The water splashed, and three human heads suddenly appeared in the reservoir inside the Dragon Pillar. After a brief breather, they quickly swam to the shore. Yu Shiqi, Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin came ashore one after another.

"Are the Wangchuan assassins really up there? They didn't set up an ambush here." Shu Yuyin was very surprised.

"Perhaps it's because the Jin Yiwei once used ropes to enter and exit from the second floor, so they think there is no value in defending the first floor alone." Yu Shiqi explained.

Guan Liang glanced at the stairs leading upward: "Let's go."

The three of them changed into wet clothes by the stove on the second floor. Yu Shiqi noticed that many sets of Jinyiwei uniforms were missing on the display rack, and he had a rough estimate of the number of people under Nie Guijiang.

"There are the remains of burned clothes here." Shu Yuyin held a piece of cloth surrounded by burnt black in her hand and said to the two of them, "It seems that someone changed their clothes before us and went up."

"About ten people." Yu Shiqi added.

Shu Yuyin cautiously asked Guan Liang: "Guan team, do we need to call in reinforcements?"

Guan Liang shook his head: "It's too late."

On the way here, Yu Shiqi had explained the inspiration he had received from Xiao Xihong to Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin. He learned that Nie Guijiang and his assassins might raid the imperial city. Both Guan and Shu felt that the situation was serious and time was running out.

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"To fly into the Imperial City from here, you need south wind." Yu Shiqi said, "Remember when we arrived, the wind was still blowing from the northwest."

"Will there be a south wind at this time?" Shu Yuyin asked.

Guan Liangdao: "Nothing is absolute. Since the other party chose to act tonight, maybe they have predicted in advance that there will be a south wind tonight."

Yu Shiqi's heart moved, and he quickly walked to the open window, stretched out his hand to feel the direction of the wind outside, and his expression suddenly changed: "The northwest wind has begun to weaken..."

Guan Liang set off immediately: "We have to go up quickly! We can't wait any longer!"

"Senior, let me go in front. After all, I have been here once." Yu Shiqi had already taken a torch and lit it in the furnace.

Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin looked at each other and warned in unison: "Be careful."

The staircase passage inside the Dragon Pillar is very narrow, and the light is dim at night, which is very suitable for the Wangchuan Assassins to use "spider silk" to make fuss. Yu Shiqi also knows this, so during the process of climbing up, he always keeps the torch in his left hand and holds the torch in his right hand.

The posture of protecting oneself from the cold front is not concealed.

Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin naturally recognized that the black long sword in his hand was one of the ancient swords inherited from the Desolate Sect, and they were secretly amazed. At this time, they were convinced of the identity of Task Force 17.

There were no obstacles along the way, and it was so smooth that Yu Shiqi himself couldn't believe it. If Shu Yuyin hadn't found the fragments of burned clothes by the stove, they would have almost doubted whether the assassins were there.

When they boarded the ninth floor, which had a skylight connected to the platform at the top of the dragon pillar, the three finally saw the enemy blocking them.

When Yu Shiqi saw the burly figure standing under the skylight with a long-handled bronze ax on his shoulder, his mind seemed to be violently shocked, and he subconsciously read the other person's name: "Jin Po City..."

Although Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin did not know Jin Pocheng, they could sense the danger emanating from this man just by looking at him.

"Is this person an assassin from Wangchuan?"

"No, they are the remnants of the Dragon Blood Cult."

Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin's expressions changed suddenly.

As if Jin Pocheng did not hear their conversation, he raised the heavy bronze ax in his hand above his head, grabbed the ax handle with one hand and started spinning it. After a few weeks, he slashed down hard, and the ax blade opened a path on the floor tiles that extended to the three of them.

Deep cracks under the feet.

"Elder Jin of the Diamond Hall of the Dragon Blood God Sect is here to break the city. Anyone who crosses this crack will be killed without mercy."

"The Dragon Blood God Cult has indeed joined forces with the assassins." Yu Shiqi gritted his teeth.

"Colluding." Guan Liang snorted coldly.

"Oh, it sounds so ugly, but it's just us using each other to get what we need." A pretentious voice came from above. Everyone looked up and saw a red-haired woman jumping out of the skylight, dressed in enchanting clothes.

wearing a purple gauze skirt, holding a pair of green and red daggers in her hands.

