Chapter 183: It's a tacit understanding
The feather arrow that came from the front grazed a strand of hair on the top of Xu Changan's head, and even the clothes on his back were torn, accompanied by a trace of swishing coolness, making this young man face a real death threat again after Sifang City.
But the real threat was not in this one, but in another very subtle angle at about the same time!
Two arrows, different azimuths, almost at the same time.
This arrow is lower than the position that Xu Changan dodged, and it should be calculated that the other party will dodge it with his lower body, and even if he doesn't, he will also hit, and it is very safe.
Xu Changan was in a crawling posture at this time, and it was absolutely impossible to stop him with the black sword in his hand in this extremely short period of time.
After the first two arrows, it seems that Cui Xianggong should have just shot an arrow now, and there is no chance to stop the second arrow.
It can be seen that the cooperation between the two people hidden in the dark can be called extremely perfect.
As early as after Xu Chang'an was assassinated for the first time that looked like a stray arrow, after speculation, Xu Changan and Cui Xianggong believed that it was a cultivator who was hiding in the shadows who killed him.
But until this time, to everyone's surprise, there were two people who could change their thoughts and guesses along the way, and it was determined that it was two of them, because it was impossible for someone to shoot an arrow in one place, and shoot another arrow at a different place at almost the same time, which is definitely beyond normal logic.
Even if a cultivator is different from ordinary people, it is impossible to break the shackles of space and time, unless it is a strong person in the realm of heaven and man, it is possible to do it, Xu Changan asked himself if he was not qualified to let that kind of person do it, then the answer is two people, two cultivators.
can't stop it, can't dodge, it seems that Xu Changan is already difficult to escape this time.
Because this time it wasn't like the last two times, but with real feathered arrows.
If there was no arrow, Xu Changan might be able to resist this arrow again at the cost of aggravating the injury and vomiting blood.
But not this time, the most important thing is that the feather arrow is not aimed at his chest, because he has already fallen on the horse's back, and the only six golden cakes left on his chest can no longer block the slightest damage for him.
However, the number of opponents is very equal, there are two people on the other side, and Xu Changan also has two on his side.
And there is one who is also hiding in the dark, Xu Changan can't stop this feather arrow, can that person?
As mentioned in the analysis just now, it seems that Choi Sang-gong should have immediately returned the salute in that direction when the first feather arrow came, and his first two actions proved that he would do so.
But just because he's going to do it doesn't mean he's going to do it all the time.
Just like the cultivators who were hiding in the dark to assassinate Xu Chang'an, there was one every time, and this time two suddenly came.
And Cui Xianggong has also changed, and now he has also shot only one, but the difference is that the direction of this arrow has changed a little.
Just when the second feather arrow was still some distance away from Xu Chang'an, another one came from another direction!
This angle is not treacherous, but it also brushed the top of Xu Changan's head, and the two feather arrows collided, hitting a string of sparks in the air.
The crisp sound flashed away, canceled each other out, and landed one after another.
It seems that it is just that, but it doesn't stop there, and then another!
The target was exactly where the second arrow had come from.
A smile appeared at the corner of Xu Chang'an's mouth, and he didn't care where Gu Cui Xianggong's second feather arrow was shot, but his legs slammed into the horse's back, and he quickly rushed towards the position where the first feather arrow came!
This is one of the reasons why Choi Sang-gong wanted to cut off the lanyard connecting the carriage and horse in the first place.
Although it is safer to sit in the carriage, if they want to pursue safety, they should not be here, but should follow the convoy back to He'an County and honestly go on the road with reinforcements.
Since you have chosen to take risks, you should be exposed to the enemy's field of vision in order to be worthy of the intention of taking risks.
It wasn't until he saw a horse running towards him, and the first person hiding behind the big tree in the shadows panicked, and only now did he realize that after he shot the arrow, he didn't immediately return the arrow from the other side as before.
Because on the big tree in front of him, there were only two sticks stuck in it, and there was no third.
Xu Changan found a horse and then went on the road after contacting those convoys, and it was difficult for people in the shadows to guarantee that no one would escort him forward, so at the beginning, the two feathered arrows with arrows removed were to seriously injure Xu Changan for one reason, and the other reason was to guess whether there were Tibetans in the secret.
