At the exit of the underground ore vein, there is a huge cave, like the place left after the original mining of ore, as high as ten zhang, amazingly wide, there are only some more stone tables and stone benches and other objects in it, it has become a good resting place. When they first came here, they heard Uncle Shen introduce the situation here in Wuzhen, and now more than ten days have passed, and when they come here again, everyone's faces are no longer relieved, but full of worry. Obviously, compared to the long journey and the howling wind, the traces of sand beasts found thousands of miles away are what worry and fear them the most. After all, the conditions are harsh and you can still find a way to overcome them, but in the face of a large number of strong sand beasts, you are very helpless.

When Shen Tong arrived, most of the personnel had already arrived, perhaps because he deliberately chose a relatively remote place, so when Senior Brother Qi conveyed the news, he was also a little slower than the others. Just a glance at it, you can find that everyone's faces are gloomy and gloomy, and they all look very uneasy.

However, when Shen Tong's eyes fell on Uncle Zhang's body, he couldn't help but feel stunned in his heart, and suddenly realized.

At this time, Uncle Zhang, who was there from there, was obviously different from usual, and the white face without beard, except for an extra wound, was even more white and terrifying at this time. People who are not very familiar with him may not be able to see the abnormality, but Shen Tong has been with this Uncle Zhang for more than a month, how can he not see the changes in it? Obviously, his face at the moment revealed the emptiness of the mana in his body, and he looked like he was greatly injured. Thinking that he had not returned for a long time before, it was no wonder that the brothers who arrived before him had ugly and scary expressions, and obviously they also figured out what was going on in the blink of an eye.

"Senior nephew Li, I haven't seen you for a few days, and my cultivation seems to have improved again, it seems that my nephew is really amazingly qualified!" After Zhang Jichang saw Shen Tong, he couldn't help but ask with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Shen Tong immediately saluted and said: "Thanks to Uncle Shi's praise, the disciple can be regarded as a blessing in disguise this time, but after the mana was greatly damaged, he didn't expect that the mana would be increased if he refilled it, which is really a bit incredible." ”

Zhang Jichang was quite interested and asked, "Oh, my nephew explored the sand sea before, but he also encountered a sand beast?"

At this time, the Shen Daoist on the side coughed lightly and said: "I was busy with the road before, and I haven't mentioned this matter to my junior brother yet, and the four people and horses who divided the troops to investigate this time have all encountered the attack of the sand beasts, which shows that the critical situation is far worse and more severe than we imagined." In addition to the sand scorpion that the junior brother encountered, what Senior Li and his nephew encountered along the way was a group of sand wolves, and the sand beast that led the team also had a foundation building period of cultivation, if it weren't for the good luck of Senior Brother Li and happened to meet the old man, I am afraid that whether he can come back safely this time is still a matter of two words. I didn't expect that Senior Nephew Li would have such an opportunity, not to mention that he had recovered the previous loss in just a few days, and he actually made another improvement, which is really unexpected!"

"What? Senior Nephew Li also encountered the Sand Beast of the Foundation Building Period?" Zhang Jichang suddenly got up, his face was gloomy and terrifying, especially the scars on his cheeks, which were even more hideous at this time.

At this time, Li Ping gave a salute, and then told in detail what he and Zhang Rui's junior brother had encountered on the way to investigate, until he met and returned from the Shen Daoren, which was the truth, but the part related to the mystery was concealed by him, and the underground buildings found when he encountered the strange wind were also omitted by him.

And Zhang Rui on the side was also extremely interested in telling Senior Brother Li that he had retreated first and rushed back to report the news, which was completely consistent with what Shen Tong said.

At this time, all the personnel had already arrived one after another, and when they heard that they were discussing things, they also retreated to the side in an interesting way, and one by one they looked at each other in horror as they described their experiences. Obviously, they are also quite glad that when they arrived here, Uncle Zhang chose this Senior Brother Li and Senior Brother Zhang to go, if it were them, I am afraid that they would have been unable to resist for a long time and would have fallen into the mouth of the sand beast.

