Chapter 21 Chapter 21 She is very good at riding.
A thrilling cat-and-mouse chase is taking place in Jiankang City.
This scene was unprecedented. It caused chaos in the streets, overturned countless vendors' stalls, and allowed the onlookers to see what the real "Horse Stepping on Flying Swallow" was like for free.
The noise alarmed the Jinwu Guards who were patrolling the streets at the time, and even dispersed the imperial guard of Ji Lian.
The two thieves hurriedly mounted their horses, and in a panic, they came out of the canal and turned into the market area by the river.
It was the early afternoon, and the road was crowded with all kinds of vendors.
On both sides stand restaurants, teahouses, music halls, etc. The soft sounds of guzheng, konghou, etc., mixed with the voices of storytellers in the teahouses, drifted out.
At the corner, Aunt Liu, who was shouting "Hua Tuan Steamed Cake", suddenly fell silent.
She stared at the inexplicably trembling cakes in the steamer, then looked at the dancing table, feeling confused. She turned to ask Huang Sanpo, who was selling water-inducing dumplings at the stall next door, "Old lady, is there going to be an earthquake? Why are my cakes dancing?"
Amidst the thick white steam, Grandma Huang was stirring dumplings in boiling water with long bamboo chopsticks. Just as she was about to curse "unlucky words" when she heard the words, she saw something. Her cloudy eyes widened, her mouth dropped open, and she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, "This...this..."
Suddenly, Aunt Liu heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar, like thunder.
A horse pony carrying two men in brown clothes flew past.
The thief on horseback, holding the sandalwood box, shouted in terror, "Faster, faster! Is that guy behind us a ghost? He'll catch up even after three trips to the rice market!"
The bandit leader, who was driving a horse in front, spat: "Can you please stop yelling? The corner of East Palace City is just ahead. Turn around and you'll find it..."
Before she could finish her words, an eagle-feather arrow whizzed and hit their horses just three steps away, startling the Nateresa so much that they jumped up.
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Aunt Liu felt another gust of wind blowing in her face, and the flower cakes in the steamer fell to the ground with a clatter.
When she came to her senses, she saw a black horse passing by like black lightning, carrying a woman with a horn bow on her back.
Xie Tingyu shouted, "I'll give you three chances. The eagle feather arrow just now was the last one. If you don't stop, I'll..."
Her eyes flashed, and she dodged a sneak attack from a hidden arrow.
The bandit leader in front of him lashed out with his whip, cursing amidst the clatter of horse hooves: "Father, quickly empty the hidden arrows!"
The person at the back complained bitterly, "It ran out a long time ago! Why is this girl so difficult to deal with?"
Aunt Liu cursed and squatted down with a look of heartache. Just as she was about to reach out to pick up the steamed cake on the ground, she heard another thunderous sound of horse hooves. She quickly stopped and looked up.
A frosty white horse galloped past, and the veil of the man on the horse was lifted by the wind, revealing the cinnabar mole on the tip of his nose; followed by a green horse carrying a guard.
On the second floor of Zuixian Tower, a follower suddenly heard exclamations and the sound of horse hooves from below. She poked her head out and immediately recognized the familiar figure on Jiaoxuecong, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Madam," she quickly turned and reported to the inner room, "wasn't our young master riding that same Lutter Pony today? Why did he suddenly change to a white horse?"
"White Horse?" A lazy voice came from the inner room.
The beaded curtain rustled, and a woman in a crimson military robe strolled to the window. She narrowed her eyes, recognizing Wang Qiwu's figure, then frowned and looked into the distance—a jet-black horse carrying a woman with a bow was chasing, and in front of them were two strangers riding two Telugu horses.
Why are there two strangers riding that horse?
Xie Tingyu chased closely, squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and accelerated like an arrow from a bow.
Just as he was about to catch up with the thieves, three women pushing wheelbarrows of grain suddenly appeared from the alley one after another, blocking Xie Tingyu's way.
Just a hair's breadth of error allowed the two thieves to slip away.
"rise!"
Xie Tingyu pulled the reins hard. The horse, Stepping Moon, neighed, raised its front hooves high, and tensed its hind leg muscles, leaping over the three grain carts at once.
The horse's agile body drew a perfect arc in the air, and the vegetable leaves drying on the sacks were blown all over the place by the wind created by the horse's hooves.
The three women looked up in shock, not realizing that the wooden handles of the carts in their hands had fallen to the ground.
Suddenly, bursts of exclamations broke out all around:
"Fuck! This guy is a god!"
“How can it be so powerful!”
"My goodness, it flew so far..."
The woman in the crimson robe took in the entire scene.
Seeing Wang Qiwu riding his horse closely behind her, she didn't hesitate, propped herself up against the window with one hand, and leaped down. She tapped the bamboo pole of the wine flag with her toes for leverage, and in the blink of an eye, she had landed steadily in front of the horse hitching post downstairs.
Untying the reins, she turned over and mounted the chestnut horse and followed.
Originally there were only four horses galloping on the road, but because someone cut in line, there were now five.
"Wang Qiwu!"
The sudden shout startled Wang Qiwu's spine. He turned his head and saw his sister's half-smile. He murmured softly, "Sister..."
The man, holding the reins, rode up easily and demanded, "How come I didn't know your family bought you a white horse? Huh?"
Wanting to lie but not daring to, and now being caught in the act, Wang Qiwu muttered, "That Pittsburgh... well... was stolen..."
