Thief Emperor

Chapter 7 Hunting!

Armor is the most important strategic material in the era of cold weapons.

It may not be considered illegal for ordinary people to hide cold weapons such as swords, but if they privately hide armor, they will be treated as if they were committing treason!

The punishment can be light, such as exile, or severe, such as beheading.

The reason why it is so strict is that armor is so useful in the era of cold weapons. A set of sophisticated armor can allow an adult holding a weapon to slaughter a group of ordinary people at will.

When Li Yun heard that these government troops were wearing armor, he became interested.

Of course, it was too far-fetched to say that there were more than 30 people in their village who could retain more than 100 armored government soldiers and confiscate their equipment.

But... relying on my familiarity with the terrain of the mountain, it might not be impossible to seize a few sets of armor from him in a sudden attack!
"Bald."

Li Yun called out, and the bald man quickly responded, "Yes, yes."

"Tell the brothers to set traps on all the necessary roads, the same traps used to trap blind bears!"

Village Chief Li paused and continued, "Keep an eye on their movements at all times, but remember one thing, no matter what, do not confront them head-on. If you see them, run away without my order!"

"Women and children in the village, retreat to the caves."

There are more than 30 people in Cangshan Village, referring to more than 30 bandits. In fact, there are some family members left. Although there are not many family members, there are more than 20 people.

The bald man scratched his head and asked, "Village leader, what does wu wu… mean?"

Li Yun glared at him, kicked him on the butt, and cursed: "It's just a woman and a child!"

"Go, go, go!"

Cangshan Village has existed for more than 20 years, so it naturally has other nests. Among them, a cave on the mountain is the most hidden. The village has been able to avoid several disasters of being destroyed thanks to this cave.

It was not until the bald man ran away that Li Yun was suddenly stunned.

He didn't know there was such a cave at first, but now he inexplicably said it out loud, and even the specific location of the cave appeared in his mind...

He rubbed his temple and muttered quietly, "It's getting weirder and weirder. Although I didn't receive his memories, I seem to have received... his... knowledge?"

If it is a memory, then Li Yun is equivalent to reliving Li Mazi's life, and he might even suffer from schizophrenia.

And now... the original body's knowledge is more like being stored in his brain, and when needed, it will naturally jump out.

"Hey…"

Behind Li Yun, a trembling voice sounded: "Are you...are you going to let me go down the mountain?"

Li Yun turned around and saw Miss Xue still leaning against the door frame, looking at Li Yun with cautious eyes.

Village Chief Li looked at her and shook his head, saying, "I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short period of time. I need to get through this hurdle first."

Miss Xue looked pitiful, and said cautiously: "They must be the people my father has sent. If you let me go, they might withdraw..."

Li Yun still shook his head: "If I send you down the mountain at this time, they will never leave. Instead, they will think that I am scared and may beat me more fiercely."

"You can't get down the mountain for the time being."

After saying this, he strode towards his bedroom and said, "Let's talk about it after this matter is over."

After entering the bedroom, Li Yun pushed the bed open with a light push. Under the bed was a thick wooden board that most people could hardly lift. However, Li Yun lifted it up easily with one hand and found a wooden box from the valuables inside.

After sliding the wooden box out, he opened it with one hand and dust flew in his face.

Inside the box was a suit of armor.

The old village chief has treasured the armor for many years.

Li Yun took out the armor and put it on without delay. However, neither he nor the former leader of the Li Village had any experience in wearing armor. It took them a long time to put on the armor.

Fortunately, the original owner of this armor should be quite tall, so it fits him well after wearing it.

After putting on the armor, Li Yun looked down at this absolutely excellent set of armor and moved his body.

No hindrance to movement.

And he was strong enough that it felt almost the same as when he was not wearing any clothes.

"How stupid."

Li Dazhaizhu put on his helmet and murmured, "If you were wearing armor, how could you fall into the hands of those yamen runners? Wearing a weird scholar's shirt..."

After muttering this, he stood up, equipped his sword, and strode out.

When I walked into the yard, Miss Xue was still standing there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

After seeing Li Yun, who was wearing armor, passing by her, Miss Xue suddenly said, "You have studied, right?"

"Bandits don't use the words 'women and children'..."

Li Yun looked back at her, grinned, but did not answer, and strode away.

When they arrived at the village gate, Lao Ba Zhang Hu had been waiting for a while. Seeing Li Yun coming over, he hurried forward and said, "Village leader, the bear traps have all been set out."

