Chapter 334: Another Assassination in the Mountains
He Qizhou still didn't have a chance to talk to Xia Tong. He just stared silently at the mountain opposite. The snow on the mountain changed from dark red to dark pink and then to black outlines. At some point, stars suddenly filled the entire mountain.
In the night sky, He Qizhou looked up at the stars and even looked forward to seeing shooting stars streaking across the sky!
Unfortunately, instead of waiting for a meteor, what came was a stray arrow! "Whoosh..." The sound of a sharp arrow tearing through the air barrier became very clear in the silent night, until the arrow was about to fly to the back of the heart.
, He Qizhou heard the trilling sound of the bowstring on the mountain behind him!
Two stones were shot from a full bow! The strength and accuracy were even higher than he could possibly be! Fortunately it was night and I heard some noise first, otherwise I would have been unable to avoid it! He Qizhou turned sideways quickly as he thought, although he was confident that he could rely on the unicorn armor.
Block this arrow, but it's best not to let anyone know about this treasure!
As He Qizhou turned around, the flying arrow shot through He Qizhou's fur robe, brushed past his shoulder, and brought up a cloud of blood mist, flying towards the dark and deep valley!
"There are assassins on the top of the mountain!" He Qizhou turned sideways and rolled to the ground in a hurry towards the camp, shouting as he rolled. In fact, several night watchmen had already noticed the sound of arrows, and they all roared and looked for hiding places at the same time.
Several black shadows jumped out from the camp and quickly swept toward the top of the mountain dozens of feet high from several directions. After the assassin fired an arrow, he seemed to have disappeared, and no second arrow was ever shot.
He Qizhou returned to the tent to bandage his wounds. Sure enough, Gu Ting was not in the tent, so he was chasing the assassin.
The wound on the shoulder was about two inches long and half an inch deep. It was injured by a heavy arrow. Although it bled a lot, this small injury was nothing to He Qizhou. He could have hid more, but he didn't even
He will be injured, but if he is just a tough master, he will definitely not be able to completely dodge the arrow, so it is worth it to dispel other people's doubts with a slight injury, not to mention that he can stay with Xiaoxue for a while longer.
"Brother Deren, please take good care of yourself. I will keep watch for you next." After half a stick of incense, Guo Wen walked into the tent with some breathlessness while He Qizhou was bandaging the wound. Also coming in were his second brother and fourth brother.
Yan Gang, Gu Ting and several others.
"Thank you, gang leader. It's just some skin injuries, so there shouldn't be any big problem. Has the assassin been found?" He Qizhou asked.
"Run away!" The second brother sighed: "It seems that it will be difficult for us to deal with this shooter from such a distance. He can shoot through two layers of fur and hurt your hard flesh."
"Yes, I heard it too. The speed of this arrow is extremely terrifying. If it were shot at me, it would probably pierce the armor and kill me. Brother Deren, I didn't expect you to be able to dodge. I didn't expect the Pei family to be so powerful.
The shooter?" Fourth Brother, the first night watchman of the Salt Gang, said sadly.
"He is indeed a marksman, stronger than me! But why do you want to kill me first? I just want to find a way to survive, and I won't threaten anyone." He Qizhou lamented.
The fourth brother looked like he was hesitating to speak, and finally did not speak again. Guo Wenze sighed: "Even the fourth brother Jiang said so, that arrow looked really powerful. Fortunately, Brother Deren is also a sharpshooter.
Maybe he has a premonition of incoming arrows."
"It's lucky to be able to avoid it. Fortunately, it was windy at night. If it were shot from behind during the day, it would be impossible to avoid it," He Qizhou said.
Guo asked: "Brother Sikong, we really can't send so many people to guard the mountain. How about the night watchman holding a shield, or eight people."
"Okay, but it seems that the number of people who will go out to explore the road before tomorrow will be increased. Eight people should be divided into four sections. They can not only take care of them in pairs, but also facilitate direct counterattacks!" Sikong Lang said.
"That's all we can do. Brother Deren, please take good care of your injuries tonight. I'll still have to trouble you to lead the team to explore the road tomorrow morning. I'm sorry, Mrs. De." Guo Wen said apologetically. Inside the tent, Xu Muxue nodded.
He nodded and responded.
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"This is the second time. Do you know who wants to kill you?" Xu Muxue asked worriedly while there were few people in the tent during the third shift change.
"Different people, but it should be safe for the time being, so let's find a way to escape and watch the show." He Qizhou whispered in Xu Muxue's ear.
"Stay away, itchy! Is that what you just said about not threatening anyone?" Xu Muxue also asked in He Qizhou's ear.
"Well, let's talk about it when we have a chance." He Qizhou heard the sound of someone entering the tent and was unwilling to take any more risks because he didn't know if there were any experts in the caravan lurking among them besides Gu Ting.
On the third day after entering the mountain, everyone's face became solemn. He Qizhou explored the route in the morning as usual, and his partner changed to a guard who set off from Tongwan City together. The two of them were in the same tent, so they were somewhat familiar, but that person was also
Knowing He Qizhou's "boring" temperament, he had nothing to say.
