Chapter 82 Falling off a cliff
Everyone was surrounding and protecting Yan Xuanyu. Yan Xuanyu looked ahead again. It was getting dark. Even if he continued to move forward today, he might not be able to find Wu Shuang.
They had only eaten a few bites of dry food and drank a few sips of water along the way, so it was not a good idea to continue moving forward.
"Let's go back." Yan Xuanyu said.
I can't let the whole trip be delayed just to look for Wu Shuang.
Yan Xuanyu thought carefully, is it possible to ask those people in the village to improve the weapons?
However, just as he turned his horse, something unexpected happened! Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound from both sides. Yan Xuanyu looked up and saw several huge rocks suddenly rolling down from both sides!
Yan Xuanyu's pupils shrank.
It was neither after rain nor a season with wet soil, so why did a landslide occur?
When he looked more closely, he found that many masked men in black clothes appeared in the darkness above.
It's man-made!
"Protect the emperor!" The guard on Yan Xuanyu's right drew the sword at his waist and shouted.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
The guards reacted very quickly and formed a defensive circle.
But the large and small stones rolling to the ground did not give the guards this opportunity.
Yan Xuanyu said: "Get out of the way!"
He saw that the group of men in black were all holding crossbows. If they gathered together, they would fall into their trap!
At that moment, countless thoughts flashed through Yan Xuanyu's mind. Who had leaked his whereabouts? This group of people clearly came prepared. Was there a traitor among those accompanying the emperor?
No, it won't. Although the group is very large and the personnel are complex, those who can accompany the car are confirmed after repeated screening.
At this moment, a person's appearance appeared in Yan Xuanyu's mind.
Lian'er!
She was also in the team. But Yan Xuanyu had already arranged several people around her to keep an eye on her and restrict her movements. If she was the one who delivered the message, how did she do it?
Apart from her, Yan Xuanyu couldn't think of anyone else.
Yan Xuanyu felt regretful at that moment. If he had known this would happen, he would have ordered the killing of Lian'er earlier. Are more people going to lose their lives today because of his ridiculous "principles"?
He looked blankly at the guards around him. Even though they were trying their best to dodge, some of them were inevitably hit by stones, and the horses under some people were frightened and kept neighing. The road under their feet was trampled into dust and the scene was in chaos. But even at this point, the well-trained Jinyiwei in the outer circle and the guards in the inner circle were still protecting him.
Yan Xuanyu had something to rely on to survive, but this group of people did not. In that short moment, Yan Xuanyu had already made a decision in his heart.
The men in black are targeting him!
Yan Xuanyu said in a deep voice, "Their target is me. You go back the way you came and get reinforcements. I will go forward."
Everyone was stunned for a moment by this order.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that!" said a Jinyiwei. "They are many in number, and we are not few in number either. If we fight with all our might, we will definitely be able to protect you!"
Yan Xuanyu frowned. Of course he knew that! But he didn't want anyone to die because of his mistake!
"This is my order. Who among you wants to disobey it?" Yan Xuanyu frowned.
Yan Xuanyu now calls himself "I". At this moment, he is giving orders as an emperor, and no one else is allowed to interfere with these orders.
"Your Majesty..." The others were still unwilling.
At this moment, a Jinyiwei suddenly said, "Since we were taught by you, the first thing we must remember is to obey your Majesty's orders in everything."
Time waits for no one. The large group of men in black have already rushed down from the top of the mountain. Yan Xuanyu finally said: "Everyone, follow my orders and retreat the same way!"
After saying this, he spurred his horse forward. Some of the guards were still reluctant. The Jinyiwei who had spoken first said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is wise, brave, and decisive. He would never put himself in danger. If we disregard your orders and go, we might even delay your important task!"
...
Just as Yan Xuanyu had expected, the group of men in black immediately rushed towards him after he rode away, as if they would not stop until they took his life.
"Gee!" Yan Xuanyu pulled hard, and the horse under him neighed, spread out its four hooves and galloped away, cooperating with him very tacitly.
