The night was dark, and the occasional howl of an unknown beast sounded in the distant mountains, adding to the desolation.

In a grassy col, there were thirteen figures hiding here, each of them extremely alert, but for some reason, the atmosphere between them was strange.

These thirteen people were naturally Duan Heng and the others who had been lucky enough to escape from the encirclement and suppression of the nine emperor-level masters before, but until this moment, it was difficult for them to calm down in their hearts.

"What do you see me doing? I'm just hiding incognito, hiding in the hunter group, maybe my questioning and signing technique is amazing, but I can guarantee that today's incident has nothing to do with me, and I'm just a poor acid hunter, it's worth the other party to use the nine emperor-level masters to personally encircle and suppress it? Even if I practice the art of Yimen, it won't be like this, not to mention, I've been joining this hunter group for one hundred and twelve years, why didn't I suffer sooner or later?"

In the crowd, his face was a little gray, oh no, it was Tang Xiaoxi, whose face was covered with dust and blood, and he couldn't see any face at all, was very ruffian.

Hearing Tang Xiaoxi's words, everyone nodded slightly, this is right, Tang Xiaoxi can be regarded as the fifth veteran of this hunter group, so even if the methods she shows today are amazing, it can't be the main reason.

"So, who is the employer?"

Not far away, Duan Heng asked in a deep voice, he thought that the matter would be attached to Tang Xiaoxi, where did he think that Tang Xiaoxi's identity was impossible, after all, their hunter group didn't know how many tasks they had received in the past, if Tang Xiaoxi provoked those emperor-level masters, the other members of the hunter group would not be an exception.

"Yes, who is the employer, we took over this task from the imperial capital, Lao Xi, and now things have come to this point. You should always reveal the details, right?" asked a big man with thick eyebrows, his name was Mo Huaiyuan, and he was also the backbone of the hunter group, and his strength was also at the prince level.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Xi Dongming shook his head strangely and sighed: "I don't know who the employer is." I was found by the Whip of the two caravans, and I know what you know, but I have never seen the employer from the beginning to the end, and I can be sure that the Employer behind the scenes is definitely not the Whip, for we have been friends for centuries. ”

"Then in Cloud City, why did you choose to separate from those two caravans, and who hired me in the hunter black market?" Duan Heng asked with a frown.

"Separate? No, those two caravans just hired us to follow us from the Imperial Capital to Sky City. Then all the commissions were settled, but when the big palm whip came to part, he entrusted me with a task, that is, to send a package to Kunlun Pass, you know, we were originally going to Kunlun Pass, which is also a way, of course, I don't know that they also went to Kunlun Pass, because at that time they said that they were going to take a detour to Lu Wangcheng. As for Brother Lin Ye. Aren't you the one who found the big whip?" Xi Dongming also said with great doubts.

"What is he looking for me to do? Do you think he paid a high price of three million immortal stones to hire a butcher hunter just for a small package?" Duan Heng said helplessly. Although they have been very familiar with each other in the past two months, Xi Dongming has not mentioned this matter to him.

"Little package? No, I don't think it's simple. Xi Dongming glanced at Duan Heng deeply, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he took out a small package that was not very big, and then said word by word: "Do you know why I haven't mentioned this matter to you in the past two months?" On the one hand, I thought you knew about it, and on the other hand, I was terrified by what was in it, which is why I had to be cautious when we could go to Kunlun Pass with a swagger. Ordered Xiao Xi to set off every day to divination, but unfortunately, I knew that it was too late, otherwise, I would never have taken this task at the beginning, so that it was difficult to ride a tiger, and finally reached the current situation. ”

"Old Xi, what's in that package?" Hearing Xi Dongming's words at this time, the rest of the people such as Mo Huaiyuan and others were very surprised.

"You won't want to know, because that thing is a nightmare, but I can be sure now that the employer, it's you, Lin Ye, who arranged all this in secret, right?" Xi Dongming sneered, and continued: "Because in the whole thing, your appearance is the most abrupt, obviously those two caravans are going to Wangxiang City, but they just made a detour to Cloud City, and in Cloud City, you dare to say that you were hired by a coincidence?" Also, the night before we left, you clearly left Cloud City and went to the two caravans, and then when we left the city the next day, we happened to meet you and returned, what do you say about these evidence?"

Xi Dongming's words immediately focused everyone's attention on Duan Heng, which was very unkind, because more than half of their hunter group was injured now, which can be described as breaking their muscles and bones, if Duan Heng was really the employer, then the culprit was him.

However, Duan Heng himself was also surprised by Xi Dongming's accusations, where did this Nima start?

"It's not him. ”

At this time, Tang Xiaoxi suddenly said, now her identity is about to reach the point of being worshiped in the eyes of everyone, so they are all stunned, and then they are silent, waiting for her explanation.

"The reason is simple, he is not an employer. ”

Tang Xiaoxi said so, took out the strange sticker, shook it casually, and then came to a conclusion, but this conclusion was not as good as nothing.

