At half past midnight, Xu Fu, who had been running around all day, finally couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep.
Li Xiuyuan walked out of the tent at this time, looking up at the stars in the sky quietly, thinking about the time when the little Taoist priest went down the mountain and was robbed by bandits.
In another starry sky, he believed that with such a large group of people traveling, King Qin asked Xu Fu to bring a lot of jewelry.
It would be strange if there were spies of bandits in the imperial city and they didn't come to make a fortune.
Xu Fu obviously had not experienced the pain of Cong banditry, otherwise he would not have been so careless.
Fortunately, he had already made arrangements.
There was nothing unusual about the horses tied to the trees, and even the birds perched on the big trees by the lake did not flap their wings and fly away. In the eyes of an inexperienced monk, this was a peaceful night.
However, Li Xiuyuan silently took out his bow and arrow because he felt the danger.
Just then, he heard a bird call.
At this moment, the guard leader dressed in black came to Li Xiuyuan. Behind him were dozens of guards wearing armor and holding bows and arrows.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said softly: "Don't worry, let them go in more."
As he expected, wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
As long as there is a chance to make a fortune, the bandits will always be there, not to mention that the group of people are from the imperial city.
The bandits of Da Qin did not take the Imperial City's imperial army and guards seriously.
All they see is money.
The guards spread out quietly, forming a fan shape, protecting the tent behind them.
The consciousness released by Li Shenyuan locked on dozens of black-clothed shadows, and under the cover of darkness, they quietly came towards the camp.
A few dark clouds drifted across the sky, blocking out the stars, and everything was pitch black, especially when all the guards closed their eyes.
At this time, the lakeside was already asleep, and midnight was a good time for the bandits to take action.
At the moment when the dark clouds covered the starry sky, there was a soft pop in the dark night, and then dozens of black shadows rushed towards the camp with great ferocity.
Whoosh whoosh! Several rays of cold light burst out!
Almost as soon as the soft click sounded, the well-trained guards around Li Xiuyuan opened their eyes at the same time, and then in an instant, they shot the iron arrows in their hands.
In a flash of lightning, like raindrops at night, they flew towards the man in black who was rushing towards him, and Li Xiuyuan flew out three iron arrows.
After countless tearing sounds, a scream sounded in the dark night.
There were muffled groans and screams one after another, and countless men in black fell down after being hit by arrows, and fell on the grassy slope.
The sudden iron arrows disrupted the rhythm of the men in black, so some people got down, and some also took out their bows and arrows, trying to fight against the guards in black.
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the guard leader beside him.
The leader in black was unambiguous. A long knife came out of its scabbard with a clang, and he rose into the air and rushed into the dark night.
With a few swish sounds, six more guards behind him also dropped their bows and arrows, held long knives, and rushed into the night with the leader.
Just when Li Xiuyuan bent his bow and drew his arrow again, the guard leader had already rushed in front of the bandits, covering a distance of more than ten feet in almost the blink of an eye.
"Shield formation!" The black-clothed leader in the air roared loudly.
Because, a shower of arrows was already shooting towards the camp.
A low roar from the guards in the camp sounded almost instantly, and dozens of iron shields were erected behind Li Xiuyuan in the dark night.
Dang Dang Dang!
Countless iron arrows flew towards them, whizzing like a heavy rain. When the iron arrows and iron shields met, there was a clanging sound, which seemed particularly terrifying.
The iron arrow hit the shield, and the huge impact caused the guards to fall heavily on the grass. Because there was thick green grass under them, the guards who fell down did not feel much pain.
Before the enemy could shoot the iron arrows in their hands again, the guards here patted the grass and stood up again, using the iron shields in their hands to block the opponent's iron arrows coming through the air.
For a moment, there were angry shouts and shouts from the guards outside the camp, as well as the sound of heavy iron shields. Most of the iron arrows fired by the bandits were blocked by the guards' shield array.
Whoosh whoosh!
The bow and arrow in Li Xiuyuan's hand did not stop, one after another, flying fiercely towards the enemy in the darkness.
The iron arrows he shot alone were more terrifying than the iron arrows shot by the bandits together. Every time an iron arrow flew out, a muffled groan sounded in the dark night.
The weak-willed bandit fell to the ground in pain and screamed after being hit by an arrow.
For a moment, iron arrows from both sides shot through the air one after another, the shield formation made a clanging sound, and the man in black groaned as he fell to the ground after being hit by the arrow.
For a time, the sleeping camp turned into a hell on earth.
Whoosh!
An iron arrow flew toward Li Xiuyuan, and with a "Dang!" sound, he knocked it to the ground with a wave of the iron bow in his hand.
There was no expression on Li Xiuyuan's face in the darkness. The iron bow in his hand was still shooting, but his consciousness was locked somewhere in the darkness.
The bandits did not launch a surprise attack on the official road, but chose to wait until everyone fell asleep before attacking. This made him feel that this was not the work of ordinary bandits.
Because none of the bandits he met in Tag Snow Mountain would choose to attack at midnight.
It seems to the bandits that people are most relaxed and defensive only when they have just fallen asleep.
And at midnight, a convoy like this must be guarded secretly by night guards, so there is no way they can easily invade the camp.
There is only one possibility, and that is that among these bandits there are imperial guards from the imperial city, or some people in the Qin Empire do not want Xu Fu and others to go to sea as they wish.
