"The road to Zhongnan Mountain should be the best mountain road, right?"
Zhao Xun couldn't help but sigh like this when he was patrolling in the mountains.
He has climbed mountains many times, and the impression given to him is that different mountains have different levels of difficulty.
Some are towering and tall, while others are low and flat.
But whether it is towering and tall or low and flat, it always gives people a sense of fear.
To put it bluntly, it makes people find it difficult to get up.
But Zhongnan Mountain didn't give him this feeling.
The height of Zhongnan Mountain is neither high nor low. The key is that it is not steep.
This is really crucial.
The reason why many mountains seem difficult to climb is because they are indeed steep.
Steep mountains can be difficult to climb or descend.
But Zhongnan Mountain is different.
There are very few steep mountain roads in Zhongnan Mountain, and most of them are very gentle.
If this continues, it will basically not give people a huge sense of pressure.
Zhao Xun was very relaxed during the mountain patrol.
Although there is a powerful enemy now, most of these guys would not dare to attack directly if there is a mountain leader.
Even if I lend it to them, I wouldn't dare to do so!
However, daily inspection work still needs to be done.
This is mainly to prevent some omissions.
At first, Zhao Xun followed Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou to inspect mainly the academy, following the academy's cultural context.
As a result, what they want to patrol now is the entire Zhongnan Mountain.
The workload is not small, and the pressure is not small either.
But Zhao Xun is still very confident.
After all, Zhongnan Mountain can be considered their home ground and their territory.
On your own territory, there is nothing to fear.
"Well, the next thing to do is to check for leaks and fill in the gaps as much as possible. It is best if there are no defects. If there are any defects, just fill them up."
Zhao Xun said minding his own business.
Because the area of Zhongnan Mountain is really too large, everyone in the academy acted separately.
Each person is responsible for a small area and does not belong to each other or interfere with each other.
Zhao Xun's attitude is to spend the least time inspecting the most areas.
He is a man who wants to be the most efficient man in the academy, so he must show his full strength in this regard.
"Hmm, what's the sound?"
While walking on the mountain trail, Zhao Xun suddenly heard a strange noise and instinctively moved towards the source of the sound.
It was not unusual for him to hear strange noises.
Zhongnan Mountain is full of wild animals.
It was normal for these ferocious beasts to make noises, so for Zhao Xun, as long as he could confirm that the noise was from the beasts in Zhongnan Mountain, there was nothing to worry about.
There are quite a few bushes ahead. Only when you get closer can you see clearly what is going on.
"hiss..."
When Zhao Xun took a closer look, he was really shocked.
It turns out there is a body hidden in the bushes!
Judging from the looks of it, this body must have been killed not long ago, because it hasn’t rotted yet!
In such weather, corpses would quickly decompose if exposed to the wild.
Zhongnan Mountain has always been a peaceful place, with few fatalities.
Zhao Xun instinctively felt that this matter was unusual, so he immediately marked the location, and then went back to discuss it with his senior brothers and sisters.
Of course he can also carry this body back.
But Zhao Xun instinctively rejected it because he thought this move was a bit strange.
It would be more reliable to go back to the academy to call people and call all the senior brothers and sisters back.
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But Zhao Xun ran all the way back to the academy in a hurry, already out of breath from exhaustion.
Third senior brother Long Qingquan was drinking tea by himself. Seeing junior brother Zhao Xun's appearance, he immediately asked with concern: "Hey, junior junior brother, what's wrong with you? People who don't know may think you have an accident."
"Who says it's not the case? Junior brother, junior brother, why are you so anxious? Even if the sky falls, there will be a mountain leader to hold it up. Don't worry."
"I, I...water..."
Zhao Xun thought that he was going to die of thirst. But all the senior brothers are still here talking about each other, which is really speechless.
"I'm really going to die of thirst, I'm going to die of thirst..."
"Quick, bring a bowl of water to my junior brother."
Seeing this situation, Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan quickly ordered someone to prepare a bowl of water for Zhao Xun.
