Chapter Twenty-Eight: Secret Letters
Cangya Mountain, the mountains are continuous.
"We headed to the Foggy Lake Canyon. Yi Xiao commanded, "Old Qian, you can find out where you can avoid the monsters from where you go." ”
"Okay, I'll investigate. ”
The nose of Uncle Qian, the emaciated monster servant, has changed, turning into a black dog nose, and he sniffs and distinguishes countless breaths.
Qin Yun watched from the sidelines, it was a dog that had not become a monster, and his nose was very smart. This dog demon nose is even more agile, not to mention the strength of this monster old servant, it surpasses the nineteen monster leaders under the command of the water god.
"This Cangya Mountain is worthy of being the largest mountain in Guangling County, and there are indeed many monsters lurking here, and I have found many monsters within ten miles. Uncle Qian, the old servant of the monster, said, "Come with me, I'll lead the way in front." ”
"Let's go. ”
Yi Xiao, Qin Yun, and Jia Huairen all followed quickly.
All the way forward.
Under the leadership of this Uncle Qian, Qin Yun and the others really didn't encounter a monster.
After walking in the mountains for half an hour, the old monster servant 'Uncle Qian' sniffed from time to time, and suddenly he stopped and whispered: "Miss Yi, three miles ahead is the Foggy Lake Canyon, the Foggy Lake Canyon has a lot of demonic energy, because it is mixed together, it should also live together." I can't tell the difference. However, it can be determined that at least hundreds of youkai are entrenched there. ”
"A foggy lake canyon hides at least a hundred monsters?" Yi Xiao also changed color slightly.
is a little demon, and generally has the strength of the tenth layer of qi refining that knocks on the immortal gate ordinarily.
For example, when Qin Yun killed the old demon Chu Yong in the underground palace, he was besieged by seven little demons, in fact, those seven little demons were all very difficult to mess with! If there are hundreds of such little demons...... Practitioners are also afraid.
"The thousand-year-old ice jade fruit is in the Foggy Lake Canyon. Hundreds of monsters are there, probably to guard the thousand-year-old ice jade fruit. Yi Xiao said, "It seems that the monsters also value this spirit fruit." ”
"Miss Yi, what should I do next?" asked Uncle Qian, the old servant of the monster, "There are too many monsters in the Foggy Lake Canyon. ”
"Enter the Foggy Lake Canyon first and find a place where you can see the thousand-year-old ice jade fruit tree. Miss Yi said solemnly, "We must be sure that we can see the Ice Jade Fruit ripen!"
"Good. ”
Uncle Qian, the old servant of the monster, immediately led the way without complaint.
"Enter the Fog Lake Canyon now?" Jia Huairen said in a low voice, "Do you want to wait until the time comes?"
"If you enter again when the time comes, and as soon as you enter, you will find that the spirit fruit has been ripe and picked, it will be too late. And after entering, you have to set the route method for picking fruits, and you must enter in advance. Miss Yixiao glanced at Jia Huairen, "What's the matter, you're afraid?"
"No, I'm not afraid, how can I be afraid?" Jia Huairen also knew that he couldn't retreat when it came to this job.
Qin Yun was very calm, after all, the people who had been in the Northland Border Pass for three years didn't feel the slightest nervousness at the moment.
In just three miles, the four of them traveled more and more slowly, for fear of being discovered by the monsters.
"See. ”
On the mountainside, Qin Yun and the four of them looked at the canyon below.
The most conspicuous thing in the Foggy Lake Canyon is a lake that exudes heat, and the water of this lake is warm all year round, and the heat rises and the fog fills the air. It is also known as the 'Foggy Lake'. Not far from the foggy lake, there is a fruit tree carved like an ice cube, and the fruit tree can still see the refraction of sunlight even if it is affected by fog under the sunlight.
There was a green fruit on this fruit tree, just one fruit.
There are more than a dozen youkai standing bored! In the entire canyon, at a glance, you can still see twenty or thirty youkai, scattered everywhere. Even on the mountainsides on both sides, there are also monsters guarding them. If these monsters hide in the human city, they will naturally be completely humanoid, but in the deep mountains and lakes, there is no need, they are all wearing beast heads, or holding weapons in their hands, or weapons in their waists.
