Eternal Sword

Chapter 54 Robbers
In the carriage, Mei Yingxue was like a curious baby, chatting with Chen Tang about all sorts of things.

Mei Yingxue said, "Just now I saw that you broke those men's wrists with quite a bit of strength. I estimate that you can at least draw two crossbows. When we go to participate in the quality test, you can also go over and try to see how many crossbows you can draw."

Just now, Chen Tang shocked everyone, but he didn't actually reveal any of his methods.

In the eyes of others, Chen Tang was nothing more than a scoundrel who suddenly became ruthless and had a knife in his hand. There was no need to conflict with him.

"we'll talk about it then."

Chen Tang replied vaguely.

"By the way, have you heard about the conscription in Pingzhou?"

"Ah."

"I heard that in addition to suppressing bandits and guarding the border, there seems to be a chance to become the imperial guards of the capital and guard the capital. Originally, many families did not want their children to be conscripted, but this time many families in Changze County hope to send their children to join the army, perhaps to achieve wealth and prosperity."

"Oh?"

Chen Tang frowned.

He always felt that there was something strange about this matter, but he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

Chen Tang suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have you heard of any bandits or robbers in this area recently?"

"There have always been rumors about bandits. Especially more than two months ago, when the Emperor of Daqian passed away, people everywhere were in a panic, chaos was rampant, and rumors were spreading. There were indeed some bandits roaming around. Didn't we have a murder case in Changze County before? It was probably done by bandits."

Mei Yingxue smiled upon hearing this and said, "But you don't have to worry. These bandits are just refugees and won't amount to anything. When they see the banner of the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School, they will definitely stay away from it."

Chen Tang nodded.

If it were just a few refugees gathered together, most of them would be ordinary people who could not survive and had limited combat power. They would not easily provoke a large caravan like the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School.

"There are people lying in ambush on both sides of the official road ahead."

At this moment, the fat old man's voice suddenly sounded in Chen Tang's ears.

Mei Yingxue didn't react at all, as if she didn't hear anything at all.

The sound is transmitted into the secret!

I have seen this magical kung fu in books before, and today I saw it for myself.

After this thought flashed through his mind, Chen Tang looked intently at both sides of the official road ahead, but did not notice any suspicious signs.

But he trusted the fat old man's judgment.

What's more, we did see quite a few remaining fires in that forest before.

call out!
Suddenly, a sharp and piercing sound was heard in the air!

Fire arrows!

Mei Nianzhi's face changed when he heard the sound. He quickly reined in his horse and shouted, "Everyone be careful, there are bandits!"

A convoy of more than 20 carriages lined up in a long vertical row on the official road. Mei Nianzhi and his group were walking in the front, but they had actually entered the ambush range.

As soon as he finished speaking, tall figures holding long swords emerged from the snow on both sides of the official road.

This group of people wore snow-white fur hats and white fur coats. They were completely hidden in the snow and there was no visible flaw at all.

Mei Nianzhi took a quick look and was secretly shocked.

There were about a hundred people in the other group. Each of them had a fierce look, was tall and strong, and was not the skinny refugees at all.

Judging from his appearance, he is more like a member of the Blackwater Gang and it is obvious that he has no good intentions!
The members of the Black Water Gang all come from the Far North.

"Are you all friends from the Cold Region?"

Mei Nianzhi rode on his horse, calming his mind, clasped his fists and said loudly: "I am Mei Nianzhi from the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School. I am passing by here on my way to Wu'an County. I hope you friends will give me some face. I will definitely give you a generous gift in return..."

Before Mei Nianzhi could finish, the robbers shouted and rushed towards the caravan! Mei Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat.

Normally, robbers stop people on the road just to steal goods and money, and try not to kill people.

Especially a caravan like Mei Nianzhi's, which was obviously escorted by a group of guards.

If a conflict and fight breaks out, these robbers will also suffer casualties, and the loss will outweigh the gain.

Mei Nianzhi came forward and announced his name, showing weakness, and was willing to offer some silver, just to ask for peace.

Unexpectedly, this group of robbers attacked without saying a word!

This group of people not only want to rob goods, but also want to kill people!
"Brothers, don't panic, protect the caravan!"

When Mei Nianzhi saw this, he knew there was no way to retreat, so he shouted loudly and commanded all the guards in the martial arts hall to prepare to meet the enemy.

After all, he had been in the martial arts world before and had experienced similar situations, so he was relatively calm.

Among the robbers, the leader led seven or eight robbers and rushed straight towards Mei Nianzhi to kill him.

Mei Nianzhi drew the long sword from his waist and leapt to meet the enemy. As soon as the two sides fought, one of the robbers was stabbed in the shoulder by him.

Before he could make his second move, the rest of the robbers rushed forward with five or six long knives.

Mei Nianzhi could only avoid the spotlight temporarily.

The good news is that there doesn't seem to be any high-ranking warriors among this group of robbers.

But the bad news is that the overall combat power of this group of robbers is much greater than that of Plum Blossom Martial Arts School.

Moreover, each of them was extremely ferocious. The guards of the martial arts school were unable to resist as soon as they started fighting.

Although Mei Nianzhi was of the ninth rank, he was still unable to withstand the siege of seven or eight robbers and was stretched to the limit.

A high-level warrior would naturally be far superior to an ordinary person in a one-on-one fight.

But two fists are no match for four hands.

In the last carriage, Mei Yingxue was chatting with Chen Tang. When she saw this scene, she was completely shocked.

She had never seen such a scene before!
There was a huge melee involving hundreds of people, with swords flashing and blood flying everywhere. In the blink of an eye, some people had been tragically killed by the swords!

When I practice in the martial arts gym on weekdays and fight with my fellow disciples, we just take one move at a time, slowly countering each other's moves.

Right now, every blow is bloody and it’s a matter of life and death. If you’re not careful, blood will splatter on the spot!
Mei Yingxue had already drawn the sword in her hand, but her arm was trembling slightly, showing her fear.

But when she saw her father being besieged by robbers and seemed unable to resist, she immediately put aside the danger and fear, took a deep breath, jumped off the carriage with her sword, and rushed forward to help.

After walking a few steps, Mei Yingxue seemed to have thought of something, turned back to look at Chen Tang and said, "Drive faster, turn around and run back!"

After saying that, Mei Yingxue rushed towards the crowd with sword in hand.

Chen Tang looked at the chaotic scene ahead and frowned slightly.

The fighting was very intense in the front, but in fact, there were no robbers coming towards the back half of the convoy.

He had a feeling that the robbers' first target was not the caravan, but the people from the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School.

When the wealthy people in the caravan encountered this situation, they were so frightened that they turned pale.

Seeing the numerous robbers fighting with Mei Nianzhi and a group of martial arts guards, this group of wealthy local tycoons took advantage of the chaos to escape, abandoned their cars and fled, not even caring about their wives. They only had time to grab their children and escape towards the end of the convoy.

Gou Dai, escorted by several Wolf Gang guards, looked panicked and ran towards Chen Tang.

Chen Tang looked at Gou Dai who was getting closer and closer, smiled slightly, turned around and took out the bow and arrow from the carriage.

(End of this chapter)