Chapter 491 A Powerful Alliance (Second Update)
The arrow was extremely powerful and made a loud noise. It was like a devastating blow, and the killing intent instantly filled the entire ice surface!
Gu Chengfeng and Tang Yueshan also noticed the commotion, but they were too busy carrying the stretcher to help immediately.
"Watch out!" Gu Chengfeng shouted, moving towards Gu Jiao and trying to shield her from the arrow with his back.
Gu Jiao blocked the person behind her, and with a backhand grab, she caught the cold, knife-like arrow with her left hand. Then she turned around and shot the arrow fiercely towards the opposite bank!
A soldier's scream echoed through the night.
Gu Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief; he had broken out in a cold sweat just now.
Tang Yueshan glanced at Gu Jiao with a complicated expression.
As a seasoned general, he could naturally tell that Gu Jiao did not possess the skill of light footwork, nor was her martial arts prowess exceptional. However, her reactions, her temperament, and even the swiftness and decisiveness of her attacks surpassed those of countless men in the world.
Did the Gu family really switch her with someone else at birth? Or were they secretly raising her as a secret weapon in the countryside?
The thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before he rejected it.
If the Gu family wants to secretly cultivate someone, it's Gu Chengfeng. After all, Gu Chengfeng is a promising talent. Why would they cultivate a mere maid? Gu Chao knows his personality too well; he would never favor a mere maid.
On the opposite bank of the river stood the remnants of the previous dynasty who had come in pursuit.
Leading the group was a man riding a white horse, wearing a silver fox cloak and gloves. His features were not very clear in the darkness, but he sat upright and exuded an aura of nobility and elegance.
"Who is that?" Gu Chengfeng asked.
Tang Yueshan's expression darkened: "The Prince Consort."
Gu Chengfeng suddenly realized, "Oh, it's that former royal family member. No wonder he looks so respectable."
They looked at the other side of the river, and the people on the other side looked at them. The man was like a god of the night, scrutinizing them as if they were rabbits fleeing in a hunting ground.
Gu Jiao grabbed the red-tasseled spear, coldly pulled off the strip of cloth from it, and stood in front of the three of them, looking at the opposite bank with a sharp killing intent: "You go first."
"Let's go!" Tang Yueshan decided immediately!
Gu Chengfeng actually understood that it was inappropriate for either him or Tang Yueshan to stay.
He didn't trust Tang Yueshan to begin with, and who knew what would happen if he left Tang Yueshan here; as for letting Tang Yueshan go with Gu Jiao, he was even more worried. Tang Yueshan's martial arts skills were very high. If he found out that he wasn't poisoned and had just been fooled by Gu Jiao, then Gu Jiao would be in danger.
Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth and, together with Tang Yueshan, carried the stretcher ashore quickly, disappearing into the boundless night.
The silver-foxed man on the opposite bank stared intently at Gu Jiao, his gaze lingering on her red-tasseled spear for a moment. Perhaps he recognized something, for he hesitated for a while, but not for long.
He raised his hand and pressed his fingertips down.
Gu Jiao seemed to hear him say, "Attack."
A hundred soldiers stepped onto the ice, brandishing their longswords, and charged towards Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao didn't rush to make a move. Instead, she took a pair of pre-made ice skates from her small basket and tied them to her feet.
No one understood what she was doing, and no one cared. For a hundred of them, killing one person would be more than enough.
Moreover, they were soldiers from the border region, and their shoes had anti-slip soles, allowing them to walk freely on the ice.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Jiao's move left them dumbfounded!
They could at most walk steadily on the ice, but this masked kid was running on the ice... no, he was flying!
Gu Jiao was too fast. Wearing ice skates, she was like a night hawk with its wings spread, and no one could catch her movements.
She wielded her spear, each strike a deadly blow. One after another, the soldiers of the previous dynasty fell. In the blink of an eye, nearly half of them had been lost.
"grown ups!"
One of his trusted men looked at the silver-foxed man with shock and worry.
The silver-foxed man didn't speak, but stared intently at Gu Jiao, who was fighting a bloody battle. Her red-tasseled spear was stained with blood, and her body was covered in blood, but not a single drop was her own.
The silver-foxed man slowly removed his gloves and handed his fair, slender hand to his subordinate.
The subordinate understood and presented a large bow with both hands.
The silver-foxed man drew his bow with his right hand and took three arrows from the quiver hanging on his saddle with his left. He fired all three arrows at once, aiming them fiercely at Gu Jiao!
His three arrows almost blocked all of the opponent's escape routes. No matter how the opponent dodged, he would hit at least one of them. If he was unlucky, all three arrows would hit!
The soldiers on the ice seemed to have figured out their master's move and rushed over to block Gu Jiao at all costs.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
On the other side of the riverbank, three more arrows shot towards him, each one striking the silver fox man's arrow and splitting it in two, still with considerable force.
The silver-foxed man grabbed the shield from his trusted subordinate and blocked the arrows that were being shot at him.
All three arrows appeared to be heading straight for him, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that only one arrow struck the shield, while the other two arrows had clearly hit two of his trusted men.
