Guo Meng also led his troops to rush to the emperor's rescue, shouting, "Your Majesty, be careful!"
"Hahaha... Liu Ji, you old bastard! Prepare to die!" Ying Bu spurred his horse forward, wielding his halberd in a slash. "Die!"
Bang!
The halberd flew away, leaving Ying Bu dumbfounded. What happened?! Did he accidentally slip?
"Hahaha, I am protected by the Mandate of Heaven, you traitor cannot kill me!" Liu Ji stood up unsteadily, wanting to swing his sword to kill Ying Bu, but because his arm was sore from the fall, he was several steps slower.
Ying Bu reacted quickly and drew his sword, thrusting it towards Liu Ji's chest, crying out, "If King Xiang is watching from heaven, help me slay this scoundrel!"
"Even if Xiang Yu were to be resurrected, it would be useless!" Liu Ji sneered, completely ignoring Ying Bu's attacks, and continued to swing his sword at Ying Bu.
Then, Yingbu's sword arrived first.
puff!
It pierced through!
Liu Ji, “…”
Chapter 171 Strange
A snow-white low cloud floated in the sky above the Yongcheng fortress, where Xiang Yu and his horse, Wuzhui, were hidden. This cloud was created by Wuzhui, and it looked like a large cotton candy.
Below, the battle between Liu Ji and Ying Bu wasn't exactly exciting, but Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu watched it with great interest. Just the two green-haired guys fighting was quite amusing, and Liu Ji's take-off posture was hilarious.
However, after Liu Ji went into battle with an energy shield, Ying Bu, who should have been doomed to lose, suddenly made a comeback.
puff!
"You hit him!" Xiang Yu's eyes widened. Could Ying Bu really be that skilled?
"No way!" Hao Jiu was also completely dumbfounded.
Hao Jiu found it somewhat unbelievable that a hail of arrows could kill the warhorse pulling Liu Ji's carriage and cause Liu Ji to fall so badly. After all, Liu Ji had the Black Dragon's luck system, so his luck shouldn't be that bad.
Therefore, something must have interfered with this fortune. Perhaps Ying Bu's fortune was even stronger than Liu Ji's, or perhaps it was for some other reason. In any case, it was quite unusual.
The energy shield couldn't protect against gravity, so it wasn't surprising that Liu Ji was injured from the fall. But what was more incomprehensible was that Ying Bu then stabbed Liu Ji in the body with his sword.
Even Xiang Yu didn't kill the other two Liu Jis with shields so easily. Could it be that he just ran out of energy?
Hao Jiu felt that even if the shield only had 1 point of energy left, it was not something Ying Bu could break through with a sword, unless Liu Ji ran into it himself.
But what happened just now was too sudden. Hao Jiu was too far away from the scene of the incident to see the subtle movements clearly, so he could not determine whether Liu Ji had run into him on his own.
“That is my sword,” Xiang Yu suddenly said.
"Xiang Yu's sword?" Hao Jiu suddenly realized.
Yes, the last time I came to the sixth plane, I happened to see Ying Bu leaving with Xiang Yu's sword, and I didn't rush to retrieve the sword.
"I'm quite sure." Xiang Yu drew his sword and examined it, but there seemed to be nothing special about it.
You should know that when he used the Overlord Divine Halberd to cut that energy shield, there was a process of the shield breaking, but Ying Bu's sword just now clearly pierced straight through.
Moreover, Xiang Yu used that sword when he assassinated Liu Ji in Bairen County, Zhao, and no such strange thing happened at that time.
But this time, Liu Ji stared blankly at the sword stuck in his chest, "Old Hei, you lied to me again..."
roar!
"You're bewitched! Wake up!" the black dragon roared.
If Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu had been watching Ying Bu's sword strike from near Liu Ji, they would have noticed that Liu Ji made a backward movement as Ying Bu thrust his sword, and then slowly leaned forward again.
The sword in Ying Bu's hand had been strangely still ever since Liu Ji returned to his position, and no matter how hard Ying Bu tried, he couldn't advance an inch.
But Liu Ji, as if possessed, kept bumping into it little by little!
