readsfreenovel Chapter 856 Terra's New King of Fall Resistance
Chapter 856 Terra's New King of Fall Resistance
The pole fell, but not completely.
It hovered half an inch above Qi Yan's head, and the waves it created blew Qi Yan's white hair, and the shoulder pole itself made a slight creaking sound.
A palm, a fan, and a Chi Xiao, three figures stood in front of Qi Yan at the same time, and together they held up the oncoming carrying pole.
The three people from Taihe felt the force coming from the carrying pole and couldn't help showing expressions of surprise.
Even with the combined efforts of the three, the carrying pole could not pose any threat, but the three could clearly judge that if only one of them fought against the intruder alone, he would definitely be in a mess.
"Are there any accomplices?"
Master Shang put away his carrying pole and swept his eyes over Qi Yan and others like lightning.
"Hey, now that you've seen through it, you still dare to be so arrogant, you're very brave, huh?"
Qi Yan poked his head out from behind the three of them, with a crazy look on his face: "Come on, hit me, hit me on the head."
"shut up!"
Chen couldn't stand Qi Yan's jumping, so he jumped up, clamped Qi Yan's head under his armpits, and forcibly dragged him aside.
Taihe took this opportunity to speak out:
"Sir, please don't misunderstand me. We are all companions. Everything just now was just a joke."
"Fighting?"
Master Shang had a look on his face that said, "You are kidding me!" He pointed at the two sisters hugging each other and said, "You are here in this deserted mountain, drawing swords on a pair of weak women. You call this fighting?
And I just heard several screams, one of which even sounded like it was from someone falling off a cliff. You'd better not tell me that the girl who fell off the cliff has climbed back up."
Taihe: "...You've told me everything that happened, what else can I say?"
He was not a talkative person to begin with, and now that the truth had been revealed by the other party, he didn't know how to start.
Wu You stepped forward at the right time, bowed to Master Shang, and explained:
"Please don't be nervous, senior. We are not bad people. Mr. Taihe next to me is an official appointed by the imperial court. How could he..."
"The imperial court? Humph!"
It would have been fine if Wuyou hadn't mentioned the court, but once he did, Master Shang became even more indifferent: "I'm sorry, I'm just a crude mountain man. I only know Lord Shang Shuliang, not any court officials."
"Well, I'm here, and... although I'm only the prefect of Shangshu, I'm a fourth-rank official, so I can at least be considered an official appointed by the imperial court."
Liang Xun, who had always had little presence, spoke weakly in the corner.
Master Shang: ???
Liang Xun couldn't help but let out a wry smile and walked forward from the corner so that Master Shang could see him clearly.
If possible, Liang Xun didn't want to go up the mountain in the middle of the night.
However, Qi Yan grabbed his sleeve tightly and forced him to come along.
Along the way, Liang Xun was worried that Ning Ci Qiu would be alarmed by the thunder and would definitely go to Liang Mansion to find him. If he couldn't find him, he would inevitably feel anxious.
And at this moment, he happened to meet a strong mountain warrior on the mountain who only recognized him as a local official. Liang Xun couldn't help but suspect that Qi Yan forced him to come with him just for this moment.
When this thought came to his mind, Liang Xun felt a chill in his heart, and he secretly marveled at Qi Yan's meticulous planning.
Although Liang Xun was thinking in his heart, he did not slow down his words:
"Sir, this is really a misunderstanding. We were just joking with these two girls. Because...these two girls have special identities, this kind of joke is not out of line."
"Out of line, very out of line!" Nian yelled, "Qi Yan wants to eat our sisters' feast!
Liang Xun, you are biased towards Qi Yan, don't you even try to show it? And Zuo Le, aren't you from Simuitai? Why are you just watching? "
Zuo Le's name was called. Having suffered a few setbacks before, he learned his lesson and turned to look at Taihe first.
Seeing Taihe shaking his head at him, Zuo Le immediately ignored Nian's shouting and stood obediently as his background.
Master Shang's eyes became a little dazed, and his originally tough face now unconsciously took on a bit of silliness.
He still believed in Liang Xun's guarantee.
Liang Xun noticed the change in Master Shang's attitude and breathed a sigh of relief:
"From the way you are dressed, you look like a mountain porter. Why are you still walking in the mountains so late?"
"My Lord, I received a business and took my client up the mountain overnight." Master Shang answered honestly, "Just when we reached the mountainside, we heard a woman's scream from behind. My client was kind-hearted and temporarily put aside his mission and returned to save the woman.
Some unexpected events happened during this period... In short, I arrived first relying on the leg strength I had developed from years of walking in the mountains.
Fortunately, it was all a misunderstanding and a false alarm."
After saying that, Master Shang paused and couldn't help but ask again, "So, did the woman who fell down really climb back up by herself?"
Liang Xun nodded with a wry smile, turned around and pointed at Nian, preparing to ask Master Shang to come closer to check out the dust on Nian's body.
At this moment, Ke Nian was already possessed by the spirit of drama, and suddenly threw himself beside the plank road and cried out:
"My poor little sister, I told you not to walk up the mountain at night, but you insisted on going against me. Now you've met a group of bad guys who have harmed you!"
Master Shang: “…”
Liang Xun: “…”
He looked at Master Shang awkwardly, and this time even he felt that he couldn't explain it clearly.
If Nian keeps acting like a demon, no one can help him... Wait, maybe someone else can help.