The two collapsed on the spot in the snow!
The silver-foxed man's gaze passed over the ice and looked towards Tang Yueshan, who was returning with a bow and arrow.
Tang Yueshan didn't cross the river. Instead, he found a high vantage point on a big tree, aimed at the blind spot that Gu Jiao couldn't cover, and shot one when one came, and shot two when two came!
The Tang family's greatest strength lies in its archers, and as the head of the Tang family, Tang Yueshan's archery skills are naturally unmatched.
Gu Jiao knew that Tang Yueshan had returned, so when the silver fox man attacked her, she did not hesitate to turn her back to Tang Yueshan.
To be honest, Tang Yueshan was surprised by this trust.
Isn't she afraid that she won't make it in time or that she'll make a mistake?
Gu Jiao became increasingly unrestrained in her fighting. She moved very fast on the ice, and if it were an ordinary archer, they probably wouldn't be able to keep up with her speed.
However, Tang Yueshan followed.
Gu Jiao pierced through a soldier with a spear, and two more soldiers followed closely behind her. She didn't even lift her eyelids and charged forward. Tang Yueshan shot both of them away with an arrow!
If Gu Jiao is a spear that charges forward bravely, then Tang Yueshan is a shield that protects her back.
The two worked together seamlessly; even with his own son, Tang Ming, Tang Yueshan did not have such tacit understanding.
Tang Ming was an extremely outstanding soldier, but he never dared to entrust his back to anyone wholeheartedly.
He only trusted himself, so he hesitated to fight.
It is said that like father, like son, they fight side by side. In fact, if it weren't for Gu Jiao, Tang Yueshan would have been quite satisfied with his cooperation with Tang Ming.
However, after the fight, Tang Yueshan finally saw what true teamwork really meant.
Wherever Gu Jiao charged, Tang Yueshan's arrows followed.
Wherever Gu Jiao retreated, Tang Yueshan's arrows protected her path back.
There were only two of them, yet they fought with the ferocity of a thousand troops!
The silver-foxed man narrowed his eyes slightly.
Just as Tang Yueshan drew his bow again to shoot down the obstacle behind Gu Jiao, the silver-foxed man aimed at Tang Yueshan's leg and swiftly fired an arrow!
If Tang Yueshan protects himself, he cannot protect Gu Jiao.
Between two people, one of them has to get hurt.
Tang Yueshan gritted his teeth and shot towards Gu Jiao's side!
With a soft thud, the sharp blade pierced his body, and a sharp pain shot through his thigh. Tang Yueshan let out a muffled groan and fell from the tree.
Gu Jiao frowned, kicked aside the last soldier, grabbed the red-tasseled spear in her hand, and sped across the ice.
She moved like a black lightning bolt, and with a whoosh, her red-tasseled spear pierced through the silver fox man's cloak, grazing his strong waist and abdomen!
"grown ups!"
A soldier shouted!
The silver fox man's belt broke. He clutched his waist and abdomen, then leaped off his horse with a light touch of his toes.
Gu Jiao held the red-tasseled spear and looked up at the silver-foxed man who had retreated into the air.
The silver-foxed man also looked at Gu Jiao.
In that instant, he saw endless coldness and bloodthirsty killing intent in the boy's eyes.
The boy clutched the belt that had fallen from his body, looking up at him with a contemptuous gaze that seemed to be directed at him.
The boy seemed to be speaking indifferently.
Next time, it won't be your belt, it will be your life.
The silver-foxed man left, but his small army remained there forever.
Gu Jiao went to the other side of the river, took off her ice skates, and put them back in her basket.
An arrow was lodged in Tang Yueshan's left thigh, piercing through his entire leg.
Gu Jiao placed the red-tasseled spear and the small basket on the ground to the side, knelt down on one knee, and said to Tang Yueshan, "Bear with it."
Tang Yueshan's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Gu Jiao drew her dagger, cut off the arrowhead, and pulled the arrow out from the other end!
Blood splattered everywhere!
She quickly used gauze to plug the two bloody holes in Tang Yueshan's leg.
“It’s no use,” Tang Yueshan said, his lips pale. “It was a rusty arrow. Girl, I regret it. If I had known… I wouldn’t have saved you.”
Tang Yueshan was a man who had experienced countless battles, and he knew that once such a rusty weapon injured someone, it could never be healed.
The prince consort did it on purpose.
He wants to take his or Gu Jiao's life!
Gu Jiao calmly took out a vial of injection from her small medicine box.
Tang Yueshan looked at the thick, long needle and his heart skipped a beat: "What are you doing!"
Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and said, "Get a shot, for tetanus."
Tang Yueshan couldn't understand what she was saying, but Gu Jiao's actions of holding up the needle and pulling down his pants inexplicably made him panic!
"You brat! I saved you! And you still prick me with a needle! Are you even human?! You—owh—"
Tang Yueshan felt a cold, painful sensation on his buttocks. The usually stoic Marshal Tang, who never shed a tear, bit his finger and cried!
(End of this chapter)
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