Blocking the Enemy
"They've really arrived! How did they get here so quickly?"
Yang Tiexin was anxious.
The group ran south at great speed.
"Brother Ji, how did you find out?"
To be able to detect the enemy's movements within a few dozen breaths of their presence is truly an amazing skill.
If one could possess such skills on the battlefield, one would no longer fear enemy raids.
Guo Jing had fought alongside Temüjin, so he was naturally somewhat sensitive to this.
"My internal strength is quite good, and my hearing is also more acute. I just heard the sound of their cavalry's hooves."
Upon hearing this, everyone praised him repeatedly.
They only discovered the enemy by the sound of horses' hooves.
Ji Boying's ability to stay ahead of them for so long is truly astonishing, given his internal strength and hearing.
Everyone ran at a brisk pace, and at first there were no problems.
After running another four or five miles, the speed still unconsciously slowed down.
Yang Kang and Yang Tiexin sabotaged the project.
The thunderous sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder in my ears.
"This won't do. It'll be troublesome if the army surrounds us. You guys go first, I'll go hold them off."
"Brother Ji, how can this be?"
"Young master, this is absolutely not allowed."
Yang Tiexin, panting, tried to dissuade him.
"Although the young master's martial arts are formidable, being caught in a military formation with enemies attacking from all sides will make him difficult to deal with according to the martial arts of the Jianghu."
"How about this, lend me your prized horse. The Yang Family Spear Technique is all about battlefield skills. I'll go and hold them off for a bit, you guys run away quickly, away from the main road."
After Yang Tiexin finished speaking, panting, both Mu Nianci and Bao Xiruo looked worried.
"How foolish of me. Why would I engage them head-on? I'll just throw some hidden weapons to harass their formation and slow their pursuit. As long as you run far enough away and don't hold me back, with my Lightness Skill, how could they possibly catch me?"
The group looked at each other, speechless.
But now, they themselves have become Ji Boying's weakness.
"Young master, you must be extra careful!"
"Let's go together! My Lightness Skill aren't bad either!"
Guo Jing absolutely refused to let Ji Boying go on a dangerous mission alone.
"You brat, you still have a long way to go."
Ji Boying laughed and scolded.
These are the guys who call themselves chivalrous, especially Guo Jing as a prominent example.
They are quick to risk their lives for a sense of righteousness, for gratitude, for the weak, or for ordinary people.
How could someone like that not be likable?
Ji Boying believed that he had made the right choice.
However, Guo Jing is not yet a force to be reckoned with; we'll have to wait and see.
"Huang Rong, watch over your Jing-gege. If he runs over here and gets surrounded by the army and can't escape, and dies here, you'll have nowhere to cry."
"Guo Jing has never traveled the martial world and doesn't understand what level my Lightness Skill is at. Don't you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Rong gripped Guo Jing's hand even tighter.
After saying that, Ji Boying turned and left.
Flying towards the direction from which the sound of horses' hooves came, I lightly touched the bare branches with my toes, causing snowflakes to flutter down.
It was like a wild goose gliding across the sky for hundreds of steps.
Ji Boying's original martial arts and internal skills would not be considered top-tier in this world.
However, his internal skills have been innovated and improved by himself, and they are now comparable to the true Quanzhen Internal Energy. In fact, they are even slightly superior in application, but his level of mastery is not yet profound enough.
His swordsmanship, combined with the essence of the Five Sacred Mountains, could be considered top-tier martial arts in this world.
Ji Boying's true strength, enough to make him a force to be reckoned with in the martial arts world, was the Golden Wild Goose Technique.
In terms of effortless, sustained long-distance travel, the Golden Wild Goose Technique is the most outstanding Lightness Skill in the world.
Ji Boying had mastered this skill to perfection, making him unmatched by anyone in the entire Quanzhen Sect.
Only Zhou Botong, with his superior internal strength, had the opportunity to compete with Ji Boying in footwork.
"Your Prince, be careful!"
The thousands of cavalrymen were thrown into chaos instantly.
Liang Ziwen and Peng Lianhu leaped to the front of Wanyan Honglie's horse.
Not daring to personally block the Bone-Penetrating Nails, he instead brought two of Wanyan Honglie's elite guards to stand in front of him.
One person endured four out of eight Bone-Penetrating Nails.
Their leather wallets were pierced through, but fortunately Liang Ziwen and Peng Lianhu used a horizontal force to disrupt the trajectory of the Bone-Penetrating Nails -piercing Bone-Penetrating Nails as it entered the bodies of the two soldiers.
That's why it stopped shooting through their bodies and hitting them.
The two men were horrified when they lightly touched the two soldiers' bodies.
The soldier's abdominal cavity was clearly limp and mangled, smashed to pieces.
It was because of their sudden burst of strength that the Bone-Penetrating Nails raged around in their abdominal cavity.
Such skill in using concealed weapons is truly astonishing.
The two became increasingly wary.
There were only three of them who joined Wanyan Honglie's cause, the most noteworthy Prince, the princess, and the Little Prince.
Now, two of the three have already been taken by Ji Boying.
They lost face terribly.
When Wanyan Honglie learned of this news, his face turned extremely ugly.
He suppressed his anger only because he needed their help to bring the person back.
Now is the time for them to show themselves.
Nearly a thousand cavalrymen looked at their two dead brothers, and every one of them was horrified.
The charge came to an abrupt halt.
The formation became increasingly compact towards the center, Wanyan Honglie.
"Young hero, you're really skilled. Is there some misunderstanding between us?"
Wanyan Honglie did have some spirit.
Suppress the panic in my heart.
"Young hero, why bother wandering the martial world with such skills? It's a waste of your talent. As long as you return my wife and son, you may take anything that belongs to my Prince Zhao's Estate."
"Stay in my palace as a retainer, and you'll enjoy endless riches and honors."
Ji Boying stood lightly on the treetop with his hands behind his back, looking down at the rather noble and majestic Wanyan Honglie.
He laughed mockingly.
"Wanyan Honglie, is that really your wife, your son?"
Wanyan Honglie's expression changed.
"They've already left with their real husbands and fathers. You should stop daydreaming."
The thousands of soldiers, Liang Ziwen, and Peng Lianhu all heard it clearly.
Everyone looked surprised and confused.
Her expression, which changed quickly, was already quite strange.
Wanyan Honglie dared not let him speak further, and became enraged.
He brandished his horsewhip and shouted at Ji Boying.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows! Shoot him dead!"
He instantly lost all composure.
The cavalry under his command obeyed orders, each taking out their bows, nocking arrows, and firing.
Arrows rained down like a whirlwind.
It covered the sky in darkness.
It completely enveloped the treetop where Ji Boying was located, leaving him nowhere to hide.
Ji Boying smiled lightly, not taking it to heart at all.
The Three-Foot Green Edge shot out in response, instantly transforming into a hazy blue light that enveloped the entire body.
Even with hundreds or thousands of arrows, they could not harm him in the slightest before his inner strength was exhausted.