Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 432 Rocky Slope

"But Lu Huai, what about you?" Lin Zhiqing, sitting on her horse, grabbed Lu Huai's sleeve.

Lu Huai chuckled lightly: "How could anything happen to me? I'm just afraid I can't protect you."

"See you at the execution ground, okay, A-Qing?"

Lin Zhiqing tightened the reins: "I will take a detour to the execution ground. Lu Huai, if you say you can get out, I will believe you."

"See you at the execution ground!"

Time was of the essence, and there was no extra time for the two of them to think.

To stop Jiang Liuyun, they had to split up!
Otherwise, the risk is too great.

Lin Zhiqing nodded and released Lu Huai's hand.

Lu Huai's gaze changed the moment he turned around.

He stared at the old man not far away, his long sword gleaming coldly.

Seeing that Lin Zhiqing wanted to run away, the old man frowned and waved his hand behind him.

More than a dozen men in black came out in full force. Lu Huai moved quickly and flew towards the men in black.

He weaved through the crowd, wielding his longsword with remarkable precision and skill.

One person alone was enough to stop the people who were chasing Lin Zhiqing.

The old man lost his patience. Seeing that the man in black was no match for Lu Huai, he stepped forward and joined the battle.

Seeing that things were not going well, Lu Huai looked back and confirmed that Lin Zhiqing had already run some distance. He then subtly led the battle into the woods below.

By the time the old man realized his intention, it was too late; Lin Zhiqing had already disappeared.

The old man was furious and his attacks became even more ferocious.

Within three rounds, some blood had appeared on Lu Huai's body.

Knowing he was no match for the old man, he bent down and disappeared into the bushes below.

This grove has many pine trees, and there is a path along its sloping side.

He pushed aside the thorny branches and hurried along the path.

The old man gritted his teeth and followed Lu Huai's steps.

Lin Zhiqing's life will be taken by someone else.

"Lu Huai, do you think you can escape?" The old man's low growl echoed through the forest.

Lu Huai ignored him, and the sound of a bowstring being drawn came from the left.

The sound was swift and powerful; it must have come from the old man.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that the trajectory of the arrow would be affected by the southeast wind.

Lin Zhiqing once said that there is a word to describe time called a second, and the snap of their fingers usually refers to about seven seconds.

Therefore, the arrow deviates by about half an inch per second.

The old man was about thirty paces away from him, and he needed to aim three inches to the left to hit him.

As he rolled to his right, the arrow indeed grazed his left shoulder and embedded itself firmly in the tree trunk.

"Damn it! He managed to dodge that!" The old man was clearly very confident in his archery skills.

That's why he was so frustrated when his prey missed its target:

"Chase him! I'm going to take Lu Huai's life today!"

Meanwhile, Lu Huai had already disappeared into a bamboo forest.

While keeping an eye on what was behind him, he also looked around, searching for the triangular structure that Lin Zhiqing had mentioned to him.

found it!
He took two steps back and stopped in front of the three bamboo stalks.

The footsteps of the man in black rang out from twenty paces away.

Lu Huai quickly slashed diagonally at the bamboo on the right side with his sword.

When the blade was embedded about three inches deep into the bamboo, he glanced at the path he had just entered through.

The bamboo, so thick and sturdy, would fall at a 45-degree angle, perfectly blocking the pursuers' route and slowing them down.

"Crack!"

The bamboo fell to the ground with a crash, wedged between two other bamboo stalks, forming a barrier.

Lu Huai made his way forward under the cover of the bamboo forest.

He wasn't familiar with the forest, so after walking less than ten steps, he left a triangular mark on a tree bark.

"He's right ahead!"

"Quickly chase them! Watch out for an ambush!"

"It looks like a rocky slope ahead, be careful!" Hearing this, Lu Huai took a deep breath.

These people are chasing way too fast.

But is that a rocky slope ahead?

He endured the pain and sped up.

Running like this indefinitely isn't a solution.

The key issue is that Ah Qing has no martial arts skills, making it difficult for him to handle emergencies and putting him in great danger...

Thinking of all this, Lu Huai took a deep breath.

He needs to be faster, much faster!

Soon, the rocky slope appeared before his eyes.

Round stones of varying sizes are scattered across the slope, making it very rugged.

Lu Huai climbed up the stone slope in one go, his mind racing, and he immediately thought of the circle measurement method in "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".

He set his sights on the tallest and largest rock and quickly made a calculation.

The boulder is 27 feet long after three turns. If someone were below it and pushed the round stone, the boulder would roll down a slope of about 30 degrees, and its speed would increase by 30% for every 10 feet of distance traveled.

He took a deep breath and slowly stood behind the boulder.

"Hey, where did everyone go!"

Hearing the man in black calling for him, he pushed hard, and the stone rolled downhill quickly.

Soon, he heard exclamations and crashes coming from below.

The old man cursed angrily, extremely furious.

Lu Huai casually pushed aside a nearby rock and then climbed over the rocky slope.

He had already observed that there was a thicket of bushes behind it.

If the old man and the man in black wanted to chase him, they would definitely pursue him in a straight line.

But within the bushes lies a stream that has carved out an arc-shaped bend.

What Lu Huai had to do was to walk onto that curved road.

With that thought in mind, he mustered his courage and plunged into the bushes.

Running along an arc covers a longer distance, but you can maintain speed by using centrifugal force.

If this continues, the man in black who is chasing in a straight line will definitely be pulled away at the bend.

Thinking of all this, he moved extremely quickly.

After passing the rocky slope, very few of the men in black behind them had made it up.

The old man had never encountered such a difficult situation before, and he was starting to lose control of his anger.

He watched as Lu Huai nimbly slipped into the bushes and drew his bow to shoot again.

He grew up on horseback and was a warrior with outstanding riding and archery skills.

Even after spending so many years in Dasheng, he never lost this skill.

Lu Huai's narrow escape just now was an accident!
He squinted, aiming his arrow at the rustling grass.

put!
The arrow, carrying an intense killing intent, flew towards Lu Huai.

Meanwhile, the remaining men in black followed them into the bushes.

Lu Huai sped forward, but then heard a familiar whooshing sound in his ears.

He quickly analyzed the situation in his mind and dodged to the left.

"Den!"

The arrow pierced the spot where he had just stood, splashing mud that landed on Lu Huai's handsome face.

But Lu Huai didn't have time to wipe off the stains, because another series of whooshing sounds came from the air.

He drew his sword to block an arrow, then quickly somersaulted forward.

After dodging several arrows, a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

I tried to get up, but the wound on my back felt like it was being torn apart, and the pain was excruciating.

No!

No matter how painful it is, I must shake off the people behind me as soon as possible and get to Aqing's place.

Thinking of this, Lu Huai planted his sword in the ground and used it to stand up.

The road ahead is still very long...