Chapter 52: Plans Change
If there is kindness, it will be repaid, and if there is revenge, this is Liu Ao's rules of life.
Since Qiu Long was able to frame Liu Ao for escaping, then Liu Ao could naturally treat him in the same way.
"The specific plan has not yet been decided, and I will let you know when the time comes. โ
Qiu Lingfeng stared at Liu Ao closely, "You are not afraid that I will arrest you and hand you over to Qiu Long's people, there are a lot of his eyeliner in this Burial God Valley." โ
Liu Ao raised his eyebrows, "For example?"
I don't know if it's intentional or unintentional, Qiu Lingfeng said casually:
"For example, Captain Song Jun, who is in charge of the Dead Lake Defense Line, was recommended by Qiu Long to become the captain. โ
"Although Song Jun is a drunkard, he is very loyal to Qiu Long, so don't attract his attention. โ
Liu Ao smiled, "I know, then you go to rest first, if I have an idea, I will inform you first." โ
Qiu Lingfeng turned around with some hesitation, and suddenly turned his head again and lowered his voice, "Who are you, and what kind of hatred do you have with Qiu Long?"
Liu Ao's eyes were calm, and he smiled without saying a word.
Qiu Lingfeng didn't get an answer, so he could only leave first.
Liu Ao fell into deep thought.
In the middle of the night, except for a squadron of soldiers keeping vigil, the entire breach zone seemed to fall into a deep sleep.
Liu Ao quietly left the tent and came to the outside of the cave that was used as a cell.
Looking left and right, except for those tall beast cages and the occasional low roar, there were only two soldiers standing guard outside a few holes.
Liu Ao stood in the dark, tore off a piece of his clothes and masked, and waited quietly.
The cold wind blowing through the canyon caused the bonfire at the entrance of the cave to sway, and the soldiers guarding it were also half-squinted, obviously sleepy.
Liu Ao quietly approached, dodging behind a beast cage.
Inside the cage was a hill-like golem that roared and pounded against the cage.
"Be honest!"
The guard let out a low roar and pulled the whip of the demon tamer from his waist.
"Smack~"
A canopy of blood splattered, and the golem roared, but it stopped hitting the cage.
Just as the soldier withdrew the demon whip, Liu Ao moved!
He burst out of his body, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the guards.
Before the man could come to his senses, he saw a fist strike against the door.
"You..."
Before he could say anything, he rolled his eyes and fainted directly.
Liu Ao didn't stop his movements and rushed towards the second person.
The man heard the movement, and as soon as he opened his heavy eyelids, he saw a dark shadow coming in front of him.
He subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to shout, but Liu Ao covered his mouth and hit him on the neck with his right hand, making him fall asleep.
The entrance to the cave was guarded by two people, and more guards were resting in the cave.
In the beast cage, one after another demon beasts opened their blood-red eyes and watched this scene quietly.
Liu Ao lowered his pace and walked into the cave, hearing the snoring sound inside, but he didn't dare to relax his vigilance in the slightest.
The cave was dimly lit, and the iron cages glowing with cold light were neatly arranged in several rows.
Liu Ao's gaze kept sweeping, but he didn't find Li Wu's figure.
The longer the time dragged on, the more dangerous it became, and Liu Ao immediately withdrew and entered the second cave.
Li Wu was still not found.
It wasn't until the fourth cave that Liu Ao discovered several people locked in an iron cage.
But Liu Ao didn't know these people, and seeing that they were covered in blood and described as withered, they were obviously tortured.
Suddenly, Liu Ao glanced at an empty cage.
In the dim light, a little green light reflected from this cage.
Liu Ao's face changed, it seemed to be the decoration on Li Wu's armor, which was polished from the bones of a firefly demon.
Li Wu was taken away!
Liu Ao's heart sank, where could Li Wu be taken to? Is he still alive?
"Hmm~~"
Someone whispered a few times, and Liu Ao didn't have time to think about it and quietly exited the cave.
Not long after returning to the tent, hurried footsteps sounded in the valley.
Liu Ao lifted the tent, stopped a patrolling soldier, frowned and asked:
"In the middle of the night, what's going on?"
"Someone knocked out the guards guarding the cell," the soldier was full of anger, "Dare to do something in the barracks, this is a slap in the face of our demon army!"
Liu Ao nodded, "Pay attention to safety." โ
The soldier nodded, and hurried away.
The reason why he didn't suspect Liu Ao was because he saw the scene of Liu Ao bravely slaying demons on the battlefield, which made Liu Ao win the respect of many soldiers.
In addition, Liu Ao is a disciple of Jiuding Academy, and no one will associate him with an intruder.
However, some people suspect that a demon clan has infiltrated in order to release those imprisoned demons.
After all, there is no precedent for such a thing to happen without it.
Liu Ao took advantage of the chaos and began to mix in among the soldiers, listening everywhere for news.
Finally, a soldier brought it up.
"Did any big demons escape?"
"No, strange to say, the intruder stunned the guards, but he didn't seem to want to let any of the big demons go. โ
"Could it be that you want to save a traitor?"
Liu Ao trotted and asked, "Will anyone come to save the traitor?"
"Could it be that there is any special person among those traitors?"
