More than two hundred people were walking on the continuous grassland, surrounded by beautiful scenery, but Wu Gen's mood did not improve much.
Along the way, Ruoyouruowu, the Ji family members, kept a distance from the Fearless Army, and even had to eat separately. Even if they were getting water from the same river, as long as the fearless army took it, the Ji family would have to walk a little further upstream before they would drink the water.
Everyone in the Fearless Army was somewhat dissatisfied with this, but under the suppression of Xue Xin and others, no major conflict broke out between the two sides.
However, this matter also buried a layer of haze in Wu Gen's heart, starting from a small thing and becoming a big one. From the attitude of these people towards the Fearless Army, it can be seen that when they get to Hanlu City, there will probably be more twists and turns.
On this day, a group of people came to a swamp with lush water and grass. There are large and small puddles everywhere. If a person or horse accidentally falls into it, the entangled aquatic plants and sticky mud will turn all living things into a part of them.
In the swamp, there is only a dry and hard road in the middle that can pass through. This is also a safe passage that has been taken after countless people's lives have been swallowed.
There are patches of green water on both sides of the road, with unknown wild flowers dotted in the middle. It looks pleasant. Only the bones exposed from time to time in the mud remind of the danger of this swamp.
Wu Gen and Ji Nan were walking side by side on the road, and their horses' heads happened to be on the same line. Behind them were the Fearless Army and the Ji family. The two groups lined up in two lines, keeping in harmony with each other.
Originally, these soldiers of the Ji family followed Ji Nan closely and occupied the entire road. However, due to the intentional or unintentional collision between Xue Xin and others, they became what they are now.
The road faces the sky, and everyone walks half way.
Along the way, although Ji Nan always maintained respect for Wu Gen, anyone could see the pride and reserve in the way he raised his hands and feet.
Hush. Looking back at his subordinates behind him, Wu Gen took a deep breath and relieved his violent mood. If he hadn't thought that the Fearless Army could live on the Ji family's territory, he would have pushed Ji Nan's pig head into the smelly water and stepped on it.
A slope appeared on the road ahead, blocking everyone's view.
Just as he was about to slowly go uphill, a circle of ripples suddenly appeared in the water pool beside the road. Wu Gen couldn't help but was stunned. He raised his hand and the fearless army behind him quickly stopped.
Ji Nan didn't react for a while, so she took a few steps forward and reined in her horse, "Master Wu, something happened."
"Don't you feel that the swamp is moving?" Wu Gen pointed to the pool next to him. Circles of ripples appeared in the pool, gradually turning into ripples.
Ji Nan frowned and said, "Mr. Wu, it may just be the vibration caused by the footsteps of our cavalry. There is no need to be so nervous. It's more important to hurry up."
Wu Genru glanced at the other party as if he were an idiot. After walking for such a long time, nothing like this had happened. To return the movement of the cavalry, did Ji Ye have no one to send such a thing?
Ignoring Ji Nan, Wu Gen squeezed the horse under him with his legs and galloped towards the high slope.
Xue Xin behind him glanced at Ji Nan and followed closely.
When they reached the high slope, Wu Gen's expression suddenly changed. Nearly a hundred Kui cattle appeared on the road ahead. These Kui cattle are more than ten feet tall, have curved horns on their heads, and have thick coarse hair on their bodies. They are running towards this side along the road for some unknown reason.
Compared with the war horses under Wu Gen and others, they were like young children seeing adults.
Ji Nan also rushed over at this time. When he saw the menacing Kui Niu occupying the entire road, his face turned pale with fright, and he trembled: "Master Wu, let's turn around and run away. There are so many Kui Niu. They are going to charge." You won't have to trample us all into mud when you come up." As he said that, he turned around without waiting for Wu Gen's answer.
"Can't escape."
"Can't turn around."
Wu Gen and Xue Xin roared at the same time, how could their horses outrun such a tall Kui Niu? And all hunters know that Kui Niu has extremely strong endurance and a peculiar quirk. As long as there is a living creature running in front of it, it will stare at it and will not give up until it overturns it. .
