When the hunters returned from Xishou Mountain that night, Xiang Shaolong had already led Ji Yanran, Zhao Zhi, and the Eighteen Iron Guards on the road and rushed to the border of Qin and Chu to meet up with Teng Yi.
Since Zhao Qian, Chun Ying and others were killed in the attack, he has never felt more relaxed and comfortable than now.
Mo Ao is dead, Xiaopan has full support from the military, and his power is growing.
Zhu Ji started to have problems with Lu Buwei because of Miao Du's relationship.
Under these changes in the situation, I can probably live a somewhat peaceful life.
But there is still a lingering shadow in my heart.
Before setting off on the mission with Zhao Qian that day, I had never thought that I would encounter danger, but the nightmare suddenly came. It was not until Lu Buwei was hit hard that night that I finally regained my breath.
He became frightened by the unpredictable fate.
He followed the route he had set with Teng Yi earlier and traveled day and night. After seven days, he crossed the Dongling Mountains and the terrain began to level out. That night, he set up camp next to a small river and made a fire.
I don't know why the leader of the young dragon is always in a restless mood. He talks to Wu Yan and can't get enough of the game that Jing Shan and the other iron guards have brought back.
Ji Yanran asked in surprise: "Is Mr. Xiang worried?"
Zhao Zhi smiled and said, "Are you worried about Fang Mei and Bao'er?"
Xiang Shaolong stared at the crackling flames and said in a deep voice: "No, I just have a very uneasy feeling. In fact, this feeling has existed since I left Xianyang, but it was especially strong tonight.
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Ji Yanran's expression changed and she said, "Xiang Lang is an extraordinary person. If he feels this way, something extraordinary will happen." He turned to Wu Shu and others who were grilling the hunt around another bonfire and said, "Did you hear the truth?
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Jing Shan stood up and said, "Let's go investigate immediately."
All the iron guards worshiped Xiang Shaolong as a god. After hearing what he said, they didn't raise their guard and went separately.
After the iron guards left, Tang Zhi said in surprise: "It is said that no one will follow us to do anything wrong, especially the people on Lu Buwei's side are all under the supervision of Xiaojun and the imperial guards. It is very difficult to move a finger. This is true."
It’s very difficult to understand.”
Ji Yanran said softly: "Could the feeling in Xiang Lang's heart be caused by something else? Because on the surface, it seems that no one will follow us."
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not that capable of being able to sense what's happening elsewhere. It's just that I've been in dangerous situations for many years, so I'm particularly sensitive to whether there's an ambush or being followed. I'm still very sensitive.
The answer will soon be known, Jingshan’s nose is even more powerful than that of a hunting dog.”
Zhao Zhi snuggled into his arms a little weakly and whispered: "I'm a little scared."
Xiang Shaolong knew that she remembered the past when Zhao Qian and others were attacked and died tragically, and he felt compassion for her. He put his arms around her shoulders and said, "As long as I'm here, no one will ever hurt even a single hair on my body."
Ji Yanran looked up at the night sky and said softly: "If someone really has been tracking us, then it would make sense for Xiang Lang to feel particularly uneasy tonight, because the terrain here is relatively flat, and..."
"ah"
A scream broke the tranquility of the wasteland and starry fields, and further confirmed that Xiang Shaolong's worries were unnecessary.
Zhao Zhise changed his mind and said, "Isn't this Wuda's voice?"
Wu Da is one of the Eighteen Iron Guards. He is extremely clever and agile. If he is attacked so easily, then the enemy is either extremely skilled or has an extremely clever arrangement.
Xiang Shaolong and the two women jumped up, each going to get arrows and weapons and untie the horses.
But he didn't dare to put out the bonfire, otherwise he would lose contact with the other Iron Guards.
The burning flames seemed to powerfully tell them of the coming danger, because they had become the target of the enemy's attack.
Until this moment, they still knew nothing about the enemy and had no clue at all.
At this time, Jing Shan and others came back in a hurry, with sad and angry expressions on their faces. Wu Da was being carried by Wu Yan and was hit by two arrows, one on the back and one on the side. He was covered in blood and was as angry as a gossamer.
