Mao Tuan always wants to attack me

In the forest, a figure is gradually approaching the convoy on the mountain road.After confirming that all the targets were staying in the car, Deka lightly raised her right hand, and a dark red wooden crossbow machine appeared above his palm out of thin air.

A crossbow made of true energy. The arrow rested on the string, and the sharp arrow aimed straight at the third carriage in the convoy.

"Zheng."

The arrow string flicked lightly, and the crossbow. Arrows wrapped in a cold and murderous aura, went straight to the carriage.

The distance of 200 meters flashed by.The sharp arrow that condensed extremely high-intensity true energy pierced through the air, made a sharp cracking sound when it rubbed against the air violently, and finally hit the carriage's compartment with precision.

There was a loud bang, and the hit carriage burst open instantly, igniting a raging fire.In just a few seconds, the fire spread wildly, and the flying sparks devoured everything in the car like a hungry beast.

A carriage behind it couldn't dodge in time, the Qiju pulling the carriage was frightened, turned around and ran wildly, and plunged into the dense jungle with the carriage, the carriage lost its balance and fell to the ground .

Decca crouched on a high branch like a black panther, leaning forward and looking down.The frown did not relax, and he quickly condensed the second crossbow with his own true energy. Arrows were placed on the strings, and the arrows were aimed downward.

"……Um?"

He panted slightly, his body's instincts reacted faster than his eyes, and he jumped down from the big tree, narrowly avoiding a black spherical flame.

At the same time, as soon as he let go of his hand, a second sharp arrow shot out, rushing straight at the white figure attacking from the front.

It was the emperor of the Bai Kingdom, and he did not die in the explosion.Deka narrowed her long and narrow eyes, and the crossbow arrows disappeared from her hands, replaced by a pair of scarlet long swords.The long sword has a hook on its edge, and it is full of killing intent, giving people a sense of shock with sharp minions.The dazzling red color seems to have a faint smell of blood.

In the front is Bai Shuyu, who is attacking head-on without fear, three shadow guards are attacking from various angles on the side, and in the rear is the Songsen Wolf King who is the first to catch up.

In a blink of an eye, a siege has formed around Deka, and the situation seems to have reversed.However, Deka didn't take this predicament seriously. He wielded a pair of red swords with great dexterity, and faced the head-on confrontation of the King of Bai without any fear.

Swords meet, sparks fly.The monarch of the Bai Kingdom who came to fight head-on held a sword, which was the weapon passed down from generation to generation by the royal family of the Bai Kingdom-phoenix wings.During the hand-to-hand combat, the two also carefully observed and judged the opponent's mentality and expression.The person fighting in front of him is the monarch of Bai Kingdom.I thought that the master is mostly a character who hides behind the scenes and instructs others, but Bai Shuyu doesn't hide behind the shadow guards to survive, but draws his sword without fear of the enemy, which makes a glint of admiration flash in Deka's eyes .

In just a short moment, the two had quickly exchanged dozens of moves, and this was enough for both sides to weigh the weight of the enemy and ourselves.Bai Shuyu's true energy is deep in his body, but he doesn't seem to be completely comfortable with the sword, and he is not as good as an opponent who has been wielding two swords all year round.Deka knows that the greatest advantage of the Bai royal family is not swords, guns and sticks, but pupil power, and the snow mountain, as the birthplace of the royal family, obviously provides Bai Shuyu with a better location.Sensing someone encircling him from behind, he didn't want to fight, and stepped back quickly, his figure disappearing in the forest.

As soon as he got into the mountain forest, a burst of familiar aura came, causing the pupils of the pursuer to shrink immediately, and the excitement surged into his heart uncontrollably.

Deka lightly licked her lips, focused on attacking, and activated her true energy with the palms of her hands. She wielded her two swords and turned them into dense sword moves, attacking Nightingale who appeared from the front.

The head of the guard also came prepared.He and another shadow guard flanked Deka one by one from left to right. The shadow guard was good at defense, he firmly blocked some sword moves, while the other part was dodged lightly.The two attacked Deka together, one attacked and the other defended, and they cooperated perfectly.

