Zhou Qiubai stopped, squatted down and examined the snow carefully.
There are a few shallow marks left on the snow, which seem to be footprints blown by the wind. However, if you look closely, you can see that the direction of the footprints is chaotic, some are deep and some are shallow, and they are obviously left after a fierce fight.
"There is blood." Yang Guyun used the tip of his gun to push aside a piece of snow, revealing a dark red ice crystal.
Although the blood stain had frozen, it was still bright red in color and was obviously no more than a day old.
It seems like I should go up and have a look.
The four of them walked through a dense forest, and their eyes suddenly opened up.
Cold Ice Lake is in a mess.
More than a dozen corpses lay scattered on the snow, all dressed in the Shui Clan guard uniforms.
The water of the lake was stained red with blood and the ice surface was broken. It was obvious that it had experienced a fierce battle.
Shui Bing'er rushed forward and turned over a face-down corpse.
The twelve corpses are all protected by the Shui Clan.
Soul Emperor, who led the team, was not among them, but there were traces of his blood and broken Soul Tool fragments at the scene.
"They were attacked." Zhou Qiubai squatted next to the crack in the ice and observed carefully, "Looking at the claw marks, it was obviously left by the wolf Spirit Beast, but..."
He stretched out his hand to touch a particularly deep claw mark, and frowned slightly. "This strength is wrong. Normal Ice Howl Wolf's claw strikes cannot break Soul King's defense, but many of the wounds on these corpses are fatal in one blow."
Yang Guyun walked to a tree by the lake and used the tip of his spear to pry open the snow, revealing a broken arrow.
The iron arrow shaft is engraved with the family crest of Ice Bear.
"Marquis Mansion." He said coldly.
Shui Bing'er came over and took the broken arrow, his fingers turned white from the exertion. "As expected, they are from the Ice Bear family... How dare they kill Shui Clan!"
"This is not surprising." Zhou Qiubai stood up, "Everyone wants to be the boss of a place. You two have been fighting for so many years. They are so anxious that they naturally want to get rid of the biggest threat first."
Shui Yue'er asked with a trembling voice, "Then Uncle Wang and the others..."
"You want to see people alive, you want to see corpses when you're dead." Shui Bing'er took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "There were only twelve corpses at the scene. Uncle Wang and others may still be alive, but they were captured or escaped."
She looked firmly at Zhou Qiubai, pleading for the first time in her eyes. "Young Master Zhou, Young Master Yang, please... help me."
This is no longer a transaction, but a request from her heart.
"That's another reward."
"I'll pay for it."
"Then look for clues." He said, "If the person is still alive, he will definitely leave traces."
The four people quickly split up to search.
Zhou Qiubai listened carefully to every sound in the wind, Yang Guyun carefully examined the traces of the battle and tried to restore the incident, while the Shui Clan sisters identified the bodies and collected relics.
After burning the incense, Yang Guyun discovered something strange on the other side of the lake.
"Here." He called to the others.
There was a series of messy footprints on the snow on the opposite bank, extending deep into the forest.
There were several pieces of blood-stained rags scattered next to the footprints, and there were obvious drag marks.
"At least five people were dragged away." Zhou Qiubai analyzed the footprints. "Looking at the size of the footprints, they are all adult males. =, the direction of dragging... northeast is exactly the same as the habitat of the Ice Howl Wolf group."
Shui Bing'er said, "Were they taken to the wolf den?"
"Not necessarily, it could also be that Marquis Mansion's people disguised themselves as wolves and attacked, and then took the captives away." Zhou Qiubai looked to the northeast with a solemn expression, "In any case, we have to follow up and take a look."
"I'll go with you." Shui Bing'er said without hesitation.
"I'll go too!" Shui Yue'er quickly rushed.
Zhou Qiubai shook his head. "Second Miss Shui, you stay."
"Why?" Shui Yue'er asked reluctantly.
"Because you are only level 30 and have not obtained the third Soul Ring yet." Zhou Qiubai said bluntly, "The road ahead may be very dangerous, and we don't have the energy to distract you to protect you."
Shui Yue'er still wanted to argue, but was stopped by Shui Bing'er: "Yue'er, obedient, you stay here, set up camp, and wait for us to come back. If we don't have any news after three days... you can report back to the Shui Clan yourself."
"But..."
"This is an order."
Although Shui Yue'er is older than Shui Bing'er, there is a difference between a legitimate concubine. As a legitimate daughter, Shui Bing'er can naturally give orders to Shui Yue'er.
Shui Yue'er's eyes were slightly red, but looking at her sister's unquestionable eyes, she finally lowered her head. "You must come back safely."
Zhou Qiubai took out a signal bomb from Storage Ring and gave it to her. "Send a signal when you are in danger and we will rush back. In addition..."
He took out a few bottles of wound medicine and dry food, "Hide yourself and don't make a fire."
With everything arranged properly, Zhou Qiubai and the three of them set off along the trail.
The further you go to the northeast, the fog in the forest becomes thicker and thicker. The visibility drops to less than 20 meters, and the surrounding area is shrouded in white fog, making it difficult to identify the direction.
"There's something wrong with this fog." Shui Bing'er released Martial Soul from Ice Phoenix, First Soul Ring lit up, "Ice Seal!"
The cold air spread from her side, and the mist condensed into ice crystals under the touch of the cold air, and fell one after another.
But the fog was too thick, the range of Ice Seal was limited, and the front was quickly filled with new fog.
Zhou Qiubai Close your eyes.
Deep in the mist, there was an extremely faint sound of metal friction.
"There are people." He whispered, "Three hundred meters ahead on the left, seven. They are all Soul Master, Soul Power fluctuations... three Soul King, four Soul Ancestor."
Yang Guyun holds the gun barrel tightly. "Marquis Mansion?"
"Not sure, but there is a high probability." Zhou Qiubai looked at Shui Bing'er, "Can you identify the aura of your people?"
Shui Bing'er closed his eyes for a moment and nodded. "Yes, very faintly, right among those people, they are still alive!"
"That's good." Zhou Qiubai pulled out White Clothes Sword, "The plan is very simple. I will go around to save people, Gu Yun will contain them from the front. Miss Shui, you will be responsible for field control and remote support. Are there any questions?"
Shui Bing'er shook his head. "I listen to you."
Yang Guyun naturally has no objection.
The three of them approached quietly.
Several human figures were vaguely visible in the mist, surrounding a rock wall.
There is a natural cave under the rock wall. The entrance of the cave is sealed by an iron fence. There are five or six people locked up inside, all of whom are chained and dying.
Seven guards were scattered around, three Soul King were sitting together drinking, and four Soul Ancestor were patrolling.
Zhou Qiubai winked at Yang Guyun.
Yang Guyun nodded, and Returnless Spear pierced out like black lightning, going straight for the nearest Soul King.
Halfway through the gun, the fourth Soul Ring lights up.
The fourth Soul Skill, through.
The Soul King responded extremely quickly, and the Martial Soul was released instantly, becoming an ice crystal shield.
But the moment the spear tip touched the shield, transparent ripples spread out, and the ice shield was pierced like paper.
"Enemy..."
Before he could say the second word, the tip of the gun was pulled out of his throat, bringing out a pool of blood.
The other two Soul King stood up in shock, and Soul Ring both lit up.
One is Ice Bear Martial Soul, the other is Snow Wolf Martial Soul, and they immediately pounce on Yang Guyun.
At this time, Zhou Qiubai also moved.