Night fell!
The crescent moon hanging high in the sky was gradually covered by the floating dark clouds. The area outside the brightly lit courier station was quickly enveloped in darkness. Darkness quickly covered the carriages that stopped outside the courier station.
Four armed escorts arranged by the Murong Clan were either standing or leaning against the four directions of the carriages. They took turns to rest and protect the Murong Clan's goods.
Once night fell, the NPCs in World of Martial Arts would have their combat strength greatly reduced, and they had to rest. This made Happy and his party a little gloomy, and they had to stop and spend the night in the courier station.
However, Happy and his party did not remain idle.
They brought out the horses prepared by the Murong Clan. They did not care about the fact that the night would disturb the people. They got on the horses and started moving around the walls of the courier station.
Since they were normal horses that had been tamed, the group soon became familiar with their own horses. At the very least, they understood how to control their steeds to move forward, stop, and change directions. They enjoyed it and never got tired of it.
Happy became the odd one out in the group once more.
Regardless of whether it was holding the reins, stepping on the pedals to get on the horses, the small tricks to control the horses, or the short commands, they were all incredibly familiar and straightforward. It was as if he was a veteran who had been controlling horses for many years. He easily controlled the horses and stopped by the side while he watched the group train the horses in the courtyard in a lively manner.
"Senior brother, where did you learn your horsemanship? It makes me feel relaxed and comfortable just watching you. " Dawn Lotus whipped her horse to Happy's side with jerky movements. While she spoke, her arms were incredibly stiff. She stared at the horse beneath her and did not dare to relax even for a moment.
"Yeah, I rode in the north for a period of time."
"No wonder."
Dawn Lotus pursed her lips and tugged at the reins in realization. After a long time, she finally got close to Happy.
When they were close, a fragrance wafted into the air. If Happy looked closely, he could see the red skin on her cheeks and neck, as well as the beads of sweat.
Dawn Lotus seemed to have noticed that Happy's slightly heated gaze was too intimate with her. She blushed and quickly lowered her head. She instinctively clamped down on her horse's belly. "Giddy-up!"
Right when Happy realized that it was indecent, he suddenly turned his head around to look to the east. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a blurry black shadow nimbly blend into the shadows behind the courier station.
"Protect the tribute!"
With a loud shout, he patted his horse without hesitation and jumped up with a whoosh. He used Cloud Treading Steps and kicked the corners of the building eaves of the courier station. With a few steps, he landed on the roof of the courier station, which allowed him to see the situation inside and outside the walls.
"Hu!"
Eleventh Crane was not slow either. Almost at the instant Happy landed on the roof, he jumped down from his horse and landed beside Happy. He looked around warily, and his wooden bow was already in his hands.
At that moment, the armed escorts arranged by Murong Clan snapped out of their stupor. They drew their weapons and guarded the four directions of the carriage as if they were facing a great enemy.
Ghost's Worry, Xu Lang, Orchid Researcher, and Dawn Lotus did not know what to do at that moment. They held onto their horses and did not know whether they should urge them to fight against the enemy or abandon their horses to fight like Happy and Eleventh Crane.
Before the four of them could react in time, Happy and Eleventh Crane had already noticed their enemies from the roof. Several black figures were curled up in a dark corner of the courier station, and they were incredibly inconspicuous. When they saw that the carriage had been alerted, rows of torches suddenly appeared outside the walls, and figures pounced on them in an endless stream!
"Kill!"
"Spare no one from the Murong Clan!"
"Brothers! Attack! "
The people who charged into the courier station were the bandits who had been loitering outside the courier station. There were more than thirty of them, and all of them were in Gate Realm. They made a living by robbing small carriages and merchants.
Eleventh Crane had noticed them a long time ago, but the enemy's scout was very alert. He rode his horse far away, causing their competition to end in vain.
The bandits could be considered smart. They did not attack during the day, but chose to attack the official courier station at night, when the carriages were stationed there and the guards were less alert. They attacked a courier station with only two soldiers stationed there …
However!
Their plan to ambush the courier station had clearly failed. Happy's outstanding alertness had not only allowed the four armed escorts to react to the situation, the two soldiers guarding the entrance had also rushed in from outside.
"How dare you!"
The soldiers might not have a high status, but their faces were filled with righteousness! They shouted in anger! They were not afraid of the bandits who jumped over the wall and rushed at the bandits across from them with their spears raised.
Almost at the same time, the six heard the clear notification from the system.
"Ding!
"Activated the quest to protect the courier station!
"At the same time you protect the carriage, help the courier station's soldiers protect the courier station and ensure that the officials are not killed. Once you complete the first step, you will continue heading to Beijing and carry out the subsequent quest to protect the carriage. Once you complete the second step, you will gain the favor of the imperial court. Once you complete the third step, you will gain the favor of the courier station's soldiers and officials.
"Attack!"
When the system finished giving out the notification, the two courier station soldiers had already engaged a group of bandits who jumped over the wall and entered. They were quickly surrounded, and they were in an incredibly dangerous situation. Happy's lancet knives turned into two flowing rays of light and pinned the two men in black who were the closest to the soldiers to the ground, temporarily eliminating the danger the soldiers were in.
Eleventh Crane held his wooden bow in hand. He flicked the bowstring, and three arrows landed in different directions in the crowd at an even faster speed.
Three grunts rose from the crowd. Three bandits in black had their bodies pierced through by the arrows, and they staggered out of the battlefield. Eleventh Crane swept his gaze over the area and frowned.
Even though his accuracy was good, compared to Happy's two throwing knives, Happy's throwing knives had killed two people, and his three arrows had only managed to reduce the combat prowess of three men in black. The difference between the two was instantly obvious.
Happy did not pay attention to this.
To him, there were three completion rates for the quests he triggered by accident. The more perfect the completion rate was, the more difficult it was, and the higher the rewards he would get.
Hence, no matter what, he could not allow anything to happen to the courier station soldiers!
He brought out two lancet knives and quickly equipped his Green Jade Shrouded in Heavenly Silks!
"Cover me!"
Happy placed his hands behind his back and jumped off the roof. He jumped into the air and landed among the group of men in black who surrounded the soldiers.
"Orchid Researcher, Dawn Lotus, protect the carriage! Xu Lang! Let's go! "
When Ghost's Worry saw that Happy had landed among the bandits, he finally reacted to the situation. He slapped the back of his horse and jumped high into the air. With a whoosh, he pulled out a black broadsword that was half a foot wide from his back.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Arrows rained down. Eleventh Crane looked down from above and aimed at the men in black without any pressure. His quiver of arrows was soon emptied, but unfortunately for him, after the first round of ambushes, his accuracy had dropped from one hundred percent to fifty percent.
Even so, with Eleventh Crane providing cover from the sky, Happy successfully landed beside the soldiers in the courier station. At the instant he tapped against the ground, he nimbly avoided the weapons that shot past him. While the sound of metal clashing against metal rose, he clenched his Green Jade Shrouded in Heavenly Silks at his waist!
"Get lost!"
He punched resolutely, and with a low tiger roar, he struck the two men in black closest to him in an incredibly direct and barbaric manner!
Bang!
The men in black who were struck felt as if they had been hit by a train. They crashed into the people behind them, and the neat formation behind them was instantly thrown into disarray by the two people who were sent flying backwards.
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