Chapter six hundred and sixteen southbound (thirteen)
Dark clouds gathered together, and the stars and moon were dull. The weather was not good tonight, and the layers of clouds covered the stars and moons. Although they did not reach out to see their five fingers, if they were separated by more than ten steps, they could only barely see a contour, and if they were farther away, they could not see anything. The wind rustled with grass and trees. Even the old soldiers and bandits who had been through the battle formation, they would inevitably feel like they were all soldiers in this environment.
Xu Le and his party were wearing black burqas and walked carefully through the forest. Xu Le was the pioneer Xiaoliu, and they protected Stepli from one after another to avoid her being plotted against. Although they expected the trip to be dangerous when they were on a mission, they did not think about learning from the Green Forest people and doing night attacks, so they did not prepare night clothes. Lin Wangsan was preparing for them for these three-collar black shirts. Fortunately, they were rich and even if they were ready in a hurry, the three clothes and soft boots were extremely good, and they had no effect on walking through the trees and grass.
Xu Gan also had no capital in the troubled times, and he was very good at night walking. However, Xu Wei was on the right path of a military general and had never learned this. Xu Gan also passed on the night walking fu when he taught Xu Le's skills. At first, he just wanted to make up for his regrets to avoid the loss of the Xu family's skills, and then he was fun to tease his grandson. Now it is very useful. Xu Le walked between the woods as light as a cat, and even Xiao Liu, who was close to him, could not hear much sound, let alone other people.
Bu Li is also a good player in night walking. Her small body cannot wear heavy armor to make long soldiers unable to move, and she cannot play much role in the battlefield of thousands of troops. However, in night walking or even sneaking into night attacks, this light body is a natural advantage, and ordinary people can only be jealous.
Although Xiao Liu is not as good as these two, he is not an ordinary person after all. Others are also weak and he takes more advantage than others when using his light skills. If he had made a change of position with Han, the little door god, and the night god, would have sneaked in, he would probably have leaked the wind half a mile away.
It is naturally not easy to act in a dark environment, to avoid making noises and guard against bandit scouts and ambushers. Even though Xu Le has unique skills, he dare not be careless.
Xie Jiu sold his family cleanly, and even the bandits' camp and surrounding arrangements were clearly described. With the confessions of other surrendered soldiers, they could confirm that they were completely false. According to his description, the Xie family's department, who was responsible for the duty at night, was divided into two groups of light and dark. The whistle and the whistle were patrolling the whistle with swords and spears, looking like an elite, but in fact, their status was not high. Most of the time, they were thrown out, and what really worked was the secret whistle hidden in the grass and the woods.
Once the open whistle is solved, these secret whistle can call the police as soon as possible so that other bandits can deal with it. This is still a normal whistle arrangement. Once you encounter a real strong enemy, the real night battle elite will be dispatched.
These elite soldiers were not large in number, but they all had extraordinary skills and were very good at hearing and hearing. In the battle of the army, these people had not played much role. However, during the night battle, they were all excellent hunters. Thinking about Xie Yongzhi's troops and the previous thief leader who occupied Parrot Island, these elite soldiers killed hundreds of strong opponents overnight. The thief was killed so hard that they were flowing water, but they didn't know who died, and they thought there were ghosts and gods. Thousands of people were scared to death.
For the Xie family today, these elite soldiers can no longer be cultivated with one less and cannot be easily consumed, so they are usually not sent. This time Xie Yongzhi borrowed Xie Jiu to lure Xu Le and his party to Parrot Island to fall into the trap, and these elite killers will naturally be sent out.
He was not afraid of these so-called elite abilities, but was worried that once these people found out that they would inform them, they would be hindered in the rescue of Han's wishes. Therefore, he was extremely careful all the way, even mobilized the six senses all over his body to the limit, and was particularly vigilant when he was in the jungle stroke. Although his speed was fast, he did not ignore the vigilance. Along the way, he had discovered three traps, and he had successfully avoided them.
As they were getting closer and closer to the place of the army, the three of them became more and more cautious. As they were walking forward, Xu Le suddenly stopped, and the two behind them stopped at the same time without giving instructions. The three of them had already smelled the strong smell of blood in the air, and knew that something was different. They were all warriors and were very familiar with the smell of blood. They knew that such a strong smell could not be emitted by one or two corpses. There were at least five or six corpses nearby, which would have such a heavy smell.
It is common for water bandits to get fire among the bandits, and countless people are concerned about it. Fighting for territory is common. Thieves are not officers and soldiers, and sneak attacks are common methods in night battles. However, since Xie Yongzhi and others occupied the bandits of Parrot Island, they have actually fought several tough battles. The bandits with names and names nearby have been removed one by one. The rest also know that the Parrot Island is not easy to mess with, and they dare not come to die. This is unlikely to happen. After all, these troops of the Xie family are not real thieves, and now they are great enemies. It is impossible to distribute fire for wealth and goods like ordinary water bandits. How could so many people die? It is too suspicious.
The three of them looked for the smell of blood. Bu Li and Xiao Liu both tense their bodies and are ready to fight at any time. Xu Le is relatively relaxed. Like Bu Li, he has night eyes. Although the sight of things at night is not as good as during the day, it is not too far apart, so he is the first to find the dead body.
