Chapter 4: Blood Feathers

The Yulin Army quickly reacted, and they all took off their longbows and raised their shields. A whole convoy of escorts was quickly armed. Murderous aura instantly filled this narrow mountain road. The cavalry close to the chariot surrounded the sedan chair and surrounded it with shields. Ji Yanyin turned over and got out of the car, and the pitch-black cloak fluttered in the wind, and then hung down. He drew his saber from his waist, and a cold light came out of its sheath.

Ji Yan's eyebrows were as sharp as steel, his eyes were sharp, and he stared at the front, which was the direction from which the dark arrow came from. He knew that the enemy was lying in ambush farther ahead, not close to them, otherwise with the reconnaissance ability of the Yulin Army, it would be impossible not to find it.

There was a brief silence.

After the fall of the cavalry led by himself, he did not kill any more ambushes. As if the arrow was just mocking them.

But not a single guard let down their vigilance, which was the result of their rigorous training, and could not relax for a moment until they had figured out the enemy's situation.

Ji Yanyin knew that something was wrong, but he didn't understand why the enemy chose to attack so far away from them. So that they have all the time to evacuate later. And if you get too close to them, they will inevitably find out. He couldn't imagine who the other person was. Maybe it's an ordinary bandit who doesn't know how to fight? But what bandits would dare to shoot arrows at the convoy of the royal family?

But he didn't have time to think, because he heard the voice.

"Shield Wall!" Ji Yanyin roared.

More feathered arrows suddenly flew out of the jungle on both sides of the mountain road, pouring down on the convoy like a horizontal rain curtain. The Yulin Army reacted quickly, and most of the arrows were shot at the shields. An arrow pierced the wheel's tire, and an arrow pierced a horse's eye. A few cavalrymen had abrasions on their bodies.

Ji Yanyin suddenly understood that the arrow at the beginning was of no use at all, neither intimidation nor signal, just a simple arrow. Because countless mountain bandits have emerged from the black oppressive woods. They are already more than three times the size of the convoy. Their goal is to detain the entire team. And the reason why the scouts didn't find any ambush was because they didn't have an ambush at all, and they were still on their way when the scout scouted and they had already arrived.

"But that's not right......" Ji Yan said in her heart.

Before this group of mountain bandits came, he felt something strange, what was it......

Another sound of breaking the air sounded, and Ji Yanyin raised her head suddenly, her eyes shining fiercely, like a hostile beast. He dodged backwards. A red-feathered black arrow swept past his face.

With a steel shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, he moved to the other side of the car like a wind. At this moment, he saw a distant figure in front of the road.

He woke up suddenly. It turned out to be him.

The reason why Ji Yanyin felt abnormal was because someone had been watching this long procession. And his aura was strong enough that the scouts and even Ji Yanyin mistakenly thought that an army waiting for an opportunity was lying in ambush on the side, which is why the scouts failed to detect any danger. Because the direction of the reconnaissance was wrong, there was no ambush from beginning to end, only he was alone, watching the team like a ghost.

He also saw Ji Yanyin, but he didn't seem to care. He stretched out his hand, drew a feathered arrow from his quiver, took his bow, drew the string, and took aim. The whole movement is smooth and cold, as if a calm person is doing an ordinary thing.

And Ji Yanyin was not so calm, he quickly dodged back and raised his shield. He knew that this man was very good at archery, and that he had shot the first cavalryman to fall, and the arrow that had passed by him in the face. When he shot the first arrow, the Yulin army at the head of the line could have spotted him, but no one stopped the sharp arrow that pierced through the throat.

Ji Yanyin knew whyโ€”he was standing far enough. It is impossible for an ordinary person to shoot an arrow at such a long distance, not to mention whether he can shoot accurately, but eyesight alone is not something that ordinary people can achieve.

