Chapter Twenty-Four: Your Mom's Lost

  The Xianbei warrior who entered with a shield was soon dragged out again, leaving a trail of blood at the entrance.

  There is a small hole on his forehead and another one at the back of his head.

  The shield is also pierced and very narrow.

  The shield of the Xianbei people was made of wood, wrapped in a thick layer of leather on the outside, and another layer of felt cloth on top. Even if a curved knife were to slash at it, it would not be able to split the shield open. The piercing arrowheads shot from the two-stone-hard bow of the Sui people could also not penetrate the shield. Only with great effort could the strongest warrior among the Xianbei people barely manage to pierce the shield slightly with a curved knife. To say nothing of the fact that after piercing the shield, one would still have to pierce a person's skull.

  The hardest part of the human body is probably the skull.

  Just as the outsiders were astonished at how a 14-year-old girl could have such great strength to pierce the shield and skull, someone in the cave was also examining the dagger in their hand, slightly surprised.

  Before he left, Hong Fo gave him a package with a dagger inside. Hong Fo said it was a sharp blade that could cut through iron like mud, and Li Xian joked at the time whether it was as powerful as Wei Xiaobao's dagger. Now Li Xian finally knew how sharp this dagger was, he grinned, although no sound came out, but his face was twisted in a sly smile.

  He has another lifesaving tool, how can he not be happy.

  He slipped into the cave, and Li Xian wouldn't be foolish enough to think that the Xi people wouldn't discover it. The narrow entrance of the cave, which only allowed one person to pass through at a time, was what he valued most, relying on his many small tricks to save his life. Of course, Li Xian was also gambling, betting on the inferiority of men.

  When you learn that there is a beautiful girl like a flower in a mountain cave, and even if you rape her, abuse her, or torture her in this desolate mountain wilderness, no one will care. It's likely that any normal man would be unable to resist such temptation and want to show off his prowess, whether it's 2-3 times or 4-5-6 times.

  If it were Li Xian himself, he would try to find some fun by sneaking in.

  Of course, on the premise that he is a bit older.

  Li Xian has heard many times that when people have no way out, they will burst out with unimaginable resistance capabilities. Some dangers that are not dared to face in peacetime will also be bravely faced after having no way out. History is not lacking in classic battles such as "backing the water and breaking the cauldron", although those things don't sound very reliable. Classics become classics because they have been imitated by many people, but almost no one has succeeded.

  Li Xian generally thinks that those classics were successful with a large component of luck.

  He had always thought himself to be quite lucky, but today was clearly not his day, or else he wouldn't have gotten into such a huge mess from just shooting a wild animal on the mountain. He was a man who valued his life to the point of being hated by both humans and gods, so he didn't like facing dangers that might leave him without even a complete corpse. He retreated into the cave not because he wanted to fight with his back against the wall or go down with the ship, but because this cave had two exits.

  How could someone like him possibly give himself a chance to be reborn after being dead?

  That's what heroes and other extraordinary creatures are for; Li Xian didn't think he had that kind of courage.

  He didn't immediately escape from the other exit of the cave because he didn't want outsiders to know there was another way out. If he had escaped, the Xian people would have chased him into the cave and followed the other tunnel as well. Li Xian still couldn't run away, so he stayed behind to resist more fiercely in the guise of a woman.

  He even thought of pinching his nose and letting out a few soul-stirring cries.

  He is waiting for the Xian people to lose patience.

  When a fragrant and sweet bait is placed there, the Xian people will always try their best to swallow the bait. However, when they find that getting the bait will result in a great loss, so great that they have no choice but to give up, it's time for Li Xian to make his escape.

  At that time, should have set fire to burn it?

  Li Xian played with his dagger while thinking that the Xi people were really vicious and would definitely think of using smoke to suffocate him to death.

  Yes, someone's face is really thick, thicker than a toxic substance.

  The third one to die at Li Xian's hands was a Kui person who wore a shield and a Sui army iron helmet. But he still died, not any slower than the first two people.

