Chapter 103: Road Encounters Robbers
Seeing the two of them seated, the shopkeeper of the trading house got up and introduced them one by one: "This is the master of the wind horse, this is the little girl Qian Ze, the maid Yiqian and the housekeeper Shufan." Yunfeng smiled and nodded in response.
Master Feng Ma was disdainful, without any facial movements, Qian Ze just nodded in response, unable to see the expression under the veil. The maid Yiqian looked at the two of them carefully, and saw that Yunfeng looked ordinary, dressed ordinarily, and showed contempt in her eyes. When he looked at Li Shufeng, he saw that he was dignified, richly dressed, and his eyes showed envy. And the housekeeper Shufan seems to be easy-going and friendly, but in the afterglow, he always peeks at the two of them, looking cautious.
The shopkeeper of the firm seemed to be very cheerful and talkative, and when he saw that Li Shufeng was a little older, he asked: "What do you call the two brothers and where are they going?" Li Shufeng replied: "Under Li Shufeng, this is my junior brother Yunfeng, and we are about to go to Amaterasu. ”
The shopkeeper of the trading house said in surprise: "What a coincidence, I was planning to take my little girl to the capital of Amaterasu Province to see a doctor. Now the world is not very peaceful, why don't you two go with the caravan. Li Shufeng originally had this intention, so he took the opportunity to accept it.
At the dinner table, several people talked very closely, and after they were full of wine and food, they continued to set off. The shopkeeper of the trading house originally rode in a horse-drawn carriage, but later simply rode a horse in parallel with several people.
After a few conversations on the way, Yunfeng learned detailed information about these people. These people came from Fengming City, the capital of Qifeng Kingdom, and Qianmo Commercial Bank was one of the three major commercial houses in Fengming City, and it was almost as rich as the country.
The shopkeeper was widowed in his early years and loved his only daughter Qianze very much. However, Qian Ze has had a strange disease since he was a child, sleepwalking every night, and now his condition is aggravated, and the shopkeeper Qian's visit to famous doctors has been fruitless. Later, I heard that there was a divine doctor in the capital of Amaterasu Province, who had practiced under the immortal sect, so I decided to give it a try.
The two places were thousands of miles apart, and the road was dangerous, so he spent a lot of money to hire Fengming City's top green-blooded dart master as a guard. He also took out a lot of rare treasures and invited a loose cultivator to go out of the mountain, so that he could go on the road with confidence.
The group walked unconsciously for nearly two hours, when the sun was shining and the red glow was reflecting the sky. Bursts of fog have risen in the mountain stream, and the figures on the road are gradually sparse, only the people of Qianmo Commercial Bank are walking alone.
As they reached the middle of the two mountains, there was a neighing sound of horses ahead, and the whole procession suddenly stopped. The leader of the guard came to report, and in front of him was a glimmer of the famous wonder.
Sandwiched between two mountains, the passage is narrow, the bushes are thick, and bandits are often infested.
The fastest way to get to the next town is through here, and if you take a detour, you'll have to spend the night in the bush. And there are often fierce beasts in the wild, which is equally dangerous. After some trade-offs, the shopkeeper of the commercial bank decided to be ready to deal with the enemy and quickly pass the first line of the sky.
The bodyguard master picked up his shield and short knife and formed a defensive formation in front. The handymen took out all kinds of weapons, rolled up their trouser sleeves, and followed closely behind the line in case of accidents.
In order to save manpower, the shopkeeper of the trading house gathered the ladies into a carriage, he thought that Yunfeng and the others did not know martial arts, and wanted to pull them into the carriage together.
The maid frowned and said: "Master, there are many inconveniences for men and women, I'm afraid this is ......" The shopkeeper waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's not informal." Yun Feng didn't want to bother others, so he hurriedly said: "Shopkeeper Qian, I can just be outside the carriage with my senior brother." The shopkeeper said: "You two have no ability to protect themselves, and if there is an accident, you need to send someone to protect you, so it is safer for everyone to hide in the carriage." ”
From the perspective of common sense, the words of the shopkeeper seem to make sense. Li Shufeng saw that Yun Feng was a little in a dilemma, and pretended to pull out his sword from his waist and said: "Senior Brother Yun followed the shopkeeper into the carriage, Li has learned one and a half moves, and you can walk with the guards." ”
Several people were surprised, but they didn't expect Li Shufeng to hide it deeply, and the housekeeper said: "The sky is getting dark, just follow Li Gongzi's words and set off quickly." ”
On the first line, the fog was confused, the vision was limited, and everyone was clinging to the side of the mountain wall to urge the horses to gallop, and many people felt a trace of uneasiness in their hearts. Halfway through the mountain stream, suddenly the valley shook, and the sound of falling rocks was heard overhead. The escort leader shouted: "There are falling rocks, protect the carriage." ”
They were worthy of being the most elite guards of the Qifeng Kingdom, and in an instant, several people had already flown up from their horses and guarded the carriage. Fortunately, everyone walked close to the foot of the mountain, and they could not be smashed at the angle of the boulder's fall. Gravel could not damage these well-made, hard-armoured carriages. Therefore, although the rockfall appeared to be ferocious, it did not cause much damage.
