Chapter 81: Zhao Yun of Changshan

  Li Chong had been transported to the present for three years, and except for the chaos of war, he had never single-handedly killed an enemy. Seeing the opponent's scout being so arrogant, he felt that the opportunity had come, and no matter what, he wanted to make a move, just one scout, how high could his martial arts be? According to his own third-rate general's strength, wasn't it easy to capture him?

  This idea is not bad, Li Chong also often spars with Liao Hua, although it's still not as good as Liao Hua, but can withstand dozens of moves, plus the guidance of Taishi Ci and Zhou Tai, the martial arts are passable, against ordinary people, it's indeed nothing to worry about.

  "No, General Li, it's too perilous. Let me take the field instead."

  "Why? Can't I beat him?" Li Chong frowned and asked, it was too hurtful to his self-esteem, couldn't he even defeat a small soldier?

  Tai Shi Zi let out a bitter laugh and pointed at the long spear of the white horse scout, saying: "My lord, please take a look, is this person's blade not different from what ordinary people use?"

  Li Chong's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily looked towards the long spear of the white horse guard. He saw that the long spear was dragging on the ground, leaving a section of its shining tip exposed. The tip of the spear was not the usual arrowhead shape, but rather resembled a three-edged awl, with extremely sharp edges that flashed with a faint, cold light.

  "What a close call!" Li Zhong silently exclaimed to himself, finally understanding why Taishi Ci didn't let him go into battle. During the Three Kingdoms period, iron smelting technology was not very advanced, and the blades used by ordinary soldiers were all standard issue, not made with great craftsmanship. Only certain generals would use specially crafted blades in order to fully utilize their martial arts skills.

  For example, Lü Bu's Fang Tian Hua Halberd, Zhang San's Zhan Ba Snake Spear, Guan Yu's Qing Long Yan Yue Dao and so on. The blades used by Taishi Ci and Zhou Tai under Li Chong were different from others. Taishi Ci's steel spear had a tip like a short sword, with two extremely sharp edges, which could not only be used for thrusting but also for slashing and cutting to injure the enemy.

  Zhou Tai's large knife was also different from ordinary people, with an extremely long blade and a killing area that far exceeded that of ordinary knives. Liao Hua's steel spear was similar to those used by ordinary soldiers, but it was made more exquisitely, and its length and weight exceeded those of ordinary spears.

  Taishi Ci laughed and then rode out on his horse, shouting at the white horse scout: "Let the general know my name, I am Taishi Ci of Donglai!"

  This is enough to pass by name, for a truly capable opponent, Taishi Ci would not be stingy with his own respect.

  The white horseman opposite Taishi Ci obviously had heard of his name, and upon hearing this, he smiled and said: "Taishi Ci from Donglai, good. I've heard you've clashed with Lü Bu at Tiger Trap Pass; is that true?"

  "Not bad! At that time, only Xiahou Dun brothers fought against Lü Bu face to face, Taishi Ci just shot and injured people in secret." Taishi Ci nodded and replied, slowing down the horse speed, feeling a bit strange, why did the other side ask this?

  White Horse General suddenly asked with a serious expression: "How is Lü Bu's martial arts?"

  "This question has been answered hundreds of times, and Xiahou brothers have also answered it many times. Taishi Ci replied very fluently: 'As for someone like me, three people may be able to defeat Lü Bu.'"

  The white horseman opposite seemed somewhat disappointed, glanced at Taishi Ci's back, and saw Zhou Tai holding a large knife with an eager expression. A smile suddenly appeared on his face as he used his steel spear to beckon Zhou Tai, shouting loudly: "You with the knife over there, come too, to avoid trouble."

  "Preposterous!" Zhou Tai's eyes turned red with rage, his fists clenched with a "crackling" sound, but he didn't dare to truly join forces with Taishi Ci to attack the unknown little soldier. Now Taishi Ci was also a famous general in the world, and joining forces with Zhou Tai to attack an unknown little soldier would definitely be ridiculed by others.

