I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 81 Heavy Snow Full of Bows and Swords
A small boat was parked in a hidden pass ten miles away from the ferry.

It is also hidden in the blind spot of the ferry patrol and is located inside a hidden water cave.

Larger ships would not even notice such a small cave, let alone enter it.

This is one of the many meeting points set up by Ye Bushou of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

There are many stalactites hanging in the water cave, and the dripping water gathers into a small pool. The footsteps of a group of people step on the pool, splashing water.

Yuwen Jie's originally neutral mood suddenly dropped a bit.

There are not many people coming, and... the quality is not good.

"You guys are the only ones here?"

The Yebushou members who came to greet them responded, "We received the news just a day ago. Although we reported it to our superiors as quickly as possible, we could only temporarily organize a fleet to come to the rescue... This is not the planned retreat route."

"The original retreat route would take too much time. I don't have that much time!" Yu Wenjie repeated his question, this time adding the key point he wanted to ask: "Why are there only you, the masters?!"

"The news leaked out."

"what?"

"The news that you kidnapped an important figure from the Southern Dynasty has leaked out... You caused too much noise, and the ending was very messy. The news has already spread."

"How is that possible?" Yuwen Jie frowned. "There are only a few people in the Southern Dynasty who know about these things, so how could they let them spread so freely?"

"This must be the work of Zhuge Liang. The Southern Dynasty doesn't need to let everyone know about this. It only needs to let a certain number of people in the Northern Dynasty hear about it. This way, those groups within the Northern Dynasty who don't want to see Ye Bushou gain power will take action..."

The internal political structure of Northern Zhou was completely different from that of Southern Chu. The five major factions had already infiltrated every aspect of Northern Zhou, and the complexity of the internal interest conflicts was difficult to explain.

The resistance Ye Bushou faces in the Northern Dynasty is far greater than that faced by the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the Southern Dynasty... If he did not have the supreme master Cheng Huang above him, he would not be able to do it even with the full support of Prime Minister Ye Qinghou.

Ye Bu Shou, who came to meet them, explained, "The secret order delivered by the Prime Minister mentioned that he had sent a master-level expert to leave the capital and come to meet us as soon as possible, but it will take time."

Yuwen Jie's brows furrowed as he sneered secretly, "After all, if the Grandmasters of the Five Great Sects were here, it would be uncertain who would get the credit...but Snake King Valley didn't send anyone here either?"

"I'm not sure about that," the Ye Bushou spy said. "What's next? We'll fully cooperate with you... But the Southern Dynasty's laws are here. Merchant ships crossing the river and entering the country require too much time just for the various identity checks. We arrived in such a hurry that we might not be able to pass the security check. It might not be too late to infiltrate now."

Yuwen Jie thought for a moment, then asked, "How many of you are here?"

"There were three ships in total, disguised as merchant ships, with over 370 sailors and crew."

"That's enough."

"Enough for what?"

"Since it's such a great achievement, how can we not take risks?" Yuwen Jie patted the spy's shoulder, looking down, his eyes resting on the knife at his waist. He grinned, his pupils turning even colder: "Let's burn this ferry to ashes!"

……

Plans can never keep up with changes.

Yuwen Jie also knew that his escape plan would not be too smooth.

If a master-level expert comes to help, he can delay for a while, believing that the higher-ups will arrange a retreat, and he only needs to wait to receive the prize.

But this time, Ye Bushou came too hastily. He didn't have any Grandmasters, and he hadn't even finished his escape plan. It was obvious that he was already too busy to take care of himself...

However, under the secret order sent by Prime Minister Ye, three merchant ships were mobilized with more than 300 available combat forces.

The implication is self-evident.

This implies that Yuwen Jie solved the problem in the most brutal, simple and direct way.

Even if this incident temporarily leads to the severance of commercial exchanges between the two dynasties, it would not matter.

Walk out of the cave exit.

The ferry not far away is bustling with people and goods coming and going, and it is quite prosperous.

But behind this prosperity, the Northern Dynasty was constantly being sucked dry by the Southern Dynasty's economy and its wealth was being reaped.

A piece of bread that costs five strings of cash... who can afford it?

Yuwen Jie raised his hand and coldly spat out a word: "Kill!"

……

The ferry is an important military town.

But this is also a place where merchants circulate, and a large amount of goods are delivered here.

With economic flow, it will naturally drive the development of surrounding areas rapidly.

Because of this, it is not difficult to create chaos here.

Killing a few people and setting a few fires can easily disrupt the military deployment here.

In particular, the Northern and Southern Dynasties had not fought a naval battle for many years.

The northern region lacks large rivers suitable for naval exercises, and a prerequisite for naval warfare is to have enough ships.

Ancient military wars have long proved that transporting large armies by ship on large rivers such as the Yangtze, Huaihe and Yellow Rivers is just a fantasy, and its efficiency is far less than that of bridges.

Relying solely on the carrying capacity and speed of the ships, it may not be possible to transport all 100,000 troops to the other side of the river even if they continue for several days. Moreover, once they cross the river, it will be a do-or-die battle with no way to retreat.

