Chapter 555: Gone without a Trace
In the middle of the continuous mountains and forests, suddenly the waves were turbulent, and the army of the Heavenly Shogunate led by Ning Yue went away with the might of the surging army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe bushes and thorns along the way have been cut down by the mighty torrent, and perhaps from now on, this mountain range will no longer be a place that people dare not set foot in.
After traveling four or five miles, Ning Yue suddenly stopped. There was a glint in his eyes, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face, "Chasing the moon, where are the other troops around?"
"Twenty miles away, the encirclement can be completed at noon today. Ghost Fox, what's wrong?Is there anything wrong?" Chasing Yue looked at Ning Yue's face and suddenly lifted his spirits.
"Didn't the surrounding troops find anything abnormal?" Ning Yue asked a little unwillingly, the doubt in her eyes became more intense, and the gloom on her face became more obvious.
"No!" Chasing Moon thought for a moment and still shook his head silently, "The surrounding troops are also the elite troops of our Heavenly Shogunate, and it is absolutely impossible for them to take it lightly. Every other hour, we do a joint newsletter, and there can be no mistake. ”
"That's strange...... Ning Yue slowly turned to Chasing Yue and said, "We've all chased here, if the remnants of the Xuanyin Sect are still in the valley that Luoxin said." Will they sit back and wait?
Even if you know that you are invincible, you will fight the trapped beast. The terrain here is complicated, which is not suitable for large armies to fight, and it can be said that it is convenient for the Xuanyin Sect. But...... Did the Xuanyin Sect attack us even once?"
"This ...... That's good!" Chasing Yue finally nodded in approval, and suddenly, Chasing Yue's face changed greatly, and he inadvertently leaned into Ning Yue's ear, "Could it be that the Xuanyin Sect is no longer here at all?"
"No, Blood Sword Sanying has no reason to lie to us!" Ning Yue shook her head in denial, "And in fact, before Blood Sword Sanying came to report, I was already able to confirm that the Xuanyin Sect was no longer in our previous encirclement. And in the entire barren state, this is the only place that has not been thoroughly searched by us. The Xuanyin Sect must be hiding here, and it can only hide here!"
"Then why hasn't the Xuanyin Sect made a move until now? Five miles further on, we will reach the valley basin pointed out by Luoxin, are they really going to tie their hands and arrest them?" Chasing Yue asked suspiciously.
"There are two possibilities, one is that the Xuanyin Sect wants to rely on the valley basin to be easy to defend and difficult to attack and stop us. But this possibility is very small, such a small basin, even if they occupy a geographical advantage, we can't take it, just besiege this mountain, and within a month, they can only come out and surrender. ”
"What about the second possibility?"
"The second possibility is that they have left the valley basin at all at this moment!"
"That's impossible!" said Chasing the Moon, "After receiving the information, we immediately ordered the troops of the Tenshofu to surround around it, and the communication was never interrupted throughout the whole process. There was absolutely no chance for the Xuanyin Sect to move silently, and along the way, the troops did not find the slightest clue at all, not even a large-scale flow of people. ”
"I'm also hypothetical in case!" Ning Yue finally sighed slightly, he knew in his heart that the surrounding of the Heavenly Shogunate could be said to be impassable, even if he wanted to cross silently, it was very impossible, let alone the Xuanyin Sect, which had thousands of people and horses.
"But...... We do have to prepare for the worst. The blockade of the Tenshogunate has been closed, and the area has been narrowed to within twenty miles. If the Xuanyin Sect is really no longer in our encirclement, then all our actions have been wasted. It took so much effort to end like this, and if it was like this, it would be devastating for the morale of the Tenshogunate. ”
With worries, Ning Yue and his party once again led the Heavenly Shogunate towards the center. And make the outer Heavenly Shogunate more vigilant to prevent the Xuanyin Sect Dog from jumping over the wall and breaking through directly. After arriving outside the valley designated by the Falling Heart, all the Tenshogunate were shocked by the magic in front of them.
Who would have thought that in the depths of the mountain range that seemed to be the desperate situation of Daoshan Mountain, there was such a beautiful and dreamy secret realm hidden. The valley is full of grass, and the originally cold world is as warm as spring in the valley. Beautiful flowers are blooming one after another, and rows of wooden and stone houses are arranged in a patchwork manner.
After a brief shock, Ning Yue's face suddenly darkened, and a trace of doubt flashed in the depths of her eyes. Luoxin didn't lie to them, the Xuanyin Sect is really here. And judging from the scale of the house in front of you, the estimation of the heart is still low.
Ning Yue estimated that this group of Xuanyin Sect disciples should be no less than five thousand. However, in the huge basin in front of him, there was not even a single ghost! Could it be that he had already run away? Ning Yue's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
However, his own ambush on all sides was so tight, how did the Xuanyin Sect run away without knowing it? Ning Yue couldn't figure it out, and everyone in the Heavenly Shogunate couldn't figure it out.
"Inform Yu Lang not to leave the headquarters of the Heavenly Shogunate, and always beware of the Xuanyin Sect's return rifle!" Ning Yue finally put away her mind and led the Heavenly Shogunate towards the valley.
