Early the next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Sun Bingchen and his group had packed up and were ready to leave Huijiaji.
The twenty-six jars of ashes that dissolved last night were stored in twenty-six leather bags. The bags were padded with hay and hung on the saddles of the guards. They would not break even during a long journey.
After two days of rest, although the previous injury has not fully recovered, it basically does not affect the movement.
However, when leaving Huijiaji, no one's mood could be as relaxed as when they left Ganzhou. Everyone had made various preparations, sharpened their swords, fed their horses with enough grass, and carried enough dry food and water with them. Many guards also went to the blacksmith shop in Huijiaji to ask the blacksmith to make them a lot of breastplates to wear under their clothes.
During these two days, Yan Liqiang also made some preparations.
He still carried the horn python bow with him, placing it behind the saddle of the rhino horse. At the same time, he also upgraded his quiver. A normal quiver can hold 36 arrows, so one quiver is enough for one person, because in a battle, due to physical limitations, not many people, even those very good archers, can continuously shoot 36 arrows. But for Yan Liqiang, this is not a problem, so he carried not one, but three quivers with him, three quivers with a total of 108 arrows in them.
In addition to the quiver, Yan Liqiang, having learned from the experience of the past two days, also hung a wax wood spear and a shield on the saddle, so that he was now fully equipped with a bow and a spear.
The atmosphere when leaving Huijiaji was not relaxed, but when the guards saw the three quivers hanging on Yan Liqiang's saddle, they all breathed a sigh of relief and inexplicably felt a sense of security, as if they had taken a reassurance pill. At this time, as long as Yan Liqiang could still draw the bow, it would give everyone confidence. Even if the Black Wind Bandits came again, they would not be afraid, because as long as Yan Liqiang was there, killing the Black Wind Bandits would be like a piece of cake for him.
The story of Yan Liqiang's first encounter with the Black Wind Bandits that day has been quietly circulating among the guards over the past two days. Some say that Yan Liqiang shot and killed more than a hundred Black Wind Bandits alone in the battle that day, while others say that Yan Liqiang killed eighty or ninety people alone. No matter which number it is, such a horrifying number is enough to inspire awe and make one's comrades feel at ease.
When Yan Liqiang and his companions left, Chang Lu, the village chief of Huijiaji, personally escorted Yan Liqiang and his companions to the gate of the earth wall of Huijiaji. In the past few days, Yan Liqiang and his companions not only ate, drank, defecated and urinated in the inn, but also bought a lot of things and supplies in Huijiaji, making the people of Huijiaji earn a lot of money. Before leaving, Liang Yiji left five rhinoceros horses seized from the Black Wind Bandits to Chang Lu as a payment for all the expenses of Sun Bingchen and his companions in the inn for the past two days. This made Chang Lu laugh so hard that his eyes could not be seen, like a squinting coyote.
In places like Lanzhou and Ganzhou, there is no problem selling Rhinoceros Horses, because the northwestern states are originally rich in Rhinoceros Horses, and they are the best Rhinoceros Horses of the Han Empire. The Rhinoceros Horses here have no problem selling. Every year, countless horse dealers come to various places in the northwestern states to buy horses. The Rhinoceros Horses left behind by the Black Wind Bandits are all top-quality goods and can be used directly as military horses. Liang Yiji left behind five Rhinoceros Horses. As long as he resold them, the profit would be several times more than the cost of staying in the hotel. No wonder Chang Lu was happy. Even if he didn't sell them, keeping them by his side would be of great use.
"Dear officials, have a safe journey and good luck. Please come again next time you pass by..."
Yan Liqiang had already walked out of Huijiaji, but he could still hear the attentive, annoying and even a little funny farewell voice coming from Huijiaji.
Yan Liqiang gently touched the head of Huangmao who was also lying on the saddle. Wuyun Gaixue under his crotch snorted and shook his neck as he walked, looking extremely reluctant. Just now, Yan Liqiang had taken a lot of effort to get the injured Huangmao onto the saddle. This rhino horse also had its own dignity. Wuyun Gaixue could let Yan Liqiang ride on his back, but when Yan Liqiang put Huangmao's sedan on, Wuyun Gaixue showed great resistance and non-cooperation. It was also thanks to Yan Liqiang that he had learned some skills to take care of rhino horses before, so it took a lot of effort to calm Wuyun Gaixue down.
Yan Liqiang looked at Ye Tiancheng. At this moment, Ye Tiancheng was also riding on a horse, in the middle of the team, with several guards watching him. Ever since he met the Black Wind Bandits, Ye Tiancheng had been extremely quiet in the past two days. He didn't say a word the whole day and just did whatever he was told. He rode on the horse with his head down, without looking around, and looked reassuring.
But Yan Liqiang knew that Ye Tiancheng must be up to something in his mind, and was not as calm as he appeared to be. However, he didn't know what Ye Tiancheng was up to, so he could only take it one step at a time.
