Quiescence.

Deathly silence.

Sawanna held her breath with interest.

This small temple is impossible to stop the incoming arrows.

No one knows where the arrows will come from or which targets they will attack. With Xu Xingxia's ability, there is naturally no problem at all to block the incoming arrows. However, she herself was in trouble. Just now, Xu Xingxia was already quick to pull her back from the ghost gate. If there were arrows shooting at her, Xu Xingxia's reaction might not be so fast. After all, archery and blocking arrows are completely different things!

This is a Mecca temple, and the furnishings inside are quite simple. In order to keep the conversation confidential, she opened up all the imams in the temple in advance, so the temple was empty. It was precisely because of this that she could not know exactly what the structure of this temple looked like, how many entrances there were, where she could hide, and where it was. She had no choice but to hide under the base of the wall, with her back against the thick stone wall. It's a stone wall made of pure granite, and no matter how powerful the arrows are, they should be impenetrable. As for her front, she can only rely on Xu Xingxia's protection.

Her only hope can only be pinned on Xu Xingxia's hands. Now she can be said to have further realized Xu Xingxia's metamorphosis. Her men died in the blink of an eye at the hands of the Assassin archers. And those assassin archers died in the hands of Xu Xingxia in the blink of an eye. That's the gap. His archery skills, she didn't even have a chance to see clearly. She only sees the result, the process in between, and knows nothing.

Those incoming archers must have known that Xu Xingxia was by her side. It is estimated that they should not know that Xu Xingxia's archery skills are powerful. Even the arrow god Mo Yuegen had to retreat in spite of the difficulties. Still, they launched a brazen attack. It is conceivable that they are also quite confident in their archery skills. They must have felt that with the advantage in numbers, they could definitely kill Xu Xingxia. It's a pity that they all thought wrong. The number of people, in the face of absolute strength, is almost ineffective. Their self-confidence will only kill them.

"Xu Xingxia, it's really good."

Outside the western wall, there was a sudden sound of a clumsy voice.

His voice was very indistinct, as if even his tongue had been cut off.

When a normal person speaks, he will definitely not do this. It is estimated that no one is born with only half a tongue. Therefore, it is certain that his voice is either pretended, or, it is really a tongue that has been cut off in half.

"Who are you?"

Xu Xingxia asked slowly with a gloomy face.

The black feather arrow in his hand stared at the top of the western wall. As long as the opponent shows the slightest bit of his head, he can use the black feather arrow to lift the opponent's skull.

"A man whose archery skills are not inferior to yours."

The other party replied with a strange scream.

"Really?"

Xu Xingxia responded calmly.

Suddenly, Xu Xingxia's eyes sank, Huo Ran turned around, turned his back to the direction where the voice came from, and shot a fierce black feather arrow towards the east wall.

"Whoosh!"

The Black Feather Arrow roared away.

"Ahh

A muffled snort came.

"Poof!"

Outside the fence there was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

Faintly, there was a chaotic sound, as if a bow and arrow had landed.

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia turned around again and fired arrows at the western wall.

"Whoosh!"

Another black-feathered arrow whizzed away.

"Poof!"

On top of the wall, a human head was exposed.

The Black Feather Arrow pierced his head.

"Smack!"

The loud sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

There was also a jumble of sounds outside the walls, as if a bow and arrow had landed.

Then, everything was calm. Between heaven and earth, there was silence again, only the faint sound of the wind.

Xu Xingxia breathed a sigh of relief lightly, and slowly lowered the iron tire bow in his hand. There is no danger anymore. He could tell by his own senses that there was no danger around the temple. All the archers who came had already been shot by him. For the time being, the temple should be safe.

Savana still sat cautiously at the stone wall, not daring to move. She didn't have Xu Xingxia's intuition, and she couldn't sense that the danger had passed. She was nervous to death. As the queen of Khorasan, she will definitely be assassinated no less. However, there was never a time when I was so shy and frightened as I am today. Now she is alone in a room with a man! What if she's the bad guy?

Thinking of the bodies of the two just now, it was such close contact, and she felt that her cheeks were hot as if they were being roasted by fire. If such an action had been seen by the priestesses, she would have been burned at the stake. Even if she hadn't been burned at the stake, she wouldn't have been able to continue as a holy queen. Fortunately, no one saw everything just now, only God knows, and I know him...... Will he keep it a secret?

Xu Xingxia said casually: "Give me the knife." ”

Sawanna's face was slightly pale, and her chest rose and fell rapidly.

