Chapter 5 Night

Ying Yiqiang cheered up, strode like lightning, and chased the horse's hoof prints without relaxing for a moment. He was a little tired. After two days in the mountains, I didn't have a good rest, and a series of bad news happened. I didn't get much rest last night, and I gritted my teeth and did two extra points in a row.

Although the body is stronger, the mental fatigue is difficult to calm down.

And the apocalyptic experiences along the way made the mental burden even heavier.

There is a poem by Cao Cao, which was placed in the late Ming Dynasty and is also very suitable for the situation: White bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. The vast land is cold and cold, and when you look up, there is no human being at all. White bones, emaciated corpses, and crows squawking on both sides of the road create an extremely depressing picture.

The Central Plains should have been the most prosperous place. However, since the late Wanli period, the climate has gradually changed, and natural disasters have occurred suddenly and frequently year after year. The Central Plains has gone through vicissitudes of life and is already exhausted. Since Chongzhen, bandits have wreaked havoc in Henan several times, turning this prosperous area into ruins.

Where did the intruder Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops come from? Aren't they all the common people who are being held hostage?

What kind of sin is it that such a prosperous place has now turned into a white land?

Ying Yi used to deceive himself, thinking that turning a blind eye would make him a coward, but now everything he experienced and saw made him feel cold all over. What sufferings the people on this land have endured!

The more he saw, the more angry Ying Yi felt. It was almost turning into substance, burning him to the point of feeling uneasy and making him breathless.

On a low slope by the roadside, Ying Yi raised his eyes and looked out. The surrounding area used to be farmland, but now it is a vast expanse of wild grass. The bark of the trees on the low slopes has long been scraped clean. I don’t know how many hungry people passed by here.

In the apocalypse, it will be difficult to preserve trees, flowers, and grass. Probably only in deep mountains and old forests, places that are inaccessible to humans.

Ying Yi took a breath, and the cold air entered his lungs, making him feel refreshed.

The horse hoof prints on the official road became clearer and clearer, and the horse manure left behind became fresher and fresher. He knew that the bandit should be not far ahead.

Jumping down the short slope, Ying Yi stepped on the grass and walked along the official road. Just before sunset, Ying Yi heard the faint sound of horses neighing.

There was a dead forest ahead, perhaps dead from the lack of rainfall over the years, but more likely dead because the bark had been stripped away. The official road skirted the edge of the woods and formed a corner, but Ying Yi could vaguely see a few figures.

He quickly lay down in the dead grass.

"The horses are neighing and there are a lot of people."

Ying Yi couldn't help but frowned as he listened to the human voices mixed in with the honking of horses.

Sun Xiucai said that there were only about a hundred people in the cavalry, but what Ying Yi heard now was definitely not just that few people.

Ying Yi's thoughts suddenly changed: "Is this beast Li Guo and another thief leader already connected?"

That must be the case.

Ying Yi's heart sank.

If it's just Li who crosses the hundred-man cavalry, Ying Yi won't be afraid. He was confident that he could take off Li Guo's head. But if Li Guo, this beast, has already connected with another thieves, it will be difficult to handle.

A screen of light appeared in the corner of Ying Yi's eyes, and his physical strength was 5, which was quadrupled from yesterday. With every move he makes, he has nearly four tons of strength. If he wears armor and is strong, he should be able to defeat a thousand enemies. The points added to the true spirit are comprehensive, including strength, agility, reaction, and endurance, all aspects of the body are included. Therefore, after adding points, there is no problem of adaptation. I just felt a little floaty, but only for a moment. With such a physique, Ying Yi is definitely a superman.

But Superman is still a human being, and if tens of thousands of people surround him, they can kill him. What's more, he doesn't have iron armor and a steel gun, so he lacks protection. Although his body is strong and his skin is getting stronger, he is not yet invulnerable and will still be injured and bleed.

"This beast like Li Guo must die!" Under the weeds, Ying Yi thought of Xiaoya's tragic situation, his face was particularly ferocious, "It's getting dark, I won't fight with these thieves, wait until night... "

Ying Yi touched a cloth bag hidden in his arms, felt the flint inside, and sighed slightly: "It would be great if there were hundreds of people who listened to my orders. These gangs of thieves actually set up camp in In the dead forest. I don’t know whether it’s confidence or ignorance. If you set a fire..."

Ying Yi grinned, revealing his gleaming teeth.

The sky gradually darkened, and there was an open space outside the woods. There was nothing but the whistling cold wind. Some firelights rose from the woods, dispersing some of the darkness, and the crowd became more and more crowded.

Ying didn't move for more than an hour, but kept his ears open to listen. He knew that the bandit must have buried the pot to make rice.

Occasionally, Ying Yi raised his head and looked at the thieves patrolling by the forest, his eyes flickering slightly: "These thieves probably plan to rest here for the night. This is a good opportunity..."

He moved to get more comfortable, then lay down completely and closed his eyes.

He needs to rest and recuperate his energy. It's not a good time right now. At least until most of the thieves are asleep, or early in the morning and before dawn, is the best time. So Ying Yi still has time to rest. Although he wanted to kill Li Guo to pieces immediately, he also knew that there was no rush.

As the night got darker, the bustling crowds of people gradually dispersed, and everyone except those on patrol and sentry fell asleep. After midnight, the temperature becomes colder and water vapor falls. In the light of the fire, the world is covered with a quiet veil of water vapor.

Ying Yi woke up and touched his face, which was wet. His body is extremely strong, and the outside climate has less and less influence on him, and it does not disturb his rest. With the dew all over his face, Ying Yi touched it randomly a few times before washing his face.

Then he turned over and raised his head.

Although he was very hungry at this time, he was full of energy. After a few hours of sleep, the mental exhaustion is soothed. I looked at the sky, but there was no moon, so I couldn't tell the exact time. But Ying Yi thought, it must be midnight.

Beside the dead forest, in front of a fire that was about to go out, a few wandering thieves on sentry duty were all nodding around. After all, the bandits are bandits, the so-called old camp. In addition to being ruthless in murdering people, they don't have any discipline of the regular army. It's normal for a patrolman to take a nap.

Suddenly, a pair of hands stretched out from behind the dead tree. In the midst of lightning and flint, they covered the thief who was napping against the tree trunk and dragged him into the darkness. quietly.

Several other bandits didn't react at all.

A moment later, in the grass more than a hundred meters away from the fire, Ying Yi released his hand covering the trembling thief's mouth: "Is there a tiger in there? How many of you are there?"

His eyes seemed to glow in the dark night, and his burly body faced the faint firelight over there, reflecting a huge black shadow, overlooking the bandit. The thief opened his mouth, but Ying Yi slapped him with his backhand and covered his mouth again.

"Don't be petty in front of me. Otherwise..."

With a click, Liu Thief trembled like chaff from an electric shock, and let out a dull cry of pain from his mouth that was covered by Ying Yi.