The pathfinders each carry a shield. Whenever they pass by a place where cold arrows are likely to be fired, they will lift the shield to protect their sides. Before passing through a narrow mountain pass, the four people from the Salt Gang in front stopped. The fourth brother Jiang Li waited for He Qizhou
Then he said: "Brother Deren, this is an excellent place to set up an ambush. You are very skilled. Could you please accompany me up the mountain to have a look."
"Okay." Seeing that the road up the mountain was not too steep, He Qizhou responded and jumped off the horse.
"You two should follow us fifty steps. If you find an ambush, please notify the back immediately." The fourth brother ordered his two men, one of whom was the one who lined up in front of He Qizhou yesterday. After saying this, he and He Qizhou walked side by side to Gao Gao.
Climb up a hill of about sixty or seventy feet.
"Is the injury on your leg feeling better? You won't kill me again, will you?" He Qizhou asked while crawling.
"I know you have discovered me, why don't you catch me? Are you afraid that I will tell you that you have internal skills? You can kill me, but who are you?" Fourth brother Jiang Li asked continuously in a deep voice.
"I know you went to see the Qi spy, so I also know why you wanted to kill me. Let's talk about the Qi spy lurking in Qinglong Temple." He Qizhou said softly while facing forward, and the people behind them could not see.
Two people were talking.
"Why didn't you go inform the police? Didn't Qi people kill many of your family members?" Jiang Li asked again.
"You don't believe me, and I don't believe you very much, but I want to remind you that Gu Ting, the newly recruited guard of the Lotus Gang, may be a master. He had eye contact with the spy posing as a coolie at the Xuancheng Inn.
, and then the coolie went to the backyard to wait for you. So are the things he gave you useful? To whom? You have to judge for yourself." He Qizhou said.
Jiang Li's face changed drastically and he murmured: "How is it possible?" Then he asked Qi Zhou in a low voice: "I also think there is something wrong with Gu Ting. How tall is he? There was a figure who was very fast when I chased him up the mountain yesterday. It must not be
Our three brothers are not Guo Wen, I kind of doubt it is him."
"Probably much stronger than me. It would be difficult for a Jianghu gang to tolerate such a giant Buddha. Maybe he is the only one who can withstand that assassin." He Qizhou said.
"So high? So I have been discovered by others a long time ago? Why did the Pei family want to kill you first?" Jiang Li felt that He Qizhou was already a bit unfathomable. He originally thought that he, the peak of the Six Meridians, should be able to deal with a foreign expert.
It was easy to catch him, but he didn't expect that he would still be vulnerable even to a sneak attack. However, there was actually someone in the caravan who was far better than him, and he might have figured out his identity, but he refused to reveal it. How could this not frighten him?
"Because I also found people from the Pei family in the caravan. Like you, of course they are afraid that I will find out their identity and report them, but I think they are unlikely to do anything to me now." Qi Zhou said.
"I am from the Qi State." Jiang Li suddenly said. The two of them climbed the mountain very quickly. After a while, they had climbed to the top of the mountain and found no movement. Jiang Li said very solemnly: "The matter is very important. Let's find an opportunity to talk to you again."
Just tell me. I believe you!"
"Okay, I also want to know a few more things. Also, if you and your men don't want to die on the mountain road, go find Tiezhu, the guard who followed me yesterday."
"He is from the Pei family? Why didn't Hong Laoqi point it out?" Jiang Li asked.
"Don't you think the caravan is getting weirder? Don't think so much first. You can deceive Tiezhu before making a decision. Don't think that you can guard against the shooter with just a shield. In exchange, you can tell
He Guting may be a court master hiding in the caravan, so you will have a better chance of survival."
"Okay, let's go down the mountain." Jiang Li turned around first and waved to the two people who were going up the mountain.
"I am also from Qi." He Qizhou said lightly, then turned and went down the mountain.
Jiang Li was not too surprised by this. When he met two subordinates who were going up the mountain, he said to them: "You guys watch from the top of the mountain, and then catch up after all the caravans have passed."
After the shift changed in the afternoon, the shooter really took action again. When the fifth brother of the Salt Gang and one of his subordinates who were walking at the front wanted to climb up to see the road, they were attacked by cold arrows from the opposite mountain more than 60 feet away.
Brother's subordinate was hit in the head by an arrow first. Fifth Brother hurriedly raised his shield to defend. Before he could squat down, a cold arrow took away a large piece of flesh on his thigh.
After the people behind arrived, they decided not to chase up the mountain and continued on their way cautiously. However, in the evening, another person was hit by an arrow. Wanyan Gang was hit by an arrow in the ribs. Because he wore armor, the opponent fired the arrow from a long distance. After piercing the armor,
It only penetrated half an inch into the flesh and did not damage the bones or internal organs.
After arriving at the camp, Guo Wen, at Sikong Lang's request, took He Qizhou and Wan Yangang to Sikong's tent to discuss matters. Also in the tent were his fourth brother Jiang Li and his fifth brother Dou Huai, who was injured in the leg.
As soon as Guo Wen entered the tent, his fourth brother scolded him: "Gang Leader Guo, I understand clearly that this item is just a bait to catch the big fish of the remnants of the Pei family. But where is the second princess? If this continues,
All our bait will be eaten!"
Guo Wenzheng shouted: "Fourth brother, how do I know the arrangement of the second princess? Look, my two generals here are injured. I followed you just to get close to a big tree..."