After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1345 Bad News

Situ Yu and his guards were blown away while running, flying three feet in the air before falling into the water with a few splashes.

Even though he had multiple layers of protection, he still couldn't withstand the violent explosion at such a close distance.

Situ Yu's eyesight was burned by the bright light of the explosion, and temporarily there were snowflakes in front of his eyes - he was lucky that he didn't go blind on the spot.

The three protective instruments exploded at the same time, and he was exhausted.

His face, neck, and limbs were all injured by the explosion, and the water surface turned red as soon as he fell into the lake.

Not to mention that the force of the explosion would injure the internal organs. If it were an ordinary person, he would die the moment he was blown away.

Situ Yu's cultivation was not weak. Although his eyes went dark and his whole body was in excruciating pain, after floating in the water for a few breaths, he still took a breath of internal energy and swam towards the shore.

Although his eyes were in great pain and he couldn't see anything, he could still feel the breeze on his face. Situ Yu was still clear-headed at this time, knowing that the wind was blowing from the south in this season, and the lakeshore was also in the south, so he could row in the direction of the wind and get ashore.

Underwater undercurrents surged, and danger approached. Situ Yu grabbed his spear and stabbed it diagonally backwards.

His reaction was quick, but he was not used to fighting in the water, so he could not draw his gun as quickly as on shore. The crocodile-like monster dodged the sting by shaking its head and tail, and opened its mouth to bite his head.

When the water flow changed, Situ Yu knew something was wrong and immediately grabbed a shield to block it in front of him.

The strange crocodile hit the shield and knocked him ten feet away. Then it turned around and finally bit his leg and tried its best to pull him to the bottom of the water!
Situ Yu stabbed with his spear, hitting the monster crocodile's eye. The latter felt pain and opened its mouth.

He immediately swam to the surface.

As soon as he emerged from the water, he heard screams coming from not far away:
"The Marshal fell into the water!"

"There's a monster in the water!"

"Hurry up and rescue the Marshal, quickly!"

Then there was the sound of splashing water, probably someone jumping into the water to save him.

However, the sound of water was so loud and the flow so chaotic that Situ Yu could not figure out the attacker's movements.

Fortunately, his eyesight was recovering and the scene before his eyes was gradually becoming clearer.

Two guards swam to his side, offering him a hand and shouting, "Master, please get ashore!"

Situ Yu was seriously injured and had been fighting monsters underwater, so he was actually exhausted.

The monster crocodile had made several bloody holes in his right leg and ruptured the artery. He could no longer feel his right leg after swimming a few times. In addition to the blood loss, the monster's fangs were probably poisonous.

But help finally arrived, and Situ Yu felt relieved.

At this moment, another guard swam over and protected him to shore from behind.

This man's movements were very methodical and his swimming posture was very stiff, but who would pay special attention to him at this time?

He just supported Situ Yu, and another guard turned around and saw him, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Axun, what are you doing..."

The guard who just swam over was Ah Xun, whose brain was just pierced by the bug. When Situ Yu escaped, he was rolling on the ground, but now he was able to swim over to protect his master.

But his ears, eyes and nose were bleeding, especially his eyes which were dark red and looked really scary.

When Situ Yu heard this, he realized that something was wrong. He wanted to shake off the guards behind him, but it was too late.

He only felt a chill and pain in his back, and heard the exclamations and scoldings of his guards.

It’s over, we were still tricked by the enemy.

The guards killed Ah Xun with two strikes of the sword, and then helped Situ Yu to shore.

Everyone on the shore then saw that there was a sharp knife tip exposed on Situ Yu's chest!
He was laid flat on the ground, and the guards stuffed a pill into his mouth. However, Situ Yu grabbed his hand and said, "Everything I have will be inherited by He'er. He must stay calm and not be blinded by hatred. Also, Yang Shan..."

Having said this, I took my last breath.

Situ Yu's eyes went dark, and his last thought was whether his son could handle this heavy burden and this mess.
He was unwilling to accept that he had failed to wipe out Bisha and recover his homeland.

The soldiers around him burst into tears.

Someone discovered that a beetle slowly crawled out of the dead Ah Xun's nose, and it was actually blue.

……

Dong Rui's dark circles seemed to be contagious. After he left, He Lingchuan subconsciously yawned several times and rubbed his eyes.

His right eyelid kept twitching. Should he take a nap, too?

Hmm? Right eye?

There was a cackling noise coming from outside. He Lingchuan opened the window and saw that it was two crows fighting over two fruits, their black feathers flying everywhere.

"Hush, hush, hurry up!" The servants in the garden came over to chase the birds away. In the Golden Plains, crows also represent bad luck.

At this moment, the servant came in hurriedly and announced:

"Master Situ is here to visit!"

Shouldn't Situ He be on the front line at this time?
"Please."

He Lingchuan felt uneasy for no reason, as if something bad had happened.

Just a dozen breaths later, Situ He arrived.

He almost rushed in with big strides, his eyes red and swollen, and when he saw He Lingchuan, he said in a sad voice: "Brother He, my father was assassinated!"

He Lingchuan was shocked: "What did you say!"

Situ Yu was assassinated?
But he immediately came to his senses and saw that Situ He's steps were a little unsteady, so he reached out and held him up: "When, where? How did it happen?"

