Chapter 15: The First Journey into the Valley of Tricks

On the second day, everyone went to the valley as planned. Out of Qujing City, they chose a mountain road. That night, the moon was bright and clean, but it was not difficult to see. But the mountain was damp, the white fog was hazy, and she could only see a few feet in front of her, Nangong Du was parallel to the lark, and whispered to her: "Now the fog is big, it's easy to hide, you can find a chance to go first in a while." Nangong Du knew that the lark was good at hiding, and such a fog was undoubtedly the best time for her to escape. The lark said, "What about you?" Nangong Du said: "I will find a chance to go, we will meet in Qujing City." When the lark heard this, he just walked with his head bowed, and said no more. Nangong Du didn't know whether she agreed or disagreed, and was about to say more, but suddenly heard a low shout from the front: "Pavilion Master, it's here!" It was the voice of Xue Hou. Nangong Du's plan to escape suddenly fell through.

The master of the Thousand Birds Pavilion took Nangong Du and Skylark and others to step forward a few steps, only to see that Xue Hou was already standing on the edge of this forest tree, and as far as the eye could see, outside the forest was a dry river, with a forest of rocks, and the cliffs on both sides of the river were winding, extending into the distance, becoming narrower and narrower, and there was a boulder blocking the road in the narrowest place, which should have been put in order to cut off the water. The boulder is engraved with the words "death to those who trespass into the valley", and there are small poisonous snakes with thick hands entrenched on the top of the boulder, and from time to time there are fist-sized poisonous spiders crawling quickly from the boulder, this situation is very terrifying.

The Thousand Bird Pavilion Lord stared at the boulder quietly, looked around again, and was silent for a long time before he said, "Skylark, you and Xue Hou will go first to explore, and we will meet us on the mountain to the east in an hour." Seeing that he was going to send a lark, Nangong Du immediately said, "I'll go too!" The Thousand Bird Pavilion Lord turned his head and looked at him coldly, and said, "Nangong Shaoxia, it's not that I don't believe you, but that the lark is good at tracking and lurking, and I'm afraid that you can only add a burden to her if you go!" The master of the Thousand Birds Pavilion was quite polite to Nangong Du at this time, so he didn't say that he would leave him as a hostage. Otherwise, I am afraid that this lark will not return once it is gone. Nangong Du naturally knew his thoughts, and glanced at the lark apprehensively. The lark nodded at him, not too worried. Nangong Du smiled at the Thousand Birds Pavilion Master and said, "The Pavilion Master is reasonable. Then the crowd went their separate ways.

Nangong Du followed the Thousand Bird Pavilion and his party to the east cliff, and when they reached the top of the mountain, the people of the Thousand Bird Pavilion began to prepare, wiping their swords and wiping their swords, and pinning flying hooks, ropes and other things to their waists one by one. The other part of the people took out some black cloth and bamboo sticks, and pounded them for a while, and in a short time several huge kites were formed, during which no one spoke, and the sound of the movements was inaudible...... Nangong Du couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it is indeed the number one killer organization in the world, with strict discipline and cautious actions, I am afraid that no other sect can compare. He suddenly thought that the dozens of killers dispatched today were like a pack of wolves, and it was not difficult to wash any sect in blood. Next, it depends on how capable the valley is, the two tigers compete with each other, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable.

An hour has passed, but the snow and the lark have not returned. The Thousand Birds Pavilion Lord was pacing back and forth on the top of the mountain, unexpectedly calm and slightly restless. How did he know that for the Lord of the Thousand Birds Pavilion, Xue Hou and the Skylark could be regarded as the trump cards of the Thousand Birds Pavilion in terms of reconnaissance, if they were gone and never returned, then, the strength of the Strange Valley was probably far above his estimate, so should he act tonight? It was a question worth pondering.

Two hours passed...... Nangong Du also began to be anxious, on the one hand, he was worried about the safety of the lark, but on the other hand, he had an inexplicable fear. He stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the dark abyss in front of him, and said in his heart: Strange Valley, or Ghost Valley, where ...... What's there, exactly? Just thinking about it, he suddenly heard the Thousand Bird Pavilion Lord order in a low voice: "Everyone prepare, go down after a pillar of incense, we won't wait!"

The crowd strapped to huge black kites and jumped down from the cliff one after another, as if dozens of big birds were swooping into the endless darkness in the bright moonlight......

The deep valley was pitch black, unable to see, and the cold air whistled past my ears, and after a while, I could already see the light at the bottom of the valley, and the faint outline of the house. Nangong Du had mixed feelings in his heart, both curious and a little afraid. Suddenly, everyone gradually landed, in a deep open space of weeds, there is still a distance of about dozens of zhang from the place where the houses are concentrated, looking from afar, only to see a white tower standing in the middle of a group of houses, each layer of the tower is lit, in the night it looks crystal clear, like the Nine Heavens Immortal Tower.

The moonlight leaked through the gaps between the mountains, and was long obscured by the layers of fog, leaving only a faint light, faintly illuminating the undulating outline of the house, and there was a dead silence all around, not even a single song of insects and birds. Nangong Duyun didn't feel a trace of anger when he started to collect the treasure, and the entire valley was like a huge tomb. Nangong Du walked slowly and cautiously towards those houses, and the people of the Thousand Bird Pavilion were already lurking among the weeds behind him. He was following the instructions of the Thousand Bird Pavilion Lord, as an avenger, to provoke the people of the Strange Valley and force the Fengyu brothers and sisters to appear. The master of the Thousand Birds Pavilion knew that his martial arts were not low, and it was naturally best to use him to throw stones to ask for directions.

Nangong Du walked to a place a few feet away from a row of houses and stood still, clenched his iris knife, his luck was really angry, and shouted: "The Feng Yu clan can be here, why don't you come out and die quickly!" Do you remember the murder of the Nangong family twenty years ago? His words echoed through the valley for a long time, but there was no answer. He took a few steps forward, approached the house and said loudly: "I am Nangong Du, the son of Nangong Ling, and I will definitely take the heads of Feng Yu and the others today to comfort my parents' spirits in the sky, and I haven't shown up quickly, but I'm afraid!" There was still no answer. Nangong Du paused for a moment and said, "If you don't come out again, I will burn down your treacherous valley and destroy this tower!" The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and the last sentence was already really angry, and the sound shook the roof tiles. This threat is big enough, as long as the Feng Yu brothers and sisters are in this valley, there is no reason not to show up.

No one answered, he stood in the open space in front of the house like a fool talking to himself, and he was a little overwhelmed for a moment. Where did the lark and the snow go?