Chapter 339 What a coincidence, and I don’t like coincidences
The dozen or so people who fled here instantly set off a huge explosion. Ling Chu and Song Liu tiptoed and quickly moved towards Xu Yu.
In the midst of the chaos, the scholar who had just barely stood up from the ground shouted in fear: "Get out of the way!"
"Get out of the way!"
"The bandits are catching up!"
"kill!"
"No one here today can be spared!"
With the terrifying roars of the pursuing bandits, the dozen or so people who were already in a panic became like ants on a hot pan.
Xu Yu's eyes narrowed suddenly and he drew his sword to cut off the arrow that was hurtling towards him. He bent his index finger and put it to his lips, and quickly whistled with a special tone.
The whistle sounded far away, and Xu Yu slashed with his sword, knocking down the man who had rushed to the carriage and tried to untie the reins. He said in a hurried voice: "Zhizhi, give me your hand!"
Sang Zhixia, who had been obediently hiding in the crack, decisively reached out and grabbed Xu Yu's wrist. The moment Xu Yu pulled her out, she cried out incoherently, "Ling Chu, be careful!"
The scimitar cut through the wind without making any sound. A bandit who had circled behind Ling Chu at some point had his pupils widened, and his hands, which had been holding the sword high, dropped limply.
A whistle echoed from the woods beside the mountain path. Xu Yu covered Sang Zhixia's eyes with his palm, kicked the nearest person away, and shouted sternly: "Retreat!"
Song Liu and Ling Chu, who were resisting in the front, retreated tacitly.
In the dense forest on the mountain road, which was completely shrouded in darkness and nothing could be seen clearly, a flash of cold light appeared, and the next second, a silent crossbow arrow broke through the air.
The crossbow arrows were shot accurately without missing a single target. The vicious bandits on horseback and on the ground were crawling on the ground in extreme fear. When the crossbow arrows brought out a series of blood flowers, they were frightened out of their voices and had no time to resist, but just ran away with their heads in their hands.
Xu Yu held Sang Zhixia's waist tightly and put her into the car: "Zhizhi, get in the car and lie down. I..."
"careful!"
A terrified cry was heard, and Xu Yu felt a strong force hitting his waist. He reflexively held Sang Zhixia tightly in his arms and rolled to the ground. At the same time, he heard a dull sound of an arrow piercing through his flesh.
Xu Yu turned around in shock and saw that the scholar had been shot through the shoulder by an arrow and had fallen to the ground with a deathly pale face where he had just stood.
The arrow was fired by the bandits in the chaos.
Xu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and a cold frost filled his eyes: "Leave no one behind!"
The whistle sounded again quickly, and crossbow arrows shot out from the forest and fell like rain.
The bandits who had been charging forward with such force gradually fell silent. Those who had managed to survive this round of fighting gasped in fear, and looked at Xu Yu as if they were looking at an evil ghost that had fallen into the human world.
A pungent and strong smell of blood rushed over. In the mess on the ground, Xu Yu silently pulled up his cloak and wrapped Sang Zhixia tightly in his arms.
Xu Yu lowered his head and whispered in Sang Zhixia's ear, "Zhizhi, you get in the car first."
Sang Zhixia knew that she could not help at this time, so she pinched Xu Yu's fingers, entered the carriage, and silently lowered the curtain that had been lifted at some point.
The ground was covered with blood and corpses were scattered everywhere.
Xu Yu's ambiguous gaze swept over the surviving people present, his tone cold and without any fluctuation: "If you don't want to die now, go move the stone blocking the road."
"If you want to die, I can grant your wish."
The survivors burst out with a huge desire to survive at this time. As soon as Xu Yu finished speaking, he crawled over to move the stones.
The huge rocks that were piled up artificially and blocked the road were slowly pried away. Song Liu whistled to signal the people lurking in the woods to stop temporarily, and quickly ran to Xu Yu's side.
Xu Yu looked at the scholar lying on the ground with an expressionless face.
Song Liu squatted down and placed his fingers on the side of the scholar's neck, saying softly, "Young Master, he's still alive."
The arrow to the shoulder seemed dangerous, but in fact it did not hit any vital part.
As long as Xu Yu asked for help, this person could still survive.