  His wound was on his eye, one eyeball had already rotted away, the dagger had been stabbed into his eye and stirred several times in the eye socket. The eyeball had been crushed to pieces, and his brain had also been twisted into a pulp-like state. A thick white substance flowed out of the eye socket, mixed with blood to form a different kind of cruel color.

  He was stabbed to death by Li Xian when he peeked out with one eye after entering the gradually expanding place. As for the stirring in the eye socket, it wasn't that Li Xian had such a hateful heart, but rather that the Xianbei warrior subconsciously grasped Li Xian's hand after being stabbed. The two men struggled over the dagger, turning and turning, until the Xianbei finally fell to the ground softly.

  It wasn't until the sixth Xianbei's corpse was dragged out and Da Qi sent someone to go in again that those Xianbei warriors were no longer willing to take the reward of thirty sheep. Previously, they had been envious and resentful, but now only gratitude and sympathy remained.

  Da Qi gritted his teeth and increased the reward from thirty sheep to ten horses, plus ten heads of cattle!

  Unfortunately, no one thinks that the lives of twenty innocent people are more precious than their own life.

  Da Qi was furious, angry at the cowardice of his own people, and angry that a young girl had the audacity to kill six men in a row. If they were on the plains, those six strong men could have torn her apart! But the cave entrance was too narrow, only one person could enter at a time, and even though the girl was weak, with her wrist crossbow and a sharp knife in hand, it was really difficult to attack for the time being.

  "Ergou, if you really want that woman, let's block the entrance and starve her for three to five days before going in. Now, rushing in like this will only get more people killed."

  A warrior carefully advised.

  "You fools! Three to five days? Even if the Mohe people haven't discovered us, their allies will arrive soon. You're all useless! Da Eji ordered us to kill the Mohe people by the Weak Luo River and frame the Xi people, but you've chased them here without even seeing a shadow of the Mohe people! If we capture Ouyang Qing and present him to Da Eji, he might forgive me, otherwise think about it, if the Xi people and Khitan people form an alliance, can Da Eji spare your lives?"

  He roared in anger: "Twenty fine horses, one hundred sheep! Whoever captures Ousai Qingqing, I will make him the Tutan!"

  Tudun was a very high-ranking official. Of course, the Tudun appointed by the Tang court and the one appointed by the Turkic royal court were not just one whit different.

  "One hundred sheep?"

  Li Xian was furious.

  Damn it, if that old witch heard you guys belittling me, wouldn't she want to play with your lives? She said I'm the terminator of the Great Yu, a great man who can create a prosperous era for hundreds of years. Screw! You think one hundred sheep can buy my life? This time the beggar's shout was louder, so Li Xian hiding at the entrance of the cave heard it very clearly. He was extremely angry about the leader of the Xi people giving himself a price tag of one hundred sheep, but later thought that the leader of the Xi people took himself as Ou Siqing and his mind calmed down.

  If I were to walk out on my own, would he give me a hundred sheep?

  Li Xian wasn't really angry, he was just a bit bored.

  The Xian people have not yet dared to rush in, he sits on the ground waiting for the next brave warrior.

  Li Xian heard some faint yet familiar sounds, and he suddenly got up and stuck to the rock. In the next second, several feathered arrows flew in and brushed past his clothes. If Li Xian hadn't had a nearly instinctive reaction to the sound of the bowstring, these few arrows would have opened several blood holes on his chest.

  Immediately afterwards, he heard the Xianbei leader's angry rebuke outside the cave: "Who told you to shoot arrows!"

  "If she doesn't move aside, how are we supposed to get in..."

  Someone made excuses, then Li Xian found that he had to leave. Even if the Xi people didn't set fire and smoke him out, he still had to start running away.

  He found that the grassland people were much smarter than he had imagined. He only thought of setting fires, while the Xianbei people thought of another use for wood.

