Chapter 84

Lu Yu had never been so panicked in his life. His cry of "Help!" was shrill and completely out of tune, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Beside him, Chai Yujing was not much better, hastily shouting "Stop him!" before chasing after Lu Yu.

Thirty meters to their west, the square ended at a spacious hall. If they could reach there, they could close the door or use their familiarity with the terrain to escape through a side or back door, which would likely ensure their temporary safety.

Lu Yu, running in front, had only covered three or four meters when he thought to call out to his old friend Chai Yujing. However, as he turned his head, he stumbled and fell to the ground. This was clearly due to his habit of walking with an official's gait and his lack of exercise. Since he became the governor of Muyuan, he rarely ran, let alone rode a horse.

Lu Yu gritted his teeth in pain but quickly got up. At this moment, Chai Yujing, who was in slightly better shape, finally caught up, supported him, and they ran together.

Neither of them had ever been so狼狈 (embarrassed) in their lives. As they ran, they were too embarrassed to even look at each other.

For many years, Lu Yu, as the governor of Muyuan, had sat with the dignity of a mountain, stood with a commanding presence, and walked with a retinue of followers, all because he controlled the entire Muyuan, deciding the promotions of almost all officials and the taxes and corvée of all the people...

And Chai Yujing, as Lu Yu's most steadfast supporter and the de facto second-in-command of Muyuan, was also highly respected. Due to his good looks, refined manners, and eloquence, his prestige in a certain group even surpassed that of Lu Yu.

But at this moment, they were all stripped of their pretenses.

In the face of life and death, everyone is equal.

All the official authority, power, eloquence, and demeanor were nothing but illusions; only life and death were real. This was their true feeling at this moment.

However, Bu Ye was completely unaware and indifferent to all this. He did not even hear Lu Yu's loud cry for help. When the red cloud landed at the eastern end of the square, his ears were filled with the whistling wind, and his eyes and heart were fixed on two targets: the heads of Lu Yu and Chai Yujing. There was no room for negotiation or change.

The red cloud raced forward, its body moving rhythmically in small, measured movements. The wind blew its long mane, making it look soft and graceful. Its eyes were filled with the joy of running, and it loved the feeling of catching up with everything in front and leaving it all behind.

Bu Ye crouched low to reduce wind resistance, squinted to prevent sand from entering his eyes, held the reins in his left hand, and pointed the Moonzi sword downward with his right hand, moving forward with the red cloud, and then further forward.

Bu Ye saw that the few guards and clerks of Lu Yu and Chai Yujing had scattered. The clerks turned and ran, while the guards drew their weapons but did not charge forward.

There were fewer than ten of them, forming a crescent-shaped formation with an opening facing Bu Ye. As Bu Ye advanced, the formation retreated, always keeping Lu Yu and Chai Yujing behind. If this continued, it was likely that Lu Yu and Chai Yujing would escape into the hall to the west, and the guards would block the door. Among the guards were two soldiers from the White Wolf Camp.

But the speed of the red cloud was too fast!

When Lu Yu and Chai Yujing were ten meters from the door and the guards were twelve to thirteen meters away, the red cloud had already rushed to five meters in front of the crescent formation!

The red cloud could even leap up and block the entrance to the hall directly.

However, Bu Ye did not want to do that, and the reason was best understood by the people on the top floor of a five-story building a hundred meters north of the government compound.

That was the most famous Xifeng Tower in Muyuan. However, it was not mealtime, so the people in the tower were all innkeepers, accountants, waiters, and chefs. From the moment the horn was blown at the eastern city gate, more and more people gathered on the fifth floor of Xifeng Tower, pushing open the windows to get a clear view of everything happening in the city.

The young waiters and kitchen helpers with good eyesight saw the most clearly. They were dumbfounded to see a man and a horse leap onto the roofs, jumping from roof to roof, getting closer and closer to the center of the city, the government compound. At the same time, the entire city's troops were mobilized, with the fastest and most determined response coming from the eastern city gate, where the soldiers all chased after the man and the horse.

The other three city gates, while leaving troops to guard the gates, also sent part of their forces to the government compound, even though they did not know what had happened. It was always right to go and await the governor's orders. The reactions of the four city gates were all correct, but the young waiters and kitchen helpers crowded at the windows saw that the most important place, the government compound, had made a mistake. In the absence of clear information, a large number of troops from the compound were dispatched, spreading out evenly across the city. It was clear that as the troops from the compound moved further away, the man and the horse on the roofs got closer, and when the man and the horse passed over their heads, it was too late to catch up.

