Chapter 29

In Su Peng's skill bar, two new skills had appeared. One was called 'Wind and Clouds One Cut.' Judging from the icon, it seemed to be a throwing knife technique, but it was currently grayed out, unable to be activated or dragged, and was just placed in Su Peng's skill bar.

"Is this something I memorized just now?" Su Peng thought. He noticed that in addition to the throwing knife technique, he had gained another skill called 'Memory,' which was currently on cooldown, having cooled down by less than one-twentieth of the time.

"Even my skill has been recorded in this game world?" Su Peng was quite surprised. He stood up and walked out of Carpenter Cao's house, looking at the sky. The sun had just passed its zenith, probably around one o'clock in the afternoon.

"It seems I wasn't unconscious for long," Su Peng thought.

This time, coming to Green Mountain Village, Su Peng had obtained the items hidden by Carpenter Cao and had a series of unexpected adventures. He felt quite satisfied, but he didn't dare to stay too long. For some reason, a sense of danger always lingered in his mind, as if something bad would happen if he stayed in Green Mountain Village for much longer.

"It's about time. I should hurry back to the Black Water Army camp. Not many people would dare to cause trouble there, right?" Su Peng thought, quickly walking out of Carpenter Cao's house and heading to the inn in the village.

At this moment, the Black Water Army soldiers had almost finished eating. They hadn't drunk any alcohol, so it didn't take them long to finish their meal. Su Peng directly approached the leader surnamed Wu and said, "Brother Wu, everyone has eaten enough. Let's return to the camp and report. I see dark clouds coming from the east. If we delay, it might rain."

Leader Wu came out to check the sky and indeed saw dark clouds coming from the east. He nodded and said, "Let's follow Brother Su's suggestion."

He then called the soldiers to stop eating and drinking and quickly transport the supplies back to the Black Water Army camp.

Last time, Han Tuo and others had already taken a batch of horses. Now, Su Peng and his group only needed to lead back about forty horses. The captured bandit weapons and equipment were loaded onto three large carts by the logistics soldiers, and the carts were covered with oilcloths, so even if it rained, the loot wouldn't be damaged.

The soldiers were full and the weapons and equipment were already tied to the carts. Of course, Chief Han had privately kept some for the village's able-bodied men to arm themselves, to prevent bandits from raiding again. Su Peng didn't mind, as Chief Han was Han Tuo's uncle, and the other soldiers turned a blind eye to it.

Su Peng settled the bill with Aunt Li. This meal cost him twenty taels of silver, which was within an acceptable range. Su Peng mounted his warhorse and escorted the horses and weapons back toward Jiangning County.

...

The weather at the end of August and early September could change suddenly. Less than an hour and a half after Su Peng and his group left Green Mountain Village, dark clouds from the east had already covered the sky. The sky was dark and thunder rumbled, and after a few lightning strikes, it started to rain.

At first, the rain was light, but it gradually intensified until the sky and earth were enveloped in a curtain of rain. Looking out the window, one could hardly see more than ten meters away. The people in Green Mountain Village all hid in their homes and didn't go out.

At this moment, outside the village walls, a strange figure, like a giant bird, flew over the four- to five-meter-high wooden stakes of the village wall. In the rain, it looked like a large bird, silently leaping seven or eight meters into the village.

This figure had a clear goal and headed straight for Carpenter Cao's house, quickly landing in the courtyard.

In the rain, this person approached the jujube tree, intending to do something, but suddenly stopped!

Seeing the chopped-off pieces of the jujube tree, the person's facial muscles twitched, and an indescribable anger erupted from his heart!

"Beast!" He shouted angrily to the sky, but a lightning strike drowned out his voice.

The person then calmed down, tore off the black cloth covering his face, and revealed... Carpenter Cao!

However, his appearance was more fierce and sinister than when he was in Green Mountain Village, and his aura had changed from that of a villager to that of a martial artist.

"It must be them..." Carpenter Cao quickly calmed down in the rain and said, then coldly smiled, leaped up like a large bird, and flew seven or eight meters toward the direction Su Peng and his group had left...

...

"Brothers, let's push harder!"

At this moment, Su Peng and his group had been away from Green Mountain Village for nearly two hours and had covered more than half the distance. However, the mountain road they were on had become muddy due to the heavy rain, and the cart wheels had sunk into the mud several times.

The soldiers were all wearing straw raincoats... When they set out, Su Peng had noticed the sky didn't look good and had taken straw raincoats from the supply department.

Ten cavalrymen, wearing straw hats and raincoats, but without raincoats for their horses, were worried that the horses would fall ill if not properly cared for upon return.

"Brother Su, the rain is too heavy. Should we find a place to take shelter?" The leader surnamed Wu shouted to Su Peng in the heavy rain.

"There's nowhere to hide in this wilderness, and it's still thundering... We can't hide under tall trees. Sorry, brothers, let's push harder and get back to the Jiangning County camp quickly!" Su Peng looked at the sky and the surroundings and said to the leader surnamed Wu.

The leader surnamed Wu looked around and realized Su Peng was right. He nodded reluctantly and shouted to the rear, "Follow Brother Su's lead, let's push harder!"

