rong Qingzhu thought about it, but didn't know what to say, so he could only watch Zhou Yichen leave in embarrassment.
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The situation outside is much more serious than inside.
Zhou Yichen couldn't stay inside. He couldn't just sit there and wait for Qi Bai to fight outside while he enjoyed the fruits of his labor.
When he drew his sword and walked out, Qi Bai was fighting hard with several guards guarding outside the tent.
This time there were more assassins than before, more than twenty of them.
It was as if the previous assassination by seven or eight people was just a test of the road, to test the strength of the guards around Zhou Yichen and Chu Xi.
And this time, it is the real beginning, and the previous ones are just appetizers.
Zhou Yichen raised his sword and rushed over, knocking down a sharp sword that was about to attack Chu Xi from the side. The assassin holding the sword had his face covered, and the sword in his hand was deflected, failing to hurt Chu Xi.
He was not discouraged and reacted quickly from killing Chu Xi to... attacking Zhou Yichen.
After all, their main target for assassination this time is Zhou Yichen. Chu Xi is a tough nut to crack and cannot be dealt with in a short time...
Now that the third prince has come out, they naturally cannot let him go.
Zhou Yichen had just knocked down the opponent's sword, but the next moment the opponent reacted quickly, switched from his right hand to his left hand, made a sword flower, and slashed in the opposite direction.
The reaction was so quick that Zhou Yichen had no time to dodge, and his wide sleeve was torn. If it weren't for the outer robe covering it, I'm afraid it would have been his arm that was torn.
Rather than a piece of clothing.
Chu Xi reacted quickly and protected Zhou Yichen behind him, blocking the opponent's sword move. He turned his hand back, pressed the opponent's sword down, and then slashed it to the right.
A cut was made on the opponent's wrist, and blood gushed out.
The whole process was fast, accurate, and ruthless, done in one go, and the action seemed to be completed in the blink of an eye.
The assassin felt a pain on his hand as if it had been cut, but he just frowned slightly and then changed his hand to hold the sword and continued fighting as if nothing had happened.
In just a few moves, Chu Xi had confirmed their identities.
"Nalan!"
It was because she had fought with Nalan too many times. Nalan's sword moves were unique, and every move was intended to take someone's life.
Muscle memory is far more accurate than brain memory.