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "It's not to kill you." I've killed all the assassins! ”

Only then did Sawana realize that the danger was over. She really misunderstood just now, thinking that Xu Xingxia was going to send her on the road one step ahead of time when she took the knife. Even she didn't know why she was so cranky and thought things so badly. Could it be that Old Demon Xu's reputation is indeed too cruel? When I heard that he was going to take a knife, I immediately thought that he was going to kill someone? She said in a bit of a trance: "What knife?" ”

Xu Xingxia said impatiently: "The one you gave me." ”

Sawanna subconsciously said: "Su Mu Pu said that he hasn't returned it to me yet......"

Xu Xingxia frowned and said casually: "Then forget it." ”

Sawana was stunned again, and subconsciously said, "I still have one here." ”

As she spoke, she pulled out a short knife from her waist. The scabbard of this short knife is very delicate, and it is painted with beautiful patterns. These patterns, and the flowers, birds, insects and fish of the Central Plains, are very different, only the continuous "back" type, interlaced with each other, nested with each other. Undoubtedly, this is yet another Damascus short knife. This short knife has always been hidden on her body, and it can only be used in the most dangerous times. As for whether it is used to kill the enemy or to kill herself, it depends on how she chooses.

Xu Xingxia was not polite, took the short knife, and casually pulled out a small blade and looked at it. This is a short knife made of high-quality Uzi steel, but the body is smaller, the decoration is more exquisite, the craftsmanship is more exquisite, and the blade is sharper. When the blade is unsheathed, the chill is very obvious. At the tip of the hilt, there is also a ruby the size of a little finger, which is very precious and fiery red throughout.

Seeing this ruby, Xu Xingxia knew that the queen of Khorasan took such a knife not to kill, but to commit suicide. The handle of the knife is inlaid with such a ruby, and when you shoot, there must be a flash of red light, which is simply a reminder to the other party to pay attention! How can such a knife kill? It's almost the same to kill yourself!

Holding the delicate short knife, Xu Xingxia looked around, walked to the east, kicked open the side door of the temple with one kick, and walked out with his head down. The archer, whom he had shot to death, fell outside the side door. He was dressed in black, with a black hood and only two small eyes. Don't think that only later generations have hoods, they already existed in the Tang Dynasty.

There was a prime minister in the Tang Dynasty who was killed by a group of assassins wearing black hoods when he was in the last dynasty. This is definitely not a wild historical legend, but a historical record. Well, the name of this prime minister, called Wu Yuanheng, is the great-nephew of Empress Wu Zetian. Another prime minister at the time, Pei Du, was also besieged by the Assassins and almost died. Fortunately, his guards were effective and he barely saved his surname.

Xu Xingxia picked up the bow and arrow of the black-clothed assassin archer and examined it carefully, but as a result, he found nothing valuable. This is a stone bow commonly used by the Ming army, with a range of about 90 meters. In the Ming army, there are a lot of people who can use a stone bow, and if you investigate according to the information of the bent bow, there will be no results. As for the Yanling arrows used by the assassins, there was nothing special about them. This is the best quality goose feather arrow.

The Yanling arrow is the most common equipment of the Ming army, whether it is the craftsman workshop of each guard, or the ordnance bureau, the military war bureau, there are a large number of production every month. As long as you have a little status, you can collect a batch of the best quality goose feather arrows. In Ningxia Town, as long as you have a mind, a small thousand households can collect a lot every year, and it is enough to launch an assassination. Therefore, if you investigate according to the arrows, I am afraid that there will be no results.

Sawanna stood behind Xu Xingxia and asked curiously, "...... he?"

She originally wanted to ask why Xu Xingxia suddenly turned around and shot the threat from behind first when she was talking to others. As a result, when the words came to her lips, she understood. Xu Xingxia must have felt the threat from behind, so he decisively shot him to death. Perhaps, this man was the leader of the Assassins.

Sure enough, Xu Xingxia said with a gloomy face: "He is the one who leads the team." He had wanted his subordinates to distract me from his words, and he attacked me from behind, killing me with one blow. It's a pity that his subordinates pretended not to be like it, and I saw through it. ”

Sawanna said curiously, "Why not?" I didn't even hear it. ”

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "His subordinates talk too much. A clever archer, in battle, will never make a sound. Hiding is the key to the archer's life. Revealing one's position is tantamount to pronouncing one's own death sentence. As the leader of the Assassins, how could he be so mentally retarded? Therefore, the person who speaks must have been instructed by others to speak on purpose! It's a pity that it is self-defeating to cover up! ”

(To be continued)