Just as Su Peng was about to thank him, he heard the sound of hooves in the rain ahead.

"Who would be traveling in such heavy rain?" Su Peng thought, becoming alert. The ten cavalrymen also became alert, gripping their weapons tightly.

In the rain, six or seven fast horses approached. The riders looked like martial artists, and Su Peng saw a sharp knife in the straw raincoat of one of them!

The martial artists in the rain also saw Su Peng and his group. The looks in their eyes made Su Peng's back tingle, but one of them shook his head, and the others, who had been about to act, quickly rode past Su Peng and his group!

After the martial artists passed, Su Peng felt a cold sweat. He turned to the leader surnamed Wu and said, "Brother Wu... Did you notice that those martial artists seemed hostile to us?"

"Yes... They seemed hostile... Although the Black Water Army soldiers are very brave, the individual combat skills of those martial artists are extremely strong, surpassing the Black Water Army. If we had a confrontation, we might lose a few men," the leader surnamed Wu nodded, as the thirty or so men had almost been intimidated by the martial artists' aura.

"Be careful. They might turn back and attack us," Su Peng said to him. Just as the leader surnamed Wu was about to nod, he suddenly focused his gaze and said, "Who is that?"

Su Peng also turned around and saw a figure in the rain, leaping two meters high and seven or eight meters forward with each jump, like a large bird, rapidly approaching from behind!

"Be careful! Everyone, be on high alert!" The leader surnamed Wu shouted, drawing his spear, and Su Peng, feeling tense, drew a fine steel longsword!

"Whoosh~"

The martial artist, face covered in a black cloth, saw Su Peng and his group and leaped even higher, quickly approaching!

"Kill!"

The leader surnamed Wu, seeing the man's ill intentions, raised his spear and thrust it upward, and the other nine Black Water Army cavalrymen also drew their weapons and attacked the air!

"Blocking a chariot with your arms!" The black-clothed martial artist shouted, kicking the tip of the leader surnamed Wu's spear. Instantly, the leader surnamed Wu felt a powerful force from the spear, almost making him lose his grip on it!

The black-clothed martial artist, using the kick for momentum, flew toward Su Peng!

Su Peng felt a chill down his spine, as if being stared at by a fierce beast. He sensed that the next attack would be devastating, and with his current abilities, he might be instantly killed!

However, this killing intent also unleashed Su Peng's potential. His eyes flashed, and he shouted, "I know who you are!"

At the same time, Su Peng grabbed a throwing knife from his leather armor and threw it, the knife flying like a white line straight at the black-clothed man!

"Whoosh!" The throwing knife was fast and sharp, its power and accuracy nearly doubled compared to Su Peng's usual Level 8 throwing knives. Even the black-clothed man, who was charging forward, didn't expect Su Peng to throw such a knife, and it grazed his face, leaving a bloody scratch and tearing off his black cloth!

It was Carpenter Cao!

At this moment, Carpenter Cao's aerial attack was somewhat disrupted by the throwing knife, and his actual attack power was less than seventy percent. Su Peng, however, had prepared a stance and intercepted Carpenter Cao's flying claws!

"Thud!"

Su Peng felt his arms as if they were broken, his chest felt soft and hot, and the game character spat out a mouthful of blood!

Su Peng was directly thrown off his horse and fell to the ground!

"Protect Brother Su!" The ten Black Water Army cavalrymen were now fully alert. Su Peng was Han Tuo's confidant, and if he died, they would be in big trouble!

The ten Black Water Army cavalrymen charged over, forming a battle formation on horseback, and attacked Carpenter Cao!

The twenty logistics soldiers, who were also trained, were brave in this world. They drew their weapons and surged forward!

Carpenter Cao blocked two attacks from the Black Water Army cavalry with his bare hands, and he was also calculating his situation. Although his martial arts were strong, he couldn't gain much advantage against ten cavalrymen in a battle formation. Moreover, his face, hit by the throwing knife, was becoming numb, and the knife seemed to be poisoned. This situation was not optimistic, especially with the thirty logistics soldiers. If he were at full strength, he might have been able to eliminate the logistics soldiers, but with the cavalry, they were a significant problem.

Thinking this, Carpenter Cao decided to kidnap Su Peng first and deal with the rest later.

He leaped like a large bird, flying seven or eight meters to where Su Peng lay motionless on the ground, seemingly dead.

However, just as he was about to land on Su Peng and grab him, Su Peng suddenly rolled over and, with incredible speed, threw a talisman!

"Boom!"

The talisman burned rapidly, forming a large fireball that didn't extinguish in the rain and exploded directly on Carpenter Cao!

"Boom!"

Carpenter Cao retreated six or seven steps, his chest, face, and hands charred black. If he hadn't used his internal energy to protect himself, his face might have been half-blown off!

"I'll kill you!" Carpenter Cao, enraged, pounced on Su Peng!

Su Peng, half-lying on the ground, felt weak and powerless. He had just used his trump card and was temporarily unable to attack...

"Am I going to die here? Is this where it ends?" Su Peng suddenly thought...

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