Devil's Smile

By Beverly James

“Stand there!” Yan Yu softly told him to stop. The soldiers scattered on both sides, Young Master Yan Yu entered with a thoughtful face, behind him several dozen soldiers carrying two corpses followed him. The body in front still had a long spear on the body that had not been pulled out. Sun Yu was extremely surprised, and did not rush to pay homage to Yan Yu, he quickly grabbed the torch and quickly stepped forward. He only saw the body of a strong young man, with a big mouth and thick eyebrows, one eye had been pierced, blood flowed from it vaguely, and the other eye was wide open, revealing a white pupil. sick, had stopped breathing for a long time, looking at this appearance, he couldn't recognize who it was.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Beverly James
• Release date: May 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005116910

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Devil’s Smile

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Life and Death Just Like a Thread

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ith just a moment of hesitation, Kaiji immediately stepped back, used the technique of Returning Ma Thuong, and at the same time took the momentum to jump up, aiming the spear straight into Gou Tien, the spear tip flew regardless of the angle. or speed, technique or set of methods, all stab right at the desired place of the owner. This is the technique that Kaiji in Tat Thanh of the country of Lo used to fight with NianJi in the past.

Goujian was shocked and lost his color, hurriedly raised his shield to support, only to hear a shocking sound. Kaiji thrust forward with all his might, using the strength of his abdomen and legs to suddenly launch, this move concentrates his entire body's energy and pierces Goujian's shield.

Goujian Ah let out a painful sound, his wrist bone was pierced like it was about to break, he quickly threw away the shield, his whole body suddenly fell backwards, fresh blood on his armor gushed out. , he fell below deck, his head hit the top of the boat, fortunately he was wearing a helmet, although he felt dizzy, but fortunately there was no blood.

Although Kaiji did not know his identity, but also saw that this person could be a general with high dignity in the great Vietnamese army, Phu Khai threw his spear, hugged his face and shouted in pain. , hastily raised his feet, jumped down at the spot where Gou Jian was lying on the boat's web.

Goujian's soldiers were also very surprised, rushed to rush over, but Kaiji blew two people away with a single move, Kaiji also jumped in front of Gou Tien, behind Linh Co Phu saw if something was wrong. Or, he didn't pay attention to the opponent in front of him, but turned around and shouted: Kaiji received one of my spears! As soon as he finished speaking, the spear in his hand rushed behind Kaiji.

The two sides fought with death, even for a moment, they did not dare to ignore, not to mention the enemy was behind him, the spear in Linh Co Phu's hand flew out of his hand, just as he cried out Ah .. a pained sound, an ax slashed right in front of his chest, a stream of fresh blood gushed out from it.

Kaiji took a spear in the direction of Goujian, and at this time, Gou Xian also dimly understood that the feeling of despair and fear had also appeared clearly, but at the same time, he heard an erratic sound behind him. , Kaiji did not have time to think, took the spear back, turned back, then rotated from bottom to top, only heard the sound of Wu passing, the long spear danced a bright circle, and then threw the spear. is heading towards me.

Gou Jian originally thought he was going to die, but when he saw the opportunity, he immediately reacted, his eyes flashed with rage and ferocity, shouted with a loud voice, he jumped up and jumped forward, with a hot look. heart, the movement was even more intense, because he was sitting, he got up, his knees hit the deck of the boat, making a Bump sound.

When his knees collided with the deck, causing him pain to the bones, but on the contrary, his eyes burned with crazy excitement, Kaiji danced for his body, his body jumped forward towards a corner. , kneeling down on the deck of the boat, Gou Tien swings his sword to slash, Kaiji is right at this moment when his old strength has been exhausted, but new power has not been born, the sword stroke has just come, he just hastily turned his body slightly. , in order to avoid the sword stab in the chest, the sword flew through a Wu sound and then stabbed directly into Kaiji's stomach, the sharp blade of a zhang had pierced his stomach and went straight back, leaving only the front of his stomach. sword hilt.

Cau Tien quickly jumped up and pulled out his sword, his knees hit the deck of the boat again, his hands quickly pierced Kaiji's stomach, his body was in a funny and strange position, Kaiji cried out in pain, reached out his hand to hold the long spear high, the spear handle was pointed upwards, he grasped the spear about to stab it straight down, but the sword was still in his stomach, this movement made him extremely in pain, plus he was kneeling on the ground, so it was very difficult to move the long spear, the movement on his hand at that time was so slow.

