Volume 2: The Lake of Winter, Chapter 24: Shame on being in company, so stay
At this time, the rising sun has already climbed into the sky, bringing a rare warmth to the wasteland. The hundreds of temple cavalry on the meadow stood silently and solemnly, their black armor painted with complex golden patterns, and the armor patterns with unclear meanings shone holy in the sun.
The flags in front of the queue were flapping in the wind, looking extremely solemn and holy.
This group of cavalry is the world-famous Xiling Temple Cavalry, also known as the Divine Guard Army. They left Xiling a few months ago and arrived at the wilderness frontier via Chengjing, the capital of Yan. This time, they were ordered by the upper levels of the temple to escort some distinguished figures to the
Wang Ting participated in the negotiation, and it was the same team that Mo Shanshan told Ning Que.
The night before, they had seen the warning fireworks fired from the food team's camp, and also received rune messages asking for help through other means. However, perhaps because of the remoteness and danger of the wilderness, the temple cavalry did not rush to rescue immediately, but followed the instructions.
The original route continued smoothly until we met in a meadow sloping valley that this ancient river channel evolved into.
Among the temple cavalry were more than a dozen monks from the Moon Riding Kingdom and students from the Tianyu Academy, as well as a carriage.
The door opened, and a small foot wearing blue cloth shoes stepped on the carriage board. It was an old woman with a wrinkled face. She was wearing a very strange robe, which seemed to be made of countless different kinds of fabrics. It looked like
The clothing is extremely thin, and I don't know how to reach the cold wind in the wilderness.
The temple cavalry escorting the students of the Tianyu Academy and the disciples of the White Pagoda Temple of the Yuelun Kingdom to the royal court can be regarded as a kind of trial, and this woman is the person in charge of this team, because she is a highly respected member of the Yuelun Kingdom.
Aunt Qu Ni Madi.
Due to historical reasons, the relationship between Yuelun Kingdom and Dahe Kingdom has always been extremely bad. A few days ago at the Yanbei Frontier Fortress in the south, there was some minor friction due to the Wenxi River. Aunt Qu Nimadei, who was rumored to be extremely vindictive and petty, directly
Through the order from the temple, the girls of Mochiyuan in the Great River Kingdom were given the task of delivering such dangerous food. At this moment, looking at the besieged Mochiyuan disciples below the valley, they naturally had no urge to rescue them.
But after all, she is a senior virtuous person in the spiritual world, and she has to maintain the dignity and glory of the temple. Naturally, she will not directly express the meaning hidden in her narrow and vicious heart in front of everyone.
Qu Ni Madi looked at the messy camp at the bottom of the sloping valley not far away. There was no emotion on her face, and every wrinkle was filled with a cold and strange smell. Her voice was hoarse and sharp, and she sounded very uncomfortable.
"Able to pass messages through runes... I don't know who the rune master in the food team camp is, but his strength should not be underestimated. There is no way he can't deal with mere horse thieves, and he always has the power to protect himself. We have come from afar, and it is easy to rescue blindly.
Not to mention causing damage, I'm afraid it will also affect their defense deployment. Let's wait and see what happens."
The grain team camp not far below the meadow was covered with corpses and blood flowed all over the ground. The vehicle formation was about to collapse. On the gentle slope to the northeast, the horse thieves had gathered and prepared to charge again. Everyone knew that the people in the camp were about to die.
Unable to hold on any longer, Qu Ni Madi expressed her position like this, as if she was telling lies with her eyes open. However, neither the monks of Baita Temple nor the students of Tianyu Academy seemed to have heard what she was saying.
The leader of the temple cavalry nodded slightly to show his understanding, and his indifferent face did not reveal any strange emotions.
The Haotian Dao Sect and the Buddha Sect have always been on good terms, especially in recent years, because of the ruling director, Prince Long Qing, Xiling and the Yuelun Kingdom have become increasingly close. As the commander of this temple cavalry, he is led by the ruling director.
He personally led the army, so he always respected the opinions of Aunt Qunimadi.
The commander of the temple cavalry himself was unwilling to lead his subordinates to rescue those below the meadow. He had to protect the students of Tianyuan Academy and the monks of Baita Temple in the queue, especially the noble girl in the carriage. If he rashly attacked, let her
If you are frightened, how should you explain it to the Chairman?
And although he is a master of the Dongxuan Realm, and his one hundred divine knights are the most powerful elite divine knights in the world, the horse thieves on the opposite meadow still have at least two to three hundred knights who can fight. He wants to kill them all.
If you kill, you will be damaged yourself. The life of every temple cavalry is extremely noble. You can only bleed for the dignity and glory of the temple. How can you risk it for the untouchables below the meadow?
