The sun has set in the west, the mountains and forests are silent, and a row of wild geese on the top of a distant mountain fly side by side to the horizon in the afterglow of the setting sun. The world is filled with a deep, indescribable desolation!
As the man and woman gradually walked away, they turned around the mountain and disappeared.
Only then did Xu Feng, Lei Zhentian, and Luo Xiangxue stand up from behind the bushes and emerge.
"Uncle Xu, what should we do now?" Luo Xiangxue frowned slightly, looking slightly anxious, with a trace of trance and worry in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I just listened to the conversation between those two people. They were the ones who came to watch the sentries. Could it be that Liu Ruyan and Zhao Qingzhu have fallen into their hands? Or have they discovered our whereabouts a long time ago? At this point, we can only make a desperate move. Break into him!" He weighed the long sword slung at his waist and already had a plan in mind.
"Without further delay, let's go in and find out what's going on. The two nephews still don't know what situation they are in. I don't know if they can see Brother Chu?" Lei Zhentian frowned, already impatient.
Xu Feng no longer hesitated, waved his hand, and took the lead, followed closely by Lei Zhentian and Luo Xiangxue. The three of them accelerated their pace and walked along the steep cliff path towards the Hell Gate. The setting sun is like blood, casting three figures on the cliff. In the empty cliff, apart from the whistling mountain wind, there are only the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects.
The vast world is filled with a strange and murderous aura.
Xu Feng did not dare to neglect, while sizing up the four fields, he said to the two people behind him alertly: "We must be mentally prepared. No matter what happens, we can't get into trouble. Since we haven't seen the two of them come out for so long, they must have encountered each other." What kind of trouble are you in?" He frowned, but his eyes showed an unusually determined light.
Luo Xiangxue's face was full of anxiety, her brows were furrowed, and her heart seemed to be filled with a mess. She was worried about Liu Ruyan's safety, and as for the mysterious young man Zhao Qingzhu she had just met, she also felt that he was a good person. Although they met by chance, he was able to risk his own life with everyone, which showed that he was a man of loyalty.
Lei Zhentian looked very alert, but there was a worried look on his brows. The closer he got to this dangerous place, the more uneasy he felt. After going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to find this place, even though he knew that his sworn brother Chu Yunfei was inside, it was not easy to rescue him.
Not to mention the unpredictable ghosts and masters in the Hell Gate, the cliff path alone is as dangerous as a natural hazard. If the two sides really fight, it will be very difficult to escape unscathed.
The setting sun has fallen into the Western Mountains, its remaining rays are gradually fading, and a gloomy and desolate atmosphere floats between heaven and earth. After a while, night will cover the silent mountains and fields.
Not long after, the three people arrived at the end of the plank road. A prominent pass stretched in front of them and they turned left. Xu Feng made a gesture to signal the two of them to stop. He leaned against the cliff and looked behind the pass. He saw a majestic and simple manor house located in a large flat and open space. The pavilions and pavilions are decorated with carved beams and flying eaves, and the layout looks chaotic, but in fact it has some architectural aesthetics.
The main gate of the courtyard is a heavy red lacquered iron door with two opening and closing doors. Two big red lanterns hang on the eaves, and two thick marble pillars support the beams on both sides. Beside the gate stood two big men holding slender sabers, one on the left and one on the right.
In front of the gate is a slightly wide dam. There is a rough stone mill in the middle of the dam. There is a stone jar next to the mill. Several colorful prayer flags are hung around the dam, fluttering in the fierce mountain wind.
Xu Feng observed the terrain, frowned, and turned back to the two people and said, "This is the Gate of Hell. We finally reached it. The terrain is not complicated, and it looks like the yard of a wealthy family.
There are two big men holding swords standing at the door. There is no place to cover behind this cliff. If you want to sneak in from the front, it will definitely take a lot of effort. "As he said this, he made a calculation in his mind.
Lei Zhentian looked around and then above his head, looking for a place to climb in the increasingly bleak sky. On the edge of the two cliffs, there is a long and steep slope. There are some gravels scattered on the slope, and several huge rough rocks are embedded in the slope.
He carefully looked at the terrain, seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly said: "Look, there is a row of messy footprints on the slope at the top. Someone has obviously climbed it." He suddenly had an idea and said quietly, "Could it be Liu Ruyan?" Did you and Zhao Qingzhu climb up here?"
Xu Feng and Luo Xiangxue followed his line of sight and looked up. They were immediately startled when they saw a messy footprint on the slope, which was obviously left by someone climbing up from here.
Luo Xiangxue blurted out without thinking: "Could it be that these footprints were left by Brother Liu and Shaoxia Zhao?" She said and looked at Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian. They nodded slightly towards her, recognizing her suspicion from their eyes.
Xu Feng glanced at the farmyard again, then turned around and said: "It's getting late, we have to find a way to sneak in quickly. I'm afraid it will be difficult after dark! No matter what we see later, everyone will You must keep your composure and don’t act out of anger! Let’s go!”
He looked up, put the long sword on his waist, grasped the rough rock with both hands and exerted a little force, his feet suddenly flexed, and he thrust his body upwards, jumping up like a monkey climbing a tree. Following the series of footprints, he climbed to the top of the cliff.
He immediately squatted down and looked at the farmyard from behind a huge rock on the top of the cliff. After making sure that no one noticed him, he waved to the two people below.
Lei Zhentian and Luo Xiangxue looked at each other with joy on their faces. Lei Zhentian motioned to Luo Xiangxue to climb first. Luo Xiangxue nodded, imitating Xu Feng's climbing method, humming slightly, rising and falling under her feet, and flipped up dexterously with her thin body. She squatted next to Xu Feng, carefully hiding her figure. Lei Zhentian glanced at the two of them, and without hesitation, jumped up in the same way.
Xu Feng whispered: "Look, this must lead to the backyard. Nephew Liu Xian and the others must have slipped in from the backyard. We must not take it lightly. There may be hidden weapons inside, but we must not fall into an ambush." There is no one in the back yard now, so those people must be in the front yard. Everyone, be careful!" Lei Zhentian and Luo Xiangxue both nodded to him.
While there was no one around, Xu Feng was the first to bear the brunt. He jumped down from behind the rock and landed directly outside the wooden fence of the backyard. Immediately afterwards, two people also fell one after another.
The three of them crouched down, hid under the fence, and quietly glanced into the yard, only to see that the backyard gate was open, and there was no sound inside. It seemed that there was no one in the house. The three people rolled inward from outside the fence and jumped under the eaves like civet cats.
The backyard is a row of low wing rooms, with five rooms in total, lined up in a row, and the windows of each room are all open. The three of them were silent and winked at each other. Each of them crouched under a window edge and looked inside cautiously.
