Chapter 459: Archers in the Night
Three eunuchs, against the four top killers of Erli people, did not fall behind. The strength of the enshrinement in the palace of the Jin Emperor can be seen.
However, there is no deep hatred between them, and it is unrealistic for them to be so red that they fight for their lives. Xie Shence dreamed of seeing the two groups of people fighting to the death, and it was absolutely impossible to appear.
None of them are fools, after the death of the old eunuch, Emperor Jin will naturally seriously tell these people to be careful and be safe. And the killer of the Erli people, it is even more impossible to let such a big enemy as Xie Shence not deal with it, and fight hard with the strength in the palace.
It's just a technical itch.
So it's a matter of point.
After a short time, Xie Shence and a group of caravans arrived at the place where the seven had fought. No one noticed anything out of the ordinary.
The three caravans, except for some boxes filled with dirt from Xie Shence, the remaining two caravans were all genuine caravans, and they were going to the northwest.
Because they are traveling together, there will be no shortage of topics along the way. Some of the leaders of the caravan became very familiar after a short period of contact, and except for Xie Shence, several of them were talking and eating in a carriage.
Xie Shence won't join in the fun at this time, he has to hurry up and call for rest.
The owner of the caravan did not appear, nor was he invited to drink and talk, nor did the leaders of the other two caravans care, after all, they heard that the young man had brought an extremely beautiful woman.
I am reluctant to come out during the day
When one of the stewards spoke of it, the others burst into a suppressed lewd laugh.
If it was in normal times, Xie Shence might have some improper thoughts, and it might even be possible to put them into practice, but at this time, being closely watched by two groups of hungry wolves, how could he have any thoughts.
Even when he slept, he couldn't sleep well.
After all, the wheels are made of wood, and although they are covered with iron sheets, they are still very upset! This road is not the flat and open asphalt of the previous life.
In addition, the psychological pressure is too great, so Xie Shence slept very hard.
The Erli people were separated from the three eunuchs, and as for Xiao Wang, they followed all the way. With his methods, if he doesn't want to be discovered, it's really hard to be discovered.
Several Erli people walked in the mountains, carefully erasing the marks of their walks as they walked.
"I don't know where the instructor is. Even the instructors have failed, can we succeed? β
"Don't say that, aren't those geldings very sure?"
"Phew, what the hell! A few eunuchs who had never been out of the palace wall knew that the world was sinister, and thought that with the three of them, they could kill Xie Shence - of course, I mean that if, in case they were lucky enough to really kill Xie Shence, it was also because the instructor had done a key foreshadowing before. β
The companion shook his head.
His partner, Bai Chop - meaning killing at least a hundred people - admired the legendary Xiao Wang Instructor to the extreme, and if it weren't for his own gender, he would have promised him.
Unlike people like Lantern Skeleton who are extremely conceited and disgusting and crazy, Bai Chop, plus his Shura, can basically be regarded as normal people. Therefore, they have the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of normal people, and the worship that normal people should have.
So he, like Bai Chop, also worships Instructor Xiao Wang. The only difference is that his worship is rational, while Baicho is unreserved. He admires Instructor Xiao Wang's near-zero mistakes, extremely high killing skills, and intelligent and abnormal brains, and Bai Slash is everything he admires Instructor Xiao Wang.
Shura had no doubt that if he took out a pair of underwear and said that it belonged to Instructor Xiao Wang, Bai Slash would definitely be willing to wrap him for a month's oiran in exchange.
Therefore, at this time, it is reasonable for Shura to complain about Bai Kill as Xiao Wang's instructor.
Shura squinted at the other two people who had been silent, with a faint vigilance.
They are an organization, but there is not a lack of infighting in the organization.
Naturally, infighting is absolutely forbidden, and there are internal rules among the Erli people, if they are found to be fighting, then those who participate in infighting, whether they are justified or not, will be eliminated.
The majesty of the ban is unquestionable, and no one dares to challenge it. However, over the years, the people of Erli have been fighting among themselves, and very few people have been executed.
Of course, it is not that the ban of Erli people is as false as a cloud of smoke, but because some people died inexplicably, but the murderer was never caught.
Since they are all excellent killers, creating alibi evidence and erasing all traces are compulsory courses that need to be passed with full marks.
The people who died under the ban were unskilled. Those who are not dead are masters.