On the grassland, when you encounter this herd of Kui cattle, you have to either run past them or run to higher ground. Because although Kui Niu runs fast, it is not good at climbing.
"What should we do?" Ji Nan's voice said
He looked a little trembling. He had grown up in Hanlu City and had never seen such a formation.
"Defend on the slope." Wu Gen shouted, and with a wave of his hand, Xue Xin had already run down the slope to greet the fearless troops to prepare for formation.
"Master Wu, how can we prevent this? It's better to escape quickly." Ji Nan was a little anxious and took the lead in turning the horse around. Following his move, the Ji family soldiers behind him also turned around and tried to escape towards where they came from.
The Fearless Army moves forward, while the Ji family moves backward, mingling with each other. As a result, the narrow road suddenly became chaotic.
"You are not even allowed to retreat." Wu Gen shouted violently, and the broken sword was already unsheathed and slashed towards the swamp beside him. A turbid wave flew up and landed on everyone's heads. "Whoever dares to move will be the first to behead him. The fearless army will use the sword to kill anyone who dares to resist."
After the sound of swords and scabbards rubbing against each other, all the fearless soldiers pulled out their scimitars, put down their visors, and stared fiercely at the Ji family soldiers beside them. The leader of the village has given an order that as long as the other party dares to disobey the order, these people will not hesitate to swing the scimitar in their hands towards the necks of the Ji family.
"Wu Gen, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel? This is the Iron Hand Province and the Ji family's world. You must think clearly." Ji Nan's voice was stern and she glared at Wu Gen.
"I miss you, you little pretty boy." A giant hand stretched out from beside him. Cheng Jie directly picked up Ji Nan and placed him on his horse. The giant ax pressed down on the back of her neck. "My village leader also takes turns when speaking. If you interrupt, if you say one more thing, I will take off your heavenly spirit cap and use it as a bowler."
Ji Nan was a little confused for a moment. It wasn't that he had no cultivation, but he didn't expect that anyone would dare to attack him. In addition, he rarely fought with others in Hanlu City, so he was caught alive by Cheng Jie without warning.
Wu Gen nodded in approval and shouted down the slope, "Get their shields and form a formation on the slope."
Soon the fearless army dismounted, grabbed the shield from the Ji family, came to the high slope, and formed a military formation of thirty people along the downward slope.
The military formation was covered with shields, and spears stretched out one after another. At the same time, the people behind also stretched out their spears down the slope, and finally there were rows of archers.
For such a big Kui Niu, the scimitar is like a toothpick and is no longer of use.
The people of the Ji family were frightened by Wu Gen's actions just now, and because Ji Nan was captured, they were confused for a while. Some people didn't want to step forward to save Ji Nan, but were stopped by the people next to them.
These soldiers are not all as stupid as Ji Nan. Some of them have already seen it. At this time, they can only give their backs to Kui Niu. In addition, the road is narrow and crowded, so they can't run, and they end up being trapped. Trampled to death or drowned.
On the contrary, I felt a lot more at ease when I saw the fearless army forming a battle formation neatly and in a well-organized defense. Some people spontaneously came to the slope and followed the archers, preparing to shoot arrows to intercept them.
Soon, Kui Niu approached Gaopo. The sound of rumbling hooves was heard, and the entire swamp seemed to be shaking. From time to time, fish jumped out of the pool in fright.
Xue Xin pulled out his sword, glanced at the expressionless Wu Gen, and roared: "Fire the arrow."
Whoa, a forest of arrows flew up from the slope, drew a long arc in the air, and landed on the cattle.
"Moo..." The angry cow cry sounded. Kui Niu's body is decorated with many arrows, but the thick hair and the mud left by rolling in the mud greatly reduce the damage caused by the arrows. Only a bow engraved with the blood spirit talisman can cause damage to the cow's body. Greater trauma.
Wu Gen took off the Sky-shattering Bow, hooked the string with his thumb, and exerted force with his middle and index fingers. The hard bow gradually became a full moon. There were three loud sounds of bang, bang, bang, and three white arrows appeared almost at the same time, turning into billowing clouds and heading straight for the cattle.
