Star Trace Gate

On a country road on the outskirts of Funan County.

The clean moonlight was scattered on the winding road. More than twenty corpses were lying in a disorderly manner. The smell of blood was thick and the scene was extremely tragic. It was out of tune with the tranquility of the surrounding mountains and fields.

More than a dozen figures wearing beheaded masks and black robes were moving around the corpses at this moment, meticulously using steel knives to cut the throats of the corpses a second time, performing a cold finishing move.

At the front of the three carriages, the fat man who claimed to be the second disciple of the master of Tianxi Cave was kneeling straight on the ground with wounds all over his body, looking extremely miserable.

The mace he had been carrying on his shoulder had been broken into countless pieces of iron and scattered all over the ground.

In front of the fat man, stood a tall man wearing an owl head mask.

However, he had a very wide gold and jade belt wrapped around his waist, and the black long sword held in his right hand also looked quite extraordinary.

Under the moonlight, this man was looking at the second disciple with cold eyes, and his ears were shaking rapidly.

"Tap!"

There was a slight sound of footsteps, and a man in black came over and said softly to the man with the gold silk and jade belt: "Commander, we checked the forest and found only five people. After we kill them, we will ask the spirits and find out the number matches."

"Yeah." The man with the gold silk and jade belt nodded slightly.

Upon seeing this, the people around him immediately retreated and stood at a distance to keep watch.

"Do you know whose carriage you stopped?" The man with the gold silk and jade belt looked down at the second disciple and asked softly.

The second disciple was confused and shook his head with dull eyes.

"Shh!"

The man with the gold silk and jade belt pulled out a token wrapped in deerskin from his waist, opened it, placed it in front of the fat man and asked, "Do you recognize this token?"

The second disciple looked up at the token and saw a legendary evil bird carved on it, and also the word "Wei" engraved on it.

He thought for a moment, and then his eyes brightened and he said, "Could it be... that you are the brother of the Taoist Wei of Fengyun Mountain? Oh, didn't the flood flush the Dragon King Temple? My master and the Taoist Wei have been friends for many years...!"

"?!"

The man with the gold silk and jade belt was slightly stunned, then raised his leg and kicked: "Guard your mother's flowery belly!"

"Oh!"

The second disciple was kicked and rolled on the ground twice. He replied with a somewhat surprised expression: "My master is really with Wei Daoren...!"

"Idiot! You can't even recognize the token of Kyoto's Golden Scale Guard? And you still want to imitate them and block people's way out?!" The man with the gold silk and jade belt cursed coldly.

"???!"

The second disciple was stunned for three or four breaths after hearing this, and then he murmured in his head, "Master seemed to have said... the Golden Scale Owl Guards in Kyoto are the imperial guards, and have always been under the command of the Second Prince. Wherever the Golden Scale Owl Guards appear, there must be a legitimate son of the royal family."

I...we just blocked their way?

Do you want to leave no one alive?

Damn it, what a sin!

Although the second disciple was stupid, he knew what "Southern Xinjiang's strongest iron plate" was. He immediately stood up, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I...I don't know the real thing."

"Stop talking nonsense. Just answer whatever I ask."

……

A quarter of an hour later.

The man with the golden silk and jade belt returned to the second carriage, knelt on one knee and said, "Master, I have found out that they are indeed the disciples under the command of the Tianxi Cave Master. They are blocking the road here to find the whereabouts of the little prince Huai."

"Do they have accomplices, ambushing somewhere else?" The lazy fat man sitting in the shadow in the carriage asked concisely.

"There are still some around, but they are all gangsters, not worth worrying about."

"......Yeah." The fat man remained silent after hearing that.

He was none other than the fat dragon who had just left the door. At this moment, he just wanted to return to the capital of Southern Xinjiang as soon as possible and did not want to stay here for long.

The entire border area has long been turbulent with undercurrents and the flashing of swords and sabers. If the secret realm of the Bulao Mountain was not too important to him, he would never have come here in person.

The fat dragon sat on the wide couch, holding his chin with his left hand, and said softly: "Sangong, let's take a detour to Fengming Mountain, and then take the dragon chariot back to Kyoto."

"I obey your command." The man with the gold silk and jade belt, known as Sangong, frowned and thought for a while before he tried to remind him, "Master. We have to travel at least 800 miles to go around Fengming Mountain. It will be a bumpy road and I am afraid you will feel tired... Otherwise, we can directly send a message to Funan County and ask General Wang Shantang to dispatch two guards to escort you along the way. In this way...!"

"The Lord of the Sky Rhino Cave is a fourth-rank official. In the early years, he relied on his magic weapon, the Sky Rhino Shuttle, to defeat a fourth-rank official in nine battles. He was also a well-known figure in this border area. However, in recent years, he has been living in seclusion and not concerned with worldly affairs. Three years ago, many officials in Funan recommended him to serve in the government, but he ignored them." The Fat Dragon interrupted, knowing everything, "Then why is he able to lead his disciples and get involved in such a dangerous chess game now?"

Sangong remained silent after hearing this.

"Take a detour, don't meet anyone along the way, and don't notify any officials." The fat dragon said faintly: "Deal with the corpse here."

"Yes." Sangong didn't dare to persuade him anymore.

"Please prepare the writing materials. I will write two letters and you can send them back to the court using the spirit bird."

"Yes." Sangong immediately stepped forward, took out pen and ink, and knelt down to serve.

