Chapter 80: Luo Tian's Calamity 10

  "Xī nuò..." Nángōng Jǐn rushed to the bride's side, his eyes stinging from the fresh blood flowing non-stop from her chest.

  He carefully lifted her up and held her in his arms, but the movement caused blood to gush out of his chest nonstop. Two sharp arrows had pierced through her shoulder blades, brutally piercing her heart.

  Nangong Jin's face turned deathly pale. He was just about to lift his hand to remove the hood when someone below shouted: "Kill Nangong Jin with all your might!"

  Suddenly, the palace maids standing in the line of guards pulled off their wigs, took out black cloth from their bosoms to cover their faces, drew their swords and rushed towards the altar. Nan Gong Yu shouted: "Ho Zhi!"

  Huo ran up, but didn't go see the bride. "Wang Shang, let's hurry and leave."

  Nangong Jin was taken aback. "What are you talking about? Hurry up and save Xianuo. Quickly."

  At this time, Guan Long also ran up. "Your Majesty, that is not the master. The master has long known there's a trick. Quickly follow me and leave."

  Nan Gong Jin was taken aback, and immediately lifted the veil. The familiar face still made his heart ache with a dull pain that caught him off guard. But she really wasn't... His Xi Nuo couldn't have died so easily. His Xi Nuo had said she would wait for him.

  He stood up and wanted to leave, but the masked man in front of him had already rushed over. Nangong Jin dodged and immediately drew his sword to fight the black-clothed man.

  Quan Long drew his sword and charged forward to meet the enemy. Hao Zhi saw this, hesitated for a moment, then shouted: "Quan Long, don't fight recklessly! Protect the Empress Dowager!"

  Wei Long only then remembered that the responsibility entrusted to him by Nalan Xianyu was to protect the Empress Dowager. However, when the two turned back, the Empress Dowager who had been behind them had already disappeared without a trace. Looking again in the distance, a small figure was seen taking the Empress Dowager and fleeing towards the depths of the palace.

  It was her... Huo's heart sank.

  At that moment, the palace was in a state of chaos. The officials fled in all directions. Meanwhile, nearly five hundred palace maids who participated in the enthronement ceremony were almost all disguised rebels. They rushed towards Nan Gongyu like a flood.

  Nangong Jin held a treasured sword and fought with the masked man. In just a moment, he was covered in blood, that of his enemy.

  Assassins came at them like a tide, and Huo Zhe, Quan Long, and Nangong Jin were quickly dispersed. Huo Zhe was somewhat overwhelmed. He shouted to Quan Long in the distance: "Go find the Empress Dowager."

  Quan Long had long wanted to break free, but these masked men seemed to have anticipated their thoughts and did not engage in a real fight with him, yet they kept hovering around him, refusing to let go, making it impossible for him to escape.

  "Ah..." Suddenly, Huo Zhe covered his right arm and retreated backwards. His right arm was burning with pain. His face turned slightly pale. He immediately took out a pill from his pocket and swallowed it. Their knives were poisoned.

  One heart wants to drive Nangong Jin out and kill him, while Nalan Xianyu had agreed to ambush around, but also doesn't know where he went.

  On the other hand, Nan Gong Jin, despite having exceptional martial arts skills, was also unable to withstand the sea of people. He was already somewhat exhausted and was retreating backwards non-stop. His voice had become hoarse.

  He roared towards the palace: "Where is the Heavenly Wolf Guard... Where are the Silver Armor Knights..."

  Nangong Jin heard Huo Zhe's shout, but had no time to look back. His right hand swung the long sword, parrying the deadly attacks one after another. His right hand was already numb from the constant force of the blows. Suddenly, a long spear stabbed out from the crowd, straight at his chest.

  He secretly called out that it was not good, but it was already too late to retreat. Just as he was preparing for a desperate last-ditch effort, two muffled sounds were heard, and two long swords whizzed down from above, precisely piercing the foreheads of the two masked men in front of him.

  Such accurate archery. The two people who were shot went straight back and fell to the ground. Nangong Jin couldn't help but gasp in shock. This archery was not only accurate, but also incredibly powerful. With just one arrow, it pierced through the heads of a full ten people.

  The two people behind them had empty foreheads, with blood gushing out as they fell backwards, instantly creating a gap in front of Nan Gongyin that gave him a moment to catch his breath.

