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Chapter 1 Smoke and Dust

The ancient beast, the beast, was filled with fierce flames, disturbing the heavenly constant. The Emperor of Heaven was disgusted with it, killed his body, seized his soul, and threw it into the eight wilderness karma fires, and never passed away again. Later, he was lucky enough to escape with a remnant soul, but fell into the cycle of reincarnation, wandering around the world...

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The yellow sand is rolling, the north wind is cold, and the dust is rolling, a huge caravan is slowly coming from afar. The soft sand gives the entire caravan a monotonous balance of speed. From beginning to end, it is a whole uniform and maintains the same rhythm. Whether it is a human or a beast, it is trying its best to maintain that it will not waste a slight extra strength.

Old Chen sat on a tall black wind riding, observing the surroundings vigilantly, while calculating how much gold he earned this time. He embarked on the business journey with his father since he was 18 years old. So far, it has been twenty-one years. The once young man, who was once young, is now full of wrinkles and gray hair by the years of wind and sand.

But Old Chen had enough reason to be proud and proud. He was doing well. In the past twenty-one years, he had seen many businessmen with him fall down, including his father and friends, but he was still alive.

Now in Qizhou City, he has saved two large yards that can be used in three places and gone, married a wife, four concubines, a lot of sons and daughters, and even two grandsons!

Thinking of his two dear grandsons who can only cry, Old Chen felt that he would never live in vain in his life!

However, he still insisted on going to this last business trip. It was not that he was born to like suffering, but that he did not want his son and grandson to be forced to embark on this journey of death in the future!

Old Chen knew the terribleness of this trade route. The eight hundred miles of sand sea separated the two empires and caused huge profits from various goods between the two places. The huge profits earned by one business trip were enough for a small family for more than ten years. However, it was a life-threatening one. If you were not careful, you would lose your body. No matter what kind of sandstorm, high temperature, severe cold, sand bandits, or sand beasts, you would easily take away the lives of many merchants. Often, a caravan had nearly 2,000 people and tens of thousands of black wind cavalry when they set out from Qizhou. But after returning, it would be nice to have half of them left!

What's even more terrifying is that it is normal for the entire caravan to completely disappear if they encounter such a erratic and fierce monster.

Old Chen himself had personally experienced being attacked by a monster, but they were lucky that time, and the leader's Da Shangtou was of great origin, and there was actually a lightning talisman that was asked for at high prices from somewhere. Finally, after paying a heavy price, they killed the monster. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Since then, Lao Chen has identified this big Shangtou, and later facts have proved his wisdom. The owner behind this big Shangtou is the youngest son of the prefect of Qizhou. With such a big backer, even if the merchant has to collect half of the commission every time, Lao Chen also feels that one word, worthless, has no life, and no mountains of gold and silver.

This time was Lao Chen's journey to collect the mountain, so he put up most of his property in one breath. In addition to the original ten Black Wind Riders, he purchased fifteen more and recruited eight more friends. If the goods carried by the twenty-five Black Wind Riders could be transported to Hanzhou in the north, he could earn at least three hundred taels of gold for him. Apart from the one hundred and fifty taels offered to the Da Shangtou, he could still earn half of them. If the goods transported back the trip were added, it would be absolutely fine to earn 200 taels of gold.

"Blessed by God Aoki, you must not make any mistakes in this trip!"

Old Chen prayed secretly, and at the same time, he inspected his eight hired friends strictly. These eight guys were not qualified to ride the Black Wind Rider. Even Old Chen himself was reluctant to ride. If he hadn't met a group of sand bandits before and sprained his ankle, he wouldn't have ridden on the Black Wind Rider even if he had killed him.

Speaking of which, this Black Wind Rider is indeed good. He is more than two meters tall and has a weight of over a thousand pounds, walking like the wind. The most rare thing is that his temperament is his gentleness and is much better than any other horse and cow. This is the kindness brought down by the great god Aoki.

"Everyone listen, hurry up and camp three miles ahead!"

The dull cry of "dongdongdongdongdongdong" came from the front with a roar. Soon, five majestic Xuefeng Cavalry appeared in Lao Chen's sight, which was the guard under the Da Shangtou.

Every time he saw these extremely elite guards armed to the teeth, Old Chen was jealous. He had only two wishes in his life, and the first wish was naturally to have more children and grandchildren and enjoy his old age.

