If it were a normal Class A mission, Gu Yuan and the others would definitely not be so nervous, but this time the Gu Yuan and the others faced an evil cultivator who practiced the Netherworld Puppetry technique.
In addition to verifying his identity, he also had to ensure that the young man holding the torch was not deceived by evil cultivators.
Gu Yuan and the other three looked at each other, and they all saw cautious looks in each other's eyes.
The young man holding the torch led the way, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly felt something was wrong. There was no sound of footsteps behind him. He turned around to check the situation, but found that Gu Yuan and the others were standing still.
The young man holding the torch in his hand was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that the three people did not believe him. He quickly took out a token from his belt and handed it to Gu Yuan.
"Senior Brother Gu, my name is Liu Xiaojie, and I am a disciple who has recently joined the Eagle Guard."
After confirming that Liu Xiaojie was really a disciple of the Divine Eagle Guard, and looking into his eyes carefully, and finding that he was not confused, Gu Yuan's previously tense expression relaxed slightly.
"Are you alone?"
"What's the specific situation now?"
Liu Xiaojie put the token away and quickly replied.
"There are still six of us, and we are all temporarily staying in Bailu Village. We all take turns to monitor Qi Youlin and wait for your arrival, Senior Brother Gu."
"Our captain knows the specific situation better."
As he said this, Liu Xiaojie made a "please" gesture to Gu Yuan. It was just that Liu Xiaojie, who was in the Qi refining stage, respected Gu Yuan and the three of them who had already established their foundation.
"Senior brothers, please come with me."
Even though Gu Yuan and the others had night vision, Liu Xiaojie still held the torch and walked half a step faster than Gu Yuan to light the way for everyone.
Bailu Village at night is just an ordinary small village, but it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, has beautiful scenery, and is very spiritual even at night.
Because it is close to a mountain, Bailu Village is relatively remote. There are only a few dozen families in the village. Their houses are all scattered. Walking a few steps leads to a courtyard, and walking a few steps further leads to another courtyard.
Because it is built halfway up a mountain and the terrain is uneven, it is not connected together like ordinary villages. All the houses are built independently.
As a result, the village became much quieter.
The footsteps of Gu Yuan and his group were particularly loud in the quiet village. Occasionally, a few dogs barked once or twice, but they were quickly stopped by people.
Fortunately, the Eagle Guards stationed here have made arrangements and have already given instructions that no villagers will come out to meddle in their own business late at night.
These villagers have lived deep in the mountains for a long time and are rarely seen by outsiders. They will instinctively awe the cultivators when they see them, which saves the Divine Eagle Guards a lot of trouble.
The direction that Gu Yuan and the others came from was the only road into the village. This road was both the entrance to the village and the road out of the village. It was the only road in the village.
Liu Xiaojie, holding a torch in his hand, led them for about half a mile until they arrived in front of a building similar to a mountain temple.
"Senior Brother Qian, Senior Brother Li, I have brought Senior Brother Gu and the others back. Come out quickly..."
Liu Xiaojie called out, and several teenagers armed with weapons immediately poured out of the yard.
After seeing Gu Yuan and the others, these young men looked happy and hurriedly came over to say hello.
"Senior Brother Gu, Senior Brother Li, and Senior Brother Wu, we have admired each other for a long time..."
After several teenagers saw Gu Yuan and the others, they all clasped their fists and saluted the three of them.
Gu Yuan nodded and stepped into the building in front first, followed closely by Li Cheng and Little Eagle.
Gu Yuan looked around and asked curiously: "Are you living here during this time?
There aren’t even beds for people sleeping in the open here, so why don’t you live in the village?”
This station was indeed a temple for worshiping the mountain gods in the village. The doors and windows were all broken. Liu Xiaojie and others built a bonfire inside the house. There was a small pot on the bonfire and they were boiling water.
There were a few straw mats on the dirt floor, and a few piles of hay next to them, which were their beds. It showed that these teenagers were quite able to endure hardships.
Liu Xiaojie quickly said: "In the beginning, we did live in the homes of those villagers, but the people in those villages were particularly afraid of us. They trembled even when they talked to us, and they knelt down with us at every turn!"
Probably thinking of what the villagers had done, Liu Xiaojie shook his head helplessly, "They always bring their children over to kowtow, and want us to accept their children as apprentices. If they don't agree, they will kneel on the ground."
Can’t get up.”
"And we often change shifts in the middle of the night. During the day, we are all catching up on sleep. We haven't built a foundation yet and need normal sleep to replenish our physical strength."
"But they would often come and knock on the door to visit, or they would just kneel in front of the door. Moreover, living in a village, those barking dogs are annoying.
We can’t kill them with one knife.”
"These villagers felt uncomfortable looking at us, but we felt even more uncomfortable looking at them, so we simply moved out."
Liu Xiaojie had a wry smile on his face, and Little Eagle and Li Cheng also smiled.
According to Liu Xiaojie, these villagers are indeed very troublesome, and moving out early is the best solution.
Gu Yuan took a closer look at the three-meter-high clay immortal statue in the center of the hall and found that he had never seen this immortal before. He was probably a unique deity in the mysterious realm.
Then he turned around and asked the disciples.
"What's the situation now?
I heard that there were two other disciples who escaped with Qi Youlin?"
Among the outer disciples, a young man with a handsome face and sharp eyebrows and starry eyes walked out and raised his hands to Gu Yuan, Li Cheng and Little Eagle.
"Three senior brothers, let me speak. I am Li Yiming, and I am the captain of this team for the time being."
It was the first time these people were on a mission that they encountered such a big thing, and they were all panicked. Fortunately, Li Yiming was very independent, so he was elected as the captain by these people.
Gu Yuan nodded and waved for everyone to sit down.
"Li Yiming, please explain the situation in detail."
Li Yiming promised to report everything they had investigated over the past few days to Gu Yuan.
"The origin of the matter begins with Sima Qi's defeat of an evil cultivator named Qi Youlin."
The little eagle on the side heard Qi Youlin's name and couldn't help but ask Li Yiming to confirm.
"Qi Youlin?"
"Is this the same Qi Youlin who slaughtered dozens of villages in one go in order to practice the Blood God's Nether Puppet Technique?"
"Yes, that's the evil cultivator Qi Youlin who has practiced the Blood God Nether Puppet Technique!"
The little eagle frowned and said, "But didn't the Divine Eagle Palace send Sima Qi Ling to arrest him?
How could he still escape?
Where is Sima Banner?
What's going on with you guys?"
Li Yiming sighed, "Listen to me first. We have just joined the Eagle Guard, and we haven't divided our flags yet.
Commander Sima brought us out to collect points, how could something like this happen without even thinking."