txolops Chapter 34 Li Yanbo
Chapter 34 Li Yanbo
Soon, Guo Liqing and his two companions arrived outside the palace.
Another Beggar Clan disciple, Yan San, infiltrated the palace through a weak point in its defenses and left a row of expansion bolts on the city wall.
Tie Ying went up to the city wall first, but did not find any marks left by Yan San, indicating that Yan San did not return after entering.
As agreed, once the exploration is complete, a mark needs to be left on the city wall to facilitate communication between the two.
After Guo Liqing climbed the city wall, he noticed that Tie Ying looked unwell and asked, "What's wrong?"
Tie Ying said, "Yan San didn't return to leave any marks! Marshal, something might have happened to Yan San!"
Guo Liqing's expression was solemn.
Feng Jiuhe said that there were experts in the Western Xia palace, and Yan San might have been discovered by one of them.
I wonder if Yan San is still alive.
"Iron Eagle, you wait here."
After saying that, Guo Liqing and Nahita continued their journey into the palace.
Although he did not know the location of the Western Xia emperor, Guo Liqing captured four or five palace servants and, under interrogation, obtained the accurate location.
"Nahita, keep your distance from me and stay hidden in the shadows!"
"Yes."
Guo Liqing continued forward, even deliberately making noise.
This commotion might go unnoticed by ordinary patrolling guards, but a martial arts expert would certainly notice it.
Guo Liqing observed the movements in the palace. Logically speaking, there should be no guards in the harem area.
However, wherever Guo Liqing went, there were guards patrolling.
The deeper you go, the tighter the defenses become.
Upon seeing this, Guo Liqing burst out laughing.
This is truly a case of trying to hide something obvious.
I was initially worried that with such a large palace, finding the emperor would be quite a challenge.
Now it's all good; we can head straight for the area with the tightest security.
Guo Liqing landed on the roof of a palace and looked towards another palace in front of him.
Two squads of guards patrolled the area in front of the palace, and ten guards stood at the palace gate.
Judging from the scale of the palace, it is obviously larger than the surrounding palaces, and it is undoubtedly the sleeping quarters of the Western Xia emperor.
Just as Guo Liqing was about to make his move, he sensed an aura approaching.
"They're here!"
"Young friend, do you truly intend to attack the Emperor of my Great Xia Dynasty?"
Guo Liqing slowly released the bowstring and looked into the distance.
A person appeared, using their lightness skill to land gracefully on the roof of the palace.
The other party was an old man with a white beard, wearing a black robe, and had a rather otherworldly and dignified air about him.
Who are you?
The other person smiled and said, "This is my home. My name is Li Yanbo. Who do you think I am?"
"Your surname is Li? You're a member of the Western Xia royal family!"
"That's right!"
Guo Liqing recalled that there was no person named Li Yanbo in the original work, so he could not confirm this person's strength.
However, judging from the lightness skill he just displayed, this person must be quite skilled in martial arts.
Could he be the expert Feng Jiuhe was talking about?
"Young friend, your leading the Mongol army to attack Western Xia is a worldly matter, and I originally did not want to interfere! But if you come here as a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person of the martial arts world) to assassinate my Western Xia emperor, then I have no choice but to intervene."
Guo Liqing smiled and said, "You mean, if I lead my army to attack the city, you'll just stand by and do nothing?"
"That's natural."
"Was Feng Jiuhe sent by you?"
Li Yanbo's expression changed, and he asked, "Where is he now?"
"I'm being held in the camp!"
Li Yanbo's face turned ashen. He said, "Release Feng Jiuhe and force the Mongols to withdraw their troops, and I'll spare your life!"
"Spare my life? What a boastful tone!" Guo Liqing put away his bow and arrows, assumed a fighting stance, and said, "Come on! Let's have a go and see if you have the ability to spare my life!"
"You arrogant brat!" Li Yanbo was furious and slapped him with his palm.
Although the opponent used palm techniques, Guo Liqing did not use the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
Li Yanbo's moves are elegant and unpredictable, with no clear pattern, and are somewhat mixed.
The two fought more than a dozen rounds using only fists and feet.
The sounds of fighting alerted the guards below and also the Western Xia emperor inside the palace.
