kvmb Chapter 533 I personally killed him
Chapter 533 I personally killed him
Finally, Xia Yan took one last deep look at his family who were waving goodbye, mounted his horse, and left the small village where he was born and raised with his entourage.
Since then, Xia Yan has rarely gone home. Even when he does go back occasionally, he only has a brief meeting with his family before parting ways again.
However, Xia Yan retained his habit of sending money to his family. He still deeply loved his parents, younger brother, and younger sister. It was just a pity that... as the commander of the Qingwang Mansion's personal guards, he, with his high position and great power, could no longer adapt to life in that small village, nor could he integrate into the home that, though impoverished, was exceptionally warm...
Scenes from the past flashed before Xia Yan's eyes like a fleeting glimpse. In his final moments, he suddenly realized that what he cared about most was never the extravagant life in the Qing Prince's mansion, nor the high-ranking position of the personal guard commander, but rather his ordinary family members...
It is precisely because of his deep affection for his family that Xia Yan remains loyal to Xia Yuanying, even at the cost of his life, to stop Xiao Yuan.
Because if he deserts in the face of battle, he himself may be fine, but his family... will definitely be killed by Xia Yuanying in a cruel way.
"Father, Mother, younger brother and sister, farewell!"
The faces of loved ones flashing through my mind gradually blurred and finally came to an abrupt end!
Xia Yan's life has also come to a complete end.
This middle-aged man, who was chosen by Xia Yuanying because of his extraordinary talent and rose from the son of a poor peasant to the high position of commander of the Qingwang Mansion's personal guards, ended his life, which was somewhat short but still quite remarkable.
"Pfft."
Xia Yan's body slumped limply to the ground.
Looking at Xia Yan's blood-soaked body, a complex expression flashed in Jiang Canghai's eyes.
Xia Yan was a martial artist at the peak of the fourth rank, or even close to the third rank, surpassing Jiang Canghai in skill. However…
Even such a formidable figure died right before his eyes.
This inevitably made Jiang Canghai feel a sense of shared sorrow, even though he was a near-third-grade martial artist who had to be driven by others and ultimately died in battle.
He's at the peak of the fourth rank... he might still die one day!
Therefore, I must advance to the third rank, or even... step into the first rank!
Jiang Canghai's desire to advance to the third rank grew stronger. In this world, power is the essence of everything. Only by possessing absolute power could Jiang Canghai guarantee that he would live to be two hundred years old and protect the wealth he had "hard-earned".
"Pity."
Li Qingsong sighed softly. A martial artist like Xia Yan should be free from constraints, but unfortunately...
In life, many things are beyond our control.
The powerful and influential in the Xia Kingdom have always been unscrupulous in their methods. In order to control someone like Xia Yan, Xia Yuanying must have a lot of dirt on Xia Yan. Otherwise, given Xia Yan's strength, he would not have fought to the death without backing down an inch.
This is why Li Qingsong, despite being born in Jingzhou, never considered relying on powerful figures.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. If there is, it's definitely poisoned.
In fact, the imperial court and government of Jingzhou had repeatedly offered Li Qingsong large sums of money to recruit him, including gold and silver treasures, martial arts techniques and medicinal herbs, as well as beautiful women and food.
However, Li Qingsong refused them all, because he knew that once he accepted the government's offer, he would no longer be in control of his own destiny.
"It's a pity."
Butcher Zhu nodded and said, "I finally managed to cultivate to the near-third rank, but I never expected to die here."
"Great!"
Just as Butcher Zhu and his companions were feeling sentimental, Zheng Qiuyan cheered with delight from afar.
With Xia Yan dead, there will be no one to restrain Xiao Yuan, and with Xiao Yuan's help, Chen Dao's predicament can be easily resolved!
"Hahahahaha!"
The moment Xia Yan fell, Chen Dao laughed. He looked at Xia Yuanying, whose face was filled with fear, and said, "Xia Yuanying, your death is near!"
After saying that, Chen Dao immediately ordered Xiao Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, deal with those guards from the Prince's mansion."
"Hey!"
Xiao Yuan responded, her small figure turning into a blur. Immediately afterwards, screams of agony echoed outside the gates of the Qing Prince's Mansion, and one by one, the guards of the Qing Prince's Mansion were swiftly reaped by Xiao Yuan!
"As for Xia Yuanying, I want to kill him myself!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Dao mustered the last of his strength and stomped his foot on the ground!
"boom!"
The blue bricks on the ground burst open, and with the force of the recoil, Chen Dao shot towards Xia Yuanying.
"Damn it!"
Xia Yuanying's face was ashen. The moment Xia Yan died, the balance of power between the two sides was completely broken. Without Xia Yan's restraint, Xiao Yuan immediately turned into an invisible killing machine. In less than two breaths, she had killed three guards, and the number of guards falling was still increasing...
If this pace continues, the Prince's personal guards will all perish within half a quarter of an hour.
Once he loses the protection of his personal guards, Xia Yuanying... will surely die.
The thought of possibly dying made Xia Yuanying's heart tremble, but he had no time to think about it anymore.
Facing Chen Dao's blasting attack, Xia Yuanying mustered his last strength, swung his spear, deflected Chen Dao's slashing sword, and then thrust his spear into Chen Dao's chest.
Chen Dao's expression remained unchanged. His internal strength was indeed negligible, but Xia Yuanying was not in much better shape. This could be felt from the force transmitted through the Slaying Evil Sword. At this moment, Xia Yuanying was already at his limit. His strength had long been exhausted, and he was only resisting with the powerful body he had cultivated with the Overlord Spear.
Therefore, Chen Dao, whose sword had been deflected, was not flustered at all. Instead, he quickly discarded the sword, lunged forward, and used his right hand to grasp the shaft of the spear. Then, he unleashed his full power, forcing Xia Yuanying to drop the spear.
Then... Chen Dao suddenly pressed close to Xia Yuanying and delivered a powerful elbow strike to Xia Yuanying's chest!
"boom!"
The immense force sent Xia Yuanying flying backward before he crashed heavily to the ground.
However, Chen Dao, who had sent Xia Yuanying flying with an elbow strike, showed no sign of joy.
The reason is that... his attack failed to hit Xia Yuanying's body, but instead struck Xia Yuanying's protective mirror.
It has to be said that these powerful and wealthy people in Kyushu really value their lives. Even someone like Xia Yuanying, who is usually high above others and has no life-threatening danger, would wear a breastplate.
"so close."
As Xia Yuanying landed on the ground, he took out a round, golden disc from his pocket. It was this disc that had protected him; otherwise, Chen Dao's full-force elbow strike to the heart would have shattered his heart.