Dragon Tail Slope turned downwards. Inside the carriage, the old man shook his head and smiled. "Huang Shang really is measuring the heart of a gentleman with his own yardstick. What a pity about that half a jar of wine."
Other than Huang Shang who was about to take up an important position, Li Huai 'er was also sitting in the carriage. The old man knew that this child's horsemanship was terrible and had him abandon the horse and get on the carriage. That night, he had been saved by the youth in an alley battle. Huang Shang did not say anything, but he really cared about the youth. However, Huang Shang himself was in danger and could not promise anything. He just wanted the youth Li Huai 'er to stay away from trouble. If he could gain a foothold in Jing, and if the youth's jianghu dream did not die, he could put down his old face and ask for a secret martial arts manual for him. He would secretly give it to Li Huai' er in the future. The young man was trembling with fear, how could he sit face to face with an official. In the past, when he was idling around Iron Lu City, he saw that the patrolling soldiers would retreat. Seeing that they could wear armor and hold iron spears, he was filled with envy. Seeing the youth's unease, the old man who was outstanding in court smiled knowingly. He took the initiative to find a topic and asked the youth about trivial matters. Just as Huang Shang was asking Li Huai 'er how much his uncle earned from teaching at the private school, an arrow flew through the air from deep in the forest. The head of the old servant, who was focused on driving the horse, was pierced by the arrow and fell back silently. The corpse pulled at the curtain of the carriage. The quick-witted Li Huai' er immediately pulled the old man down.
When Ning Zong saw a messenger pigeon fly through the air not far away, he suddenly sped up his horse. This time, when he was escorting Official Huang to Great Peace City, he had not only offended the dozens of civil officials in the western part of Guangling Road, but also dozens of military officials and generals. One of them was a general who had escaped unscathed in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had two thousand elite soldiers, and almost four hundred cavalry. If it was not for the fact that this person had a bad reputation in the officialdom and his domineering personality, he would have clashed with the other generals with real power in the neighboring provinces. In this storm, the generals along the way who were happy to see this would all spread the word that if a large group of people dared to pass through their territory, they would make him pay the price. However, Ning Zong still expected the situation to be the worst. Apart from adding thick sandalwood to the three walls of the carriage early on, to prevent arrows from breaking through the walls to mount a sneak attack. He even let two Jianghu heroes with good lightness kungfu take on the role of scouts, coordinating with the five riders, one in front and one behind.
Under the concentrated fire, most of the arrows drilled through the outer wall of the carriage and were finally blocked by the expensive red sandalwood hardwood. However, there were still a few arrows that stubbornly revealed their tips. It was enough to show the strength of this group of assassins. The two waves of arrows did not have any effect. After a short moment, only one arrow pierced through the air.
There was a loud bang!
Not only did it penetrate through the two layers of the carriage, but it also created a hole the size of an orange.
It was undoubtedly Ding Ce, the number one archer of the Iron House Army!
The arrow was nailed into the red sandalwood wall, its tip still quivering as it hung above Li Huail's head in a threatening manner.
The youth's heart was as dead as ashes.
Although the old military horse's leg strength was weak, it also had its advantages. Even without a coachman to steer it, after a short period of panic, it quickly stopped and did not spread its hooves to flee in all directions. Otherwise, the mountain road was narrow, and there was a cliff ten feet to the right, which could easily lead to disaster.
Ning Zong knew that the Jianghu heroes acting as scouts had met with misfortune. He came near the carriage, not expecting to smoothly rush out of the rain of arrows in one go. He made a prompt decision, having Xu Zhan and Miss Zhou do their best to block the following rain of arrows. He and the mediocre Hu Chunya went to help the old and the young get on their horses and return.
Huang Shang and Li Huail rode together with Ning Zong and Hu Chunya. The young girl's face was already pale. Ignoring the etiquette between men and women, she urged her horse to gallop wildly, making the sloppy fellow, who was always unpleasant to the eye, lower his head and bend his waist. Together, they galloped towards the Dragon Tail Slope Mountain Inn.
Ding Ce shot an arrow towards the back of Huang Shang's heart, but it was deflected by Xu Zhan's rod. But the arrow's momentum was as strong as thunder, making Xu Zhan almost unable to hold onto the rod. Ding Ce shot two arrows together for the second time, one arrow continued to target the old man and Huang Shang, while the other arrow chased after the young man.
