kvmb Chapter 695 Giant Bird
Chapter 695 Giant Bird
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Gang's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at Chen Dao on the city wall: "You are Chen Dao?"
Li Gang, who could sit in the position of commander of the Black-Clad Guards, was definitely not a fool. The reason he did not recognize Chen Dao at first was simply because portraits of the Xia Kingdom often emphasized meaning rather than form.
In short... the Black-Clad Guard's spies did provide Li Gang with a portrait of Chen Dao, but Xia Kingdom painters often focused on the essence rather than the form, which led to a significant difference between the portrait and the real person. This was the fundamental reason why Li Gang failed to recognize Chen Dao immediately.
"Qiang!"
The black-clad guards behind Li Gang also reacted, drawing their swords and staring intently at the figure on the city wall.
Those who came with Zheng Qing took advantage of the fact that the Black-Clad Guards' attention was entirely focused on Chen Dao to quietly distance themselves from them.
"Excellent! I've searched high and low without finding it, and now it's right here without any effort."
Li Gang suddenly laughed: "I haven't even come looking for you yet, but you've come knocking on my door first."
After saying that, Li Gang looked at Li Qingyun and said in a deep voice, "As an official of the imperial court, you have colluded with the traitor who murdered the king. I will definitely capture this traitor and bring him back to the capital to be punished."
Faced with Li Gang's threat, Li Qingyun remained unmoved. He had long been utterly disillusioned with the imperial court. As a scholar from a poor family, he had always stood on the side of the people, while the imperial court had always stood on the opposite side of the people. This made him completely lose trust in the imperial court and turn to Chen Dao.
For no other reason than that Chen Dao can bring a better life to the people of Ding'an County.
"The emperor is incompetent, treacherous officials are in power, and the Prince of Qing has brought disaster to the people of Qingzhou. He deserves to die."
Li Qingyun said, word by word, "I do not believe that Chen Dao is guilty. The real guilty party is the emperor and the court! They condoned the Qing King's evil deeds and allowed him to harm the people of Qingzhou. Their crimes are heinous."
boom!
Li Qingyun's words were like a thunderclap in Li Gang's mind.
There are countless scholars in the world, but none dare to denounce the court and criticize the emperor like Li Qingyun.
Because the scholars of the Xia state believed in the ethical principles of the ruler-subject relationship, the emperor was like a father to them. How could a son slander or criticize his father?
So when Li Gang heard Li Qingyun utter such shocking words, his eyes widened in disbelief that a county magistrate would say such things.
"How dare you! You ungrateful and disloyal person, I will arrest you and bring you to justice, to subject you to all kinds of torture in the imperial prison."
Li Gang loudly berated Li Qingyun.
"Ah!"
Chen Dao chuckled and said indifferently, "Lord Li should worry about himself instead."
"Giggle!"
As Chen Dao's voice rang out, a loud sound suddenly came from the sky.
Li Gang felt the sky darken and was suddenly startled.
"not good!"
A martial artist's sense of danger allowed Li Gang to react at the last moment. Almost instinctively, he flipped off his horse and landed on the ground, rolling around in a disheveled manner.
Just as Li Gang landed, a gust of wind swept in, and then a dark shadow enveloped the horse he was riding.
The next moment, the horse that Li Gang had been riding let out a mournful cry.
"What monster?"
"What kind of bird is this?"
Why would there be such a huge bird?
"..."
The black-clad guards behind Li Gang stared in disbelief at the giant bird swooping down from the sky, their hearts filled with horror.
Just now, the giant bird fell from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, its sharp claws pierced through the horse's body, carrying the entire horse high into the air.
The speed was so fast that even these mid-level martial artists couldn't react in time.
"What kind of monster is this?"
Li Gang, who had rolled off the ground, looked up and said with lingering fear, "Just now, the martial artist's sense of danger saved my life. If I had reacted even a second slower, it probably wouldn't have been the horse that was pierced through my body and carried into the sky, but me."
"Giggle!"
As Crimson Flame soared back into the sky, it glanced down at the horse whose body it had pierced with its claws, a hint of human-like disgust flashing in its eyes. With a flick of its claws, it threw the horse off the mountain.
"boom!"
The warhorse, weighing over a thousand pounds, fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. It was not quite dead yet, and blood was still seeping from its mouth and nose, which looked horrifying.
On the city wall, Chen Dao, who had failed to defeat Chi Yan Yi, was not disappointed. He sat on the battlement and said leisurely, "Lord Li, do you like my gift?"
Li Gang did not respond. He stared intently at the giant bird circling in the sky, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes. The giant bird was incredibly fast; he had almost not been able to react in time.
What made Li Gang even more wary was that... this beast was not a land animal, but a giant bird soaring in the sky, and he had no way to deal with it.
"Is this the source of your confidence, young friend Chen?"
Zheng Qing's eyes flickered. When he saw Chen Dao appear without Li Qiao by his side, he was actually a little worried.
However, upon seeing Chi Yan Yi, his worries lessened considerably. Such a massive bird was enough to put considerable pressure on Li Gang and the others, not to mention its formidable attack power.
The giant bird landed just now, and with a single strike, its claws pierced through the body of Li Gang's warhorse, demonstrating the extreme sharpness and power of its claws.
"Giggle."
At that moment, the Crimson Flame swooped down again. This time, it did not attack with its claws, but hovered low in the air, opening its beak towards Li Gang.
"boom!"
The next moment, a huge fireball appeared out of thin air and fell towards Li Gang like a falling sun.
This scene left the Black-Clad Guards speechless with astonishment.
They had never heard of a giant bird that was enormous, could fly, and could breathe fire.
"Damn it, what kind of bird is that? Could it be a demonic beast?"
"I have never seen such a bizarre creature."
"Lord Li, get out of the way!"
"..."
The men in black anxiously reminded Li Gang.
In fact, they didn't need to remind them at all.
Li Gang, who was prepared, sensed the danger the moment Chi Yan opened his mouth and used his movement technique to leave the spot.
"boom!"
The fireball exploded on the ground where Li Gang landed, distorting the air and instantly turning the ground charred black with extremely high temperatures.
"Damn it, why is this bird so strange?"
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Li Gang's forehead. The giant bird in the sky was already a formidable opponent due to its enormous size and incredible speed, but he never expected that it could also control flames. It was simply terrifying.