Chapter 387 "Kill them! Kill them! Kill them all!"
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What good would it do to kowtow to the Sixth Prince, Bu Zhen, at this moment?
Lu Guang heard the sixth prince behind him roar at the guards beside him, "Kill them! Kill them! Kill them all!"
Li Qiutian stood at the front, staring at the barbarian soldiers opposite him.
She saw the barbarian soldiers running towards them, so she gripped her long sword tightly and ran towards the other side as well.
The clanging sound was the clashing of blades, clearly ringing in Li Qiutian's ears.
It's either you die or I live!
kill!
Only kill!
The first person to die was Xiao Liu, who was trampled underfoot by the Turkic barbarian soldiers. The second person to die was a barbarian soldier whom Li Qiutian beheaded by leaping up with his sword.
When the third person died, Yelü Jiujin, who was hiding far away, suddenly heard the sound of galloping horses coming from afar.
He looked in the direction from which the sound came and saw a group of Turkic soldiers in armor galloping towards them.
"They are patrolmen at the market!"
As Li Qiutian killed the fourth person to die on the scene, the patrolmen's horses arrived nearby.
After a string of Turkic words, Xie Mingyue and the others began to shout in a way they could understand.
Stop!
No fighting!
Otherwise, shoot them!
Even if the man was shouting loud enough, when everyone present was in a frenzy of killing, who cared about what he was saying?
Even if you obediently stop, who can guarantee that the other side will stop too?
"I'll say it again, stop! No fighting! Otherwise, we'll shoot!"
Li Qiutian slashed at the shoulder of the barbarian soldier opposite her, but suddenly she dodged to the side, and an arrow flew past her right arm.
Feeling the pain in her arm, Li Qiutian looked at the archer—it was the patrolman who had shouted the order!
Li Qiutian took a step back because of the arrow, and the barbarian soldiers on the other side seized the opportunity, stepped forward and raised their swords at Li Qiutian.
With a "whoosh," the arrow pierced the barbarian's arm!
Two arrows in quick succession brought the two combatants to a halt.
Finally, the sixth prince, Buzhen, looked at the patrol leader on horseback. After a few moments of eye contact, the sixth prince raised his hand and called for a halt, and the scene came to a complete stop.
The arrival of the patrolmen interrupted the life-or-death fight between the Sixth Prince and Xie Mingyue.
The archer dismounted, looked at the mess, and surveyed the scene. He discovered that there were five dead people on the ground.
Judging from their clothing, two Turkic soldiers and three Han Chinese died.
Later, the patrolmen took away everyone present, including the sixth prince Buzhen, the Mohe barbarian whose forearm had been cut off, and the corpses of all the dead.
In the opposite direction from the market, Li Shiyue was practicing archery.
She knew that on this vast grassland, long-range arrows were the only readily mobile weapon.
In the past, she had always practiced and excelled in close combat, especially hand-to-hand fighting, and she had never lost to Li Shiyue.
After all, it's true that one force can defeat an army.
But thinking about his future plans, Li Shiyue felt that he should take advantage of the opportunity to learn archery.
So today, she learned the basics of archery from Hei Zi by taking advantage of the Turkic people's hunting competition. Thanks to her superhuman senses and immense strength, she learned quite well in just half a day.
It's rare to see a man as tall and strong as Heizi, who can pull a bow with a weight of two stones (about 60 kilograms).
This already makes him a top marksman in the army.
Otherwise, why would Hei Zi be the one who shot and killed the most wolves when Li Shiyue and the others confronted the pack of wolves that night?
No one else has the same fervor as the haters.
But Li Shiyue's strength wouldn't stop at just two stones.
Hei Zi was astonished. When he saw Li Shiyue pull his two-stone bow so easily, he finally realized the immense strength of Li Shiyue!
"I'm afraid the captain can even draw a bow with a weight of three shi (about 90 kilograms)!"
Therefore, for Li Shiyue, participating in this hunting competition hosted by the new Khan was really just for fun.
She knew, of course, that the reason the new Khan held this competition was actually for the sake of the crescent-shaped scimitar from the old Khan that she had shown last night.
Last night she became famous overnight, not only keeping the scimitar with her but also receiving ten celestial horses!
Therefore, this hunting competition is held today!
From the new Khan to the various Turkic princes and other tribal leaders, they must have all inquired about it, and that's how they learned that Li Shiyue was not good at hunting.
Therefore, they deliberately organized this hunting competition for the sake of the old Khan's crescent-shaped scimitar in Li Shiyue's possession.
This hunting competition was held on the grassland where a chilly wind still blew and during a season with few prey.
All he wanted was to get that scimitar from Li Shiyue.
Li Shiyue knew this, and the new Khan and the others also knew that Li Shiyue knew this.
What they didn't know was that Li Shiyue didn't care about this matter at all right now.
She didn't care about the old Khan's crescent-shaped scimitar at all; she deliberately carried it to sow discord among the Turkic princes and tribes.
She wants to stir up their ambitions!
Make them dissatisfied with the third prince who has ascended the throne illegitimately, and force them to either unite or fight each other to the death behind the scenes!
For Andong, the Turks, and indeed this grassland, do not need a united front of barbarians!
What Anton needs is for barbarians to fight each other.
Therefore, Li Shiyue's participation in this competition today is to give face to the new Khan.
She knew she wouldn't get any reward from today's competition, and she didn't care.
But whoever comes in first place today will get the scimitar in her hand!
It doesn't matter who wins.
The important thing is that the trigger has been laid; now it's up to the barbarians to decide how to play it.
At this moment, Li Shiyue wasn't thinking about that matter; instead, she was wholeheartedly practicing her archery skills.
An arrow shot out with a "whoosh," but it missed everything and just stuck in the grass.
"Captain, you still need to find the right spot."
I think the captain should start practicing target practice first.
These moving creatures are difficult to shoot, let alone a wild rabbit that is the same color as the grass.
Li Shiyue spurred his horse forward, bent down and picked up the arrow he had just shot, putting it back into the quiver beside him.
She turned around and looked at Hei Zi: "Okay, then when you have time later, Hei Zi, you can teach me again!"
I'll pay you tuition then!
Hei Zi scratched his head and said to Li Shiyue, "Captain, what did you say? How could I..."
Hei Zi stopped speaking before he could finish.
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