Chapter 25

In the gorge, an ambush was set up with pre-prepared conditions, including tunnels dug in advance. Once the target was buried under a pile of rocks in the valley, the people of Rat Old Lady were best at operating underground. They would take the opportunity to pick the "peaches."

Now, all these convenient conditions had vanished with the redirection of the convoy.

Heiyun Xiao pointed to the retreating target group, "Brother Jiangshan, just make the fog thicker. As long as the fifty Great Archers can't see their target, they're blind and can't threaten us." He patted his chest, "Still the same, don't you do the frontal hard fighting, leave it to us brothers."

"You and your wife must be crazy for the Nielingshan!" Jiangshan threw out an insult but still flashed away. Soon, the distant croaking sound could be heard again.

Heiyun Xiao then said to Gaoyuan, "Brother Gao, you can go and command your subordinates to prepare. Once the retreat routes are cut off, we can make our move!"

Gaoyuan grunted, said nothing more, and flashed away.

Heiyun Xiao turned back to Rat Old Lady, "Let Brother Gao's people take a few rounds first. After ten rounds, your subordinates should immediately surround them!"

Rat Old Lady silently shot away...

Boom!

In the carriage that had become the last, Fu Zuoxuan and the other two exchanged glances, all hearing the rumbling collapse sound from Qili Gorge.

All three sensed something, Jin Hua Hai said, "Could it be that our way forward is blocked?"

Jiang Yinan: "If the way forward is blocked, the retreat route might also be in danger. It seems they are about to make their move!" He finished speaking, already shouldering his bow and arrows, and went out.

Jin Hua Hai also appeared, both jumping onto the roof of the carriage, closely observing the surroundings.

Soon, someone on a fast horse came to report, "Sir, a landslide has occurred ahead, blocking the retreat route!"

As expected, Jin and Jiang exchanged glances.

A landslide can't stop people from climbing over, especially with many who can leap high. The problem was the carriages and the candidates locked inside. How could they proceed without clearing the way?

The convoy soon stopped, and had to stop, as the road was blocked.

Although they had already ordered some people to clear the road, Fu Zuoxuan and others knew that with someone deliberately causing trouble, such clearing was useless. Once you clear one section, they could cause another landslide ahead. However, they couldn't just do nothing because of the difficulty, so they had to continue digging.

Jiang Yinan suddenly said to a Great Archer by the carriage, "Pass my order, target the surrounding mountains and forests, full bow, ten consecutive shots of fire arrows!"

"Yes!" The Great Archer by the carriage took the order and rode away to pass it on.

Jin Hua Hai asked, "Old Jiang, what do you mean by this?"

Jiang Yinan said coldly, "Set the mountains on fire!"

Jin Hua Hai was greatly shocked, couldn't help but look at the foggy surroundings, and had to remind, "If the fire gets out of control, the raging fire will cause serious consequences in this ancient tomb and wasteland. Even if the 'Fifty Li Agreement' is burned, no one can protect you!"

Jiang Yinan: "A great battle is imminent, I only care about winning, not these considerations. Although I don't know what kind of attack the enemy will use, it will surely come from all directions. Let's start a fire and see. If we can't stop it, we'll all burn together!"

The fog was getting thicker, and people three zhang away were already hard to see.

Yu Qing had already torn off the carriage curtain and was closely watching outside. Suddenly, he saw fiery lights flying out, and more fiery lights were flying to both sides of the road in the distance.

From above the mist, it looked even more spectacular. Sparks pierced through the fog, like rising fireworks, or meteors flying in all directions.

The black and white couple standing on the treetops saw this, even with sparks flying over their heads. They raised their heads, their eyes following the sparks, seeing them land over three hundred zhang away, clearly shot by a Xuan-level Great Archer.

The sparks landing in all directions quickly burst into flames, burning wherever they landed.

Bai Lan, slightly frightened, said, "What are they doing?"

"They are setting the mountains on fire!" Heiyun Xiao's face twitched, gritting his teeth, "A bunch of lunatics!"

In this world, whether human or demon, no one could tolerate setting the mountains on fire, and would unanimously condemn it. Especially for demon cultivators who grew up in the mountains, they particularly disliked mountain fires, even having a deep-seated fear of them.

In the surrounding mountains and forests, over a thousand fire points appeared. Fortunately, there was no wind, and the trees were relatively tall, so the fire didn't spread quickly. However, it added a strange color to the foggy area, like orange lanterns.

Standing on the roof of the carriage, Jiang Yinan waved his hand, and the Great Archer waiting beside him immediately drew an arrow, "Whoosh," shooting a loud whistling arrow.

