Several people rested here for a day. The next day, Xie Zhe and the others agreed to help Lord Maoyue and search for the remains of Lord Ruyue in this area. I originally thought that with the help of Kong Lingbei and his men, the birds, there was basically nothing here. But in dark and humid places like these, birds may not be able to find them. After thinking it over, Lord Uoyue agreed to accept their help. However, the two parties agreed to only look for this last day. After all, this is the time limit set by Mao Yuejun and Kong Lingbei. Any longer will delay other tasks. As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers, and with four more people to help, there is finally more hope.
"Why don't you, Master Kong Ling, rest here?" Han Chang said to him, "You have worked hard these days."
"I don't care." Kong Lingbei spread his hands and shrugged slightly.
Lord Uoyue looked at him and glanced past the other four people. Then, she said to Kong Lingbei:
"You'd better let them be."
Kong Lingbei stiffened, quickly frowned, and said to Lord Maoyue in a somewhat stern voice:
"But what should you do? Although your injuries have healed, who knows what problems you will encounter? Even when you were patrolling in the forest before, I was always with you, so nothing would happen. Last time, wasn't it with that person? The man named Taki has been separated, so trouble comes to your door? You have worked hard these days, and you don’t have to go out and work hard anymore, I will stay with you."
Wenying and Hanshang looked at each other. They could tell from his words that Kong Lingbei probably didn't want to go with them because he wanted to be lazy, but he really hoped that Mr. Mao Yue wouldn't work too hard.
"It's not necessary, right?" Wenying scratched her head and said to Lord Maoyue, "The four of us are enough. Or is there some dangerous place in this forest area that we don't know about that needs Master Kong Ling to come to?" take care of?"
Lord Mao Yue waved his hand gently to Wenying, and said to Kong Lingbei in a friendly voice:
"Before I got acquainted with him, I always acted alone. What's more, he didn't help me all the time. In the impermanence of the six realms, I can't be called a brave person, but I am not afraid of pain. . I just... try to avoid death. The area here is very safe, there is no dangerous atmosphere, just go with them. They are more likely to get into trouble than me."
Hearing the last sentence, Kong Lingbei seemed to understand it. At the same time, Jiao Mo, who had been silent all this time, woke up from a dream. She looked at Uoyuki-kun and found that he had been looking at her too. After their private conversation yesterday, they were naturally questioned by their friends. Jiao Mo said that Lord Maoyue told her something about his hometown - that is, the distant deep sea. Jiao Mo said that these things were not important to them, so there was no need to say more. The others didn't ask any more questions.
Thinking of what Mr. Uoyue said to him yesterday, he turned to a few people and said:
"Otherwise, let's let Mr. Kong Ling come with us. Although there are four of us, we shouldn't really be divided into four directions after all...it's still too dangerous. If Mr. Kong Ling is willing to lead us, tell us Wherever it’s not safe, it’s also a good thing.”
Kong Lingbei listened to Lord Maoyue and went down Jiaomo's ladder. Lord Uoyue stayed in the courtyard, and the others returned to the forest with him. This courtyard is very close to the woodland, and it takes less than two quarters of an hour to walk there. Kong Lingbei told them some things they should pay attention to along the way. To sum up...there is actually nothing to pay attention to.
Coming to the forest, Han Zhang, who has the keenest sense of smell, no longer detects any smell that does not belong here. It seems that there is only one piece of Lord Ruyue's remains. The rest were either picked up by Kong Lingbei a long time ago or have already fallen into the belly of the beast. Han Zhang and Wenying acted together, while Xie Zhe and Jiao Mo were accompanied by Kong Lingbei in their search.
"lady……"
Walking normally on the path in the forest, Xie Zhe suddenly called out "Jiao Mo". She turned her head and asked:
"What's the matter, Mr. Xie?"
"Although I asked you last night,... Utsuki-kun, did you really only tell you about your hometown?"
"Well... there are some other things." Jiao Mo pursed his lips and smiled, "But it's not that important. Don't worry. Is there anything Uoyue-kun that deserves to be hidden from you?"
Xie Zhe hesitated: "Really... It's just that I think Mr. Mao Yue's attitude is a little different today." After saying that, he looked at Kong Lingbei who was leading the way. He was very quiet all the way, only giving directions at key points and performing his duties conscientiously. Xie Zhe asked him again: "Does Mr. Kong Ling know anything?"
"How would I know." He didn't look back, "That's Mr. Uzuki's own business."
"Well……"
Originally, they thought that today would pass by just like this. They would probably end up finding nothing, get a good night's rest, and set out early the next day for the nearest town. There was no need to ask them where they were going. Anyway, there was only one nearby town, and the general direction was towards Feiyue City.
But the accident happened.
This woodland is relatively remote and located on the edge of human activity. However, Kong Lingbei said that seeing people is normal. Because the timber resources here are extremely rich, woodcutters often come in groups; there are also fruit farmers who have planted fruit trees here and come to check from time to time. But the person who appeared this time did not have a wood-cutting ax or pruning shears in his hands.
There are only bright knives and swords.
