mesbooks Chapter 484 A tragic victory
Chapter 484 A tragic victory
But before everyone could come to their senses, they saw Qiu Zehua's eyes full of fighting spirit, without any sign of decline. He got up and kicked the spear on the ground, held it in his hand, and attacked Xiao Heyu again.
The strong wind blew up his hair, his eyes were full of fire, and he ignored the wounds on his body, as if he didn't feel any pain at all.
General Lu Xiao frowned and said, "I've always heard that this prince of Luo is fearless and gets more ferocious the more he fights. Anyone who fights him will either die or get injured. I've seen him today and he's really extraordinary."
Emperor Qianwu had an unpredictable look on his face, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
"In your opinion, who can defeat my Daqian?" the emperor said in a deep voice.
Lu Xiao was silent for a moment, then said: "Your Highness the Third Prince may be able to fight, but I don't know if you are sure of winning."
Xiao Heyu responded hastily, feeling secretly resentful.
Qiu Zehua is like a madman when he fights. He doesn't care about his relatives, but his fighting power is amazing.
He originally wanted to plot against Shen Shuyi, but he didn't expect that this woman was so sharp-sighted that she actually tricked him into a trap.
'boom! '
Qiu Zehua kicked Xiao Heyu in the chest. Xiao Heyu staggered back a few steps, stuck his sword into the ground, and managed to hold on.
Xiao Heyu felt that he had never felt so aggrieved in his life, but he knew Shen Shuyi's plan, so he had to do it.
He drew his sword and flew behind Qiu Zehua.
Qiu Zehua turned around to take the attack, but Xiao Heyu sank down and stabbed straight into his jaw from the bottom up, like pulling up onions in dry land.
Qiu Zehua dodged hurriedly, but Xiao Heyu wrapped around his left leg, and the long sword was swung out like a sword flower, like a swimming snake, chasing after his back.
Qiu Zehua leaped backwards, flipped in the air, and landed far away on the ground.
Looking again, there was a bloodstain on his jaw.
Shen Shuyi had an indifferent expression. Although he didn't understand much about the moves, he could see that the two men were evenly matched.
Although Xiao Heyu was cunning and sinister, he had endured all the hardships he deserved and read every page of the books he deserved.
Unfortunately, although he learned literary and martial arts, he did not develop a good heart.
Seeing the two men fighting more and more fiercely, everyone was very nervous.
After an incense stick of time had passed, Xiao Heyu, with blood all over his face, swung his sword in a feint. His right hand, which was bleeding and looked seriously injured, suddenly took the sword and pierced Qiu Zehua's heart.
"it is good!!!"
"Your Highness wins!!!"
Shen Shuyi's expression remained unchanged. He was not surprised by this result. Xiao Heyu had been planning this since the middle of the fight.
He deliberately injured his right arm, making it look like he was bleeding profusely and exhausted, so that Qiu Zehua instinctively believed that he would focus his main attack on his left hand, and also believed that it would be difficult for him to launch a fatal attack with his right hand.
But in fact, Xiao Heyu was pretending.
As expected, Qiu Zehua fell into the trap and was defeated.
"Thank you, Third Prince Qiu." Xiao Heyu wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. His hair was disheveled, his cheeks were covered with bloodstains, and his armor was tattered.
Obviously, this was a tough battle and he didn't win easily.
Emperor Qianwu and the Empress Dowager all stood up. The Emperor was delighted and clapped his hands: "Good! My son is brave and will be rewarded handsomely!"
Xiao Heyu held the sword with both hands and clasped his fists, saying loudly: "Father has taught me well. I will inherit your will and will not dare to lose!"
After he finished speaking, he looked up in the direction of the platform, and his eyes fell on Shen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi's expression was calm, and her cold eyes stared at him without avoiding or yielding. The two of them were more than ten meters apart, and at this moment, facing each other in the air, the meaning was unclear.
Xiao Heyu's pair of peach blossom eyes always seemed to be smiling when he looked at people, but that smile was also filled with a gloomy look like a poisonous snake.
"Your Highness!" The envoys from the Luo Kingdom and others quickly came on stage and helped Qiu Zehua up.
