To the north of the forest, there is a stone hill.
The stone hillock is surrounded by trees. Compared with the bustle in front of the mountain gate, this place is remote and quiet.
In such a secluded place, a few figures gathered.
Among them were brothers Yu Ye and Tian Bao, as well as several old friends of Yu Ye. The unexpected meeting of old friends was supposed to be a joyful occasion, but at this time, there were different expressions, and some people were covering their cheeks and full of resentment.
Yan Chi, who was originally a handsome and free-spirited person, turned into a wolf with a bruised nose and a swollen face. Even the Taoist robe on his body was torn.
Zhong Jian stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, grinning but silently. He was obviously trying to endure the joy in his head, but his face was full of gloating.
His two brothers, Zhong Quan and Zhong Yi, were holding the sharp blades in their arms and silently paying attention to the movement in the distance.
Tianbao glanced at Renliang beside him, and both lowered their heads. It was obvious that he felt guilty and did not dare to speak out for a while.
Yu Ye, sitting alone. The bamboo hat covered half of his face, making it difficult for people to see clearly his emotions. However, the expressions of everyone could not be hidden from his eyes, and he secretly shook his head.
Meeting old friends tonight is not surprising at all. People from all walks of life gathered in Beiqi Mountain, but why were Yan Chi, a Taoist disciple, and the former Taoist disciple, now a powerful Zhong Jian. But they didn't expect that the two of them arrived at Beiqi Mountain in the evening. It was fine, but Yan Chi's Taoist robes and frivolous words and deeds actually angered Tianbao. As a result, the two sides had a few words. Naturally, neither one accepted the other, so under the booing of everyone Then he moved his hands. As a disciple of the Taoist sect, Yan Chi is highly skilled, but his methods are sinister. Although Tianbao is fierce and aggressive, he will inevitably suffer in the end. But Zhongjian preferred Yan Chi and was happy to hide in the crowd and watch the fun. Fortunately, Yu Ye returned in time and stopped Yan Chi with a message, but it was inconvenient to make any noise, so he could only turn around and leave with a lot of anger.
How could he not be angry!
He knew the tempers of Tianbao and Renliang, and had secretly warned them again and again, but he didn't want them to get into trouble again and get into a fight at the foot of Beiqi Mountain.
There was a group of Qizhou monks squatting on the top of the mountain. Those guys were watching what was going on down the mountain. But if there is an accident, the consequences will be disastrous.
Alas, these two brothers are not easy to worry about either.
Let's talk about Yan Chi, since he is in the company of Jianghu people, why should he put on the airs of a Taoist master and show off like this in front of everyone. What's worse, it was just a fight, but he secretly committed a murderous attack and almost killed someone.
There is also Zhong Jian, who was coaxed by him to take a trip to Queling Mountain last time. Now that they meet again, he bullies the Tianbao brothers again.
Alas, dealing with smart people is equally troublesome!
"Brother Yu, it's me who got beaten, why are you so depressed?"
Seeing that Yu Ye remained silent, Yan Chi was a little curious. He rubbed his cheek and said, "If you feel sorry for yourself, apologize to me and I will spare your two brothers..."
Tianbao suddenly stared.
"oops--"
Yan Chi waved his hand and said disdainfully: "If it hadn't been for Brother Yu's dissuasion, how could I have allowed you to beat me? Thinking of his affection, the matter has been revealed. Brother Yu..." He nodded and then said: "I know why you are unhappy. You blame me for being cruel. As for being cruel and ruthless, who can be better than you? Not a hundred people in the world have died in your hands, but maybe fifty. Now it's about your brother, you. But it’s hypocrisy, hum!”
He snorted dissatisfied, and then suddenly realized: "Oh... you are angry with me, is this Taoist robe too ostentatious? And as a disciple of Beiqi Mountain, I have to change my appearance now when I return to the mountain gate. Where is my integrity?" He stretched out his hand and patted his chest, and said solemnly: "I put on my Taoist robe and went back to Xuanwu Pavilion to tell the world that my Taoist sect is immortal and my inheritance will last forever, ahem..."
Perhaps he exerted too much force on his hands, his breath was suffocated, and he couldn't help coughing. His generous passion suddenly disappeared.
"Ha ha!"
Zhong Jian waved his hand, stood up and said——
"Brother, let's talk!"
More than ten feet away, there is a piece of grass.
Yu Ye followed Zhong Jian and walked over, and the two sat side by side.
"How was the trip to Queling Mountain?"
Zhong Jian asked, but then he laughed and said: "You should only say a few words to people when you meet them, but don't give them all your heart. This is the rule of walking in the world, and it is also the way to protect yourself."
Yu Ye took off his bamboo hat and smiled helplessly.
Zhong Jian pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Yu's actions have already spread throughout the world. I thought you were hiding, but I didn't expect you to come back here. How about you and I joining forces again?"
Yu Ye remained silent.
Zhong Jian continued: "To be honest, when I came this time, I not only brought Yan Chi, Zhong Quan, and Zhong Yi, but also more than a dozen brothers hiding in the dark." When he said this, he lowered his voice: " Although I don't know the purpose of the establishment of Xianmen, I don't allow outsiders to invade Beiqi Mountain. I want to take action while watching the ceremony and burn down the Xuanwu Pavilion. I specially purchased kerosene, and I will definitely burn those things by surprise... "
"Burn the Xuanwu Pavilion and ruin the ceremony?"
Yu Ye was surprised, but said bitterly: "That's what I had in mind, but -"
"Ha ha!"
Zhong Jian put his hands on his hands and smiled, his eyebrows dancing with joy as he said: "Brother, no one knows you better than Zhong Jian. You are really not a good person..."
"Go to Xuanwu Pavilion to watch the ceremony, I'm afraid you'll never come back."
