Two steep canyons, sandwiched by mountains, stand five miles away from Qingliang Mountain Villa, looking a little desolate and lonely; At that time, it was the early morning, a round of golden sunrise, slowly rising from the mountains, the red glow, shining in the secluded and empty canyon, shining, for this already very narrow canyon put on a colorful coat.

At this moment, the black fog on the horizon, with countless shadows, sometimes clouds and clouds, sometimes one after another; The vast dreary darkness was like a huge curtain, covering the sky and the sun, covering the spring of flowers and trees, the bright new green of the lawn, and the clear and clear water of the Yudai River.

The black fog dispersed, and the sand and dust rose with it, sweeping most of the hills; In the aftermath of the dust, the earth trembled with the sound of horses' hooves, gong-like shouts, and loud roars and shouts.

Hoofs, howls, roars.

Gloomy, gloomy.

The earth-shattering sound, accompanied by the gray and yellow "smoke and dust, rolled in, stretching from Qingliang Villa to the banks of the Yudai River, until it enveloped the entire hill, startling a group of birds in the forest; And everything that happened here, whether it was the thunderous sound of horses' hooves or the sand that rose into the sky, almost at the same moment, was reflected in the eyes and ears of the young man in white.

Xiao Changling stood in the middle of the lawn, his whole body was tall, facing the Grand Canyon a few miles away, with his back to the gentle Yudai River, like an awe-inspiring martial god, condensing and concentrating on his whole body, standing still; Dressed in white, his eyes were cold, and there was a fierce murderous aura and killing intent between his eyebrows, and even the "Chengying" long sword in his hand was also shining.

The crimson morning glow, bright as fire, sprinkled on the handsome face like beautiful jade, more and more set off Xiao Changling's already extremely cold expression.

Xie Wanxin stood behind Xiao Changling at this time, without saying a word, only to see that her beautiful and beautiful flower and moon appearance had long since disappeared from the previous soft beauty as light as the string moon, but was full of gloom and sadness.

From Xiao Changling protecting himself behind him just now, to when he cut off the flying arrows with a sword, to now, he is alone with a sword in white clothes, blocking himself and everyone else, looking coldly into the distance; In this process, Xie Wanxin never said a word, just stood silently behind the man, not at all like a delicate golden branch and jade leaf, as if beyond her age and identity.

However, although her eyes are very beautiful and moving, they can't deceive people, and only the people closest to her can see some strange emotions from those tender eyes, including shock, horror, worry, and a faint uneasiness...... After all, Xie Wanxin is not a genius like Xiao Yingxue, she is a gentle and talented woman, and the things she has been exposed to since she was born are nothing more than piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, female red embroidery, tea ceremony flower arrangement, etc., like today's change, she has never met it before, and surprise is inevitable, but she is not afraid, and all she can do now is to stand quietly behind Xiao Changling with her close friends, because she firmly believes that the battle-hardened King Ren Cheng will protect everyone safe and sound.

Staring at the increasingly thick smoke and dust in the distance, Xiao Changling's face was already as cold as a knife, and the two terrifying spears in his eyes were accompanied by the chill of devouring souls, just like two murderous swords, and the blade of the "Chengying" sword in his hand were connected into a beam of cold moonlight.

"It's a horse bandit."

Xiao Changling's ears were windy, and he could hear the sound of horses' hooves in front of him, which was hurried but not neat, and the shouts and roars were violent but not high-pitched, but a little chaotic, obviously not strictly trained; With the intuition of entering the military camp since he was a child and going to the battlefield at a young age, Xiao Changling keenly judged that the oncoming horse team was definitely not from the army, but a group of horse bandits who killed people and overturned goods.

In an instant, the two banks of the Yudai River suddenly became a mess, and the laughter and laughter of the young boys and girls disappeared in an instant, and there were bursts of exclamations, as if they had lost their souls.

Xiao Changling looked back and looked at the chaotic crowd behind him, his gaze was like an arrow, as if he was about to shoot straight into the hearts of everyone, and the arrow drank blood; Suddenly, Xiao Changling's warm face was like being covered with a layer of cold frost and snow, he faced behind him, spoke loudly to the panicked crowd, and shouted indifferently.

"Don't mess around, everyone!"

Sure enough, as soon as the commander of the Beida Battalion, who controlled the 70,000 strong army, spoke, the air on the entire lawn couldn't help but buzz; As expected, the moment the words landed, the originally chaotic crowd immediately quieted down, and countless pairs of expectant eyes turned their eager eyes to the man in white.

