Chapter 916
The plan to watch from the sidelines has fallen through.
Upon hearing Yan Shouyi's words, Master Xie subconsciously looked behind him and discovered another group of people standing not far behind him in a place that was even higher than their own!
This group of men was arranged by Yan Shouyi before he set off. At that time, Yan Shouyi did not dare to completely believe what the second-in-command said to him. However, Yan Shouyi, who had been fighting for many years, always thought about the worst possible outcome when fighting, and only felt at ease when he arranged things in the most appropriate way.
The group of people arranged by Yan Shouyi was none other than Yan Xiaojiu. Last time, Yan Xiaojiu was assigned to Yan Shouyi by Xu Bo'an. At first, Yan Xiaojiu did not understand why Yan Shouyi wanted to start a rebellion. Later, after spending a long time together, Yan Shouyi told Yan Xiaojiu about his experiences. Yan Xiaojiu had also been a constable in Qingmu Prefecture for a long time. Thinking of the past events and her own and her sister Chen Shishi's experiences, she felt deeply for them and then directly joined Yan Shouyi's team.
Yan Shouyi knew perfectly well that Yan Xiaojiu's strength was on par with his own, and that if anything happened to him, he could entrust the team to Yan Xiaojiu to lead.
In other words, Yan Shouyi only dared to risk his life because Yan Xiaojiu led one of the teams to cover his retreat.
Upon hearing Yan Shouyi's words, Master Xie was instantly filled with fear. He looked down at Yan Shouyi and said, "Yan Shouyi, you actually resorted to underhanded tactics?"
Yan Shouyi looked at Master Xie and said, "You went to great lengths to lure me here, weren't you just playing dirty tricks too? You can play dirty tricks, but I can't? What a joke!"
Master Xie dared to fight Yan Shouyi today because his greatest confidence came from the several vampire beasts he possessed. He had already sent his vampire beasts to attack Yan Shouyi's team, which was located in a low-lying area. Although his vampire beasts had extremely strong attack power and could fly, they also had their weaknesses: due to their huge size, they moved relatively slowly and their flight was not as nimble as a mosquito in reality.
If they were to be sent back to deal with the team behind them, firstly, there wouldn't be enough time, and secondly, they only had less than ten vampire beasts that they had subdued, which wasn't a significant number. If they were to be split up to deal with the two teams, their combat power would be greatly reduced, and in the end, they might end up with nothing.
Thinking of this, Master Xie decided against summoning the vampire beasts back and letting them attack Yan Shouyi's team. After all, Yan Shouyi was their leader and the strongest fighter. As for the other group surrounding him, Master Xie guessed that their fighting strength would be much weaker than Yan Shouyi's team. So, he decided to let his brothers from his own village deal with this group.
Master Xie's original plan was to release the vampire beasts to fight them and then watch from the sidelines and wait for victory. However, Yan Shouyi tricked him and put his men in the middle. In that case, he had no choice but to change his strategy and take action himself.
The giant mosquitoes had reached the low-lying area where Yan Shouyi was located and began a fierce battle with him and his group. The giant mosquitoes were already huge, and if their mouthparts accidentally pierced a human body, the person's blood and essence would be sucked dry in an instant. They were extremely powerful, so it was very difficult for Yan Shouyi and his group to fight against the giant mosquitoes.
In Master Xie's view, the outcome of the battle between his Vampire Beast and Yan Shouyi's team would definitely be the victory of his Vampire Beast.
To catch the thief, first catch the king. As long as Yan Shouyi's team is defeated, the remaining minions surrounding us will be no problem.
Thinking about it this way, the opponent wasn't so powerful after all. Xie Guangkun's fear lessened considerably with this thought, and he even felt relaxed and had a sense of triumphant satisfaction.
He immediately ordered the brothers in the village to turn around and face the people who had surrounded him from behind. He loudly encouraged them, saying, "Yan Shouyi below the depression is powerful, but my vampire beast will fight him. As for these small fry in front of us, we will fight them. Victory is in sight! Everyone, you must give it your all to win!" Hearing Master Xie's encouraging words, the brothers in the village were in high spirits and shouted in unison, "Yes!"
Standing on higher ground, Yan Xiaojiu couldn't help but sneer when he heard Master Xie and the others looking down on him. Then, his face immediately turned fierce and murderous as he said to his brothers, "Bring me arrows!"
Upon hearing Yan Xiaojiu's instructions, the young man handed him the bow and arrow. Yan Xiaojiu immediately drew the bow and aimed at Master Xie. When Master Xie's men saw Yan Xiaojiu drawing the bow, they had already surrounded and protected Master Xie with shields, leaving only half of his hair bun exposed.
After Yan Xiaojiu nocked the arrow, he shot it directly. With Yan Xiaojiu's precise shooting skills, the arrow seemed to have eyes. After weaving through the air for a while, it finally pierced through the protruding bun on Master Xie's head.
The subordinates next to Master Xie were trembling with fear, while Master Xie was even more terrified, his whole body shaking. He cautiously raised his eyes to look at the arrow stuck in his hair, and then reached out his trembling right hand to pull the arrow out of his hair bun.
Now Master Xie no longer dared to underestimate Yan Xiaojiu. He never expected that Yan Shouyi's team would have such a highly skilled archer, and he was instantly flustered.
However, he quickly calmed down. After all, he still had to lead his troops to fight against them. If he, as the leader, were to lose his nerve, the morale of his men would be greatly weakened, which would be detrimental to his side.
Master Xie knew that compared to Yan Shouyi's team, they were in a favorable position, but compared to Yan Xiaojiu's team, they were at a disadvantage.
At first, Master Xie thought that Yan Xiaojiu's team was just a bunch of weaklings and was not very strong. He was prepared to lead his own men to fight them. But after witnessing Yan Xiaojiu's superb archery skills, Master Xie no longer dared to underestimate Yan Xiaojiu and his team.
Master Xie said to his most powerful confidant beside him, "The opponent is quite strong. Go all out and don't underestimate him!"
Upon hearing Master Xie's words, the trusted aide nodded and said, "Yes!"
Then, he led his team, taking a shortcut, cautiously making their way towards the direction of Yan Xiaojiu's team. (End of Chapter)