What's more, the River Kingdom is close to the Tang Kingdom, and the Xiling Temple has been dissatisfied from top to bottom for many years. It is appropriate to let them suffer some hardships at this time. As for the civilian men and cavalry of the Yan Kingdom... I think they are all direct descendants of the Prince Chongming of Yan, and the minister
It doesn't matter to you, it doesn't matter no matter how many people die.
As for the face and moral issues of the temple... the commander thought indifferently. Seeing the Divine Guardian Army here, he thought that those horse thieves would know the ropes and would not go too far. Moreover, what the temple thought was the right thing to do would be
It's right, there's no doubt about it.
The commander slowly raised his right hand, waved it forward slightly, and signaled his subordinate cavalry to divide into three teams, front, middle and rear, and slowly spread out along the edge of the meadow, making a downward move but obviously not prepared for battle.
In the camp below the meadow, desperate cries and howls could be heard vaguely. Listening to the obscene words that entered her ears, Quni Madi's face became increasingly gloomy, and anger gradually overflowed from the overlapping wrinkles.
, said in a cold voice: "A group of untouchables who don't know their dignity. I want to see how capable the disciples of the Calligrapher are."
The temple cavalry guarded the carriage in the center and was always very quiet.
A beautiful girl sat calmly on a soft couch, concentrating on picking out the stamens of a pot of orchids in front of her. I don’t know how she cared for this delicate orchid to be so vibrant in the cold wasteland.
It's a pity that the girl herself is as quiet and pure as an orchid, so she actually took away all the colors of the orchid.
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The camp of the grain team and the horse thieves had been exhausted from the bloody battle in the early morning until now. The groans of more than a hundred wounded people gradually became low. Countless corpses were placed in the middle of the camp. The carriage panels of the train array were seriously damaged, some were charred, and they looked shaky.
, how can it withstand another attack from the horse thieves.
The people in the camp had already fallen into despair. At this moment, they suddenly saw a temple cavalry coming up the meadow. They thought they saw hope. How could they not be overjoyed and even burst into tears. Mo Shanshan, the girl sitting silently in the carriage, confirmed the reinforcements.
After arriving, I also put down the ink pen in my hand and finally relaxed.
However, after waiting for a while, the temple cavalry on the meadow advanced slowly in ranks, but there was no sign of reinforcement or charge. The cheers in the camp gradually subsided involuntarily, and people felt great doubts and uneasiness. Some Yan soldiers saw
Understanding that the temple cavalry formation should be used to suppress, not attack, this guess spread to everyone in the camp at an extremely fast speed, immediately causing a new round of despair and pain.
Seeing hope in despair, and then falling into despair again, and watching the hope not far away fall into despair, no matter how strong-willed a person is, no matter how pious he is to Haotian Dao, or how respectful he is to the temple
People couldn't help crying and became angry.
Countless cries and curses rang out in the camp, making it a noisy mess. People used all the obscene words they could think of to greet the group of cold-blooded and ruthless temple cavalry above the meadow, venting their despair and anger.
Zhui Zhihua pursed her lips tightly and looked at the temple cavalry above the meadow and the old woman wearing a cloth robe in front of the cavalry. Although she did not speak, her eyes were burning with the flames of hatred.
A bloody gash was opened on her right shoulder by a horse thief's scimitar. After a simple bandage, blood was still oozing out.
The disciples of Mochiyuan were sent to the wilderness by the temple to carry out such a difficult task because of this old woman from Yuelun Kingdom. But today, when they are facing a desperate situation, the other party actually ignores the righteous friendship and looks on with cold eyes. It is really shameful.
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Tmall Girl said angrily: "That old woman is a bastard, but how can the temple cavalry not save her? Don't they know that if they don't follow the doctrine, they will be punished by the Adjudication Division?"
Zhuizhihua showed disdain on his face and spat at his feet, thinking that the temple cavalry were originally under the jurisdiction of the Adjudicator, who could dare to say that they violated the doctrine and behaved shamelessly?
Ning Que lifted his hat and looked above the meadow.
This was the first time he had seen the true appearance of the Skitarii of the Xiling Temple. Thinking of the legendary brightness and majesty of this cavalry, and watching their actions at this time, he couldn't help but feel some complicated emotions in his heart.
"In any case, these disciples of Mochiyuan of Dahe Kingdom are the ones who have received the order from the temple to come to aid the Yan Kingdom. How come these temple cavalry are so unwilling to lend a helping hand?"
Ning Que touched his blood-stained face and thought with emotion, it turns out that there are indeed people in this world who are thicker-skinned than himself. After all, he underestimated the shamelessness of this world.