  The masked man in front of him saw that his team was suddenly shot and killed by dozens of mysterious arrows, no longer rushing forward recklessly like at the beginning. They looked around hesitantly, but except for their own people, there was no one else around.

  A few people in front hesitated for a moment, then charged forward again. However, all that could be heard were two loud whooshing sounds. The people who had intended to charge forward suddenly stopped in their tracks. Suddenly, their heads fell off from their necks and dropped to the ground with a terrifying thud.

  The people behind him widened their eyes in horror. They looked at Nan Gong Jin, but Nan Gong Jin didn't move at all. And Nan Gong Jin himself was also puzzled. They raised their heads and looked around. The surroundings were still empty except for them.

  They didn't dare to charge forward again. However, it wasn't that they didn't charge. This hidden power would let them off. The air began to continuously produce various sounds of weapons clashing. There were the sounds of arrows piercing through the air. There were the sounds of sword winds whistling by their ears.

  Hard-pressed on all sides, the black-clad men who had originally crowded around Nan Gongyu suddenly began to drop to the ground one after another, revealing that dark arrows were being shot out from the shadows. In such a crowded situation, their effectiveness was even more powerful, with each shot able to kill over a dozen people at once.

  Suddenly, the killers who were originally in front of Nan Gong Jin stopped in their tracks. The crowd in front of Nan Gong Jin began to retreat backwards. In just a short moment, they had already lost a full hundred men.

  But they still don't know who killed them until now.

  At this time, Huo Zhi flew over and brought the assassins on the side. The assassins saw the terrified but dare-not-come-forward people here, hesitated for a moment. However, before they could think more, the air rang with that soul-stirring sound again.

  Those who have experienced the dark power fled to the back as soon as they heard the sound, conditioned reflexively. And the killer who had just arrived and didn't understand what was happening fell down in the midst of the sound.

  Huo looked at the heads and headless corpses in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim, "Master is too formidable..."

  He immediately turned his head, looking at the not-so-good-looking Nangong Jin, and exclaimed in surprise: "Master, this is the Heavenly Wolf Guard. These are the dark guards that Master selected that day."

  Nangong Jin's eyes widened slightly in surprise. That day, she said, I want you to see what it means to be a true one against a hundred.

  Unexpectedly at such a critical moment, it turned out that this team with the strength of one against a hundred was secretly saving his life as if divinely assisted.

  At this time, the sound of horse hooves echoed in the distance. Huo Zhe concealed the joy in his heart and shouted excitedly, "The Silver Armor Knights have arrived! They've come... Master, let's hurry up and leave!"

  Nangong Jin nodded and ran in the direction of Huo Zhe's palace outside. The masked assassins not far away had already been thrown into disarray, but were killed by an invisible force that couldn't be seen for a moment, nearly half of them were eliminated.

  At this moment, the outer circle. The silver dragon that was originally guarding the palace gate led the strongest attacking white silver armor to rush over here. They were in an orderly manner, and even the sound of horseshoes was neat and well-trained.

  The silver armor emitted a dazzling light under the sun, making it impossible for the masked assassins to look directly at them. Just as they couldn't open their eyes, the Silver Dragon gently stretched out its hand and slightly waved forward.

  At one time, ten thousand arrows were fired simultaneously, corpses littered the fields, and blood flowed like a river.

  Luo Tian. City Gate.

  Nalan Xinnuo brought the Dark Guards and sprinted to the city gate with lightness skills. The city gate was tightly locked, and the Silver Armored Knights in silver armor were on high alert. Seeing Nalan Xinnuo arrive, the Silver Armored Knights saluted in unison.

  "Have you seen the princess come out from here?" Nalan Xianuo asked.

  "Reporting back to master. Today, from the moment the city gate opened, I ordered everyone to conduct a thorough search. The princess was not found."

  At this time, several black people who were sent out also returned one after another.

  "Reporting back to master. The other city gates also have no trace of the princess."

  Nalan Xixi's expression turned cold upon hearing this. In her heart, she secretly thought it was not good. "Prepare a fast horse for me... Raise the alert... Strengthen our defenses."

  At this moment, a sudden horseshoe sound came from the street corner. Quan Long was covered in blood, as if he had been soaked in a pool of blood, and looked extremely frightening. He rushed towards the city gate frantically.

