Chapter 174: Planned Mountain Patrol

Tianquan transformed the mountains and rivers around the salamander whirlwind abyss.

Gu Yunzhe saw on this realistic and detailed sand table that the city of the Salamander Abyss was located on the edge of a black abyss, and the abyss was pitch black, which was the real Salamander Abyss and the source of the name of this city. But the cliffs of this abyss are so smooth that there is no place to climb them.

Although there is water below, I heard that in addition to Hou Tu Niang Niang led a few gods to go down once, after coming up, a high monument was erected on the edge of the cliff, and the words "non-death is not entered" were written on it. In the countless years since, no spirit has ever dared to go down. Tianquan did not dare to disobey Niangniang's order, and strictly ordered the people not to enter. It became an unknown forbidden place.

In front of the city is the open plain, the edge of the plain is a wider beach of stone swords, called the beach of stone swords, because the stones in it are strangely shaped, but they all have a sharp point, and compact next to each other, from a distance it looks like a tidal flat, and up close it is countless sharp swords pointing to the sky.

Tianquan told Gu Yunzhe that in fact, a large part of that open plain was formed after bulldozing part of this stone sword beach. An open stone path disconnects the beach of swords, and then passes through the gap in the col at the edge of the beach of swords, winding its way through the mountains.

This majestic city covers a large area, and there are countless houses and streets in it, if it is just to lure those underworld armies into it, I am afraid that they will rely on the houses to resist stubbornly, and finally let themselves be passive. In the absence of reinforcements, it is estimated that these weak forces will be exhausted.

Looking at the two sides of the city, there are also large splinters of stone sword beach, as if wearing a hedgehog armor for this city, and it is impossible to walk at all. Gu Yunzhe was secretly glad that he only needed to stick to one side. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to guard. At the edge of the Beach of Stone Swords is a pitch-black mountain, where there are many black beasts of all kinds, lurking in the shadows, ambushing passing prey.

Tianquan explained, don't look at the surrounding mountains, there are many fierce beasts, but they are rich in food and medicine. Every day, the people of the city would go into the mountains to collect medicine, pick wild food, and hunt for raccoon dogs.

It was a mountain beast shaped like a pig and good at digging holes, half a human tall, with four pointed and long claws, which could easily dig through mountain rocks, and its caves would be dug up by it to make it so huge that even a cultivator of Tianquan, who was a little taller, could stand and walk. And it is so powerful that one person simply cannot control it. And the mouth has fangs, and if it is hit by it, it is very likely to break open the intestines and die at that time. Because it has a strong earth qi essence in its body, it can make me and other spirits energetic and healthy after eating.

Gu Yunzhe feels that this raccoon force is very similar to the wild boar in the world, and the wild boar is also known as a delicacy in the world, but the wild boar will not dig holes. It's just that he's interested in Tanuki's cave and seems to be able to make his plan a reality.

He looked at the sand table in front of him, except for the abyss behind the city, the rest of the place was almost the same, it was all stacked mountains. "Big brother, find someone who is familiar with the surrounding black mountains and take me to the mountains to have a look, especially the cave of the tanuki."

Tianquan nodded, "It's a trivial matter, my back hall manager here, he is an expert." Let him go, twice the result with half the effort. ”

Gu Yunzhe clapped his hands happily, "Very good, then without further ado, I'll go." ”

Tianquan summoned the steward of the back hall to the main hall, and Gu Yunzhe saw that this was a lean person, not tall, but he didn't look weak, he was dressed in a gray cloth shirt and was very clean, and he wore a pair of short fast boots under his feet. The face is thick and thin-eyed, the knife face, the lips are thin, there is not much expression, and the words are very short.

