In July, the climate in the Central Plains slowly began to cool.

But the weather in the southwest is still hot on dog days, especially at noon, when the sun hangs high in the middle of the sky, still casting the scorching sun down, which is enough to tan off a layer of skin.

In such weather, the best way for people in this place to escape the heat is naturally to hide at home, or in the shade, and wait until the sun turns west and the temperature drops, and then come out to work.

Therefore, on this narrow and steep plank road leading from Ganlong to Shudi, there are almost no people at this time.

The reason why I say almost is because all of a sudden, a man and a horse galloped in from the direction of Ganlong, completely ignoring the bad weather, and even worse than the local terrain.

This is the plank road into Sichuan and Shu, although it is much easier to travel than the road on the side of the lake, but it is still steep like a cliff, narrow like a sheep farm, and most of the road is made of wood and the cliff itself, for ordinary people, almost every step must be careful.

But this man never slowed down on such a dangerous road, and when he was galloping, he could often avoid some gaps with a single leap or a turn, so as to keep moving forward in a seemingly dangerous, but very smooth way.

If a local person saw this, he would have been amazed and came to a conclusive conclusion, that the knight on this horse not only had amazing riding skills, but was also familiar with the road conditions and terrain of the bear, and that he could make a strategy to deal with any danger at an early stage.

But even so, the man's behavior was still questionable, and why he had to take such a risk, as if something terrible was chasing him from behind......

Sure enough, someone is chasing!

Just as he rushed through another bend in the mountain and then turned into a forest, dozens of horsemen hurriedly chased after him.

These people are far inferior in riding skills and knowledge of the terrain here, so the distance between the two sides is constantly widening.

But they didn't mean to give up, they still shouted and shouted, desperately chasing after them.

One of them couldn't stop cheering everyone on: "Don't panic, he ran all the way from Ganzhou to here by himself, and he was already at the end of the crossbow. Even if the man can hold it, the horse can't bear it. I'm sure he'll be in our hands in half a day."

When the others heard this, they all perked up, shouted again and again, and continued to beat their horses forward.

At this time, it also reflects another characteristic of this section of the plank road, that is, all the way into the river, only this road, there is no fork in the road. In this way, even if the other party runs fast enough and has completely lost everyone's goal, they don't need to panic, as long as they chase along the road, they can find their person.

And that's exactly what happened, and that's exactly what the man said.

Just as they had driven through two treacherous bends in succession, and had come to another forest that was not too large, they saw an exhausted steed lying there, muttering as if it had not yet taken its last breath.

Seeing this, more than 20 people in this group were even more overjoyed: "He has really reached the end of the crossbow!"

"It can run hundreds of miles in one go, and most of them are difficult mountain roads, and this horse can last until this time is a rare BMW."

"And he's the same, right?" Someone sneered and continued to urge the horse into the forest, and at the same time pulled out the saber at his waist, ready to engage in battle at any time.

The same is true of the others, as the scout elite of the Ganlong army, they not only have a lot of experience in tracking, but also have rich experience in fighting and killing the enemy, how can they relax and slack off because of a fallen horse?

After they entered the forest, the speed of the horses had dropped rapidly, and about twenty people were divided into front and back, left and right, and put on a formation that could take care of the surroundings, and dozens of pairs of eyes were vigilantly observing the surroundings to prevent a sneak attack.

This guy, as a Sichuan and Shu spy hidden in Ganzhou City, was able to escape all the way here after hearing important information, and his ability naturally went without saying, and no one dared to underestimate him.

It's just that because of the dense foliage in this forest, the light is really a little dark, and the sky is blue and white outside, and the contrast between light and dark is too much

It was so strong that everyone couldn't fully adapt to it for a while, and they could only barely pay attention to their surroundings, and they couldn't see many traces of that person.

For a moment, they all moved forward silently, and apart from the rustling of leaves blown by the wind, there was only the slightest movement of the horses' hooves stepping on the rotten fallen leaves. I don't know if it's because of nervousness or other reasons, there are more than 20 people, and no one has spoken at this time.

Smack!

A dead branch was trampled off by someone's mount at the front, which made everyone stunned, and then everyone laughed again when they realized that everyone had overreacted.

Just as the leader was about to say something, there was a whoosh, and a sharp arrow shot from the shadows, straight to the throat of one of them.

This person was not slow to react, he immediately swung his knife to meet him, and when there was a sound, he knocked the arrow away, and then the other person subconsciously took the horse back two steps, and he even let out a sneer: "Even cold arrows hurt me......

Before the words fell, there was a sudden emptiness under him, and even the people and horses fell rapidly downward in two exclamations.

Seeing this, the two people next to "Lao Tian ......" hurriedly dismounted and rushed over, trying to save the companion, but at this moment, they heard a reminder from ahead: "Be careful......

But it was too late, because just as they were jumping in that direction, their feet suddenly tightened, and both of them rose into the air at the same time, and they actually stepped on the simplest rope trap, and were quickly bounced up, and hoisted to the tree.

That's not all, just when the two of them were brought up, and then reacted quickly, when the bright knife wanted to break the rope to save themselves, two swishing sounds broke through the air, and the two arrows had been accurately shot.

In the pop, the two of them had been nailed to the trunk of the tree, and within a few screams, they were killed.

At the same time, the companion who fell into the trap before them also screamed a few times at this time, and suddenly lost his breath.

This sudden change completely caught everyone off guard, and some people wanted to save people, but they were immediately stopped by the leader: "Don't mess around. There are a lot of traps buried here, and there is a lot of poison on the arrows and other things, and you will die when you see blood!"

Obviously, except for the arrows and other sharp weapons that were smeared with poison, there was really no other possibility that the three of them would be killed in a short period of time.

But having said that, they couldn't accept it in their hearts: "Impossible, how can he lay so many traps after only a long time in the forest?"

As soon as the words came out, another arrow hit next to him, and this time this person didn't have time to react at all, he was pierced through the throat by an arrow and fell to his death.