Volume 5: The First Song Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven: Waves (One Hundred and Seventy-Four)
Zhang Yi and the others saw Shangguan Hong leaving, and after not knowing what to say together, they also slowly flew away.
The reason why they are saying that they are flying away slowly is mainly because many of them have injuries on their bodies, and they can't move fast at all.
Then not long after, in the eyes of the five people of Qian Chao, Shangguan Hong's figure appeared again, this time she was much more low-key, only quietly following up among the treetops, wearing the black fur on her body and falling far behind Zhang Yi's people, and soon after, Shangguan Hong's figure also disappeared in the eyes of the five of them.
This scene is very ironic, these two parties have just fought for their lives, and now the front knows that Shangguan Hong is following but is helpless, Shangguan Hong also knows the thoughts of those people in front, the reason why this is so is because they are all looking for Qian Chao and Tang Ping, and what they don't know is that all the actions just now are clearly seen by the five people they are looking for.
Seeing that the two groups of people went away, Lu Pingchuan turned around and said:
"Gone, far away. Eh, Brother Qian, how did Shangguan Hong's mother become a big bird? ”
The scene of the middle-level demon bird instantly turning into Shangguan Hong was deeply impressed, not to mention that Lu Pingchuan was curious, and the five people were very surprised when they saw it, but Qian Chao naturally couldn't answer this question, Tang Ping said:
"Brother Lu, that's a spirit technique."
"Spirituality?"
"That's right, it's a kind of spirit control method, and it can be regarded as the highest level of magic that a spirit cultivator can cultivate, and it's very powerful." Speaking of this, Tang Ping found that a few companions still didn't understand, so he continued: "Well, we have all heard that only sword cultivators can kill people beyond the ranks, in fact, the spirit cultivators can also do it, but it is just a little troublesome, and the one used is the spirit detention technique we saw just now. Let's put it this way, Shangguan Hong used the spirit restraint technique, it must be to subdue a middle-level demon bird, and then temporarily take all its power for her own use, within the time that this spell takes effect, not only will she transform into the appearance of the middle-level demon bird, but her cultivation and means are exactly the same as the subdued middle-level demon bird, which is equivalent to a foundation building monk, if this method is used properly, it is possible to kill the real foundation building monk. ”
"So powerful?" Lu Pingchuan was speechless.
"That's the ...... Well...... The middle-level demon bird imprisoned by her, how did Shangguan Hong subdue at the beginning? Qian Chao asked.
"It is said that in the past, the spiritual monks who cast this spell must know some formations, and there is only one way to subdue high-grade demon birds and monsters, and the complete spirit control technique does include the formation, but the formation technique is really obscure, after all, not everyone is like Qian Xiaozi, and I have heard that some half-bottle vinegar spirit monks when they perform the spirit control technique, because the arranged formation did not work and cause their own death, anyway, after a long time, there are fewer and fewer people who practice and use this spell, and it is almost lost, However, my master, his old man, has a new way to bypass the formation step. ”
"Oh, how?" Qian Chao asked curiously.
"It's very simple, my master has created a kind of bait, which is a thing full of temptation for demon birds and monsters, as long as you see it, you will desperately swallow it. In fact, the main material of the production is the demon pill of the demon bird and demon beast, but some other things are added to it, after the demon bird and demon beast swallow that thing, it is like a person swallowing a sweat medicine, and after the drug is attacked, it will be at the mercy of others, not to mention the middle-level demon beast, even if the high-level demon bird and demon beast swallow that thing. Alas, I really didn't expect that Master Qiu would also pass on this spell to Shangguan Hong. ”
After hearing this, Yan Xuan asked:
"Ah Ping, will you do this method?"
"Of course not, don't talk about me, even my master is probably only half-aware of this spirit detention, maybe her old man knows how to detain spirits, but she can't prepare the most critical spirit bait, hmph, my eccentric-eyed master has something good, good means are taught by his precious son, the heart and eyes are as small as a needle nose, now as expected, those things can be used, it is estimated that Shangguan Hong has them, and they are all brought to prepare to deal with us."
"Well," Qian Chao said, "if you can master the spirit restraint technique, it will not be difficult to trap one or two high-grade demon birds and beasts. ”
"Forget it, it's okay if you don't learn that spell, my master said that this spiritual detention technique is a bit too tricky, and after the spiritual detention technique fails, the spiritual monk will be in a weak state, and the spiritual energy will be exhausted, so the spiritual monk will leave early when he uses the spiritual restraint technique, so as not to fall into danger after the spiritual restraint fails. You saw that Shangguan Hong left in a hurry just now, but he was actually worried that the other party would take the opportunity to deal with her. Okay, let's not talk about them, Qian boy, now that we see them, I look like they have been fighting very lively in the past few days when we got rid of them, and they are all depressed, I didn't count them, but it seems that there are a few fewer people in Zhang Yi and Zongfang, isn't that so? ”
"That's true."
Qian Chao said and took out a pile of papers from the storage bag, each with a portrait on it, just now the others looked at the situation with attention, and Qian Chao confirmed everyone, what he was holding in his hand was the portraits of all the people invited by Zhang Yi and Zong Fang, and he was flipping through them one by one, he had a very good memory, but if he saw it just now, he handed the portrait of that person to Tang Ping, and in the end, there were four portraits left in Qian Chao's hands, which were the four people who died in the hands of Shangguan Hong, namely Zhang Li, Zhai Yun, Zhou Kao and Lian Yong.
