Chapter 1,476: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (23)
Chapter 1479: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (Twenty-three)
The moon is very round tonight, and its bright moonlight shines on the boundless wilderness, and the water in the distance glows with dots of scales.
Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Chen, holding a long bow, stood on the sentry tower, like a solidified statue.
The whole camp was quiet, and many people subconsciously held their breath.
唳～
Suddenly, a sharp night owl call came from the depths of the woods not far away, irritating everyone's eardrums.
here we go again!
Everyone subconsciously frowned, feeling strong disgust in their hearts.
The same cry has been bothering them for many nights, and even plugging their ears cannot completely solve it.
However, at this moment, Wang Chen on the sentry tower moved.
He suddenly drew the bow and string, and clasped a gleaming arrow with his left hand.
The next moment, the sharp arrow shot out, passing hundreds of steps in an instant, and shot into the dark woods.
"ah!"
A sudden shrill scream replaced the owl's cry, and everyone in the camp was in high spirits.
No one expected that Wang Chen could hit with one arrow from such a long distance.
"did you see it?"
A veteran in the caravan guard proudly said to the recruit next to him: "What is the invincible arrow? This is Mr. Wang's invincible arrow. If the arrow is not in vain, it will be invincible!"
His tone was full of pride: "When the bandits first attacked, I was beside Mr. Wang and watched him shoot and kill hundreds of elite bandits. That scene... tsk tsk!"
While the veteran was bragging for Wang Chen, Wang Chen had already shot more than a dozen arrows in succession.
Arrows sank into the woods, and screams came one after another!
The enemies hiding in the dense forest were frightened out of their wits. They thought their place was safe enough, but they never expected that Wang Chen seemed to have a pair of clairvoyance.
What's even more terrifying is his archery skills. The distance of a few hundred steps seems to be non-existent. The arrows are like meteors and are so powerful that they can kill him instantly with one strike!
Other enemies fled deeper into the woods, and some hurriedly hid behind big trees.
At this time, Wang Chen put down the long bow in his hand and suddenly stood up, flying over the heads of the caravan like a roc with wings spread, and landed outside the camp.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, he took advantage of the force and flew up again, instantly falling into the dark woods.
His experience in the martial arts world meant that he should never enter the forest, but this rule seemed to not exist at all to Wang Chen. The moment he entered the forest, he drew his sword and his whole body flew forward like an arrow from a string.
A thief just poked his head out from behind the tree trunk, and a cold light flashed before his eyes.
He was stunned for a moment, his body stood motionless, and then a bloody mouth opened between his eyebrows, and bright red blood gurgled out.
Wang Chen fell to the ground, stepping on the soft rotten leaves on the ground, and his sharp eyes wandered in the darkness.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Crossbow arrows were fired from different places.
However, Wang Chen's figure had disappeared on the spot, and the cold sword light pierced the darkness again.
The sound of "plop" and "plop" falling to the ground was endless.
“The idea is prickly!”
A frustrated voice suddenly sounded: "Withdraw."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chen flashed in front of him like a ghost, and silently swung the long sword in his hand.
Then a head soared into the sky!
Other thieves hiding in the woods collapsed.
They have never encountered such a terrifying opponent. They feel like weak chickens facing a tiger. The fear of death floods their whole body and they cannot muster the courage to fight.
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If you scream and cry and run away!
But Wang Chen hadn't warmed up yet.
Inside the caravan camp, everyone was nervously staring at the woods not far away.
In fact, they couldn't see anything at all, everything inside was obscured by darkness and trees.
But the continuous screams, wails and begging for mercy made everyone automatically paint a tragic picture in their minds, and everyone's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a pair of invisible hands.
It becomes difficult to breathe!
Until the screams gradually disappeared, and half a stick of incense had passed, a familiar figure appeared in everyone's sight.
Only then did everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
Wang Chen is back.
He walked out of the woods calmly, as if he had just returned from an outing, with his long sword on his waist and his body spotless.
But in the eyes of a very few sensitive people, Wang Chen's body at this moment was enveloped in a strong blood-evil aura, as if he had just returned from hell!
They lowered their heads in awe.
"never mind."
Wang Chen returned to the camp and said calmly: "Go to rest early and have a good sleep."
Everyone in the caravan swallowed subconsciously, and then quickly returned to their places.
The campground has been quiet tonight.
But even though there were no more disturbances from thieves, many people still stayed up all night and did not fall asleep until early in the morning.
This delayed the caravan's journey the next day.
During the next journey, Wang Chen's prestige in the caravan reached its peak. All his orders were carried out to the letter, and no one dared to disobey him in the slightest.
The thieves who had previously disturbed the caravan seemed to be afraid of being killed. When the caravan saw the city wall of Sanhe County, they did not appear again.
Sanhe County is the first stop for the caravan. If you can buy enough food here, you can go back home directly.
But this is the most ideal situation, and nine times out of ten it is impossible to achieve.
Wang Chen asked the caravan to camp outside the city to prevent hundreds of guards from causing unrest in the county. He took his bodyguards and accountants with him and went into the city to look for grain merchants.
After some inquiries, everyone found that although the price of food in Sanhe County has increased a bit, it is still much cheaper than that in Qing'an County.
The problem is that no rice bank can provide the amount of grain required by the Qing'an caravan.
Even acquiring it at a premium won't work.
In desperation, Wang Chen could only buy as much as he could. He went to three rice shops in a row and bought a large amount of stored grain.
After paying the full amount of silver, the grain reserves were sent outside the city and loaded onto caravan trucks.
The caravan then headed to its second destination - Shangze County.
Just walking and buying all the way, the caravan wandered around Yunze Mansion for more than half a month, and finally collected enough food before embarking on the road back to Qing'an County.
But before leaving Yunze Mansion, there was an extra tail behind the caravan.
But this time the situation was different from when they came. The enemy had no intention of concealing their intentions. They roared together, and their number increased from hundreds to thousands, and they continued to increase.
It seems as if all the thieves in Yunze Mansion have gathered together to swallow up the fat piece of Qing'an Caravan!
Under such circumstances, Wang Chen decisively ordered to set up camp in a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.