A group of Great Archers accompanying the convoy immediately dismounted, entered the forest, climbed trees after a certain distance, and aimed at several fire points glowing dimly in the fog.

A Great Archer in a higher position, almost above the fog, was on high alert when he suddenly looked up and saw a group of black shadows flying overhead.

He couldn't figure out what was happening but felt something was wrong, quickly jumped down from the tree, and rushed back to report.

However, before he could report to Jiang Yinan, over a hundred large eagles, each with a wingspan of nearly two zhang, had already started circling in the air and released the vine nets they were holding.

The vine nets were mostly filled with large rocks. Once released, the rocks fell out and whistled down.

The eagles, now free of their load, quickly increased their speed and flew away into the depths of the mountains.

The subsequent eagles also released their vine nets, throwing rocks at the target area, and then flew away.

The whistling sounds came from the sky, and Jiang Yinan and Jin Hua Hai were stunned, looking up. The fog above obscured the view of the sky.

The Great Archer who saw the situation in the sky ran over, but before he could report, he sensed something and just as he looked up, a black shadow instantly knocked him to the ground.

Boom!

Blood and flesh flew, the earth trembled, and horses neighed.

A large rock falling from the sky was too fast, with an astonishing impact.

If not noticed in time, even a True Martial level cultivator couldn't withstand it.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Large rocks kept falling from the sky, and the earth rumbled continuously.

Jiang Yinan suddenly drew his bow and shot an arrow into the sky, the bowstring shooting out a rainbow.

Whether it was the Qiu Long Bow or the Mo Ying Bow, the bowstring was made of "rainbow silk," a precious material. The Mo Ying Bow used fewer strands, while the Qiu Long Bow used more.

Bang! A loud explosion in the sky, a large rock was shot apart by Jiang Yinan in the fog, and the debris fell.

Jin Hua Hai waved his sleeves, using his power to deflect the falling debris.

Fu Zuoxuan, who had been in the carriage, came out and asked, "What's happening?"

Just as he finished speaking, one of the horses, which the driver was trying to control, exploded in a burst of blood and flesh, suddenly being crushed.

Fu Zuoxuan was splattered with blood and flesh, and was stunned.

Jin Hua Hai flashed over, grabbed his arm, and carried him into the air, landing under a large tree by the road, standing against the tree. This was safer, as even if rocks fell from above, the branches could provide some protection, at least giving an early warning, and with his protection, the escort Fu Zuoxuan would be safe.

Jiang Yinan, on the other hand, leaped from the out-of-control carriage, rising over ten zhang high, breaking through the mist layer, and clearly saw the eagles dropping rocks from above. He drew his bow in the air, shooting three arrows at once, angrily targeting the black dots circling in the sky.

This shot was just to vent his anger. He knew the distance, and the enemy was clearly prepared, flying at a height that his arrows couldn't reach.

The entire escort convoy instantly fell into chaos.

Orders couldn't control the situation, and people panicked, scattering to find places to hide, completely in disarray.

The book boys never imagined such a thing would happen. Seeing people around them turned into mush and splattered on them, they were terrified, crying and running around.

The horses, frightened, ran around, but most were blocked and couldn't run, dragging the carriages and unable to climb the slope.

Horses were being crushed with blood and flesh flying, carriages were being destroyed, and people were screaming, wailing, and crying.

Boom!

Yu Qing, looking around in panic, was suddenly stunned by the loud explosion, his ears ringing, and his vision blurred.

A carriage full of people was shaken, and the debris of the shattered rocks hit everyone, making them look like they had been covered in dust. Some had their faces cut by the debris, and their cries were drowned out.

Their carriage was not spared, hit by a large rock, the wheels instantly collapsed, the carriage body sat on the ground, the boards flew off, revealing the complete shape of the iron cage where they were imprisoned. The horses, now free of the burden, ran away.

The driver also ran away.

Although the people in the carriage were shaken and dazed, they were not seriously injured, at most with some cuts and bruises. The iron cage, though deformed, had protected them from the impact.

Yu Qing shook his head, trying to calm down, and saw a gray-clad person hesitating outside the cage. He quickly extended his hand and shouted, "Key, open the door, let us out!"

The gray-clad person looked at him, then glanced at the chaotic scene around, a determined look in his eyes.

Yu Qing, stabilizing his blurred vision, felt something was wrong. Indeed, the gray-clad person flashed away, leaving them behind to find a place to hide.

Yu Qing was about to curse but was stunned again by a loud boom. The gray-clad person, just as he leaped out, was hit by a large rock falling from the sky, his head and half of his shoulder gone, what bad luck!

Yu Qing was speechless, slowly retracting his extended hand. With the person gone, shouting was pointless.