I remember that I was also an extremely outstanding killer in the Song Kingdom, and I had some reputation in the Jingchu area, but after entering Erliren, I knew what it meant to have someone outside the world.
Nine years ago, Instructor Xiao Wang's first lesson to himself was how to advance three miles in a snowy field without leaving any footprints.
In that class, none of the thirteen students could do it, and Instructor Wang said he could do it - but there was no demonstration.
Shura and Dang are still Zero Slash Hundred Slashes naturally failed to do it, and even today, they can't do it either. Therefore, they threw themselves to the ground for the five bodies that Instructor Xiao Wang admired, thinking that they had only learned some fur from the instructor so far.
No one ever suspected that the instructor was lying. Perhaps, Shura wasn't sure if the three people in the original group, who were now dead, had ever suspected the instructor.
So now Bai Chop is very confused, how can they do what Instructor Xiao Wang can't do. Among them, it is not because of the denial of his own strength, but just because Instructor Xiao Wang is too strong.
Shaking his head and shaking off some of the old things, Shura continued to talk to Bai Slash about some boring words, and then divided his mind to watch out for the person next to him.
A conversation and a pair of stones, such a strange but coordinated combination walked in the mountains, walked through the frozen mountain streams, walked through the sunny slopes, walked through the narrow mountain roads stepped out by the herb pickers.
Xie Shence woke up, then looked at the sun that was about to set, and asked, "How long will it take to get to the market town ahead?" β
The coachman poked his head out and said, "There is still about half an hour." β
Xie Shence was a little worried.
It was getting dark for half an hour, and it was estimated that it was too late.
However, the other two caravans had no intention of stopping, and Xie Shence thought that if he sped up alone, he might be in the hands of the pursuersβthat is, if there were more people, they would be more careful, and if there were fewer people, it would be easier to startβso he gave up.
Xie Shence sighed, wiped his face with a wet hand towel, and then lifted his spirits to prepare for an assassination that could occur at any time.
The sun was setting fast, and it was already dark. According to this season, it will be completely invisible if there is another half an hour.
At this time, there were still about twenty miles to reach the next market town.
Xie Shence made people light torches and speed up.
On the slope of a mountain in the distance, three thin figures squatted on a tree, looking at the fire dragon that was gradually growing, and one laughed.
"Sure enough, I'm still afraid of death, so I lit the torch so early."
"Who is not afraid of death?"
"It's a pity that Your Majesty is not allowed to make a big deal out of it, otherwise this kid would have died a long time ago. Poisoning, secret weapons, which one can't kill him? β
"The Gu King is in his hands, he will not be invaded by all poisons, as for the hidden weapon, he feels very vigilant, and he has no chance to attack it during this time."
"There is no hurry, there is always a time for him to relax"
ββ
"What do you think I'm doing?"
"Don't worry, you said it twice. You're in a hurry. β
"I'm in a bit of a hurry. However, some people are more anxious than we are. β
"I'm afraid they won't be able to bear it. What can't happen in Erli? β
"You mean someone is causing trouble?"
"Look, someone will make a move."
The young eunuch hesitated and said, "Since you know, why didn't you tell it earlier, should they stop them from doing this?" β
The middle-aged eunuch smiled and said, "Stop what? If I needed to stop it, I would have said it a long time ago. Rest assured, it won't affect us. Dog eats dog, this hard work must be appreciated. β
The other two were stunned, and then smiled sheepishly.
At first glance, the young eunuch seemed to be the main person among the three, but in fact, this middle-aged man was the one with decision-making power. Just like the information revealed in the conversation just now, the transmission and collection of information are all done by middle-aged people. The other two have to rely on him to act. In contrast, the status is high and low, and it is clear at a glance.
After saying a few more words, the middle-aged eunuch slid down the tree silently, and then disappeared into the woods.
Xie Shence was vigilant about the scene outside the window, listening to the cries of wild beasts in the woods, feeling the cool breeze blowing on his face, and his heart jumped suddenly.
His instincts told him that something was going to happen tonight, but he didn't know when it would happen.
Xie Shence didn't like things to get out of his control, and he couldn't grasp a thing that was necessarily related to him, which made him very uncomfortable. And tonight's events are related to his life and death, and there is even Wang Jiehua, so he is even more uncomfortable.
He can't control it, and he doesn't even know that the other party may have more information.
He didn't know who the person who fought fiercely with the old eunuch before and fought with him in the Wuli Big Locust Tree, and now he didn't know who the several eunuchs who chased him over also didn't know who it was.
