Vol 19 Chapter 10 (1/2)
Book 19 Chap 10 – The Dragon Rises From River Wei
Spring Festival
Before the sun rose, ed into new clothes, as if it’s a market day and headed towards the upstrea festivities
Although the roads were crowded, everything was in an orderly fashi+on
Under the orders of Teng Yi, Jing Jun and Guo Yu, 200,000 cavalry were out in full forcethe way
All the high posts along the hich can be used for aht
If there are assassins, they can only make use of the woods on the sides of the roads as cover in order to execute their assassination attempts
Zhu Ji, Lu Buwei and a group of higher ranked officials went to the Palace to meet up with Xiao Pan before the sun rose They first paid their respects to the late King at the ancestral shrine before leaving in carriages
Under the protection of Lord Changwen and a group of elite i to plan and did not travel in the grand ie Instead he is dressed as one of the iuard and set off undercover with the main team
Inside the i to be Xiao Pan This person’s dexterity is co Jun and is really the best person who can deal with sudden changes
Xiang Shaolong was still worried that so will happen to hie with steel plates, just like the bullet-proof vehicles of the 21st century
The huge entourage left the palace gates and traveled along River Wei once they left the city
The co both sides of the road as a show of their support and love towards the ruler
Each of the two teams has about a hundred odd i a sweep of the heavily forested areas along both sides of the road to prevent the ene in the woods to shoot at them
The Wu fauised as common folk and mixed around in the crowd, al a look out for suspicious characters in the crowd
Xiang Shaolong was riding behind the iuards, putting to total use everything he has learnt in the 21st century
With the ie ave way, kneeling in respect
On both sides of the teauards The ones on the outer row held long shi+elds while the ones on the inner roere armed with bows and arrows In terht
Xiang Shaolong slowed down to ether with Xiao Pan, Li Si, Lord Wenchang etc
Xiao Pan looked appreciatively at the horse the flags signifying safety and said, “Grand Tutor’s plans are indeed an eye opener for me”
Li Si added with a smile, “Even if the assassin is formidable with 3 heads or 6 arms, in my opinion there is no way he can find aof opportunity to strike and can only retreat in face of such difficulty”
Xiang Shaolong looked up Gazing at the heavy , he said with a smile, “The enemy must have made careful plans and will surly have ways to deal with sudden changes If ht, the et to the top of the trees, they’ll be able to attack eapons such as arrows and stones if we are not prepared And with the support of the assassins who are working undercover aet, they may be able to succeed after all”
Xiao Pan, Li Si and Lord Wenchang looked at the top of the trees that is covered in fog and can’t help but feel a cold shi+ver in their hearts
Xiang Shaolong continued, “Right in front there is a forest and it is theIf they want to strike, it would be that place”
Xiao Pan was thinking all these exciting as his eyes blazed hotly whereas Li Si and Lord Wenchang started feeling nervous, no longer in the mood to joke
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that Emperor Qin is Emperor Qin indeed, for his is braver than most men
He nudged his horse and went after wang Yu
The leading troops led the way on the official road to the forest where the rites will be held
The fog beca more than ten steps away cannot be seen clearly
The entourage has yet to arrive but the common folk can already hear the music as they hurriedly went down on their knees on both sides of the road and waited for the carriages to drive past
A Yu drove into the woods
The iuards have received their instructions earlier and all are on the alert to deal with any sudden events
Xiang Shaolong was calm instead His eyes searched out Wu Guo as in the crowd and exchanged a look with hi out of the ordinary
If the eneuise themselves, they won’t even come
When a group of experts have et, they will become a terrible force to reckon with
Xiang Shaolong gave out orders to the soldiers surrounding the Yu All were on high alert
The halfas a century
Much to everyone’s surprise, even when they were nearing the edge of the forest and the trees are beginning to thin, there’s still no sign of any assassins
The sound of the River Wei gushi+ng ahead could be heard from up ahead
Suddenly the road in front opened up and they saw the river gushi+ng The fog is now just like a thin blanket covering the earth
Xiang Shaolong was just breathing a sigh of relief when there was a strange and sudden change
