A journey through ancient times, a journey of exquisite divine skills

Chapter 311 A Chance Encounter with a Stranger, Princess Qiulan

Afu started a fire to remove the feathers, then used a stick to lift the pheasant and roast it over the fire.

The oil dripped down, sizzling, and soon its aroma filled the air.

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he intended to continue his journey under the cover of night.

But as night deepened, the mountain path became difficult to traverse.

He simply found a sturdy tree, jumped onto its branches to rest for the night, and continued his journey the next day.

For the next few days, Afu did the same.

Just when you think you're about to leave the valley, new mountains always appear ahead.

In fact, on the third day, he had already considered whether to turn back along the same route.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that we've already been gone for so long.

If we turn back now, who knows how much more time will be wasted.

Besides, there were quite a few forks in the road on the way here, and if we took the wrong one, it would cause even more trouble.

So he gritted his teeth and buried himself in his work, making his way to the very end.

One morning, Afu jumped down from the tree.

He rinsed his mouth with spring water, ate the remaining half of the wild rabbit meat from last night, and set off again.

In just over an hour.

He suddenly emerged from a narrow mountain path.

As soon as he stepped out, the scene before him shocked him.

A wide avenue suddenly appeared before our eyes.

Afu was stunned, staring at the flat road and the open sky in the distance, and it took him a long time to react.

Suddenly he burst into laughter: "Haha... I'm out! I've finally made it out!"

He got so excited that he started spinning on the spot, his feet stepping out the basic steps of the Linglong Divine Skill.

Although he was born a man, his steps were light and agile, like dancing gracefully.

However, his clothes had been torn to shreds and covered in dust in the mountains and forests, making him far from being a "handsome man."

He didn't care about anything else at that moment, randomly chose a direction, and walked forward with light steps, savoring the joy of leaving the valley.

Just then, a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet.

Afu suddenly stopped, his brow furrowed as he felt the vibrations coming from the ground.

"Something's not right. Is the earth about to rise up again?"

He stood still, holding his breath, and felt the vibration again.

Suddenly, a faint neighing of a horse came from a distance behind him.

He quickly turned around to look, but saw nothing.

"Why is there only the sound of horses neighing but no one in sight?"

But this tremor couldn't have been caused by a single horse.

Just as they were wondering, the tremors on the ground became clearer and clearer, and the neighing of horses came one after another.

The faint sounds of clashing weapons and shouts could also be heard.

Afu's expression hardened: "Something's up!"

He leaped onto a large tree by the roadside, hiding among the dense foliage, and peered intently into the direction from which the sound was coming.

Fifteen minutes passed, and there was still no movement ahead.

After a while, the neighing of horses and the sounds of weapons grew closer and closer, and you could even hear shouts mixed in with them.

Afu's heart tightened: "Could it be that someone is fighting!"

He vaguely heard the word "run" again.

But the distance was too far, and he couldn't see any movement, so he remained squatting on the tree, waiting quietly.

Fifteen minutes later, the silhouette of a carriage finally appeared on the distant horizon.

The carriage looked rather strange; a piece seemed to be missing from the top of the carriage.

From a distance, visible from the treetops, one could only discern that the person driving the carriage was dressed in armor, resembling a general.

Behind the carriage, dust rose faintly, accompanied by the rapid sound of horses' hooves.

Soon a fast horse burst out of the dust, and quickly caught up with the carriage.

The rider on horseback swung his lance fiercely at the carriage, and there was a loud "crash".

Another large piece of wood fell from the already damaged carriage.

"Your Highness, are you alright? Let's go!"

The armored man driving the chariot shouted loudly, urging the horse to speed up with a flick of his wrist.

All that could be heard from inside was the princess's breathless reply: "General Fu, I'm alright!"

But the man on horseback was relentless. He thrust his spear into the carriage again and swung it once more, instantly shattering the remaining half of the carriage into pieces.

The carriage and the rider rode side by side. The general in charge of the carriage held the reins with one hand and brandished his spear with the other, turning around to fight the rider.

However, he had to protect the people in the carriage and deal with the attacks from the riders, which restricted his movements and slowed down the carriage.

Just then, several more fast horses rushed out from behind and quickly caught up with the carriage.

One of them caught up and thrust his spear at the carriage wheel. With a "crack," the wheel shattered.

The carriage lost its balance and tilted directly to one side.

The general driving the carriage reacted extremely quickly.

In the instant the vehicle tilted, he released the reins with his left hand and reached into the wrecked carriage behind him.

He yanked out a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and leaped onto the horse's back.

Once the two of them were seated on horseback, he swung his spear backward with his right hand, severing the reins securing the carriage and completely separating it from the overturned vehicle.

But at that moment, more than a dozen enemies on horseback surrounded them.

Everyone brandished their weapons and charged out, forcing him to parry repeatedly.

Although General Fu was brave, he had to protect the princess in front of him, and he was struggling to keep up. Soon he gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

The princess on horseback could only cling tightly to the horse's neck.

Afu squatted on the tree, watching the battle between the people in the distance.

Although he didn't know who those people were.

But looking at the man in armor, he seemed to be a general.

The woman was dressed so elegantly that she must be of high status.

These pursuers were ruthless and clearly intended to kill them.

Just then, the general in full armor suddenly leaped off his horse and struck the horse's rump with his spear in mid-air.

The horse neighed in pain and galloped forward with the woman on its back.

Taking advantage of the momentum, the general twisted his body in mid-air and swept his spear horizontally, smashing it into the chest of a knight on his right with a "thud".

The knight screamed and flew backward.

General Fu snatched the horse from the other man and chased after the princess.

He also turned around to fight the opponents beside him.

Princess Qiulan was riding her horse ahead, getting closer and closer to the big tree where Afu was hiding.

Ah Fu, who was squatting in the tree, finally saw the woman's face clearly.

His eyes widened in surprise, and he murmured to himself, "This is... Princess Qiulan?"

His mind was filled with questions: "How did Princess Qiulan of the Si Dynasty end up here? And why is she being chased by so many people?"

Little did Afu know that he was already within the territory of Gu Xuan Dynasty.

They were accompanying King Ling to the Si Dynasty to attend an auction.

They met Princess Qiulan on their journey and spent about two months together.

Princess Qiulan was two or three years older than him and of noble status, so the two hardly spoke a word to each other and had no real interaction.

But seeing her in danger, no matter what, we've known each other for a while, and I can't just stand by and watch her get hurt.