Tianquan informed him that Gu Yunzhe wanted to explore the surrounding Black Mountain. Let the steward be a guide before him. The steward directly agreed, and saluted Gu Yunzhe, "The steward of the back hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Di Feng, meet the immortals." ”

Gu Yunzhe helped him up, "Steward Di, let you and me go to danger to find a way out for the people in the city." If there is any danger in the mountains, I will keep you safe. ”

The steward Di Feng said: "Shangxian has repelled strong enemies twice for my whole city, which is really the blessing of my city. Such a trivial matter, even if I Di Feng is broken, will not live up to expectations. ”

Gu Yunzhe nodded, he confessed to the six Jiao and the calamity, followed Wu Xiang and Wu Fan, and supported his orders. If an enemy situation is coming, be sure to keep the enemy forces out of the city. After the confession, he took Diphon out of the city.

The two did not go out from the gate, but under Gu Yunzhe's technique of stepping into the sky, they led Di Feng to cross the stone sword tidal flat, and before coming to the Black Mountain, under Di Feng's guidance, they saw a winding path, coming along the side of the mountain, and then turning into the mountain from here.

Gu Yunzhe saw the mountain in front of him, although it was not conspicuous compared to the high mountains he had seen before. However, it is also majestic, and the mountains are full of trees, but perhaps because of the light color, or perhaps because of the environment, the trees are of different shapes, but the colors are mainly black and deep purple. Even if the peach blossom falls here, it is blocked by the dense foliage.

From time to time, some sounds can be heard in the mountains, but unlike the sounds of the mountain birds and beasts in the world, the sounds here are more poignant.

Di Feng took out a flat-headed firewood knife from his body and walked in front. Gu Yunzhe held the arrow in his hand, and the three swords of the three arrows in one were like a short spear with a strange shape, which was quite weighty.

The two of them walked along the path of some fine stones towards the mountain. As soon as I walked into the forest, the light around me dimmed, like when the sun was setting but it was not yet dark, and the eyes were gray. Maybe it's because it's still on the side of the mountain, and along the way, you don't see any beasts.

Di Feng told Gu Yunzhe that this road was quite safe, after all, there were hunters and officers and soldiers who often came and went from this road, and those fierce beasts would not come near here unless they were very hungry and thirsty. Gu Yunzhe knew that this was the natural advantage of the beast, and it had an advantage over the dangerous smell that humans could not match.

The two of them traveled all the way, and after a boulder, they found a cave. Di Feng pointed to the cave and told Gu Yunzhe that this was the cave of Tanuki. This cave made Gu Yunzhe feel very surprised, it was really like Tianquan's introduction, a big hole was dug directly from the stone. However, the hole was not large, and if the two wanted to enter, they had to bend their legs and walk in.

Gu Yunzhe stood at the entrance of the cave and looked inside, it was pitch black. The meditation extended along the entrance of the cave, and saw that the cave was really very spacious, and there was a small passage, extending in the other direction. The mind continued along the passage, and saw another cave about the same size as the one in front of it.

And at this time, there was a pile of leaves on the ground of this cave, and on it lay a black beast, which looked like the body of a tiger and a leopard, and was sleeping at the moment, and the rest of the cave had some leftover claws and fangs. I think the raccoon power in this has been eaten by this beast.

Gu Yunzhe told Di Feng about the beast he saw, and Di Feng said that it was a black tiger, which was close to the top in this mountain, with a flexible body and powerful limbs, mainly because the body shape was slightly larger than this raccoon force, and it could drill into the cave and block a single raccoon dog force in the hole to bite and devour. After the black tiger finished eating, it would continue to wait, and then grab the raccoon force that returned to the hole.

However, when the tanuki saw their own kind being eaten, they fled in all directions, never to return to the cave again. The black tiger will leave the cave after eating. However, after a period of time, the smell of the cave dissipates, and other tanuki or silent beasts enter it and become new owners.

Gu Yunzhe guessed from Di Feng's words that this Tanuki Li's cave was definitely not empty, if it wasn't Tanuki's own family, it would have been entered by this black tiger or other mountain beasts. "Steward Di, you wait outside for a while, I'll go in and clean up this black tiger, let's go somewhere else." After saying that, Ha Shen walked in.

As soon as he walked into the cave, the figure of the black tiger poked out of the passage inside, opened his eyes that emitted a ghostly light, and looked at Gu Yunzhe coldly.

