It was already dark, but the mountain trail of Xiyuan Peak was very lively.
From time to time, a team of about ten people would crawl along the mountain road with a prison cart filled with slaves.
For the bandits in Guiya Village, the people in these prison cars are their trophies and the basis for them to claim credit from the village.
For slaves imprisoned in prison cars, this was a dark path leading to death.
Most of them have already experienced the initial fear, and have also made hoarse begging and crying for mercy at the bandits who escorted them, but their responses are often barbed whips or fists with curses.
Hit and kick.
Most of them are also bandits, and they have also done things like killing people and stealing goods. Of course, they are not good people, but even the most vicious ones among them cannot be like bandits like Guiyazhai——
In the eyes of these bandits in Ghost Crow Village, it seems that they and these slaves are not the same kind at all.
In their eyes, these slaves seemed to be just prey that could be tortured and beaten in any way just for their own pleasure.
Unfortunately, Cao Shun was one of these slaves.
He is a villager in a small village on Black Cat Peak. The entire village has only Bai Laihao people. Faced with the requirement of Ghost Crow Village to hand in twenty people as crow slaves every day, the village has no ability to resist.
There was also no determination to compete with Guiyazhai, so everyone in the village discussed hiding in the mountains to see if they could avoid the limelight. However, Cao Shun was accidentally injured during the escape and was killed by Guiyazhai's
The bandits caught.
He also cried and begged for mercy, but after being beaten and kicked several times, he could only accept this fate.
He thought that this was probably the most tragic thing that could happen to a person. If it fell into the hands of this group of people from Guiya Village, it would be tantamount to falling into hell.
How he hoped that this was all just a dream. When he opened his eyes, it would all disappear and he could escape from it all.
But what he never expected was that someone would jump in to such a purgatory that others avoided.
The shock that this kind of thing brought to Cao Shun was difficult to eliminate for a long time. Even though the prison car had reached the middle of the mountain road, he still stared at the man and two women squatting in front of him with wide eyes, confusion written on his brows.
He remembered clearly that when he came to the foot of Xiyuan Peak, the bandits from Guiya Village stopped to rest, drinking, eating meat, and talking loudly.
At that time, Cao Shun had not had a drop of water for a day. In addition, he had been beaten several times by the bandits in Guiya Village, and his body was extremely weak. He was leaning on the wooden railing of the prison car, his eyes dull and his mind dazed.
The surrounding crow slaves who were captured together were in worse condition than the others, as they had all suffered a lot of inhuman torture before.
But at this moment, three black figures hunched over and cautiously touched the front of the prison car. One of them made a silent gesture towards them, and then took out a hairpin that he found somewhere, and performed a series of careful operations.
Finally, unlock the door of the prison car.
Although the people locked up in the prison car did not recognize these three people, when they saw them opening the cell door, they secretly thought that they had been saved, and their faces lit up, so they cooperated and did not say anything.
But the moment the door opened, Cao Shun, who was about to run away, saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.
The three people who came here secretly and tried their best to open the cell door, filed in at this moment, got into the prison car, closed the iron lock of the prison car, and stayed in.
For the crow slaves who had just seen hope, the actions of these three uninvited guests undoubtedly shattered their only hope of escape.
Even though they all knew that this so-called hope was actually given by these three people.
People have always been like this.
They only care about what they get, but never think about who gives it.
And to the person who once gave it, he will never give it again.
Then this once gift will turn into hatred as if it has been robbed.
The prisoners who had given up hope began to become restless. Some were just cursing and complaining, while others were already breathing fire from their eyes and were ready to take action.
But all this had just started to take shape, when one of the three people raised a snow-white sword and pressed it against the throat of the person who tried to attack.
"We are here to save people. Let us sneak into the Ghost Crow Village. You have a chance of survival. If you want to cause trouble at this time, I guarantee that you will die in front of us." The man said.
Her voice was soft and she sounded like a young woman, but there was a chill in her voice.
And as soon as she said these words, several rays of silver light surged out from the edge of her snow-white sword, escaped under their clothes, and stuck to their skin, a chill instantly spread throughout their bodies,
Everyone suddenly felt their scalps numb.
