Chapter 62

Leaving the long street, Luo Shixin only then realized the situation was dire. Both ends of the long street were already filled with soldiers, crowding together and tightly surrounding the street, numbering about five to six hundred. Li Yi, that guy, was hiding at the very back of the crowd, wearing a victorious smile as he looked at them.

If it were six hundred enemies, Luo Shixin would not be afraid at all. A chaotic slaughter might just carve out a bloody path. However, the people crowding on both sides of the street were Tang soldiers, and not Li Yi's personal guards. His personal guards were hiding far behind, protecting Li Yi. These innocent soldiers, who were just following orders, did not deserve to die here. They had not drawn their weapons, and Luo Shixin could not bring himself to step over their bodies.

How could he capture Li Yi?

In a flash, Luo Shixin's mind raced with a hundred thoughts. At this moment, he wished he had two pairs of wings or could perform a great lightness skill like in novels, appearing directly in front of Li Yi.

What to do?

Luo Shixin glanced around and noticed that the houses on both sides were connected. All the doors of the houses were tightly closed, clearly to avoid getting involved. Estimating the distance to Li Yi's position, Luo Shixin suddenly had an idea.

"There are too many people, let's go into the house! I don't believe these scoundrels can do anything to us!" Luo Shixin gave Su Dingfang a look.

Su Dingfang was shocked by Luo Shixin's "shortcut," but it didn't take long for the domineering Luo Shixin to retreat back into the house. What was going on? Was he playing a game of attrition?

Time did not allow for much consideration. Li Yi's order was to kill without mercy. Without Luo Shixin's support, staying alone in this narrow space meant certain death. Without hesitation, he returned to the house.

This time, he took the shortcut.

"Guard the door, don't let anyone in!"

As soon as Su Dingfang entered the tavern, he received Luo Shixin's order and instinctively squatted by the door, like a door god.

Because the two of them had left the tavern, the soldiers inside also rushed out, leaving only the injured and a few opportunists hiding inside, afraid to go out.

Luo Shixin threw the remaining few out like chickens, knocking down a group of people. He took the opportunity to close the tavern's door and bolt it shut.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The sound of people ramming the door echoed, and dust from the eaves kept falling.

Su Dingfang, puzzled, called out, "How long can this door hold?"

"Long enough!" Luo Shixin replied, his sharp eyes focusing on the front wall of the tavern. He took a few steps back, made a short sprint, and with a roar, kicked the air. Like a hunting eagle, he plunged diagonally into the wooden wall, which exploded, and Luo Shixin appeared in the next house.

"Good job!" Su Dingfang, now understanding, stepped forward and enthusiastically guarded the large hole.

Luo Shixin spat out some dust. A middle-aged couple was huddled at the door, staring in shock at the uninvited guests.

Luo Shixin smiled friendly and made a shushing gesture.

The couple exchanged a glance, their eyes full of fear, and without hesitation, they nodded, covering their mouths and crowding at the door, not expecting to be truly involved.

The two uninvited guests, seeing that they had no ill intentions, but still watched in amazement as the guest kicked through the wooden wall and disappeared into the next house.

In ancient houses, the foundation was usually made of brick and stone, and the walls were made of wood. The walls facing the street were usually thinner to save wood. However, the walls between adjacent houses were made thicker for soundproofing and stability, and each house had one layer.

Kicking through two layers of thick wooden walls, the force would be deadly if it hit a person.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, I haven't woken up yet!" The husband, trembling, pulled his wife to the back yard, speaking incoherently.

The wife also dumbly echoed, "Go to sleep, go to sleep, this is a dream, everything is a dream."

Despite hearing the continuous sound of wooden walls breaking, they hypnotized themselves and ignored it.

Luo Shixin, like an unstoppable bulldozer, broke through walls without knowing how many he had destroyed. He vaguely felt his right foot was numb, as the continuous violent breaking of walls and houses put the most pressure on that leg.

By chance, this time Li Yi was well-prepared. To turn the tide, he had to capture him. Thinking of this, Luo Shixin gritted his teeth and continued his wall-breaking mission.

Until he estimated the distance was about right, Luo Shixin stopped. He saw that the house he was in was a two-story building. He walked up to the second floor, pushed open the door, and saw a man and a woman engaged in intimate activity... Even the loud noise outside could not stop their passion, truly romantic.

"Sorry, just passing by, you can continue, pretend I'm not here!" Luo Shixin, seeing the man who had already been frightened into climax, awkwardly bowed and did not look at them, walking directly to the window to peek down. Li Yi was to the right of the window, and from this angle, it was not easy to jump. "If only there was a balcony," he muttered, calculating the distance, he took three large steps to the right and kicked the wooden wall again.

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Li Yi, like a general about to win, had a smug look. The situation was under his control. Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin were trapped in the tavern. No matter how brave they were, they would eventually tire. Su Dingfang would be chopped into mincemeat, and Luo Shixin would be captured and bound on charges of colluding with the Turks, and then...

"Unfortunately, I can't kill him too." Li Yi did not want to kill Luo Shixin, but he could not bear the consequences. Luo Shixin still had a high status and influence in the Tang dynasty.

"Break down the door, we have so many people, what's there to be afraid of?" He hid at the back, shamelessly giving orders. Just as he was reveling in his victory, a sudden change occurred.

The wooden wall above suddenly exploded, and broken pieces of wood fell like sharp arrows onto the crowd below.

A powerful force pressed down from above.

Li Yi, startled, looked up and saw Luo Shixin descending like a hawk. He panicked and frantically whipped his horse.

Luo Shixin, agile in the air, kicked the whip away with his left foot and stomped on Li Yi's face with his right foot, forcefully kicking him off the horse.

Luo Shixin landed steadily on the ground, and Xue Wanche, reacting the fastest, attacked first.

Luo Shixin "huffed" a punch, attacking with force. Xue Wanche crossed his hands in front of his chest, intending to block the punch and then rescue Li Yi. However, the powerful punch made his half-body numb, his vision blurred with stars, and his arms weak. He stumbled back ten steps and fell on his butt.

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