Eight
Feihe Gorge runs through the steep rock cliffs of Danqing Peak, looking up, the sky is divided into two. Along the road, strange rocks and strange ridges stand in a forest of giant trees, and the majesty of the hope is strange and handsome. Every night, the birds and beasts return to their nests, there are birds and beasts barking in the forest from time to time, the sound of the water is faint, there is no grandeur of daytime, but it is like a hell, it seems ghostly. In addition, there are many poisonous insects and poisons growing in some places, which adds a bit of danger to her progress.
After a short stop outside the Feihe Gorge, Yanyun carefully observed the surrounding situation.
There are a total of five guard towers in the Feihe Gorge, two at the mouth of the gorge, two in the gorge, and the last one is at the entrance of Danqing Peak.
It is not difficult to enter the canyon, the two guard towers at the mouth of the valley are far away from the guard towers in the canyon, even if there are multiple assassins guarding them, as long as they are quickly dealt with with poisonous bee powder and do not give them a chance to ventilate and report the news, they can easily enter the Feihe Gorge.
The two towers in the valley are located on the highlands on both sides of the canyon, and you can see the things of Hizuru Gorge at a glance. In her memory, the Bodhisattva Seed grew near the Guardian Tower, and if she wanted to get medicine, she had to enter the mountains and forests, first, to make it easier to hide, and second, there was a path in the forest leading to the Guardian Tower, and there were not too many assassins guarding it.
Thinking of the plan, Yanyun took a deep breath and looked at the sky, at this time the sunset had already sunk into the ground, the night was spreading, and it was time to enter the canyon.
The two towers were on each side of the valley mouth, three feet high, and torches had been lit on them. From a distance, the sleeping canyon looked like a prostrate beast waiting for an opportunity, and the fiery tower looked like its glittering eyes.
Yanyun turned over and dismounted, led the horse to a big tree not far away, and tied the reins. Brushing its mane, he said, "I'll be back." After speaking, he did not look back, and turned to disappear into the night.
There were no assassins ambushing along the road, and when she approached the tower, the number of assassins inside was as usual, and there was no sign of tightening her guard, which made her suspicious, so she was naturally more cautious.
She silently dived into the grass by the roadside, and walked forward with great agility against the high wall at the mouth of the Feihe Gorge, and a few steps further was the corridor leading to the top floor of the tower. She looked at the old wooden ladder and hesitated for a moment, took out a small packet of poisonous bee powder from her bosom and hid it between her fingers, and then walked up lightly. The wooden ladder is set up in the tower, which is crisscrossed by countless beams and columns, and if she is not careful, she will meet each other, so she walks carefully at every step.
Only two Assassins from the West Fourth Rank were stationed on the top floor of the tower, one facing north and the other facing south, and she was not noticed. She looked around the top floor of the tower, and saw a bundle of thick ropes, a bow, and several arrows in the corner, so she had a plan.
The wild goose flew into the corner, and the two assassins immediately turned back when they heard the sound, only to see a puff of smoke coming, and before they could take a closer look, their limbs were weak, and their eyes were dark, and they collapsed to the ground. The guards on the opposite side noticed the abnormality of the tower here, and were about to sound the drum, but they saw a feather arrow shot in the sky, and the arrow did not enter the wooden frame of the drum, but did not make a sound. Just as I was trying to see who broke in on the other side, the arrow had been tampered with, and as soon as the powder entered the air, it turned into a wisp of green smoke, making the two people here unconscious.
Seeing that the people in the two towers had passed out, Yanyun didn't dare to procrastinate, so he quickly picked up the rope in the corner, firmly tied one end to the railing, and the other end was tightly tied to his waist, and after a quick movement, he turned over and jumped off the guard tower, and disappeared into the vast night.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the dark sky and the dark mountains and forests looked even more gloomy.
In order to get the Bodhisattva seed as soon as possible before the people who had not yet attracted Deng Yuan and Yang Xun, Yanyun trotted all the way, listening from a distance, like a fleeing rabbit, attracting jackals, tigers and leopards to salivate and approach.
She knew that the beasts of the forest were very dangerous, so she gently smeared the powder of schisandra on the back of her hand, and although the beasts tried to get close to her, they were very afraid of the pungent smell of the schisandra, and they only stared at the jungle on the side, and did not dare to take a step forward. She couldn't help but feel sad, although the beasts in the forest were ferocious, they were not as good as those people in Danqing Peak at this moment.
When he arrived at the second guard tower, Yanyun looked up at the top of the tower, but there was no one guarding it! She knew that there must be something strange in it, but at present, it is important to collect medicine to save people, and besides, the Bodhisattva seed is within easy reach, so she can't care so much, so she can only be careful in everything.
Not far from the Wei Tower, where the Bodhisattva seeds were concentrated, she quietly walked over, only to see clusters of small flowers vaguely appearing in front of her. The flowers of the Buddha seed have different colors at different growth stages, and the light purple color indicates that they have matured. Yanyun saw that the five Bodhisattva seeds that were blooming just right were picked, wrapped them in a cloth and put them in the placket, and without hesitating for a moment, they immediately rushed back.
The night was dark, and the Feihe Gorge was silent except for the sound of insects, and there was still no trace of the assassins, and this inexplicable calm seemed very strange. I don't know if a net has been laid at the gate of Feihe Gorge at this time, but she has no choice but to fight to the death.
She looked at the dark sky, and it was up to people to plan things and make things happen.
The road that came straight to Taniguchi was unobstructed. The moonlight was faint, illuminating the shade of the trees on the road ahead, and a chill rose in Yanyun's heart, and his steps couldn't help but get faster and faster.
As she expected, as soon as she arrived at the mouth of the valley, she was surrounded by people and horses carrying torches.
The assassins in front of him are all the best of the Sixteen Elements, the Iron Ghost Needle and the Yin Third Master of the Assassination Division, the Guan Liao and Guan Kill of the Torture Division, and the two brothers of the Four Ghosts, all of whom are extremely vicious characters in the Sixteen Elements.
Hearing the movement in Feihe Gorge, a shout immediately came from this group of people: "Since you are here, why don't you show up?" We've been waiting here for a long time. ”
Yanyun snorted coldly, slowly walked out of the darkness, and walked to the crowd illuminated by the torches. She looked at them coldly, her hand quietly pulling the remaining bee powder out of her sleeve, ready to act at the right time.
At this moment, the crowd was divided, and Yang Xun, the master of the West Hall, slowly stepped forward, still looking like an invincible one.
"Today, I'll make a bet with Brother Deng who will catch you first, he will lead his men and horses from Danqingfeng, and I will set up an ambush at the mouth of the valley. I didn't expect to be the first to get there. Yang Xun was so proud that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh wildly, according to the rules, whoever Huo Yanyun and Jinghong fell into the hands at the same time would be able to rightfully take over the position of the master of the sixteen elements.
"Since you expected me to come, why don't you arrest me as soon as I enter the valley?" Yanyun snorted coldly.
"Your Uncle Deng said that he wanted to see if you would go to the castle tower to visit the body of your fourth duke." Yang Xun glanced at her, "I didn't expect you Huo Yanyun to be an unfaithful and unfilial person." There was contempt in the corners of his eyes.
Yan Yun's face turned pale suddenly: "What did you say!" The fourth duke has been dead for so long, and you haven't buried him yet?! ”
"I know that you miss your fourth prince, so I brought you the fourth prince today." Yang Xun said, and someone behind him immediately carried a bottle of black wooden coffin and placed it directly in front of Yanyun.