Ever since they followed the secret order from Master Tianyang, Zhou Yan and the others came out of Jiuhua Mountain and lurked all the way to the Netherworld Ghost State.
Although at that time, they had not yet received the news that the Han family of Ice City, leading the entire sect family in Western Hanyuan Prefecture, secretly defected to the Jiuli tribe. But at that time, Master Tianyang had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and specifically told Zhou Yan and the others to disguise themselves as soon as they left Jiuhua Mountain, and never reveal their true identities. Even if you are passing through Xihan Yuanzhou, you should not come into contact with any local aristocratic families to avoid exposing your whereabouts.
Zhou Yan and the others kept in mind Master Tianyang's instructions and pretended to be four dandy boys traveling around. Every time they arrived at a city, they ate, drank, and had fun without attracting any attention.
But after entering the Netherworld Ghost State, I found that there were no human cities here anymore, and all the big and small clans of Jiuli were scattered among them. Not only are their clothes and appearance very different from the four of them, but even their words and deeds are mysterious and difficult to understand. It is no longer possible for Zhou Yan and the four of them to pretend to be playboys traveling around. I had to hide my whereabouts and be careful to avoid being discovered.
However, what they don't know is that the West Hanyuan Prefecture seems to be calm as usual, but in fact, there are constant spies undercover. In addition, the Han family and other forces in Ice City have been cultivating this land for hundreds of years, and have already controlled the Western Hanyuan State like a piece of iron. Any strange face that suddenly appears in Xihan Yuanzhou will not escape the eyes and ears of the Han family!
What's more, Han Yao had notified the head of the Han family, Han Wenyuan and Elder Gu Li, that Zhou Yan and others might secretly leave Jiuhua Mountain and sneak into the Netherworld Ghost State to investigate the details of the black-robed man a few days ago. Therefore, Zhou Yan and the four of them seemed to have not exposed their whereabouts along the way, but in fact everything was in the hands of Han Wenyuan and Elder Gu Li.
Just because according to Han Yao's plan, Mu Jingyu, Qin Yunchuan, and Zhou Yan's four people had to wait for the next step of the plan to be reunited, he pretended not to know and allowed Zhou Yan's four people to arrive at Netherworld Ghost State smoothly. Eight hundred miles deep.
Just early this morning, the news that Mu Jingyu and Qin Yunchuan left Xihanyuan Prefecture and entered Netherworld Ghost Prefecture was informed by Han Wenyuan to Elder Gu Li, and then he informed Rimang Clan Chief Mangda that they could close the net. Caught fish.
Of course, how could Zhou Yan, Mu Jingyu and others know all this? They thought they had overheard Han Yao's plan and wanted to sneak into the Netherworld Ghost State to find out the Jiuli tribe's next plan. However, how did they know that they had fallen into another trap set by Han Yao?
Therefore, when he monitored that Mu Jingyu and Qin Yunchuan were about to join Zhou Yan and the others, Mangda immediately ordered the son of the clan to take the lead in attacking Zhou Yan and the others, attracting Mu Jingyu and Qin Yunchuan.
It seems that there is still more than an hour left, and the sky will slowly get brighter. Zhou Yan, Su Yingying, and Shen Mengdie were resting under a big tree, while Shi Dahong was hiding in the canopy not far away, watching the surroundings.
Suddenly, from the woods a mile away, more than a dozen birds, all black in color and shaped like crows, rushed out with a roar, which scared Shi Dahong to the point of trembling. I quickly looked around and found nothing suspicious. Just when he breathed a sigh of relief and let go of his nervousness, more than twenty men from the Rimang clan, led by the young clan leader Mang Qing, quietly came over.
"Who is in front of me, dares to go deep into the realm of my Netherworld Ghost State! Report your name quickly to avoid being accidentally hurt!" Mang Qing knew clearly that it was Zhou Yan and others, but still pretended not to know, and was the first to yell.
