The surrounding area of Zhouli County is mountainous, the peaks on the mountain are numerous, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and there are many pines and cypresses.

On the occasion of the cold winter wax moon, at a glance, the mountain is also evergreen.

If it is left in the peaceful season, this place will inevitably become a good object for students and tourists to chant poems and seek seclusion.

It's just that now it's erosive like today, and it's close to Beiguan, how can anyone dare to rush into the mountain. Even the old hunters in the local area, who are not willing to go into the mountains to hunt beasts unless they have to.

It's not that I'm afraid of the dangers of the mountains and forests, I can't hunt wild things, and I waste a lot of effort, but I'm afraid of encountering a strong man in the mountains and forests.

The terrain in the mountains is treacherous and changeable, and I don't know how many green forest cottages are entrenched, among which there are desperate homeless people huddled together to keep warm, and there are also bandits who kill people and live more and more, recruiting troops and horses, ready to do something big.

Especially in recent days, with the news of the death of Emperor Hong Xuan of the Great Hong Dynasty, after the last trace of cover of the Great Hong Dynasty was nakedly pulled down, there were more and more strongmen in the mountains.

This situation is not only happening in the north, but also in the whole of Kyushu, and in just a few dozen days, six princes claimed to have received the edict of Emperor Hong Xuan, which is the legitimacy of the throne.

People from all walks of life can be said to be inextricably fighting, and countless rogues and evil people have risen up, or they have occupied a place and proclaimed themselves kings, or they have established a sect as their ancestors.......

The whole world was in complete turmoil.

On this day, on the road down the mountain in Zhouli County, a figure seemed to walk slowly and quickly from the mountain path.

He was dressed in a dark robe, and the white hair shawl on his head was scattered, which was particularly eye-catching.

In the hollow on the side of the mountain, the little thief who looked at the wind looked at the person who came alone, and suddenly shook his companions around him excitedly, and whispered, "Brother Niu, Master Liu, wake up, there are sheep coming." ”

A few thieves who were huddled on the pile of dead grass and were closing their eyes immediately came to their senses.

The leader of the first place immediately fell to the ground, and the servant went to the edge of the mountain recess, covered one eye, and used all his strength to look out.

After a moment's scrutiny, he quickly beckoned to the hollow behind him, then clenched his fist and waved it down, signaling that he could take a shot.

The thieves behind him immediately took up their weapons and prepared to take a shot, with a bloodthirsty look in anticipation, not caring whether the other party was worth robbing or not.

There is less and less food on the mountain, and it doesn't matter if you can't grab anything, people themselves are the best things.

"Human. ”

Zhang Jiao smelled the smell of people coming from afar, and immediately locked on to the source of the smell after a few sniffs.

He looked at the hollow on the side of the mountain in front of him, and in a flash, his figure appeared on the other side of the mountain road.

Several thieves who were in ambush subconsciously rubbed their eyes and pulled their companions beside them, "Liu Laosan, am I dazzled, why haven't I seen anyone?"

Liu Laosan next to him said in a daze, "Yes, I can't see him anymore, why did the person suddenly disappear?"

The two looked at each other, and their expressions were suddenly horrified.

"Chief, we... Aren't we the hell? Why don't we leave?"

"Nonsense! It's still light. ”

Although the leading man said this, he still beat a drum in his heart when he looked at the path that suddenly turned into an empty road.

Touching the back of his head, which was a little chilling, he felt that he had withdrawn.

Just as he was about to leave, a sharp pain suddenly came from his body.

"Ahh

In the midst of the terrible screams, countless thorny thorns spread out from the hollow where they were lying on their stomachs, enveloping them like a straw cage.

The thorns quickly covered the hollow, filling it up, and soon the wailing was no longer heard.

Zhang Jiao continued to walk forward without looking back, rubbing his nose, which had become a little as hard as jade, and subconsciously hummed twice.

It's a bit uncomfortable.

In his nostrils, two white-skinned jade pills, one size smaller than glass beads, were stuffed in them, and with the sound of his breathing, there were bursts of strange smells coming from him.

Zhang Jiao only felt that he was almost unable to tell the difference between the smell and the smell, every breath was a new experience, and you didn't know what the next time it would taste like.

Sweet, foul smell, rancid, fragrant and so on are constantly attacking.

The extremely different smell transformations were enough to make ordinary people almost faint with nausea, but he was reluctant to take off these two precious Chonglong Jades.

These two jade pills are exactly what Lao Dao carries with him.

That day, after helping Lao Dao collect the body, Zhang Jiao actually didn't find too much. It was just a few bottles of elixir talismans and some bits and pieces, and as for the secret recipes that the legendary masters carried with them, they had not been found at all.

Come to think of it, no one really goes out and brings their family's cheats with them, right?

So, not to mention the cheats, he couldn't even figure out the efficacy of those bottles of obviously extraordinary-looking pills. Only with a blank page of paper in the small box containing Chong Longyu did he know the name and function of this thing.

Chonglong jade is the god of the nose in folklore, and after stuffing these two jade pills into the nose, you can gradually awaken the god in the nose, smell all the flavors of the world, and be able to distinguish people, gods, demons and ghosts.

This thing was originally a gift from the Yuan Emperor faction to King Yong, but who knew that King Yong only preferred pills such as Miyang San, and was not interested in sundries such as Chong Longyu at all, so he placed them in the treasury at will.

Lao Dao was very sad when he found out, so he quietly took back a few fine small things such as Chong Longyu, anyway, no one would suspect him.

Therefore, Zhang Jiao was cheaper, and let him pick up a big bargain for nothing.

Here, as the sky gradually darkened, on the mountain path where a few people were buried, another young Taoist strode over.

As soon as he turned the corner, he smelled a strong smell of blood, which seemed to be very close to him.

The Taoist priest immediately became vigilant and cautiously walked towards the smell of blood.

In the hollow on the side of the mountain, dense thorns covered a large area of land, and the strong smell of blood came from under the thorns.

He looked at the thorns that had turned yellow, and anger rose in his eyes.

"How can a cultivator use magic to deal with mortals?"

He casually took off the gourd on his waist, and after pouring a large mouthful, he pinched the Yang Fire Technique with his hand and spewed it out towards the thorns in front of him.

A tongue of fire instantly spread out of his mouth, and soon burned the thorns that shrouded the hollow, revealing the four corpses inside.

The Taoist priest walked over and took a look, and he could tell that these people were obviously not serious people.

He immediately sighed, and after taking a sip of wine, another tongue of fire burst out.

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, dust to dust, dust to dust. ”

The fire was gradually extinguished, and the Taoist priest had already strode forward to catch up.