A Clash of Gods - Chapter 31
Chapter 31 Separation
Double pupil means two pupils in one eye, which was very weird. Yang Ning had heard of this in his previous life. It was extremely rare. It was said that Shun and Xiang Yu in the history both had double pupil.
The man was holding a long bow which was twice as long as the bows of the archers. His eyes were cold. He cast a glance at Yang Ning, and then gazed at the swordsmen and archers.
The deathly silence only lasted for a moment. A man waved his hand to make a simple gesture. Then over ten swordsmen immediately stepped forward to form a semi-arc, and the archers stood in a row putting arrows on their bows. This time, their target was the bulky man with double pupil.
The bulky man’s beard moved with his lips and the look in his eyes was sharp. Just in an instant, the man and the horse had been 10 feet away from his original position. Yang Ning was surprised to see this, thinking that this man’s horsemanship was excellent. It seemed that the man and the horse had merged into one. The horse was also extremely strong and was larger than ordinary horses, with shiny dark bristle all over.
Almost at the same time, the archers had already fired arrows simultaneously. The horse under the crotch of the bulky man with double pupil seemed clumsy, but it moved extremely quickly and easily dodged the arrows.
The bulky man stretched his hand to his back and took out two arrows from his quiver, drawing the bow. A “Bang” sounded as he shot the arrows, followed by the piercing noise of “Whiz”.
The two arrows were shot together, like the flash of lightning. After two screams, two archers dropped their bows and arrows and covered their throats with their hands, falling backwards. They died because their throats had been penetrated.
The air suddenly seemed to be frozen.
Yang Ning was astonished. It was unbelievable to see the bulky man with double pupil shot two arrows at the same time and even hit the targets.
Although in the past few days, he had seen masters like the God of Wood and the elder in brown robe, he was much more shocked to see the outstanding archery of the bulky man with double pupil.
He knew that the swordsmen and archers were all well-trained players. But when they faced this bulky man with double pupil, four of them had died instantly in a short time.
Yang Ning suddenly showed a look of admiration, thinking that although this guy looked strange, he really had extraordinary talent.
Then he felt panicky because he was not sure whether this bulky man with double pupil was an enemy or a friend. The man had shot the swordsmen and lifted him out of danger just now, so it seemed that the man was upright. However, Yang Ning was afraid that he wouldn’t be so lucky and doubted the purpose of this man.
Only then did he find that Xiao Guang was still on his back, so he put him down first and let him sit on the ground. When he saw that the arrow was still in his leg, Yang Ning asked, “Shall we pull it out first?”
Xiao Guang shook his head. Yang Ning whispered, “We are lucky. It seems that a master has saved us. I just hope that he is our friend rather than an enemy. Otherwise, we will be done.”
Xiao Guang’s expression was calm now. Looking at the bulky man with double pupil, he gave a smile and said softly, “I know him!”
“Ah?” Yang Ning was stunned and asked hurriedly, “Who is he? His archery is really amazing.”
Xiao Guang seemed to have forgotten the injury in his leg, and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, he is not an enemy. As long as he is here, we will certainly be safe.”
Yang Ning asked, “Is he your friend?”
Xiao Guang thought for a while before saying, “Not exactly. But he should not hurt us…”
“Should?” Yang Ning said grumpily, “You are not sure about this?” Suddenly, he stopped. He found that in the distance three horses had appeared behind the swordsmen and archers, like ghosts. He didn’t know how they suddenly appeared. There were three men riding on the horses separately. Each of them was burly and wore tight black leather clothes. They hung the swords around their waists, held long bows in their hands, and carried the quivers on their backs.
The scabbards around their waists were as dark as ink, which were quite different from the general scabbards.
All of a sudden, the remaining archers aimed their bows and arrows at Xiao Guang. They didn’t hesitate to draw their bows, and several arrows flew to him like meteors. They seemed to know that the bulky man with double pupil was hard to deal with, so they planned to kill Xiao Guang first.
Yang Ning knew that things had got tough. Even if the bulky man with double pupil was so powerful, he couldn’t save Xiao Guang from such a distance. Yang Ning grabbed Xiao Guang’s arm and pulled him to the side.
Hearing the sounds of “Whiz”, Yang Ning looked over, only to see that the arrows which had been shot halfway changed its directions. He was confused, and soon saw clearly that these arrows didn’t change its directions for having eyes, but because other arrows had hit them.
He was even more surprised now. He saw that the three knights with inky swords not far away were holding long bows. Obviously, the arrows were shot by these people.
It was until now that the swordsmen realized that there were other people behind them. They were all surprised, but not flustered.
After the three knights had shot an arrow respectively, they continued to reach for arrows from their quivers and the arrows were fired like bullets. Several men standing in the middle were hit and made shrilling cries, and then died in a flash.
These swordsmen with awful air now were like preys which had been stalked by hunters. Although they were a great bunch, they were vulnerable at the moment.
With shouts, several swordsmen rushed toward the knights. The three knights did not shoot arrows this time. Instead, they hung their bows and drew their swords to fight. The horses had already come forward. All these moves were quick and neat.
