Chapter 119: A Lucky Hit

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Helian Bo’s strong bow was obviously a rare treasure; the bow body was engraved with many complex patterns, looking exquisite and heavy.

When the bow was drawn, its body curved like a full moon.

With a “zheng,” a startling sound of the bowstring suddenly rose.

The feathered arrow was like a meteor, piercing through the vast sky, presenting a perfect arc. If one had outstanding eyesight, they could see a pale green Fighting Qi covering the three-edged arrowhead, spinning violently.

The landing point was exactly a tough young man holding a crude wooden shield and a long spear. This fierce young man was named Wu Xing; his strength was outstanding, and at a young age, he had already cultivated to the Black Iron-rank using a common Fighting Qi Technique. He was a small leader among a group of juniors and had always enjoyed prestige among his peers. It was he who had killed three Horse Bandits in a row just now.

The young man Wu Xing felt that arrow whistling and flying rapidly toward him; he wanted to dodge, but it was already too late. But his reaction was also extremely fast; he raised his shield to block.

Pa~

The powerful arrow’s spinning Fighting Qi shattered the wooden shield, and the sharp arrowhead ruthlessly nailed into his forehead, passing through the hard skull, with half the arrow protruding from the back of his head.

Wu Xing’s gaze was blank and shocked; until he fell to the ground and died, he dared not believe that the arrow was actually this powerful. He had already blocked it, blocked it!

“Ah Xing, Ah Xing.”

Seeing this, the strong men around him screamed in grief and indignation. Some time ago, Wu Xing had said that the weather was good this year and there was plenty of food at home. He planned to take some brothers to Yehe Town to join the Iron Cavalry Regiment and see if they could make a name for themselves.

But in the blink of an eye, his head was blown apart by an arrow from a Horse Bandit leader.

“Brothers, these Horse Bandits are too hateful.” Several of Wu Xing’s friends looked as if their eyes were about to spit fire. They roared: “Let’s fight them to the death; in terms of numbers, the Horse Bandits are fewer than us.”

Okay, let’s fight, let’s fight.

A group of impetuous teenagers roared in response. Even some older strong men felt that being bullied by the Horse Bandits like this was unbearable; they couldn’t swallow this foul breath, and hot blood filled their chests, ready to explode at any moment.

“Everyone, stand still.”

A majestic voice sounded. This voice seemed very authoritative; the strong men, who were very impulsive and ready to charge out and fight, immediately stopped their footsteps when they heard it.

The old village chief walked over tremblingly with the support of others. He said with tears streaming down his face: “Ah Xing is my grandson, and I am very sad that he died. But we must not fall for the enemy’s trick. We are relying on the city wall now, and the gate can still be held. Once we rush out, we will fall into a weak position and be slaughtered.”

“But Old Master, these Horse Bandits.” Several excited strong men rushed up and said indignantly: “They are bullying us too much; if we let them burn any longer, our village will be finished.”

“Defend, everyone defend properly. Whoever dares not to obey orders, I will expel him from Wula Village.” The old village chief shed tears and stomped the ground hard with his cane: “We must not let a single Horse Bandit in.”

The reaction inside Wula Village was also seen by Helian Bo. He sneered a few times and said: “I knew that old immortal was a tough bone to crack. It’s a pity he is cunning and refuses to stand within my shooting range.”

The arrow just now was fired from an extremely long distance; Helian Bo also used his treasure bow and exerted all his strength to shoot that one arrow. His Fighting Qi was also consumed quite a bit; bow and arrow ultimate skills that consumed so much Fighting Qi could not be used repeatedly.

In fact, Helian Bo was also worried, worried that the Seventh Regiment elites he had lured away with the “luring the tiger away from the mountain” stratagem had seen through his trick and were rushing back. Once he was blocked, it would be big trouble.

This Wula Village was really somewhat difficult to deal with.

“Pass my order, prepare for an all-out attack.” Helian Bo couldn’t wait any longer; this was his first battle since making a comeback. If he couldn’t show his power in this battle and left in a dejected manner, it would have a huge impact on his reputation.

Even if the losses were greater, he had to capture Wula Village. The able-bodied men of Wula Village were only two or three hundred at most. In terms of fierceness, how could they compare to the elite soldiers under his command?

Those who are willing to come out and be Horse Bandits are not easy to deal with; if they didn’t have some skills, the Horse Bandit gang wouldn’t accept them.

“Boss, please be cautious.” A Horse Bandit beside him hurriedly advised: “The people in Wula Village have high morale; attacking by force is unwise. It’s better to burn them for a while longer and wear down their morale.”

“Is it your place to speak here?” Helian Bo showed a ferocious look and glared at him viciously: “No one has ever been able to question the decisions I, Helian Bo, make.”

A year ago, when he was encircled and suppressed by the Iron Cavalry Regiment, the miserable scene still woke him up from dreams. If he couldn’t slaughter this village to take revenge on the Iron Cavalry Regiment, how could he quell the resentment and anger in his heart?

That Horse Bandit was immediately frightened by Helian Bo into lowering his head, not daring to speak again.

Just as Helian Bo was about to give the order to attack Wula Village by force. His outstanding hearing heard a series of hoofbeats, faintly coming from behind.

