The cold wind was bitter, and on the official road in the middle of the night, a group of people galloped over.

With the sound of the wind, several sharp arrows rushed towards the leader, Xi Yan and the guards around him used their swords to pull away a few flying arrows that were about to be weak, and the guards behind him immediately quickly pulled their bows and shot towards the woods. After a few screams, silence returned.

Xi Yan asked in a deep voice: "How many batches?" ”

Xi Yun, the guard on the side, thought in his heart and said, "Coming out of Lingjiang, this is the fifth batch." ”

"How many more?"

Xi Yun glanced at the team behind him, "Less than fifty." ”

Xi Yan exhaled heavily, "I'm afraid I can't go back, there are still more than 100 miles away from Chongdu, but more than half of the people and horses have been lost, so if I continue to consume it like this, I'm afraid I will die before I reach Chongdu." ”

Before Xi Yan's words fell, the sound of a swift horse's hooves came from behind him. Xi Yan clenched the hilt of his sword and shouted, "Prepare to meet the enemy." Immediately turned the horse's head and took the lead in the battle, Xi Yun and a group of guards followed, the two groups of people were close to each other, and the sound of weapons piercing into the flesh was heard from time to time in the sound of sword collisions.

The two groups are equal in number, but due to the long journey, Xi Yan and his gang have experienced several interceptions, many dead and wounded, and the physical strength of the living has also decreased significantly.

Every time Xi Yan took out his sword, he felt a large loss of strength, and he was almost injured by the enemy behind him several times. Every time Xi Yan swung his sword, a cavity of blood would inevitably be splashed, and the warm blood splashed on Xi Yan's face, and the original white face became a little blurred, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes revealed a strong killing intent.

When the guards saw Xi Yan taking the lead, they all lifted their spirits and desperately protected their young master from being injured by the enemy. After the morale was raised, the scene changed from one-sided to stalemate. It can be seen that the pursuer has scruples and obviously does not want to throw his life here.

After a fight, the people who chased and killed Xi Yan were almost all dead and wounded, and the only two remaining people were surrounded in the center, and Xi Yun shouted and asked, "Who sent you!" But he was stopped by Xi Yan, "Xi Yun! Don't ask, just kill it. ”

At this time, Xi Yun found that there was blood oozing out of Xi Yan's back clothes, and he hurriedly said: "Young master, your injury, I'm afraid you can't fight anymore." Xi Yan had been injured on his back in the first two battles, and when he fought again, the wound that had begun to scab over was broken open again, and a large amount of blood oozed out again.

Xi Yan looked at the road ahead, but was very calm, "There are still more than 100 miles away from Chongdu here, and the difficult road has only begun now." There will inevitably be killers ahead, and if you want to return to Chongdu, you can only take a detour. ”

Xi Yun said worriedly: "But you have injuries on your body, and there are no villages and towns around, I am afraid that the injury will be delayed by detouring, so it is better to go back to Chongdu directly on the official road, and your subordinates are willing to fight a way for you!" ”

Xi Yan shook his head, his voice was a little hoarse, "The injury is not serious, I just want to take the official road at night, but it is not so easy, it is better to take a detour." ”

With that, the group rode their horses and galloped off the path.

The official road once again retreated into silence, the smell of blood left from the fight just now attracted many crows and vultures to hover over the woods, and as soon as Xi Yan and the others left, the crows and vultures all swooped down and pecked at the flesh and blood of the dead.

After a fierce battle, Xi Yan and his entourage, which were originally less than fifty people, were suddenly reduced to more than ten people. Along the winding river, Xi Yan and the others marched silently, and only the clatter of horses' hooves was particularly clear. Thankfully, the sky finally turned slightly white, and the sky was about to dawn.

Xi Yan stood facing Chongdu, and looked in the direction where Chongdu City was located. "Since I've already returned, then whatever tricks you have, just use them, and I'll do it all."

Chongdu, Xi Fu.

Xi Qing looked at the person who came to report in front of him, and threw the teacup on the ground in anger, "I didn't stop it!" He ridiculed how capable he was, you people didn't stop it in several batches, waste, it's all waste! Xi Qing clenched his fists and ordered his subordinate Gu Zhiyuan, "Go, continue to send more people, it is bound to let him die outside Chongdu City!" ”

Gu Zhiyuan hadn't gone far before he was called back by Xi Qing, "Not only the official road, but also all the paths leading to Chongdu around the official road, as long as they can pass people, they must be intercepted, tonight is the last chance, if you can't kill him, don't come back to see me!" ”

Gu Zhiyuan was shocked, and then took the order and left.

For Xi Qing, this remaining hundred miles is the only variable whether he can sit firmly as the heir of the head of the Xi family. But for Xi Yan, the remaining 100 miles became his road of life and death.

As soon as the sky was bright, Xi Yan and his subordinates set off immediately, and he ordered: "Return to the official road as soon as possible, when the day dawns, they don't dare to rashly do anything on the official road." ”

Xi Yan knew that he had to finish all the remaining roads no matter what was left today, otherwise as soon as the sun set, he would face the danger of killing again, and his team would no longer be able to withstand another battle.