Chapter 173 Rong Jiang and Rong Yi

Perhaps the mountain god really was there and could not bear to see the two girls suffer like this, so he saved them from this desperate situation.

The probability of encountering a kind hunter in such a vast mountain is lower than that of meeting the Jade Emperor.

The owners of the thatched cottage are a pair of hunter brothers, Rong Jiang and Rong Yi, who live in seclusion in the mountains.

The two men looked quite kind and enthusiastically helped to settle Huo Luyu and the others. They also brought out a lot of trauma medicine.

Na Rongjiang even knew some medical knowledge. He quickly cleaned the wounds of Hua Jue and Huo Gannian and bandaged them to stop the bleeding.

Seeing that Huo Luyu was extremely tired, the two brothers quickly prepared some hot meals and brought some clean clothes.

Huo Luyu thanked him repeatedly, ate and drank his fill, washed and changed his clothes, and finally felt that he had been saved.

Finally, the two hunter brothers looked at the injuries on Yun Chen's body and sighed:

"This brother's burns are too severe. The wounds have begun to fester and he's also feverish. I can only try some dandelion grass. We must get out of the mountains and find a doctor as soon as possible, otherwise his life will be in danger. How did you get into this state?"

Huo Luyu was stunned by the question. She stopped wiping Yun Chen's wound and stared at Rong Jiang blankly, not knowing where to start.

Seeing this, Rong Yi gave Rong Jiang a look to shut up and tried to smooth things over:

"These people are obviously rich or noble, and they are here to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Did they encounter bandits on the way?"

Huo Luyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes!"

Rong Jiang laughed dryly twice, pretending to have suddenly realized something:

"I see! This forest is located on the border, where the borders of Nan, Dongyan, and Zhao meet. To put it nicely, it's a place defended by all three countries. To put it bluntly, the border lines here are blurred, and any of the three countries can kill people here. You're lucky you didn't encounter border guards from other countries."

Huo Luyu couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the group of black-scaled cavalrymen who looked like ghosts and monsters.

After settling Huo Gannian, Yun Chen and Hua Jue, Huo Luyu was so tired that he couldn't even lift his hands.

She leaned against Yun Chen, without even taking off her shoes, and fell asleep.

But I didn’t sleep well this time and kept having nightmares.

In her dream, she saw a headless corpse in red clothes, the leader of the Black Scale Cavalry with a spear flying in the air and a sinister smile, and the guards of the Huo Gang falling one by one. Yun Chen rushed forward to protect Huo Gannian and fell straight off the cliff.

She kept telling herself:

I can't sleep too long. The two brothers Rong Jiang and Rong Yi look kind, but Dad always says that people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs, so I can't sleep too deeply...

It's time to change the medicine on Yun Chen's back. I need to scrub her again to see if it can reduce her fever...

Give these three people some more water...

Huo Luyu's mind was full of these thoughts, but he couldn't help but fall deeper and deeper into sleep.

She wanted to wake up, but she couldn't, as if she was in a nightmare.

“Wake up!!”

A sudden shout rang right next to Huo Luyu's ear. She woke up suddenly and saw Rong Jiang's solemn face in front of her.

She didn't know how long she had slept. It was still bright outside when she came, but now it was almost dark.

She was still dazed when Rong Jiang thrust a knife into her hand and said anxiously:

"There's a group of bandits on black horses coming this way! Run! Quick!"

Bandits riding black horses? They could only be Black Scale Cavalry!

Huo Luyu woke up instantly and hurried to carry Yun Chen, but found that the couch was empty.

Outside the house, Rong Yi had tied Huo Gannian and Hua Jue to the back of the wolf-slaying colt, then put Yun Chen on the butt of another big red horse and turned over to mount the horse.

She ran out quickly. Rong Yi pointed at the last black horse and asked her:

"Can you ride it?"

Huo Luyu nodded and climbed onto the horse with funny but skillful movements.

As his sight rose higher, Huo Luyu saw that the sky was almost completely dark, and there was a flickering fire not far away, moving quickly towards the hut.