After a battle, both sides have their own winners and losers.Daika perched on the half-waist of the big tree, watching the two figures standing silently more than ten meters away, with a slightly sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were full of coldness.

Nightingale has never refused to cooperate with other people-it was true four years ago and it still is today.

The saber in that person's hand is very familiar, and its name is Changkong, which Deka still remembers.That was left over from the previous shadow guard coach.

bad memory.

In just a second of distraction, the situation had an astonishing reversal—behind Deka, a giant wolf waited for an opportunity to pounce on him, the long hair on his body stood on end, and the dazzling electric light flashed, knocking down Deka's resting big wolf. The trunk of the tree was shattered.

After the vision cleared, the first person to appear in front of his eyes was his old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Nightingale suddenly appeared in front of Deka.The hand raised the knife and fell, so fast that it was too late for people to dodge.

The sky split on the left side of Deka's neck, deeply cut into the flesh, and the blood splashed several feet high.

However, the man who was shot did not just fall.He looked indifferently at the blood splattered from his neck. The blood stains stretched from the branches and leaves of the big trees beside him to the snow-covered ground, dyeing the pure white snow particles red.

Seeing that she couldn't die with one blow, Nightingale held the knife in her backhand and made another blow.This time, Deka's right arm was directly cut off, and the arm flew out together with the long sword in his hand, and landed on the ground several feet away.

The neck and arm were cut fiercely, but Deka didn't show any pain.He silently stared at Nightingale, and at the man who had cut two wounds on his body, he slowly picked up the knife with his remaining left hand.

Nightingale's expression froze, but before she could open her mouth, a fiery air wave exploded with Deka as the center, blowing away all the surrounding shadow guards and wolves.The bodies of the man and the wolf spun and flew out with the impact of the air waves, and fell further away.

Nightingale nailed the saber into the ground and barely stabilized her figure in the air current.After the turmoil, he opened his eyes again, only to see Deka standing in front of him like a ghost, her plain eyes dyed with crazy colors for the first time.

Deka raised her knife, and Nightingale hurriedly resisted.Seeing that the blood was still gushing from the opponent's neck and his right arm was broken, this serious injury did not have any effect on him.After the two of you came and went with dozens of moves, Nightingale felt more and more that something was wrong—according to the amount of blood loss from Deka's wound, he might have lost all blood at this moment, but why didn't he feel weak at all?

Nightingale gritted her teeth, "What kind of sorcery did you use, how could you not die?"

Deka seemed pleased to see him startled and annoyed.Sensing the strong wind approaching behind him, he quickly turned around and blocked Bai Shuyu's sword move that suddenly approached, but exposed his back in front of Nightingale without any cover.

The warrior's instinct made Nightingale subconsciously raise her long knife at his exposed back, but suddenly there was a blur in her vision - the familiar person and familiar back were exactly the same as the scene when they were together for the last time four years ago.

At that time, I also faced his unsuspecting back like this, gritted my teeth and dropped the blade...

Nightingale froze, and his breathing froze for a moment.Long knife, Deca, snow... Countless shadows flashed through his mind, and in the blurred light and shadow, he seemed to return to the past——

In the final assessment four years ago, the man took his hand and fled forward desperately. Behind them were other guards who came after them.

"Nightingale, by climbing over this mountain, we can escape from the assessment site..."

"No, don't run away. Deka, if this continues, you and I will be executed by the instructor, and neither of us will survive!"

"What are you afraid of? Don't be afraid. I have survived so many life-and-death situations. I just don't feel reconciled! Why does he want us to kill each other, and we have to listen to him? Nightingale, let's stop being shadow guards and cross this mountain , behind is a large wilderness, we hide there, no one can find us. I will take you away, and take you away from here far away."

