Chapter 32: The Attack on the Mountains and Forests

Li Qing glanced around, everything under the moonlight looked very hazy, although the surrounding trees shook from time to time, but Li Qing couldn't detect the breath of the black-robed man at all, so he turned around and said: "You have injuries on your body, and besides, you have walked so far during the day, you go to rest first."

"Senior brother, don't worry, after that blow just now, I think the black-robed man doesn't dare to come rashly again, we can have a good night's sleep tonight", Lei Wuchen smiled indifferently and said.

Although the blow just now was enough to deter the black-robed man, Li Qing still didn't dare to be careless in his heart, and Lei Wuchen also guessed Li Qing's thoughts, so he had to say, "Then Senior Brother should also rest early."

Li Qing nodded slightly, and after Lei Wuchen entered the house, he jumped up lightly and slowly landed on the top of the tree, and the whole village was reflected in his eyes, and the moonlight sprinkled on the ground was like a layer of white veil, Li Qing looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, and among the dark trees, it seemed to be a dead silence.

The early morning sun was exceptionally soft, and the sound of roosters spread in the village, and Qing'er, who was woken up, reluctantly got up, rubbed her sleepy eyes and walked out of the house.

"Get up, wash your face and get ready to eat"

"Oh", Qing'er nodded in response as she looked at the middle-aged woman who was busy.

Ding Xiao picked up the medicine basket and said to the middle-aged woman: "Mother, let's not eat it first, and then eat it when we come back after picking herbs."

"It's not too late, let's go after eating"

"Nope. There are fewer centipedes there in the early morning, and when the sun is higher, I'm afraid it won't be easy to collect medicine", Ding Xiao said and walked outside the courtyard.

"Lei Wuchen, why are you going?"

Hearing the shout, Lei Wuchen looked back at Qing'er and explained, "Of course, I went up the mountain with Ding Xiao to collect medicine."

"You're wounded, and you're running around"

"It's okay, the two of us also take care of each other, you eat first, we'll go back when we go", from Qing'er's eyes, Lei Wuchen could feel her worry, so he smiled slightly and responded.

"Don't worry, the monkey beast won't come out during the day and night, come, let's eat first," said the middle-aged woman, putting her chopsticks on the table.

"Uh-huh, then you guys go early and come back early"

The mountains and forests are exceptionally quiet, there are no birds, no insects, there is a dead silence around, Lei Wuchen followed Ding Xiao and walked towards the mountain, the woods that had not seen the light of day were even more humid in the early morning.

"After crossing this mountain, there is a valley not far away, which is full of fog all year round, so we all call it the Valley of Fog and Clouds, although there are no strange beasts there, but there are many poisonous insects, we will be careful later", Ding Xiao turned around and instructed.

"The centipede you just talked about, is it poison?"

"Yes, the centipede is one of the most powerful poisons in the valley, it has a jet-black carapace on its back, and six claws under the shell, and it is called a centipede because it has a human-like belly and is surrounded by dense tentacles," Ding Xiao explained.

"Is there an antidote to the toxicity of this centipede?"

"No", Ding Xiao shook his head, and continued: "The most powerful thing about centipedes is not its toxicity. It's its ability to eat, it's poisonous and stunning, but it's not lethal, but the human-like thing on its belly can eat a person in a very short time, but I've only heard"

"So, you haven't seen its toxicity either?"

"In this radius of dozens of miles, there is only one Tazhai village, but the people in our village dare not go there, because of this, the saffron there will have a high price, you just came here, you are not familiar with the valley, and the injuries on your body are not healed, so you will stay outside later, and I can enter the valley as soon as possible", Ding Xiao glanced at Lei Wuchen and said.

"It's okay, after entering the valley, I will listen to you for everything", for a poison like a centipede, Lei Wuchen had never seen it, he was very curious, and he wanted to see it, so he promised.

Although the valley is dangerous, but now in the early morning, it may not be safe to stay outside the valley, Ding Xiao had to nod and said: "Centipedes like dry places, and now the valley should be very humid, so they will hide in sunny places, and we will be faster later, so we should not encounter them."

"Okay", Lei Wuchen looked back behind him, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and responded.

Turning over the mountain, Ding Xiao chose a relatively remote path, which is the road he usually takes when entering the valley, because this road is rarely walked, although it looks like a road, it is actually overgrown with weeds, and Lei Wuchen walked in the grass with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Although the walk is very slow, because it is going down, it is relatively faster than when going up.

"Wait a minute", Ding Xiao suddenly stopped and said vigilantly.

Lei Wuchen also stopped, turned his head and looked around, although the trees on the back of the mountain were not very vigorous, the messy branches still blocked his vision.

"I feel like someone is following us," Ding Xiao pulled out the scimitar at his waist, looked around, and whispered.

Before the words fell, I saw a black shadow quickly flash in front of Lei Wuchen, and before Ding Xiao could react, he had been knocked out by a force, and with a "clang", his body slammed into the trunk of the tree next to him.

"Who is it?" Ding Xiao struggled to get up, and before he could finish speaking, he fainted and fell to the ground.

"Ding Xiao", Lei Wuchen shouted, and was about to run forward, but before he could move, a man in a black robe suddenly appeared in front of him.

Lei Wuchen stared at the person who came and asked sharply, "What are your intentions?"

The black-robed man didn't answer, just flicked his sleeves, and a strong air flow instantly hit Lei Wuchen, Lei Wuchen hurriedly stabilized his footsteps, but still took a few steps back, and he looked the person in front of him up and down. Although he was dressed similarly to the black-robed man last night, Lei Wuchen was sure that this was not the same person as the black-robed man last night.

"The black-robed man last night was your senior brother, right?", Lei Wuchen straightened up and asked.

Obviously, this question surprised the black-robed man very much, but the black-robed man laughed contemptuously and said, "No wonder he wants to take your life"

"I'm curious, your senior brother's cultivation is much higher than yours, why did he let you come, and he didn't come himself?"

"I don't feel any breath in you, you're just an ordinary child with no cultivation, it's rare to be so calm when you're dying", the black-robed man gathered energy in his hands, and the dazzling light was exceptionally bright in the forest.

Hearing this, Lei Wuchen smiled slightly and said, "Who said that I would definitely die, your senior brother didn't kill me last night, it seems that you can't do it alone."

"You are not a big person, but you are not small, your senior brother was there last night, so I didn't kill you, but do you think that now, who can save you?"

"Although I haven't cultivated, and now Senior Brother is not here, you should know that I am not alone", Lei Wuchen said calmly.

"Ah~", I saw Ding Xiao suddenly jump up from behind the black-robed man, and in an instant, the white blade of the scimitar had slashed through the arm of the black-robed man, and red blood gushed out from an instant.

The two hurriedly took a few steps back, staring at the black-robed man who was gradually going crazy.

"It's ...... You're forcing me"