Chapter 26 fourth quarter
Fifteen days later, the vanguard of the main force of the Nanfan "Qinwang Division" entered the capital.
But in fact, the situation in the Gyeonggi area has long been completely calm.The frontier generals who came to rescue the capital from the north were shocked to find that the impenetrable capital had been captured by Lu Yingfeng with lightning, and now it had become a fortress firmly defended by the "Split Army".It was extremely difficult to counterattack Lu Yingfeng, and since the generals did not have a unified command, no one would dare to take the lead in sending troops.
Then, news came that Peng Shilong had surrendered to the main force of the Southern Army in Tengzhou.The generals deliberated for a while and came to a decision: burn the original letter of appeal to King Qin, and replace it with a congratulatory letter praising Marshal Lu Yingfeng's victory.
In order to show their allegiance to the new regime, they voluntarily disarmed the troops, sent all the weapons to the capital, and then parked twenty miles away, waiting for the kings of the Southern Fan.
The Nanfan army was led by Prince Ning's son, and the army marched neatly into the wide-open Ming Chongmen, and headed for the imperial palace on Zhende Avenue.Tens of thousands of people in the capital lined the streets to welcome them, waving various homemade small flags.
Some people wept excitedly, and of course there were many fake weepers among them.But there are also some people who sincerely hope that the New Deal will wash away all the corruption and decadence created by Ho Taiji.
At the same time as Prince Ning's horse passed by the avenue, a "Flying" believer in white clothes who looked dumbfounded arrived at Jixingfang and sent a letter to Lian Shou.
The letter contained only crooked fonts, a location, and a blood-red handprint.
The knuckles of the handprint are abnormally long, like bird claws.
Of course Sickles recognized it.
Lian Shou and Di Bin ran down the stairs of the dungeon, and saw Iron Claw sitting cross-legged in the middle of the narrow corridor of the dungeon. The hallway was filled with an indescribable stench, coming from Ironpaw's body.The many arrow wounds on his body have not been healed, and they are all festering and stinking, or have turned purple-black, and some of them even have maggots crawling. Iron Claw was still wearing the tattered and blood-stained white robe that night, and his long hair was messy and sticky into balls. He stretched out his right claw to grab the wall, and easily dug away a stone brick.His fingers dug out a handful of clammy soil in the hole, and there was an earthworm crawling inside.He stretched out his fingers and sent the dirt into his mouth, swallowing even the dirt worms in one go. Di Bin thought: This person has really gone completely crazy. The sickle supports the wooden staff on the ground. "Where is she?" He looked straight into Ironpaw's crazy eyes. Iron Claw pointed to the back of his head. "Behind that iron gate." He stroked his stomach again. "Swallow the key to the iron door. There is only one way to get it out." Sickle took a step forward, but Di Bin grabbed his shoulder. "No need." He pointed to the subordinates who followed him. "They have crossbow arrows. In such a narrow place, he is dead. Brother Wu, don't take risks." But the sickle pushed Di Bin's palm away. "Let me figure it out myself." Di Bin looked at the sickle head for a while, and finally nodded.He pulled out the "killing grass" from his waist. "Your wooden stick is not easy to use in this kind of place. Use it, and Third Brother will bless you." The sickle threw the wooden stick to the ground, took the "grass killer", and approached the iron claw step by step. When Iron Claw saw the cold light of "killing grass", he seemed to wake up all of a sudden.He stood up and faced the scythe. Just before the sickle head rushed within six steps, Iron Claw grabbed another stone brick from the wall and threw it at the sickle head at close range! The sickle does not dodge or avoid.The stone brick hit his chest, cracked and shattered, but it didn't slow down his momentum at all. ——Scythe doesn't care about getting hurt, he just wants to kill Iron