The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

"General! General!"

Er Mianxu and Zhang Yue had been waiting for news from outside in the tent. Suddenly they heard someone reporting something. They were shocked and knew that the sneak attack must have failed.

Unexpectedly, the person who came in was Yotu Linshun who was shot by an arrow: "General..."

The beak of the Yotulin Falcon was already black, and the arrow on its back had not yet been pulled out, but it just pounced in, scaring both Ermianxu and Zhang Yue.

"What happened?" Er Mianxu was frightened, but his complexion quickly recovered.

Yotu Linshun fell to the ground, and raised his head to report: "General! Darong... Darong has been prepared for a long time, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't be easy to break through..."

"What?" Er Mianxu frowned, "What does this mean?"

"Xia Zhibai's archery experts suddenly... suddenly increased. There is definitely a person with the highest archery skills in Xishan..." Yue Tulinshun spoke incoherently and panted heavily. "He tried to shoot me... from a hundred miles away..."

Before he could finish his words, Yotu Linshun fainted.

Before Er Mianxu could finish listening, the man had already fainted, which frightened Er Mianxu: "Someone! Take Yotu Linshun away, and make sure to rescue him!"

"Yes!" Someone came in immediately and took Yotulin Falcon away.

Zhang Yue listened quietly at the side, and waited until Yue Tulin Falcon was taken out before he asked, "General Ermian, what do you think?"

"What do you think? Humph, your spies are not competent, and my subordinates are going to pay with their lives for it. Military Advisor Zhang, you are asking me what I think now?" Er Mianxu glanced at Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue didn't think it was his fault. "If that's what you mean, General Yu Tulin attacked at night, brought 5,000 elite soldiers, and lost half of them. Was it intentional on the part of the Rouran, or did they really not have the strength?"

"Your Highness has provided so many things to Rouran, but they can't even win the first battle." Zhang Yue was extremely disdainful. His Highness sent him here to be the military advisor to Rouran, but it didn't mean that he had to do everything himself, right?

Er Mianxu was so angry: "Military Advisor Zhang is so confident, why doesn't he do it himself?"

Zhang Yue sneered: "I would like to ask General Ermian to give up his position. General Ermian has not made full use of the Rouran's advantages in combat."

Zhang Yue's expression was quite disdainful, even contemptuous, which made Er Mianxu extremely angry.

"Hmph!" Er Mianxu couldn't afford to offend the person behind Zhang Yue, so he could only let Zhang Yue jump up and down in front of him.

"Tell the witch doctor to rescue Yotulin Falcon! I still have something to ask him!" Yotulin Falcon's words were not clear just now, and Ermianxu still needed to know more from Yotulin Falcon.

Xia Yanxiang and Mo Yuchen returned to Xia Zhibai's military camp. As soon as they entered the door, they saw the smiles and relaxation on the faces of Xia Zhibai and others.

"Brother." Xia Yanxiang called out first after she entered the room, and put the bow and arrow in her hand aside. Mo Yuchen followed closely behind and put away his quiver and umbrella.

Xia Zhibai felt more at ease when he saw Xia Yanxiang and Mo Yuchen coming in: "Come here quickly."

"It's all thanks to Xia Zhiyang tonight. If he hadn't acted decisively and issued the order, the Rouran's sneak attack would have been successful." Xia Zhibai patted Xia Zhiyang on the shoulder and praised him.

Xia Zhiyang scratched his head shyly.

"The Rouran had not made any moves before, probably because they wanted to launch a surprise attack." After Xia Zhibai praised Xia Zhiyang, he got down to business. "Judging from the appearance of Yotu Linshun, he has no intention of attacking the city. What does this mean?"

"Is it just to test our strength?" Li Fu asked uncertainly.

Xia Zhibai shook his head: "I don't think so."

Xia Zhibai pointed at the sand table and said, "When Yue Tulinshuan and his men arrived tonight, half of the army had just entered the range of the hidden weapons of the east and west mountains. If it weren't for the improvement of our hidden weapons and the poison developed by Master and Yan'er, we probably wouldn't be able to do serious damage to the Rouran people."

Li Fu nodded: "It seems that the Rouran did not intend to attack the city during this night attack. If so, what are they doing here?"

Xia Zhibai thought silently for a while and didn't say anything.

"Who knows, the Rouran are coming for the archery experts on our side." Mo Yuchen blurted out.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to Mo Yuchen's words.

"What does this mean?" Xia Zhibai frowned and looked at Mo Yuchen.

"I'm afraid that the Rourans deliberately sent people to attack us at night in order to locate our archers." Mo Yuchen said with certainty, "If it's a night attack, they came secretly and we wouldn't notice it."

"I guess they just want to find out Yanyan's location." Mo Yuchen said bluntly, "During the first battle, they must have discovered that we have an archery expert."

Xia Yanxiang didn't say anything, and everyone else looked at Xia Yanxiang.

"After the battle tonight, I wonder if the other party has discovered Yanyan's location and existence." This is what Mo Yuchen is most worried about. If the other party finds out, it will be extremely disadvantageous to Yanyan.

Xia Yanxiang still didn't speak.

Mo Yuchen suddenly felt uneasy: "Oh no! The arrow Yanyan shot tonight will definitely expose the problem that there is only one archery expert!"

Yes, all of them were hidden weapons, except the arrow that hit Yotu Linsuan, which was shot with a bow.

Xia Yanxiang's face did not waver at all, but was very calm: "It doesn't matter, Yotu Linshun will definitely die."

"Yan'er, are you sure? Yotu Linsuan is not dead yet?" Xia Zhibai was a little skeptical. He had seen Xia Yanxiang's archery skills and didn't believe that Xia Yanxiang's arrow could not kill Yotu Linsuan.

Xia Yanxiang shook her head: "He won't die immediately. I didn't hit him in the vitals, but the arrow is highly poisonous. No one can cure it except me."

"So, you want the Rouran people to know something?" Xia Zhibai immediately understood what Xia Yanxiang meant. He shot the falcon but did not kill it, which must mean that he had some news to pass on.

Xia Yanxiang curled her lips and smiled slightly: "It seems that my brother also understands what I mean."

"How is it? Is he awake?" Er Mianxu was still brooding over what Yotu Linshun said before he fainted. He couldn't sleep the whole night. He couldn't sit still anymore, so he went to Yotu Linshun's tent.

The witch doctor was still treating Yotulin Falcon in the tent. One of Yotulin Falcon's warriors replied from outside: "The witch doctor said that he is seriously injured. I am afraid he will not survive tonight."

Er Mianxu frowned tightly, "Didn't you say that there were no serious injuries? How could he not make it?"

The young warrior said with some difficulty: "The witch doctor said that there is a strange poison on the arrow, but he has no way to cure it. I am afraid, I am afraid that Master Yotulin will not be able to hold on."

"The people of Darong are so insidious!" Er Mianxu snorted, opened the tent and went in.