"Good marksmanship!"

Yan Qing's ruthless trifecta drew praise from Xie Ke.

Speaking from the heart, when Zheng Yanqing bargained with the horse thief, Xie Ke looked down on Zheng Yanqing a little. A sour scholar, who didn't have the courage to discuss with a horse thief to buy his life? It's too humbling, it's too weak.

Then, Yan Qing's trifecta surprised Xie Ke.

He is also a person who is proficient in archery, how can he not see that Yanqing's archery skills have been instructed by masters and taught by famous teachers. Thinking about it again, Zheng Yanqing studied under Changsun Sheng. And Changsun Sheng was originally the first shooter of the Great Sui, and his archery skills can be described as superb. How can the disciples he taught be idle?

Xie Ke is young after all, so he can't help but be a little arrogant.

However, he immediately admired Zheng Yanqingsheng, and he deserved to be the half-edge king who wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which was really clever.

Xie Hong saw this psychological change in his eyes.

sighed secretly and said: After all, it is still not as good as Banyuanjun!

The Zheng family had a half-edged monarch, which caused its decline to slow down sharply, and began to show signs of recovery. This also made the major families begin to pay attention to the growth of the children of this sect. The same is true of the Xie family, and now there is a Xie Ke, who is considered a leader among his peers. Therefore, the Xie family has made up their minds to cultivate Xie Ke well. Secretly comparing it today, Xie Hong also had to admit that at least in terms of qi cultivation, Xie Ke was weaker than Zheng Yanqing.

For Zheng Yanqing, a problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

He began to show a gesture of backing down, also trying to get some useful information from his opponent's mouth.

It's a pity that Xie Ke couldn't bear it anymore and fired first, which made him have to change his attitude. But even so, he more or less inquired about some clues. This is a horse thief from Shouyang Mountain, and the leader is named Two-Headed Snake. Obviously, this is not a person's name, but the person's nickname. Moreover, the reason why he came to the door was because he was instructed by others.

10,000 yuan to buy your own surname?

That's a lot of money...... The client's origin should not be too small. Ordinary people, don't say 10,000 guan, I'm afraid you won't be able to get 100 guan. Secondly, the two-headed snake knew his identity as a cloud rider, and dared to act recklessly, which shows that he has no fear.

In other words, his client has a good background.

So if you count it carefully, there are not many people who can't solve it with Zheng Yanqing.

Mai Zizhong?

It shouldn't be possible. Judging from several contacts with him, although this person is rebellious, he is a person who can afford to lose.

People from the Yuwen family?

Nor can it be...... Yuwen Shu just expressed his intention to reconcile, how could he trouble him? Besides, Zheng Yanqing and the people of the Yuwen family do not have an unsolvable hatred. Yuwen Chengtoe has a crush on Pei Cuiyun, although it is related to Yanqing, but he buys murder for this matter, but he is afraid that Yuwenshu will not do this, and he does not disdain to use this method.

The rest are Wang Tong, who was humiliated and returned to Taiyuan four years ago, and the Zheng family, who worshiped their ancestors this time and lost face.

Wang Tong is not like a person who uses such means.

To put it bluntly, he is just a reader who loves fame, and he still has a kind of pride in his bones. If he can endure it for four years, and suddenly make a move at this time. The history of the Sui and Tang dynasties should leave him a strong stroke.

It's not Wang Tong...... That's the answer!

It is impossible to have anyone else except the Zheng family.

But which room exactly? Who is secretly directing? Zheng Yanqing is not clear. But this is not difficult to trace, as long as Yan Qing is alive, he will definitely be able to get this person out. No one expected that Zheng Yanqing, who was silent and speechless, had found the answer.

After a moment of confusion, the horse thief outside the mountain gate stabilized.

But Zheng Yanqing didn't find out where the leader was, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

With such a team without a leader to take the lead, how did Sichuan give various orders? From the beginning, the two-headed snake did not appear, but Zheng Yanqing was sure that the two-headed snake must be in the team. The death of two people before a fight has an extremely powerful deterrent effect for ordinary horse thieves. And now, they still seem to be organized.

"Mr. Xie, can you find the leader of the thieves?"