Claw in the shortest possible time. —she was still waiting for him inside. "I'm coming!" Scythe shouted towards the iron gate, and at the same time turned his body in a straight line, "Killing Grass" stabbed Iron Claw's chest with all his strength! Iron Claw's right hand turned into a palm shape, drawing a half arc from left to right on his chest.The extremely ingenious geometric trajectory leads the arm of the sickle head, and eliminates its powerful power invisible. The right arm of the sickle head was brought to the left side, so he took advantage of the situation to turn the stabbing into a backhand hacking knife, and "killed the grass" slashed the right neck of Iron Claw obliquely! This level of change is completely within the estimation of Iron Claw, that Devil Claw has long been waiting at the elbow of the arm that the sickle struck.The sickle head knife was not only blocked, but also a piece of flesh was torn off the outside of the elbow. The sickle head didn't even notice, the left palm that was free slapped the iron claw's single arm, and the knife in the right hand slashed out again! Iron Claw's hand was extremely sensitive, and he immediately turned over and grabbed the sickle's left wrist, and pulled it up sharply, just crossing the left arm of the sickle to block the right arm holding the knife! Scythe's arms were actually sealed by Iron Claw's hand.He reacted immediately, his waist straightened, and his right knee pressed against Iron Claw's genitals! Iron Claw retracted his abdomen, and the tip of the sickle's knee was barely within reach. Lian Shou's right leg straightened, and the knee strike turned into a forward kick! However, Iron Claw never let go of Sickle's left wrist. At this moment, he pulled it down suddenly, causing Sickle's head to lose its balance, and that leg was dispelled invisible. Scythe was only standing on one foot, but still exerted a violent force, forcibly pulling his left hand away from the fingers of Iron Claw.Of course, blood spattered everywhere on the left wrist. Iron Claw didn't let go of this opportunity. Following the pull of the sickle's head, the claws stretched forward, attacking the sickle's face. The sickle turned around to "kill the grass" and waved in front of his face. Still a little late.Iron Claw's hand had already withdrawn the flesh from the nail seam, and "Killing the Grass" only cut empty. There were four more vivid and miserable bloodstains on Sickle's left cheek. Ironpaw smiled smugly. Lian Shou regained his composure and recalled the few fights just now.Regardless of speed and strain, Iron Claw is above him.He can only beat his opponent in strength. Di Bin stood behind watching worriedly.He had already secretly ordered the subordinates behind him to listen to his orders, and if Fifth Brother made any mistakes, he would shoot crossbow arrows. Kasame knows not to be anxious.He suppressed his breath, and his face returned to calm. Iron Claw felt that the breath from Sickle's body was suddenly different. Sickle closed his eyes leisurely. Iron Claw was stunned.No enemy has ever dared to blink in front of him more than once—because after one blink, the head may be detached from the body. — How dare he close his eyes? The scythe is still holding the "killing grass", but the arms hang down naturally, and the chest and abdomen are wide open, as if inviting the devil's claws to attack, which violates all fighting common sense. But the posture of the sickle head is so natural.Ironpaw is unsure whether to attack or not. At this time, he seemed to see: the black spot on the forehead of the sickle gave off a little light... The sickle stabs the "killing grass" straight out.Very ordinary movements, neither fast nor slow. But it forced Iron Claw back. Sickle still closed his eyes, took a step forward, and "Killing Grass" stabbed out again.same action. Iron Claw gritted his teeth, he made up his mind.The claws accurately grasped the right wrist of the sickle, and twisted it outward.Sickle's fingers couldn't exert force, and he let go of the handle. "Killing Grass" fell from his hand and plunged into the stone floor. Di Bin nervously prepared to give an order. Iron Claw looked excitedly at the fallen "Killing