"Imperial Physician, carefully diagnose and treat the Third Prince Qiu! Don't be negligent!"
As soon as Emperor Qianwu spoke, several imperial doctors hurried forward.
Qiu Zehua also had a lot of wounds on his body, but the last sword hit him right in the heart, so he had no choice but to admit defeat.
His face turned pale and he stared at Xiao Heyu, feeling that this man was extremely sinister.
Even in a martial arts competition, he has ulterior motives and uses all means!
"No need, Your Highness, I am fine." Qiu Zehua slowly stood up and took out a Luo Kingdom token from his chest.
The token had been shattered by the tip of Xiao Heyu's sword. Although the back end was stained with blood, Qiu Zehua's heart was not injured because of the protection of the token.
The generals and court officials of Daqian only felt regretful and immediately spoke up.
"How despicable! This is the so-called Luo Kingdom God of War. I didn't expect that a set of armor is not enough, and he actually uses a token to protect his heart. It's really..."
"That's right. It seems that the prince of Luo Kingdom is just like this. Luo Kingdom really has no one."
"I think Third Prince Qiu has been overhyped. Now I wonder who is unworthy of carrying his shoes!"
"..."
This was originally the royal court of Daqian, and surrounded by Daqian's courtiers.
Every word and every sentence made Qiu Zehua feel extremely harsh.
It was obvious that he had always had the upper hand before this, and he even held back in order to prevent Xiao Heyu from losing too badly.
But unexpectedly, Xiao Heyu was so despicable that these ministers even dared to say that he was shameless!
Qiu Zehua was so angry that he was shaking all over. He said angrily: "Your Highness the Third Prince is cunning, I am sorry that I cannot accept it."
Xiao Heyu's face was pale, with one hand behind his back, but he still looked like a gentleman.
"On the battlefield, swords and knives have no eyes. Every move of mine is fair and aboveboard. Does His Highness Qiu San think that fighting is a competition of brute force?"
"Or did His Highness Luo Guo not teach His Highness Qiu San that whether it is a battle between two armies or a game between two people, victory must be won by wisdom?"
What you mean is, didn’t your father teach you to use your brain in a fight?
Qiu Zehua tightly grasped the spear in his hand, really unwilling to give in!
The envoys and Luo Guo guards beside him hurriedly pulled him back and said, "Your Highness, there is no benefit in arguing with him here."
Qiu Zehua suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.
That’s right, although he is not as cunning as Xiao Heyu, he is not a fool. He knows that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, so he can only accept defeat.
After Xiao Heyu finished speaking, he started coughing softly again. After a while, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Yes, he won.
But the injury was indeed serious.
Qiu Zehua fought like a madman. If he hadn't used a trick to win in the end, he would never have been Qiu Zehua's opponent.
"Your Highness!"
An imperial physician was quite perceptive and immediately stepped forward to treat Xiao Heyu. After all, although the Third Prince had a well-mannered demeanor, he looked really embarrassed.
Although Daqian won the battle against the Luo Kingdom, it was a miserable victory.
But for the court officials and Emperor Qianwu, no matter what the reason was, victory was victory. What's more, Xiao Heyu used a trick to defeat Qiu Zehua, who was stronger than him, which was enough to make Emperor Qianwu happy.
Mr. Zhao stepped forward at the right time and said, "A gentleman's promise is as valuable as a thousand pieces of gold. I hope that His Highness Qiu San will keep his promise and accept the defeat. I hereby announce to all the countries that the Luo Kingdom is willing to submit to His Majesty Daqian!"
As soon as Mr. Zhao said this, all the civil and military officials who were still immersed in the battle of victory and defeat suddenly became excited.
In the Battle of Lushan that year, Daqian was defeated by the Luo State. Although later the General Zhenguo led the Xuan Ce Army to pacify the border, the Luo State was forced to retreat.
Everyone in Daqian knew about the evil ambitions of the Ke Luo Kingdom.
Therefore, at this moment, the ministers were so indignant that they were ready and impatient to force the Third Prince of Luo to admit defeat in public and submit to the emperor.