Gu Yunzhe shook the arrow in his hand and walked towards it. The black tiger's mouth opened slightly, and a low roar came out of his throat, warning Gu Yunzhe not to continue to approach. Gu Yunzhe ignored it, but continued to walk forward, and the black tiger walked out of the passage and stood in front of him. It's just that the front paws are on the ground, and the tail is swinging lightly, ready to attack.

Suddenly, the black tiger roared, pounced forward, and rushed towards Gu Yunzhe. Gu Yunzhe was waiting for this trick, although the cave was dark, but with his dark knowledge, it was as clear as it was. His figure squatted, looked at the black tiger's ribs, and stabbed the arrow diagonally upwards.

The sharp tip of the arrow in the cave ground directly entered the black tiger's body and pierced from the other end. The black tiger who was stabbed by the arrows in the cave ground wailed a few times and was held above his head by Gu Yunzhe. After a few struggles, his limbs gradually collapsed, his voice was cut off, and he died.

This black tiger may have devoured the civet power in the hole, and is reminiscing about the food just now. But he didn't expect to be so happily pierced by Gu Yunzhe, who broke into the cave. This can be regarded as a report and a report.

Gu Yunzhe threw the black tiger out of the hole and pulled out the arrow. I found that the runes on the arrow in this hole lit up slightly, and after flickering for a long time, I saw that it gradually darkened. He didn't know why this phenomenon occurred in this hole arrow, so he could only put the arrow away first, and after returning to the city, he would ask Wu Xiang Wu Fan again.

Di Feng, who was waiting at the entrance of the cave, heard the cry of the black tiger just now, and although he knew that Gu Yunzhe was very powerful, he couldn't help but lift his heart. Then I heard another scream, and after a few moments, there was no movement. He pulled out a piece of fluorite and shone it in. I happened to see Gu Yunzhe standing there, staring at the weapon in his hand. At his feet was the black tiger who had just died, "Shangxian, there are injuries." ”

Gu Yunzhe turned his head to look over and smiled slightly, "The strength of this black tiger is not enough for me to be injured." Come on in. ”

After hearing this, Difeng also walked into the cave and held up the fluorite above his head. Under the light of this fluorite, he saw that the space of this cave was one and a half zhang high, and the front and back were also two or three zhang in size, which could allow twenty people to hide.

It's just that Gu Yunzhe is still not satisfied with this cave. He had seen tunnel warfare since he was a child, and if he wanted to live, he couldn't let this cave become a place of death, not only did he have to go in all directions, but he also had to leave an escape exit. However, in this cave, surrounded by hard black rock, if the people were to dig the exit, the project would be too large, time-consuming, and laborious, and the results would not necessarily be visible. He stared at the tiny scratches on the hole, which were supposed to be the claw prints of Tanuki. It must have taken a long time to dig such a large cave with its claws.

"Steward Di, how long do you usually go into the mountains to hunt or collect medicine?" Gu Yunzhe suddenly asked.

Di Feng bowed to him and said, "Return to the immortals, if you collect medicine, it will definitely be a day trip." If it is hunting, it will be laid a net on the first day, and it will be checked the next day. I dare not wait to stay in this mountain for long. ”

Gu Yunzhe looked at the entrance of the cave, which was glowing with gray light at this time. "In other words, you've never gone deeper into the mountains."

Di Feng pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's true, the deepest part is only the third mountain." Moreover, it is not entered very often, and only once a year under the leadership of officers and soldiers enters there. ”

Gu Yunzhe nodded, "Understood." How much do you know about the abyss behind the city? He realized that if he put the people into this deep mountain, there would undoubtedly be a dangerous place. Unless you drive all the beasts out of here, you won't be able to do anything covert.

Di Feng shook his head, "Returning to the immortals, the abyss is guarded by a garrison, and there is also a stone tablet from Niangniang, and we dare not exceed half a point." However, I heard from a defender I knew that the abyss was bottomless, and there was often black fog below, and there was even a terrible noise, so careless! ”

Gu Yunzhe thought for a while, bent down and picked up the body of the black tiger from the ground, "Let's go, let's go back to the city." ”