Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 781 The Life-Saving Master! Fleeing Like Foxes and Rats [Thank you! Again I thank you! 13k words owed]

The bandit archer, who was only wearing leather armor, was struck in the chest by a steel mace.

"Splash—"

The archer, in agony, released his bow, clutching his chest and abdomen, and tumbled down the roof tiles.

“Pah.”

The tile fell and hit the ground.

"puff."

The blood-spitting bandit archer tumbled and crashed down not far from Xu Zaijing, along with his steel mace.

The archer was not yet dead. He was coughing up blood and looking at Xu Zaijing and his armor with great confusion.

Xu Zaijing stepped forward, picked up his steel mace, and put it back on the belt at his lower back.

He then crouched down and took the bow and quiver from the bandit archer.

After carefully drawing the bow a few times to test its strength, Xu Zaijing nodded.

Looking at the fallen bandits, Xu Zaijing said calmly, "I suppose if I were in your situation, you wouldn't have let me go either."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing squatted down again and took the waist knife that the archer was hanging on his belt.

"Snapped."

The scabbard struck the archer on the head.

After quickly tidying up his equipment and checking the number of arrows in his quiver, Xu Zaijing, holding a bow and arrow, looked around as he walked outside.

After taking only a few steps, Xu Zaijing swiftly aimed his arrow at the figure on the rooftop.

Only after recognizing the Chai family guard with a puzzled expression and a drawn bow did Xu Zaijing move the arrow away.

The Chai family's backyard was mostly inhabited by women. Even the Chai family guards couldn't get in through the second gate, let alone into Chai Zhengzheng's boudoir. Naturally, they had never seen this armor before.

But the person in armor came out from the backyard and headed towards the dangerous front yard, so they were obviously friends, not enemies.

Before the Chai family guards could react, they saw Xu Zaijing move in the courtyard, and on the roof opposite the Chai family guards, a figure with an arrow stuck in his head disappeared from sight.

Seeing Xu Zaijing about to step into the next courtyard, the Chai family guards hurriedly followed, stepping on the roof ridge.

As the guards of the Chai family reached the roof directly above Xu Zaijing and looked down, they saw dozens of bandits rushing into the courtyard ahead.

The bandits, knowing their target was unarmored, relaxed.

The Chai family's wealth and extravagance are among the best; they're the quickest to arrive and likely grab the most expensive items.

Therefore, this group of people couldn't even maintain the most basic formation, and were just like a bunch of scattered soldiers.

The Chai family guards quickly drew their bows and aimed at the fastest-charging bandit soldier.

Before the guard could even fire his arrow, he discovered that the bandit he was aiming at had already been shot in the neck and was clearly going to die.

The Chai family guard hurriedly prepared to aim at the next target, but before he could change the direction of his arrow, the next target he felt was already rolling on the ground, covering his eyes.

"Armored soldiers!!"

"Armored soldiers ahead!"

"That fellow is a skilled archer!"

In the courtyard, the bandits reacted quickly, shouting warnings.

"Damn it, where did these armored soldiers come from?!"

"Form a line! Form a line!"

"Shield bearers! Crossbowmen, advance! Spearmen, prepare!"

"If that guy doesn't run, he's just waiting to die!"

Amidst the shouts of the bandit officers, the bandits began to change formation.

The crossbowmen following behind had just reached the shield bearers' backs and hadn't even realized where the enemy was when they felt something flash before their eyes.

Screams erupted from all around.

However, Xu Zaijing took advantage of the fact that the opposing side was not yet firmly established, and disregarded the approaching rattan shield bearers, using his bow and arrow to specifically target the crossbowmen in his line of sight.

suddenly,

"Crack!"

Xu Zaijing felt a jolt around his shoulder as the sound of arrowheads colliding and rubbing against armor plates came from behind him.

Some crossbowman on the other side got lucky and almost hit Xu Zaijing.

It was only because Xu Zaijing was wearing armor that he was able to avoid losing an arm from just one crossbow bolt.

After Xu Zaijing cleared the crossbowmen from his sight, he reached for the quiver again, only to find it empty; dozens of arrows had already been fired.

Seeing the rattan shield bearer only two or three steps away from him, Xu Zaijing threw away the bow arm in his hand without saying a word and reached out to draw two steel maces from his waist.

"kill--!"

Several bandits, bracing themselves against the rattan shields in front of them, charged towards Xu Zaijing with all their might.

Although thick armor provides soldiers with high protection, its heavy weight also makes it difficult for fallen soldiers to get up.

The elite bandits naturally understood these things; as long as they could take down the armored soldier in front of them, they had plenty of ways to end his life.

"snort--!"

Xu Zaijing grunted and kicked out.

The bandit at the front was struck as if by a galloping horse, and flew backward at an even greater speed, taking down several bandits behind him in the process.

Before the fleeing bandits could even land, Xu Zaijing smashed them, shield and all, to pieces beside them.

In just one encounter, within a few dozen breaths, the bandits were either dead or wounded.

Especially the rattan shield soldiers at the front, whose tough rattan shields and men slumped to the side, making the enemy soldiers tremble with fear.

