Eternal Immortal Dynasty: Starting as a Petty Official

Chapter 119 A Pyrrhic Victory Over the Bandits (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Sizzle!"

The blade was sharp and cold, leaving a trail of sparks as it skimmed along the edge of the armor before slicing straight across the thick neck!

"Pfft!"

In an instant, a jet of blood gushed out, shooting upwards more than ten feet high!

"What a sharp knife!"

Suddenly, the armored burly man raised his hand and touched his neck, then let out a low growl.

"Bang!"

A few breaths later, the burly man fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"The three leaders are dead!"

"Run!"

Upon seeing this, the remaining bandits cried out in alarm, abandoned their opponents, and ran towards the opposite mountain forest!

"Whoosh!"

Unexpectedly, a hail of arrows came and killed all the bandits who had survived on the official road!

"Although Zhao Xian, the village magistrate, has never held an adult's hat, he has trained a very skilled soldier!"

Suddenly, a deep voice came from the mountains and forests.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of people surrounded a burly man and slowly walked out of the forest.

Compared to the bandits from before, these people had a murderous look on their faces, and the weapons in their hands were also quite good.

At first glance, he's clearly a seasoned thief!

"The tough one's here!"

Zhao Li said softly, then stepped forward, bent down and cut off the head of the armored strongman, then threw it over.

He didn't utter a single word to the bandit leader opposite him!

"Heh~"

With a cold laugh, the burly man's eyes flashed with chilling killing intent!

"kill!"

With a roar, the burly man charged forward!

Since things have come to this point, there is no need to say more!

"kill!"

Zhao Li also roared angrily and charged at the burly man opposite him with his knife!

"shoot!"

Several arrows shot through the air towards the bandits on the other side!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

In the blink of an eye, several figures fell to the ground!

Arrows rained down on the bandits opposite them, and within a few breaths, Zhang Gong and his five men had fired seven or eight arrows in quick succession!

"Discard the bow!"

With a roar, Zhang Gong grabbed a long spear and charged forward!

The four people standing nearby did the same!

Within moments, the bandits opposite had already run dozens of steps and arrived with a whoosh!

"Bang!"

The two figures collided fiercely, and then became entangled like two whirlwinds!

"Ding ding ding!"

A series of clanging sounds echoed throughout the battlefield.

A few breaths later, a loud bang was heard, and then a figure was seen flying out and rolling several times on the ground!

Upon closer inspection, everyone recognized Zhao Li!

Clang!

The ring-handled sword in his hand could not withstand the enormous impact and fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces.

"Pfft!"

After spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, Zhao Li collapsed to the ground, his face pale.

"uncle!"

Seeing this, Zhao Hong shouted and forced back the thief in front of him with a single slash. Then, he rushed towards Zhao Li with the speed of the wind!

"Ah Hong! Get out of the way!"

Seeing Zhao Hong rushing towards him, Zhao Li roared with all his might.

"Bang!"

A dark shadow swept through the air and struck Zhao Hong, who was rushing towards him!

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, blood gushed out. Zhao Hong looked down and saw that half a pebble was embedded in his flesh.

"thump!"

Suddenly everything went black, and Zhao Hong collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"Heh, this is your nephew?" The burly man glanced at Zhao Hong, who had fallen to the ground, his gaze shifting back and forth between Zhao Li and Zhao Hong. "He does have some guts!"

"kill!"

Suddenly, another figure charged in with a knife!

"Ding!"

With a slight flick of his wrist, the bandit leader's ring-handled sword collided with the incoming ring-handled sword!

"Pfft!"

The immense force caused the intruder to cough up blood and stagger backward!

"Ah Zhong!"

Seeing this, Zhao Li couldn't help but shout again.

Meanwhile, in the forest on the other side, several figures watched this scene with a pang of heartache!

"Ah Xian!"

One of them looked at the young man in the lead and shouted urgently.

"Fourth brother, make your move!"

Zhao Xian slowly drew a pale blue arrow from the quiver in front of him, and then said solemnly.

"drive!"

Before he finished speaking, the three riders had already swept out!

"middle!"

With bow drawn and arrow nocked, Zhao Xian gave a soft shout!

In an instant, the pale blue arrow, accompanied by a gentle breeze, disappeared into the mountains and forests!

The thunderous sound of hooves startled the birds in the mountains and forests, causing them to take flight and soar into the sky!

On the official road, the bandit leader suddenly raised his head and looked at the mountains and forests opposite. The snow-white ring-shaped knife in his hand turned into a silver-white blade light in front of him like a whirlwind!

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, an arrow fell to the ground!

Before the bandit leader could even show his delight, several more arrows whistled through the air!

"Ding ding ding!"

The bandit leader had no choice but to brandish his ring-handled sword and desperately parry the incoming arrows!

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, a sharp arrow pierced through the silver-white blade and struck him squarely in the shoulder!

In an instant, blood gushed out, soaking his clothes.

"Snap!"

The bandit leader snapped the arrow in two with a wave of his hand, and when he looked at the opposite forest, several riders came into view!

"kill!"

Like a whirlwind, in the blink of an eye, Zhao Cheng and his two companions had already rushed into the battlefield!

Instantly, several figures were sent flying backward by the powerful horses, and the three on horseback swung their ring-bladed swords with all their might, reaping the lives of the bandits!

Chaos erupted instantly on the battlefield!

"Pfft!"

A fierce bandit brandished his ring-bladed sword and charged at the two fallen boys, but unexpectedly an arrow shot out from the forest and struck him squarely in the neck!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

In the blink of an eye, two more bandits fell to the ground, struck by arrows!

