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Chapter 624: Chapter 629 Everything is Just Right_1
She had remained silent, not because she feared Xuan San, nor because she was afraid of those eagles, but because she was observing the flight patterns of the eagles.
The intelligence of the trained hawks was high, but no matter how smart, they were still beasts; when awaiting orders, they could only flap their wings rhythmically to prevent themselves from falling. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
The arrow shot towards the eagle’s leg, and, in extreme pain, the eagle had no choice but to release its claws.
Only then did Er Ya start to fall, and Tan Zhenghong, like the wind, ran out.
After catching the child, he rolled several times on the ground to dissipate the force of the fall.
They had only rolled away a short distance when the eagle crashed to the ground; although it struggled unwillingly for a few moments, it could not survive the poison.
All of this nearly resulted in death, thankfully everything turned out just right.
As the child hit the ground, the other eagles swooped in, and now it was time for the Sleeve Arrow Team to demonstrate their prowess!
After several rounds of shooting, the eagles were once again forced back, and only then was the crisis for Tan Zhenghong and Er Ya resolved.
Not until Tan Zhenghong stood beside Qiao Duo’er, holding the child, did she allow the heart she had been holding up to settle back into her stomach.
"Sister Lan, the child has fainted from fright."
Tan Zhenghong handed Er Ya over to Hu’s Clan; although Er Ya was a child, she was also a girl.
Hu’s Clan carefully received the child and, unable to bear the tension any longer, burst into tears.
The older girl’s lips had turned pale from biting, yet still she shivered and persuaded, "Mother, this is still enemy territory, you mustn’t cry, we have to escape."
Hu’s Clan forcibly swallowed her tears back; she had been thoughtless.
Danger could strike at any moment before they left Xuan Eagle Mountain Village.
At this point, they were surrounded by the people from Xuan Eagle Mountain Village; with the ones who had just arrived to reinforce, there were over two hundred people.
"If you surrender now, I will still give you a chance to live," Xuan Qing said from his commanding height.
Today, his pride had been injured, and he had lost ten eagles; how could he swallow this humiliation?
He could only slowly take out his frustration on them over the long years to come.
He would let the eagles eat their flesh, a little at a time, waiting for the flesh to regrow before eating again, over and over, endless and unrelenting.
If they did not die today, every day henceforth would be worse than death.
Qin Longyun scoffed, "Our survival has never depended on the charity of others; if we don’t want to die, we will naturally fight our way out!"
"Those who aren’t afraid to die, come at us. I guarantee a swift end for you."
Many eagles had already been shot down, and no one doubted the lethality of the Sleeve Arrow Team; coupled with the murderous aura of the team led by Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong, the people of Xuan Eagle Mountain Village grew timid.
These people were terrifying; if they could kill the eagles they regarded as divine, what couldn’t they do?
Perhaps even they themselves had not noticed they were already retreating quietly.
Xuan San was furious, but at this moment, he had no choice but to take the field himself.
Yet as soon as he moved, he noticed something was off with himself; he found himself lacking even the strength to walk forward.
Qiao Duo’er had been watching Xuan Qing’s every move, for this was the moment she had been waiting for.
The army wouldn’t arrive for another two days, and she had to stabilize Xuan Eagle Mountain Village during this time, preventing them from descending the mountain to wreak havoc on the villages.
So the dagger she had thrust at Xuan Qing was poisoned, with a venom created by Luo Qingfeng using seven types of venomous insects and seven poisonous plants. Once inflicted, it would weaken the entire body until the muscles atrophied, resulting in death from starvation.
The poison was domineering and perfect for someone like Xuan Qing, who was utterly reprehensible.
Moreover, in all the land, only the Medicine King and Luo Qingfeng could cure it, both elusive, coming without a trace and leaving without a shadow, very hard to find.