With Helian Bo’s strength, after listening for a few breaths, he had already judged. It was a single rider, and the speed was very fast, not like an ordinary warhorse.

In this world, strength is mostly respected, and those who can afford good horses are mostly people with outstanding strength. In a battlefield of hundreds against hundreds, a Silver-rank powerhouse would naturally find it difficult to turn the tide.

However, if a Gold-rank powerhouse appeared, it would be big trouble.

Helian Bo’s face suddenly became somewhat serious and ugly. He remembered that half an hour ago, his subordinates had discovered and chased a scout, who seemed to be a scout of the regular army.

It was precisely because that scout was discovered that he made up his mind to attack by force early. He had also sent several scouts in that direction.

But it seemed that none of those scouts had returned, and now another enemy rider appeared; had they all met with misfortune?

Was it the Iron Cavalry Seventh Regiment? Impossible, they had clearly fallen for the trick. Even if they saw through his plot on the way and hurried back, it would be difficult to arrive without several hours.

Those Horse Bandit scouts, Helian Bo guessed correctly. The several scouts he sent in that direction were indeed the best among the Horse Bandit scouts.

But compared to the Mid-stage Bronze Raven Zhou Han, they were far inferior. While scouting, Zhou Han didn’t let Helian Bo discover him, and even reaped several Horse Bandit scouts.

Helian Bo paused his order, wanting to see who that person was, coming alone so openly. If it was a Gold-rank powerhouse, then immediate retreat was the only way. But he wasn’t worried either; a single Gold-rank powerhouse couldn’t do much to his side. Two or three hundred elite Horse Bandits, with dozens of Black Iron-ranks, two Bronze-ranks, plus him, Helian Bo, was no joke.

He was also guessing by the way, could it be a scout from the enemy army? But soon, he understood that the other party was not a scout. Under the bright sun, he soon saw the person coming.

Getting closer and closer, it was clearly a general holding a spear and shield, riding a black horse. And the strangest thing was that behind him was carrying a person with a petite figure, who didn’t know if it was a child or a woman.

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Lei Qing galloped his horse swiftly, and seeing from a distance that although the village was rolling with thick smoke, it seemed not to have been breached yet, he felt slightly relieved in his heart. Seeing a wave of more than a hundred Horse Bandits in front, he guessed that Helian Bo was definitely among this wave of Horse Bandits.

Immediately, he circulated his Fighting Qi and vibrated his voice out: “Vulture Helian Bo, I heard you have an Oedipus complex. First, you lusted after the beauty of your Master’s wife, who was as kind as a mountain to you, and peeked at her bathing. You were almost having your legs broken by the Prairie Sacred Eagle Murong Tiance, and only released because someone pleaded for you. After being driven out, you didn’t repent, but raped your own mother at home, finally ending up as a Horse Bandit. For scum like you, what is the point of living in this world? You might as well let me, Young General Lei Qing, send you to the west early.”

That speech of Lei Qing was, of course, nonsense. Why Helian Bo was expelled from his master’s sect and then driven out of his home seemed quite secret, and intelligence was hard to find.

But the more secret it was, the more it indicated unspeakable secrets, and mostly family scandals that couldn’t be revealed. And the Prairie Sacred Eagle must have covered up this matter, otherwise, why couldn’t even the Iron Cavalry Regiment find out the root cause?

Therefore, Lei Qing deliberately talked nonsense, firstly to strike a blow at the morale of these Horse Bandits. Secondly, it was also to anger Helian Bo. Once a person is in a state of anger, they are more prone to make mistakes, and the more prone they are to make mistakes, naturally, the more advantageous it would be for Lei Qing. Besides, Helian Bo probably couldn’t refute either, because even if what he did wasn’t exactly this, it was a similar ugly deed. It was impossible for him to really reveal his own family scandal to refute Lei Qing’s slander.

This speech immediately made Vulture Helian Bo’s face swell like a pig’s liver, and his anger was uncontrollable. But in his heart, there was more panic. This, how could he know this kind of secret, even his own subordinates didn’t know? Impossible, neither his Master nor his family would spread such things.

Among the Horse Bandit group, there was also a commotion, shocked by Lei Qing’s audacity and power, and also frightened by Lei Qing’s words. Peeking at his Master’s wife bathing and raping that something… how shameless and pathetic did one have to be to do such things?

Many people saw that Helian Bo seemed to be trembling with anger, but he didn’t refute; immediately, many people chose to believe it. For a time, morale was more or less low, and the awe for Helian Bo was also reduced a lot.

Although the Horse Bandits were fierce and cruel, not everyone was like Helian Bo without a bottom line; at least, very few people could do the things Helian Bo did.

“I’m going to kill you.”

Helian Bo roared violently, raised his strong bow, and shot an arrow like a meteor toward Lei Qing.

How could Lei Qing have expected that his “slander” would turn out to be a lucky hit; even if not entirely true, it was very close. It provoked Helian Bo to the point of going berserk.

Seeing that arrow with its fierce momentum and amazing power, he was not frightened but happy, and shouted boldly: “Well shot.” His long spear pointed into the air, and under the scorching sun of early summer, a brilliant radiance burst forth.

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