Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 247 Some enemies need to be faced by oneself

Zhu Mingyuan, the commander of Xueyuan Pass, did not take the saber on his neck seriously at all.

"Who do you think you are? You are nothing but a dog by Chu Shizhao's side. How dare you, a general from a humble family, show off in front of this general..."

The military situation was urgent now, and Li Batian was too lazy to listen to his further nonsense.

Knife up and down.

Zhu Mingyuan's head flew high into the air, and his headless body, spurting blood, slowly fell to the ground.

Such a brutal scene shocked all the soldiers around.

From the performance of these people, it is clear that they have been frightened by the Northern Di cavalry.

This guy Li Batian deliberately didn't try to dodge the blood spurting out of Zhu Mingyuan's body.

He raised his saber and roared murderously, "Xueyuan Pass garrison commander Zhu Mingyuan escaped from the battlefield and was killed on the spot. Anyone else who escapes from the battlefield and is afraid of fighting will be killed without mercy."

Li Batian was already tall, with blood dripping from his saber continuously, and his armor was also stained red with blood, looking like a devil from hell.

Although the Northern Di were terrifying, they were nothing compared to this devilish general...

They don't seem so scary anymore.

Seeing that the army was determined, Li Batian quickly ordered people to distribute weapons and set up defenses on the city walls.

Chu Shizhao was very satisfied with Li Batian's performance. Although he acted in a rough manner, he was surprisingly capable in commanding troops.

Know when and what method to use.

At this time, the defenders of Xueyuan Pass had been completely frightened by the riots outside the city and the impending arrival of the Northern Di army.

Only by using greater fear to intimidate them can the army regain some combat effectiveness.

"Send half of the wolf cavalry to the city wall to assist the soldiers at Xueyuan Pass in defending the city."

Chu Shizhao knew clearly that although these soldiers at Xueyuan Pass had barely recovered some of their morale after being intimidated by Li Batian's terrorist tactics.

But these are all false.

If a real fight breaks out, they won't be able to hold out for long.

They must have a strong enough force to defend against the first wave of attacks from the Northern Di before they can truly exert some combat effectiveness.

"But young master, are you safe?"

Huo Qinghuang hesitated.

The most important thing to him is Chu Shizhao's life and safety. Apart from him, the life and death of others is not what she cares about most.

The current situation is so strange, but half of the wolf cavalry are sent to defend the city.

"Immediately execute the order. If Xueyuan Pass is lost, the entire Great Zhou will be..."

The black shadow obviously didn't want to give Chu Shizhao time to make his arrangements calmly. Before he could finish his words, he came like a ghost.

"Your life will be mine sooner or later, so why bother struggling in vain now?"

"The more you struggle, the more pain you will suffer."

“A truly wise person should know when to give up.”

The blood-red sword was as swift as the wind.

This guy's speed has increased significantly compared to when he just appeared.

Chu Shizhao only felt that there was a blood-red color in front of his black pupil, and he could hardly catch the opponent's attack trajectory.

I could only defend myself subconsciously, and my resistance was very embarrassing.

"Young Master!" Huo Qinghuang gritted his teeth. No matter how badly he was injured, he had to protect the young master's safety.

Even if it means sacrificing my life for this, I will do it.

"Don't come over here. You have nothing to do here. Go and defend the city for Li Batian."

Chu Shizhao barely blocked the attack of the black shadow and gave Huo Qinghuang an order with difficulty: "You have only one mission, and that is to defend Xueyuan Pass at all costs."

Chu Shizhao knew it very well, no matter how much effort he had made or how much he had paid.

Once the Northern Di cavalry captures Xueyuan Pass, there will be no defenses between here and the capital.

No city or army in the Great Zhou could withstand the attack of this army.

The original Northern Di cavalry was already extremely powerful.

Now with the Dark Night Cult interfering, even Chu Shizhao couldn't imagine how the Northern Di Iron Cavalry would evolve into.

Compared to that aggressive and barbaric army.

The black shadow in front of him was not that scary except that it was a little stronger.

"Subordinate, follow your orders!"

