Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 49: The Fiery Log

Fan Xian quickly calmed down. Regardless of whether Emperor Qing was a Grandmaster or not, this was not the time to delve into the details.

Ye Chengfeng, on the other hand, told him at this time that Emperor Qing was a Grandmaster, which was definitely intentional.

"Alright, stop spacing out. It seems like Gundam is all set up."

Before Fan Xian could ask any further questions, Ye Chengfeng jumped off the large rock.

Ye Chengfeng went straight to the delegation's guard post and saw many people sneaking up the mountain and throwing out hidden weapons.

Unfortunately, a hidden weapon is still a hidden weapon. Unless it is a wide-range attack and happens to hit a spot where the delegation's guards are not protected, it will not cause any damage at all.

This was originally a tactic used by the ambushers to wear down their troops.

They certainly discovered that the mission's guards were preparing defensive measures such as rolling logs.

But these martial arts figures didn't care about any of that.

They are all martial artists; only when the logs are rolled in large numbers can they cause them any trouble.

They could easily dodge the rolling logs prepared by the delegation by using their lightness skills.

When the Eight Swordsmen saw Ye Chengfeng coming over, they immediately went over.

"Young Master, would you like me to lead you down the mountain? With our strength, we are sure we can fight our way out."

At first, the eight sword servants didn't know what was going on, but when the delegation retreated to this hillside, they naturally discovered the ambush.

At that time, they wanted to escape from this place with their young master.

Unfortunately, Ye Chengfeng was with Fan Xian at the time, so they didn't have a chance to report to Ye Chengfeng.

"No need for that, we already have a solution. Has that Gundam prepared the rolling logs?"

"It's all ready, but I don't understand why he hollowed out the logs. Doesn't that reduce their power?"

"You'll find out soon enough. Go to the mission and ask for more water pouches; you'll need them later."

Since Ye Chengfeng said there was a solution, the Eight Swordsmen naturally had no doubts.

All they had to do was obey orders.

Before long, Ye Chengfeng saw the eight of them, their bodies covered in water bags.

"Wait, you didn't bring all the water bags from the entire mission, did you?!"

"No, the mission had too many water bags, we couldn't take that many, we only took a third of them."

"Thank goodness, I didn't take them all!"

Ye Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, if the Eight Sword Attendants had really taken away all the water for the entire delegation,

Isn't that just creating trouble for oneself?

"Come on, let's hide over there. No matter what happens later, don't go out."

With that, Ye Chengfeng led the eight sword attendants to the boulder where he had chatted with Fan Xian earlier.

Ye Chengfeng also instructed the eight sword servants to gather all the flammable materials around them.

Leaving aside Ye Chengfeng's side, Fan Xian also began to take action.

He ordered his men to arrange all the logs, and mentally estimated the distance between here and the woods at the foot of the mountain.

"Old Gao, stuff all the pine nuts, pine needles, and dry grass into the log."

"Sir, will this really catch fire?"

"Of course it won't catch fire. Even if it could, it would take time, so we still have one more step to take."

Fan Xian smiled mysteriously; it was Ye Chengfeng who had reminded him.

Igniting a log stuffed with pine nuts and needles can indeed start a wildfire.

But it's simply impossible to quickly ignite surrounding flammable materials.

This is why the best time to put out a wildfire is usually when it has just started to ignite.

"Old Gao, find some vines, build a scaffold, and gather more firewood."

"Yes, sir, I'll go prepare right away."

Soon, under Fan Xian's command, more than a dozen logs were erected, with firewood piled underneath.

Finally, the firewood was lit, and the logs were roasted.

"Sir, is this really alright? Wouldn't it be more convenient to just light it directly?"

"Hehe, Lao Gao, you don't understand. When pine nuts are exposed to high temperatures, the pine resin inside will be released. Don't bother me, I need to observe carefully. If they are over-roasted, they might explode."

Fan Xian listened carefully to the sounds coming from inside the logs.

The ambushers below the mountain saw that Fan Xian had actually set up a fire pit on the mountain.

The leader among them began discussing matters with the other eighth-rank officials.

"What's Fan Xian doing? Is he preparing a fire attack?"

"Brother, there's no need to worry so much. If they use fire, it will actually save us trouble."

"Oh, how do you know?"

"Brother, think about it. If they really use fire to attack from the mountain, they'll burn themselves first."

The ambush leader thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

Of course, he couldn't just watch Fan Xian continue down this path.

He planned to have the archers in the woods below shoot several rounds.

"My lord, it's terrible! The archers in the mountains are preparing to attack!"

Seeing that the archers at the foot of the mountain were taking action, Gao Da immediately came to inform Fan Xian.

"Old Gao, lead the men to hold them off for a while. I need to make some preparations."

By now, the logs on the fire stand were glowing red-hot, and crackling sounds could be heard from time to time.

But Fan Xian knew that the pine nuts and needles inside had not been thoroughly roasted.

Throwing it down like that won't achieve the best results.

"It's an adult!"

With that, Gao Da turned to the Tiger Guards and shouted, "You guys, grab your shields and come with me."

Fan Xian also needs to make some more preparations.

After all, Fan Xian couldn't throw that fiery red log with his bare hands.

Therefore, he needed to make a simple catapult.

It's basically a seesaw that can hold logs in place.

In this way, there is no need to touch the burning logs before throwing them.

The reason we didn't make it at first was because we were worried it would be discovered by the martial arts practitioners who would attack us from time to time.

After all, the thing Fan Xian made works on a principle similar to a catapult.

Those martial arts practitioners aren't stupid; they know that this thing has an extremely long attack range. As long as the leader of the ambush team isn't stupid, he will definitely order a forced attack on the mountain.

Logs can roll on the ground because one can use light-footed skills to dodge them.

But once a log is thrown into the air, it is difficult to dodge even with light-footed skills.

Not to mention burning logs, which would be even more powerful and harder to dodge.

Fan Xian had already set up the throwing machine at his fastest speed, but it was still discovered by the ambushers down the mountain.

"Damn it, Lao Gao, you have to hold on! It's almost over!"

After Gao Da and his Tiger Guards withstood several volleys of archers' fire, they suddenly discovered that the ambushers below the mountain had launched a full-scale attack.

Gundam turned around to see what his master was doing and then understood what was going on.

Gao Da naturally understood that what Fan Xian was doing at this moment was their only chance to survive.

"Archers, prepare for three-volley fire!"

Gao Da roared and shouted to the delegation's guards who were forming a defensive formation behind him.

"put!"

The mission had few archers to begin with, and with the arrows being fired in three separate columns, the supply of arrows became even sparser.

With no other option, Gundam could only order the shield infantry and spearmen to advance and suppress the enemy.

He had to hold out until Fan Xian was ready.

Unfortunately, there were too many people on the other side, and they were all martial artists from the Jianghu (martial arts world). Their charge was completely disorganized.

Some even resort to despicable tactics, such as scattering lime, using poisoned hidden weapons, or using powder-based poisons, and so on.

Quicklime and hidden weapons are relatively easy to deal with, as there are shield soldiers in front to block them.

Furthermore, quicklime is not lethal, but poison is a different story; armor and shields cannot defend against it at all.

Just when Gao Da and the others were about to give up.

Fan Xian's side is also ready.

"Old Ye, you bastard, how long are you going to keep watching this show? Come and help!"