She immediately searched everywhere, and soon she found two arrows stuck in a tree. There were blood stains on them. She knew it was her husband's blood when she smelled it.
She continued to sniff carefully at the arrow.
The archery master's bow is at least a black shadow bow. When shooting, the feathers of the arrow must be clamped vigorously, which will leave the obvious smell of the handler on it.
She smelled the scent of two people, one light and one stronger. The latter was obviously left by the last archer. She vowed to remember the scent of the murderer of her husband.
When she returned to her husband's body, she found the discarded Mo Ying bow and arrow pot. She smelled the smell of the murderer from both items. What made her suspicious was that there was no string on the Mo Ying bow. .
The string on this kind of bow and arrow is difficult to cut with a knife, so how could it be gone? How is it possible to shoot an arrow with such powerful penetrating power without a bow string?
A great archer would not throw away his bow and arrows after killing someone.
What's happening here? The situation at the scene completely confused her.
Later, she turned into a human form and collected the bows and arrows that killed her husband on the spot. She vowed that one day she would use the murderer's weapon to shoot the arrows back at the murderer with her own hands. However, the weapon was missing the bow string and could no longer shoot. The only way to kill him is to go back and get a new bowstring.
The thing about the bow string was a bit tantalizing, and it was impossible not to be upset. She was very puzzled, and the question would come up repeatedly in her mind, how could the bow string be missing?
…
Ashes from the fire continued to fall over the mountain forest, like a heavy snow trying to cover up the tragic interception scene.
The surviving archery divisions were responsible for guarding the surrounding areas, while the surviving sergeants were counting and cleaning up the scene.
The results of the count were heartbreaking.
More than 30 members of the Sinan Mansion were killed, more than 20 of the Archery Division were lost, and more than 600 of the thousand escorting sergeants were lost.
Nearly two hundred Shutong people died, and only a few dozen survived.
More than 60 people who were the main escort target, those who came to Beijing to take the exam, died. Unlike the other dead, they all died in the cages where they were imprisoned. In some cages, all eight candidates were dead. For example, half of the people in Yu Qing's original cage were dead.
The living candidates all had traces of being bitten by rats, and many of them had their skin scratched by gravel smashed from high altitude. Although the fighting had stopped, they still had lingering fears.
"How come the number of dead and alive combined is 316? How come there are two less candidates?"
After receiving the counting results, Fu Zuoxuan became angry and smashed the counting manual into his men's faces.
The subordinate said awkwardly: "Sir, after repeated counting, I found that there are indeed two people missing."
Fu Zuoxuan angrily scolded: "People are locked in cages, and they die in cages. Tell me why there are two missing? How can people get out of such a small cage hole? Don't tell me that it is Eaten by rats!" No matter how many people were killed or injured in this matter, as the emissary, he had to give an explanation to his superiors. What happened with so many people watching cannot be justified.
The subordinate said: "I have already asked people to check cage by cage in detail. I think the results will be available soon."
As soon as the words were spoken, a sergeant came over and told, "Sir, we have found out. The two young men are named Xu Fei and Ash Heng."
Ashheng? Xu Juening and Tang Bran, who were on guard, looked at each other.
"Xu Fei?"
Several people at the scene said in unison. Fu Zuoxuan ignored Ashheng's name and asked, "But Xu Fei, the first person whom Mr. Zhou Mu kissed in the academy?"
The visitor nodded and said, "Yes, that's him."
Fu Zuoxuan: "Why is he missing?"
"The people in the car said that Xu Fei got out after the Sinan Mansion personnel who were escorting the car opened the door..." The visitor told the detailed story of Yu Qing and Xu Fei's disappearance as told by the people in the car.
One person picked up the key and opened the car door, but it was missed when they went out for a walk together.
One of the escorts opened the car door and followed him out.
In short, they all disappeared.
Jin Huahai on the side said, "I'm afraid the situation is already in danger."
Fu Zuo Get rid of the body."
"yes!"
After his men took the order and left, Fu Zuoxuan couldn't help but shook his head, "It's a pity that Xu Fei."
Xu Juening and Tang Bran, who were on alert nearby, looked at each other speechlessly. After all, they had come all the way to pick up Ashheng in person, and they didn't expect that he would disappear like this.
"If I had known this, it would be better not to come." Tang Bran sighed softly.
It's not that they have a deep friendship with Ash Heng, but that they are like this and have paid for it, so they feel sorry for it.
At this moment, a group of people rushed towards Qili Gorge. They were the pioneers who were exploring the road. After returning, they abandoned their horses and climbed over the collapsed canyon area. They were also accompanied by personnel from the front post station, who came to deliver the news. Believe it.
There was no need to ask any questions about the tragic scene in front of him. The visitor from the post station handed over the letter with both hands, "Master Fu, there is an urgent matter of 800 miles."
After Fu Zuoxuan read the letter, he smiled bitterly and handed it to Jin Huahai and Jiang Yinian to read.
