Cheng Ling secretly rejoiced that finding Tuomu to cooperate seemed to be a good choice. At least don't waste time facing the demon spirits. Although the six-marked demon spirits are not afraid of the seven of them with their fighting strength, the most important thing at the moment is to rescue Liu Qingyan. If you can't help it, don't fight!
He pondered for a while and then continued to ask: "Takumu, your Sword Tiger tribe is one of the four most powerful tribes. Logically speaking, Wuying Tower should not be a rival, so why do you still want to cooperate with us?"
Tuomu sighed and said: "In fact, the attitude of the tribe towards outsiders has always been divided. Some people hope to use the power of outsiders to enhance the strength of the tribe, but some people think that people who are not our tribe must have different hearts and are very repulsive to outsiders. .”
"Then which category do you belong to?"
"You may not believe it, but I am one of those people who most insists on rejecting outsiders. The people in Wuying Tower have done almost no good things in the past few years. They are deeply disgusting and naturally unlovable. But you are an exception, obviously. I appreciate the humility of being able to kill me outright but risking injury to maintain a draw.”
"Oh? What did Wuying Tower do?"
"Not only did they lead a large number of foreign monks into the Demon Spirit Continent, they also secretly developed their power, colluded with people close to the faction, and constantly asked for the aborigines of the Demon Spirit Continent. And in the past ten years, those aboriginal people have followed them into After Fu Shan, almost no one came back, so it must be the worst possible outcome."
"Oh? How dare they touch the aborigines of the Sword Tiger Tribe?"
"It's not the Sword Tiger Tribe, but some second-rate forces in the surrounding areas. Although the Sword Tiger Tribe is one of the four major tribes and occupies a very wide area, the Demon Spirit Continent is too big. It is impossible to occupy all such large areas of land. Some places are Run by some second-rate forces.”
"As long as we provide some meat and treasures as tribute every year, the tribe will let it develop and won't care about it!"
"It seems like there is no direct conflict between Wuying Tower and your Sword Tiger Tribe!"
"That's what I say, but the Demon Spirit Continent is sparsely populated, and the number of aborigines is not large. Many people die at the hands of demon spirits every year. In addition, Wuying Tower's unknown purpose, the fringe of the four major tribes The number of second-rate tribal aborigines is decreasing day by day, but in the end it is still the foundation of the Demon Spirit Continent that is damaged.”
"Only those who only care about immediate interests will continue to let it go. I was also unwilling to do so. By chance, I followed the people of Wuying Building and discovered the place where outsiders and aborigines were detained."
"Unfortunately, I am alone and I cannot rescue them all. Therefore, Brother Cheng, rather than helping you rescue your relatives and friends, it is better to rescue the indigenous people imprisoned there."
Cheng Ling asked in surprise: "What do they want so many people for? What's their purpose?"
"I don't know about this. I only know that every once in a while, the number of people detained there will be reduced. I don't know where they are taken."
Cheng Ling was shocked. Liu Qingyan, Zhang Hu and others might also be taken away. He had been tracking them for thousands of miles, but when he caught them, he lost track of them. That would be depressing. Feeling anxious, he asked, "How long is the interval?"
"Typically it's a year."
"When was the last time you were taken away?"
"It's almost the one-year period. In a few days, they should take action. Don't worry, Brother Cheng, I know you are anxious, but it shouldn't be too late to reach the place where those people are being held tomorrow."
Cheng Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that Liu Qingyan and others had not been taken away yet.
He thought for a while and then asked: "How many people are guarding the place of detention?"
"There are hundreds of guards. They are generally low-level, but they must not be discovered. Once discovered by them, there will be a steady stream of men in black coming. By then, it will not be easy to escape intact."
Cheng Ling nodded silently, stopped asking, closed his eyes and rested.
The dense forest at night was just as Takumu said, the demon spirits were particularly active, howlings came and went, and there was never a moment of silence. Tuomu was not surprised and fell asleep long ago.
Cheng Ling was worried. He knew that those demon spirits could not find this place and were only worried about Liu Qingyan and others. I was half asleep all night, but fell asleep.
It was just a pain for the six Yin Luoyao people. They were startled by the howling and couldn't sleep for long. The sky was already bright.
The sun shone through the gaps in the dense forest and shone on Tuomu's face. He woke up immediately, glanced at Cheng Ling and others, and said, "Have a good night's sleep, and it's time to take action again! Hey, why didn't you sleep well? , didn’t you say that demon spirits can’t come in here?”
Yin Luoyao shook her head and smiled bitterly. Looking at the dark circles under the eyes of Wu Tianfeng, Ye Qiuhe and others, she could only say: "We are just not used to it. It doesn't matter. You can just lead the way as usual."
Takumu agreed, said no more, and continued to rush deep into the dense forest.
Seven people followed him all the way. Cheng Ling felt as if he was going down the mountain. The terrain was getting lower and lower, and there were many fewer tall trees. Instead, the most on the ground were shrubs as tall as one person, completely hiding the figures of the seven people.
The old horse knew the way, weaving through the twists and turns of the bushes, and walked straight for more than three hours, only to stop when the sun was high in the sky.
Cheng Ling slowly followed up and saw that he had arrived at the foot of the mountain range. Weird and rugged rocks were scattered all over the place. In the distant depths, there seemed to be a huge cave. In front of the cave, a stream about ten feet wide gurgled. It's not the sound of rushing water.
