[R18] Will drink wine – Chapter 23 of “About Wine” [English]

Chapter 23: Pouring

The strong wind blew through the grass in the hunting ground, and at the moment when the fire was blazing, there was a sudden sound of blades clashing.

There was chaos at the table. Hai Liangyi climbed up from the ground. He didn’t know where he came from, but he bumped into Pan Rugui’s body and shouted: “Eunuch! Don’t hurt my lord!”

Li Jianheng was trembling all over on the horse. Looking at the light and shadow of the sword, he hugged the horse’s neck tightly, closed his eyes and cried: “Ce’an! Ce’an, save me!”

Xiao Chiye kicked Ji Lei away violently, and without looking back, he stabbed the Jin Yiwei who was trying to surprise behind him to death.Hot blood spattered half of his body. He pulled out the Wolf Sword, took two steps forward, and then chopped down the oncoming Eighth Battalion sergeant to the ground.

Chen Yang had already climbed onto his horse, dragged Li Jianheng up, whistled loudly, and shouted to the guards of the King of Chu: “Follow me to protect His Highness the Crown Prince and break out to the east!”

Before the horse moved, Ji Lei said coldly: “Stop him——”

Ji Lei’s voice fell away, and he saw a knife slashing his head.He blocked the sword with a horizontal stroke, and in the next moment, his arms sank downwards. Xiao Chiye’s sword struck him so hard that his arms were numb.A sound escaped Ji Lei’s throat, his feet were staggered by gravity, and he looked forward in shock.

Xiao Er!

“You are pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.” Ji Lei suddenly squatted down, lifted it up abruptly, and shouted angrily, “I made a mistake!”

Xiao Chiye attacked the wind from the side, he turned his head to avoid it, and swiped the blade diagonally, taking away a bloody light on the right side, and then collided with Ji Lei again.

Lang Taoxuejin rushed in, knocked down the table, and ran across the bonfire dragging the tablecloth with it.In an instant, the fire surged, igniting the tent and withered grass.The moment Xiao Chiye brushed against Lang Taoxue’s lap, he climbed onto his horse’s back, slapped the horse’s buttocks under the Chu throne with the back of his knife, and said in a deep voice: “Let’s go!”

“Protect the Emperor!” Xue Xiuzhuo strode forward and pulled away from Hai Liangyi, “Old Hai! Let’s protect the Emperor!”

Emperor Xiande was panting heavily and his lips and face were all white.Xue Xiuzhuo squatted down and carried Emperor Xiande, and fled with a group of civil servants to avoid the fire.

Xi Gu’an wanted to pursue him, but Hua Siqian pointed at the King of Chu and said, “The emperor’s fate has been decided. There is no need to kill or not. But the King of Chu must die tonight! If he escapes, you and I will become thieves! Ji Lei, summon the Jinyi guards, unite with the two thousand garrison troops in Tuocheng, surround the hunting ground, and be sure to kill the King of Chu! Xi Gu’an, return to the capital as soon as possible! The eight battalions will strictly guard the capital!”

When he said this, he calmed down.

“We have the emperor’s heir in hand, and the queen mother is in charge. As long as there is no chaos and King Chu dies, even Qi Zhuyin cannot act rashly! As for the Xiao family, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with it in the future!”

The smell of blood on Xiao Chiye’s body was strong, and his lips were tightly pursed. Buddhas were killing Buddhas along the way. Anyone who dared to block the way would be killed by the Langlu Saber, regardless of camp!

Li Jianheng’s stomach was churning, but he covered his lips and did not dare to vomit.

There were more than forty people on the left and right who were all Xiao Chiye’s personal soldiers. The horses galloped non-stop, and the guards in brocade clothes behind them were as haunting as their tails.

Just when everyone was running to the woods, Xiao Chiye suddenly said: “Disperse!”

I saw these more than 40 people took off their guard uniforms together, and they were all wearing the same riding uniforms as Li Jianheng.Then the team dispersed with a crash, rushing into the woods from different places.

The clouds covered the moon and the distance separated them. In the darkness, it was impossible to tell where the king had fled.

Ji Leile stood outside the woods, tilted his head and spat fiercely, saying: “Surround the hunting ground! Dig three feet into the ground for me! When you meet Xiao Er, don’t fight him alone. At least four people must form a team to surround him!”

