Chapter 795 - 233 Escape_4
And he, standing on a high vantage point, took a bow from his subordinate’s hands, nocked an arrow onto it, and aimed the distant arrow at Jih Heng—then his hand suddenly shifted, retargeting Jiang Li.
He slowly drew the longbow.
Held by Jih Heng, with her sitting behind, their horse galloped at great speed. Jiang Li could only see arrows flying around them like rain, landing on the snowy ground, which seemed to be covered in a layer of them. Some death warriors brought by Jih Heng had died, but even more archers perished. Bodies were strewn across the plain, the snow beneath them gradually stained red.
This was clearly not a battlefield, yet it was more tragic than one. The disparity in strength doomed this conflict to be fought with the sacrifice of lives. Jih Heng’s mockery, so casual in demeanor, showed she didn’t take Yin Zhili seriously at all. However, only Jiang Li, at Jih Heng’s side, could keenly feel that at this moment, she was indeed exerting every bit of her strength to ensure her safety.
She was also uncertain; she couldn’t be completely sure of absolute safety, but she was trying her best not to let Jiang Li be harmed even a little bit.
At that moment, Jiang Li suddenly felt Jih Heng lunge forward as if something had struck her back. Jiang Li’s heart tightened, about to look back, but Jih Heng’s voice sounded in her ear, gentle and now with a reassuring smile, "Don’t look back."
"Jih..." Jiang Li’s voice trembled.
"Hmm?" she replied with a laugh, "It’s alright, we’re out now."
Their horse passed beyond the reach of the archers’ arrows, and the death warriors behind them no longer lingered in battle, as if after a surprise attack, having killed and burned everything, they now left with insouciance. The pity was that, unlike an ambush taken unawares, they were facing death warriors and traps fully cognizant, yet still moved forward undaunted.
How could this be?