Cui Xianggong hid all the way, even the other party who was also in the dark did not find out his whereabouts, which shows that the young man really has a set.
It is naturally not wise to reveal how many people you have in advance before you are sure of the number of opponents, so even though the two of them take turns to shoot arrows, they also keep a good time interval to confuse the other party into thinking that there is only one person.
In this way, it seems that there is nothing wrong with what they did, because after shooting an arrow to confirm that the Choi Sang-gong Guild had fought back, they even shot another arrow to verify the idea again, and sure enough, Choi Sang-gong fought back again.
But what about this time? Why didn't he immediately fight back again? If Cui Xianggong fought back immediately like the previous two times, then Xu Changan would definitely not be able to dodge the arrow on the side, which is something that everyone knows.
But sometimes things are suddenly so abnormal, and Choi Sang-gong didn't fight back this time.
It is abnormal for the enemy, but it is absolutely normal for Xu Changan and Cui Xianggong.
The two people hiding in the dark naturally couldn't understand why there was a sudden change, could it be that the person could still calculate in advance that there would be two arrows at the same time for the third time?
Of course it can't be, if Cui Xianggong can calculate it in advance, he will definitely ambush behind them, and he won't be so troublesome.
The real reason lies in Xu Chang'an, when Xu Chang'an unconsciously resisted the first arrow, he had already noticed that this arrow was a little different from the arrow that made people mistakenly think it was a stray arrow a few nights ago.
The power of this arrow was slightly lighter, and even if one of the feathered arrows that night was really a stray arrow, it should be less powerful.
In that extremely short period of time, Xu Changan attributed these subtle differences to the absence of arrows.
When the second arrow came, due to his extraordinary caution and careful observation, even if he had already seen the arrow in advance, as long as he raised his sword, he could stop it and prevent that damage.
But in order to verify his thoughts, Xu Changan still chose to resist with his chest.
Since both arrows were in the same position, he could clearly feel the difference in strength.
There is no reason to deliberately control the force to assassinate others, is it possible that it is afraid that the other party will be hurt if the force is too great? There is no reason for this.
Xu Changan confirmed his guess at the cost of vomiting blood from serious injuries, that is, the two feather arrows were shot by two different people.
However, the bigger question is that Xu Changan determined that there were two people in the secret by resisting the next two arrows, how did Cui Xianggong know?
He couldn't sense the other party's presence, and only when the feather arrow came with a slight fluctuation could he immediately return the arrow.
He could not tell the difference from the two feathered arrows alone, and thought that there were two assassins.
Then the only explanation lies in Xu Changan.
But what is even more puzzling is that Xu Changan did not speak, nor did he make any gestures, even if he gestured secretly without a trace, no one could see it clearly in the night, and it was impossible to know what he wanted to express with this.
Xu Changan didn't speak, nor did he make any gestures, but he spoke up, and he coughed twice, which was enough for the two of them.
Coughing up blood from an injury seems to be a normal thing, but in the face of a secret cultivator assassinating him, would anyone make such an easy move to reveal his location?
And coughing not only tells the other party his whereabouts, but also tells the other party that he has been seriously injured, which is not only a stupid approach.
Maybe there will really be someone who is so exposed when they really can't help it.
But even if you can't help it, at least cover your mouth and nose and try to make sure that you don't make too much noise. On the other hand, Xu Changan made no secret that he was seriously injured, and there was some pretentiousness in those two coughs.
It was just two coughs, but he believed that Cui Xianggong could understand what he wanted to say.
Cui Xianggong did understand, so after the first arrow just now, he didn't immediately return the salute as he did the previous two times.
Because Xu Changan said that he could stop another arrow when he shot it, he believed Xu Changan.
He also knew that his question was asking one, and if two arrows came at the same time, Xu Changan would not be able to stop it.
So he stopped the first two repeated actions, kept an eye on another person in the dark, and when he saw a glimmer of light in the dark, he immediately shot an arrow with a bow, and only then did he save Xu Changan at a critical moment.