"Oh, how do you say this?"
"Before I met you, I had already gone up the mountain..."
Yu Ye knew about Zhong Jian's entanglement with Bei Qishan and understood the purpose of his trip, so he no longer concealed it and truthfully told the details of his night visit to Beiqishan.
"According to the disciples on the mountain, the monks in Qizhou are setting up formations in Xuanwu Pavilion. I don't dare to be rash for the moment, and I will check the truth tomorrow night. And according to my inference, Xuanwu Pavilion must be a trap. The so-called viewing ceremony is just to dispel the temptation of all parties. Fang is jealous and plays hard to get!"
"Oh, how vicious!"
Zhong Jian suddenly came to his senses and said: "Nanshan and Bu Yi are trying to lure heroes from all sides into the formation. No one can escape at that time. They can only kneel down and beg for mercy and let those guys manipulate them. Damn it, this is It’s a plan to wipe out the whole family!” He was shocked, but also said happily: “As long as I meet my brother Yu, my brother will have good luck!”
Zhong Jian thought of luck, but Yu Ye only thought of bad luck.
The two whispered for a moment, then each stood up and left.
Yan Chi rarely met Yu Ye, so he wanted to follow him to get close, but was blocked by Tianbao, so he could only give up angrily.
Yu Ye did not return to his original place, but took the Tianbao brothers into the forest.
Although there are many people and bustling people in front of the mountain gate, there are dangers everywhere. It is better to stay away to avoid causing trouble. What's more, the forest can block spiritual consciousness and make it easier to hide.
The three of them came to the place where the horses were parked, checked their mounts, and then found a clearing in the forest.
The Tianbao brothers spread tarpaulins on the ground and packed their bags in preparation for spending the night.
Yu Ye climbed up a nearby big tree using his hands and feet.
The tree is more than ten feet high, with lush branches and leaves, and a crown like a dome. There is a branch of a tree six or seven feet above the ground, just big enough for one person.
Yu Ye was lying on a branch of a tree, taking off his bamboo hat and covering his face. Before he could take a breath, thoughts were already flooding in.
One person is short-term, two people are long-term.
After combined with Zhong Jian, the true intentions of Nanshan and Bu Yi have been roughly deduced.
Using the excuse of watching the ceremony, they lured all parties to go to Xuanwu Pavilion, and then used formations to torture or imprison them to force them to submit. From then on, Qizhou controlled Daze Daomen and the rivers and lakes, and Nanshan, Bu Yi and others could unscrupulously search for treasures lost overseas.
As said, this is a desperate plan to cut off the road to Osawa!
How can we not allow the evil plan to succeed!
A fire burned down the Xuanwu Pavilion and completely ruined the Xianmen celebration? And he, Tianbao, and Zhongjian had all thought about it, so how could Nanshan and Bu Yi not think of it.
Persuade everyone to leave Beiqi Mountain?
How to persuade when all parties are mixed? People's hearts are different, who is willing to believe him in the wild?
Perhaps wanting to help him relieve his worries, the voice of Jiao Ying came from the sea of consciousness——
"Using more than a dozen monks to set up a formation is no small matter, it may be a mountain-sealing formation. In my opinion, it should be done with caution!"
"Beiqi Mountain is hundreds of feet high, how can it be banned?"
"A mountain that is tens of thousands of feet high can be closed, but a mere few hundred feet high is not enough!"
"Don't scare me!"
"Hey, if you are afraid, your actions will stop. With Nanshan and Divination's ability, it shouldn't be difficult to set up a Baizhang formation!"
"The Xuanwu Pavilion is located with a radius of a hundred feet. If the formation is like this, how can it be broken?"
"Those who are highly cultivated can use force to break them; those who are proficient in formations can use methods to solve them."
"Explain it with the law? Do you..."
"Even if I know a little bit about the formation, I can't help you. Many restrictions are inseparable from hand techniques, and changes in the talisman formation also need to be deduced by spiritual consciousness..."
"That's it!"
Yu Ye closed his eyes.
Jiao Ying couldn't help him, so he had to think of his own solution.
Since Xuanwu Pavilion's formation cannot be broken, what else can he do...
At this moment, Tianbao's surprised voice came from under the tree——
"who?"
Yu Ye's expression changed, he took off the bamboo hat on his face and looked down.
In the clearing between the woods, Renliang was already sound asleep, but Tianbao was awakened and sat up, reaching out to grab the long knife beside him.
It felt like someone kicked him in his sleep, and when he woke up there was nothing. After he yelled, he lay down again full of suspicion.
And behind the big tree a few feet away from him, a figure was hiding.
It was an old man, holding a just-stolen wine flask in his hand. He was drinking the wine proudly while raising his head and smiling.
Yu Ye was slightly startled.
It was an old man who played money at Jubao Inn in Chenling Town. He once went to Chenling Mountain and disappeared after the underground fire erupted. Who would have thought that he would come here and secretly play tricks on Tianbao. And when he just looked up, he seemed to see himself. It was so dark in the forest, how could he know there was someone in the tree?
The old man raised his head and took a sip of wine, turned around and walked deeper into the forest. The direction he went was exactly the direction from which he explored Beiqi Mountain at night.
Yu Ye's heart skipped a beat, he hesitated for a moment, put away his bamboo hat, turned over and fell to the ground along the trunk of the tree.
The Tianbao brothers were still sleeping soundly and didn't notice at all.
It leaps up from the ground in the wild and goes away like a strong wind.
Arriving deep in the forest in an instant, the old man could no longer be found.
Searching in the wild and moving forward.
Under the stone wall at the end of the forest, a pit appeared.
Yu Ye floated down.
The pit was empty, and the two dead bodies previously buried were gone...
