Chapter 25: Innate
“Enemy attack.”
He immediately shouted softly.
The other seven inner sect disciples were all leaning in various positions to rest. Suddenly hearing Li Qian’s warning, they all reacted.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
There was another sound of sharp arrows shooting.
Ah.
Someone groaned, followed by an angry shout, “I’m hit. Damn it, the arrow is poisoned.”
Everyone’s hearts chilled.
A night attack.
Using bows and crossbows, and even poison on the arrows, the attackers were definitely not simple.
At this moment, except for the light in the courtyard, everything around was pitch black.
It was unknown how many enemies had come.
Li Qian had already drawn his precious sword.
In his sight, dark figures jumped down from the rooftops.
Suddenly, a figure rushed straight towards Li Qian, their blade fierce, tearing through the darkness.
Li Qian’s eyes narrowed, and he instantly mobilized the sound of the Time Bell.
With a clang of the bell, it transformed into a mental attack, striking the opponent and causing a momentary impact.
However, being too far from the Time Bell itself, the attack formed by the bell sound was not strong, only causing a slight interference.
Even so, it was enough to give Li Qian a certain advantage.
He flicked his precious sword, internal energy erupting, the sword gleam flickering, and slashed across the opponent’s throat.
The person instantly clutched their throat, their long saber falling to the ground. With gurgling sounds, their body convulsed, and they fell to the ground.
At this moment, a sword gleam suddenly stabbed from the side.
Li Qian’s body was covered with a protective film of qi. The sword gleam seemed to strike a layer of cowhide, unable to pierce through, and instead slid to the side.
He took advantage of the momentum and delivered a backhanded sword strike, piercing the person’s chest.
In less than a breath’s time, two enemies died under Li Qian’s sword.
The entire courtyard was engulfed in a fierce battle.
“Quick, everyone, gather around me,”
Ji Su shouted loudly.
Thus, the others fought and retreated towards Ji Su’s position.
Ji Su was the strongest among them, and in such a chaotic battle, she became the backbone.
After the group gathered and formed a formation, they finally ended the situation of fighting individually.
Almost everyone was wounded.
The most serious was inner sect disciple Wang Xiangyu, who had been shot in the shoulder. His face was pale, and he was leaning against the wall, sitting on the ground. His situation seemed dire.
Li Qian finally saw the number of enemies.
There were about seventeen or eighteen people in the courtyard.
There were also a few people on the rooftops, holding repeating crossbows.
At this moment, they stopped attacking and surrounded Li Qian and the other six.
Such a commotion had already awakened everyone in the merchant caravan.
But no one dared to come out, all hiding in their rooms.
Whoosh!
A figure jumped down from the rooftop.
It was a masked man in black, holding a ghost-headed broadsword, emitting a terrifying aura.
“You should know that we’ve been lenient. Now, you just stand aside and watch. We’ll take what we want and leave, and everyone will be fine,”
The masked man in black’s cold gaze swept over Li Qian and the other six, and he said in a deep voice.
“Wishful thinking. If we let you take the goods, where would the face of my Divine Sword Sect be?”
Ji Su brandished her long sword, pointing it at the masked man in black, and snorted coldly.
Although she didn’t know what the Yongcheng Trading Company was transporting that attracted so many enemies,
these enemies were all quite strong.
Especially the masked man in black in front of her, who gave her a strong sense of threat.
This meant that the opponent was at least a Postnatal Seventh Level martial artist.
She had thought that this escort mission would be relatively simple, but she hadn’t expected the risk to be so great.
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If they let the other party steal the goods, it would definitely damage the prestige of the Divine Sword Sect.
They would also be held accountable by the sect upon their return.
“Hehe, since you’re so stupid, then don’t blame me for being rude. It’s not like I haven’t killed people from the Divine Sword Sect before,”
The masked man in black sneered. He immediately moved, and the ghost-headed broadsword in his hand unleashed a terrifying blade gleam, slashing fiercely towards Ji Su, who was standing at the forefront.
Ji Su let out a delicate cry, flicked her long sword, and unleashed numerous sword shadows, like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
Bang bang bang.
The blade and sword collided, and intense internal energy surged.
With a muffled groan, Ji Su’s long sword flew out of her hand, and a terrifying blade qi struck her body.
The Protective Qi around her body was unable to resist at all and was instantly torn apart.
Blood splattered.
Ji Su groaned, her body flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall and sliding down, knocking the already weakened Wang Xiang unconscious.
“Postnatal Ninth Level.”
Ji Su coughed up blood, staring fixedly at the masked man in black. She tried to get up, but she had no strength at all.
On her chest, there was a shocking blade wound, blood gushing out, staining her white clothes red.
If the Protective Qi hadn’t weakened the power of the blade qi, Ji Su might have been disemboweled.
Even so, she suffered a serious injury and lost her ability to fight.
The other inner sect disciples were all shocked.
Senior Sister Ji Su was defeated in a single exchange and seriously injured.
“Senior Sister Ji is a direct disciple of Elder Qingshan of Jade Screen Peak of my Divine Sword Sect. How dare you injure her? Elder Qingshan will not let you go,”
An inner sect disciple said sternly.
Among the group, Ji Su not only had the highest cultivation but also the highest status.
Although she was only a direct disciple of an ordinary elder, she still had a much higher status than ordinary inner sect disciples.
It was equivalent to having an elder as a backer.
“Hmph, I gave her a chance, but she didn’t cherish it. Then you all can die,”
The masked man in black sneered.
He hated these disciples from famous sects the most in his life. They relied on their status and were extremely arrogant. Did they really think the martial world was a playground?
“Attack, kill them all,”
He waved his hand, and his men rushed forward.
The people standing on the rooftops also took the opportunity to shoot crossbow arrows.
For a moment, everyone was in a desperate situation.
Li Qian swung his precious sword repeatedly, deflecting the incoming crossbow arrows. But he also had to guard against the fierce attacks of the enemies at close range.
He could only circulate his internal energy, using the Time Bell to create a protective qi barrier to block the attacks of the hidden arrows.
But his internal energy was being consumed too quickly.
Suddenly, Li Qian felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn’t help but glance over and saw that the masked man in black holding the ghost-headed broadsword was looking at him.
Obviously, his performance had attracted the man’s attention.
Compared with the other inner sect disciples, Li Qian’s situation was much better. Not only did he block all the attacks, but he was also able to counterattack and injure the enemy.
“Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect the Divine Sword Sect to send out two elite disciples,”
The masked man in black sneered and prepared to attack personally.
But at this moment, a cold snort came from the darkness outside, “How dare you, you have the audacity to injure a disciple of my Divine Sword Sect.”
Following that, a figure flew out from the night sky like a nightingale. Numerous sword gleams bloomed, like fireworks in the sky, brilliant and dazzling.
When these sword qi landed on the black-clothed men, they pierced through, creating bloody holes.
In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so black-clothed men who were originally besieging Li Qian and the other inner sect disciples all fell to the ground, dead.
“Innate.”
Even the strongest masked man in black could not withstand a single sword qi. It pierced directly through the top of his head, and blood spurted out from the top of his head. It was extremely tragic.
His eyes were wide open, and he uttered two unclear words.