The two parties were not far away from each other, so they met immediately. Seeing that the horses had shown before their eyes, these swordsmen all stepped on the ground lightly to rise into the air, and waved their swords toward the knights.
The swords glinted and flashed. Without hearing the sounds of crossing swords, Yang Ning saw the swordsmen fell down like dead fish. The three horses flew past, throwing those people behind. The swordsmen twitched on the ground for a while, and didn’t move any longer.
Yang Ning took a deep breath. The archery and horsemanship of that bulky man with double pupil were superb. But the three knights were also quite powerful. Although they were not as outstanding as the bulky man with double pupil, they were awe-inspiring, with quick moves and excellent skills in using swords.
In a blink of an eye, the three knights had ridden their horses to the crowd and waved their swords. The remaining over ten people had been dispersed by the three horses, and all drew their swords to fight.
“Then… Do you know those three people?” Yang Ning glanced at Xiao Guang, “Xiao Guang, if you really know these people, you can introduce me to them in the future. I can formally acknowledge them as my masters.”
He was not telling a lie. Yang Ning admired their archery and horsemanship. If he could have an opportunity to learn those skills, he would spare no effort in practicing.
Before Xiao Guang could answer him, Yang Ning heard the clip-clop of the horse behind him, and looked back. He saw that the bulky man with double pupil rode his horse toward them and was quite close to them.
When the bulky man approached, he dismounted from the horse.
The man was a little far from Yang Ning and was riding on the horse just now, so Yang Ning only felt that this person was burly. At this moment, he was standing in front of Yang Ning and was close enough. Then Yang Ning realized that this man was much taller than he had thought, because he was only to the man’s chest in height. This man had strong muscles all over his body, which were swarthy and as hard as iron. He really looked like a tower made of steel.
Yang Ning cupped his hands to show his obeisance and was about to speak, but the bulky man just pulled his hands away, which was very impolite.
Yang Ning only felt that the man’s arm was also as hard as copper and iron, which was full of strength. Having been lightly pulled to the side, Yang Ning was about to lose his temper. But then he saw that the bulky man had already carried Xiao Guang in his arms and put him carefully on the horseback.
Xiao Guang sat on the horse, pointed at Yang Ning, and said, “He is my friend. Take him with us!”
The bulky man with double pupil mounted the horse and sat behind Xiao Guang, holding Xiao Guang in one hand and holding the reins in the other. He didn’t even look at Yang Ning, saying lightly, “He will not die!” Then he flicked the reins and urged the horse to run.
Yang Ning was dazed for a while, and then immediately said with anger, “What’s the big deal? How can you be so rude?”
Xiao Guang had turned his head and said loudly, “Bunny, come to see me in the capital. You must come to see me…” But the horse was extremely swift and was far away in a flash.
Yang Ning ran after the horse for a few steps, and finally stopped. He shouted behind it, “Xiao Guang, don’t forget the gold you owe me. Even if you reach the end of the world, you have to repay the money.” He just watched the horse running away and soon disappearing.
“You lack the code of brotherhood,” Yang Ning mumbled, “How can that man be so rude by dint of his height? He should express his gratitude to me at least, but he just went away. It’s really hard to be a good man in this age. I almost lose my life, but I get nothing in the end.” He was fed up. Suddenly, he heard the clip-clop of horses, so he turned his head. He saw that the three knights had also ridden the horses to whiz by him. They didn’t give him a glance either, and just followed the bulky man with double pupil.
On that open field, the corpses were lying at random. There was actually no other living person.
Yang Ning felt sacred, thinking that no wonder these bulky men were so arrogant. Their kung fu was indeed excellent. Just in a moment, they had killed all of these people.
These bulky men were ruthless and had superb kung fu, so Yang Ning was curious about their identities. They seemed to have come specifically to rescue Xiao Guang. So he was also curious about the identity of Xiao Guang. Why were these masters willing to rescue him?
It was silent in the ancestral temple at this time. Yang Ning stood by the ancestral temple and looked into it through the dilapidated wall. There was no sound in it, but there were many corpses lying on the ground.
He held the icy blade in his hand and entered the ancestral temple lightly, only to find that the spies from the Northern Han State including the fat man in gray robe had all been killed in the ancestral temple. There were also three swordsmen in black, and obviously they were killed when fighting with these spies.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the giant named Meng who was sitting against the stone altar. His head tilted to one side, and there was a long cut in his neck with blood. Apparently, he was dead because his throat had been cut.
The gunny bag was at his hand. It was pinned under a corpse, and there were two arrows on it. The man in the bag was obviously killed by random arrows.
Yang Ning secretly thought that these guys were really unlucky. They wanted to kidnap the hostage, and brought him to the Northern Han State for rewards. But they were all killed by those killers who came for Xiao Guang. He was afraid that they would become ghosts for such violent death.
He stepped closer, and moved the corpse off the bag. He patted his hand on the bag, and found that there was really a person inside. At this time, the person was motionless. The two arrows on the bag obviously had shot the hostage inside, and Yang Ning was not sure whether he was dead or alive. But he probably was dead.