Cloud of the Qing Dynasty

There are many naturally occurring stalagmites and stone pillars in Baihua Canyon, like a labyrinth, with special light and soil, so many exotic flowers and plants that have never been heard in other places grow.Even though it's autumn now, the canyon is still full of blooming flowers, which is simply too beautiful to behold at first glance.

But since the Hundred Flowers Canyon is known as the second natural barrier of the Yin Moon Palace, it is naturally not a tourist attraction. Under the appearance of the flowers blooming, there is a deadly danger hidden.

The sap from the cuts of many flowers and plants can make the skin of those who come into contact with it fester, and the pain is unbearable. During the construction of barracks on a piece of flat land, many officers and soldiers were bitten by poisonous snakes, and some even lost their lives because they could not be rescued.

Later, they dug trenches outside the camp, sprinkled thick realgar several times inside the trenches, and smoked moxa everywhere in the camp, which was considered to temporarily isolate the infestation of poisonous insects and snakes.

But only temporarily.

On the afternoon when the members of the Wulin League and Lu Zhiqian and other generals moved to Baihuaxia, the guards on guard saw that the camp was already full of martial arts masters from all walks of life, and thought that it would be safest now, so they deserted All eyes were fixed on those legendary heroes, and suddenly a gray-brown thing the size of a grapefruit flew into the camp, landed on the top of a camp tent, bounced to the ground again, and rolled a few times.

Before people could react, dozens of these things flew out from the flowers around the camp that were taller than a person, fell to the middle of the camp, and some smashed directly on the pillars or the ground, exposing the bee chrysalis inside. .

"It's a poisonous bee!" The sharp-eyed person immediately shouted in horror.

Almost in an instant, there was a chilling buzzing sound, and a large number of angry wasps began to attack the living people around them indiscriminately. In this season, people wear less clothes, and there is almost no protection against the stings of bee swarms. No, there were screams and exclamations one after another.

People in the martial arts world may be used to attack methods such as swords, guns, halberds, axes, hooks, poisonous hidden weapons, etc., but they have never seen wasps attacking, and they were in a hurry.Some waved torches in vain trying to drive away the poisonous bees, but were stung several times without hesitation, and some hid in the limited number of tents that could be sealed, trying to block the gaps to isolate the poisonous bees from attacking. But more people who had nowhere to hide opened the tents and squeezed in, and let the poisonous bees in. There were also martial arts masters like Miaoyin Shitai, who waved the dust in their hands to form an airtight barrier, flying towards her. The poisonous bees were all shot down to the ground, but it was good that she could take care of herself. The fellow disciples around her were screaming after being bitten, so she could only worry.

Mu Liuyun also encountered the situation where Bai Ling released poisonous bees to attack them last time. At that time, Zhang Chi dragged him into the water to escape the attack of poisonous bees, and the deepest canal near this camp was no more than knee deep. He still has a strong internal force to protect himself temporarily, but what should Zhang Chi do?

He anxiously looked for Zhang Chi's figure in the chaotic crowd, and saw Zhang Chi waving one hand in front of his eyes to drive away the poisonous bees, while holding a bundle of firewood in the other hand, he hurried over.

The bundle of firewood was cut down by the officers and soldiers in charge of logistics not long ago, and the branches and leaves were still green. It would take many days to dry before they could be used to light the fire, but Zhang Chi threw the wet firewood into the fire, and suddenly felt choking. Thick smoke billowed up.

He grabbed Mu Liuyun's sleeve and said, "Squat lower, so you won't be choked less easily, ahem." While talking, he put more wet firewood on the fire.

Poisonous bees are afraid of fireworks, so they avoid the smoke and fly to other places, but soon, there are bursts of smoke in other parts of the camp, and the officers and soldiers began to throw wet firewood into the fire under the order of General Lu. Thick smoke billowed everywhere in the camp, covering the sky and the sun.

Although standing in the thick smoke can avoid the sting of poisonous bees, it is not a pleasant thing to be smoked. The martial arts heroes covered their mouths and noses with clothes or handkerchiefs, coughed, and swayed like headless flies. They came and went, but no matter where they went, it was the same choking person, and some people couldn't stand it, so they flew out of the camp and fell into the nearby flowers, and soon there was a scream from the place where they fell , the flowers swayed a few times, and everything returned to calm again, scaring the others so that they dared not run around anymore.

But the Red Lotus Sect came prepared, and it was not safe to hide in the camp. Just when the camp was in chaos due to poisonous bees and smoke, black iron claws flew in through the thick smoke , Many officers and soldiers and people in the martial arts who were not quick enough to react were hooked by iron claws unsuspectingly. The lucky ones were hooked until their flesh was bruised and blood flowed. The unlucky ones were dragged away directly, leaving only a sound The screams disappeared in the smoke.

One of the iron claws happened to fly towards Zhang Chi's side. Even though his eyes were so smoked that he could hardly open his eyes, Mu Liuyun still reacted very quickly, and cut off the iron claw with a single strike.

