It was already night when Qian Chao quietly left the Wuling Sect alone. In the past, he would definitely go to Li Jian and ask him to go with him if such a thing happened in the past. But today is the day when Li Jian becomes a disciple. Although the apprenticeship ceremony is It's over, but now that all the disciples of Fairy Lengyue have returned, the masters, apprentices, and brothers will definitely gather together to talk or listen to Fairy Lengyue's teaching of skills. This is very important to Brother Li, so It was inconvenient for Qian Chao to disturb him; but Qian Chao actually had a very bad premonition when he set out. He had already been delayed for several days. He always felt that Shang Jie and Zhang Han might have been killed, so it would be very difficult to go and check this time. There was a high chance that there was no need to fight with others, so there was no need to take Lu Pingchuan with him. As for Tang Ping and Yanxuan, it was already night when he set out, and it was not convenient to find them at this time, so Qian Chao simply rushed to the cold pool alone.
It was a long journey from Wulingzong to Hanchichi. Qian Chao relied on the big sword he used to travel all night and finally arrived near Hanchichi before dawn. He could no longer use the sword. Although the spiritual weapon was fast, it was also eye-catching when flying. Therefore, after approaching the cold pool, Qian Chao put away his sword and only relied on his air control skills.
To be cautious, Qian Chao didn't fly very high, and when he deliberately walked through a mountain forest, he was the only one who entered the forest, but when he came out, there were eight or nine figures. The closer Qian Chao got to the cold pool, the more careful he became, for the sake of safety For safety reasons, he used the "Incarnation Talisman" in the mountains and forests, and all of a sudden multiple fake bodies flew out of the mountains and forests, while Qian Chao himself followed carefully.
Shang Jie and Zhang Han had more than one hiding place in Hanchichi, and Qian Chao knew that there was one in front of them everywhere. Qian Chao was worried that there might be an ambush, so he did not dare to rush in front, and only used his own pretense. I got closer to take a look. Even so, those fake bodies were flying low and cautiously over the treetops, and the speed was very slow, without making any sound. When they got closer, most of these fake bodies were flying. The surroundings were on alert, and only three or two approached very cautiously. However, no trace of the two people was found in this hiding place that had been used many times, and everything seemed normal, with nothing suspicious or unusual. place.
Then Qian Chao took these fake bodies and rushed to the next hiding place.
When the sky was dimming, Qian Chao had already searched several hiding places of Shang Jie. Except for finding traces of recent residence in a cave, he found nothing. So far, There were only two places left that I had not been to yet.
Because the sky was dim and there was a possibility of being discovered, Qian Chao became even more cautious when moving. He walked almost entirely in the forest under the cover of trees, and at the next location, Qian Chao finally made a discovery.
It is a cave on the mountain wall. It is very secret. The entrance is not big and is completely covered by the vines growing randomly on the mountain wall. If you don't know in advance that there is a cave behind the vines, you will not be able to find this place at all. Shang Jie He and Zhang Han repaired the inside of the cave so that he could be more comfortable when hiding inside, but there were no changes at the entrance of the cave. Just now, when one of Qian Chao's fake bodies approached quietly, he noticed the clues after a closer look. Although the vines at the entrance of the cave were still covering the entrance, several of them had been broken, and they were still cut by sharp blades. Cut off.
Suddenly Qian Chao and all his fake bodies were on high alert.
After repeatedly confirming that there was no danger there, Qian Chao himself approached the entrance of the cave. He pushed aside the vines and walked in. There was no light in the cave and it was pitch black. He took out a bright pearl to illuminate the cave. Not big. After entering, Qian Chao realized that there had been a fight here. It might not have been long. Under the bright light of the pearl in his hand, he could see clearly that there were two stone platforms inside the cave that were used as beds. The few fluffy monster furs scattered on the ground were probably used as cushions to spread on it. In addition, there were lamps, broken teapots, teacups, etc. on the floor of the cave, making it look messy. And just when Qian Chao walked in with Mingzhu in his arms, he found several sword marks on the cave wall, one was a straight thrust, and several were horizontal slashes. There were also sword marks near the sword mark that penetrated the cave wall. There were stains of blood, as if the sword had injured someone and the blood was left here. It should have happened several days ago, and the blood was already dark red and dried.
The sword marks were on the cave wall near the entrance. It looked like someone broke in from outside the cave. Then the people in the cave were alerted and fought back and wounded the intruder with the spirit sword. But what happened next? Unexpectedly, there were not many sword marks, and it seemed that the fight had ended abruptly.
Qian Chao looked at the blood-stained cave wall for a while, and saw that the traces left behind should be that Senior Brother Shang and Senior Brother Zhang had fought with the guy who broke in, but they should have been subdued immediately, otherwise they would have stayed in the cave. There can't be just a few sword marks in the room. Under the fierce battle, the entire room in the cave should have been cut into pieces by the spirit sword. Thinking of this, there must be quite a few opponents coming, relying on the large number of people. The two senior brothers were almost subdued.
This made Qian Chao even more worried about the situation of Shang Jie and Zhang Han.
After carefully checking the cave and finding nothing else, Qian Chao was ready to look elsewhere.