The instructor of the Erli people, the worship in the palace of the Jin Emperor. That's all Xie Shence knows.
This information, of course, is not an egg.
I miss my brother very much, he is here, how can he be like this, lying on the chopping board, waiting for others to start. Thank God for sighing regretfully.
Don't say that Senior Brother is King Li Yan, even Xie Shenwei or He Ruoque has one person here, and Xie Shence's situation will not be worse every day.
After all, it's not that Xie Shence's strength is too weak, but that he doesn't have even a helper.
"This is going to kill me," Xie Shence muttered to himself.
"But I can't die. If I die, my father and uncle will die, my eldest brother will die, and the people of the Xie family will die."
Xie Yi is still talking about martial arts. Xie Shang is still in the household department, and he is constrained by Chen Hua everywhere, and Zhao Hongtai and the Qi Wang Party are still pressing step by step in the Jin capital. In the north, Sima Tan is said to have mastered a considerable part of the northern army. Huaiyang Dao Wang Zhen has basically devoured Wang Ding's power, Wang Kui has become the commander of the water army, and Wang Zhong has been assigned to Taicang, any Qipin county order.
If Xie Shence died, then Emperor Jin would definitely use all means to portray Xie Shence as a traitor, and then completely defeat the Xie family.
And what if Xie Shence didn't die and successfully reached the northwest?
Emperor Jin didn't dare to move his family - in case Xie Shen's strategy was reversed.
Even if the Northwest Army was cut, it still retained most of the main force, and the Modao Army retained more than eighty percent of its number. In order to appease the Northwest Army, the imperial court allocated a large amount of armor, money, food, weapons and horses in the past two years, and although the number of the Northwest Army decreased, the combat effectiveness of the units increased.
In Emperor Jin's view, if Xie Shence was threatened with Xie Yi and Xie Dress, then Xie Shence was likely not to be threatened, and then Yi Zhi rebelled.
That would inevitably be a disaster for the Great Jin.
Of course, Emperor Jin knew that Xie Shence had no objection at the moment, because at least he had not yet made the news that the emperor was going to kill him.
Naturally, Emperor Jin would not be grateful for Xie Shence's acquaintance
At this time, Xie Shence was in the car, feeling the temperature on Wang Jiehua's hands, and then thinking of his father, mother, uncle and aunt who were far away in Jindu, and thinking of His Majesty the emperor, who had changed his heart, his heart was cold.
"It's the other way around. The emperor takes turns to do it, and this year comes to my house."
Under the dark night sky, the torches were shaking, and the shadows of the trees glowed dismally in the light of the fire. There are still more than ten miles away from the town, and the uneasiness in Xie Shence's heart is getting stronger and stronger.
Under the same dark night sky, several men in black ran wildly, their backs full of bows and arrows, and their waists hung with longbows.
The caravan and the men who were traveling with arrows were about to meet.
At a distance of a mile, several people with arrows on their backs quickly dispersed, and then hid on both sides of the road, and some even climbed into trees.
The caravan with torches came slowly, and someone put the quiver on the left side of the waist to draw the arrow. Someone was moving their fingers, and someone had already drawn the arrow and placed it on the bowstring.
Xie Shence looked at the mountain pass in front of him, and his eyelids jumped.
Right eyelid
"Alert!"
Xie Shence shouted in a low voice.
The caravan dart master didn't know why, but Xie Shence said firmly, and he was generous, and he vaguely learned that the other party was a big merchant from the Jin capital, so although he was a little reluctant, he still put his subordinates on guard.
The dart master is a dart master, and unlike the mercenaries, the biggest difference between them is that the dart master is far from the temperament of a mercenary soldier, and he is always a plate of loose sand.
Even if the caravan was on guard, the overall feeling did not change much. Xie Shence's eyes were on some dart masters who were not usually noticeable, and he smiled slightly.
Even if there is not much difference in the overall feeling, Xie Shence can feel that the aura of several people is different. Obviously killed people - and it was a bad breath that only had killed many people. Although such a person is still scattered, his spirit is raised.
It's all waste
These people have their own judgments, and after the chief dart head gives the order, they can also feel the hidden crisis in the mountain pass ahead.
It feels like a wonderful thing. It cannot simply be said that it is inaccurate and unreliable.
Some people have feelings, their intuition is sensitive, and they are not useful in ordinary times, but they can often save people's lives when it is critical.
