If one were to look down from the sky, they would see spots of flickering light.
In Taiping Alley, the explosion stirred up the air currents and caused tremors. The shouting and running of the people on the street gathered together, rendering the entire scene exceptionally chaotic. However, to be honest, everything had happened in less than ten seconds since the explosion began. No one had truly wasted any time.
Everyone ran, chased, and made their own judgments. The young lady wielding the Tyrant Blade swept over, and Ning Yi dashed in and out of the shack. Some people were blocked by the explosion. Gou Zheng and the smart person who leaped into the crowd were probably the two most unlucky ones. The former happened to be hit by two explosions, and the latter was also blown away. Shi Bao was affected and shocked by the explosion that happened next to him. He hesitated for a moment. It was also at this moment that Ning Yi was about to rush out of this courtyard. He grabbed Gou Zheng, who was covered in blood, and pushed him out with a simple slash. "Stand properly! Squat down! "
When Gou Zheng was blown away, he had already run a few meters away.
The distance from this courtyard to the canal bank at the other end of Taiping Alley was about two hundred meters. From the beginning, the Su family, who were protected by Protector Geng and the others, did not run out of Taiping Alley. Instead, they retreated all the way to the branch of the canal. There were only about twenty people. Under Su Tan 'er's simple orders after she suppressed her emotions, the adults and children moved swiftly and orderly. Even if Fang La's men wanted to charge over, the first wave was blocked by Protector Geng and the others. After that, they were so shocked by the explosion that they did not dare to act rashly.
On this side, Ning Yi had attracted most of the attention in a short period of time. Honestly speaking, although the explosions were intense for a while, they covered such a large area and continued to explode. The number of deaths and injuries caused at each moment was actually not much. Even if Ning Yi could mobilize a large number of military resources earlier on, it would not be to the extent of burying the entire street.
The places where the explosions occurred were mainly along the escape route. As for the streets and places further away, there would naturally be fewer explosions. The main reason was to prevent the enemy from taking a detour from a further place. As for Ning Yi, he could only predict the range of the explosion in the first few seconds. After that, he could only guess which pile of gunpowder would explode. It was impossible for him to do something as dangerous as rushing over and exploding as he did in the small shed.
However, the battle that erupted at this moment was mainly focused on attacking the heart. Ning Yi was cautious and steady when he set up the big picture. When things really came to a head, he was more decisive and vicious than anyone else. Once he made his choice, he immediately decided to give up on the other people in Peace Alley. The direction he ran in at the beginning was not fixed, but those who wanted to attack him from the start were all blocked by the explosion. He was using himself as bait to show everyone his power. When he chopped Gou Zheng to the ground like a dog and blew him up into pieces, almost everyone's aura was suppressed by him in the fiery light.
These people were famous heroes in the southwestern Greenwood Forest. Years ago, they had lived on the edge of a blade, and after joining the rebellion, they had killed countless people. Ning Yi's martial arts were not very high. If it was one on one, someone like Shi Bao would probably be able to kill him in a few exchanges. However, he was facing these ten-odd ferocious bandits alone. In front of everyone's eyes, he was as terrifying as a mountain. When Shi Bao shouted "I'll kill your entire family", he only waved his hand and said, "Then come …" In that instant, everyone felt a lingering fear.
Of course, although he had instantly created a great deterrent force that seemed to control the entire situation, it did not mean that Shi Bao and the others were rookies who would be afraid because of this. The more powerful the enemy, the more one had to feel a sense of danger. When Ning Yi rushed past a courtyard, Shi Bao finally let out a wild roar and sprinted forward. His eyes were practically bloodshot, and from the side, a figure was coming to flank him.
The explosion seemed to have come from his side. Fiery light danced, and flying pebbles scratched the side of his face, drawing a bloody line. Although Ning Yi walked quickly, he was still somewhat staggering. At this time, he could not find a better path to take, or else he would definitely die.
