The crowd slowed their breath and sunk their heads into the tall weeds.

The terrain on both sides of this mountain road is on an upward trend, and it is difficult for people in the road to find lurkers hiding in high places without deliberately searching.

Through the grass, Xia Fan could vaguely see the figures of two men—they walked in one after the other, carrying oil lamps. There was no bow or hounds behind him, but a sword and an axe pinned to his waist. From this posture, it can be seen that the person who came was definitely not going up to the mountains to hunt or collect medicine.

From the perspective of skills, the two may know a little kung fu, but the level is estimated to be a little higher than that of ordinary people. There is vigilance, and I keep looking around along the way, but the night is not only a cover for the prey, but also a cover for the hunters, and it is too difficult to see through the vast darkness in the mountains with only two pairs of eyes.

In this way, they quickly passed by the hidden location of Xia Fan and the others, and walked towards the depths of the high mountain.

"Aren't we going to follow?" Waiting for the light of the oil lamp to travel farther and farther until it disappeared, Wang Renzhi couldn't help but ask.

"No, we don't follow them, we just follow the leader. Xia Fan shook his head decisively and said, "Professional work must be done by professional people, and now the other party has finally shown his tail, in case it alarms them, I am afraid that there will never be a second chance." We have to guarantee it right the first time. ”

"Professional work is done by professional people?" Wang Renzhi smacked his lips and tasted it, "That's a good thing, I can't see that you are quite experienced in this kind of thing." ”

"It's not a decent gentleman. Shangguan Cai added.

"That...... I think Brother Xia is still quite upright. "Only Wei Wushuang has always been on Xia Fan's side.

Good brother, you are worthy of being the one who accompanied me through the taxi exam.

Xia Fan estimated the time in his heart, and stood up after about a quarter of an hour, "Almost, do you remember the gestures I taught you?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Alright, let's go. ”

He took out the oil lamp he had prepared, lit it, and walked in the front.

Others followed.

Although it is more subtle if the lights are not on, the speed of progress can be much slower, not to mention the danger of walking in an environment where you can't see your fingers - it's easy to stumble on uneven ground, and snakes and insects entrenched in the shadows are also a big threat.

That's why he decided to let Lai take on the tracking mission.

With an intermediary, they can stretch the distance even longer, even if they have lights in hand and constant noise, so as not to attract the attention of the target.

And the woods after dark are just back in the home field for the fox demon.

Not to mention ordinary people, even experienced alchemists may not be able to detect that they are being targeted by a fox.

After a while, Xia Fan found a mark left by Li: she tied a strip of white cloth between the low branches to indicate the direction of the target's travel.

"This way. ”

It didn't take long for them to find themselves straying from their usual path up the mountain, deep in the woods. Without the guidance of the seal, getting lost is only a matter of minutes.

At this time, there was no visible ground under their feet, and it was full of thick fallen leaves and bushes, so in order to facilitate their movement, the group had to tie the corners of their robes short and use their wooden swords to remove the branches that stood in front of them.

Xia Fan suddenly felt that it was better to equip himself with an extra golden iron sword.

"These two guys, there's really a problem. Wang Renzhi scolded and scolded, "What kind of ghost roads are you chosen! I'm afraid no one has ever been to this place." ”

"Not necessarily. Shangguan Cai picked a broken low branch and put it in front of him to look at it carefully, "Judging from the fracture, someone came here a week ago, and there are still a lot of people......

"How do you say that there are a lot of people?"

"Aren't you a self-proclaimed top 10 in the taxi?"

"That'...... The test is a magic technique, which has nothing to do with the magic. ”

"Alright. Shangguan Cai threw down the dwarf branch, "It doesn't hurt to tell you, this is a common judgment method used by scouts in the army." If a small group of men and horses is advancing through the forest, the more people there are, the more often the branches will be broken. Because it is impossible for people to always keep a straight line forward, you will inevitably encounter more things. ”

"So there's a truth to that. Wang Renzhi was surprised, "That...... Have you ever killed someone?"

Shangguan Cai glanced at him, "Of course." ”

Wang Renzhi couldn't help but be stunned, "Really killed?"

"Isn't it normal for you to live or die on the battlefield? You don't think the borders of this Great Apocalypse are as safe as a mountain, do you?"

He couldn't help but take two slow steps and distance himself from the other party.

Shangguan Cai couldn't help frowning, "What do you mean by this, could it be that you haven't killed anyone?"

"Of course not!" Wang Renzhi retorted loudly, and then covered his mouth violently, "Why do you think so?"

"Naturally, you are the second son of the Wang family. She sneered, "What is there to hide, a place like the Wang family is strong, how can there be a hand with blood on his hands." Of course, I'm not interested in blaming you, that's the way it is. ”

"I admit that I've bullied others, and I've provoked a lot of girls, but you said that there was such a thing as murder—"

"Shhhhhhhhh

The three of them immediately shut up and crouched down.

"What's the situation?"

They stopped. ”

The imprint on a tree becomes two white lines crossing.

This means that the target stops moving forward and hides in place.

"Oh, anti-reconnaissance?" Shangguan Cai raised an eyebrow, "These two are also a little experienced—but that's all." ”

If you rush forward because you have lost your tracking target, you will be watched by the other party.

"You don't think they're doing enough?"

"Of course, if it were me, I would arrange for one person to go forward and one person to stay. If there are many people, you can also conduct a reverse search. It's inevitable that an unprofessional team like ours will be discovered. ”

Xia Fan was dumbfounded, who said just now that he was not a righteous gentleman.

Obviously, she is much more professional than herself.

Another quarter of an hour later, the flash reappeared.

"Alright, let's move on. They started moving again. ”

After about an hour of stopping, an old stone gate half-hidden between the mountain walls appeared in front of the four of them.

The inside of the stone gate was pitch black, like the mouth of a giant beast, and standing at the door, you could feel the gusts of wind blowing from the inside. Judging by the cracked and moss-covered stone walls, the structure has only existed for quite some time.

"Around Gaoshan County...... Is there anything like this?" Wei Wushuang swallowed.

And Xia Fan's expression was solemn, and the "grotto" in Hu Huairen's mouth should be here. The answer he was looking for was why the frequency of evil evils changed periodically, and nine times out of ten, it was also there.

"There are only two outcomes, either you don't get the answer, or you find it difficult for you to accept. Either way, it's worse than not knowing."

Lai's words echoed in his ears.

But in fact, he wanted to say that Li was wrong.

For him, not knowing is the worst outcome.

That means that he will be forever deceived by the world.

"Next, let's see what Lord Zhixian wants to hide. Xia Fan raised the oil lamp and was the first to walk into the stone gate.