Chapter 382 Night Raid in the Dark Forest
"This is..."
Secret Agent Gong Qun, his face immediately became ugly.
He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said sternly, "I made a mistake in this matter. It is not appropriate to stay here for a long time. Let's leave immediately!"
"Hey~ What's the rush?"
Li Yan shook his head slightly, "It will get dark soon. It's hard to find a place to stay. Let's rest for a night first."
Having said that, we should head towards the ruined temple first.
When I arrived at the temple, I looked at the couplets and laughed out loud.
Secret Agent Gong Qun frowned and said, "Young Hero Li Why are you laughing?"
Li Yan pointed to the dilapidated couplet and said, "I have seen Xu Shu Temple near Xiangyang. It said 'Zou Ma Jian Ge, three parts of the world will be passed down through the ages. If you appoint talents, you can unify the country for thousands of years'."
"And here it says, 'Xinye sang loudly to recommend himself, but Cao Camp said nothing'. Sure enough, it was established by the Xu Clan and refused to borrow the name of Zhuge."
Gong Qun twitched his eyes and advised, "Young Hero Li, now is not the time to talk about this. If you want to wait and surround the enemy, we'd better make arrangements in advance."
As expected of Commandery Commandant Office's secret agent, I immediately thought of Li Yan's intention.
"No rush."
However, Li Yan just replied and quickly entered the temple.
Others followed closely behind, except Wu Ba, who followed Lu San's order and carried the macaque with a bruised nose and swollen face.
This ancestral temple is not big. After several surrounding wing buildings collapsed, only one main hall stands alone.
On the brick altar in the hall, the statue of a Hanfu scribe has no head and is covered with cobweb dust.
The surrounding walls are mottled and moldy, and the murals have long since fallen off. Only one area has been cleaned, some straw has been placed, and there is an extinguished fire in the center.
Li Yan took one look and his doubts were completely dispelled.
The straw pile was filled with the smell of spies nearby. I thought I had been living here for a long time, but I just didn't understand the secrets of Daoism, so I was followed.
As for the others, they also quickly moved.
Sha LiFei gathered the firewood and piled all the debris in the ruined temple in the middle. Then he jumped on the beam and made several holes to use as shooting holes...
Lu San whistled, and Rat One Rat Two immediately rushed out and rushed out of the ruined temple. After a while, a squeaking sound sounded in the dense forest...
Wang Dao Xuan laid out a number of magic weapons, apparently setting up a simple altar, while the strong Wu Ba was guarding him...
It seems careless, but the whole team is well organized.
Gong Qun was secretly surprised, and then he remembered that the team in front of him was famous throughout Ezhou, and even the imperial court and True Martial Palace had to spend a lot of money to hire them.
Thinking of this, he immediately corrected his attitude and respectfully said, "Young Hero Li, if you have any arrangements, just tell me!"
"No rush."
Li Yan smiled slightly, sat back, lit the bonfire, and said, "Who knows that you came out to meet us this time?"
Gong Qun suddenly understood and whispered, "Young Hero Li suspects that Commandery Commandant Office has a mole?"
Seeing Li Yan nodding in recognition, he pondered for a moment and said, "Young Hero Li's coming to Nanzhang cannot be hidden from others, but what he is going to do here is a secret."
"Commandery Commandant Office's side was arranged by Chiliarch Huang himself. No one else knew about it. After I received the order, I immediately hid my whereabouts and waited nearby..."
"True Martial Palace is cooperating with the Baokang Army team to fight, and only a few high-ranking generals in the army know..."
"It is impossible to determine which party leaked it."
Li Yan was not surprised. He looked at the sunset outside the temple and said in a deep voice, "This time we are going to cross the battlefield to enter Shennongjia. We must act in secret. If we don't find the person, it will be a major hidden danger."
"We'll see who attacks later, catch them and interrogate them."
"If you can't find anything out from the inquiry, you will immediately hide your whereabouts and set off from the mountain trail without contacting anyone."
"Just as Young Hero Li wants."
Gong Qun nodded seriously.
He knew that Li Yan still had something to say.
If this still leads to the leakage of Xingzang, then there is something wrong with him!
Li Yan smiled slightly and said no more. After walking out of the ruined temple, he looked around, took out the compass, found five places, and inserted "Five Directions Fengdu Banner" in each...
Before I knew it, the night was getting darker.
Knowing that they would be uneasy tonight, everyone simply ate some dry food, then took their weapons and sat by the campfire.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Li Yan asked, "Brother Gong, since the imperial court has sent you to be our guide, you must be very familiar with Shennongjia. Can you tell me?"
Gong Qun nodded and said, "Young Hero Li's guess is correct. I do know Shennongjia quite well."
"Shennongjia has an ancient origin. It is said that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs here, built a wooden altar and flew into the sky across a crane, so it was named Shennongjia. It is connected to Zhushan to the north, Badong to the south, Baokang to the east, and Wushan and Wuxi counties to the west."
