Chapter 45: Ambush
Dozens of days of heavy rain have made the original smooth road muddy, full of water, and the raindrops the size of beans are still falling intensively, and the layers of rain have seriously affected the vision, making people can only see things dozens of feet away vaguely.
This kind of bad weather is really not suitable for walking in the wild, and ordinary people are afraid that they will be tired after walking for a mile or two, but Han Ming and his party were not greatly affected, they still rode horses and galloped in the rain.
I have to say that the horses raised by Zhu Chiyuan are all extraordinary products, they still come and go like the wind in the majestic rain, and the durability is very good, and there are only a little signs of fatigue after running for several hours.
Although Han Ming was wearing a fine coat and a wide hat, his clothes were already soaked at this time, but he didn't complain anything, and still galloped in the rain with the five black guards without saying a word.
"Huh......" Did the black guard who was the leader suddenly stop, and at the same time, he motioned to Han Ming and the others to stop with his right hand, and held the saber vigorously with his left hand, and looked around solemnly.
The remaining four black guards immediately reined in their horses, and they subconsciously clenched their sabers, and at the same time quickly formed a circle to protect Han Ming in the center.
Han Ming frowned, his vision was far beyond ordinary people, and he naturally knew what was happening, seven or eight zhang away in front of them, there were several big trees lying in the center of the road, and the appearance of the roots of the big trees was clearly deliberately cut off, not blown by the wind.
The black guards slowly pulled out their knives and stared at the front with solemn expressions, they were all old rivers and lakes, and they knew that they must have encountered a road robbery, and the tree was used to block the road.
If the mountain wild horse thieves are fine, they are not afraid of thirty or forty of them and five black guards, but if it is those spies of the Jiayue Kingdom, then the situation is a little bad.
"In the lower Zhu family's Jiazi Black Guard, I don't know which hill the brothers, please take the trouble to ask for a walk, the Zhu family will be grateful, and they will be rewarded in the future. The blackguard shouted loudly, but at the same time he slowly drew his saber, ready to strike.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Dozens of black arrows flew straight towards Han Ming and his party through the haze of the heavy rain.
These feather arrows were very fierce, very fast, directly taking the heads of several people, Han Ming saw the fast coming feather arrows through the hat, he had no doubt that if he was shot by one of them, he would inevitably end up with a broken head.
"Retreat. The black guard broadsword led by him immediately swung up, and a layer of knife curtain blocked most of the black arrows.
The black guards led by him blocked most of the black feather arrows, and the black arrows that exposed the net were also shot down by the remaining black guards one by one, and none of the arrows could get close to Han Ming's half a zhang.
"Black Feather Arrow, it's a spy of Jiayue Kingdom, retreat. The black guard who was the leader recognized the origin of this black feather arrow at a glance, and it was an arrow shot by the hundred-stone bow of those secret agents of the Jiayue Kingdom.
This is the leader of the black guard, never expected that these Jiayue State spies would chase here, and set up an ambush again on this road.
Han Ming looked coldly at the black arrow that was blocked, there was no trace of fluctuation on his face, and he didn't move, looking very calm.
Han Ming's calmness surprised a few black guards who protected him, the young master Ming in front of him was only fifteen years old, and he was still not surprised in the face of this kind of scene, and he didn't look timid at all, it was really not easy, it was much better than the young master of the same age.
The two black guards escorted Han Ming backwards, while the remaining two black guards drove their horses forward, blocking arrows together with the black guards led by them, ensuring that Han Ming could retreat to a safe place.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. "More than a dozen black feather arrows broke through the rain, but this time the target of the black feather arrows was no longer Han Ming and a few people, but came straight towards the horse where Han Ming and the others were sitting.
The blackguards didn't realize for a moment that these feathered arrows were so low that they couldn't block them at all, and almost instantly a few good horses were screaming and neighing, and all those feathered arrows were all sunk into the horse's belly.
Several black guards hurriedly jumped off their horses, quickly surrounded Han Ming in the middle, and retreated neatly, while looking around solemnly, beware of those spies shooting arrows again.
