My Cultivation Starting from Archery

December sixteenth.

On this day, Yunzhou finally saw snow.

The cold wind howled, and large snowflakes fluttered down gracefully, painting the world white.

Alongside the Hongze River.

More than forty thousand people, dragging their families and belongings, supporting the old and carrying the young, wept as they went. Cries filled both banks of the river.

"Hurry, hurry up!"

Onboard a small boat, Sun Li rowed forcefully, not daring to stop for a moment, even though each movement pulled at her wounds, causing intense pain: "Sister Lan, don't worry. Once we reach the shore, there is still the guard force. I'll try to see whether I can persuade them to send reinforcements."

In fact, she knew it was only psychological comfort.

Not to mention, she had no authority to command troops, and even if she could persuade them, the vast majority of troops in Huanwen County had probably been taken away by the Youzhou General. Less than a few thousand remained, and they still needed to cross many miles and a river. There wouldn't be enough time.

Sun Li truly wanted to turn back immediately to help.

But she was injured, and her personal strength was limited. Moreover, having promised to ensure Sister Lan's safety first, she had to do as she said.

Gu Xinlan sat on the edge of the boat, holding a note left by her husband.

It only contained five words—it simply said, "Just cross the river."

"Brother Shi will definitely come back..."

Gu Xinlan maintained her composure without crying or fussing, quietly wiping her tears: "If he doesn't come back, I will go down there to find him."

"Where are you all from?!"

"In response to the general's question, we are from Po Yang County in Yunzhou..."

As they neared the shore, a robust voice continuously reverberated.

There stood a general on the shore, about seven feet tall, with a physique as sturdy as a mountain, wearing dark red heavy armor. Holding a Heavenly Halberd in his hand, he asked everyone he met: "Have you seen a woman in red?!"

"No..."

"How many more people are waiting behind you to cross the river?"

"Many thousands."

"Elder brother! This won't do. Before master left, he said we must hold our ground in Liangzhou and not leave it by a single step!"

"Stop talking. With such a huge mess in Yunzhou, and our junior sister Li being there, how could I possibly not go look for her?"

"Elder brother!"

"Step aside."

The general, wielding the Heavenly Halberd, leaped powerfully, astonishingly jumping fifty feet out and landing on the surface of the Hongze River like a meteorite from outer space, causing waves several meters high. Then, with another leap, he repeated the scene.

"Boom—"
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Every time he landed, the massive force overturned several nearby small boats, causing tens of people to fall into the water.

"Sorry everyone! I have an urgent matter!"

"Third brother, hurry and save people, and make sure nobody drowns. If anyone does, I will hold you responsible!"

"..."

"Elder brother!"

Witnessing this, Sun Li looked on in disbelief: "What are you doing?"

"Junior sister Li?"

"Thank goodness, it looked like you are all right. I was about to go to Yunzhou to look for you!"

Lü Ji hurriedly strode across the waves and stood on a small boat nearby, looking at the drowned locals with a touch of embarrassment, he said, "Junior sister, I can't perform Qinggong, it wasn't intentional. I am going to help them cross the river now! Wait, are you injured, junior sister? Is it serious, where are you hurt?"

"I'm fine."

Sun Li saluted with a fist and spoke with a clear sense of distance, "Please, elder brother, help me save someone."

Lü Ji looked at the respectfully behaving woman and his expression soured slightly, but he quickly adjusted, "Whom does junior sister wish to save? Just say it."

"An entry-level junior brother."

Sun Li pointed across the river with her scabbard, "He led over a thousand people to counter-attack against more than twenty thousand barbarian marauders to escort our crossing. He definitely won't be able to hold out much longer. I hope elder brother can deploy troops to rescue him."

"A junior brother?"

Lü Ji paused, "There aren't many troops in Huanwen County. Even if I call them, it'll be too late. I should go myself. Saving him shouldn't be a problem. By the way, have you seen our master, junior sister?"

"Father?"

Sun Li shook her head, a glint of hope passing through her eyes, "Father came?"

"I don't know, he's definitely not in Liangzhou. I'm off."

—"Bang—"

With just a few leaps, Lü Ji crossed the three hundred zhang wide Hongze River and disappeared from the opposite bank in an instant.

——

Yellow Earth Ridge.

—"Plop—"

"Stop him, stop him!"

Bilege watched as another Refining Organ General was killed by the opponent, his heart filled with terror, "Quick, fire the signal arrows, notify the infantry and the other three thousand cavalry to come here and surround this person, then go after the remaining Sheng people!"

He couldn't understand; they were all Refining Organ practitioners. Why was no one a match for this man from Three Unions!

Amidst the crowd.

Chen Sansi, using the Car Suspension Formation as cover to prevent being surrounded by heavy forces, his long spear and Zhenyue Sword, already coated with an unknown amount of the enemy's fresh blood, had only one target.

Main General!

From the very beginning of the engagement, he had noticed

Among those five thousand cavalry, there seemed to be no Hua Jin or Meridian Passage experts.

This meant.

He had a chance to slay a general!

After slaying the general, the enemy army would disperse, and they would still have a chance to survive.

Alone, it definitely wouldn't be feasible.

But he had two hundred cavalry and over seven hundred infantry behind him, able to help him disperse most of the encirclement. That was enough!

"Stop him—"

No matter how Bilege yelled, the White Horse General still charged towards them, unstoppable like a force of nature.

He felt the urgency: "Wu LiHan, that day pine, let's do it together, we can't let him slay another general!"

A thousand men against five thousand, and he had already slain two generals.

What was even more terrifying was that not only the general was like this, but his remaining soldiers seemed to be fearless!

Especially this formation, which rotated like a wheel, from the beginning of its initiation until now, no matter how many were lost, it never broke its ranks. At most, they just reduced the formation's size until later, when too many had died, they actually transformed from one large formation into twenty smaller formations.