"Sharpshooter!"

Upon seeing this, even the bandit leader couldn't help but gasp in shock, utterly horrified!

In the mountains and forests, Zhao Xian seemed tireless, repeatedly drawing his iron bow and firing arrows into the battlefield!

"Retreat! Retreat into the mountains and forests immediately!"

Seeing that the cavalry in the distance had already turned their horses around and were about to charge again, the bandit leader finally couldn't help but shout loudly!

These fierce and valiant bandits in front of him were his means of survival!

Now, nearly half of them are lying on the ground!

After giving Zhao Li a hateful look, the bandit leader immediately sped off into the opposite forest!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The sound of something cutting through the air rang in his ears, but the bandit leader paid no attention and just kept charging forward!

In just a few breaths, the remaining bandits had already fled into the mountains and forests.

"Don't pursue a cornered enemy!"

Zhao Li struggled to his feet and, seeing that someone was about to chase him into the forest, immediately shouted loudly.

"uncle!"

The thunderous sound of hooves echoed as a rider approached, and a figure leaped off the horse to support Zhao Li.

"I'm fine, Ah-Ji, go check on Ah-Hong!"

Zhao Li looked at Zhao Ji in front of him and urged him urgently.

"Hiro! Hiro!"

On the other side, Huang Zhong had already hugged Zhao Hong in his arms and was shouting loudly.

Zhao Ji quickly beckoned someone forward to help Zhao Li, and then ran towards Zhao Hong.

"Da da!"

The sound of horses' hooves rang out again, and Zhao Xian had already emerged from the mountains and forests.

"Ah Xian! Go check on Ah Hong!"

When Uncle Zhao Li saw Zhao Xian arrive, he immediately called out.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xian merely nodded slightly, but did not dismount. Instead, he rode his horse around the battlefield several times.

"Immediately treat the wounded and clean up the battlefield!"

Seeing several Taoist priests leaning on long spears, their faces blank, Zhao Xian immediately shouted loudly.

Where is Zhang Gong?

Zhao Xianfu shouted loudly again.

"Zhao Jun!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gong immediately responded.

"Immediately check for any wounded bandits. Those seriously wounded shall be beheaded! Those with minor injuries shall be dragged aside!"

Zhao Xian immediately looked at Zhang Gong, who was holding a spear, and loudly gave the order.

"I will obey Lord Zhao's command!"

Seeing that everyone was finally getting to work in an orderly manner, Zhao Xian drove his horse back to Zhao Hong's side, dismounted, and looked extremely anxious!

"Brother Zhong, how are your injuries?"

Zhao Xian squeezed in, looked at Zhao Ji, and asked urgently.

"It's nothing serious, just two broken bones!" Zhao Ji replied without turning his head, then drew his dagger. "After removing the rubble, I'll be fine in about a month!"

"Ah Zhong, what about you?"

With his heart finally at ease, Zhao Xian looked at Huang Zhong, who was holding Zhao Hong, and asked with concern.

"Brother, I'm fine, just a minor injury!"

Huang Zhong immediately grinned and said nonchalantly.

Seeing that the two were unharmed, Zhao Xianfu got up again and began to check on the remaining wounded one by one.

A moment later, Zhang Gong had led his men to clean up the battlefield.

"Zhao Jun, behead him!"

Before Zhang Gong could continue, Zhao Xian waved his hand and asked in a solemn voice, "What is our casualty situation?"

"Thankfully, no one died in this battle; three were seriously injured and twelve were slightly injured!"

Zhang Gong immediately replied in a solemn voice.

"Give this Rejuvenation Pill to Xu Lang; his injuries are the most severe!"

Zhao Xian nodded slightly, then took out a white porcelain bottle from his pocket and handed it to the Daoist beside him, giving instructions.

Without hesitation, Dao Min took the white porcelain bottle, bowed to Zhao Xian, and then turned and left.

"How many of the thieves were killed or wounded?"

At this point, Zhao Xian turned to Zhang Gong and continued to ask.

"As Zhao Jun instructed, only three were spared. In total, sixty-five bandits were killed!"

Zhang Gong immediately replied without hesitation.

"Hmm!" Zhao Xian responded, and after a few moments of thought, continued, "Sever the head, arrange the body neatly, and I will send men to the county immediately!"

"Take some men and go there to interrogate them first!"

Zhang Gong accepted the order and turned to leave.

Zhao Xian then walked towards Zhao Cheng and Zhang Wen. After a brief conversation, Zhao Cheng and Zhang Wen immediately mounted their horses, one heading east and the other west, and galloped away!

Looking around the battlefield, with blood-soaked mud beneath his feet, Zhao Xian couldn't help but feel a surge of relief!

Fortunately, the enemy was careless this time and failed to mobilize more than a hundred men to rush forward at once!

Otherwise, this team of twenty people would be torn to shreds in an instant!

Even a lion must exert its full strength to hunt a rabbit!

Upon thinking of this, Zhao Xian took a deep breath, and the air mixed with the smell of blood made him shudder.

In the end, we survived!

Under the blazing sun, both ends of the official road were completely silent, with not a single pedestrian appearing on it.

The sounds of fighting echoed through the sky; who would dare to step forward!

Seeing this, Zhao Xian instructed everyone to move to a shady spot and wait for the people from the county to arrive.

It wasn't until the afternoon that several riders finally arrived with a roar!

A familiar figure came into Zhao Xian's view; it was none other than Chen Yuancheng, the magistrate of Wohu Township!