txolops Chapter 33 Sneaking into the Royal City
Chapter 33 Sneaking into the Royal City
Seeing that the other party had been captured, Guo Liqing's anger subsided.
"I didn't expect you to recognize the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!"
"The Beggars' Sect's top-tier martial arts are known to everyone in the martial arts world! But since you're a member of the Beggars' Sect, why are you working for the Mongols!"
Guo Liqing did not answer, but instead asked sternly, "Who are you, and why have you come to assassinate me?"
"Hmph! I'm just a wandering swordsman; I can't stand by and watch the Mongols attack Western Xia!"
"A chivalrous knight-errant!" Guo Liqing scoffed. "This world is truly... any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to call themselves a chivalrous knight-errant!"
"you!"
Nahita walked over, used acupressure on the man in black, and then ripped off his mask.
Judging from his appearance, he should be a Han Chinese, around fifty years old.
"You were sent by the Western Xia to kill me, weren't you!"
The man in black remained silent.
From their exchange just now, Guo Liqing sensed that his opponent was quite strong. If he hadn't been there, any other Mongol general would have been dead by now.
This man in black is at least a second-rate martial arts master in the Central Plains.
"You won't talk?" Guo Liqing smiled wickedly. "It doesn't matter! Since the Western Xia people want to kill me, then I'll go kill them too!"
"You can't kill them!"
The man in black suddenly said something that confused Guo Liqing.
"I can't kill them?" Guo Liqing said with a half-smile, "You can kill me, but I can't kill them? What kind of rule is that?"
"You're from the Beggars' Sect, aren't you?"
"no!"
The man in black laughed, "Although I don't know why you're helping the Mongols, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms is a closely guarded secret of the Beggars' Sect. You must be a member of the Beggars' Sect, there's no mistake about that!"
Guo Liqing nodded. "So what if it is?"
"Do you know that Western Xia is under the protection of Lingjiu Palace, and Lingjiu Palace has a history with your Beggars' Sect? Based on this relationship alone, you cannot take action against Western Xia!"
"Lingjiu Palace?" Guo Liqing was suddenly taken aback. Lingjiu Palace from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?
"Are you from Lingjiu Palace?"
"I am considered an outer disciple of Lingjiu Palace."
"What's your name?"
"Feng Jiuhe".
Guo Liqing thought about it for a while but couldn't find a corresponding character in the original work.
Feng Jiuhe said, "Back then, my Lingjiu Palace Master Xuzhu and your Beggar Clan Leader Xiao Feng were sworn brothers. Xuzhu was also the son-in-law of the Western Xia! Young hero, please spare the Western Xia for the sake of this relationship."
Xu Zhu? Xiao Feng?
Because there is a long time gap between "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Guo Liqing himself did not expect to be related to the characters in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
The setting of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is still the Northern Song Dynasty, with the north still occupied by the Liao Dynasty. Now it is the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Liao Dynasty has been gone for many years.
Trying to establish a connection under these circumstances is simply too untenable!
Guo Liqing looked at Feng Jiuhe and said, "You said that Western Xia is under the protection of Lingjiu Palace. Are there any experts from Lingjiu Palace in the Western Xia royal palace?"
Feng Jiuhe hesitated for a moment, then fell silent.
Guo Liqing smiled: "You wouldn't happen to be that expert, would you?"
"My skills are inferior to others, and I can't be considered a master. But there is indeed someone in the Western Xia royal palace who is stronger than me."
"People from Lingjiu Palace?"
"I guess so!"
Guo Liqing chuckled and said, "Given Xu Zhu's personality, he probably wouldn't even care about Lingjiu Palace, let alone Xixia?"
Feng Jiuhe's eyes widened, as if he had been told the truth.
"Fine, I won't ask you anymore. I'll go to the Western Xia palace myself and meet that expert!"
"Someone come here!"
A group of Mongol soldiers entered the camp and took Feng Jiuhe away!
