Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 33: The Carriage and Horses
The broken ice surface was exactly the direction where the Li family servants went to help.

There were only screams, and all the servants of the Li family who went to help the master fell into the icy lake.
The lake water was freezing cold and soon swallowed up all the Northwestern men who couldn't swim.

Liu Qing seemed to sense something and looked up at the clouds in the distance.

It was a sunny day, but at this moment there was a turbid cloud rising high above the sky.

The situation suddenly changed. The Li family, which had originally had the advantage, fell into danger in an instant and was surrounded by more than a dozen assassins in white.

The leader of the white-clad killers seemed to be lame. He stared at Li Yuan with a cold gaze and suddenly roared.
He swung the short-handled mountain axe in his hand down fiercely.

Li Yuan raised his sword to block, but was forced to his knees by the powerful short-handled mountain axe.

The lame killer sneered and shouted again, then held the axe with both hands and chopped down from above.

He was determined to strike Li Yuan in two.

At this moment, Li Shimin suddenly leaped forward and knocked the lame killer away, and the mountain axe he swung down also hit the ice surface.

"Father, you go first. I will cover your retreat!"

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He stood up and quickly retreated to the back of the island. Before he retreated to Li Jiancheng's side,

But he suddenly pulled Li Jiancheng from the battle circle and said, "Don't fight any longer. Run away with your father!"

Li Jiancheng's eyes flashed, and he made a fake slash, forcing back the white-clothed killer who was fighting with him, and ran towards the outside of the island with Li Yuan.

On the way, he saw Li Yuanji's face was pale and he was trembling. He remembered that this third brother was the closest to him in the past, and his heart softened.
He grabbed Li Yuanji's arm and dragged him away.

In an instant, only Li Shimin and Li Xuanba were left on the island in the middle of the lake. They shouted and waved their ring-handled straight swords to resist the pursuing white-clothed killers and cover their father Li Yuan's retreat.

As a son, I should have provided for my father's descendants.
but,

But he shouldn't have been left behind to cover for his brothers and then abandoned on the battlefield.

Father, I am your legitimate son, why do you treat me so badly?
Li Shimin's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth.

The leader of the white-clothed assassins, the lame man, waved his hand and his men split into two groups instantly. One group stayed here to entangle Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.
He personally led another wave of assassins to hunt down Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng and the other two.

This assassin in white is a brave and capable soldier under the command of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He is proficient in fighting skills and is familiar with the art of coordinating battle formations.
Although only five people were left, their offense and defense were based on the Plum Blossom Battle Formation. Even though Li Shimin was brave and Li Xuanba had amazing brute force,
But he was not yet a mature man, and under the siege of five assassins in white, he was still at a disadvantage, and the situation was precarious.

Sure enough, the intelligence box did not lie to me. Li Shimin was in real trouble today.

Liu Qing stopped watching the show and jumped out from the ice and snow. The snake was halfway there, with its tail raised high.

With just a sound of breaking through the air, a killer in white was blown away.

The other killer in white was determined and was not frightened by the sudden appearance of the big snake. He turned the blade and slashed at Liu Qing fiercely.
Unfortunately, Liu Qing had a great talent for thick armor, and the killer in white swung his sword with all his strength, but not even a white dot was left.

Liu Qing's mind moved, and he controlled the lake water under the broken ice to turn into a water arrow. With a whoosh, the water arrow easily tore through the armor of the white-clothed killer and the body underneath.

Two of the five assassins in white were killed instantly, and the plum blossom battle formation was broken. Li Xuanba suddenly became energetic and sniffed.
He lunged forward suddenly, his shoulder like a hammer, smashing the sternum of a white-clothed killer in front of him, sending him flying several feet backwards.

What an amazing brute force Li Xuanba has.

There were only two killers in white clothes left at the scene. Liu Qing used his mind to drive the lake water, which turned into a water chain. He tied the two killers in white clothes into a ball and threw them in front of Li Shimin.

A few gifts, no respect.

