The lantern flew a distance of more than a dozen paces on the surface of the river, and the tongue of fire quickly burst out of the paper, swallowing the entire lantern, leaving only the half-sinking and half-floating flame drifting farther and farther with the water waves.

There was a dead silence all around, and all that could be heard was the sound of water waves.

Suddenly, Lu Qi heard two sneers, coming from a little fire behind him.

What should I do if I have bows and arrows, but I only have two firewood knives on my side?

Lu Qi was desperately thinking about whether to jump into the water to escape, but if he entered the water on this cold winter night......

There was another sound of the bowstring tightening in the air, Chen Yin'er couldn't help but tremble, and Lu Qi gently pressed her shoulder.

Don't panic!

Lu Qi bit the tip of her tongue, and the blood and pain calmed her down. She must be calm, only more rational and cunning than the enemy can she live, Lu Qi, Lu Qi, use your modern thinking to think about it!

Staring at the light that was approaching, Lu Qi's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he picked out something from his luggage and threw it out in a certain direction.

"Plop"

"Huh"

An arrow then pursued the place where the sound had come from.

Sure enough, they couldn't see it either!

Thanks to this fog, now that the enemy is in the dark, things are still turning around!

Lu Qi told Chen Yin'er about the plan close to her ear, and asked her to continue throwing things to mislead the widows, while quietly assembling the oars and the firewood knife together.

This is another reason why Lu Qi chose a chai knife.

The firewood knife is a very versatile agricultural tool, and in order to facilitate work, its handle is made of a hollow handle made of a piece of iron. Load in short sticks, chop wood and cut trees to make better efforts, load long sticks, open up mountains and roads.

After loading the oars, the firewood knife suddenly became two long weapons, compared to the blade that was only two or three feet in the hand of the Japanese Kou, Lu Qi's heart suddenly had a little confidence.

After shooting three arrows, the archer stopped drawing his bow.

It seems that the archers are very cunning, and this trick is difficult to deceive him many times.

I only heard a voice from the other side, probably the person who was swinging the oars laughing: "Mugan makes water fish." ”

The archer snorted heavily.

Water fish?

I don't think I've heard this adjective before......

The lights got closer and closer in the fog, and there were only more than ten steps left, and Chen Yin'er's palms were sweating.

Closer, closer.

The bow archer could be seen, he had lowered his bow, and in his other hand he held a knife with a cold glow.

await

Timing –

It's now!!

Quickly inhale and exhale, allowing oxygen to fill the bloodstream in large quantities, lower your center of gravity with your feet apart, then hold your breath and raise your weapon flat to maximize the range of your attack.

The two ships are about to dock.

The archer took half a step forward in surprise, and suddenly, he realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.

"Drink!!"

With the sound of whistling through the air, the long-handled firewood knife in Chen Yin'er's hand preemptively struck towards his neck.

"Bell!"

"Click!"

Unexpectedly, the archer's reaction was extremely fast, and he turned out to be a practitioner. Although he was attacked by a sneak attack, he came first and raised his knife to block Chen Yin'er's blow.

"Huh?" The archers were a little surprised.

Chen Yin'er gritted her teeth and pulled the firewood knife back violently.

In order to facilitate farming, there is a hook in front of the blade of the firewood knife, and when you pull it back, you can pull the opponent's knife as well.

Unexpectedly, there was this trick, and the archer's knife almost flew out of his hand.

Unfortunately, due to a lack of strength, this sudden attack did not work. The archer threw away the lantern and, with one free hand, quickly grabbed the handle.

"Humph!"

As soon as the archer stretched out his foot and kicked the wooden handle, he shook the firewood knife out of Chen Yin'er's hand and threw it into the water.

Just when his old strength had exhausted his new strength, Lu Qi, who had been holding his breath and shrunk behind, suddenly jumped up, twisted his belt and elbows, and the firewood knife flew towards his neck like a meteor.

The sword flashed, and the archer had no time to dodge, so he had to raise his arm to block.

Golden opportunity!

Lu Qi pulled the firewood knife back, and with the dull sound of the blade cutting through the flesh, half of his palm swirled and landed on the board.

"Ahh

The archers clung to their shoulders and fell back on the boat, howling in pain, blood staining the planks red.