Yan Xuanyu was right. Each of these people had great martial arts skills, and they seemed like specially trained death warriors. It was chilling to think about it. They hadn't even left the Great Zhou territory yet, but this group of death warriors had managed to sneak into the Great Zhou without being noticed by the guards at all levels, and had ambushed here in advance - or there was another possibility, they had been secretly trained in the Great Zhou territory from the very beginning!
Yan Xuanyu could only hear the whistling of the wind in his ears, and his legs, which were clamped around the horse's belly, had almost lost all feeling. However, the footsteps behind him continued and became clearer and clearer - the men in black were getting closer and closer to Yan Xuanyu!
【System, system, save your life.】
Yan Xuanyu no longer knew where he was going. He just ran up the road he saw. After turning around so many times, he had no idea where he was. There were only lush forests on both sides.
"bass--"
With a flash of the knife, a short knife that was poisoned and glowed green almost brushed past his face.
Yan Xuanyu could only take the small path when riding a horse, but the men in black could wade through the half-man-high weeds and walk in a straight line to intercept him!
Yan Xuanyu inevitably felt nervous, and a drop of cold sweat ran down his forehead.
But at this point, he even thought to himself while running for his life: If this were a TV series, there should be some tense music of "dong dong dong" to set the mood.
[Host, please remain calm. I will start navigating you now.]
【Turn right at the fork in the road ahead and go straight.】
Amidst the bumpy ride, Yan Xuanyu gritted his teeth, reined in his horse, turned right, and continued galloping forward.
The horse under him was a BMW with a good pedigree, otherwise it would not have been kept in the palace as a royal horse. The men in black seemed tireless and were running faster and faster. If his horse had not run fast enough and if they had not cooperated very well with him, they might have been caught up by now.
Keep moving forward.
The electronic sound of the system was flat and steady.
This voice rang in his mind, and Yan Xuanyu inexplicably calmed down...
[System, there's a cliff ahead!]
Yan Xuanyu's pupils shrank, but the system still asked him to move forward!
[Yes, host, please rush over directly.]
【This system will definitely ensure the host's life safety. 】
"Fuck!" This is too exciting...
For the first time since coming to this world, Yan Xuanyu couldn't help but curse without caring about his image.
Although he knew that he and the system shared a common interest, and therefore the system was absolutely trustworthy, this current scenario was too much of a challenge to one's psychological quality!
【Rush forward.】
There was no road ahead. Beyond the overgrown weeds was a bottomless abyss. Stones rolled down without making any sound, as silent as a stone entering the sea.
He reined in his horse, and the horse's raised head brought him a brief sense of weightlessness. Yan Xuanyu looked back and saw that the pursuers were already behind him.
"Your Majesty, there is no way ahead. Where are you going?" The leading man in black stepped forward slowly, seemingly in no hurry to kill Yan Xuanyu with a single blow.
His voice seemed to be deliberately blurred, making it difficult to tell whether it was male or female.
"It seems that God's will is not on your side." The man in black sneered twice and raised his hand to gesture to the other men in black behind him.
The man in black who had been standing still finally stood up.
Yan Xuanyu turned around and urged his horse hard to rush towards the edge of the cliff.
The leading man in black seemed to have not expected Yan Xuanyu to do this and was obviously stunned for a moment.
When Yan Xuanyu was still a few steps away from the cliff, he jumped off his horse and turned the horse's head with the fastest speed in his life to run to the side.
"go!"
The horse had a pair of big eyes, and seemed to understand Yan Xuanyu's meaning. It didn't wonder why the person on it suddenly got off the horse. It continued to run to the right without stopping.
Yan Xuanyu ran forward with his numb legs, and without hesitation, he jumped into the bottomless abyss.
The men in black caught up and stopped in front of the cliff.
There is no doubt that if you jump from a place like this, you will be smashed to pieces.
The leading man in black had a pair of narrow eyes. He waved his hand to let the people behind him stop.
"No need to chase, he's already been shattered to pieces." The man in black's voice was filled with a hint of joy that was barely audible.
Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly. The place where the Emperor of Central Plains escaped was a cliff. It seemed that God was on their side!
"With the emperor's death, the Great Zhou will definitely impose martial law. You should retreat now and return to the young master." said the man in black.
