In the wilderness, fast horses are galloping and dust is flying.

The three of them traveled thousands of miles from the capital and arrived in Yuzhou City in only three days.

For two days and two nights, we traveled almost non-stop, changing horses several times in the middle, just to get back to Yuzhou in the shortest time.

"drive!"

At the front of the three of them, Li Ziye swung his whip and hit it on the horse's back, with an anxious look on his face.

Dad, be sure nothing happens!

My son hasn’t fulfilled his filial piety yet!

Half an hour later.

In front of the three of them, a mountain road appeared.

"Li Ziye, stop!"

At this moment, among the three of them, Qin Wanna's eyes suddenly condensed and she shouted.

"Hush!"

At the front, Li Ziye heard Master Xianzi's reminder and immediately reined in his horse without hesitation.

rear.

Qin Graceful and Hongzhu also reined in their horses one after another and stopped in front of the mountain road.

"Master Fairy, what's wrong?" Li Ziye turned around and asked.

"There is an ambush." ​​Qin Wanna said solemnly.

"Martial arts master?" Li Ziye frowned.

"no."

Qin Grace shook her head, with a solemn expression, and said, "It's more difficult to deal with than martial arts masters. They are elite soldiers of the imperial court, with about a thousand people."

"Elite soldiers?"

When Li Ziye heard this, his expression was shocked.

Someone actually mobilized the regular army of the imperial court to set up an ambush here?

Trouble!

Li Ziye's face darkened.

The combat effectiveness of the regular army is not comparable to that of stragglers. A thousand elites, if fully equipped and coordinated properly, can temporarily hold back a great practitioner of the Five Realms.

Of course, human sword immortals like Master Xianzi are not included in this list.

However, Master Fairy is injured now and it is not appropriate to take action. These thousand elite soldiers are a big trouble.

Li Ziye stared at both sides of the mountain road, a look of concentration flashing in his eyes.

Who mobilized the army to set up an ambush here?

It is not easy to mobilize the regular army of the imperial court. Even in the capital, there are only a few people who have the power to mobilize the regular army of the imperial court.

It seems that those who want to deal with the Li family have great power in the court.

Thinking of this, Li Ziye gathered his thoughts and said, "I'll go and lead the people out first. Master Xianzi, Sister Hongzhu, you guys will act according to the opportunity."

"Be careful." Qin Wanna reminded.

"Um."

Li Ziye nodded and rode towards the mountain road ahead.

The cold wind blew gently, and the withered grass swayed on both sides of the mountain road.

Li Ziye came on horseback.

The entire mountain road was extremely quiet, with only the sound of wind and the rustle of swaying grass.

In front of the mountain road, Qin Grace and Hongzhu looked at the young man in front of them, ready to help at any time.

"kill!"

Just when Li Ziye walked to the middle of the mountain road, a cold shout suddenly sounded from above the mountain road. Then, on both sides of the mountain road, a thousand elite soldiers who had been lying in wait for a long time immediately stood up, bent their bows and arrows, and made smooth and smooth movements. There was no sloppiness, which showed that they had been trained.

Well done.

The next moment, a rain of arrows broke through the sky and flew towards Li Ziye in the middle of the mountain road.

"Awesome and powerful energy!"

In the middle of the mountain road, Li Ziye's expression darkened when he saw this, and his true energy surged out of his body.

A rain of arrows and the sound of collision of mighty energy sounded, clanking, and countless arrows fell to the ground.

"Lulu!"

At this moment, Li Ziye's horse was hit by an arrow and fell down with a scream.

"Boom!"

The horse fell on the mountain road and dust flew up.

Li Ziye jumped up and rushed forward with his sword.

"shield!"

On the hillside, heavy shields were erected one by one, blocking the sharp swords.

"lance!"

Then, from behind the heavy shield, a long spear stretched out and stabbed Li Ziye in front.

Well-trained elite soldiers, there is no stagnation between attack and defense.

As the long shield approached, Li Ziye stepped on it and jumped up, intending to jump over the heavy shield from above.

"shield!"

At this time, the heavy shield changed direction and blocked the soldiers.

"lance!"

Then, a long spear stretched out from the gap and stabbed the young man in the sky.

In the air, Li Ziye saw this, swung his sword and cut off the long branch, and then stepped hard on the heavy shield.

With a thud, the soldiers below could not bear the huge force and knelt down.

The heavy shield tilted, and there was a momentary flaw. Li Ziye swung the long sword in his hand, and sealed his throat with one sword.

Blood splattered and the heavy shield was dyed red.

"Wai!"

However.

At this moment, the formations of the surrounding soldiers changed again, and the heavy shields fell to the ground, trapping Li Ziye who broke into the shield formation in the middle.

Then, the long spear thrust out, killing him mercilessly.

In the middle of the shield array, Li Ziye moved around to avoid the attacks one after another. He swung his long sword in his hand and struck the heavy shield, forcing the soldiers behind him to retreat.

only.

When one soldier was injured and retired, new soldiers immediately came to replace him, and the formation was not disrupted at all.

“What a tacit cooperation.”

In front of the mountain road, Hongzhu saw the scene ahead and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Ziye's cultivation level has reached the third level, and he is more than capable of dealing with ordinary masters. However, he did not expect that it would be so difficult to face these elite soldiers and generals.

"This is by no means an ordinary elite."

On the side, Qin Grace's eyes flashed with a deep look, and she said, "Ordinary elite soldiers cannot have such strong combat effectiveness. These soldiers obviously have a strong foundation in martial arts, and with intensive training, their combat effectiveness is far beyond ordinary.

Soldiers."

"This place is not far from Yuzhou City, and there are not many troops stationed there."

After hearing the words of the Plum Blossom Sword Immortal beside her, Hongzhu's expression condensed and she said, "There is only one army with such combat power, the Blackwater Army!"

The Blackwater Army is directly dispatched by the imperial court. It is known as the elite among the elite and is extremely powerful.

"Um."

Qin Wegna nodded and said, "This is the only possibility."

"What now?"

Hongzhu stared at the battle ahead and asked, "Xiao Ziye may not be able to handle so many people by himself. Let me go and help."

"Need not."

Qin Wegna held Qingshuang in her hand and said coldly, "I'll do it!"
To be continued...