I saw that Xiao Changling gathered his mind slightly, and the murderous expression on his face also became unprecedentedly resolute at this moment; He spoke again, and the majestic and sonorous voice, like the drums of war, spread mightily throughout the Yudai River, and for a while, "shocked everyone's dazed minds, and also gathered the spirit of his whole body."

"Don't be afraid, little pony bandits. Don't worry, I promise you that as long as I, Xiao Changling, am here, I will protect you unharmed. ”

The man in white in front of him, his handsome and upright figure, his flying and confident expression, his proud and majestic demeanor, and his categorical tone, every word and deed, every move, were all engraved in Xie Wanxin's eyes; Her willow eyebrows flowed, a smile of relief appeared on her lips, and the worry in her eyes was swept away, showing the natural firmness and stubbornness of the proud girl of the sky.

Xie Wanxin also turned around, looked at those men and women with extremely proud and noble eyes, and then turned to look at her close friends, she slowly spoke, and in her tone, she could no longer see a trace of the delicate posture of a little daughter, but showed the demeanor of a heroine.

"Please believe in His Royal Highness King Ren Cheng, this is under the rule of the Great Zhou, how can Xiao Xiao be rampant, King Ren Cheng said it's okay, it must be fine, I don't care if you believe it or not, anyway, I believe him."

After saying that, Xie Wanxin rolled her eyes slightly, and met Xiao Changling's deep eyes, as if she was using her firm eyes to give trust to the man in front of her and instill endless strength in him.

At this moment, Xiao Changling turned his head slightly, and his right hand holding the sword still did not loosen; He looked at Xie Wanxin's eyes, what kind of eyes are these, brave, firm, and unhesitating, how can it be the expression of a weak woman in the face of a crisis!

Xiao Changling smiled.

Xie Wanxin also smiled.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

With the cooperation of Xiao Changling and Xie Wanxin, the big stone hanging in everyone's hearts fell to the ground slightly, and they were much more relieved, right! What are they afraid of? Who is the king of Rencheng? It was the general of the Ming Dynasty, a sword unsheathed, an iron-blooded general who had chased and killed the Rouran barbarians in the desert frontier, and even those murderous grassland barbarians could not help this sixteen-year-old Zhenbei general, let alone a few horse bandits; Therefore, they believe that the king of Rencheng, who has made great achievements in battle, will definitely protect them.

"Wan'er, we grew up together, I believe in you, and I also believe in King Rencheng." Li Yan took Xie Wanxin's hand and cast a trusting look at her.

"Fourth Miss, I believe in you too."

"Fourth Miss, we all believe in you."

Immediately afterwards, Li Yan, Ling Zhilan, and Ming Yurou, including all the boys and girls, all looked at Xiao Changling and said in unison.

"Your Highness, we believe in you."

Seeing this situation, Xiao Changling's facial expression did not show much sudden change, and he was still as cold as ever; He nodded slightly, raised "Chengying" with his backhand, and replied softly.

"Okay, thank you."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Changling didn't say a word more, but faced the sound of hunting, resolutely turned around, and stood still with his sword, not being overwhelmed by the black clouds; The young general in white raised his eyes slowly and stared deeply at the sky, as if he was using the sharp gaze in his eyes to penetrate the layers of haze and cut off the treachery of the world.

In the distance, the smoke and dust are getting thicker, and the sound of horses' hooves is getting closer and closer.

However, Xiao Changling's expression was as calm as an ice sculpture, solemn and impassive, I saw that his nose was high, his resolute lip arc was raised, and then he snorted contemptuously, and in this cold snort, he was full of extreme disdain and arrogance for the horse bandits.

At the moment, Xiao Changling held the sword in his right hand and his left hand under him; And his right arm and right hand, which he was holding the sword, were raised high in an instant, with the tip of the sword pointing into the distance. Following the direction of Xiao Changling's sword, he couldn't help but dream of riding back on the glacier and riding his horse to the west wind.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling held his head proudly, a cold light reflected the brilliance in his eyes, and the blade of the sword pointed straight at the sky, like lightning piercing the clear sky; A sword light flashed, Xiao Changling grabbed his right arm, Chengying slashed it down, and then shouted loudly, as if there was a rumbling thunder in the sky, which shook everyone's ears and shattered.

