"Young Master..." The old stall owner wanted to say something more, but Murong Fu waved his hand and interrupted, "I have a compelling reason to go into the mountains, so I don't need to say more."
"This...well, there are three routes into Yanshan. Go straight north from Yanshan Town. There is a Honggu Village about forty or fifty miles away. It is the best to enter the mountain from there. The other two are one in the west.
The Red Tile Store is almost a hundred miles away, and the other one is at Jiaomen Pass in the east, but that place already belongs to the place where the Pingxi Prince's army is stationed, and no one will pass through it now, not even in the past."
After hearing this, Murong Fu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't it possible to enter the mountain from other places?"
"Young master, I don't know. There are thorns everywhere in Yanshan Mountain, and there are many poisonous insects and poisonous ants. I heard that there are wild boars and tigers in the depths of Yanshan Mountain. It is very dangerous to enter the mountain rashly. In normal times, you can find a guide."
Lead the way, but right now..." The stall owner lost his voice at the end, and the meaning was self-evident.
Murong Fu nodded slowly, his eyes flickered for a while, and finally said, "Thank you, old man. I'll take my leave."
After finishing speaking, he stood up and left without waiting for the stall owner to say anything else.
Since there happens to be a route into the mountains near Yanshan Town, Murong Fu will naturally not make any other choice. Although he doesn't pay much attention to the thorns and poisonous insects mentioned by the old stall owner, there is a better way.
Who is willing to sacrifice the easy for the difficult.
Soon, Murong Fu prepared some water, food and items needed for the mountain in the town, and rode towards the north.
For him, the journey of forty or fifty miles took less than an hour, and he saw a dilapidated small village in the distance, which must be the Honggu Village mentioned by the old stall owner.
What surprised him was that there were tents standing near the village at this moment. A rough count revealed that there were more than two hundred of them. There were troops patrolling between the tents. Farther away, a patch of tents could be vaguely seen.
Black heads.
"Good fellow, there are no less than a thousand troops." Murong Fu took a breath and frowned slightly. He obviously didn't expect that there were no less than a thousand troops just at the entrance to the mountain. This was enough for both guarding and attacking the mountain.
Murong Fu raised his eyes and glanced around a few times. The mountains and forests on both sides were endless and could not be seen at a glance. There were many strange rocks and thorns everywhere. A layer of light black mist could be vaguely seen rising up, hazily covering the entire Yanshan Mountain.
Wrapped in it.
Only then did Murong Fu face up to what the old man said. There was actually a miasma in Yanshan Mountain, which showed that the environment in the mountain must be extremely bad. Ordinary people would be poisoned and die if they stayed in this mountain for a long time.
Of course, these miasmas are a piece of cake for him, who is immune to all poisons.
Murong Fu gathered his thoughts and his eyes fell on those tents again, flashing endlessly.
After a while, he swayed and disappeared. However, he did not enter the camp directly. Instead, he detoured from the right and rushed towards Honggu Village.
With his current skill of using Lingbo Weibu, it is difficult for others to detect his presence with the naked eye. They can only see a faint white shadow. If it were not during the day, even this white shadow would not be visible.
Soon, Murong Fu bypassed the tent and arrived at the entrance of Honggu Village. What surprised him was that there was no life in the village. Instead, there was a group of more than a hundred troops guarding the entrance of the village, and there were more than a dozen nearby.
There are also troops stationed at the light and dark sentries and farther away. The total number is no more or no less, exactly one thousand.
Murong Fu hid behind an old locust tree, his mind turning. These troops wearing black armor must be Wu Sangui's black armor army. However, it was too strange to send so many people here.
, only defending but not attacking? Are you planning to starve Ah Jiu to death in the mountains?
Murong Fu thought for a while but had no idea, so he simply threw these thoughts behind him. No matter what Wu Sangui wanted to do, the most important thing was to find Ah Jiu first.
Just when he was about to make a move, there was suddenly a rumbling sound. He turned around and saw a huge yellow smoke rising from the ground in the distance. It was a cavalry team of more than a hundred people, heading towards him quickly.
Sweeping in the direction of Honggu Village.
Murong Fu's expression moved slightly, and he decided to wait and see what happened.
After a while, the cavalry team arrived in front of the village entrance, and the defenders near the village entrance hurriedly greeted them.
"Where is Wang Da? Come out and answer me!" The leader of the cavalry team was in his forties, with a thin face and a long beard under his chin. After reining in the reins, he shouted in a rather domineering tone.
A man hurriedly ran out from the defenders. He was a middle-aged man with a slightly dark complexion. He immediately saluted the cavalry leader and said, "See Xia Dutong, the last general, Wang Dayou, is the defender general of Honggu Village."
"Oh, it turns out it's you." Seeing that the other party was so respectful and impeccable in etiquette, the cavalry leader's face softened slightly and he asked, "Have you found it?"
The middle-aged man's expression changed, "This... people have been sent to look for it, but no news has been sent back yet."
"Hmph!" The cavalry leader's face suddenly turned cold, "Trash, I gave you two thousand black-armored troops. Seven days have passed and there is no news at all!"
"To the Commander-in-Chief, this Yanshan Mountain is full of miasma. Even the Black-armored Army can't stay inside for long, let alone...ah!"