Grass". ——The knife hand from last time, after losing it, died... The sickle was not moved. He quickly pressed Iron Claw's palm with his left hand, trapping it between his hands.Iron Claw's single arm could not be retracted. Scythe jumped up and kicked the whole lower body towards Iron Claw. Iron Claw slid across his legs. But the scythe is not a kick at all. The sickle head is horizontal in mid-air, the right leg is bent back and hooked on the head and neck of the iron claw; Between, the crotch is just outside the bend of the elbow. Cold sweat dripped from Iron Claw's forehead. Sickle's waist straightened abruptly in the air. All the weight and strength of his whole body were concentrated on the locked elbow and shoulder joints of Iron Claw! The grappling action is complete and the captured arm is fully extended.There is no escape. Iron Claw wanted to move his whole body to relieve the strong pressure, but it was too late. The two joints made a terrible explosion of bones and tendons breaking at the same time. The two fell to the floor in a heap. Lian Shou let go of Iron Claw's completely paralyzed arm, rolled his body back half a circle and knelt down, and pulled out "Killing Grass" from the stone slab with his backhand. Iron Claw struggled painfully on the ground like an insect, struggling to stand on his legs.But when he knelt up, the sickle was already in front of him. "I'm sorry." Sickles said coldly. "The one who can avenge my brother today is me." "Killing grass" runs across Iron Claw's temple. Iron Claw's eyes rolled white, and his tongue stretched out uncontrollably. The sickle pulled out the "killing grass", kicked the iron claw's body backwards, then cut open his abdomen with the tip of the knife, and stretched the five fingers of his left hand into the still warm viscera to dig.Finally, in the ruptured stomach sac, I felt the metal. The sickle's left arm was pulled out suddenly, and there was a blood-stained key in his hand. The sickle put down the "killing grass", rushed to the iron gate, and slammed it hard. "Xiaoyu, I'm here! I'm going to open the door! Just wait!" His bloody handprints were all over the iron door. However, there was no answer from the door. Sickle held the key and wanted to insert it into the lock.But the arm trembled uncontrollably, and the key couldn't be inserted no matter what.The more anxious he was, the more he trembled.The trembling gradually spread throughout the body. "Fifth Brother, I'm coming!" Di Bin had already stood behind him and stretched out his palm. Lian Shou panted heavily, glanced at Yidi, and then handed the key into his palm. Di Bin had never seen Fifth Brother like this.He kept chanting his wish silently in his heart, inserted the key in, and twisted it three times. The iron door opened with a piercing sound. Lian Shou saw the scene in the cell. He was completely suffocated. Di Bin knelt down. Scythe wept silently. He shuffled slowly into the cell, and squatted down in front of Ning Xiaoyu who was on the ground. He stroked her dry hair. Ning Xiaoyu's face was sunken like a skeleton, but still had an unspeakable beauty.The eyes looked bigger because of the thinness, and there seemed to be life in the pupils. But Lian Shou knew that these eyes would never look at him again. He reached out his finger and touched her chapped lips. Very cold. —Where are you going to take me in the future? —Anywhere, as long as you like. ——Just go to a place where no one will ever find us... You don't have to kill people, and no one will recognize me... Go to a far away place.Where the sea can be seen.You say you like the sea...if the people there speak words that we can't understand, and no one can understand our words...we want to become old people in such a place... Lian Shou's hot tears dripped down on Ning Xiaoyu's face. The newborn baby in Ning Xiaoyu's arms still put its mouth on the mother's shrunken breast until it died.The baby didn't open its eyes, and it doesn't know if they ever opened them in this lifetime. Lian Shou opened his mouth wide, but couldn't make a sound. He took both mother and child into his arms. Ning Xiaoyu has become so light. It was so light that Lian Shou realized that he had nothing in his life.