Without thinking, the soldier replied:
"There's nothing special, they're all people waiting to be executed. โ
Another soldier suddenly spoke, "There is a person named Li Wu, it seems to be a bit special, I heard that it is related to the shame of Liu Ao in our Burial God Valley, but when Captain Song Jun left today, he had already taken him away." โ
Liu Ao's eyes sank, "It's going to be executed, is it necessary to take it away?"
"You don't know that," the soldier said in a low voice, instantly interested:
"It's a long story, I've heard that Liu Ao has been wanted for so long, and he hasn't been caught, and I heard that someone above wants to use Li Wu to lure Liu Ao to appear. โ
Liu Ao's body trembled, and his fists clenched tightly.
Qiu Lingfeng said that Song Jun was Qiu Long's person, so using Li Wu to force himself to show up must also be Qiu Long's calculation.
The soldiers searched for most of the night, but no intruder was found until dawn.
Liu Ao returned to the tent tired and recovered.
Now that Li Wu has been taken away, Liu Xi's plan has to be changed.
There is no point in staying in the Valley of the Buried Gods, and the next thing to go to should be the Dead Lake defense line that Song Jun is in charge of.
As soon as Liu Ao wanted to leave, he heard a soldier shouting outside the tent:
"Brother of Jiuding Academy, the captain asked you to go to the gap. โ
Liu Ao carefully recalled the events of last night and made sure that he had no negligence before getting up and going to the gap.
Early in the morning, thousands of soldiers began to carry huge stones to repair the gaps.
Looking at the busy soldiers, Liu Ao couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "If the demon clan is safe, maybe everyone will have a better life." โ
Lei Chong let out a 'hmm', retracted his gaze and whispered:
"Last night, the team I sent found them ten miles away, and there were less than two hundred of the 1,000 men left in the entire squadron. โ
"The copper hammer body was seriously injured, and it didn't take half a year to recover, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover. โ
"Qingshi, you have also been in the Demon Suppression Army, do you think the copper hammer is worth their efforts?"
An imperceptible doubt flashed in Liu Ao's eyes, and Lei Chong asked himself, what was the meaning of this?
"I don't know," Liu Ao shook his head, "I don't understand the big truth." โ
"Hehe," Lei Chong smiled, not knowing whether to believe it or not.
"To get back to the point, the general will probably not come back in more than half a month, so you can stay here with peace of mind, and I will take you and the others to ask the general for a reward when the time comes. โ
Liu Ao shook his head, and said the words he had thought of on the way in the future, "Team Lei, I plan to leave." โ
"I've come to the frontier this time to train, and the war here is over, so I have to hurry up and go to other places to kill as many demons as possible. โ
"But there will be no battle in the other defense lines for the time being," Lei Chong said meaningfully as if he knew something very well:
"The attacks of the demon clan are all planned, there have been two battles in Hongmen Pass, and we have buried God Valley once, which has already been three times, and there will be no more major battles in the last three months. โ
"If you really can't wait, you can try your luck somewhere. โ
Liu Ao frowned, "Where?"
"Demon Hunting Lake. โ
Lei Chong explained:
"You know, in addition to our Demon Suppression Army, there is also the Demon Hunter Guild that has been committed to slaying demons, although they are a plate of loose sand, but after all, they have some effect. โ
"The Demon Hunter Lake is a trap set by the powerful people of the Demon Hunter Guild, and there are often demon clans who get lost in that area, and occasionally there are demon hunters who kill demons there. โ
Liu Ao thought about it, this is indeed a good suggestion.
"Demon Hunting Lake is only half a day's journey from here, right next to the defense line that Captain Song Jun is in charge of, if you plan to go, I can write a letter of recommendation to Song Jun, and you can ask for his help when the time comes. โ
Liu Ao smiled, "Then thank you Captain." โ
"Little things, I will apply to the general for your military exploits and rewards, and send someone to Jiuding Academy when the time comes. โ
Liu Ao's face was overjoyed, and he was worried that he couldn't find a reason to go to Song Jun's defense line, and with Lei Chong's letter of introduction, it was much more convenient to do things by himself.
Before leaving, Liu Ao went to visit the squadron leader Tong Hammer and the surviving soldiers under him.
The situation was even more serious than Lei Chong said, especially the copper hammer, the whole body was burned to serious injuries, and the whole person was bandaged like a mummy.
After a brief conversation, a soldier sent a letter of recommendation written by Lei Chong, and after Liu Ao took it, he set off to rush to the Dead Lake defense line that Song Jun was in charge of.
But Liu Ao didn't realize that he was a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, knowing that Song Jun was going to use Li Wu to lure him to appear, but he still took the initiative to approach the trap.
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The Dead Lake Defense Line is, to be exact, hundreds of lakes of various sizes.
These lakes are connected together, and from the sky, they look like hundreds of transparent and clear pearls.
But this place is called Dead Lake.
Because, the lake water here is highly poisonous!
Except for some demon beasts and people with special systems who live on poison, other creatures will be poisoned as long as they touch the lake water here.
And the 'Demon Hunter Lake' assigned to the Demon Hunter Guild is a small lake on the edge of the Dead Lake defense line.