"This thing is poisonous. If you do anything wrong, this thing will pass through your heart meridians, causing all your meridians to break and die. If you want to get a chance of survival, please be aware of the current situation!"
In short, under such coercion and inducement, these three people somehow got into the prison car, became prisoners, and were sent to Guiyazhai along with Cao Shun and others.
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"This Ghost Crow Village does seem to have some skills." Ziyu opened her eyes wide and looked around.
"If we go in like this, let alone rescuing people, we are afraid that we will never come back."
At this moment, they had reached the second half of the mountain road, and almost every distance there were patrolling bandits from the Ghost Crow Village, which was heavily guarded.
It was quite different from the ragtag crowd that Ziyu had imagined gathering together.
"Ghost Crow Village has almost overwhelming dominance in Taixuan Mountain. Ordinary villagers would not dare to provoke, but at this moment, they look like they are facing a formidable enemy. It seems that the matter of summoning foreign gods is not a problem.
We have reached the most critical point." Chu Qingxiao also took over the conversation at this time, while lowering his head and carefully looking at the surrounding layout with his peripheral vision.
"We don't know the specific combat strength of their stronghold. If we go in like this, even if we find Commander Yue Jian and Commander Huang, it may be difficult to escape with them." Chu Zhaozhao said with some worry.
Chu Qingxiao also frowned when he heard this.
In the final analysis, their entire rescue plan was without a plan. This was not because Chu Qingxiao was reckless, but because the coming ceremony of the outer god could happen at any time. Yue Jian's life was at stake. He had no time to plan carefully. He could only take one step at a time and watch the next step.
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"So, how about we withdraw?" Ziyu on the side was obviously aware of this, she blinked and said so.
"Anyway, we have already been through it. It's not that we don't work hard, it's because our opponent is too strong. Look at how good we are now. If we go back and say that we have experienced a bloody battle, the old blind man can't find fault with us.
It’s not bad to get a good sword for nothing!”
It's just that Ziyu's suggestion, which she thought was very constructive, received no response from the two people in front of her.
Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao got together and continued to observe the village in the distance while discussing with serious faces.
"I just heard the bandits from the Ghost Crow Village talking about the Ghost Cage and the Crow Prison. It seems that the captured crow slaves are all placed in these two areas. If we enter the Ghost Crow Village, we will start from these two places.
The most appropriate thing is to find Commander Yue Jian and Huang first, and then find a way to escape from the back of the mountain, where the guards may be relatively weak." Chu Qingxiao said.
"Hmm... That's all it seems so far, but I'm thinking that we might be able to use these crow slaves..." Chu Zhaozhao whispered.
"The Ghost Crow Village kidnapped more than two thousand crow slaves from various villages a day. It is impossible for all of these crow slaves to be sacrificed. Most of them should still be imprisoned in the Ghost Crow Village. We may be able to use them to
Looking for an opportunity to escape from Ghost Crow Village."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Chu Qingxiao asked a little strangely.
"The crow slaves are imprisoned here and there is only one way to die. If we can release them from the cells, they will definitely try to escape from the stronghold if they get this opportunity. The situation will be chaotic by then. We can take this opportunity to
There is a possibility of escape."
Chu Zhaozhao said this. Compared with Chu Qingxiao's plan that could almost be summarized as playing by chance, this kind of plan is quite decent.
However, their discussion got excited, and Ziyu, who was almost ignored by the side, was a little angry.
"You have a pretty good idea. Are there no people in those dungeons to supervise them? Are you allowed to go in and release thousands of people on demand?" Ziyu said with a sneer.
Although she did intend to retaliate against the two of them for ignoring her, she did remind them that a prison containing thousands of people would never be without guards. If they couldn't kill them in the first place,
All the guards, as long as one of them issues a warning, the entire Ghost Crow Village will probably stand still. Therefore, from this point of view, their entire plan is indeed more like an arm's length talk on paper.
When Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao thought of this, their expressions suddenly turned ugly.
"So, I think we should escape first before we go deep into the hinterland of Guiya Village. Once we get in, it will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth..." Ziyu said while the iron was hot, striking at this moment.
But before he finished speaking, Cao Shun, who had been carefully observing the three people, mustered up the courage and said at that time: "Actually..."
