Green mountains are like clusters, and ancient trees are towering into the sky. On the rolling ridges of the mountains, a figure flies quickly.
"I'm finally back. I don't know how Duan Gang, Senior Sister Lin and the others are doing."
Yang Ji stood on the top of the mountain, looking into the distance, feeling happy in his heart.
After driving for several days and nights, we are finally returning to the sect. Looking from a distance, we can see Tieguan Mountain, shrouded in clouds and mist, standing tall and majestic among the mountains.
When he returned here after more than half a month, Yang Ji's mood was completely different.
"Whoosh!"
With a flicker of his body, Yang Ji took long strides and speeded towards the location of Tieguan Mountain.
A distance of several thousand feet passed by, along the winding mountain road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. On both sides, countless disciples of the Tieguan Sect were seen leaping and climbing up and down the cliffs of Tieguan Mountain.
And a martial artist-level disciple was carrying a huge iron burden, walking swiftly on the narrow stone path.
The entire mountain gate is peaceful and peaceful, exactly like the scene when Yang Ji just arrived here.
"It's really like a dream!"
When Yang Ji thought of this experience, he sighed in his heart, feeling like he was in another world. Only when he truly returned to his sect could Yang Ji feel a little relaxed.
Taking a deep breath, Yang Ji quickened his pace and went up.
"Junior brother! Hahaha, welcome back!"
In the distance, a familiar burst of laughter came.
Yang Ji was walking up the stone steps when he suddenly heard something. His heart skipped a beat and he suddenly raised his head. In the distance, he saw several mountain-like figures lined up on the edge of the square on the first floor of Tieguan Mountain, looking at
Yang Ji was startled at first, and then overjoyed. He felt a warm current rushing through his body, and his heart felt warm.
"Junior brother, why are you so stunned? Why don't you come up quickly?"
"That's right, looking at it like this, do you think you're in a dream? Hahaha!"
…
Everyone looked at Yang Ji from a distance and laughed loudly.
Yang Ji laughed and shook his head. He strode forward to catch up.
"Senior Brother Zhao!"
"Senior Brother Lu!"
"Senior Brother Pan!"
…
Yang Ji gave everyone a big bear hug. After experiencing the near-death experience of the Tianyin Sect, Yang Ji felt a sincere kindness when he saw these "own people" again.
"Junior brother, welcome back."
"Well. Anyway, I wish you were safe."
"Yes, when I first heard about Langya City, I was really worried for you..."
…
Zhao Hua, Pan Chen, Tian Junwen and others all suppressed their smiles, patted his shoulders and comforted him. From their voices, Yang Ji could hear the care and sincerity from the heart.
After experiencing the intrigues with Meng Shenji, Fang Bai, Song Li and others, I feel that this "care and sincerity" is particularly precious.
"When you come back this time, let's stay in Zongli for a long time."
Compared to the enthusiasm of Zhao Hua and others, Lin Qingyan seemed much more demure and gentle.
"Oh, thank you."
Yang Ji looked at Lin Qingyan's frown and suddenly smiled:
"Senior Brother Lin, looking at your frown, is there something on your mind?"
"Oh, little junior brother. Look where you are going. Seeing that you are back safely, senior sister is only happy. What else can you worry about?"
Lin Qingyan was startled, her dark eyebrows quickly spread, she glanced at the crowd and said:
"Haha, everyone, don't stand here anymore. If you have any questions, let's go to my junior brother's residence to chat."
"That's fine."
Yang Ji nodded and didn't care: "Senior brother and senior sister, let's talk inside."
The group of people crossed the square and walked towards the palace where Yang Ji lived.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
While walking, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd. A burst of impatient voices came from the front of the crowd.
Before Yang Ji could react, he heard a long Qingyue chant.
"Bah!"
In the strong wind, a huge crane as white as snow, with its wings spread out, passed over Yang Ji's head in an extremely elegant manner.
"This is……"
Yang Ji's heart moved, he raised his head and followed the crane to look over.
"Bah!"
Just when Yang Ji looked up, another crane flew out and soared into the sky. One, two, three..., four or five cranes passed over Yang Ji's head one after another, and disappeared anxiously.