The group walked very slowly and vigilantly. It wasn't until they all stepped into the valley that everyone was relieved. There was indeed no ambush in the valley, and there was indeed no Xuanyin Sect.
Ning Yue ordered the group to disperse to find clues, but in Ning Yue's mind, he had already called up the map of the entire barren state, filtering over and over again the routes that could escape from the ascension to heaven and avoid the blind spots of the Heavenly Shogunate.
But unfortunately, he went through it three or four times in a row, and he didn't find anything possible, unless the five thousand people of the Xuanyin Sect flew away with wings.
"Lord Qiqi, my subordinates found that there was a pot of tea in the camp that was still warm, and my subordinates deduced that it was less than an hour before the group of Xuanyin Sect rebels left!"
"Really?" Ning Yue's eyes suddenly burst into surprise, an hour, an hour was impossible to run out of their encirclement. That is, the Xuanyin Sect has not run away at all, or has just hidden.
"Yes, subordinates don't dare to say anything!"
"Report - report to Lord Ghost Fox, his subordinates found that there were traces of felling in the northern mountains, the wounds were still fresh, and a mountain path was slotted out to the depths of the dense forest. At this moment, another catcher came to report.
"Where's it? Take me there now!"
Following the catcher, Ning Yue came to the north of the valley, and a mountain road clearly appeared in front of Ning Yue. Looking at the traces of felling, apparently it was a day or two. Because the dense forest is full of shrubs and thorns, it is impossible to walk without cutting a path. But......
Just about to explore the dense forest, Ning Yue hesitated, such an obvious path was very easy to find. The Xuanyin Sect is not stupid, would it leave such an obvious clue? However, this clue is also Ning Yue's only clue at the moment.
After hesitating for a moment in her heart, Ning Yue finally waved her hand and headed towards the depths of the dense forest. Before he had gone five hundred steps, the cut mountain path was divided into five. Shoot at different places.
Ning Yue paused, hesitated for a moment, let the Celestial Shogunate scatter, and pursued them from five directions, and told them to keep in touch at all times. However, before they had gone 500 steps, the cut mountain roads were scattered again.
This time, Ning Yue brought out a total of 1,000 people, and it was not a way to disperse it like this. In the middle of the vast mountains, even after the stones sink into the sea and splash the waves, they are gone.
Ning Yue's brows furrowed even deeper, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes. Finally, Ning Yue stopped and let the Heavenly Shogunate wait for news on the spot, while she and Chasing Moon performed light skills to quickly explore different mountain paths.
The mountain paths opened up by the Xuanyin Sect are extremely confusing, twisting and interconnected, like an endless labyrinth. Once a person gets into it, it's easy to get lost, and it's not even clear whether they've walked the road or not.
However, if you think that you can make Ning Yue and Chasing Yue helpless by relying on this, it would be too much to underestimate them. Don't take the mountain road, walk in the sky, and condescendingly shuttle through the canopy, and the whole labyrinth will no longer be confusing.
It only took an hour, and Ning Yue and Chasing Moon had already explored the mountain road. But unfortunately, this mountain path was not the evacuation route of the Xuanyin Sect at all, and they opened up the mountain path in order to confuse the Heavenly Shogunate and let them spin in the labyrinth.
"Could it be that the Xuanyin Sect didn't sneak into the mountains, but moved from somewhere else? But if that's the case, why didn't the encirclement outside find anything abnormal? With so many people and horses, how did they evacuate silently?" Ning Yue was puzzled by this.
"Chirp-" A sharp whistling sounded, Ning Yue was suddenly overjoyed, and hurriedly marched in the direction of the whistling sound. This is a message from Chasing Moon, if he hadn't found other clues, Chasing Moon should have come over to join him.
In a flash, Ning Yue came to Chasing Yue's side, only to see him staring at a tree stump and looking carefully, even if Ning Yue arrived, he didn't look back.
"Chasing the moon, what did you find?"
"Look, ghost fox!" Chasing Moon said solemnly, pointing to the stump, "This tree was cut down by someone, and the wound is different from other places, and it is much older, at least more than three months. In other words, before we started our operation, the Xuanyin Sect disciples had already been here. ”
"And of course, this valley is so secretive, obviously it is impossible for them to find it temporarily, and it is even possible that they have chosen this place as their final base a long time ago. Suddenly, Ning Yue's eyes lit up instantly, and she looked at the felled tree stump in front of her in surprise and seemed to think of something.
"The mountain path we just looked for was opened up by the Xuanyin Sect to confuse us, but this one is obviously not. Three months ago, they may not have been assembled here. There are traces of their previous activities here, and they must have other strongholds in the mountains!"
"Yes, hmph, such a cunning Xuanyin Sect, I now understand their intention to open this labyrinth, one to paralyze us, and the other to misguide us.
When we realize that this is just a maze that plays with us, we will subconsciously think that they are not hiding in this mountain forest at all, and we will go elsewhere. is a good Xuanyin Sect, but it will play with people's hearts. ”