Chapter 40: Ghost-Faced Prajna (Thanks to Nuan Yang for the Huge Silver Reward)

"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!"

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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 in the woods, chirping.

"You're not stupid. You're making such a big move. It's obvious that you don't want to really find Nian Jiu. 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 Hall, 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, and just when 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, but 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 have to 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 walked with a gun. His footsteps were very fast, and the long gun flicked from time to time. The weeds and rotten trees blocking the road soon reached the mountainside.

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, and 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 attack. 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 and were 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.

All people inside and outside the dense forest went to that place, and the sound of grass and trees breaking could be heard.

…

…

"Damn it, puff!"

Nian Jiu staggered and killed the Sanhe gang member who fired the whistling arrow, and a mouthful of black blood sprayed on the ground, making a corrosive "sizzling" sound.

These kind of thugs who were good at fighting and kicking were no different from ordinary people to him, and he could kill them with ease, but now, he actually aggravated his injuries.

"Yu Zhen, Qiu Long, and that constable..."

He tore off the clothes of the gang member to wrap the torn arm, and Nian Jiu's only remaining eye was red like congestion.

Eight months ago, he fled here and was ambushed by Cao Yan and others without noticing. When he was seriously injured and unconscious, he was stripped naked by a bald man, leaving no pants, and lost the "Bingdao Dousha Hammer" that he had paid a huge price to get.

He was very angry after escaping thousands of miles, but he capsized in the gutter.

What made him even more angry was that after paying a huge price of losing an arm, he only found a broken shoe...

"That's mine!"

Nian Jiu roared, and his seriously injured body was still very flexible, shuttling through the dense forest, avoiding the ghostwriters who came from all directions.

...

"Brother Yue?"

There was an explosion in the distance, and Yue Yunjin was dazed for a moment. He was somewhat tempted by the reward, but thinking of his master's words, he gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Retreat!"

"Run!"

Wang Gong and Zhao Xiaoming turned around and left without waiting for Yue Yunjin to speak, but Li Yuan walked faster than the two of them.

The rest of the people saw this and dispersed one after another.

Yue Yunjin, however, was dazed and fell behind. He seemed to hear a scream behind him, and he woke up instantly and retreated frantically.

"Really, a mob!"

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

It was not a retreat, it was simply a rout.

He couldn't bear to look at the embarrassment.

"Ah! He's here, here! Ah..."

In the dense forest, screams seemed to be heard from time to time, and more people were running around like headless flies.

They didn't even know where the enemy was, and the target of running around was obviously bigger.

"No wonder the second shopkeeper said that you have to be bold when practicing martial arts. With this kind of courage, you can't use any martial arts at all..."

Li Yuan stopped and leaned against a big tree to listen to the movement in the dense forest.

All he could hear was the whistling of the wind, crying and screaming, and the chaotic sounds of footsteps and weapons...

It was a mess!