Zhao Zhi was so excited that he shed tears when he saw that the lively Uda had changed into this.
Wu Shu was about to go over and put out the bonfire, but Xiang Shaolong stopped him and said: "Yanran first stop Wu Da's bleeding and cut off the arrow shaft, but be sure not to move the arrow cluster."
Ji Yanran didn't wait for his instructions and started to rescue her early.
As Wu Yan waited for Tie Weijun and Wu Da to become brothers, their eyes were all red and they were breathing flames of hatred.
Xiang Shaolong knew that this was a matter of life and death and could not be careless. He asked calmly: "Who is coming? What is the arrangement? How could Uda be injured?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Yanzhu. It was obvious that he and Wu Da were in a group, while the others had not yet encountered the enemy.
Wu Yanzhao took a deep breath, suppressed his sadness and said, "Wuda and I were heading east, trying to climb to the top of a hill to look down, when a cold arrow came."
Xiang Shaolong's heartbeat increased as soon as he heard this. The eastbound road was the road leading to the Chu Kingdom. So, the mysterious enemy in front of them should have completed the trap around them.
But it's pitch dark now, so the enemy won't dare to take action rashly before dawn.
But when dawn comes, it will be their end.
Zhao Zhi suddenly burst into tears, and everyone knew something was wrong. They looked at Uda lying on the ground and found that he had indeed expired.
Xiang Shaolong's heart moved, he stopped the guards who were about to pounce, and shouted coldly: "Let me do my best to help people."
At the same time, I remembered the first aid methods learned in the 21st century.
This Wu Da has always been strong and strong, and the sharp arrows have not hurt any vital parts. At this moment, he suddenly choked. It may just be due to excessive blood loss and the temporary weakness of his heart that has lost its function. It may not be possible to save him.
Immediately, people laid him down, and beat and pressed his heart rhythmically with their hands. In just a few moments, Ouda was shaken all over, and he started breathing again, and his heart started beating again, even without artificial respiration.
Ji Yanran and others were stunned, unable to believe the facts in front of them, and even forgot about their joyful screams for a moment.
Xiang Shaolong took out his dagger and said to Wu Da: "You must not sleep, otherwise you will die."
Cruelly, he dug out the arrow cluster, and Ji Yanran and others immediately applied hemostatic medicine on him.
Xiang Shaolong stood up in a hurry and ordered everyone to cut down tree trunks to make a stretcher bed. When Wu Shu and others saw that he could even bring the dead back to life, their confidence increased and they regarded him as a god, and their morale was boosted.
After Ji Yanran and Zhao Zhi bandaged Wu Da, they came to Xiang Shaolong. The latter said admiringly: "My husband is really amazing. He can even save the dead."
Ji Yanran said: "I am not surprised by our husband's endless abilities."
Looking around the dark mountain wilderness with beautiful eyes, he whispered: "We have been neglecting someone, can you guess who it is?"
Xiang Shaolong was thinking hard about how to escape. After hearing this, he thought for a while and blurted out: "Du Bi"
Zhao Zhi let out a cry of "ah".
Ji Yanran said: "It is this person. This time Lord Gaoling's troops are able to come and take action without anyone noticing. This person must have strong support behind them."
Xiang Shaolong said suddenly: "I understand, he is just watching from the side. If Lord Gaoling succeeds, he will come out to fish in troubled waters. But now he thinks that I am really ordered to come out to investigate the people who have colluded with Lord Gaoling, so he takes advantage of the opportunity."
Hang on to our tails and look for opportunities to kill us."
Ji Yanran sighed softly: "Because we never thought about Du Bi's side, we were careless and fell into this situation. However, it can also be seen from this that there should not be too many people following us this time, but
But all of them are masters."
Zhao Zhi's face turned pale, he bit his lip and said, "It will be dawn in more than two hours, what should we do?"
At this time, Wu Yan said, Jing Shan and others had prepared the stretcher, put Wu Da on it, and were waiting for Xiang Shaolong's instructions.