Xie Hong was also silently observing, and said softly: "I haven't found it yet!" ”

Before his words fell, he heard hundreds of thieves shouting in unison. In an instant, the soldiers divided into three ways, with dozens of horsemen as the main force, and rushed towards the mountain gate, while the foot thieves were divided into two teams and rushed towards the south gable and the north gable.

Their pretense is not very good, but they are quite disciplined when they attack.

At the forefront were a dozen thieves armed with wooden shields, while the other thieves were hunched down and hidden behind the shield bearers, seemingly slow, but extremely swift rushing forward.

Zheng Yanqing secretly screamed badly...... "Mr. Xie, you lead someone to block the mountain gate!" ”

As he spoke, he took his bow and rushed swiftly in the direction of the south gable.

At the three entrances of this ancient temple, if you talk about the worst combat effectiveness, it is none other than Dang Shiying who is guarding behind the gap in the south gable.

As for the north gable, although the gap is large, there must be no big problem with an experienced hometown like Pei Zi. And Dang Shiying is relatively weak, although he also has five generals under him, but his control is obviously insufficient.

Zheng Yanqing ran quickly towards the south gable, while Xie Hong and Xie Ke's uncles and nephews each held bows and arrows, facing the galloping war horses, brushing and shooting arrows, blocking the way of the horse team. Although the horse thieves were already on guard, more than a dozen bows and crossbows were fired in unison, which still made them unable to guard against them. From time to time, the neighing of war horses was heard, and the mounts of the two horse thieves fell in a pool of blood.

At the same time, Yan Qing had already run behind the south gable.

Seeing that the thief was getting closer and closer, Dang Shiying was really a little flustered!

"Don't panic, leave two people to shoot with me, Dang Shiying, you take the other two, if a thief approaches, you will be killed!"

Don't look at Yan Qingxiao, but his words have a surprising effect.

He put a sharp arrow on the contribution, and silently chanted: The arrow is in harmony with the will, the mind is in harmony with the gods, and the gods are in harmony with the heavens and the earth.

In an instant, he seemed to enter an extremely mysterious state.

When the crisis came, the essence of archery taught to him by Changsun Sheng was suddenly strangely fused together. Changsun Sheng once said that shooting should be 'empty', but what this 'empty' means and how to do it, Yan Qing can't understand. This emptiness does not mean that the whole body is relaxed, how to ...... Rather, it is said that when archery, the heart is pure.

Domineering and soft, can you be a baby?

The fingers released abruptly, and at the moment of release, the power produced a wonderful push with the bowstring.

There was a snapping sound, and the sharp arrow shot at the thief's wooden shield, producing a sound that almost burst. A solid wooden shield suddenly cracked. Yan Qing followed another arrow on the string, pulling the bow like a full moon, and a cold light flashed.

The bandits screamed, and blood burst out.

A gap suddenly appeared in the shield wall, and the remaining two archers shot out like shooting stars.

In the blink of an eye, the three thieves fell to the ground, wailing.

The leader of the horse thieves may indeed be a character, but these thieves are a rabble.

In a panic, the bandits suddenly panicked and retreated again and again. Zheng Yanqing stood up with a long body, his heart was like stopping water, and three arrows were fired in succession.

The three thieves, who were wailing in a pool of blood, suddenly fell silent.

This kind of cold-blooded shooting made the bandits' hearts tremble, and they retreated like a tide in an instant. Yan Qing hid behind the gable with his bow and silently observed the movements of this group of bandits. Strangely enough, no one scolded them, let alone anyone moving around, and the bandits quickly calmed down and were ready to start the next wave of attacks...... Something is wrong, the two-headed snake, what means did they use to appease his men?

In the first wave of attacks, the bandits were just trying to charge the surname. After dropping seven or eight corpses, the reorganization quickly began.

Shen Guang came to Zheng Yanqing's side, "Childe, this group of strongmen is not quite right." ”

"You see that, too?"

"Yes!"

Shen Guang said: "I have been observing them, they do not have strong bows in their hands, and most of the bows they use are hunting bows. So from the very beginning, they did not shoot at us, because their bows and arrows were far less powerful than ours.

