After a while, Li Kexiu finally emerged from the corridor and looked at Song Qingshu with an embarrassed expression, "Nephew, I didn't want things to escalate to this point, but your martial arts are too high, so I had no choice but to restrain you first."
"Restrain me?" Song Qingshu snorted coldly, "Using the Golden Rippling Flower to restrain me, how extravagant."
Li Kexiu gradually regained her composure and said awkwardly, "Nephew need not worry, this poison will only temporarily immobilize you, it won't harm your life."
Song Qingshu said indifferently, "Now that things have come to this, there is no need to deceive yourself. The Golden Rippling Flower's poison is incomparably rare, there is no antidote in this world."
"Ah?" Li Kexiu was shocked and turned to look at Moqi Feng, "Left Minister, is this true?"
"Left Minister?" Song Qingshu's heart jolted as he immediately realized this old man's identity. So it was the Southern Song Dynasty's Left Minister Moqi Feng. Seeing how nervous he had been about Wan Gui, he seemed to be Wan Gui's direct elder …
Facing Li Kexiu's question, Moqi Feng calmly replied, "Lord Li, as the saying goes, in for a penny, in for a pound, in for a pound. Since we've already shed all pretense of cordiality, why show mercy? If we don't poison Song Qingshu while he's unguarded, should we wait for him to come back for revenge?"
Li Kexiu's heart trembled. As expected of the culprit behind Yue Fei's death, his vicious and merciless methods were truly shocking.
Song Qingshu frowned slightly. At this time, it didn't matter if Li Kexiu was putting on an act or not. All his attention was focused on the poison in his body. Unfortunately, not only had he failed to force the poison out, but his cultivation had also dissipated even more.
Noticing his subtle reaction, Moqi Feng was even more certain. Waving his hand, he ordered, "Whoever kills him will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!" Although he didn't know martial arts, he knew that he couldn't let Song Qingshu force the poison out so leisurely.
Even though Song Qingshu's reputation was out there, and he had shocked everyone with his actions just now, there were bound to be brave men who would take the risk when there was a huge reward. Hearing that they would be promoted to three ranks and receive ten thousand gold taels, the eyes of Moqi Ke's personal guards lit up. This was a fortune that they would never be able to earn in several lifetimes. For the sake of this reward, it was worth it!
People die for wealth, and birds die for food. A group of people rushed up with red eyes and howling. At this time, Song Qingshu did not dare to casually use his Sword Qi, which would consume his Zhen Qi. He could only seize the saber in one of the people's hands and display a set of sharp saber skills.
Everyone in the field felt a cold light flash before their eyes. They could not help but admire Song Qingshu for being able to display such exquisite and sharp saber techniques despite being poisoned.
Not long after, Song Qingshu propped himself on the ground with his saber, his body shivering slightly in the cold wind. The dozen or so people who charged at him at the beginning were all lying in a pool of blood around him.
After all, these people were experts that Moqi Ke had carefully selected and brought here. If it was any other day, Song Qingshu wouldn't even need to pay attention to them. However, killing these dozen people seemed to have exhausted all of his remaining strength.
"Puff!"
Song Qingshu felt the blood and Qi in his body churning. He could no longer hold it in and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Everyone in the field was initially stunned by him, but when they saw him spitting out a mouthful of blood while hesitating, their spirits rose, "He's been poisoned, and he won't be able to hold on much longer!"
Even so, Song Qingshu's might was still lingering. The group of people only dared to shout and shout, but none of them dared to charge forward and throw their lives away.
Song Qingshu was well aware of the condition of his body. He had tried to buy time to force the poison out of his body, but as time went by, not only was he unable to force the poison out, his combat prowess was also getting weaker and weaker. If he continued to be entangled here, he would most likely die in the hands of these rascals.
He gave Moqi Ke, Li Kexiu, and the others a deep look, Song Qingshu snorted coldly and said, "Even if Song Mou dies today, I'll drag all of you down with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he dashed towards the two of them. Moqi Ke and the others were shocked. They retreated while shouting, "Stop him! Stop him!"
The experts under his command hurriedly gathered around their master, and the previously airtight encirclement suddenly revealed a small gap. Halfway through his charge, Song Qingshu suddenly retreated and dashed out of the encirclement, flying towards the outside of the courtyard wall.
Unfortunately, his cultivation had been almost depleted by the poison, and he could no longer use So Close, Yet Worlds Apart. Otherwise, with his usual condition, he would be able to fly out of the Admiral's Office with just one step.
Just as he was about to fly over the courtyard wall, a group of archers suddenly appeared on top of the wall, nocked their arrows and shot at him. Song Qingshu was shocked. He knew that if he was forced back into the courtyard, he might not be able to escape today. He could only forcefully gather a breath of innate Qi and move a distance of nearly ten feet horizontally, dodging the rain of arrows that were shooting at him. Just as he was about to leap over the wall, the innate Qi in his body suddenly disappeared, and he fell heavily back into the courtyard.
"Hahaha, the poison has attacked his heart. He can't hold on any longer!" Moqi Ke looked excited as she ordered her subordinates to surround him.
The group of people exchanged glances. Just now, this man had easily killed more than a dozen experts. Who knew if he would drag them down with him before he died? Although the reward was tempting, one had to be alive to spend it. Therefore, no one dared to step forward, and just quietly surrounded him.
Song Qingshu laughed bitterly. Forcefully moving horizontally to dodge the rain of arrows just now had consumed too much of his innate Qi. Normally, it would still be manageable, but today, the situation was dire. The poison in his body had caused his innate Qi to fluctuate, and the excessive consumption of innate Qi had caused him to be unable to gather any more innate Qi.
After this incident, his innate Qi could no longer suppress the poison of the Golden Ripple Flower. Sensing that the poison had seeped deep into his internal organs, Song Qingshu sighed inwardly. After transmigrating to this world, he had tried his best to survive the hellish difficulty. Who would have thought that in the end, he would die in the hands of a small fry? Forget it, let's see if I can kill Moqi Ke with my last breath and avenge Prince Yue and myself at the same time.
Sensing Song Qingshu's murderous gaze, Moqi Ke felt a chill in her heart and hastily retreated a few steps. Only when she saw that she was surrounded by guards did she feel slightly relieved. At the same time, she became angry at her own cowardice.
Seeing that his subordinates were hesitating, he was furious that they were afraid of death. However, he was also aware that the other party's martial arts were too high. He rolled his eyes and came up with a plan. "Lord Li, quickly order your archers to shoot this traitor."
"This …" Li Kexiu looked hesitant.
Moqi Ke said sternly, "Now that things have come to this, there is no way out. If we let that Song fellow escape, neither you nor I will live."
Wan Gui also took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire. "Lord Li, as long as that Song fellow dies, you can lead your army north and annex the Golden Serpent Camp's territory. Then, you can join forces with Wu Sangui to divide the Manchurian Qing. At that time, you will be one of the strongest powers in the Central Plains!"
Li Kexiu's eyes brightened. Finally, she was tempted. She waved her hand and said, "Archers …"
Song Qingshu felt a chill in his heart. Just as he was about to rush over and kill Moqi Ke while he still had a bit of innate Qi left, a beautiful figure suddenly rushed out. Spreading her arms in front of him, she cried out in alarm to Li Kexiu, "Don't!"
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