"The skinny monkey is keeping an eye on the government troops. They should have someone leading the way. If nothing stops them, they will be able to reach the village in about half a day."

Li Yun nodded silently and said, "Since they are wearing armor, the crossbows in our village are of little use. Tell them not to use the crossbows to alert the enemy." "While there is still half a day left, let the brothers set traps quickly. The more traps the better."

At this point, Li Yun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Huzi, take Erlang with you. Let him carry the bow and arrows. By the way, take the heaviest ox horn bow for me."

"The three of us will go down the mountain now!"

Although Zhang Hu is not very smart, he is almost the best fighter in the village except for Li Yun.

As for Erleng.

He is a fool who still has a runny nose, but he is also a fool who is incredibly accurate at shooting.

Zhang Hu understood what Li Yun said and nodded quickly: "Got it!"

…………

Half an hour later, a group of three people quietly lay down in a dense forest.

Below them was a gorge that was the only way to go up the mountain.

Not far away, a scream was heard.

The honest Erlang wiped his nose, pulled Li Yun's sleeve, and smiled innocently: "Second...Second brother, they stepped on the trap..."

Li Yun turned his head and glanced at him: "How do you know?"

Erlang looked into the distance and said, "I saw it."

Zhang Hu, who was lying on his stomach, chuckled when he heard this: "Second brother, you are not smart, but you have sharp eyes."

"Silence."

Li Yun crouched down and whispered, "Erlang, there will be a lone man passing by here soon. If I tell you to shoot an arrow, you shoot his eyes!"

"Tiger."

Li Yun took a deep breath and continued, "I will shoot arrows with Erlang. After we shoot, if Erlang doesn't move, we will go out and deal with the others!"

Although Erlang's shooting was very accurate, his strength was not very great.

Zhang Hu also looked at the groups of government troops in the distance with some nervousness, and asked, "Second brother, how many people are left alone?"

Li Yun thought about it and stretched out his hand somewhat unconfidently.

"Five."

After a brief exchange, Li Yun stopped talking, and the three of them lay motionless in the bushes.

The three of them grew up in the mountains and were very familiar with this basic hunting skill.

Finally, after a group of thirty or forty government troops passed by, a few government troops who fell behind due to exhaustion slowly approached the gorge.

No more, no less, exactly five people.

Li Yun was lying on the ground, supporting himself with his limbs, and slowly raised himself up, like a crouching tiger.

He patted Erlang who was standing beside him, and Erlang had already taken out his own ordinary bow and arrow from behind.

Li Yun also took out his ox-horn bow, which most people could not pull, and slowly pulled the bowstring.

"put!"

As the government troops approached, Li Yun let out a low shout.

The arrow in his hand flew out with a whistling sound!
The sound of a bow and arrow breaking through the air was heard whistling!
Li Yun's arrow hit one of the government soldiers in the back. The arrow penetrated the armor directly and nailed the man to a big tree!

And Erlang's arrow hit one person's left eye!
In an instant, two people in the group lost their fighting ability!
Almost at the same moment, Li Yun dropped his ox-horn bow and rushed out like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Zhang Hu followed closely behind, and both of them fixed their eyes on a target!
At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than ten feet. When these people cried out in surprise, Li Yun and Zhang Hu had already pounced on them. The great leader Li was wearing armor and was not afraid at all. He rushed forward like a ferocious beast!
The person hit by his strange power flew away like a kite with a broken string! He fell to the ground unconscious without even a scream.

At this moment, Zhang Hu also hit the other man on the jaw with an elbow, knocking him unconscious!

All of this is in the blink of an eye!

Five people, four fell to the ground!
The remaining one just had time to draw his sword and shouted "thief" before Li Yun rushed over and hit him hard on the chest with the handle of the sword.

The man vomited blood and lost his ability to fight.

However, his loud shout still alarmed the team in front. Just when the people in front turned around, Li Yun had already climbed up the slope in three or two steps and shouted in a low voice: "Go!"

He, Zhang Hu and others were very familiar with this mountain. After a few takeoffs and landings, they disappeared into the dense forest.

Soon, the three of them hid in a safe place. Zhang Hu's hands were still shaking slightly. He asked, "Second brother, what should we do next..."

Li Yun was also staring at his hands in a daze. Hearing this, he looked up at the sky and spoke in a low voice.

“One more time…”

"They...will probably be scared."

(End of this chapter)