How can anyone use such a top-level tactic as a last-ditch fight?
Once they are discovered in advance, the military formation is not arranged properly and the team is not formed. Once the enemy charges, the troops that have crossed the river will be trapped and will be wiped out.

The so-called attack while crossing the river. Therefore, the Southern Dynasty hardly considered that the Northern Dynasty would cross the river to attack. As early as a hundred years ago, it had been proven countless times that the Northern Dynasty was not good at water battles.

The troops left here are mainly used to prevent infiltration, and to implement military control when necessary to prevent supplies from being looted.

If the purpose of disrupting order is simply to cause destruction, even an excellent military general will not be able to grasp the full picture at once, not to mention that if he happens to encounter a general like the hero Li Guang, he will be completely in the dark and either get lost or engage in performance art.

……

When leaving the cabin, Leng Wuqing looked a little dazed.

She hadn't slept for a whole day and night, and was now feeling quite exhausted.

The setting sun in the sky dyed the Huai River into molten gold. She smelled a burning scent in the air. The scene before her made her pupils shrink suddenly. Her exhausted spirit suffered a huge visual shock and fell into a state of aphasia.

In the distance, more than a dozen ships tilted and fell into the Huai River, and burning flags fell on the surface of the river, stirring up waves of boiling water vapor.

"You lunatic." Leng Wuqing said with difficulty: "You actually burned the ferry..."

"This is the most effective method." Yuwen Jie sat at the table pouring wine, with a confident and unconcerned demeanor, a flat smile on his face. "Besides, what's the harm if it burns? Will Nan Chu attack us on their own initiative?"

Leng Wuqing remained silent.

The next moment, a violent storm erupted from the merchant ship.

Leng Wuqing pulled out his only assassination weapon and stabbed it at Yuwen Jie's neck. The silver hairpin was of excellent quality. It looked silver, but it was actually silver-plated black iron. However, this assassination was still expected.

The tip of the hairpin was only half an inch away from her flesh. Yuwen Jie bent his finger and flicked it towards the wine jar on the table. The splashing wine reflected the sneer in his eyes. The scabbard was raised from bottom to top, and the unsheathed blade accurately hit her wrist bone and tendons.

An assassination attack only has one strike, or at most two strikes. If the first strike misses, the opportunity is lost. Even if the subsequent attack is fierce, it will lose its suddenness.

She kicked over the table and used it as cover to stab him. Yuwen Jie stepped back and swung his scabbard sideways like embracing the moon. The tip of the hairpin scraped out a sad spark on the scabbard, and the force vibrated along the scabbard.

The hairpin in Leng Wuqing's hand slipped out and broke at the base of his hand. He fell to the deck with a pale face.

Yuwen Jie sneered and pressed the Southern Dynasty Princess's shoulder with his scabbard. "Your strength, realm, and cultivation are all inferior to mine. Moreover, you haven't had a drop of water for two days and one night. Your physical condition is extremely poor. What can you use to kill me?"

Leng Wuqing took a deep breath, and the burning smell of sulfur filled her nostrils. She clenched her fingers.

If she still had the Sumeru Ring in her hand, she could at least commit suicide, avoid the subsequent suffering, and there would not be the tragedy of the ferry fire.

Yuwen Jie looked at the sun setting further and further into the west and deliberately raised his voice.

"The sun will set in a quarter of an hour. It seems he won't be able to make it."

Leng Wuqing also looked at the sun that was about to go out.

The sunset clouds are inevitably getting darker than the previous second.

At this moment, perhaps regret really surged in her heart, and like a landslide, it was about to overflow and completely drown her.

however……

In the distance, there was the sound of a war horse neighing.

In the burning flames, the sound of horse hooves should have been very faint, but it sounded so clear to her ears.

She raised her eyes and saw the horse's hooves trampling in the river water in the middle of the road by the river, breaking the twilight.

The sunset sky was torn apart by the galloping figures.

A brilliant ride!
His white clothes fluttered in the wind, and the setting sun collapsed into a blood hole behind him. The burning flames seemed to be automatically moving away, and the wind opened a path in the flames. The four hooves of the black horse were entangled in the indigo mist unique to the Huai River, as if stepping on the fire of the underworld and crossing purgatory.

After running for nearly a thousand miles, Bai Xuan finally arrived at his destination.

He could clearly see the ship leaving the burning ferry, and he could also see the woman on the deck.

She was sitting on the ground, staring blankly at this side, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

Bai Xuan didn't slow down at all. He stabilized his body, drew out the arrow, and drew the bowstring.

The blazing flames licked everything around them.

Only the bow and arrow in his hands were icy cold.

Whoosh-!
The bowstring vibrated, and the eagle-feather arrow pierced the sky.

Gray geese flapped their wings and flew across the sky, and the sky suddenly darkened.

Amidst the wailing, Yuwen Jie boldly pulled out a half-foot blade, and the arrow hit the half-unsheathed silver snake sword, exploding into sparks all over the sky.

The two men stared at each other across a sea of ​​fire consisting of a large area of ​​burning ships.

In the vast universe, at this moment, only two people are left, destined to fight each other for life and death.

……

The moon is dark and the geese fly high

The Chanyu escaped at night

Want to chase the light cavalry

Heavy snow full of bows and knives!

(End of this chapter)