"But……"

What he said afterwards, Nightingale herself couldn't remember clearly.I only know that in the end, when Deka was about to cross the mountain, he finally made a choice.The blade pierced through Deka's unsuspecting back, completely piercing his back, and blood gushed out. His figure fell to the ground like a puppet with a broken thread, and rolled to the bottom of the cliff. trace.

Just like it is now.

Nightingale came back to her senses, and found that the sky knife in her hand was resting on the back of Deka's neck.Time seemed to stand still.

He watched the blade slowly fall from his hand, and landed in the pure white snow stained red with blood.

Deka slowly came back to her senses and smiled at him.

"Why not cut it off?"

A trace of bewilderment flashed in Nightingale's eyes.

"I ask you, why didn't you cut it down like last time?"

"Nightingale, you are indeed the best shadow guard in the entire Bai Kingdom. Even I have to be convinced of this." Deka stared straight at the person in front of her, her words seemed to be admiration, but also seemed to be mocking, " You are the most loyal dog around the royal family of the Bai Kingdom. You are not a human being, but you are a good dog."

He raised his left hand and wiped it on his blood-stained neck.Looking down at the blood on his hands, he smiled strangely: "Counting this time today, you have attacked me for the third time. You tried to kill me three times, but I didn't do what you wanted. die."

He saw with satisfaction that after hearing his words, Nightingale's body shook violently, and the tenacious killing intent in her eyes melted away like ice and snow, replaced by guilt and helplessness.

"No, I, I'm not..." He hurriedly shook his head.Decka looked directly at him.The calm and powerful chief of the guard disappeared, replaced by the flustered boy who was in the snowstorm in the mountains a few years ago.

A sly smile curled up on his lips.

At this moment, there was a powerful qi attacking from his side.The distance was too close, and Deka, who was unable to dodge in time, was hit by this attack, was knocked flying several feet away, and rolled several times on the ground.He got up quickly, just as he saw Bai Shuyu walking to Nightingale's side, helping the weak man in black up from the ground.

"nightingale."

The man whose name was called raised his head and looked directly into Bai Shuyu's light-colored eyes.Tears poured down his bloody face.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have been lying..." No longer as calm as before, Nightingale looked down at the ground with misty eyes, "In fact, on the day of the final assessment, Deka did not escape alone, but took her with her. He was right, in fact, for a moment, the subordinate had already made up his mind to go with him... But at the last moment, the subordinate was afraid and flinched like a coward..."

Bai Shuyu looked at him quietly.Nightingale knelt down, lowered her body to the ground, and sobbed, "Only this subordinate knows that this subordinate did not choose to stay for the sake of loyalty to the king, but because he was afraid of failing to escape and was caught and killed. So, The subordinate raised the knife to his best friend in this life, and stabbed him in the heart when he was defenseless..."

The woods are quiet, with occasional cold wind passing through.Nightingale knelt on the ground, her face buried deep in the snow.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate cannot bear the title of shadow guard. This subordinate is not a hero who is loyal to the emperor and the country, but a lifeless person who kills his friends in order to protect himself in a critical moment! For so many years, this subordinate has lived every day in the life of killing. I can't sleep day and night in the guilt of dead Dicka. Because every time my subordinates close their eyes, they will see his back..."

Chief Wei's heart-piercing sobs were buried in the deep snow.His body was shaking constantly.As soon as this head is knocked down, it seems that it will never see the light of day again.

Looking at the nightingale crying on the ground, there was no wavering in Deka's eyes.Only the corners of the mouth in the shadow under the hood were slightly raised, revealing a dark smile that succeeded in trickery.

However, Bai Shuyu suddenly strode forward and pulled Nightingale up from the snow.

"Look at me!" He stretched out his hand to touch Nightingale's face, and shouted sharply, "Look at my eyes!"

"Nightingale! Think carefully about what your choice is!"

Nightingale was taken aback.But only Bai Shuyu looked the same, and said firmly: "You are not a liar. The one who has been playing with people's hearts from the beginning to the end is not you, but Deka!"

