"Hello..."
"Hello..."
The sound of the Rhino Horse's iron hooves stomping on the ground broke the tranquility of the grassland. Under the starry sky, Yan Liqiang and his six companions ran in front, and behind them, the twenty or thirty people whipped their Rhino Horses and chased after them with fierce faces...
This time was different from the last time they were chased by the Shatu people. Last time they met Zhao Tianyi who came to their rescue, but this time, no one could come to their rescue at the right time. Moreover, although the number of people chasing them was not as many as those Shatu people last time, their strength was even greater than that of those Shatu people.
There were a lot of archers among those pursuing them, almost half of them, especially the green-faced man, whose strength far surpassed that of Zuo Yuquan and others. The horse under that man's crotch, Wildfire, was running under the starry sky, like a flame flying on the grassland, at a very fast speed, and its strength was one level beyond that of an ordinary rhinoceros horse. Before Yan Liqiang and his men had run more than ten miles, the green-faced man had already left them far behind, and with a grim smile on his face, he quickly caught up with them, shortening the distance between the two sides to within three or four hundred meters, and was still approaching rapidly.
At this time, Yan Liqiang had only two choices. The first choice was that if Yan Liqiang gave up Zuo Yuquan and the others, he would let Wu Yun Gaixue run as fast as he could. The green-faced man's wildfire would never be able to catch up with Yan Liqiang's Wu Yun Gaixue. However, doing so would mean handing the lives of Zuo Yuquan and the others into the hands of the people behind them.
The second option was that Yan Liqiang did not run away, but instead faced the increasingly approaching danger behind with Zuo Yuquan and the others and fought to the death. If he made the latter choice, Yan Liqiang knew that with his current suppressed cultivation level, he might not be a match for the green-faced man behind him. If he could not help but show his original cultivation level at the critical moment of this life-and-death fight, then his two months of "retreat results" would not only be wasted, but according to Ming Wangzong, he might not be able to use this method to break through his own cultivation barriers in the future, because it is a taboo to break through the cultivation barriers to not be able to burst out one's strength at the critical moment of life and death. Once it happens, it will be even more difficult in the future.
For Yan Liqiang, this was a dilemma. Everyone had been on the Gulang grassland for such a long time, but no one had expected that the most dangerous crisis would not come from the Shatu and Heijie people, but from their own people who were chasing them. It turned out that the most dangerous thing in the world is the human heart.
Zuo Yuquan and the others also felt the murderous intent following them.
"Brother Wang, hurry up. Ride on Wuyun Gaixue and they can't catch up with you. Let's run separately..." Although Mao Taishun usually looks a little unserious, at this time, he was the first one to help Yan Liqiang escape.
"That's right, Brother Wang, hurry up..." Xu Meng, who was riding on the rhinoceros horse, also shouted.
Yan Liqiang was still a little hesitant at first, but after hearing what Mao Taishun and the others said, he suddenly became firm. With a resolute light flashing in his eyes, he said in a deep voice, "We came here together, and we have to go back together. As usual, you go first, and I'll cover you..."
While they were talking, Yan Liqiang's dark cloud covering snow suddenly fell to the back of the team, covering the other five people.
"Hahaha, it's too late to leave now..." the green-faced man behind said viciously, "If you dare to play tricks on me, you will leave your heads and the heads you harvested behind!"
Hearing the voice, Yan Liqiang took out his bow, turned his horse back, and with a "swoosh", shot an arrow at the green-faced man.
The arrow flew like a meteor, but the green-faced man seemed to be prepared. He just leaned back and easily avoided the arrow that was originally shot at his face.
Damn it!
Yan Liqiang gritted his teeth. In the past, if he had not deliberately suppressed his cultivation, he would have been able to shoot such a scum with one arrow. But now that he had reached the third level of archery cultivation, the bow he was holding was just an ordinary strong bow with a weight of less than five stones. It was difficult to shoot such a master.
“Hahaha, not bad, not bad. It turns out you have reached the third level of archery. No wonder you were so calm just now. But your level is not good enough…” the green-faced man’s voice came with condescending mockery and disdain. The moment he stood up, a horn python bow appeared in his hand, and then the horn python bow instantly became full. Then, with a “whoosh”, he fired a bow at Yan Liqiang and the others…
Yan Liqiang's face changed, because as soon as this man drew his bow, he knew that this green-faced man's cultivation was not only at the fourth level of archery, but he also had the skill of "Shadow Arrow". This "Shadow Arrow" skill allowed him to shoot two arrows with one bow at the same time, with the second arrow being shot right after the first one. It was very difficult for ordinary people to guard against it. If one was not careful, he could block the first arrow but would never be able to block the second arrow.
