CHAPTER 174: CHAPTER 174: IN GULAN MOUNTAIN AWAIT HIS FAMILY, AND HIS PEI SHU’ER

The blood on Tang Zan’s body flowed more and more, and when he raised his sword, he was exhausted.

He coughed up a mouthful of black blood, and his consciousness became somewhat blurred.

He saw that poisoned blade.

The fake War King sneered: "You’re pretty tough. If you weren’t, you’d be dead three steps after being hit by the Yama Powder. But you held on for half an hour. That’s worth it; dying with someone to accompany me in death, my life is well spent."

And the other subordinates of Tang Zan were also showing signs of collapse.

Tang Zan staggered, finally using his sword to support himself on the execution platform so that he wouldn’t fall.

Yet his words carried coldness and murderous intent, sending chills down the fake War King’s spine.

"Hitting the road with you makes me sick."

No matter how much Tang Zan calculated, he didn’t anticipate this foolish Emperor would have such a plot.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have fallen into the trap.

He saw people become increasingly blurry.

He gritted his teeth and slashed his leg hard with his sword, keeping a shred of consciousness.

He continued wielding his sword, fiercely battling the man.

As their wounds increased, the poison in Tang Zan deepened.

The expression on the fake War King’s face became more and more shocked.

This mysterious robed man, struck by such a potent poison, could still remain rational, fighting him to a draw, even gradually gaining an advantage.

If he were at his normal level, I probably couldn’t take ten moves against him.

But the poison became more severe, Tang Zan’s limbs started turning blue, and he intermittently coughed up black blood.

The fake War King grew increasingly excited; if he could kill this man, he might just absolve his sins.

With more wounds shared between them, the poison in Tang Zan deepened.

After coughing up black blood again, he staggered back a step.

The fake War King realized, here was his chance.

...

The crowd was now fervent, Pei Shu’er shouted several times until her throat hurt, but still couldn’t get the people to hear her.

Finally, she whispered to several masters around her, instructing them to shout with her.

She even secretly took out a small voice amplifier to increase her volume.

"Everyone, step forward, the hero cannot die here, it is an insult to the hero!"

"Let’s charge forward, rescue the War King, rescue those heroes saving the War King."

"Without the War King, Dayan would have long fallen!"

"The War King is innocent, the War King must not die, everyone protect the War King, with the War King, Dayan stands."

Then she arranged for those masters in the crowd to rush forward as if motivated.

"Charge, rescue the War King."

After she spoke, she rushed towards the platform.

The people saw those around them charging, coupled with being moved by the War King’s deeds earlier, they too rushed.

The number of people charging the execution platform surged, creating a chaotic scene.

Plus the officials turning a blind eye, most people actually rushed onto the execution platform.

Even some officials rushed to the platform, starting to surround those people.

Pei Shu’er quickly spoke to several other masters.

"Take me to the side of that mysterious robed man."

She could have been elsewhere, she could have gone straight to the water prison to save people.

But she feared something might happen to Tang Zan here, as Tang Zan was the one whose fate was closely tied to hers.

So she stayed here, ready to respond anytime.

But Tang Zan’s martial arts were far too high; she was blocked by the crowd; she really couldn’t get through.

Now everyone had been motivated by her, becoming Tang Zan’s aid.

When Pei Shu’er was carried, she finally saw Tang Zan’s situation was not optimistic; the area around him was filled with blood, maintaining even a semblance of standing was difficult.

The fake War King raised his treasure sword, swinging towards Tang Zan’s neck.

Tang Zan raised his sword, also thrusting towards the fake War King, almost with a style of mutual destruction.

The fake War King was stabbed in his belly by Tang Zan, who then fiercely slashed across, spilling the intestines of the fake War King.

And Tang Zan evaded the fake War King’s attack.

Shaking, the fake War King approached him, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Let’s die together."

Tang Zan was completely blind by then, his vision blacked out again, and he coughed up black blood.

He gritted his teeth, wielding his sword in his left hand, piercing the fake War King’s heart.

The fake War King’s blade clattered to the ground, staring at Tang Zan in dead disbelief.

Tang Zan just escaped the encirclement, and several of his men also broke free.

They hurriedly gathered towards Tang Zan’s side, their faces grim knowing Tang Zan was hit by the Yama Powder.

This poison quickly took effect; they had to return to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion as fast as possible and find a Divine Doctor, or else the Pavilion Master would...

As they were about to leave, a row of officials surrounded everyone on the execution platform.

And in front of them appeared several Jinyi Guards, much more formidable than the fake War King.