"No, when did they touch it? Why didn't I see it?" Shi Dahong scolded himself in annoyance, but he didn't dare to reply. Taking advantage of the dense forest at night, I wanted to rush to the tree where Zhou Yan's three daughters were, wake them up quietly, and leave here before Mang Qing discovered them.
Who would have thought that the figures of the four of them had been detected by Mang Qing in advance. Before Shi Dahong landed, he ordered his subordinates to rush over quickly.
"Hahaha, since you don't speak, don't blame me for being rude! Kids, let me take them down!"
Following Mang Qing's order, a Rimang tribesman at the front had already grasped a long sword that was as tall as half a man and rushed over with a roar. The more than twenty people who followed them also drew their weapons and, under the command of Mang Qing, followed closely behind the clansman holding a long sword.
The fire that reached the sky suddenly became bright, illuminating the surrounding woods and reflecting the figure of Shi Dahong who had just fallen to the ground.
"It came so fast!" Shi Dahong turned his head and glanced behind him, and saw that the long knife that turned into a ball of fire had reached a distance of less than thirty or forty feet behind him. After cursing in a low voice, he had no choice but to ignore Zhou Yan. The three women decided to turn around and block the situation.
There was nothing they could do about it. Seeing how impressive they were, when Shi Dahong rushed to the side of Zhou Yan's three daughters, the long knife was about to hit him in the back. After weighing the pros and cons, Shi Dahong could only turn around and resist.
After stamping his feet fiercely on the ground, Shi Dahong stabilized his figure instantly, and then struck with his fists. A bright yellow color appeared on his palms, and the heavy mountain gloves wrapped his fists.
Then the left arm was bent on the chest, and the mountain trap extended towards the arm, forming the shape of a yellow shield. After exerting force with his feet, his body was like a small mountain, blocking the long knife that was coming towards him.
Although Shi Dahong's own qualifications are not as good as those of Qin Yunchuan and Shen Mengdie, he is still better than Zhou Yan, Su Yingying and others who participated in the assessment. Even facing Han Yao and Wei Ran, he still did not fall behind.
What's more, after he was accepted into the disciples of Master Tianyang, he became a disciple of his fifth disciple, Luo Qingcheng. After six years of hard training, he had reached the stage of Qi transformation.
From what he had just judged, Shi Dahong thought that the cultivation levels of these clansmen were all at the peak of concentration. Even if there are many more people than him, he can still block them with his own cultivation and the blessing of the mountains.
Who would have thought that although these people from the Jiuli tribe are not very advanced, they are well versed in the art of combined attack. After gathering the strength of more than 20 people, the long knife struck by the first person already had the power of the middle stage of Qi Transformation.
After hearing a crisp sound, Shi Dahong's shield condensed with his true energy was almost shattered by the long sword. His steps were even more unsteady, and he took four or five steps back before using his feet to stop his decline.
"These people are so strong!" Although Shi Dahong was knocked back by a single blow, he felt arrogant in his heart. Before the second sword was struck, he withdrew the shield of his left hand, clenched his right hand into a fist, and struck the man in the face with a heavy fist as hard as a mountain rock.
After a loud bang, the long knife wielded by the man fell down in time, just in time to collide with Shi Dahong's right fist. In an instant, Shi Dahong felt as if his right fist had hit a piece of diamond, and his whole palm felt sore and numb. After gently shaking his hand, the feeling spread along his arms to half of his body.
"Too careless!"
Seeing the long knife being raised again, Shi Dahong only had time to scream, and even though he wanted to turn around and retreat, it was still too late. Just as he was about to raise his left arm to block the third knife that followed, at the risk of his arm being broken, he felt a chill in his waist and saw that Zhou Yan's long whip had already been wrapped around him.
"Shi Dahong, why are you trying to be so strong?" After Zhou Yan complained, his hands suddenly exerted force, and he pulled him and threw him in front of him.
Just as Shi Dahong landed, the long knife was already swung down hard. Where he had just stood, a crack was left that was more than ten feet deep.
Shi Dahong patted his chest twice and said with lingering fear: "Junior sister Zhou, fortunately you arrived in time. Otherwise, senior brother, I will have to take care of my life here!"