Each time the gang broke up, they would touch their left chest with their hand, as if praying for something, and then attack again. ”

"Phew!"

Zheng Yanqing couldn't help but take a sip and said softly: "It's really fucking evil, where did these guys come from?"

Also, which one is a two-headed snake, why I haven't found it yet.

If you can find these two snakes...... I can't say that it can be solved quickly. If we keep repeating like this, after three or five impacts, our arrows will be tight. ”

After all, it was not a march to fight, and it was impossible for Zheng Yanqing and the others to carry too many arrows.

That's their biggest problem right now...... Once they run out of arrows, they will have to face a hand-to-hand fight with their opponents. Zheng Yanqing thinks that he has reached the level of Yi Gu and can block three or four strong men. But he didn't dare to guarantee that the twenty of them could kill hundreds of thieves. Especially when he doesn't know who the two-headed snake is, and he can't catch the thief and capture the king first, it becomes even more difficult to kill the thief.

"No, we have to find a way to send someone out and ask for help."

Shen Guang frowned, "If my arm wasn't injured, maybe I would be able to kill it...... But Childe, with your skills and the foot strength of Jade Hoof, if we cover with all our might, we will definitely be able to let you fight your way out of the encirclement. ”

Zheng Yanqing hurriedly shook his head, "Anyone can kill them, but I can't."

The thieves want to kill me, and most of the people here are mainly me. If I had asked for my own safety, I would have had a chance to escape just now, so why wait until this time. If I leave, everyone will be more panicked and more difficult to resist the thieves...... Brother Shen, that Uncle Xie Hong was innocently implicated, and he was still unwilling to retreat. Zheng Yanqing, don't retreat! ”

It is not refundable, and it cannot be refunded!

The simple two words have shown Zheng Yanqing's determination.

When Yan Qing said this last sentence, his voice suddenly raised.

For a while, everyone in the ancient temple looked at him in unison, and their eyes revealed an almost determined look.

"Everyone only keeps a pot of arrows, and the rest is sent to the main hall."

Xie Hong suddenly spoke, causing everyone to be stunned.

Yan Qing said: "Xie Ke and I each hold two pots of arrows, everyone listens to Mr. Xie, and puts the arrows into the main hall." ”

Leaning on the gable, it can only hold on for a moment.

So sooner or later it will be breached, Zheng Yanqing and others know very well in their hearts.

The real defense will be centered on the Guanyin Hall. But before retreating to the Guanyin Hall, Yan Qing and the others must buy enough time.

Zheng Yanqing said: "Pei Zi, come here." ”

"Young Master Zheng, what do you command?"

"I came up with an idea that might give one person a breakout.

It's just that after breaking through, the rest of the people can only hold on here. If the reinforcements can arrive in time, everyone can save their lives; But if the reinforcements don't arrive in time, then we may ...... All of them must be confessed to the ancient temple that deserves to die. ”

Everyone's faces changed, and they looked at Zheng Yanqing quietly.

"Virtuous nephew, if there is any way, it doesn't hurt to say it directly."

"Pei Zi is a retainer of Pei Gong, and he must also carry Pei's waist card with him. You have the best martial arts and a lot of experience, so you will ride my jade hooves out, and I will find a way to open a path for you, are you willing? ”

"Me?"

"That's you!"

Pei Zi thought at first that Zheng Yanqing was going to send others to break through, after all, he was not from the Zheng clan, and Zheng Yanqing couldn't consider him. Who knows, Zheng Yanqing actually chose Pei Zi...... Xie Hong was on the side, and couldn't help but secretly praise a few times.

Zheng clansmen, who will kill them?

Whoever breaks through, no one else will feel comfortable. If you don't do it well, it will make the Zheng clan resentment in their hearts.

And Pei Zi is different, first of all, he is not from the Zheng clan, and secondly, he is a retainer of the Pei clan in Hedong.

His martial arts are similar to Xie Hong, but if Xie Hong kills out, people may not take it to heart. After all, a child of a family who has been in decline for nearly a hundred years is far inferior to a retainer of a family who is in the ascendant and is on the rise.

