Chapter 1269 - 314: Sword Saint Leaves the City

Chapter 1269: Chapter 314: Sword Saint Leaves the City

Immediately,

The Chu Phoenix Nest’s internal guards deployed the majority of their forces to begin probing the battle conditions.

Situated at Chu’s Town South Pass are two critical military strongholds.

One is Fengxin City, because Lord Jingnan, now Prince Jingnan, Tian Wujing, his command banner has always been set on this city’s tower.

The other is Snow Sea Pass.

Firstly, Snow Sea Pass’s geographic position is absolutely crucial, not only defending against threats from the snowfield but also serving as a significant restraint on eastern Jin.

Secondly, it’s well-known that Lord Pingye is Prince Jingnan’s direct disciple. When Prince Jingnan prepared for a decisive battle with the wild people’s main forces at Wang River, Lord Pingye led a surprise raid capturing Snow Sea Pass from the rear;

When Lord Pingye infiltrated Chu State to seize the princess, Prince Jingnan pressed Town South Pass with his troops;

Although Lord Pingye is far inferior to Prince Jingnan in scale and status, they often perform extremely synchronized actions;

Therefore, Snow Sea Pass has become a priority for Phoenix Nest’s internal guard monitoring.

Of course, past infiltration and monitoring have never ceased.

Not just Phoenix Nest, but also Silver Armored Guard, and even the Spy Bureau would habitually place some sentinel here.

But under the leadership of the blind man and Xue Three, Snow Sea Pass’s anti-infiltration capabilities are very strong, even leading to a Jin spy who had been bribed by Phoenix Nest voluntarily surrendering after attending several meetings at Snow Sea Pass, resulting in the exposure of another Phoenix Nest spy at Snow Sea Pass.

Now, with the battle imminent, there’s no need to infiltrate, spies can be used as sentinels, directly monitoring Snow Sea Pass’s military movements.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

Two crossbow bolts were fired, hitting a running man who fell to the ground with a wail.

Dai Li immediately shouted, "Pry open his teeth, don’t let him take poison!"

In Xue Three’s absence, the small government office at Snow Sea Pass was under Dai Li’s charge, and Dai Li was exceedingly thankful for this, little knowing he was merely benefiting from the use of someone else’s name.

However, at that moment, from behind Dai Li and others, two men in black holding short blades slipped down the trees, each killing one of Dai Li’s subordinates on the spot.

"Come back with us, and spare your life, with riches and prosperity."

One of the men in black spoke.

Dai Li spat on the ground, "Damn it, you’re dreaming!"

This was Xue Three’s catchphrase, which Dai Li had learned.

The men in black prepared to act;

These days, Snow Sea Pass’s sentinels and spies have been battling daily against them in the surrounding regions of Snow Sea Pass, resulting in heavy losses on both sides, yet Snow Sea Pass being the main battleground led to greater casualties among Phoenix Nest’s internal guards.

Especially this man, presumed to be the head agent at Snow Sea Pass, whose martial arts were pedestrian but had the skill in laying traps, causing them to suffer several setbacks.

One of the men in black wielded a blade aggressively pressing forward, blocked by Dai Li, exchanging heavy blows, while the other man in black disappeared.

Dai Li knew the other had likely circled behind him, but his martial arts were so ordinary that he couldn’t defend his back.

At this point, Dai Li went all out, deliberately swinging his blade more fiercely, intending to go for mutual destruction with the man in black ahead and pull him down as a cushion, apparent to the opponent who then began to retreat.

"Puff!"

A sound of a weapon piercing flesh.

Dai Li’s heart skipped a beat, and then he looked down to find no wound on himself.

"Thud!" ℴℴ𝘮

Behind Dai Li, a body of a black-clad man collapsed to the ground.

Dai Li quickly turned back, seeing a sword-wielding man in an old robe standing behind him.

Old Dai had not recognized the Sword Saint,

The Sword Saint at Snow Sea Pass, like Schrödinger’s cat.

Many people knew the Sword Saint might be at Snow Sea Pass, but few knew his exact whereabouts; outsiders who wished to verify had to venture personally.

Moreover,

The Sword Saint in white attire is easily recognizable;

But the causal clothes worn when feeding chickens aren’t so easy to identify.

Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse, a long-standing principle, and not everyone has the skill to recognize someone merely through the presence of Sword Energy.

The Sword Saint walked past Dai Li, heading towards the black-clad men, and asked:

"Want them alive?"

Dai Li, a protégé of Xue Three, quickly replied, "Yes, there will be poison in their teeth!"

The Sword Saint nodded,

The black-clad man turned to run,

But human speed can’t match a sword; Longyuan roared out, piercing the opponent’s calf and pinning him to the ground.

The Sword Saint moved swiftly, delivering a sword strike to the chin before the opponent could bite off the poison sac, dislocating his jaw.

Dai Li enthusiastically came over and extracted the poison sac hidden in the opponent’s teeth.

The Sword Saint spoke;

"Question him."

"Alright, rest assured, I’m particularly adept at this. By the way, are you the legendary one..."

The Sword Saint glanced at Dai Li, who immediately shivered, stopped saying nonsense, and began interrogating the black-clad man.

Many spies face death bravely.

But spies who both face death bravely and are skilled in martial arts are not common.

Any affair, once constrained by an additional condition, decreases the probability substantially.

These were words Xue Three had once said to Dai Li and others; Dai Li, though initially not understanding the meaning of conditions and probability, believed he had grasped the concept.

As luck would have it,