Chapter 585 Life and Death Pursuit
“click”

There were two crisp sounds in the darkness, and then a ball of fire exploded. The three people closest to Xia Lin were blown into the air in an instant, and were dead the moment they landed.

At this moment, two more people attacked Xia Lin from behind. He evaded the attack with his agile body, jumped back a few steps, and quickly changed the bullet with his left hand, followed by two more clicks.

The might of the fire dragon’s breath had frightened the attackers, and they were afraid to move forward. However, Xia Lin was like a ghost in the night, roaming quickly using the shadows of the surrounding buildings. Every time the fire dragon breathed out, it would quickly take away several people without warning.

Not to mention being hit head-on, even if you are just scratched, the contents of the hidden weapon can penetrate into the flesh and bones. No matter how top-notch the master is, he can be dealt with in one blow.

After a few rounds, the two life-threatening “click” sounds were heard again in the darkness. This time, the few people on the field were stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran.

But it was too late now. The black gun barrel stretched out from the shadows. The moonlight shining on it did not reflect any light, but it made people feel a deep chill.

The fire dragon’s breath was powerful again. Even though those people had already escaped ten feet away, they were almost instantly frozen in place, and fell to the ground one after another after they had taken two steps.

Xia Lin walked out of the darkness at this time. He looked around and heard some movement on the roof. He put the dagger on his waist, used one hand to gain leverage from the tree, and climbed onto the roof like a swing.

“click”

By the time Xu Shiji was done, he swung his saber wildly, and wherever it went, either the bodies were torn apart or the people and the weapons were split in two. There was no intact body at all.

After he met up with his second brother who had been watching Xia Lin deal with the ambushers, both of them stood with their arms folded as they watched Xia Lin deal with the ambushers.

Not long after, Xia Lin came down from the roof. He even knocked on the door and shouted inside: “It’s okay. You can go to sleep now.”

After saying that, he put the gun on his shoulder and walked back to his two brothers: “Fourteen.”

“Then you’re done.” Xu Shiji pointed back: “Seventeen.”

“I have the least?” The second brother stared at the two of them with eyes wide open in disbelief: “I only have twelve.”

Xu Shiji and Xia Lin turned around at the same time, pointed at him and said, “You’ll treat us tomorrow.”

They left, but the more than 40 bodies left here would not run away on their own. On the next morning, the county became bustling with people from the government, gangs and even the Jiaolong Gang. The area was surrounded by people.

More than forty good fighters died overnight. The gang leader Hu Dexi’s face turned pale. He carefully examined the bodies of his brothers on the ground. The county magistrate next to him could clearly see that his hands and feet were shaking, which showed that he was obviously afraid of this fierce bandit leader.

However, this bandit leader was not the vicious person in the stereotype. Although his name did not sound like a cultured person, he looked respectable, about 40 years old, and quite elegant. But his eyes did not look kind, gloomy and fierce, just like an old vulture, full of murderous intent.

“Boss, I can see that there are spears, swords, and daggers. But there is one thing I can’t see. Some brothers’ heads have been blown open. It doesn’t look like a golden pumpkin. I don’t know what it is. Some brothers have small holes on their bodies that go straight to their lungs. It’s very scary.”

The head of the Hu family walked forward, turned over a corpse, and carefully checked the bleeding place on the back of the corpse. He found that the wound was just some round cuts, but the cuts were very deep. He took a piece of dogtail grass and probed into the wound, only to find that the wound went straight to the internal organs and actually knocked the person out directly.

Judging from the size of the wound, if it was caused by human power, the person’s strength might be greater than that of a bull.

But the other brothers also died tragically, some were chopped by heavy swords, some were stabbed by guns. It was obvious that only a few top masters could do this, and it was obvious that they came prepared. Except for the one who used a dagger, who was not sure what he was thinking, the others were all prepared to fight more than one.

“This man’s spear skills are sharp, there are not many people in the world who can have such spear skills.” A man who looked sharp and reserved said to the head of Hu Da: “And the saber, he is also a top-notch one. It seems that he really came prepared.”

“Humph.” Boss Hu turned around and glanced at the Jiaolong Gang members not far away: “Do you think they were invited by that gang?”

“I’m afraid they can’t hire such a master. This must be a top ranger from somewhere.”

