Cao Lie and his party had fled for dozens of miles when unexpectedly, at a mountain pass, they were blocked, "This tree was planted by me, this road was constructed by me, to pass from here, leave behind the toll!"
The standard script of highway robbers. Cao Lie sneered, quickly drawing a heavy crossbow and firing it towards the opposite side, not expecting to see the cold expressions on his adversaries' faces. A chill ran through him, and seeing the flickers of cold light approaching him, how could he not realize that they had come for them specifically?
"Get down!" Cao Lie shouted, flipping off his horse as the first to respond. The next moment, three spear-sized crossbow bolts from siege crossbows pierced through the horses, also claiming the lives of two men.