There are dense forests everywhere here, which is a good place to hide ambushes.
Looking up, he saw towering ancient trees spreading their branches above him. Their lush branches and leaves blocked out the sunlight.
He made a quick calculation in his mind, and every place he had just passed gradually took shape in his mind.
Suddenly, he lifted his body and flew to the gorge below, then went all the way up, searching among the rugged rocks and the trees covered with ancient vines on the opposite side of the mountain.
It took him nearly two hours to find a hidden cave. The cave was not spacious, but it was enough for him. The trees outside made it difficult for others to find someone inside.
As it was getting dark, he knew that time was running out, so he took out an iron chisel from his arms and carved strange patterns on the ground with all his strength.
Just like this, another half an hour passed, he stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked down at his feet, and showed a satisfied expression.
Without any time to stay, he crawled out of the cave and rushed towards the direction of Jinjun County.
The setting sun gradually fell into the horizon and many dark clouds appeared in the sky. There was no sign of rain, but it also seemed stuffy.
It was a dark, moonless night...
Chapter 32: Moonlit Night Killing
"I thought you dared to lie to me and didn't show up!" Yueyaer stood on the stone with her hands on her hips.
Around her, there were those Golden Clan warriors. Shi Hao looked and saw that there were only fourteen of them, and the remaining four were nowhere to be found.
The sun had already set, and the sky was covered with clouds and fog. Only occasionally could the moonlight penetrate the clouds and fall upon this secluded wilderness.
At this moment, Yueyaer had actually changed into a black outfit, but perhaps because loving beauty is a girl's nature, it should have been a night outfit without any extra burden. There were twelve ears tied on the left waist, a bow on the chest, and a plum-shaped hairpin inserted diagonally on the head.
Because she was standing on a stone half a person's height, she was taller than Shi Hao at the moment. Her slender waist and thigh-length black skirt fluttered in the wind.
Shi Hao said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, everything has been arranged." He took out the map and turned to face the crescent moon.
A warrior of the Golden Clan lit a fire nearby. Yueyaer bent down on the stone and looked at the map from his right shoulder.
Shi Hao pointed to a circle on the map and said, "Before dawn, the Shuhu Gang will definitely pass this place with those children. I have already checked it out. As long as we set up an ambush in advance, we can kill them by surprise. The only problem is that we can't hurt those children by mistake."
He was not so confident about the troops that Yueyaer had assembled. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Barbarian Army was definitely no problem, but in other aspects, the problems were not small.
Yueyaer smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm watching. If they hurt a child, I will never let them go."
Shi Hao nodded.
Although this girl is also a barbarian, she is so dedicated to saving these children.
Even when he knew that he might offend the other powerful royal family, the Zonghai family, and the "blood lion" in the vast sea, he did not back down, which made him feel quite good about him.
However, the Yueketai family is an exception among the barbarians. As far as Shi Hao knows, the Yueketai family is the only one among the barbarian nobles that truly supports the policy of "Jinxia is one family".
Although this policy is essentially another way of "using China to control China".
Yueyaer said, "Let's go!" She jumped off the stone and walked towards Yingzhao on the other side.
"By the way, I have another request!" said Shi Hao.
Yueyaer turned around and said, "Don't worry! Just tell me what reward you want. I will never treat you unfairly."
Shi Hao shook his head and said, "I don't want any reward, I just want Gu Shufeng."
Yueyaer asked in confusion: "What do you want that man for? He's already disabled. Even though he's being held by my people, he's useless."
Shi Hao said: "That's why I want him."
Yueyaer smiled and said, "Okay, as long as I'm sure your information is correct, I'll hand the person over to you."
She jumped onto a Yingzhao, and the others followed suit and mounted their respective flying horses.
Yueyaer turned around and looked at Shi Hao: "Come up!"
Shi Hao said: "This..."
Yueyaer giggled and said, "Sorry, I didn't prepare one for you. Or do you want to sit with them?"
The fourteen Golden Clan warriors turned their heads and looked at Shi Hao. At this moment, Shi Hao felt a little pressured.
Of course, although Ying Zhao is a strange beast, these Golden Clan warriors are all strong men who practice horizontal training kung fu. With one more person added, even Ying Zhao would find it difficult to fly.
On the contrary, Yueyaer is smaller in size, and Shi Hao practices Taoist skills, so there is no problem for the two of them to ride together.