Situ He couldn't help crying again. "Father successfully witnessed the agreement between the Peleu Kingdom and the Kan people yesterday afternoon, and received an invitation to celebrate at Piaofeng Tower in Yaopo in the evening. As a result, the assassin was lying in ambush there, and father... failed to escape. He was shot through the heart and died of blood loss."

"Whose invitation?" Situ Yu was a careful person and he held a high position, so why would he just accept someone else's invitation so casually?
"Yours." Situ He looked at him and said word by word, "This is the letter paper from Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, your signature."

The soul-catching mirror in his arms screamed: "Fuck!"

He Lingchuan's face changed color: "It's not me."

"Of course it's not Brother He!" Situ He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to him, "This is a trap. Father probably didn't expect that someone could successfully plot against him in Yaopo."

If He Lingchuan wanted to deal with them father and son, he could have done it a long time ago, with plenty of opportunities.

He Lingchuan unfolded the letter and saw that it was indeed the special letterhead of the Yangshan Islands. Even the handwriting on it was 70% similar to his.

In the letter, "he" invited Situ Yu to go to Piaofeng Tower for a celebratory banquet.

Piaofenglou is the largest restaurant in Yaopo. The wine is fragrant and the dishes are delicious, and the prices are high. The allied nobles often choose Piaofenglou to welcome and send off guests. The last time He Lingchuan lured the Ghost King Xuanlu to attack the Rolling Stone Valley, he hired the entire kitchen staff of Piaofenglou to hold a village banquet.

He and the Situ father and son were frequent customers of Piaofeng Tower, and the two or three of them had dinner and small gatherings there more than four or five times.

People instinctively relax when they are in familiar places.

Besides, Yaopo was the territory of the Situ family, with guards inside the city and troops outside. Situ Yu probably didn't expect that the enemy would dare to attack him here.

"They even imitated my handwriting and my seal. They really put in a lot of effort."

There are industries of Yangshan Chamber of Commerce in Yaopo. He Lingchuan came to inspect the industries and sent someone to invite Situ Yu to dinner. This was perfectly normal, so Situ Yu did not suspect anything.

This assassination plan may not be sophisticated, but the assassin's control over Situ Yu's psychology is very accurate.

It really hits upon the weakness of human nature.

The assassination happened last night. He Lingchuan said, "I haven't received any news yet."

Situ Yu was murdered. This was probably the worst news in the Situ territory. It is said that bad news spreads far and wide.

"Yaopo has blocked the news. I will take care of my father's funeral after I rush back from the front line." Situ He gritted his teeth to continue, "But rumors have begun to spread. At most, the Allied Forces will know in one day!"

Even He Lingchuan took a deep breath: "Has the murderer been caught?"

"No, the murderer himself did not come forward."

He Lingchuan was shocked: "Then how to commit the crime?"

"One is a strange-looking monster, its body is like a crocodile, but its tongue is extended above the water surface to disguise itself as a lotus, and it can emit a poisonous fragrance that makes people drowsy; the other is an insect monster, which can turn into thousands of beetles when it spreads out."

Insect demon? He Lingchuan's heart moved when he heard this. When he started the battle of Yuheng City in Panlong World, Fu Shanlie had an insect demon under his command. It was also a gathering of thousands of insects, and it killed the city guard silently.

This kind of monster has a natural advantage as an assassin. After completing the task, it will just fly away into the sky. Conventional hunting methods such as closing the city gates and prohibiting escape techniques have no effect on it.

"Most of them are black and brown beetles that will attack people directly. This one was the one that killed my father!" Situ Yu took out a small glass bottle from his arms and placed it on the table. "It controlled my father's personal guard, A Xun, and was able to successfully attack from behind!"

There was a dead blue beetle in the bottle.

"Perhaps this is the main body of the insect demon." He Lingchuan held up the bottle and examined it. "Do you mind leaving it here with me first?"

He can assign someone to do the research.

Situ He shook his head.

"Is the inner lake of Yaopo connected to the outside?"

"There is a cave connected to it underwater, but it was blocked by stone fences during the war." Situ He's face turned pale. "I sent people to check in the water, and the stone fences have been destroyed."

Otherwise, how could that giant crocodile-like monster come and go without a trace?
He Lingchuan pressed Situ He's shoulder and said sternly, "Brother Situ, please accept my condolences. This is an extraordinary period, and the heavy responsibility of Marshal Situ has suddenly fallen on you."

When ordinary people lose their father, they can vent their grief to their heart's content and cry for days until they are dizzy.

But Situ He couldn't.

Situ Yu was the commander-in-chief of the seven allied forces, and he was in overall command and control of the attack on the Pisha people.

Without this soul figure, can the Allies still be the Allies?
As the heir of the Situ family, Situ He's responsibilities need to be taken priority over his emotions.

Situ He nodded vigorously: "I came here today to report the bad news to Brother He, and then ask Brother He..."

He choked up when he said this, and had to pause to calm down before continuing: "If I were in charge of the allied forces, would Brother He continue to support me?"

"As long as the Allied Forces fight for justice, I will always support them." He Lingchuan said solemnly, "No matter who is in charge of the Allied Forces, whether it is your father, you, or other promising people."

Situ He took a deep breath and said sincerely: "I am so grateful for your kindness!"

(End of this chapter)