Nian Mianyan and all his men dismounted to rest, and each got dry food and water to eat.
It was already midnight, and the weather was freezing cold. For this unexpected assassination, it was natural to carry as few things as possible. Apart from the weapons used in battle, I only had food and water to carry with me. Of course, I couldn't bring a tent with me.
Unless you find a favorable shelter from the wind, such as a cave or cave, the only thing that can withstand the wind and cold on this prairie is a tent.
The surrounding area was empty and there was naturally no shelter from the wind.
These people also know that under such circumstances, they must not stay here. There is no way to shelter from the wind and cold in such weather, and they may be frozen early the next morning. The best option is to continue driving eastward and move around.
, on the contrary, it is much warmer than curling up in a ball without moving.
Eating at this moment is also to replenish body heat.
"puff!"
Everyone was eating by themselves when suddenly someone heard a muffled groan. The companions nearby didn't even understand what was going on. They saw a knight standing drinking with a wine bag in his hand. His body swayed, and then he fell forward and fell to the ground.
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The man fell so suddenly that several of his companions were shocked. When they looked carefully, they saw an arrow stuck in the back of the man's neck. It turned out that he had been shot from behind.
"There's an enemy attack!" Someone exclaimed, threw away the food in his hand, and quickly drew his knife.
After all, this group of people was well-trained, and their reactions were extremely fast. Several people got on their horses, and someone was already shouting: "Over there."
In the dim night, everyone faintly saw a horse appearing from the west. The night was dim, and they couldn't see clearly for a while. They could only vaguely see the man riding on the horse, holding a long bow in his hand, and the attacker.
, naturally it is that figure.
Ning Nian's reaction was even faster. He had already held the knife in his hand and said loudly: "Be careful, don't act rashly." I couldn't figure out how many people came from the other side at the moment, but I was surprised, and my first reaction was
Qin Xiao led people to catch up, but felt that the possibility was not high.
The team that attacked Qin Xiao before came and went like the wind. Although half of the troops on his side were lost, Qin Xiao's side was also severely damaged. There were not many people left there, and they were in chaos. It was impossible to be so fast.
Just organize people to catch up.
A horse bandit?
Along the border, it is common for horse bandits to appear, ranging from a few to dozens of people, and they are all very fierce.
However, the places where horse bandits hang out are usually near the roads where merchants come and go. It is rare for horse bandits to come to such a place where birds don't poop. Moreover, it is the coldest time of the year, so it is not suitable for this kind of season.
There is no caravan traffic, and the horse bandits will hide for the winter at this time and seldom come out.
"Liang Shu, did you hear the sound of horse hoofs just now?" He squinted his eyes and suddenly thought of something. He looked at the subordinate who was talking to him before, frowned and asked: "They came on horseback, why didn't they make any sound?"
Liang Shu shook his head and said: "There was no sound, it suddenly appeared." But he immediately realized something and said: "Captain, did they cover the horse's hooves?"
Squinting his eyes, he suddenly realized.
If the enemy wraps the hooves of a horse with cotton cloth and the horse runs on the grassland, the cotton cloth will naturally make no sound when it comes into contact with the ground.
It seemed that the other party had carefully planned to sneak up on him and catch him off guard.
In the night, I could only see the ghostly cavalry galloping in the darkness. Although they did not come close, they were cruising nearby, not close, but within the range of the bow and arrow.
He narrowed his eyes and stared at the ghost knight, then looked around, and was surprised to find that except for the ghost knight, there was no trace of anyone else around.
Is there only one person on the other side?
He found it a bit unbelievable that the other party would dare to attack him alone?
In his astonishment, he heard another scream, but it was the ghost knight who shot an arrow again, hitting a man on the shoulder. The man raised his hand and screamed, grabbed the arrow shaft, and broke it with force, but soon his body
He shook, took two steps forward, and then sat down on the ground. His whole body twitched, foaming at the mouth, and he fell forward to the ground. His body twitched freely, and after just a moment, he stopped moving.
Everyone changed their colors in shock.
A sharp arrow hitting the shoulder would certainly not be fatal. The person's reaction was obviously that of poisoning and death.
"It's our arrow!" Liang Shu rushed forward, picked up the arrow shaft, glanced at it, his face suddenly changed, he turned back to narrow his eyes and said: "Captain, it's... it's our arrow!"
He narrowed his eyes and stared at the ghost knight who was still wandering around like a ghost. His pupils shrank and he murmured: "It's Qin Xiao, he... caught up with him alone!"
"Brothers, kill him!" The opponent killed two people in a row, but the others were furious. Seeing that there was only one person in the opponent, two cavalry with fiery personalities got on their horses and charged towards the ghost cavalry with long bows in hand.
After passing by, three more people followed on horseback. Liang Shu wanted to stop him, but when he saw that his eyes were narrowed and he didn't speak, he didn't say anything.
When the ghost cavalry saw the five cavalrymen rushing toward him, they immediately turned around and headed north. When the five cavalrymen saw this, they all urged their horses to catch up. In just a moment, they all disappeared into the night.
Narrowing his eyes, he got on his horse and said to Liang Shu, "Let's go!"
"Where to go?" Liang Shu was startled.
"The further you go, the better." He narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists and said, "He is here to kill people. We... are not his opponents." But in his mind, when he attacked the camp before, Qin Xiao was killed like hell.
