Astral Apostle Chapter 245: On Suolong Ridge

  Chapter 246 On the Dragon Ridge

  Thick fog filled the air, and a troop of soldiers and horses was walking through the road between the mountains.

  The soldiers were ashamed and weak, and no one spoke during the march.

  This is Tianwangzhai's defeated soldiers all the way. There are less than a thousand people left, and their morale is low. Lu Longchuan is among them.

  He had an unconcealable tiredness on his face, frequently observing the rear and surroundings, looking alert, like a frightened bird.

  Since real Yufeng was poisoned and assassinated by a traitor, and Chen Feng took the initiative to attack the stronghold, the situation of the war has taken a turn for the worse.

  Tianwangzhai was defeated in a big way, and had to fight and run. Under the relentless pursuit of Longwangzhai, the large army retreated steadily and fell apart.

  Now beside Lu Longchuan, there are only a dozen or so leaders left, including Sun Rong and Shi Hu. That Yufeng real person even took his disciples and ran away without a trace when the army was defeated.

  The soldiers and horses he led had their tails cut off to survive and managed to break out of the siege. Now they have been tossing and fleeing for many days, and they are exhausted.

  Defeated in such a situation, Lu Longchuan knew that there was nothing he could do, and he had only one idea left, which was to escape from Huyang by throwing off his pursuers.

  He looked around at the dejected defeated soldiers, and when he thought about the huge power of Tianwangzhai, there were only so few troops left, and he felt his heart bleed.

  Decades of foundation, lost in one day!

  It hurts, it hurts so much!

  “Hmm…”

  Lu Longchuan suddenly let out a muffled snort, and covered the wound under his ribs.

  "Brother, can you still hold on?"

  Shi Hu hurried over, with a concerned tone.

  "Phew... I'm fine. I haven't seen him for many years, and Guo Haishen's martial arts are even more amazing, even better than mine."

  Lu Longchuan exhaled with a complicated expression.

  In the previous battle, he fought against Guo Haishen in the rebellious army, but was no match for the opponent, was injured by the opponent, and was almost captured alive.

  Many years ago, when he was still the "Heavenly King" of the overlord of the green forest, Guo Haishen once went to the north to challenge him, even though he was even better than himself.

  But now, he is old and his martial arts have regressed, while Guo Haishen has intensively cultivated a bunch of advanced martial arts, and his skills are getting better and better. Under the ebb and flow, I, the former number one master of the green forest, can no longer beat others.

  He sighed in his heart, not only feeling sorry for himself, but also lamenting the impermanence of the situation.

  At this time, in the heavy fog ahead, a mountain with a magnificent shape appeared, and the terrain was steep.

  Lu Longchuan hurriedly ordered the whole army to stop, and then rode to the front of the team, observed carefully, only to feel his eyelids twitch.

  "Where is the front, it is so dangerous!"

  Hearing the words, Sun Rong on the side murmured: "We have fled to the southwest of Pingzhou, Huyang. There are many mountains and dense forests here. I think the mountain in front of me looks like an oolong tied to the mountain. It should be what the locals said Suolong Ridge.”

  Shuolong Ridge!

  Lu Longchuan's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and he only felt that it was very unlucky.

  Sun Rong continued: "The map shows that there is a small path in Suolongling. If you can find a guide to lead the way, you can pass it directly, which can save a lot of distance. After leaving Suolongling, you will find the main road, which leads directly to Pingzhou Prefecture. If you continue to march for a few more days, you will be able to leave the boundary of Huyang, and you will be safe by then."

  Lu Longchuan subconsciously repelled entering Suolong Ridge, and said: "I see the terrain ahead is dangerous, there may be an ambush, why don't you go around?"

  Sun Rong frowned: "Soldiers are very fast. If we go around, we will be delayed for a day or two. Once the pursuers arrive, we will have nowhere to escape. Now we only have remnants of soldiers and defeated generals. If Longwangzhai can rush ahead of us, It's better to show up and intercept me directly."

   "It's... okay."

  Lu Longchuan thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

  He sent a sentry to search for human signs nearby, and soon found a small village with less than a hundred households, most of whom were local hunters.

   Seeing soldiers coming to the door, the villagers were very vigilant and took out their hunting bows or pitchforks one after another.

  Lu Longchuan didn't want to make any troubles, saying that he just wanted to cross the mountain and find a guide.

  Because Longwangzhai is quite popular in Huyang, he is very wary of the local villagers, he dare not declare his name, and just pretends to be an ordinary deserter along the way.

  At the same time, he also carefully observed the expressions of the villagers, and if he found anything unusual, he immediately ordered the slaughter.

  The villagers looked at each other, seemingly undecided.

  At this time, a strong young man came out and said in a deep voice:

  "I am a hunter in this village, and I am very familiar with the mountains and forests. I am willing to be a guide to take you across the mountains, but please don't hurt the villagers."

  Lu Longchuan nodded: "I just want to cross the mountain quickly, if you cooperate, I will not bother you."

  "It's a deal, let me comfort the folks, and let's go."