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The arrival of the temple cavalry also had a great impact on the horse thieves. Although they obviously had no intention of aiding the camp below the meadow, the reputation of the Temple Guard Army was far-reaching. Even with only a hundred cavalry, the hundreds of horse thieves were still frightened and did not dare to
Acting rashly, the formation retreated, and several leaders galloped back to the meadow to ask for orders.
Facing the pressure of the temple cavalry, the horse thieves suddenly became nervous. One of them asked for instructions with a slightly trembling voice: "Sir, the people coming from the temple are outnumbered. We should retreat. Even if we can kill those in the camp, we can't let them go afterwards."
If the temple finds out that we are involved in this matter, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the general."
The leader of the horse thieves looked at the temple cavalry in the distance with indifference, and his mixed-emotional laughter came out from under the masked cloth: "Want to wait until both sides are disabled before taking action? After so many years, the temple cavalry is still just such a petty person.
They are very careful with their budgets, and I really don’t know how they got such a big name.”
Then he looked at the subordinates beside him and said calmly: "Even if we are all dead, how can the temple find out who we are? Don't you want to scratch all your faces before you die?"
The leader of the horse thieves led troops to attack the grain team this time. One of his important purposes was to kill all the horse thieves. Naturally, he would not cherish the lives of his subordinates. As for the temple cavalry on the meadow in the distance, he was not afraid at all.
Everyone said that the Temple Guard Divine Army is the most elite cavalry in the world, but as an important figure in the empire's frontier army, how could he put the other party in his eyes? Even if there is a strong practitioner among the other party, looking at the current situation, the other party will not
You should not be determined to pay a huge price to stop yourself.
"Let's go down together."
The leader of the horse thieves lightly lifted the reins, lightly kicked the horse's belly with the heel of his boot, and walked slowly down the meadow.
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One moment, Ning Que was preparing to escape. At the next moment, Ning Que saw the temple cavalry arriving and he no longer needed to escape. The next moment, Ning Que saw Xiao Xiao under the bright armor of the temple cavalry and decided not to run away.
The temple cavalry on the meadow happened to block the best escape route he had planned before, but this was not the main reason why he decided to stay and fight with the girls from the River Country.
If the temple cavalry comes to the rescue at this time, they will be exhausted. The horse thieves with heavy casualties will definitely be defeated. Of course, the temple cavalry will suffer casualties, but the more than 200 people still alive in the camp will die much less.
Therefore, he did not move forward. Except for the reason that he did not know at the moment, the very clear reason was that these temple cavalry and those unknown nobles regarded their own lives as much more important than the lives of these common people.
The temple spreads its light to the world, but it acts so shamelessly. Although he sometimes acts shamelessly, he is still ashamed to be classified as the other party afterwards. What's more, he knows very well that these temple cavalry belong to Prince Longqing.
subordinates, and he and Prince Longqing could only stand on both sides of the river at any time and anywhere.
Moreover, the vigilance and uneasiness from the horse thief still existed, and he still felt that someone was looking at him indifferently. He could not get rid of this vigilance and uneasiness in front of the temple's gaze, so he had to erase this emotion.
Walking to the carriage and looking at the large package lying quietly on the carriage, Ning Que frowned, thinking that everyone in the temple above the meadow was watching here, and decided not to use the Yuan Thirteen Arrows, because according to the second senior brother
, the person who is worthy of him using the Yuan Thirteen Arrows in the wasteland should be based on Prince Longqing as the lower limit standard.
He pulled out something that looked like a stick and was wrapped tightly in a coarse cloth. At this time, of course, you should carry something to save your life with you.
"Can I still cast a charm?"
Ning Que looked at Mo Shanshan's pale face and asked.
Mo Shanshan raised his head and looked at him as if he were looking at the horse thieves regrouping opposite him. He did not answer him, but slowly raised his right hand, holding a piece of yellowish paper between his two thin fingers.
Ning Que's eyes fell on the yellow paper between her thin fingers, and he continued: "We must cooperate well this time and be fierce enough."
Mo Shanshan looked away, his eyelashes resting quietly on his fair skin, and nodded.
Ning Que jumped off the carriage, stretched out his hand to call Tmall Girl, and said: "There is no point in leaving food and water at this time. Go and prepare a large bucket of water for me."
Tmall Girl didn't understand what he meant, so she went to prepare some water as instructed.
He led the big black horse toward the outskirts of the camp.
The pace started very slowly.
Gradually speed up.
Become a trot.
He turned over, clamped the horse's belly, and spurred the big black horse to run out like a black lightning bolt.
It was like an arrow, heading straight towards the leader of the horse thieves who had just come down from the meadow.