Chapter 135 Attacked Halfway
When the prefecture"s gate was opened, eight horses galloped out at the speed of light.
Apart from Ou Yangming, Ni w.a.n.gyang, and two juniors, who sat on mounts, the other four horses carried two big sacks each.
After receiving orders from Ni Xuetian, Ni w.a.n.gyang made a trip to the storeroom indeed. By the time he returned, he carried eight sacks with him. Although Ou Yangming did not know much about medicine and had no idea what the sacks contained, he could smell a faint fragrance when he went closer to the sacks. The fragrance channeled straight to the bottom of his heart, making him feel relaxed.
Putting aside everything else, Ou Yangming could tell from the fragrance itself that the medicine contained in the sacks were incredibly valuable.
No matter how the Ni family"s Three Great Ancestors treated Ou Yangming before, he was no longer resentful because of the eight bags of medicine. Nothing could compare to Old Craftsman"s life, so it was undoubtedly more worthwhile for the great ancestors to express goodwill to the old man instead of flattering Ou Yangming
The fine horses from the Ni family were superior to the carefully chosen horses in the military camp.
Even after galloping fast for half a day, the eight horses were still in high spirits, hence Ou Yangming could not help but exclaim.
Nonetheless, Ni w.a.n.gyang still decided to stop and rest at night. He proudly explained to Ou Yangming that the horses were not ordinary horses, but creatures that carried the rare bloodline of a spirit beast.
Ou Yangming began guessing after hearing him.
Not only did the Ni family have the big yellow dog, which was a half-spirit beast, but they also had fine horses that carried the rare bloodline of a spirit beast.
When Ou Yangming recalled the odd creatures and the magnificent Land of Inheritance in the Chaos Cave, he wondered how many more secrets the Ni family had yet to uncover…
Needless to say, Ou Yangming was somewhat moved, but he knew very well that he would never devise a plan on the Ni family. As long as Ni Yinghong and Big Yellow were still in the clan, he would unlikely do anything to harm them.
Ni w.a.n.gyang was also extremely friendly toward Ou Yangming. He asked, “Brother Ou, when are you returning to the prefecture?”
Ou Yangming was taken aback.
"I haven"t even returned to the Immense Forest Military Camp, why is he asking me something without a basis?" Upon seeing Ou Yangming"s confusion, Ni w.a.n.gyang said with a smile, “I heard from Yunhong that he promised to teach you the Suit Skill if you manage to find our clan"s Land of Inheritance. Oh, there"s also Yinghong"s appraisal art, hehe…”
He curled his lips into a smile when he uttered the last sentence.
Ou Yangming blushed because he knew why Ni w.a.n.gyang had smiled. Just as he was about to defend himself, his face suddenly changed, and he looked at their surroundings vigilantly.
Ni w.a.n.gyang was startled. “Brother Ou, you don"t have to be so nervous, n.o.body will touch the Ni family"s goods on this path.”
He was a bold man due to his skills such that he carelessly rested on an empty s.p.a.ce on the ground after traveling quickly for a long time. According to what Ni w.a.n.gyang said, he had also done it out of his experience. Even though Ou Yangming disliked an experience like that, he agreed with Ni w.a.n.gyang"s action because he was also hurrying home.
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming somehow had a bad feeling about their surroundings at the moment as if a huge crisis was lurking somewhere. After advancing to the thoroughly meticulous state, his sensing ability became much stronger, and he became sharper especially when someone harbored evil thoughts against him.
“Senior Ni, be careful!”
Following that, Ou Yangming unloaded his new equipment set from the horse and began putting it on. The equipment set was revamped where each piece was at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five. In actual fact, after the pieces of equipment were upgraded, the upper limit of the attachable attributes increased as well. Despite that, Ou Yangming had used all his stored attributes on the big yellow dog"s equipment set in the Chaos Cave, thus his equipment set retained the original attributes.
Even so, when Ou Yangming retrieved the pieces of equipment, other than Ni w.a.n.gyang, the two Yin Grade masters were envious.
Ni w.a.n.gyang"s face darkened, and he thought, "This young fella"s really making a fuss out of nothing. I"ve already told him that n.o.body will dare to touch the Ni family"s goods, but he"s still being so pretentious. He"s not showing me respect at all.
"If it wasn"t for Yinghong, I"ll definitely teach him a lesson."
However, just as Ni w.a.n.gyang thought so, he felt a tingling sensation on his scalp as a sharp sound pierced the air.
It was an arrow, and it was one that was directly aimed at Ni w.a.n.gyang. The arrow"s speed and accuracy were excellent but most importantly, it was shot unexpectedly. The archer had shot the arrow right after locking on to Ni w.a.n.gyang as the target.
Though Ni w.a.n.gyang had finally sensed it, he could not evade the arrow perfectly.
He roared and twisted his body forcefully, but he knew very well that he could probably not escape the sneak attack. While Ni w.a.n.gyang would not lose his life, a severe injury was likely inevitable.