Song Liu and Ling Chu stood quietly without saying a word. The scene of the scholar pushing him away to block the arrow flashed repeatedly in Xu Yu's mind, and there was an indescribable amusement in his eyes.
"Did you see clearly which direction that arrow came from just now?"
Song Liu and Ling Chu's faces showed a trace of self-blame. They lowered their heads in shame and said, "No, please forgive me, young master."
"What's so sinful about that?"
The tip of Xu Yu's blood-stained knife slid across the scholar's pale face without a trace, and he sneered in an ambiguous tone, "I didn't see it clearly either."
"But it doesn't look like something this ragtag bunch of people could afford to do. It's quite surprising."
This group of bandits has nothing to do with the masters. They just rely on their numbers and power to do evil. It's okay for them to rob and bully some passers-by, but they are no match for the real masters.
But the arrow that was flying towards him and was blocked by this weak scholar was different.
This arrow doesn't seem like something that a loser like this could shoot.
Is today's bandit disaster really a coincidence?
Xu Yu coldly watched as the blood dripped from the tip of the knife and landed on the unconscious scholar's face. He slowly withdrew his hand and said, "Without disguise and unknown origin, this is a rare item."
"Take him away and don't let him die like this. Find a clinic in the town ahead and dump him there."
After all, he was the one who pretended to help me block the arrow.
Not letting this man die in the wilderness was the greatest mercy Xu Yu could offer.
Song Liu quickly carried the scholar away, pinched his chin open and stuffed a white flower pill to stop the bleeding, then roughly hung the man horizontally on the horse's back.
The horse was frightened and kept growling. Xu Yu patted the horse's head randomly and jumped onto the carriage.
In the carriage, Sang Zhixia was holding a small medicine box and looked up nervously. When she saw Xu Yu coming in, she was pushed to sit next to him.
"Are you hurt? Are you feeling any discomfort? You..."
"I'm fine."
Xu Yu held Sang Zhixia's cold hand, rubbed it against the side of his cheek, and said in a slow voice, "It didn't even scratch the skin. If you don't believe me, I'll take it off and show you."
"As long as any part of my skin is broken, you can settle the score with me however you want."
Sang Zhixia pinched Xu Yu's arm anxiously and angrily.
"You're not talking nonsense all day, are you asking for a beating? I'm telling you something serious!"
"I'm serious about this."
Xu Yu opened his arms and hugged Sang Zhixia, carefully observing her expression and whispered, "Are you scared? Are you afraid?"
Sang Zhixia suddenly came back to her senses from the extreme tension, and felt a chill spreading from her fingertips to her heart.
But apart from the lingering anger, there was no fear at all.
Sang Zhixia looked up at Xu Yu's chin and shook her head: "I'm not afraid."
Xu Yu nuzzled her forehead affectionately and asked teasingly, "Really?"
"Are you really not afraid?"
Sang Zhixia rubbed her forehead against Xu Yu's shoulder in frustration. She opened her mouth and bit the flesh on Xu Yu's shoulder, slowly grinding her teeth and mumbling, "You were covering my eyes the whole time. You didn't see anything."
"Besides, these are evil people who robbed people of their wealth and killed them. They deserve to die. What's there to be afraid of?"
Those who kill will eventually pay the price of their greed with their own life.
Evil will be punished.
Being exposed in the wilderness is the fate these evil bandits deserve. There is no need to be afraid, only to feel happy.
Xu Yu calmly let go of his worry, holding Sang Zhixia tightly, and put away the murderous intent in his heart, leaving only the gentle and coaxing care in his heart.
Sang Zhixia was amused by his cautiousness. She nestled in Xu Yu's arms, which seemed to contain everything about her. She blinked and whispered, "Do you think there's something wrong with that scholar?"
Xu Yu was indeed domineering and cold, but he was by no means an ungrateful and indifferent person.
Anyone who didn't sense something was wrong would not be so indifferent to someone who spoke up for justice in the chaos and risked his own life to block an arrow for him.
Xu Yu laughed for a moment, lowered his head and gently kissed Sang Zhixia's eyelids, whispering, "It just seems like such a coincidence."
"And I don't like coincidences."
No matter what purpose that person has in mind, he will not tolerate it.
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