The second wish is to have a snow wind rider that is more powerful and more energetic than the Black Wind Rider. This snow wind rider is a variant of the Black Wind Rider. It is snow-white all over and is a whole circle larger than the Black Wind Rider. Its endurance is even more terrifying. It is more than twice that of the Black Wind Rider. It is also good at long distances and has extremely fast speeds. Usually, only the emperor's personal guards can be qualified for equipment.

Of course, this can be said, but as the young master of the prefectural governor of Qizhou, it is normal for him to have some snow wind cavalry in his hands, especially because they have been trading with Hanzhou for a long time. It should be noted that Hanzhou itself is the world's famous snow wind cavalry origin.

Such a snow wind rider can be sold for 1,000 taels of gold in Hanzhou. If it is in Qizhou or even a richer place, it is normal to have a few thousand gold. Those top-grade snow wind riders are even hard to find!

Like the Da Shangtou, there are only twenty-year-old Xuefeng riders. A small businessman like Lao Chen has no idea what to do. Let's go for the next life! "Hurry up and leave, are you all deaf? Who is that shorter fish? What are you looking at? How can you imagine Xuefeng riders? Hurry up and go to the campsite. After walking for a day, aren't you tired yourself?"

After the guards who sent the message from the Five Riders ran over, Old Chen withdrew his reluctant gaze and immediately saw a friend he hired was also staring at the Five Snow Wind Rider in a daze, and couldn't help but curse.

He really shouldn't have listened to the words of Mrs. Yao, but he was so confused that he hired such a fool. He saw that this kid was only fifteen or sixteen years old and looked good, and he should have looked very clever. Then he thought that this was a fool. From the time he hired to now, he said, no, no, the words he said in total, and he probably didn't have more than ten words. He was clumsy and almost shocked his Black Wind Rider to run away. It was golden gold!

If it weren't for the sake of Mrs. Yao's face, Old Chen swears that he would have stabbed the kid with a knife. He said that he had killed dozens of people in the past 21 years. Who dared to let his gold fly? He really dared to fight to the death.

"Haha! Lao Chen, what's your memory? What's the short fish? It's Duanmuyu? Listen, this name sounds like a scholarly family, a wealthy family, tsk, you've become rich! "

The one who dares to make fun of Lao Chen at this time is definitely not his friend, but Guan Long, who is the same as him and is also a small businessman. He has been in the relationship of Lao Chen for more than ten years and has been through life and death on the businessman's road. Naturally, there are no taboos when speaking.

"Hmph! Don't be so proud. If you want it, give it to you. Mrs. Yao said that you don't ask for much salary, just support him. Alas, that is, Mrs. Yao's kind heart, if anyone else, who cares about him!"

Old Chen complained that since the last time the short fish shocked his Black Wind Rider, he did not dare to let the mute boy take care of the Black Wind Rider alone. Fortunately, this boy also has brute force to help unload and load goods, which is appropriate, otherwise he would be sorry for the dry food he ate every day and the clean water he drank!

"Yes! Sister Yao is a good person. I heard that she picked up the short fish from outside the city. She only breathed a sigh of relief at that time. It was really a blessing for this kid. I actually met Sister Yao. If it were me, Humph, don't he die!" Guan Long rolled his eyes and said.

Old Chen and Guan Long's words were loud, and the dozens of fellow men under them could hear it clearly. While busy driving the Heifeng Cavalry, they also looked at Duanmu Yu with their own eyes. It was estimated that the meaning in that look was about the same as that of Chen Guan and the others.

But Duanmu Yu was really like a deaf and mute, never saying anything, and he was not angry or angry because of these words, as if everything had nothing to do with him, just looking like he was moving forward step by step.

The distance of Sanli is not long. In fact, the entire caravan is nearly three miles long from beginning to end. The camping place is backed by a huge sand dune. It is not the turn of Lao Chen and Guan Long and other small merchants who are the decisions of the experienced guides under the Da Shangtou. They have been walking in this 800-mile desert for the rest of their lives.

At this time, the place had become very lively. There were more than 6,000 Black Wind Cavalry under the Da Shangtou, and there were six or seven hundred employed men. In addition, two hundred guards, half of the caravan had already been gone.

Whenever camping, the goods and Black Wind Cavalry of Da Shangtou will be arranged in the center and safest places in the camp, followed by Da Shangtou and his friends, and then the larger merchants. In the end, it will be the turn of small merchants like Lao Chen and Guan Long. Although there are 200 guards on their periphery, they will suffer the most losses every time they are attacked by sand bandits.

