At this time, everything around Tianhai Lake was guarded by the monk alliance headed by the Shanhe Gang, and the Tianyuguan Taoist priests were trapped within dozens of miles of mountains, forests and lakes.
After Commander Ren ambushed Ling Qing and others last night, he rushed to the north with a group of monks early to help with the garrison. He had nothing to do and was drinking and having fun with his colleagues who were stationed here. Since the situation was great, he was in a very happy mood. But he didn't want to be disturbed by the noise outside, which made him very unhappy.
He and his colleagues walked out of the camp and saw that many people had gathered around the entrance of the camp.
The two of them also moved closer, and the onlookers' monks automatically made room when they saw the two of them.
In the center of the crowd, Commander Jiang's confidant monks were leading a few confidants to beat up two casual cultivators. Commander Jiang didn't know what was going on, so he said: "Stop, it's unbecoming to fight at the door. Someone, come and explain to me what happened."
The leading confidant monk had to stop and said: "Commander Jiang, Commander Ren, these two monks lied about the news. They said they had met Taoist Lingqing and had been led into the encirclement. Let us go and arrest them. But our brothers After following them, Mao didn't see it either."
Commander Ren lowered his eyes and saw that the two men, one tall and one short, were both Foundation Establishment cultivators. Commander Ren recognized them both. They were well-known among the casual cultivators. One was called Yan San and the other was Yang Si. The two of them cooperated seamlessly, and although their strength was a little weaker, they often deceived monks who were stronger than them, and they were rarely at a disadvantage. Logically speaking, they should not put themselves in danger by lying.
"Brother Jiang, leave it to me."
Commander Ren walked up to the two of them and asked, "How do you know that the person you saw is Taoist Lingqing?"
The two brothers said: "I have been to Chongjun City, and he was on duty at the White Crane Temple at that time, so I can naturally recognize him."
"How is he doing now?"
"He was seriously injured and unconscious. He was carried away by a little kid."
Commander Ren kicked his eyes and shouted: "You're lying. If it's really a little boy carrying a seriously injured burden, why didn't you just take them down? Why would you bother to lead him into a siege?"
Seeing him getting angry, the two of them panicked and quickly explained: "Commander Ren, we are not trying to lie to you, that kid is so strong that I didn't even feel him take action, so I fell over and fainted. "
"Yes, we are no match for that little kid."
Commander Ren behaved very well and said, "Okay, I will believe your words. Then where are they now?"
The two fell silent for a moment. They were leading the way. Who knew where You Ziji and Ling Qing had gone. They were just sure that Ling Qing wanted to leave here as soon as possible, escape and then spread the news here.
"They, they must still be nearby. Maybe they were scared when they saw our camp, so they moved farther away."
Commander Jiang felt that there was no flaw in what these two people said, and maybe it was the truth, so he said: "Brother Ren, if this is the case, we cannot search carefully. If it is a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, they may take advantage of it."
Commander Ren understood Commander Jiang's worries, and he calculated in his mind that Ling Qing would have been seriously injured after taking the blow from Gang Leader You. What the two said was consistent with common sense, and it seemed that the kid was responsible for what happened now.
In addition, he still had doubts in his mind. Since he had defeated the Yan Sanyang brothers, why not kill them directly instead of releasing them back?
"No, we fell into a trap!"
Commander Jiang felt panicked when he saw Commander Ren startled and said this. He is the commander who is specially stationed here. If something goes wrong, he will definitely be punished, even to death.
He said anxiously: "Brother Ren, how are you? Could it be that they have escaped?"
"Brother Jiang, there is no need to worry. Ling Qing must be seriously injured at this time. This place is heavily guarded and the camp is located on the only way back to Tianyu Temple. They must not have left yet."
"That's good." Commander Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, Yan San and Yang Si were definitely deceived. The purpose was to have them come back with false news to confuse our judgment and make us mistakenly think that Ling Qing is still here waiting for an opportunity to leave. In this way We don't dare to act rashly anymore, I think that little kid must have gone back with Lingqing."
"Going back? Tianhai Lake is full of our people. Where can they go?"
Commander Ren pondered for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he said: "Tianyu Guan must have left some backup here. I will go back to their station to have a look. Maybe I can find some clues and find their traces."
"Brother Ren, you can take more people with you and explore the area along the way to avoid missing anything."
Commander Ren declined the kindness of his colleagues and said: "No, I will go alone. If I go faster, I can catch up with them. This place still needs a lot of manpower to guard it. If I make a mistake in my guess, they are really going to break out from here, and Brother Jiang will also It’s easy to arrange defense.”
"Okay, then just follow what Brother Ren said."
Commander Ren didn't waste any time after saying goodbye. He turned around and flew up to the treetops, using his body skills to leave.
