The First Military God of the Border

Lin Hui got up very early the next day.

Jia Hua left after leading the workers to start working.

He has two things to do today.

First, go and check the ruins of the An family. Second, go into the mountains and bring Fan Wujiu and the others out, and find a way to send them to the winery to hide.

Perhaps because it was an ancient place, the mountain path was very cold.

Even wearing thick cotton-padded clothes couldn't stop the cold wind from sneaking into the collar.

This time, Lin Hui didn't cross the mountain, but instead took the mountain path, and arrived at his home hut quite early.

There weren't many people on the not-so-wide streets of Anjiawopeng.

He walked into the ruins; almost everything that could be burned had been burned, leaving only broken walls and rubble.

Lin Hui passed through a brick wall and entered the ruins. The blackened walls resembled the gaping maw of a wild beast, baring its fangs and claws.

But soon after entering the ruins, Lin Hui noticed something was wrong.

The presence of fresh hoof prints on the snow-covered ruins alerted Lin Hui.

He couldn't help but reach out and grasp the dagger at his waist.

I took a few steps forward cautiously, and suddenly I heard a sound, the clattering of horses' hooves on the floor.

Lin Hui didn't continue forward, but quickly walked behind a wall and quietly peeked out.

Sure enough, several horses appeared before him, carried by fully armed cavalry. This was the first time Lin Hui had ever seen such cavalry, and he had no idea who they were.

Their armor was entirely black, they carried large bows on their backs, long swords at their waists, and two daggers on their boots.

They seemed to be looking for something, glancing around.

Lin Hui frowned deeply.

Judging from their attire, these people are probably not cavalry from the Northern Wilderness.

Then it can only be the border troops, but what would such elite border troops be doing here?

Could there be other secrets hidden in the ruins of Anjia?

This is a shack, no, Lin Hui suddenly thought of a possibility.

Could it be that Chu Yanlai revealed Ling Ziyi's identity before he died, and Cheng Wuyou sent the elite cavalry of Ningyuan Town to find her?

Lin Hui quickly considered countermeasures; if that were the case, it would be troublesome.

These elite cavalrymen were all veterans of countless battles in the border army, far superior to the likes of Zhao Hong.

Lin Hui didn't go out; instead, he waited until they were far away before emerging from the other side of the wall.

After the border cavalrymen had gone far away, Lin Hui continued deeper into the ruins of Anjia.

The An family's mansion was so large that even in ruins, it would take a long time to walk through it.

Continuing forward, Lin Hui arrived at the backyard where he had led everyone to break through the encirclement. Because there was a tall wall here, this part was not severely damaged.

After passing through the tall wall, Lin Hui stopped once again.

Something's not right here. First, there are footprints on the ground, and second, it's too quiet.

As a top-tier soldier, he felt countless eyes staring at him from the corner, and even sensed killing intent.

Lin Hui didn't dare to go any further. Pretending that he hadn't noticed anything, he turned around and walked away.

He always held the dagger in his right hand, ready to strike at any moment.

Just as he was about to leave the courtyard, his ears twitched, and at the same time, he pushed off with his feet, did a somersault, and jumped forward, avoiding a knife attack from the corner.

This strike was extremely cunning; had he not reacted quickly enough, it would have been fatal.

After dodging the attack, Lin Hui turned around and kicked out with both feet, one in front of the other, striking the man squarely in the chest.

This man was quite strong; he only staggered back a few steps after Lin Hui's kick, without falling down.

Seeing this, Lin Hui decisively stepped forward, braced himself with one hand on the ground, and before the man could regain his footing, he kicked him squarely in the chest. With this second blow, the man was sent flying far away like a kite with a broken string.

Lin Hui slowly stepped forward and finally saw the man's face clearly. He was certain that he had never seen this man before.

Lin Hui was about to ask him who he was and why he had ambushed him.

Just then, he heard the sound of something cutting through the air, and an arrow flew straight towards his head from the side.

Lin Hui reacted extremely quickly, leaning back and bracing himself with one hand. The arrow flew past his nose and landed firmly on a charred wooden pillar in the distance.

After dodging the arrows, Lin Hui turned and lunged in the direction where the arrows had just been fired.

The man thought he was well hidden, but just as he was about to draw his bow, Lin Hui was already in front of him.

The dagger flashed, a line of blood flew out, and the archer died without any chance to react.

Just as Lin Hui killed one person, a man suddenly darted out from behind the side door. This man was wielding a Wu hook and his attacks were cunning, specifically targeting the lower body.

