Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 232: Jianghu is not a lawless place

"Master, is it the patrol guard of the garrison?" The gang members beside Xu Sanhua whispered.

Everyone else nodded.

They had also seen the garrison troops. Usually, after they arrived, they would drive the martial artists into the mountains and forests and leave them alone.

"It should be." Xu Sanhua replaced the arrow in his hand with a green one and threw it into the sky.

"call out--"

The signal arrow flew up more than ten feet, then exploded, turning into a blue firework.

On the Red Dragon Ridge, the martial artists turned their heads one by one.

"The green arrow signals the arrival of government officials." A warrior holding a longsword looked at the group of warriors behind him, their hands on the hilts of their swords, his face solemn. "This time, we from the Liuguang Sword Sect are here as staunch allies of the Qingxuan Dao Sect. The Sect Master has issued a strict order to fight to the death."

None of the warriors behind him spoke, and they all gripped the hilts of their swords tightly.

Up ahead, on the stone steps in front of the Chilong Temple, Zuo Qingfeng, the leader of the Qingxuan Taoist sect, held a green and red sword in his hand. He looked up at the slowly dissipating fireworks, his eyes revealing depth.

"Master, it's the garrison troops, what should we do?" The middle-aged man beside him, wearing black leather armor and holding a long sword in his hand, spoke in a deep voice.

The others also had gloomy expressions.

In the past few days, as the Qingxuan Taoist sect has deployed more and more martial artists, the garrison troops have been patrolling Chilong Ridge more frequently.

In order to avoid conflict with the garrison troops, many of the arrangements made by the Qingxuan Taoist sect had to be delayed, otherwise they would have attacked the Chilong Temple long ago.

"Send a message and ask the people from the Qingzhu Gang and Zizhu Hall to block the way of the garrison troops." Zuo Qingfeng turned his head to look at the Chilong Temple and took a deep breath.

"This time, even if we have to face the garrison, we must capture the Red Dragon Temple."

He let out a long shout, no longer concealing his figure, and flew up like an eagle.

"He Jinquan, Zuo Qingfeng from the Qingxuan Dao Sect is here, come out and see—"

As his voice resounded throughout the mountains and fields, countless martial artists no longer hid, and all rushed towards the Red Dragon Temple shouting.

Standing on the Moon-Watching Peak, you can clearly see that the originally silent forests on the Chilong Ridge are suddenly boiling.

Xu Sanhua and the others all had excitement in their eyes and clenched their fists unconsciously.

"Master, someone else is coming!"

At this moment, the gang members who had been staring at the direction of the garrison troops let out a low cry.

Everyone quickly looked in the direction of the team of cavalry.

Sure enough, more scattered war horses gathered.

"The garrison troops must have known the news about Chilong Ridge." Xu Sanhua clenched his fists slightly and turned to look at the location of Chilong Temple.

Although it is easy to fool the government, it is impossible to keep such a big thing secret.

If the Chilong Temple is really flooded with blood, the government will have to intervene.

"Should we send out another signal arrow to remind them?" a gang member asked.

Send out another signal arrow?

Everyone looked at the quiver in front of Xu Sanhua.

In addition to the three green arrows, there are also two yellow arrows and two red arrows in the quiver.

Yellow represents danger.

Red represents critical danger.

Because Xu Sanhua had served as a centurion in the border army and was familiar with military affairs, he accepted this security mission.

In fact, before coming to Wangyue Peak, Yu Ze, the leader of Qingzhu Gang, told him that this time, everything would be foolproof and Wangyue Peak was just being prepared for any eventuality.

The Qingxuan Taoist sect has expended so much effort and is risking everything, there is absolutely no way they will retreat.

Even if a strong enemy really comes, Qingxuan Taoist Sect will not retreat this time.

Besides, most of the three sects, four schools and seven clans in Zhengyang County are here. Even the grand elder of Yuanwu Sect, the number one figure in the martial arts world of Zhengyang County, is surrounded in Chilong Temple. Who else would come?
But at this time, isn’t there someone coming?

Xu Sanhua hesitated and reached out to grab the signal arrow.