Ni w.a.n.gyang was surprised and mad at that moment, but he could only watch helplessly as the arrow shot toward his shoulder.
In actuality, the arrow was initially targeted at his chest, but he managed to switch its final target by forcing a dodge.
That said, a flash of saber-light suddenly appeared at the spur of the moment.
Ou Yangming"s military saber had touched the arrow lightly. It did not seem like he had exerted much power through the saber, but the slash was so wonderful that the arrow"s direction was shifted up a little, with the precondition that the arrow"s speed and power were unaffected. The slight shift caused the deadly arrow to change its direction by which it brushed past Ni w.a.n.gyang"s hair. Apart from a few strands of long hair that were lost as a result, Ni w.a.n.gyang was not harmed.
“Ah
“Who"s that fella hiding in the dark? Get your *ss out here!” Ni w.a.n.gyang roared furiously after he managed to dodge the attack. Before his voice died away, he had retrieved his weapon, which was also a military saber.
Ou Yangming was slightly stunned. It was common for tough men in the military to use a military saber as a weapon, but a clan member from the Ni family had plenty of other choices.
Therefore, it was unusual for a clan powerhouse to use a military saber as a weapon.
Ni w.a.n.gyang flashed and darted in the direction where the arrow was shot. He had identified the enemy"s ident.i.ty right away although only a shot was made.
A Yang Grade powerhouse, the attacker was definitely a powerful Yang Grade master. One would be courting death to confront a Yang Grade divine archer from a distance away, hence Ni w.a.n.gyang charged at the attacker without any hesitation.
Nevertheless, three more arrows were shot in a row.
Ni w.a.n.gyang was well-prepared this time, so he either blocked with his saber or shifted his body to avoid the arrows. Ni w.a.n.gyang played it safe, but he was not afraid at all.
Ou Yangming"s eyes lit up as he noticed a hint of military skills in Ni w.a.n.gyang"s body technique and blade art. The Ni family powerhouse had surely served in the military, and his character was rather similar to a soldier"s style, which was why he preserved such a deep impression of a soldier.
All in all, Ou Yangming felt a close connection with Ni w.a.n.gyang when he saw the saber technique.
Seeing as Ni w.a.n.gyang was close within reach, a black figure jumped out abruptly and stabbed his longsword at him.
Ni w.a.n.gyang yelled, and the two Yang Grade powerhouses instantly clashed. In spite of that, Ni w.a.n.gyang was quickly relieved when their weapons clashed and sparks flew. The Yang Grade powerhouse"s power and essential Qi were inferior to Ni w.a.n.gyang"s, and he was at most in Yang Grade Cla.s.s One. Being an elder of the Ni family"s direct line of descent, Ni w.a.n.gyang could easily take down the enemy.
All of a sudden, Ou Yangming shouted as he noticed something, “Senior, be careful, there are two of them!”
Subsequently, another arrow was shot from the dark, and it was aimed at Ni w.a.n.gyang once more.
Ni w.a.n.gyang was so infuriated that he bellowed a few times. Fortunately, he was able to shift and evade the arrow as he was more powerful than his opponent. The two Ni family disciples made up their minds after exchanging glances, but just as they were going to charge out regardless of the cost, Ou Yangming ordered softly, “Hide behind the horses and protect yourselves. Don"t distract Senior Ni, or you"ll be harming him instead of helping him!” If Ou Yangming had given another reason, the disciples would have ignored him, but they were hesitant to make a move after hearing what Ou Yangming said. Their shoulders were not solid enough, so they could not take the responsibility of having harmed their clan"s senior.
Afterward, Ou Yangming dashed out.
They were on empty ground at the moment, but the ground was uneven and there was a flowing river beside. Ou Yangming moved up and down, and he seemed to be moving forward by stepping on different nodes each time he leaped, which was an exceptionally strange feeling.
The Yin Grade archer, who was still hiding in the dark, was appalled.
Being the long-range archer of the sneak attack, he had noticed Ou Yangming long ago and hated the young fellow for blocking the first arrow that was supposed to hit its target. Thus, he was determined to kill Ou Yangming when the young fellow actually approached him. Of course, the archer was not going to spare Ou Yangming even if he begged for mercy because the archers" ultimate goal of this attack was the golden pill.
However, when the archer lifted his bow a few times with the intention to shoot an arrow at Ou Yangming"s chest, he strangely realized that there was never a good time to release the arrow.
Ou Yangming"s body seemed to have become one with his surroundings when he approached the archer such that the archer did not have an opportunity to shoot his arrow. This was because the attacker had a feeling that Ou Yangming would certainly avoid the shot.
The archer broke out in a cold sweat and thought, "What the h.e.l.l is this, what the h.e.l.l, what the h.e.l.l…"
While he was in a daze, Ou Yangming had arrived roughly ten steps ahead of him. Ou Yangming flashed a big smile at him, then swung his wrist to hurl three flying knives.