Seeing this, Gou Tien quickly dropped his sword, jumped to the side, rolled like a gourd, and ran away. At this time, the soldiers of Goujian also arrived, A Chou and Sai Chuu saw the king being hit by a sword and couldn't stand it for a while, their eyes were full of tears, he frantically swung his ax and smashed a few hammers, causing the arrows to fall. The Vietnamese generals split in two, then both flew towards the king.

Kaiji stood up with his long spear, tried to hold on to the rack next to him, he pushed a Vietnamese soldier away, he himself staggered back a few steps, leaning on the side of the boat.

Lord! Tai Cuu shouted, in front of a Vietnamese soldier raised a spear to stop him, he didn't stop or resist, just turned around slightly, despite the long spear stabbing, two big axes in his hands. furiously swooped down, causing the Vietnamese soldier's hands to fall off, the soldier's pain pierced the sky, shouted, Tai Cuu quickly used his strength to launch a kick that sent him flying away.

If we can kill Kaiji, then what merit do we get? It could be the king of Wu! A few Vietnamese soldiers with long spears ready, excited and excited, rushed towards Kaiji, but the soldier who had just lost his other two arms was left with only his body, was thrown by Tai Cuu. One foot, flying like a bullet, he screamed and fell on Kaiji's body, causing Kaiji to stagger to the side.

A few Vietnamese soldiers swung their swords and slashed, after a moment of confusion, Tai Cuu raised an ax to defend, the long spear pierced his stomach, stabbing him like crazy, seeing this situation, came to him. Also very worried...

When Sun Vu brought his troops to O Trinh, it was late at night, the sky was as black as ink, but on the boat docks, in the river, on the contrary, the torches were bright, everywhere there were people, big boats and small boats of all kinds lying on the ground. in all directions, some capsized, some were half on the shore and half in the water, underneath the other boats, people scattered trying to get to the shore and go.

Sun Yu quickly ran to the riverbank, the torch clearly illuminated his face, his face now seems pale: Have you found the king yet?

Chi Trung's body was smeared with dirt, and he didn't know where to come out, he was like a rabbit at this time, and awkwardly replied: I haven't found it yet...

Then keep looking, what are you doing standing there! Sun Vu shouted loudly, causing Chich Trung to tremble in fear, he did not even dare to answer a word, quickly turned around in panic and ran, only ran two steps, heard a thud, then came out. It was pitch black under his feet, so he couldn't see and fell into the water.

NianJi's brother, Nham Thanh Kiet, led the Nham family's army along the road to chase it, halfway there, he encountered Tu Mon Sao's army to stop him. If it wasn't for Sun Vu's great army to arrive in time, I'm afraid that Nham Thanh Kiet's army would be destroyed by Tumen Sao's ambush. On the other hand, he blamed himself for not being able to get to the great king in time, causing Kaiji to be suddenly attacked by Vietnamese ambush troops, until now he still did not understand, he suddenly shouted in horror: I'm going to kill that dog bandit Simen Chao, destroy his people without a single one!

Stand there! Yan Yu softly told him to stop. The soldiers scattered on both sides, Young Master Yan Yu entered with a thoughtful face, behind him several dozen soldiers carrying two corpses followed him. The body in front still had a long spear on the body that had not been pulled out. Sun Yu was extremely surprised, and did not rush to pay homage to Yan Yu, he quickly grabbed the torch and quickly stepped forward. He only saw the body of a strong young man, with a big mouth and thick eyebrows, one eye had been pierced, blood flowed from it vaguely, and the other eye was wide open, revealing a white pupil. sick, had stopped breathing for a long time, looking at this appearance, he couldn't recognize who it was.

Sun Yu's heart pounded rapidly, quickly shining the torch on the second body, but seeing that this person had been bandaged, his breathing was weak, he was still not dead, seeing this figure was Ah Chou. . Sun Vu also didn't notice Ah Cuu's injuries, but ran to hug him tightly and shouted: Ah Cuu. Where's the king? Where's the king?

A Cuu's breath was weak, his mouth lifted a few times, but he couldn't say a word: General Sun, great king... Great king was stabbed and fell into the water, still not found.

