The night is as cool as water.

Cheng Mo lurked among the trees, motionless. At the same time as him, there were thirty elites lurking, scattered within a radius of fifteen miles around him. These were all from Jiangxiao to Xuanxiao, and there was no spiritual power fluctuation on their bodies. Under a good disguise, even a Condensing Vein-level cultivator would not be able to perceive their existence if he had not seen them with his own eyes, relying on his spiritual sense alone.

His mission this time was not to attack, nor to defend, but to reconnoitre. To a certain extent, he and his team are not the best at reconnaissance in Wanpeng's team, but they are more in line with the needs of these tasks. They have no spiritual power fluctuations and have good physical offensive and defensive abilities, which makes them the most suitable for long-term ambushes here.

So, in fact, they had been in ambush for eight or nine hours, from morning until now.

Where he is now, on the outer edge of a natural village. This is a village inhabited by ordinary people, there are about seven or eight hundred people as a whole, due to the proximity to the Sword Sect, people with a little talent have all gone to cultivate, and those who have cultivated are basically people who have no cultivation qualifications at all, and make a living by farming and running a small business.

The reason why Cheng Mo is ambushed here is simple. The news of the disappearance of the women around the Sword Sect reached Lingyun City, and after a certain channel, they entered the Fire and Thunder Space again. Ning Shuang felt that this matter was strange, and asked him to find a more reliable place to monitor and see what the situation was.

The situation of this village and Zhou was exactly the same as the characteristics of the village where these situations had occurred before, so he used this place as the main monitoring point. At the same time, he also discovered that tonight, there were still people from the Sword Sect secretly monitoring and patrolling here. From this point alone, Cheng Mo had actually ruled out the conjecture that the matter was the work of the Sword Sect.

In another hour, it will be almost dawn. And this is the time when people are sleeping soundly. Cheng Mo was also a little sleepy, and couldn't help but close his eyes slightly.

But soon, he opened his eyes alertly. He felt a tremor in the ground and air fluctuations that were different from the wind, indicating that there was movement in a certain direction.

Soon, he locked his bearings. From the east of the village, there is a small group of people who are quietly sneaking into the village. These people were all dressed in black and black pants, and although the moonlight was good, they couldn't see any specific features.

The whole team of about 20 people, after entering the village, immediately dispersed and went to different houses. Strangely, no matter which house they entered, none of them noticed anything unusual, including when they carried some of them out on their shoulders.

When a person approached, Cheng Mo saw the mystery. It turned out that as soon as these people entered the courtyard, they immediately used some kind of magic trick, and the power they radiated caused everyone and animals to fall into a deep sleep, even the dogs did not bark. This fully explains why it is often the family who wakes up in the morning to find that the woman in the family is gone.

Because they were all asleep, they didn't know anyone was coming.

If you just look at it, I'm afraid you can't find out the origin of these people at all. Cheng Mo had a vague impulse to catch one and ask.

Soon, though, that idea vanished. Because the Night Patrol of the Sword Sect is coming! With the current situation, the two teams will inevitably collide.

Sure enough, within a cup of tea, two of the black-clothed squad met the night watch. The night patrol team was extremely high-profile at this time, and directly sent a message to the outside, "Suspicious person found!

And everyone in the black-clothed squad, as soon as they heard that someone from the night watch team had appeared, they all stopped their actions and quickly assembled in one direction. At the same time, they directly shouted, "The people of the Sword Sect are here, and they have lost the woman again!"

Or maybe it's because they've removed the magic trick, and the lights in the village start to light up. The Men in Black team quickly departed in three directions after assembling and setting up some obstructive formations in the Night Watch's pursuit path. The night patrol wanted to chase them, and they were supposed to pass through the village, but before they could leave the village, they were blocked by the villagers who got up after hearing the news.

The villagers were armed with simple weapons, but they were also somewhat organized, and were most likely improvised as a reserve for the unexpected situation at night. The night patrol team was surrounded by the front and rear and was in an awkward position. Although their leader said that it was the Sword Sect that sent a night patrol to prevent the villains from doing evil to women again, they did not catch any of the night people, making their words extremely weak.

When some families screamed and shouted who was gone, the whole village was completely boiling.

Just now, twelve women have been stolen by the team of men in black!

It is enough to see that the organization of the Men in Black team is extremely rigorous, and there should be someone outside the village who is responsible for transporting the captured women. But now, the Sword Sect's night patrol team is getting darker and darker, and it is obviously difficult to get out.

Cheng Mo knew that if he continued to monitor, there would be no more gains, so he contacted his own people according to the predetermined signal, and then quietly retreated.

Fire and Thunder Space.

After listening to Mo's expression, Ning Shuang smiled slightly, which meant a long time. After that, she asked Cheng Mo, "What do you think?"

Cheng Mo took a deep breath and thought for a moment, "Two possibilities." The first possibility is that this is an action against the Sword Sect, and it can't be targeted by a small sect. They just wanted the Sword Sect to fall into this kind of unrighteous public opinion in order to achieve certain goals. ”

"What about the second option?" Obviously, this one might not be particularly supportive of Frost.

