This is a red copper mine that has been abandoned for many years.
Useless rubble is scattered on the potholed ground nearby.
The seven-foot-high mine entrance has no support and is jagged, like the open mouth of a giant beast, making it look a bit eerie.
After a slight hesitation, Zhang Ke did not fly in directly.
Instead, it transformed into a gray-furred mouse and quickly crawled in along the corner of the mine entrance.
...
Deep in the mine.
In a pit that was several feet in size and was as big as a room, there were four people hiding in dark corners.
This is a hole dug out by miners in the past.
Because this place is relatively remote and safe, the evil cultivators of the "Red Robe Society" operating nearby have been using this place as their contact point for several years.
Zhu Changning quietly came to the outside of the pit and carefully explored the movement inside.
Although they felt his exploration, several people inside did not react at all.
The "Red Robe Society" has a notorious reputation, and the things they do are outrageous and resentful, so no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.
Zhu Changning's behavior was something that every one of them had to do again when they came here.
After repeatedly confirming that there was no problem, Zhu Changning quietly entered the pothole.
"call--!"
A ray of fire rose from someone's hand. The person shook his hand, and the firelight fell on the open space between several people.
The firelight was very weak and could only cover a nearby area of one foot.
The flames swayed slightly under the slight airflow in the mine.
Under the flickering light of the fire, the five ghost-faced masks looked increasingly gloomy.
"White Bird! Why did you call us here?"
When the five people arrived, one of the monks asked in a low voice.
"Yesterday, Elder Yinhu issued an order asking me to launch a blood sacrifice within three days."
A hoarse voice sounded. It was the person who contacted everyone here and was also the leader of this small team.
"What???"
"No way!! This is asking us to die!"
"How could the higher-ups issue such an order??"
"..."
Several other people expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.
A month ago, a colleague from the 'Red Robe Society' initiated a blood sacrifice, but in the end, five companions died.
I heard that the Demon Suppressing Guards are frantically looking for clues. Wouldn't a blood sacrifice at this moment draw the Demon Suppressing Guards' attention?
Shiratiao is also helpless, he knows more than others.
The blood sacrifice a month ago was actually made by Elder Yinhu's son, Hyena.
The hyena was the son of Elder Yinhu in his old age. He was always pampered and pampered. As a result, he developed a lawless temper and behaved in an extremely flamboyant manner.
A month ago, the hyena became addicted and suddenly asked for a blood sacrifice.
Everyone's attempts to dissuade him were ineffective, so they had no choice but to let him do whatever he wanted. As a result, Zhang Changyan and others discovered his traces due to his poor behavior.
A great battle finally resulted in the death of five fellow Taoists.
This incident caused great dissatisfaction within the 'Red Robe Society'.
It was Elder Yinhu who paid a huge price to suppress this matter.
But one wave comes after another.
A few days ago, the hyenas wandered near Yanziwu and met a beautiful female nun. They were so lustful that they followed her and robbed and raped her at night.
However, he acted too openly and later even tattooed a very ironic smiling face on the back of the female nun.
The female nun also had a strong temper. After staggering back to her family, she told some of the physical characteristics of the hyena and then stabbed herself to death.
As soon as this incident came out, it immediately angered the entire Yanziwu monks. This was a clear mockery.
The people in the whole city were united in their hatred of the enemy, so they directly sealed the whole city and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
Hundreds of real people were spread out on duty day and night, and monks throughout the city were mobilized to conduct door-to-door searches, vowing to find the murderer.
Only then did the hyena realize that he had gotten into a big trouble and it was impossible to leave, so he had to run around to avoid detection.
Seeing that more and more places had been investigated and the encirclement became smaller and smaller, I had no choice but to use the snail to ask for help from my father.
After Elder Yinhu heard the news, he was almost angry to death and cursed him loudly. After all, he couldn't let go of his son.
After much thought, I came up with a damaging move, asking some of the evil cultivators of the "Red Robe Society" to perform blood sacrifices nearby to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Then he let his son take advantage of the chaos to escape from Yanziwu.
And this task fell on Shiratiao after a lot of push and pull.
In order to calm Bainiao's heart, Elder Yinhu made it clear that as long as the blood sacrifice was successful, he would arrange for him to escape from the country of 'Bian'.
And will take out an acquired spiritual treasure as compensation.
