The night is about to disperse.

This unquiet night seems to be finally coming to an end. The stars in the night sky began to gradually dissipate, and the half-moon almost sank to the end of the night, leaving only a corner of moonlight still flowing gently like water with the last moonlight.

Before dawn, it was dawn. But dawn is the darkest time of the night.

Shu couldn't remember how many attacks he had dodged from the ninjas. Invisible arrows, swift and deadly shurikens, and even rope traps that have been laid out at an unknown time. At one point, if it weren't for the little fox leading the way, Dark might have stepped into a half-dug pit.

Dark Speed Shu knew it, but the ninjas didn't know why they were always able to appear in front of him in advance, and they had prepared a terrible number of traps.

But Xiu felt that his current position was a little wrong.

At first, he was afraid that if he went straight back to the village, he would lure the ninja over, and then try to get the fox to take him away from his pursuers.

The fox should have known what he meant, and ran a long way with the secret, turning and turning along the way, and Xiu didn't know where he was, but he could clearly feel that he seemed to be running roughly up the mountain.

This feeling made him feel a little uneasy, because it seemed that it would not be easy to go down if he was driven up the mountain all the time.

Shu didn't know that the reason why the ninja was able to catch up with him was not because of how fast the ninja ran, but because he had fallen into the big trap of the ninja.

More than 30 ninjas worked in groups of three, a total of more than 10 groups of ninjas were laid out in a large area, and in response to the situation that he did not stay entangled, they deliberately used traps and manpower to drive him in a certain direction. As long as they are successfully driven four or five times, they can predict the general route behind them in a planned way, prepare traps in advance, and then move on to the next area. In this way, at least two groups of ninjas can arrive at the predetermined distance in advance and start preparing. Simple but concealed traps, they don't even take a minute to lay out.

The little fox can take them to avoid the trap, but it inevitably changes the direction of their movement, so their path is almost equivalent to being led by the ninja's nose.

These ninjas have been rigorously trained and have fought many times against many powerful samurai and generals, so if it were just a fox and a small furry child, they would be familiar with it.

Xiu couldn't know this at all, so he could only rely on the little fox to take him to avoid the danger in front of him, but little by little he went deeper into the abyss.

Darkness also seems to be tired. It gasped for breath, and there was a little foam at the corner of its mouth. For the first time in such a long time, Xiu couldn't help but panic a little when he saw this little pony have such a reaction.

"When I go back, I'll give you some wheat... If you don't want to like rice or beans. He patted the mane on his dark neck and said comfortingly.

"Xiu, we... Can I go back? Sakura's voice trembled a little.

All these strange and terrifying experiences filled the heart of this isolated girl with unease and fear.

Xiu knew that she must be very confused, scared, and uneasy. But...

So is he. But who did he turn to?

"It's okay, we'll be back soon. Ninjas don't run as fast as they do, and although they have many traps, none of them catch us. The messenger of the god Inari is leading us! He hugged the girl tightly, his eyes scanning the trees and grass around him with the last of the moonlight, "When you go back, you have to feed it something... Well, it seems to like fish, so we need to prepare a little more! ”

Sakura looked at the small white shadows that appeared from time to time not far ahead, and the corners of her mouth seemed to show a little smile of relief.

"Hmm!"

It seems that as long as she has a little relationship with her god, she will be very relieved... Xiu's heart thought.

The little fox in front of him suddenly changed direction again, and Xiu subconsciously followed the reins to let the dark follow to change direction.

Airplanes!

It was the sound of the bow and crossbow again, and Xiu once again relied on the little fox to avoid the attack in the shadows, and looked at the dense grass depths with some fear. There, a man in black slowly withdrew his crossbow and stepped back.

These ninjas don't appear head-on at all, they just shoot an arrow from a distance and run away, not fighting at all.

It seemed that the blow caused by the handcuffs was so shocking that they were on guard, and Xiu couldn't find that opportunity to fire another shot.