As expected.
The girl suddenly asked, "Is that woman in front of you with the bow on her back helping you chase those two bandits? When did you meet her?"
Wang Qiwu was stunned and tongue-tied: "...Sister...I" I chased her for most of the time, but it turned out that I didn't even know her name, but she could even guess my last name based on the jade pendant.
Two of the three women who were pushing the wheelbarrow had left, leaving only one who was picking up vegetable leaves on the ground. Suddenly, she heard gusts of wind above her head. She looked up and saw first a crimson figure quickly passing by, followed by a white shadow, and a green horse following behind.
The man no longer bothered to pick up the vegetables. He hurriedly abandoned the cart and ran away to hide behind a roadside stall.
The thief leader in front kept looking back: "Did they get away?"
"Ah... she's gone." The thief holding the box had barely finished his words when he suddenly saw a dark shadow leap out of the air. He was so frightened that he cursed, "Holy shit, is this a ghost? This guy is really good at riding!"
The thief leader gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry about it. Just throw it away. Throw away whatever you see."
A satin caravan happened to pass by. The thief holding the box pulled out a long whip from his arms, shook his wrist violently, and swung it hard. Several pieces of satin flew up and happened to meet Xie Tingyu who was chasing him.
Satin, silk, and other items were thrown into the air by the thief. The caravan was immediately thrown into chaos. The donkeys loaded with goods rushed forward and directly knocked over the paper lanterns, porcelain, and other items on the nearby stalls, scattering them all over the ground.
For a moment, the whole place was in chaos because of these three people.
The vendors who worked so hard to earn a living were suffering. Some had already put their hands on their hips and shouted angrily, "I'm going to report it to the higher-ups! I'm going to report it to the higher-ups! I'm going to report it to the higher-ups!"
The patrolling Jinwu Guards noticed the terrible commotion, quickly lined up, and rushed over here.
The men on horseback turned from the alleys onto the open official road. The road here was wider, and in front of them was the four-way intersection where Qingxi and Yudao met.
At this time, two rows of Jinwu Guards approached from both sides, forming a siege from the east and west sides.
Without the obstruction of the city's clutter, Xie Tingyu's vision suddenly became clear.
Xie Tingyu suddenly let go of the reins. Though unmoored, the Moon-Stepping Horse cleverly maintained its own rapid gallop. She drew two eagle-feather arrows from her quiver, placed them on the bow, and drew the string to a full, crescent-shaped bow.
As the old saying goes, when shooting a man, shoot the horse first. However, those two cunning thieves had Wang Qiwu's beloved Tele Piao riding on their hips, so this probably wouldn't work.
Then shoot people.
Xie Tingyu pushed his legs hard, stepped on the stirrups and stood up, his waist and abdomen tensed, and the arrowhead locked onto the Fengfu acupoint on the back of the bandit's neck. He found an opening and fired his eagle-feather arrows through the air like two bolts of lightning, striking directly at the vital point.
“Whoosh—”
The thief leader was clutching the reins as she turned sharply when she felt a chill on the back of her neck. A sharp pain snaked through her spine. A mouthful of salty-sweet liquid surged up her throat, spraying heavily onto the horse's mane. The reins slipped from her grasp, and she fell backward like a kite with a broken string.
This thrilling scene of killing with one strike was seen by the Jinwu Guard Captain who was rushing over.
But the man was as steady as a rock on his horse, and his arrows never missed their target, taking people's lives in an instant.
Oh, this is truly a rare archer!
Wang Lanzhi, who saw this from behind, also shouted inwardly: "Good shot!"
At this time, on the eastern road, a red-lacquered carriage with a canopy slowly approached, surrounded by twelve guards. It was the ceremonial guard of the Imperial Concubine Ji Lian. On the western road, a black-lacquered carriage with gold embellishments was galloping towards them. Judging by the flags on the rear, it belonged to the Yuan family of Runan.
"Look at my arrow."
Xie Tingyu took advantage of the situation and put another eagle feather arrow on the bow. The arrow flew out like a silver snake spitting out its tongue, accurately hitting the wrist of another thief.
"ah!"
The thief cried out in pain and the box flew out of his hand.
Xie Tingyu shouted, and rushed out like lightning. She leaned forward, opened her arms, and caught the wooden box steadily in mid-air.
But because the momentum was too strong, Xie Tingyu pulled the reins hastily, and the front hooves of Step Moon Horse were raised, leaving several sparks on the road. Finally, with a beautiful turn, it stopped just in front of the window of the emperor's carriage.
But the Pittsburgh horse suddenly accelerated and ran wildly, then stopped abruptly, swung its body, neighed, and threw the two thieves on its back out.
With a bang.
The two men happened to hit the shaft of Yuan's carriage, startling the horseman who was pulling the carriage so much that he stood up.
Outside the window, screams, dull collisions, and horse neighings mixed together.
Ji Lian suddenly stopped twisting the Buddhist beads in her hand.
The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground was very close, and an inexplicable palpitation, like a vine sprouting in spring, silently climbed up my heart.
Ji Liansu lifted the carriage curtain with her hand and looked up to meet the eyes of the girl on the horse.
Xie Tingyu's eyes curved, and her head tilted slightly, the hairband falling on her shoulders, "Your Highness, what a coincidence, why are you here too?"
Ji Lian's fingertips unconsciously clenched the curtain, and her eyes fell on the box in her hand.
She made such a fuss just for the box in her hand?
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