Rouge Rabbit came out of the earthen fort and immediately let go of his speed and ran all the way. Shan Yunniang turned pale with fright and kept hiding in Chai Tiannuo's arms.
Chaitino grinned and sucked in cold air. A girl full of youthful spirit was nestled in his arms. It felt very sultry, but he had never thought of taking advantage of her before.
No, why do you want to use it before?
Chai Tiannuo fell into deep thought, and even the scent of Shan Yunniang that attracted him so much became lighter.
"Sir, when you get to the river, keep going to the left, and you'll be there in about twenty miles."
After running for dozens of miles, Shan Yunniang gradually adapted to the situation, saw the two boundary rivers, and hurriedly asked for directions.
"Rabbit, go left and start running."
Chai Tiannuo shouted, slightly adjusted his posture, put some distance between himself and Shan Yunniang, and couldn't help but secretly punch himself.
Why should I use it before? Isn’t it because I have the desire to take advantage of others later? Grandma is a bitch and has read the sages’ books in vain!
Shan Yunniang pretended not to have anything to do and looked at the scene in front of her, but the red clouds rose on her cheeks. It felt really good to be nestled in her strong chest.
"Yunniang, lean down!"
Chai Tiannuo suddenly spoke up. Although Shan Yunniang didn't understand what was going on, she still bowed her body obediently.
With a backhand move, Chai Tiannuo frowned as he looked at the scene in front of him.
Since the last harvest, I have been patrolling the border for several days without seeing a single steppe Tatar. It is almost evening, why are they out again?
There are six steppe Tatars riding horses in front of them. Looking at the direction, they should be going the same way as me.
The sound of horse hooves sounded like a drum, and the Rouge Rabbit was as fast as lightning. It quickly approached the six people in front. The Tatars also heard the rapid sound of horse hooves from behind, and immediately turned around and raised their bows to take aim.
The rouge rabbit was still galloping. Chai Tiannuo nocked an arrow and raised his bow without releasing it, but just watched the movements of the six people closely.
Again, Chaitino likes to cut off people's heads in exchange for money, but he is not a murderer, unless someone breaks the rules or has murderous intentions first, like now!
“Duh duh duh~~”
The six people fired their bows at the same time, but they were all dodged by the galloping Rouge Rabbit. Chaitino no longer hesitated and swung his bow with his right hand, and the heavy armor-piercing awl instantly killed three people.
The remaining three people looked at the big hole in their companion's chest, and their hearts instantly went crazy:
"It's the Condor Shooter, run!"
The three men divided into three parties and ran away with all their strength. They dismounted their horses and were whipped by them, letting out bursts of whining.
Chaitino was just about to pick up the arrows with his right hand when he saw that there were only six arrows left in the quiver. He put it back with a wry smile. One less arrow was used and one was less. It was better not to waste it.
"Yun Niang, wait a minute, I'll go get the money."
Chaitino dismounted, took out a large oilcloth bag, and went to behead his head happily. He had prepared many oilcloth bags in the past few days, but had never gained anything. Today he finally opened his business.
After removing the head, Chaitino went around in a big circle but only found one arrow. He was heartbroken.
Two days ago, I asked the logistics officer of the baggage corps. Ruoda's civil fort didn't even have an armor-piercing cone. Do you think it's irritating or not?
I looked for a circle of arrows, and all turned out to be wild goose feather arrows. The craftsmanship is still the kind of people who make do with it. Not to mention the carved feather heavy arrows of the Forbidden Army, even the white feathers used for martial arts training are better than them.
Three points!
Chai Tiannuo was angry, but the logistics chief sighed:
"Lao Chai, this is the current situation in the northwest. In just three years, the key points have been controlled by those rich and aristocratic families. The weapons and equipment are of inferior quality. Even the salary has been replaced by a lot of iron pieces. What do you want brothers to do?
Fight for your life?!"
"...You two husbands just don't care?"
Chai Tiannuo felt so depressed that he had no way to vent his anger, so he spoke through gritted teeth when asking questions.
"No matter what, the two husbands are getting old after all. When the ghost whistle, which was the training ground for reserve officials, fell down, there was finally a fault in the northwest."
"If we don't rely on them, Northwest may not be able to survive for even a few months."
The logistics officer sighed, and Chai Tiannuo also sighed deeply. The disappearance of the ghost whistle had a great impact on the northwest frontier army.
Returning empty-handed, the old man came up with a good idea:
"Boss, you're not short of money. You can go find a blacksmith to make it yourself. Whether it's good or not depends on your own will. If you're good enough, I can make something gold for you!"
Chaitino's eyes lit up at that time, what he said was very reasonable!
It was a pity that the blacksmith's shop was not open when he went there. The shop next door said that the old blacksmith's family had a new member and would not be able to open the door for at least seven or eight days. This really made Chaitino very depressed.
Once again, he mounted his horse and ran quickly. As the sun set, the sky quickly darkened, and the sky and the earth became pitch black. The Rouge Rabbit slowed down.
The moon is rising, like a scimitar, silvery white light is falling, the earth is like frost, the sight is getting better, and Rouge Rabbit's speed has increased again.
"I never thought that the moonlight in the northwest would be so charming!"
Chaitino couldn't help but sigh. The originally dark brown alkali beach was obscured by the moonlight, but instead revealed an inexplicable cold temperament, which made people's hearts tremble.
"Sir, it's just ahead."
Shan Yunniang pointed forward with her hand, her voice and body trembling. Chai Tiannuo looked carefully and saw seven or eight grass and wood huts standing quietly by the river, with neither light nor sound.
Dismounting at the entrance of the village, he immediately smelled the strong smell of blood. Chaitino couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Logically speaking, it was already early summer, and the corpses of the deceased should have started to decay. Why was this smell still so fresh?
"Uncle Wang, Grandpa Sun, Daddy!"
Looking at the three corpses piled together on the ground, Shan Yunniang fell to her knees, covering her face and crying loudly.
Chai Tiannuo patted Shan Yunniang on the shoulder and whispered comfort:
"My condolences, the person is dead, it's better to be buried in peace."
Taking out the short shovel used to dig the horse pit from the horse's back, Chaitino soon dug a large deep hole in the ground, and then buried the collected more than ten corpses together.
Shan Yunniang knelt down in front of the grave, while Chai Tiannuo stood in the distance, gently twirling the blood stains on his fingers and putting it under his nose to smell it. It was indeed fresh blood, but there was a faint smell of pine ink inside.
Thinking about the feeling of carrying the corpse just now, Chaitino couldn't help but frown. It really looked exactly like the one who had just died.
Looking around, doubts gradually arose in Chai Tiannuo's mind. Although the northwest was barren, the places with water were all lush and green, and the same was true for the two boundary rivers.
But why is there no green at all around this village?
Weird, really weird!
"Sir, let's go, my home is that hut."
Shan Yunniang wiped away her tears and pointed to the hut closest to the river bank. Chaitino nodded and followed her.
Entering the house, Shan Yunniang skillfully lit the oil lamp with a fire sickle, and then took Chai Tiannuo to the room on the left.
"Dad was originally an ink maker. After settling in the village, apart from working in the fields, he also made some ink ingots and sold them in the big city."
"So compared with other neighbors, my family's life is still somewhat profitable."
Shan Yunniang opened a door, and inside was a bedroom. There was a very simple wooden door on the wall opposite the bedroom. At first glance, it looked like a poorly crafted gongbi painting.