In an instant, arrows rained down.
Meanwhile, Li Ruo quietly used another small boat to circle around to their other side.
Actually, on the big boat with the straw man, only Little Li was with two brothers; the rest of the people were with Li Ruo.
Because of the weight of the grain, Song Zhijing's boat had a deep draft and was not maneuverable. In addition, their defenses were almost entirely in front, leaving the rear defenses somewhat weak. Li Ruo and his brothers quickly boarded the boat using hooks and ropes.
She intended to store the entire cargo ship into her spatial storage, but the system issued a warning that she had exceeded the volume limit.
So she had Lao Wang and Xiao Yu split into two groups: one to clear a path for herself to the grain storage area in the ship's hold, and the other to set fire to both sides of the ship and pour alcohol on them.
Cotton cloth soaked in alcohol can easily catch fire and will not be extinguished when it rains, causing the fire to spread.
"Fire! Fire!" Soldiers in the cabins scattered in all directions.
Song Zhijing, standing at the bow of the ship, suddenly changed his expression. "Damn it, how could it possibly catch fire unless there's kerosene?"
At that time, kerosene was an extremely precious commodity; it was difficult for even the military to obtain, let alone ordinary people.
Fearing a feint from the enemy, Song Zhi ordered the archers in front to keep firing without stopping, while he led his men in a fierce charge to the rear.
Fire! It really is fire! What would happen if the grain were burned?
"Put out the fire first, put out the fire quickly!"
Song Zhijing ordered his soldiers to fetch water from the river to put out the fire, fearing that the grain would be burned, so the number of troops attacking Li Ruo and his men was greatly reduced.
Old Wang led ten men to guard the area, allowing Li Ruo to enter the cabin alone. At this point, they weren't without their own doubts.
Could it be that Miss Li wasn't after the grain, but rather just wanted to destroy it? If she couldn't have it herself, why wouldn't she give it to Song Zhijing?
But they promised to follow orders and not ask any questions.
One of the Black Wind Stronghold brothers was stabbed by Song Zhijing's soldier, but hey, it didn't hurt at all!
"Damn! What's that on them?" The soldier looked like he'd seen a ghost, didn't react in time, and was slashed by his brother, sending him to meet his maker.
The Black Wind Stronghold brothers cackled: Come on, stab me!
Miss Li was right, she really is invulnerable!
Song Zhijing was also shocked, his eyes wide with horror. "Kill! Keep killing!"
He took a few other people to the cabin.
The ship was fully loaded with grain, estimated to be over 100,000 jin. Just as Li Ruo had taken down a few guards with his hidden arrows and was preparing to load the next round of hidden arrows, Song Zhijing led his men in.
"It's you!" Song Zhijing really didn't expect it.
"It was you!" His eyes turned bloodshot. "You really colluded with Black Wind Stronghold, you..."
Li Ruo was too lazy to answer and threw a hidden arrow, but Song Zhijing had witnessed her prowess and dodged it.
In the blink of an eye, Li Ruo had already killed four of his soldiers without even blinking.
Was her apparent incompetence just a facade to mislead everyone?
How hateful! Song Zhijing raised his sword and stabbed at him.
He thought she would dodge, but she didn't. His heart skipped a beat, and at the critical moment, his hand slipped and stabbed her in the side. She wouldn't die, but she was definitely injured.
However.
The sword seemed to have encountered something extremely hard, failing to penetrate even a fraction of an inch.
The woman who was stabbed did not change her expression at all. In the instant that Song Zhijing was stunned, she threw the last hidden arrow at his heart.
Li Ruo was extremely agitated at this moment: Kill this bastard!
Suddenly, a soldier rushed over from the side and shoved Lord Song, but the hidden arrow only hit his arm.
"Damn it!" Li Ru cursed. Before she could even attach a new hidden dart, Song Zhi lunged at her, the force of the impact sending Li Ru crashing heavily to the ground.
Damn, that really hurts.
Song Zhijing's leg was pressing down on her knee, and his hands were pressing down on her arms. His eyes were fierce. "Let's see how you escape this time!" He thought Li Ruo would be scared now, but she smiled sweetly. "Lord Song, is this... wanting to consummate our marriage?"
Song Zhijing's pupils seemed about to burst: "Li—"
Li Ruo suddenly had a dagger in her right hand and plunged it into Song Zhi's neck. It can only be said that Song Zhi was still alive at this moment. The ship was violently hit and rocked, and the dagger only hit his shoulder.
The word "if" that Song Zhijing hadn't finished saying was drowned out by the gasps from outside with a muffled groan.
"Oh no! Our boat has been hit!"
"It's Black Wind Stronghold again, I recognize them—Ah!!" A pig-like scream was followed by a splash as someone fell into the water.
Thump, thump, thump...
People have fallen into the water one after another.
Li Ruo had already kicked Song Zhijing away and was about to collect the grain when the system issued another warning: someone was coming this time.
She looked up and saw it was Xie Xiao!
Xie Xiao's eyes were turbulent, and he exuded a chilling aura. He paused for a moment when he saw her, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Li Ruo's feelings were somewhat complicated.
Brother, you're a step too late!
If I had arrived any later, I would have harvested the grain!
Without saying a word, Xie Xiao pulled her behind him, his gaze flashing with ferocity as he slashed at Song Zhijing with his long moon halberd.
Song Zhijing stumbled backward, bumping into bags of grain. "Xie Xiao, how far have things gone between you and her?"
"Ha, can't you see for yourself?"
Song Zhijing's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "You bandit, you've gone too far!"
Constantly dodging Xie Xiao's attacks, flour and sack fragments flew everywhere, obstructing everyone's vision. Song Zhi stumbled and staggered out of the cabin.
Sun Ergou arrived with more than a dozen men. "Sister, are you alright? You just left and the boss came right back. As soon as he heard you went to Rushui, he brought us here immediately."
Li Ruo's head was buzzing. Why did Sun Ergou still come?
Seeing her terrified expression, Sun Ergou flinched, "Sister, you—"
"Shut up and stay here. Don't go anywhere," Li Ruo said as she put on her sleeve dart.
"Oh no, Song Zhijing's archers are coming." It was the voice of the third leader, Xiang Qin.
What the hell are you doing here, Third Master?!
Li Ruo's heart pounded wildly as she rushed out after Xie Xiao.
Song Zhijing retreated behind the archers, his expression ferocious: "Kill them all! Kill them all!"
Although Song Zhijing's archers were exhausted, they should not be underestimated. Just as a scene from the book was about to unfold, the archers suddenly released arrows while the third leader was fighting with the soldiers. The third leader could not protect both sides and was about to be shot to death. Sun Ergou rushed over to save his brother and sacrificed himself.
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