"Generally speaking, there are no guards in the prison in Ghost Crow Village."
Cao Shun is a smart man.
Although he was a little disappointed that he had lost the chance to escape at the foot of the mountain, what he understood more clearly was that the opportunity was given by the three people in front of him. If he wanted to have another chance to survive, he should hold on to these three people.
The thighs are the most important thing.
Obviously, this is not something that can be accomplished by flattering someone or saying a few nice words.
He has to prove his worth.
"Huh?" Sure enough, as soon as he said these words, Chu Qingxiao and the three people who were arguing all looked at him at the same time.
Facing the gazes of the three people, Cao Shun swallowed nervously, but still pretended to be calm and said: "You don't know, but everyone who enters the Ghost Crow Village will be branded with the Crow Slave Mark.
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"This Crow Slave Seal is extremely magical. Once it is branded with this mark, any slight movement will be sensed by the Crow God General who branded this mark. Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, he will be captured by the people of Ghost Crow Village.
Come back, so for Ghost Crow Village, there is probably no need to send too many manpower to look after the crow slaves."
As soon as he said this, Chu Zhaozhao's face suddenly turned ugly.
Naturally, she inevitably thought of what she had encountered when she first arrived at Goshawk Village. The group of crow slaves who also escaped from Ghost Crow Village had clearly seen hope of survival, but because of the crow slave seal
The existence was captured alive again, and they could only watch helplessly, not daring to save them.
If Yue Jian and the others also have the Crow Slave Mark on their bodies, even if they really rescue Yue Jian and others, the people from Gui Crow Village will still be able to find them, unless they can catch up with them before Ghost Crow Village catches up with them.
To take them away from Taixuan Mountain, it is best to go to Tianxuan Mountain to seek Zhao Nianshuang's protection. However, Taixuan Mountain is already a long mountain. Xiyuan Peak, where Guiyanzhai is located, needs at least a day and night's journey from Cangzhou. In addition, there are still
With the imperial army blocking the way, the matter seemed to be extremely difficult, with almost no hope of success.
"Crow Slave Seal? It sounds like a demon seed planted by an outside god in a believer's body." At this time, Ziyu also frowned and took over the conversation. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, she stopped talking to the two of them.
With a counter-intention in mind, he analyzed with a calm face: "If they want to use demon seeds to summon foreign gods, then the more powerful they are, the more effective they will be if they plant this thing on them."
"Both of your friends seem to have cultivation levels beyond the third and fourth realms. They must be the ones being closely guarded by Ghost Crow Village. If they move slightly, the owner of the demon species will be aware of it, and they will be the first to report it.
It’s time to send someone to hunt down. I think this matter really needs to be discussed in the long run..."
This time, Ziyu spoke seriously, but she had no intention of joking with anyone anymore.
Cao Shun on the side heard this and felt faintly excited.
These three people seem to have some skills, but they don't know much about Ghost Crow Village, and what he just said has undoubtedly shown his value. If they want to find another opportunity to enter Ghost Crow Village, they will bring his familiarity with them.
It is obviously a good choice to leave together with the people with information from Guiyanzhai.
With this thought in mind, Cao Shun suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at the three of them, just as he was about to tell some more information about Ghost Crow Village that he had heard from hearsay to show his value.
The young man who seemed to be the leader of the three people suddenly looked at Cao Shun and said gratefully: "Brother, please give me some advice. If it hadn't been for what I just said, we would probably have encountered something like this when we went to Ghost Crow Village without knowing anything.
A lot of trouble."
Cao Shun was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he was ecstatic, secretly thinking that this kid is on the right track.
"It's all a matter of effort. Little brother, you are young, but you are brave and courageous. You dare to break into this dragon pool and tiger's den for your friends, which is really admired by me. However, the situation in Ghost Crow Village is complicated, and it is really not suitable to enter rashly..."
Just when Cao Shun was getting better and better, he was almost about to say the words to take him away with him.
The young man suddenly turned his head to look at the mountain village in the distance that was getting closer and closer to them, and spoke again.
"I already felt that this trip was reckless and wanted to give up. Fortunately, I met my elder brother and had such important news to tell him..."
"I just realized that this trip is a God-given opportunity. I have the advantage, so I have to go!"