While they were talking, a group of warriors on horseback had already surrounded the teahouse. The group of warriors did not speak, only quietly sizing up the crowd. Only the snorting of the horses could be heard at the scene, which was extremely strange.
Although these warriors were in casual clothes, their tough aura revealed that they were soldiers. Song QingShu's heart skipped a beat. Was this Jia Shidao's arrangement? He dared to go against the world and secretly mobilize an army to kidnap people. How audacious!
There were about five hundred warriors in that group. Although five hundred wasn't much on the battlefield, when dealing with lone Jianghu people, five hundred people as a black mass was very oppressive.
Moreover, the warriors were all cavalry. The Song Dynasty had always been short of horses, so cavalry had always been scarce. Back then, Nong Zhigao's rebellion swept through Guangxi and Guangdong. He had tens of thousands of troops under his command, which shocked the entire court. Di Qing, who was fighting against Xixia, was sent to the south to quell the rebellion. Facing such a large-scale rebellion, Di Qing's army only had five hundred cavalrymen.
There were actually five hundred cavalrymen in this barren mountain. It was a shocking move.
"Gentlemen, where are you going?" Among the crowd, Song Qingshu was deep in thought. Ouyang Feng couldn't be bothered with them. Zhou Zhiruo wasn't used to dealing with so many men. Indigo Phoenix stepped forward and asked.
The first knight looked at her curvy body greedily, but he didn't answer. Instead, he said to his companion, "Why does it seem like there's something wrong with the number of people?"
"The Mongolians are gone," the other knight said. "Boss, what should we do?"
The knight in the middle was obviously the leader. He said coldly, "Follow the plan."
The first knight looked at Indigo Phoenix and Zhou Zhiruo. He lowered his voice and said, "These two ladies are so beautiful. It would be a waste to kill them. Why don't we …" Although he lowered his voice, Song Qingshu and the others were all masters. Their faces were as cold as ice when they heard him.
The leader of the cavalrymen lifted his head to look at Zhou Zhiruo and Indigo Phoenix. He couldn't help but feel amazed. He nodded and said, "Kill the man on the spot and take the woman away!" Not only did he not lower his voice, but he deliberately said it loudly for his subordinates to hear. As soon as his voice fell, he raised his hand and the group of knights behind him seemed to be prepared. Each of them raised a short crossbow and in an instant, a large number of arrows shot towards Song Qingshu and Ouyang Feng.
Crossbows were different from bows and arrows. Bows and arrows had a long range and were usually shot at a forty-five degree angle, attacking indiscriminately. Crossbows were different. Compared to bows and arrows, their range was much shorter. However, be it accuracy or speed, they were far superior to bows and arrows.
Even in the hands of a child, this thing could easily kill a well-trained soldier. Therefore, crossbows had always been strictly controlled by the imperial court. Moreover, the craftsmanship of crossbows was complicated and its cost was high. It wasn't as easy to mass produce as bows and arrows. Usually, only some special troops were equipped with them.
This group of people shot without any warning and the speed of the crossbow was extremely fast. If it was an ordinary martial arts expert, he might have been shot into a porcupine before he could even react. However, these few people were the best of the best. Although Indigo Phoenix was slightly inferior, there were a few others who were looking after her. Moreover, those people didn't shoot at the two ladies, so they were safe.
Song QingShu and Ouyang Feng were very experienced. When they heard their conversation, they were already on their guard. When the soldiers raised their crossbows, they had already pulled the two girls back into the teahouse, causing the enemy's volley of arrows to miss.
The group of soldiers were well-trained. Seeing that they were hiding in the house, the crossbow followed them like maggots. The tea house was a simple thatched hut. How could it defend against the crossbow that had a strong penetrating force?
If it wasn't for the tables and pillars in the house, some of Song Qingshu and the rest would have been injured.
"All of you, stop!" The leader of the knights outside quickly stopped his men. He thought to himself, "What if the two beauties were killed? Seeing that the rain of arrows had stopped, he shouted towards the thatched hut, "Listen up, people inside. As long as you give us the two ladies, we will let you live."
Although he said that, there was a cruel smile on his face. If the other party was obedient and gave them the ladies, he wouldn't let them live.
Song Qingshu's face turned cold, "I'll go out and take care of them." In the past, he was a ruthless person who could fend off the rain of arrows with just a wooden sword. If he wasn't worried about Zhou Zhiruo and Indigo Phoenix getting hurt, he would have done it outside. Now that they had a barrier in the house, he had nothing to worry about.
Ouyang Feng shook his head, "The power of the crossbow is terrifying. Moreover, this place is spacious and suitable for cavalry. Although your martial arts are good, it's too risky to go out. Lan Yue and I are going to have a poison fight. Leave the people outside to us. "
Hearing the confidence in his voice, Song Qingshu nodded. He was happy to watch the show from the side.
"Lan Yue, let's compete with the people outside. Let's see who kills them with poison first. You're a junior, you should go first, "Ouyang Feng said.
Indigo Phoenix smiled, "I'll do as you say then." She used a wooden board to protect herself and walked to the window. She tested the wind and realized that it was windy. She was delighted.
