Valley of the Dead is located in Gaoshan County in the northwest of Lingzhou, a territory called "Jinshan County".
Jinshan County is a vast and sparsely populated area, mostly mountainous and hilly, with an average altitude of over 300 meters.
Although it is a small and remote county, its reputation is not small at all. One is because of the Valley of the Dead, and the other is because there are many gold mines here. 30% of the gold in the Great Zhou Dynasty is produced here.
This day.
The sky is clear and cloudless. Going south like Tiandufu, the weather has become very hot, but here it is cooler because of the high terrain.
county seat.
A large group of men and horses were rushing towards here in a mighty manner. The black ground was like a rolling torrent, and the momentum was terrifying, as if it could crush everything.
The soldiers guarding the city were frightened and hurried back to report. After a while, the county magistrate and county lieutenants all came to the tower.
The county lieutenant suddenly pointed at a flag and said: "General Hussar's flag, it's Marquis Ning's people who have arrived!"
"Open the city gate!"
The county magistrate immediately issued an order. He had received an order from his superiors yesterday. Ninghou's people were about to cross the border. He asked them to do a good job of receiving them and not to make enemies with them.
A large group of men and horses stopped ten meters away from the city, each wearing black armor and carrying a precious pony on their crotch.
The two leading people were the two guardian envoys, Baihu and Xuanwu.
The county magistrate trotted all the way up from the city tower, bowed first, and said, "Are you the two masters Baihu and Xuanwu?"
"Exactly!"
The one who spoke was Xuanwu. The white tiger beside him had a face as cold as ice and said nothing.
The county magistrate said: "I have received the order from the county governor, and the resettlement place has been prepared. Please follow me into the city!"
"Dismount! Enter the city!"
Xuanwu gave an order, and everyone "swiped" the ground and dismounted at the same time, moving as neatly as one person.
A burst of cold sweat broke out on the county magistrate's back. This was definitely the strongest soldier he had ever seen. Fortunately, his posture was very low, otherwise his small Jinshan County would have been crushed in an instant.
Everyone then entered the city and came to a compound with two entrances.
About 150 people from the five captains, Wang Cheng, He Wushuang, Huang Meiren, Zhang Wentao, and Shi Liang (alternate), followed Bai Hu to the front yard.
Everyone had traveled all day and only rested for four hours at night, so they were all a little tired.
After eating some breakfast, I fell asleep.
Wang Cheng lived alone in a room with a group of his subordinates. He was lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his breathing seemed to be absent.
Suddenly, Xu Chao's voice sounded in his ears.
"Sir, why are we following Lord White Tiger? That Lord White Tiger is so weird. He didn't even say a word along the way. He couldn't be mute, right?"
A face appeared in Wang Cheng's mind.
A pair of eyes without any fluctuation, as stiff as cold iron, gave people the first impression of murderous intent, followed by lifelessness.
Wang Cheng regarded him as a dead person several times because he sometimes did not sense the aura fluctuations on this person's body.
What kind of person is this?
"Perhaps he thinks that we are all newcomers and are not as experienced as Pan Meng and those in Tangcheng. Ninghou specially arranged for Mr. Baihu to take us."
After a quick response, Wang Cheng added, "Go to sleep. We will enter the Valley of the Dead in the afternoon. Keep your spirits up to cope with the sudden change."
Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Xu Chao didn't ask any more questions and fell asleep honestly.
After noon, everyone was called up.
Wang Cheng put on his black armor, with the unbladed black sword hanging on his waist, and picked up a black gun leaning against the bed.
This black gun is a spiritual weapon he received from the Zhu family. The barrel of the gun is 2.7 meters long. It is completely black. The head of the gun is 30 centimeters long. It is as white as snow. It is made of Hunyuan fine steel and has been hammered for thousands of times. It is a A near-middle-grade spiritual weapon.
After getting dressed, he invited everyone to gather in the courtyard, and then ate with everyone.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, everyone set out for the Valley of the Dead and walked for another two hours, finally arriving at three o'clock.
Except for Bao Zhitang Qian Shan, it was basically the first time for everyone to see the true appearance of the Valley of the Dead.
I saw a large rift valley between two thousand-foot-high mountains, twenty miles wide and bottomless.
Qian Shan pointed at the Great Rift Valley and said: "This is the Tiankeng. Only after passing the Tiankeng can you enter the Valley of the Dead."
"No wonder it's called a sinkhole. It's so wide and deep. Even Wuzong and I may not be able to cross it!" Xuanwu said with a solemn expression.
When Qian Shan heard this, he hurriedly advised: "Sir, don't even think about flying over there. No one knows what's down here. According to the records of Baozhitang, there was a strong man from King Wu who flew into the tiankeng and never left." return."
Xuanwu nodded and said: "Let's go! Get on the plank road!"
There are plank roads dug by predecessors between the mountains. For hundreds of thousands of years, there has been no shortage of people to explore here.
Everyone's horses were stored in Jinshan County before coming here, so they could only walk on the plank road.
The plank road is very narrow, only about one meter wide, which is not enough for two people to walk side by side.
