Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Last Journey
Unexpectedly, they would encounter the scouts of the Vortex Country at the edge of the mountain range, and the relaxed atmosphere became tense again, and everyone kept silent, just burying their heads in the road. Xuanyi took the lead and carefully observed whether there were any enemy ambushes around.
"Cracked Head Mountain!" Xuan Yi looked at the majestic mountain peak in front of him, the top of the mountain seemed to have been slashed by someone, and the upper part of the entire mountain peak was almost split in two. "Crossing this mountain is the town of Silla under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City. ”
At this time, Silla Town was already full of people from the rivers and lakes of the three religions and nine streams, some listened to the news, some fished in troubled waters, and some stayed behind to respond, the only benefit to Xuanyi and his party was that it was still in the hands of the Wu Dynasty, although the people of the Vortex country were entrenched in the entire Silla Mountains, but they still did not dare to openly attack the town of the Wu Dynasty, causing disputes between the two countries.
Xuanyi and his party struggled to climb up the mountain, the mountain road was more rugged than imagined, even the strong and strong people were tired and panting like cattle, at this time the sky had darkened, if you didn't hurry up, you could only spend it on the mountain tonight.
When Xuanyi and his party were resting, there were hundreds of vortex people in ambush in a jungle in the distance, and the first one stared at Xuanyi's back and said, "Pingye, this is the last batch of fish that have slipped through the net!"
Another thin man wearing a snake-headed mask nodded: "Lord Ghost Witch King has confessed that it is not allowed to let go of a Wu Dynasty pig, and if the news leaks, you and I will become victims of the next experiment." After speaking, the two looked at each other, and they all shivered, their eyes extremely frightened.
"However, the leader of this group of Wu Dynasty pigs is quite powerful, I'm afraid we are not opponents!" said the leader of the vortex country called Rigang, worriedly.
"It's okay, they won't be able to get down tonight, we have a chance. ”
"And we're going to make a sneak attack?"
"Don't worry!" Hirano smiled yinyin: "Have you ever seen a cat scratching a mouse?" slowly teasing until you are exhausted, and then... He grinned and made a claw-shaking motion, and suddenly there was a sound of clapping horses around him.
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the speed of the team's march is getting slower and slower, Xuan Yi and Xia Qingyu discussed it, and had no choice but to camp on the mountain, he had tried to use the extracted medical skills to treat the injured helpers, but after driving the exercises, the wounded still had no reaction and could only give up.
The group found a huge leeward boulder to spend the night, and several gangsters also searched for some dilapidated tents and fabrics left by mountain hunters from the vicinity, and simply supported them to withstand the cold mountain wind at night.
Xuanyi leaned against a relatively flat stone and slept for a while, until he was woken up by Xia Qingyu near midnight, and it was his turn to keep vigil.
Picking up the long sword, Xuanyi wrapped his robe tightly and walked to the other side of the hillside and sat down, just in time to absorb the essence of plants and trees through the vigil, and as midnight came, the green light points of the stars gathered again.
The scene of Xuanyi absorbing the essence of plants and trees was completely seen by the vortex people hidden on the mountainside, and a greedy light flashed in Pingye's eyes: "This Wu Dynasty pig must have a secret treasure or a strong technique, and he must find a way to capture him alive and torture him to extract a confession!"
With a wave of his hand, several Vortex Country scouts who had received the order immediately approached Xuanyi. The mountain wind at night was very strong, blowing the already low vegetation to the east and west, Xuanyi sat on a high place, staring at the surroundings with blazing eyes, not daring to relax at all.
"Woo Woo!" Four screams in a row, four arrows similar to tracer bullets in later generations pierced the night sky, emitting a dazzling white light towards Xuanyi, who had always maintained a high level of vigilance, and his figure flashed when he couldn't make a move, avoiding the attack. Xuanyi caressed his violently throbbing chest, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
The four light arrows briefly exposed the location of Xuanyi and the surrounding environment, but at the same time, they also revealed the location of the launcher. Xuan Yi knew very well in his heart that the enemy would definitely bring a denser indiscriminate attack next. It's a pity that the top defense technique Bodhi Golden Bell has not been able to activate the practice, otherwise it can resist the enemy's attack without dodging or dodging.