"Array!"

With an order, twenty elite soldiers of the Beida Battalion wearing black armor suddenly appeared from the forest as if divine soldiers descended from the sky; I saw that the guards of the Beida Battalion of a full twenty people, all of whom carried strong crossbows and carried war knives around their waists, that is, as soon as they came out of the sheath, they showed a large area of standard goose feather knives that were as clear as snow; And the black iron shield in their hands also merged into a strict fortress when they rushed out of the forest, like a copper wall and iron wall, blocking in front of Xiao Changling, with the speed of action and the sharpness of the shot, it is worthy of the "North Battalion" with 70,000 male soldiers!

"Draw the knife!"

With a majestic "knife draw", the soldiers of the Beida Battalion of twenty people did not move, pulled out the knife from the sheath, and the crisp sound of drawing the knife sounded "lala"; Twenty snow-bright Yanling knives pointed straight to the sky, and the sharp tips of the knives flashed a little cold light under the reflection of the bright spring day.

Out of the forest, array, draw the knife, this set of actions, such as flowing water, in one go, without the slightest drag, just by the speed of their knife drawing, and the decisiveness of merging the iron shield into a base, it is enough to see the military discipline and combat power of this army, and from another side can see what kind of talent the commander of this strong army is.

Looking at the rolling hills, Xiao Changling still looked indifferent, although he was here and now, he did not wear armor and ride a war horse, but in that handsome appearance and face, the murderous aura that had accumulated for several years of iron-blooded conquest on the battlefield was finally revealed at this moment; Suddenly, Xiao Changling raised his arm, clenched his five fingers into a fist, and waved down vigorously to make a simple gesture.

"Release the arrow, notify the Beida battalion, and order Hu Kun to lead troops to help."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Immediately, a pro-soldier put down the knife in his hand, took out a slender small wooden cylinder from his arms, squinted his eyes slightly, looked up at the blue sky, and then pulled hard, and the fuse was gently torn open.

"Bang".

Fireworks soar into the sky.

Suddenly, in the blue sky, a colorful flower suddenly bloomed.

A round of morning sun, obliquely shining on the wide river surface, refracted a red light, reflecting the red of the mountains; The distant mountains are continuous, there is a sea of clouds churning, and the outline of the mountains is outlined by the faint morning sun on the faint gold edge, thus highlighting the majesty of the mountain.

In front of Xiao Changling's eyes, in addition to the green mountains, colorful clouds, and morning glow, is the black and heavy smoke and dust, in the past, these bright eyes, but at this moment, they are as sharp as an eagle falcon, staring at the black shadow in front of the hill, and they can't feel the tension of the enemy at all.

Seeing that there were more and more dark shadows, Xiao Changling looked back again, looked at Xie Wanxin, as if to tell her her determination, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Fourth Miss, you are standing behind me, I will not let anyone hurt you."

And Xie Wanxin also looked at Xiao Changling, and she smiled lightly. "It is a blessing for a concubine to be able to live and die with His Royal Highness, advance and retreat together."

Affection is all in the word.

At this moment, on the winding official road, the dust was flying, and the tremor of the earth suddenly intensified, and the terrifying shouts and shouts resounded unscrupulously from the hill on the east side......

In the dust, a fierce and vicious horse bandit, riding a tall horse, wearing a blue and yellow jacket, showing a green face and fangs, wielding a big knife in his hand, in a large area of violent and uncontrolled roaring and whistling, like a dense swarm of wasps, swept through the wheat fields in the middle of the road, and swooped straight down from the hills; The crops in the fields that were originally well planted were trampled to a mess under the crushing of the hooves of the horse bandits in the green forest, and it was unbearable to see.

Horse bandits are mainly horse-based, killing people with large knives; Therefore, the whistling horse bandits are the most ferocious in the local area, their horses are good horses, and the knives are also good knives, although they are not as fast as the war horses of the soldiers of the Beida Battalion, but they must not be underestimated.

A horse.

Two horses.

Three horses.

Four horses......

A full fifty tall horses broke into Xiao Changling's field of vision.

Fifty horses, that is, a team of fifty horse bandits, which is more than twice as many as Xiao Changling's soldiers in the Beida Battalion; At first glance, these sudden robbers do not look like human beings, but more like devils who live in hell and eat human flesh and drink human blood.

What should come will come after all.