Shot the horses of Han Ming and the others, but the black feather arrow stopped, but a few black guards didn't dare to relax at all, they knew very well that those spies wouldn't let them go so easily!
Sure enough, not long after the black feather arrow stopped, more than a dozen gray-robed people rushed out of a bush not far away, holding a long sword with cold light, their faces were sinister, and they surrounded Han Ming and the six people in the middle, and they didn't have the idea of talking nonsense, they directly swung their swords and stabbed them.
The five black guards are also people who have been fighting for a long time, their eyes flashed fiercely, and they also swung their knives to meet them, but fighting is fighting, these black guards are very measured, they always keep Han Ming firmly behind them, and do not let him be hurt at all.
These gray-robed people are all extraordinary, and it seems that they should all have undergone strict training, even if they are placed in Zhu Chiyuan, they cannot be regarded as weak hands.
Although Heiwei's martial arts are high, there are only five of them, and they have to be distracted to protect Han Ming, the young master, and they will inevitably be restrained in a fight, and they can't use all their strength, so Heiwei is completely crushed.
However, these gray-robed people seem to have the idea of capturing everyone alive, and they don't have too many killing moves, just using delaying tactics, it seems that they want to drag a few black guards to exhaustion, and then easily take them down, but it is precisely because this group of people did not kill them that the five black guards can barely survive.
"B-eight, B-nine, take the young master away. The black guard broadsword at the head danced wildly, and more than a dozen sword lights flashed brilliantly, forcing a gap out of the encirclement.
Seeing this, B8B9 immediately dragged Han Ming, ready to break through along the road cut out by the black-robed man at the head, but at this time, Han Ming stood in place and didn't move, as if he was an immovable king, no matter how B8 B9 dragged him, he didn't move, and the big hat completely blocked his face, and he couldn't see any expression.
"Young master, let's go, it's too late to go. Seeing that Han Ming didn't move, the black-robed man immediately retreated, and stood in front of Han Ming in a bit of a hurry.
But at this time, it was too late, and those gray-robed people quickly reacted, and immediately filled the gap cut by the black guards led by them, and surrounded Han Ming and the others again.
The attack of the long sword in the hands of this group of gray-clothed men was a little more fierce, and they seemed to have changed their tactics, not wanting to drag it out any longer, but wanting to take down Han Ming and the others as soon as possible.
As the gray-robed man attacked violently, the pressure on the black guard increased greatly, and the resistance became more and more laborious, the black guard led by him glanced back at Han Ming, and he laughed miserably in his heart, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect this young master Ming today.
"Use the Hidden Dragon Gong and take the young master away. The leader of the black guards shouted in a low voice to the four black guards beside him, and then he was going to use the hidden dragon skill that stimulated his potential, hoping to kill a way out!
In fact, using the Hidden Dragon Skill is completely to quench your thirst by drinking a donkey, because after the use of this technique that stimulates potential, although it can increase its strength in a short period of time, it will not be long before it will be weak and abnormal, and when it is poured, it will really become the meat of the chopping board!
"No need, there's no need! I'm going to be in a hurry soon, but I can't use this technique!" Just as a few black guards were about to use the Hidden Dragon Skill, a cold voice came from behind them, and it turned out to be Han Ming, who had been keeping his head down, who spoke!
The black guard who was the leader felt a coolness coming from his spine somewhere in his back, and the Hidden Dragon Skill that had already begun to run was interrupted violently, and when he turned his head in horror, he saw that Young Master Ming was slowly pulling out a silver needle from his back!
And at this moment, a shocking thing happened, those gray-robed people collapsed to the ground one after another, and they no longer had the appearance of being alive and vigorous before, but after three or four breaths, these gray-robed people turned blue, their bodies kept twitching, and their mouths were constantly foaming at the mouth, looking like they had been poisoned.
This sudden change really made several black guards stunned, how could these gray-robed people with extraordinary strength be poisoned and fall to the ground while speaking? But they immediately thought of Han Ming's always calm expression, as well as the identity of Old Disciple Hua, and suddenly there was a sudden shock, it turned out that Young Master Ming had secretly poisoned him!
