The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 9 Dragon

"Hey, these Qarlugs are chasing us here."

On the high slope, Li Xiao and others were surprised to find that after crossing the river, more than 40 Qarlug people did not immediately join the main force to surround those people on the shore.

Instead, he ran towards Li Xiao and others. It seemed that he wanted to continue chasing the group of people who had escaped earlier.

There were about ten people in front whose identities were unknown, running for their lives.

The more than 40 Karluk cavalrymen behind him also chased him desperately.

"It seems that among this group of people in front, someone has an extraordinary identity!" Li Dashan said in a deep voice.

"No matter who these people in front are, as long as they are fighting the Qarluk people, we in Hexi Fort must help." Li Xiao said in a cold voice.

If half of the Qarlug people had not been stopped at the Longgu River and there were still more than a hundred of them, Li Xiao would never have taken the people around him to die.

But now, there are more than 40 people rushing to the south bank of Longgu River.

If Li Xiao didn't kill them, he would be sorry for his cheap father's spirit in heaven.

After hearing Li Xiao's words, the young and strong men from Hexi present all showed interest and nodded silently.

The recent battle at Beishan caused heavy losses to Hexi Fort, and everyone had a grudge against the Karluk people.

No one would back down if given the opportunity to kill the Karluks.

Moreover, there are eighteen people on their side, plus the ten people who are being hunted, so their apparent strength is not much different from that of the Qarlug people.

"Dry!"

"Kill him."

"Kill these Karluks."

"revenge!"

The eighteen young and strong men of Hexi Fort spoke out one after another and reached a consensus.

Li Dashan also nodded gently: "Okay!"

"Wait a moment and follow my orders. First, let the Qarluk people get close, greet them with bows and arrows, and then we will kill them."

Everyone nodded silently, including Li Xiao, and followed his Uncle Six's orders.

Although he is considered the young master of Hexi Fort, and will be the future master if nothing unexpected happens, he is still relatively young now.

His prestige among young men like Dahu and Tietou is unquestionable, but in the eyes of young adults like Li Dashan, his identity as the young master of the fortress cannot convince them.

Therefore, Li Xiao would not randomly seize the command power, but would quietly learn and accumulate experience.

However, he still expressed his own thoughts, saying, "The Qarlugs have come a long way, and just crossed the river by floating. They have consumed a lot of horsepower and can't speed up. This is our advantage."

"Also, I've observed that the pursuit has cost the Qarluk people a lot of arrows. We can use more bows and arrows for long-range shooting."

Li Xiao's words surprised Li Dashan and others. They didn't expect that he, who was experiencing a battle for the first time, would have such insights.

Moreover, Li Xiao was very observant and even discovered some places that they had not expected.

"Dalong is right. The horsepower of the Qarlug people is not as good as ours." Li Dashan nodded.

Chen Erqiang also laughed: "It seems that Dalong is born to fight. The future of our Hexi Fort depends on you."

The others also showed satisfied expressions.

At this moment, Li Xiao's influence in these people's hearts quietly increased a little.

But if Li Xiao wants to reach the level of the old man whose words are law, he still needs more battles to convince more people.

Although power can be inherited, prestige must be earned by one's own hands.

……

"簌~"

With a shrill whistle, the Qarluk arrow hit a Khitan warrior directly in the back.

The sharp arrow pierced the muscle and came out of the chest.

"Ali~"

Kunji shouted, but he could only watch the Khitan warrior fall off his horse.

The Qarluk pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer. They kept shooting arrows, making the guards around Kunji fewer and fewer.

Although the Khitan warriors also used their limited remaining arrows to kill many pursuers.

But even if it is a one-to-one exchange, we will still suffer a loss.

She knew that these Qarlug people were deliberately avoiding her.

They wanted to capture me alive.

"Brother, I may not be able to go back."

Kunji looked towards the southwest, his eyes became a little red, and he murmured softly to himself.

She regretted it.

She shouldn't have come to this barbaric Jinzhou for that damned Da He Chu Luoduo.

Although she had long known that Chu Luoduo was a useless person who looked good but was useless, she had never expected that this bastard was actually even worse.

That guy was a useless guy with only muscles in his head, a complete idiot. Kunji watched helplessly as he was defeated by the Qarlugs.

What's even more hateful is that when the army was defeated, this bastard actually abandoned her and fled with his men.

As a result, there are only about thirty guards left out of the original two hundred guards around her.

She almost hated Chu Luoduo now.

If I could go back, I would definitely divorce this bastard.

Sadly, she may not have the chance to do so.

When another guard beside him died from the arrows of the Qarluk people, Kunji gradually showed despair on his face and tightly gripped the scimitar at his waist.

Then she looked determined. She was the daughter of the Xiao family. Even if she died, she would never be captured alive by the Qarlugs and used to threaten her elder brother.

"kill!"

"Catch her."

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. As the guards around Kunji were killed one by one, the Qarluk cavalry behind him roared excitedly.