Li Shimin, worthy of being the future ruler, showed no sign of shock at Liu Qing's miraculous abilities. He simply nodded in thanks and, with two swipes of his sword, beheaded the two assassins in white. The sword had been tempered a hundred times, but after the fierce battle, the blade had cracked. Heartbroken, Li Shimin pulled out a silk cloth from his bosom, wiped away the blood, and used a knife to shave off the flesh from the bloody grooves. Only then did he carefully insert the ring-handled straight sword into its sheath.

Li Shimin turned to face Liu Qing and bowed solemnly: "Shimin thanks Brother Snake for your help!"

Liu Qing curled up his snake tail, paused, and clasped his fists in return before saying, "Brother Shimin was kind to me some time ago. Today I come to repay you. Returning kindness is the principle of my cultivation."

"So it's Brother Liu. I've officially met you. Brother Liu, you're wrong. It was my younger brother who was wrong last night, and Shimin is only making amends. How can this be considered a favor?"

"On the contrary, Brother Liu saved my life today, and Shimin and I will never forget it!"

Look, this is the style of a hero, showing kindness and repaying kindness, every sip and every bite, every act of cause and effect, yet in the mouths of others it has become unforgettable.

"Big Snake, you saved me. I will never think of eating you again."

Xuanba sniffed his nose and interrupted, which made Liu Qing's expression freeze and he didn't know how to respond.

Li Shimin smiled apologetically, pulled off the jade pendant from his waist, and held it out with both hands: "Brother Liu, please don't blame me. Xuanba is foolish. This jade pendant is just a token of trust. If Brother Liu needs help in the future, you can bring this jade pendant to me. Shimin will definitely help you with all his strength."

Liu Qing's eyes flashed.

This was a token of the future Khan, so he couldn't refuse it. He immediately opened his mouth wide and swallowed the jade pendant into his mouth.

Li Shimin was amazed. If it weren't for the different paths of humans and snakes, he would have asked for some advice on cultivation.

Afterwards, Liu Qing escorted Li Shimin and the other two off the island. Just as they walked a short distance along the nameless reed river, they heard the sounds of people fighting and horses neighing on the mountain road, accompanied by the sound of weapons colliding and the screams of people on the verge of death.

Li Shimin and the other two were startled at once, drew out their ring-handled straight swords, and stepped forward quickly.

Liu Qing was a step slower, for no other reason than that he was thinking in his mind that his second level of carriage and horse should also be involved in this matter.
But why is there no sign of a checkpoint yet?
Li Yuan and his two sons left the island in the middle of the lake and sent out a signal halfway through their escape. The swordsmen kept by the Li family in the fort at the foot of the mountain then rode hurriedly over on horseback.

The white-clad killers who were chasing them happened to arrive at the same time as the Li family swordsmen who came to help. For a moment, the two groups surrounded Li Yuan and his son and started a fierce fight.

When Liu Qing and Li Shimin arrived, the only one left among the white-clad killers was the lame man, who was covered in blood, gasping for breath, and standing with the help of his sword.

It's already like a trapped beast, and I think it will be hacked to pieces in the next round.

Liu Qing lost interest instantly, turned around and headed into the woods beside the mountain path, ready to leave.

At this moment, suddenly, the familiar sound of the conch shell rang out again from the clouds.

The limping white-clad killer leader, who was originally on the verge of death, seemed to have been injected with chicken blood in an instant. His face turned red and his eyes were bloodshot.
He grabbed the carriage that had been parked here earlier, loaded with incense, candles, paper money and three sacrificial animals, and galloped straight towards Liu Qing.

At this moment, the swordsman of the Li family seemed to be affected by the sound of the conch horn. He stood there in a daze, allowing the lame man to drive the carriage out of the encirclement.

The horses' steps on the ice and snow made a thud-thud sound, and the wheels' rolling turned into a rumble. The lame man's eyes were bloodshot, and his target was Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.

The carriages and horses arrived in an instant, and Li Shimin and Li Xuanba were unable to react in time and were about to be crushed by them.

Liu Qing's snake pupils trembled, and it pounced uncontrollably, wrapping its body around the two of them, its muscles tensed, facing the rolling carriages and horses.

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