"In the mountain walls on both sides, there are also seven or eight youkai hiding, and they should be observing the four directions. Uncle Qian, the old servant of the monster, sniffed, and said in a low voice, "There are thirty or forty monsters patrolling the canyon for a long time, and the mansion in the center should be the place where the monsters take turns to rest, and I can feel that most of the monsters are in that mansion." ”
Qin Yun looked down, the mansion occupied a large area, but it was very rough to build, after all, it was to protect the place where the 'Thousand Year Ice Jade Fruit' temporarily lived.
"Miss Yi, why did you go over to pick spirit fruits?" Qin Yun asked.
"The fruit trees are all flat all around. Yi Xiao frowned and said in a low voice, "More than ten monsters are surrounding the fruit tree, and there are twenty or thirty monsters a little farther away. If there is the slightest movement, I am afraid that many other monsters in the mansion will be killed. The canyon is open and unobstructed. Go and pick fruit...... You'll have to rely on stealth. ”
"Stealth technique?" Qin Yun's eyes lit up.
Stealth is an extremely difficult spell to cultivate, and it is possible for ordinary innate masters to practice it. As for the youkai, the youkai have different talents because of their different races. Some are born to drill into the ground, some are born to fly, and some are invisible, which they can't envy. The monsters also envy the high level of 'understanding' of human cultivators.
A monster, cultivated for thousands of years, is not as good as the best of human cultivators who have practiced for ten years!
But human beings still envy the long lifespan of monsters! The innate Jindan realm master only has a lifespan of five hundred.
Each has its own advantages.
"When it comes to picking fruits, I'm afraid it's only Brother Qin. Yi Xiao said, "Jia Huairen is afraid that he doesn't have the courage to go over to pick fruits, and Qian Lao can't use Dao talismans." ”
"It's up to Brother Qin. Jia Huairen also smiled.
Joke.
I went to pick fruits, but I was unlucky, and I was found before I could touch the fruit.
Even if it's so powerful that it won't be discovered, once the fruit is picked, the youkai will immediately find out. It is likely that there will be a siege at that time.
"Okay, leave it to me. Qin Yun nodded, he also knew that this task was only for him.
Yi Xiao took out a Dao talisman from his arms.
Qin Yun saw that it was an invisibility talisman, to be honest, he also had one! However, the invisibility talisman was quite expensive, it was not easy for him to accumulate some resources with a casual cultivator, where could he compare to the top disciples of the great sects.
"Brother Qin, picking fruits is the most dangerous, trouble Brother Qin. If you really can't do it, you have to save your life by giving up the spiritual fruit. Yi Xiao handed the Dao talisman to Qin Yun.
"Don't worry, you must save your life first. Qin Yun took it.
"I'll see Brother Qin later. Jia Huairen also touted on the side, since he knew that Qin Yun would kill the rhinoceros demon and other terrifying monsters with a single sword, Jia Huairen was afraid of Qin Yun. After all...... In the face of any of them, a terrifying powerhouse who can kill himself with one move is naturally lacking in confidence. Jia Huairen has not experienced many major dangers.
Qin Yun looked down and thought about the general route.
"Let's go, let's keep getting closer. Yi Xiao said, "I'll pick up Brother Qin later." ”
"Keep getting closer?" Jia Huairen's face changed slightly.
"If we are hundreds of feet away from him, we will not be able to answer him when he picks the fruit. Yi Xiao said, "Let's go, go on." ”
Qin Yun glanced at Yi Xiao with a smile, this Yi Xiao girl is quite decisive.
This time, the four of them were more careful.
Qin Yun and Miss Yi Xiao both opened their eyes to look around, but they mainly relied on the old servant Uncle Qian! Because the range of vision that can be seen is limited, just like when Qin Yun opened his eyes, if the distance is a little farther, you can't see the monsters in the underground palace.
Uncle Qian, the old servant of the monster, took the three of them very carefully, and tried to get as close as possible to the thousand-year-old ice jade fruit tree.
"I can't get any closer, it's still sixty feet from the fruit trees. The old servant Uncle Qian said, "Fortunately, the number of monsters is small, and there are only dozens of guards around, plus the monsters are lazy." If the Terran army was on guard, it wouldn't have been able to get so close. ”
"Sixty zhang, that's enough. Miss Yixiao nodded, at this distance, her Leifa can also support.
Like before, hundreds of zhang apart, then there is no way.
"Now we just have to wait, wait for the spirit fruit to ripen. Miss Yi Xiao said.
"Hmm. ”
Everyone present, including Qin Yun, completely restrained their movements, silently waiting for the spirit fruit to ripen.
And on the official road.
