Chapter 63: The Battle of Qingfeng Gorge (7)

  Everyone, pay attention! Don't always think that the protagonist is just a few years old, okay? He's actually an old slicker who has lived for several hundred years!

  "So how do you evaluate the level?"

  "Certified by the Kingdom Knights' Guild, and a draw with three warriors of the same rank can be promoted. So cheating is inevitable! Which ignorant person dares to bring down the master of the Ishihara family?" Old Ma said disdainfully.

  "How many Golden Warriors are there now?"

  "Our country has recorded over 300, but only a few are high-level, around fifty are mid-level, and the rest are low-level. And then there are those who deliberately hide their abilities, so they aren't recorded."

  "How many do we have at home?"

  "Just over 100!"

  "What? So many and still so little?"

  "Haha! There's so much that isn't recorded too!"

  "What rank are you? You're no worse than my father!"

  "I should be a high-ranking Golden Warrior, perhaps because of my age, my Dou Qi cultivation is slightly higher than yours, but if we were to fight, I would die very miserably!" Old Ma said.

  "Why? Are you being modest?"

  "How can I put it? When Master was young, I used to spar with him, but after he spent ten years in the Spirit Forest and came back, we tried once and never dared to exchange blows again!" Old Ma's face showed a hint of helplessness. "The fierce killing intent on his body made me tremble with fear, I lost before even fighting. Later, when he fought against the Sword Saint of Flowers in front of the formation, I was watching from the side. As expected, the Sword Saint's swordsmanship was extremely beautiful, no one could match him in terms of elegance, but he happened to run into Master. It was a completely desperate situation, being chased and hacked by Master. If it were an ordinary duel, at most it would exhaust Master's energy, and it would be fine to spend a day recovering. But that was on the battlefield! As the commander-in-chief, being chased and hacked by a junior, how would the soldiers' morale be? Even if he won, he wouldn't be able to show his face afterwards. He had no choice but to fight Master head-on, relying on his strong fighting spirit to end the battle quickly. The two of them clashed for half a day, both covered in blood, Master was even more heavily injured than the other guy, but he grew more courageous as the fight went on, as if the wounds were on someone else's body. And the Sword Saint became colder and colder, his will to fight taken away, until finally being split into two by Master!"

  "Cut! I'm afraid there's a cat in the bag?" The poor Taoist knew that at that time, his old man was not even 40 years old, while the Sword Saint was over 70. In this continent, he was in his prime, with rich combat experience and good physical strength. How could he possibly end up like this so easily?

  "Heh heh!" Old Horse slyly smiled: "It's just that the master was secretly given some auxiliary spells by the mistress!"

  "Down!" The poor Taoist wondered: "Didn't anyone see the magical glow on Father's body?"

  "Heh heh! I don't know what the mistress did, but anyway, there was no glow. However, I do know that Master's strength, endurance, and speed of Dou Qi recovery are much higher than usual. Even so, after winning, he was exhausted to the point where he could hardly stand up straight. The opponent seemed to have known we were cheating or something, because at this time they used a magic arrow to launch a sneak attack, but it was blocked by your father's personal guard using his body."

  "I knew this, but how did we win after Father became like that?"

  "Ah!" Old Ma sighed and said: "Thanks to Shi Yuan, the great bishop, who used a very powerful spell to completely restore the old man's state, and then took advantage of it to launch a major attack, winning in one battle. Your father got the title of the four great generals. The bishop was bedridden for several months because of this. At that time, the relationship between our two families was still very harmonious! Later, their family's younger sons went too far, and we slowly fell out!"

  "So that's how it is! Win one battle and become a famous general?"

  "At that time, they were the coalition forces of the Wana Kingdom, Kote Kingdom and the Northern Four Territories, with a total of around 2 million! We were ambushed and suffered consecutive defeats. The White Tiger Army and the Black Turtle Army were almost completely annihilated, while the Blue Dragon Army lost more than half of its troops. The kingdom only had about 500,000 regular soldiers left. Moreover, the previous king had just died in battle, and the Grand Marshal - your grandfather was ambushed and became disabled. At this critical moment, the old master who had just returned to the country took over as the Grand Marshal, not only defeated the coalition forces but also recovered lost territories and even conquered several provinces. Is it excessive to rank him among the four greatest generals on the continent?" Old Ma said excitedly: "Unfortunately, he was ranked last!"