Duan Heng glanced up at Tang Xiaoxi, thinking that this guy might have said this on purpose.

For a moment, there was a strange silence among the crowd again.

After a long time, Mo Huaiyuan licked his lips and said in a low voice: "Okay, even if none of us are the employer, why don't we open this package and take a look? ”

"No, but in the past two months, I've been carrying this thing on my back, and I can't settle down every day, as if there is a mountain of blood and corpses in front of me, which gives me the illusion of going mad, so I advise you not to open it. Xi Dongming sighed and said.

"Hehe, I'm not afraid, I don't count killing people in my life, what is the Mountain of Blood Sea Corpses!" Mo Huaiyuan smiled, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he grabbed the package. Three times five divided by two, it was unraveled, and a black stone box was revealed inside, but on the surface of the stone box, there were actually nine rune seals.

"Hey, hey, old Mo, I think you still have to be cautious. Because I always feel that if you do open this stone box, something bad will happen. At this time, another hunter named Tao Beike persuaded him.

"Yes, Lao Mo, curiosity kills the cat, since this thing can attract nine emperor-level masters, it must be of an extraordinary origin, I think we should throw this thing away casually, so that we don't have to worry about being hunted down." Kill two birds with one stone. Someone else persuaded at this time.

This time, even Mo Huaiyuan hesitated.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Duan Heng suddenly let out a surprised voice, and stepped forward to take the stone box, his expression was very strange.

"Hey, Lin Ye, did you find anything? Or do you really know where this thing came from? ”

Duan Heng didn't speak. I just kept looking at the stone box for a long time. But he smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone, although I don't want to admit it, I can now be sure that this matter is indeed related to me, if my expectations are correct." Inside the stone box was a human head. ”

"Ahh

As soon as Duan Heng's words came out, Xi Dongming, Mo Huaiyuan and the others all shrank in their hearts, not that they were afraid. It's that this thing is beyond imagination, and besides, what kind of human head can give people the illusion of a mountain of blood and corpses? This can't be the human head of an ancient demon.

However, Duan Heng didn't pay attention to everyone at the moment, just stroked the stone box and shook his head slightly, yes, when he saw this stone box, he knew what was hidden inside.

It was once one of the five great god killers, and it was also one of the five great sword immortals, the head of the old guy Suzaku, when this old guy was killed, and his body turned into a forbidden place, only his head was missing, but the drastic changes in the world more than fifty years ago caused too many things, so someone actually stole the head of this old guy.

Who is this person?

The answer is already about to come out, except for Luo Yunrong, who has obtained the inheritance of the old Vermilion Bird, who else?

Duan Heng's gaze was like a knife, and he swept directly over Tang Xiaoxi, who was sitting in place, hum, dressed as a beggar, this willful little girl should really be spanked.

But how did she know that she was hiding in Cloud City, and how did she know that she was under the pseudonym Lin Ye?

Wait, she can indeed know, because there is no heavenly doom in her body at present, and in addition, in the Demon Shield Wind Castle back then, it is not too easy for her to obtain a drop of her essence blood.

It's just that Luo Yunrong took such a huge risk to steal the head of the old man Suzaku out? This is meaningless, the old man has died and cannot be resurrected, for Duan Heng, it is better to take a pig's head to pay tribute than to take such a risk.

Countless thoughts flashed in his heart, Duan Heng glanced at Xi Dongming and the others again, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he opened the nine seals on the stone box, and then, under the expectant or frightened or uneasy gaze of everyone, he slowly opened the stone box.

Well, Duan Heng is not dead.

But his gaze flickered strangely, for there was not a dead and angry life in the stone box, but a rusty fragment.

It turned out to be a fragment of Excalibur!

What about the head of the old Suzaku guy?

Did you guess wrong?

"Smack"

Duan Heng decisively closed the stone box, and with a wave of his hand, he put it away, then he looked at Xi Dongming and said lightly: "This thing is temporarily kept by me, what do you think?"

"Wait, what treasure is there in the stone box?" At this time, Mo Huaiyuan began to suffer from gains and losses again, and Duan Heng's movements were too fast, and for some reason, he always felt that it was very blurry inside, so he didn't see it clearly.

"Ahem, it's better for Brother Lin to keep it. Xi Dongming hurriedly said, in the past two months, he had been very uncomfortable by the stone box, so he knew that this thing was unknown, and that thing had just been put away by Duan Heng, he immediately felt much better, in his heart, he really hoped that the calamity would be transferred to Duan Heng.

"What's the use of saying this? We'd better discuss what we're going to do next?" At this time, there was another person, looking at the tone and gaze of his voice, it was obvious that the subtext was that since the cause of the matter was in the stone box, it was better for everyone to go their separate ways, we are all good citizens, and we can't be affected by the pond fish.

(Thanks to the book friend Kebei, Autonomic Nerve, Weeping, Uncle Devil, I Am Drunk on Wine and Singing, Redeggios, 1207424913, etc.) )