Chapter 32: Reed Field

"Bandits are coming. Get ready to fight!"

After discovering that the bandits were attacking, the Pingchuan County garrison immediately shouted loudly, gathered the soldiers together, and prepared to meet the enemy.

But from the slightly trembling voice, one could tell that his heart was far from as calm as he appeared to be on the surface.

The soldiers performed similarly. Although they gathered quite quickly, they were all ready for battle.

But facing the attacking bandits, many people's calves were trembling and their palms were full of sweat.

The Qing Kingdom had enjoyed peace for a long time, and the soldiers in Pingchuan County had never seen blood, so it was good enough that they did not flee at this time.

Behind this group of soldiers, the warriors from the martial arts school also gathered together.

They were ordered by the county magistrate to help maintain security. If they run away when the bandits arrive, they will be held accountable later and will be beheaded!

So they have to take on the challenge now. The worst that can happen is they can just run away after the fight, and they can use their defeat as an excuse afterwards.

The bandit was getting closer, less than a hundred meters away.

The soldiers holding bows took out their bows and arrows, drew their bows and aimed.

"Fire arrows!"

Following the order from the Pingchuan County garrison, more than twenty feather arrows were shot out immediately.

However, the accuracy was too poor, and the bandits were scattered. Except for one unlucky guy who was shot in the leg of his horse and fell off, the other bandits continued to charge forward.

After several rounds of arrow rain, the leading bandits finally rushed to the front of the soldiers.

"Ah!~"

Before they even started to act, some of the people from the martial arts school ran back in fear.

In front, as the bandits swung their swords, blood mist filled the sky in an instant.

Warriors, especially low-level ones, are not that strong.

At least facing this kind of charging cavalry, they are no match at all!
Ordinary people had no way to resist and their formation was chopped apart like melons and vegetables.

As the bandits on foot from behind approached, the soldiers no longer had the courage to continue fighting and began to flee.

For a moment, these soldiers, martial artists from the martial arts school, and the crowd of onlookers were like a flock of sheep, being driven by the bandits towards the venue of the literary gathering.

See this scene.

Zhang Tongyi quickly sent people to call back most of the people who were chasing Liao Zhen, leaving only one or two experts to continue the pursuit.

"The soldiers in Pingchuan County are really unbearable to look at!"

He knew that the county soldiers wouldn't be very strong, but he didn't expect them to be so weak.

With such a fragile combat capability, if their Inspection Institute wasn't here, there might have been a major accident!

"Sir, the lake bandits have also come ashore. The viewing pavilion is in danger!"

"Divide into two groups. One group will go and kill those bandits on horseback, and the other group will go to the viewing pavilion!"

"Yes!"

In Qing Kingdom, those who can enter the Inspection Institute are the elite among the elites.

After receiving the order, the spies carried it out quickly without any delay.

Zhang Tongyi himself also rushed towards the viewing pavilion. The people there must not be harmed and must be carefully protected!
It doesn’t matter whether those ordinary people live or die. No one will care about them afterwards, and there won’t be any trouble.

But it’s different for those people in the Observation Pavilion. If they knew afterwards that his people from the Inspection Institute were here and did not help, they might report him.

And the credit for catching the spy will probably be gone by then.

"The lake bandits are coming! Hurry! Go to the reed field!"

Coach Li pulled Liu Yehui straight towards the reed field, and they had already left the Qin Feng brothers behind.

At this time, there were too many people at the viewing pavilion. If they ran over, they would be at the outermost edge, which was extremely dangerous. Therefore, running to the reed field was the only way to survive. At this critical moment, all Coach Li could do was to protect the young master. As for Qin Feng and Qin Yun, they were not within his protection range.

Qin Feng remained calm about this, without any dissatisfaction in his heart.

Because this kind of thing is very normal. It is better to rely on yourself than on others. Sometimes, even your relatives cannot be relied on.

In previous lives, weren’t there people everywhere who were at odds with each other and fighting over the division of family property?

Qin Feng had never considered Liu Yehui and Coach Li in his team from the very beginning. When something happened, he would only take care of Qin Yun and abandon the others.

At this time, Qin Feng pulled Qin Yun and ran quickly towards the east.

Qin Yun only felt that he was being carried forward. Although the speed was very fast, he did not feel much tired. It was quite magical.

However, this was a dangerous moment, and Qin Yun's adrenaline was secreted crazily. His mind was full of escape, and he didn't notice this abnormality at all.

While running forward, Qin Feng kept his eyes on the lake bandits on the left.

This group of people drove a small sampan and rushed straight to the literary gathering as soon as they reached the shore. They were moving very fast, and the leading few people even used light skills to run towards them.

"Not good." Qin Feng frowned.

I don’t know what these lake bandits were thinking, but someone actually ran towards them.

There weren't many people like them running towards the reed field to the east, but there were quite a few, probably around thirty people.

It's incredible that he ignored the place where hundreds of people were and chased after more than thirty people!

Although he complained in his heart, Qin Feng did not relax at all.

He quickened his pace and moved slightly to the right.

"Brother Mingzhao!" Qin Yun called out anxiously.

Because the lake bandit actually went straight to Liu Yehui and Coach Li at this time.

"Sir, you go first, I'll stop him!"

Coach Li was quite dedicated. When faced with the lake bandits attacking with swords in hand, he drew the long sword from his waist and went straight to meet them.

Qin Feng ignored him and dragged Qin Yun across the grass and into the reed field.

Reeds generally grow near water where the soil is relatively moist, and some reeds even grow in shallow water.

Fortunately, the place they were entering was some distance away from the lake, and although the ground was a bit soft, it was still possible to walk on.

"Eat it."

Qin Feng took out a small bottle from his arms, poured out a pill, and handed it to Qin Yun.

"what is this?"

While asking, Qin Yun's hands were moving quickly and he had already swallowed it into his stomach.

"Detoxifying."

In a reed field like this where no one has ever been, it is very easy to get poisoned, have allergies, etc.

The detoxification pills Qin Feng bought in advance could not completely make one immune to these injuries, but they could reduce most of them.

Qin Feng always has pills like this on hand, after all, it is too dangerous in the wild.

For those who did not take the detoxifying pills, walking in this reed field would suffer from itching and rashes all over the body, which are mild symptoms. If they develop severe allergies, they may even go into shock and die on the spot.

Compared with these people, I'm afraid you have a better chance of survival if you go with the flow in the crowd.

"Go inside! It's not safe around here!"

Qin Feng looked back and walked towards the depths of the reed field with Qin Yun.

(End of this chapter)