  It's better if Taishi Ci is killed with one shot! Zhou Tai was so angry that he secretly cursed Baima Yu.

  Tai Shi Zi was also furious, coldly laughing and shouting: "No need for Yu Ping to take action, I can handle it myself."

  "Alright..." White Horse nodded and shouted: "Let me, Changshan Zhao Yun, learn from your lordship's spear technique! Taishi Ci, receive the spear!"

  Li Chong was pondering the identity of Baima Xianhou when he suddenly heard the name Zhao Yun, and felt a sudden jolt throughout his body, with an expression of utter incredulity on his face.

  Zhao Yun, anyone who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms knows that if we say the number one martial artist in the novel is Lü Bu Lü Fengxian, then if we say the number one killer, it's undoubtedly Zhao Yun Zhao Zilong right before our eyes. This gentleman's martial arts skills are extremely high, and he especially likes to bully third-rate generals, that is, goods like Li Chong, basically all of them were killed in seconds without any room for negotiation.

  Just thinking about how he was going to fight Zhao Yun one-on-one earlier made Li Chong feel a chill run down his spine, this was the fear that came after the fact.

  "It's unreasonable! Isn't Zhao Yun wearing a white robe and riding a white horse with a silver spear? How can he be dressed so wretchedly, it's completely different from the image of Zhao Yun I had in mind. Who could have guessed this? Zhao Xiao Bai Lian, aren't you deceiving people to their deaths?" Li Zhong lamented in his heart.

  In fact, the depiction of the Romance is exaggerated to a certain extent, just like Zhao Yun, if he really wore silver armor and held a silver spear in his hand, standing out in the crowd would be no different from inviting people to shoot arrows at him. No matter how high Zhao Yun's martial arts skills are, he wouldn't want to be a target for arrows.

  Li Chong was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted: "Zhou Tai, quickly go and help Zi Yi, fight against Zhao Yun together."

  Others may not know, but Li Chong knew Zhao Yun's martial arts. Taishi Ci was also a tiger general, but he was absolutely no match for the killing demon. Even with Zhou Tai added, Li Chong did not think that the two of them had any chance of winning. After all, Zhao Yun was a master who had fought one-on-one against Xu Huang and Zhang Liao.

  "But how can we get Zhao Yun under our command?" Li Zhong thought deeply while keeping an eye on the battlefield.

  Tai Shi Ci and Zhao Yun were only a few dozen feet apart, and with just a slight urge of his horse, he could have killed him. Zhao Yun urged his warhorse forward, raised his hand and thrust his spear at Tai Shi Ci's chest.

  Zhoa Yun's spear thrust was ordinary and unremarkable, with only one word to describe it: "Fast!"

  It was so fast that people's visual reactions couldn't keep up, and bystanders couldn't see where the gun had landed. Ta Shici only felt a cold and fierce aura piercing his chest, and he hastily used the gun handle to knock it away, "Dang..." The sound of the long gun being knocked open, and with a reverse hand, another shot was fired back.

  This was when Taishi Ci felt a chill in his chest and knew that his movement was still one step too slow, and Zhao Yun had pierced the armor on his chest.

  Zhoa Yun didn't parry, and with a twist of his body on the horse, he dodged Tai Shi Ci's steel spear. With one stroke of his spear, the atmosphere changed from being calm and ordinary to turbulent, as if a giant crossbow was shooting out, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound, directly attacking Tai Shi Ci's face.

  However, Taishi Ci also woke up from the shock. His martial arts were not much worse than Zhao Yun's. He had underestimated Zhao Yun's martial arts and was pierced by Zhao Yun's spear through his armor.

  The surging energy was like a sharp dagger, cutting at Taishi Ci's face and making his skin ache, forcing him to narrow his eyes to meet the attack. Taishi Ci wielded his steel spear, casting a layer of light in front of him that dispersed the incoming energy and also blocked Zhao Yun's attack.