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The three galloped away from the green area. They set foot on the yellow sand again, but compared to before, their mood was as far as the heaven from the earth.

First of all, the falcon, which made them unable to rest or eat in peace, had been hit by the arrow on its left wing; it let out a sad cry and left, so that they were back to their free and easy way again.

Secondly, the horses, after they had eaten till full and had enough rest, coupled with the true qi that they injected, were becoming like lively dragon and animated tiger, which gave them tremendous advantage in throwing off the enemy far behind. In this kind of you-pursue-me-I-chase-you battle of wits, clearly they had occupied the extreme upper hand.

This moment it was still half a sichen to daybreak. Kou Zhong suddenly laughed aloud and said, “It looks like our destiny is to be chased and fiercely attacked by the enemy. It was like that inside the Pass, and now that we came beyond the Great Wall, the same thing happened again.”

Reducing the speed of his horse, Ba Fenghan smiled and said, “Shaoshuai did not know how lucky you are. Xieli has always prepared exhaustive scheme, he rarely failed. This time he toiled the army and moved the crowd; furthermore, he took the risk of being attacked by Tuli, yet he still wasted time and energy, and made an exhibition of himself. Just this fact will be enough to make Shaoshuai’s name famous beyond the Great Wall, no one will dare to take Shaoshuai lightly.”

Smiling wryly, Xu Ziling said, “But our pursuit of the sheepskin has come to no