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In order to increase the chance of escaping, the Taoist priests of Tianyu Temple took advantage of the chaos caused by the fire bird to flee and hide in the mountains and forests.
As senior brothers and sisters, Lingri and Lingyue were the strongest third-generation disciples besides Lingqing. They acted separately, gathering the Taoist priests scattered everywhere, hiding in the dark and waiting for opportunities.
Lingyue hid the gathered junior brothers and sisters in a secret cave and let them rest their bodies while she continued to go out to look for other classmates.
"Sister, we will go with you."
Before Lingyue left the cave, two uninjured disciples wanted to go out together to find their fellow disciples, but Lingyue flatly refused.
"No, the goal of our action together is too big. Your strength is too weak. If you go out with me, I can't protect you if you encounter danger. Be obedient, you stay here and protect other injured classmates. This is the greatest thing for me. help."
She knew in her heart that in order to suppress Tianyu Guan's future, the one the Shanhe Gang wanted to get rid of most was Senior Brother Lingqing, followed by her and her brother, so it was the most dangerous thing to follow her.
The two disciples knew that they would be a burden to Lingyue if they went out, so they stopped insisting and returned to the cave.
After Lingyue came out of the cave, she speeded up and left the mountains here. When she was far away, she wandered around a few more times to attract the attention of enemies everywhere, and took the nearby pursuers elsewhere, ensuring that the cave was more than ten miles away. safety.
After getting rid of the pursuers, Lingyue began to look for her classmates again. She searched many locations, but not every disciple of Tianyu Temple could escape. Most of them died miserably in the mountains and forests, without even a good burial place. Thinking of this, she clenched her silver teeth, resenting what the Shanhe Gang had done, and secretly determined to take revenge.
But at this moment, I heard some commotion at the foot of the mountain. Ling Yue followed the sound and saw many monks gathered near Tianhai Lake at the foot of the mountain, seemingly looking for something along the lake shore.
"Someone from the same sect must be here, that's why there is such a big noise. In this kind of battle, it's either my brother or the eldest brother. I have to get over and take a look."
Lingyue jumped down the mountain and clung to the mountain wall. It was like a dead leaf falling down without making any sound.
She heard the group of monks say from a distance:
"You know who the commander asked us to search for, that is Ling Qing, the eldest disciple of Tianyu Temple."
"What? It's him. Isn't he injured?"
"You idiot, besides him, who else needs such a big battle now."
"You're right."
"Let's just show off. Don't you know what Ling Qing is capable of? We're just here to make a profit. Naturally, the masters of Tianyu Temple will be dealt with by the Shanhe Gang. It's more important for us to save our lives first."
"This dear fellow is right."
At this time, someone said: "No wonder something strange happened in the courtyard on the mountain."
The man from before became interested and asked, "What happened?"
"The brothers guarding the mountain said that someone was attacked outside the wall of Tianyuguan courtyard. The reason has not been found yet. The only enemy who can use such methods now is Lingqing."
"That makes sense. Please tell everyone more about what happened."
"..."
When Lingyue heard this, she felt happy. It turned out that senior brother Lingqing's injury was not serious and he could still fight against the enemy. According to what the monk just said, he should go back to the station halfway up the mountain. What should he do there? Is there something necessary?
Thinking of this, Lingyue could no longer hold back her impending thoughts. She felt that she should go to the garrison to look for clues, and she should find some clues about senior brother Lingqing.
So he rushed to the courtyard of the garrison without stopping.
The place had long since returned to calm, and she could easily climb over the wall without looking. After entering the courtyard, she used her memory to compare the things here that were different from before, so as to deduce what Ling Qing had done.
It's a pity that the monks guarding here also had the same idea when they were looking for clues. They had turned the place upside down long ago, and Ling Yue couldn't find any information.
She knew that she could not find anything useful here, and was about to leave when she heard a conversation coming from outside the hospital. She remembered clearly that it was Commander Ren who had a blood feud who came here. Lingyue knew she was no match, so she hid first.
"Commander Ren, we have searched the area and found nothing special."
"He must have taken something important, but we don't know. I just came from the north, and based on the information you provided, I think it was Ling Qing who did it. Maybe he took some medicine to restore his injuries."
When Ling Yue heard this, she felt excited. It turned out that Senior Brother Ling Qing was really fine. When she saw him resisting a blow from the Moon-watching monk during the breakout last night, her heart was already cold. Now that she heard the good news, she was not happy. Self-victory. As a result, the aura that was originally well suppressed could not remain stable and leaked.
"Who's there?"
Commander Ren was a Xuanjing monk with a background as a casual cultivator. He was most sensitive to the fluctuations of aura, and he had already locked onto Ling Yue's position in an instant.
