The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#522 - A bloody murder caused by a precious horse

Since cultivating the Fire Scale Armor, Lu Jing had almost forgotten when he last bled.

Now, not to mention a mere rein, even if he rubbed himself against an iron rod for several hours, he probably wouldn't even get a callus.

Afterward, Lu Jing checked his dantian. As expected, the endless internal energy in his lower dantian had disappeared, and so had the secret force in his upper dantian.

However, this was good news for Lu Jing.

At least it meant he could temporarily escape the annoyance of being burst open, even if only in the story.

Besides that, Lu Jing's flying sword, Lake Light, and the newly acquired Mountain Fire were also not on him.

In other words, his level and equipment had been completely reset, and he started with a 'victim' account.

Just as Lu Jing was checking his new character panel, the four Jinyiwei riders behind him took the opportunity to close the distance. One of them put away his scimitar and took down the soft bow from his back.

He drew it fully, aimed at Lu Jing, and shot an arrow.

The male protagonist in the original work was shot in the shoulder around this time and fell off his horse.

But who was Lu Jing? Although he had no internal energy, his ear skills, honed over many years, were still there. From the moment the Jinyiwei sheathed his saber and drew his bow, Lu Jing heard the unusual movement behind him. Then, the trembling sound of the bowstring leaving the bow also didn't escape his ears.

Lu Jing subconsciously ducked and dodged the arrow.

Afterward, he heard the Jinyiwei's scolding and the laughter of his three companions.

They had been chasing the male protagonist in the original work for some time, knowing that he was just a scholar with no strength to truss a chicken. They even had several opportunities to kill the male protagonist before, but they didn't do it, just wanting to tease him a little longer and see his panicked and ugly state.

So, Lu Jing's dodging the arrow just now didn't arouse their vigilance. They just thought it was an accident.

To prove their companion's incompetence, two more people drew their bows and aimed at Lu Jing, shouting loudly as if they were competing to see who could hit Lu Jing.

However, the scholar clearly didn't turn his head, but kept running with his head buried. Yet, his back seemed to have eyes. He swayed his body and dodged again.

Now, the few Jinyiwei riders looked at each other, exclaiming that it was strange.

If he remembered correctly, this horse came from a city guard captain and was a precious steed. Unfortunately, the captain was shot directly in the face by a stray arrow in the chaotic army and died.

The horse ended up in the hands of the male protagonist by chance, but the male protagonist was just a scholar who hadn't ridden a horse much before, so he couldn't bring out the horse's full strength at all.

But Lu Jing was different. Although Lu Jing usually preferred to walk because he had endless internal energy, he had still acquired the essential Jianghu skill of riding.

Even if he wasn't a riding master, if Lu Jing couldn't outrun the four Jinyiwei riders behind him with the help of the good horse under his crotch, then he could just commit suicide on the spot.

In fact, the reason why the four people in the original book were targeting him was not just because they really wanted to kill him, but because they were eyeing the precious steed under his butt, preparing to kill him and seize the treasure.

But now, they watched helplessly as the steed they had coveted for a long time and the person on its back gradually moved away from them.

The few people were anxious, whipping their horses while constantly drawing their bows. For a time, arrows rained down behind Lu Jing!

But for Lu Jing, the situation was not as critical as before. Perhaps because of bloodline blessing, the archery skills of these Jinyiwei riders were quite superb. Lu Jing, in his previous body, had to deal with them carefully.

However, once the speed increased, coupled with the urgency of the shooting, their accuracy also began to decline sharply. So, although the scene looked lively, the actual threat to Lu Jing became smaller instead.

Next, as long as he maintained this riding speed, he could throw the four people further and further away and successfully escape the danger.

But Lu Jing didn't want to do that.

If he really ran away, what was the difference between him and the male protagonist in the original work? Wouldn't he be stuck as the 'victim'? Even if he hadn't even seen what the female protagonist looked like, it would become a stain on his life if he talked about it in the future.

Besides, Lu Jing hadn't read such a depressing literary work for a long time. While reading, he cursed the male protagonist for being too weak and the author for having psychological problems.

He couldn't wait to snatch the pen and write it himself.

Now that Lu Jing had the opportunity to fulfill the common wish of all readers who had been tortured by the author, he naturally had no reason to give up.

If his martial arts and equipment were still there, he would of course turn around and kill them seven times in and out.

But now, he had to be a little more strategic.

While riding, Lu Jing surveyed the surrounding terrain and soon saw a small forest.

Lu Jing hadn't read the later content, so he didn't know that there was actually a small branch of the rebel army ambushed here. After the male protagonist was shot by an arrow and fell off his horse, he was rescued by this group of people.

He just felt that this place was more suitable for a counter-encirclement and rushed in.

The leader of this rebel army was a woman named Feng Erniang. She was originally a group of bandits from the nearby mountains. Seeing the chaos in the world, they also came down the mountain to pick up bargains. As a result, after witnessing the cruel atrocities of the Jinyiwei, they eventually transformed into a rebel army.

They stopped robbing the people and changed their ways to kill the Jinyiwei. Of course, they would also pick up some spoils of war along the way.

Feng Erniang was squatting on the tallest tree. Seeing that Lu Jing suddenly didn't escape but instead ran towards here, she couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Because the forest was not suitable for horses to gallop in, she could see clearly that Lu Jing could escape by running straight, but turning his head would only lead him into the forest, which would normally put himself in danger.

So, she gave a gesture to her subordinates, telling them to prepare to rescue him.

In any case, this scholar was an ally. He was a little weak, but he was quite handsome.

While Feng Erniang was thinking, she saw that Lu Jing had already entered the forest, and his horse speed had indeed slowed down.

But the next moment, Lu Jing made a move that surprised her immensely. She saw the scholar jump off his horse gracefully, and then... then he fell.

Lu Jing had been trying his best to control the force of the landing, but having lost his internal energy and familiar body, this kind of action, which was easy for him before, had now become very difficult to perform.

But Lu Jing couldn't care about such things at this moment. After rolling on the ground, he immediately stood up again. At the same time, he picked up a tree branch with a pointed end on the ground and flashed behind a tree.