As for the people under Bai Niao, they will be used as bait to attract the attention of the Yanziwu monks and become abandoned sons.
Under the hard and soft advice of Elder Yinhu, Bainiao had no choice but to accept the task.
So he called his subordinates to meet to discuss the blood sacrifice.
Shiratiao did not stop his men from venting their anger, and calmed down after everyone yelled.
Then he opened his mouth and said:
"There is no need to discuss this matter. It is a task that must be completed. Now let's discuss it and see which place is more suitable for blood sacrifice."
The other four people were silent. It was useless to say anything at this moment, so they had to rack their brains to find a suitable blood sacrifice object.
In a mouse hole beneath the five people, Zhang Ke's transformed mouse eavesdropped on the conversation above.
There are many rat passages underground, and rats are most active at night.
There were many rats running around in the rat track, but Zhang Ke hid quietly without attracting anyone's attention.
After a while, someone said in a deep voice:
"How about Yuejing Village? This village is close to the river, so it's easy to escape if something unexpected happens."
Another person shook his head and said:
"No, there is no shelter around Yuejing Village. The strange phenomena produced during the blood sacrifice are too eye-catching. I'm afraid others will notice it."
The blood sacrifice would take at least an hour, and Yuejing Village was really not suitable.
A female voice said:
"Then it's better to choose Yutian Town, which is nearby. Anyway, this is probably where we will gather for the last time."
The few of them looked at each other for a few times without saying anything, secretly thinking about whether it was possible.
Yutian Town has a large population, and there are no powerful cultivating families or sects stationed here.
The evil cultivators of the 'Red Robe Society' chose this place as their contact point because it is relatively safe.
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"Then let's perform a blood sacrifice in Yutian Town!"
"Yes! Agreed!"
"Then when will it start?"
Bai Niao said in a hoarse voice:
"Now that the decision has been made, without further delay, we should each choose a direction to act according to the previous rules.
Tomorrow, we will set up formations at the day time, perform blood sacrifices at the Chou time, and evacuate at the Yin time!
We will disperse after the incident, and we shall not contact each other within a year, do you understand me clearly?"
"clear!"
"clear!"
Bai Niao nodded and said:
"Okay! Let's leave in order!"
Zhang Ke listened clearly underground and quickly left the mine along the rat track.
After coming out, he quietly transformed into a yellow bird and flew to the treetops to wait.
Someone left every few minutes, and Zhang Ke waited patiently for his target to appear.
Zhu Changning's familiar figure appeared, Zhang Ke did not move and continued to wait.
The white bird quietly slipped out of the mine, looked around for a moment, and then suddenly put the black and red cloak on his body.
"puff--!"
A cloud of black smoke opened up and drifted away in the wind.
The oriole transformed by Zhang Ke flew upward several tens of feet and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
A few seconds later, a white bird appeared three hundred feet west of the mine.
After a brief investigation, we turned directly to the south.
Zhang Ke followed closely at high altitude. He had a hunch that there might be an unexpected harvest this time.
Just now he overheard the conversation of several people and heard something wrong in the previous words of the leader known as White Bird.
Zhang Ke once investigated some information about the evil cultivators of the ‘Red Robe Society’.
I found that the evil cultivators of the ‘Red Robe Society’ did not perform blood sacrifices very frequently.
If a blood sacrifice has been performed in a certain place, there is a high chance that it will not be performed a second time in the same place in a short time.
This is not only for safety and concealment, but also because we don’t want to attract the attention of certain sects.
But this time, there must be a special reason why Shiratiao asked for a second blood sacrifice and urged the world to return so urgently.
So Zhang Ke decided to follow this white bird to see what the reason was.
After one hour.
Bai Niao stopped in a small town, took off his ghost face mask, changed into a demon-suppressing guard's embroidered crown robe, and walked into a house.
Zhang Ke secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This guy was so cunning and changed the route frequently along the way.
There are even tunnels connecting the inside and outside of the houses in three small towns. If Zhang Ke's soul hadn't been powerful, he might have been decoupled.
Unexpectedly, this white bird was hidden among the demon-suppressing guards. It looked like a big fish!
Zhang Ke fluttered his wings and flew to the big tree outside the White Bird Mansion. He waited for half an hour without noticing any movement, and then quietly escaped.