The First Military God of the Border

Cheng Wuyou pondered for a moment.

The An family has now been destroyed.

The bandits were severely weakened.

He also earned military merits in suppressing bandits.

But he didn't trust Chu Yanlai at all.

If he can betray Fan Wujiu, then he can also betray him.

"You and your men wait. If Chu Yan kills the escaped bandits, then do not harm him. But if he does not, then kill him and all his bandits."

"Don't worry, General, I know what to do."

Just then, a border soldier came to report: "General, a large amount of grain and gold and silver have been found in the courtyard."

Cheng Wuyou ordered, "Tell the brothers to take everything of value that they can."

"Leave not a single grain of food behind, and after you've moved everything, set fire to the An family mansion."

"Remember, we're here to suppress bandits. The ones who committed these heinous crimes here tonight are bandits."

"Yes, General."

Everyone answered in unison, as if they had practiced before. Clearly, this was not the first time Cheng Wuyou had led the Ningyuan garrison to commit such a heinous act of killing innocent people and claiming credit for their crimes.

Once everything had been moved, Vice General Chen Ning waved his hand, and the entire An family mansion was instantly engulfed in flames.

The entire village of Anjiawopeng was illuminated by the firelight.

The commotion that night was so great that many people heard it, but no one dared to even glance at it, not even secretly.

Cheng Wuyou rode a chestnut horse, his armor shining brightly in the firelight of the night.

He looked disdainfully at the An family mansion engulfed in flames, as if something insignificant had been burned down.

"Pass down the order: each team should take good care of the wounded and return to Ningyuan Town."

Now let's talk about Lin Hui.

After escaping from the An family mansion, they headed straight for the mountains.

At this moment, Lin Hui was holding Ling Ziyi in his arms, his thick cotton clothes already soaked with sweat.

But he dared not stop.

What's even more serious is that he got separated from the others in Cangying Ridge.

Without the others from Cangying Ridge, he was all alone, and the heavily injured Ling Ziyi had lost the ability to resist the pursuers.

Lin Hui could clearly hear the sounds coming from behind him.

The torches of the pursuers could be seen flickering in the darkness behind them, indicating a very critical situation.

If he were alone, it wouldn't be difficult for him to shake off Chu Yanlai and sneak back to Sigou Village, but what about Ling Ziyi?

Ling Ziyi's face rested against Lin Hui's chest. The arrow that pierced her shoulder was bleeding uncontrollably, and her iconic purple dress was already stained red with blood. Lin Hui could feel the stickiness of the blood on his hands.

"Put me down, Chu Yan is coming after us. If you take me with you, we can't escape."

She had lost too much blood and was speaking weakly. If it weren't for the fact that she was a martial artist and had a strong physique, she would probably have already fallen into a coma.

"Put me down and leave quickly..."

Lin Hui didn't speak, and his pace quickened.

"Lin Hui, listen to me, put me down."

Ling Ziyi was still speaking intermittently.

Lin Hui had already entered the forest. As more and more trees appeared, thorns left bloody marks on Lin Hui's face.

But he didn't stop.

The sounds of pursuers grew closer and closer...

Chu Yanlai is the second-in-command of Cangying Ridge, and he is more familiar with this forest than Lin Hui.

Those bandits under his command could easily find shortcuts in the dark and quickly determine directions.

But Lin Hui couldn't do that. In the moonless darkness, he was completely blind and could only rely on instinct.

He knew very well that if he continued to wander aimlessly like this, he would be caught up soon.

He was now extremely exhausted, and while protecting Ling Ziyi, he was also facing Chu Yanlai and more than a dozen elite soldiers. He had no chance of winning.

Lin Hui's mind raced; he had to come up with a solution.

The first thing to do is to take stock of the weapons. The best way to fight them is with bows and arrows, but when Ling Ziyi blocked an arrow for him, he dropped the bow and arrows and reached out to hug Ling Ziyi.

Right now, all he has on him is a long sword and a dagger.

Such a single weapon is tantamount to suicide when facing the enemy.

Therefore, we must obtain the bow and arrows.

And in the mountains, there happened to be the bow and arrows he had hidden.

Thinking of all this, Lin Hui roughly determined the direction and turned into the ravine beside him.

Once he got hold of the hidden weapons, Lin Hui was confident that, with the cover of the trees, he could take down the pursuers one by one.

Soon, Lin Hui followed his memory and found the place where he had hidden his weapons. After killing Zhao Hong and his group of border soldiers, they had hidden their weapons here.

Lin Hui placed Ling Ziyi in the cave and looked at her pale face, not knowing what to do.

Ling Ziyi had lost too much blood; her face was completely bloodless, and she didn't even have the strength to open her eyes.

"You...you can't...you can't take the risk..."

Lin Hui didn't speak, but instead began to treat Ling Ziyi's wounds on his own. He used a dagger to cut open Ling Ziyi's clothes, and then cut off a corner of his own clothes to bandage Ling Ziyi.

After the bandage was finished, he said, "Wait for me."

"Chu Yan came here with the intention of killing. If we don't get rid of him, neither of us will survive."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Ling Ziyi shook her head desperately, pleading intermittently, "Don't go, don't... There are too many of them, you can't fight them all by yourself."

"Go quickly, don't worry about me."

"Hurry up..."

Lin Hui shook his head, turned around, and tidied up his weapons, putting all the arrows into his quiver and carrying them on his back.

He didn't take a knife because the upcoming battle would focus on surprise attacks and long-range shooting, making a horse-slaying sword unnecessary.

After he finished preparing, he took a deep look at Ling Ziyi, then turned and disappeared into the darkness.

"Lin Hui..."

Ling Ziyi shouted desperately, but the darkness was eerily quiet, and there was no response.

It seemed like she was talking to herself.

"You must come back alive."

Lin Hui wandered in the night, following Chu Yanlai's voice to prepare for an ambush.

Chu Yan emerged, leading a dozen or so men as they raced through the forest.

"This is unbelievable."

"How come Lin Hui is so fast?"

Chu Hui, panting heavily, cursed, "Big brother, let's take a break. Lin Hui has been carrying the seriously injured Ling Ziyi all the way here. He's bound to give up sooner or later."

"Shut up……."

"Everyone, stay alert! If Lin Hui escapes, we'll never have peace again."

Chu Yanlai had a very clear understanding of the situation. He took the torch from Chu Hui and carefully searched the ground, and sure enough, he found footprints.

"Come on, they're just ahead."

The group responded and continued their pursuit.

Little did they know that what awaited them ahead were deadly arrows.

Sure enough, Chu Yan had only taken a few steps when an arrow shot out from the darkness, piercing the head of a bandit.

They died completely, without even having time to struggle.

"careful……."

As a fellow expert archer, Chu Yanlai reacted extremely quickly. Almost the instant the bandit was hit by the arrow, he had already hidden behind a boulder.

After hearing Yan Chulai's warning, the others also took cover.

Chu Hui, skeptical, poked his head out and looked around, saying disdainfully, "Lin Hui is really crazy, actually thinking of ambushing us. He's courting death."

"Yes, that saves us the trouble of chasing after them."

"Since Lin Hui is so reckless, let's quietly surround him and beat him to a pulp."

"We must not be careless; he is in the shadows, while we are in the light."

"What are you afraid of? With so many of us, we can't take down Lin Hui, can't we?"