At this moment, a thin man came out from the crowd. He walked quickly to the side of Mr. Hu and whispered something to him.

“Okay, okay, so those are the three people?”

“Boss, it’s true. The brothers have confirmed it. It’s them. They look the same. One of them holds a gun, one carries a knife, and the other has nothing. He must be using a hidden weapon.”

After hearing this, Hu Da Dangjia sneered. He stood up and walked to the local county magistrate, and said in a cold and stern voice: “Sir, it’s time to suppress the bandits.”

“Yes, yes, what Mr. Hu said is right.” The county magistrate was obviously a good-for-nothing. He didn’t even dare to argue and just agreed blindly.

In fact, anyone who is not blind can now tell who the bandits are. However, these people are obviously not strong enough. More than 40 people were killed by three people, and their deaths were so tragic.

But what could he, a county magistrate, say? Since the head of the Hu clan said that he wanted to suppress the bandits, he had to suppress them, otherwise he would be robbed and killed by the bandits tomorrow.

At the command, a large number of yamen runners surrounded the residence of Xia Lin and his companions. It was obvious that they were here to arrest people. But when they rushed into the inn, they could not find any trace of these three people inside and outside. They knew from the look on their faces that these three people must have run away.

After Hu Da Dangjia followed the county magistrate here, he heard the news that the three thieves had escaped. He was so angry that he slapped the county magistrate in the face.

“waste.”

After cursing, he turned and left. The county magistrate was stunned by the fight and stood there without moving for a long time. After a long time, he lowered his head, covered his face and turned away.

However, Hu Da is the local emperor here, so he will naturally not let Xia Lin and the other three go. Since the useless county magistrate cannot be relied upon, he has to take action himself. He immediately ordered his men to chase in all directions, determined to catch these three evil thieves.

But none of them expected that Xia Lin was already leading his second brother and the others all the way towards Jiangnan Road.

“Third brother, you’re not going to Guizhou? Are you giving up just because of a few bandits?”

Xu Shiji joked: “This is not your character.”

“I’m going to go back and mobilize the troops.” Xia Lin looked up at the sky and said, “It’s past eleven in the morning now. Let’s take a break. You two go to sleep first. I’ll keep watch for you.”

The mountain road they were walking on was very rugged and difficult, but there was no other way. The bandits in this area were almost gathering into warlords. Unless Xia Lin was holding two Gatling guns that were emitting blue flames, it would be impossible to fight against the entire team. Therefore, it was best to return to Jiangnan Road to mobilize troops. As for the Jiaolong Gang, it was probably too late to quench their thirst. At this moment, they should not be able to confront the bandits head-on.

Although the bandits did not dare to easily attack the Jiaolong Gang due to some taboos against the Guangfu Tiandihui, if this matter really got out of hand, I’m afraid the bandit leader would not care so much, otherwise his power base would collapse.

Therefore, they cannot stay for a moment now. They have to make some time difference and immediately turn back to Jiangnan Road. After entering Jiangnan Road, even if they are gods, they must see how powerful the cannons of the Jiangnan Road defenders are.

As for whether it is against the rules to transfer troops to Lingnan Road.

Without further ado, ask the leader of Lingnan Road who he listens to more, the imperial court or Xia Lin. Well, even if he listens to the imperial court more, then you can ask Emperor Jingtai if he minds Xia Lin’s cross-regional bandit suppression.

Forget about crossing his own jurisdiction. If Xia Lin goes across borders to fight the Turks, doesn’t Li Yuan still have to provide logistical support for him?

But the prerequisite is that they must be able to run back to Jiangnan Road. If nothing unexpected happened, the gang would probably be looking for the three of them like crazy, and these people are proficient in fighting in the mountains and forests. After finding them, they would not be so stupid as to come up and fight directly, but would turn back to mobilize more people to besiege them, and even burn the mountain.

So they had to run, and run fast.

But people are not machines after all. No matter how awesome a person is, he still needs to eat and sleep. So after running for about eight or nine hours, except for talented athletes like the second brother, Xu Shiji and Xia Lin were almost exhausted.

“I’ll stand guard.” The second brother poked his spear into the ground and said, “You guys sleep peacefully!”

“Go to sleep quickly.” Xia Lin said to Xu Shiji, “Now is not the time to be polite. Find a dry and safe place to replenish your energy.”

