Cunning General Si Ning
Chapter 233: Live

Chapter 233: Live

Yang Sheng further gave Ah Dai another kick with his knee on his face which sent Ah Dai crashing hard to the floor. Then he bent as he gritted his teeth, pulling out the pen in his leg as he grunted then he straightened up and even turned his head to the right then to the left like a maniac, he lowered his eyes and raised his leg high and brought it hard down on Ah Dai’s head, he continued matching Ah Dai’s face like he couldn’t wait to damage the face till he heard a crack.

"Stop stop it, you coward come for me!" Si Ning said, his voice small but loud enough for Yang Sheng to hear me.

With red angry eyes Yang Sheng turned to Si Ning like he couldn’t believe Si Ning just called him a coward, he matched towards Si Ning with angry strides and when he got closer he raised his sword high to finally stab Si Ning’s chest. Si Ning wanted to move but his body didn’t corporate.

Is this it?

Si Ning knew he must fight till the end as he gritted his teeth but his body didn’t respond, the sword was coming down but Ah Dai threw his damaged prosthetic arm which collided with the sword making the sword violently jerk sideward as the prosthetic arm fell beside Si Ning.

"You will not kill my Young Master." Ah Dai declared with much difficulty because of his dislocated jaw, he stood up, the elastic band holding his hair snapped making his hair come down, blocking half of his face but anyone could see the determination set in his eyes, he staggered holding his bloodied shoulder, his hands stained with blood as blood continued to ooze out from his wound yet he refused to back down.

Si Ning felt so ashamed that he was useless so he summoned all his strength and finally stood up, he was going to fight. Ah Dai was bleeding so much so the rest depends on him, he moved to create some distance between him and Yang Sheng. "Ah Dai stay down I will end this betrayal." He said, his voice surprisingly audible enough, he had no weapon at hand but if he was going to save Ah Dai he needs to end the fight at once.

Yang Sheng started laughing out loud like he just heard the funniest joke. "Master and Servant both deserve death!" He said then extended his leg and gave a sudden kick to Si Ning.

Si Ning was fast enough to block the kick with his arm but it was a powerful kick he almost fell but he stood his ground and got pushed back a little then he saw a flash of his scabbard which he turned and caught it in mid-air and pulled out his sword swiftly. Si Ning didn’t think of why it seemed so natural catching the sword Ah Dai threw to him, why it was so easy it fitted right in his hand as he threw the scabbard on the floor even all the dodging of Yang Sheng’s sword he had been doing wasn’t a skill he got from acting movies, it was the skill belonging to his body as a General which he was pulling so well.

Si Ning coughed out more blood but he was determined to kill the man who gave him and Ah Dai so much pain, since Yang Sheng was determined to kill them then Si Ning shouldn’t be merciful, he was already feeling weak in the bloodied arm he used to block Yang Sheng’s kick but it wasn’t his dominate hand.

"Ahhhh!"

The moment their sword clashed and Si Ning measured the power of the collision, it seemed like when he first faced Yang Sheng before Ah Dai came in was just a game of pity Yang Sheng was playing with him because he was poisoned but now the way Yang Sheng was fighting, combining his martial arts to his sword fighting by throwing a kick each time he thrust and missed, the skill was on another level Si Ning was finding it hard to keep up as he kept turning swinging his sword not even trying to think how the swordsmanship was easy for him as he kept on meeting Yang Sheng’s sword, both unable to inflict any damage to each other.

"I cannot believe I am fighting with you a top General, General Si Ning, I know if you are in top form I will be dead by now so I am struggling but I will take the honour of ending your life!" Yang Sheng spatted out when the two swords clashed and their faces were closer as it became a game of overpowering, each pushing with their swords.

Si Ning had no idea if it was praise or mockery cause he felt like he was the one on the losing end. He pushed his sword but Yang Sheng’s power was greater, he was thinking of a way to skillfully dodge the sword that was coming close to his shoulder when Yang Sheng used the opportunity to bring out a dagger from his robe and was about to sneakingly stab Si Ning in his stomach but Ah Dai who was breathing hard still standing saw it and quickly carried a flower pot which he threw and this pot flew towards the two men forcing them to break apart, Si Ning moved back, his eyes widened when he saw the dagger Yang Sheng was holding as the flower pot crashed into the floor, none flinched due to the harsh sound of ceramic breaking. Ah Dai quickly slides onto the floor to stand at his Master’s side.

"Ah Dai move you can’t fight!" Si Ning yelled without turning to look at Ah Dai, his eyes on Yang Sheng watching as Yang Sheng threw up the daggar and caught it swifty, balancing the sword and dagger on each hand like it was the easiest thing for him to do. This showed how skilled he was and Si Ning was sure Yang Sheng could handle both weapons at the same time.

"Master.."

"You will slow me down." Si Ning interrupted Ah Dai, he was determined to protect Ah Dai but then his heart goes with a loud thump, it was so painful like someone just dug their finger and the whole hand in Si Ning’s chest, then grabbed his heart and squeezed, it was the greatest pain Si Ning ever felt, the sword he was holding fell from his hands as he fell hard on his knees, his hands on his chest feeling as his heart goes ’thump thump thump...’ each rhythm getting slower, his eyes bulging as his face started to turn red.

"Master Master!!" Ah Dai yelled in panic as he quickly knelt beside Si Ning.

Si Ning wanted to tell Ah Dai to stand and not back the enemy but then Ah Dai tapped his waist like he was looking for something then turned and quickly lay on the floor to grab his pouch which was a few feet away but the moment he grabbed the pouch, Yang Sheng used the opportunity of Si Ning being defenseless to throw the dagger at Si Ning with force and Ah Dai turned and instantly jumped in front of Si Ning as the dagger pierced his back.

"Uhhhh..." Ah Dai coughed out blood on Si Ning’s cloth. He smiled glad he was able to use his body as a shield and his Master was safe.

Si Ning’s eyes were blood red. "Eeeeee... Eeeee.." he gasped as he was struggling to breathe and knew his heart was going to stop any second but Ah Dai still reached inside his pouch and brought out a dark pill, he placed it between his teeth and kissed Si Ning forcing the pill down with his tongue which Si Ning swallowed but Yang Sheng came forward and stabbed Ah Dai with his sword from the back, the sword pierce Ah Dai’s heart protruding from the front.

Si Ning’s eyes watched as Ah Dai separated from him with a smile on his lips. Si Ning was gasping, his face red, not able to comprehend what was happening as he watched Yang Sheng violently pull the sword out of Ah Dai, blood pouring from the open wound, and Ah Dai mouthed a word to his Master as he fell on the floor.

"Tsk Useless." Yang Sheng clicked his tongue. He kicked Ah Dai body that was turning cold, turning him in the process for him to lie down facing down, blood pooling fast around him then he faced Si Ning. "You are dead, the poisoned had already reached your heart but I cant wait to see you die so I will help you by cutting your head off."

Si Ning’s eyes were still on Ah Dai, he sees it as a joke that Ah Dai was lying there without moving, the blood around him was too much and getting thicker, he wanted to call Ah Dai to stand up and stop joking, he wanted to see Ah Dai move so badly, he wanted to reach out to him but then Si Ning’s heart skipped two beats then stopped for a second like he was already dead but then his heart started to beat normally again like it was restarting as he coughed out dark blood. He saw the world moving in a slow-motion even Yang Sheng seemed to be raising his sword in a slow-motion and he was about to bring it down on Si Ning’s neck.

’Live’

Ah Dai’s last word he mouthed resonated in Si Ning’s head as he rolled out of the way of the sword.