Ying Bu was overjoyed. If the sword went in just a little deeper, Liu Ji would be doomed. Xiang Yu had appeared in spirit!
However, Liu Ji suddenly woke up and immediately retreated.
Ying Bu thrust his sword forward suddenly, then it bounced away with a thud.
"Ying Bu! How dare you hurt me? I will tear you to pieces!" Liu Ji roared. He didn't know what had just happened to him, but he had a vague feeling that he had been toyed with.
Ying Bu was terrified and turned to flee; this battle was truly hopeless!
The British army, which had initially held a slight advantage, subsequently collapsed and inexplicably lost the decisive battle.
"Chase after him! A great reward will be given to whoever kills Ying Bu!" Liu Ji roared, clutching his chest wound, which fortunately wasn't too deep.
"Charge! Kill!"
Liu Ji's carriage broke down, and he was also injured, so he did not pursue the enemy. Instead, he was escorted into the fortress by Xiahou Ying and others to recuperate.
Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu, suspended in mid-air, kept their eyes fixed on the sword's trajectory, planning to retrieve it once the battlefield had largely dispersed.
As a result, Liu Ji managed to get Guo Meng to take the sword first, and Hao Jiu didn't want to expose himself now, since the pigs weren't ready for market yet.
Of course, to know the secret of that sword, you don't necessarily have to get your hands on the sword.
Because the sword's main body and its other clones were all in Xiang Yu's hands, Hao Jiu had some suspicions that the sword was no ordinary item, and would take it out to study it from time to time.
Of course, they didn't find anything out, but this time they did find a clue. There must be a reason for everything strange. Liu Ji taking that sword was probably because Black Dragon wanted to study it.
As for the sword only becoming divine after it came into Ying Bu's hands, the other swords were all ordinary, so that possibility doesn't exist. Ying Bu is nothing, a piece of trash without even a system.
At this time, Ying Bu was on his way to Changsha Kingdom, and according to historical development, he was bound to die at the hands of the King of Changsha.
Inside the fortified walls, Liu Ji kept cursing Ying Bu. His wounds were very painful, and even after treatment by the imperial physician, they were still so painful, and blood was even seeping out from time to time.
"Old Hei, please heal my wounds quickly, I'm in so much pain," Liu Ji said to himself, trying to sound pitiful.
"Serves you right! If you had listened to me earlier, you wouldn't be injured now. Don't worry, I won't let you die so soon, but consider this pain as punishment. Quickly, have someone bring that sword. Your injury this time is either due to something strange about Ying Bu, or it's due to something strange about this sword," the Black Dragon roared.
Liu Ji's eyes lit up. "What strange things could Ying Bu have? Could this be a divine sword?"
Black Dragon pondered for a moment, "That's not necessarily true. There are too many extraordinary people and skills in the world. When you were struck by the sword, you were in a daze and clearly walked into the sword yourself. Otherwise, how could the energy shield have failed to protect you?"
"Guo Meng! Quickly bring that sword to me so I can see it!" Liu Ji said with a look of anticipation.
"Here you go." Guo Meng handed the sword to Liu Ji with both hands.
Liu Ji took it and examined it. "What a fine sword! Hmm? Why does it look so familiar?"
Guo Meng hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, this humble general thinks that this sword is very similar to the one Xiang Yu used to carry."
"Ah? That's right, this is Xiang Yu's sword!" Liu Ji's hair stood on end. "Old Hei, is it Xiang Yu's vengeful spirit coming to claim my life?"
"So it's Xiang Yu's sword. Don't worry, Xiang Yu has been dead for so long, even if there were any vengeful spirits, they would have long since dissipated. I'll be studying this sword for the next while, so you should keep it with you at all times." The black dragon's face revealed a greedy expression.
"Carry it with you all the time? Wouldn't that mean sleeping with a sword in your arms? I have so many beauties to favor!" Liu Ji said unhappily.
"Are you out of your mind? Your sword wounds haven't healed yet, and you still dare to touch a woman! I'm not kidding you, these wounds aren't easy to heal. If you don't take good care of yourself, you're just waiting to die!" Black Dragon roared.
