I don't know when the light snow stopped, but the whistling north wind blew harder and harder, making the hearts of the knights even colder. Many of them were trembling slightly. The leader's tragic death had a profound impact on them. The blow was so severe that the previous courage and murderous intention had slowly dissipated along with the continuous flow of blood.
At this time, Sun Tu had taken the opportunity to retract his gun and adjust his breathing. The sudden shot back while galloping was also very draining on him. In addition, the previous battle and the hit on his back that were unknown to the opponent The arrow made him feel unsustainable.
Just as he was returning to his horse, Sun Tu was accidentally shot in the shoulder by a cavalry arrow. Just then, he stabbed with all his strength and the wound was completely torn. At this time, his back was soaked with blood. . But the knights standing around him didn't know this. At this time, they were completely frightened by his momentum of killing the leader, and they didn't dare to act rashly.
But Sun Tu also knew that procrastinating like this would only be detrimental to him, so even if his back pain was unbearable, he had to kill again. Only by completely defeating their fighting spirit could he escape unscathed!
Having made up his mind, Sun Tu waved the spear in his hand, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and once again urged the horse under his crotch to charge forward. Life or death depended on this move!
Seeing Sun Tu coming to kill him again, and this time the strongest leader was killed in the battle, the knights couldn't help but beat their hearts. For a while, they didn't even dare to take the initiative to meet him. Instead, they subconsciously spurred their horses and retreated. Seeing their performance, Sun Tu was even more determined. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and wanted to kill a few more people.
And just when the two sides were about to start a new round of battle, another burst of fierce hoofbeats sounded from outside the stone archway at the other end of the long street. This time the hoofbeats were really as dense as drums, and hundreds of people and horses filed through. At the archway, someone even yelled loudly: "Who is so bold and impudent that he dares to kill people in a private fight in Xingzhou City! Under the orders of Ning Ling, we will capture them all, but if there is resistance, we will not kill them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of swishing arrows piercing the air also sounded from the other side. They crossed a distance of more than a hundred steps and landed directly in front of the two sides who were about to fight. They were so frightened that Sun Tu and the cavalry stopped their movements at that time. . The expressions of both sides changed, and then Sun Tu smiled, quickly fired back in defense, and shouted: "Sun Qianli, a subordinate of the Xifeng clan, was attacked and had to fight to protect himself..." Although he I still don't know what kind of big shot Ning Ling is in the opponent's mouth, but from the fact that there are hundreds of riders, it can be inferred that the status of the visitor is not low, enough to make these guys in front of me not dare to attack him again.
At this moment, the faces of the knights on the opposite side became extremely ugly. Originally, they had already arranged everything to get rid of Sun Tu, so they fought for a while without disturbing the patrolling army in the city. However, they did not expect that Mo Qihe would appear here at this time. Not only did they fail to kill Sun Qianli, Even I and others are afraid that they will fall into the hands of others, and the consequences will be extremely serious!
As their thoughts were turning, a trace of determination suddenly flashed in the eyes of two knights. They did not respond to the cavalry who were advancing forward. They each gave a shout and urged their horses to kill Sun Tu again. Even at this time, they still wanted to Complete the mission and kill Sun Tu.
Sun Tu didn't respond when he saw this.
Dare to relax and quickly raise your gun to greet him. But at this moment, there was the sound of arrow wind behind his head again, making Sun Tu subconsciously shrink his head and try to avoid it. However, the seventeen or eight arrows that were shot were not directed at him. After passing over his head, they struck directly at the two knights who were already charging towards him.
The two men only had time to block three or four arrows before they were nailed into their bodies by the seven or eight arrows that were fired later, and they fell off their horses screaming. At the same time, the solemn voice from behind came again: "If you dare to take action again, you will be punished for the crime of conspiracy!"
As soon as these words came out, the last remaining courage of the remaining people quickly dissipated, and they no longer dared to make the slightest move. Sun Tu finally felt relieved until then, but he only felt that his back was completely soaked, but he didn't know it. Is it sweat, snow, or blood that is still seeping out...
Just a moment later, more than two hundred cavalrymen wearing iron armor, carrying long iron spears, and long swords hanging from their waists surrounded Sun Tu and the knights, and then one person added another. It was a final shout: "I'd rather be here than get off your horse and pay homage!"
"Dismount!" Two hundred cavalrymen raised their spears and shouted almost at the same time. Their aura was so shocking that even Sun Tu's heart trembled. Then he threw the spear in his hand to the ground, turned over and dismounted neatly, and then turned and looked back. Just as he saw a tall and strong veteran with gray beard and rosy complexion looking at him with a scrutinizing gaze from behind, he immediately recognized that this man was the leader of the visitors even though he had never seen him before. , which is what they call Ning Ling!
