Angry Banana
Chapter 289: Concealed Edge
What he had always been wary of was Liu Dabiao, and Chen Fan, who seemed idle but would occasionally side with the Badao Camp. But killing Ning Liheng no matter what was the most resolute decision he made under such circumstances.
Such a decision required a lot of weighing, but since he came to this Siji Zhai today, it meant that he was mentally prepared and considered the Badao Camp's counterattack after killing this person at all costs, and was ready to bear it. This kind of resoluteness had been revealed since he went upstairs. Therefore, from the beginning, he was unwilling to pay attention to the attitude of Zhu Yanlin and others. He wanted to take the life of this scholar before the Badao Camp could react at all, and then no matter how domineering the Badao Camp was, they had to swallow this loss.
However, too ideal of a mood, in the end, he would realize that there were indeed many things beyond his calculations, or rather, within his calculations, he just thought the extent was too light.
He had thought that Ning Liheng and the people around him would resist, and he had also thought that there would be bystanders. But in the end, what he had to care about was the reaction of these two in extremely extreme situations.
Ning Liheng and this young kid had no chance, and probably wouldn't have a chance until the end. Zhu Yanlin and others would never dare to intervene in this matter. Lou Jingzhi might be able to speak, but it seemed that she wouldn't speak either. If he was still extremely determined to let the people around him rush up, the result would not change in any way. However, the young man's desperate efforts were really too much. There were forty or fifty onlookers at this time, including scholars, literati, and famous courtesans. They dared not say anything now, but the public opinion afterward would inevitably spread today's situation.
He was never afraid of being said to be arrogant and domineering. As Li Tianrui's brother, even if he was truly humble and cautious, others would say that he had reached his current position by relying on nepotism. But at this moment, looking at everyone's expressions, Li Tianyou suddenly realized that in the mouths of others, this young man would be rendered from a passerby into a loyal and righteous man. He didn't care what others thought, but he couldn't ignore how the Badao Camp would view this matter.
What would happen if Ning Liheng was killed at all costs? The Badao Camp would be relentless, and Liu Dabiao would make trouble for him, but in the end, everything would be irreversible, and both sides would have to take the overall situation into consideration, and this feud would still have to be resolved. But if it was spread that he had killed such a loyal young man from the Badao Camp, once it was hyped up, the nature would be completely different.
The previous behavior could be said to be a slap in the face, which could be resolved in the end, but if it reached the latter level, it would be a solid slap in the face. In the eyes of others, the entire Badao Camp would lose face. At that time, it would really cause a full-scale war between the Badao Camp and the Xuanwei Camp. He was, after all, Li Tianrui's younger brother, and he still had to consider causing such trouble for his elder brother.
If Liu Jin had fought a little more cautiously, or if his people had restrained him from the beginning, or if he had really listened to Ning Yi and left, it wouldn't have been so tragic, and the following problems wouldn't have happened...
When he thought of these things, Wenren Bu'er had just realized this. But when he thought that there might be a glimmer of hope next, Li Tianyou had already stood up and spoke. Compared to Li Tianyou, who was determined to put Ning Yi to death from the beginning, he had been thinking about how to turn the situation around. Li Tianyou had been so resolute that even if he put himself in the scene, he would probably be dead. It was precisely because of this idea that a strange thought suddenly occurred to him.
Ning Liheng, who calculates ten steps ahead... This was an evaluation of Ning Yi that he had heard before. Therefore, in the beginning, he had a glimmer of hope that perhaps he had no way, but this scholar who had created miracles in Taiping Lane and Huzhou could have the wit to explain the stakes and use his eloquent tongue to dispel Li Tianyou's intention to kill. Unfortunately, from the beginning, he had maintained an attitude of almost despair.
The scholar brandishing a knife to fight with others. Especially when Liu Jin scolded so fiercely, causing Li Tianyou's side to suddenly strike, Wenren Bu'er basically had no such thoughts. Sure enough, it was just a scholar's desperate effort. He was so reckless that there was no longer any possibility of making Li Tianyou sober. He even secretly complained that Liu Jin's recklessness had ruined things. However, at this moment, when he saw the consequences of Liu Jin's tragic image, he suddenly... froze for a moment.
