Outside the study door.

Following a shout, hundreds of elite warriors armed with powerful crossbows poured out from behind the rockery, green trees, and courtyard walls. The dense rain of arrows locked onto the purple figure that was escaping rapidly.

Qin Feng followed and appeared on the steps outside the study. At this moment, Yun Qijun's figure was already a hundred meters away, and the arrows raining from the sky were just chasing her in vain.

At this speed, even a replacement shot would be too late.

Behind him, Zhao Yuanjin also walked out under the escort of a group of experts. He was not seriously injured, he was just a little frightened.

However, in the brief confrontation just now, as many as six masters died under Yun Qijun's sword, and many others were seriously injured. They must be carefully nursed back to recovery.

"Mr. Qi,"

Qin Feng frowned and asked: "Are all martial arts masters who are at the peak of the innate realm so powerful? Isn't that more dangerous than we estimated in advance?"

Qi Yingchan is the only innate martial arts master under Zhao Yuanjin. Although he is nearly seventy years old, he looks no more than forty.

He heard the words and replied: "This woman's cultivation is indeed above that of old age, and she has great hope of entering the realm of human immortality in the next few years. However, even so, she cannot have such a terrifying speed now.

It should be caused by the use of some expensive secret method to activate it."

"That's pretty much it." Qin Feng felt a little relieved after hearing this.

Overdrawing one's own essence and blood potential to temporarily exchange for more terrifying lethality or an opportunity to escape was not unfamiliar to him, but he just didn't know if this woman had any hope of recovery in the future.

"It's a pity that the three-bow bed crossbow in the army is still being produced and debugged, otherwise she would definitely be left here today." Zhao Yuanjin sighed.

Qin Feng shook his head slightly. The three-bow crossbow has an amazing range. Unfortunately, it is relatively bulky and is not very flexible and convenient to launch and transport. It is effective when used to defend a city or in large-scale field battles, but it may not be effective when used to surround and kill top masters like this.

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Sun Xiangqing said solemnly: "Now that we are at odds with the Lingcang Mountain lineage, my lord must strengthen the bodyguards around him."

Zhao Yuanjin nodded and said: "This is natural. In addition, the city is under martial law and the spies from the Lingcang Mountain line are being hunted. If they can find that Yun Qijun, whether they are captured alive or killed, there will be heavy rewards."

The monarch and his ministers discussed for a while and decided that from now on, all officials and generals above the sixth rank must be equipped with a certain number of sword and shield armorers and crossbowmen, and they must be extra careful when traveling.

When the world is in turmoil and heroes are vying for the throne, it is not uncommon for certain hermit sects to send out their masters to assassinate important officials of rival princes.

After the discussion, Qin Feng returned to the courtyard where he lived, and the school captain Zhao Cheng still accompanied him with a group of armored soldiers to protect him.

Zhang Qiuyun was still waiting outside early. When she saw his figure, she came up to him happily, bowed and greeted him, just like a little wife waiting for her husband to return home.

Qin Feng nodded, not shying away from anything, grabbed her hand and entered the room.

"Is Mr. Zhu back?"

After sitting down, he took the fine porcelain tea cup offered by the maid and put it aside, asking.

"Sir has been back for a while and is waiting in the wing." Zhang Qiuyun replied.

"Okay, let him come over and talk."

Zhang Qiuyun signaled with her eyes, and a maid next to her quickly went out to deliver the message.

Not long after, Zhu Yuntai, dressed in a green shirt and with bright eyes, walked in, followed by two servants carrying a large box.

Qin Feng was not in a hurry to speak, and waved his hand to signal everyone else to leave, leaving only Zhang Qiuyun present.

"Sir, my subordinate has already bought what you want."

Zhu Yuntai said, and opened the box with his own hands. Inside were two sets of armors of different styles, as well as swords, etc. These were the most sophisticated armors and weapons that he had purchased outside.