The accomplice rowing behind him obviously didn't expect him to be knocked down, and was stunned for a few seconds before hurriedly pulling out the knife, and knocking down one person greatly boosted Lu Qi's confidence, she tried to adjust her breathing, and raised the chai knife again to prepare to repeat the old trick.

When the rower saw the miserable condition of the archers, he cautiously did not dare to move forward, but only tried with the tip of his sword at a distance.

In the half-heavy lantern light, I vaguely saw two knives, one long and one short, staggering rapidly, although this person was not as strong as the archers, he was still more experienced than Lu Qi.

In two rounds, he saw that the weakness of the firewood knife was at the junction of the wooden handle, and cut it off in three or two strokes, leaving only half of the oar in Lu Qi's hand.

Lose the advantage of long weapons and sneak attacks, and you can't fight anymore!

"Let's go!"

Chen Yin'er pedaled away the enemy boat with his feet, making the opposite side unstable for a while, while Lu Qi hurriedly paddled desperately with half an oar.

Fortunately, the sampan was brisk, and the two of them acted together, and quickly opened a distance of ten steps with the Japanese Kou.

The man did not catch up, but he was heard muttering something to the archer, and then a suppressed cry of anger and gnashing of his teeth in anguish resounded on both sides.

……

The fog is still thick.

Listening carefully, the two didn't catch up, Lu Qi put down the oars and let out a long breath, leaning against Chen Yin'er for the rest of his life.

Thinking back to just now, Chen Yin'er had palpitations: "It's really a ...... escape from death"

"yes." Lu Qi sighed.

"Thanks to this fog, the bow and arrow lost most of its usefulness, and relied on long weapons to gain a slight advantage. It's a good thing that they attacked the enemy in advance, and they didn't dare to chase after it afterwards, otherwise we would definitely die! ”

And Lu Qi also learned Japanese in his previous life, and they didn't speak the same thing, but more like ...... Lu Qi didn't have time to think about more doubts, and now they have encountered another trouble.

"It's dark and foggy and there are no lights, I'm afraid there is a danger of capsizing, I think it's better to go ashore first and walk to the county seat, right?" Lu Qi rowed the boat.

Chen Yin'er didn't respond, she put her hand into the water and felt the flow of the river.

After a while, she raised her head: "No, just keep going, I used to sail with my brothers, and the rivers and rivers around here are all over the river."

The river we entered just now is the Yu River, and then it is Yu County, Yu County has been the salt producing area of Yongchuan Mansion since ancient times, and the county is the place where the bulk of official salt is distributed.

Continue to move forward along the current, stop the boat and dock when passing a white stone embankment, go down the embankment and walk for a while, and then you will see the city gate of Yuxian. ”

According to what Chen Yin'er said, sure enough, he soon arrived at the gate of Yuxian County.

At this time, the fog has gradually dissipated, the city gate of Yuxian County is closed, many torches are lit on the city tower, and dozens of figures are faintly seen stirring inside, among which there seem to be people wearing black gauze hats.

Are the guards in Yu County so strict? Looking through his memory, when Lu Yun was studying in a private school in the county, Lu Qi also came with him a few times, and he had never seen so many soldiers patrolling together.

Lu Qi took Chen Yin'er and was about to step forward to call the door, but before he reached the city wall, he was discovered by the soldiers on the city tower.

"Stop! Who's down there? If you dare to get closer, you will let go of the arrows! ”

Lu Qi hurriedly stood up and bowed his hand.

"Please also bother to work hard, Xiaosheng Lu Yun, he is a showman, there is an urgent matter to see the county lord, please let me into the city!"

Lu Qi did not shout out the Japanese on the spot, if the people heard it, it would inevitably be panicked.

"It was decreed that the gates of the city should be closed, and no one should enter or leave. Don't say you're a showman, even if you're a man, you can't enter! ”

The soldier replied loudly.

If you don't call for reinforcements in time, Lujia Village can ...... Lu Qi hurriedly turned around in place twice.

At this moment, a vague voice suddenly came from the city tower, and then a young voice came: "Lu Yun? People from the city, are you Brother Lu Yun from Lujia Village? ”