Liu Ji cursed inwardly, thinking that the Black Dragon was only refusing to treat him because he was worried about the energy. He snorted, "I don't care anyway. What's a little injury? I'll just rest and recuperate more."
"Ouch...it hurts!"
Ignoring Liu Ji, Heilong stared intently at the sword, examining it carefully for a long while.
"Huh? What's this...?"
Chapter 172 Old Ghost
Above the fortifications of Yongcheng, the black horse snorted lazily.
gurgle...
"There's still no energy fluctuation at all. Apart from being very sturdy and durable, it's just an ordinary sword." Hao Jiu tried every method, but still couldn't see anything different about it.
If Xiang Yu committed suicide with this sword, causing his vengeful spirit to attach itself to it, then it's just Xiang Yu's soul from a different dimension. Shouldn't it merge with his original body upon seeing him?
Xiang Yu pondered for a moment, "Perhaps our method is wrong. It's possible that ghosts are not so easy to see. Even though my eyes are considered extraordinary, I have only seen one or two. Logically speaking, there should be many ghosts since people die frequently on the battlefield."
"Which two times?" Hao Jiu really doesn't have the ability to see ghosts now. Although ghosts and the system are both invisible energy bodies, they are different in the end. If the system is the sun, then the ghost is a firefly.
"The first one was a young ghost who claimed to be a god of magic. He said he would grant me anything I wanted if I became his servant, but I scolded him and he ran away. The second one is you," Xiang Yu said truthfully.
Hao Jiu's lips twitched violently. "I'm not a ghost, I'm a system. I'm afraid that boy is also a system, just a bit too high-profile. Could he be some kind of enforcer? A god of magic?"
“If that’s the case, then I’ve never seen a ghost, and we can’t be sure if I can merge with my ghost. Perhaps my soul is around us, but we can’t hear it speak, see it, or touch it,” Xiang Yu analyzed.
"No, if that invisible ghost is Xiang Yu from the split plane, since he could bewitch Liu Ji and make him commit suicide, he could also send us messages, right?" Hao Jiu denied this possibility.
"Could it be that something happened to Ying Bu's sword while we were in other planes? Why don't we find an opportunity to retrieve it?" Xiang Yu could only conclude that the sword was different from the others.
Hao Jiu also considered this possibility, but he still tended to think that there was something strange about the sword itself. Putting everything else aside, given the level of sword-making in this era, a sword that doesn't dull or break no matter how it's cut is a kind of black technology.
"No need, I have a brilliant plan." Hao Jiu thought of a good idea.
"What brilliant plan is it?" Xiang Yu asked.
"This is not difficult. Xiang Yu, let me discuss this with the sword itself. If it dares to ignore me, I will dissect and study it. It's just an ordinary treasure that can be copied. Since it can't be used by Xiang Yu, it's fine to destroy it. Anyway, there are still six more." Hao Jiu's lips curled up slightly.
Xiang Yu thought it made sense, so he drew his sword. "God of Wine, this should be the real thing. I've made a mark on it."
"Alright! Listen up, you inside the sword! You have three days to come out and see me. If I'm happy, I can give you some benefits. If I'm not happy, I'll have to use my powers to turn this sword to dust! Three, two... one!" Hao Jiu appeared and shouted.
Previously, he communicated with Xiang Yu from inside Xiang Yu's body, but this time Hao Jiu came out of Xiang Yu's body so that the sword could hear him.
A moment later, a crow flew across the sky.
Caw, caw, caw...
But the sword didn't react at all.
Xiang Yu suppressed a laugh and said, "Why don't we try using the Divine Halberd to see if we can destroy this sword?"
Hao Jiu's lips twitched violently. "He probably can't hear me. To avoid accidental killing, let Xiang Yu relay my words. If he still can't hear me, then don't blame us. It's fate."
"Alright." Xiang Yu didn't refuse. He picked up the sword, thought for a moment and decided he should be polite and knock first, so he flicked the blade with his finger.
Buzz...
"Listen up, you inside the sword! You have three days to come out and see the God of Wine. If the God of Wine is pleased, he may give you some benefits. If the God of Wine is not pleased, he will use his power to turn this sword into dust! Three, two... one!" Xiang Yu even imitated Hao Jiu's tone perfectly.