However, no one can change this situation. Without a big merchant, they are simply unable to cross the 800-mile sand sea!

"Hurry up! Short fish, your uncle, why are you standing there? Hurry up and help unload the goods!"

The guys shouted and scolded each other quickly. Now, in Lao Chen's small team, there seemed to be only Duanmu Yu, who else should he be instructed if he didn't instruct him? He was very strong, never refuted, and was on call. Sometimes it really makes people doubt that this boy who was only fifteen or sixteen years old was really a fool? Why didn't he even have a temper at all? It is said that clay man is still very angry!

After a busy trip, all the goods were unloaded, which was to restore the Black Wind Rider's physical strength. After all, no matter how strong their endurance is, they will be limited.

At this time, the entire camp quickly became quiet. No one surrounded the bonfire, gnawed the fatty meat, drank wine, and watched the beauties dance. Although the atmosphere was good, the experienced merchants and guys knew that seizing every little free time was the most important thing to recover their strength. No one knew what would happen tomorrow, even the most experienced guide could not predict it. Therefore, the only thing they could do was prepare, and sufficient preparation. No matter how much preparation was, it was not redundant!

The night in the desert is very cold, and the wind and sand have stopped. The four fields are silent. Occasionally, one or two low voices of human words will come. These are the slogans of the night patrol guards. They are riding on the Black Wind Cavalry or the expensive snow wind cavalry during the day, and they have a good rest. Perhaps they are not a regular army, but they are definitely the most experienced guards. They are the core of the entire caravan. Without them, no matter how big the caravan is, they cannot withstand the impact of sand bandits!

Two bright moons, one big and one small in the sky, gradually rose up, and the almost weird snow-white moonlight shone on the entire sea of ​​sand. In the distance, the dunes that were rising and falling like steamed buns looked so peaceful and quiet at this moment. Perhaps it was not an exaggeration to call it a dream with a little melancholy.

But in the second half of the night, the rumbling hooves sounded in nowhere without warning, breaking the silence in an instant. Even the two bright moons in the sky became ferocious, as if they had fallen down a precious jade artifact without hesitation! Those who encountered such a thing for the first time would definitely be scared by the two completely different changes in the front and back!

The shouts and shouts were heard one after another, and no businessman or accused of panic. They have experienced such things a lot, but the result is nothing more than life and death. If you work hard, you may be able to gain a glimmer of hope!

"Reject the wood, get up!"

At the first moment, the shouting sounded in the outermost camp, and then a row of huge wooden rafts buried in the sand were quickly pulled up. Each piece of wood was as thick as an adult's thigh, and one end was sharpened and semi-tilted. This is the most effective way to curb the impact of the Black Wind Rider Cluster! However, only the large caravans were qualified to transport these tens of thousands of pounds of wood rafts. Don't even think about those small caravans!

"Tuogong, fly!"

After a row of rumbles was pulled up, a second order came from the mouth of a thick and powerful man. A row of 100 guards who had already guarded here quickly pulled the longbow in their hands into a full moon. When the word "fly" echoed in the air, a neat sound of bowstrings exploded in the air. A hundred powerful arrows shot towards the rapidly approaching black torrent a few hundred feet away in front of them with the sound of breaking through the air!

These hundred strong and powerful guards of Kong Wu, coupled with the special Tuo Bow, have a terrifying lethality. Normally, they can continue to shoot onto the second person after shooting through one person hundreds of feet away!

But this time, there was no scream as expected, only some low muffled groans, but finally the impact of the black torrent was slightly stopped. But then, the black torrent was not messy, but continued to accelerate. The experienced guards had a little solemn heart at this time. From this point of view, the scattered small groups of sand bandits came to attack this time, but the fierce big sand bandits!

Tuo Bow flew again, but after just two rounds, the black torrent had already rushed to the front. The explosive power of the Black Wind Rider was extremely terrifying, especially after resting enough, it could quickly rush through a distance of hundreds of feet. If you want to suppress the five hundred Black Wind Riders with the Tuo Bow from a distance, you must have five hundred Tuo Bows. Fortunately, the caravan's guards have always been well prepared!

"Black Wind Knight, Assault!"

