Perhaps Xuanwu's voice was too loud, and the cry that had disappeared reappeared.
"Get down!"
This time, Xuanwu didn't need to remind him, everyone immediately covered their ears and fell down.
The sound wave stopped again after lasting for thirty seconds. Because of the experience last time, it did not suffer much damage this time.
"Everyone, hurry up! There will be at least thirty breaths between this attack and the next one!" Qian Shan reminded at this time.
Everyone did not stay long and quickly stood up and left.
The entire plank road was more than forty miles long. Afterwards, everyone was still attacked by the hell demon bird, but after each attack, everyone accumulated a lot of experience, so that they did not suffer much damage during the next half of the journey.
Near midnight, a group of more than 300 people finally passed the plank road. Although many people were injured, no one died.
This is a miracle among all the forces that have walked on the plank road!
Qian Shan played a very important role in this process, which also gave everyone greater confidence in getting out of the Valley of the Dead.
After passing the sinkhole, there is an open area ahead, and a few hundred meters further, a jungle can be vaguely seen.
Xuanwu then ordered: "Set up camp on the spot!"
Then, he ordered forty or fifty people to go cut down some trees in the jungle ahead.
There are more than 300 people left to set up camp. Five people live in one tent, distributed in the shape of "qi".
The tent in the middle belongs to the core members of the Hou Mansion such as Baihu, Xuanwu and Pan Meng, and the tents in the southeast, northwest and four directions belong to Xuanwei.
Xuanwu was worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, and he had arranged for nearly four hundred people to set up camp.
After the arrangements were made, everyone began to dig trenches around it, and then surrounded it with felled wood, leaving only a portal for entry and exit. A deer camp and several traps were also set up in front of the portal.
Not to mention it is impregnable, but it has all the facilities that a camp should have for a march and a battle.
And it only took less than an hour to complete this!
Even the frontier troops who have fought hundreds of battles are nowhere near this speed!
After the entire camp was completely set up, it was getting dark.
Wang Cheng did not live in the big tent in the middle like the other captains. He lived with Xu Chao and several of his confidants. He was not used to staying in the same tent with unfamiliar people.
Several people were dining around the campfire, eating processed meat pies, dried meat and other cooked foods.
The taste is naturally not that great, but compared to what the frontier soldiers ate, the treatment is already very good.
At this time, one of Xuanwu's soldiers trotted over, bowed first, and said: "Master Wang, Master Xuanwu has an order. The captains of each department should immediately select people to watch for the night and guard the positions they are responsible for."
Wang Cheng nodded, and after the soldiers left, he asked several people: "Do you have anyone smarter under your command?"
Xu Chao said: "I have a brother who just came from the military camp as a substitute. His name is Zhang Rui. He is quite clever."
Wang Cheng nodded and said: "Okay! Then I'll arrange for him to keep watch for the first half of the night, and I'll personally keep watch for the rest of the night!"
Zhang Rui is a young man in his twenties, and his family is relatively poor. He was sixteen years old that year, and when he was old enough to make a living, his family could no longer afford to support him.
When the whole family was having a headache for their livelihood, Marquis Ning's military power was lifted and he was sent to Tiandu Mansion. Private soldiers were needed, so he was selected to join the army with an extra two years of age.
Because he didn't eat well and didn't wear warm clothes since he was a child, he missed the second peak period of growth and development. Therefore, even though the food was very good after entering the army, he still grew thin and black.
But he has two abilities that many people don't have, one is cleverness, and the other is running fast. With these two abilities, he was able to achieve very good rankings in monthly competitions in the military camp, and became somewhat famous in the military camp.
It's a pity that he is really ugly. He has the same complexion and height, and he has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. Therefore, he is already twenty-three, and no girl is willing to marry him.
After learning that there would be generous rewards for exploring the Valley of the Dead, he signed up without hesitation. If he could come back alive this time, what woman couldn't marry a thousand taels of gold?
If nothing else works, he can redeem a girl from the Kuaihuo Building. After the Kuaihuo Building was closed down, the girls inside were worried about having nowhere to live. One thousand taels of gold might not be enough to redeem several girls. He also wanted to have a taste of the wealth of those rich men. Live a life without shame.
Young people, who doesn’t have a dream?
Carrying water bags and weapons, Zhang Rui came to the area responsible for their unit, which was also where their camp was located - to the east.
The night was dark, the mountain wind was blowing, there were no stars or moon, and I couldn't see my fingers.
Zhang Rui stood on the observation deck and took out the water bag from his waist. It was actually not water, but wine.
He raised his head and took two gulps into his mouth. The inherent sour and spicy taste of the inferior wine made his brain clear for a while.
After working as a private soldier under Marquis Ning for more than six years, he received a lot of money every month. But a large part of the money has to be given to his family, and the rest he needs to buy Qi and Blood Pills and other resources for practice. The money is not enough, so he can only buy the worst wine.
Drinking to strengthen his courage was something he learned from his six years as a soldier, so every time it was his turn to watch the night, he would replace the water in his water bag with wine.