Of course, it's not that you can't shoot and forcibly kill one or two ninjas, it's just that Xiu chose to leave.

Because there is a girl in front of him who has no ability to resist, if the ninja is completely aimed at her, she has no power to resist, and Shu, who is caught in the battle, does not dare to guarantee whether he will be able to save her in time.

He was afraid that they would take her away again.

Just when he was still thinking nonsense, the little fox in front of him suddenly stopped.

It stuck out its tongue and panted and looked around in confusion for a long, long time. Then little by little, he slowly retreated, and from time to time his mouth let out a whimper like a puppy.

Xiu looked at its reaction in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

He jumped off his horse and walked over to the fox.

Dense and undisguised traps occupy almost the entire line of sight.

A few simple rattan sticks are tied to the tree, and their ends are short arrows that are simply fixed and look like they are about to fire.

Strings of lassoes hung from the bushes or branches, still wiggling slightly, no matter what creatures passed by, they were easy to be trapped, and if they were to be put around their necks, they would almost be strangled to death.

The trappers had no intention of concealing them at all, and laid them out in the open.

Shuichi picked up the fox and prepared to return the way he came, but at this time, there was a large sound of footsteps in Hihisoso behind him.

He swerved in the dark direction, staring at the source of the sound.

The footsteps are getting closer and louder. I can hear that there are a lot of people coming closer to me, and more and more. Secretly pacing his hooves and snorting. The thick heat was spewed heavily on the ground.

They finally showed up. At this time, Xiu suddenly remembered what the ghost warrior had said.

"When a ninja appears in front of you, that's when they're absolutely sure you'll die."

Scold...

Xiu suddenly couldn't suppress his laughter.

The traps that are obviously meant to be known to his prey are not the kind of traps that sneak up and hurt people, but are weapons that will warn you in a grand way.

Those things look rudimentary, but they are clearly very practical. They are easy to trigger and are quite powerful at short ranges.

With so many traps triggered at the same time, no one survives, and the ninjas use this to force their prey to be caught.

In case the prey dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, that's okay too. Each of them has a crossbow in their hands, and all they have to do is fire a salvo and not give you any chance at all.

Logically speaking, the trap on the surface is almost no threat, but there are prerequisites.

This trap is so dense that you barely have any chance to dodge it, and the only thing you can do is get around it.

But the way that can be bypassed has been blocked by the ninjas, and the ninjas are standing very scattered, and Xiu doesn't even have a chance to open the way with a shot.

Even if he could kill five people with one shot, more than twenty people would be able to rush up at once. He definitely couldn't handle that many people.

"Put down your weapons, take off all your clothes, don't allow anything on you, and lie on the ground with open hands!" They shouted vigilantly from afar, "This place is full of our traps, you can't get out, a little farther away, it's a broken mountain!" You don't have any chance of being alive! ”

Xiu gritted his teeth and looked at the people in the distance.

Is it really desperate?

What else can I use...

Two loaded handcuffs, a short piece of rope... What's the use of that rope! That's the little bit of rope that binds my hands! The reason why he put it away was that he was afraid of leaving some traces to attract pursuers! But it turned out that this move did not help him substantially!

He looked at the traps in that area, and his face was a little cloudy.

"I'm only counting three! After three rings, I'm going to kill you. Even the horses! "They don't give Xiu any chance to think.

"One!"

Xiu frowned and gritted his teeth.

"Two!"

I can only give it a try!

"Three!"

Xiuichi slapped the dark ass and stimulated it to run up immediately, and at the same time that he jumped on the horse quickly, the cloak on his body shrouded Sakura at the moment of getting on the horse, trying to cover her, and simultaneously aimed at the woods full of traps and pulled the trigger of the handcuff!

"Boom !!"

The sky was littered with broken twigs and fragments of traps that had not had time to be triggered, and small numbers of arrows flew in a haphazard manner, shooting everywhere without a crosshair.