"I am from Badong and have been hunters for generations. I followed my father into Shennongjia since I was a child. Later, I was introduced to Commandery Commandant Office by others."
"The ancient trees there are towering and the wings are like a city. We locally call it 'Wooden City'. It is surrounded by thousands of mountains and the climate is changeable. Sometimes you can experience wind, frost, rain and snow in a day."
"There are three common dangers inside."
"The first is Ghost Wall. After entering the forest, thick fog often rises and the compass fails. People often fall into it and are unable to come out until they die. Even experienced hunters do not dare to go too deep..."
"The second is the wild beasts in the mountains. Jackals, tigers, leopards, and bears are nothing. There are also some Strange Beast that I have never even heard of. Some of the animals inside have also turned white and often appear supernatural..."
"Third, there are some mountain spirit spirits who are very hostile to outsiders. They are the masters of the mountains and forests. As long as they are discovered, they will continue to cause trouble..."
"In recent years, only Medicine Saint Li Shizhen, with the help of several Xuanmen masters, has been able to enter and exit safely several times."
"That's it..."
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "We are going to enter Shennongjia and look for Evil Jiao. Is there a mountain lake inside?"
"Yes!"
Gong Qun said with certainty, "I once climbed a high mountain with my father and looked from a distance and saw a large lake."
"Father said that the place is called Nine Dragons Lake. It is said that Xue Gang Rebelled Against Tang was stationed by the lake for military training back then. However, that place is surrounded by swamps. If you are not careful, you will fall into it. I have never been close to it."
"In addition, there are some hidden large lakes, sometimes hidden deep in the mountains, which can only be seen under special weather..."
Listening to Gong Qun's story, Sha LiFei suddenly had a headache and said, "It's not easy to make money. Passing through the land of chaos is troublesome, and I'm afraid it will be even more dangerous after entering Shennongjia."
Li Yan shook his head and said, "It's okay. According to Treasure Hunter's message, he heard that Trapped Flood Dragon's location is not far from Baokang County. We don't need to go too deep."
Gong Qun quickly said, "I do know a secret trail that can avoid the war zone and enter Shennongjia from the uninhabited forest area..."
"Squeak!"
Just as he was talking, Rat One suddenly called out.
Lu San immediately reminded in a low voice, "Someone is coming, a lot of them!"
"Be careful."
Li Yan warned, then closed his eyes, picked it up lightly with his little finger, and immediately Chuling Paper Figure flew out of the leather bag around his waist, disappearing silently into the night.
Today's Chuling Paper Figure is faster, like a white shadow, flying quickly between the trees in the dense forest.
Through its perspective, Li Yan also quickly saw the enemy.
It was a large group of men, all in disheveled clothes, with black scarves covering their faces, carrying sharp knives at their waists, and holding bows and arrows. There were about sixty or seventy people, and they were marching in no order.
Bandits?
Li Yan suddenly frowned.
He guessed the identities of these people at a glance.
The information about their team must have been leaked.
If you send these people here, aren't you going to die?
Arriving outside the dense forest, the gang of bandits immediately stopped, and a skinny man said to the leader, "The leader is here!"
The leader is a tall and thick man, with a bare chest, a belly and chest covered in black hair, a fierce face, a beard, and a long Miao Blade in his hand.
He didn't even realize that Li Yan was peeping in the dark, looking at the mountains and forests with sinister triangular eyes, and whispered, "Have you inquired clearly?"
"Absolutely no problem."
The skinny man said quickly, "You are familiar with the small ones around here. The ruined temples those people call are only found here!"
"Master, let's fight in!"
A short, fat man next to him quickly answered.
"Kill the hell!"
The leading man said coldly, "Five thousand taels of silver are so easy to get. Those people are probably difficult to deal with. Don't go into the forest randomly, or you may be ambushed."
"Set fire, force them out, and shoot them to death with random arrows!"
"Yes, the boss!"
The bandits responded in unison, then took off their bows and arrows, wrapped strips of cloth with kerosene, and prepared to set fire to the forest.
"Hmph!"
In the ruined temple, Li Yan immediately opened his eyes and told the story, "Brother Brother Lu, it's up to you. These people are covering up. There must be someone hiding in the dark preparing for a sneak attack."
Lu San didn't talk nonsense and directly took a photo of Demon Gourd.
Buzz!
The densely packed Poisonous Bee Swarm suddenly roared out.
Demon Gourd has improved now, especially recently when the poisonous bees have devoured a large number of "worms", and their toxicity has become even more intense. They are all as thick as fingers, and their bodies are pitch black, making it even harder to see clearly at night.
Accompanied by the buzzing sound of wings, before the bandits could react, they started crying and rolling around on the ground.