This skill is just child's play for Yan Liqiang, but at this time, an archer who has reached the fourth level of archery and mastered the skill of "Shadow Arrow" is the nightmare of Yan Liqiang and his group.
It is almost impossible for a person at the peak of the third level of Archery to block the "Shadow Arrow" shot by a person at the fourth level of Archery, as there is a level difference in both strength and skills.
In Yan Liqiang's eyes, the speed of the two arrows was not fast. Yan Liqiang could even clearly see the changes in the arrows' trajectories in the air as they were flying and some subtle air flow disturbances caused by the friction and vibration between the arrows and the air.
As long as he didn't suppress his cultivation, broke through the third level of the Archery Heaven, or raised his martial arts cultivation by two levels, Yan Liqiang could easily block the two arrows. However, in this case, everything would be meaningless...
At the critical moment, Yan Liqiang gritted his teeth and made a decision. His eyes flashed and he drew the bow again in a very short time. In just a moment, he burst his third-level archery skills to the extreme and shot an arrow quickly.
The arrow shot by Yan Liqiang hit the first arrow in front of the "Shadow Arrow" at the last second - this was the strongest burst of the third-level archery skills - the two arrows shattered at the same time and fell from the air, but the second arrow of the "Shadow Arrow" still shot towards Yan Liqiang's heart...
At this moment, looking at the arrow flying towards his heart, Yan Liqiang finally understood what it meant to see the truth between life and death!
As long as you burst out your cultivation, you can easily take down this arrow, like a breeze blowing on your face. If you continue to suppress your cultivation, you will face death. This arrow will be a death warrant, and it will not be so easy to take it...
A decision must be made between life and death!
In a flash, the arrow was approaching his chest. Yan Liqiang let out a loud roar, his hair and beard flying, and he slammed his palms together in front of his chest, like a giant bear hugging a tree. When the arrow was still a few inches away from his heart, he used the palms of his two hands to catch the second arrow - this was the power of the Five Animals Flirting with the Bear. Yan Liqiang learned and applied it flexibly, turning the play into fists, and while continuing to suppress his own cultivation, he caught the arrow.
Although the arrow was caught, the huge kinetic energy carried by the arrow also caused Yan Liqiang, who continued to suppress his own cultivation and ability, to fall off the back of Wuyun Gaixue, rolling onto the grass below and tumbling many times.
Feeling that Yan Liqiang was shot down, Wuyun Gaixue let out a mournful cry and stopped suddenly.
"Brother Wang..." The other five people who were running together also screamed. Just now, while running, the five people did not see the detail that the arrow was finally caught by Yan Liqiang's palms. They only heard Yan Liqiang scream loudly, as if he was hit by an arrow in the heart, and then fell off the horse. The five people reined in their rhinoceros horses almost at the same time, and then turned their horses' heads together.
"Don't hurt my brother..." Xu Meng's eyes were red. He squeezed the horse's belly hard, pulled out the machete on the saddle, and rushed directly towards the green-faced man.
“Jia Lang, you go save those people, everyone else, follow me and kill…” Zuo Yuquan roared, then turned around and rushed towards the green-faced man. At the same time, he took out his bow and shot an arrow at the green-faced man.
Zhao Bing also moved. When Zuo Yuquan drew his bow, he also took out his own bow and shot at the man.
Jia Lang crouched on the horse's back and rushed towards Yan Liqiang, while Mao Taishun hid under the horse's belly and rushed towards the green-faced man together with Zuo Yuquan and Zhao Bing.
The green-faced man's rhinoceros horse was so fast that he had left his men a thousand meters behind when he was chasing Yan Liqiang and his men. Zuo Yuquan and his men wanted to use this time difference to quickly get rid of that man and then rescue Yan Liqiang.
The green-faced man easily dodged the arrows shot by Zuo Yuquan and Zhao Bing while charging forward. "You are so good at showing off..." the green-faced man sneered. He just raised his bow and shot an arrow. Zuo Yuquan groaned and fell off his rhino dragon horse. He raised his bow again and Zhao Bing shot another arrow, but he was still shot off his rhino dragon horse by the second arrow of the "Shadow Arrow"...