Although they suffered some injuries in the process, it was still easy to capture the Khitan noble lady in front of them.

"簌~"

The next moment, the leader of the Karluk cavalry drew his bow and arrow, with a cold smile on his face.

His target was Kunji's horse. Without the protection and shelter of his guards, Kunji was like a young lamb to be slaughtered at will.

Along with the whistling sound of arrows, the warhorse under Kunji suddenly neighed miserably. Its hind legs were pierced by arrows, and the horse fell directly to the ground.

"Ah~"

Kunji screamed in horror. Although he was lucky that he was not crushed under the horse, he was thrown far away. He felt that all the bones in his body were broken and blood was flowing from his forehead.

"Mmmmm~"

"Hahahaha~"

Seeing Kunji fall off his horse, the Qarluk cavalry shouted excitedly.

Some people began to surround and kill the remaining six Khitan warriors, while the leader of the Qarluk cavalry led his men to rush towards the place where Kunji fell off his horse.

He wanted to capture this woman alive with his own hands.

At this moment, Kunji only felt pain all over his body, and he couldn't even stand up and run away.

He watched helplessly as the Qarluk cavalryman got closer and closer to him, and could even clearly see the disgusting and hideous smile on his face.

"Brother~"

Kunj’s expression was filled with fear.

The first person he thought of was not Da He Chu Luoduo who had given up hope, but his elder brother who had been dependent on him since childhood and was like a brother and a father to him.

He didn't expect that his willful choice would lead him into the hands of the Qarluk people.

"No, we can't let the Qarlugs threaten my brother." Kunji said firmly in his heart.

He gripped the dagger tightly and placed it on his chest.

She took a deep breath.

"Huhuhu~"

"you can."

While encouraging herself, she closed her eyes tightly, wanting to die.

But her skin felt the coldness of the dagger, and at this moment her hands began to tremble violently. The small dagger seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and could not stab her at all.

There is great terror between life and death.

She had been living a life of luxury since childhood and could not ignore life and death.

"Hahahaha~"

"Ridiculous woman."

"Come back with me obediently!"

"I will offer you to the great Yehu. Perhaps Yehu will show mercy and allow you to become his concubine."

The Qarluk cavalry running over from a distance also saw Kunji trying to commit suicide and laughed disdainfully.

He had led his tribe on many raids against other tribes and had captured countless women.

No matter how they struggle and resist, few dare to end their lives.

It is human nature to be afraid of death.

Therefore, he also expected that Kunji would not dare to die.

The distance of dozens of meters passed in a flash, and the leader of the Qarluk cavalry laughed ferociously and quickly rushed in front of Kunji.

He leaned down and dismounted, and with a whip knocked the dagger out of Kunji's hand.

He laughed and reached out to grab Kunj's clothes and throw them onto the horse.

In front of this strong Qarluk man, the arrogant Kunji was like a helpless little lamb, unable to do anything, with a blank mind, and could only allow himself to be slaughtered.

But just when the Qarlugs were about to capture Kunji, a shrill whistle suddenly came.

"簌~"

Accompanied by the dull sound of a knife cutting through flesh~
The leader of the Qarluk cavalry suddenly stopped moving, his body stiffly standing still, his face full of ferocious and painful expressions.

Then, with an unwilling and fearful look on his face, he fell heavily to the ground.

"Collapse~"

Hearing the muffled sound of the corpse hitting the ground, all the Karluk people were stunned, then came to their senses and shouted in the Karluk language.

"There are enemies, hide quickly."

"They're over there on the hill."

"Shoot quickly."

The Qarlugs screamed in fear, while Kunji sat on the ground in a daze.

A hint of hope gradually appeared on the face that was originally full of fear and despair.

Looking down, she saw that the arrogant Qarluk man had fallen at her feet.

The fatal wound was an arrow that entered his temple on one side and exited from the other side, piercing his head like a candied haws.

"died?"

Kunji was slightly excited and confirmed carefully that the Qarluk man was indeed dead.

She also discovered that there was a small Chinese character engraved on the tail of the arrow that killed him!
"dragon?"

The Khitans were deeply influenced by Han culture, and many of them knew Chinese characters.

She recognized it immediately; there was a scrawled word for dragon engraved on the arrow.

This should be the name of the owner of the arrow, and he is a Han Chinese.

She quickly turned her head and looked in the direction where the arrow came from.

Only then did they discover that a group of cavalry had appeared on the hillside to the south at some point.

Standing in the front is a man on horseback, no, it should be said that he is a big boy, after all, his face looks a little childish.

Holding an empty bow, he deftly drew another arrow from the quiver with his other hand. His hawk-like eyes stared at every Qarlug, as if looking for his next target.

Behind him, there were more than a dozen knights shooting arrows at the Qarluk cavalry from a high position.

But their arrows had just been shot.

Kunji's gaze fell on the young man from afar, and her intuition told her that it was this young man who saved her just now.

(End of this chapter)