【Chapter 211】There is a windfall, do you dare to ask for it?
[Chapter 211] There is a fortune, do you dare to ask for it?
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Xu Xingxia was so excited that he shot two golden leopards in a row. In such a short time, he actually found two golden leopards in a row. It seems that there are quite a lot of golden leopards in Helan Mountain. This is a moving treasure house. A leopard skin is 50,000 taels of silver. If he could kill more than a dozen golden leopard skins and peel more than a dozen leopard skins...
Xu Xingxia said a little eagerly: "Brother Ma Shi, let's look for it again?"
Ma Shilong hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Xu Baihu, I'm afraid there is no chance."
Xu Xingxia did not give up and pulled him to continue searching in the mountains. Ma Shilong couldn't resist and had to follow him. As a result, his words were indeed correct. After that, the group never encountered the Golden Leopard again. After walking in the mountains for two more days, Xu Xingxia still didn't give up. The Golden Leopard's way to make money was so simple and fast, how could he let it go easily? They headed west and unknowingly, they actually arrived at the west side of Helan Mountain.
On the west side of Helan Mountain is connected to the Alxa Desert. This is a very vast desert, with wind and sand blowing directly to the west side of Helan Mountain. The vegetation here seems quite boring, the branches are all bare and have no leaves. If a sandstorm blows, it will be covered with dust. It can be said that the east and west sides of Helan Mountain are two completely different worlds.
Obviously, in such a dry and desolate world, it is impossible for a golden leopard to exist. Even if Xu Xingxia doesn't give up, he will admit this cruel reality. This inevitably makes his mood a little depressed and a little regretful. If there is still a golden leopard, how much should it be! 50,000 taels of silver can do a lot of things.
"Da da da da!"
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.
Xu Xingxia turned around and saw only twenty or thirty riders coming from dust.
On the west side of Helan Mountain, there is a desolate area. Between the mountains and deserts, it is the Gobi Desert. The horse's hooves trampled on the Gobi Desert, and the sound seemed particularly stiff, mainly because there was no echo. The Gobi Desert was too empty, and no matter how loud the sound was made, there was no echo. The sound of the horse's hooves and stones colliding, as if they were rubbing against steel files, very sharp and hard.
In the hazy dust, you can vaguely see that the sudden cavalry were fully armed, and each of them held different weapons. However, their outfits did not look like Tatar cavalry. Some cavalry were covered with red or white turbans on their heads, but not all of them were covered, which seemed quite messy.
"The sand stolen!"
"It's those damn sand thieves!"
An old servant beside Ma Shilong screamed nervously.
As he shouted, Ma Shilong and the two old servants quickly held the bow and arrow in their hands.
Xu Xingxia also frowned quietly, took off the iron-tied bow behind her and held it in his hand. He did not expect that he would encounter a group of sand thieves here. The so-called sand thieves are actually thieves active in the desert. They may be Han people, Tatars, Yarkanders, or even Kazakhs. They gathered together and made a living by robbing. They are best at attacking business trips passing through the desert.
The areas where the sand thieves are active are very wide, and they are said to be active in any place where there are deserts and Gobi. In Gansu Town, sand thieves will break in, burn, kill and loot from time to time. The situation in Ningxia Town is slightly better. Helan Mountain separates the desert and plains, blocking the progress of the sand thieves. I don’t know what this group of sand thieves suddenly ran to Helan Mountain today and were about to do. Such a situation should be relatively rare.
However, no matter what the sand thieves are going to do, one thing is certain, that is, there is absolutely no good thing when they meet. The sand thieves will not miss any opportunity to rob. They are also very bloodthirsty, and as long as they see a living person, they can't help but go forward to kill. What's more, there are two intact leopard skins on Xu Xingxia and the others, which are treasures worth 100,000 taels of silver. It's strange that these sand thieves are not jealous.
Sure enough, the sand thieves rushed over and saw that there were only five people here, and their eyes were lit. When they saw two leopard skins, their eyes became even brighter. There was almost no movement needed, and they surrounded Xu Xingxia and the others like a fan. From their surround, we can see that they are really good at looting and killing people. If ordinary people meet them, they will definitely be unlucky. Unfortunately, what they meet is a more capable and more cruel person than them.
"kill!"
Ma Shilong shouted coldly and rushed forward.
He is not angry or slow, but he is absolutely not slow to do things.
He definitely understands the principle that first attack is the best, and then attacks later to suffer.
"No, I like it!"
Xu Xingxia said to herself.
He squeezed the horse's belly hard, and he rushed up.
"Swoosh swish swish!"
The series of bowstrings sounded, but Ma Shilong took action.