Guo Liqing looked at Nashita beside him, sighed, and said, "I'm going to the production workshop! You rest first!"
Nashita walked over and said softly, "What are you doing at the workshop so late?"
"Have the craftsmen forge equipment for me."
Guo Liqing left the camp and then went to find the craftsmen overnight.
Guo Liqing drew up blueprints while the craftsmen made the products.
He first guided the craftsmen to make a prototype out of wood, and then had them build according to the prototype.
After daybreak, Guo Liqing returned to his tent to get some sleep.
After waking up, he ate a meal first, and then summoned his subordinates and generals for a meeting to give them some instructions.
At the end of the meeting, the equipment made by the craftsmen was also delivered.
Nashita had already changed into her night clothes and was slightly surprised to see the equipment the craftsman had brought.
"Is this all the equipment you crafted last night?"
There was only one set of bow and arrows, one set of crossbow bolts, and one set of hidden arrows on the table.
Guo Liqing nodded and said, "We'll each have one of these hidden blades. You can have the crossbow, and I'll use the bow."
"I thought it was some new and interesting gadget!"
Guo Liqing smiled slightly and said, "This is a repeating crossbow that can fire seven bolts in succession."
Nashita then looked at the bow and arrow in Guo Liqing's hand and asked, "What is that round object on the bow?"
"That's called a pulley!"
Guo Liqing smiled mysteriously again, and in his hand was a composite bow.
After they finished packing, the two took advantage of the night to arrive at the outer city wall of the Western Xia capital.
Nashita was skilled in light-footed movements and, with just a little leverage, climbed up the city wall.
Guo Liqing followed closely behind.
Nashita looked at him and exclaimed in surprise, "You've mastered the first level of that lightness skill?"
"That's right!"
Nahita was surprised because it had taken her quite a while to learn this lightness skill.
Guo Liqing has only been practicing for a short time.
What Nashita didn't know was that Guo Liqing had the Nine Yin Manual as a foundation, which made him learn martial arts exceptionally quickly.
The two stood on the city wall, looking down at the rows of Western Xia soldiers patrolling below.
The two silently slipped below and moved stealthily along the buildings.
At this moment, a curfew was in effect in the civilian district of the capital, and the area was completely silent except for the clanging of armor from the patrol teams.
Guo Liqing and Nashita walked on the rooftops without making a sound.
But the soldiers were so engrossed in the clanging of armor that they couldn't detect the subtler sounds.
Soon, they infiltrated the royal city.
According to the previous plan, Beggars' Sect disciples who had infiltrated the area beforehand would be waiting for them here.
Guo Liqing and Nashita arrived near the south gate of the royal city and found marks left by Beggar Clan disciples on a section of the city wall, as well as a row of expansion bolts used for climbing the city wall.
The two used their lightness skills to climb the city wall by stepping on the expansion nails.
As soon as he landed, Guo Liqing spotted a soldier on the city wall.
Just as Guo Liqing was about to make his move, the soldier quickly said, "Marshal, it's me!"
Upon closer inspection, Guo Liqing realized that this Western Xia soldier was a Beggar Clan disciple who had infiltrated the city.
"Are you Tie Ying or Yan San?"
"I am Iron Eagle."
"Has Yan San already infiltrated the Western Xia palace?"
Tie Ying nodded and said, "Yes. But Yan San hasn't sent any news, so I don't know how he's doing inside."
"No news has come out?" Guo Liqing thought for a moment and said, "Tieying, take us to the palace first."
"yes!"
Led by a Beggar Clan disciple named Iron Eagle, Guo Liqing and Nashita quickly approached the royal city.
On the way, Tie Ying said, "Marshal, I have already found out the locations of Wei Minglingfu, the leader of the Western Xia Iron Falcon Cavalry, and Ye Lichangjun, the commander of the city defense. As long as these two are killed, the Western Xia city defense army will be thrown into chaos instantly."
Guo Liqing nodded and said, "Alright! But our primary task is to assassinate the Western Xia emperor and crown prince."
"clear!"