Xiang Shaolong leaned over and kissed Ji Yanran's face, and said happily: "With just one word from Yanran, we all were saved."
Then he said to everyone: "The reason why the enemy wants to shoot Wu Da this time is because they don't have many manpower and cannot completely block the entire mountain forest, so they want to use this force to prevent us from escaping."
Everyone was cheered up after hearing this, but felt depressed again. Now the surroundings were dark, which was not conducive to the enemy's attack or their escape, because no one could see the direction of the road clearly.
Xiang Shaolong said solemnly: "If the enemy wants to stop us with limited troops, he must occupy high ground to control the enemy. We will wading along the stream and sneak away from the lowland. We are not afraid of getting lost, and we can also use the raised mud mounds on both sides of the stream.
Avoid the enemy's arrows."
Then he smiled slightly and said: "If there is no light, how can a blind arrow have any point of reference?"
The people led their horses and waded forward slowly through the waist-deep stream.
Under such harsh circumstances, it shows that the strict military training over the past few years has not been in vain.
Especially in order to deceive others, 80% of the training sessions of the Wu family's elite regiment were conducted in the dark at night. Walking through water like this was just a child's play.
What's even more rare is that the more than 20 war horses didn't make a sound and followed their masters to escape obediently.
In front were Wu Shu and Jing Shan, who were holding wooden shields high. The latter was best at traveling at night in the mountains, so it was best for him to explore the way.
Two other people were responsible for transporting the seriously injured Wu Da, and one was pulling the horse. The others, including Ji Yanran and Zhao Zhi, were all armed with crossbows. If there was any slight movement anywhere, they would immediately mobilize their weapons without mercy.
After sneaking for more than ten miles without any surprise or danger, everyone knew that the critical moment was coming and raised their vigilance to the limit.
Fortunately, the terrain sloped slightly downward, and the stream was more high and low. The gurgling water covered up the sound of their wading.
The surrounding trees were dense, and although the stars were faintly visible on the treetops, it was still dark inside the stream. The smell of soil and rotten leaves beside the stream filled the air.
Jing Shan led everyone forward slowly with his keen sense like a wild beast.
After walking for more than ten steps, the creek bed sank downwards, with the two banks growing under each other, and the earth cliffs were many feet above the water.
The trees here are even denser, and there is no starlight, which makes people blind, and they can only move by hearing and feeling.
At this moment, a strong coughing sound sounded near the left bank.
Everyone was so frightened that they stopped and became more wary.
Although they had always been mentally prepared to encounter the enemy, they did not expect that it would come so suddenly and without any warning in advance.
In this sunken terrain, if the enemy attacks from a high position, no one will be able to leave alive.
At this moment, as long as one of the horses neighs slightly, everyone will be finished.
Fortunately, they can't see the enemy now, and the enemy can't see them either.
Another voice sounded from the right. He cursed a few words before saying, "Do you want to scare people to death? You'll cough up all the wandering ghosts."
Another person on the left bank chuckled and said: "You are all scared by Xiang Shaolong. You have been on tenterhooks all the time. From what I see, after I shot his man down, he didn't dare to run around again no matter how dare he was.
, not to mention that we have deployed mosaics in major places, even the waterways."
The people who dared not move in the river were sweating profusely and shouting that they were in danger.
Jing Shan took advantage of the best moment when the enemy on the shore was talking in low voices and distracted, handed the wooden shield to Wu Shu, pulled out his dagger and moved forward, cutting three horse ropes in a row, clearing all obstacles.
Just as he was about to continue sneaking, the sound of footsteps came from the forest on the left.
After a while, the enemy's messenger arrived and said: "Master Bai has an order to attack according to the previously planned route at dawn. Whoever can cut off Xiang Shaolong's head will be rewarded with five hundred gold. Whoever captures Ji Cai Nu alive will be rewarded with one thousand gold."
,understand?"
Everyone in the stream was stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that Ji Yanran's body was worth twice as much as Xiang Shaolong's head.
But at this time, Na Na was still in the mood to argue with the enemy about his worth. With Jing Shan leading the way, everyone moved further and further away.