  The young man nodded, turned his head and whispered something to the villagers, as if to comfort him, and then walked into Lu Longchuan's army.

  Lu Longchuan had been observing and found nothing unusual, and asked if anyone from Longwang Village had arrived recently, and after getting unanimous denial from the villagers, he asked the guide to lead the way, and the group entered the mountain.

  This young man is indeed an old hunter, walking in the mountains and forests like walking on flat ground, and he is quite familiar with the paths.

  Looking at the young man's vigorous gait and impressive skills, Lu Longchuan couldn't help but ask, "What's your name? I see that you are quick and agile, but you have practiced martial arts?"

  The young man nodded and answered casually:

  "The villain's name is Lu Sheng, and he has indeed practiced it. In this Huyang land, who knows how to use crops? Especially those of us who live by hunting, and don't practice some superficial martial arts. I can’t even run.”

  Lu Longchuan nodded silently, which is not surprising.

  After staying in Huyang for so long, he is no longer surprised by the abundance of martial arts in the local villagers.

  After all, Chen Feng spread martial arts unscrupulously, and even the tongue twisters of rural children might be the formulas of some great sect's martial arts cheats.

  With Lu Sheng leading the way, this army did not move slowly, and soon penetrated into Suolong Ridge.

  But seeing the mist in the forest and the shadows of the trees, although it is daytime, the sight is quite dim.

  Lu Sheng wiped off his sweat and said, "Follow this path for about two hours, and you will be able to leave the mountain before dark."

   "That's a good thing." Lu Longchuan exhaled.

   Along the way, he has been guarding his surroundings for fear of an ambush, but there has been no movement, which finally reassures him a lot.

  However, at this moment, in the woods not far away, there was a sudden clattering sound, as if many people were running and approaching.

  At the same time, thunderous shouts suddenly sounded in the forest:

  "Hahaha, it really is here!"

  "We waited for the ambush here, the only way we have to pass, so it's not in vain!"

  "Dragon King Village is here, don't hesitate to surrender!"

   "Don't leave the enemy!"

   There was a cry of killing and explosions, and Lu Longchuan and his party were instantly shocked.

  "What, there is really an ambush!"

  Sun Rong turned pale with shock.

  The team was blown up. The soldiers, who were already low in morale, did not wait for the command of the leader, and ran away in the opposite direction of the shout.

  Lu Longchuan and other leaders had already been frightened by Chen Feng, and they didn't dare to stay to fight, so they turned around and ran away.

  Behind them, the sound of shouting and killing always follows them, sometimes approaching and sometimes far away.

  Before they knew it, Lu Longchuan and the others had been chased and changed directions several times.

  Suddenly, a group of people stepped on the ground, and fell into a trap covered with thin leaves, and a short bamboo spear was impressively set in the hole.

  Plop plop!

  The group hurriedly turned around to avoid it, but they were still hit, pierced by the bamboo spear, screaming in pain, and bleeding profusely.

  Most people were pierced by bamboo spears in their limbs. As for their bodies, they were covered with armor. Bamboo spears were difficult to penetrate, so they would not die directly.

  Lu Longchuan's shoulder and calf were pierced, and he was sweating profusely from the pain.

  At this moment, figures appeared at the edge of the cave. They were the villagers from before, all dressed as hunters, and the leader was Lu Sheng who had led the way.

  At this time, the group of hunters drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the people in the cave.

  "You are not allowed to move around, or you will be shot with random arrows, and I will teach you to die under the arrows piercing your heart!"

  Lu Sheng shouted loudly.

  Lu Longchuan was shocked, and then he said angrily: "You are from Dragon King Village?! You are specially a guide, just to lead us into this trap?!"

  Lu Sheng did not change his face, and said in a deep voice:

  "You're thinking about it, this cave is a trap for catching animals, and we are not from Dragon King Village, so I will tell you to understand it today!

  You defeated soldiers are looking for a guide. After the matter is done, you will definitely kill me to silence me. I can only strike first.

  Then Chen Feng is in Huyang, our life is much more comfortable than usual, your court came to suppress, just to take away my good life, if you are not powerful, I would have to cut a few The heads of officers and soldiers have a good time. Coincidentally, I need a certificate to join the gang on the mountain. You guys are wearing armor and helmets. From my point of view, you are probably generals in the army. It is a meritorious service to catch you. After I go up the mountain, I can be a leader at least. "

  Hearing this, Lu Longchuan was so angry that his face trembled and his whole body trembled.

  He thought he was ambushed by the enemy army, but he didn't expect to fall into the hands of a group of rural people!

  It's really an eighty-year-old woman stretching the hands of a child!

  Shame on you!

  "Brother, don't panic, wait until I kill all these fools and peasants, and break out!"

  Shihu stood up suddenly and roared loudly. Regardless of the bamboo spear stuck on his body, he was about to kick off the wall and jump to the ground to start a killing spree.

   "Shoot the arrow!"

  Lu Sheng let go without hesitation.

  Boom boom boom!