Since she didn't mind, Shi Hao didn't bother to be so particular. He jumped up and put his arms around her waist.
Yueyaer pulled the reins and said, "Go!"
The fifteen Yingzhao flew up at night, but they didn't fly too high. They flew all the way and came to a deserted place where hundreds of people gathered, including the other four of the eighteen flying riders.
Another man came over. Yueyaer let Yingzhao fall, looked at the man, and said, "Third uncle, are all your people here?"
The man said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, there will be no problem."
Yueyaer said, "Then let's go!" She didn't fly again and let Yingzhao run forward.
Shi Hao looked back and saw that the man was wearing armor, with a sword on his waist and a silver carved bow on his back.
This man had sharp eyes, a tall and thin figure, and slightly bulging temples. He was obviously an expert in the military.
Although Yueyaer called this man "Third Uncle", this man's status was obviously not as high as Yueyaer's. He just followed Yueyaer with his men.
Of course, this kind of thing is not surprising in a wealthy family. This shows that although this person and his family are related to the Yueketai family by marriage, they are still vassals of the Yueketai family in essence.
However, Shi Hao quickly remembered that Lady Li Tong had mentioned that Yueyaer’s mother was a Chinese. Does this mean that this general is also a Chinese
However, the relationships within wealthy families are complicated. Although Yueyaer calls him "Third Uncle", it is hard to say whether he is really her biological uncle.
This general brought a total of 500 people. These 500 people were basically martial artists and the elite of the army.
They followed Yueyaer and the Eighteen Flying Riders of Zhui Lei, traveling through the mountains in an orderly manner.
Shi Hao led the way, taking them around the small mountain village and to the gorge.
They hid in the dense forest on the side of the mountain and made no sound.
Yueyaer whispered a few instructions, and someone secretly rode away on Yingzhao.
They waited here for most of the night, and the people who left also brought Gu Shufeng here, but his ten fingers were broken and his legs were crippled, it was a horrible sight.
In the second half of the night, when it was getting darker, a secret sentry came quietly and reported to the general.
After hearing this, the general came to Yueyaer and whispered, "Miss, there are people coming from the southeast. They are indeed from the Shuhu Gang, and they are escorting many children in a carriage. There are about 130 Shuhu Gang members, and they are on guard along the way."
Yueyaer snorted, "I want those children to live, and everyone else to die here."
The general said, "Don't worry, young lady. None of the damned ones will escape." He turned around and waved his hand, and the five hundred soldiers holding powerful crossbows dispersed.
Yueyaer turned around and pointed: "Leave this cripple named Gu to him!"
One of the Eighteen Flying Riders chasing Lei brought Gu Shufeng over.
Shi Hao took Gu Shufeng over and whispered, "Thank you!" Just like that, he grabbed Gu Shufeng's back and flew away.
That general was at least an eighth-rank warrior... or even a seventh-rank warrior. The five hundred soldiers he brought were all elite, plus the eighteen Thunder Chasing Riders.
Even if Shi Hao stayed, he couldn't help. Here, his mission had been completed, and the rest was left to these people.
He took Gu Shufeng away from the dense forest.
Gu Shufeng didn't know where the young man was going to take him, and said in a trembling voice: "Young man... Young man, spare my life! Young man, spare my life..."
Shi Hao struck Gu Shufeng on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.
Then he carried him around in a big circle and quietly returned to the cave on the opposite side of the gorge.
In the darkness, Shi Hao drew his sword and cut Gu Shufeng's neck, severing his artery.
Then he was turned upside down.
Blood flowed from Gu Shufeng's neck, into the concave stone, and along the missing corner of the stone, into the mark he had chiseled in the cave in the evening.
The blood spread, and soon the dents on the ground were filled with blood, forming a strange magic circle.
Its outer shape is a circle, and inside are mysterious runes that twist and turn.
Gu Shufeng twitched until he became like a dead chicken, his body went limp, his hands drooped, and he could no longer move.
Shi Hao threw his body into the corner, then waved his hand, and a faint firelight appeared in the palm of his hand.
He rechecked the magic array. After all, although the "price" he paid did not have to be his own, the magic array itself could not afford to make mistakes. Otherwise, it might lead to ominous consequences.
After making sure there was no problem, he took out six white wax sticks from his arms and placed them at the hexagons of the circular magic array. Then he took out a brush and continued to dip it in the hot blood that was still flowing from the corpse in the corner.
