I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 71: Escort Xie Yuan (Part )

Refugees are easy to deal with. As long as they don't recklessly rush into a formation of dozens of people and get hit by long weapons such as hoes and sticks, a normal team of warriors can handle them.

Xie Yuan drove the refugees away, and the escort team continued to move forward for two days, passing by a canyon called "Jiuli Gorge".

There are high mountains and cliffs on both sides of Jiuli Gorge, and the steep slopes are covered with dense forests, making it impossible for people to pass. There is only a plank road on the cliff, which is built over the mountain stream and is very steep.

Xie Yuan silently looked at the mountains on both sides and thought:
"No wonder Zhao Tou'er is the leader of this escort. This terrain is too easy for people to hide."

"Everyone cheer up! After we pass the Jiuli Gorge, the rest will be easy."

Zhao Xingyang shouted, and the porters led the way forward, waving flags and shouting:
"Longteng in Yunzhou, Longteng in Yunzhou! My friend on the mountain, please give me a favor!"

Zhao Xingyang introduced it to Xie Yuan, who was visiting here for the first time:
"This Jiuli Gorge is the most dangerous place in this section. Only this plank road can pass through. There are mountains on both sides, the mountains are high and the forests are deep. The soldiers have never wiped out the bandits. There are three bandit camps in this mountain that I know of.

"The people in the bandit camp need food and drink, and Jiuli Gorge is the best place to start. Our escort agency is here and has been attacked by bandits several times. So when we pass through here, at least we have an escort leader leading the team."

Xie Yuan looked serious, nodded, and followed the escort team carefully.

When we reached the middle of the gorge and turned a corner, the porter in front of us suddenly stopped and waved.

The escort team stopped immediately, formed a formation with their swords in hand, and looked around.

Zhao Xingyang went forward to take a look, and saw a large stone blocking the road in the middle of the plank road ahead. There was still fresh dirt on the stone, and it was obvious that it had just been pushed down.

He looked towards the hillside next to him, his eyes fixed, and he said slowly:
"Whose hero is this? I'm from the Longteng Escort Agency, please give me some face!"

A one-eyed man with a face full of flesh emerged from the bushes and sneered:
"So it's Captain Zhao. Captain Zhao, you're being nice. Let's give you a favor. Are our brothers in the mountain stronghold starving? It's winter now, and it's not easy for everyone. For Captain Zhao's sake, let's leave the things behind and go. Then we can keep to ourselves."

Zhao Xingyang drew his sword and shook his head:
"This is not the same as keeping your distance from others. I'm sorry I can't obey your order."

"So there's nothing to discuss?"

The one-eyed man let out a strange cry and waved his hand. Suddenly, more than twenty strong men emerged from the forest, holding earthen bows and stones and throwing them down!
The escort team was well prepared, and several escorts raised large shields to protect the people.

Seeing that the earthen bows were of no use, the bandits threw away their bows, drew out their machetes, and charged down the mountain howling!

Xie Yuan saw that these bandits were all strong and powerful, and everyone was holding a knife. He then looked at the one-eyed man fighting with Zhao Xingyang, and found out that he was also a three-training master. He couldn't help but feel awe in his heart.

It turns out that anyone who dares to block the road is either a fool or a strong man!
The bandits had the advantage of terrain and were numerous in number, so they rushed into the escort team in an instant and a melee broke out.

When Xie Yuan saw the bandits coming at him with fangs and claws, his eyes turned cold and he suddenly stepped forward and drew his sword!

The bandit's eyes blurred and he suddenly felt a chill in his throat. He made two hoarse sounds and all the strength in his body drained away like the tide and he fell to the ground.

Xie Yuan passed by the bandit and stabbed a bandit who was facing another porter in the back with his knife. Then he dodged the machete that was attacking from the side and slashed with his knife, knocking the machete of the sneak attacking bandit away. Taking advantage of his panic, he kicked him off the plank road.

The bandit fell off a cliff, waving his hands weakly in the air and letting out long screams.

Xie Yuan turned around and saw another bandit trying to attack him, but was stopped by a bodyguard. While the two were struggling, Xie Yuan attacked and beheaded the bandit with a knife. Then, with the Howl of the Wolf King, he knocked down the strong man next to him who was forcing the escort team's porter to retreat!
In a short while, Xie Yuan killed several people in a row and was no match for his opponent. All the bandits around were wiped out!
Finally, a second-level bandit noticed Xie Yuan, jumped up with a knife in hand, and shouted:
"You are so arrogant!"