A scene of divine horror.
Liang Shu narrowed his eyes when he heard this and was a little surprised.
Nian Mianyan has always been arrogant, always showing the attitude of a master, and never giving in, but tonight he actually said that he was not an enemy, which made Liang Shu feel incredible.
"What should we do with the others?" Liang Shu looked to the north and saw the five cavalry chasing Qin Xiao. Their life or death was uncertain.
Liang Shu shook his head, didn't say much, patted his horse and walked east, not caring about other people at all.
Liang Shu frowned and turned around to see the remaining six cavalrymen looking at him. He hesitated and finally said: "Let's go!" He got on his horse and without hesitation, patted his horse and chased in the direction of the squinting eyes.
, when the other people saw this, they naturally stopped talking and caught up one after another.
This time, Nian Mian didn't delay at all. He galloped forward, stepping on the snow, and ran for two or three hours in one breath. Liang Shu and others followed closely behind him. He ran nearly a hundred miles in one breath, and the speed of his horse gradually increased.
Slow down, after all, galloping for several hours in a row consumes a lot of physical energy on the mount, and the horses of Liang Shu and others also slow down.
"Captain Lieutenant, we have already left the Zhenyu Grassland." Liang Shu urged his horse forward, and when he reached the edge of his eyes, he raised his hand and pointed at the dark forest in front of him and said: "I remember this forest was used to rebuke the Lu tribe.
Territory.”
Chifulu is also one of the Xile tribes. It is just a small tribe in Xile and is dependent on the Buliuda tribe.
He squinted his eyes and looked up at the woods, then turned to look at Liang Shu, and his voice was a little weak: "Has he caught up with you?"
Liang Shu saw the fear in his squinting eyes, and felt incredible. He frowned and said, "Captain Lieutenant, you...are you worried that that person will catch up? Is he Qin Xiao?"
"It must be him." He narrowed his eyes and said, "He is chasing us alone."
"College Lieutenant, even if it is Qin Xiao, so what?" Liang Shu frowned and said: "College Lieutenant is very good at martial arts, and our brothers are not vegetarians. With all due respect, if we chased him together before, we would definitely cut him into pieces.
Wan Duan. We attacked the camp but failed, but he took the initiative to catch up with him alone. This is a great opportunity to officially kill him, so that we can also deliver a message to General Zhonglang...!" At this point, he couldn't say anything.
Go down, just because he found that his narrow eyes were looking at him with a strange look.
That look was like a smart person looking at a fool with pity.
"Those legends are not false." Narrow eyes finally sighed and said, "How much do you know about Qin Xiao's past?"
"A little... I know a little bit."
"Did you know that Tsing Yi Tang, one of the two major gangs in Kyoto, was destroyed in the hands of this man? I heard that this man broke into Tsing Yi Tang alone and killed the Tsing Yi Tang gang who cried for father and mother."
He narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Did you know that during the Jiangnan Rebellion, thousands of rebels besieged Shuning City, and it was Qin Xiao who single-handedly entered the rebel formation and captured alive a general of the rebels?"
Liang Shu frowned and said, "Do you really believe these exaggerated claims?"
"I didn't believe it before." He narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "Even when Qin Xiao killed Yuan Gai Wushuang in Kyoto, I suspected that there was something fishy in it." He paused, looked up at the bright sky, and said with a wry smile: "
But I believe it now."
"Captain...!"
Narrowing his eyes, he said: "His young appearance belies his strength. Do you know that he is already in the Zhongtian realm."
"Zhongtian realm?" Liang Shu's body trembled and he said in surprise: "Xiaowei, you mean, he...his cultivation level has reached the Zhongtian realm."
Narrowing his eyes and nodding, he said, "There is no mistake. When we were fighting in the camp, with the speed and strength of his attacks, I immediately knew that he had broken into the Zhongtian realm. This is something I never expected. Considering his age
, it’s already amazing to be able to reach the third level of cultivation. I have been practicing hard for more than thirty years, but I am still lingering at the third level, and I have never been able to break through to the Zhongtian realm. Although you, Liang Shu, are only thirty years old, you still have a second level cultivation.
Naturally, he is considered a leader in the army. But our strength is not as good as Qin Xiao's. Do you know what will happen if a dozen of us face a Zhongtian realm?"
Liang Shu looked horrified and opened his mouth, but no words came out.
"Just because I saw that he was at the Zhongtian realm, I immediately ordered a retreat." He narrowed his eyes and smiled bitterly: "Not only Qin Xiao, but also the archer. If I read it correctly, he is probably also a
It's called Zhongtian Realm. We planned carefully to make a surprise attack and kill Qin Xiao and his gang, but there were actually two Zhongtian Realm among them. Wouldn't this be throwing an egg against a stone? If we knew that there were two of them
In the Zhongtian realm, this plan must never be implemented."
"Two Zhongtian realm...!" Liang Shu said dejectedly: "No wonder this is the result. We are lucky to be able to leave alive."
"If those five brothers go after Qin Xiao, none of them will survive." He sighed with his eyes narrowed: "It's just to buy us some time. I'm just afraid that Qin Xiao won't give up and will chase after him, so.
....We cannot stop, otherwise the only thing waiting for us will be annihilation."