As early as midnight, the city gate was quietly opened, and the county guard who left Guangling County was about to arrive at Yu'an County, but according to the plan, they would not enter Yu'an County, but went directly to the foot of Cangya Mountain.
Lord County Guard sat in the carriage, and around the carriage were a group of masters of the pro-guard army, including Commander Fang, who naturally followed at all times.
"Whew. ”
A flying eagle swooped down in the sky.
"Huh?" one of the guards looked up and immediately reached out, and the eagle landed on his arm.
The guards took the secret letter from the lower leg of the flying eagle and handed it to the county guard 'Wen Chong' on the side.
"Letter?" As soon as Wen Chong took it, he frowned when he saw the letter mark, and opened the scrolled secret letter to take a look.
"Stop, Daddy, Daddy. ”
Wen Chong shouted.
The whole team stopped, and the old man of the county guard opened the curtain of the carriage and looked outside: "What's the matter?"
Wen Chong handed over the secret letter.
The old man of the county guard took it and looked at it, and the content of the secret letter was very simple: "I heard that the water god invited his junior brother 'White Tiger Great Demon' to come to Guangling County to help guard the thousand-year-old ice jade fruit. ”
Just one sentence made the heart of the old man of the county guard instantly cold!
"White Tiger Demon?"
"The water god invited his junior brother, the White Tiger Great Demon, to help?"
The old man's heart was trembling, and his hands couldn't stop shaking.
"How can this be? How can this be? Heaven will destroy me, heaven will destroy me?" muttered the old guard.
"The White Tiger Great Demon, isn't it entrenched in the area of Heifengling in Zhenshan County for a long time? The three thousand little demons of Heifengling listen to his orders, this White Tiger Great Demon is good at controlling the wind and can fly between heaven and earth, such a big demon and the water god are actually senior brothers? He was invited by him to guard the thousand-year-old Ice Jade Fruit?" Wen Chong was also a little panicked, after all, if he couldn't get the Ice Jade Fruit, his father was afraid that he wouldn't have a few years to live.
"These big demons all have cultivation methods. The old man said in a deep voice, "The cultivation method naturally has a heritage, there is a teacher, and it is naturally normal to have a senior brother. I thought it would ...... The water god is too much of a disaster, and he doesn't dare to leave the rivers and lakes too far. On Cangya Mountain, there are more monsters at most. I didn't expect him to invite the White Tiger Demon!"
"Could the news be fake?" Wen Chong couldn't help but say.
There are humans who have taken refuge in youkai.
Similarly, there are also some little demons who have taken refuge in the Terrans and have received many benefits from the Terrans. This time, the secret message came from a youkai who had taken refuge in the county keeper.
"Since they all say that it is the White Tiger Demon, I'm afraid that it is eighty percent true. "Although the old man of the county guard does not want to believe it in his heart, he is old and has become a refinement, so he naturally knows that there is a great possibility that the news is true," the water god does not know the exact time when the thousand-year-old ice jade fruit is ripe. It can be estimated that it can still be done in about ten days and a half months, so he invited his junior brother White Tiger Demon to help protect it for ten days and a half months. ”
"It's just this thousand-year-old ice jade fruit, prolonging his life? He has a long lifespan as a monster, what do you want to prolong his life?" The old man of the county guard looked a little hideous.
"What then?" Wen Chong also panicked.
"If the White Tiger Demon is here, Yi Xiao and Qin Yun will have no hope. The old man said in a low voice, "The trouble is, I'm worried about whether they will come back alive, especially Yi Xiao, if he dies in Cangya Mountain...... The Yi clan and even the Shenxiao Sect will not give up easily. ”
"I'm going to send a message. Wen Chong said.
The old man of the county guard looked at the sky outside the window and sighed: "It's too late, it's almost time soon, from here to Cangya Mountain, then into the mountain, and then to the Foggy Lake Canyon, it's late, it's too late!"
The old man closed the curtains.
"Do you want to keep going?" Wen Chong asked.
"Go on, go and wait at the foot of Cangya Mountain, maybe wait for them to come out. "The voice of the old man of the county guard seems to be much older all of a sudden, if the white tiger demon is there, the old man of the county guard himself can't see any hope of getting the thousand-year-old ice jade fruit, and the hope of prolonging his life for twenty years will be cut off?
"White Tiger Demon, White Tiger Demon......" There was a whisper in the carriage.
Wen Chong's face also darkened a little, and he immediately shouted, "Keep going." ”