Chapter 385: Chapter 259: A Mysterious Commission from Chang’an_4

Qin Yuesheng saw him reach out to grasp the scabbard, implying that if words failed, actions would swiftly follow.

But at that moment, a man in black beside them suddenly said, "Captain, I think I spotted the princess. There are three people over there."

"Hmm?" The man in black who bumped into Tang Heng turned his head to look and immediately laughed, "That’s them, hahaha, this time we’ve hit the jackpot, brothers, let’s take action, quickly settle this."

Tang Heng was about to curse them, when suddenly there was the sound of swift movements; all the men in black drew the steel blades from their scabbards.

Tang Heng was stunned, quickly closed his mouth, and quietly retreated with his sheep to stand against the wall.

The target was right in front, and the captain couldn’t bother with Tang Heng, who dared to defy him, so he raised his blade and charged directly towards the target.

The table where Dong Zhou and Linghua sat was in a secluded corner, designed to be discreet and avoid attention. However, unexpectedly, this position created a line-of-sight deviation with the entrance. It wasn’t until the captain rushed over that they realized the formidable enemy had already silently descended upon them.

"Hahaha!"

Sensing the presence of murderous intent, Linghua instinctively drew the short sword from her embrace and swung around to strike.

Bang!

The short sword collided squarely with the steel blade.

Linghua’s hasty counterattack was naturally inferior to the captain’s prepared ambush.

"Ugh!" Instantly, the wooden chair beneath Linghua crumbled, unable to bear the force of the blade. Linghua failed to hold her ground and immediately fell to the floor.

Dong Zhou’s face changed, and he quickly reached behind himself, promptly drawing out two iron rods.

Without hesitation, Dong Zhou charged forward, striking the rods at the captain’s temples on either side.

Bang!

The captain gritted his teeth, and a surge of Inner Strength coalesced at his temples.

Dong Zhou felt as if his rods had struck an invisible wall, mere inches from the captain’s temples, yet unable to push through.

"The folks at Seven Star Headquarters are really getting senile, sending someone like you, a worthless fool, to escort the princess. Isn’t this just a way to gift me a great merit?" The captain laughed heartily, his agile blade sweeping with a fierce blade aura against Dong Zhou’s body. In an instant, the ground was riddled with blade marks, and though Dong Zhou resisted rapidly, he ended up with cuts on his thigh and abdomen.

"I’m here to assist you." Linghua, having suffered a setback, was naturally furious. With a nimble movement, she leapt from the ground and brandished her short sword, pressing towards the captain’s back.

Dong Zhou attacked from the front, Linghua assaulted from the rear. Even though the captain wielded his steel blade swiftly, he couldn’t cover all angles. After a few exchanges, several wounds had appeared on his body, all inflicted by Linghua’s short sword.

Facing two opponents, the captain fought furiously and immediately shouted, "Are you fools going to watch the show forever? Get over here and grab the princess for me!"

His shout was quite loud, and sitting by the window of a second-floor private room, Qin Yuesheng was startled upon hearing it.

Princess?

On this land, the only one worthy of being called ’princess’ unmistakably belongs to the Li family of Great Tang.

But the question is, why would the princess appear in Cyan Yang City, in such a modest teahouse?

When the captain shouted, his subordinates ceased spectating and immediately charged forward, planning to bypass Dong Zhou and Linghua to seize the princess.

Dong Zhou’s face instantly changed, quickly saying, "I’ll hold this guy off, you go protect the princess!"

With a quick maneuver, he combined the two short rods in his hand, and instantly the short rod extended into a long rod, significantly increasing its power.

Dong Zhou used a clever force, directing one end of the long rod towards the captain with a skillful arc.

A golden-haired monkey’s aura emerged behind Dong Zhou, its bamboo rod swinging in synchronized movement with Dong Zhou.

Although the captain was formidable, he couldn’t fathom the trajectory of this rod technique. Dong Zhou was evidently a master of Inner Strength, and if allowed to hit him with the long rod...

The captain reacted swiftly, bending his left knee inward, precisely smashing Dong Zhou’s long rod beneath his knee, causing a conspicuous crack to appear on the ground.

"Lion King Blade Skill."

Courtesy demands reciprocity; the captain, controlling Dong Zhou’s weapon with one leg, reversed his hand and slashed towards Dong Zhou’s abdomen.

An enormous lion head appeared behind the captain, roaring thunderously at Dong Zhou.

The opponent pinned down his weapon, preventing it from being drawn. In desperation, Dong Zhou swiftly focused his Inner Strength in front of himself, attempting to use Inner Strength to block the captain’s blade.

Bang!

The captain’s steel blade slashed against Dong Zhou’s abdomen. Despite his protective Inner Strength, Dong Zhou’s belly was still cut with a wound deep enough to reveal his intestines. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The captain’s face showed a cruel smile: "Surrender and kill yourself obediently; you’ll die quicker."

Dong Zhou remained silent, abruptly releasing the long rod, agile as a monkey, flipping in place to reach behind the captain.

Seeing that this person abandoned his weapon, the captain chuckled, swiftly turning and slashing again.

Unexpectedly, even with a severe abdominal wound, Dong Zhou’s Body Technique was extremely agile. He gripped the captain’s shoulder, swinging and sliding like an eel, and suddenly arrived beneath the captain.

The golden-haired monkey aura behind Dong Zhou reached out suddenly, causing the captain’s face to change, turning glaringly red.