Heaven rewards those who work hard: There is no bottleneck in my martial arts

Chapter 51

Rumble.

Thunder flashes in the sky.

Occasional flashes of lightning shone on the official road in Lishan.

A team of chariots and horses slowly moved forward on the official road.

Most of the people in this team were wearing armor and carrying knives, showing a chilling intent.

"Boss, we're going to enter Mount Li soon."

The first guard, who was obviously well-dressed, nodded: "Tell the brothers, get your spirits up. It's dawn and it's the time when people are prone to sleepiness. Give out all the sober pills I brought to the brothers, and try to be safe."

"Understood the boss."

Wu Qi squinted his eyes, his temples thumped non-stop, he always felt like a glow was on his back, and he had a bad premonition.

'What the hell. '

He twisted a sober pill from his sleeve and threw it into his mouth, like cracking a jelly bean, and started to eat it.

A burst of cool breath rushed straight from the tailbone to the top of the head, making him shudder and wake up instantly.

Before entering Lishan, you need to pass a lake.

This lake was dug out by manpower when the river around the city was built and when the water from the river was diverted.

It took a lot of folks back then, and they were all called the Lake of the Dead by the locals.

Now that time flies, this period of history has long been erased by time, and the original Dead Man's Lake has also been changed to East Lake, which is a good place for people in Daliang City to enjoy the mountains and water.

Under the black clouds, the lake bursts with waves.

There are so many fishing boats above, you can't see the hulls of the boats, only the lights floating on the lake.

Deeper in the center of the lake, a two-story dragon boat was brightly lit, and the banquet that passed through the night seemed to be still unfinished.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Hongming could see clearly.

On the bow of the dragon boat, there is a singer holding a pipa and singing.

There are many nobles and Yingying Yanyan around her, which are completely two extremes with the oppressive atmosphere in the palace.

The frame walked unhurriedly along the south bank of the East Lake towards Lishan.

After entering Mount Li, the tree shadows on both sides of the bank became darker and darker.

Fortunately, everyone in the team has good eyesight, and Dongfang has revealed a trace of white light, so they can see the road conditions clearly.

Wu Qi cautiously ordered to a deputy beside him: "Let the brothers draw their swords and move forward in a defensive posture."

"Understood the boss." The deputy carried it out without any doubt.

The deputy ran from the head of the line to the end of the line, shouting as he ran: "Draw out the sword, if you have hair, draw out the sword and defend."

It can be seen that Wu Qi has great prestige in this imperial army.

Under his order, everyone pulled out their sabers and formed formations according to the usual training.

Zhao Hongming sat in the carriage, his keen mind captured the movements of the imperial guards outside.

Did you discover something?

He called Chang Wubing and asked: "What's going on outside, it's so noisy."

Chang Wubing clasped his fists and said: "Return to Your Highness, the Imperial Army has suddenly entered a state of alert after leaving the mountain today."

"Did you encounter an enemy?"

"No abnormalities have been found for the time being."

"Go and ask what's going on?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chang Wubing quickly ran to the head of the team, and asked Wu Qi, the leader of the forbidden army: "General, I am Chang Wubing, who is the personal bodyguard of the Fifth Prince. My Highness asked the general why he drew his sword and made such a gesture."

Wu Qi hastily replied respectfully: "I dare not call you a general. The forest is dense here, and it is an easy place to set up an ambush. For the safety of His Royal Highness, I asked all the brothers to be on guard just in case."

Chang Wubing heard Wu Qi's accent very familiar, and couldn't help asking: "Are you from Wei?"

"Chang guard, are you too?"

Chang Wubing nodded with a smile and said: "Exactly, you should know that the mother and concubine of His Highness the Fifth Highness are also from Weiguo."

"To be honest, this is the first time I know about it. Since the fall of the Kingdom of Wei, few people around me have talked about the Kingdom of Wei."

"It's okay, it's a battle between the royal family, and it has nothing to do with us. If you eat the king's salary, you should share the worries for the king." Chang Wubing said in a Weiguo tone: "I will report to His Highness first, and then have a drink with the general after arriving at the destination."

Wu Qi naturally did not refuse, and nodded in response.

After knowing the cause and effect, Zhao Hongming felt that Wu Qi was a cautious person who was very considerate in his actions.

Just when the team was moving forward smoothly, Wu Qi suddenly paused, turned around and looked around behind him.

"Boss, what's the matter?"

Wu Qi clenched the long knife in his hand and said: "Don't talk, listen carefully."

beep, beep...

He noticed very slight vibrations in the ground, very regular.

This is the sound produced when a horse's hooves hit the ground while galloping.

And there's more than one horse.

They were relatively secretive when they left, and the Imperial Army would not follow them at this time.

The people who come are definitely not their own people.

It can only be passers-by or enemies!
But at this time, it would be such a coincidence, is anyone passing by?

The probability is extremely small, that is to say, the comer is very likely to be an enemy.

Wu Qi's face was serious, and he called out immediately: "Brothers in the back, follow me to defend against the enemy, brothers in front escort His Royal Highness Fifth Prince to Zhengyi Gate."

"Yes!"

As soon as Wu Qi issued an order, the order was strictly prohibited.

Nearly a hundred imperial guards quickly formed an array according to his request.

The deputy of the forbidden army rushed to the side of the carriage and swung his whip.

The horses suffered from pain and rushed forward.

"The rest of you, follow up!"

This was the first time that Wang Bao and the other eunuchs panicked for a short period of time, and quickly reacted, shouting anxiously, "Follow up."

Chen Xuerong didn't expect to be attacked not long after leaving the palace. She hurriedly walked to the carriage and tried her best to comfort her: "Your Highness Fifth, I'm afraid there may be a group of thieves behind you. Your Highness, make preparations first. If the timing is wrong, you can get on my horse..."

shhhhhh...

Before Chen Xuerong finished speaking, countless arrows rained down on her face.

"Reverse, defend!" Wu Qi roared sharply.

At his order, the imperial guards who had already entered the defensive state turned around.

The guards who practiced defensive martial arts such as iron cloth shirts formed a fan shape, and there were many guards hiding inside the fan shape.

Crackling!

Countless arrows fell and hit the armor of the imperial army.

Due to the long distance and the quick reaction of Wu Qi and others, this wave of arrows did not cause many casualties, and even the team did not disturb the slightest.

"what!"

Shen Xishan, the leader, couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the rapid response of this forbidden army.

This is completely different from the forbidden army that he attacked and killed the prince before.

Shen Xishan suddenly felt that the other party might not be so easy to chew on.

However, everything has come, and there is absolutely no reason to give up halfway.

Moreover, the two have not yet been in contact, and it is a bit too early to draw conclusions.

"Don't worry about the forbidden army at the front, just attack and kill the people in the carriage."

Shen Xishan's purpose was very clear, and he had no intention of going head-to-head with this forbidden army.

But Zhang Biao, who came over, didn't care about this, and charged straight in like a bull.

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(End of this chapter)