This explosion was basically a tree-shaped chain reaction that started from several points. He could not precisely control each line and the interval between each explosion. In this great chaos, it was quite difficult to rely on the order of the explosions to make a prediction. As he ran, his fingers subconsciously flicked at the side of his body, aiding him in his memory and calculations. Behind him, Shi Bao and the others sprinted along the path he had taken. A blade flashed past his side, and the moment he lowered his head, it rushed past him.
Weapons crossed, and Ning Yi flipped over a courtyard wall amidst the explosions and flames. He rushed past the crater that had been exploded earlier, and the person behind him was hot on his heels. Now that the other party had experience, as long as he chased after the places Ning Yi had already passed, there would be no problem.
After running for a while in that fiery light, the other party slashed at him again. Ning Yi leaped out, rolled on the ground, and stood up. When he stood up, the other party was already closing in. Two steel blades collided in the light, and Ning Yi staggered a few steps back. He suddenly stood still, as if waiting for the other party to come over. The other party waved the weapon in his hand, and when he was about to rush forward again, he suddenly hesitated for a moment and looked at his feet.
It was also because Ning Yi's deterrent power was too great at this time, and the sudden strange expression was impossible to ignore. That person almost stood in place, subconsciously facing Ning Yi for two seconds before he reacted. He wanted to pounce, but the ground under his feet suddenly exploded. The huge impact also pushed Ning Yi a few steps back. He used his hands to support himself on the ground, and muttered, "Not bad," before turning around and continuing to run.
On the other side, the people of the Su family had already reached the shore of the canal branch. Someone lifted a layer of cloth, revealing a simple but sturdy wooden raft underneath, and began to board one after another. And on this side, just behind Ning Yi, the sound of rushing wind whistled.
At this time, Shi Bao had already attacked from behind. Ning Yi fiercely gritted his teeth and rushed forward. This time, he took almost a straight line. Shi Bao suddenly rushed forward and slashed with his blade. The sound of an explosion rang out, and the rising light engulfed the two of them.
"Wrong, wrong way …" On the wooden raft not far away, Su Tan 'er stared at this scene. She murmured, "Husband," and was about to rush out, but was blocked by Guardian Geng, Xiaochan, and the others on the raft. It was not that there was no movement in the light. Shi Bao's blade was still slashing, but it was blurred in the light and shadow. In the small piece of ruins that was originally standing there, a pillar was cut off, and the flames engulfed it. Ning Yi rushed into the ruins, and then there were two more explosions, obscuring his vision. In the impact of the explosions, two figures were fiercely intertwined. Behind them, the girl named Liu Watermelon had already rushed over, but when she saw the explosion, she finally stopped with her giant blade. Her hat had long been blown off, and her skirt fluttered in the air waves, like a black silhouette.
A few seconds later, the bloodied Shi Bao was sent flying. He roared a few times and wanted to stand up, but for a moment, he staggered and couldn't stand firm, so he sat back down. His body was covered in wounds caused by the explosion, and there was only one wound from the blade. Perhaps Ning Yi had taken advantage of the chaos to slash, but it was not serious. On the other side, Ning Yi's figure gritted his teeth and ran towards the wooden raft. One side of his body was obviously stained with blood, but it was much better than Shi Bao's. Seeing a young girl named Liu Watermelon rushing over again, Lin Fan's eyes widened.
When the explosion rose, the girl made a small turn from the side. Ning Yi threw himself onto the wooden raft, and when Su Tan 'er and the others were about to rush over, he shouted, "Back off!" and took out a few things from his arms. On the shore behind them, the girl dragged the blade and sprinted away, then suddenly jumped up! Ning Yi gritted his teeth, turned around on the wooden raft, and aimed the things in his hands at the girl in the air.
There was a bang, as if a ball of fire had lit up in his hands.
The girl's figure spun a few times in the air, and fell to the ground on the shore.
