Chapter 62: That’s His Weakness
If they continue like this, they will be surrounded and caught up by the cavalry.
Xin Hongying remained calm and collected. He quickly scanned the dense forest environment, drew the sword hanging on his horse's back, carried a bow and arrow, and rushed towards a dense bamboo forest. He immediately abandoned his horse and fled.
The arrows rained down like rain, but were half blocked by the towering bamboos. The arrow feathers were nailed to the bamboo joints, and the iron tips were embedded in the bamboo holes.
Xin Hongying was very good at Qing Kung Fu. He was agile and kept dodging. The sharp arrow just grazed his shoulder.
The rain of arrows missed the target every time. The assassin leader frowned, tightened the reins and sighed. He raised his black robe, stopped the Arabian horse under his crotch, and shouted, "Chase! Don't let the tyrant escape." He was the first to dismount.
The enemy is getting closer.
Xin Hongying held the sword in his backhand, and with a flash of sword light, he swept his long legs, and the cut bamboo fell towards the assassin, and the fallen leaves fluttered and fell, causing the dust to stir in the light.
The assassin looked up and suddenly stopped, dodging the falling green bamboo, cursing inwardly: "Damn it!"
They quickly pulled the bows in their hands, and with a whoosh, the arrows shot out, stopping them from leaving.
Suddenly, a part of the dense forest became empty, with less cover. Gao Tang had been standing behind Xin Hongying to cover his retreat, and this wave of cold arrows scratched his calf.
He hissed in sudden pain.
Shen Tingyu noticed the wound on his calf, which was a bit deep and blood was flowing down.
The arrow came from the sky, aiming at Xin Hongying's heart with the intention of killing him with one blow.
"Be careful." Shen Tingyu was a little anxious and warned.
Xin Hongying turned around, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his fingers quickly pulled out an arrow from the quiver and shot it along the trajectory of the arrow.
Time became extremely slow. The moment the bamboo leaves fell, the arrows were aimed at each other, and the friction emitted sparks of light, which changed the direction of the arrows and pierced his shoulder. Blood flowed out in an instant, soaking his shoulder.
Xin Hongying groaned, a few drops of cold sweat seeped out, and the blue veins on his forehead suddenly emerged and throbbed.
A familiar rage surged through his body, and he found it increasingly difficult to suppress it. Could it be...
Shen Tingyu was a little worried: “Your Majesty, are you okay?”
Xin Hongying frowned slightly. He knelt on one knee with half of his face hidden. The long sword in his hand was half inserted into the mud to stabilize his body and prevent himself from falling to the ground.
The wound on his shoulder was bleeding. He fumbled with the arrow feathers and broke them off. The bright red blood continued to sting his eyes, like a spring of sweet dew that had long been unleashed, and the more it flowed, the more excited he became...
Gao Tang also came close to him. The wound on his calf did not affect his movements at all. He stood in front of Xin Hongying.
A high-pitched voice belonging to a eunuch asked simply and with concern, "Your Majesty?"
Xin Hongying stood up from the ground, suppressed the murderous anger in his heart, and said coldly: "I'm fine."
Shen Tingyu let out a long sigh, looking terrified. It was a close call, he almost shot through the heart just now...
The last arrow feather has been used up.
However, the arrow shot by Xin Hongying was easily blocked by the assassin leader's sword because the distance was too far.
The assassin had already ambushed the hunting ground, but the original novel's Spring Hunt did not mention this assassination. Could it be another butterfly effect?
Shen Tingyu had a vague sense of unease as if she was out of control, and she was thinking frantically in her mind to see if there was any way she could help.
Looking at the bamboo leaves pierced by arrows, she suddenly remembered the description in the original book that there was a small river nearby and they could escape along the river.
The tyrant can swim and escape in the water, but I don’t know if Eunuch Gao can swim.
She whispered, "Your Majesty, I think there's a small river nearby. If you can swim, you can escape through the river."
Xin Hongying's voice was filled with a hint of anger, but it wasn't directed at her: "Where?"
Show me the way! This...!
Shen Tingyu bit her lip. This was really difficult for her. She could not remember even a few words from the original novel. She could only remember that there was a small river near the bamboo forest, which was considered a good memory.
[Host, the river is heading south, one thousand meters away from here.]
The system kindly stated a specific direction and distance, and Shen Tingyu quickly relayed the news to the tyrant.
With wave after wave of arrows raining down, the assassin had very few arrows left. Xin Hongying had been waiting for this opportunity.
He pressed the bamboo hard with his toes, and with the rebounding momentum of the bamboo, he used his lightness skills to charge into a group of assassins, and with every move of his sword, he took people's lives.
Several of his brothers died in front of him one after another. The assassin leader narrowed his eyes, revealing a ferocious murderous intent. "I didn't expect your martial arts skills to be so good. It's a pity that you will die here today!"
"superior!"
His sleeves fluttered, but the enemy's sword couldn't even touch a corner of his clothes.
The assassin leader noticed that he had been carefully protecting the pouch on his waist. He raised a cruel smile and said coldly: "Attacking the pouch on the tyrant's waist must be his weakness."
Shen Tingyu:!!!
Help! Why are they suddenly attacking her? Did she reveal some flaw? But she's clearly disguised well! Wuuuuuuu… I want to switch bodies!
The blade slashed down and he turned his body slightly.
Xin Hongying narrowed her scarlet eyes slightly, more blood appeared in her eye sockets, and she thought to herself, "Damn it, I've been discovered."
The sharp blade kept approaching and chopping down. Shen Tingyu felt very bitter and wanted to cry now. The blade passed by him every time, but on the contrary, Xin Hongying fell into the inferior position.
The broadsword cut through the cloth and pierced into the flesh, accompanied by an unbearable groan. No matter how high the tyrant's martial arts skills were, once he had a weakness, he would be constrained.
Xin Hongying covered his wound, blood gushing out, and knelt on one knee. He raised his head and growled angrily, his eyes bloodshot. "You really pissed me off!"
Shen Tingyu was shocked. She had never thought that the tyrant would protect her to such an extent. He would rather get hurt himself than let her get hurt at all. He was still protecting her, even using his own... life to protect her.
As if I am very important to him.
In a flash, countless thoughts flashed through her mind, and she had no time to think about the reasons behind them.
Almost at the same time, the sharp blade chopped down at his neck. Although Xin Hongying dodged in time, a long bloody mark was still left on his neck, extending to the side of his ear.
If the transformation pill had not been detrimental to the tyrant even after she used it, she would have used it long ago.
Shen Tingyu's heart tightened, her fingers almost tearing the brocade bag apart. She held back the scream that was about to come out: No!!!
Shen Tingyu's voice was a little choked: "System, do you have any way to help the tyrant? He is injured... and seriously injured! Will he die protecting me... No!!!"
Just thinking about it, she couldn't accept it. He couldn't die!
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