Liang Xun turned his head and looked at Qi Yan with a pleading look.
Qi Yan received a signal for help from Chen's armpit, and patted Chen's waist, signaling her to let him go.
After regaining his freedom, Qi Yan stood up, rubbed his face, and turned to look at Xi.
Then the two of them nodded at the same time, rushed forward and worked together to push Nian, who was showing off his acting skills on the edge of the plank road, down again.
The scream with perfect gradient sound effects faded away in the blink of an eye.
Master Shang stared at everything in front of him in amazement.
"Big Xigua, remember to add a new title to Nian's epitaph: The King of Fall Resistance!"
"What a great title!"
The two of them cooperated happily and clapped their hands. Then Qi Yan's eyes fell on Master Shang.
At this moment, Master Shang subconsciously moved closer to the stone wall.
"Don't be afraid, Master Shang. I, Qi Xiaobai, am not a murderer." Qi Yan walked forward with a smile.
Master Shang's facial muscles twitched twice, and he was about to ask Liang Xun for help, but his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of the frost knife tied with a white tablecloth in Qi Yan's hand.
Because he was eager to save people before, he didn't remember to take a closer look, but now he recognized Frost Blade at a glance.
"Why is this knife in your hand?" Master Shang asked sternly.
Qi Yan played with the frost knife in his hand and said with a smile: "Master Shang is still the same Master Shang. If I am not mistaken, you must have met Zheng Qingyue on your way here.
But saving lives always comes first in Master Shang's heart, and he can even temporarily put aside past grudges for this purpose."
Master Shang's expression changed completely: "How do you know this?"
"Not only do I know all this, I also admire you very much, Shang Jiagun, Shang Zhong."
Qi Yan directly revealed Master Shang's family background and raised the Frost Blade in front of Master Shang: "Who do you think arranged Zheng Qingyue to go to this mountain road at night?"
Shang Zhong's pupils shrank into a point, and he asked warily: "What are you going to do?"
"Help you kill Zheng Qingyue." Qi Yan's tone was cold.
"why?"
"Because I also agree with the belief that saving lives first is the first priority. I feel bad for those who sacrifice their companions' lives for the sake of so-called rules and morality."
Qi Yan showed a mouthful of white teeth and smiled brilliantly in the night: "During the escort on that rainy night, Zheng Qingyue believed in the idea of 'saving the goods first, then saving people', which caused the tragic death of your son and Du Yaoye's father.
You have remembered it until now, and now, your chance for revenge has come. Tonight, no one can stop you from taking revenge on Zheng Qingyue."
Shang Zhong unconsciously clenched his teeth and refused bluntly:
"I don't know what you mean. Your appearance and your reasons are unbelievable to me. I am unwilling to do this. Please go back."
"You don't want to?"
"I don't want to."
When Qi Yan received this reply, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
He spoke again indifferently: "Unfortunately, I, Qi Xiaobai, hate the feeling of failure in my plans. If you don't want to, I will do it for you tonight."
"You are no match for him." Shang Zhong looked at Qi Yan for a few times and said affirmatively.
"Why do you think I gathered so many experts to accompany me, and even brought Sir Liang Xun with me?"
Qi Yan unsheathed the Frost Blade in his hand and admired the cold light of the blade in the night: "Tonight, he will die."
Shang Zhong looked at Liang Xun in disbelief, and found that the latter had a thoughtful expression and did not express any opinion.
In this case, not making a statement is the clearest statement.
An inexplicable anger rose in his heart, and Shang Zhong suddenly exerted force with his feet, blocking everyone's way up the mountain in an instant.
"Everyone, if you want to touch Zheng Qingyue, you have to get past me first!"
Shang Zhong slammed the carrying pole in his hand hard on the stone steps of the plank road. The hard bluestone steps shattered into pieces under this blow, and the end of the carrying pole sank several inches into the stone.
Wu You, Tai He and other people who are good at martial arts all saw the profound power contained in this attack, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes, but no one showed any concern.
Shang Zhong forced himself to keep a straight face, but he found that his attack did not scare the opponent, and he felt bitter.
The carrying pole in his hand was not the heirloom stick he had carried with him when he was traveling around the world. It was just an ordinary bamboo pole. It was already showing signs of collapse after the previous blow, let alone using it to fight against so many masters.
Qi Yan drew his scimitar completely, stepped into the night, and stepped forward with the scimitar in hand:
"Shang Zhong, I'm going to ask you one last time, do you really want to protect Zheng Qingyue?"
"He shouldn't have died in your hands!" Shang Zhong insisted, "What he did back then was right! I just have some resentment in my heart, but it doesn't mean I deny the escort agency and Zheng Qingyue. Your Excellency, don't force me!
If you want to touch Zheng Qingyue tonight, you have to step over my corpse!"
"it is good!"
Qi Yan suddenly stopped, and spent a long time gauging the scabbard until he aligned it with the hole. Then he awkwardly inserted the frost knife back into the scabbard.
Shangzhong:?
He didn't understand what Qi Yan was doing.
"Ahem." Liang Xun kindly reminded, "Master Shang, behind you."
Shang Zhong turned his head blankly, and then stood there awkwardly.
Zheng Qingyue, along with his daughter, and Lao Li had quietly appeared not far away.
"...Did you hear everything that was said just now?" Shang Zong asked with difficulty.
Zheng Qingyue had a complicated expression and nodded silently.
Shang Zhong's wheat-colored face suddenly turned red.