"Report, nothing unusual was found up ahead."
A Lin Family guard ran over and informed Lin Fu and the others of what he had discovered.
As a member of the Lin Family, Lin Fu was naturally familiar with this route to Lin Family Fortress. When the Lin Family had first built the fortress, they had set up several hidden points along the way.
They had originally been meant to guard against unforeseen dangers in times of upheaval, but in the end, they had failed to protect them from Lianyun Stronghold.
He worried that the people from Lianyun Stronghold had discovered the hidden points, so he had specifically sent people to investigate them.
"Good. Keep moving!" Lin Fu said loudly after hearing the report.
A stretch of mountain forest lay ahead. They would reach Lin Family Fortress after passing through it. The closer they got to the fortress, the more cautious everyone became.
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
"What was that sound?"
Suddenly, a strange noise came from the forest. Before anyone could react, sharp arrows came flying out from among the trees.
"Everyone, be careful!"
Lin Fu shouted. Before his voice had even faded, everyone drew their weapons and struck back.
There weren't many arrows, and they were wildly off target. Almost none of them hit anyone.
"What's this?"
The ineffective ambush left everyone bewildered. Suddenly, someone spotted the arrows trailing smoke and asked in confusion.
The others saw them too and immediately cried out, "This is bad! Bewitching Mist! Everyone, scatter!"
Yellow smoke quickly billowed outward, soon covering the area and blocking everyone's vision.
Right then, the forest rang with the sound of arrows cutting through the air. A rain of sharp arrows swept toward them, heralding the start of the battle.
"Ah!"
In the fog, they not only had to