Lin Hui accidentally ripped a hole in his pants, and in a panic, he could only keep backing away.

Lin Hui was startled and thought to himself that this was bad news; he had run into a master today.

Seeing that he had nowhere to retreat, Lin Hui pushed off with his feet and grabbed the piece of wood that had been burned down to half its original size.

The man wielding the Wu hook continued to charge, and Lin Hui seized the opportunity to kick out with both feet. One kick struck the man's wrist, and in the brief moment of pain, the other kick went straight for his face.

The man took a few steps back and attacked again.

Lin Hui twirled the dagger in his hand, and with the agility of his body, he fought the man back and forth.

Lin Hui seized the opportunity, spinning twice on the ground like a top, dodging the attack while heading straight for the man's lower body. The man was caught off guard and had his thigh slashed by Lin Hui's dagger.

He screamed and staggered back a few steps, blood quickly staining half of his leg.

Just as Lin Hui was about to finish the man off with a single strike, the sound of something cutting through the air came from afar.

Lin Hui reacted extremely quickly. As the man, wielding a hook, attacked despite the pain, Lin Hui raised his dagger to block the hook, while leaning back to avoid another arrow.

Seeing this, the person hiding in the shadows finally came out. Now, Lin Hui has confirmed that there are four of them in total. Lin Hui killed one and injured two. Only the archers who just appeared are fresh troops.

After appearing, this person did not choose to engage in close combat, but instead held a bow and arrow, ready to fire.

But Lin Hui wasn't stupid; he chose to engage the wounded Wu Gou man in close combat, preventing him from firing an arrow.

Soon, Lin Hui kicked the man wielding the Wu hook flying, then lunged forward and quickly hid behind a dark pillar.

At the same time, Lin Hui heard them speaking in the language of the Northern Wilderness, which Lin Hui could not understand.

At this moment, Lin Hui was certain that all four enemies he was facing came from the Northern Wilderness. No wonder they were so powerful; they were spies from the Northern Wilderness.

He had previously heard the county magistrate mention that there was a Night Raven organization in the Northern Wilderness Army. Although there were not many people, each of them was highly skilled in martial arts and had strong individual combat capabilities. Based on the martial arts skills these people were demonstrating now, they should be members of the Night Raven.

Suddenly, silence fell behind Lin Hui. Although he didn't dare to peek out, he could tell that the three Night Raven members had definitely reached some kind of plan against him.

Lin Hui dared not sit idly by and wait for his death. His mind raced, and he suddenly had an idea. He kicked the stone on the ground away.

Just as the archer was momentarily stunned, Lin Hui indeed chose to emerge from his cover, flank him, and charge straight at him.

This man reacted quickly, decisively firing an arrow as Lin Hui charged towards him. An ordinary person would have been hit, but Lin Hui was no ordinary person. He was prepared when he charged, so Lin Hui completely dodged all three arrows fired by this man with his serpentine movement.

Before the fourth arrow could be released, Lin Hui's dagger was already at his neck.

"Your archery skills are good, but you're too slow. You might as well die."

After saying this, Lin Hui thrust his dagger forward, and the archer clutched his neck and fell to the ground, convulsing a few times before dying.

Lin Hui killed three people in succession, and finally focused his attention on the person he had just entered and had already beaten.

At this moment, he was confronting Lin Hui, knife in hand.

Lin Hui chose to strike first, charging directly at the man. The man, unwilling to back down, fought Lin Hui head-on with a death wish.

The longsword and dagger clashed, sparking a great deal of fire.

The moment the man made a move to reach for the dagger at his waist, Lin Hui decisively turned to the side, and the dagger slipped from his hand. As the dagger spun around the long sword, Lin Hui fell to the side.

The man hadn't expected Lin Hui to be so fast. Just as he was about to raise his knife to fight again, Lin Hui's dagger had already slashed his neck.

Lin Hui looked at the four corpses with lingering fear.

If it weren't for my recent good recovery, I really wouldn't be a match for those four.

Since they are members of the Night Ravens of the Northern Wilderness, they must have infiltrated to gather intelligence.

This explains why the border cavalry he saw earlier came here.

Clearly, the border cavalry had come in pursuit of these scouts from the northern wilderness.

After this incident, Lin Hui dared not linger in the ruins of the An family. He wiped the blood off the dagger and turned to leave.

But as soon as he reached the front yard of the ruins, he heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from all directions.

I was about to dodge, but it was too late.