These blackguards were very puzzled, why was it just the gray-robed man who was poisoned, it stands to reason that Young Master Ming should have used a wide range of poison, but why did a few of them blackguards have nothing to do at all? Moreover, it was still raining so heavily in the sky, and what poison was washed away by the rain, how could so many people be put down in an instant!
However, when they remembered that Young Master Ming was Hua Lao's disciple, they were a little relieved, Hua Lao's unpredictable poison technique was even more powerful!
"This bottle of detoxification pill can alleviate the toxicity on their bodies. Han Ming casually threw a small porcelain vase to the leader Heiwei, and then glanced at the dozens of people lying on the ground, "Let's see if you can ask for any news, and then you can deal with it yourself according to the rules." ”
Han Ming slowly bowed down, took the long sword in the hand of a gray-robed man, and then straightened up and walked into the distance.
As soon as the black guard at the head made a look, then Yi Ba Yi Jiu immediately followed Han Ming, and now although they knew that Young Master Ming was not as harmless as he seemed, they still didn't dare to relax in any way.
The six horses that had been struck by the arrows all fell in the rain, and the blood of several horses completely stained the stagnant water on the ground, and the ground was all blood-red within a few feet.
Five of the horses seemed to have lost their breath and could not move, only one of them could still moan twice, and the horse was hit by four arrows, each of which went deep into the belly of the horse, and was fatally wounded.
Now if it is in Zhu Chiyuan, Han Ming is still one or two percent sure that he can save this horse, but now in this wilderness, Han Ming is also powerless.
Han Ming frowned, and then the long sword in his hand was directly inserted into the horse's head, and the horse's legs kicked a few times before it stopped moving, and at this time, more blood flowed out of the horse's head quickly, and the blood red on the ground was even more vivid.
Han Ming threw away the sword in his hand, took his saber from his horse, and then stood aside and waited.
After about half a pillar of incense, more blood flowed from a distance, mixed with the blood of those horses, mixed with mud, and it really felt like a river of blood.
It didn't take much effort, and the other three black guards had already taken care of everything, and walked quickly towards Han Ming's side, their feet stomped heavily on the ground, splashing blood all the way.
"Deal with it, have you ever asked for any useful information?" Han Ming said lightly.
"Everything was handled according to the rules, but they didn't ask for any useful news, and their mouths were hard. The black guard at the head lowered his head and reported to Han Ming, now he didn't dare to look at Han Ming as an ordinary young master who had no power to restrain his hands.
In the eyes of this group of black guards, the young master's status is noble, but when it comes to strength, except for a few young masters with a good reputation, the fists and feet of other young masters can only be used to catch chickens and kill dogs.
"I don't blame you, this is not Zhu Chiyuan, there are no torture instruments, and besides, most of them are dead soldiers and the like, and I don't know any important news. Han Ming didn't seem surprised by the answer of the head black guard.
"Oh, by the way, these gray-robed people should have horses, you guys look around, we still have to hurry, those poisoned black guards all rely on the antidote pill to hang their breath, I'm afraid it's too late to go!"
After listening to Han Ming's words, three black guards immediately walked forward, and after a while, one of the black guards ran back and said that there were indeed nearly twenty horses tied to a few trees several miles away.
Han Ming followed the black guard to the place where there were horses, and after a while, he saw more than a dozen tall horses surrounding a few trees, these horses were also rare good horses, and they were not much worse than the horses in Zhu Chiyuan.
Han Ming and his party picked a few of the best horses, and then without delay, they galloped straight to the north, splashing all the way to snow-white water.
After another day of driving, Han Ming and his party were finally about to approach their destination, but they encountered obstacles in a canyon.
The official road that Han Ming and his entourage walked across this canyon was originally quite smooth, but the mountains on both sides had landslides due to heavy rain, and most of the canyon was directly buried.
The thin mud one or two zhang deep formed a mud lake, and it was difficult for the horses to pass at all, so Han Ming and his party could only abandon the horses and rush forward on their legs.