In the middle of the mountain road, a woman's figure was like an ink-black swallow. She floated down from the horse's back and moved backwards. She used her sword to cut an arrow, but her palm instantly drew a deep bloody groove. Using the rebound force, she floated back onto the horse's back. Her foot touched the water like a dragonfly, and she pounced towards the second arrow that was close to the young man's back. Seeing that it was too late to save him, she could only throw her sword out and hit the arrow's tail feather, forcing it to deviate from its target. But without waiting for the graceful woman to gasp for breath, Ding Ce once again drew his bow and shot. In the blink of an eye, the arrow pierced between the woman's eyebrows. If she had dodged to the side, this arrow would definitely have killed the red date horse that the young man and woman were riding. The woman gritted her teeth and lowered her head, but stretched out a pair of slender hands with five green scallion like fingers, tightly grasping the arrow. Her five fingers were connected to her heart, and a piercing pain spread through her body. The woman who refused to let go was sent sliding back several zhang by the arrow. She maintained her posture from the beginning until now, she could almost feel the tail of the horse hitting her cheeks. Her feet sunk into the mud to dissipate the force of the arrow. When she was finally able to throw away the bloody arrow, her swaying body almost fell to the ground and crashed under the horse's hooves.
The woman flew to the red date horse and stood on its back. Seeing that Xu Zhan's horse had been shot to death, she could only retreat on foot. Fortunately, Xu Zhan's rod technique and internal force complemented each other. Even if he had no choice but to retreat, he didn't lose too much momentum. His speed was almost comparable to that of a galloping horse.
Ning Zong lamented in his heart. This time, he had no choice but to retreat. He suspected that he had diverted the trouble away. He felt sorry for those strange diners in the inn. He only hoped that those people wouldn't be too implicated.
The road was between the hut and the inn. Hsu Fengnian and Yuan Zuozong were just walking towards the inn. Ning Zong's horse rushed towards them. Yuan Zuozong was shocked and shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Hsu Fengnian gave Yuan Zuozong, who narrowed his eyes with killing intent, a wink to make peace. Both of them retreated towards the hut almost at the same time. In just two short steps, their steps were light and elegant. They avoided Ning Zong's horse.
Then Hu Chunya's horse happened to pass by.
The young man Wu had already heard the sound of the horse's hooves. He strode out to join in the fun. He didn't have a good temper. Seeing such a hateful scene that disturbed the young master, he grinned and rushed into the horse's abdomen. He suddenly stood up, carried the horse and continued to run forward. In an instant, he overtook Ning Zong's horse.
The strong young man still laughed and said, "This horse is too slow. Let me give you a ride!"
On the Dragon Tail Slope, there was a young man carrying a horse.
At the door, Lu Song smiled but didn't say anything. Wang Lin sat on the threshold and rolled his eyes.
The woman in black standing on the horse's back hesitated for a moment and then floated down to the ground to support Xu Zhan who was slightly behind. The latter had already leaped over the inn's thatched roof. Seeing her stop, he also stopped to block the assassin who was clearly a soldier of the Iron House Brigade.
More than thirty horses aggressively followed. All of them were snow-white horses wrapped in cotton. The soldiers were wearing white paper armor that was popular in the old Southern Tang. They blended in with the snowy weather.
The leader was a burly man with a giant bow in his hand.
Perhaps it was because of the military order, he didn't want to waste time and create more problems before killing Huang Shang. The general rushed over and only coldly glanced at the annoying white-haired young man standing in front of the hut. Then, he turned to the damned woman who had ruined his plans several times.
Yuan Zuozong smiled and asked, "What do you say?"
Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said, "If we can avoid it, we won't."
The archer Ding Ce didn't want to be distracted. He only wanted to take Huang Shang's head to receive the military merit that guaranteed him a promotion. Some of his subordinates who were itching for a fight didn't mind warming up their hands. Almost at the same time, two waves of arrows shot toward Hsu Fengnian, Yuan Zuozong, Lu Song, and Wang Lin.
Lu Song shook his head and used one hand to remove the arrow.
Wang Lin was full and had nothing to do. He held the arrow with one hand and deliberately shouted and fell back.
Lu Song's eyes had some pity. He looked at the group of ruthless soldiers.
It was almost the New Year. They didn't know how to let the King of Hell relax. They were all in a hurry to reincarnate.
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