At the edge of the Lushui River in the early morning, the sky full of stars has given way to the faint morning light. Mist rippled on the water, making the surrounding mountains and swaying reeds look hazy.
Accompanied by several strange barking sounds, a group of people emerged from the woods on the river bank. These people were dressed in black armor, all covered with armor, and they were pulling their own horses beside them. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a heavy sword.
Wiping the dew from his head, the man handed the helmet covered with water drops to the soldier beside him. Looking at the water in front of me, I couldn't help but curse a few words, and the fatigue between my eyebrows could hardly be concealed.
How could they not be tired? These people were all fighting the rebellion in the north of Zuoheng Road. After receiving temporary orders, they hurriedly gathered together from various places and ran for more than 800 miles without any rest.
That's all. After discovering the traces of the thief, he hurried into the mountain without stopping and chased him all the way on the rugged mountain road. During this period, we rested for one day at Kejingguan, and then continued our journey in this deserted mountain.
Even though these people are the core military force of the Black Tower Family, and their combat prowess is undoubted, no matter how powerful they are, they have become weak after such a long journey.
The original team of a thousand people had to split up to pursue the bandits' horses several times in the past few days, so they had to split up to pursue them. Adding in the stragglers, there were now less than 200 people.
Although they only found some scattered horses, where would these bandits want to escape without the horses? How could the two-legged ones still want to outrun the four-legged ones?
Therefore, the man did not feel too worried. According to intelligence, the bandit named Wu Gen only brought more than a hundred people. Among the horses scattered by the bandits along the way, only fifty or sixty were found by his own men. How many more could the bandits have left? A few gangsters who only dare to hide in a rat's nest are not difficult to deal with as long as they can be found.
As a member of the Qianhu family, the man did not understand why his family would issue such a hasty order. It was not until a worshiper came to the family that he found out that Wu Gen had killed a son of the family head. Hand province.
The family was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with him after he left Zuoheng Road, so they did not hesitate to draw troops from the front line of counterinsurgency and marched here in a hurry. There was only one military order, to secretly execute Wu Gen or quietly escort him back to Gaoyuan City, and try not to disturb the small families.
As for why it was so mysterious, the enshrined person was vague, saying only that it might be related to the Temple of Heaven. The family didn't want to make things too complicated, so they issued such a strange order.
But I didn't expect that these gangsters were as slippery as water snakes. They couldn't catch up with the thieves even if they marched all the way, and the guardsmen they sent disappeared one after another. In desperation, he borrowed some ferret dogs from nearby families and tracked them all the way here.
"Qianhu, clothes and armor were found scattered by the river." A soldier ran over and reported loudly.
The man raised his eyebrows and strode to the river. Sure enough, some broken clothes were discovered one after another among the grass in the shallows by the river.
"Look up and down to see if there are any more." The man ordered loudly. Soon, dozens of soldiers rode up and down the river. When they arrived at the river, the horses finally came into use. The soldiers finally turned into cavalry, instead of being grooms as they had been in the past few days.
The man sat by the river, watching his men leave one by one, running further and further away, and couldn't help but frown slightly. Maybe the bandits couldn't cross the river and fled along the river bank.
The remaining people had set up a fire by the river to dry their clothes and prepare breakfast. After a night of pursuit, everyone was already hungry.
Suddenly, two figures appeared from the other side of the river. They were in tatters and were walking towards the river supporting each other. They seemed to want to get water.
When the two men saw the soldiers who were cooking on the opposite side, they turned around and ran away. In a hurry, one of them fell down. With the help of his companions, they ran in embarrassment towards a mountain road next to the river bank.
The man stood up suddenly. Both of them were wearing scimitars, and they should be the gangsters they were chasing. This is the first time I have seen my opponent in so many days. And judging from the appearance of these two people, they are probably at the end of their rope. It's hard for me to chase him, but it's hard for the gangster to feel comfortable.
As soon as he thought about this, the man called his soldiers, "Send the order, everyone crosses the river to pursue
enemy. "
The recruit looked at the direction upstream and downstream, and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to wait for our brothers who went out to come back? I heard that the bandit leader killed our Heita Songhan Zhenfu, and his strength should not be underestimated."
The man sneered, "Don't scare yourself. The clan has already found out that Heita Songhan was defeated because he was poisoned. If we really fight, that kid is just a fourth realm, and with so many of his men running away, We can pile up so many people but we still can’t kill him.”
After hearing this, the soldiers did not dare to dissuade him any more, so they had to gather the soldiers and horses at the same place, not even bothering to eat the freshly prepared meal. When I pulled up, I saw that there were only about 120 people left.
The man took off his armor and took the lead in pulling the horse towards the other side. The water here is still a bit turbulent. Walking in the water wearing armor, if you fall, you are just afraid that you will not die quickly enough.
As soon as he entered the biting river water, the man's body trembled. He had not eaten or slept well for several days, and his body was already extremely exhausted. Even though he could jump across this big river, his subordinates couldn't, so they had to take the lead and walk in the river water up to their necks.
After a while, the man's feet had already stepped onto the shoal on the other side. He shook the water off his head and turned to watch his men crossing the river. Fortunately, the horse he was riding was tall, and many soldiers could hold the horse's back and drag the saddle across the river without being submerged in the water.
Seeing the embarrassment of his men in the water, the man, as usual, was ready to say a few rude words to boost morale. In the past, it was the same in the military. These obscene remarks involving elders or certain parts of the body would not only make people feel offended, but would also make it easier to draw the hearts of their subordinates.