Today's sky is obviously much clearer than the previous few days. Although there is still a late winter chill in the air, the breath of spring has already shown signs of being unstoppable.
Breathing the fresh air in the wilderness, Yan Liqiang's mind became active. He thought about the changes he saw when he entered the Tiandao Temple last night. After two days of fighting, the "number of usable souls" on the "Gachapon machine" in the Tiandao Temple that can create life increased sharply to 178, and the "usable root energy points" and "usable wisdom points" exceeded 20,000 at the same time...
In Yan Liqiang's eyes, the swarming Black Wind Bandits were just delivering raw materials to his gashapon machine.
However, Yan Liqiang could not tell anyone about this secret harvest and could only bury it in his heart. At the same time, with Yan Liqiang's current internal strength, it was difficult to activate a capsule with true qi. But Yan Liqiang had a feeling that the things accumulated by the capsule machine in the Tiandao Temple would come in handy sooner or later. This could be known by just looking at Huangmao. A dog could bring so much help to him. If he let the capsule machine create some other animals, such as the eagle played by the dead Flame Cult priest, wouldn't it be equivalent to having clairvoyance? And just like letting the capsule machine start to create people...
When this thought flashed through Yan Liqiang's mind, his heart beat violently twice, and then Yan Liqiang suppressed it...
He had been fighting for life and death in reality these days, but Yan Liqiang in the Sword God Sect in the Tiandao Divine Realm had a very peaceful life. Apart from the simple warehouse management chores, Yan Liqiang was practicing or reading every day.
He could not bring back the cultivation level and treasures from that world, but as long as he could master the knowledge and experience of that world, they would always be his and no one could take them away.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Yan Liqiang knew without looking back that Liang Yiji was coming up on horseback.
Sun Bingchen seldom directly inquires about the trivial matters within the team. Basically, everything about the entire team is arranged by Liang Yiji. Liang Yiji is truly the backbone and mainstay of the entire guard team.
"The people who went to Ganzhou for help have not returned..." Liang Yiji started talking, his eyes looking in the direction of Ganzhou, as if he was talking to himself, but Yan Liqiang knew that Liang Yiji was talking to him.
"Lei Sitong originally didn't want Ye Tiancheng to leave alive. Knowing that we were attacked by the Black Wind Bandits, his soldiers would not rashly come to rescue us. Even if the guards sent by the adults found the team that escorted us before, the officers of that team could easily delay for ten days or half a month by just finding an excuse, saying that they need to ask Lei Sitong for instructions, or that they didn't bring enough supplies!" Yan Liqiang smiled helplessly, "Ganzhou's rescue will never come..."
Sun Bingchen also knew that it was impossible for Ganzhou to come to rescue. He had sent people to Ganzhou for help before, but it was just a gesture to stabilize the morale of the guard team. If Yan Liqiang had not figured it out before, then now, after two days of recuperation, he had already understood it.
"So, we can only rely on ourselves!" Liang Yijie frowned slightly, "The Black Wind Bandits probably won't retreat so easily..."
Yan Liqiang's eyes flashed with wisdom. "Brother Liang, have you ever heard of the saying, 'The first push is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted'? The Black Wind Bandits will certainly not retreat like this, but since we encountered the Black Wind Bandits, they have suffered two major defeats in succession, losing soldiers and generals, and their fighting spirit has long been gone. I guess they can't jump up now. Otherwise, the adults would not have rashly let us leave Huijiaji without the arrival of Ganzhou reinforcements. I have an idea here, and I want to discuss it with you, Brother Liang..."
"What do you think?" Liang Yiji suddenly showed an interested look.
Yan Liqiang licked his lips. "In fact, we don't have to wait for the Black Wind Bandits to come to us before we respond passively. We can take the initiative and give them a taste of their own medicine. We can also set a trap and let the Black Wind Bandits come in and then give them a good beating..."
"What trap?"
"As long as we find a suitable terrain, we can ambush them easily. Even if the Black Wind Bandits outnumber us several times, we are not afraid..." Yan Liqiang said while gesturing with his hands to express his thoughts.
Liang Yijie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he also felt that there was a lot of potential. He just hesitated for a moment, then nodded to Yan Liqiang, "Liqiang, wait a moment, I will go and discuss it with the adults, and see what the adults think."
"good!"
Liang Yiji lightly squeezed the stirrup, and the rhino horse he was riding suddenly ran to Sun Bingchen who was in the front of the team.
Yan Liqiang saw Liang Yijie riding on a horse, leaning sideways, and said a few words to Sun Bingchen. Then Sun Bingchen turned around and glanced at Yan Liqiang at the back of the team, then pondered for a moment and nodded slightly...
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ps: I recommend a masterpiece by Lu Yuan classmate, "Supernatural Oddities" written by Sanqianlang. It has more than two million words and it's time to start reading!
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