So when the first arrow killed the person who was walking in front, the chief dart head hired by Xie Shence felt that he had not rejected Xie Shence's suggestion out of sleepiness, how wise it was.
Feather arrows are very tricky, and they rarely shoot people to death, most of them injure people, and they can also make people cry for help.
However, if the person is injured and attacked at night, it is natural to panic. If you are killed by an arrow, it will be fine, but since you are not dead, and you are touched in the face by the tentacles of the god of death, you should shout for help and ask your companions to come and save you quickly.
The killers shot very skillfully, saving physical strength to the greatest extent, and shooting an arrow every few people also caused the maximum panic.
So the caravan was in chaos.
The people of the other two caravans are not as good as Xie Shence's side.
Xie Shence was prepared, so he didn't panic too much, and after the attack, he could maintain the formation to the greatest extent possible, push the goods out, and use them as cover, and the two people cooperated to pull the wounded back. Those with bows and arrows will also look for enemy archers to fight back.
The men of the other two caravans were not so lucky.
The headless flies ran around, and when they saw it, they rushed this way.
Xie Shence narrowed his eyes and said to the chief dart head who was commanding loudly beside him: "If someone tries to storm our camp, kill him!" β
The chief dart head was surprised and said, "But they are not enemies!" β
Xie Shence looked into his eyes and sneered, "Wash away the bunker we set up, and your people will die!" You're going to die too! β
The chief dart master gritted his teeth, then raised his head and yelled at the man who had rushed over, "Guard your camp!" It is forbidden to come, and those who rush into my camp will be killed! β
A loud voice doesn't do much at this time. Because there are many people at this time whose voices are much louder and sharper than his.
Someone rushed over and ran in screaming to pick up the cargo and find a sense of safety.
The dart masters took the arrows but couldn't bear to shoot, and hesitated. Someone ripped the car in a circle away, and he rushed in excitedly.
One step, two steps, he fell backwards. I don't know when, at the mouth of his heart, there was already a feather arrow.
Xie Shence coldly returned the bow and arrow to the head of the dart, and said, "Don't let me teach you a second time!" β
"What are you still doing! Push the cart back! Xie Shence yelled. The two young coachmen hurriedly got up and pushed the carriage back.
The head of the dart didn't dare to look at Xie Shence's eyes, and after taking the bow and arrow, he scolded loudly: "Niang Xipi! Lift the spirit of Lao Tzu! Don't let people break up the camp! β
More than 20 dart masters responded in unison, and Xie Shence felt that the momentum had changed.
It may not be able to stop it, but it can hold on for a while
The head of the dart did not only look at his side, and after shooting and killing a few people who dared to rush the camp one after another, he also shouted loudly, and the people who organized the two caravans also formed a circle around the caravan, and then slowly began to counterattack.
"Whew!"
A feathered arrow appears on the chest of the head of the dart.
The head of the dart looked at the feather arrow, felt the tingling pain in his chest, and his heart beat violently. He gasped for air, cold sweat soaking his back.
Xie Shence threw the feather arrow away and said, "You're too obvious. β
So the head of the dart quickly found cover, and only then did he dare to continue to speak loudly.
Someone was on the tree, and Xie Shence, who had hid, carefully recalled the arrow just now, and then wanted to determine which tree the assassin was nesting in.
Then Xie Shence failed.
This kind of archer, which is similar to a sniper in the previous life, in addition to extremely superb archery skills, also has a delicacy and alertness that ordinary archers cannot match.
After shooting an arrow, they enjoy the moment when their prey dies.
The arrow just now, when it pierced the chest of the head of the dart less than an inch, was caught by Xie Shence in time, and failed to take the life of the head of the dart.
The assassin saw all this, so he understood that the other party also had a master, and this master was probably Xie Shence.
Some people, even if they are dressed in tatters, can tell from their casual movements and words that they have a good education. That's temperament.
Xie Shence was dressed very ordinary, almost not a slave costume in a green coat and a small hat. However, he simply reached out and grabbed one of the Assassins' arrows, and was recognized by the Assassins.
I don't know if it's because the temperament is too good, so it's easy to be recognized.
Xie Shence was at the back of the carriage, unable to deduce the big tree where the Assassin was hiding, and it was likely that the Assassin had changed positions.
The Assassin did change his position, but at this point he couldn't tell where Xie Shence was.