"Kill..." In the time it took for two arrows to shoot, Xu Meng had already rushed forward, wielding the machete in his hand like a wheel. He raised his head and chopped towards the head of the green-faced man. His momentum seemed as if he wanted to chop the man and his horse into two halves.
The man's kung fu was indeed amazing. When he saw Xu Meng coming to chop at him, he used all his strength and jumped off the horse's back. While in the air, he stepped on the blade of the machete in Xu Meng's hand with one foot. Then his body spun and kicked Xu Meng's shoulder with his other foot, kicking Xu Meng off the back of the Rhino Horse. He spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily on the grass.
At this time, Mao Taishun's rhino horse had already rushed to a nearby place. Mao Taishun suddenly jumped up from under the rhino horse's belly, holding the crossbow in his hand, and suddenly pulled the trigger at the green-faced man, "Go to hell..."
"Huh..." The green-faced man sneered and shook his cloak violently, which deflected the crossbow arrow shot by Mao Taishun. Mao Taishun shot three arrows in succession, but they were all swept down by the man's cloak. Before Mao Taishun could shoot the fourth arrow, a cold star flew out from the green-faced man's hand. Mao Taishun also groaned and fell off the back of the rhinoceros horse.
The green-faced man leaped back onto the back of his rhinoceros horse and continued to rush towards Yan Liqiang.
Zhao Bing, who had just fallen to the ground, stood up shakily with an arrow still stuck in his shoulder. The arrowhead had already pierced his shoulder and came out from behind his shoulder blade.
When the green-faced man saw Zhao Bing standing up, his green face instantly turned cold, and then he pulled out the long knife hanging on the saddle, with a playful smile on his face, "I'll chop off your head first..." As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed directly towards Zuo Yuquan, the knife flashing coldly...
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"Brother Wang, are you okay..." On the other side, more than a hundred meters away, Jia Lang had already rushed to Yan Liqiang and helped Yan Liqiang up. Seeing that Yan Liqiang was not hit by an arrow in the chest, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay..." Yan Liqiang, who had rolled on the ground for more than ten times, just stood up and saw that the green-faced man had rushed to a place not far in front of Zhao Fei who had just stood up. The long knife in his hand chopped directly towards Zhao Bing's neck...
"You guys hurry up and leave..." Zhao Bing turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, and roared at Yan Liqiang and Jia Lang, then drew his sword with his left hand and rushed towards the man.
The time of the whole world seemed to slow down at this moment. Yan Liqiang seemed to see Zhao Bing's head flying up in the next three seconds. Not far away, the men of the green-faced man had already rushed over like a group of hungry wolves. Xu Meng, with blood on the corner of his mouth, stood up again, roared, raised his machete, and rushed towards the 20 or 30 hungry riders. Among those riders, several people had already taken their bows in their hands, put arrows on them, and aimed at Xu Meng...
"Zhao Bing..." Jia Lang's face was slowly twisting in pain. Although the voice was shouted right next to Yan Liqiang's ear, to Yan Liqiang it sounded like it was shouted from a distant cave. It was so distant and deep.
don't want…
This voice did not come from Yan Liqiang's mouth, but a roar from his heart, resounding through the sky. Yan Liqiang felt that something in his body broke, and he didn't know what it was. The bow he had just used fell on the grass not far away, and the arrow was still on Wuyun Gaixue's body. The bow and arrow separated. At this time, Yan Liqiang didn't know why, and didn't think of getting the arrow, but rushed to the bow that fell on the ground.
The bow was quickly picked up by Yan Liqiang, and the blade of the green-faced man was only a few meters away from Zhao Bing's neck.
Yan Liqiang half-knelt on the ground before he even had time to stand up. With his mind blank, he pulled the empty bow to its full length without thinking.
There was no arrow on the bow, but Yan Liqiang still let go and shot it out...
At the moment Yan Liqiang loosened his hand, a bright light suddenly appeared beside him, like a rising bright moon. Countless spiritual energy from the heaven and earth and the stars in the sky condensed into an arrow in front of him that was as dazzling as a rainbow in the darkness in an instant.
boom…
A brilliant beam of light spanned a thousand meters, starting from Yan Liqiang, and swept across the green-faced man and the ferocious-looking hungry wolves that had just rushed over from a distance...
(End of this chapter)