In the blink of an eye, Wu Gen drew his bow three times and fired his arrow three times. His movements were so fast that the afterimages overlapped each other. To others, he shot three arrows at once. The burden on the body of such a rapid launch can be imagined. If Wu Gen hadn't experienced the second thunder tribulation, he would not have dared to do so.
Such a magical skill made everyone in the Ji family on the slope look at each other, secretly glad that they had not gone against their fate.
Down the slope, the Kui Niu running in front didn't even bark, but lay in pieces on the ground.
Kui Niu in the back hesitated a little.
For a moment, the forward momentum stagnated slightly. But driven by instinct, he ran forward again, but at a slower pace.
"Fire the arrow." Xue Xin raised his sword again. As the distance gets closer, the damage of the arrows also increases significantly. Some Kui Niu fell to the ground in pain and were soon trampled into pulp by their companions behind them.
Kui Niu was getting closer and closer, gradually approaching the high slope. Xue Xin reached out and picked up the spear, staring at Kui Niu's movements, but did not throw it away.
The first row of Kui cattle had already run down the slope, and their huge hooves stepped on the ground. The vibrations spread along the ground, making everyone's faces tremble.
One step, two steps... Kui Niu pressed forward step by step, but Xue Xin remained unmoved. Everyone was waiting for his first shot. Some people in the Ji family could no longer hold their breath and glanced behind them from time to time.
Finally, when Kui Niu was only about twenty steps away from the wall of shields and at the steepest part of the slope, Xue Xin threw his spear fiercely.
Suddenly, dozens of spears flew toward Kui Niu, who was charging fiercely with a sharp whistling sound. The sharp spear head pierced the Kui Niu's thick skin and penetrated its flesh, causing the Kui Niu to fall to the ground and roll over in pain, trying to break the gun barrel on its body.
As a result, the gun head rammed inside his body, and the fallen Kui Niu blocked the way of his companions. Suddenly, the Kui cattle herd was in chaos, and many cattle were knocked down the slope.
Kui Niu is not good at running on such a steep slope. Once the forward momentum stops, it will be difficult to use force again.
In the chaos, the Kui cattle trampled on each other. Some died under the hooves of their companions, some were squeezed and fell into the swamps on both sides of the slope, and some were shot to death by additional arrows.
Occasionally, one or two would rush up to the top of the slope and climb up the sloping shield wall, but they would be riddled with holes from the spears protruding from under the shields. Some who were lucky enough to finally cross the shield wall were skinned and deboned on the spot by the Eight Riders of Lingyun behind them.
After a while, the noise down the hillside gradually stopped. In front of the slope, the corpses of Kui cattle were lying in various places, and there were a few living ones. They finally woke up, turned around and ran in the direction they came from.
Wu Gen waved his hand, and the fearless soldiers on the slope removed their shields and cleaned up the cow carcasses in an orderly manner. The meat was removed, the muscles were cramped, and even the horns were chopped off. Most of these people were born as hunters, so they naturally knew what was useful about Kui Niu.
Ji Nan was also let down at this time. Looking at the tragic scene in front of him, the fearless soldiers cleaning up the cow carcasses with expressionless faces, he felt a little scared for a moment.
If his men had just faced off against these skilled cattle killers, he might have been thrown into a nearby pool and turned into a pile of mud like these cattle.
"Mr. Wu, what happened just now..." Ji Nan cautiously came to Wu Gen. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by the other party.
"Hurry and gather the troops, let's leave this place." Wu Gen almost ordered in a commanding tone.
Ji Nan's face turned red and white, but she still followed Wu Gen's wishes and asked his men to quickly reorganize the team.
The team moved forward cautiously, but fortunately, no other changes occurred.
When they were about to walk out of the swamp, Suoji urged his horse to come to Wu Gen's side. He glanced at Ji Nan who was a little shaky behind him, and reported in a low voice: "Sir, these Kui Niu must have been driven here. I found some beast-driving animals." medicine."
"Oh." Wu Gen was startled for a moment, then looked back at the banner with the character "Ji" flying high in the team, and frowned tightly.
