On the mountain road, countless soldiers surrounded Li Mingyue in the center. Those in the front were holding swords, and those in the back were holding powerful crossbows. In total, there were about a hundred people.
Li Mingyue's face was gloomy. He expected that the imperial court would take action, but he did not expect that it would be at this time. However, if you think about it carefully, it is normal. Now that the situation in Lanzhou is tense, the imperial court can take advantage of this opportunity to kill Li Mingyue and then push it to the five countries.
Over there, it's just like what the headmaster of the Taiqing Sect said back then.
With Li Mingyue's current strength, it would be no problem to deal with a few roughnecks, but it would be very difficult to deal with nearly a hundred well-trained and battle-hardened elites. It could even be said that there was no chance of winning.
He couldn't help but look down at the dragon-shaped jade pendant. Could it be that he had to use this only means of saving his life today?
But as soon as the idea came up, he quickly rejected it.
Senior sister said that if you rely too much on external forces on the way to practice, it will affect your Taoist mind over time and make it difficult to make progress. Li Mingyue has never had any doubt about this. If today because of these hundred or so soldiers, let him
If the woman in the bell helps, then whenever he encounters difficulties in the future, he may not dare to face them himself.
Furthermore, although these soldiers have an advantage in numbers and have no chance of winning in a face-to-face battle, they can run away and there is no need to fight to the death with these people.
The imperial court's move this time was obviously not overt, otherwise there wouldn't be only such a small number of people. In other words, as long as they run to Qingyuan Mountain or a place where people gather, these soldiers may give up.
After making up her mind, Li Mingyue began to think about a response strategy. The first step was to get rid of the siege of these people. The biggest problem and the biggest threat in this step were the soldiers carrying powerful crossbows.
Then there is the escape route after getting rid of it. In Li Mingyue's heart, there are two ideal routes. One is to continue forward and return to Qingyuan Mountain. This is the safest way, because as long as you return to Qingyuan Mountain, not only will people
There is a senior sister on Qingyuan Mountain; the second option is to return to the original route and enter Sangji City. This route is relatively close, but it is safe and unsafe, and Li Mingyue cannot guarantee it.
Comparing the two roads, the first one is safer, but also more difficult. After all, the road is relatively long, and any accidents may occur along the way, such as injuries.
Once injured, it will not only affect the combat effectiveness, but also affect the speed. As a result, whether he can return to Qingyuan Mountain becomes a question.
After a short period of thinking, Li Mingyue decided to choose the first path, because if he chose the second path, even if he returned to Sangji City, these soldiers might not dare to do anything in Sangji City, but he could not stay in Sangji City forever.
, that is to say, as long as you return to Qingyuan Mountain, these soldiers can still wait for you halfway, and they will eventually return to the first road.
Just when Li Mingyue made up his mind, the opponent had already taken action. First, countless arrows rained down, and then the soldiers carrying swords rushed forward.
Li Mingyue could only get rid of distracting thoughts. At the same time, with a thought, there was an extra sword in his hand. It was the Confucian sword Haoran. At this time, there was no need to hide it. If he kept hiding it any longer, he would probably have to stay here.
After taking out the Haoran Sword, Li Mingyue drove the dagger around his body to resist some arrows and reduce the pressure. At the same time, he waved the Haoran Sword in his hand and walked with the sword, dodging most of the arrows, while using
He pushed aside the sword and looked at six directions at the same time, looking for a direction in which he could break out of the encirclement.
As soon as he dodged all the arrows, the soldiers holding sabers rushed forward. In groups of two, they took turns charging at Li Mingyue.
Obviously, these soldiers have seen that Li Mingyue is difficult to deal with, and plan to use wheel fighting to exhaust Li Mingyue to death. This is also the most commonly used method by the military at the foot of the mountain to deal with the monks on the mountain, because apart from this, there is no other better method.
method.
While dodging and resisting these soldiers, Li Mingyue also had to guard against cold arrows that might appear at any time, and had to focus on finding the opponent's weak points to break out. It was a bit awkward to deal with it for a while, but in an instant, he was stabbed on his left arm, dripping with blood!
It has to be said that the combat power of this group of soldiers is really good, and they have grasped the timing of the battle just right; and they are not blindly willing to die or withdraw immediately after missing a hit. It is obvious that they want to make this battle a protracted one.
war.
"You concentrate on dealing with it, and I'll help you find a way out." At this time, the woman in the bell said in Li Mingyue's mind.
Li Mingyue nodded in her heart, no longer distracted, and concentrated on dealing with the soldiers and the cold arrows shot from time to time.
Li Mingyue first turned sideways to avoid an arrow, then swept the long sword in his hand, forcing the two soldiers back, and then used the dagger to kill one of them.
This battle lasted for a while, and Li Mingyue's already dilapidated Taoist robe became even more dilapidated. Many places were even stained red with blood, but fortunately they were only superficial injuries.
But if it continued, it would not be a good thing for Li Mingyue. In this short moment, he began to feel that the loss was huge. If he persisted for a while, he might not even have the strength to escape.
"Left, break through and go directly into the woods." The woman in the bell suddenly reminded.