Water is not a very delicious drink, but in Zhao Xun's eyes at this moment, it is simply a life-saving nectar.
After drinking a bowl of water, Zhao Xun felt completely comfortable.
If one bowl is not enough, have another bowl; if two bowls are not enough, have a third bowl.
After three bowls, Zhao Xun was full.
He wiped the corners of his mouth with satisfaction and said solemnly: "I just found a body in a bush during my patrol in the mountains. Judging from the condition of the body, it should have been dead recently. I think this matter is very serious. I felt strange, so I quickly returned to the academy, hoping that all the senior brothers and sisters could come with me to see what happened."
"Junior brother, you mean, there is a corpse nearby?"
"Um..."
Zhao Xun nodded and said: "To be specific, I think it is probably related to the Corruptors. Although there is no conclusive evidence to prove that it was them. But there are people with such murderous intentions around here, except I really can’t think of anyone else among them.”
"Well..."
Long Qingquan fell into deep thought for a while.
What junior brother Zhao Xun said makes sense. The Corruptor Alliance probably hasn't made any big noise for a long time since its last setback.
But that's not to say they don't want to cause a stir.
Because for them, time is the most precious thing.
If they could open the academy's restrictions earlier and invade, they would be able to break through the academy's defense system earlier.
If this continues, not only will their morale collapse, but Satan will definitely not be able to accept it.
So there's really no point in dragging it out.
The best way is to solve it quickly.
But they certainly can't attack as soon as they come up. After all, I suffered a loss not long ago, so testing is undoubtedly the best option now.
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If the situation cannot be broken after testing, that would be another matter.
But you still have to give it a try.
"Junior brother, where is the body? Quickly take us to see it."
Sixth senior brother Lu Guangdou realized the seriousness of this problem.
For everyone in the academy, the top priority right now is to follow Zhao Xun to find the body and identify it to see how this person was killed.
The Corruptor Alliance's methods of killing are relatively fixed, and the traces are obvious.
If this person was really killed by them, everyone in the academy should be able to easily identify it from the traces on the body.
"Okay, I have marked the area near the body before, and I should be able to lead you to it easily. If you have no objections, please come with me."
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Zhao Xun's tracking skills are quite good, especially if he has marked them in advance.
Zhao Xun walked along the mountain road at a very fast speed.
Of course, Zhao Xun has always been vigilant.
If something suddenly pops up from the jungle in the mountains at this time, Zhao Xun still has the power to fight.
After all, he is now a third-grade cultivator. Although this cultivation level is somewhat unsatisfactory in the academy, it is not a big problem for self-protection.
Zhao Xun knows very well that as a practitioner, it is crucial to have strong execution ability.
If he can maintain his condition, then it is not impossible to be promoted to the second level.
What I am afraid of is that I will vent my anger.
If this is the case, then it is really impossible for gods to save him.
"This is it. Brothers and sisters, please come over and take a look."
Zhao Xun came closer and pointed at the corpse.
Third senior brother Long Qingquan rushed over immediately, which was in line with his character.
"Hey, this man died so miserably. There were obvious scars on his neck. It was obvious that the fatal injury he suffered was in his neck."
Long Qingquan carefully tapped near his neck to indicate that this was where he suffered the fatal injury.
"Well, I also discovered it. He suffered a fatal wound on his neck, which is enough to show that the attacker was either a beast yamen, a corruptor, or a monster. Other than that, there is no fourth possibility."
Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou held his chin and gave a very professional evaluation.
"If it is a monster, the possibility is really not very high. Because no trace of a monster has been found in this generation for a long time. The country of monsters is in the East China Sea, and there are more monsters there. As for Chang'an City... It is difficult to see traces of monsters near Chang'an City. Wild beasts are possible. There are still many ferocious beasts in the deep mountains of Zhongnan Mountain. But it seems that the possibility of wild beasts in this location is not very high. So it seems that, It is very likely that the Corruptor will invade and kill people. This person should be an Orion, and there should not be any threat to him. But his identity should be exposed, and he can only choose to kill and silence him. If he does not do this, what will happen next Maybe I can’t hide my identity anymore.”
Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou's analysis was very professional, and Zhao Xun nodded frequently after listening to it.
"Well, I also think there is a high possibility that the Corruptor is the murderer. But how did they get through the protective shield to do evil? Does the protective shield really have so many gaps?"
Although Zhao Xun followed Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou and other senior brothers to conduct some investigations before, he did not find any clues.
Judging from the current situation, if the Corruptor can penetrate the protective shield, it can only mean that the protective shield has a big loophole.
This is not good news.
After all, it took the academy disciples a long time just to repair the holes in the protective shield around the academy.
If the entire Zhongnan Mountain was to be restored, it would take less than ten days and a half.
This is still a conservative estimate.
If the estimate is more pessimistic, a month is not impossible.
What the academy lacks most now is undoubtedly time.
The lack of time prevented them from carrying out extensive searches and repairs regardless of the consequences.
If they had enough time, they would have no problem repairing it.
But time doesn’t allow it.
Zhao Xun thought it was too difficult for them.
"In fact, if you are a corrosor, you can invade the protective shield from underground..."
Soon Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou gave an analysis that shocked everyone.
"Underground? Sixth Brother, do you mean that the Corruptor knows the art of earth escape?"
Zhao Xun was shocked when he heard this and asked again and again.
"Well, it is indeed very possible. If the Corruptor adopts the art of earth escape, then it is indeed very likely that he can successfully circumvent all our restrictions and avoid all our protective shields, thereby easily invading Zhongnan Mountain. "
I said, "Mamma Mia."
Zhao Xun was shocked.
Why is there such an obvious loophole?
Could it be that the mountain chief didn't take this into consideration when he created the protective shield?
Although it seems a bit unbelievable, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible.
After all, for the mountain leader, this can be said to be the most unlikely thing to happen.
It's very possible that the mountain leader didn't think in this direction at all. so...
Therefore, the emergence of this loophole can be well understood.
"So these must be just spies, if I'm not mistaken."
Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou further analyzed: "If they just came to inquire about information, then all this can be explained. They invaded Zhongnan Mountain and bypassed the blockade of many restrictions. But when they showed up, At that time, they happened to meet a local hunter from Zhongnan Mountain. This was absolutely unacceptable to the Corruptor spies. Once their identities were exposed, they would be greeted by a dead end. So they killed this man without hesitation. He was a hunter and dragged the body into this bush. If you hadn't happened to find it when you were patrolling the mountain, little junior brother, I'm afraid this body would soon rot and turn into a withered skeleton."
Zhao Xun nodded.
This analysis by Sixth Senior Brother is very reasonable.
"So this spy should have successfully escaped from Zhongnan Mountain by now, right?"
"Yes. But since he has tasted the sweetness, he will definitely come again after coming once. If we want to wait and see, that's not impossible."
"Well, what Sixth Brother means is that we set up a trap here and wait for the Corruptor's spy to take the bait, right?"
"That's right. You must not be too careless, but there is nothing wrong with setting up traps. We will just stay on guard."
"Uh-huh..."
After deciding on the plan and reaching a consensus, everyone in the academy began to decide on making traps.
Since we want to capture the Corruptors, we definitely cannot rely on ordinary traps.
Although Zhao Xun didn't know the strength of this Corruptor Sentinel, he must be no ordinary person.
Those who can serve as sentinels should have a certain ability to protect themselves.
In this way, they can respond well when faced with emergencies.
So Zhao Xun suggested that the sixth brother draw a talisman.
Although Sixth Brother's Talisman Technique is not as advanced as Taoist Master Qinglian, he is already considered top-notch among the disciples in the academy.
Just drawing a talisman is enough to deter the Corruptor.
Zhao Xun also learned the Tao of Talisman from Taoist Priest Qinglian for a period of time, so he could help Sixth Senior Brother Lu Guangdou from the sidelines.
Brothers working together can cut through metal.
With the two of them working together, it doesn't take too long to draw the talisman.
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