Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 190 Not Losing to the Eight Elders of the Hu Family

Ku Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Leave Sun Xian and Chi Wan behind. We will split into five directions and explore ten miles first. Then we will regroup and explore in all directions. We can't explore too far apart."

Kuye is also a veteran in the world. After all the arrangements were made, even Sun Yanwan felt that there seemed to be no problem.

The seven people from the Tianshan Sect no longer paid any attention to Sun Yanwan, and even ignored the fact that it was already night. They each used their lightness skills to leave separately.

Although Sun Xian is dressed as a Taoist nun, she is different from Chi Wan. She is married and has two sons and a daughter. Her husband is a scholar and is now an official in a distant place.

She wanted to lighten the mood and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Sun. The seven of us working together are as strong as the eight elders of the Hu family."

Sun Yanwan immediately remembered the old men of the Hu family who said, "When the eight elders come out together, the whole world will cry!" He also remembered that three of them were killed by the brothers Miao Canglang and Miao Youxiu, leaving only five.

Now I’m afraid we can only say “the five elders are gone together, if you don’t cry, we will cry.”

Although what Sun Xian said was correct, that only five of the eight elders of the Hu family were Xiantian, while the seven swordsmen of the Tianshan Sword Sect were all Xiantian, and indeed their strength was a step above, this analogy was indeed a bit unlucky. Sun Yanwan didn't know whether to say something to him, "That's a good point, but don't say it again."

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly from a few hundred steps away. Sun Xian and Chi Wan looked at each other, drew their swords, and immediately chased in that direction.

Kuye left the two of them behind not only to protect Sun Yanwan, but also to provide support.

Sun Yanwan knew that staying where she was would only make things more dangerous, so she whispered, "Let's follow them."

This time, everything revolves around Sun Yanwan. Neither Shi Si nor Lu Shuangfeng has much to say. Sun Yanwan is quick-witted and people around him will unconsciously believe that everything he does makes sense.

Sun Yanwan and the other two used their lightness skills to chase Sun Xian and Chi Wan closely. Suddenly, a strong wind blew behind them, and Sun Yan swung his sword and cut off a feather arrow.

Then dozens of arrows flew over with great speed. It was obvious that the archers were all good archers in the army, and each of them had the ability to shoot an arrow through the air from a hundred paces away.

Sun Yanwan drew out both swords, waving them in a flower pattern, blocking Shi Si and Lu Shuangfeng. Using his earth-hearing technique and wind-hearing device, he deflected all incoming arrows to the ground, whispering, "Don't deflect them with your hands. Be careful of the poison on the arrow shafts."

Shi Si and Lu Shuangfeng both responded. Shi Si didn't even draw her sword, but hid behind Sun Yanwan. Lu Shuangfeng practiced finger techniques and usually didn't use weapons. She hid behind a big tree and secretly observed the direction of the arrow.

Shi Si and Lu Shuangfeng suddenly attacked together and disappeared into the darkness in an instant. Soon, screams were heard and the arrows shot at Sun Yanwan became sparse. He used his lightness skills to follow and saw a group of archers in black clothes a few dozen steps away, but they had all been killed by Shi Si and Lu Shuangfeng.

Seeing him coming, Lu Shuangfeng whispered, "It's the fierce horse rider from Beiyan!"

The Fiery Horse Cavalry are not ordinary cavalry. They are the guards of the Northern Yan royal court. Their status in Northern Yan is equivalent to that of the Yulin Guards of Dalang. However, no matter from which aspect, the Fiery Horse Cavalry are much more elite than the Yulin Guards.

The Yulin Guard was stationed in Luojing to protect the emperor. Only the sons of nobles could be selected, and they rarely fought in battles.

The Fiery Horse Cavalry were warriors hand-picked from the various tribes of Northern Yan. Each member had already experienced countless battles before joining. After joining, they frequently campaigned on the prairie, suppressing rebellious forces and clearing out disobedient grassland forces for the Northern Yan royal court. Their combat experience was vast. If the terrain had been different, with them securing key positions, even a large number of martial arts masters would have been difficult to resist. But now, in the dense forest, at night, with Sun Yanwan acting decisively, he positioned himself in front, drawing the archers away, allowing Shi Si and Lu Shuangfeng to locate the archers' hiding place with ease.

However, after this delay, the two women from the Tianshan Sect had already gone far away. Sun Yanwan thought for a moment and said, "Get two sets of bows and arrows, and let's go say hello to the people from Beiyan."

Shi Si whispered, "It seems that Beiyan is worried about losing the battle for the tripod this time, so they sent experts to assassinate those of us who participated in the battle. The main team is led by Teacher Kong Chan, so they didn't dare to go, so they chose Tang Jiayao from the Tianshan Sect."

Sun Yanwan also agreed with Shi Si's opinion. He had seen the list of contestants from Beiyan. Indeed, each of them was extraordinary. Even the masters who were in the world before were the best of the best.

But Dalang also has many talented people, whether it is Tao Xuanzhang, Shi Si, the "Chongtian Wang Zhang Hai" from Youjian Villa, or his senior brother Zhang Qingxi, no one is easy to deal with. He doesn't know the five people in the world well, but the five regular candidates are all first-grade, and their strength is much stronger than Baili Changkong.

If we can force the other party to change their candidate before the duel, the subsequent candidate will definitely be inferior in martial arts, and the probability of losing will be very high."

The three of them each took a bow and arrow. Sun Yanwan also collected all the strong bows and quivers from the Northern Yan archers and hid them in various places. Although there might not be a chance to use them, what if they were useful?
However, Sun Yanwan and his men might not be the main targets, so although they kept hearing long howls and shouts nearby, they rushed over several times and found nothing. Until dawn, they did not encounter any enemies.

Sun Yanwan didn't want to continue searching the mountain. It was completely meaningless to stay in Yunlai Mountain and fight with the ambushing Beiyan people for a stranger, Tang Jiayao. Since everyone was separated, he planned to withdraw from the mountain area and go find Monk Kongchan first.

When they entered the mountain, there were continuous traces left on the road. Sun Yanwan looked for the traces and took Shi Si and Lu Shuangfeng to retreat out of the mountain. After walking for dozens of miles early in the morning, he suddenly saw something on a tree in the distance. He hurriedly drew his bow and arrow, but did not shoot. He had already seen clearly that it was Ku Cha's body hanging on the tree.

He must have been besieged to death by many people. There were more than ten wounds on his body. He was hung on a big tree with a horse rope, hanging in the air. It was very creepy to look at him from a distance.

Lu Shuangfeng asked in a low voice: "There must be an ambush under the tree."

Sun Yanwan nodded in agreement. The Beiyan people killed Kucha and hung the body high, definitely to attract the Tianshan Sect to attack them.

Although she felt reluctant, Sun Yanwan knew that she must avoid the vicinity of Ku Cha's body.

Just as the three were about to go around, they heard a mournful howl, and an old Taoist priest used his lightness skills to run over at full speed.

Although Sun Yanwan knew that he should turn a blind eye, he couldn't help but shoot the arrow he had been preparing for a long time as a warning.

The arrow hit Ku Cha's body, and suddenly a large puff of smoke came out. Ku He, who was about to go over to untie his junior brother's body, was startled and stopped immediately.

If he had pounced on it just now, he would have been contaminated by the poisonous mist hidden in the corpse, and his end would have been extremely tragic.

Sun Yanwan hadn't expected that Kucha's body would actually contain poisonous mist. She was shocked and said, "The people of Beiyan are so cruel."

(End of this chapter)