Without any hesitation, Li Mingyue drove the dagger to kill directly to the left, and at the same time, her whole body followed closely behind the dagger.
The dagger nailed one of the soldiers to death on the spot, and then the long sword in Li Mingyue's hand knocked the two soldiers away. He slightly bowed his body, suddenly jumped up, dodged the two arrows that were fired, and then turned over in the air.
Dive into the woods beside the mountain road.
The moment Li Mingyue entered the woods, countless arrows were sprayed into the woods. Then, without waiting for the order to be given, the nearest soldier followed into the woods, but Li Mingyue had disappeared.
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Under a pine tree, the sun shines down from the crown of the tree, and rays of sunlight can be clearly seen. Li Mingyue holds the Haoran sword, leaning against the tree trunk, with sweat on his head and a pale face.
This sweat is caused by both tiredness and pain.
There were still two arrows stuck in his chest and lower abdomen, and blood was constantly leaking out.
When I fled into the woods, I was still hit by two arrows. Although the vital parts were not hurt, the pain was real.
Li Mingyue gritted her teeth and used the dagger to directly cut off the two arrows instead of pulling them out.
If he pulled out the arrow at this time, he would definitely bleed, and he wouldn't have time to treat the wound. As the blood drained, he would collapse even if he didn't die.
Therefore, the only way is to treat the wound when we find an opportunity, or simply wait until we return to Qingyuan Mountain.
According to Li Mingyue's speculation, it should be more than an hour away from Qingyuan Mountain. However, because we are in the mountains and we are escaping, not only the speed will be affected, but the route will also be changed due to various factors. So we will wait until we return to Qingyuan.
Source Mountain, I'm afraid it's already late at night.
As soon as he cut off the arrow, a human voice came from not far away. Li Mingyue didn't dare to think too much. She held the tree trunk with her left hand, turned her body half a circle around the tree trunk, and disappeared again with the help of strength.
Li Mingyue ran all the way, not only trying to find a way to get rid of the pursuers, but also trying to figure out the direction of Qingyuan Mountain. In addition, she was injured, which made it miserable.
After running away like this for a while, Li Mingyue also felt a little angry in her heart. The sword-wielding soldiers were okay, but the crossbow-wielding soldiers really gave Li Mingyue a headache. Arrows would suddenly shoot out at any time, making it difficult for people to guard against them.
What troubled Li Mingyue the most was that no matter how far he ran, these soldiers would always cling to him like dog-skin plaster and he couldn't get rid of it.
If you blindly escape, you may be able to return to Qingyuan Mountain, but you may also end up seriously injured, and may even affect your foundation.
So Li Mingyue made a decision to escape while using the cover of the dense forest to fight back against these soldiers, thereby reducing the combat effectiveness of this group of soldiers and thereby alleviating the pressure she faced.
He, Li Mingyue, is now a monk in the Subtle Realm, and his grasp of timing is not inferior to these soldiers at all. As long as he hides his aura and launches an attack, he can not only reduce the opponent's combat power, but also achieve a certain deterrent effect.
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Of course, this kind of counterattack requires many conditions. If it is night, Li Mingyue can maximize his advantage in the subtle realm, so he raised his head and took a look at the sky.
It's still early autumn, and it gets dark relatively late. Judging from how far the sun is setting in the west, it will take at least three or four hours before it gets completely dark.
In Li Mingyue's current situation, he simply couldn't wait that long. Not to mention whether the soldiers could find him, his current injuries alone couldn't possibly delay him that long.
He first used some simple methods to temporarily block the blood vessels around the wound, then hid all his aura, jumped onto a big tree, and used the leaves to cover his whereabouts completely.
Not long after Li Mingyue disappeared, a group of soldiers caught up with him. There were not many of them, there were only more than ten people in total. But even under such circumstances, they still maintained a high level of vigilance and formed a complete formation.
Not a trace of confusion.
As a result, if Li Mingyue wants to launch a counterattack, the chance of success will be greatly reduced, unless he can kill more than a dozen people in an instant, but he obviously does not have such ability now.
And once he takes action, other soldiers will soon hear the news, and what awaits Li Mingyue will be raindrops of arrows.
The soldier in front of him stopped when he came to where Li Mingyue was standing before. He glanced left and right, squinted and said, "It should be nearby. Spread out and look for it. If you find it, call the police immediately."
As soon as the words fell, everyone began to disperse into groups of two. The distance between each group was also very particular, so that if any group had a problem, the other group would arrive as soon as possible.
Li Mingyue felt a little emotional in her heart. After taking a look at the whole situation, the Tang Dynasty was worthy of being one of the two great empires, and the Lanzhou Army was worthy of being one of the most elite troops of the Tang Kingdom. Anyone who messed with such an army would have a headache.
However, these people acted separately, which gave Li Mingyue a chance. As long as he took action quickly enough and found the right evacuation route and timing, Li Mingyue was still sure to kill the two soldiers in an instant.
Seeing the opportunity, Li Mingyue immediately used the dagger to kill one of the soldiers, and at the same time rushed directly towards the other soldier.
But as soon as Li Mingyue succeeded, four arrows were shot towards her.