Those Jinyi Guards, dressed in uniform attire, walked uniformly towards Tang Zan.

His men were killed one after another by these people, his vision dyed red by blood.

Finally, only he was left.

He fought back and forth with the Jinyi Guards several rounds, then suddenly coughed up black blood.

He staggered, exhausted, collapsing down.

The poison had reached his heart.

Tang Zan knew, he couldn’t return.

Tang Zan looked northward, eyes filled with attachment and reluctance.

He had always thought he would return.

He was determined to return to Gulan Mountain, to bring his father back.

Now, that is his home.

There are his family members.

And.

His Pei Shu’er.

The Pei Shu’er in his heart who never had him in her heart.

But now, he probably can’t go back.

All the preparations were ruined by the most unexpected turn of events.

Who would have thought that the Emperor suddenly decided to change the executioner at the last minute.

And the person who personally supervised the execution was actually not the War King.

It was just an imposter.

Before he could hit the ground, he was caught by a short man with a full beard...

The scene seemed to slow down as the man caught him.

Inexplicably, he thought of Pei Shu’er.

He had seen this person before at the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, called Mao Shiba.

But why did he see Pei Shu’er’s shadow in this man?

Those familiar, gentle, and compassionate eyes.

Was it he who couldn’t help but think of her again?

Pei Shu’er encouraged Tang Zan with her original voice.

"Tang Zan, hang in there, drink this antidote first."

Tang Zan widened his eyes and looked involuntarily at Pei Shu’er.

It was Pei Shu’er, Pei Shu’er had actually come to the Capital!

Wasn’t she in the Deserted Mountain?

When he came, he never mentioned it to her.

Could it be that she really saw through Shiqi and then came to the Capital?

Gulan Mountain is 2000 kilometers from the Capital, how did someone not skilled in horseback riding make it to the Capital?

How much danger did she encounter on this journey?

How much hardship did she endure?

Such a delicate flower.

How could she endure such a journey?

He only felt a warmth in his heart, and looked into Pei Shu’er’s eyes with a deeper gaze than before.

This woman seemed always able to surprise him.

Last time, she walked against the crowd towards him.

This time, she traveled thousands of miles to come.

Disregarding his current status as a criminal.

Disregarding the public execution if exposed.

This, is his wife.

She has never said any sweet words.

But the things she does, each one is so moving to him.

The expert accompanying Pei Shu’er stumbled and almost fell flat, he looked incredulously at Mao Shiba.

Doesn’t this person have any shame, clearly a man, why learn to speak with a woman’s voice?

Is he even trying to deceive their Pavilion Master?

Isn’t this being too bold?

Just as he was about to remind the Pavilion Master, the Jinyi Guard also noticed Pei Shu’er and the expert approaching the three of them.

Tang Zan drank the medicine from the white porcelain bottle, and the poison visibly faded away.

A Jinyi Guard threw a dagger at Pei Shu’er, Pei Shu’er, after all, with little combat experience, and the scene was so chaotic.

Tang Zan raised his hand to block the dagger, and his meridians were all cut.

Pei Shu’er was shocked, grabbing Tang Zan’s hand to check, discovering that the hand was severely injured.

She was moved yet bewildered.

If it weren’t for Tang Zan blocking for her, she would have been pierced in the heart and died from that dagger.

She was annoyed; she came to save Tang Zan, yet why did he end up more injured?

And it was her fault he got injured.

But why did Tang Zan block it for her?

This was so unlike him.

Isn’t he cold enough to not blink even if all his subordinates die in front of him?

What shocked Pei Shu’er even more was Tang Zan pulling her to his side with his left hand, protecting her in his embrace.

He wanted to use himself to protect her.

She smelled a strong scent of blood.

Pei Shu’er was impressed, such a heavy injury, and yet he could still move.

Then she thought of Tang Zan’s bravery in battle and how even dragging a dying body, he dealt a deadly blow to the protagonists.

This man’s resilience has always been the greatest in the book.

Tang Zan addressed the people of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion: "Everyone gather, and then follow me."

The people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion struggled desperately to break away from the officials’ entanglement and gathered towards Tang Zan.

The Jinyi Guards were so overwhelming that they had the momentum of one guarding a pass against ten thousand enemies, making Pei Shu’er’s scalp tingle.

In fact, she also felt her life was quite precarious today.

She said to the expert: "Can you get me and him out of here?"

The expert hesitated to speak, finally, Tang Zan shook his head.

"No, if we use Qinggong now, we will be targets."

"Those hidden archers will definitely seize this opportunity to kill us."

Finally, Tang Zan said: "Follow me."