Qin Feng went over and picked up one piece, inspected it carefully, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Although the workmanship seemed to be pretty good, it was a bit heavy and the protective capabilities were not ideal, which was far from what he expected. However, considering the level of craftsmanship in this era, he couldn't be too demanding.

He planned to form his own private security force, so he instructed Zhu Yuntai to do this. And out of various considerations, he did not ask Zhao Yuanjin this time. Instead, he found a way by himself, from manpower to armor, blades, and crossbows.

I have to solve it all on my own, since I am not short of money anyway.

As for whether to purchase firearms and ammunition and then equip his guards in batches, Qin Feng is still considering the weighing.

"By the way, have you bought the soft armor I asked you to pay attention to?" Qin Feng asked.

"I bought one, but the price is not cheap. It cost three hundred and fifty taels of silver."

As Zhu Yuntai spoke, he took out another box from the bottom of the big box. After opening it, there was a pair of small light black armors on the silk satin substrate.

Qin Feng picked it up and looked at it, feeling even more disappointed.

This kind of soft armor is made of fine metal wires and can be worn on the body for protection. However, given the technical conditions of this era, it is quite difficult to weave metal wires into armor, so the price is also extremely expensive, at least not low.

The quality of silver of the same weight is no less than that of gold of the same weight, so there is no possibility of widespread use.

Soft armor, like chain armor, is very effective against slashing weapons such as knives. It can prevent the knife from cutting into the limbs and convert the force of the knife into relatively minor blunt injuries by increasing the contact surface. However, this effect is

There is a limit, and its effectiveness against heavy slashing weapons such as axes is very limited. Such weapons can directly cut off soft armor.

Because the woven mesh is not dense enough, piercing weapons such as bows, arrows, spears, etc. can easily concentrate their force on a small point to cause huge pressure, thereby destroying soft armor. Therefore, this thing has very limited effect on piercing weapons. For blunt weapons

The weapon is almost completely defenseless.

So this soft armor actually has many shortcomings. Not only is it not light, but also because it is soft, its weight cannot be borne evenly. The force is entirely on the two shoulders of the wearer, which can easily cause fatigue on the wearer's shoulders.

On the battlefield, shoulder fatigue means that the weapon cannot be wielded, which is a fatal flaw. Although general rigid armor, such as plate armor, weighs more than soft armor, it passes through the waist belt, hip lower armor and other parts.

It shares the weight and is less tiring than soft armor.

Therefore, soft armor is generally only worn by important figures on important occasions to prevent assassination, or when the emperor appears on the battlefield in person, but it is suitable for people who absolutely do not need to fight in person.

"...It seems that we have to find a way in the main world. It seems better to find some ways to get some body armor? But body armor is suitable for firearms and weapons, and the defensive effect against cold weapons is not satisfactory. It is really troublesome...

"Qin Feng pondered.

After thinking for a while, he said to Zhu Yuntai: "Okay, you did a good job, that's it for the time being. Let's get all the people selected first, and tentatively decide on the number of one hundred, and I will figure out a way to get the weapons and armor."

Nowadays, there are so many civilians outside who have no livelihood, so as long as they don't skimp on food and salary, it is not difficult to recruit some satisfactory guards.

For other officials, it is obviously taboo to recruit and form bodyguards privately. However, due to his special status, Zhao Yuanjin certainly would not say anything.

The two of them discussed it, and after Zhu Yuntai left, he gave the soft armor directly to Zhang Qiuyun: "Put this on next to yours. It's best not to take it off even when sleeping."

"Eh?"

Zhang Qiuyun's pretty face turned red and she looked at him with some confusion.

"I offended a very powerful guy, and I don't know who will come to seek revenge one day. I'm not worried about anything. I'm just afraid that she will vent her anger on you," Qin Feng explained.

"Yes, I understand, slave."

Zhang Qiuyun nodded obediently and agreed meekly.

The effect of this soft armor is better than nothing. It will be used by her for the time being. She will have to quickly get some better equipment another day.

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In a cave somewhere outside the city.
Chapter completed!