After a few moments, the falling rocks stopped, and there was a scream, and countless arrows flew towards everyone. The leader of the guard commanded in a loud voice: "Enemy attack, enter the battle formation." ”
The guards immediately divided into three teams, one team held their shields high to resist the arrows, one team took out heavy crossbows to quickly fight back, the remaining few people guarded a few carriages to prevent sneak attacks, and the miscellaneous servants hid behind various material carts, looking around nervously.
After a battle, the guards of the Qianmo Commercial House were well-trained and had superb martial arts, and only a few people were slightly injured. On the contrary, in the depths of the thick fog, there were bursts of miserable screams from time to time.
Not long after, nearly a hundred strong men came out of the dense fog, all with leopard heads and eyes, looking at the eagle's beak harrier, and at a glance they knew that they were extremely vicious bandits. I think it was because the other party saw that the two sneak attacks failed, and wanted to grab it head-on.
The bandits saw that the Qianmo merchant was tall and strong, and without saying a word, they waved their big knives and killed everyone. The two sides fought each other in short combat, flesh and blood, and killed people on their backs.
The Green Blood Dart Bureau is well-trained, well-formed, and dependent on each other, so although the number of people is small, they are not left behind. In order to reduce casualties, Li Shufeng also joined the battle. He has always helped in times of life and death crises and saved many lives.
Under the ferocious fight of everyone in the Green Blood Dart Bureau, the overall casualties of Qianmo Commercial Bank were very small. On the contrary, the bandits could not attack for a long time and suffered heavy casualties. Even the occasional bandit who broke through to the vicinity of the carriage was surrounded by the miscellaneous servants who guarded him.
Seeing that the situation was gradually stabilizing, the shopkeeper of the trading house looked curiously from the carriage. The girl Qian Ze and the maid also lifted the curtain and looked out.
They saw Li Shufeng's elegant figure and superb swordsmanship, and they praised it for a while. The maid Yiqian sneered: "Li Gongzi is really a dragon and a phoenix among people, but some people will only shrink in the carriage." ”
Yunfeng smiled without saying a word. The reason why he hid in the carriage was that in addition to the kindness of the shopkeeper, he also felt that there were spiritual power fluctuations nearby. It seems that there are other monks who are secretly hiding, so in order to protect a few people, I stayed with them.
Seeing that the casualties of the bandits were increasing, the leader looked anxious, turned back to a certain void and said, "Master, please help." In the void, a white-haired old man with a hooked nose and triangular eyes suddenly appeared and said, "A mere mortal actually wants the old man to make a move." ”
Then he struck a few tricks, and a few fireballs went straight to the nearby dart guards. Because this scene happened too suddenly, Li Shufeng and Yun Feng didn't have time to rescue. Several of the guards were instantly engulfed in the fireball, and their bodies burned with raging fire, screaming and rolling on the ground, and in a short time they were burned into a mass of charcoal.
Li Shufeng was secretly shocked in his heart: this person was actually a cultivator in the Qi Refining Period, and his cultivation was comparable to his own, and he was also at the first level of Qi Refining. However, the other party's Dao method is profound, and it is obvious that he has entered the qi refining period for a long time. If it was a head-on confrontation, Li Shufeng was not sure to defeat him. In the immortal cultivation world, it is absolutely forbidden for monks above the Qi refining period to kill mortals indiscriminately, so the other party uses the invisibility talisman to hide his identity.
The eagle-nosed monk looked at the fierce light and said cruelly, "Since you see me killing, you can only suffer death." As he spoke, he recited the mantra and was about to strike again. When Li Shufeng was hesitating to help, a figure suddenly passed by and stood in front of everyone, it was the wind horse master in the team.