The bandits had heard of Xu Zaijing's achievements, and their excitement and fighting spirit just now were also due to Xu Zaijing's lack of armor and the Chai family's vast wealth.

At this time, Xu Zaijing was wearing armor, and anyone who encountered him was either killed or injured, and the deaths were extremely gruesome.

Xu Zaijing's armor and double maces were covered in blood, but his eyes beneath the helmet showed no fear or excitement, only calm and indifference. The bandits felt that the person opposite them wasn't looking at them at all.

In just a short while, Xu Zaijing had completely suppressed the morale of the bandits, and none of them dared to step forward as the first to act.

Thus, a scene unfolded in the courtyard: Xu Zaijing walked forward while the bandits scurried away like foxes and rats.

The Chai family guards who had been standing on the rooftop assisting Xu Zaijing shook their heads in confusion.

The fact that this person could become a guard in the Chai family shows that his martial arts skills are quite remarkable.

But he knew that if he were to face the crowd alone like Xu Zaijing, he would most likely end up being riddled with crossbow bolts.

Thinking about all this, the Chai family guards quickly circled around and caught up with Xu Zaijing as he walked towards the front yard.

When he arrived at the rooftop opposite the second gate, the Chai family guards saw Xu Zaijing putting his double maces back into his belt.

Seeing this, the bandits were eager to try and cautiously moved forward.

When they saw Xu Zaijing twitch and lift his feet, grabbing a spear from the ground and twirling it in his hand, the bandits stopped and continued to retreat.

The Chai family guard sighed with admiration and looked into the distance.

"Watch out! Ballista!"

Hearing the shouts from the Chai family guards on the roof, Xu Zaijing felt a chill, knowing that the bandits had reloaded the crossbows that were still usable at the gate into the ballistae.

As the guards of the Chai family gave the warning, the bandits in front of Xu Zaijing parted to the sides, revealing the ballistae mounted on the carriage in the distance.

Some of the bandits glanced back at the ballista, and when they looked at Xu Zaijing again, their eyes were filled with excitement after the fear.

It seemed as if they would dismember Xu Zaijing if he were seriously injured by the ballista.

"Why isn't that thieving bird moving forward anymore!"

Come on! Come on!

"I'll have my ballistae to deal with you!"

"Shoot him!"

"Buzz—"

Ignoring the shouts of the bandits not far away, Xu Zaijing turned slightly to the side.

"Whoosh!"

The reusable crossbow bolts, launched by lightning, flew past Xu Zaijing at breakneck speed.

"Clang—whoosh—smack!"

The crossbow bolts first struck the stone steps of the Chai family's house, instantly sparking a burst of sparks before spinning wildly into the air.
The spinning arrow flew very high and almost hit the Chai family guards on the roof before landing on it.

The courtyard was completely quiet, except for the rumbling sound of arrow shafts rolling down from the roof.

Seeing this, many of the bandits stared in disbelief and swallowed hard.

"Danglanglang!"

The arrow shaft fell to the ground.

Seeing Xu Zaijing still walking forward, the bandits continued to retreat.

"I imagine the palace guards are on their way! Let's kill him today, and the Chai family still has women and treasures in their backyard for us to enjoy!"

"If we can't kill him, we might as well just wait to die!"

Someone outside the crowd shouted.

These two sentences are very effective.

After a while,
"what--"

Armed bandits charged toward Xu Zaijing, shouting wildly.

"Heh heh." The bandit soldier whose throat had been slashed by a spear threw down his spear and desperately clutched his neck.

In that instant, he deeply regretted being the first to rush forward.

The first to stick his neck out was shot through the throat, and the eager bandits immediately gave up their plans.

suddenly,

Xu Zaijing stopped in his tracks.

The reason was that the double-bow crossbow in his field of vision was aimed at this side after it was cocked again.

"Buzz—"

Upon hearing the ballista bowstring vibrate, some of the bandits, seeing Xu Zaijing standing motionless, assumed he hadn't reacted in time and their eyes lit up with elation.

Then, the soldier felt a few warm drops fall on his face.

The bandit soldier turned his head and saw four of his comrades standing to the side, their faces contorted as they were impaled together by ballistae.

The ballista was extremely powerful; the internal structure of a bolt that had been shot once was already damaged.

After being fired, the reusable crossbow bolt flew through the air, wobbling and veering off course, eventually impaling its own men on its own.

At the entrance of the Chai family's house,
"Shut up!"

Seeing the bandits fleeing from his own gate, Chai Jin, who was leading the reinforcements, reined in his horse and glared at them angrily!

The bandits who escaped first saw Chai Jin and his cavalry and ran south.

Some clever ones knew that two legs couldn't outrun four, so they ran south towards the moat, hoping to escape by water.

"Commander, let's..." a subordinate advised from the side.

"No rush." ​​Chai Jin frowned. "Let's wait until everyone comes out before we talk about it, so they don't get blocked back by us."

After a few breaths,
"what!"

After a scream, a bandit soldier with a spear stuck in his back staggered out.

Seeing Xu Zaijing, covered in blood and looking like a god of death inside the door, Chai Jin breathed a sigh of relief, then waved to the bandits and said, "Kill!"

(End of this chapter)