Chapter Eighteen: Capturing the Enemy

  Du He returned to the second floor, intending to teach that Wang bodyguard and treacherous merchant a lesson, and at the same time take away another secret from Wang's body. Coincidentally, they encountered the shift change time, and the footsteps of six people came from downstairs.

  As soon as they went upstairs, they would immediately find no one guarding Wu Zhaoren, and chaos was inevitable.

  Du He immediately hid behind a nearby pillar.

  As soon as the six of them entered the building, they found that the room where Wu Zhaoshi was being held was unguarded and the door was wide open, shocking each of them.

  Du He flashed out from the dark, came straight to the back of two people, grabbed their hair with his hands, and violently pulled them together, causing the two skulls to collide fiercely. Then he raised his palms and chopped down swiftly and mercilessly on the necks of the other two people.

  The two moves were swift and decisive, and by the time the four men fell to the ground, the other two had only just realized what was happening and let out a cry of surprise.

  They had intended to draw their swords, but found that they were no longer at their waists.

  The knife was in Du He's hand, the blade flashed, and the two men felt a slight coolness on their throats, and it was all over.

  Du He was ruthless this time, obviously with the intention of killing and silencing.

  This is an era where it's a matter of life and death, if the other party hadn't discovered his existence, Du He wouldn't have resorted to such drastic measures, but since they've already sensed his presence, not taking action would be impossible.

  After all, there is a martial arts expert on the roof, and what's about to happen is no ordinary matter, it may even involve the royal family. If these people are not killed, once the news gets out, it will lead to endless trouble.

  The cries of those two people were particularly jarring in the quiet night, and the guards patrolling around the building rushed upstairs upon hearing the commotion.

  The rooms on both sides also echoed with sound.

  Du He jumped down from the second floor and quietly rushed into the hall.

  The guards who heard the noise all drew their weapons and were about to rush upstairs to kill the thief, but they didn't expect that the thief was already behind them.

  Du He charged into the crowd, his twin blades dancing, cutting down four people in a row.

  The three guards beside Du He's body flew away and rolled aside in two directions.

  Du He let out a long laugh, and his twin blades flew out of his hands, piercing through the backs of two men.

  At this time, the guard had already sensed his presence and shifted his target again, charging towards him.

  Du He didn't fight back, but instead picked up two knives from the ground and rushed out of the building. His speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared outside the door, avoiding their line of sight.

  Du He jumped up to the second floor again, and the guards on the second floor couldn't find any sign of the enemy. Hearing the commotion downstairs, they thought the enemy had rushed down, and they all hurried downstairs.

  Du He arrived at the staircase entrance, this staircase space was not large, only a few people wide, just gave him room for a sneak attack. Seeing that each of the guards had not noticed him, he secretly smiled to himself, it was exactly the right moment to strike from behind, one knife per person.

  There are two kinds of martial artists in this world. One is the kind that likes to fight fiercely and kill mercilessly, no matter how many enemies there are. This type of person is usually called a "brute". The other kind uses their own strengths and the advantages of the terrain to work together to kill people, and can be called a "clever person".

  Du He is a clever person, defeating his opponents in the same way, using his brain is much more effective than a direct attack!

  With Du He's martial arts facing the siege of more than 20 people, even if he won, it would not be easy, and he might encounter some unpredictable dangers. But in this way, he easily killed a dozen or so people without any effort, and the remaining few were naturally not in his eyes either.

  Du He used his knife to replace his sword and unleashed "Iron Blood Twelve Styles".

  The Iron Blood Twelve Forms is one of the ultimate techniques of the Iron Blood Great Flag Gate, and Du He uses his internal power to execute it. As he swings his sword, there is a faint sound of wind and thunder, so how can these shrimp soldiers and crab generals withstand this sword technique?

  Du He Lian killed three people and rushed down the stairs.

  There were only a few of them to begin with, and after Du He's back-and-forth slaughter, only three people were left in the great hall: Wang Huwei, the treacherous merchant, and a small lackey.

  Du Hei wore night-traveling clothes and his face was indistinct.

  Wang Hu's voice was hoarse as he said: "Your Excellency has a good method, I don't know where my brothers and I offended Your Excellency, to actually use such a vicious trick?"

  "Too much talk is useless, let's end this!" Du He discarded a dagger and pointed his long knife at Wang's guard.

  Wang Hu's guard drew his horizontal sword and chopped straight over.

  Du He also rushed forward. Amidst the clanging sounds, the two exchanged three blows as they passed each other by, neither gaining an advantage.

  Du He didn't expect this Wang Huwei to be so powerful and skilled with his knife, and also a troublesome character.

  Du He danced with a long knife, advancing forward to probe, his left hand pinched the sword key, and the long knife walked out of the biased wind, although it was a long knife, but when it came out, it was fierce and accurate, if it was pierced by the sharp tip, it was also no different from being pierced by a sword.

  The royal guard saw the incoming momentum was fierce, who dared to be slow, with a horizontal knife, towards the upper grid, this grid just middle had softness, indeed was a famous family's technique.

  Du He came to this world for the first time, and he was already engaged in a life-and-death battle with a master. In later generations, his lightness skill would be unmatched in the world, and when he unleashed it, no one could stop him. Often, when encountering an enemy, before they even had time to react, Du He would strike them down. Therefore, although his martial arts skills were superior to his opponent's, his actual combat experience was insufficient. His opponent's experience in this regard far surpassed his own, and he didn't dare underestimate him. Seeing Wang Huwei block the horizontal knife with a loud clang, followed by a swift upward slash, Du He had no choice but to turn his blade around to defend himself.

  The two men exchanged blows, fighting for over a dozen rounds. This fierce battle was the first of its kind that Wang's bodyguard had ever encountered in his life. His real name was Wang Heng, and he was famous in Guanzhong for his generation, known as "Wang Yidao" (King One Knife), indicating that he could defeat his enemies with just one knife. However, he had committed a crime of adultery and was wanted by the authorities!

  Wang Heng killed 23 officials in a row, broke through the encirclement of over 100 people, and escaped from Shengtian. His ability can be seen as ordinary.

  But facing the enemy in front of him, he was getting more and more frightened. The opponent used a knife instead of a sword, and the swordsmanship was so wonderful that it was only seen in life. What's even more astonishing is that his body was like a floating cloud, advancing and retreating as if it had the magical power to shrink into inches. His toes touched the ground lightly, but his body could float out for one zhang (a unit of length), avoiding all attacks. He jumped lightly, but he could approach within a few feet, killing him was unstoppable.

  Being able to entangle with him like this is actually due to his lack of mortal combat experience. If it continues like this, I will surely lose.

  Yu Pin San He, Du He looked out for the opponent's weakness, and with his innate cleverness, after a dozen or so moves, he gained some insight, and immediately made a feint, cutting off Wang Heng's left arm.

  Wang Heng let out a miserable cry and retreated. He knew he would die today, so he first killed the treacherous merchant and the thug with one knife each.

  Du He didn't expect him to be so ruthless, even his own people couldn't escape his wrath, and he was taken aback.

  He sneered: "You're here for the prince's thing, but even if I die, I won't let you have your way..." As he spoke, he reached into his bosom and felt around, his expression changing drastically.

  "Is this what you're looking for?" Du He pulled out a letter from his bosom, revealing a bright smile: "You said 'no one has the ability to take it away from your bosom.' But I took it out of your bosom, and you didn't even notice!"

  Wang Heng's eyes widened in horror.

  Du He and others finally got their chance at this moment. With a "whoosh" sound, under his dazed state, they rushed forward and captured him.

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