  There was a sound of the bowstring, and more than a dozen arrows flew out through the air, aggressively shooting the stone tiger into a hedgehog, and died with his eyes open.

   "Two Tigers!"

  Lu Longchuan's eyes were about to burst, a force surged in his body, suppressing the pain temporarily, he jumped up, and slashed at Lu Sheng in the air.

  The sword whistling and windy, containing the power to cut gold and jade.

  However, Lu Sheng was fearless and drew out his waist knife to meet him. He actually blocked this powerful and heavy knife, and also restrained Lu Longchuan's jumping momentum, and counterpressed the opponent who had nowhere to rely on in the air. down.

  Even though Lu Longchuan was seriously injured and his skills were greatly compromised, Lu Sheng was able to block the opponent's full-strength slash.

  Lu Longchuan was pushed back into the hole with a knife, and wanted to jump up again.

  However, the next moment, his body froze suddenly.

   Only a few aggressive sounds were heard, and a few arrows pierced into his back.

  But the Orion surrounded on the other side of the cave brazenly attacked.

  Lu Longchuan's eyes darkened, and the strength he had managed to lift up suddenly dissipated, and his whole body was limp and weak.

   "My life is over..."

  Lu Longchuan's mouth was bleeding and he muttered to himself.

   Seeing this, Sun Rong couldn't care less about his injuries, so he hurriedly reported himself and shouted:

  "Stop it! Stop it! He is Lu Longchuan, the head of Tianwangzhai, and we are all the leaders of Tianwangzhai. Sparing our lives and sending them to Chen Feng is a great service to you!"

  Lu Sheng frowned, and suddenly smiled happily.

   "Hey, it looks like I caught a big fish."

  ……

  Somewhere in Pingzhou, Huyang, the pursuers of Longwangzhai are marching.

  Chen Feng rode on horseback, accompanied by a group of leaders, who were talking and discussing.

  "We have been chasing for a long time, and most of the leaders of Tianwangzhai have been arrested. Unfortunately, we have never found Lu Longchuan. I don't know where he went. Could it be that he has run out of Huyang?"

   Hong Ding said in a deep voice.

  Chen Feng said casually: "It's okay, it's good if you can catch it, and it doesn't matter if you can't. Anyway, we have captured most of the people in Tianwangzhai. Then Lu Longchuan's foundation has been lost, and even if he slips away, it won't matter." /

  Fang Zhen rubbed his chin, hehe said: "Second brother, I understand why you are using a tactic of discord. You captured those leaders, but you want to subdue them?"

  Chen Feng nodded: "It is true, but this is only one of the reasons. The other reason is that they are kind to the eldest brother, so try not to kill them."

  Guo Hai sighed deeply: "Oh, when the two armies confront each other, life and death should be judged by means, but the second brother still wants to repay my brother's kindness with all morals, which really makes my brother ashamed. If they don't want to Return, then second brother, don't worry about my face, just kill if you have to."

  "We'll talk about it later."

  Chen Feng did not respond.

  At this time, Duan Yunfeng suddenly sneered, and said: "If it wasn't for the real Yufeng being poisoned and assassinated by spies, we wouldn't be able to win so easily. Misread them."

  Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing.

  They were initially curious as to why Master Yufeng suddenly did not leave the battle, but now that they have captured a large number of enemy troops, they naturally found out about the situation, and they became more and more contemptuous of the court.

  In order to fight for power and profit, their own people backstab their own people, which actually makes them easier for foreign enemies.

  Everyone felt that the gentlemen above the court were more and more hopeless, and felt contemptuous.

   "This is the despicable meat eater, who failed to plan far." Fang Zhen shook his head.

  Is this how it is used? Guo Hai scratched his head deeply.

  Duan Yunfeng paused for a moment, and then said regretfully: "It's a pity that Master Yufeng ran away from the chaotic army. After he recovers, he can restrain the village master again. He is a formidable enemy. If he can take advantage of the situation If you grab him ~IndoMTL.com~, you will be able to cut off the right and left arm of the dog emperor.”

   "That's right." Fang Zhen agreed, and then said with a smirk: "However, that real Yufeng's family is really rich, and he brought so much gold and silver treasures, and in the end it was cheaper for us... I don't know that he brought these treasures What does going out mean, do you still want to enjoy fighting while fighting?"

  Hearing the words, Chen Feng interrupted the conversation and interjected:

   "Don't think about what you have, just chase after Lu Longchuan first."

  Everyone responded one after another.

  At this moment, suddenly a sentry came running from the front and said loudly:

   "Report! There is a group of villagers blocking the way ahead. The leader claims to be Lu Sheng, who is the villager at the foot of Suolong Ridge. He has captured Lu Longchuan and other leaders of the Heavenly King Village, and wants to present them as prisoners to us!"

  When everyone heard this, their expressions changed immediately, they were surprised and curious.

  Guo Hai was shocked: "Then Lu Longchuan was planted in the hands of a group of villagers? Is it true?"

  Chen Feng frowned and laughed:

  "It really didn't take much effort, brothers, come with me to greet Commander Lu!"

  (end of this chapter)