Just as he stretched out his hand, a sharp scream suddenly rang out.

"call out--"

A dark blue arrow shot through his palm like lightning, nailing his hand to the rock.

One arrow can nail the rock half a foot deep!

The members of the Qingzhu Gang on Wangyue Peak turned back in horror, only to see a group of soldiers in black armor holding bows and crossbows, surrounding them at some point.

These soldiers moved at great speed, interweaving with each other, their bows and crossbows pointed forward. "Enemy attack—"

A gang member cried out in surprise, but before he could finish his words, a crossbow arrow shot through his head with a "bang", blocking his voice.

"Bang bang bang-"

Crossbow arrows flew out, piercing his body, chest and abdomen.

The crossbow arrow carried his body down the mountain, rolling like a huge rock and falling off a cliff dozens of feet high.

Shoot mercilessly.

This crossbow arrow made all the members of the Qingzhu Gang open their eyes wide and their legs tremble uncontrollably.

Xu Sanhua's face twisted as he looked at the arrow that pierced his palm.

From dozens of feet away, an arrow pierced his palm and pierced into the bluestone. This could not have been done without the strength of an ox.

But an arrow shot with the strength of an ox should be accompanied by a shrill scream, and if it hits here, it should instantly explode the rocks.

Innate realm.

Moreover, only those who are in the middle stage of the Innate Realm or above can achieve this!
When I was in the border army, I heard the captains and generals say that there was a strong man in the army who was good at assassination. He could shoot an arrow silently.

This is the arrival of a powerful innate realm expert in the army!
He looked in horror at the two black-armored generals who were striding towards him.

"Xu Sanhua, this captain, remembering your military service, is offering you meritorious service to atone for your sins. Otherwise, no one can save you."

Qin Pingliang held a longbow in his hand, stood on the Moon-Watching Peak, and looked towards the Chilong Ridge.

The evil spirit and the innate energy were vibrating on his body.

Xu Sanhua's body froze, not daring to move at all.

The members of the Qingzhu Gang all looked pale and were pointed at by a group of soldiers with bows and crossbows and taken aside.

No one really has the courage to resist at this time.

All the energy and courage had been taken away by the rude crossbow arrow just now.

When Xun Huo, Cao Chunbao and others walked up to Wangyue Peak, they saw that the peak had already been taken.

"Qin Pingliang, the captain of the garrison." Qin Pingliang turned and said, "Qian Mu, the county sergeant, was in charge of this lookout and alert mission and has successfully completed it."

After saying that, he picked up the horn arrow on the ground, picked up a yellow arrow, and shot it out with his hand.

"Bam—"

Yellow fireworks exploded.

Cao Chunbao stood beside Xun Huo, looking at the mountains below, with a hint of emotion on his face.

"Attacking the heart is the best strategy. With two consecutive signal arrows, the Qingxuan Dao Sect's arrangements are about to be disrupted."

“If there is chaos, mistakes will happen.”

Xun Huo nodded.

The martial artists on the mountain were indeed moving faster.

In the direction of the Red Dragon Temple, those figures also rushed forward quickly.

His gaze turned to the team of cavalrymen from the martial arts school.

Scattered, but orderly.

Teams of cavalry and soldiers, followed by the students under their respective leadership, rushed to the positions they needed to guard.

"That's the gap."

"Martial artists in the Jianghu have no real leadership, nor any advance rehearsal and planning. Logistics and intelligence are all far from perfect."

Wen Gezheng shook his head slightly.

Zhengyang County's martial arts had been practiced dozens of times for this day.

Everyone knows what they have to do.

On the contrary, everyone is rushing towards the Red Dragon Temple, and they only know that they want to take down the Red Dragon Temple, but they have no idea how to fight or who to fight against.

They had no idea that they were being targeted.

Those martial arts students even have lists of the underworld forces they want to target and kill.

Xun Huo had a calm expression, with his hands behind his back, looking at a group of black-armored cavalry galloping towards him in the distance, and spoke softly.

"The Jianghu is not a lawless place."

(End of this chapter)