"Are these four people the ones who died?" Yan Xuan looked at the portrait in Qian Chao's hand and asked.
"That's right," Qian Chao handed over the portrait in his hand and then continued with some puzzlement, "The day we dumped them, Shangguan Hong killed two, and two more in the past few days...... It's a little too vicious. ”
At this time, the five of them didn't know why Shangguan Hong would have such a big grudge with Zhang Yi and Zongfang, although they got rid of them all so that they could target each other, but they didn't expect Shangguan Hong to actually kill each other, and looking at today's posture, if it weren't for those few big people who used treasures that ordinary monks didn't have, someone would definitely die here today.
Tang Ping looked at the portraits of the four dead men and said:
"Zhang Li, Zhai Yun, Zhou Kao, Lian Yong, these four people all have backgrounds, especially Zhang Li and Zhai Yun, they are all from big families, even if Zhai Yun is worse at home, but Zhang Li is very unusual, his death is likely to become Shangguan Hong's trouble in the future, Zhou Kao and Lian Yong are both disciples of small sects, well, small sects are often more unscrupulous than big families, and revenge will be avenged, even if they dare not provoke on the surface, they will make stumbling blocks behind their backs. If you look at it this way, boy Qian, your plan is successful, and Shangguan Hong will definitely pay the price for killing these four people in the future. ”
After hearing this, Li Jian said:
"Not only these four people, I saw other people just now, there are also many injured, among them is a sword cultivator named Shao Zhi, but I see that he looks injured and has difficulty moving, Brother Lu, the adult among those people is an individual cultivator, just now I saw that although the person was not injured, his face was pale, a sick look, and the rest of the injured people, I think they were all injured by Shangguan Hong, although they were far away just now, but when I looked at those people from a distance, they hated more than fear, It seems that they have formed a deep enmity between them because of each other in the past few days, and I am afraid that in the future, these people will also make trouble for Shangguan Hong if they have the opportunity. ”
Sword cultivation and physical cultivation both suffered a big loss in Shangguan Hong's hands, and Lu Pingchuan also put away his big grin and said:
"When Brother Li said this, I also remembered the bad luck of those guys just now, so Shangguan Hong really has to be careful to deal with it."
"Money boy, what should I do next?" Tang Ping asked.
Qian Chao looked at the direction in which those people disappeared and said:
"Guess what those people are going to do?"
"Then you don't need to ask, of course you're looking for the five of us."
"Yes," Qian Chao said with a smile, "but here we are, look, the direction those people are going, what kind of place is that?" ”
Tang Ping looked at the distance of the mountain forest where she couldn't see any figure in confusion, and when she was puzzled, she suddenly figured it out, and immediately said:
"The direction they're heading in is where we were hiding last night, isn't it?"
"Yes, well, now I probably know how those people in Zongfang determined our location, there are indeed people among them who can find us, but the method is a bit stupid, they can only determine a general direction, and then keep rushing over, if they are worried that there will be any deviations in the middle, they will establish it again a few times, I think that today when they determine our location is in the morning, we haven't left yet, so they have to follow that direction to keep looking."
"What if you know that?" Lu Pingchuan asked.
"It's useful, Brother Lu, knowing this, we can lead them by the nose."
……
After nearly two hours, the sky began to darken, and night was approaching.
Zhang Yi and Zong Fang finally found a place, it was a natural cave between the mountain walls, the entrance of the cave was covered by hanging vines, Shao Zhi signaled that there was no one inside, and when people went in, they found that this was a good place to stay overnight, it was not small, and it was confirmed at a glance that someone had stayed here recently, the reason was very simple, that is, the cave was very tidy, the cave wall had traces of being trimmed by the spirit sword, as well as the stone platform and stone benches, and there were oil droplets from candles burning on the stone platform, When everyone looked at this, they all understood that at least He Suyou didn't find the wrong direction, but everyone was a little farther away, and they just rushed over and pounced.
"Damn Shangguan, if it weren't for her today, we would have found this place earlier."
"That's all we have to do today, well, let's go find a place to rest, I think we'll spend the night here." Let's continue tomorrow morning. ”
"Okay."
When night fell, Shangguan Hong looked coldly at the light from the vines halfway up the mountainside on the cliff, what happened during the day made her dare not rashly attack these people now, but it didn't matter, as long as she followed them to find Tang Ping and Qian Chao, including He Suyou, it would be useless, and she would get rid of them all when the time came.
There was nothing to say all night, and Zhang Yi and the others came out of hiding at dawn, and then it was time for He Suyou to use his means.
Staring at the direction in which the smoke flew, He Suyou suddenly said:
"Looks like we're not far from those five."
"Oh, why do you say that?"
"Miss Lou, if we are far away from them, the change in this direction will not be too big, I still remember which direction the smoke drifted in yesterday morning, the current direction is very different from yesterday, only when the distance is close."
"I see."
Shangguan Hong was also staring at this scene from a distance, of course she couldn't hear He Suyou's voice, but she could naturally see the direction of the smoke, compared with yesterday, this direction has changed a lot, so Shangguan Hong knew in his heart that he was getting closer and closer to those five people.