The branch hit his face, and Li Jianheng was so painful that he kept using his arms to block his face.The surrounding guards had dispersed, leaving only Xiao Chiye and Chen Yang on his left and right.

“Dismount.” Xiao Chiye picked up Li Jianheng and threw him to the ground, followed by Chen Yang.

Li Jianheng rolled a piece of dirt and cried out: “Ce’an, Ce’an, what are you going to do?”

“His Royal Highness, follow me.” Chen Yang pulled Li Jianheng up, “It is too conspicuous to be riding a horse in the forest! Jin Yiwei is best at long-term encirclement and assassination. Riding a horse is like a living target, so you can’t take this risk!”

“I won’t leave!” Li Jianheng pulled back his arm tremblingly and begged, “Ce’an, only you can protect me!”

Xiao Chiye said: “Knock him unconscious and carry him away!”

After saying that, without waiting for Li Jianheng’s reply, he turned the horse’s head and ran straight into the depths.

Lightning flashed in the sky, illuminating the shadows of the forest.There were endless sounds of horses’ hooves, swords drawn, and galloping, but there was no sound of anyone speaking.

The smell of an impending rainstorm floated in the dark night. Xiao Chiye ran for who knows how long, and the waves in the snow gradually stopped.

The surroundings suddenly fell into dead silence.

Raindrops fell from the sky, and one drop flew past Xiao Chiye’s eyes.In this silent ticking, a huge thing seemed to slowly crawl out of the darkness.Countless Jin Yiwei were like a dense network, spreading toward Xiao Chiye with oppressive darkness.

No one gave orders.

The raindrops fell down, and the blade of the embroidered spring knife cut through the water droplets and reached Xiao Chiye’s neck in an instant.

Xiao Chiye bent his head and the Langlu knife was unsheathed at the same time. The back of the knife “bang” blocked the retraction force of the Xiuchun knife. Then he pushed the Langlu knife back into the sheath. There was a harsh scratching sound. The Xiuchun knife’s blade was damaged and cracked. The owner was kicked back and fell into the rain.

Countless figures suddenly jumped up in all directions of the horse.

Xiao Chiye slapped the horse’s back with his palm, jumped off the saddle with his whole body, and unsheathed the Langshou knife again.This time the sword swept across, breaking open a circle of flesh.Blood spattered on his face, dripping down to Xiao Chiye’s chin with the sound of a human body falling.

Xiao Chiye fell back on the horse, but instead of sitting, he squatted with the knife edge half closed.

The sound of breathing, the sound of rain.

In this blindfolded night, he has used his ears to the extreme.None of the Jin Yiwei who had just been stabbed and injured made a sound. The thin footsteps circled not far from Xiao Chiye, forming an indestructible encirclement with he as the center.

Whoever is impatient at this moment will reveal his flaws.

Xiao Chiye waited in silence, and Qiao Tianya in the darkness truly realized the meaning of lone wolf.

He is so unhurried and impatient, as if the more dangerous he is, the more calm and unpredictable he becomes.That knife is the fang he showed tonight.

Qiao Tianya rarely felt anxious. This anxiety came from the order not to kill Xiao Chiye.Such a wolf and tiger would be far more difficult to trap and hinder him than to kill him.Because there is often only one chance to get close to him. If you can’t hold him, he will be killed by him.

Qiao Tianya closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was already fierce.

He pulled out his Xiuchun knife and took a step. The next moment, He’s figure flashed, and he was already rising up, slashing at Xiao Chiye’s back.

Xiao Chiye blocked with his sword, then turned around and kicked Qiao Tianya in the waist and abdomen.The other three parties had their knives coming down at the same time. He blocked the knives with one arm. Someone saw through the gap on the left side, and the blade struck straight at his face.Xiao Chiye elbowed the side of the knife, and the blade swayed. Then he hit the opponent’s face with his elbow, knocking him to the ground.

Qiao Tianya followed closely.

There was a heavy rain, but there was no shouting, only the sound of knives.Xiao Chiye’s eyebrows were washed by the rain and looked even more fierce. He maintained his unique sharpness in this endless siege, repelling the attacks led by Qiao Tianya time and time again, walking in the dark like spring ice with the tail of a tiger.