Ji Yanyin pulled out an arrow on the axle in front of him, and the arrow body basically didn't enter it. He looked at the arrow, and there was nothing strange about it except that it was sharp, and the tail feathers, like the other arrows, were stained red with blood. So, it has nothing to do with arrows. His 100-step piercing and submerging in the body all came from his own ability.

"What kind of person has such an archery ......," Ji Yanyin couldn't help but sigh.

Instead of being afraid, he became interested in such a formidable enemy.

"Hold on to your formation!" Ji Yanyin ordered.

The entire convoy was motionless, and not a single arrow could penetrate the strong defenses of the Golden Armor and shoot into the car. These people all made an oath in front of the emperor, swearing to defend the Liu family to the death, and even if they die in battle, they will not let the enemy take away or kill the royal people.

Ji Yanyin raised her shield and stood beside the car. He was waiting, waiting for the ambush to get closer. He observed the bandits coming out of the woods, dressed in leather gear, with bows and straps tied around their backs and broadswords tied around their waists. Without exception, they all wore purple ribbons around their arms. Most of the bands were stained blood red, and very few had very clean bands. It was a symbol of having killed someone, proving that he was an old bandit, and once he was infected, he would not be washed off again. Some of the bandits were armed with giant axes in both hands, others with large knives, and under the cover of archers, they approached step by step. Their eyes showed unconcealed greed and hunger, like a hungry lion approaching its prey not far away.

"It's almost ......," Ji Yan counted silently in her heart. Now is the time. โ€

"Kill!" He yelled.

The outermost cavalry struck out like thunder, as fast as lightning and as fierce as fire. They rushed out in all directions, swooping down on the enemy like hungry tigers.

The white steel sword rises and falls, and the sound of gold and iron is crisp and pleasant. Bright red flowers bloomed on the golden armor, and the blood of the bandits splattered on it.

No matter how well-equipped the bandits are, no matter how many people they have, there is one thing they do not have compared to the Yulin army - horses. It was an infantry against cavalry battle. And in front of the golden-blooded horses of the Great Clan, the infantry did not have any advantage.

The bandit's broadsword slashed at the golden armor forged by the furnace of the earth, leaving only a scratch that shaved off the outer layer of gold, revealing the white steel inside. The long sword of the Yulin Army looked at the bandit like cutting vegetables, and blood flew out one after another. The golden-blooded horse stepped over the corpses of the bandits.

The first group of bandits to step forward were quickly killed and retreated.

"Close!" Ji Yanyin shouted.

Before the cavalry could retreat, one after another feathered arrows had already broken through the air. One by one, the cavalry fell. They were cavalrymen who charged and did not have shields. They could only quickly retreat into the formation, and the golden-blooded horses were fast and dexterous, but the arrows of the comers did not leave them any chance. One after another feathered arrows pierced the necks of the cavalrymen, and the cavalry of the Yulin Army who had killed them repelled the first batch of bandits, but no one took their lives back.

The speed of the arrows shot by the people in the distance was as fast as the wind, and Ji Yanyin looked at the figure in shock. He didn't expect him to be so fast. Obviously, he didn't use all his strength when he shot arrows at Ji Yanyin before, or he was deliberately hiding his strength.

The enemy retreated, but the Yulin army did not relax in the slightest, but became more nervous.

Ji Yanyin looked at the man holding the longbow on the horse in the distance, he paused, and gave an order to Yulin Jun: "Hold the car and stay put!" With that, he rushed out like a gust of wind. The Yulin army was stunned by the actions of their commander, and it was clear that the man who shot the arrow had also made a deep impression on them.

Ji Yanyin knew that he had to kill that person first. He did not ride a horse, because he knew that he would be shot on a horse, and that he could always shoot where there was no protection, with or without a shield.

He rushed into the woods, leaving behind a corpse wherever he went, and his knife fell, but his feet did not slow down in the slightest.

Soon, he came to the man less than ten paces away, and he deliberately stopped. The man also drew his bow and arrows, and the arrows were aimed at him, but he did not move.

He's gambling.