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The blazing fire illuminated the dark sky, resembling countless burning hands waving in the air. Luzi leaped from a wall onto the street, fixating on the rapidly fleeing figure ahead and giving chase. Regardless of any ambush that might lie ahead, he had to capture that slippery character!
At that time, during the confrontation on the outskirts of Handan, it was not true that both individuals were injured as later claimed. These post-battle summaries were all spoken by the person impersonating Luzi. The reality was quite the opposite; not only was Luzi uninjured, but his opponent also had not been harmed.
That person fought while retreating, looking for an opportunity to shake off his pursuer. Luzi would not let him escape! If he could capture him in one fell swoop, not only could the case of the Crown Prince of Qin be resolved, but perhaps the secret in his heart would also be unveiled.
The two ran and paused just like tonight, followed by a fierce struggle. Then they would run again, fighting after a brief respite. Luzi relied on his skills and courage, determined to take down the man ahead!
The fleeing individual was equally resolute; he vowed that even if he died in battle, he would never fall into enemy hands!
They dashed through streets and alleys, leaping high and low until they reached a large courtyard. The front figure, Fake Zhao Kuo, suddenly stopped and pulled out a fire starter from his pocket, blowing on it vigorously. "Luzi! Stop right there! What grudge do we have? Why are you chasing me relentlessly?"
Luzi held his sword horizontally and turned to see the raging flames all around. The places that burned were all part of the Qin Army's Supply Base. "Are you out of your mind!? You attacked my Qin State county; you deserve to die!"
Fake Zhao Kuo scoffed coldly. "You are not a Qin person! On what grounds do you claim this is your Qin State?"
Luzi had been taken to Qi State by his master at the age of three and had since traveled through various countries without returning to his hometown of Jiangzhou. Moreover, due to various reasons, he had few relatives left there. Eventually, he found a relative in Wei Kingdom who made him willing to secretly visit his elder brother Lu Zhi despite the hardships.
However, due to an accident, Wei Wujie somehow received news that led to the massacre of his only blood relatives by Wei Wujie's retainers. This enmity was thus established—neither side would rest until the other was dead.
To outsiders, it was said that Lu the Shopkeeper's hometown was either Qi State or Wei State. Those so-called informed individuals never came forward to testify. At most, they suspected and accused Luzi of being a spy for Qin State but never acknowledged him as a Qin person. Thus, this hunted individual also claimed that Luzi was not a Qin person.
Luzi did not care about how others perceived him; people from any place were all descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the Flame Emperor! If there were unity among nations at this time, how could such senseless slaughter occur!?
Luzi suddenly shook the long sword in his hand and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! If you want to die, do it quickly!"
Seeing the buzzing object in the opponent's hand, Fake Zhao Kuo realized that there was no room for negotiation. He extended his left arm outward and threw the burning firecracker away, then jumped back forcefully.
Luzi had suffered from this kind of thing before, nearly deafening himself. As the object emitted a thunderous sound, it almost buried him alive in the heavy snow. If it weren't for this incident, he would have arrived at the meeting point on the morning of the second day after their scheduled departure.
Noticing Cai Youdao standing there dumbfounded with a Pigeon Cage in hand, Luzi knew that this person must be up to his usual tricks of releasing pigeons to report back. However, Luzi couldn't afford to think about that now; he hurriedly took the reins of the horse and rushed to catch up with the horse team. The hardships of the journey need not be elaborated; despite hurrying, he only arrived after the gates of Wild King City had closed. Eager to show his General Token to request the gate to be opened, he rummaged through his belongings only to remember that his identification was usually kept by Sun Thirteen.
Rules are rules; they cannot be broken!
Luzi had no choice but to ride around outside the city until he finally found a spot near the North City Wall where he could sneak in. He hid in a place and munched on some flatbread while calculating the interval times of the Sentinels on the wall.
The reason for calculating the interval times of the Sentinels was due to Luzi's own entrapment. Previously, patrol intervals were fixed; knowing the intervals between two teams allowed one to deduce when the next team would arrive. If there was a fifteen-minute gap, then the next team would also arrive in fifteen minutes. However, Luzi devised a method involving an irregular rotation schedule that sounded complicated but would lead to a positive cycle if one could do simple arithmetic.
When he had calculated the interval time accurately and prepared to sneak in, he often found that subsequent Patrol Teams would arrive ahead of schedule. This effect of unpredictable Sentinel intervals significantly reduced the chances of being ambushed.
Fortunately, this method was devised by Luzi himself, yet it still made him uneasy. The tedious calculations required at least three Patrol Team interval times for preliminary calculations. By the time he confirmed when the fourth Patrol Team would arrive, half an hour had already passed.
Some might wonder why it had to be so complicated; why not just climb over the city wall? If luck was against him and he got caught, he could simply reveal his identity on the spot. However, that was not how things worked during wartime; defenses would not give you a chance to explain. Trespassing into a restricted area in the dead of night could lead to immediate death for any reckless intruder. Even being cautious posed dangers; who would dare brazenly enter a restricted zone?
Contraband! Kill without mercy!
While riding towards his destination, Luzi repeatedly pondered solutions for dealing with the burning object thrown by his opponent. He recalled from his time in Chu Region that such thunderous eggs (bombs) needed to burn; thus, as long as he could extinguish them before they exploded, there would be no problem. So, he took out his firecrackers and experimented repeatedly. He discovered that as long as he held them at the right angle, he could extinguish them with the back of his sword in one strike.
As for whether that thing is based on the same principle as a fire starter, it's hard to say since there's no physical object to study. Let's treat it as a dead horse and try to revive it; otherwise, what else can we do!?
At this moment, that deadly thing came flying again. Luzi couldn't care less about the target and was fully focused on the sparks flying from the rapidly spinning head of the Thunder Egg. This thing was quite powerful; even from a distance, it could leave your ears ringing for a long time. If it exploded up close, you might never hear anything again! So, there was only one chance to hit this kind of thing. If you missed or couldn't destroy it, you absolutely couldn't let it get close.
Here it comes!
Luzi grabbed the sword hilt with both hands and raised the longsword, calculating the position of the spinning Thunder Egg's head. Just as he was about to strike hard, he saw sparks flying out in reverse. Damn! Who is that!?
"Boom!"
The Thunder Egg flew back and suddenly emitted a blinding flash of light, followed by a gust of wind that scattered nearby objects everywhere. The flames that erupted instantly ignited everything around.
Luzi dodged just in time, hiding behind a willow tree to avoid being hit by the debris. Looking up at the burning branches, he silently breathed a sigh of relief. He clearly remembered someone being blown off the wall just now; who was it!?
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