Strange calls were heard fro was still wondering what’s happening, the ie all fell from their horses, followed by the horrible sound of a heavy object crashi+ng towards the carriage at a shocking speed The driver of the carriage had his head totally severed by soht horses which were pulling the carriage all fell in a pool of blood
The outside walls of the carriage shattered and splintered, the sound shocking
There was ist the crowd as everyone tried to escape in all directions Cries and screams filled the air and it was difficult to differentiate who is the enemy
Xiang Shaolong roared as he pulled out his precious sword and charged forward
A few people jumped out from the sides of the road
With a ‘whoosh’, one of them used a heavy metal bar to suard to the ie who’s not yet dead or injured is at least ten steps away
“Argh!” one of the e was struck in front with an arrow and fell to the floor
All the warriors fired their arrows The attackers were all shot dead but two of theed to so the arrows
Xiang Shaolong and his men went to surround the area
More than a dozen shadows escaped fro towards River Wei
Auards ran after them
Xiang Shaolong ran up to the side of the s Shaolong took a look inside the carriage
Only to see Jing Shan extend his deathly pale face as he stuttered, “Luckily there were the steel slabs Otherwise I’ll be dead”
Xiang Shaolong took a better look, and saw round, their edges thin and sharp as they shone but by now all of thee
He took another look at the 30 odd ie, all of who with broken pieces of armor scattered around the road
Such circular wheels that were throith the hands are even more fatal than bows and arrows, such that even armors are of no protection
Another look at the walls of the carriage The as splintered, revealing the steel plates that had become warped He can’t help but suck in an icy breath
Two of the circular wheelsShan’s armor when they rebounded Luckily it was only a minor wound
The entourage stopped
The frightened athered to a corner, far away froe over there to check if there are any assassins hiding ast the masses
Xiao Pan and the rest ca the horrible aftermath, they were all fearfully astounded
By now Lord Changwen’s men came to report that the assassins jumped into the river and swaed to kill three of them
Xiang Shaolong jumped off his horse to check on the assassins ere killed All of them were struck by at least three arrows and died on the spot There’re no further clues that are worth pursuing
Wan Chi, wang Lin, Lao Ai, Lu Buwei and the other officials hurriedly rushed forward and on seeing Jing Shan walking out froe, were all dumbfounded
Xiao Pan removed his helmet and revealed hixie, “Search the city immediately If there are still assassins inside the city, you can say goodbye to your position as Commander of the City Guards”
His gaze fell upon the corpse filled ground and said sadly, “Give therand burial and compensation!” He could not bear to witness any rounds for the Spring rites
Although a great assassination tragedy has happened, most of the people are not aware of what happened and the atmosphere is still lively
When Xiao Pan, Zhu Ji, Lu Buwei and the rest of the officials ascended the platform for the rites, the sound of druathered on the bank of the river all knelt down and chorused, “Long live your Majesty”
Teng Yi and Jing Jun gave orders to the Calvary as they were left in charge oforder
Ever since the refordo and obedient Even in such a situation, everything is done in an orderly fashi+on
Because of what happened earlier, Xiang Shaolong and the rest orried that there are still assassins hiding a everyone a safe distance away
The fog thickened again, see to disperse, which lets one feel that nature can be such a mystery
Xiang Shaolong as standing below the platform kept an eye on the expressions of Du Bi and Pu Hu, ere standing on the platforh they looked normal, they occasionally let slip small movements which betrayed their uneasiness He knows that they are feeling lost now that the assassination attempt has failed
Xiao Pan took over the torch and lighted the kindling in the giant cauldron The fiery fla
The whole place was solemnly silent
Xiao Pan opened the ritual script and started reading aloud
He stood erect, with a sole of a ruler of the world
At this point in ti and said quietly, “I heard that even Xiaoshan almost lost his life I didn’t expect the assassins to be so formidable
Xiang Shaolong was still shaken as he replied, “If the target is me, even I would not be able to survive Who would have expected that they would have such frightening weapons”