  "My lord! Something's amiss... At the grand ceremony... Five hundred bandits are lying in ambush... They're about to attack the king..."

  "What...?" Nalan Xixi's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing this.

  Suddenly, Nalan Xiong's face turned pale. His chest hurt and he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining his mask red.

  "Master." The dark guards around her caught hold of her as she nearly fell over.

  Nalan Xixi's mind went blank... She had fallen into Huangfu Ling's trap.

  He knew that as long as she and Nangong Jin were together, he would be unable to break through. So, the only way was to separate them and defeat them one by one. Especially Nangong Jin... if he killed him, she would collapse on her own. Without Nangong Jin, the overall situation would already be settled. Who else would respond to her call to avenge Nangong Jin?

  So he first created the illusion that he was going to concentrate his forces against her alone, making her believe it was true. Then he found a substitute to attend the ceremony and prepared himself to secretly lurk in the midst of the ceremony.

  After everything was ready, using Nan Gong Yan as bait, they lured the tiger away from its mountain. The city gate was in the far north and the imperial palace was in the far south. They let her run to the place furthest from the imperial palace, unable to go and support Nan Gong Jin.

  However, Nan Gongyan was still in the city and had not been sent away at all.

  Very sinister indeed...

  It was her fault for underestimating him. She was the one who harmed him.

  No... No, Nalan Xiong. You must calm down. He's definitely fine. You've already made arrangements. The imperial palace has two of the strongest Silver Armored Knights. By his side, there are also the Heavenly Wolf Guards who would die to protect him.

  As long as there are Silver Armor Knights and Heavenly Wolf Guards, he will definitely be fine.

  At this time, a white silver armor knight rode a fast horse to come over. Nalan Xianyu took over the fast horse and jumped up, just about to leave when a dark guard rushed over from afar. "Princess... at the west gate, someone has taken the princess hostage and is escaping from the west gate."

  "What......" Nalan Xixi's face turned deathly pale, her whole body trembling.

  However, it seems like heaven is addicted to playing tricks. If she's going to lose, then let her lose big just this once.

  At the street corner, a silver armored knight covered in blood rode his horse at full speed. Nalan Xinnuo clenched her fists tightly and tried to suppress the surging energy in her chest. Nalan Xinnuo, no matter what news you hear, you must hold on.

  What you said. You will wait for her. He is also waiting for you. Definitely.

  Chapter Eighty-One: Instantaneous Change

  Luò Tiān Huáng Gōng

  Originally a joyful and festive imperial palace, in an instant it became a scene of corpses scattered all over the ground, with blood flowing like rivers, resembling a hell on earth.

  Nangong Jin was running in the direction of the imperial palace gate when he heard He Xian's voice behind him, "Master..."

  Nangong Jin and Huo Zhi stopped in their tracks, turned around to look back, and saw He Xianzheng sprinting towards them with his lightness skill. His body was intact, and Huo Zhi and Nangong Jin both let out a sigh of relief. This meant that the Empress Dowager's side was safe and sound.

  However, Huo Zhi suddenly remembered that the Empress Dowager had just been kidnapped by Nalan Yanran. As he watched He Xianyu getting closer and closer, his heart rose to his throat. If the Empress Dowager really fell into her hands, the situation would truly be out of control.

  At this time, He Xian ran over. His face was pale and he said urgently: "Master, the Empress Dowager... has been taken hostage by Nalan Yanran. She is currently in Jing'an Palace. The Silver Armor Guards are outside and dare not enter. Master."

  Nangong Jin's face turned cold. He rushed towards the direction of Jing'an Palace. Huo Zhi closely followed him.

  Jing'an Palace. The silver armor knights surrounded the palace outside, but did not dare to step forward half a step. The former Nalan Imperial Concubine, now Rongyue, was holding the Empress Dowager hostage. Whoever dared to take another step would cost the Empress Dowager her life.

  At this time, there was a commotion outside. The Silver Armor Knights saw that it was Nan Gong Yu who had arrived and hastily paid their respects.

  At this time, Nan Gong Jin was covered in blood, and it was impossible to tell whether it was his or the enemy's. His cold face emitted a chilling killing aura under the bright red blood, like a ghostly slayer.

  He held a long sword in his hand. The long sword had been dyed bright red with fresh blood. He held the long sword and walked into the palace without any hesitation.