In the intense tension, the young men at Xifeng Tower finally saw the man and the horse leap over the heads of the soldiers rushing from the government compound to the east, leaving a group of stunned people behind. When the man and the horse had already rushed out at least twenty to thirty meters, the soldiers finally realized that the horn was sounded because of the man and the horse, and they hurriedly chased after them.

So, at this moment, the situation in the entire city of Muyuan was like this: with the government compound at the center, soldiers from all directions were converging, forming layers upon layers of encirclement. Many Heart Cloud Awakeners had already taken up bows and arrows and climbed onto the roofs. In the vast government compound, with the square at the center, all the White Wolf Camp soldiers, guards, patrol troops, and government soldiers were rushing there.

As the instigator, Bu Ye was as clear as the people at Xifeng Tower that although the square now looked like it only had a dozen or so people, even a few more seconds of delay could mean he would be trapped there forever.

Therefore, he did not want to block the door but to charge straight through, killing Lu Yu and Chai Yujing in the process, which would give him a better chance of breaking through the encirclement.

As he got closer to the crescent formation, five meters, three meters...

The red cloud did not jump but continued to charge forward!

Blocking him were two soldiers from the White Wolf Camp, who had already activated their Heart Cloud Blood Stars. They both roared and charged at Bu Ye!

The two White Wolf Camp soldiers were on foot. The one on the left swung his sword at the red cloud's head, while the one on the right thrust his sword diagonally at Bu Ye's waist. They moved almost in unison, clearly well-coordinated.

Bu Ye's squinted eyes suddenly opened, and his upper body leaned forward sharply, as if he was about to meet the sword thrust from the right.

However, his right arm also swung from right to left, creating a wide arc!

His speed was not fast enough to block the attacks from both sides without getting hurt, so he had to use one strike to cover both, engaging them in a direct attack!

His four-foot-long Moonzi sword was already longer than the White Wolf Camp's swords, and with his body leaning forward, even the soldier on the left, who was slightly behind and attacking the red cloud's head, could be reached by the sword's edge.

The bright silver arc first swept toward the head of the White Wolf Camp soldier on the right. The soldier had not expected Bu Ye to choose this direct attack. If Bu Ye were a regular Heart Cloud Ten Star, he might have been able to barely dodge, but with the power of the third constellation, Bu Ye was faster than a Heart Cloud Twelve Star, leaving him no chance!

In that moment of shock, there was a "swish" sound, and the bright silver arc had already swept across the soldier's face. Yes, his face, not his neck...

When a blood line appeared on the face of the soldier on the right, the arc of the Moonzi sword had already swept to the forehead of the soldier on the left.

"Swish!"

At this moment, there was a sound from Bu Ye's right waist, as the sword of the White Wolf Camp soldier on the right, driven by inertia, stabbed into Bu Ye's waist. Fortunately, the soldier was already dead, and the force was not great, so the wound was not deep.

At the same time, the arc of the Moonzi sword was less than five inches from the forehead of the White Wolf Camp soldier on the left!

Would it be worth sacrificing one's life to save a horse? Anyone could do the math!

The White Wolf Camp soldier roared and forcibly changed his sword's trajectory. He was right-handed and had originally slashed from right to left at the horse's head. By slightly raising his sword, he could block Bu Ye's sword.

"Clang!"

He blocked it!

But at the same time, there was a light "crack" sound, and his sword broke at the point where it blocked Bu Ye's sword! This shocked him to the core, and he instinctively ducked his head.

"Swish!"

He felt a cool sensation on his scalp, followed by a burning pain, and a stream of liquid flowed out...

Am I dead?

The White Wolf Camp soldier was completely stunned, with no further reaction.

But the red cloud and Bu Ye had already rushed past him.

There were fewer than ten guards in total, and only the two White Wolf Camp soldiers could pose a threat to him. The others were not a concern.

His sword attack had a wide range, but it was difficult to exert force at the end, and the move was old, so the opponent had dodged. The opponent was scared stiff, but Bu Ye had only shaved off a small piece of his scalp.

If the small star on his right shoulder had also been activated, the outcome would have been different.

Bu Ye's thoughts raced, and then he completely focused.

There was no one in front of him and the red cloud, only Lu Yu and Chai Yujing!

The red cloud's head was only two meters from the two men, while they were still six to seven meters from the door. There was no way they could escape.

At this moment, the cancer cells suddenly became active!

"Whoosh!"

A sharp sound came from a building fifty meters to the right front, and a cold arrow flew over.

Bu Ye looked up and saw a dark point flying toward him. Without thinking, he raised his sword to strike.

"Clang!"

He deflected the arrow, but he saw two more people jump onto the roof, one with a bow and the other rushing toward him.