Seeing Chu Shizhao's firm attitude, although Huo Qinghuang was unwilling in her heart, she had to grit her teeth and turn around to go to the city wall to help Li Batian.

The black shadow laughed wildly and wantonly.

"Why, are you finally accepting your fate and ready to acknowledge me as your Lord?"

"In that case, it's not impossible for me to forgive you for what you did before."

"After all, in your eyes, you are indeed the true prince of the Great Zhou, living a life of superiority."

"Although all these things you enjoy should have been mine."

"But you are my brother after all, and if you are willing to return everything that belongs to me, I won't hold it against you."

It was as if he wanted to vent all his dissatisfaction and anger at once.

The shadow's attacks became more ferocious and brutal as he spoke, and Chu Shizhao had to concentrate all his attention on defense.

Even so, his situation became increasingly difficult.

In just a few words, dozens of wounds appeared on his body.

Although they were all flesh wounds, he looked extremely miserable.

"When did I ever say I would give you everything I have?"

Despite the bad situation, Chu Shizhao's expression was as cold as a sculpture frozen in ice, without any change.

"I asked my people to leave because I didn't want them to be affected later."

"Just because of you, you want to kill me, Chu Shizhao? Don't you think it's too ridiculous?"

"I don't know where this monster came from, but he dared to call himself my brother. If I were really so easy to deceive, I'm afraid the whole Great Zhou would be full of my brothers."

To be honest, Chu Shizhao did care about their brothers before.

After all, these may be one of the few real blood relatives he has in this world.

But the followers of the Dark Night Cult, under the instructions of this guy, tortured and killed civilians at will, treating them as a means to achieve their goals and as weapons to kill their opponents.

The little friendship that existed at first disappeared in an instant.

He really wanted to know what had happened to this person, but it was obviously more important than the Xueyuan Pass in front of him and the millions of people of the Great Zhou.

The black shadow's attack trembled suddenly, and then became more and more crazy.

"You took my life away without any guilt. Now you even dare to resist me, your master. You are indeed the descendant of that despicable, shameless and treacherous guy."

"No, you are just like that guy. You are too self-righteous and always think you are the master of the world."

"Little do you know that in our eyes, you are just a group of monkeys standing on the stage." "Your recent actions are indeed somewhat beyond our expectations, that's all."

"It's just a piece of cake for me to get my things back."

Under the continuous attack of the black shadow, Chu Shizhao's hands almost lost feeling and he had to retreat repeatedly. Soon his back hit a wall.

"You can't even notice your surroundings. How dare you, a loser like you who grew up in the imperial palace, dream of competing for the throne? It's ridiculous."

The black shadow taunted and raised the blood-red sword towards Chu Shizhao's chest.

Just when the blood-red sword was about to pierce.

Chu Shizhao suddenly raised his hand and shot out a dozen silver needles, which pierced into the black shadow's face like meteors in the blink of an eye.

Although these silver needles did not cause fatal damage to the black shadow, they caused his sword to deflect, with half of the sword sticking to his ribs and piercing deeply into the city wall.

Then Chu Shizhao rushed forward like a ghost and crashed into the black shadow's chest.

The black shadow felt the chill on his neck. Without thinking too much, he immediately let go of the sword and retreated dozens of steps in the blink of an eye.

Even though I was prepared, I couldn't help but be shocked by this guy's speed.

Fortunately, his purpose was not to kill people.

As the black shadow retreated, Chu Shizhao had already retreated to the wall. He grabbed the hilt of the blood-red sword with both hands and used all his strength to pull the blood-red sword out of the wall.

By the time the black shadow realized something was wrong and wanted to rush forward to take back the sword, it was already too late.

Chu Shizhao's fingers lightly brushed the blade.

"I have been curious since just now. What kind of secret do you think is hidden in this sword?"

"If I were you, put down this sword right now." The black shadow's face was 90% similar to Chu Shizhao's. Although he tried to look indifferent, he could not hide the tension in his expression.

Chu Shizhao swung his sword lightly: "It seems that this sword is specially used to deal with me. It's really scary."

Although he said it was scary, there was no sign of fear on his face.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a powerful suction came from the sword, and streams of red energy gushed out of his body and were absorbed by the blood-colored sword.

