In front of him is a valley with tall trees and lush grass. The scene does not look much different from the outside world.
However, among the vegetation, figures wearing armor and holding long knives could be vaguely seen.
They stood motionless in the grass, and some of them even had vines wrapped around them.
It can be seen that these people have been here for a long time, and time has left various traces on them.
They look like sculptures abandoned here, quite lifelike.
Desolate, desolate, and terrifying!
Fortunately, it's daylight now. If it were night, seeing these would probably scare people out.
"Dead or alive?" Yun Jiutang asked in a low voice.
Mu Canglin observed it secretly and said softly: "Dead."
At a glance, there were so many shadowy people, but there was no trace of the breath of living people.
However, they are still standing here, looking like living people.
"Go check it out." After Yun Jiutang said that, the two of them cautiously came to the nearby soldier.
He was still wearing armor, but it looked very old due to the weather and sun.
Yun Jiutang touched it and found that this thing was actually very strong.
Even if she pulled hard, it didn't break at all.
"The quality is so good!" she sighed softly.
Looking at the long knife on the side, it is really majestic in this person's hand.
"Can the weapon still be used?" Yun Jiutang said, and when he was about to draw the sword to take a look, he was suddenly pulled by Mu Canglin.
Almost at the same time, a cold arrow missed her and pierced the big tree nearby.
Yun Jiutang took a deep breath in fear. He was already held in Mu Canglin's arms, and he ducked to a distance of ten feet.
The vegetation in front of her was deep and the figures were looking longingly, but she didn’t know where the guy who had just attacked her was hiding!
She could feel the tension in Mu Canglin's body.
Obviously, the enemy in front of him is also very difficult for him.
The martial arts of the person in the dark must not be inferior to him, otherwise he would not be so well hidden that no one can discover him.
While carefully protecting Yun Jiutang, he observed the movements around him.
Finally, a strange sound came from the distant grass.
Mu Canglin immediately raised his foot and kicked the weapon out of the hands of the nearest person.
Then he raised his hand and threw it fiercely, and the long knife rushed straight into the distance with murderous intent.
The vegetation here is dense, and the long knife flies through the forest, and the wind of the knife directly cuts off the weeds in its path.
Once the weeds were gone, the scene inside became clearer.
It turns out there are more people here than imagined.
The grass and trees were blocking my view just now, but there were actually quite a few people half-crouching in the grass, looking as if they were ready to rush out and attack at any time.
As the long knife pierced the trunk of a tree in the distance, the tree immediately "clicked" and fell to the ground.
Almost at the same time, a figure rushed out quickly.
His speed was so fast that he almost became an afterimage.
After having a clear goal, Mu Canglin was no longer polite.
He picked up the weapons around him and threw them away as if they were free of charge.
There were sounds of clicking in the forest, and the soldiers who were standing still in the forest were staggered by the impact.
Finally, the man stopped hiding and rushed out towards them with a long knife.
Yun Jiutang finally saw the face of the visitor clearly. If this wasn't Zhong Jue, who could it be?
This bandit leader, didn't he die in Wangkong Mountain?
Zhong Jue has a tall body, like a bear, but his movements are very flexible.
Mu Canglin was obviously surprised by his appearance.
He pushed Yun Jiutang back and immediately faced him with a knife.
Zhong Jue's martial arts skills were not low either. The two masters fought, and the surrounding area was soon destroyed in a mess.
It's so strange and coincidental that everything is true!
It's a coincidence, as if someone had planned it long ago!
That puppet wolf, this mountain forest, this cave halfway up the mountain, and all kinds of weird signs in the cave.
There is also this weird valley, and Zhong Jue, who is hidden in the valley and should have died long ago!
Everything seemed like someone had deliberately lured them here and discovered these anomalies!
Who is it?
That masked man? impossible!
Before she could figure out the joints, the bear beside her let out a low growl, which was a warning sound.
Yun Jiutang turned around and looked over, but he was the first to smell the foul smell.
It seems to be the smell of Mu Anli.
Sure enough, after a moment, three figures appeared in the cave.
"Princess!" It was Huaying. She had recovered a lot at this time, but her face was still a little pale.
When she saw Yun Jiutang, she ran a few steps quickly, but when she saw the bear beside her, she instantly became alert.
"Princess, be careful!" As she spoke, she had already made a posture ready to attack at any time.
The bear also arched his body, as if he was ready to pounce at any time.
"Stop!" Yun Jiutang yelled out quickly. Gou Xiong lost all his momentum in an instant and sat aside aggrievedly.
Hua Ying breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not dare to relax completely, and cautiously moved towards Yun Jiutang's direction.
Seeing this, Yun Jiutang took a few steps forward and came to her side.
"It's great that you're okay!" Yun Jiutang said, quickly checking her pulse, and then said to Bai Liran, "Thank you, Mr. Bai."
She knew that Huaying was able to recover to this extent in such a short period of time because Bai Liran fed her those precious healing medicines.
Bai Liran still carried Mu Anli and waved his hand towards her nonchalantly.
"It's an emergency, and I'm only doing it for the prince!" Bai Liran said, "Did you all see the situation in the cave just now?"
Yun Jiutang nodded, "Although I haven't checked everything, I can probably guess that this is an weapons depot."
To be exact, it's not just the arsenal.
Those puppet animals, if they really start a war, are a terrifying force that cannot be underestimated.
"Here..." Hua Ying discovered the situation in the valley and couldn't help but darken his face.
"Don't worry, they are all dead." Bai Liran said nonchalantly, "It's not time to come back to life yet."
"Will they come back alive?" Hua Ying was surprised.
"Yes! Just like those puppet wolves, these are already puppets." Bai Liran said,
"What's all the fuss about! These people were fed puppet bugs before they were alive. The puppet bugs invaded their brains and controlled their actions."
As he spoke, he immediately dropped Mu Anli, picked up a long knife, and chopped off one of the people's heads.
The head rolled to the ground, and some thick black mucus flowed out from the fracture. It was really disgusting.
On the contrary, after landing on the ground, the head shrank quickly, like a dried and withered melon, and its original appearance was almost unrecognizable.
His body also shrank quickly, and then he finally couldn't support the heavy armor and fell to the ground.
The armor was scattered all over the floor, and the body inside was completely turned into a pile of dirt.
"How could this happen!" Yun Jiutang sighed.
Bai Liran said casually: "They can maintain their status quo only because of the puppet worms."
Just as he was talking, several black tentacles poked out from the dry eye sockets of the head.
As the tentacles were flying, they were chopped down by Bai Liran and split into two pieces.
"Did you bring any salt?" he asked casually.
Yun Jiutang nodded and immediately took out a handful of salt and gave it to him.
After he sprinkled it, the thing quickly turned into a puddle of black water.
The head immediately turned into a clod of soil, and when Bai Liran stepped on it, it was completely shattered into slag.
"This is a puppet bug." Bai Liran said, "It's not a Gu, it's a very disgusting bug that I never bother to use!"
He was used to dealing with bugs, and the bugs that even he found disgusting seemed really disgusting.
"Who made these? What did he plan to do by putting them here?" Yun Jiutang asked, "How will they survive?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhong Jue being kicked out by Mu Canglin.
He hit a tree hard and spit out a mouthful of blood.
When he saw Mu Canglin coming over again, he suddenly grinned.
"No! Escape quickly!" Bai Liran's expression changed instantly.
