The barbarian general shouted, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
Madam Meihua was well prepared. She said loudly, "We are the people of the Marquis of Leshan County. The people sitting on the boat are my daughter and son. The daughter and son went to Guangling for a trip. This time they are returning home by boat. They wanted to enjoy the scenery of Wu Gorge along the way. I don't know what happened here. The weather has become strange. We dare not stay, just to cross Wu Gorge as soon as possible."
Her accent changed slightly, and indeed, she had some "royal" accent. Although her voice was soft, it was melodious, letting people know that she was also a martial artist.
The barbarian general looked into the pleasure boat. At this moment, Sha Lingshan had lowered the curtains. His sharp eyes could still see through the curtains despite the fog on the river. He saw three people in the pleasure boat, including a man and a woman sitting by the window, both around twenty years old.
Although he couldn't see the two people clearly, the barbarian general was not sure whether they were really the princes and daughters of the royal family.
He waved his hand, and the soldiers around him put away their bows and arrows in unison. Their movements were uniform and they were obviously elite soldiers.
The barbarian general shouted, "There has been a change in Wu Gorge. It is no longer safe. You must leave as soon as possible without delay."
Madam Meihua said, "Thank you for your reminder, General. May I ask, General, what happened here? Why did the weather become like this?"
The barbarian general snorted and said impatiently: "We are investigating, don't ask too much!"
The warship continued to move forward, and soon left their small pleasure boat far behind.
Sha Ling Shan rolled up the gauze curtains again and said, "It seems that the barbarian army doesn't know what happened."
Shi Hao said: "If it is really related to the Barbarian Army, given their style, they would have blocked Wu Gorge and driven out the people a month or two ago."
Madam Meihua said, "Young Master, Young Lady! We are almost at Feifeng Peak and Shennv Peak."
Shi Hao said: "Hmm..." but he didn't finish.
There was a loud noise coming from the front, and something strange happened!
Chapter 189 Shen Ting Sect
The loud bang came from the front of the river, and the water flowed back to this side, and the pleasure boat retreated with the waves.
—A series of explosions were accompanied by shouts of killing, and then there were more bangs and bangs.
Shi Hao and Sha Lingshan looked at each other, then went out of the cabin one after another, stood at the bow, and looked forward.
I saw that the warship was lying across the river, stagnant and tilted. Firearms were thrown at the warship from the cliffs on both sides, and flames and smoke were everywhere.
In this era, various firearms were mainly used for defending cities, such as algae fireballs, poisonous smoke balls, etc. Basically, their function was to be thrown down from a high place, which was very effective for defending the city, but of little help for attacking the city.
The gorge has a unique terrain, with steep cliffs on both sides, which is perfect for surprise attacks with gunpowder.
In front of the warship, an iron chain as thick as an arm cut the gorge in half. The warship was rushing too fast, and when it found the iron chain blocking the river, it was already unable to stop its momentum and crashed into it.
There were no rebels in this area, and the barbarian army obviously did not expect to encounter such an organized assault here, so they were in a panic.
It is easy to drop fireballs and smoke balls from high altitudes, but it is difficult to shoot them from the bottom up, even though there are many good fighters in the army.
Only the general holding the iron stone bow exhaled and fired several arrows towards the cliff. With each arrow, a corpse fell from the cliff.
Others, even if there are hundreds or thousands of households, cannot do it.
It was obvious that the general alone could not suppress the attack on the cliff.
There were flames and explosions on the warship, and poisonous smoke filled the air.
The hulls of these warships are mostly covered with fire-resistant iron sheets, but they are only used to prevent attacks between warships. They cannot be defended against firearms dropped from high altitudes like this one.
The poisonous smoke ball was relatively safe. The wind in the gorge was strong and because of the narrow terrain, the river wind was fast, so the poisonous smoke could not gather and was quickly blown away.
The damage caused by the thorn fireball is much greater. The exploding thorns fly everywhere, and there is not much room to hide on the warship.
They hid in the cabin, the explosives blew open the cabin roof, more firearms were thrown inside, and the warship caught fire.
"Abandon ship!" The general saw that the warship was in danger and was forced to make the only decision.
The barbarians jumped into the river one after another, and were shot to death by arrows from above.
Immediately afterwards, with the sound of clanging, iron chains were nailed into the cliff wall, and many warriors wearing purple tights rushed down to intercept and kill those barbarians.
"Who are these people?" Shi Hao asked puzzledly.
He saw that the purple clothes worn by these warriors were of the same style, with thunder embroidered on the backs. They looked somewhat similar to Taoist robes, but were completely different.
Most of them have short hair that reaches their shoulders and they don't wear their hair in a Taoist bun. They don't look like Taoists, but the skills they use seem to be Taoist Qi.
This was obviously a certain sect in the martial arts world, but Shi Hao considered himself to be ignorant and seemed to have never heard of a sect that dressed in this way.
Sha Lingshan shook her head, looking puzzled: "I can't tell either! They should be from the Taoist sect, but I have never heard of such a sect in the Taoist sect."
