"Elder Zhou Twelve! Don't say that I don't show you any favors!"
"This time I discovered a vein of forbidden stone in the barren mountain. I need to borrow some manpower from you. What do you think?"
Ma Dadao, the leader of the Thousand Horse Bandits, went straight to the point and asked Zhou Cangrong for mercy.
"You want members of the Zhou clan to dig mines for you?"
When the twelfth elder Zhou Cangrong heard this, his face turned gloomy and he asked in reply.
Although his cultivation level is not as good as that of Ma Dadao, he can definitely fight with his bloodline power to protect himself in a real fight, so he is not afraid of the opponent.
That Ma Dadao also had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, and actually wanted his Zhou clan members to dig holes. He simply didn't know how to write the word "death".
If this news spreads back to the clan, I am afraid that the entire Zhou clan will rush out of the small world to hunt down Ma Dadao.
"No, no, no! Twelve Elders, you have misunderstood!"
"No matter how courageous I am, I don't dare to ask you to help mine!"
As soon as the twelfth elder Zhou Cangrong finished questioning, Ma Dadao immediately showed a smile and explained humbly.
Before Zhou Cangrong could ask further questions, he took the initiative to discuss and talk.
"snort!"
Although Zhou Cangrong was very unhappy, he didn't want to do anything if he could.
So after some hesitation, he took the initiative to discuss with Ma Dadao far away.
Zhou Fan, who was in the crowd, couldn't help but frown slightly as he looked at the two people walking away. He felt that the purpose of the horse bandits coming with great fanfare this time was definitely not that simple.
While he was secretly worried, the two people who left quickly turned back.
"You, and you!"
"You guys will follow the caravan leader to the mining area to eliminate the monsters inside. After the work is completed, the caravan leader will be rewarded with forbidden stones. That is all your reward!"
I saw the twelfth elder Zhou Cangrong walking back into the crowd, pointing at Zhou Fan, Zhou Weifeng and the dozen or so teenagers beside them and giving orders.
"Elder! We..."
"This is an order! I will wait here for you to come back. Don't worry, Gang Leader Zhou will ensure your life safety!"
The dozens of named teenagers beside Zhou Fan were all startled. Before they could refuse, the twelfth elder Zhou Cangrong spoke in a tone that could not bear to refuse.
Zhou Fan, who remained silent, was a little surprised. It was not unusual for him and Zhou Weifeng to be targeted, but Zhou Yitong was not on the list of candidates, which made him a little suspicious.
"Elder! I want to join them too!"
Being with Zhou Fan and others along the way, Zhou Yitong has become accustomed to being protected by two people.
So when she heard that Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng were about to be assigned a mission, she quickly expressed her intention to join them.
"Sister Yitong! Your cultivation is too weak. Following them will only drag them down!"
"Anyway, they will come back soon after they leave. We can just wait here for two days without any worries!"
Before Zhou Cangrong could speak, Zhou Lang in the crowd had already taken the lead to remind him.
He seems to have good intentions, but in fact only he knows best what his purpose is.
Zhou Fan, who was in the crowd, didn't want to get involved in trouble, but it seemed that the twelfth elder Zhou Cangrong deliberately wanted to hand them over.
If he doesn't say it, I'm afraid he can't help it.
So he whispered a few words to Zhou Yitong beside him, letting her rest assured and wait for the two of them to return with the big team.
The little old man Zhao Bo also hurriedly tried to persuade Zhou Yitong, but he didn't care that much about the life and death of Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng.
"Don't worry! I just ask you to cooperate in killing the monsters. You don't need to be the main force. As long as you obey the orders when the time comes, it won't delay you much time!"
At this time, the voice of the bald leader Ma Dadao sounded.
Zhou Fan and his party were quickly coaxed into a carriage, and then a horse bandit drove away from Xiantian, heading back the way they came.
The dozen or so teenagers in the carriage all looked worried, but no one dared to escape without authorization, because Elder Zhou Cangrong had warned everyone before getting on the carriage that if they disobeyed orders and angered the horse bandits, their death would be in vain.
Zhou Fan, who was sitting by the window, seemed calm and composed. Zhou Weifeng, like him, was sitting by the window in silence at the moment.
The speeding carriage gradually moved away from the sky, and finally entered a dark mountain road.
As the night gradually darkened, the carriage they rode finally arrived at a mountain stream.
It looks like there are some potholes here, and there are black and scorched marks everywhere.
When Zhou Fan and his party stepped off the carriage, the bandit leader Ma DaDao had already rode forward slowly.
"There is a cave in this mountain stream! Deep in the cave is the forbidden stone mining area!"
"As long as you can kill the monsters in the mining area, the task will be completed, and you can take away the forbidden stones mined there."
"Of course, how much you can take away depends on your own abilities!"
Ma Dadao's straightforward words immediately caused a dozen teenagers around Zhou Fan to start talking.
Although everyone was a little afraid of the monsters mentioned by Ma Dadao, if they could get the Forbidden Stone, it seemed that taking risks was not unacceptable.
Zhou Fan remained silent and did not express his personal opinion. He did not believe that the horse bandit would be so kind.
He suspected that Ma Dadao and others were using them as cannon fodder. At least the monsters in the mining area were absolutely terrifying, otherwise the horse bandits would have killed them long ago.