Rong Yi pointed to the last position behind Huo Luyu and said to Rong Jiang:

"Hurry up and get on your horse! Don't waste time! Run first!"

Rong Jiang drew out a scimitar, ran towards the direction of the fire, and said:

"You take them and run, I'll lead those guys away, that's the best way to win!"

Rong Yi curled his lips, immediately pulled the reins, turned around and set off, leaving behind a sentence:

"Damn it, you've made fun of me for being so handsome! Don't die too early!"

Rong Jiang ran without looking back, holding up his knife and cursing:

"Go to hell - we are from the same family!" After saying that, he plunged into the woods, and while running, he deliberately shook the branches and made some big movements, which immediately attracted the fire not far away to follow him.

The three fast horses took the opportunity to gallop towards Guying City. Rong Yi drove the horses almost to fly. Huo Luyu had a hard time chasing them and didn't even have a chance to say thank you to him.

Unfortunately, the Black Scale Cavalry were not pushovers either. They soon discovered that Rong Jiang was deliberately leading them in circles. They immediately changed direction, chased after Rong Yi and Huo Luyu, and began to shoot arrows in pursuit.

A long arrow whizzed towards him, and Rong Yi dodged it sideways, but accidentally pulled the reins, pulling the horse closer to the tree, causing Yun Chen on the horse's butt to come into close contact with the tree trunk.

With a "bang", Yun Chen's head hit the tree.

Rong Yi quickly pulled the horse in the opposite direction, and heard another "bang" sound. This time, Yun Chen's butt was hurt.

"Brother! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Rong Yi shouted while riding the horse.

Yun Chen couldn't hear anything at all, but Huo Luyu who was following behind saw it clearly. Seeing that the branches and leaves of the tree were shaking due to the collision, he felt very sorry for Yun Chen.

But at the moment, he couldn't care less about these details, as the sound of horses' hooves and shouts from behind were gradually getting closer.

The horses of the Black Scale Cavalry all wore iron masks, and were not afraid of the branches disturbing their eyes while galloping. They ran much faster than ordinary horses and soon caught up.

Rong Yi turned his head and saw that the Black Scale Cavalry was very close, and Huo Luyu, who was running at the back, was about to be surrounded by black.

"Damn! It's biting so hard!" Rong Yi cursed. Just as he was wondering what to do, Yun Chen on horseback was hit twice by a tree. He woke up faintly and looked at the strange young man in front of him with an unfocused look.

When Rong Yi saw Yun Chen wake up, he was overjoyed and immediately put the reins into Yun Chen's hands:

"Brother, it seems I can only take you this far! My horse knows the way down the mountain, so just run! I'll cover your rear!"

After saying that, without caring whether Yun Chen was still a seriously injured soldier, conscious or strong enough to ride the horse, Rong Yi jumped off the horse and engaged in battle with the Black Scale Cavalry in front.

Yun Chen, relying on his years of riding instinct, held the reins tightly. The wolf-slaying colt carrying Huo Gannian and Hua Jue followed closely behind, and Huo Luyu also followed with all his strength.

After running for half the night, when the daybreak came, the three horses finally ran out of the nightmarish jungle and stopped far away outside Guying City.

Yun Chen forced himself to stay awake and looked towards the city gate, but was suddenly shocked.

Huo Luyu also stared blankly at the city wall, his face as pale as a ghost.

Wherever the two men looked, they saw only the ruined and collapsed city walls, and the plaque of "Guying City" was crumbling.

The city walls were covered with traces of fire and large black holes made by flint.

Countless bodies of soldiers defending the city fell on the city walls and at the city gates, and the black and red blood dyed the ground horribly.

Huo Luyu was no longer able to think, and stared blankly at everything in front of him.

"What...what happened?"

Yun Chen didn't know either. She forced herself to calm her trembling mind, glanced at the Nan Kingdom's Nine Dragons flag still standing tall and fluttering in the wind, gritted her teeth, and said,

"Enter the city!"