At a glance, you can determine that at least eight corpses were piled up in one place, and there were obvious signs of dragging on the ground. It was obvious that someone killed someone and dragged the corpse here. If it was a fire inside the Xie family, it would definitely not be so troublesome. Without asking, it is clear that the murderer must be the opponent of this group of people.
The Xie family's main goal is to cities and government warehouses. No matter how rich businessmen and big businessmen do not do much robbery. Therefore, there are not many enemies, but every enemy is a tough person. If someone finds elite soldiers and strong futures to seek revenge, it is not rare.
Although he was the opponent of the Xie family, this was not good news for Xu Le. The opponent's opponent may not be a friend, and what he wanted was to act secretly to ensure the safety of Han Yue. If there was a rash ghost making a fuss, it would be awful to make Xie Yongzhi mistakenly think that Han Yue had no effect and took action to harm him. Therefore, he was not only not happy because someone else broke in, but his face turned even more ugly.
Bu Li and Xiao Liu also came over to help Xu Le check the corpse. Five of the corpses were all wearing leather armor, and you could tell at a glance that they were those whistles acting as scapegoats. The other corpses were wearing black shirts. Xu Le thought they were stakes inside the thief, but then he found that his judgment was wrong. These corpses with black shirts were equipped with crossbows, and their exquisite craftsmanship was not much inferior to the weapons equipped with the Eagle-Rail soldiers I encountered in Chang'an before.
The Xie family's business is not as good as before, and the texture of the armored swords and spears under his subordinates cannot be guaranteed. Such exquisite crossbows are also extremely precious weapons for the Xie family, and there are not many equipment in the team. In addition to the guards around Xie Yongzhi, those elusive night battle elites are absolutely impossible to equip them with hidden stakes. Could it be that these people are not hidden stakes, but those elite soldiers?
Xu Le bent down to examine the bodies of the two, but Bu Li was faster and had already taken out a dagger from a corpse and handed it to Xu Le. After the dagger was sheathed half an inch, you could feel the chill. Everyone was familiar with weapons, especially Bu Li was a good dagger. She stretched out two fingers to Xu Le, indicating that the dagger was made of at least twenty refined iron. Although the size was short and unfavorable for formation battles, such a dagger can often afford the food and salary of ordinary soldiers in March.
Those who can be equipped with such weapons must be those legendary soldiers with extraordinary ability in night war. I thought they were hunters in the dark, but I didn't expect that they would become prey at this time and were silently killed by people. Xu Le didn't think these people were really magical and unmatched, but they were familiar with the terrain on the Parrot Island for a long time, and they were indeed experts in night wars. Killing them was not unusual, but they did not alarm the team and did not allow them to issue an alarm. This was not an ordinary way to do it.
Bu Li pointed at the wound, his little hands gesturing there, and Xu Le and Xiao Liu were also observing. The three of them were all experts in killing, and they did not feel embarrassed to judge the wound and speculate on the way the murderer was. The three of them looked at the wound and pondered the situation, and Xu Le's brows gradually frowned. He could conclude that these people died in the hands of the same person. The murderer was not only skillful, but also held a sword that was enough to be called a Maoli Blade like himself.
This is not surprising at all. After all, there are many treasure swords in the world, and it is impossible for only Xu Le to have them. Just judging from the wounds and weapons of the black-shirted man, they were killed by others before they could defend themselves. Such means are not possessed by ordinary players, and their ability to move at night and their agility are definitely not ordinary people. Even among the tens of thousands of troops in Jinyang, there are very few fighting generals with this means. It is uneasy to appear in Parrot Island.
Bu Li found a leaf from the body of a man in black clothes, proving that the person was hiding on the canopy before and thought he was extremely hiding, but he didn't expect that he would be killed without waiting for a reaction. Xu Le also found that the two whistle corpses had no heads, and they were obviously cut off.
He gestured in his direction and vaguely described the scene at that time in his heart. A skilled warrior secretly climbed up the big tree and first produced the elite hidden on the tree. Then he jumped down and swung his sword from a condescending convenience to easily cut off the two whistle heads.
The place chosen for these sentry positions is a century-old tree with a very tall tree. Even these elites who are good at night battles have to spend some effort climbing trees. When jumping from the canopy, they need to use hooks or thick ropes. However, this warrior who kills people relies on his own means to jump down and kill people. Although Xu Le has a wide range of knowledge, he has never heard of such superb light body skills.
They were in a forest, with the wind blowing and leaves rustling. Xu Le looked up at the big tree in front of him, estimating whether he could calmly stand up without any damage with his own skills? Han Xiaoliu widened his eyes and felt a little incredible. He didn't believe that there were such strange people in the world. Bu Li frowned. Although she was very light-hearted, she would probably hurt her bones if she jumped down from such a tree. The three of them couldn't help but feel nervous when they imagined someone leaping in such a forest and killing people like mowing grass.
Just as the three of them were wondering who the visitor was, the sacred person had such a powerful skill in lightening his body, on the canopy behind him, a pair of tiger eyes had firmly locked Xu Le. The visitor was hiding in the tree for a long time, but he had never found a suitable opportunity and had never acted rashly.
Chapter completed!