It's an arrow.
Chen Anning quickly looked around.
The trees are dense and the light is not good. At this moment, the sunset has dispersed, the sky has darkened, and the forest has become even darker.
From the faintly swaying branches and leaves, I could barely see that there were many bandits ambushing them.
But exactly how many there are is difficult to determine.
After Chen Anning led the secret guards back slowly for more than ten steps, he took off a walking stick from his hair, removed all the jade beads on the walking stick, and shot them one by one at several trees in the mountain col. Dwarf trees.
Whoosh whoosh!
As the short tree swayed, countless sharp arrows were shot out from all directions.
Almost instantly, the mountain col was shot into a hedgehog by sharp arrows.
It's a pocket array.
The position they were standing at now was the mouth of the bag.
The other directions were surrounded by bandits.
As long as they dare to step in, they will end up like the previous secret guards.
They used the bodies of those children as bait to lure them here deliberately.
Apparently the bandits were familiar with the terrain.
Judging from the number of sharp arrows and the speed at which they were shot, there were quite a few of them.
And there were only twenty-one of them left.
Taking rash action is obviously not a wise move.
But Chen Anning was somewhat unwilling to go back like this.
After much thought, Chen Anning decided to act alone.
Although poison cannot be used on a large scale in such a dense forest, it is not difficult to help her escape.
only.
As soon as she expressed her thoughts, she was opposed by all the secret guards.
They followed her with only one purpose: to protect her safety.
Letting her act alone is tantamount to saying they are useless.
This is harder to accept than telling them to die.
Chen Anning lobbied for a while, but the secret guard still refused to agree. In the end, Chen Anning had no choice but to take a step back and said, "Well, there are twenty of you besides me. Ten of you will follow me, and ten of you will go to the bottom of the mountain to respond."
Seeing that they still objected, Chen Anning simply said: "The Fifth Young Master Xu and the Fourth Miss Wen will be taken over soon. The Fifth Young Master Xu does not know martial arts. When the fight comes, you must leave more people to protect him. Instead of being tied up, you will have to leave more people to protect him." , it’s better to do it simply.”
Xu Zan doesn't know martial arts, and the secret guards know it.
Although I don't agree with what she said, I also know that she is right.
"Okay." The leader of the secret guard is also a straightforward person. Seeing that she has made up her mind, there is no way she can back down for a moment, and when Xu Zan comes over, they will be in a passive state, no matter how bad it is for anyone, so they simply He raised his hand and said, "Go down the mountain immediately to protect Mr. Xu. You and I will follow Miss Chen Er!"
The ten people he had drawn to protect Xu Zan immediately turned around and went down the mountain.
The ten people who stayed behind looked at Chen Anning, waiting for her instructions.
Chen Anning didn't understand tactics and was unwilling to give blind orders. He humbly asked the leader of the secret guards: "You should know what is going on here. You can make arrangements. I will follow your orders."
The leader of the secret guard did not shirk the blame and analyzed the situation: "Judging from the situation you tested just now, there are at least fifty bandits in the ambush. And judging from the situation in the village just now, this group of bandits has at least two hundred people." . They are familiar with the terrain, and it is getting darker and darker. It is difficult for us to capture them. So the best way now is not to eliminate them, but to capture one or two alive. It’s better to find out what they are telling you.”
Chen Anning nodded: "Okay."
The leader of the secret guards pointed out the seven people with his finger and said, "You guys, go this way and attract their attention."
Another person pointed out: "Go down the mountain and tell Mr. Xu our actions. Then leave five brothers to prepare their horses at the foot of the mountain to meet us, and the rest will immediately escort Mr. Xu away."
Then he looked at the remaining person: "Follow Miss Chen Er and I will catch him alive!"
"Act now!"
The seven secret guards who attracted the attention of the bandits and the secret guards who went down the mountain to deliver the message left instantly.
After about half a cup of tea.
The sound of messy footsteps sounded around the mountain col, and then gradually moved away in the direction where the seven secret guards left.
The leader of the secret guard flew up to the treetops. After observing for a while under the hazy moonlight, he came down from the tree and said, "Let's go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out first.
Chen Anning followed closely behind.
Another secret guard is at the end.
Led by the leader of the secret guard, the three of them quickly passed through the woods and silently approached the bandits who were chasing the secret guard ahead.
soon.
The three of them caught up with the bandit who was at the rear.
After observing the situation for a while.
The leader of the secret guard decisively approached one of them, and then when no one else was paying attention, he chopped the person unconscious with a knife and quickly handed it over to the secret guard behind him. Then he quickly approached a bandit and used the same method to kill the person before heading towards him. Chen Anning whispered: "Withdraw!"
"You go first, I will stop you." Fearing that they would not be willing to obey, Chen Anning said, "I have poison."
The leader of the secret guard did not argue, and after a low voice said hello, he and the secret guard quickly ran down the mountain.
Chen Anning followed closely behind the two.
Soon, the three of them went down the mountain.
After handing the two bandits to the accompanying secret guards and letting Chen Anning and the accompanying secret guards leave first, the leader of the secret guards took out a flare from his waist, lit it and threw it into the sky.
The flare exploded.
Brilliant fireworks light up the sky.
After Chen Anning looked back, she pulled the reins of the horse, took out a porcelain bottle from her waist and threw it to the secret guard who stopped with her, "Give those two bandits one grain each. You go first, I will follow your lead to take care of you." People behind me. Don’t worry, I have poison and I don’t need your protection.”
A trace of warmth flowed through the heart of the secret guard holding the porcelain bottle. After whispering "Be careful", he quickly chased after the secret guard in front.
When the secret guard leader saw her coming back, he nodded slightly and then set his sights on the mountain.
After about two cups of tea.
The shadows of the trees swayed.
The voices are chaotic.
Five figures rushed out in embarrassment.
"Mount!" Seven went out and five came back. This result was much better than the secret guard leader expected. Lead the horse and step forward quickly. After throwing the horse rope to them, the leader of the secret guard faced the bandits who rushed out after him.
The five secret guards mounted their horses and left quickly without any hesitation.
After Chen Anning watched them go far enough, she shouted to the leader of the secret guards: "Retreat!"
The leader of the secret guard had secretly followed her and Xie Xun on many missions, and knew that she was quite capable. When he heard her voice, he immediately retreated.
The moment he retreated, Chen Anning flew up, swept two handfuls of poison at the chasing bandits, quickly got back on his horse, and followed the leader of the secret guard away.
The wind is neither strong nor favorable.
Fortunately, the bandits were concentrated enough and the poison was powerful enough. With two handfuls, the bandits were successfully poisoned and almost half of the people were poisoned.
Although the remaining bandits were shocked by her methods, they still pursued her and the secret guard leader without hesitation.
The moonlight is hazy.
The mountain road is winding.
Because I am not familiar with the terrain.
The bandits soon caught up with the two.