Xia Lin is very good at surviving in the wild, which is the shortcoming of the other two heroes, so it is best to listen to Xia Lin for all arrangements in the mountains.

They took turns to rest until the evening. Actually, the pursuers were very close at this time, but it was almost night after all, so they did not dare to go up the mountain rashly, so they stopped and began to rest.

The closest distance between the two groups was less than 500 meters, which was extremely thrilling.

The forest was extremely dangerous at night, especially in this area where there were all kinds of jackals, tigers, leopards, and even pythons. Generally speaking, they needed to light a fire at this time, but if a fire suddenly lit up in the vast mountains, wouldn’t they be completely exposed? So they could only grope forward with difficulty.

When he was thirsty, he drank dew; when he was hungry, he picked wild fruits. He managed to hold on for several days simply because of his youth and good physical fitness.

It was just because their logistical supplies were obviously insufficient, so their speed slowed down significantly when they reached the back, and the pursuers almost caught up to them. Several times they heard the pursuers’ shouts in their hiding place, but fortunately Xia Lin had first-class anti-reconnaissance and anti-tracking capabilities, and he tried his best to erase all traces of their passing. However, there were also experienced hunters in their team, so they were able to chase them all the way to this point.

“It’s really enjoyable.”

The second brother is a heartless person, he can even laugh at this moment, but Xia Lin actually still understands his thoughts. It’s exciting. At this time, the adrenaline is full. For a jerk like this who has been wandering around the world seeking excitement all his life, what he needs most is the feeling of his hands trembling.

As for Xu Shiji, he just drooped his eyelids and said: “After today, as long as they catch us, their good days will be over.”

As they were talking, the noise from the bottom of the mountain suddenly approached, and there was also the sound of dogs barking. Xia Lin slapped his thigh and said, “Fuck, they let the dogs out.”

After saying that, he took a deep breath, poked his head out from his hiding place, and looked at Jiangnan Road, which was about three miles behind him. He had to stand up and say, “Brothers, are you ready to run for your life?”

The other two took a deep breath, and the second brother’s eyes even began to turn red.

“Start running!”

The three men jumped out of their hiding place and started running wildly. The pursuers below seemed to have heard the noise, and the two sides launched a desperate pursuit in the mountains.

Although I didn’t look back, I could tell from the sound that there were people all over the mountain. If they were caught, Xu Shiji, drag them out and chop them up. Second brother, slice the meat and put it in the sour soup hot pot!

As for Xia Lin… He has fair skin and a handsome face, so he must first be accompanied by 3,000 men and horses? Who can resist this?

In fact, because of the hunger, tension and fatigue of the past few days, the bodies of the three people were almost at their limits. But as soon as the barking of the dog sounded, adrenaline took over the body. Xia Lin found that his field of vision became narrow, and the only thing in his eyes was the target in front of him.

“We must rush to the main road! Just cross the line and enter the post station! Behind the post station is the sentry post!”

Xia Lin shouted as he ran wildly in the forest, and the pursuers behind him were less than fifty meters away from them. Some of them even had their stone-throwing devices spinning, and anyone who was hit would be captured.

The target was getting closer, and the pursuers were getting closer too. At that moment, they could no longer hear any other sounds except the beating of their own blood and heartbeats.

Soon, three dishevelled men suddenly rushed out from the woods next to the border post station on Jiangnan Road. They stumbled into the post station, and the pursuers behind them arrived immediately.

The pursuers had not yet realized that they had stepped into the territory of Jiangnan Road, when a horn was immediately blown in the border patrol camp, and then more than a hundred cavalrymen of the Po Lu Army rushed out.

No matter how capable those bandits were, they were still bandits. But these were the cavalry of the Po Lu Army. They held their lances and urged their horses forward.

“retreat!”

The leader of the bandits pointed at the post station and wanted to say something.

“retreat!!!”

As soon as the cavalry captain changed his tone, all the cavalrymen immediately changed the way they held their weapons. This was called “starting the momentum”. If they kept talking nonsense, they would be killed without mercy.

Hearing the noise outside, the three guys lying on the ground of the inn turned their heads to look at each other, and then let out a very hearty laugh.

“I want to eat meat!” The second brother shouted, “I want to eat meat!”

(End of this chapter)