He patted Nightingale on the shoulder to signal him to calm down, and then said to Deka: "Deka, Nightingale has been feeling guilty for the knife that hurt you in the back all these years, and you, there is no doubt You made full use of this point—using Nightingale's guilt towards you, planted the seeds of self-doubt in his heart, and until today, completely changed his will!"

He suddenly turned to Nightingale: "Remember carefully, what was the situation that day? You did not run away with Deka, but chose to stay and become my attendant. Is all this your own will, or was it forced? A choice made helplessly due to the situation? Think about it!"

Nightingale frowned tightly, with a look of pain on her face.On the way of thinking, he gradually realized something was wrong.

"Wait..." He covered his forehead, doubting his thoughts just now, "Wait...it seems wrong. Your Majesty, my subordinate's memory suddenly blurred, and I can't remember many things..."

"That's right." Bai Shuyu sneered, "Deka followed me all the way, and confronted you twice in Mucheng. Leaning against the wall with a dull expression, this is because of the enchantment spell that confuses the mind." He looked at Deka, "And in the battle, the person who used the spell on you without anyone knowing, There is only..."

Nightingale looked at Bai Shuyu and then at Deka, her expression was still hesitant: "But your majesty, this subordinate is not sure whether it was Deka who secretly modified the subordinate's consciousness, or this subordinate's intention. This subordinate's mind is very messed up. I can't remember many things..."

"Very good verification." Bai Shuyu said lightly.He turned around and looked directly into Nightingale's eyes, "The different pupils passed down from generation to generation by the Bai family can peer into the deepest part of a person's heart. You should be very familiar with it, Nightingale."

Nightingale nodded.Bai Shuyu's pupil power suddenly opened, invading Nightingale's consciousness at an extremely fast speed.Pieces of blurred and distorted fragments were salvaged from the depths of memory and spliced ​​together one after another, but presented a different picture from the previous one.

"This subordinate saw..."

Nightingale's blank eyes gradually recovered, and he saw his true past.

"Nightingale is not a coward." He murmured, "I voluntarily stayed by the Emperor's side. Becoming an excellent bodyguard is the goal I pursued desperately throughout my life. I stayed voluntarily back then. I I tried to dissuade Deka, but he insisted on leaving and took me with him. I was afraid that he would be charged with defection if he failed to escape, and would be severely punished by torture, so I took the initiative to stab him, and then put his body on the ground. The body pushed off the cliff, pretending to be killed by me in the fight and then fell off the cliff."

"Decca..."

He looked at the man standing silently in the snow not far away, and said in a bitter tone, "I remember it...you don't have to be like this." He choked up, "I failed you anyway in that matter, I am sorry for you. I have been tortured by it for the past four years, until you appeared in Twilight City a few days ago. You know, at that moment, I really felt like a dream..."

Decka looked at him fixedly, without speaking.

Bai Shuyu glanced at Deka, and said with a sneer, "Deka, your plan is simple to say the least. During the battle, you used spells to quietly distort Nightingale's memory, forcing him to give up his will and turn to Being brainwashed by your point of view. Let Nightingale lose herself because of shame, and even want to abandon her identity as a shadow guard, becoming more and more vulnerable. This is exactly what you want.

...However, your actions are undoubtedly foolish.I used to regard you as an avenger with ulterior motives, but now it seems that I was thinking too much, you are a real deserter-you not only escaped from the assessment field four years ago, but also the one you have been pursuing for a long time People tell lies, and force him to give up his wishes and ideals by means of deception and blows, so as to achieve his goal. "

Deka's expression changed drastically, and an unknown emotion was creeping up bit by bit in the deep eyes.

"...A deserter?" He slowly recalled the word, and repeated it in a low voice, "Emperor Bai, you say I am a deserter? Ha, I was brought into the palace for training, and I didn't have the qualifications to become a shadow guard." Obsession, I didn't stay in the palace just to be a guard. Facts have proved that the palace can only depress people. Little people like us without any background stay in that environment all the year round, and we will only slowly lose our minds. If you lose your humanity, you will even lose your life one day!"

