This villain has become a ghost

But how did Murong Jin know?

Could it be...that what he did in Chiyu was discovered?

Hu Qi's eyes were cold, his heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his teeth.

Damn!

This is bad!

He has now become an abandoned pawn. Murong Jin wants him dead, not to mention Xia Ruzhi and Chu Shiqing.

I'm afraid the task assigned by the master will be difficult to complete.

Xia Ruozhi gasped for breath, raised his sword again, and stabbed him without giving him a chance to think.

Hu Qi was caught off guard, but his subconscious reaction still worked. He dodged in time, but was still stabbed in the waist by the sword, causing a burning pain.

At this moment, he was subconsciously anxious, but he saw that Chu Shiqing had led his men to completely defeat the Chiyu army. The solid defense collapsed, and most of the Chiyu army was killed or wounded.

He suddenly woke up.

Fell into a trap.

Xia Ruozhi fought with him desperately in order to attract his attention and block his vision, so that Chu Shiqing could lead his men to capture the Chiyu Army.

The gunpowder cut off the Chiyu army's route of advance, causing them to lose their composure.

This was the first time in so many battles... that Hu Qi was beaten so badly that he had no chance to fight back.

There was a reason why Xia Ruozhi and Chu Shiqing were so powerful. But fundamentally… Hu Qi felt that they were determined to kill him here today. Their murderous intent towards him was too strong.

Hu Qi was filled with murderous intent and said in a deep voice:

"General, I understand..."

"...It was Murong Jin! She discovered my collaboration with the Queen Mother, and then collaborated with you...to put me to death..."

Xia Ruozhi said:

"It's too late to understand now!"

Hu Qi's chest suddenly sank as Xia Ruozhi kicked him backwards! However, his face turned grim and he fell backwards. At the same time, he grabbed Xia Ruozhi's ankle, dragged him to the ground, and threw him off the horse.

So many people had died, and blood had splattered everywhere, staining the sand beneath his feet red, that no dust had been thrown up. But the fall was still too hard, and the sword fell from his hand.

Xia Ruozhi choked a few times and tried to grab his sword, but Hu Qi, who was one step faster than him, grabbed his ankle and dragged him backwards.

Armor drops.

He gasped and struggled to pull out the knife from his waist, and suddenly slashed at Huqi.

"Knife..." Hu Qi dodged his attack, rolled over and picked up his scimitar, and said, "You can also use a knife?"

Xia Ruozhi remained silent.

Before the Xia family fell into decline, his father had personally taught him how to use a knife and also given him a knife of his own.

But then...

The Qiu family was confiscated by the previous emperor, and the closely related Xia family also fell into decline due to being implicated, and my father died with hatred in his heart.

The handle of the knife was eventually collected into dust.

He gradually switched to using a sword.

But he can use a knife.

Over the past year, Nangong Wanqing had often carried out secret missions with him, so they could be considered... friends.

Although Yue Liuyun gave the knife to Chu Shiqing, Chu Shiqing did not know how to use it, and he did not have such a deep friendship with Nangong Wanqing.

Nangong Wanqing died because of begging.

As a former colleague, someone he thought was his friend... he wanted to avenge her.

The battlefield was filled with smoke and flames, dazzling and pungent. Some were pierced through the chest by spears and fell from their horses; others had their arms cut off by sharp knives, wailing in agony... Death was imminent.

Chu Shiqing couldn't see Xia Ruzhi's exact location clearly, and his warhorse couldn't tell its direction due to the firelight, but he was still unstoppable. He galloped past, reaping the lives of one Chi Yu soldier after another.

The Chiyu army had already collapsed.

Chu Shiqing cut down the opposite army flag with one sword.

Xia Ruozhi's knuckles were cracked and his palms were scraped. Because he fell so hard, a fishy and sweet taste came to his mouth. He pulled off his sleeves and tied the knife handle and his palm together.

However, Huqi had thick skin and flesh, so he was fine after the fall. He bent his head to stretch his muscles, then raised his knife and chopped.

The two started fighting again.

After several rounds, everyone was injured.

When Hu Qi used the same trick again and used brute force to force Xia Ruozhi to retreat, Xia Ruozhi used his forearm to clamp his stabbing hand and suddenly raised his leg to kick him in the chest.

Hu Qi groaned, took a few steps back and almost fell down, and the knife in his hand was just taken away.

Xia Ruozhi took the opportunity to raise his knife and chop at him.

Huqi dodged several attacks and was slashed several times. Blood gushed out and he fell to the ground.

He roared angrily, turned over again, grabbed Xia Ruzhi's ankle, and threw him to the ground again.

There was blood between Xia Ruzhi's lips and teeth, a fishy-sweet taste surged in his throat, and his internal organs felt as if they were dislocated. He was unable to get up for a while.

Hu Qi aimed at his face and punched him hard several times.

Xia Ruozhi raised his arms to block his attack, but was still dizzy.

Damn, if I had known Hu Qi was so powerful, I should have beaten him together with Chu Shiqing.

Finally, he seized the opportunity, hit Hu Qi's chest with his head, and then punched him again.

Hu Qi was hit hard by a punch. The next second, Xia Ruzhi turned over and pressed him to the ground, punching him hard in the flesh.

They were surrounded by flames and thick smoke.

Xia Ruozhi's somewhat distracted eyes finally focused on the knife next to him.

He gritted his teeth and picked it up.

Huqi reacted and tried to snatch it from him.

Xia Ruozhi didn't give him the chance. He punched him in the face, rolled on the ground, and picked up the knife.

He grabbed the knife at an extremely fast speed and kicked Hu Qi, who was about to stand up, to the ground.

Xia Ruozhi pressed him to the ground, gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, and stabbed the blade straight into Hu Qi's chest.

In the flames rising into the sky, Chu Shiqing stepped over thousands of corpses. His silver armor was stained red with the blood of the enemies, and his sword was still dripping with blood.

He stepped through the ring of fire and was about to say "win" when he saw the scene in front of him.

"Pfft-" a sound.

Hu Qi's chest was pierced by Xia Ruzhi, and the blood instantly dyed a large area of clothes on his chest red.

Xia Ruozhi said with difficulty and indifference:

"remember……"

"The knife that killed you belonged to a girl. This girl... was killed by you..."

However... when Hu Qi was about to die, his expression was a little strange.

...He was actually laughing.

Xia Ruozhi realized something was wrong and suddenly lowered his head.

I saw that a knife had been stuck in my chest at some point, my black armor had fallen off long ago, and blood was flowing out.

...It turned out that at that time, Huqi also picked up his scimitar.

Unlike Xia Ruozhi's calm and trance, Chu Shiqing seemed to have lost his soul. He almost fell off his horse and crawled to him, screaming:

"Xia Ruzhi!"

"You...don't move!"

Suddenly, everything in front of Xia Ruzhi's eyes went dark.

He couldn't see, hear, or feel anything. Even the pain had vanished. He only felt his consciousness grow increasingly blurred, his body sinking deeper and deeper, and a chill running through his bones.