Shen Mengdie chuckled and said: "Humph! We have been here a long time ago! I just saw you showing off your power and wanted to see what you can do. Isn't it...that's all!"
Shi Dahong was originally interested in Shen Mengdie, but in front of her, he failed after resisting two moves. He was laughed at by Shen Mengdie again, and his face suddenly lost its expression. Regardless of the fact that he was not his opponent, he asked Zhou Yan to let go of him and then rushed forward to beat them to pieces.
Shen Mengdie shouted: "Sister Zhou, let go of Shi Dahong and let him go up and show off again! I want to see how much he weighs."
After Zhou Yan restrained Shi Dahong tightly with his long whip, he said, "Okay, Xiaodie, please stop saying a few words. If Junior Brother Shi gets into a fight with them, he will have to die here!"
Zhou Yan knew Shi Dahong's thoughts about Shen Mengdie, but Shen Mengdie saw that Shi Dahong was usually dull and disliked him from the bottom of her heart. Whenever he found an opportunity, he would try his best to humiliate and tease him, which made Shi Dahong stop this unrealistic thought.
After Shen Mengdie was scolded by Zhou Yan, she made a face and did not dare to speak.
Shi Dahong kept twisting his body, trying to break free from Zhou Yan's hand. But he didn't know that after Hemu Jingyu took a trip to the library where thousands of volumes were stored, the three women's cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds, and they had already surpassed him. Therefore, no matter how hard Shi Dahong struggled, he could not escape Zhou Yan's restraint.
While he was talking, Mang Qing had already led more than twenty tribesmen, forming two groups to face Zhou Yan and the four others from a distance.
"Hey, where are you from? What do you want to do in my Netherworld Ghost State?" Mang Qing squinted his eyes and looked at the four people in front of him. After comparing them one by one with the portraits sent by Han Yao in his mind, he secretly asked for help. He was right, but he just pretended not to know and asked too many questions.
Su Yingying stayed close to Zhou Yan and whispered: "Sister Yan, not only are there many of them, but judging from the fight just now, their cultivation should not be underestimated. In my opinion, there is no way to escape, so it is better to kill them." This is how we can avoid exposing our whereabouts."
Shen Mengdie also echoed: "Senior Sister Su is right. Senior Sister Zhou, let's do it."
Among the four, although Zhou Yan's cultivation was weaker than that of Shen Mengdie, the three of them unconsciously obeyed her because they were older.
"Do it!" Zhou Yan nodded secretly, pulled back the long whip, and rushed over first.
"Ouch, you are so brave, you actually dare to attack me!" Mang Qing looked a little surprised on his face, but actually he was laughing secretly in his heart: "Today, no matter who you are, you don't even think of leaving my hands alive. !”
After Mang Qing waved his hand, more than twenty tribesmen divided into two teams, and each faced Zhou Yan and the others. And he himself quickly retreated, watching them fighting together from a distance, ready to wait for an opportunity to take action.
After breaking free from the restraints, Shi Dahong was eager to show off in front of Shen Mengdie and rushed over at the lead. Who would have known that the more than 20 people suddenly changed their formation and split into two pairs! One team trapped Shi Dahong firmly, and the other team stood in front of Zhou Yan's three daughters.
"This Shi Dahong! Hey!" After Zhou Yan stomped his feet angrily, he could only shout: "Yingying, let's block the team in front of us! Xiaodie, go help Shi Dahong, don't let anything happen to him!"
After the two of them agreed, Shen Mengdie relied on her advanced cultivation to get past the group of people blocking the front, and then rushed into the group surrounding Shi Dahong.
In just three or five strokes, a gap was opened, allowing Shi Dahong to escape: "Shi Dahong, you can help us sweep the formation from behind. The rest will be left to us."
Shi Dahong fell to the rear in embarrassment, trapping the three women in the formation, not showing any signs of losing any of them. While feeling envious, he also prepared a formation for the three women to prevent Mang Qing from sneak attack.