  "Who knew there were so many stories!" The poor Taoist began to reevaluate this father!

  "Come on, young master. It's getting late and dawn is approaching, don't you think it's time for us to take action?" Old Ma said.

  "How's your injury? If it doesn't feel right, you can just stay in the back."

  "It's nothing, just overexerted myself. After being treated by your magic, I'm much better now. At least I can still take down three Golden Warriors from the Ishihara family!" Old Ma got a bit excited seeing how concerned I was and quickly declared he was fine!

  "Alright! Everyone mount up, slowly approach the gorge entrance and send a few quick-witted scouts to investigate from both sides of the mountain!"

  At dawn, just as the sun had risen, the bandits began to slaughter the weak and old war horses for food. The beautiful scene was shattered by the mournful neighs of the dying horses, foreshadowing the carnage that would soon arrive. The bandits had already surrounded the camp last night, and near the gorge entrance were the mysterious knights in black helmets and armor.

  The old wolf's current mood is extremely complex. After the siege was completed last night, he unexpectedly saw the captured Sa Dahu and others, and received a letter from Long Wu Shao Ye. He was almost immediately moved by the generous conditions of the Long family. As a former soldier, he really didn't want to clash with the Qinglong Iron Cavalry, and he also deeply understood his own fate. As the only person who knew the identity of the mysterious person, even if he escaped the revenge of the Long family, he would definitely be silenced. Since there is now an opportunity to survive, why not take a chance? In the end, it was the Long family's reputation throughout the continent that moved him. At the time, he found several other thief leaders and they all wisely chose the weaker opponent in the choice between 3000 and 1000!

  The old wolf and several of his subordinates specially invited the mysterious person to come and command together with them. The idiot who didn't know he was going to die really brought dozens of people to the old wolf's camp. After the thieves had eaten their fill and were ready to strike, the old wolf let out a loud shout: "Brothers, follow me in killing these sneaky guys! Young Master Long has promised to take us as his vassals!"

  "Charge!" The bandits had all received the news and without hesitation, Old Wolf's 3,000 cavalry began to surround these mysterious people.

  "Old wolf! Are you tired of living? Our family won't let you off!" The mysterious man shouted loudly.

  "Go to hell! Kill me!" The old wolf yelled with glee, but didn't dare take action himself.

  Dozens of people protecting the mysterious person showed terrifying skills, with black auras wrapped around their swords flying up and down, killing the surrounding thieves. They then retreated to the campsite while protecting the mysterious person. Although the thieves were also enraged, they were no match for the others' superior strength and could only watch as their opponents broke through the encirclement. However, the thieves weren't pushovers either, relying on their numerical advantage to kill off most of them, leaving fewer than ten people escaping.

  At the time of the battle here, the other side was also fighting fiercely. All the thieves except the old wolf gathered to surround and kill the mysterious person's camp. At this time, the difference between the regular army and the thieves became apparent. The thieves were mostly infantry, slow in action. The warriors of the mysterious person, under the command of a leader, quickly mounted their horses, abandoned their camp, and launched a counterattack, first killing towards the old wolf's camp. They had a neat formation, strict discipline, and although they were outnumbered, they had an aura that could not be resisted even by thousands of troops. Before the thieves could fully surround them, they accelerated their horses and in one charge killed the thieves who blocked their way, causing them to flee in disarray. Then they broke out of the encirclement and easily rescued the mysterious person and his party who had escaped. After that, with a turn of the horse's head, the troops turned around as a whole, and from their neat and efficient movement, it was clear that this army was extraordinary, having undergone at least ten years of strict training!

  They are now heading to Qingfeng Gorge. No choice, the other route was blocked by the Cyan Dragon Iron Cavalry who had been alerted! The mysterious person knew very well that their level of killing bandits was okay, but trying to break through the blockade of twice as many Cyan Dragon Iron Cavalry was absolutely impossible. In this case, their only way out is Qingfeng Gorge. But is this really a road to life?