The bandits gathered in Tiger Mountain, and the tiger's mouth was in front of them. It was a road leading to Rongcheng. The elusive bandits could always avoid the soldiers of Rongcheng and rob some property. There were more people there, so Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang could not force their way in, so they came to Tiger Mountain.

There are dense trees here, which is very easy to hide. But according to Rongcheng's experience in suppressing bandits, there is a pit every five steps and an arrow formation every ten steps.

Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang tied up their horses in a remote place, put on their quivers, and came down the mountain. Two hundred meters away, there was a thatched pavilion with five people sitting inside, eating meat and playing cards. This was the beginning of their leisurely life today, and also the end of their life!

“It’s a bit far!”

Shu Shuang tried to aim and determined that it was difficult to hit the target at this distance. But Xia Xiao thought of a way. He took off the quiver on his back, leaving only one on his waist. Then he stood up, swung it twice, and threw it towards the pavilion.

At the same time, Shu Shuang moved forward more than ten meters.

The quiver fell to the ground, still a hundred meters away from the pavilion, but the bandits were very vigilant and immediately became cautious.

"What?"

“How can I see that?”

"Hold your shields, this is probably another trick of Rongcheng!"

The five men, armed with weapons, moved forward together and surrounded themselves. They moved slowly, having been bandits for so many years, they were familiar with these tricks.

Five shields pointed in five directions, covering them tightly, but they felt strange when they saw the quiver. But the next moment, the white and tender fingers like peeling onion roots pulled the trigger, and an arrow suddenly pierced through the shield and hit a man in the chest.

"here you go!"

Seeing Shu Shuang act so skillfully, Xia Xiao stood up and rushed forward.

The bandits lost their position, and without a shield, they immediately had an opening. As they looked towards Shu Shuang, Xia Xiao shot three arrows in a row.

The arrow, full of vitality, flew out, its speed and sharpness greatly enhanced. It pierced through the shield and pierced the face of the man behind it.

All three arrows hit the bandit, and only one of the five people who had gathered together a second ago was left. But this time Xia Xiao did not take action, but just held the crossbow in reverse to block the arrows, and then rushed in front of the man.

Three of the four people around him died immediately, and the one who was stabbed in the face screamed and fainted soon after. The man in front of Xia Xiao was so scared that he sat on the ground and backed away.

"Don't move!"

The crossbow hit the man's chest, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Immediately, Xia Xiao picked up the shield on the ground.

bite!

As the arrows fell, Xia Xiao was very alert. According to the arrows shot from different directions before, there were at least two more people. There was a reason why the bandits in Hushan Village could exist for so long. They were not stupid enough to gather all the people on guard together. But the two people holding crossbows were quickly found by Shu Shuang and then shot.

When the sound of metal collision disappeared, Xia Xiao threw away the shield in his hand and looked in the direction of Shu Shuang. It was worthy of her!

Putting on the quiver again, Xia Xiao pulled out three arrows and shouted to the man:

"lead the way!"

Although there is a map and a way to go up the mountain, the traps inside are not marked anywhere, so it is safe to have someone with you.

The man held his chest and staggered to his feet.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

"lead the way!"

Xia Xiao roared again, and when he saw the crossbow on his waist, he said:

"Send a signal smoke signal!"

The man was stunned, unbelievable, but Xia Xiao didn't want to repeat it. He glanced at Xia Xiao, a little surprised, how could it still be a baby? But seeing the latter's eyes, the man did not dare to hesitate, suddenly picked up the crossbow at his waist, and shot a paper bag into the sky.

Suddenly, a wisp of red smoke drifted away, forming an extremely obvious signal in the sky.

Seeing this, Xia Xiao waved in Shu Shuang's direction and moved forward together.

For safety reasons, they kept a distance of fifty meters so that the enemy's firepower could not completely cover them. As long as there was a slight chance of counterattack, no matter how many people were on the opposite side, they would win!

As for setting off signal smoke, it was also part of the plan. Father and elder brother had told Xia Xiao that if they attacked the enemy, they could deliberately spread the news of the attack while they were still some distance away from them. In this way, the enemy would not dare to send more troops without knowing our strength, so they could ambush in one place and then eliminate some of the enemies, thus reducing the burden for the subsequent battles.

At this time, when the bandits' lair saw the signal smoke, someone immediately ran into the village to report.

"Boss, there's smoke rising from the back hills!"

There were many people sitting in the village. The leader was extremely fierce, with scars on his face that were somewhat scary. He was the leader of the Tiger Mountain Village, Liu Yidao. At this time, he cursed and scolded:

"It must be those bastards from Rongcheng again!"

"Brother, since the signal fire can be released, let's send some people to take a look. I don't think there will be any major problems!"

The man on Liu Yidao's right had a crooked mouth. Just as he finished speaking, the one-eyed man on his left said:

"I guess there will be some movement in Hukou soon."

"Don't worry, there are too many people in Tiger's Mouth. If there is no movement, don't scare yourself. Just do as the second brother said and go check behind first!"

Liu Yidao's voice was rough, and his men heard it and immediately ran out of the door. He looked at his back with a crooked mouth and asked:

"Brother, Rongcheng has the experience from last time, I'm afraid we're in greater danger this time."

Before Liu Yidao could speak, One-Eye said:

"Second brother, don't always let others' prestige ruin your own ambition. The three of us are together. Except for the strong ones in the realm of honor, who can do anything to us? Although Rongcheng has some capable people, they have nothing to do with us. There is no need for them to come and fight us to the death."