The wooden raft left the shore, and moved towards the opposite shore. Someone had put up a wooden barrier to prevent stones or arrows from coming over. In the eyes of the crowd, the young girl shook her head on the ground. She held her sword with one hand and supported herself on the ground with the other. She slowly raised her head. Her face could not be seen in the darkness, but her eyes were clear. There was no anger in them. In fact, there seemed to be a bit of curiosity and confusion. Ning Yi sat paralyzed on the wooden raft, and waved his hand playfully. Then, his left hand reached for his injured right arm, gritted his teeth, and pulled out a small piece of wood or iron that was stuck there, and threw it into the water.
"I am Ning Liheng, the Bloody Hand Butcher …"
As the distance grew, he sat there and murmured this sentence, but he no longer had the strength to shout. Feeling bored, he finally lay down on the wooden raft. Tan 'er's face, Xiaochan's face, Juan' er's face, Xing 'er's face, and the faces of Guardian Geng and the others swayed in his field of vision. There was a column of smoke in the corner of his field of vision, and in the center was the clear and vast sea of stars. What he could feel was the fierce beating of the war drums around the city at night, but at least at Taiping Alley, the army had begun to arrive. Next, it was time for them to have a headache …
This wooden raft was originally not prepared for leaving the city. The canal basin outside the city gate should have been occupied by Fang La's people, so it was meaningless to use the canal. The wooden raft was originally used to cross the river, and it was just another option. No matter who caused this unexpected disaster, his family would definitely not be able to return to Taiping Alley.
The river was not very wide. When the wooden raft approached the other side of the shore, the young girl in a blue floral dress was still standing on this side of the shore. The middle-aged man who always followed her had already come over to take the giant blade. "Miss Qianqian, it's time to go."
"He is so powerful." The young girl tilted her head. "I want him … to be my military counselor."
On a roof a little higher than this alley, two figures were looking in this direction in the dark. One of them patted his thigh lightly and exclaimed in the same way as the young girl, "So powerful … so powerful …"
"General Fo, that person … should we think of a way …"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter …" The middle-aged man named Fang Qfo shook his head and looked at the Qiantang Sect, feeling the intensity of the battle. "There are powerful people everywhere. It's really impressive to suddenly meet one, but … it doesn't matter. The overall situation is outside the city. Although this person is powerful, he can't do anything when the overall situation is set … Let's go."
The city had been besieged for several days, and the situation in the city was chaotic and irritated. However, not many people could really grasp the overall situation of the entire Hangzhou at this time. Even Ning Yi, who was not familiar with the war, could not grasp the state of the battle outside the city. In the eyes of Qian Xiwen and others, the soldiers of the Martial Virtue Camp were elites after all. According to the general information they received, the battlefield was intertwined with each other, and there were victories and defeats. Fang La's side had entered the city several times, but the Martial Virtue Camp was originally prepared, and then they were forced out by the powerful offensive.
In the situation where he could not grasp the situation over there, Ning Yi could only focus on the situation in the city. He used the current bureaucratic system to try to capture Fang Qfo and others in the city in a day or two and catch all these troublemakers in one fell swoop. If the situation that night had not happened, perhaps he could have really reaped the results in a day or two. However, it was useless to complain at this time. He could only start to calm down and prepare for the next round of counterattack with Qian Haiping and others. However, to everyone's surprise, everything turned into a bubble the next morning.
On the morning of the fourth day of the seventh month in the ninth year of the Wu dynasty, the Qiantang Sect in Hangzhou was officially broken under the offensive of Fang La's army. The Martial Virtue Camp's defense collapsed and began to shrink. Then, it bought about a day for the people in Hangzhou to flee. In fact, they did not necessarily fight for this time. According to the memories of the participants, it was just that Fang La's army was chasing them, and they were also fleeing, so they had no choice but to fight. One day later, Hangzhou fell.
On the morning of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the news was sent to Bianjing in an urgent manner. It became the last straw that broke the camel's back …
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After the siege was done, I would slowly expand the small view of a large area. This had always been my favorite method, but it was a little troublesome.
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