The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#533 - Escape

Lu Jing and the other three all knew that this was a life-or-death moment, and they all squeezed their horses' bellies with all their might, waving their whips to urge the steeds beneath them to their maximum speed.

In the blink of an eye, they rushed out another dozen yards, making it difficult for the arrows behind them to hit them.

But this didn't mean that the four had successfully escaped. Seeing that Lu Jing and the others were about to run out of range, the garrison soldiers at the city gate also mounted their horses one after another, chasing after them.

Lu Jing and the others ran for a while, but not only did they fail to shake off the dozen or so pursuers behind them, but the distance between them was also shortened.

Da Hu was hit by another arrow in the shoulder.

Seeing this, Hunter's eyes flashed with a resolute look, and he said to Feng Erniang, "Boss, let me stay behind to cover our retreat."

Feng Erniang frowned, "Why you?"

"Because I'm not carrying anyone on my horse. If you can escape, one horse can save two people." Although Hunter was born a bandit, he was very clear about this calculation.

Before Feng Erniang could speak, Lu Jing said, "It's useless. They have more than a dozen people. At most, they'll leave three people to watch you, and the rest will still chase us."

"Then what should we do?" Da Hu endured the pain and pulled out the arrows from his butt and shoulder one by one. "If we keep running like this, we'll probably be caught up and chopped up by these foreign soldiers before we can even meet up with our brothers."

Hearing this, Lu Jing suggested, "Let's jump into the river."

"Jump into the river?" Feng Erniang was stunned.

"Yes, I observed the terrain nearby when we came earlier. There's a river half a mile away from us. The river isn't too deep, but it's quite rapid. If we can run to the river and jump into the water, we might be able to escape with the help of the current."

Lu Jing paused, "Of course, there will be some danger, especially for those who can't swim. It's best not to separate from those who can."

Feng Erniang didn't hesitate for too long before making a decision, "Go, to the river!"

"Le Ya, is it really you?"

Liang Susu said in surprise, at this moment she was clearly still in the midst of escape, but the joy on her face seemed to overflow.

What could be more romantic in this world than being rescued by one's lover when in desperate straits?

Especially when this lover was thought to be dead by everyone, and even Liang Susu had already accepted this bad news, but in the blink of an eye, she was being embraced by that person, feeling that person's heartbeat.

Moreover, Liang Susu didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt that Le Ya's heartbeat today seemed particularly strong, giving people a sense of security.

Even if the two of them were about to jump into the river, Liang Susu wasn't so nervous anymore.

However, Lu Jing wasn't as relaxed as she was. On one hand, he was still paying attention to the movements behind him, dodging the flying arrows in time, and calculating the distance between the two sides. On the other hand, he was also thinking about how to "recognize" Liang Susu later.

Unlike Feng Erniang, a stranger he met halfway, Le Ya and Liang Susu, as the male and female protagonists in the original book, although they hadn't confirmed their relationship, they already had a deep understanding of each other.

This also meant that it would be more difficult for Lu Jing to take over Le Ya's account halfway and fool Liang Susu. Fortunately, everyone was currently in the midst of escape, so Lu Jing didn't have to worry about this matter immediately.

In just a moment, the seven had already arrived at the riverbank, and the pursuers behind them were even closer.

The situation was critical, and Lu Jing and the others didn't even have time to dismount. They directly stabbed their curved blades into the horses' buttocks. The warhorses, originally afraid of the water, raised their hooves and jumped into the river in pain.

Lu Jing had already pulled his boots out of the stirrups. As soon as he fell into the river, he immediately reached out to pull Liang Susu off the horse.

But what Lu Jing didn't expect was that Liang Susu's small hand had already reached out first, tightly grabbing his collar.

Lu Jing didn't think much about it, because the rapid river water had already swept the two of them into it the next moment.

Lu Jing drank a few mouthfuls of river water unexpectedly, but he quickly adjusted his body. Then, he turned his head to look at Liang Susu, only to find that the latter had already stepped on the water and adjusted her posture, and was now looking at him with a pair of big eyes.

Lu Jing and Liang Susu looked at each other, and then suddenly used force to hug the latter into his arms.

Liang Susu was both surprised and shy, seemingly not expecting that Le Ya, who was usually indecisive, could make such a bold move.

But the next moment, she saw an arrow falling where she had been standing earlier.

The foreign cavalrymen had also chased to the riverbank at this time, but they were reluctant to abandon their warhorses.

In addition, most of the grassland foreigners were landlubbers. If they really went into the water, they would probably drown themselves before the enemy could even attack. So at this moment, they could only rein in their horses on the shore and shout, while drawing their bows and shooting arrows at Lu Jing and the others in the water.

Seeing this, Lu Jing and the others took a breath and dived into the water, so that the foreigners lost their targets.

They patrolled the shore for a while, and even chased a short distance, but in the end, they could only watch Lu Jing and the others go far away.

The seven were swept away for about six or seven miles, and then found a shallow滩 in the lower reaches and climbed ashore again.

From then on, they successfully got rid of the pursuers behind them.

The seven of them looked a little embarrassed. They could forget about the horses. Lu Jing had also taken off his armor and even thrown away his curved blade to prevent it from hurting himself or others in the water. Now, he was only left with a single layer of clothing.

And Liang Susu on the side was the same. Her and the human flesh navigation girl's clothes were now sticking to their skin, and their hair was wet.

Fortunately, it was already almost night, the sun had set, and the light was not very good, so it was not very clear from a distance.

However, with Lu Jing's eyesight, these were obviously not problems.

But he didn't take the opportunity to take advantage of the two girls. He turned his head to the other side, and as a result, he saw Feng Erniang.

Her situation was no better than the two girls'.

Because Feng Erniang often exercised and practiced riding and shooting, her figure was healthier and more well-proportioned, especially her calves, which had almost perfect curves.

Although Lu Jing considered himself a gentleman, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

However, Feng Erniang was not as shy as Liang Susu and the human flesh navigation girl. She was born in a den of thieves, and usually mingled with the brothers in the village. Even when she was a child, she was simply raised as a boy, so she didn't take the defense between men and women so seriously.

Seeing Lu Jing looking this way, she even stood up and walked towards Lu Jing.