The valley between Dinghu Mountain and Luokong Mountain - Fangyou Valley.
The two riders settled down beside the forest.
It was inconvenient to ride horses on the mountain road, so the two tied their horses at the edge of the valley forest and walked up the stone path through the forest to look for Luoyao and the others.
At this time, in Fangyou Valley.
Luo Yao was digging a ginseng plant with a hoe next to a towering old tree.
He had his cuffs tied and his trouser legs tied, and he was wielding a small hoe in his hand to dig up the weeds around the ginseng. He had to dig out a complete ginseng to have the best medicinal effect.
Standing with a sword on one side was his daughter-in-law Peng Yun. At her feet stood a bamboo-backed basket filled with various herbs, including Ganoderma lucidum, Panax notoginseng, ginseng and other herbs.
"Yun'er, this ginseng tree is quite big. I can dig it out and stew chicken for Master. I can cook a table of delicious dishes for Master and his family in the evening to make him happy." Luo Yao looked happy.
Hearing this, Peng Yun replied: "Ms. sir, do you want to take a break and let me dig for you?"
Luo Yao waved his hand and replied: "You have been up the mountain with me all day, and you are tired. You can just rest on the edge."
Hearing this, Peng Yun raised her sleeve and wiped the sweat from Luo Yao's forehead. The two looked at each other and smiled sweetly.
"It's getting late. Let's dig up this ginseng plant and head back." Luo Yao comforted Peng Yun with a smile.
Peng Yun nodded and replied: "Okay."
While he was talking, there was a strange noise in the surrounding woods. Peng Yun was not bad at martial arts and had good ears. He felt something moving in the surrounding grass. He immediately drew his sword and frowned at the surrounding movement.
"Yun'er? What's wrong?" Luo Yao looked at his wife, frowning and concentrating, with a serious expression.
Peng Yun replied: "There seems to be someone!"
"There shouldn't be anyone coming to this barren mountain. It's probably wild boars, rabbits and the like!" Luo Yao replied while digging ginseng.
Before Peng Yun could answer, many black shadows appeared one after another in the surrounding woods.
"Everyone, come out!" Peng Yun looked at a man in black standing on the edge of the grass not far away, with half of his body emerging.
Luo Yao frowned and looked up. Eight men in black appeared around them, surrounding the two of them.
All the men in black had their faces covered and their faces could not be seen clearly. They all held three-foot-long knives in their hands.
"This person is not a good person. My husband, please follow me later." Peng Yun raised her shuriken and said to Luo Yao.
Luo Yao nodded, gripped the hoe in his hand tightly, and frowned, "We don't have any enemies either. Who are you? Why did you ambush us?"
The eight men in black on the opposite side looked at each other, nodded, and did not answer. Instead, they rushed forward with their swords.
Fortunately, Peng Yun's swordsmanship is not bad. Over the years, with the guidance of Taoist Wuji, her martial arts is also extraordinary. The forest was in chaos for a while with the flash of swords and shadows.
After several rounds, Peng Yun's arm was slashed with a knife, while the eight men in black only suffered minor injuries.
Peng Yun retreated to defense and tried her best to protect Luo Yao.
During the fight, two figures ran out of the forest, it was Xiao Yu and Qin Shuang who came to look for them.
"Brother, be careful!" Qin Shuang flew over, took a packet of medicinal powder from his waist, pulled it gently, and sprinkled it towards the three men in black who were trying to catch Luo Yao.
The forest where Luoyao was located was filled with pink smoke in an instant.
When Luo Yao heard this, he quickly closed his eyes, covered his mouth and nose, and found a small shrub with lush leaves to hide.
The three men in black were caught off guard and stretched out their hands to shield their eyes from the pink smoke.
After a few moments, the smoke and dust cleared, and their arms began to itch unbearably, and their breathing became rapid.
"Poisonous, retreat!" After hearing what the three men in black said, they turned around and left, while they were still besieging Peng Yun.
Xiaoyu used the Chess Spirit Step to bully him. He had no weapons at hand, so he had to grab a branch, break off a section, and use the branch as a sword to support Peng Yun.
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When the man in black saw someone supporting him, one of them frowned, looked at the guy holding the branch, and said to the other men in black around him: "Get out."
Several men in black quickly evacuated and disappeared into the woods.
...
Under the pine trees in the deep forest of the ridge on the side of Dinghu Mountain from Fangyou Valley, eight men in black gathered here.
I saw them tearing off the black cloth covering their faces, and the leader among them was Xiao Yingfang, the Third Palace Secretary of the Lu Sect.
The eight of them all have high eyebrows and straight noses, slightly larger body frames, and thin faces. Naturally, they are not from the Central Plains, but from the Huns.
Xiao Yingfang, the director of the third hall of Lu Jiao, is headed by Xiao Yingfang, who is good at swordsmanship. The other seven are naturally from Lu Jiao.
That day, he originally intended to make friends with the four demon sect ghosts, but by chance he met Xiao Yu and his party in Kangzhou, and suffered a defeat at the hands of Xiao Yu. Now he failed to attack Luoyao secretly. When he met Xiao Yu again, he knew that he was very capable and wanted to arrest him today. Luoyao was destined to be fruitless, so he ordered to withdraw to the forest.
"Third Palace Secretary, there are eight of us. They only came with two reinforcements. Why don't we take one of them together?" One of the men in black asked Xiao Yingfang, cupping his fists.
Xiao Yingfang waved her hand and replied: "One is Qin Shuang, the third disciple of Taoist Wuji, known as Poinsettia, who is extremely good at using poison. The other is Feng Yi's disciple, whose swordsmanship is even unmatched by mine. We can't trust anyone. Just retreat first and look for opportunities later.”
"That's it." The man in black replied: "Thanks to the Third Palace Secretary Yingming..."
Xiao Yingfang waved her hand to signal him to shut up, "Shut up and go see how poisoned the three of them are and how injured they are?"
"Yes, Third Palace Secretary." After the man in black answered, he wanted to say a few words of compliment, but for a moment he could only stay silent. After all, they didn't know the reputation of Third Palace Secretary. "You are young but cruel and thoughtful. The most meticulous thing," he thought, and hurriedly went to check on his three poisoned friends.
"These are three Hundred Poisons and Clearing Pills. They should be able to detoxify them. Give them to take." Xiao Yingfang took out a medicine bottle from her arms, poured three pills to a subordinate beside her, and warned. From the moment he planned to catch Luo Yao, he naturally investigated the people around him, and he came prepared with this bottle of Hundred Poisons and Clearing Pills.
...
In the forest, Qin Shuang handed the antidote to Luo Yao. After all, Luo Yao was also sprinkled with her poisonous powder. .
Peng Yun cupped her fists and thanked Xiao Yu, "Thank you brother Xiao Yu for helping me, but...why did you come with Shuang'er?"
Xiao Yu replied: "Sister Peng, this is not the time for small talk. Please ask Brother Luo to take care of the injury on your arm. Let's get out of the valley first and then talk in detail."
"That's fine!" After Peng Yun just answered, Luo Yao had already cut off her sleeve and bandaged the wound on her arm.
Xiaoyu and Qin Shuang were waiting on one side, but Qin Shuang had always been in love with his senior brother Luo Yao. Seeing how much they were in love at this time, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in their eyes.
Not long after, Peng Yun's wound had been bandaged, and the four of them hurried out of the valley.