Xuanyi had just left his position, and the dense rain-like hidden weapon covered an entire area in an instant, Xuanyi used his claw method to split out several claws in the air, and the majestic force directly smashed the mountain stone and scattered it in all directions, shooting in the direction of the enemy's hiding.
There was a coquettish sound from below, Xia Qingyu stepped on the stone with two swords in his hand, and the double sword dance was impenetrable, knocking down the attacking hidden weapons one by one. Seeing that she was still going to pursue, Xuanyi hurriedly stopped her. The enemy's attack came suddenly, but it ended quickly, and after several waves of hidden weapon attacks, it quietly withdrew. It was difficult to distinguish the direction in the dark night, and Xuanyi and the others naturally did not dare to pursue rashly.
Not long after Xia Qingyu and the others returned to rest, there was a drum noise from under the mountainside, and the people of the vortex country laughed unbridled loudly and strangely, and they were extremely harassed, and they couldn't sleep at all. Xuanyi picked up a pile of stones and poured internal force into the mountainside and smashed it fiercely, only to accidentally smash a few unlucky ghosts, and the people of the vortex country still pretended to attack from time to time and continued to harass.
The difficult night finally passed, and Xuanyi and his party generally did not get a good rest, and they were a little depressed. The enemy in front of them will be the last and biggest obstacle for everyone in the Gathering Pavilion.
Because of the lack of notice, Xuanyi's choice to camp was fatal, and he made a mistake similar to "Ma Tan lost the street pavilion", the people of Juxian Pavilion lived on the top of the mountain, and the scouts of the Vortex Kingdom surrounded the lower part of the mountain, cutting off the source of food and drinking water, and waited for Xuanyi to be captured.
Xuanyi and Xia Qingyu organized several waves of offensives to rush down the mountain, but Hirano and the others had already prepared, and the road down the mountain was full of all kinds of roadblocks, in addition to many scouts hiding in various corners to release cold arrows, Xuanyi could only return again and again in vain.
In the face of a desperate situation, some people will give it a go, some people will pray for a miracle from heaven, but many more will be crushed by the tremendous pressure, and even wagging their tails at the enemy and begging for mercy.
In the face of the enemy's tight defense, even breaking through the siege would only increase casualties, and everyone could only retreat to the same place, thinking hard about how to deal with it.
"Two Dharma Protectors, I'm Fang Yu!" A familiar shout came from the mountainside, and Xuan Yi looked intently, only to see Fang Yu sitting on a stretcher carried by two Vortex Country scouts looking towards this side, his hands and feet were injured, and he was wrapped like a dumpling.
"Captain Fang, how are you?" Xuan Yi hurriedly asked after seeing that it was Fang Yu.
"Thanks to the care of the Dharma Protector, I am fine now. Fang Yu bowed slightly.
"You're now a lobbyist for these Vortex Barbarians!" Xia Qingyu said coldly, raising the sword in his hand. "How did I wait for the dignified Wu Dynasty to come out with such a spineless scum!"
Fang Yu's face turned red with excitement, he pointed to his body and roared angrily: "I have no backbone, I have been in Juxian Pavilion for twenty years, I have experienced hundreds of battles large and small, and there are no less than twenty old injuries on my body, and I receive that little money every month to support my family." He changed his words, "Now that I am in the Great Vortex Country, Lord Ghost Witch King will not only allow me to be a high-ranking official, but also provide me with the latest secret medicine for me to recuperate, I will become stronger!
"You are wrong, although everyone's life experience will be very different, but this is not a reason for you to betray the country, betray the nation, and betray your ancestors! You claim that the injustice you have suffered is just a fig leaf for your betrayal!" Xuan Yi shook his head and said.
"Lord Protector, if you can't escape, surrender, survival is the most important thing, with your qualifications, if you join my Great Vortex Country, you will definitely become a human being, and the other brothers will surrender together, and the treatment will definitely not be inferior to mine. Fang Yu was still persuading hard, and at the same time shaking the morale of the army.
"Shut up, you shameless traitor!" Xia Qingyu really couldn't listen to it anymore, and picked up a long sword and threw it towards Fang Yu, but was stopped by the Vortex Warrior who was standing on the side.
Fang Yu shook his head regretfully and said a few words to the warrior beside him in vortex Chinese. The leader-like warrior of the Vortex Nation smiled fiercely and drew his weapon to signal his men to attack.