  Above the palace, Empress Murong sat on a couch with a haggard expression. She never thought that Zhao Song would betray her. Even Nalan Yanran also betrayed her.

  Nala stood beside Murong Taohua, holding a short sword in her hand. Her face was no longer gentle and calm as it used to be, but instead showed an unfamiliar coldness that inspired fear.

  This is her. This is Lenovo's first killer. Yuan Yue.

  The mission she undertakes is what people all over the world want to do but dare not do, and even if they dare to do it, they cannot do it.

  Kill him. Kill Nangong Jin.

  A figure emerged from the backlight at the entrance. The blade of a long sword scraped against the ground, producing a harsh and icy friction sound. The tall and majestic figure cast a very long shadow in the sunlight. His collar was stained with fresh blood. In his cold and piercing gaze, there was still that same ruthless and unyielding ferocity as when he was on the battlefield, leaving no room for mercy.

  She raised her eyes to meet his gaze. Her body couldn't help but tremble. Yet she still summoned the courage to stare back at him.

  Today, he is sure to die.

  "Wang er......" Seeing Nangong Jin walking towards her, Empress Dowager Murong's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope. Her voice trembled as she accidentally fell from the bed to the ground. Nangong Jin's body slightly shook.

  "Ah..." Suddenly, the sharp cry of Empress Murong broke the silence in the palace. Yuan Yue grabbed her hair and leaned down to press the blade of his short sword against her throat. The sharp blade instantly left two bloody marks on the empress's neck.

  "Let her go." The icy warning.

  "Halt." No room for negotiation.

  The long sword continued to cut through the marble floor. His footsteps did not hesitate at all and walked forward.

  "Stop..." Wu Yue increased the force of his short sword. The Empress Dowager Murong's face turned pale with pain, but she didn't dare to make another sound.

  Still not stopping in his tracks. He is Nangong Jin. The more dangerous, the calmer he becomes. Now, they are all betting. Wan Yue bets that he dares not to play with his mother's life. Nangong Jin bets on her, not daring to kill the last trump card in his hand.

  He won.

  Yue watched as Nan Gong Jin approached, getting closer and closer. Terrified, she let go of Murong Tai Hou and retreated to the side. Nan Gong Jin stepped up onto the platform, pulled up Murong Tai Hou, and didn't even glance at Yue beside him. He carried Murong Tai Hou on his back and walked away.

  She stared at his back as he walked away in shock and dismay, her heart beginning to panic.

  "Nangong Yan..." Suddenly, Wang Yue thought of an ace up her sleeve.

  At the mention of Nan Gong Yan's name, Nan Gong Jin's body slightly paused, but he didn't stop in his tracks.

  "Nangong Yan is in our hands!" Yuè shouted at his back.

  Nan Gong Jin's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, stopping in the center of the palace. He set down Murong Tai Hou and his face was expressionless as he tucked her already disheveled hair behind her ears. In a gentle voice, he said: "Mother, you go first."

  Murong Taohou held his hand, wanting to speak but hesitating. He smiled slightly and nodded at her.

  Murong Taohou's tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't stop making sobbing sounds with her mouth, but she didn't say anything. She stumbled out of the room.

  Nangong Jin picked up his sword and tore off a corner of his clothes to wipe away the fresh blood on it.

  He wanted to kill her. Kill this woman who dared to threaten him.

  Yuan Yue watched as Nan Gong Jin walked back towards him, and gave a signal to the few people hiding in the shadows. The few people received Yuan Yue's signal and turned around to start making their final preparations.

  That was their final blow. A decisive blow.

  Outside the palace, a horseshoe sound. He Xian and Huo turned their heads to look back. They only saw Nalan Xixi's face pale, with a crimson stain on her chest. The horse had not yet stopped steadily. She jumped down. "Jin... where is Jin? Where is he?"

  Huo Zhi hastily said: "The king is fine, nothing happened to him. Fortunately, the Heavenly Wolf Guard and the Silver Armor Knights were there to quell the chaos just now. The king is perfectly safe."

  Nalan Xixi heard the words, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Tears fell uncontrollably, but on her face hung an unbelievable smile. She finally arrived... He was waiting for her. He was perfectly fine, waiting just for her.

  She looked around, searching for Nan Gong Jin's figure. "Where is he..."

  He Xian said: "The Empress Dowager has been taken away by the eunuchs. The Emperor just entered."

