Taoist master wants to ascend

"A team of six, Li Yuan, Wang Gong, Zhao Xiaoming, follow me, stay close and don't fall behind!"

"Baixianglou's sounding arrows, three for each person. If something goes wrong, fire them immediately!"

"Don't be brave, don't go far, you have to evacuate before nightfall... Well, the master's horse is tied up, leave someone to watch it!"

…

Before entering the mountain, Yue Yunjin was very serious and kept talking about various precautions.

Li Yuan listened carefully, but soon found that the senior brother was also very nervous, talking over and over again, and was a little impatient, and turned to look at Fajiu Shan.

Fajiu Mountain is not a mountain, but a continuous mountain range. You can't see the end from here. There are no roads in the mountains, only a few small dirt paths often walked by woodcutters.

At the foot of the mountain, there is faint smoke, and it is obvious that there is a village backing the mountain.

Other forces entered the mountain from other places. From a distance, Li Yuan could see frightened birds flying and chirping in the woods.

"You're not stupid. You're making such a big move. It's obvious that you don't want to find Nianjiu. Also, although the reward is tempting, the danger is too great. It's more cost-effective to just follow the flag and make a few taels of silver."

Li Yuan felt slightly enlightened.

These days, no one is stupid. There are dozens of accomplices, apprentices, and disciples from various families, but no one is so determined that they want to compete in the ninth year.

That was a murderer who fled thousands of miles, killed people serially in the city, attacked and killed Wang Luan of the Lihe Martial Arts School, arrested Qiu Da, and was severely wounded by several masters but still managed to escape from the city.

No matter how good the money is, it will never be better than death!

"They are all smart people."

Li Yuan felt a little relieved. Just as he raised his head, Yue Yunjin's voice came out:

"That year, I offered a reward of one hundred and fifty taels of silver, and Magistrate Lu personally offered the reward: ten bottles of blood-accumulating pills, one bottle of bone-forging pills, a fine weapon, and a black-maned horse!"

"...Not all of them are smart."

After taking a look at the people who were obviously in a commotion, Li Yuan shook his head inwardly and coughed slightly to interrupt:

"Senior Brother Yue, it's time to go into the mountains."

He was not interested in the reward at all, but it was obvious that no one would be interested.

"Well, let's go into the mountains."

Yue Yunjin frowned slightly, put away his words, and took the lead into the mountain, clearing the way ahead and scanning for possible clues.

Li Yuan carried the hammer on his back, picked up a thick wooden stick from the ground, and fiddled with the surrounding vegetation, making a rustling sound.

The other apprentices were startled at first, and then started to follow suit.

Searching the mountain is an extremely boring and long process, especially for the apprentices of the blacksmith shop who are carrying heavy hammers, which is much more tiring than other companies.

Before long, some people were unable to keep up and had to stop and rest.

"We must search these hills before dark!"

Yue Yunjin put on a straight face and scolded in a low voice.

boom!

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound in the distance.

"You found it now?!"

Li Yuan's spirit was shaken, and he grasped the long-handled hammer behind his back.

…

…

In the dense forest, Tang Tong was walking with a gun. His footsteps were very fast, and the spear was flapping from time to time. The weeds and rotten trees blocking the road soon reached the halfway point of the mountain.

After passing through the dense forest, the view is much wider.

On a huge lying cow stone, a middle-aged man in black attire sat cross-legged, with a broad blade half a man's height stuck in front of him.

"Commander Qiu, where is the thief?"

Tang Tong stopped, his eyes filled with fear.

The person in front of him was none other than Qiu Long, the commander of the Gaoliu County City Guards and a native of Shenbing Valley. He was the best master within a radius of 500 miles. He once killed more than 300 horse thieves with a Conglong Sword.

“Nature is in this mountain.”

Qiu Long opened his eyes: "That thieves has a good level of Qinggong and Qinggong. He was able to escape from the city dragging his body after being struck by me from Conglong."

"So powerful?"

Tang Tong raised his eyebrows, feeling doubtful.

He had seen Qiu Long's methods, and it was hard to believe that he could escape from him despite being seriously injured that year.

Compared with this, he believed that Qiu Long was unwilling to take action personally and had ulterior motives.

"This animal is indeed very vicious."

Qiu Long looked at each other calmly.

