Chapter Ninety-Five: Crossbow Arrows
After Liu Zhiran and the others escaped, Zhao Hui, who was woken up by the cold water, wiped the water stains on his face with his sleeve and took the crossbow arrows left by the two to check.
I saw that this crossbow arrow was no longer than the palm of the hand, the fine iron arrow was sharp and sharp, the shaft of the arrow made of hard and rare iron wood was thin at both ends, the middle arrow was thick, and the whole body was pitch black.
He raised his crossbow arrow and twisted it around the candle, the pitch-black arrow reflecting a turquoise and blue glow in the candlelight.
Everyone in the room gasped when they saw this.
This crossbow bolt was actually quenched with poison.
The leader touched his neck even more fearfully, if it weren't for Zhao Hui's quick eyes just now, he was afraid that this time he would have died hard.
Zhao Hui looked at the arrow, scolded his mother with a gloomy face, but in his hand, he carefully took out the dagger and broke the tendons that fixed the arrow on the arrow shaft, and gently cocked the arrow with the blade, and the arrow inserted in the arrow shaft was completely lifted out.
The slender tail collar behind the black arrow is revealed, which is used to insert it into the shaft of the arrow.
This crossbow bolt is really special.
It's made with great ingenuity, but not so special.
It was especially important in that the bolt was too valuable.
Casting arrows with fine iron is very rare in the continent country, and only the blades of elite armies in the army will be mixed with fine iron, and the back and handle of the knife are reluctant to be used.
However, this crossbow arrow, even the collar that was only used to hold the arrow and shaft in place, was made of fine iron.
Forget it, the shaft of this crossbow arrow is actually made of scarce ironwood.
This wood is named because it is as hard as iron, and it is also a very rare wood, and there are only a few forests in the northwest extreme cold place in the whole continent, not to mention that every piece of iron wood is cut, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to transport the wood down the mountain.
Every thing used in this small crossbow arrow is unusually expensive, Zhao Hui estimated a little in his heart, just this small crossbow arrow, the cost is worth five taels of silver.
A family of four can only chew three taels of silver a year.
Zhao Hui looked at the valuable crossbow arrow in his hand, remembered a rumor he had heard before, and his heart moved.
He put the arrow he took out in front of the candle flame and looked closely, and sure enough, he saw a very small secret mark on the collar behind it, and if he hadn't looked at it carefully, he would have almost ignored it.
When Zhao Hui saw this mark, his eyes shrank, he spat angrily, and scolded his mother fiercely, and then he commanded sharply: "There are spies mixed in the camp, and the stealing information is not successful, and the injured fled into the mountain. ”
"Yes." The cronie took the command and departed.
The passer-by rubbed his arm and hesitated: "Commander Zhao, I don't think this is appropriate, such fanfare, in case our matter of bringing water is discovered by the imperial court, I am afraid that we will all be questioned." ”
"Hmph, you're still in the dark?" Zhao Hui said viciously: "We are in big trouble now, if we don't catch these two bastards tonight, we will wait to be punished by the three clans." ”
As he spoke, he threw the crossbow arrow in his hand in front of the passer-by, and said ruthlessly: "I haven't figured out any way, so I'll bring it to Lao Tzu, do you want to kill Lao Tzu?" ”
The passer-by was puzzled and separated it with a handkerchief, carefully picked up the arrow, and looked at it carefully, only to see a small word "Wei" engraved on the thin collar.
"What is this?" The leader looked up in disbelief, and looked at Zhao Hui in surprise with open eyes for confirmation.
"That's right," Zhao Hui nodded with a wicked smile, the sven color on his face was gone, full of bloodlust, "This is the mark of the imperial court's secret guard." ”
"If these two people are allowed to escape alive, we will all die!"
"I'm going to kill these two bastards at all costs!" Zhao Hui gritted his teeth and said.
Shimiaoziwan Pass is destined to be an unquiet night tonight, the two mountains that are quiet and majestic during the day are now full of torches, and the soldiers of the entire military camp are exhausted, under the leadership of Zhao Hui, to arrest the spies.
Hua Qian and Liu Zhiran rested temporarily in a cave near the foot of the mountain that was covered with tangled layers of vines, which had just been searched by the soldiers, and was safe for the time being.
"My lord, the signal has just been released, and the secret guard who has arranged to answer it should come over soon, don't worry, my lord."
"Hmm."
After Hua Qian settled the injured Yuan Shi, he turned around and squatted at the entrance of the cave, vigilantly guarding the surrounding situation.
The cave was not large, it was dark and damp, perhaps other animals had inhabited it, and there was an inexplicable cold and fishy smell floating in the cave.
The damp mountain wall was covered with green and slippery moss, so that Liu Zhiran, who was leaning on the mountain wall, rubbed several pieces of moss green juice.
The wound on his shoulder was deep to the bone, and the large amount of blood loss made Liu Zhiran's face pale, and the cold sweat had soaked his hair, and the cold of autumn made his hands and feet cold.
Liu Zhiran carefully avoided the wound on his shoulder, and leaned slightly sideways in the cold and damp cave to rest temporarily, the injured right shoulder now has no pain, only the coldness of the ointment.
His right hand hung limply on the ground, his eyes closed tiredly, and he kept running to dodge, which consumed too much of his physical strength.
After he arranged for Boss Lu to be a pawn for Bai Luo, he had already been prepared for such a possibility, so although the current situation was embarrassing, he was not worried.
He was more worried about the situation on Bai Luo's side, since he was exposed so suddenly, it meant that the situation on Bai Luo's side was so critical that Boss Lu had to take action.
So how is he now? Is there a way out of this crisis?
Liu Zhiran was secretly worried.
I hope his last move can make Bai Luo's situation a little better.
The footsteps of the soldiers searching sounded again nearby, getting closer and closer.
Hua Qian turned his head and gestured to Liu Zhiran, compared the number of soldiers who surrounded him this time, and silently asked whether to fight or flee.
Liu Zhiran pursed his lips, endured the pain caused by pulling his right shoulder, stood up against the mountain wall, pulled out a dagger from his boots and held it in the palm of his hand, and shook his head at Hua Qian.
There were too many people around this time, and it was difficult to escape quietly, so I had to fight hard.
I hope that the secret guard who answered will arrive soon, Hua Qian helped the pale and crumbling adult, thinking worriedly.
At this moment, thousands of miles away in Lanzhou, the moonlight is shining.
Cui Daoyuan of Lanzhou Mansion had no intention of appreciating the beautiful bright moon, and was full of resentment, drinking with the governor and Gonggong Liu.
And at the wine table, it was Cai Weizhou, whom he hated, and Bai Luo, whom he hated so much.
It was the most bitter and resentful banquet he had ever had.
Cui Daoyuan drank all the wine in the wine glass, and remembered the scene that made his face hot during the day.
During the day, after he testified against the boss of the road, he only felt that this Bai Luo was extremely evil.
It seems that every move he makes to deal with Bai Luo has been predicted in advance, and every time he makes a move, someone disassembles a move.
He tried the case, but Cai Weizhou obstructed it;
He was executed, and the people of Anning County obstructed him;
He drove the people away, and a skilled servant came to obstruct him;
He asked about the guilt and greed, and now there is a road boss to obstruct him;
This feeling of frustration made him at that time, with the accumulation of anger layer by layer, and he was about to lose his mind.