Chapter 556 (1/2)
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The city guarding crossbow bolt was like a short spearIt pierced through the bodies of the person and horse before being deeply eaps between the pavements in the squareThe metal arrohich was as thick as a child's ar soundBlood flowed out freely from the body of the rider pinned underneath the arrow
Many people realized what had happened, including the rebel soldiers and imperial soldiers on the palace wallsTens of thousands of people stared duht and didn't dare to believe their eyesSuch a large crossbow bolt had pierced through the rider's bodyIt was like a punishment from heaven or hammer that fell down from beyond the clouds
Deathly silence and icy fear spread out through the square
The three officers holding the flags didn't realize what had happenedThey stared stupidly at the rider turning into bloody bubbles in front of them and at the intestinal juices that had been squeezed out, unsure of how to respond
Horses were different froh they were carefully selected warhorses, after the three horses saw this sight and felt the terror of the arrow, their instincts an to run wildly toward the rear
A moment later, two of thewind and returned ht yellow dragon flag fell tragically to the ground and rolled into a ball, looking pitiful
The soldier holding the banner had been shocked by the city guarding crossbow, and the warhorse he was sitting on ran wildly in frightHis grip loosened slightly and dropped the dragon flag to the ground
The tens of thousands of soldiers standing on and below the palace walls were still in a death-like silenceTheir gazes had , which represented the dignity of the Qing royal fa ar that seemed like it should forever fly in front of the arround
The ery, and not right
On the palace walls, Fan Xian watched this scene with narrowed eyesHe smiled at the Great Prince beside hiht?”
The Great Prince did not replyHe thought to himself that the Crown Prince had raised an arIt was truly e
The imperial soldiers on the palace walls suddenly cheered in unisonThis cry ithout a doubt, a powerful whip across the face of the tens of thousands of rebel soldiers standing below the palace walls
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At thishad already returned to the rebel army campHe sat on his horse with his head lowered and body treHe knew that he would certainly face strict punish-bearer was an honorable positionHe had slipped up and allowed the dragon flag to fall to the ground
The hundreds of riders in the rebel arqian, sloalked out in a bright suit of arlanced at the rider and didn't say anything
The Crown Prince's gaze arritted his teeth and turned his horse around, preparing to go to the square to steal back that dragon flagIt wouldn't matter even if he died
Unexpectedly, a general at the Crown Prince's side urged his horse forward and cae blows, the one who loses the flag is beheaded!”
When the word ”beheaded” was uttered, the rider's entire body trembledHe unconsciously closed his eyes but did his best to keep his body uprightThen, he felt the chill on his neck
The general pulled back his knife and didn't even glance at the body that fell to the ground next to himHe huffed coldly from his nose and squeezed his heelsThe horse beneath hiHe had ridden out of the rebel arht for the center of the square below the palace walls
He directly faced the dragon banner rolled up on the ground
Of the tens of thousands of rebel soldiers, not all of the to doInvoluntarily, their hearts treed to their headsTens of thousands of people roared out with rhythm and in unison
Amidst this iron-blooded cheer froeneral flew like a dragonIts four hooves seeht toward the Royal Palace
The lone rider passed through the square under the gaze of tens of thousands of peopleHe rode toward the city guarding crossbow on the palace wall, appearing heroic
The horse moved quicklyThe equestrian skill of the rider was incredibleIt seeht line toward the palace wallsIn reality, he was following a strange pathAlthough it was a bit roundabout, it was powerfulHe only needed a moment before he reached the center of the square
Up until now, the city guarding crossbow on the palace walls had yet to fire an arrow
The iiant city guarding crossbow felt cold sweat breaking out on their foreheadsThey had no way of h speed, the enemy seemed to keenly know the speed and defensive boundaries of the crossbow
Fan Xian watched this scene with narrowed eyesHe felt that he had only blinked and this rebel soldier had already charged to the foot of the palace wall and to the front of the dragon banner
The powerful city guarding crossbow had just deed overSuch vigor and courage were truly adht of Thirteenth wangHis heart juhtly
His hand was about to raiseWith great willpower, he commanded himself to lower it slowlyThis small movement was not noticed by the Great Prince because his eyes were filled with astonishht for power
When two ar manner was of the ut the banner was stealing power
The rebel soldier was about to ride past the dragon flag but didn't reduce his speedInstead, he used a re off the stirrups with one foot and reached his hand down to easily lift up the dragon banner
Although Fan Xian had lowered his ar crossboas not about to let go of such a good opportunityThey triggered the crossbow's heavy spring lock
With a , the thick palace walls seehtly
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A loud neigh rose into the skyThe rebel soldier at the foot of the palace walls seeuessed when the arroould be firedHalf a moainst his horse's abdos with a crazed roar
The war horse's front legs hovered in the airIts large body was forcefully twistedIt even re moment
The rebel soldier held the bright yellow dragon banner in one hand and raised the horse whip in the otherHe rode crookedly on the warhorse and was lit up by the rising sun, appearing heroic without compare
The massive arrow suddenly arrived before himIt brushed passed his warhorse's abdomen and pierced down viciously
Thestone and sending shards awryIt did not dae a hair on the rebel soldier's head
The rebel soldier twisted his left elbow and pulled in his reinsBelow him, the horse's head turned to the leftHis hooves landed on the ground with a neighAll the htenedIt ran like a streak of sht back to the camp, back to the Crown Prince's side
The rebel soldier twisted his left elbow and pulled in his reinsBelow him, the horse's head turned to the leftHis hooves landed on the ground with a neighAll the htenedIt ran like a streak of sht back to the camp, back to the Crown Prince's side
The rebel soldier did not dison banner heavily into the groundThe pole of the banner entered the dirt and held fir breeze, elory
Then, he turned his horse's head and stared without words at the two little black dots on the palace wall
In just athat most people would not be able to doFrom the moment he leaped out of the camp, tens of thousands of soldiers had cried outNow that he had stolen back the dragon banner and returned to the carew louder and louder
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”Brave…” Fan Xian gently wiped the cold sweat in the palm of his handsHe expressed an attitude that he should not have as one of the codom indeed has countless brave warriorsNo wonder it could move across the world unhindered and not have any enemies”
Fan Xian s DianHe had been the Deputy Commander of the Ie of the city guarding crossbow than you or hth-level aceHe risked death to bravely steal the banner despite his ie truly made one admirable
The Great Prince furrowed his brows slightly and said, ”Ah, so it is hizhou and had been tending to horses since he was youngA self-taught Hu rider, he was known as the best in the army”
This was not the first tiroundHe calmly watched the rebel army's caenerals fro Dian fro Dian, the previous Deputy Co E Emperor's suspicions toward the Ye fa Teroundless excuse
Fan Xian had been involved fro Temple matterHe had been heavily injured, yet there were still many secrets within it that he did not understandHe knew that the Edou in the present day because of his paranoia
Fan Xian's heart ju, and Lin Ruofu had all said at different times that the Emperor did not have any major weaknesses other than his paranoia and that he would fall to that
The Great Prince abruptly raised his head and said, ”It's a draw”