"The second is that it is not in their plan to meet the Sword Sect, but they have a plan, if they encounter the people of the Sword Sect, they will all push it to the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect is nothing more than a shield. The origin of the matter is actually just because Liu Jianli of the Sword Sect has a bad reputation for women. ”

Frost didn't say anything right away, "Which do you prefer?"

Cheng Mo looked up at Ning Shuang, "The second kind." These people's actions are also relatively hidden, and they obviously don't want to be discovered, so there is a big difference between them and deliberate framing. If they want to deliberately frame them, they can wait for dark. So, I think the second possibility is stronger than the first, but neither of them can be ruled out at the moment. It may even be a combination of both. ”

Ning Frost smiled faintly, "That's right, I agree with you. Anyway, it helped us. The worse the reputation of the Sword Sect, the better it is actually for us. As for who did it, I think it's very likely to be Polo Temple. ”

"Polo Temple?" Cheng Mo seemed to be very surprised by the inference of the frost, "How can you see it?"

Frost shook her head, "It's my feeling." Because we didn't do it, Kunlun Lingxiao theoretically didn't need to use such means, so it was very likely that Polo Temple would be there. And judging from the characteristics of the Polo Temple, they are a school of medical research, and it is difficult to say whether they need women as test subjects. Also, geographically, they are the closest. ”

Cheng Mo listened and thought at the same time, and finally nodded. After discussing some follow-up plans with Frost, they began to split up again.

The Chinese army of the Sword Sect commanded the camp tent.

Liu Jianli's face was full of clouds and he was silent. The generals below also didn't dare to raise their heads, with a sad face. The news that the night patrol team he sent was countered as a thief had been sent back, and Liu Jianli was not only angry, but also annoyed.

He really didn't expect that these people could even do these things!

The night patrol itself is to maintain security, and it should first explain to those villagers in an open and honest manner, and then join the villagers' defense and control at night. It's good now, it's completely in secret, and the good thing becomes the bad thing!

But at this point, it was not his anger that would solve the problem. With a long sigh, he said a little listlessly, "Sue Sù Benshan, give me a proper deal and adapt to the situation." Also, what happened to the people sent to Polo Temple?"

"Two days to go, should be able to arrive. One of the subordinates replied.

Liu Jianli nodded, "On our route, where is the next place?"

The subordinate immediately projected a map, "The next location is a medium-sized sect, with nearly a thousand cultivators, including about thirty condensing vein cultivators, and their strength is average. There is no special magic weapon, and there is no wealth. They also seem to be relocating, trying to avoid our march. ”

Liu Jianli sneered, "Order down, speed up, this sect will be directly flattened!" With that, he slammed his fist on the table, as if he had sent all the unhappiness to this sect.

Lingyun Mountain.

There are still seven days left before the opening ceremony, and although the preparations are in an orderly manner, Hou Ruoting's pressure is increasing. There was a situation in the cultivator world that was even more chaotic than she expected, in addition to the army of the Sword Sect, there were also some other sects' intentions, she couldn't be sure.

However, it is not impossible to be sure. Her own analytical skills are very good, and now she also has a group of good agency personnel under her command, in fact, her judgment of the situation is generally accurate. It's just that Hou Ruoting is used to having the assistance of Wanpeng's staff officers, and now when she is left alone, she is always a little hesitant.

Including after she learned the news that Kunlun and Lingxiao had sent someone to help heal Wan Peng, she couldn't even make up her mind whether to let them contact Wan Peng when the time came.

"City Lord, news has just come that there is another sect on the way of the Sword Sect's march, which was directly slaughtered by the Sword Sect's army, leaving no one behind. An intelligence officer reported the news to Hou Ruoting at this time, pulling Hou Ruoting back from her thoughts.

"Really?" she breathed a sigh of relief, "Liu Jianli just wants to send his anguish to this sect." It's just that if this continues, it's hard to say whether he will record his qi on Lingyun's head. ”

The intelligence officer paused for a while, and saw that Hou Ruoting had nothing to say, before he said again, "At present, some of the small sects on the way of the Sword Sect's march have collectively moved north, and according to their vanguard personnel communicated with us, they want to enter the protection of Lingyun City, and are willing to sacrifice some money and goods to seek protection from Lingyun. ”

Hou Ruoting smiled bitterly, "Now, there is already news that the Sword Sect is coming against us, so even if they enter our sphere of influence and should be protected by us, can we shelter it? Now, they are withdrawing like this, which is just increasing the contradiction between us and the Sword Sect. Accept the gift and tell them that if they want to avoid this catastrophe, they will enter the range of Lingyun City within ten miles before Liu Jianli catches up. If you can't do it, leave it to fate. ”

The intelligence officer took the order, and Hou Ruoting sighed again. At this moment, in the very center of Lingyun City, there was a sudden commotion. Is there something going on?—She walked briskly down the wall, toward there.