The strong wind howled again, but there was no one in silence.
The man did not dare to act rashly, and suddenly he felt that he had transformed from a hunter observing his prey in the dark to a prey.
At this time, his scalp suddenly went numb, and the sharp feeling of fear made him retreat subconsciously. Hearing the roar of the strong wind, he felt a sharp pain in his right wrist, and the crossbow in his hand fell down before he could lift it.
The thin line between life and death has never been so clear.
The man's mind was blank, just waiting for the blade to strike. At the critical moment, a loud shout rang out from the darkness behind him: "Shen Lie?!"
The dagger approaching the man's heart suddenly stopped.
The man was also startled, and immediately raised his hand to fight back. The girl quickly avoided it with her strange skills, and then attacked again.
This time it was quick and neat, without any hesitation.
But after hearing a very light tearing sound, the man's tall body froze, and the cold blade pierced through the clothes, pierced the flesh and blood, and went straight into the heart.
The pain in his chest did not come over so quickly. He immediately gritted his teeth and went to grab the girl, but the girl stole the opportunity. When he came to meet him, she held up her palm and pushed the dagger a few inches deeper into his body, which penetrated his back.
The sharp blade in his heart tore open even more, and the man couldn't bear the pain. He lowered his head in shock. Although he opened his eyes in the darkness as if he were blind, he seemed to be able to see hot blood pouring out of his body.
"Master, master..." the man shouted in a low voice, his voice trembling, "Master!"
His legs were weak and his huge body fell straight to the ground.
Xia Zhaoyi leaned over and pulled out the dagger, then raised his eyes to look at the source of the sound.
The visitor did not approach, but said in a deep voice: "Did you kill him?"
The voice that spoke this sentence was calm, steady, and unfazed by changes. He was about thirty years old.
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing because there was more than one person on the other side and she heard more than one footsteps.
"Is it really so cold?" the visitor said again.
The open space was vast and the wind was roaring. He and the two men beside him clenched their weapons, full of vigilance.
"Yes, it's a girl..." The man on the ground said forcefully with his last breath.
The blood surged up in his chest and flowed out of his mouth, making his speech unclear. The wind was too strong and the voice was broken. The person he called his master could not distinguish what he said.
Looking at the source of the sound coming from his subordinates, the person who came had a serious look on his face.
There is no way of knowing whether the other party is serious or not, but he is definitely not a kind person.
Although Gao Ci's skills were not excellent, he was not weak either. He made a sneak attack first, but was killed by the opponent with one blow in the dark. The opponent's ability should not be underestimated.
After a while, there was no reply, and the person who came said: "Shen Lie?"
"Do you know Shen Lie?" A voice finally came from the darkness.
As soon as the voice sounded, everyone who came was shocked.
It was a woman, to be precise, it was a child's voice, not a girl's. Her tone was equally gentle, without any waves. Her voice echoed in the open space, crisp and delicate, as ethereal as the dewdrops falling on the bamboo leaves in the valley.
"Who are you?" the visitor asked.
"Who are you?"
The visitor narrowed his eyes and silently held up the wrists of his men on both sides with both hands, aiming the crossbows in their hands at the source of the sound. At the same time, he continued to say in a calm tone: "Are you the secret guard trained by the Shen brothers?"
"no."
"So, who are you?" the visitor said, "Well, listen carefully, if you are not one of theirs, then we might as well..."
The voice suddenly paused, and four crossbow arrows were shot out quickly. At the same time, the second wave of crossbow arrows was loaded and shot again.
Several shots were fired in a row without stopping. The two sides were about twenty feet apart. The fast-moving crossbow arrows made a "whooshing" sound in the air until the last arrow was shot.
The space became quiet, and even the sound of the wind seemed to be quiet.
It can be seen that all these arrows have failed.
The two men were in disbelief.
The arrows are densely packed, and they are shot suddenly while deliberately speaking to try to distract the other party. If all of them are missed...
They turned to look at the man.
Nothing could be seen in the darkness, but it was not difficult to guess the man's expression at this time.
"Let's go." The man suddenly said in a deep voice, turned around and walked towards the back.
The two men were slightly stunned.
"Master..." one of his subordinates said.
This doesn't sound like a man's style.
The man said nothing, looked sternly, and walked back.
The two men had no choice but to turn around and follow him.
Xia Zhaoyi had already left and retreated to the steps.
The movement of those people was so slight that she could not tell whether they had left or not.
After waiting for a long time, Xia Zhaoyi took out the fire stick again and lit the small oil ball lamp.
Those people had left, and the man she killed was far away from her. Between them, there were many arrows scattered over a large area.
Xia Zhaoyi walked quickly towards the corpse.
Those people will definitely come back. Judging from their behavior, it seems that they are an organization that has been here all year round. But now they have not taken away the bodies of their companions, maybe because they are afraid.
Not afraid of her, but afraid that there are others behind her.
Just like crossing a pond, activating the mechanism, crossing a trestle, and even cutting off the cables of a bridge that is so difficult to build.
Although this group of people was hiding in the dark, they obviously lacked the confidence to confront them head-on.
Xia Zhaoyi squatted down next to the corpse. Under the small oil ball lamp, the man was about thirty years old. His skin color was extremely unnatural, resembling the pale complexion of Shen Shun, who had been ill for a long time.
The body is wearing a brown cotton robe with huge sleeves. The style is like a continuous pleat and a curved train. The fabric is slightly coarse and the texture is thick and dense. The dye is from vegetation, not minerals, and seems to be hematoxylin and reed wood.
Xia Zhaoyi stretched out his hand to explore, but there was nothing on him. Except for the fire breakers and flints, and the arrow pot on his waist, there was not even a dagger.
Without stopping for long, Xia Zhaoyi took off the man's empty arrow pot, carried it on his back, sifted through the arrows on the ground, picked up the intact ones and put them away, and then picked up the man's crossbow machine.
The crossbow was very heavy, so she held it in her arms and walked down. After descending the steps, she went back to the underground cave entrance she had seen before and placed the crossbow next to the hole.
Under the entrance of the cave, the bones are beating against each other, the sound is clear and clear, and the fragrance of peony flowers under the moon is strong and strong.
Xia Zhaoyi stood up holding the small oil ball lamp and looked at the tall stone steps in the darkness where she came down.
I am really curious about the above, but it is not appropriate to go and find out now because Aunt Tongrou told me that she will go back before the master comes back.
Another strong wind blew in, bringing with it a large amount of water mist, like a torrential wave that swept over the wild areas.
Xia Zhaoyi turned around and walked towards the water bank, stopping next to the water stains on the bank.
Under the ground where she stood, there was an empty bone drying ground. It was extremely unlikely that there was a mechanism. Therefore, the mechanism might have been triggered on the shallow lake at that time when the person was running past.
The water in the pool is full of water, and the small ball of the oil lamp falls on the lake. If it is a silent shadow, the water surface is clear and shallow, and it cannot be seen deeper under the water.
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows and looked away.
When he turned around, he paused and looked towards the pool again. His eyes fell on a light and shadow under the pool.
