Taiyuan City, on the streets outside Wen Chang Square, was dead silent.
Dugu Xin, alone with his sword, was holding his breath as he faced off against the air. Just a moment ago, dozens of glowing arrows had been shot at him from the walls around him. If he had not been a Grandmaster, and if it had not been for the exquisite swordsmanship of Nine Strategies Beyond the Swords, that volley of arrows would have been enough to injure him!
Due to the sudden attack from the dark, Dugu Xin had focused all his attention on his swordsmanship and survival, so he had not paid attention to the enemy's specific location. Now that the enemy's attack had slowed down, Dugu Xin finally had time to observe his surroundings. However, at this moment, there was no one around him. If it had not been for the dozens of broken arrows lying on the ground, Dugu Xin would have thought that the frightening scene he had just experienced was an illusion!
An expert!
There was definitely a martial arts expert among the enemy, and there was more than one!
When Dugu Xin had blocked the volley of arrows, he had clearly felt that a few of the arrows carried a huge amount of True Qi. The person who had shot the arrows was definitely at the peak of Qi Transforming Stage or above! Moreover, other than the few extremely powerful True Qi arrows, the other assassins who had shot the arrows were all above the Qi Transforming Stage!
How did such a powerful assassination team sneak into Taiyuan City? And why did they choose to attack him at this time?
At this moment, many questions flashed through Dugu Xin's mind!
Since he had only gone to the south of the city to see if Zhu Xie Cheng and Kang Changan had been captured, he had not brought any guards with him when he came out of the courier station. At this moment, he was alone, but he was still fearless!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ~!
Dugu Xin happened to be standing at the intersection of two streets. His upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right were all surrounded by the walls of the square. Just as Dugu Xin held his breath and was on full alert, dozens of masked men in black suddenly popped their heads out from the top of the walls of the square. In response to Dugu Xin's shout, they did not say anything. Instead, they responded with another volley of arrows!
"Hmph! Nine Strategies Beyond the Swords — Arrow Breaking Style! "
Dugu Xin had not been on guard earlier, and that volley of arrows had not hurt him. Now that he was on guard, how could he be afraid of the black-clothed assassin using the same trick again? He snorted coldly, and then the tip of the sword in his hand trembled, pointing it at the arrows that were shooting towards him. The speed of his sword was too fast, and ordinary people could only see the countless blurry sword shadows in the air. Then, a series of 'ding ding ding' sounds could be heard, and the dozens of arrows all fell on the bluestone floor!
Compared to his previous response, Dugu Xin's response this time was even more composed and casual! Obviously, under his full defense, these dozens of black-clothed experts could not hurt him!
The "Arrow Breaking Form" of the Dugu Nine Swords was a supreme sword technique that could break all kinds of hidden weapons. However, Dugu Xin had only just begun to learn it. If he had mastered the Dugu Nine Swords, not only would he be able to resolve the danger he was in, he would also be able to deflect the enemy's arrow and use it to injure the enemy!
But even so, it was more than enough for Dugu Xin at the moment! This Arrow Breaking Form could not only break the enemy's most threatening volley of arrows, but more importantly, the Dugu Nine Swords was more focused on the intent than the form. Defeating a move without a move did not consume much of one's vital energy!
Therefore, even if these black-clothed experts were to shoot at him with their bows for two hours, Dugu Xin was still confident that he could block them with the Arrow Breaking Form!
This was Taiyuan City. Not only were there patrolling officers, there were also guards stationed in the city. As long as he delayed these black-clothed men for fifteen minutes, he would definitely be able to wait for reinforcements. Therefore, Dugu Xin was not worried about his own safety! Unless these black-clothed experts had other tricks up their sleeves!
"The target is difficult to deal with. Scatter the smoke!"
On the eastern wall, a black-clothed masked man put away his longbow and quickly took out a small pouch made of fine gray cloth from his bosom.
This man spoke in Turkic, and Dugu Xin could not understand him!
From the looks of it, this man should be the leader of this group of masked men. Obviously, after witnessing Dugu Xin's exquisite swordsmanship and superb martial arts realm, he understood that it would be difficult to hurt Dugu Xin with the volley of arrows that they had used to assassinate Dugu Xin. Today's assassination had to be done quickly. Therefore, he had to change his strategy and abandon the bow to use poison!
Since they were all masked, they would not be poisoned even if they used the smoke!
In the blink of an eye, after the leader of the masked men gave the order, the black-clothed men on the walls around Dugu Xin took out powder wrapped in fine gray cloth from their bosoms and threw it in Dugu Xin's direction!
All of this happened too quickly, and Dugu Xin was caught off guard. He could tell that these black-clothed men were not throwing hidden weapons at him, but it was definitely not something good either. It was very likely that it was some kind of medicine that could make him lose his ability to fight!