Just a light sting of these poisonous bees will cause pain as if a soldering iron is burning the skin. Within a few breaths, a black and green lump the size of a steamed bun will bulge.
It's so poisonous that even a tough man can't bear it.
Some bandits fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth after being hit twice, while most of them jumped up and down and fled away.
Not long after, a large group of people fell on the ground, wailing continuously.
The bandit leader stepped into Hidden Strength. He was considered a good player, but he couldn't withstand the stings of the poisonous bees. His whole face was swollen. He kicked the iron plate and endured the severe pain. He held his fists and said, "Sir, please spare your life. I'll admit defeat!"
In the dark forest, no one responded.
Buzz!
Poisonous Bee Swarm left quickly and returned to Demon Gourd.
When the bandit leader saw this, he endured the pain, gritted his teeth and ran away, not caring about the grunting men all over the ground.
Poof!
As soon as he ran more than ten meters away, his whole body froze, a huge bloody hole appeared on his head, and he fell to the ground with a plop.
In the darkness, the three people slowly walked out.
On the left is an old nun, wearing a black cotton robe, her face is ashen, covered with age spots, exuding a strong Corpse Qi...
On the right is a dwarf. He is obviously a middle-aged man, but he wears a red bellyband, braids, and blush on his face. He is giggling and waving his head...
The leader is a man in black, wearing a white cloth scarf on his head, a red rope belt on his waist, and a long knife on his back.
"It's really a tough one!"
The man in black said coldly, "It's hard to get this bonus, Corpse Granny, force them out!"
The old nun with a livid face nodded slightly, and finally took out a black wooden fish from her waist. She closed her eyes and knocked on it while muttering a mantra, her body twitching continuously.
Phew~
In an instant, Yin Wind appeared everywhere.
In the surrounding mountains and forests, the leaves rustled, and the thick fog gradually rose. Figures appeared one after another. They looked like ordinary people in their clothes, but they all had dark faces and bowed heads.
Boom, boom, boom!
The sound of wooden fish continued, and the thick fog spread rapidly.
The bandits who were originally lying on the ground suddenly froze, and then stood up straight with dull faces, tiptoed, and walked towards the dense forest...
"Three Ghosts of Wu Prefecture!"
In the ruined temple, after hearing Li Yan's story, Gong Qun immediately exclaimed and said urgently, "They are the most famous evil cultivators in Wuchang."
"One is named Corpse Granny, who is good at controlling ghosts, the other is named Huang JiLang, who is good at Puppet Technique, and the leader is named Long Kan, who is Longyou swordsman and Transformed Strength master!"
"They were famous monsters in Ezhou a few years ago. After committing a murder in Hanyang, they were wanted by Commandery Commandant Office and Enforcement Hall at the same time and disappeared. I didn't expect that they would join in the fun this time."
"Just in time, kill and get the reward!"
Li Yan stood up immediately, took out Cloud Thunder Divine Drum which had not been used for a long time from his luggage, and said, "They want to force us out, there must be an ambush outside, I broke the evil spell first."
"Brother Lu San, be careful of the puppet!"
After that, hang six Three Talents Demon Suppressing Coin Sword Tassel on Cloud Thunder Divine Drum, save your mind, issue Cloud Thunder Sound, and pat it gently.
Boom!
There was a muffled thunder and the sound of drums spread outward.
Now that he has stepped into Transformed Strength, plus Dao Progress Third Floor, and controlling Cloud Thunder Divine Drum, he can directly exert his full power.
The sound of the drums is like thunder, like the sudden burst of wind and thunder.
The strong wind roared, rolling up the fallen leaves on the ground, and swept through the dense forest in an instant. Along the way, the possessed bandits fell to the ground one after another, and black smoke dispersed from their bodies.
The ghosts that possessed them were immediately driven to pieces.
Poof!
The Corpse Granny spell was broken, spitting out a mouthful of black blood and shaking his body.
"Hehehe... Old lady, you can't do it."
The dwarf with sky-high braids next to him laughed strangely, then twisted his body, and a pale paper puppet jumped out from the bamboo basket behind him.
He took out the bamboo tube with the lead from his arms, lit it and stuffed it into the puppet. There was a flash of excitement in his eyes and he whistled.
Whoosh!
The puppet dragged its long lead and rushed directly into the dense forest.
Next to him, Corpse Granny wiped away the blood on his mouth and said coldly, "Look at what you can do. It's always with the help of foreign objects."
"External things are not foreign things, as long as they are useful!"
The leading swordsman had a smile on his face.
They used this trick to trick several masters to death. That's why they took on this job at all costs.
Boom!
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden explosion in the dense forest, fire and smoke filled the air, and branches and leaves flew around.
But it was Li Yan who smelled the strange smell and shot the puppet directly.
In the ruined temple, Sha LiFei was happy.
"Okay, let's play this trick with us!"