Lian Shou and Di Bin ran down the stairs of the dungeon, and saw Iron Claw sitting cross-legged in the middle of the narrow corridor of the dungeon. The hallway was filled with an indescribable stench, coming from Ironpaw's body.The many arrow wounds on his body have not been healed, and they are all festering and stinking, or have turned purple-black, and some of them even have maggots crawling. Iron Claw was still wearing the tattered and blood-stained white robe that night, and his long hair was messy and sticky into balls. He stretched out his right claw to grab the wall, and easily dug away a stone brick.His fingers dug out a handful of clammy soil in the hole, and there was an earthworm crawling inside.He stretched out his fingers and sent the dirt into his mouth, swallowing even the dirt worms in one go. Di Bin thought: This person has really gone completely crazy. The sickle supports the wooden staff on the ground. "Where is she?" He looked straight into Ironpaw's crazy eyes. Iron Claw pointed to the back of his head. "Behind that iron gate." He stroked his stomach again. "Swallow the key to the iron door. There is only one way to get it out." Sickle took a step forward, but Di Bin grabbed his shoulder. "No need." He pointed to the subordinates who followed him. "They have crossbow arrows. In such a narrow place, he is dead. Brother Wu, don't take risks." But the sickle pushed Di Bin's palm away. "Let me figure it out myself." Di Bin looked at the sickle head for a while, and finally nodded.He pulled out the "killing grass" from his waist. "Your wooden stick is not easy to use in this kind of place. Use it, and Third Brother will bless you." The sickle threw the wooden stick to the ground, took the "grass killer", and approached the iron claw step by step. When Iron Claw saw the cold light of "killing grass", he seemed to wake up all of a sudden.He stood up and faced the scythe. Just before the sickle head rushed within six steps, Iron Claw grabbed another stone brick from the wall and threw it at the sickle head at close range! The sickle does not dodge or avoid.The stone brick hit his chest, cracked and shattered, but it didn't slow down his momentum at all. ——Scythe doesn't care about getting hurt, he just wants to kill Iron Claw in the shortest possible time. —she was still waiting for him inside. "I'm coming!" Scythe shouted towards the iron gate, and at the same time turned his body in a straight line, "Killing Grass" stabbed Iron Claw's chest with all his strength! Iron Claw's right hand turned into a palm shape, drawing a half arc from left to right on his chest.The extremely ingenious geometric trajectory leads the arm of the sickle head, and eliminates its powerful power invisible. The right arm of the sickle head was brought to the left side, so he took advantage of the situation to turn the stabbing into a backhand hacking knife, and "killed the grass" slashed the right neck of Iron Claw obliquely! This level of change is completely within the estimation of Iron Claw, that Devil Claw has long been waiting at the elbow of the arm that the sickle struck.The sickle head knife was not only blocked, but also a piece of flesh was torn off the outside of the elbow. The sickle head didn't even notice, the left palm that was free slapped the iron claw's single arm, and the knife in the right hand slashed out again! Iron Claw's hand was extremely sensitive, and he immediately turned over and grabbed the sickle's left wrist, and pulled it up sharply, just crossing the left arm of the sickle to block the right arm holding the knife! Scythe's arms were actually sealed by Iron Claw's hand.He reacted immediately, his waist straightened, and his right knee pressed against Iron Claw's genitals! Iron Claw retracted his abdomen, and the tip of the sickle's knee was barely within reach. Lian Shou's right leg straightened, and the knee strike turned into a forward kick! However, Iron Claw never let go of Sickle's left wrist. At this moment, he pulled it down suddenly, causing Sickle's head to lose its balance, and that leg was dispelled invisible. Scythe was only standing on one foot, but still exerted a violent force, forcibly pulling his left hand away from the fingers of Iron Claw.Of course, blood spattered everywhere on the left wrist. Iron Claw didn't let go of this opportunity. Following the pull of the sickle's head, the claws stretched forward, attacking the sickle's face. The sickle turned around to "kill the grass" and waved in front of his face. Still a little late.Iron Claw's hand had already withdrawn the flesh from the nail seam, and "Killing the Grass" only cut empty. There were four more vivid and miserable bloodstains on Sickle's left cheek. Ironpaw smiled smugly. Lian Shou regained his composure and recalled the few fights just now.Regardless of speed and strain, Iron Claw is above him.He can only beat his opponent in strength. Di Bin stood behind watching worriedly.He had already secretly ordered the subordinates behind him to listen to his orders, and if Fifth Brother made any mistakes, he would shoot crossbow arrows. Kasame knows not to be anxious.He suppressed his breath, and his face returned to calm. Iron Claw felt that the breath from Sickle's body was suddenly different. Sickle closed his eyes leisurely. Iron Claw was stunned.No enemy has ever dared