She took out a porcelain bottle and poured some golden powder onto a handkerchief before placing it on the windowsill. With a slight blow from her red lips, the golden powder was blown towards the knights without anyone noticing.
Other than controlling the five types of poison, Indigo Phoenix also had two types of poison in her body: the Golden Silkworm Poison and the Jade Silkworm Poison. Both of these poisons were terrifying poisons in Jianghu. Because the Green Silkworm Venom was not very poisonous if it did not see blood, she chose the Golden Silkworm Venom. Just a little bit of it would make the poisoned person feel like thousands of worms were biting him. The pain was unbearable and he could neither live nor die.
However, these two types of poison had a disadvantage. When used on an expert, it could easily be reflected back by the opponent's internal energy. Therefore, Indigo Phoenix did not dare to use it when she was fighting against the Guardian Deity and the Xuanming Elders. However, she did not have to worry about the risk of the rebound when she was fighting against these soldiers.
"My patience is limited. If you guys don't come out, we'll switch to using fire arrows." The leader of the knights outside became impatient as he saw that there was no movement inside.
At this moment, there were screams coming from the troops. Many of the soldiers fell off their horses. They were rolling on the ground and scratching their skin as they wailed.
Not only the soldiers, but even their horses were unusually violent. Very soon, there was a huge commotion in the troops.
"What's going on?" The leader was shocked. His instinct on the battlefield made him order, "Everyone, retreat!"
This order saved the rest of the people. Although the Golden Silkworm Poison was poisonous, there was a limit to it. It was impossible for the poison powder to reach every corner in such a spacious area. The Golden Silkworm Poison could not do anything if they retreated to a certain distance.
The leader of the knights finally stabilized the formation. He realized that his comrades had stopped wailing. Both the men and the horses were scattered on the ground. There was no sign of life.
Ouyang Feng stood by the window and looked out. He smiled and said, "It seems like it's my turn."
Indigo Phoenix pursed her lips. According to her calculations, the amount of Golden Silkworm Poison she had on her was enough to kill 500 people. It was a pity that she had forgotten that humans were not dead. They would not stand still. Moreover, the terrain was spacious. Once the cavalry dispersed, her Golden Silkworm Poison would lose its effect.
Even so, she had poisoned almost one-third of the cavalry. This showed how powerful the Golden Silkworm Poison was.
Hearing that Ouyang Feng was going to attack, Indigo Phoenix was curious. Now that the opponent was prepared and had retreated so far away, it would not be easy to poison them.
The cavalrymen outside were investigating what was happening. They did not have the time to pay attention to what was happening here. Ouyang Feng found a teacup and placed it on the ground. He took the strange snake from the snake staff and opened its mouth. He squeezed out a drop of poison and put it back. Indigo Phoenix was stunned. She asked curiously, "Senior, why didn't you take more poison out?"
She noticed that the drop of poison in the teacup was as black as ink. It was obviously extremely poisonous. However, there was only one drop of poison. It was impossible to use one drop of poison to deal with 300 to 400 people.
Ouyang Feng smiled and did not say anything. He found a pot of water and diluted the poison in the cup a few times. Then, he picked up the arrows that were scattered on the ground. He soaked the arrowheads in the water for a few breaths. Then, he walked to the window and used his inner power to shoot out the arrows that were stained with poison.
This time, even Song Qingshu was confused. Although the strange snake was poisonous, a drop of poison had been diluted so many times. It was hard to tell how much poison was left. Even if it could poison people to death, he only had less than 20 arrows. At most, he could poison 20 people to death. What could it do?
There was a commotion outside. It was obvious that many people had been shot. Song Qingshu looked out of the window curiously. He saw that the arrows did not hit the vital parts. Instead, they hit the arms and legs of those people. What was even more strange was that those people pulled the arrows out of their bodies. It seemed like it was because of the pain in their wounds. There was no sign of poison at all.
Noticing that the arrows were shot from the thatched cottage, the group of cavalrymen was furious. They immediately picked up their bows and shot back. Song Qingshu and the rest could only leave the window and hide behind the table again.
Song QingShu forced a smile and said, "Don't tell me you came up with this idea?"
Ouyang Feng smiled mysteriously and said, "Wait for the show."
Not to mention people like Song Qingshu and Zhou Zhiruo, who did not use poison, even Indigo Phoenix, who was an expert in using poison, was confused. After a while, the arrows stopped. Then, there were angry shouts and all sorts of exaggerated screams coming from outside.
Song QingShu was startled and hurriedly ran to the window to look outside. He saw that the cavalry outside had already become a mess. The dozen or so people who had been injured by the arrows seemed to have lost their minds, scratching and biting anyone they saw. Anyone who was scratched or bitten by them quickly became as crazy as them, desperately scratching and biting other people … The number of people who had gone crazy increased exponentially, and very soon, the outside had become a living hell.
Zhou Zhiruo took a few glances and buried her body in Song Qingshu's arms. Song Qingshu's eyebrows were twitching. The scene outside was too tragic. It was like Resident Evil.
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