As he was speaking, Little Jade appeared from Shi Hao's shoulder: "Young Master, these people seem to be from the Shenting Sect."
Shi Hao asked: "Shen Ting Sect?"
Little Jade said: "The Shenting Sect was once a major sect in the Taoist sect, but in the last years of the Yang Dynasty, the Taoist sect was basically under the leadership of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion and stood on the side of the Sheng Dynasty Li family. The only one who supported the Shenting Sect was the Xiao family of Daliang. With the fall of the Liang Kingdom, most of the people in the Shenting Sect were also killed by the Sheng Dynasty. The rest were hiding from place to place when the Sheng Dynasty was still there, and they were even more embarrassed than our Demon Sect."
Sha Ling fanned and said, "So it seems that there was indeed such a sect in the Taoist sect in history. However, during the Sheng Dynasty, Taoism was the state religion, but the Shenting Sect never prospered. Three hundred years ago, for some unknown reason, the entire sect seemed to have disappeared out of thin air."
Little Jade said: "It was that woman who destroyed the Shenting Sect three hundred years ago."
Shi Hao asked, "Are you talking about Fairy Shengxuan? Fairy Shengxuan destroyed the Shenting Sect? Why?"
Little Jade snorted, "It's not just the Demon Sect that fights internally, the Taoist Sect also fights internally. It's very likely that the Shenting Sect has threatened the position of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion in the Taoist Sect, or it's possible that the woman simply doesn't like the Shenting Sect.
"Young Master, everyone in the Dao Sect is hypocritical but despicable at heart. Young Master, you must not be careless. That woman..."
Shi Hao said, "I know, I know!" Little Feicui would still speak ill of Ye Ziyin whenever she had the chance.
However, when he first entered Yuanshi Cave Heaven, Su Xi attacked him, forcing Ye Ziyin to protect him and then set a trap.
If Ye Ziyin was really a despicable person, why would Su Xi use this as a trap
Just when they first met, Ye Ziyin fell into a trap in order to protect him, and no matter how Xiao Feicui tried to instigate him, Shi Hao would not doubt her.
However, considering Ye Ziyin's character, he wanted to destroy the Shenting Sect. What did the Shenting Sect do in the past? Why did it suddenly appear now
There were hundreds of these warriors wearing purple thunder-embroidered clothes, and they were well organized and attacked in an orderly manner.
From the moment the barbarian army hit the iron chains blocking the river, they had almost no power to fight back. The warships caught fire and they were forced to abandon their ships and were slaughtered unilaterally.
The barbarian general was quite brave and remained on the warship, continuously shooting sharp arrows.
Although he shot and killed many people, two purple-clad warriors were very powerful. They flew towards him quickly, broke through the air and landed on the boat.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, there were bursts of energy, flames danced, sparks flew, and the river water was dyed red.
"Let's go!" Shi Hao whispered.
Warriors on both sides slid down the iron chains and attacked them.
It seems that these people are not just targeting the barbarian army, but even passers-by like them are not spared.
Along with the sound of rushing wind, strong bows and crossbows shot at them.
Shi Hao, Sha Lingshan and the others were naturally not afraid, but these people did not even intend to find out who they were before they started shooting. This style of work was quite ruthless like the Demon Sect.
Lady Meihua rowed the boat, and the pleasure boat turned sideways and rushed to the shore.
Sha Lingshan waved the round fan lightly, and waves of sharp arrows flew up.
The pleasure boat rushed to the shore. Shi Hao, Sha Lingshan, Madam Meihua and Madam Taohua jumped up and used their own body skills to rush towards the forest.
In this area, the mountains are connected and undulating. The iron chain across the river in front is between two cliffs, so it is difficult for the barbarian army to avoid it.
They were far behind the barbarian army's warships. Lady Meihua deliberately stopped the boat in a low gorge where mountains connected to each other, so that they could quickly enter the forest and avoid being besieged by these people.
As they entered the forest, boom! A firearm hit the pleasure boat from behind, causing it to explode and burst into flames.
"These people are so unreasonable!" Sha Lingshan said softly, waving a round fan in her hand.
Looking behind them, they saw that those people were still unwilling to let them go and were still chasing them.
Shi Hao pondered and said, "Rather than saying that these people are unreasonable, it's better to say that they are extremely cautious and want to eliminate any variables. The weather in this area is so abnormal that tourists dare not approach. At this time, anyone who enters Wu Gorge is a variable that must be eliminated in advance in their view."
Sha Lingshan thought for a moment and said, "Young Master, what you said makes sense, but it also makes me more curious. What exactly do they want to do?"
Looking up, the thunderclouds high in the sky seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
It was quite strange that lightning only flashed between thunderclouds and did not strike the ground.
It was fine when we were on the river, but now that we've entered the forest, the lightning in the sky is blocked by the leaves, and the sun and moon are nowhere to be seen.
I couldn't even tell whether it was day or night. The surroundings were dark and there was an atmosphere of despair.
There was a sound of fierce clashing of weapons in the distance, followed by screams.
They looked at each other and rushed in the direction where the sound of fighting came from.