Twenty-two small pouches opened up above Dugu Xin's head, and the white powder in the pouches poured down. Dugu Xin's Dugu Nine Swords — Arrow Breaking Style could defend against a sky full of arrows, but how could it defend against a sky full of powder?
Dugu Xin immediately held his breath and retreated like lightning. He was facing the east, so he was retreating to the west. Unfortunately, the east wind was blowing in Taiyuan City! Although Dugu Xin's speed of retreat was fast, when the wind blew across the sky, it was inevitable that he would inhale some of the powder!
"Kill! Let's end this quickly! "
The leader of the masked assassins roared and pulled out the sword at his waist. He leaped from the wall and slashed viciously at Dugu Xin!
The other twenty-one assassins followed suit, pulling out their swords and slashing at Dugu Xin!
"Hmph! Good timing! Lone Wind Swordsmanship! "
Dugu Xin was not afraid at all, and a vicious glint flashed in his eyes! Previously, when these assassins were attacking from afar, it was not easy for him to take them down one by one. That was because it was difficult to change directions in the air. If he used his qinggong to leap onto the wall and kill one of the assassins, the other assassins would definitely shoot at him immediately. At that time, not only would it be difficult for him to change his position in the air, but it would also be difficult for him to use Nine Swords — Arrow Breaking Style!
Now that these assassins had given up on long-range attacks and switched to close combat, it was exactly what Dugu Xin wanted. In terms of close combat, he had mastered both the Lone Wind Swordsmanship and the Lone Wind Swordsmanship. He was not afraid of these black-clothed assassins at all!
Dugu Xin leaped into the air and spun in midair. A blinding sword aura shot up like a dazzling silver dragon. Pure and arrogant sword intent filled the entire alley. Immediately after, the dazzling sword aura clashed with the twenty-two sharp swords that were coming from all directions!
Ding! Ding! Ding!
An ear-piercing sound of metal clanging instantly resounded through this area of the residential area. As it was almost seven in the morning, those who were supposed to go out to work had already gone to work, and those who were supposed to go to the market had already gone to buy things. Therefore, there were not many pedestrians in the alley. However, the ear-piercing sound of metal had inevitably alarmed many of the residents!
Some of the more daring "onlookers" were making their way over!
"Hmph! What a futile struggle! "
At that moment, the leader of the masked assassins could not help but snort coldly.
Dugu Xin could not help but be startled because the leader of the assassins was speaking in Han Chinese!
"You are Han Chinese?"
Dugu Xin could not help but exclaim in surprise.
However, when he opened his mouth, he could not help but inhale some of the powder in the air. After realizing that something was wrong, Dugu Xin quickly shut his mouth.
At that moment, the leader of the assassins snorted coldly. His aura suddenly changed, and his True Qi surged. The longsword in his hand was filled with Sword Qi, and it let out a loud sword hum. Then, he suddenly disappeared from where he was!
Yes! His entire body had suddenly disappeared!
Dugu Xin was instantly alarmed. He instinctively used his footwork and leaned his body slightly to the right by three inches. At the same time, a longsword glowing with a faint blue light appeared on his left side without warning. It brushed past his belt and stabbed forward viciously!
Clearly, the leader of the assassins who had disappeared had launched a fatal attack from behind!
If Dugu Xin had not subconsciously leaned his body to the right just now, that sword would have pierced through his entire body!
A Grandmaster expert!
This was the first time Dugu Xin had faced the leader of the assassins head-on. However, it was this exchange that made him realize that he had underestimated his opponent's strength. This leader of the assassins in black was actually a Grandmaster expert. Moreover, it seemed that he was a Grandmaster expert who specialized in assassination!
At this moment, Dugu Xin suddenly felt a little dizzy. He understood that it was the effect of the powder that the other party had scattered. This caused him to feel a chill in his heart. Putting aside the fact that the other party's strength was higher than he had estimated, he had even been poisoned by the other party. It was truly a case of when it rains, it pours!
Dugu Xin knew that if he could not escape in a short period of time, or if the reinforcements did not arrive before he fell, then it was very likely that he would die here today!
"Eh?"
The leader of the assassins exclaimed in surprise when his killing blow missed. Then, he gently raised his sleeve, and several cold lights shot out from his sleeve, heading straight for Dugu Xin's face!
Hidden weapons! This leader of the assassins, as a Grandmaster expert, actually carried hidden weapons with him. This really refreshed Dugu Xin's "three views"!
Generally, martial artists who had stepped into the Grandmaster Realm had their own pride. Under normal circumstances, they disdained to use underhanded means such as hidden weapons and poison. However, the black-clothed assassin leader in front of him not only used poison, but also carried hidden weapons with him. He was really unscrupulous!
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