Yu Shiqi didn't have many surprises in his heart. Since the elder Jin Pocheng of Jintang was here, Qiong Huaying of Mutang didn't run away either.

"Are the two opponents... In that case, Team Guan..." Shu Yuyin drew her sword in her hand and gestured to Guan Liang with her eyes.

Guan Liang had already pressed the hilt of the knife at his waist with his hand, leaned over and said to Yu Shiqi: "Leave these two people to us, you can come up when you find an opportunity."

Yu Shiqi understood that Jin Pocheng and Qionghuaying were only here to prevent them from buying time for Nie to return to the territory. Only by climbing to the top platform could he stop the assassins' conspiracy. He nodded slightly to Guan Liang: "Seniors, please do more.

Be careful, I have fought against Jin Pocheng, this person is not easy to deal with."

Before he finished speaking, a strong wind hit his face, and the afterimage of the bronze ax being swung rapidly was reflected in Yu Shiqi's eyes. Jin Pocheng was not a fool, and naturally he would not wait for them to finish their discussion before taking action. Since he knew that tonight

War is inevitable, so instead of waiting for the opponent to take action, it is better to seize the opportunity first.

With a flash of light from the figure and the sword beside him, Shu Yuyin accurately blocked Jin Pocheng's ax with a mirror style, and then quickly launched a step-by-step attack, imitating the dangerous blade of the Fuso knife and wandering along Jin Pocheng's side.

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But Jin Pocheng's giant ax was not slow. The ax blade quickly kept up with Shu Yuyin's movement, and the blades struck each other and sparks of fire shot out.

This attack was not as powerful as the clever Jinghua style just now. It was a head-on attack with weapons from both sides. Yu Shiqi thought that Shu Yuyin would at least be knocked back or knocked away by Jin Pocheng, but he didn't expect that she only retreated slightly for two seconds.

Step by step he stabilized his figure.

Jin Pocheng was obviously very surprised. Seeing Shu Yuyin's calm and orderly expression, he knew that the blow just now did not hurt the opponent as he thought. At this time, Shu Yuyin had returned to the sword and once again changed into holding the sword with both hands.

This was a mirror-style preparation posture. When Jin Pocheng saw it, he did not launch an attack rashly.

Shu Yuyin was able to cope with Jin Pocheng without losing any force. Guan Liang's eyes immediately turned to Qiong Huaying who was standing still under the skylight. He bent forward and approached quickly, drew out his sword and raised it to stab Xingyun Liushui.

"Jue Dao·Piercing Rock." Guan Liang muttered in a low voice, and the Yanling Dao in his hand shot forward like an arrow from a bow.

"Senior! Your sword..." Yu Shiqi's palms were covered with cold sweat. The moment Guan Liang drew the sword, he suddenly remembered that when they had a conflict before, he had used the sword drawing technique to break up Guan Liang's unwillingness.

A "Jue Dao·Shui Shui" move caused cracks to appear on the blade of his Yanling Dao.

I don’t know if Guan Liang noticed this. It would be unjust if he suffered a loss because of this.

The green and red swords in Qiong Huaying's hands flickered with light. The two swords were crossed and crossed in an attempt to block Guan Liang's sharp thrust. However, the moment the two sides came into contact, she involuntarily flew backwards and sprayed out from her mouth.

There was a big mouthful of blood.

Guan Liang stood under the skylight, shook his knife and waved his arm, and said to Yu Shiqi behind him: "Don't worry, the knife has been replaced."

Yu Shiqi saw the brand new and bright blade in his hand, and his worries turned into joy and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"The way forward has been cleared, Yu Yanzhi." Shu Yuyin blocked Jin Pocheng's giant ax attack again. From her relaxed tone, it was easy to tell that she still had some room to spare.

Jin Pocheng stared at her wrist with a gloomy face and asked with a hint of uncertainty: "Strength and softness?"

"Yes, it's the Six Arts of Desolation: Hardness, Softness and Strength." Shu Yuyin raised the corners of her lips proudly.

Jin Pocheng snorted disdainfully, "The six barren arts are just stealing the martial arts of the ancient Yun Kingdom royal family. If the leader is here, how can these people be so arrogant and proud?"

"Two seniors, I'll take the first step." Yu Shiqi came under the skylight and said gratefully to Guan Liang and Shu Yuyin who had opened the way for him.
Chapter completed!