Chu Shizhao's face turned pale in an instant.

He wanted to throw the bloody sword to the ground, but his body uncontrollably gripped the sword tightly and couldn't let go.

There was a clang.

Chu Shizhao, who was holding the long sword, fell to the ground along with the bloody long sword.

The black shadow slowly walked up to Chu Shizhao and squatted in front of him playfully.

"I've said it before, you're just a piece of trash who has been raised in the palace since childhood. You don't know what the real world is like."

"I know you must be dissatisfied. You think your life in the capital is not easy."

"You just feel that the capital is too restrictive for you and doesn't let you show your talents. So, you have always wanted to leave the capital, thinking that you can show your talents and conquer the world."

"I have to admit that you are still somewhat capable. Otherwise, those idiots wouldn't have spent so much time and effort to get rid of you."

"But people like you are always too self-righteous."

"As a prince, no matter how hard you work, you will always be well-dressed and well-fed, and you never have to worry about survival. You have no idea what those truly small people can do to survive."

"This is a weapon designed to fight you. How dare you think I would throw it away so easily?"

The black shadow glanced at the blood-red sword and saw that the energy from Chu Shizhao was still being absorbed by the blood-red sword. He couldn't help but frowned.

Without thinking too much, continue to mock Chu Shizhao?

"Besides, you should be able to touch him so easily if you know the function of this sword."

"Should I say you are too confident or too stupid?"

Chu Shizhao raised his head with difficulty, his eyes full of confusion, as if he had countless questions to ask.

But the shadow did not meet his request.

"As my brother, you are already a dead man, so there is no need for you to know so much, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Shizhao closed his eyes in despair.

The next moment, the blood-red sword in his hand suddenly moved.

Graceful as a swimming dragon, swift as thunder.

The black shadow didn't even have time to react before the bloody sword had already pierced his chest.

He even subconsciously touched the sword, only to find that he had indeed been hit.

"How can this be?"

The black shadow's face was full of disbelief.

He couldn't understand why Chu Shizhao's power had been mostly absorbed by the blood-colored sword, yet this guy still had the strength to attack him.

Moreover, the actions were even more brutal than before.

But before he could think about it carefully, he suddenly felt his power being rapidly absorbed by the blood-red sword.

The shadow's face began to age visibly. In just a few breaths, he looked like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

It was not until this moment that he suddenly remembered that the man had also given him some instructions when he handed him the bloody sword.

This sword is certainly ineffective against Chu Shizhao, but it is also a double-edged sword that can hurt others and yourself.

It's a pity that he didn't take Chu Shizhao seriously at that time, so he didn't take these words to heart.

At this critical moment, the black shadow's eyes suddenly became sharp.

The hand that grasped the blade of the blood-red sword, the blood condensed into the pattern of the blood-feeding rune in the blink of an eye.

"not good!"

Chu Shizhao's face changed drastically. He didn't want to die with this guy.

Subconsciously, he wanted to draw out the bloody sword and kill this guy completely, while avoiding the range of the explosion.

Unfortunately, the blood-red sword was held tightly by the black shadow, so Chu Shizhao had to give up this tempting plan.

boom!
After the violent explosion.

Chu Shizhao dodged in time, but was affected by the shock wave of the explosion and looked a little embarrassed.

Black Shadow was not so lucky.

This guy's entire body was charred black from the explosion, and several clear ribs could be seen where the blood-red sword pierced his chest.

Even in this situation, this guy was laughing wildly.

Of course, his laughter might have been more powerful if it weren't mixed with all kinds of leaks and headache-inducing coughs.

"How could the furnace tripod, which was supposed to contribute everything to me, hurt me to this extent?"

"I'm curious, how did you do it?"

Chu Shizhao smiled and stretched out his hand, gently peeling off a translucent film that adhered to the skin: "As you said, I'm not a fool. How could I believe that I could take away your weapon so easily? Of course it's impossible that you are completely unprepared."

"I've known this day would come. I've been preparing for it for a long time."

The shadow suddenly became excited: "Impossible, you absolutely cannot know!"

(End of this chapter)