Not to mention, he reached out and grabbed the endless iron chain. Just as the other party was pulling back, Mu Liuyun followed the pulling force and rushed towards those who were hiding in the dark and threw the iron claws. people.

Zhang Chi yelled "Be careful!", and wanted to catch up with the iron gun, but his skill was too weak, his hearing was limited, and his eyes were so smoked that he couldn't see clearly. After running a few steps, he got lost Turned in the direction, only to hear many people around being entangled and dragged away by iron claws, but soon, General Lu's thick voice sounded in the thick smoke: "Shield array!"

The well-trained soldiers of the Iron Wolf Army spontaneously formed a group of three or five people, regardless of who was around them, raised their iron shields and lined up in a row, forming a shield wall in the direction of the iron claws.They moved back and forth in an orderly and coordinated manner. The scattered shield walls quickly became a whole. The soldiers who reacted slowly and did not squeeze in consciously stood in the second and third rows, raising their shields above their heads to protect them. above.

The iron claws continued to attack, hitting the shield wall with clangs, but they couldn't break the iron wall after all.

***

After Mu Liuyun was "caught" by the iron chain, he was pulled out of the range of smoke by the other party in an instant, and his vision was clear.

Around the camp, there are several stalagmites with a width of more than ten feet and a height of several feet. The surface is so rugged that it seems impossible for people to stand on it. Now, there are some strangely dressed people who use a special claw hook to attach their belts to the ground. Firmly fixed on the gap on the surface of the stalagmite, with both hands free to catch the person with the iron chain, once the person was pulled into the flowers next to the stalagmite, immediately a Red Lotus Sect master who had been prepared to be by the side rushed forward and let go The iron net caught people, quickly subdued them and handed them over to the congregation to take them away.

Using this method, they had already captured many soldiers and members of the Wulin League, until they caught a "big fish" like Mu Liuyun.

When Mu Liuyun saw the situation, how could he be polite to them? Immediately, he flew up with his sword and launched a fierce attack on the "Spidermen" hanging on the stalagmites. Several people were shot down by him.

The elder Centipede who led the team to attack this time saw Mu Liuyun's unstoppable ferocity, and the camp had already taken precautions. It would be difficult for others to succeed, so he sent a whistle to call his subordinates to evacuate first with the spoils. Leave it behind.

Of course, he has also heard of the reputation of Taoist Master Tianxuan, the winner of the martial arts competition. Mu Liuyun's martial arts is so strong that even the young leader is afraid. Elder Baizu doesn't think he can beat such a master. I want to pester him for a while, and then get rid of him with the secret technique of insect poisonous poison that I am best at.

But as soon as the two sides met, Elder Baizu immediately realized that his estimation was outrageously wrong. As soon as Mu Liuyun's sword technique was unleashed, the sky was filled with ethereal and ever-changing sword shadows. Instead, it was himself.

He tried to distance the two of them several times, but Mu Liuyun's sword moves were continuous without a single gap.

At this time, the poisonous bees have been almost dispersed by the thick smoke, and the thick smoke in the camp is also slowly dissipating. Several vigorous figures are flying towards this side. Seeing that the way back is about to be cut off, Elder Centipede can only Taking the risk, he let go and shot the two poisonous snakes hidden in his sleeves towards Mu Liuyun.

Mu Liuyun was startled, and suddenly slapped forward with his palm. The overwhelming force of the palm not only shattered the two little snakes in an instant, but also sent the centipede elder flying backwards, falling into the ground in embarrassment. Among the flowers, several clusters of thorny poisonous flowers were overwhelmed.

Mu Liuyun has undergone Zhang Chi's anti-sneak attack training for a long time, but Zhang Chi still occasionally succeeds. What he fears most is this kind of trickster. With one palm strike, the force of the splitting palm knocked down the flowers near Elder Centipede, leaving an area of ​​two feet square, and Elder Centipede was embedded in the middle like a fly that was slapped flat by a big palm. Already passed out.

***

Qin Wuqi had just cleared up the chaos in the camp, and brought some people to catch up, seeing Mu Liuyun subdued Elder Baizu in the fight, he came over anxiously and asked, "Taoist chief, where are those people who were taken away? "

"Run away." Mu Liuyun looked in the direction they were fleeing, and could vaguely see a few figures moving among the flowers and stalagmites.

Some people wanted to chase immediately, but Qin Wuqi stopped them: "Don't chase!"

"But..." After all, those who were taken away were brothers and sisters. Some people couldn't accept it and just refused to save them. Qin Wuqi said solemnly: "We haven't done a thorough reconnaissance of this area, and no one knows what lies ahead. What kind of trap is hidden, if you pursue it rashly, you will only go and never return."

While talking, the members of the Red Lotus Sect had fled without a trace, and the others had no choice but to bring the unconscious centipede elder back to the camp.

They had just arrived at Baihua Canyon, but they were raided by the Red Lotus Sect when they were not able to gain a firm foothold. Dozens of people were looted, and hundreds of people were stung by poisonous bees. He fell into a coma with a high fever, and although the doctors tried their best to treat him, the whole camp was full of painful groans, and morale suddenly fell to the bottom.