Previously, in the face of more than ten people watching intently, it was unnecessary to resolutely kill the man using the spear. Kill one to earn one? In fact, it was impossible to kill the other party at all. Ning Yi's shot at that time was indeed an unreserved and reckless desperate effort. But suppose... he did it on purpose?
Calculates ten steps ahead... Wenren Bu'er can only deduce the cause from the results seen after the incident, but if there are such people in the world, they saw it roughly from the beginning. Almost using sensational means to guide everything in a tragic direction, using a desperate form to strongly confirm the fact that the Xuanwei Camp was bullying the few. Because from a strategic level, I am afraid that only the Badao Camp is the bargaining chip that can make Li Tianyou truly afraid. Even if Li Tianyou has already gone all out, he still uses almost savage means to push Li Tianyou's fear higher and higher, just seeing one direction, he risked a life, and forcibly tore out a glimmer of life.
This was just a thought that suddenly arose in his heart, and whether it was true or false, it might not be verified. But looking at the scholar holding the knife and standing there, with an almost indifferent expression in the face of life and death, he still faintly felt a bit of trembling. Even in a dangerous situation, what he wanted to arrange before was a maid beside him. Such a person cannot be someone who truly disregards life and death, right.
However, even if there is a glimmer of life, thinking about it again, this glimmer of life is still too slim. If we really want to evaluate it at this time, Ning Yi may use knives and soldiers, and has the courage of a common man, but it can be seen from just now that he may have some skills, but there is no method, although the effort is great, it is just a breath of desperation with others. Ordinary people would be afraid of him, but compared to the people in front of him, he is still much worse.
After all, Ning Yi's scholar image has been too deep for a long time. For people like Li Tianyou who want to kill him, he knows everything about his recent actions in the academy. He is good at strange strategies, dares to fight desperately, and can be calm at critical moments, which is extremely different from ordinary scholars and literati. But even so, how can he escape this dead end tonight?
"I, Li Tianyou... will duel with you one-on-one. If you can kill me today, then you can walk out of here alive!"
Li Tianyou said this after stopping the crowd from acting, and Wenren Bu'er's heart skipped a beat. If he could kill Li Tianyou here, the consequences formed between the Badao Camp and the Xuanwei Camp would be even more ideal. In this chaotic situation, he would be more likely to transfer Ning Liheng and the maid Xiaochan out of the city. Thinking of this, he saw Ning Yi's gaze also quietly swept over here.
"Really?"
However, next, such an ideal situation did not happen. The man standing aside, who was previously called Great Hero Luo by Qin Gu, opened his mouth: "General Li, we are all here, how can there be a reason to let the commander fight someone alone? To take the life of such a treacherous person, let me do it."
The people next to him had long felt that they had lost face, and said:
"I'll do it."
"If General Li makes a move, will we still have the face to live if it spreads out!"
"This guy also has a blood feud with me, and I only recognized him just now... If you want to duel, please allow me to take action, General! Take his dog's life."
After everyone's remarks, a burly man suddenly seemed to remember something and came out to ask for orders. Everyone was a little puzzled, but as he spoke, they realized that when Fang La's army attacked Hangzhou, this man was also one of the vanguards who entered the city first. When destroying the city, a scholar threw a stone at him across the river. The stone failed to hit him, but directly smashed the head of his brother beside him. He only recognized Ning Yi at this time.
"In that case, let you avenge your brother!" Li Tianyou just pondered a little and made a decision. "Surname Ning, today you can avenge grievances and take revenge! You two duel, don't say that the Xuanwei Camp is bullying you! If you can still save your life, I will let you go today, how about it?" He knew that the man next to him was called Tang Kou. Although his martial arts were not among the highest around him, he was the most cruel and bloodthirsty, not afraid of fighting. Facing this scholar who dared to fight desperately, it was indeed the most ideal.
"Avenge your brother? Then who will avenge the women and children you killed?" As Li Tianyou spoke, Tang Kou had already drawn out his steel knife and walked towards Ning Yi. Ning Yi narrowed his eyes and then said to Li Tianyou, "Is what you said true? You won't interfere?"