The command from the guard leader was issued again, but he had already felt a little suspicious. Something seemed to be wrong. The sand bandits were cruel, but they were not stupid. Although they had nearly 500 people, they would not fight to the death like this. After three rounds of Tuogong, plus the attack of Jimu, when his 100 Black Wind Cavalry assaulted, the five hundred sand bandits would be completely destroyed. This was not a robbery, it was clearly a life-saving death!

But this suspicion quickly dissipated in the heart of the guard leader. He believed in his strength and the strength of his twenty-knight snow wind cavalry. Faced with these five hundred sand bandits, there was no need to use the snow wind cavalry. Then, even if the other party had any conspiracy, he would be bombarded to pieces in front of his absolute strength!

"Raising the shield and forming a formation!"

As the 100 Black Wind Cavalry guards rushed out from both sides and assaulted the sand bandits' retreat, the 100 guards after the crumbled raft quickly threw away the Tuo Bow in their hands, raised their shields, and waited for the rushing sand bandits to break through the crumbled raft and make their final resistance. At that time, the entire battle will come to an end!

"Boom!" Five hundred sand bandits finally hit the crusade. The tragic sound of the Black Wind Rider sounded instantly, and the entire crusade was destroyed by a bang. Although they were all thick wooden poles, the heavy body of the Black Wind Rider and the terrifying assault speed were still easy to break. This was just to kill more than a hundred black wind riders in front. The sand bandits on the Black Wind Rider flew into the air when they were about to hit the crusade. The people were still in the air. The sharp scimitar had gathered into a shadow of death!

"Oops!"

At this moment, when the guard leader saw this scene, his heart suddenly became cold. Due to the sand and dust that the sand bandits had just hit and the night, he didn't have time to discover that the three-wheeled Tuo Bow just now had little effect. Although everyone was hit by several arrows in the body of the five hundred sand bandits, it seemed that there was no major damage at all!

Without waiting for the escort leader to respond, the remaining escort bandits abandoned the Black Wind Cavalry under their crotch, jumped up one after another, and broke into the shield formation in front. For a moment, the escorts of the escorts who were attacking from behind had no place to use their skills. It was too late to rush over to rescue them. Five hundred to one hundred, plus the escort bandits are all extremely powerful and fearless. The heart of the escort leader sinks directly. He can't figure out when such a powerful escort force will appear in the 800-mile sand sea?

"Snow Wind Cavalry, guard the center, Black Wind Cavalry, guard the two wings, shield formation, fight and retreat!"

With a thought, the guard leader made the best choice, which was to abandon all small and medium-sized merchants. With these thousands of people holding up these strange sand bandits, he only needed a little time to regain his position, and then he could annihilate these sand bandits with one impact from the Xuefeng Cavalry and the other Black Wind Cavalry, but the premise was that he had to have a buffer time!

The caravan's guards are worthy of being experienced. They understood the intentions of their leaders for a moment, fought and retreated, and immediately exposed the small and medium-sized merchants outside the camp.

But the sand bandits were a little stubborn, and had no idea of ​​the fighting intention of the caravan guards. They were still killing everyone when they saw them. The eyes covered under the black scarf were completely red!

The behavior of caravan guards completely made all small and medium-sized merchants treat them as abandoned children, and they cried for a while. Even if they had rich experience in business, the five hundred sand bandits were even shocked, let alone the small and medium-sized merchants who had no organization and fought on their own?

"Oh my uncle, is this still a sand bandit? Why can even kill the Black Wind Cavalry!" Old Chen deserves to be a businessman for twenty years, and he can see at a glance that something is wrong, because no matter how cruel the sand bandits are, they will not be able to get along with the wealth. If the people are killed, they will not kill the Black Wind Cavalry who brings goods. However, this group of sand bandits actually left no living things!

"Don't be impulsive, we'll defend here, those damn guards will fight back!"

Old Chen shouted loudly. He and Guan Long and other small and medium-sized businesses were close together, so dozens of people gathered at this moment. Everyone held long swords, but there were not many bows and arrows, and they were all corner bows with very weak lethality. As for the Tuo Bow, it was a controlled product of the army. Whoever dared to hold it, would be killed without mercy? Only with the identity of the young master Mu of Qizhou, would he get a hundred Tuo Bows with great power and extremely long range!

"Bow, give it to me!"

At this moment, a voice that was still a little immature but extremely firm and unquestionable suddenly sounded behind Lao Chen!
Chapter completed!
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