Shout! Shout! Shout!

The sound of dense arrows passed by his ears, and Xiu felt his back hit by a large piece of something and nail it on!

But fortunately, there is no pain in my back, and I shouldn't have hurt myself yet.

"Ang !!" Secretly screaming in pain, he almost stood up, and almost fell off the person on his back.

Xiu hugged the girl in front of him who forced himself to stop with a short exclamation, and continued to soothe the dark, and finally stabilized it. He looked behind him, and seven or eight arrows had been struck in his dark buttocks, and his thick cloak made of wide black wool had been pierced by the arrows, and was firmly nailed to its ass. The situation made him feel distressed. He was never willing to let Dark receive a little bit of damage!

He angrily raised his second handcuff behind him and shot it out in disregard.

Rumble!

Kaslana's handcuffs didn't disappoint him, and at least four ninjas who couldn't dodge were shot into pieces.

He couldn't shoot anytime soon, so he shook the reins and urged Dark to speed away.

Maybe his cloak was thick enough, and the arrows that were shot in the dark didn't seem to pierce deeply, but the pain was inevitable. Dark, who had eaten the pain, was running like crazy, even faster than before.

Maybe it's similar to this on his back, fortunately he is wearing armor, and the armor of Destiny is strong enough, even if there is a layer of leather under the light armor, it should be that layer of leather that blocks the arrow!

The darkness ran faster and faster, and it seemed that he could leave this hillside.

Shu glanced back, only to see that the ninjas had no intention of chasing them anymore.

Gave up? He thought to himself. But at this time, he saw a black-clad ninja wave at him.

What do you mean?

A strong uneasiness suddenly came to his heart, but before he could make any moves, it was too late.

Without warning, the world swirled, accompanied by another cry of pain and the sound of the cloth being torn, and the girl in front of him broke out, and he was thrown to the ground. He heard the sound of something being slammed on the ground.

Intense dizziness rushed to the top of his head in an instant, and the sharp pain from his forehead, nose, lips, and palms came up at once, and he couldn't make a sound at all.

It was still the dawn of the night, but there was a greater darkness pouring into his eyes, and for a moment he lost all sight, but he saw the twinkling stars in the sky again.

Sakura's faint exclamation suddenly reached his ears, and the voice suddenly rose from in front of him to the top of his head, as if the voice was flying.

He searched for sounds, but couldn't see anything clearly.

Secretly struggled to stand up, and gently pushed Tuixiu's body with his head, as if trying to help him stand up.

Xiu fumbled for a while, endured the pain on his body that was almost numb, and slowly stood up, looking around for something with a somewhat sloppy gaze. I groped my way and walked a few steps, but I tripped again.

This time, he touched a stumbling rope.

Darkness stumbled over this...

Can't you run away this time? I don't have the strength to run...

By the way, Sakura, what about Sakura? I heard the voice, but where was she?

A hairy touch crept into his arms, and a wet sensation passed in front of his eyes. Feeling as if something had been licked off his eyes, he blinked vigorously and opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was the white fox in his arms, beside him was the head of a bleeding horse, and one of its hooves seemed to be wounded, and it landed on the ground without force.

He looked around a little confused, but there was no sign of the girl.

"Goodbye, white-haired imp."

The ninja in black didn't know when he was standing behind him, holding a rope in his hand.

But Xiu couldn't react to who he was for a while, just looked at the rope in his hand in confusion, and then looked up along the direction of the rope, and saw that the rope was set on a branch, and then there was a net hanging down. In the net, there was the embarrassed girl and the apologetic eyes.

Under the net, there is a long and narrow valley.

He slowly began to wake up, his mouth wide open but unable to speak for a moment.

"Oh yes, you want to protect her, don't you?" The black-clad ninja smiled weirdly.

"But she's going to be one step ahead of you." He let go of his hand, and the rope slipped out of his hand.

(End of chapter)