"In the current shadow guard training system, that inhuman assessment system has been cancelled. Nightingale and other shadow guards stay by my side, and I try my best to keep each of them from being in danger. And, not only them, I treat other courtiers and ordinary people of the Bai Kingdom in the same way."

Bai Shuyu closed her eyes, turned around and walked back, "Open your eyes from the shadow of the past and look at the present world, you will find more changes. Of course, if you have been stuck in the quagmire of the past, If you cling to your ideas based on vague impressions from years ago, you deserve to miss the person you're looking for."

Deka had a stiff expression, staring closely at Bai Shuyu.

"In a sense, everyone is involuntary in life. If you want to live a more satisfying life, the way is not to resist," the emperor paused, "but to adapt."

"One last thing to tell you. Deka, to this day, the former shadow guard coach has disappeared, and the old system has been completely banned. Where will your hatred be placed? Do you hate Nightingale? I think you should be You hate him. But the reason you hate him is not because of the sneak attack he gave you, but because of the despair he gave you—you two are looking for very different things, and this is the real obstacle between you and him If your concept persists tenaciously, I regret to tell you that even if you stand within a short distance, he is still out of reach for you!"

Having been stabbed in the heart, Deka became furious almost instantly.True Qi burst out along with the body's anger, and in an instant there were waves of strong energy, one after another.

Seeing the assassin's sword slashing across, he immediately attacked Bai Shuyu.Nightingale, who was a few meters away, moved accordingly, and stood in front of Bai Shuyu first.This move undoubtedly angered the paranoid Deka even more.However--

"Boy, seeing that you can't be deceived, you become angry from embarrassment? Hahahaha!"

Bai Ya suddenly landed in front of Bai Shuyu, and the deep qi gathered in front of him, forming a solid protective shield.The air shook violently, and Deka was caught off guard, and was bounced several meters away.

Mao Tuan jumped off his back and landed in front of Bai Shuyu, glaring at the enemy.

"Snoring!"

If you dare to lay hands on the emperor, you will die!

Flipping the long knife in her hand, Deka stared intently at the person in front of her. Scarlet eyes projected a fierce light, which made people feel chills.But no one in the room flinched from it.

"Deka!" Nightingale shouted, "If you really came here to find me, don't do anything to the emperor!"

Deka sneered, "I'm not just here for you."

"Bai Qiming asked you to come here, right?" Nightingale asked, he was emotional, "After falling off the cliff four years ago, you didn't die, but went to Bai Qiming, didn't you? Deka, do you really know? , Bai Qiming treasoned the country and murdered his relatives, and usurped the throne..."

"I don't want to know!" Deka interrupted him roughly, "I'm not interested in the internal disputes of the Bai clan. My purpose now is only one—"

His dark eyes fixed on Bai Shuyu, "Bai Shuyu, I could have killed you in Mucheng, but if I were in Mucheng, I would kill you. Nightingale is your loyal attendant, He will hate me for the rest of his life." His lips twisted into a cruel smile, "I have struggled for so long, just to leave room for both parties, to let Nightingale agree with me willingly, and stay far away from this filthy royal dispute. Now It seems that there is no need for that!"

"Oh? You can't cheat, do you want to take it by force now?" Bai Ya raised his eyebrows, drew out his long sword and made a posture of preparing for battle, "Daika, we have a large number of people, but since you came to the door on your own initiative , in order to ensure that the emperor's next trip to the snow-capped mountains will be smooth and unimpeded, we can only let you stop here!"

The true qi of both sides rose to the peak in an instant, and the battle was imminent.

With Bai Ya and Bai Shuyu in front, Nightingale and a group of shadow guards in the back, plus the pine forest wolves controlled by Xiao Yuntian, this half-split Deka is definitely not an opponent.Xiao Yuntian secretly observed the surrounding situation.This time, I'm afraid that the nightmare-like stalker will really confess here.

At this moment, Bai Shuyu spoke.

"Decca. Do you want to go with Nightingale?"