to blink in front of him more than once—because after one blink, the head may be detached from the body. — How dare he close his eyes? The scythe is still holding the "killing grass", but the arms hang down naturally, and the chest and abdomen are wide open, as if inviting the devil's claws to attack, which violates all fighting common sense. But the posture of the sickle head is so natural.Ironpaw is unsure whether to attack or not. At this time, he seemed to see: the black spot on the forehead of the sickle gave off a little light... The sickle stabs the "killing grass" straight out.Very ordinary movements, neither fast nor slow. But it forced Iron Claw back. Sickle still closed his eyes, took a step forward, and "Killing Grass" stabbed out again.same action. Iron Claw gritted his teeth, he made up his mind.The claws accurately grasped the right wrist of the sickle, and twisted it outward.Sickle's fingers couldn't exert force, and he let go of the handle. "Killing Grass" fell from his hand and plunged into the stone floor. Di Bin nervously prepared to give an order. Iron Claw looked excitedly at the fallen "Killing Grass". ——The knife hand from last time, after losing it, died... The sickle was not moved. He quickly pressed Iron Claw's palm with his left hand, trapping it between his hands.Iron Claw's single arm could not be retracted. Scythe jumped up and kicked the whole lower body towards Iron Claw. Iron Claw slid across his legs. But the scythe is not a kick at all. The sickle head is horizontal in mid-air, the right leg is bent back and hooked on the head and neck of the iron claw; Between, the crotch is just outside the bend of the elbow. Cold sweat dripped from Iron Claw's forehead. Sickle's waist straightened abruptly in the air. All the weight and strength of his whole body were concentrated on the locked elbow and shoulder joints of Iron Claw! The grappling action is complete and the captured arm is fully extended.There is no escape. Iron Claw wanted to move his whole body to relieve the strong pressure, but it was too late. The two joints made a terrible explosion of bones and tendons breaking at the same time. The two fell to the floor in a heap. Lian Shou let go of Iron Claw's completely paralyzed arm, rolled his body back half a circle and knelt down, and pulled out "Killing Grass" from the stone slab with his backhand. Iron Claw struggled painfully on the ground like an insect, struggling to stand on his legs.But when he knelt up, the sickle was already in front of him. "I'm sorry." Sickles said coldly. "The one who can avenge my brother today is me." "Killing grass" runs across Iron Claw's temple. Iron Claw's eyes rolled white, and his tongue stretched out uncontrollably. The sickle pulled out the "killing grass", kicked the iron claw's body backwards, then cut open his abdomen with the tip of the knife, and stretched the five fingers of his left hand into the still warm viscera to dig.Finally, in the ruptured stomach sac, I felt the metal. The sickle's left arm was pulled out suddenly, and there was a blood-stained key in his hand. The sickle put down the "killing grass", rushed to the iron gate, and slammed it hard. "Xiaoyu, I'm here! I'm going to open the door! Just wait!" His bloody handprints were all over the iron door. However, there was no answer from the door. Sickle held the key and wanted to insert it into the lock.But the arm trembled uncontrollably, and the key couldn't be inserted no matter what.The more anxious he was, the more he trembled.The trembling gradually spread throughout the body. "Fifth Brother, I'm coming!" Di Bin had already stood behind him and stretched out his palm. Lian Shou panted heavily, glanced at Yidi, and then handed the key into his palm. Di Bin had never seen Fifth Brother like this.He kept chanting his wish silently in his heart, inserted the key in, and twisted it three times. The iron door opened with a piercing sound. Lian Shou saw the scene in the cell. He was completely suffocated. Di Bin knelt down. Scythe wept silently. He shuffled slowly into the cell, and squatted down in front of Ning Xiaoyu who was on the ground. He stroked her dry hair. Ning Xiaoyu's face was sunken like a skeleton, but still had an unspeakable beauty.The eyes looked bigger because of the thinness, and there seemed to be life in the pupils. But Lian Shou knew that these eyes would never look at him again. He reached out his finger and touched her chapped lips. Very cold. —Where are you going to take me in the future? —Anywhere, as long as you like. ——Just go to a place where no one will ever find us... You don't have to kill people, and no one will recognize me... Go to a far away place.Where the sea can be seen.You say you like the sea...if the people there speak words that we can't understand, and no one can understand our words...we want to become old people in such a place... Lian Shou's hot tears dripped down on Ning Xiaoyu's face. The newborn baby in Ning Xiaoyu's arms still put its mouth on the mother's shrunken breast until it died.The baby didn't open its eyes, and it doesn't know if they ever opened them in this lifetime. Lian Shou opened his mouth wide, but couldn't make a sound. He took both mother and child into his arms. Ning Xiaoyu has become so light. It was so light that Lian Shou realized that he had nothing in his life.