Suddenly, the man saw surprise, then horror, in the eyes of the bodyguard closest to him. Along with the roar of the river, he seemed to hear the word "enemy attack".
The man had fought many battles. Although he did not see the enemy, he felt a strong breath of death approaching him quickly. In fear, the man turned his head suddenly, and at the same time, the heavy sword at his waist was also unsheathed.
From the woods on the river bank, a handsome young man flew out, holding a strange-shaped knife in his hand and rushing toward him. The man took a look, and his body suddenly became cold, as if the crossing of the river just now had taken away most of his body temperature.
The young man flew gracefully in the air, his face was calm, and his eyes were staring at himself.
What kind of eyes are these, like those of a ferocious beast when preying, without any distracting thoughts, without any cruelty or blood, only with extraordinary concentration, and even some calmness that is inconsistent with the current atmosphere.
The man has experienced a lot of life and death, so he naturally knows how terrifying this kind of opponent is. Because only hunters who are good at fighting can be so focused. Because of his confidence in his own strength, he is so calm and calm.
Even such a powerful opponent still chose the method of sudden attack. This has nothing to do with morality and immorality, it is purely a hunter's instinct.
Even when a tiger is preying on a weak rabbit, it will resort to sneak attacks. The purpose of fighting is to kill the other party. The so-called grand battle either has other ideas, or it is purely self-restraint thought up by people who are full and full.
Such a person is terrifying. While activating the secret technique, the man howled and swung his long sword. He didn't ask for anything else. He only thought about whether he could block the opponent's attack and give himself a buffer. With this opportunity, he believed that with his own strength, he would not be easily defeated by this person.
He thought so much in an instant, but soon, the man hated the word "backfire". The opponent's attack was so fierce and fast that he had no time to exert any force.
A huge impact was transmitted to his arm through the long sword, and then to his whole body. And this kind of impact kept coming one after another. After only four waves, the man sadly found that the black light of the blade cut into his body, and he was passing through the Lushui, with a wave rising up to the sky below him, rolling up. He passed his men who were working hard to cross the river.
Wu Gen held the broken knife and pushed the man across the river, flying towards the woods on the other side. As long as this most powerful man is dealt with, the rest of the Heita family will have nothing to fear. Xue Xin and the others will take care of themselves.
Suddenly, Wu Gen's soul fire rippled, and a strong sense of fear arose. What is going on? Wu Gen was shocked. Only then did he realize that a round of energy appeared in his opponent's pupils.
full moon.
Wu Gen's heart was screaming about the Qi family's secret technique.
Later, in order to cooperate with the Baili family, Wu Gen also indirectly learned about the Qi family's secret skills when communicating with the Mo Zhijia and An Sijia. The secret skills of the Qi family are not as conspicuous as those of the Baili family. Its characteristic is that the symbol of the full moon appears in the eyes. When fighting the opponent, the secret skills are emitted, which will affect the opponent's soul, make the opponent fearful, and reduce the opponent's morale. In more serious cases, you may even be so frightened that you lose the ability to resist.
Unexpectedly, the Heita family has seized the secrets of so many small families, including those from the Qi family and the Baili family. The last time Heita Cheng used the method, there were traces of the Baili family. No wonder these small families can't beat the Heita family. Not only is the difference in strength, but also their own means of guarantee have been taken away by others. How can they beat them?
However, the Qi family's secret skills were not very useful to Wu Gen. For a soul master, who has experienced the destruction of the soul villain and the experience of entering a spiritual residence, he naturally looks down on such methods. After calming down for a moment, Wu Gen's soul fire returned to normal.
Tianluo's knife skills were activated in waves. The broken knife cut through the man's skin and flesh, cut off his sternum, and pushed the man towards the forest. After knocking down several big trees one after another, Wu Gen and Hanzi finally stopped their momentum.
The man stared at Wu Gen, with strings of blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. Although his body had been cut into two pieces, because Wu Gen's knife was too fast, the man did not feel much pain and instinctively wanted to jump up and fight again.
Soon, the man discovered something was wrong with his body. When he looked down, the man let out a miserable howl and threw the sword in his hand at Wu Gen.
Gently pushing away the opponent's sword, Wu Gen cut off the opponent's head with a flash of broken sword light. He didn't have the hobby of appreciating the other party's misery, nor the patience to listen to the other party's last words. Xue Xin and the others were still fighting and needed to go back quickly to help.
On the river bank, after Wu Gen attacked, Xue Xin also rushed out from the hiding place with his men. The strategy of using Zhang Wuyang and Suoji to show up to lure the enemy was very successful. Let the other party rush across the river without waiting for everyone, and your chances of winning in an ambush will increase.
Due to the waves created by Wu Gen's impact just now, the soldiers of the Heita family in the river were tossed around, and only a few of them successfully landed ashore. Xue Xin rushed while leading people to release arrows, and the arrows flew ruthlessly towards the soldiers of the Heita family who were still struggling in the river. .
This was purely a one-sided massacre. With almost no retaliation from the opponent, these more than a hundred Black Tower soldiers were either shot to death or fell into the river and drowned, and some were washed downstream with their men and horses. ,act recklessly.
Wu Gen held the man's head and quietly watched Xue Xin orderly and mercilessly shoot at the people still alive in the river, and strangle the soldiers of the Heita family who had come ashore.
After a while, the river slowly returned to calm, and there were dead bodies of people and horses floating on the surface of the river. Blood seeped into the river, making this section of the river turbid.
"Clean the battlefield and place these corpses on the shore." Wu Gen ordered, washed his hands, took the pancake handed over by Zhuo Ke, and ate it slowly in the morning sunshine and the smell of blood.