With some alcohol, the fire in his body started, but when he looked around at the vast night, he still felt a little afraid in his heart.
Before coming, the brothers in the camp told him that he should not expect to come back alive this time.
Where is the Valley of the Dead?
There are demons and ghosts everywhere there. There are demons during the day and ghosts at night. Even the strong King of Martial Arts can't guard against them. What's more, you are just a small warrior in the Qi and Blood Realm?
The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid. Even after he drank all the wine in the wine bag, he was still afraid.
Don't let your imagination run wild!
He shook his head and began to think about his life after returning. He got a thousand taels of gold and married Xiaohong, the most beautiful girl in the village.
That girl was pretty and fair, with big breasts and a perky butt. He had been coveting her for a long time.
Thinking deeply, he laughed "hehe", and the fear in his heart slowly disappeared.
Before I knew it, it was almost midnight.
Haishi is also known as Ding, Dinghui, etc. At this time, the night is deep and people have stopped activities and rested for sleep.
Zhang Rui also started to feel sleepy, and the bag of wine he prepared could not last until the end.
He started singing.
Singing can also build courage.
When he was a child walking alone at night, he would sing. The louder the voice, the bolder he became.
"Good sister, she is born well, white and tender, delicate and smooth. Old men praise her, but children pick..."
"Brother Qing, he is handsome, tall and strong, and has a great body. One meal, eight bowls of rice..."
Camps dozens of meters away.
Wang Cheng sat cross-legged, and a flying sword flew above his head at an extremely fast speed.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared ten meters away and flew back to his original position.
This speed has completely exceeded that of hitting a ten-meter target three times in one breath, at least ten times in one breath.
After a few days, he finally used the Soul-Eating Orb to break through the first stage of "Kuai" in the "Shen Yu Jing" from the entry level, and he was not far away from Xiaocheng.
This was a breakthrough in the "Shen Yu Jing" and actually a breakthrough in the "Soul-Eating Technique". He became more proficient in using the "Soul-Eating Technique".
After obtaining the "Soul-Eating Technique" completely, the Soul-Eating Pearl finally unleashed the power of the most evil thing in the world!
Suddenly, the flying sword fell from above his head and fell into his hand, and he chuckled.
This Rui is really a fucking talent!
It’s enough for a person to stand on the observation deck and sing, and why not dance.
Fortunately, it was midnight now, and everyone had almost fallen into a deep sleep, otherwise he would have been taken over and beaten up.
"Huh?!!"
Wang Cheng said, "Hey, the singing has disappeared. To be more precise, the people and the singing have disappeared together."
Could it be that Zhang Rui got off the observation tower?
Wang Cheng used his panoramic eyes to scan the surroundings. The tents where he lived, including some horn knots, were searched, but Zhang Rui was not found.
An unpleasant thought occurred to him and he immediately left the tent.
The campfire was brightly lit, and about seventy tents were neatly arranged in the shape of a "qi".
It was quiet all around, except for the occasional crackling sound from the burning campfire.
Wang Cheng has the ability of night vision. Even at night, he can clearly see things a hundred meters away.
He found that not only the person responsible for the night watch was missing, but the Xuanwei who were on night watch in the other three directions were also missing. There was no one on several observation towers now.
"not good!"
Wang Cheng's expression changed, and he quickly rushed to the marching tent and woke up the Xuanwu people who were resting.
He quickly said what happened, and the faces of Xuanwu and others became extremely solemn.
Xuanwu looked at Qian Shan who was sitting below and said, "Shopkeeper Qian, what's going on? Have you ever encountered someone being kidnapped in Baozhitang before?"
Qian Shandao: "Similar situations have indeed been encountered. There have also been Baozhitang disciples who suddenly disappeared at night. But this place is surrounded by fences, with fires everywhere, and heavy troops deployed. There is no reason for people to disappear unnoticed. Take people away.”
After several people heard this, an idea suddenly occurred to them.
"You mean, these missing people were lost by themselves?" Xuanwu said in a deep voice.
Qian Shan said: "I'm afraid that's the case."
Bai Hu, who had rarely spoken, suddenly said: "Check! Check now!"
"Go and check at this time?"
Wang Cheng and all the captains had doubts on their faces.
It's a fool's errand, and he's in a dangerous place like the Valley of the Dead. If he goes to investigate now, I won't say whether he can find any clues, or he might get other people involved.
Wang Cheng then looked at Pan Meng, who was sitting opposite him. What did this long history mean?
Pan Meng noticed something and said: "It's already late at night and the situation is unknown. It would be too risky to rush to investigate."
"snort!"
White Tiger said no more, and with a flash of his body, the people had already escaped from the camp.
Wang Cheng and others stayed there for a while in embarrassment.
What does it mean?
"In this case, which one of the troops is missing, which one will take people to investigate, and the other troops will stay put, guard the camp, and pay close attention to the surrounding movements!"
Xuanwu made the final decision, then looked at Qian Shan aside and said: "Shop Manager Qian, you are most familiar with the terrain here, so I'd like to thank you for your hard work!"
"yes!"