After crossing a hillside and looking ahead, they saw a group of people being besieged by warriors in purple tight clothes.
Many corpses were left along the way, and only about a dozen people were left, but more and more purple-clothed warriors were surrounding and killing them.
Madam Meihua said, "Just now on the river, there were already hundreds of people attacking the barbarian army. If this area is full of their people, then their number is probably quite large."
Shi Hao whispered, "First rescue those trapped people and ask them where they are from."
Sha Lingshan said, "Wait for me to start a fire." Then she floated away.
After a while, a fire suddenly broke out above. The fire was raging and black smoke billowed, covering the place where the battle was taking place.
The magic skills that Sha Lingshan practiced were the same as Shi Hao's, which were from the "Fantasy Color" series, so she also practiced the Xuanmei skills.
She has a fourth-grade foundation, and the mysterious fire is released. If she sets a fire intentionally, it will naturally burn very quickly.
Shi Hao took advantage of this opportunity and led Madam Plum Blossom and Madam Peach Blossom to attack.
Those trapped suffered heavy casualties, but the ones who remained were the best in the team. When they suddenly became suspicious at this moment, they realized that someone was coming to rescue them.
They were all excited and heard screams from this side, so they rushed towards Shi Hao with all their might.
Shi Hao successfully gathered these people and whispered, "Follow me!" Then he turned around and flew away.
The air was filled with black smoke, and those people didn't know who he was, but since they had escaped death, they didn't care about anything else and followed him, Madam Plum Blossom, and Madam Peach Blossom.
Shi Hao led them around the fire and rushed upwind. The warriors in purple tight clothes continued to chase, but suddenly a raging flame rushed over and cut them off.
Several experts tried to use their light body skills to cross the fire, but they saw a beautiful figure flash in front of them, and the palm power broke through the air and knocked them all down.
Shi Hao took the opportunity to look back, flipped in the air, and superimposed the Three Yuan Flowing Pearl Technique with the Mysterious Wind Technique. The wind helped the fire, and with a whoosh, the sea of fire swept across, engulfing many people, and screams rang out one after another.
But there were more purple-clad warriors surrounding them from both sides.
"Let's go!" Shi Hao and Sha Lingshan flew side by side and led these people out of the encirclement.
Chapter 190 Girl Senior
Shi Hao and his companions hid in a ravine, away from the search and pursuit of the purple-clothed warriors.
—A middle-aged man, wearing cloth clothes and holding a steel knife, bowed to them and said, "Thank you for your help!"
Others also expressed their gratitude.
Shi Hao looked and saw that these people were all men. There were more than a dozen of them at the beginning, but several of them were killed before Sha Lingshan set the fire. Now there were only eight people left.
Shi Hao asked, "May I ask where you are from?"
The man holding the steel knife had a square face, a sturdy build, thick skin and flesh, and knotted muscles on his arms, which were the traces of hard training in external martial arts and fist and kick techniques.
He said: "My name is Ding Shufeng. Because I am the third child in my family and I often go in and out of the mountains, I am also called 'Mountain Tiger' Ding San. We are all local people in Wuxia. I am from Yulin Town. This is Brother Zhao Li from Wulifang, and this is the leader of Dingjiang Village, Wu Shunye..."
He introduced several people, all of whom were warriors from several villages or towns around Wu Gorge.
Ding San, the "Mountain Tiger", said: "In the past few days, the weather in Wuxia has been abnormal. There are thunderclouds all over the sky, but it never rains. I don't know what's going on. The people are uneasy. We have discussed it and gathered our martial arts to go to Feifeng Peak together.
"It was because the thunderclouds seemed to have initially emerged from the Feifeng Peak. Unexpectedly, they were surrounded and killed by those people before they even reached the Feifeng Peak, and many of our brothers died.
"Fortunately, there are several people who came to my rescue. May I ask your names? We will keep them in mind and will definitely repay you if we have the chance."
Shi Hao smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "Don't worry about it, we were also being hunted by those people and were forced to hide in the mountains. We just happened to see you were surrounded. Those guys in purple clothes have unknown origins, and we didn't offend them. We were hunted for no reason, so we couldn't bear to see it and rescued a few of them."
He then said, "My surname is Shi, my given name is Yun! This is my elder sister Shi Lingsha!"
Sha Lingshan held a round fan in her hand and bowed slightly in greeting.
These people were rough men who had practiced martial arts for many years and were not very literate. They had never seen such an elegant and beautiful woman before. They were in a panic for a moment, and either hurriedly clasped their fists or bowed their hands and bent over to return the greeting to her.
Wu Shun, the leader of Dingjiang Village, has seen more of the world than others.
He saw that the young man surnamed Shi was handsome and had an extraordinary bearing, and the beautiful woman holding a round fan was graceful and elegant, and she was extraordinary. However, there was no similarity between the two in appearance, and it was obvious that they were not siblings.
There were two other girls, both of whom were beautiful and elegant, standing behind the "sister and brother" without saying much. However, they were wearing long, colorful clothes, not like maids.
Therefore, it is speculated that these people must have extraordinary origins.