"Third brother, you are too careless. Some things are not as simple as you think..."

"alright!"

Liu Yidao waved his hand and both of them shut up.

"Calm down for a while, let's eat!"

After biting a piece of meat, Liu Yidao's breathing became heavy, like a giant beast. No matter who comes, as long as he dares to step into the tiger mountain, he will make the other party die miserably!

Behind Hushan Village, more than thirty people rushed forward with swords, shields and crossbows.

"Run faster!"

Although there were many traps in the back mountain, there were only seven people guarding it, so they had to hurry up to get support. As soon as they reached the middle of the mountain, they saw something strange. The leader was a man with tattoos on his face. He was cunning and clever by nature. He felt something was wrong and asked everyone to stop.

"If there's any movement, hide!"

Hiding behind the tree, Xia Xiao and a man appeared in the captain's field of vision. The man stood in front of Xia Xiao and led the way for him.

"We've passed the trap area. Just keep going up and you'll arrive!"

"I didn't ask you to stop!"

Xia Xiao's cold voice made the man dare not look back, and he could only keep walking forward. The arrows behind him exuded cold air and could take his life at any time.

Xia Xiao's eyes were sharp. These bandits were cunning guys. Who knows what they will do next. When he passed the trap area before, the bandit in front of him suddenly bent down, dodged two bayonets shot from the air, and went straight towards Xia Xiao. Although he successfully dodged, the man's cunning was also revealed. You can't be soft-hearted when dealing with them.

There was something wrong with the bushes a hundred meters ahead, Xia Xiao noticed it and felt bad. The bandits were moving too fast. Logically, he and Shu Shuang should be prepared for an ambush to maximize the effect of the previous smoke signals, but they arrived just after passing the trap area!

"Keep going, don't stop!"

The man walked timidly with his hands raised high, while Xia Xiao hid behind a tree and touched the ground with his left hand. When he closed his eyes, a green world appeared in front of him. He felt that there were people in the bushes, behind the stones, and on the branches!

Xia Xiao liked this method of perception that consumed less energy. When he opened his eyes, he looked to the left. There, Shu Shuang was hiding in the bushes, making full preparations for battle.

Shu Shuang was waiting for his signal, and Xia Xiao's first arrow would be the target of her arrow. In such a place, only Xia Xiao could detect the opponent by using the power of the wood element.

The recoil of the crossbow was not small, and an arrow was immediately shot out, piercing the back of the man leading the way. Then Xia Xiao changed his position and shot an arrow towards a bush.

laugh--

A stream of blood splattered, Shu Shuang raised the crossbow and started shooting.

The quiver was a bit heavy, so Xia Xiao, like before, threw a full quiver a hundred meters away with Shu Shuang's support.

The team leader looked at the quiver and pulled it to his side while shouting.

"Archers! Go! Go!"

"What the hell is this?"

The captain had never seen it before, but the person next to him was bleeding profusely after being shot, so he decided to give it a try. He loaded the arrow and pulled the trigger, and the arrow flew less than two meters before falling.

The team leader saw this, cursed a few words, and joined the shooting. The two sides were a hundred meters apart, and arrows were flying back and forth continuously.

"Shu Shuang!"

In terms of firepower, even if Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang exchanged arrows faster, they were still no match for the enemy's more than 30 people. So within a few minutes, they were suppressed by the firepower.

Shu Shuang hid under a small slope and was not in danger for the time being, but the bushes above her head had been blown into pieces by arrows. There were arrows all around, and the big tree behind Xia Xiao was almost pierced by a nail.

Arrows flew through the wind, making rustling sounds!

We must seize the initiative. Xia Xiao knew that if we were suppressed, we would only lose. We must get close! With the current firepower of the bandits, it is impossible to rush over directly. We must find a way. Xia Xiao raised his head and grinned when he saw the thick branches of the tree.

Although it's a bit crazy, the tactic is to catch the opponent by surprise!

"Shu Shuang!"

Amid the sound of arrows, Xia Xiao called out Shu Shuang's name, then pulled out a dagger and nailed it to the tree.

Seeing the position of the dagger, and then watching Xia Xiao squatting sideways with his hands clasped together, Shu Shuang immediately understood what he meant.

“Here it comes!”

After Shu Shuang finished speaking, she held the crossbow in reverse, used it as a shield, blocked several arrows and ran to Xia Xiao's side. Her light body was carried by the wind, and she stepped on Xia Xiao's hands when she jumped up!

"rise!"

Xia Xiao roared, exerted force with both arms, and made Shu Shuang fly up the tree trunk. Because of the heavy equipment, Shu Shuang did not touch the tree trunk, so after landing, he tapped the dagger with his feet and rushed up again.

Holding the branch with one hand, Shu Shuang swung his body and then stood on it. He grasped the balance in an instant and pulled the trigger in the next moment. Shu Shuang was extremely fast. Arrows flew out immediately, and people fell down every time.

The branch happened to be on the right side, and the trunk could block attacks from the left side, so Shu Shuang was relatively safe, high above and difficult to be locked onto.

"Leave it to you!"

Xia Xiao exhaled, gritted his teeth, turned around and rushed out. If Shu Shuang was responsible for long-range support, he would have to take on close combat. Otherwise, with the enemy's manpower, they would suffer a great loss while approaching with firepower coverage!