"Re-a-lly." Li Tianyou opened his mouth word by word. Before he finished speaking, Ning Yi, who had been confronting him, suddenly made an unexpected reaction. He turned his head and ran away! While running, he threw a chair out, extinguishing the lamp burning on the ceiling not far away.
Li Tianyou almost laughed, and suddenly shouted: "Listen to me, soldiers below, don't let a mosquito out! Anyone who wants to break out will be killed without mercy!"
This voice resounded throughout the building. He said to let Ning Yi duel alone, just to complete the name of not bullying the few with the many, not that he would really stick to the rules. If this Ning Yi thought he was a pedantic person and wanted to escape with the agreement that everyone would not take action, the people outside would swarm up and kill him, he would not mind this.
In his roar, Tang Kou also laughed loudly and rushed out. Don't look at his burly figure. At this time, chasing out, it was like a shell being launched. Everyone only reacted at this time. A table was thrown out by him, and the sound of footsteps roared like thunder. In an instant, he chased after Ning Yi who was running. Ning Yi jumped suddenly, lunging forward to the bottom of the table. Tang Kou slashed out with a knife, cutting wood chips on the table. His body also slammed the table forward. The square table hit the square table in front of him. Ning Yi rolled several times under the table, stood up from there, and slammed the two tables towards the opponent with force, lifting the second table and smashing it towards the upper body of the other party. Tang Kou's body stagnated, and the next moment, with the fierce momentum, he smashed both tables at the same time!
The blade light flickered, exploding sparks in the air. With just two knives, Ning Yi's arm strength was inferior, and he had already been forced to retreat again and again.
The direction he chose was the direction where there were relatively more obstacles, running with the surrounding tables and chairs, and swinging the long bench to smash the opponent's head, but it was waved away by the other party with one hand, and the long bench broke in half in the air.
Just now, Ning Yi and Liu Jin's attack on the spear-wielding man reached the peak of tragedy in an instant. In the eyes of everyone, it was nothing more than the process of speaking, fighting, and speaking. The two sides drew a line, and then they fought. But at this time, it suddenly unfolded. Ning Yi's escape and intention made everyone a little puzzled, but what followed was already a collision of hard power. The knife light flew, and the iron tower-like giant approached frantically. After all, the scholar was just relying on bravery. In a blink of an eye, he was almost slashed, and the hem of his robe was cut a section. He was embarrassed to dodge in the constant retreat.
Wenren Bu'er noticed that the direction Ning Yi was heading was the place on the second floor that was already quite dark. He also deliberately extinguished the lamps over there, not knowing if he wanted to turn the surroundings into darkness and use some strange plan. Considering the glance Ning Yi gave him, he had already followed. And on this side, Li Tianyou also waved forward in a cold snort.
"Surround him, don't let him escape!"
More than a dozen people approached together. They didn't take action, but just narrowed the circle, because Ning Yi was already close to the window of Siji Zhai at this time, guarding against him escaping at all costs. In that battle circle, the two fought again. Ning Yi staggered back. Tang Kou kicked out, Ning Yi hastily put up his hands, and the whole person flew backward. With a bang, he broke through a door and fell into a private room of Siji Zhai.
At this time, the lights outside were not bright, and these small private rooms on the side of the floor were not lit, and it was even darker inside. Wenren Bu'er suddenly saw an opportunity and walked quickly to one side. Tang Kou rushed in with a roar, and the sound of metal clashing sounded once. Li Tianyou and others approached the broken door quickly. He wanted to shout for the people around to be careful, but he heard Tang Kou's "haha" laugh coming from inside.
"Haha--"
The next moment the laughter stopped, a spherical object flew out of the darkness of the room. Everyone was an old Jianghu, and they knew at a glance that it was a human head. Everything was logical. Tang Kou rushed in and killed Ning Liheng. The soldier who was closest in the quick walk waved his hand and steadily grabbed the head. He stopped, raising his chin proudly… (To be continued.) Vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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