Chapter 1489

He quickly stood up again, holding the Jin Shejian, and looked at Oubai with a solemn expression.

Oubai possessed two treasures.

One was the Golden Silk Soft Armor, and the other was the Profound Iron Dagger.

Because he had to enter the palace to see the Emperor, he certainly could not bring the Profound Iron Dagger.

However, he was wearing the Golden Silk Soft Armor on his body.

In the original plot, it was precisely because he was not wearing this Golden Silk Soft Armor that Wei Xiaobao succeeded in his sneak attack.

The Golden Silk Soft Armor is a rare treasure in the Wu Lin, impervious to blades, spears, and fire.

It is a treasure truly capable of contending with divine weapons, and its quantity is extremely scarce.

Yet, the precious armor has significant limitations.

It can block divine weapons and sharp implements, but it cannot block the invasion of Qi and Sword Qi into the meridians.

Moreover, the production cost of the precious armor is even higher than that of ordinary divine weapons, and when facing experts with cultivation bases deeper than one's own, it is better than nothing.

It is completely incomparable to divine weapons that can overcome enemies and win against the strong while being weak.

Therefore, people in the Jianghu have never valued it much.

Even Yuan Chengzhi has a Golden Silk Vest.

Yet, he suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of Gu Hanyuan, Gui Xinshu, and Oubai.

He had no demeanor of a protagonist at all.

Furthermore, apart from Gu Hanyuan himself, Gui Xinshu and Oubai were also related to Gu Hanyuan.

Oubai naturally would not have a sudden whim to wear the Golden Silk Soft Armor to see Kangxi.

The cause was that Oubai's faction member, Minister of Personnel Ashiha, suggested he wear it.

The reason was that he had arbitrarily killed the entire clan of Suksaha, and even if Kangxi did not make trouble, there was no guarantee that others would not be driven to desperation; wearing the Golden Silk Soft Armor was a precaution.

Because there were no thousands of troops to guard him, and considering the matter of Kangxi recruiting for the Sticky Pole Office beforehand, Oubai was also somewhat vigilant.

Therefore, Oubai wore the Golden Silk Soft Armor, and at this moment, it indeed saved his life.

Although Ashiha was a member of Oubai's faction, he would not suddenly think deeply about Oubai's safety.

It was just that he had been bribed with money by Sun Zhongjun and had become a peripheral member of the "Earth Net."

That is why Gu Hanyuan had previously secretly praised Sun Zhongjun for doing well.

It was not only because controlling Ashiha caused Oubai's fate to change.

It was even more because the "Earth Net" was effective in infiltrating the imperial court.

This also represented an improvement in the operational capabilities of the "Net."

Gu Hanyuan also did not need to personally handle every small matter.

In the arena, the struggle between Oubai and the Sticky Pole Office continued.

However, because Yuan Chengzhi's sneak attack failed and he could do nothing about the Golden Silk Soft Armor on Oubai's body, the morale of the Sticky Pole Office plummeted.

Even though Yuan Chengzhi relied on the sharpness of the Jin Shejian to force Oubai to use the Golden Silk Soft Armor to resist and contain his movements.

The situation gradually became unfavorable for the Sticky Pole Office.

More and more experts from the Sticky Pole Office fell, and fewer than twenty people were still holding on.

However, if one observed carefully, one would find that several people in the Sticky Pole Office touched Oubai and immediately retreated every time they fought him.

Not only did they not put pressure on Oubai, but they also harmed others.

Kangxi's Wu Gong was low, so he could not see the clues.

Yuan Chengzhi, however, keenly discovered the abnormality, but the situation was critical, and he could not care about these people at all.

Oubai also noticed it, and while using these people to expand his advantage, he also secretly paid attention to and guessed their purpose.

After several rounds.

Wei Dongting, who had the highest Wu Gong in the Sticky Pole Office besides Yuan Chengzhi, was also punched by Oubai, causing him to vomit blood and fall to the ground.

And because the time had dragged on, the poison Oubai had ingested gradually took effect, and while his complexion became paler, his moves became increasingly weak and powerless.

Even his indestructible external arts could not be maintained.

Places not protected by the Golden Silk Soft Armor also had several more wounds.

Kangxi was overjoyed to see this.

He promised without hesitation:

"Quickly capture Oubai. Whoever captures Oubai, I will grant him ten thousand taels of gold and confer upon him the title of Viscount."

Once these words were spoken, the eyes of the experts from the Sticky Pole Office shone.

Ten thousand taels of gold was one thing.

Because such rewards were actually difficult to fulfill and would eventually be heavily discounted.

For example, using copper instead of gold.

But the title of Viscount was real, and it even skipped over the lowest rank of Baron.

Didn't these Jianghu figures who were willing to be recruited by Kangxi come for wealth and glory?

And Oubai was already at the end of his rope at this time.

Therefore, everyone summoned their remaining courage, wanting to be the one to receive the reward.

Even Wei Xiaobao's eyes shone, and he secretly drew his dagger, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack.

If it followed the normal plot development.

Oubai would definitely be captured by the lucky Wei Xiaobao, who had the protagonist's halo.

However, just as Wei Xiaobao was sneaking away from Kangxi's side.

Those several Sticky Pole Office experts who had been hindering them suddenly turned their weapons and killed towards Kangxi.

The leader shouted:

"Kill the Tatar Emperor, everyone, let's finish this quickly!"

It was precisely the Honghua Society lurking in the Sticky Pole Office.

And the leader was none other than the Chief Helmsman of the Honghua Society, Chen Jialuo.

Seeing this, Kangxi's complexion changed slightly, and he shouted:

"Protect the Emperor!"

However, at this time, who still had time to protect him?

Kangxi had indeed been guarding against the people of the Honghua Society before.

And he had barely narrowed the scope of confirmation to within ten people.

This number of people was nothing compared to the dozens of people in the Sticky Pole Office.

Kangxi even had the idea of clearing them out after capturing Oubai.

However, things went awry.

Oubai was not solved by Yuan Chengzhi holding the Jin Shejian, but instead knocked down most of the Sticky Pole Office experts.

The person rushing to the front had a sturdy build and thick arms, and his raised fists brought a hunting wind as he smashed towards Kangxi.

It was precisely the Fourth Helmsman of the Honghua Society, "Thunder Hand" Wen Tailai.

He looked grimly at Kangxi, who was getting closer and closer to his fist.

Thinking that he was about to kill the Emperor of the Qing Guo and become a great hero famous throughout the world, he could not help but reveal a trace of joy.

However, what made him feel slightly puzzled was.

Kangxi was much calmer than he had imagined, without any panic at facing a dead end, but instead appeared somewhat hesitant.

Kangxi's reaction was not strange.

After all, he still had Wutian as his final trump card.

It was just that if he used it now, it would inevitably affect his plan.

However, at the critical moment of life and death, Kangxi could not care about much else.

He was just about to use the Empress as a bargaining chip to ask Wutian to take action.

The situation that suddenly occurred before his eyes made his pupils shake violently.

He saw a burly figure suddenly appear in front of Kangxi.

The official uniform on his body was tattered, revealing the Golden Silk Soft Armor inside, and the places not protected were still bleeding.

He blocked Wen Tailai, who was rushing over.

A fist the size of a millstone collided with the "Thunder Hand."

Wen Tailai immediately vomited blood and flew backward, falling to the ground. ===== CHAPTER 1491 =====