Without much hesitation, Sun Tu took two steps forward, then kneeled on the ground, put one hand on his chest and saluted, "Sun Qianli, a subordinate of the Xifeng clan, has met Ning Ling!"
Mo Chihe sat on his horse and looked at him condescendingly for a moment before speaking: "You were surrounded and killed by dozens of people and you only suffered minor injuries. You really have some skills!" He seemed calm when he said this. As for the casualness, I was actually quite surprised.
You must know that with his power and status in the court, nothing in Xingzhou City can be hidden from him. Of course, he had already known that twenty horses were here to attack Sun Tu today, and the reason why they came so late was actually because he wanted to make things more serious and difficult to deal with. His original intention was to let Sun Tu be killed, and then he could take the opportunity to cause trouble, and let the Xi Feng family and the prince's party confront each other head-on, and fight to the death.
But in the end, Sun Tu's performance was beyond his expectation. Even though he arrived a long time late, he was still alive and kicking, and it looked like he was only slightly injured. However, those attackers who outnumbered others suffered heavy casualties. Even Mo Xianhe frowned when he saw the corpse on the ground.
However, he did not reveal any of these thoughts. He just narrowed his eyes and glanced at the knights who had dismounted and been captured, and then asked Sun Tudao: "Do you know their origins, and why do they want to attack you here?"
If Sun Turu really wanted to gain a foothold in the Xia Kingdom's officialdom, for the sake of the safety of the Xifeng clan, he certainly couldn't go along with what the other party said at this time, because doing so would drag down the Xifeng clan, or at least the Xifeng clan. Go to the battle in the Xixia Dynasty.
But he obviously has no worries in this regard because he has other purposes. Let alone someone finding him, even if it's fine, he wants to create some trouble so that the Xia Kingdom can fight between the DPRK and the Central Government.
It’s endless. So when faced with this problem, Sun Tu said loudly without any hesitation: "I don't know their identity and origin. I only know that they are coming for my Xifeng clan and to rob my Xifeng clan." You want to offer the emperor a gift, so you are here to kill me!" As he said that, he took off the package from his back.
The arrow just now almost hit the package, but the outer furoshiki was still torn, revealing the black sandalwood box inside, and even some blood seeped into it. Now it's really shocking to take it out. .
"You're talking nonsense. We never thought of robbing you..." The knights didn't react until then and quickly retorted. However, Mochihe didn't care about what they said at all. He only waved his hand, and someone stepped forward decisively and pushed them down, shouting: "Who in front of Ning Ling allowed you to speak?" Then he quickly took out a piece of cloth to cover their mouths. It was strangled, making it difficult for him to speak out.
When Sun Tu saw this, his heart moved even more. He vaguely guessed that this person's appearance was no accident. He should have led his people here in order to target the people behind the scenes who wanted to attack him.
After hearing this answer, Mo Chihe was even more happy, and his eyes fell on the box, but he still asked: "Don't make irresponsible remarks. Since it is such a precious thing, why do you bring it with you?" It appears here?"
"Back to Ning Ling, because I just came out of Chengtian Temple in front of me and just obtained this rare treasure from Master Jie Sang. As a result, I was surrounded and killed as soon as I left the temple, and then they also We're here!" Sun Tu said, then remembered something, and continued to add: "And the reason why I, Xi Feng, came to the capital and wanted to ask for treasures as gifts was because of an incident when I entered the city the day before yesterday..." At the moment He also told without hesitation the incident at the South Gate the day before yesterday.
Listening to Sun Tu's words, Mo Chihe's eyes narrowed to a thin slit. Although he couldn't see his smile, anyone who knew him would immediately know that this was a sign of Ning Ling's extreme satisfaction and happiness. He did have reason to be happy. He originally thought it was just a small excuse to catch the prince. In fact, sending people to ambush and kill a small person like Sun Tu was not a big deal in the Xia Kingdom. When reporting to the emperor, he would just reprimand the prince.
But now, the situation is completely different. The other party not only wanted to kill Sun Tu, but actually attacked him in order to seize the treasure! And this treasure was actually presented to the emperor as a birthday gift by the Xi Feng clan! In this way, this kind of sin suddenly becomes very serious, and it is not an exaggeration to even say that he has evil intentions!
If the previous idea was to give the prince some eye drops and make him suffer a little, now it seems that he can give the prince a severe blow and even shake his status!
After thinking about this, Mo Chihe's eyes softened a lot when he looked at Sun Tu. He didn't expect that this young man who had just come to the capital would bring him such a great gift. He didn't even need to ask or induce him. He handed the good knife into his hand.
Sun Tu also saw some other meanings in his changing eyes, and his heart moved.
Two people with vastly different statuses and who have never met actually developed some kind of tacit understanding!