sbdcsierra Chapter 162 Attack on the Official Road
Chapter 162 Attack on the Official Road
As evening fell, Prince Yu lifted the curtain of Xiao Han's tent and poked his head in. "Seventh brother, have you finished dealing with things? Let's go back together!"
Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Han looked up at Prince Yu at the entrance of the tent and said, "Alright, wait for me a moment. I'll tidy up the documents first."
After leaving the military camp, Xiao Han, Prince Yu, and their respective guards rode on horseback along the official road back to the city.
Just as the group was riding their horses at full speed along the official road, a thick rope was suddenly pulled up from the ground and taut.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of a horse's hooves neighing rang out.
Upon closer inspection, a thick rope was swaying across the middle of the official road, and the horse of Qing Tong, who was leading the way, was tripped by the rope blocking the road.
As a result, Qing Tong was thrown off his horse and lunged forward. In his haste, he performed a backflip and landed steadily on the open ground in front of him.
"Whoa... everyone be careful!" Prince Yu shouted loudly as he ran behind Bronze.
Then, just as his horse was about to trip over the reins, he tightened the reins and turned the horse around.
Faced with the sudden situation, everyone quickly pulled on their reins and stopped: "Whoa..."
Before they could figure out what was happening, a group of men in black armed with weapons leaped out from the bushes on both sides of the road and slashed at Xiao Han and the others with their swords and knives.
"Assassins! Protect the two princes!" the guard shouted hastily upon seeing the situation.
Upon seeing this, everyone drew their swords, and the two sides instantly clashed and began to fight.
The horse was startled by the sudden appearance of so many men in black.
Xiao Han held the reins with his left hand to steady the horse, while his right hand gripped a sharp sword to fend off the men in black attacking from both sides.
For a moment, the sounds of clashing weapons and the frightened neighing of horses echoed along the official road.
The men in black kept leaping out of the bushes on both sides. There were only six of them, and it was obviously difficult for them to deal with so many enemies at the same time.
By this time, they were already some distance from the military camp. Seeing that the situation was not good, Qingying took advantage of a gap in the defense and, under the cover of Qing Tong, took out a signal flare and fired it into the sky.
A pink flare shot rapidly into the sky. Now, all we can do is hope that the military personnel will see it and come to our aid quickly.
Among the group of men in black was a tall man dressed in black, completely covered from head to toe, with only his sharp eyes showing.
His eyes, filled with a cold, sharp light, were fixed on Xiao Han.
He held a sharp longsword in his hand. He charged forward aggressively, quickly overtaking the many men in black, and ran towards Xiao Han. Then he leaped up and swung his longsword straight at Xiao Han on horseback.
Xiao Han reacted quickly, blocking the attack with his sword.
The force was so great that the horse let out a long, painful neigh and nearly lost its balance. It staggered a few steps before moving to the side.
Taking advantage of this, Xiao Han forcefully shook him away, and the man retreated after being shaken away.
Xiao Han immediately leaped off his horse, stepping on the head of one of the men in black as he descended, and in the process, he swung his sword and killed two more men in black who were attacking him.
After regaining his footing, the man swung his knife at Xiao Han again, launching a fierce attack.
Each sword strike carried immense power as the two clashed and fought fiercely.
Throughout the intense confrontation with Xiao Han, the man in black kept staring at him with a gaze full of resentment.
At the same time, he kept shouting, "I'm going to kill you, kill you! Today is your death day! Prepare to die! Ahh..."
Judging from his almost frenzied demeanor, he seemed to want to tear Xiao Han to pieces and shred him into countless fragments before he would be satisfied.
During the fight with the enemy, Xiao Han discovered that the moves used by these men in black were extremely similar to the martial arts of the group that had come to the Prince's Mansion to rescue Danzhu.
At that moment, Xiao Han knew that these men in black who had suddenly appeared were after him.
Through their brief exchange, he discovered that these men in black were all highly skilled in martial arts and well-trained.
Faced with numerous formidable enemies, Xiao Han dared not be careless in the slightest, and every move he made was a deadly attack.
While fighting the man, he also had to guard against other men in black who might suddenly attack.
At the same time, Qingying and Qingtong also discovered this after fighting the man in black.
They couldn't help but wonder if these people had come to avenge the Miao holy maiden.
Before long, Qingsong and Qingshan, who were responsible for providing covert protection, arrived in time and joined the melee...
Qingshan and Qingsong rushed to Xiao Han's side to help him defend against the enemies around him who wanted to launch a sneak attack.
The men in black lay in ambush far from the military camp and far from the city, intending to isolate them and prevent them from receiving reinforcements in a short time.
The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, with most of the opponents wielding sharp longswords.
They used their numerical advantage to split up and attack, with two or three people ganging up on one person.
The black-clad man attacking Xiao Han intensified his attacks, each strike imbued with immense resentment, striving to kill him in one blow.
Faced with the man's fierce attack, Xiao Han remained unusually calm and showed no intention of backing down.
Each time, he managed to dodge the man's fatal blow, and his counterattacks were equally fierce and domineering.
He swung his longsword and thrust it swiftly at the man, aiming straight for his vital points, but the man blocked the attack with his agility and the advantage of his longsword.
After a fierce battle, Xiao Han seized an opening in the black-clad man's defenses and slashed him with his longsword, wounding him.
After being injured, the man took a few steps back, covered his injured abdomen with his hand, and looked down at his blood-stained palm.
His eyes suddenly turned even colder than before, and he became increasingly frantic, shouting and yelling.
He continued to swing his long sword at Xiao Han, his attacks completely haphazard and chaotic.
Swords clashed repeatedly in the battle, sparks flying and the crisp sound of metal colliding echoing continuously.
Just then, one of Prince Yu's guards and Qingying were both wounded by the chaotic sword attacks.
Fortunately, the wound was not deep and did not prevent him from continuing to fight.
Not long after, Qingying and the guard began to feel dizzy.
Qingying sensed something was wrong. He shook his head and became a little more awake.
After he dealt with a man in black who had attacked him from behind, he shouted to the group, "Their swords are poisoned. Be careful, everyone, don't get hurt."
Upon hearing his words, everyone immediately became more vigilant and extra careful during the battle.
Qing Tong rushed to Qing Ying's side, threw him a bottle of antidote pills, and then covered for him to take the antidote pills.
Those were antidote pills made by Long Chuqing; they could neutralize most of the toxins.
After Qingying took the antidote pill, she gave it to another injured guard.
As time went on, the fighting between the two sides became increasingly fierce.
All eight of them were skilled in martial arts, and they could have handled the overwhelming number of assassins. However, they hadn't expected that the assassins had also ambushed them on the mountain with a group of archers.
Just as the two sides were engaged in fierce fighting, a clear whistle rang out, and the group of men in black retreated upon receiving the signal.
"Oh no, everyone be careful!" Prince Yu shouted.
Immediately afterwards, a series of sharp arrows shot out from the bushes on both sides, heading towards Xiao Han and the others.
They huddled together urgently, brandishing their swords to defend themselves...