Or in the eyes of these people, as long as they use powerful force to attack in the middle of the night, they can take down all these dozens of guards.
However, no matter how they planned, they could not think of Li Xiuyuan, who was originally an outsider.
Vaguely, many of the previously densely packed figures had fallen, and the remaining people never expected that a weak man like Xu Fu would be followed by a big monk.
When the swords and arrows were facing each other outside the camp, after the guard leader rushed out with six guards holding long swords to kill.
Seeing that there were no more men in black rushing toward the camp, Li Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Xu Fu and others had already fallen asleep, and a group of guards were paying attention to the man in black in the dark. No one noticed that Li Xiuyuan fired three arrows in a row, solving the serious problem for them.
Until the last moment, Li Xiuyuan did not want to reveal his identity.
Putting away the iron arrow, Li Xiuyuan escaped into the night.
The whole journey was silent, stepping on the thick green grass, and quietly walked outside the camp.
The camp was guarded by guards from the Imperial City, and there were corpses and wounded soldiers outside. He could go and see who was coming tonight.
The dark clouds were complaining about the past, the stars were dim, and the night wind blew the lake and made a roaring sound, but none of these sounds could reach Li Xiuyuan's ears.
Li Xiuyuan was also wearing a black shirt tonight. He even closed his eyes and walked forward slowly.
As long as his eyes are not open, he is the night.
When he noticed that some of these bandits and killers were beginning to retreat quietly, he couldn't help but want to follow them and take a look.
In the books he had read, Xu Fu was not attacked while traveling.
Could it be that because of his arrival, because he was involved in the lawsuit between Zhang Liang and Lu Yuan, because Xiao Hei went to the academy, because the Master took Xiao Hei on a trip...
Did some people in the imperial city have their thoughts turned to prevent Xu Fu from successfully entering the sea? After walking through the tall grass by the lake and arriving at a pine forest, Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly. Even in the dark night, he still heard a few gentle breathing sounds in the forest.
He didn't dare to be careless, so he disappeared into the night again and stood like a pine tree in the night.
"court death!"
Suddenly, a shrill roar sounded in front of the pine forest, and Li Xiuyuan's consciousness locked onto it, but a horse rope tied a man's feet.
But it was the leader of the guard who had killed several Night Men and was pursuing them all the way.
Although the leader in black was tripped by the rope, he quickly swung out his right hand and cut the long knife in his hand with a clang, cutting off the rope that tripped the horse.
So the whole person rushed forward with the momentum, and he was about to rush into the pine forest.
"Whoosh!" sounded, and the people in the pine forest finally couldn't help but shoot arrows, trying to stop it from rushing in.
Hearing the sound, the leader of the guard withdrew his long sword and blocked it in front of his chest in an instant. He blocked the iron arrow with a clang and his whole body fell back.
Li Xiuyuan sighed, thinking that Xu Fu was a blessed person. Although the cultivation level of the people traveling with him were not high, their reactions were quite clever.
Leaning against the pine tree, Li Xiuyuan took three iron arrows and held them in his hand.
With a wave of his hand, he used the iron arrow as a hidden weapon and flew into the pine forest. There was a long road ahead, and he couldn't let these guards get hurt.
This is Da Qin after all. The other party wants to assassinate the special envoy sent by the King of Qin. No matter how powerful he is, he dares to use most of the Imperial City's imperial army and can only choose the monks in his own house.
And where are there so many monks in the imperial city? He had already known this clearly from Zhang Liang's mouth. No monk with a higher level of cultivation would bother to be a disciple.
Under such a situation, if a certain adult in the imperial city really has his mind set, I am afraid that he will have to send his own retainers and bribe a group of killers, who will be the most difficult to deal with.
However, they underestimated the guards provided by King Qin for Xu Fu, and they did not expect that someone like Li Xiuyuan who should not be there would be included in the convoy.
"It's really interesting." Li Xiuyuan murmured.
He found that the leader of the men in black was not scared off by the iron arrows shot from the pine forest. He only panicked for a moment and then quickly calmed down.
He let out a roar and summoned his six most capable men.
In Li Xiuyuan's view, this guy was not afraid of the ambush in the woods, and wanted to lead his men to rush in and eliminate all those who came tonight.
It seems that this guy should have been on the battlefield and is an iron-blooded soldier.
He was startled by the horse-trapping rope before, and was aroused by the cold arrows flying out of the pine forest. He saw six men rushing towards him, and the leader in black actually screamed and wanted to rush into the pine forest. .
At this time, Li Xiuyuan had to speak out to stop his impulse.
No matter from which angle you look at it, you can't rush into the woods to fight your opponent at night like this. You don't know if your opponent may have traps.
Secondly, the spiritual consciousness released by Li Xiuyuan caused him, and the monks in the pine forest had given up their actions tonight.
After much deliberation, it was estimated that those who rushed out in front were bribed bandits, and these monks were afraid that they were not sure of winning, so they chose to retreat without a fight.
Is it possible that he wants to gather more bandits?
"The enemy has evacuated, there is no need to rush in again." Li Xiuyuan walked out of the darkness and looked at everyone and said quietly.
The leader in black was stunned for a moment, then turned around and shouted to the six people: "Brothers, please go back to the camp and see if anyone is injured. We will clean up the battlefield after dawn."
Li Xiuyuan sighed secretly, maybe only a brave and resourceful guy like this could accompany Xu Fu to the end.
Think about it, the guy sleeping soundly in the big tent is really lucky.