At dawn, everyone was two miles away from the dangerous situation.
They climbed to the top of a hill and peered at the enemy from a distance.
Uda's condition stabilized and everyone was in a better mood.
The iron guards were scattered in all directions, and Jing Shan and others even climbed to the top of the tree to have a wide view.
The grassland at the foot of the mountain is endless, the forest is vast, the river is hidden in the waves of grass, and flocks of flying birds fly across the sky at this bright spring moment, forming a lively and colorful picture of nature.
Xiang Shaolong and his two beauties were crouching behind a large rock, sighing to themselves that although there was beautiful scenery in front of them, there was no time to enjoy it. Ji Yanran whispered in his ear: "Didn't the enemy mention last night that their leader was named Bai?"
Really? There was a man named Bai Fei among Du Bi's generals, who was quite famous in the Qin State. He was originally a horse thief traveling across the north, but he offended the King of the Huns and later defected to Du Bi. This man was quite famous in the Qin State.
He is best at tracking and attacking secretly. If he is really this person, we will be in danger."
Xiang Shaolong was surprised: "Why is Yanran so familiar with Du Bi's people?"
Ji Yanran kissed his cheek softly and said softly: "Do you care about you? What you don't have time to do, I have to do it for my wife. Don't look at Sister Qing's purgation. In fact, she pays attention to everything at home and abroad.
Du Bi's matter was brought back from her inquiries."
Xiang Shaolong looked at the place where Ye Ye camped attentively, and said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, we will have the opportunity to plot against Bai Fei. Just look at who is leading the way and chasing this way. That person must be this man. Take advantage of the opportunity to give him
He comes to remember the cold arrow and will get rid of all our worries."
When the sun showed its beautiful face on the eastern horizon, people and horses neighed in the distance. About five hundred enemies were divided into five groups and moved towards them through the woods and cross country.
The leading group had the smallest number of people, only about fifty people, but they moved quickly.
What was even more surprising was that they only stayed for half a cup of hot tea at the place where Xiang Shaolong and others landed on the river, and then they accurately followed the route they had taken, which made them feel chilled.
However, since Bai Fei is the best among horse thieves, this ability is not surprising.
Ji Yanran was holding a specially made powerful crossbow. The arrows had to be loaded with pedals, and the shooting range could reach a thousand steps. Now that she was condescending, the shooting range was naturally greatly increased.
Since Bai Fei will lead the way, as long as he sees who is walking in the front, he will know who the arrow should be given to.
Seeing the enemy approaching from far away, everyone's heart was in their throats and they had difficulty breathing.
If Bai Fei cannot be shot, because the opponent is a master who is tracking him, with more than twenty times the number, all of them are highly skilled, and because they have Uda as a burden, the situation is so dangerous that even the least imaginative person can imagine that they will face
dangerous situation.
During the journey of more than two miles, Bai Fei only stopped three times before heading straight into the shooting range. However, due to the obstruction of the trees, there was no chance for the arrow.
This Bai Fei is also a very special person. He always walks through places covered by trees, making it impossible for anyone to find a good opportunity to strike.
It can be seen that a murderer like Bai Fei, who has killed countless people, can survive to this day because of his own skills.
At this moment, Bai Fei had just arrived in front of a sparse forest. Ji Yanran was still hesitant and hurriedly fired the trigger. Unexpectedly, at the same time as the sound of the trigger, Bai Fei had already turned over to avoid it, and the crossbow arrows passed over the horse's back and penetrated into the grass.
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The machine includes continuous sounds.
Wu Yan waited for the crossbow arrows of the iron guards to be thrown at him like locusts. Bai Fei's mount was hit by the arrow and fell to the ground, but there was no trace of Bai Fei again.
Only then did I realize that Bai Fei's ears were as powerful as his eyes and nose.
The enemies were in confusion and jumped off their horses one after another, scattering and hiding.
Xiang Shaolong sighed in his heart.
The days ahead will be spent in cat and mouse style hardships.
If you are not good, you will end up in this uninhabited wilderness.