But after they had walked out of the cave, Qian Chao came back and looked at the blood stains on the cave wall again. Even if he had made a guess before, he did not dare to confirm that the blood stains were from those who captured Shang Jie and Zhang Han. The blood stains left behind belonged to Shang Jie or Zhang Han. Qian Chao took out a new pen, moistened it with the spirit wine he brought with him, and then used this pen to wipe the dried blood stains left on the cave wall. Little by little, I dipped it into the pen. If Shang Jie and Zhang Han cannot be found or the mysterious person they said appeared in the cold pool is not found, then what will happen on this pen? Blood might play an important role.
Next, Qian Chao went to the last hiding place of Shang Jie and Zhang Han, but still found nothing there.
So...are Senior Brother Shang and Senior Brother Zhang alive or dead now?
Several days have passed since Zhang Han came to find him. It can be confirmed that these two people have been in the hands of those people for several days. Can these two people still survive after such a long time?
Qian Chao was unsure. If Shang Jie and Zhang Han died in such an unknown way, he would be very uneasy. Since they were here, he had to search thoroughly, so when the white fish belly gradually appeared in the east, Qian Chao Chao cast his gaze in the direction of Han Pond. After searching for so long, it was the only place where he had not searched. Zhang Han said that he first found a person sneaking around in Han Pond as if he wanted to crack the formation there. Then, would they? Will it still be there?
In the cave of Shangjie's last hiding place, Qian Chao took out another stack of "Incarnation Talismans". After a flash of light at the entrance of the cave, more Qian Chao began to come out of it, and then all the fake bodies quietly returned. Flying up, the Hanquan Valley was surrounded from all directions. All the fake bodies of Qian Chao carefully gathered from the periphery towards the center of Hanquan Valley and searched for it. However, at this time, the real Qian Chao had been staying in Shang Jie sat quietly in the hiding place.
It was the first time to use so many incarnation talismans, and this was also an extremely wonderful feeling. Qian Chao sat quietly on a stone bench in the hiding place with his eyes closed, but in his mind there was something else. There was a scene where more than twenty fake bodies were forming a large circle, carefully guarding and searching towards the center of the cold pool from all directions. What all the fake bodies saw with their eyes were presented in Qian Chao's mind. , although he himself has been sitting in this dim cave, the vision in his mind is impossible for ordinary monks to appreciate. He surrounded the entire cold pool by himself, and all the fake bodies' sights were spliced together. At the same time, it was an extremely strange picture, as if he was looking at Han Pond from all directions at the same time, and he was constantly moving forward.
Suddenly, one of the avatars stopped, immediately hid in a safe place and peeked over from a distance, and then all the avatars quietly approached there.
And Qian Chao in the cave was so startled that he stood up suddenly. In the picture in his mind, he saw people in the distance... three people, two of whom were listless, with their heads hanging down, sitting back to back on the ground. , the third person was sitting on a wooden pile. Qian Chao recognized the two people on the ground at once. It was Shang Jie and Zhang Han who had not seen each other for many days. Although these two people's clothes were in tatters, there was no blood on them. , but it can be seen that both of them are exhausted, there are no scars on their heads and faces, and they are not tied up. I didn't expect that these two people are still alive!
The third person sitting on the wooden stake was also dressed as a disciple of the Five Spirits. He seemed to be resting or thinking about something, with his hair disheveled and his face unclear.
Let your hair down!
Qian Chao immediately remembered that a few days ago, Zhang Han told him that the guy who was sneaking around in the cold pool looked exactly like this. His hair was disheveled and his appearance was not bad. It seemed that he was this guy.
Worried that there was an ambush here, Qian Chao left several surveillance avatars, and all the other avatars began to search carefully like plowing the ground again, centered on these three people.
Afterwards, Qian Chao became more and more surprised. There was no one else near or near the three of them. It seemed that Shang Jie and Zhang Han were captured alive by this guy with disheveled hair.
Until the end, I didn't know what alerted the man. He raised his head and looked around, and then looked in the direction of a fake body with gleaming eyes.
In the scene in Qian Chao's mind, that person looked directly at him.
Found!
Qian Chao suddenly opened his eyes. Since he has been discovered, there is no need to hide. Since there is no ambush nearby, there is no need to be too afraid of him. More importantly, Shang Jie and Zhang Han are still alive, so they must They rescued them. At this point, Qian Chao regretted that he came here alone tonight. It would be great to have a helper, but he couldn't control that much. He couldn't continue to let Shang Jie and Zhang Han be in his hands.
Thinking of this, Qian Chao made his many fake bodies retreat, and then he walked out and flew towards the location of the three people.
He was dressed like a disciple of the Five Spirits, with loose black hair, a somewhat pale complexion, and a pair of shining long eyes under his slender eyebrows. He was indeed a good-looking man. He stood up to greet him, with a tall figure and facial features. , exuding an elegant and lazy temperament. Shang Jie and Zhang Han on the side also turned their heads and looked over in surprise. When they saw Qian Chao flying over, they murmured something in surprise, causing the man to look sideways at them.
Just when Qian Chao's figure fell, the man smiled slightly, bowed and said:
"I, Gong Yangfu, have met Mr. Qian Chao Qian!"
