As Jiang Yimian ran, she mocked the crowd behind her, saying, "With this level of skill, no wonder they still can't catch Wei Jinghai."
"If it weren't for your scheme that injured General Wei, none of you would have been able to even touch the hem of his robes."
These words were such an exaggeration that everyone's faces darkened, especially since the speaker was a girl, which made them even angrier.
The crowd, who were already suspicious of her, grabbed their weapons and chased after her.
Qi Shanggang caught up and heard these words. He sneered, raised his broadsword and charged forward, his voice filled with killing intent, "How dare you talk such nonsense! I think you're courting death. Put the person on your body down."
Jiang Yimian ignored the other party completely, dodged the blade that was slashing towards her, and continued running deeper into the forest.
Qi Shang instantly realized the other party's intention, frowned and said to the group behind him, "Brother Yuan Feng, come with me. The rest of you, continue searching for people on and at the foot of the mountain, and search all suspicious places."
Upon hearing this, only two people followed Qi Shangchao after her; the rest stopped where they were, intending to leave.
Jiang Yimian realized something was wrong. This place wasn't far from the foot of the mountain, and if these people headed down, they would inevitably run into Lu Cijian.
With so many people, even if Lu Cijian is incredibly capable, he couldn't possibly escape unscathed with four burdens.
She only sneered loudly, "What, you don't dare? You don't even dare to chase me, yet you want to kill Wei Jinghai? Dream on! You bunch of cowardly and useless people, I can wipe you all out with a single finger."
They're nothing but a bunch of sycophantic lackeys; they all deserve to die.
Jiang Yimian maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from the people behind her, allowing them to hear her voice clearly without being able to see who she was carrying.
As expected, the provocative words immediately enraged those who were about to leave, and they chased after them.
“Brother Qi, this little wench is really spouting nonsense. If we leave now, we’ll be laughed at. Let me deal with her quickly before we continue our patrol,” a tall man said defiantly.
They were all hot-blooded men who looked down on women who only knew how to embroider. Now that they were being mocked by a woman, how could they not take action themselves?
Qi Shang frowned and sneered, "Just go patrol the mountain when I tell you to. Don't you trust me with me here? If you try to lure the tiger away from the mountain again and the real Wei Jinghai is taken away, you will all die."
Although the woman's words were infuriating, he still managed to maintain a degree of rationality.
Until they figured out whether the person on the woman was Wei Jinghai, the others had to continue searching the mountain; he didn't want to make the same mistake twice.
The tall, burly man said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Qi, you can tolerate being insulted by a woman, but I can't."
Besides, there aren't that many people on this mountain. We lured all of Wei Jinghai's men away long ago, and they're probably still trapped in some village.
This woman is probably Wei Jinghai's trump card. The invincible general of the Great Jin Kingdom, pinning his last hope on a woman—how laughable!
Qi Shang was about to stop them again when Jiang Yimian said, "You're quite clever. To tell you the truth, the person on my back is Wei Jinghai. If you can catch up with me, I'll give him to you. If you can't..."
The tall, burly man immediately shouted, "What if we can't catch up?"
Jiang Yimian just laughed and said, "If you can't catch up, it just means you're useless. If you're bad, you need to practice more."
Upon hearing this, the tall man cursed angrily, took the long sword from his back, and approached Jiang Yimian, saying, "You're spouting nonsense! I'll kill you today!"
Qi Shang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that although the others were also full of anger, at least many of them were still rational and chasing down the mountain.
Although we don't know if this person is using a diversionary tactic, it's always wise to be prepared for both possibilities.
As soon as Jiang Yimian crossed the woods, she was caught up by Qi Shang and the tall man. The two of them surrounded her from the front and back, leaving her nowhere to escape.
The others quickly caught up and completely blocked her escape route.
Jiang Yimian's lips twitched as she looked at the people around her, cursing inwardly. Weren't they just taking advantage of her not knowing how to use light-body skills?
These people used their light-footed skills to chase after her, which was effortless.
I should have let Lu Cijian do this job.
These cheaters.
The tall, burly man sneered, his face full of smugness. "You bitch, you dare to talk big? I've caught up with you. Hand over the person, and I might consider letting you die a quick death."
Qi Shang simply snorted and said, "Stop wasting your breath on her and just take her away."
After saying that, he directly raised his broadsword and slashed at Jiang Yimian.
Jiang Yimian increased her body weight while carrying another person, barely managing to dodge the opponent's attack. Instantly, another person's attack followed. Such a fast-paced attack made her temporarily unable to keep up.
These people are indeed extraordinary; they clearly practice martial arts together regularly and are quite familiar with each other.
The team's moves were perfectly coordinated, almost airtight, making it difficult for her to find an opportunity to counterattack.
Qi Shang swung his broadsword several times, but all his attacks missed. He was secretly surprised, not expecting the woman in front of him to be so powerful.
The tall man's expression gradually changed from initial disdain to seriousness.
When Jiang Yimian dodged the tall man's attack again, she immediately threw the person on her off.
Upon seeing this, the tall man immediately tried to rush forward to snatch the person, but Jiang Yimian found an opening, dodged the crowd's encirclement, and kicked the tall man, saying calmly, "We haven't won yet. If you want to take the person away, you'll have to beat me first."
Enraged, the tall man roared and thrust his longsword at Jiang Yimian again.
Having escaped the encirclement, Jiang Yimian found herself even more adept at fighting the crowd. She kicked away a half-section of a crossbeam, deflecting the tall man's attack, and lunged at Qi Shang, her curved dagger plunging deep into his wound.
In an instant, Qi Shang felt a sharp pain in his wound, his face turned pale, and his hand holding the sword trembled slightly as he managed to attack Jiang Yimian.
Jiang Yimian quickly drew her curved dagger to dodge his attack and said coldly, "You are also one of the King of Chu's men, but you are not as powerful as Zhao Cheng."
If that guy hadn't suddenly frozen in place last time, revealing a weakness, she probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to him.
Although the person in front of me is also very capable, he is not as good at both offense and defense as Zhao Cheng.
Now that he's injured and his movements are slow, his attacks are even weaker.
Qi Shang took a few steps back, swallowed the blood in his throat, and sneered, "So Zhao Cheng was defeated by you. How interesting."
If he initially only had three parts of killing intent towards this person, now it's ten parts. Someone who has fought Zhao Cheng multiple times and still managed to hold his own, and even successfully injured Zhao Cheng, is not to be underestimated.
This man must die.
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