He was about to rush in front of Xie Yuan with great momentum, but a long sword in mid-air blocked him. It was Qin Hai who shouted:
"Your opponent is me!"

The bandit had no choice but to fight with Qin Hai again.

Although the number of bandits was large, they were not elite after all, and the second-level masters were barely on par with the escort team. I wanted to snowball with the numerical advantage of the second-level masters, but I didn't expect that there was an escort master in the escort team who could fight against many people alone, and instantly equalized the numerical advantage!
When Xie Yuan saw that the two bandits were stopped, he immediately gathered his strength and moved swiftly on the battlefield, rushing towards where there were more people. With a swing of his sword, he killed three bandits in a row and saved two porters.

He turned his eyes and saw that the second trainer had his back to him and was fighting fiercely with Qin Hai. The people around them all moved away, and there was no obstacle between him and him.

You just wanted to attack me, right?
Xie Yuan lowered his eyelids, raised his legs high, took light steps, and in two or three steps he jumped behind the bandit and stabbed him with a knife!

But the second bandit had an amazing intuition and suddenly turned sideways to wield his knife back.

A huge force came, and Xie Yuan's knife was knocked away, leaving his chest wide open!

Xie Yuan didn't expect his opponent to react so quickly, but he instinctively dropped his knife, pulled out the axe from his waist, and swung it three times in a row, like a flash of lightning.

The opponent had been fighting with Qin Hai for a long time and his condition had already declined. He didn't even see clearly before he felt a pain in his chest, and then immediately felt a chill in his back. It was Qin Hai's knife stabbing him.

After working together to get rid of this second-level bandit, Qin Hai gave Xie Yuan a thumbs up:
"Your axe is really useful!"

Just now he was facing it and didn't even see Xie Yuan's axe clearly, it was chopping so fast!
The two men freed up their hands and joined the battle, and the bandits were unable to hide their defeat for a while.

At this moment, there was a miserable groan from the front. The one-eyed man covered his bleeding stomach, waved his hand, threw out a stone ball emitting purple smoke, and retreated into the forest.

Zhao Xingyang avoided the stone ball and did not chase after him, but turned around and rushed into the melee. When the bandits saw their leader was defeated, they fled in panic, and several of them were chopped down. Only three or five of them managed to escape into the woods.

Zhao Xingyang stopped everyone from chasing and took inventory. He found that the goods were intact. Only one porter was seriously injured. The others were more or less slightly injured, but not serious. He was surprised:
"This one-eyed village has come out in full force. I thought we might be in trouble this time, but the result is better than I expected!"

"The enemy has obviously been following us for a while, and the number of 2-level players is just right. They are all Xiao Xie, one person can fight against several people, and they are killing like crazy in the group of bandits! They also helped me to eliminate a 2-level enemy, which immediately opened up the situation."

Qin Hai said with a smile.

The escorts discussed the matter and found that among the twenty or so bandits, seven or eight had died at the hands of Xie Yuan.

This record is somewhat incredible, but considering that Xie Yuan's combat effectiveness far exceeded that of his peers when he faced Monto, it does not seem surprising that he achieved such a result without the second training.

People kept thanking Xie Yuan. If he hadn't arrived in time to rescue them, someone would have been outnumbered and killed on the spot.

Zhao Xingyang raised his eyebrows:
"These bandits have such good eyesight that they can tell the number of our troops at a glance? Well, luckily there is still Master Xie who they missed, otherwise there would be more casualties this time!"

Zhao Xingyang smiled and patted Xie Yuan's shoulder vigorously:

"Good boy, I'll give you credit for this! When I get back to the escort agency, I'll ask the chief escort for credit for you!"

"Thank you, Boss Zhao."

Xie Yuan's smile was pure and bright, sunny and handsome, as if he was not the one who was roaming among the bandits just now.

After that, there was no trouble until the convoy was delivered.

It was the first time for escort master Xie Yuan to carry out a large-scale escort mission, and he completed it successfully.

On the way back, Xie Yuan glanced at the progress in front of him:
"After returning, I will take a medicinal bath. Should I be able to break through?"

(End of this chapter)