Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 258 - 256: Lin Yi’s Life Hanging by a Thread

However, just at this moment, just as that feathered arrow was nailed directly into Lin Yi’s carriage, a multitude of whooshing sounds suddenly erupted from the outside.

The feathers of that arrow would buzz through the air due to friction, and this time, listening to it, the number of arrows in this rain was absolutely substantial.

This volley of arrows alone must consist of no fewer than a hundred.

Along with this whizzing sound, what followed was a clinking and banging noise.

Aside from that, there were also screams of agony.

The change occurred far too quickly; in the blink of an eye, a volley of arrows crazily hammered down upon them.

This barrage caught these soldiers completely off guard.

As mentioned before, although these guards had drawn their weapons under Lin Yi’s order, they weren’t overly concerned about the situation.

This led to none of these people being prepared when the first volley of a surprise attack came, and they were shot down one after another.

A round of mounted archery had claimed no fewer than ten lives.

Besides, more than ten others had been injured.

"It’s bad! We’re under a sneak attack!

Enemy raid! Enemy raid!

Quickly protect the master! Protect the master!"

But it has to be said, these guards were indeed loyal; even under such circumstances, they were quick to stand up and defend Lin Yi’s safety.

They swiftly closed in on Lin Yi’s carriage.

The incident had arisen too suddenly, leaving everyone, Lin Yi included, completely unprepared.

By the time he realized what was happening, the situation had already turned into what it was now.

Out of over 30 guards, a dozen had perished, and a dozen were wounded, leaving only eleven or twelve still able to fight.

These eleven or twelve people now surrounded their own carriage, wielding waist knives in hand, with vigilant eyes scanning their surroundings.

It was at this moment Lin Yi finally understood why his right eyelid had been twitching non-stop.

It seems that the old saying had not deceived me; indeed, a twitching right eye spells disaster.

Although Lin Yi was a man from a future era, this was his first real brush with life and death.

To say he wasn’t nervous would be a lie; his palms were already sweating.

Moreover, now that he had revealed the flag of the Left Martial Guard, yet they still attacked him, meaning they were explicitly targeting him.

But luckily, he had a clear mind, realizing that having people surround his carriage was extremely dangerous, as another volley of arrows would make them living targets.

"Everybody take cover immediately! Hide underneath the carriages!"

This arrow storm was not coming from one single direction but from both sides in a pincer move.

Therefore, they couldn’t just hide on one side of the carriages but had to dive underneath them.

Although the horses might panic and cause the carriages to run wild, it was still better than being struck down by the second wave of arrows on the spot.

Sure enough, just as everyone was scrambling under the carriages following Lin Yi’s command, the second volley of arrows finally arrived.

In an instant, several more among these dozen warriors were hit!

Even Lin Yi’s carriage was now pierced with several holes.

On the four walls of that carriage compartment, five or six arrowheads were protruding.

What angered Lin Yi the most was that these arrowheads were filthy, and even carried a faint stench.

Lin Yi, no stranger to historical novels and history books, could tell at a glance that this arrowhead had been specially treated.

The arrowhead was either smeared with poison or feces.

Such a fragile thing, once shot into someone’s body, infection was inevitable.

This was enough to indicate that the enemy intended to put him to death.

At this critical moment, he had no time to wonder who was out to get him; his top priority was to save his own life.

Now, with the enemy concealed and himself exposed, not knowing how many people were out there, Lin Yi didn’t dare to rashly jump out of the carriage and run away.

However, sitting around waiting for death was absolutely unacceptable to Lin Yi.

Fortunately, the carriage was specially modified; for comfort, there were a dozen layers of quilts under his seat.

Moreover, there were three or four layers of matting under the quilts.

At this point, Lin Yi could no longer care about looking awkward and quickly lifted all the quilts and mats, hiding underneath.

After all, preserving his life was the most important thing at the moment.

And just as he had finished hiding, he suddenly felt several impacts on his body.

This sensation made Lin Yi instantly guess that arrows must have hit the quilts. freewebnσvel.cѳm

This sent another chill down his back.

Had he not hidden quickly enough, he might have dodged the first round of sword rain but definitely not this one.

With the arrival of this round of rain, the screams outside slowly faded away.

This made Lin Yi’s heart skip a beat.

Without thinking, he knew that all the people he brought must have perished.

At the same time, when all these people underneath had lost their fighting capacity,

Dozens of men in black suddenly appeared from the woods on both sides of Wild Boar Ridge.

They had now slung their bows and arrows over their backs but swapped them for long knives in their hands.

The leader gestured swiftly, and instantly dozens of men charged directly towards the carriage below.

In just a moment’s effort, they had already rushed to close quarters.

The commotion outside did not escape Lin Yi’s ears.

By the time all these men had charged over, Lin Yi felt that his chance might have arrived.

After all, his physique was extraordinary, not to mention he had practiced the Wave Riding Micro Steps and the Palm Technique that old lady taught him.

Although he wasn’t sure how powerful it truly was, protecting his life should not be a problem, right?

He had been unable to fight back under the enemy’s long-distance arrow assault, but now that they were approaching, didn’t he have a chance to make a run for it?

However, just as these men approached and Lin Yi was thinking about jumping out of the carriage to break through,

Suddenly, six guards leapt out from under the nearby carriages, rushing straight to the front of Lin Yi’s carriage.

Clenching knives in their hands, they protected him from behind.

"Sir, are you alright?"

Hearing this shout, Lin Yi felt a surge of joy in his heart; he never expected that his subordinates had not all been killed.

Immediately, he threw off the quilt and jumped out of the carriage.

...End of Chapter...