Their reaction was so fast!

Judging by this, even though he had not wasted a single second, he might not be able to escape.

Change the plan!

In front of him, Lu Yu was on the left, and Chai Yujing was on the right. They had been supporting each other, but after Bu Ye broke through the two White Wolf Camp soldiers, they instinctively separated. If they did not let go, their fate would be the same: both killed by Bu Ye's sword.

Lu Yu ran to the left, and Chai Yujing ran to the right, but their speed was much slower than the red cloud. They had not separated by even a meter when the red cloud's head had already passed between them.

Bu Ye quickly sheathed the Moonzi sword and extended his right hand, grabbing Chai Yujing's neck from behind like a chick and lifting him up.

Chai Yujing weighed at most 150 pounds, and Bu Ye's right arm was much stronger.

With a "whoosh," he lifted Chai Yujing and threw him horizontally onto the red cloud's back.

At the same time, the red cloud had moved another meter forward, and Lu Yu, who had been in front of Bu Ye on the left, was now behind him on the left.

Bu Ye leaned back and quickly extended his left hand, grabbing Lu Yu's collar in his scream.

"Ah!!"

Lu Yu screamed in terror, his body involuntarily dragged and sliding forward.

The red cloud, now carrying two people and dragging one, slowed down but still maintained a gallop, roughly the speed of a dragon mammoth.

"Bu Ye..."

"Let me go!"

As the red cloud rushed toward the hall's entrance, Lu Yu was intermittently shouting for mercy.

But Bu Ye was completely unmoved.

Once, Bu Ye had threatened him, but he had not listened.

And now, Bu Ye would not listen to him.

Lu Yu's reason at the time was that Bu Ye was just a mountain villager; Bu Ye's reason was simpler: he wanted to.

So the red cloud carried two people and dragged one, getting closer to the hall's entrance. Through the reins, the red cloud felt Bu Ye's intention to move slightly to the left, so it adjusted its direction while running, still heading for the hall's entrance but closer to the left door frame.

Three meters, two meters, one meter!

The red cloud's head was less than half a meter from the left door frame when it rushed in!

But Lu Yu, who was on the left side of the red cloud, held by Bu Ye, clearly could not fit through the half-meter gap.

Seeing the approaching hard wall, Lu Yu already knew his fate.

"Ah!!"

In Lu Yu's prolonged scream, Bu Ye tightly grabbed his collar and swung his left arm forward, slamming Lu Yu headfirst into the brick wall to the left of the door frame!

Lu Yu's hands were in front, trying to reduce the impact, but his strength was not enough.

"Bang!!"

"Thud..."

Lu Yu's forehead hit the wall, and red blood and white brain matter splattered, first hitting the wall and then flowing down.

Bu Ye had already let go, allowing Lu Yu to slide down the wall in an extremely undignified position, finally lying on the ground and the wall.

This governor, who had handled the Dongmang Village incident based on personal connections and thought everything was under control, had become a corpse.

Behind them, the guards who had been ignored by Bu Ye were all stunned, and after a moment, they all shouted.

"The governor has been killed!"

"Governor Lu is dead!!"

"Sir!!"

In the hall, Bu Ye completely ignored the shouting outside and immediately saw two side doors on either side. He directed the red cloud to the left side door and lifted Chai Yujing, placing him in front of himself.

"Sir Chai, if someone shoots you, consider yourself unlucky."

As Bu Ye said this, the red cloud had already rushed out of the left side door. Outside was a courtyard, and the side door faced a corridor on the left side of the courtyard, which seemed to lead to a garden.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Arrows suddenly shot from the roof on the right side of the courtyard, and two arrows came at once.

One arrow missed, and Bu Ye ignored it, while the other was deflected by Bu Ye's quick swing of the Moonzi sword. Then, Bu Ye coldly glanced at the people on the roof and placed the sword on Chai Yujing's neck...

Seeing this, the people who had jumped into the courtyard were momentarily stunned.

"Clatter..."

The red cloud did not slow down and quickly reached the end of the corridor, rushing into the garden behind it.

The garden was quite large, with flower beds, artificial hills, and trees. However, at least twenty people had already rushed from all directions and were closing in on Bu Ye.

Bu Ye frowned slightly, lightly shouted "Go," and the red cloud suddenly accelerated, with clouds rising under its hooves. It first leaped onto a flower bed, then onto an artificial hill, and then onto a tree, running on the treetop!

At this moment, the red cloud and Bu Ye, high up, were once again in the sight of almost everyone in the city!

PS: I will try to update the two missing chapters as soon as possible. Does this fast-paced action scene feel like watching a movie?