The Xie family is not as good as the Zheng family, and it is not as good as the Hedong Pei family.

Therefore, no matter from which point of view, Pei Zi's breakthrough is the best choice.

And the Zheng clan will not have any opinions. The young master of his own family is still here, everyone is surnamed Zheng, and no one is higher or lower.

So, when Zheng Yanqing made a decision, no one in the Zheng clan stood up against it.

Yan Qing was even more decisive, and seeing that everyone did not object, he immediately ordered someone to pull out all the horses in the stable and concentrate them in the ancient temple. Then, he asked people to find dry wood and hay from the ancient temple and tied it to the war horse. At this time, the bandits outside the mountain gate did not move. Zheng Yanqing looked outside, and saw a black oppressive thief, kneeling on the ground, as if praying.

Shen Guang took the jade hoof over, put one hand around its neck, and gently patted its huge head with the other.

"Jade Hoof, be obedient, my brother's life is entrusted to you."

As he spoke, he motioned for Pei Zi to get on the horse.

Jade Hoof seemed to understand what Zheng Yanqing meant, and stepped on her hooves again and again, shaking her head and tail.

Those misty eyes revealed a hint of reluctance.

"Gentlemen, in the past, Tian Shan defeated the Yan army with the Fire Ox Array and recovered more than 70 cities; Now we want to use this fire horse array to seek a ray of life. Pei Zi, there are thirty or forty names here, but they are all handed over to you, and I ask you to go back quickly. ”

Pei Zi nodded vigorously, indicating that he understood.

Immediately after, Zheng Yanqing ordered people to shout loudly, so that the thieves under the mountain misunderstood, thinking that they were going to break out.

Sure enough, the thief was fooled, and immediately changed his formation and aimed dozens of hunting bows at the mountain gate.

It's just that the range of the hunting bow is not enough, so they can't attack either. If they leaned up, they would have to face the bows and arrows of Zheng Yanqing and others. This also gave Yan Qing and the others a chance, and after leading the horses out of the mountain gate, Xie Ke and the others suddenly lit the fire behind the horse's tail. In an instant, thirty horses were frightened and galloped away.

Pei Zi took this opportunity to ride the jade hooves out of the mountain gate.

The fire horse galloped, and the ignition behind it produced billowing smoke, which just blocked Pei Zi's figure.

"Don't panic, they're not breaking through, let's open the road, let the open road ......"

It is naturally impossible to ride a man on a fiery war horse. Zheng Yanqing lay on his stomach at the gap in the gable, carefully observing the movement outside.

I saw a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi standing up from the crowd and shouting loudly: "Maitreya protection, don't panic." ”

He's a two-headed snake!

However, what surprised Zheng Yanqing even more was not the appearance of the two-headed snake, but the 'Maitreya protection' in his mouth.

Damn, this is not an ordinary bandit, it's clearly a group of cultists!

Yan Qing's face changed slightly, he picked up the hard bow, aimed it at the two-headed snake, and raised his hand to be an arrow.

Unfortunately, the distance was so far that when the arrow reached the two-headed snake, it not only slowed down, but also weakened its strength. He swung his sword and slashed the arrow to the ground. Look up in the direction of the gable. At this moment, a bandit shouted, "Big boss, it's not good...... Someone broke through, someone just now, highlighting the encirclement! ”

"Huh?"

The two-headed snake was startled and turned its head to look.

Pei Zi had already taken the cover of the fire horse and rushed into the group of thieves.

Jade Hoof hissed violently, and ran away.

And just now, because of the fire horse, the thieves made a way. So much so that Pei Zi didn't encounter any strong obstacles at all, the horse was raised on his back, the long knife in his hand slashed left and right, and he rushed out of the encirclement of the thieves in an instant and walked away.

The two-headed snake's face suddenly turned pale.

Zheng Yanqing watched Pei Zi rush out, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Those who are not good at archery will immediately retreat into the main hall. The rest of the men retreated with me as I fought...... These guys are afraid to be annoyed and angry. ”

Before the words fell, I heard the angry roar of the two-headed snake outside the mountain gate.

"Kill me in, don't leave a single one, and don't leave a single living mouth!"

(To be continued)