  "What...?" Nalan Xixi suddenly opened her eyes wide. Yuan Yue...Yuan Yue.

  It's bad. Suddenly. A terrible idea surged up in her mind. She got up and ran towards the Empress's palace.

  At this time, a silver armor suddenly shouted loudly: "The Empress Dowager has come out."

  Far, far away. Murong Taohou's hair was disheveled and her body still stained with someone else's blood. A bloody mark on her neck stood out against her pale complexion. Nalan Xianyin and He Xian'er hastily ran up to her.

  Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from around the palace. It sounded like thunder, but this sound was coming from underground. Nalan Xian'er opened her eyes wide and ran towards the palace, but was pulled back by He Qian.

  A deafening crash...

  In an instant, rocks flew everywhere, the ground shook violently. Huo Zhe rushed forward to protect Murong Taihou first. He Xian pulled Nalan Xinnuo down to the ground. The rocks continued to fly out, hitting the helmets of the silver armor soldiers, making a loud clanging sound.

  Constantly, gravel was hitting them. At one point, everyone retreated with no way out. There was no space to hide. Skin cracked and flesh burst open. Fresh blood soaked through their collars.

  "No..." Nalan Xiong's voice trembled as she stood up from the scattered gravel, her eyes fixed in shock on the palace that had collapsed with a loud crash before her.

  A thick smell of gunpowder filled the air. Pebbles rained down on them like raindrops. Everyone fell to the ground, covering their heads. Only Nalan Xianuo ran towards the palace like a madman.

  Her brooch. Her brooch is still inside...

  Gravel pelted her face, fresh blood flowed along the eyebrow bone into her eyes, but she was unconscious. She rushed in like a madman, but her delicate body was knocked to the ground again and again by the impact of gravel.

  "Ah..." She struggled to get up. Her hands were cut by the stones on the ground, and blood was flowing out.

  Flames engulfed the sky. The originally majestic palace was reduced to a pile of ruins in an instant. Nalan Xiong continued walking forward, until he entered a dark area without air, almost suffocating.

  In the darkness, she cried until her voice was hoarse. She shouted his name, but it was drowned out again and again in the endless silence. Everywhere were burning flames, everywhere were shattered stones and dust, a scene of utter devastation.

  Nangong Jin, you said you would wait for me. I've come now. I thought... you would wait for me.

  "Nan Gong Jin." Nalan Xian didn't know if she had called out his name. She just couldn't hear anything. The darkness in front of her was almost devouring her. Suddenly, she was very afraid...

  Suddenly I'm afraid of leaving in such a blaze again. Then woke up. Found out it was just a long and tedious dream.

  Her vision gradually blurred, her head grew heavier and heavier. Nalan Xixi struggled to get up, only to kneel down again on the ground. Her entire body was covered in blood, yet she couldn't feel any pain. As she stared at the palace collapsing before her eyes, her mind went completely blank. The sound of his gentle whispers from last night still lingered by her ears.

  "Wherever we go, it's fine. Just the two of us. Maybe with a little one added later on. At that time, I can freely cling to you and bind you and me together. You take one step, I'll follow in one step."

  "I'm afraid to wake up again like before, and you're not by my side. I'm afraid of not finding you. I'm afraid that when I find you... you'll be covered in scars. I'm afraid that when I find you... you won't be able to look at me anymore. I'm afraid that when I find you... you'll have forgotten me. I'm afraid that when I find you... you'll be in someone else's arms. So... I don't allow you to leave me, not even a step. You must stay within my line of sight. I don't allow you to get hurt, or look at anyone else. You can only be by my side, looking only at me, loving only me."

  "Tomorrow I'll let everyone in the world know that you're my woman. Then we can leave this place behind. Let me be your support, let me spoil you."

  It was you who said it. I lost to your chess move. So we should leave this place together. Go to the East Sea as you said. Sit on the reef according to what you said, watch the sunrise, and watch the tide fall. Just the two of us.

  It's you who said it. You want to tie me and you together. I take one step, you follow one step. Not an inch apart.

  It's you who said it. You're afraid that we won't meet again, afraid of not being able to find me, and even more afraid that when you do find me, I'll be unable to look at you one last time. Afraid that when you do find me, I'll be covered in scars.

  It's what you said. You'll definitely wait for me. What you said... is definite.