951: Chapter 595_2 951: Chapter 595_2 “Chase them!”
In an instant, numerous teams of bandits received the information, and they all quickly gave chase!
Those on horseback had already left the foot soldiers far behind!
It was also known that many stockades, many bandits aiming for their prize, had almost mobilized their entire force!
Tang Feiyang could feel the horse hooves getting louder and closer.
Fortunately, they had already traversed this stretch of road, leaving those people behind!
As long as they were not encircled by these people, they still had a glimmer of hope for survival!
Tang Feiyang had thought about having everyone detach the horses from the carriage and abandon it, but they still had a long journey ahead, with utensils, blankets, and luggage inside the carriage!
If they gave up the carriage, some would have to ride two to a horse, and the horses would be exhausted!
This would be a burden!
Of course, they could not abandon some of the guards and let them find their own way back!
They still had half of the journey ahead – they must grit their teeth and rush to their destination.
Tang Feiyang also hoped that in such peril, having escaped danger time after time, his junior fellow cultivators could break through their cultivation and eventually use flying as a means of travel, so they would not have to endure the difficulty of traveling by carriage!
If the students could fly, then the guards could too.
By then, they would no longer be so vulnerable, and the bandits could not chase them so desperately!
This young master, Tang Feiyang, had never been so frustrated before!
The students also felt extremely depressed.
When had they ever been so down on their luck?
The students were depressed because in Jindu, they used to roam freely; when had they ever been so aggressively pursued by ordinary bandits?
Was it because this place was too remote for the Emperor’s reach?
But with so many bandits, was there no official management at all?
After feeling depressed, Tang Feiyang decided that once this ordeal was over, he would go through official channels to eliminate many bandits in various places!
How could the people live well with so many devastating bandits?
“Giddy up…”
“Oh no!
Young Master, the bandits from behind are catching up!”
Tang Feiyang listened as the guard reported beside his carriage.
He could certainly hear it too; the bandits were only two li away!
For the ten-plus li journey, they were increasingly closing in; they had already ran several tens of li in this escape!
The pursuing soldiers were relentless, primarily cavalry!
And there were not just one group but probably several hundred strong!
Here they only had a little over 100 people.
It was tough enough to fight several at once!
Of course, Tang Feiyang didn’t think these people could overcome his guards!
“Run as far as we can, after this stretch of high mountain area, we will enter the plains.
A few more li ahead is the county town, followed by the prefecture city.”
“Yes.”
Everyone knew one thing: in places infested by bandits, there would naturally be no official management!
But if they could make it to the county town, they would have a chance to get official help!
Tang Feiyang would of course carry a token when traveling and had the support of General Ye.
If they encountered trouble, they could look for official contact points and receive assistance from the Ye Family’s liaison.
There would be a Government Office in the county town.
If these bandit were audacious enough to reach the county town, they would definitely suffer for it!
With so many bands of bandits, they were all anxious in their hearts.
According to their current pace of pursuit, they would catch up close to the county town!
With so many people, if they committed a robbery, they would certainly be pursued by officials!
These people were no ordinary individuals; they would bring about their own deaths!
Perhaps they would incur the wrath of the officials, sparking a campaign to eliminate the bandits!
Along this main road were fields on both sides, an essential path to the county town!
Some walking farmers and traveling tradesmen, or people carrying loads, were also present.
Seeing so many running carriages and horses, they all swiftly moved to the fields!
From afar, seeing this group of people, they moved as far away as possible, fearing that if someone in front collided, those following might casually kill them!
Thus, in many fields and at the edges, there were travelers, who stood there in alarm, watching the rushing carriages and the pursuing enemy!
Many had a question in their hearts:
What in the world was happening?
Could it be that some wealthy person was out and about and then encountered bandits robbing them?
Many big mountains nearby are infested with bandits, and the farmers of the small villages all know that the bandits occasionally come to steal their food!
But if they don’t live here, where can they go?
Unless they head south, but even in the south, they don’t have their roots; taking over someone else’s place is very tough!
Further away is the north, which is even colder considering it’s cold enough here!
The places closer to the border are tougher and poorer, yet here they can still stay warm and fed.
Tang Feiyang could see from afar the city gates of the big (Taiping City)!
“Zebra, Taiping City, with so many bandits around, how can it be peaceful?”
A panicked student in the carriage was holding a sword, ready to fight anyone at any moment.
“Young Master, once we’re under the city gate, those behind us will not dare to follow!”
“But it doesn’t work as you think?
The people behind are less than a mile away, and there’s still a mile to the city gates.”
The carriage driver felt that the soldiers at the city gate might not ignore them!
But he didn’t know that the soldiers inside the gate had already seen the dust in the distance: “Look over there, dust is billowing, seems like a large group of people is rushing over!”
“Go report to the City Lord!”
“Ah, it could be bandits, close the city gates quickly!”
Thus, the soldiers hurriedly closed the gates, disregarding the farmers or businessmen who needed to enter or exit in broad daylight!
When the City Lord received the report, he also felt that what the soldiers did was right; if a large group of bandits entered, they would suffer if they didn’t close the gates, affecting the townsfolk and his own family!
As for the common folk outside the city, would they ask for their help in the presence of bandits?
Of course, protecting the people inside the city is the priority; those outside are naturally not as important!
As for the other towns and gentry, let them fend for themselves!
“Don’t close the city gates!”
Tang Feiyang and his group could see from a distance that the soldiers were about to close the gates!
At this point, he didn’t care if he would reveal the fact that he knew spells and was a cultivator!
Tang Feiyang flew up high from the carriage and released a gust of wind.
As the gates were closing, his wind blew the soldiers over; they didn’t realize he was so powerful!
This gust not only knocked them down but also blew them afar.
Some townsfolk who couldn’t avoid it in time were blown into the city!
With the city gate closing and the common folk who had just been denied entry also got blown inside the gates.
The soldiers on the high walls were frightened: “Immortal Master, sorry, we did it on purpose.
We thought they were bandits!”
“I will meet your City Lord later, now let this group of us enter, but those bandits chasing us must have the gates closed on them!”
“O-Okay,” said the soldiers, relieved that the Immortal Master did not blame them.
Usually, they could act tough and bully the common folk.
All townsfolk entering or exiting the city had to bribe them, or else they would demand money to let them through without search!
They had never seen such a handsome man before, dressed in white, floating in the air.
The wind he had released just now was so fierce!
He was definitely not someone they could afford to offend!
“Swoosh swoosh swoosh,” the bandits, seeing their prey about to enter the city gates, shot arrows and hurled hidden weapons.
The guards turned to protect against this rain of arrows.
Tang Feiyang cast a wind spell to divert the incoming hidden weapons and arrows, blowing them aside!
It also blew the pursuing bandits into disarray, causing their horses to fall and the riders to be thrown off!
Those bandits who hadn’t caught up yet weren’t affected by this.
After chasing for seventy or eighty miles, they realized just how strong their opponent was!
That vomiting feeling, their opponent’s strength was greater than theirs; from a distance, they could feel his formidable ability!
The bandits who hadn’t caught up couldn’t help but stop, unwilling to accept their defeat.
Under Tang Feiyang’s action, their dozens of carriages had just crossed, just entered the city gates, and after that, the pursuing bandits got up from the ground, staring blankly at the closed city gates!
As bandits, they always lived on the edge, plundering wealth!
When have they ever been in such a sorry state?
Just as they were about to succeed, just as the city’s soldiers had closed the gates, they could have pillaged right at the city gates!
But in such an instant, everything turned to naught!