Many places have been exposed to wind and rain for a long time, and there are no dedicated people to repair them. Even the guardrails are gone. If you are not careful, you will slip and fall.
Everyone walked very slowly. Even though each of them had good cultivation, they were only a little better than ordinary people here.
Ten minutes later, everyone reached the highest point of the plank road. Looking down, they could see the thick fog and the sinkhole was no longer visible.
There seems to be magical power below, perhaps out of an instinct that makes people have the urge to jump down.
At this time, Qian Shan warned: "Don't look down, and don't listen casually. The sinkhole below has a magical power that will suck people's hearts in!"
Everyone's minds were frightened, and they quickly guarded their minds and stopped listening and looking at random.
Suddenly, a cry came from the bottomless sinkhole, like the roar of an animal, the song of a bird, or the cry of an eagle.
Qian Shan's expression changed and he almost screamed: "It's the Hell Demon Bird! Everyone get down and plug their ears!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone yelled and fell down from the plank road.
Xuanwu had quick eyes and quick hands, and his figure disappeared in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already more than ten meters below the plank road. He grabbed the person who fell.
However, at this moment, the sound came from below again, and it came in waves, like waves crashing on the shore, one after another.
Some people with weak cultivation levels had bleeding from their mouths and noses on the spot, and even the martial arts masters who had generated the true energy in their bodies had a "buzzing" sound in their brains, making them dizzy.
The two Xuanwu people who fell were the first to bear the brunt. Their true energy was instantly unable to circulate and they fell into the sinkhole.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, another person fell from the plank road and fell headlong into the bottomless sinkhole.
"grown ups!"
Xu Chao's heart skipped a beat when he realized that Wang Cheng had fallen down. He reached out to grab him, but he had already disappeared into the thick fog below.
It’s over!
Xu Chao was stunned on the spot. He never expected that his own master would fall down.
"call out!"
The next moment, an iron claw stretched out from below and grabbed the plank road.
Then Wang Cheng was seen pulling a rope up from below with one hand, and holding Xuanwu and the other two in his other hand.
He stepped on the cliff, and with the help of the reaction force, he led the two of them back to the plank road.
After a while, Xuanwu woke up, but the "buzzing" sound still echoed in his mind.
The man who fell earlier was bleeding from all his orifices, his eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he was unconscious.
Wang Cheng took out a small Huan Dan from his arms and stuffed it into his mouth, and his breathing gradually stabilized.
At the same time, the shouting that lasted for thirty seconds finally stopped.
Xuanwu shook his groggy head, stood up from the ground, patted Wang Cheng on the shoulder, and said: "Good boy, if it hadn't been for you just now, my life would have been lost!"
"My lord, this is serious! Even if no subordinates take action, my lord will be safe and sound." Wang Cheng said.
"You boy!"
Xuanwu smiled. He knew his own affairs. If Wang Cheng hadn't taken action just now, he would have fallen for eight or nine miles at least.
He fell so deep into the sinkhole that even if he was a martial arts master, he would most likely not be able to get up.
He didn't say anything more, but he would keep Wang Cheng's kindness firmly in his heart.
"Sir, did you go down just now to save Lord Xuanwu?" Xu Chao asked in horror.
Wang Cheng nodded. Among these people, he might be the only one who was not affected by the voice of the hell bird.
The Hell Demon Bird is a very terrifying alien beast that looks like an owl. It is actually much larger than an owl. An adult Hell Demon Bird is generally over one and a half meters tall, and the largest one can grow to two meters.
They like to live in groups and live in dark places like abyss all year round, rarely going out to look for food.
Because they are born with a sonic attack, and with the help of the unique environment of the abyss, an adult hell demon bird can hurt a martial artist. If a group of hell demon birds attack at the same time, even Wu Zong will be hurt.
Wang Cheng himself knows how to use sonic attacks, and he has the Soul-Eating Pearl to calm his mind, so this kind of attack is basically ineffective against him, otherwise he wouldn't take the initiative to jump in to save others.
At this time, everyone else woke up one after another.
All of them looked pale and extremely affectionate.
Before we even reach the inner area of the Valley of the Dead, we have already started to find it difficult to move forward. What dangers will we encounter later?
Many people gave up and stayed where they were, not wanting to go any further.
At this time, Qian Shan, who was responsible for leading the way, said: "Everyone, it's not time to rest yet. The Hell Demon Bird just attacked clearly on a large scale, and the next wave of attacks may come soon."
He added: "We must not linger here any longer. Once it gets dark, it will be the most troublesome time. No one knows what will come out from below!"
After hearing this, everyone still had no reaction.
Xuanwu scolded: "Cheer up your fucking energy! Where are you now? You haven't even walked five miles, and everyone is acting like a coward! If you are afraid of death, I will send you to death now!" "
Only then did everyone get up one after another.
Xuanwu's face looked better now, and he said: "With me here, even if you fall, I can save you! Also, other captains, please listen to me. Since you have received the post of captain, You have to shoulder the corresponding responsibility for me!"
