There were indeed fine horses, but it was rather difficult to find a suitable weapon. Ouyang Yuqing thought for a moment and then took Shangguan Yun to the guard area in the courtyard to select weapons. Shangguan Yun glanced at the swords, spears, halberds and other weapons presented by the guards. He casually picked up a sword, examined it, and then held it in his arms. Then he asked, "Do you have any bows and arrows?" Prefect Nie should have brought quite a few men, so it would be best to have long - range weapons to clear obstacles.
Ouyang Yuqing hesitated and said, "There are some, but the material is rather ordinary. I don't know if they'll be useful to you, brother." With that, he led Shangguan Yun to the warehouse to choose.
There were a few bows hanging on the wall. As expected, they were of ordinary material and very light. Shangguan Yun planned to just pick one and make do. Just as he was about to leave the door, he suddenly saw an old, dusty heavy crossbow lying in the corner. Shangguan Yun was a bit surprised and asked, "What's that?"
Ouyang Yuqing introduced it, saying, "It's a somewhat damaged heavy crossbow, but it's still usable. There were military generals in my family three generations ago, but later the family declined, and none of the descendants practiced martial arts. This crossbow left by our ancestors is really too heavy. By our generation, no one can draw the bowstring anymore."
"Can I give it a try?" Shangguan Yun's eyes lit up as he walked towards the crossbow in the corner and gently wiped the thick dust on it with his fingers.
"This crossbow is good, but it's just too heavy! Brother, feel free to try..." Before Ouyang Yuqing could finish his sentence, his face suddenly changed. He saw that the man actually picked up the crossbow with one hand and pulled the bowstring made of several strands of ox tendon to its full extent.
Ouyang Yuqing was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. This brother was just... too exaggerated! The crossbow that no one in his family for several generations could draw, this brother just pulled it to the full on his first try?
Shangguan Yun nodded in satisfaction and said, "I'll take this one! Do you have any arrows?" Apart from the large recoil, this heavy crossbow had almost no flaws.
Ouyang Yuqing nodded and said, "Yes! How many do you want?"
"As many as you have!"
Ouyang Yuqing: ...
Not long after, Ouyang Yuqing harnessed the fastest carriage in the mansion and drove out of the side gate of the Ouyang Mansion with a carriage full of arrows.
Compared with rescuing Wu Luoluo, Ouyang Yuqing was obviously more enthusiastic about this man who could draw the crossbow.
Shangguan Yun originally only wanted to bring a guard who could drive a carriage to help him. However, this third young master volunteered to come along regardless of his position. Shangguan Yun had no choice but to reluctantly wrap the soft armor left by an Ouyang ancestor around him and put the smiling - doll mask on him.
Ouyang Yuqing drove the carriage at full speed. From time to time, he would turn back and shout to Shangguan Yun sitting in the carriage, "Brother! Can I take off this soft armor? It's really inconvenient to move around in it!" He was too embarrassed to admit that he thought the soft armor was too heavy and wearing it made him feel as if his whole body was being crushed and he couldn't breathe.
Shangguan Yun said speechlessly, "Third young master, you'd better keep it on! Once the fight starts, I may not be able to take care of you." You should hide or run if you can. If you really can't, the soft armor of your ancestor can at least block a little bit.
Ouyang Yuqing's eyes sparkled. Was this handsome young man really going to use the crossbow left by his family's ancestor to rescue Miss Wu? He had only read about such heroic rescues of beautiful women in picture books. It was really exciting!
Shangguan Yun thought to himself: What are you so happy about? You should at least pay attention to your position! If that dog - like prefect Nie knows that your Ouyang family is secretly helping me, your whole family will be finished!
Seven or eight well - rested fine horses galloped all the way. Not long after, Ouyang Yuqing vaguely saw a large group of people in the distance walking towards the city. Judging from their attire, they must be Prefect Nie's servants.
Tsk tsk tsk. Prefect Nie actually mobilized so many people to go to the Ouyang Mansion just to arrest a defenseless Miss Wu? He was really shameless!
"Brother, look!" Ouyang Yuqing pointed to the imposing group of nearly a hundred people in the distance to remind Shangguan Yun.
Shangguan Yun nodded and gave an order, "Take the small path on the right and go up that earthen slope!" A high and open place was exactly where the crossbow could show its power. If that dog - like prefect Nie refused to release the person today, he would surely wipe out all these lackeys without leaving a single one!
Without a word, Ouyang Yuqing drove the carriage up the earthen slope with deep snow.
At this moment, Wu Luoluo's hands were tied with a rope and she was being dragged behind Prefect Nie's carriage, staggering forward. The snow on the ground hadn't melted and the road was difficult to walk on. She was out of breath from exhaustion but still didn't dare to stop for fear that if she fell, she would be dragged all the way back.
Behind Wu Luoluo followed a large group of Prefect Nie's lackeys. They were wearing soft armor and holding silver spears, staring at her menacingly.
Wang Jiu walked beside her, chattering non - stop, asking about Shangguan Yun's whereabouts. After asking for a long time and seeing that Wu Luoluo still ignored him, Wang Jiu couldn't help but angrily shout, "Have you got the guts of a bear and a leopard and still won't confess? Do you want to die?"
"Come on! Keep your voice down!" Prefect Nie sitting in the carriage was really annoyed by Wang Jiu's noise. If this woman didn't listen, just beat her up when they got back. Did he really need to shout and disturb his nap along the way?
Just then, Prefect Nie suddenly heard a series of shrill screams from behind. He was startled and quickly lifted the curtain to look out. He saw a tall and straight man standing on the earthen slope on the right side of the official road. The man had an old heavy crossbow on his back. His movements of taking the arrows were extremely fast. He grabbed four arrows at once, pulled the bowstring to the full and shot them. Several of his subordinates behind him fell to the ground immediately. For a moment, there were endless wails and screams. Prefect Nie's face turned as black as coal, and almost instantly he recognized the man who had been on his mind!
Shangguan Yun shot seven or eight times in a row. The guards who were pierced through the chest by the arrows were lying in a disorderly heap, covering the ground densely. Ouyang Yuqing was extremely excited. His eyes looking at Shangguan Yun were filled with almost crazy admiration. He clumsily carried a large handful of arrows from the carriage and moved them to Shangguan Yun's side.
Wu Luoluo quickly looked up. Could it be that the young master had come so soon? She could hardly believe her eyes. A surge of sadness welled up in her heart. The young master was taking such a risk. Please don't let anything happen to him!
Seeing so many of their brothers fall in an instant and the bright red blood staining a large area of the snow, the guards all became red - eyed. They rushed towards the earthen slope one after another, wishing they could stab that man to death with a knife.
Shangguan Yun let out a cold snort and shot the arrows even faster. The arrows were like a fierce flood. The guards who rushed over regardless of their lives were all hit one by one. They let out mournful screams and fell down the earthen slope.
There were also a few guards who rushed up and stabbed at Shangguan Yun with their long spears. Ouyang Yuqing was terrified. Without hesitation, Shangguan Yun drew out the long sword from his waist and waved it gracefully. In an instant, the heads of two or three guards were cut off. The bloody heads rolled down the earthen slope. The scene was so terrifying that Wang Jiu and the other subordinates of Prefect Nie turned as pale as death.