Apart from him, the others seemed like puppets who only knew how to obey orders, with gloomy eyes.
...
Time seemed to be stretched infinitely. At that moment, a trace of doubt arose in Yan Xuanyu's heart: Is he really still alive?
A white light flashed before his eyes, and Yan Xuanyu lost consciousness and fainted.
An unknown amount of time had passed before Yan Xuanyu vaguely heard the sound of bottles colliding. He struggled to break free from the darkness and slowly opened his eyes.
What comes into view is a large thatched roof, and there is a faint medicinal fragrance in the nose.
Yan Xuanyu wanted to get up, but his whole body was numb and he couldn't move.
"Are you awake?" a voice sounded.
Yan Xuanyu tilted his head and saw a woman with a neat bun tied with coarse cloth.
The woman was no longer young, with fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but her eyes were sparkling and full of spirit. She was holding an earthenware bowl in her hand.
"Thank you..." Yan Xuanyu said, and his hoarse voice scared himself.
The woman waved her hands and said, "My master saved you, I just made some medicine.
Seeing the confusion in Yan Xuanyu's eyes, the woman continued, "You floated here along the river. Master found that you were still breathing, but he couldn't find any injuries on your body. He could only give you some herbs to warm your body temporarily."
"I'll go talk to Master." The woman nodded to Yan Xuanyu, then put down the earthenware bowl, lifted the straw curtain and walked out.
Yan Xuanyu tilted his head and saw that he had been changed into clean clothes.
Is this what the system means by "being rescued in a reasonable way understood by this world"?
Yan Xuanyu smiled, then suddenly remembered something and frowned again.
When the woman came back, he asked, "Excuse me...how many days have I been unconscious?"
"You can just call me Xiuniang." The woman said generously, "You were unconscious for a day and a night."
One day and one night? Okay.
Yan Xuanyu breathed a sigh of relief. He just wanted to leave here quickly and find Han Yuan and the others. They had told everyone to rest here for a few days, and they were probably trying their best to find him now.
"Oh, you're awake?" The straw curtain was lifted again, and an energetic old man walked in carrying a basket of herbs.
"Thank you, old man." Yan Xuanyu was about to struggle to get up when he was pushed back by the old man.
The old man was unexpectedly strong, and Yan Xuanyu had no choice but to lie back down under his push.
"Stop struggling and just lie down." The old man put the basket on the ground and said.
At noon, Yan Xuanyu was able to drink water, and Xiuniang brought him a bowl of porridge.
By the evening, Yan Xuanyu was able to walk around.
The old man and Xiuniang were both very surprised. Logically speaking, Yan Xuanyu, who had no visible external injuries, should have been the most seriously injured. Unexpectedly, Yan Xuanyu is now fully recovered.
"How did you fall into the river?" In the evening, the old man asked Yan Xuanyu while drinking the porridge made from mixed grains again, which contained some bran that would sore the throat.
Yan Xuanyu also sat on a straw mat and drank from a clay bowl.
It was unknown where this village was located, but it was very secluded. Sitting in the thatched hut with a bowl of hot porridge in his hand, forgetting everything for a while, Yan Xuanyu felt very relaxed for the first time in a long time.
But he was worried about the people outside who were looking for him.
"He fell from a cliff and must have saved his life by falling into the river," said Yan Xuanyu.
The old man said "Oh" in confusion: "Cliff? There is a cliff not far from here."
Yan Xuanyu didn't know how the system saved his life, so he cautiously didn't say anything.
The old man looked at him and said, "I'm going there to collect herbs tomorrow. You've almost recovered. Would you like to come with me?"
"Okay." Yan Xuanyu agreed without hesitation.
He didn't expect that he would be hunted down, and he didn't have any valuables on him. Now that someone saved him, he didn't even have the chance to repay them. When he heard that the old man was going to collect herbs, he quickly said that he could help.
The timing was just right; the men in black should have left long ago, and he could also look around for a way to get back.
[System, can you provide a route back? ]
[Host, this system is not a navigation system.]
Never mind, it’s good enough to be able to save my life.
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