  A long wooden stick with a sharpened end was inserted into the hole and stirred around, then the person holding the stick crawled in while stirring. The people behind him did the same, avoiding the people in front of them and randomly stirring forward.

  Although the cave was much more spacious inside, it seemed unlikely that Li Xian would be able to avoid being discovered.

  Why are you not afraid of killing me, who is as delicate and tender as a flower?

  Li Xian hastily pulled out a small package from his bosom, opened it carefully and sprinkled the white powder inside onto the ground. Then he quickly ran towards another exit of the cave. This cave was very deep, about two miles long, naturally formed, and became even wider further in. However, near the other exit, it suddenly narrowed down to a slit on the rock wall, just enough for an adult to squeeze through with difficulty.

  Li Xian came out and quickly cut off some withered branches, piled them outside the gap, and set them on fire. He took out a paper package from his arms again, covered his nose and sprinkled the powder inside onto the fire. Suddenly, a thick white smoke burst out of the fire heap. Blown by the mountain wind, the white smoke drilled into the gap.

  The poison at that cave entrance can knock down at least twenty strong men, and the poisonous smoke drifting in will not disperse before those who chase after us into the mountain cave dare to approach, no matter how many come, they will all die.

  Li Xian ignited the poisonous smoke and left the cave entrance. He didn't open his legs to run wildly, but instead swung out a rope to wrap around a tree trunk, climbed up the big tree, and then swung out the rope again to wrap around the next big tree. Like this, he gradually moved away from the trees, swinging like a swing. Until his arms were so tired that they couldn't lift anymore, he sat on a tree branch to rest for a while.

  If the Xi people find out that someone is missing, they will definitely search the mountains. The Blood Riders' camp is only a dozen miles away from here. If they are discovered by the Xi people, it's hard to avoid a fierce battle. Li Xian doesn't want the Blood Riders to fight hastily and suffer unnecessary losses.

  He leaned against the big tree to rest, and it wasn't until his stomach growled that he remembered he hadn't eaten anything since morning. He didn't bring any dry rations, although he hadn't planned on returning to camp before lunch either. If he hadn't met Ouyang Qingqing, he could have safely lit a fire to roast the wild game he caught, but now he dared not light a fire, lest the Xianbei people quickly follow the smoke and find him.

  At this point, Li Xian suddenly realized that his luck wasn't so bad after all. If he hadn't met Ouyang Qingqing, he would have definitely started a fire to cook lunch and would have attracted the attention of the Xi people's cavalry. In order not to expose his tracks, the Xi people would not have let him off easily. Suddenly being pursued by the Xi people's cavalry, in that case, he might not have been able to escape so calmly.

  Leaning against the tree trunk, Li Xian smiled slightly.

  It seems that Ousiqing brought good luck to himself. If he hadn't met her, he might have been shot dead by the Hu cavalry's random arrows without any defense.

  Ou Si Qingqing

  The curve at the corner of Li Xian's mouth gradually flattened.

  Did she escape?

  She climbed the tree so quickly, should have escaped already?

  Li Xian sighed, thinking to himself that he had been too naive. A thousand cavalrymen, and less than half of them were chasing after him, the other half must be chasing after Ousiqing. She was just a girl, how long could she keep running in this snowy terrain before exhausting herself? As the daughter of a Khitan tribe leader, she probably wouldn't be killed immediately if caught by the Jie people, but her fate would likely be worse than death.

  The rabbit monster who spits spider silk is a squirrel and must have escaped.

  Li Xian tried to comfort herself in her heart, but found it impossible to convince herself. Even if she climbed the tree, wouldn't the enemy still be able to see her? A wave of arrows flew over, could she still hide?

  I hope her boyfriend finds her first, I hope!

  Li Xian took a deep breath and wanted to get up and continue running.

  Suddenly a narrow white shadow flashed over like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it stopped on the same branch as Li Xian, staring at him with a tiger's gaze.

  "Little Grey?"

  Li Xian rolled his eyes: "I've lost your mom."

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