Zhang Jichang sat down heavily at this time, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Senior brother, how can this be good now?"

Shen Daoren sighed, slowly stood up, he paced slowly with his hands behind his back, his slightly old face was full of groans and hesitation, it was obvious that there was a great problem in front of him, and the difficulty of the situation was far beyond his expectations and imagination. In fact, because of the calm here in Wuzhen, the reality that he has not been attacked by sand beasts for so many years made him too optimistic to estimate the current situation. Who would have thought that a single investigation would completely uncover the fog on the surface, allowing him to clearly see the horror behind the wind and sand.

Immediately, he couldn't help but think of the situation when he picked up Senior Brother Zhang, just as he expected, Senior Brother Zhang, who had not returned for a long time, really ran into trouble in the depths of the sand sea. Unlike the previous Li Ping who was chased and killed by the sand wolf all the way, in the face of Senior Brother Zhang, the sand beast actually set up a heavy ambush in the sea of sand, trapping him there all the time and rushing left and right and unable to come out, if he hadn't arrived in time to kill a gap, I am afraid that this Senior Brother Zhang would be unlucky, even so, this series of rushing and bloody battles also made them feel very difficult, especially Zhang Jichang fought for several days, and it was a great loss.

"Senior brother, do you have any high opinion on the current situation?" After Shen Daoren paced for a long time, he did not directly express his opinion, but instead looked back on Zhang Jichang and asked slowly.

This Uncle Zhang, who was originally at ease in the deacon's pavilion of the sect, seems to have not prospered since he left the sect, whether it is in the Storm Mountain Range or in the endless sand sea, he has repeatedly encountered strong enemies, and has almost fallen repeatedly. However, at every critical moment, he can turn evil into good fortune, which is also magical. At this time, hearing Shen Daoren's question, he also sighed and said, "Senior brother, everything is up to your orders, and I don't have any opinions. ”

Shen Daoren shook his head and said: "Senior brother, there are no outsiders here, you and I don't need to be polite, the current situation is so urgent, we have to think of a way." If you have any ideas, you might as well say bluntly, it is always better for you and me to discuss each other than for me to make an idea alone. ”

Zhang Jichang still shook his head and said: "Senior brother, I really don't know anything about this place, I don't know where to start, how can I talk nonsense, if I miss my senior brother's plan because of this, it will be a snake." ”

Shen Daoren nodded slowly, his eyes swept over Zhang Jichang, and then swept over the disciples on the side, and then said slowly: "In this case, the old man will take the initiative to make an idea, if the junior brother thinks it is inappropriate, how about we continue to discuss?" Seeing Zhang Jichang nodding, Shen Daoren couldn't help but say: " According to the old man's idea, since there are a large number of sand beasts thousands of miles away, it means that the mining area here is no longer safe, since this is the case, then simply withdraw all the personnel, withdraw to Wuzhen to assemble, and wait until the situation is stable and the danger is resolved, and then start the ore vein, what do you think?"

Zhang Jichang frowned and asked, "Senior brother is saying that the mining of the ore veins should be stopped directly and all of them should be evacuated here?"

Shen Daoren nodded and said, "Yes, the junior brother may feel that the old man is a little overwhelmed, and the temporary decision to stop mining the veins is too hasty and important. However, the sand wolf that Senior Nephew Li encountered before is not as strong as you and me, and the sand scorpion encountered by Senior Brother is even more cunning and ruthless and difficult to deal with, if these sand beasts join forces to attack, Senior Brother thinks we have any chance of winning?"

Zhang Jichang couldn't help but ask: "Senior brother, such a situation is too extreme, for thousands of years, I haven't heard of a sand beast attacking here in Wuzhen." If we act like this, I'm afraid that there will be some explanations from the senior brother in charge!"

When Shen Daoren heard this, he said: "Senior brother, don't worry, the senior brother in charge has me to explain, after all, it is the responsibility of the old man to garrison Wuzhen, and I will bear this responsibility for any mistakes, junior brother and all my nephews, you can rest assured." ”

Zhang Jichang's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter when he heard this.