Xiao Changling was silent, the black pupils in the depths of his eyes seemed to be spraying scorching flames, and he tightly held the hilt of Chengying's sword, the long sword that was as clear as autumn water, gathering countless dazzling sword qi.

"Your Highness, it seems that there are a lot of people." One of the soldiers suddenly spoke.

However, Xiao Changling still didn't say a word, his face was calm like water, he was not shocked, just stared at the front motionlessly, and his cold gaze crossed a cold murderous aura, which made people shudder.

The leader of the bandits who rushed to the top of the row looked a little weird, not only did he not wear any clothes, but his upper body was simply naked, he was shirtless with a scabbard on his back, and he was wielding a snowy big knife in his hand, and he only cared about galloping forward on his horse, as if he had trained King Kong to be indestructible.

Xiao Changling smiled coldly.

"Take Lone's bow!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After that, the soldier took out a bow, an arrow, the bow was a good bow, an iron longbow with black shadows superimposed, the bow body was bronzed, and the bowstrings were tightly attached to the ends of the longbow; The arrow is also a good arrow, and it is the standard "wolf tooth carving arrow" in the Great Zhou army.

I saw that Xiao Changling's face was like frost, he stuck the long sword on the ground, picked up the black longbow, pulled the bow with his cross arm, and his arm strength opened and closed, and the wolf tooth carved arrow was also tightly buckled on the bowstring by him; He holds the bow in his left hand, and the middle and index fingers of his right hand hook the tail of the long arrow in a dashing manner, and then slowly spreads the bowstring until it reaches a full state that resembles a crescent.

The longbow gradually bent, and the junction of the bowstring made a "squeak" sound, however, the curve formed by the bow body and the string arc did not tremble at all, and Xiao Changling's arm holding the bow was still as steady as Mount Tai, and there was no slight tremor.

Leng Sensen's arrowhead, under the illumination of the sun, reflected a dazzling brilliance, glowing with a bleak green light, just like the sharp edge on the black iron arrow, condensed into ice, wedged into the depths of Xiao Changling's own eyes.

The arrow feathers as black as ink were clasped between Xiao Changling's fingers, and the bow was like a full moon, but the green tendons on his wrists were more and more prominent, and there was a faint tendency to bounce violently, and the bowstring was tighter and tighter, as if it would be torn off from it in the next moment, and it would fall off from his fingers.

The iron arrow pointed at the shirtless bandit's bare upper body.

Between heaven and earth, there is only a dead gray pale, only Xiao Changling's white-clothed and elegant figure, standing in the center of the world with a bow.

……

The sunlight poured down, Xiao Changling's feet were one behind the other, standing with his back, Xie Wanxin could not see his expression clearly at the moment, he could only see a white dress in Lingshuang, a heroic figure, not moving in the wind, bending the bow and arrows.

The arrows have not yet left the string, but the arrow-like gaze in Xiao Changling's eyes has already shot straight out, and with the momentum of ten thousand arrows, it suddenly covered the group of horse bandits, so that they couldn't even lift their eyelids.

The billowing smoke and dust covered most of the sky, and the horse bandit leader who rushed to the front, shirtless and brandished a big knife, had a lot of anger in his eyes at the moment, and clamped the horse's belly hard, the horse neighed, and the whole person was like a giant beast out of the cage, desperately pounced.

Bang!

The black shadow that was as polished as water pierced the sky and condensed into a beautiful arc of arrows.

Xiao Changling opened his fingers lightly.

The bandit leader, who was galloping on his horse, suddenly clearly felt that behind his ears and behind his head, there was a faint sound of wind breaking through the air, as if some sharp weapon had pierced his brain.

Realizing that the situation was not good, he reacted hastily, and tried to pull the reins of the horse with all his might, trying to stop the horse under his crotch, but it was too late; I heard the bandit leader let out a slight muffled snort, and his body suddenly slid back, as if he had suffered some heavy blow, and was directly shaken off the horse's back.

Time, at this moment, froze, stood still.

A wolf's tooth carved arrow flew towards it with extreme precision, and above the dark arrow, it seemed to be entangled with some soul-devouring monster, piercing the body of the horse bandit leader; The slender shaft of the arrow ran through the man's chest, and the half-cut arrow protruded from the chest, and a scarlet blood flower drove along the arrow edge in an instant.

The leader of the bandit was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse.