Big news came urgently from eight hundred miles away. The commander of the Sinan Mansion personally killed the old demon Qixia two days ago!
In other words, the crisis along the way is over.
Jiang Yinian sighed after reading it, "The news came too late. If Earth Mother had taken action one day earlier, how would she have suffered such losses? Why have you hesitated and delayed until now?"
"Mr. Jiang, please be careful what you say!" Jin Huahai changed his face on the spot and warned in a deep voice, "She will naturally consider when the commander will take action, and it is not for you and me to make rash discussions."
Jiang Yi Nian immediately fell silent, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, but he was really heartbroken. How many great archers were there in the entire state? This time we lost more than twenty people!
Everyone was sharing the same adversity. Jin Huahai didn't criticize too much. He looked around and changed the topic, "I asked you why you suddenly quit. It seems that you have received the news. It seems that you really quit."
Fu Zuoxuan ended with one sentence, "No matter what, you still need to be careful before the person reaches the capital safely."
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After drifting along the underground river for probably half a day, there was still no exit. Yu Qing didn't expect that there was such a long underground river.
For half a day, I have been drifting in a completely dark world. The surrounding area seems to be infinite, and it seems that I can never touch the edge. Outsiders cannot imagine this feeling.
Guanzi Jue here has completely become a fool's tactic, completely blind.
The fear of the unknown can touch people's souls in this dark world. Yu Qing really regretted it.
I regret that I shouldn't be greedy for money. If I didn't chase the carriage, it would definitely be fine.
If there is anything that can comfort my soul, it is that I have done something good by saving the insect.
Xu Feize secretly regretted that he should not have walked out of the cage to chase someone. This step was completely out of his imagination.
I don’t know where the end of this underground river is, and I don’t know where it will send me.
The three of them were hiding in the canopy of the tree and drifting. They didn't dare to say a word, and they didn't even dare to move. They also shrank their feet.
The reason is that there is something in the water in this dark world. The three of them felt something huge surging in the water, and they did not know that something was pulling the branches on the crown of the tree.
Xu Feizeng asked nervously, "Brother Shiheng, is there something eating the leaves?"
Yu Qing said, "It's good to be vegetarian, just don't eat meat."
Even he himself didn't believe this. After that, everyone was completely silent. They quietly shrank their feet one by one and drifted quietly with the current. I wonder if this calmed the things in the water.
When people have been looking forward to the light, the sudden appearance of the light will make people think it is an illusion.
What's ahead? Yu Qing blinked again and again, rubbed his eyes, and stared repeatedly. Yes, there was indeed a bright light ahead.
All three of them saw it, but no one dared to say anything.
After getting close to the light source, a big mirror seemed to appear in front of me. In the mirror was the beautiful sunset, and the sky was already dark.
Then a canyon appeared in front of them. The three of them looked back at the same time, almost cheering. They came out of a cave and finally floated out of the underground river.
Yu Qing looked around. He didn't want to stay in the water for a moment longer. No matter where it was now, he would go up first.
The steep rock walls on both sides couldn't stop him. He could easily go up. The problem was how to get Xu Fei and Chong'er up too.
"Brother Shiheng, let's find a way to get ashore!" Xu Fei shouted excitedly from behind, very urgently, and obviously he didn't want to continue soaking in the water.
Chong'er didn't want to either, but his mentality was relatively humble and he couldn't speak out.
As soon as he finished speaking, the water surface suddenly surged, and the back of a huge creature rolled over the water. It had spines on its back, and it didn't look like a fish.
I don't know what it was, but it disappeared into the water again with a splash, and its back just turned over.
Xu Fei shut up instantly, and Chong'er was also silent.
Yu Qing was already holding his sword, ready to draw it, and was wary of the water.
It was no different than when he was in the underground river. He couldn't see anything, there was no light at all, and he couldn't even see the Guanzi Jue. If he really encountered something ruthless, it was no different from waiting to be slaughtered. He was completely passive, and he was afraid. It was different now that he could see with light. If any monster dared to mess around, he would jump into the water and kill it.
After drifting with the current for a while, no more movement was seen from the monster. Instead, the scene in front of them attracted the attention of the three people. A giant skeleton was inserted diagonally on the cliff. It seemed that it was about to fall back to the water and was held by the cliff. It was very strange. I don't know how to die like this.
Yu Qing suddenly stood up, stepped on the tree trunk with his feet, and jumped into the air. He flew several feet away. When he fell to the water, he slapped his palms on the water. With the splash of water, he turned over and bounced up again. He stood up two or three feet away, clung to the cliff like a bird, and then climbed straight up the cliff as if walking on flat ground.
This scene suddenly appeared, which shocked Chong'er. Master Shiheng actually had such ability? He seems to be even more powerful than his own son.
Although they had experienced thrilling adventures together before, he had never really seen Yu Qing's skills. The sudden display of Yu Qing's hand was amazing to him.