Seeing his appearance, Tang Tong's heart sank slightly. He couldn't help but look back at the way he came. The mountains were covered with dense forests like the sea. At a glance, there were only tree crowns and flying birds.

"Brother Tang, don't worry. This animal was hit by a certain knife first, and then by Qiu Tongtang's knife. It is a successful weapon. Now it has been mostly abandoned. If you want to commit murder, you will definitely die."

A figure flashed in the dense forest, and Yu Zhen walked out slowly with a smile.

"Yu Zhen!"

Tang Tong's face darkened slightly, but he did not have an attack.

"Qiu originally thought that this beast was wanted by the court, but he didn't take it seriously. Only after being summoned by Gu Nei did he find out that he had actually stolen Gu Nei's secret martial arts, the Fighting Hammer!

This is an excellent martial art that even Qiu has no chance to learn..."

Qiu Long slowly stood up and stood with his sword in his hand, his eyes like a tiger:

"If you two can capture this beast and retrieve the secret book, Qiu can grant you a place to join the Divine Weapon Valley on behalf of Elder Han."

"Excellent martial arts, a place in the valley."

Tang Tong's heart skipped a beat, but Yu Zhen licked the corner of his mouth, seemingly very moved.

"Of course everyone is the same!"

Qiu Long looked towards the dense forest. There were figures moving in the forest, and many knife chasers were following him, ready to move.

"Of course, you can also try to secretly learn the secrets of our sect. As long as you can avoid Elder Han's pursuit, Qiu will naturally be fine."

Elder Han?

Tang Tong's heart skipped a beat:

"Is it 'Ghost Face Prajna' Han Chuijun?"

There were also exclamations in the dense forest, as if they did not expect that this big shot in the Divine Weapon Valley would be disturbed.

boom!

At this time, there were fireworks shooting into the sky and making explosions in the dense forest in the distance.

"Um?"

Qiu Long's eyes narrowed.

Everyone inside and outside the dense forest headed towards that place one after another, and the sound of snapping vegetation could be heard endlessly.

…

…

"Damn, poof!"

Nian Jiu staggered and shot down the Sanhe gang member who fired the resounding arrow. A mouthful of black blood sprayed onto the ground, making a corrosive "sizzling" sound.

To him, these guys who are proficient in fists and kicks are no different from ordinary people. They can easily kill a group of people, but now, their injuries have actually worsened.

"Yu Zhen, Qiu Long, and the catcher..."

He tore off the clothes of the gang and wrapped them around the torn severed arm. Nian Jiu's remaining single eye was as red as bloodshot.

Eight months ago, he fled here and was ambushed by Cao Yan and others. When he was seriously injured and unconscious, he was stripped naked by a mangy man. He didn't even leave a piece of his trousers. He lost the soldiers he had paid a huge price to acquire. Dao Dou Killing Hammer'.

After escaping for thousands of miles, his boat capsized in the ditch. He was naturally very angry.

What's even more annoying is that, at the huge cost of breaking an arm, he only found a broken shoe...

"That's my thing!"

Nian Jiu roared, but his severely injured body was still very flexible, running through the dense forest, avoiding the knife hunters who were looking for him from all sides.

…

"Senior Brother Yue?"

There was an explosion in the distance, and Yue Yunjin was in a daze for a moment. He was a little tempted by the reward, but recalling his master's words, he still gritted his teeth and shouted:

"retreat!"

"escape!"

Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming turned around and left before Yue Yunjin could speak, but Li Yuan walked faster than the two of them.

Seeing this, the other people also dispersed.

Yue Yunjin, on the other hand, fell to the end in a daze. He seemed to hear a scream behind him, woke up instantly, and retreated crazily.

"What a rabble!"

Li Yuan looked back and saw that all these people, including Yue Yunjin himself, had forgotten the warning before entering the mountain.

Instead of retreat, it was simply a rout.

He was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear to look directly at him.

"Ah! He is here, here! Ah..."

In the dense forest, screams seemed to come from time to time, and more people bumped around like headless flies.

You don't even know where the enemy is, and the target of the scurrying is obviously bigger.

"No wonder the second shopkeeper said that you have to be bold when practicing martial arts. This kind of courage can't be displayed even in the most martial arts..."

Li Yuan stopped, leaning against a big tree and listening to the movement in the dense forest.

All I could hear was the howling of the wind, the cries and screams, and the chaotic sounds of footsteps and weapons chopping...

It was a mess!