Qiao Tianya’s offensive is getting tighter and tighter, they are really good at holding siege for a long time.Are lone wolves scary?As long as he surrounds him, wears away his patience and calmness little by little, and tires him through constant attacks, he will definitely have flaws!

The tight sword wind gradually made Xiao Chiye unable to breathe, and the heavy rain covered some details, such as the crossbow that was taken out in the darkness.

The more Xiao Chiye fought, the fiercer he became, and the blood under the knife continued to flow. However, Qiao Tianya suddenly waved his hand and led away a group of black shadows, once again trapping Xiao Chiye into silence without human voices, disrupting the fighting spirit he had just raised.

The rain slid across the back of his hands, and Xiao Chiye could no longer hear the footsteps.The heavy rain drenched him, and the people under the seats were tapping their hooves anxiously.

“Click.”

The sound of the crossbow cocking was small, but Xiao Chiye seemed to hear the deafening sound.He slapped the horse violently, and he jumped out of the snow, but he rolled down and dismounted.In the flash of lightning, the short arrows were nailed into the muddy water behind him in rows.

Xiao Chiye wiped the rain off his face and heard “clicking” sounds from all directions.He immediately jumped up and ran quickly.

That annoying footsteps follow you everywhere!

Xiao Chiye’s shoulder and arm were suddenly grazed by an arrow, and there was a tingling sensation when the blood line appeared.

anesthetic!

They really treat him as a ferocious beast and are catching him!

The terrain ahead was sunken, so Xiao Chiye jumped up with all his strength and leaped directly over the ditch.When the talent landed, a sudden cold wind hit from the side.

Xiao Chiye rolled forward, and the knife was slashing past the spot where he was just now.Before the killer could withdraw the knife, his throat tightened, and Xiao Chiye pushed him into the muddy water, crushing his throat.

The arrows were randomly nailed to the tree trunk beside him. Before Xiao Chiye could stand up, he was suddenly kicked in the back.He might as well have someone behind him, but he rolled into the grass.However, with this short oversight, he managed to stabilize his body.

When Xiao Chiye saw the person in front of him clearly, he licked the blood between his teeth and called like a lover: “Lan Zhou.”

Shen Zechuan also stood on the ground with one hand, holding a thin blade between his fingers, staring at He in the rain, and rushed towards him.

Xiao Chiye put his palm against the handle of the knife. Unexpectedly, Shen Zechuan was already in front of him. He slapped the Langlu knife back with one hand, grabbed Xiao Chiye’s clothes tightly, and then threw him to the ground.

The mud was splashing, Xiao Chiye’s arm was hooking the back of Shen Zechuan’s neck, and the Langlu knife that had lost its grip was slashing at Shen Zechuan.

Shen Zechuan’s figure suddenly slumped, and he was face to face with Xiao Chiye upside down. The moment the two looked at each other, he smashed his hand into the side of Lang Lu’s knife.The blood droplets from the knife edge splashed on He’s face, mixed with the rain along He’s chin, and dripped onto Xiao Chiye’s eyebrows.

The Jinyi guards behind him were pressing closer, and Shen Zechuan was about to lift himself up. Xiao Chiye slid his palm up and pressed he, so that he and himself could almost breathe.

Xiao Chiye gasped slightly and said, “I want to die with others so much.”

But Shen Zechuan bowed his head and said: “After being hit by an arrow, the wolf shouldn’t be able to run anymore. It’s so slow that it can’t be done.”

Xiao Chiye’s fingertips were caressing the back of Shen Zechuan’s neck, and his thumb firmly touched Shen Zechuan’s Adam’s apple.

“Breaking a neck like this is still possible.”

A figure rustled out of the grass. Shen Zechuan didn’t even look at it. He raised his hand and threw the knife blade, causing the opponent to fall to the ground immediately.The murderous intent in he’s eyes did not recede, but he resisted Xiao Chiye’s groping hand and dragged he down the slope.

Qiao Tianya was a moment late, and there were only two corpses by then.He looked through it briefly, took off the blade from the dead man’s throat, narrowed his eyes and said: “This is not like Xiao Er’s thing… How did these killers get in? Xiao Er is tied to Li Bei’s dog leash, and he must not die. Isn’t this a consensus?”