As soon as he made a move, he would be a continuous arrow, three arrows would be a continuous bead, and three arrows would be shot at the same time.
Three slender arrows drew thin marks and roared at the sand thief.
"Puff puff puff!"
The three sand thieves who came towards him were immediately shot down by arrows.
They were galloping at high speed, and after landing, they kept rolling and stirring up a lot of dust.
The blood fell on the dry Gobi Desert and disappeared soon. Some sand thieves, after landing, their wounds were wrapped in dust, and no blood was gushing out for the time being. Until the blood became more and more and the dust could no longer be sealed, it seemed like a flood in the dike that suddenly surged out, dyeing all the surrounding soil red.
The thin and long silver-winged arrows could not kill the fierce Golden Leopard, but there was no problem killing a few sand thieves. Ma Shilong's arm strength was enough to allow the slender silver-winged arrows to penetrate from behind. If the sand thieves who were shot through their hearts could still work, the sun would definitely come out from the west.
"Swoosh swish swish!"
Ma Shilong's movements were very fast, and then three more silver-winged arrows took action.
In terms of archery skills, Ma Shilong is obviously better than Xu Xingxia. His archery talent is quite good, and he has been guided by a famous teacher since he was a child. He was very high at the beginning. He has indeed practiced hard and his basic skills are very solid. He can even shoot nine arrows in a row and kill nine people in a row.
In front of Xu Xingxia, Ma Shilong obviously felt the invisible pressure. He was not a person who easily conceived. He lost the game before, but now he wants to find an opportunity to save it. In a blink of an eye, he has killed nine sand thieves. His arrow speed is so fast that many sand thieves' bows and arrows were killed by him before he could take action.
However, in terms of the lethality of bows and arrows, Ma Shilong is much worse than Xu Xingxia. After all, whether it is a two-stone hard bow or a three-stone hard bow, it is much more powerful than a one-stone hard bow. The difference in arm strength between the two is something that Ma Shilong can never make up for. This basic attribute, acquired hard practice, does not have a good effect.
Ma Shilong aimed at the sand thief at a close distance, but Xu Xingxia specifically picked the sand thief behind him. He also shot nine arrows in a row, directly swept the nine sand thiefs down. The black feather arrow he shot out was powerful and he would hit the horse directly, instead of rolling down the horse. The leader of the sand thief was also killed by Xu Xingxia with one arrow. The black feather arrow directly shot the head, and the leader of the sand thief could not even make a scream, so he had already knocked down from the horse's back and rolled a few times on the ground, and there was no movement.
As for the other sand thieves, they were killed by Ma Shilong's two servants. The archery skills of these two servants were also quite good. When Liu Chuang pulled out his waist knife and rushed forward to fight with the sand thieves, all the sand thieves had been killed. He had to insert the scimitar back into the scabbard in disappointment. When he met two perverted archery skills, he had to sigh in disgrace. He made up his mind that he would stay behind to watch the fun next time he encountered such a situation.
In fact, it was a bad luck to meet these few of them. They never dreamed that the other party's archery skills were so powerful. Xu Xingxia and Ma Shilong's cooperation was also perfect. One was responsible for the front and the other was responsible for the back. They both had no chance to fight back, so that the sand thieves had no chance to counterattack. After killing all the sand thieves, Ma Shilong and Xu Xingxia looked at each other and nodded secretly.
"Young master, there is still a living person." Suddenly, an old servant shouted.
"Ask about the situation." Ma Shilong said hurriedly. After that, he rode his horse over, turned over and dismounted, grabbed the sand thief, and interrogated himself. It turned out that the sand thief's heart might have been crooked, and after being hit by a silver-winged arrow, he did not die immediately. Ma Shilong seized the time to interrogate and learned a lot of news from his mouth.
Here, Xu Xingxia and Liu Chuang also gained good results from other sand thieves. They unceremoniously plundered the bodies of the sand thieves and took away all the valuable things. They also pulled all the war horses of the sand thieves together. Ma Shilong and the old servants around him were not very moved by these scattered wealth, and probably did not like it. This happened to be a big advantage Xu Xingxia. Since you don't want it, I will take it all away.
The various gold, silver and jewelry carried by these sand thieves combined, which cost about 5,000 taels of silver. Some gold and silver jewelry had no solidified blood on them, and you could tell at a glance that they were stolen. Obviously, compared to the Tartars, the sand thieves were much richer. However, Xu Xingxia still didn't understand what the sand thieves had to do with gold, silver and jewelry.
After a while, Ma Shilong returned to Xu Xingxia and said with a serious expression: "Xu Baihu, I have a fortune. I wonder if you dare to ask for it?"
Chapter completed!