There were about ten people in this group, all lurking in the bushes. For a moment, a gust of wind blew in his face, making Xie Zhe feel a little uncomfortable. This discomfort was transmitted by the sword at his waist - Feng Yunzhan. When his hand accidentally touched the hilt of the sword, this feeling that could be called murderous aura spread to him.
Could it be that he was worrying too much? Just after thinking about it, those hidden killers jumped up. Kong Lingbei seemed to have noticed it early and was not surprised. He turned around calmly and gracefully, and his unfolded cloak blocked the flying hidden weapon. He predicted the moves of these gangsters and was able to parry them with ease. Someone launched an attack on the two people behind. Before Jiao Mo could take action, Xie Zhe drew his sword to deal with it. He clearly felt that these killers were just a mob, and some of them only had the skills of a three-legged cat.
A few people took them away easily. Kong Lingbei is indeed a monster, but he doesn't do anything deliberately. He killed three or four people, all with one blow. Xie Zhe slashed people with the back of his knife, knocking two of them unconscious while the rest ran away. From beginning to end, it was never Jiao Mo's turn to take action. But that’s also a good thing – in every sense of the word.
Xie Zhe picked up someone's collar. He was still breathing, but couldn't respond. Kongling North Road:
"Oh, I knew you would survive, so I didn't have to worry about anything."
"You... forget it, let's try to see if we can ask anything. It's so baffling that I was attacked like this."
"Although their martial arts skills are not very good, they did a good job of covering up, and even used medicine to cover up their breath. However, they still showed their flaws and let me detect them early. It seems that the people who hired them know better, but they are not good at it. Did not do well."
Jiao Mo looked at the fainted killer and said hesitantly: "They... why did they attack us? Is it really just a robbery?"
The words are not false. Kong Lingbei always looked gorgeous wherever he went, and it was really difficult for people not to have evil thoughts. However, their purpose of ambushing here cannot be so simple. Instead of squatting in this inaccessible forest, it would be better to go to a nearby town to rob homes and make more money. Thinking this way, the idea of someone hiring someone is confirmed.
"It's easy to talk. Take these two people back. I have plenty of ways to make them talk."
"Don't do that." Xie Zhe stopped him, "Mr. Maoyue won't let you do that either."
"...Tsk."
When it comes to Lord Maoyue, he restrains himself a lot. Indeed, the means of extracting confessions are really not suitable for people like them.
"I think...I know the reason." Jiao Mo said.
Kong Lingbei curled his lips, Xie Zhe looked at her seriously and asked, "Madam, what do you have in mind?"
"No, this is what Uoyuki-kun reminded me." She said hesitantly, "She told me that nowadays... rumors that 'there are sharks living on land' are spreading everywhere in the world. It can't be said to be rumors, it's the truth. You know it. I have never deliberately concealed my identity. If someone I trust asks, I will admit it frankly. To this day, I have never encountered any crisis. But now the news has completely spread, and some people even Draw my face clearly.”
"And the world is vigorously promoting the value of the sharks." Kong Lingbei continued her words, "The sharks' tears, the sharks' oil, the sharks' blood, the sharks' flesh... I won't say more, for fear of irritating you. So when you take action on your own, be more careful, especially protect this guest from the deep sea."
Xie Zhe found it incredible. He opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief:
"Who is doing this? It must be premeditated?"
"Ask you." Kong Lingbei said, "Who else can I ask?"
In fact, Xie Zhe was really just sighing. As he asked, some answers had already emerged in his mind.
Lies - lies, meaningless. It could only be him, there was no other possibility. He knew the value of the Sharks, had fought against them, and even said some meaningful and offensive words. What's more, he also conducted inhumane research on the sharks.
Jiao Mo knew who Xie Zhe was thinking of. Her emotions were not intense, but she was legitimately upset. She frowned and said, "That person, why did you do that? Just to... cause us some trouble?"
"It's not impossible. He can do all kinds of disgusting things." Xie Zhe's words were not polite, "He knows that we are an obstacle, not to mention... I still have scars left by resentment on my legs. Although I don’t know how far the tracking of Resentful Eclipse can go, he can spread out our general location with little effort. In this way, we will have many difficulties along the way."
"this……"
"I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not - it doesn't sound good to say it, but you must know that I have no intention of blaming you. Even if Han Shang and Wenying are here, they will agree with my idea."
Jiao Mo couldn't say anything for a long time, her expression was a little confused and a little unbelievable. Kong Lingbei always spoke directly. He said clearly to Jiao Mo:
"You should choose a path that is completely opposite to Mr. Xie and the others. In this way, those rabble will only cause trouble for Mr. Xie and the others. You don't have to feel too guilty. After all, they did this voluntarily. made."
"That's right. We are destined to meet each other. I shouldn't let you go into trouble."
"I hurt you..."
Jiao Mo showed a bleak expression. Xie Zhe was afraid that she would think this way, so he hurriedly explained:
"That's not the intention. Even if many people come to our door in the future, they will find nothing in the end. Of course we can deal with this little thing. Don't forget, we were enemies of the evil god - we fought against Kanna-kun The evil god. But... what I'm worried about is, where can you hide safely alone? We must all have doubts. In this way, we can discuss it after we meet Hanshang and the others. What do you think? ?”
Jiao Mo said nothing.