With the blood, he drew strange runes on the stone wall in the cave.
At this time, outside the cave, the battle at the foot of the mountain had already begun, and screams continued.
But he turned a deaf ear to them and just focused on doing his own thing in this hidden cave.
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First, more than twenty rockets suddenly fired into the gorge, bringing light to the dark road.
Immediately following was the whistling sound of the powerful arrow, the sound of it breaking through the air was sharp and piercing, as if it opened the door to death and rushed with the smell of blood.
Hong Youyi and Yuan Gang, two eighth-rank fighters second only to the leader of the Shuhu Gang, knew something was wrong the moment the rocket was fired.
"There's an ambush!" Hong Youyi's loud shout just rang out, and someone behind him fell down, holding his throat.
The sharp arrow pierced the man's throat and blood flowed from between his fingers.
Hong Youyi pulled out a big knife and chopped the four powerful arrows with a clang.
Yuan Gang on the other side also roared, and his energy burst out, blocking a wave of powerful arrows.
Any skilled fighter could withstand this wave of attacks. However, most of the Shuhu Gang members were not up to par after all.
Under the hail of arrows, nearly half of the Shuhu Gang was killed in this wave alone.
There were eight prison vans, each crammed with more than a dozen children.
The powerful arrows avoided the prison carts, and the gang members in front and behind the carts were therefore not attacked by the powerful crossbows.
These people drew their knives and swords, looked around, all in panic.
A rope flew over and hit the stone with a clang, and then wolf-like and tiger-like figures rushed out from the darkness.
The Shuhu Gang members fought hard, but what awaited them was almost a one-sided massacre.
"Who are you?" Hong Youyi roared, with violence and despair.
Such an ambush without warning and such a well-organized raid showed that they encountered an army, and the elite of the army at that.
I can't understand why we would encounter such an attack even though we have the Six Gates to help as our eyes. And now is obviously not the time to think about these things.
Hong Youyi shouted angrily: "Charge out!" He waved his sword, with amazing momentum, and rushed forward on a tall horse.
He was originally at the front of the team, and this charge was meant to be the first, but more importantly, he wanted to quickly leave the battlefield.
The enemy is numerous and powerful, and they are well prepared, and they have strong crossbows and powerful forces. They are definitely not comparable to underworld gangs like the Shuhu Gang... With Hong Youyi's insight, he quickly made such a judgment.
Therefore, he rushed forward and bravely broke through. As for the gang members behind him, including Yuan Gang in the center of the team, whether they could keep up... was their own business.
But then he heard a bang, and a stream of powerful energy broke through the air and landed three feet in front of him.
A warrior wearing armor and with a sword at his waist slowly stood up in the pit created by the powerful force.
He stepped out of the pit, faced the tall and powerful horse charging towards him, and drew out his sword smoothly.
Hong Youyi's horse kept charging forward, and his sword also charged forward with the horse, gathering a strong and vigorous energy that whistled and blew fiercely.
Hong Youyi gathered all his strength, and with the momentum brought by his horse, he chopped down the general's head with a fierce blow.
The strong wind blew on both sides of the sword, but the well-trained horse was not afraid at all and was one with the sword.
The warrior in front of the horse swung his sword and faced the big knife without any tricks.
Suddenly, the energies collided and the light burst out. The general stood still, but the horse fell backwards.
With its hind legs planted in the ground and its front legs raised, the horse was bleeding from all seven orifices. It leaned backward out of control and its back hit the ground.
Dust flew up, and Hong Youyi rolled to the side, horrified. He used all his momentum and attacked with all his strength, but he couldn't stop the man's steady sword. This meant that he had already been defeated in the battle of foundations.
This general is at least of the seventh rank.
After a full-strength attack from a warrior who was one level higher than him, the horse that Hong Youyi was riding died instantly. He himself felt severe pain all over his body and it felt like even his bones were about to fall apart.
The next sword strike from the general was like a meteor, striking at his eyes. The sword style trained in the army for use on the battlefield was straightforward, without any unnecessary tricks, and without any hesitation or stagnation. With one strike of the sword, thousands of soldiers were evaded.
After all, he was a warrior who had climbed up the martial arts world. Hong Youyi jumped up, swung his sword in a series of blows, and intercepted the opponent's sword with a clang.