Tuomu said: "Brother Cheng, the cave is where outsiders and aborigines are imprisoned. Have you seen the men in black guarding both sides? There are four people on each side, rotating every three hours. The only headache is the cave. It’s about tens of feet away from the creek.”
"The terrain there is flat and there are no bunkers. It will take at least a tea time to get through. Therefore, we can only wait until they rotate and rush over as quickly as possible, and then take the opportunity to deal with the guards, so that we can enter the cave. .”
Cheng Ling looked from a distance, and sure enough, as he said, they were a hundred feet away from the cave. Even if they secretly went to the edge of the stream, it would still be more than ten feet away. Such a distance would be easy to be discovered.
But those men in black guards rotate very quickly, and it is extremely difficult to avoid being discovered at all. He was thinking in his mind and saw a total of eight guards on both sides, all covered in black robes. They kept patrolling back and forth at the foot of the mountain, as far as the side of the foot of the mountain.
An idea flashed in his mind and he said: "That's too passive. I have a way. Senior sister and third senior brother, have you seen that team of four? There is a visual blind spot in the position where they patrol. Just go to the side of the foot of the mountain. , the other team can’t see it.”
"Taking this opportunity, we stepped forward and killed them. As long as we put on the black robes, who would have known that the four people had been replaced. This is the first step. The second step is when the two groups of people come to the junction in front of the cave, think again Find a way to kill the other four!"
"We must be fast. As long as we kill them, the remaining four, Second Junior Sister, Fourth Junior Sister, Sixth Junior Sister, and Eighth Junior Sister, will guard the exit of the cave. The rest will enter the cave to rescue people!
"
Tuomu's eyes lit up. Cheng Ling's method was much better than his. After all, he was not sure and killed all sixteen people at the moment when the other party changed the guard.
The reason why Cheng Ling chose Yin Luoyao and Wu Tianfeng was mainly because they were both very tall, similar to those of the men in black. As long as one part is solved first, it will be easy for the other four people.
Tuomu nodded slightly and said: "Okay, then you come with me. The other four are waiting here. Once they succeed over there, you will come over immediately."
After saying that, he took Cheng Ling, Yin Luoyao, and Wu Tianfeng to change direction and walked over from the side of the foot of the mountain. In order to avoid being discovered by the patrolling men in black, the four people moved very slowly and tried to avoid the bushes to avoid causing too much noise.
After walking slowly for half an hour, we finally reached the side of the mountain, and the man in black on one side happened to be about to arrive at the foot of the mountain.
The four of them held their breath and waited patiently.
Close..., closer...! Just when the four men in black were all in place and ready to turn around and return, the four of them suddenly launched an attack. The rusty knife in Tuomu's hand, and the long swords in the hands of Cheng Ling, Yin Luoyao, and Wu Tianfeng suddenly struck out.
The four men in black only saw four figures, and they had no time to make any resistance. The other party's weapon was inserted into the vital part, and they fell softly.
Cheng Ling immediately took action and said, "Hurry up and change your clothes quickly."
Tuomu and Wu Tianfeng immediately joined in the process of stripping off the clothes without saying a word. Yin Luoyao frowned and glanced at the three of them helplessly. She had no choice but to close her eyes and tremblingly went to strip off the clothes of the man in black.
Cheng Ling was the fastest. He looked at Yin Luoyao and smiled slightly. He took a step forward, took off her coat in three strokes, put it on for her and said, "I feel wronged, senior sister."
Yin Luoyao smiled bitterly and shook her head without saying anything.
Takumu said: "Quick, we are going back. Gradually speed up the pace to avoid arousing the suspicion of the other four people."
The three of them listened and hurriedly followed him, slowly walking towards the cave. The same drama happened again. When the two teams were intertwined, Cheng Ling and the four men suddenly took action again, and the other four people also became dead souls under the sword.
Tuomu waved to the distance, and Chu Yulu and Ye Qiuhe rushed over.
Cheng Ling swept his eyes and said, "Senior Sister, Second Senior Sister, follow me into the cave. Third Senior Brother, I'll leave it to you outside."
Wu Tianfeng nodded in agreement.
Cheng Ling couldn't wait and dived into the cave.
The cave is very cool, the water vapor inside is thick, and there is a constant sound of dripping water. Cheng Ling rushed in and found countless wooden cages along the way, with many people imprisoned in each cage.
Judging from their attire, some look like immortal monks, while others are aborigines.
Cheng Ling scanned all the way and found no trace of Zhang Hu and others. He was so anxious that he was afraid of missing out. I couldn't help shouting in the cave: "Qingyan...Zhang Hu...Song Yingjie, Qingyan...Zhang Hu...Song Yingjie!"
In the second half of the cave, Zhang Huzheng and Song Yingjie were lying slumped on the ground. It had been more than a year. Their immortal consciousness was blocked, and the contents of the storage rings could not be taken out. They were no different from ordinary people. , what is even more unbearable is the endless hunger.
Although the people in Wuying Tower don't want them to die, they won't give them the strength to resist. They will provide very little meat every three days, which can only sustain daily consumption. To put it harshly, they can't even commit suicide.
When will this kind of day end!
