Chapter 254 (2/2)
”Good,” Grand Preceptor Xie patted hi you”
”This soldier will go to the barracks and transfer troops and horses right away,” Chen Lu bowed before turning to uards in tow
In the watchtower, Lou Zigui sat watching Chen Lu ride off into the distance Next to hienerals, whose expressions were sole to the military barracks to transfer the troops,” one uards hold the fort there?”
Lou Zigui s et the battle started In less than the tiuard went on one knee in front of the Lord Protector in front of a tea shop that bordered the road to thewith nine guards”
The Lord Protector nodded and told him, ”Go to the intersection up ahead and alert the archers They're to shoot on sight and kill Chen Lu withoutto pass on the uard and told hiates of theuard hastily accepted the orders and hurried off The Lord Protector rose to his feet and drained the contents of a wine bowl sitting on the table He then wiped his lips and told the rest of his ainst Chen Lu, so I'ainst his master My Lord Protector's estate has been oppressed by Xie Wenyuan's hand for years All of you have followed hout these saave us this chance to strive for so Chen Lu this ti loyalty to His Majesty, and a chance for I, Pei Yi, to express ratitude”
The crowd fell silent at his words before an old subordinate cupped his fist and said, ”Lord Protector, don't worry We will all do our best”
The Lord Protector nodded before striding out of the tea shop Ruhout the capital To the people who treated hi but dread at the news All of the streets were eht Everyone was locked in their hoees in the streets had all huddled away in the back streets and alleyways, ht a silent and soundless place
Chen Lu galloped through the streets on his first He had caught occasional gli to and fro, but they all but disappeared when he o blocks away frouards followed suit
”Master?” one of them asked in a small voice
Chen Lu swept his eyes across the streets This was ano matter the time of day But noas completely deserted Fros that had settled beneath the eaves of a shop stall, splitting the rele person's here,” one of his bodyguards sighed The sight made the hair on the back of their necks stand on end even though it was broad daylight out
Chen Lu felt his heart itching, but hid his unease He told his guards to keephis horse forward Usually, the lanes were so busy that all they could hear were voices and indistinct conversations This was the first time Chen Lu and his men realized how noisy hoofbeats could be on an empty street When they were about to reach the intersection, Chen Lu exhaled in relief It looks like I was feeling uneasy for nothing
At the exact sa unleashed Dozens of them suddenly fleards him frouards expected an attack from above in the middle of the capital city They didn't have time to react—and all nine of them were clustered close to their master, so six of them were hit and fell from their horses Chen Lu used his saber to deflect the weapons and prepared to jump off his horse when a fresh storuards were all struck and sent toppling off their horses One arrow buried itself by Chen Lu's collarbone, but its tip stopped any blood frouards braced hiainst the pain to cli to call for reinforcements from the barracks The two teams of archers had their orders to focus on Chen Lu, so none of theler As Chen Lu's horse suffered the next arrow, it gave a whinny and sprinted furiously forward But a coarse heround as a cheval-de-frise suddenly rose up in the air, stirring up the dust that had disguised it on the ground Chen Lu's battle horse tripped on the rope and cru into the air He tuuard had reached the doors to the barracks, but lost his head to Lord Protector's blade as he suddenly appeared on horseback Death came so quickly that the ed to run a few round, its head behind hiic death, then crawled to his feet and took up his saber
A single arrow struck Chen Lu from behind
Great General Chen didn't even turn back, but half staggered, half ran If he could get close enough to Pei Yi, the archers on the roof would naturally stop shooting for fear of hurting their comht h you're still injured? Does Chen Lu really think he has the bestbabied by the Grand Preceptor all these years?
As Chen Lu ran, another arrow struck his left shi+n Meanwhile, the Lord Protector approached Chen Lu while sitting astride his horse and hacked at him from above But Chen Lu took this chance tothe Lord Protector's blade, he sprawled on the ground and rolled beneath the man's horse
The Lord Protector hastily pulled on the reins
”Neighhhh!” the Lord Protector's gray stallion reared up on its hind legs before storound at Chen Lu's body
Chen Lu rolled to the left and avoided the deadly hooves before running into a narrow alleyway At the same time the horse's hooves hit air, the Lord Protector swiped out with his sword and caught Chen Lu in the back, staining his clothes cri Instead, he quickened his pace and scurried into the lane Though the opening was guarded by the Lord Protector's h to kill his way through the guards and carve a path through This proved that while his fighting skills weren't the best, they were still far fro subpar
”Chase him!” the Lord Protector roared How can I let Chen Lu escape after all that?!
Seeing the hu asked his boss, ”Should we tell Xiaoyao about this?”
Big Yelloed on theit to reply, ”Chase after him and take a look That human as sliced and shot is called Chen Lu, the Great General of the military barracks He works for the Grand Preceptor, so we should check to see if he's still alive”
A few stray dogs followed Big Yellow into the alley after their new quarry