The Western Xia emperor emerged from his palace and saw the approaching guards preparing to fire arrows. He quickly shouted, "Don't fire! Don't hurt my uncle!"
Upon hearing the emperor's voice, Guo Liqing exclaimed, "So you're the emperor's uncle from Western Xia!"
Li Yanbo said, "Even if you retreat now, what I just said still stands!"
After a dozen or so moves, Guo Liqing could sense that Li Yanbo possessed formidable internal strength and was indeed a master.
However, it's not as high as the Five Greats!
Guo Liqing smiled, drew arcs in the air with his hands, focused his energy, and unleashed the move "The Dragon Regrets!"
A powerful surge of energy struck Li Yanbo, and he managed to stand firm only by relying on his formidable internal strength, but the tiles beneath his feet kept flying.
"The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!" Li Yanbo exclaimed.
Guo Liqing said, "Since you are the Imperial Uncle, can you make the decision so we can talk?"
Li Yanqing said, "What a powerful move, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms! I admit, killing you won't be that easy! What do you want to talk about?"
"Surrender the entire nation, and I will protect your royal family!"
"Impossible!" Li Yanbo rejected it without even thinking!
"Impossible?" Guo Liqing asked coldly.
In Li Yanbo's view, their Western Xia was far from needing to surrender the entire country to save their lives.
Guo Liqing knew that it wouldn't be easy to persuade them to surrender with just a few words.
Instead of wasting time talking to him, just get straight to the point.
Guo Liqing had another stroke of luck.
Li Yanbo noticed that Guo Liqing's aura was gathering and made preparations accordingly.
"The dragon soars in the sky!"
Guo Liqing struck out with another palm, the powerful energy forcing Li Yanbo to use his internal strength to withstand it.
The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are indeed extremely yang and powerful, living up to their reputation!
Guo Liqing used this move, but he was also thrown into the air by the reaction force.
He took the bow and arrows off his back and quickly drew the bow to shoot.
"call out!"
The arrow pierced the sky and struck the Emperor of Western Xia directly.
Guo Liqing was capable of drawing a bow weighing 200 jin (approximately 100 kg) and hitting the target every time within 100 meters.
With the composite bow saving effort, he is as accurate as a sniper rifle within 100 meters.
At this moment, he was less than 100 meters away from the Emperor of Western Xia.
"You shouldn't have come out!" Guo Liqing said coldly.
The emperor came out to watch the spectacle, which conveniently gave Guo Liqing his opportunity.
By the time Li Yanbo saw this, it was too late.
No matter how fast he is, he can't outrun an arrow.
"You killed him!"
Guo Liqing said coldly, "I gave you a chance!"
"You're asking for it!"
Li Yanbo was burning with rage and immediately channeled all his inner strength to unleash a powerful palm strike!
Guo Liqing immediately countered with the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!
The two palm strikes clashed, and for a moment they were evenly matched.
"A contest of internal strength?"
Guo Liqing sighed. Although he had practiced the Nine Yin Manual and possessed great internal strength, Li Yanbo's internal strength was no less, and even slightly higher than Guo Liqing's.
Just as the two were locked in a fierce internal struggle, neither gaining the upper hand.
shhhhhh!
Several sharp, piercing sounds rang out in succession.
Li Yanbo's expression changed, and his breathing became disordered.
"boom!"
Guo Liqing's palm strike gained the upper hand and pushed forward in an instant.
Li Yanbo was severely injured and coughed up blood.
At that moment, Guo Liqing saw Nashita appear behind him!
It turns out that Nashita had just shot Li Yanbo in the back.
Seven crossbow bolts fired in quick succession!
With his last ounce of strength, Li Yanbo cursed on the ground, "Young man...you have no sportsmanship...you ambushed an old man like me!"
Guo Liqing looked at Nashita and asked, "Why...?"
Nahita replied innocently, "You had me hiding in the shadows precisely for this moment, didn't you?"
Guo Liqing pursed his lips. Although he was confident that he could beat Li Yanbo, it would take him a lot of time.
Nahita did nothing wrong, and you can't blame her.
"Never mind, this way it saves a lot of trouble."
With the Western Xia emperor now dead, the guards below lost their composure, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.
Nahita asked, "The Emperor is dead, where do we go next?"
Guo Liqing said calmly, "The emperor is dead, but there's still the crown prince!"