Not long after, a white spirit bird disappeared into the sky at an extremely fast speed.

On the road, the three carriages started moving quickly again, and behind them were Sangong and the other six people. They took out the corpse powder and slowly sprinkled it on the twenty or so corpses.

"I...I've said it all." The second disciple begged for mercy.

"Pfft!"

With one blow of the knife, the head was separated and blood was splattered all over the ground.

Sangong sprinkled corpse powder on the fat man. After less than ten breaths, the latter turned into a pool of blood and seeped into the ground.

The cold wind blew, and it was as if nothing had happened here. Not even a bone was left of the more than 20 people, they were turned into fertilizer.

……

In the Bulao Mountain.

Taoist Fenglin looked at Ren Ye and said quietly, "Guan Feng has been hiding in this Bulao Mountain Villa and has been secretly planning for many years. He must be very familiar with the topography here. It would be extremely difficult for us to break out using conventional methods. Especially around the spiritual tunnel, it must be surrounded by water. Taking the initiative to go there is tantamount to seeking death."

Ren Ye thought and murmured, "This doesn't require conventional methods...!"

"Do we have reinforcements?" Taoist Fenglin suddenly asked.

Ren Ye was stunned and asked, "You ask me?"

"Oh, if I don't ask you, who should I ask?" Feng Lin sneered, "In the secret realm of Bu Lao Mountain, you have more friends than me. And I haven't seen any of them since I came out."

When Ren Ye heard this, he immediately felt that this old guy's intelligence was really abnormal.

He was the link in the secret realm, so he knew a lot of things. Although Fenglin was punished to stand in the secret realm for a whole round, he still caught a lot of clues through careful observation.

The old man's words just now were obviously alluding to Baihua Fairy and Big Fat Dragon. He was directly asking how the negotiation went between the two people and whether they reached an agreement.

"Although the Fat Dragon and I have a certain tacit understanding, I don't know what his attitude is. I don't dare to ask further, after all, this involves the Southern Xinjiang court. As for the Flower Fairy... before she left, she didn't tell me the rendezvous place, she just seemed to be in a hurry." Ren Ye replied.

Fenglin blinked his eyes and said, "Since there is no promise, we can't put all our hopes on them."

"Yeah." Ren nodded.

"The Bulao Mountain is a forbidden area, and it involves some secrets of the ancient witch royal family." Fenglin said bluntly: "Now that so many people have broken in, the Southern Xinjiang court will definitely take some action. I guess that at the latest tonight or tomorrow morning, the court will definitely send troops here."

"Yes."

"The big fat dragon wants to get the Earth Dragon Six Armors, and this thing is in your hands now. So, facing the imperial court, you may be in control." Fenglin came up with an idea in a very short time: "Then the next thing will be simple. After getting through this night, at the latest by noon tomorrow, there will be chaos in Bulao Mountain, and we will have a chance."

"And then wait for an opportunity to break out from the surroundings?" Ren Ye asked.

"No!"

Fenglin shook his head: "I told you, it is very risky to leave by conventional means. Southern Xinjiang is full of bandits, their forces are complicated, and even the imperial court cannot take care of many places. The soldiers coming to Bulao Mountain does not mean that it is safe outside the mountain."

"You mean...!" Ren Ye instantly resonated with the other party's thoughts: "Do the opposite? Take... the main road?"

Fenglin's eyes lit up, and he praised: "In my life, I hate fools the most. But fortunately, the two generations of princes I assisted were both people who understood things at a glance."

"Don't flatter me. You must pay me back the money you owe me." Ren Ye replied in a very arrogant manner, and then added: "Let's go into the mountains first and hide deep in the mountains?!"

"The Tombs of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Lords! It's very weird there. People with supernatural powers are afraid of encountering bad things, so they dare not use magic indiscriminately." Fenglin added.

"Okay, let's do it." Ren Ye made the decision directly.

After the two finished their discussion, they returned to the cave.

At this moment, the three idiots had already defeated the middle-aged man in plain clothes and smashed the star core in his abdomen, turning him into a complete cripple.

"Let's go!"

Ren Ye immediately called out, “Seal the entrance to the cave when you leave…!”

Upon hearing this, everyone followed closely.

The people in this park are very trustworthy. If they say they won't kill the monkeys if you pay, then they definitely won't kill them. They will just seal the entrance to their holes, forcing them to stay here like moles for at least two days before they can dig through the rubble to get out.

……

Around Bulao Mountain.

The Flower Fairy had already left the danger zone and shouted on his horse, "Hurry up! We must return to the headquarters before tomorrow morning."

"Why are you in such a hurry?!" the middle-aged man behind him asked urgently.

On the official road, the horses galloped as fast as the wind.

Baihuaxian held the reins, her long hair tied behind her head fluttering in the wind, and said heroically: "I have a feeling that the situation in the three prefectures of Lingnan is about to change. So...whatever the court cannot do, I will do it."

"drive!!"

…………

My brother’s wedding ended today. It was already afternoon after I saw off all the relatives, so I hurried back to write a chapter.

Just two chapters today, and I’ll write a big chapter tomorrow to make up for today’s update, at least 10,000 words.

After the plot of Bulao Mountain is laid, it is time for the decisive battle on the frontier. This plot involves the competition of multiple forces and the appearance of various big men, which will be very exciting. Next, I will increase the amount appropriately.