Complaints are complaints, but he did not take action directly.
He also wanted to see what the monsters in the mountain stream were, and maybe he could take advantage of the troubled waters.
"Finally! Let me remind you too!"
"If anyone deliberately fails to do anything or escapes from the mountain stream without authorization, then don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!"
"boom!"
When Zhou Fan was distracted, the bandit leader Ma Dadao warned everyone. Then, he drew out the big knife from behind and cut a deep ravine in front of everyone as a warning.
Except for Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng, the other teenagers all looked frightened, and no one dared to look directly at the bandit leader Ma Dadao.
"Um?"
The cold gaze of the bandit leader Ma Dadao soon fell on Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng, who had calm faces.
"Let's go!"
Not wanting to have a conflict with the bandit leader Ma Dadao right now, Zhou Fan reminded Zhou Weifeng and then stepped into the mountain stream first.
"cut!"
Zhou Weifeng glanced at the bandit leader Ma Dadao, turned around and left into the mountain stream.
"Boy, you are looking for death!"
"kill him......"
Zhou Weifeng's contemptuous look immediately angered a group of horse bandits behind the bandit leader Ma Dadao.
When the group of horse bandits were shouting and trying to rush out, the leader of the bandits, Ma Dadao, raised his hand to signal everyone to retreat.
The dozen or so teenagers who were in a daze, after seeing that Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng had walked away, immediately followed them and planned to act together.
After Zhou Fan and others all entered the mountain stream, a thin man next to the bandit leader Ma Dadao asked in a low voice: "Boss! Anyway, we want to dig out their Celestial Eyes or their limbs to awaken their bloodline, why don't we just do it directly?"
Take action?"
"Hmph! What do you know!"
"Be careful if you are accused of killing people of the Zhou clan! You can easily become hostile to the entire Zhou clan!"
"If you want to dismember the body, it's all a secret deal underground. The Zhou clan is now in civil strife. If one or two clan members are missing, they won't dig into it!"
The leader of the bandit, Ma Dadao, snorted coldly and looked at the thin man next to him like he was looking at an idiot. The information he revealed was also to clear up the confusion for others.
"High! The leader's plan of killing people with a borrowed knife is really high!"
"I heard that the black market is now buying Tiantong at high prices. Even the worst Baitong is sold at a sky-high price!"
"We deceived a dozen unlucky people this time. It looks like we can make a fortune!"
"Hahaha......"
The horse bandits were talking among themselves and excitedly looking at the mountain stream waiting to harvest the lives of Zhou Fan and others.
At this time, Zhou Fan and his group of seventeen people had arrived at the cave deep in the mountain stream.
Everyone looked cautious, even Zhou Fan did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
"Hurry up and turn on your phone's flashlight! It's too dark in here to see clearly!"
A young boy took out his cell phone and turned on the flashlight on his own initiative, causing Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng to stop immediately.
"Hmph! Coward!"
"It is said that there is a forbidden stone in this cave. We are all on a first-come, first-served basis. Don't fight among us!"
"good......"
Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng, who suddenly stopped, were instantly despised by more than a dozen companions. After everyone discussed how to get the Forbidden Stone on a first-come, first-served basis, they rushed into the cave with all their strength.
Some people have begun to activate their blood vessels, and their arms and legs are all slightly bulging.
Some of them awakened the power of Tiantong, and their eyes gradually burned with two white flames.
After the fifteen teenagers rushed into the cave and quickly disappeared, Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng looked at each other and then spoke to each other.
"Something doesn't seem right here!"
"If your guess is correct, this is probably a naturally formed forbidden area somewhere!"
"Shall we withdraw?"
“You can give it a try!”
The sound of conversation fell, and Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng had disappeared.
But when the two figures appeared again, they were already standing in a mountain stream covered with scorched earth.
There are no horse bandits outside anymore. It's not that they all left, but Zhou Fan and his two fell into a special forbidden area and are no longer in the original dimension at this moment.
The entire mountain stream was completely silent, and no unusual sounds could be heard at all.
Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng walked a dozen steps, and both of them frowned slightly.
“It’s like our voices have been taken away from us!”
Zhou Weifeng opened his mouth and seemed to be talking, but Zhou Fan could not hear any sound, but he understood the shape of the other person's mouth.
The two patrolled the mountain stream and found nothing unusual.
The two people looked at each other and finally headed towards the cave.
The cave is extremely winding and has dozens of forked roads.
In order not to get separated, the two of them almost chose random routes to move together.
In this way, after walking for a long time, they came to a cave.
As soon as they stepped into the cave, the two heard the sound of fighting.
I saw two teenagers fighting in the cave. They were fighting for the forbidden stone in the cave, so they fought hard.
Zhou Fan discovered that there were a lot of forbidden stones in the cave, hundreds of them had been mined, and the remaining forbidden stones were all embedded in the stone walls.
The two teenagers fighting each other did not notice Zhou Fan and Zhou Weifeng who entered the cave quietly.
At this moment, their arms all turned into animal arms, and the arrogant and powerful forces collided with each other, causing waves of powerful winds and waves.
But no matter how the two of them fought, there was no sound inside the cave, as if all the sounds had been deprived and disappeared.