The middle-aged man's face turned pale, and he hurriedly wanted to explain something, but the cavalry leader clicked his riding whip with a wave of his hand and gave him a whip.
"There are so many excuses and you can't handle even a small matter. What use does the prince want from you?" the cavalry leader coldly scolded.
"The general will be convicted!" The middle-aged man was whipped. He immediately did not dare to say any more words of explanation and kowtowed to admit his mistake.
"If you know your guilt, you will only 'know your guilt' and 'know your guilt'. Once the prince really punishes you, I'm afraid you can't afford it!" The leader of the cavalry sneered, and then said, "The prince has an order.
God, I’ll give you three more days, if I can’t find it, you’ll just wait until the nine tribes are wiped out!”
The middle-aged man looked embarrassed, "Xia Dutong, can you give me a little more grace? In the next few days, I will divide the Black Armored Army into two thousand-man teams. One team will be responsible for guarding all nearby exits and exits, and the other team will be responsible for guarding all nearby exits."
Sou Shan, so rotated, but there is still no news at all. I am afraid that in these three days..." www.m.
"Hmph!" The cavalry leader's face turned cold immediately, "You idiot, you don't even think about it. Even the black-armored army can't survive in this mountain for a long time. What's the use of giving you more time?"
When the middle-aged man woke up at this moment, he immediately thought of something and his face turned extremely pale.
"Okay, don't act like a dead mother. In the next three days, you will disperse all the black armored troops. In addition, one hundred black armored guards brought by this capital will also go into the mountain to assist you."
said the cavalry leader.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's complexion improved a lot. He hesitated and said, "Xia Dutong, if you search the mountain on such a large scale, if you alert the group of traitors, will you..."
The cavalry commander sneered, "Do you think your actions these days are very secretive? What's more, even if you are alerted, so what? Just wipe them out together."
Murong Fu had been listening carefully to the conversation between the two, but the distance was a bit far and the wind was strong, so part of the words were blurred and he could only hear a general outline. He knew that these troops seemed to value Ah Jiu very much and wanted to find Ah Jiu at all costs.
she.
This made Murong Fu a little confused. What on earth did Ah Jiu do that made Wu Sangui so angry?
Just as he was thinking, the middle-aged man quickly integrated his army, and together with a hundred cavalry, marched toward a valley behind Honggu Village. There were only about a hundred people left in the camp here to guard the horses and guard the exit.
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After the army entered the mountain, Murong Fu stayed far behind and sneaked into Yanshan silently. Instead of searching aimlessly, it was better to follow these people. Once there was any news, it would not be too late to see the opportunity again.
But his wishful thinking soon came to nothing, because after entering the mountain, these soldiers were all scattered in all directions. As a result, even if he found Ah Jiu, he would fall into a passive situation, and it would be difficult to hide himself, almost
There is no space.
Murong Fu sighed, chose a direction based on his feeling, and searched for it on his own.
This Yanshan Mountain is indeed a famous ancient forest. There is a strong wild atmosphere permeating the mountain. Venomous insects, snakes and ants can be seen everywhere, and thorns are everywhere. Even with Murong Fu's skill, it is not easy to walk.
Half a day has passed in the blink of an eye. Murong Fu went all the way deep, and he didn’t know how far he walked, but he didn’t see even the slightest shadow of Ah Jiu. He couldn’t help but murmur in his heart. Although Yanshan Mountain is very big, Ah Jiu is not.
How could there be no trace of a person with hundreds of people in Wangwushan behind him?
Murong Fu casually waved a sword energy and cut off a vine blocking the road in front of him. He looked up at the tall trees that covered the sky and the sun, and let out a long breath. Standing in such a forest, it was inevitable that he would feel a little sad in his heart.
Depressed.
Looking around, Murong Fu saw that the soldiers who were all over the mountains and plains had disappeared. Murong Fu's mind was spinning, and suddenly his whole body was full of vitality, his throat was trembling, and he opened his mouth and shouted, "Where is Ah Jiu? Come see me quickly!"
This sound came rolling out, accompanied by strange fluctuations, causing all the birds to be frightened and the insects to retreat. It was clearly one of Li Qiu Shui's unique skills, the method of searching for souls through sound transmission.
After Murong Fu gave the black jade intermittent ointment to Li Qiu Shui, Li Qiu Shui was so moved that he taught him all his secret knowledge, including the sound transmission and soul searching method, in addition to the white rainbow palm power and other magical skills.
It's just that Bai Hong's palm power is profound and difficult to understand. Even with Murong Fu's martial arts attainments, it is not something that can be learned in a short time.
This sound transmission soul searching method sounds quite mysterious, but it is actually a method that relies on the principle of sound propagation and impact to achieve the purpose of positioning. Of course, if you don’t have deep internal strength and extremely keen hearing, you want to master this unique skill.
Not easy.
Murong Fu is just a beginner now, and the search range he can cover is only seven or eight miles in radius. As long as Ah Jiu appears within this range and responds, he can roughly find Ah Jiu's location. The disadvantage is that it consumes real energy.
It is quite dramatic and should not be used frequently.
Then Murong Fu changed his body shape and flew for several miles at high speed, calling Ah Jiu's name as he flew, but in the end he found nothing.