He was dying, kneeling on the ground with both knees, but still holding the knife, struggling to support his soft body, gurgling blood, along the big blood hole in his chest, constantly spurting outward, his face was transparent and pale, and the corners of his mouth were stained with a trace of blood.

At the last moment of his life, he slowly lifted his bloodstained face, his vision gradually blurred, but he saw a white figure.

Xiao Changling stood behind the shield wall, his face was clear, his expression was solemn, his eyes were like a cold sword qi, he looked at the bandit leader coldly, slowly put down the longbow in his hand, and a faint coldness floated under his lips.

Finally, the bandit leader smiled miserably, his right hand gradually loosened, and with a "light dang", the big knife fell to the ground, and he only felt that his body was soft, and the whole person's sturdy body was as thin as a piece of paper at the moment, and he fell to the ground with a "plop" sound, and there was no life at all.

The leader died, and the rest of the horse bandits could not help but be deeply taken aback when they saw this; As a result, the horse bandits, large and small, forcibly stopped the horse's extreme speed, countless pairs of rough hands, tugging on the hard reins, and even did not hesitate to let the calloused ten fingers, grinding out the blood blisters on their hands, and finally quieted the neighing horses when they were less than a few hundred steps away from the Beidaying sword and shield barrier.

Despite this, there were still a few strong wild horses, which had already thrown off the shackles of the reins, and could not control them at all, and rushed straight to the black iron shield of the iron wall, and after a few low muffled snorts under the sharp blade of the Yanling knife, they even led people and horses, and crashed into the dust on both sides of the road, all of which broke their limbs and fractures.

"Da Da Da ......"

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves like thunder, along the undulating mountain beams, resounded through the nine-fold clouds, as dense as raindrops, and as solemn as Huang Zhong Dalu, endlessly, from the end of the mountain to the official road, teaching people's hearts to shake.

For a time, the horse's hooves were clanging, shaking the flat earth, the grass and trees shook, and the sand and stones were swirling; Different from the chaotic hooves of horse bandits, this rumbling sound is not only neat and orderly, but also wrapped in the iron blood and majestic wind coming down from the battlefield, and it is the sound of blood-devouring iron hooves that can only be constructed by hundreds of iron horsemen.

The sound of iron hooves was getting closer and closer, as if a deafening thunder sounded in the sky.

Xiao Changling greeted the spring breeze, pulled out the sword inserted in the ground, shook the dust on the blade, raised his eyes slightly, and raised his eyes to look at the sky.

——But I saw that the smoke was filled, a silver dragon handsome flag, high up, hunting and dancing in the wind, the "Xiao" character emblem on it, engraved in the middle of the flag, eye-catching; The handsome flag is flying, and a strong and powerful red charcoal fire dragon horse is like a dragon going out to sea, jumping out with its hooves raised.

The man on the horse was a young general in red armor and a black iron spear, the spear flashed with dazzling white light, and he took the lead and galloped down the steep hillside; Behind the general were two hundred black-armored cavalrymen armed with spears and hard bows.

An elite black cavalry of two hundred people, from far to near, from less to more, they were covered in black armor, the black of the armor, so black that it would not reflect even a trace of light, invisibly, exuding a ghostly murderous aura, even the spear held in their hands, the tip of the spear was cold, and it was also integrated with the lines of the armor.

The black rider shook the heavens and the earth, stirring up the sound of horses' hooves like a downpour, and along the edge of the black and yellow junction, it turned into countless black and dreary hurricanes, rolling up fierce winds, rolling up layers of flying sand; The entire black cavalry front, like a mountain torrent that had been accumulated for a long time, instantly broke through the high weir and rolled down, gradually enveloping the open space in front of the lawn, and there was no edge in sight......

These two hundred black horses are the elite iron horses under Xiao Changling's Beida Battalion; And the young general who commanded the two hundred black cavalry was Xiao Changling's confidant and favorite general, one of the best generals in the Beida Battalion Army, and the captain of Zhaowu, known as "Killing Hu" - General Hu Kun!

Hu Kun has arrived, the black horse has come to help, Xiao Changling's face swept away the coldness and coldness that had been frozen for a long time, showing a kind of self-confidence like a spring breeze; He dusted off his white clothes, comfortably leaned on his long sword, and looked into the distance with a certainty that he was sure of victory.

Xiao Changling finally smiled with relief, and his white clothes were chic and elegant.

"My Beida camp is here."

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As far as the eye can see, there are iron horses all over the mountains!