amaotonovel Chapter 605 Okay, One Bird
Chapter 605 Okay, One Bird
Since the Battle of Huizhou, Pang Xingji has led his army to linger in the Huizhou area.
On one hand, they were gathering information about Lin Ping, and on the other hand, they were transporting powerful weapons from Yingtian Prefecture.
After making inquiries from various sources, he learned that Lin Ping had left Huizhou, and thus began a aimless search.
For two whole months, Pang Xingji didn't hear a single word about Lin Ping; it was as if he had vanished into thin air.
Pang Xingji was an impatient man, and he couldn't stay calm in such a situation. He led tens of thousands of troops on a rampage, turning his army into a mobile force.
A few days ago, he met Jiang Mo and learned that Lin Ping might be in the Tianmu Mountain area, so he led his army to guard the surrounding area.
For the first time, Lin Ping felt that Pang Xingji was so kind, and even wanted to hug him and kiss him a couple of times, but was afraid that the thick beard would prick his face.
"Hey, Brother Pang!" Lin Ping shouted at the top of his lungs while flying in the sky.
It was midday, and the sun was blinding, so Pang Xingji didn't care what birds were in the sky.
"General Pang, look! There's a big bird flying in the sky!" a guard said, pointing to the hot air balloon.
Although hot air balloons and large birds look completely different, based on their limited knowledge, they could only think of it as a large bird.
"It's a really big bird, bigger than mine." Pang Xingji became interested, but the glaring sunlight made it impossible for him to see Lin Ping's face clearly.
"Won't this bird poop?" the guard said worriedly, fearing that a clump of bird droppings would bury him.
"Who cares if it poops or not, just shoot it down!" Pang Xingji shouted, "Crossbowmen, prepare to shoot the big bird!"
Everyone immediately became excited; they had never seen such an ugly bird before, and it must taste delicious.
Moreover, since they acquired the crossbows, they haven't had any real combat experience and are eager to practice on the big birds.
As a result, Lin Ping became the target.
When he discovered the dark mass of arrows, he started cursing: "Pang Xingji, you...you ...
Lin Ping was, after all, a man of good manners; he couldn't say that Chinese character that started with the letter C.
As it turns out, cursing is useless, and it also proves the saying that a scholar can't reason with a soldier.
With his exquisite swordsmanship and superb agility, Lin Ping successfully dodged the attack, but the hot air balloon was not so lucky.
Under the dense barrage of arrows, the hot air balloon was immediately riddled with holes and could no longer support Lin Ping's weight, slowly drifting downwards.
"Huh? Why isn't there any bleeding? No, keep firing arrows!" Pang Xingji made a decisive decision.
The absence of bleeding indicates that the arrow hit a feather, not the bird's body.
Pang Xingji is stubborn; he won't get away with not making sacrifices.
Lin Ping shouted that curse word again, deliberately sticking his dog's head out.
"Haha, the bird's head is showing! I'll shoot it out myself!" Pang Xingji was overjoyed. He nocked an arrow and aimed at Lin Ping's head.
"General, this bird looks somewhat like General Lin," the guard beside Pang Xingji reminded him, tugging at his sleeve.
"So it's just a bird demon. Don't try to fool me by transforming into the likeness of the Prince Consort." Pang Xingji said angrily, already classifying Lin Ping as a monster.
“But the students at Huiwen Academy say there are no monsters in this world,” the guard advised.
"They know nothing! They're just a bunch of scholars who only know how to spout nonsense," Pang Xingji cursed.
As a true roughneck, he looked down on those intellectuals from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Ping, however, doted on them, which made Pang Xingji very resentful.
“They are all General Lin’s students, and these words were spoken by the General himself,” the guard continued.
Pang Xingji turned his head, seemingly finding some truth in the statement, and then glanced at the bird head again, thinking, "It's quite a convincing imitation."
After speaking, Pang Xingji immediately attacked, the cold arrow aimed directly at Lin Ping's brow.
"This guy's serious!" Lin Ping panicked and quickly pulled the dog's head back, barely escaping unscathed.
Bang!
The hot air balloon landed on the ground and was buried inside, its body almost being thrown apart.
"You audacious bird demon, how dare you impersonate the Prince Consort! I'll teach you a lesson!" Pang Xingji shouted arrogantly from his high position, almost uttering the word "Hey!"
Lin Ping awkwardly crawled out of the hot air balloon, repeating that same overly stilted sentence once more.
"Pang Xingji, believe it or not, I'll cut off your testicles and drink them with my wine!" Lin Ping roared furiously, instantly losing all interest in kissing Pang Xingji.
“Cutting off eggs? Isn’t that what the Prince Consort likes to do?” Pang Xingji stared wide-eyed at Lin Ping, noticing that he had hands and feet and no feathers, so he wasn’t a bird demon.
"My lord, I've finally found you! I've missed you so much!" In order to avoid punishment, Pang Xingji shamelessly rushed to Lin Ping's side. Just as he was about to hug him, he was kicked away.
"I'll settle accounts with you later. First, let's get rid of that old bastard Mei Jiecao." The moment he landed in the army, Lin Ping regained his demeanor as a great general, calmly commanding tens of thousands of troops.
"Where are the generals at the front? I am the head of the Lotus Palace, here to apprehend the man who fell from the sky."
Mei Jiecao stopped 100 meters away and shouted loudly.
This is clearly the imperial army. Before Lotus Palace officially goes to war with the imperial court, these generals should give Lotus Palace some face.
Mei Jiecao was overconfident and thought the other party would obediently hand over Lin Ping.
"Mei Jie Cao, I think you've gone senile. Since you know I'm a great general, why did you walk right into my trap?" Lin Ping said coldly, "Fire the arrows!"
Faced with a rain of tens of thousands of arrows, the Lotus Palace disciples were somewhat flustered. These were clearly not ordinary arrows; they were faster and more powerful.
"Retreat! Everyone retreat!" Mei Jiecao knew the situation was bad; they had to run.
Even so, five or six disciples still perished in the rain of arrows, which can be considered a lesson Lin Ping taught them.
"Go back and tell your palace master that I will take his life within three months!" Lin Ping said sternly.
Regardless of whether Lin Ping has the ability, he can at least kill all of them.
"Three months? I'm afraid you won't live that long. Quickly take the message to Yingtian Prefecture and let the head of the Hall of Affairs make a decision as soon as possible." Mei Jiecao ordered as he fled.
The Lotus Palace's spies are spread throughout the entire Wu Kingdom, and it's not as simple as Lin Ping thought.
Even within the imperial court, there are disciples of the Lotus Palace. If they are willing to take action, Lin Ping will not be able to keep his position as a general.
"Did they go to Tongyingtian Prefecture to report the news?" Lin Ping used his X-ray to clearly see the Lotus Palace disciples running towards Tongyingtian Prefecture.
He did not pursue the man, as the other party was, after all, a highly skilled and vigilant individual.
Moreover, that person from Yingtian Prefecture is very well hidden and may not meet this disciple in person.
Acting rashly could easily alert the enemy.
"Even the most cunning venomous snake can't outsmart me, Honey Badger. You're nothing but a spicy snack!" Lin Ping muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the direction of Yingtian Prefecture. "Since you're hiding in the shadows, I'll use bait to lure you out!"