Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 36 Ambush
At the hour of Yin, in a valley west of Yingzhou City, the sounds of horse hooves and wheels could be heard in the darkness.

On a small hill beside the valley, a girl in a green robe was looking for something in the moonlight.

The sound of horse hooves and wheels in the distance echoed in the valley. The girl stood up and looked towards the direction where the sound came from in the bright moonlight.

At this time, going to the small hill in the west of the city to collect medicinal herbs has become a common thing for Jiang Xian.

There are many different types of medicinal herbs, some of which are quite demanding in terms of timing and conditions. Take, for example, the snow moon grass that Jiang Xian was preparing to collect today. When the moonlight is bright, its moon-colored leaves unfold, revealing their most beautiful form.

After daybreak, the snow-moon grass retracts its leaves, resembling ordinary, light-colored plants. This makes identifying the snow-moon grass exponentially more difficult. Therefore, if you want to gather large quantities of snow-moon grass, you must do so under moonlight.

As Jiang Xian was looking out, a bright light flashed in the distance. As a heavenly-level warrior, Jiang Xian keenly noticed that the light was a ray of light reflected by a metal weapon in the moonlight.

"Where did the weapons come from at this time?" Jiang Xian was puzzled. He took off the bow behind him and checked the number of arrows in the quiver.

Holding a long bow, Jiang Xian followed the reflection of the light and reached a hillside.

The entrance to the valley is at the foot of the hillside. From the commanding heights of this hillside, you can clearly observe all the people and cars entering the valley.

"Here they are, three carriages, seemingly without many guards." A man's voice rang out from the spot where the light had come from. Jiang Xian followed the voice and, using the moonlight, finally managed to identify the man's location.

The man held a short knife, flanked by about ten other men. Looking towards the opposite hillside, he could faintly discern the presence of others. In the darkness, while the exact color of their clothing was unclear, it was clear they were all wearing dark clothing. Judging from the voice, the man's mouth and nose were likely covered.

"Masks and daggers, could this be an ambush?" Jiang Xian thought to himself.

If he hadn't noticed it in time, once he was discovered by these masked men, he would have been killed to silence him. Thinking of this, Jiang Xian couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"This young man is a young man. He even brought so many things with him when he traveled. I don't know what it means to be low-key."

"Shut up! Listen to my orders later. Remember, we must wipe out all the enemies. No one will be left alive. If you let anyone go, your head will be chopped off." The voice of a middle-aged man was heard.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. In a flash, three galloping carriages appeared outside the valley one after another and appeared in Jiang Xian's sight.

"What a fast carriage." Jiang Xian sighed.

Based on the speed of the three carriages, Jiang Xian quickly determined that the person's identity was extraordinary. Combined with the conversation between the masked men just now, he had a rough outline of the matter: someone wanted to hire a killer, and the target's identity was special.

In order for a carriage to be fast, first of all, it must have good horses, and secondly, it must have a well-made carriage. Otherwise, the extremely fast horses galloping will not only greatly reduce the riding comfort in the carriage, but in serious cases, it will also cause the carriage to be damaged and disintegrated, which is very dangerous.

In Jiang Xian's impression, even the Xu family of the Yingzhou Chamber of Commerce did not own such a fast carriage. This gave a clear idea of ​​the identity of the carriage's owner.

The three carriages quickly entered the valley, with several men on horseback escorting them from all four directions. After the carriages entered the valley, the echoes in the valley became clearer. When the last guard at the rear of the convoy entered the valley, Jiang Xian's nerves tightened.

"Whoosh..." A whistle sounded above the valley.

"Here it comes!" Jiang Xian's tense nerves relaxed a little when he heard the whistle.

Suddenly, the sounds of boulders rolling, horses neighing, and wooden boards breaking filled the air, and the entrance to the valley was in chaos.

"boom!"

"Bang!" With two loud noises, two of the three carriages instantly disintegrated from the inside. More than ten warriors jumped out from inside and protected the only remaining carriage.

"We've come here to rob things, do you know who's sitting in this carriage?" A guard on horseback shouted as he stood beside the carriage.

"There's no point in talking more, let's go!" The middle-aged man's voice came from the hillside.

"Go." The man on horseback gave an order, and more than ten warriors quickly moved towards the hillside facing the arrows.

Soon, the sound of swords clashing could be heard on the hillside, but soon the scene fell into a temporary calm.

After a brief period of calm, more than ten figures appeared on the hillside, all wearing masks.

It was clear that the warriors in the carriages that had just charged out had all been killed. A dozen or so men on the hillside were locked in a standoff with several in the valley. The situation was now extremely unfavorable for the carriage convoy.

The man on horseback cried out in his heart that something was wrong. The dozen or so warriors he had just sent out were all of high-level Heavenly Rank or above, but they were all killed in a short time. These masked men must have bad intentions!
"You are indeed the palace's guards. Your strength is truly outstanding, even capable of exchanging one for one with my group of brothers. I thought I could easily deal with you, but I didn't expect you to hide the guards in a carriage. If I hadn't brought more men, I'm afraid I would have been in trouble this time." The masked man swung his dagger and said viciously, "But it's all over. Even if you are all at the peak of the Heavenly Rank, you can't cause any trouble against my dozen brothers!"

"The palace? Could it be?" Jiang Xian was shocked and had roughly guessed the identity of the person sitting in the carriage.

"what……"

Following a few screams, the hillside fell into panic.

"Someone is attacking us! Hurry! Find them out!" the masked middle-aged man shouted.

"Whoosh..."

Following a few sounds of breaking air, several people on the hillside screamed.

Seeing the opportunity, the guard on horseback jumped off his horse decisively, grabbed the carriage with one hand, and shouted, "Go!"

"Are they ours?" A young man's voice came from the carriage.

"Your Highness, this person is not one of ours, and we are still unclear about who he is." The guard replied respectfully.

The young man in the carriage said nothing after hearing this.

"Both sides of the valley have been cleared." A guard came to the carriage and reported.

"Can you find out who helped us?" The young man in the carriage lifted the curtain and stuck his head out to ask. It turned out to be a handsome boy of seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Your Highness, we haven't found anything. We only know that he was a bowman." The guard took out an arrow with a bloody tip, wiped the blood on his body, and presented it to the young man with both hands.

Before the leading guard could stop him, the young man had already taken the arrow.

"Fire starter." The young man said calmly, and the guard handed a fire starter to him.

There was a flash of fire in the carriage. With the light from the tinder, the young man could see the slightly special arrow in his hand. The indigo feathers on it made it look special.

(End of this chapter)