A Cuu's breath was weak, his mouth lifted a few times, but he couldn't say a word: General Sun, great king... Great king was stabbed and fell into the water, still not found.

Sun Vu heard a noise behind him and suddenly turned his head, only to see behind two friendly soldiers carrying a wounded great man, that was A Cuu's brother: Tai Cuu.

Sir, please calm down, don't get angry and die right now. Yan Du walked over and patted Sun Vu's shoulder to advise him, then Yan Yu with a dark face pointed to the dead body lying in front of him and said: That guy...is Phu Khai. He still had the king's spear on his body. But based on what Sai Cuu said, when the king was seriously injured and fell into the water, Phu Khai was still alive…

He turned around, his eyes looked at the vast space in the empty night ahead, muttering: One stone kills two birds, Ah! Gou Jian, you're so good!

Sun Vu squeezed his cold hand, A Cuu and Sai Cuu two generals found it, but couldn't find the trace of the great king, just afraid of more or less good and evil, if the king had any fate..., Thinking of this, Sun Yu's whole body was drenched.

General Sun, have you found the king?

Sun Vu was thinking in a daze, Anh Dao held a torch in his hand, ran over from afar, his hat was tilted, his whole body was drenched. Sun Vu was awakened by his bright torch, his eyes blankly looking into the distance, shaking his head a few times. Anh Dao immediately jumped into the cold riverbed, not knowing how deep to search.

Sun Vu slowly gave the order: Command the three troops above and below, to search all roads, on the river, on the bank, in the bushes. Every body found must be carefully examined, carefully searched without leaving a single blade of grass, as long as the king is not found, then the search will not be stopped.

Follow orders! The generals beside SunYu followed orders one by one.

At this time, he calmed down, turned to Tai Cuu and asked: Where are the other Vietnamese?

Sai Cuu reached out his hand to brush off a soldier who was dressing his wound, and replied: "Yan Yu's company of soldiers has just arrived, they have already run away, they used dozens of boats, taking them with them. Generals and wounded soldiers, the rest followed the riverbank, when General Luong Hu led his army to run, he immediately chased after him.

Sun Vu silently nodded, at this time, on the water near the shore, which was extremely chaotic, everyone was like a bunch of flies looking for prey, the other generals shouted orders, causing for this place to suddenly become a mess more than a fierce battle on the battlefield.

All the soldiers ran, except Yan Yu and Sun Yu who were still standing on the shore, both of their faces were watching intently, while everyone was trying non-stop to search for Kaiji, The two of them began to think about a problem that they didn't want to think about, which was: If…we find Kaiji's body, what should we do?.

It's already early summer, the river water in summer in Jiangnan makes everyone feel comfortable, contemplating a sleepless night worrying and worrying, immersing in this pleasant water, looking at the stars Lights up the sky, causing people to unconsciously give birth.

But for a person who has just woke up like Kaiji, on the contrary, he feels cold to the bone, he feels numb all over, his whole body feels cold, in front of his eyes is a black color, no see nothing. After a while, he gradually regained consciousness, only then did he realize where he was.

He fell from the boat, at that time there was a battlefield everywhere, there were dead people everywhere, forces on both sides were fighting in all directions, they didn't know that he had just been hit by a sword. Falling from the big battleship into the water is how important their identity is, so they keep trying to find opponents, trying to kill. At this time, the soldiers on both sides were still fighting on the boat, but then they found out and ran to the side of the boat, fighting with knives in their mouths to jump into the water to find Kaiji's whereabouts.

Kaiji tried his best to swim away, he tried to swim to the side of a large boat, but at this time there was too much blood, so he felt that he couldn't swim anymore, he did not dare to let go of the wound on his body. then he pulled out a small knife from his body, tried as hard as he could to stab the side of the boat, then opened the belt on his body and tied his body to the handle of the other knife.

When he finished, he was now completely in a coma, completely unaware of anything, until this time, he slowly woke up.

The boat is running, the water below splits to the sides, creating a rattling sound.

Where is this? Is the boat your own?

Kaiji calmed down for a moment, listened attentively above, at this time he heard the Vietnamese people above the boat loudly talking to each other: Hurry up, speed up faster, the Ngo army is about to come. caught up.!

Kaiji bent down to take a cold breath, then turned to look up at the shore, at this time he could only see a long column of smoke on the shore,