Deep in the white clouds.
"These cranes... are so strange."
Yang Ji frowned. According to his understanding, it is very expensive to drive these cranes, and you must get a "Defense Pill".
Generally, these cranes will not go out unless there is an important emergency.
"Did something happen?"
Yang Ji was surprised. Looking at the way these people left, they were not in an ordinary hurry. It was even rarer for four or five people to leave together.
Yang Ji just felt strange in his heart and didn't care. But the next moment, when Yang Ji's eyes passed over the lotus flowers and the pond in the square, his eyes immediately changed.
There are many pools scattered in the square, with lotus flowers planted in the pools.
These cranes usually eat lotus seeds and play in the water in groups when they have nothing to do. Before Yang Ji set out, he also saw many cranes.
But now, there are only a few cranes standing in the pool, looking for food out of boredom.
"wrong."
Yang Ji's brows jumped, and he immediately felt something unusual from these cranes:
"Something must have happened in the clan while I was away!"
"Haha, have you discovered it? Something happened in the Northwest Wanfen Ridge recently. The senior brothers in the sect have gone to investigate. The elders also seem to have gone to one."
Zhao Hua's voice came from his ears. He stood next to Yang Ji with his hands folded, and his eyes followed Yang Ji's line of sight and looked at the cranes.
Just after returning to Tieguan Mountain, I felt a problem. Even Zhao Hua secretly admired this carefulness.
"oh?"
Yang Ji raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"Haha, there's nothing I can't say. Recently, it seems that some sect disciples have died on the edge of Ten Thousand Tombs Ridge. Ten Thousand Tombs Ridge is a dangerous place, so this kind of thing is nothing to make a fuss about. But these two disciples are a little different, it seems
Killed by 'evil spirits'."
Zhao Hua waved his hand and explained with a smile.
"Evil ghost?"
Yang Ji was even more curious. He had never heard of such a thing.
"Evil ghosts are creatures from the underworld. They seem to be resurrected from corpses. They are thin and small, but very powerful, like puppies."
"The underworld is full of dangers. It is a very dangerous place far away from us. We generally cannot enter it. Only evil disciples would venture into that kind of place to sacrifice one or two creatures from the underworld. Although Ten Thousand Tombs Ridge is dangerous,
. But it’s one thing and another, and I’ve never heard of evil spirits killing people before.”
"Evil ghosts in the underworld are only the lowest creatures in the underworld. If they can cross the time and space barrier and enter the Ten Thousand Tombs Ridge, then other more powerful underworld creatures may also appear in our world. This kind of thing is no small matter."
"But there is still no way to confirm that the two sect disciples were killed by evil spirits, so everyone went to investigate."
…
Pan Chen explained on the side. He often goes to Ten Thousand Tombs Ridge, so he understands these things better than everyone else.
"Evil ghosts in the underworld...could it be because of that?"
Yang Ji frowned, thoughtfully.
"Wanfenling". If I remember correctly, Pan Chen should have said that it was the territory of the "Skeleton Ghost King". Yang Ji remembered the battle at the Tianyin Sect's main altar, when the Skeleton Ghost King suddenly appeared and abducted the "evil spirit"
"Energy after death.
Yang Ji didn't know if there was any connection between the two before.
"Things haven't been determined yet... I hope I'm just overthinking it."
Yang Ji thought to himself and quickly calmed down.
Just make peace with it now. After returning to the Iron Crown Sect, Yang Ji no longer wanted to understand these things.
After passing various pools and cauldrons, Zhao Hua and others arrived at Yang Ji's residence.
Duan Gang is not here. I don’t know where he is going. But the house is very clean. It seems that Duan Gang has not been away for a long time.
The two parties sat down separately, and Yang Jidu served fragrant tea one by one.
"Little Master, you narrowly escaped death this time. Chen Shi'en and Meng Shenji are all dead. I heard that Meng Shenji is still a spy in Green Forest. You are the only one left to come back. There are even evil spirits... What on earth is going on here?
thing?"
Zhao Hua asked immediately as soon as he sat down.
Things in Langya City have become an uproar, and almost all the four thousand elite troops of the imperial court have been wiped out. The disciples of the sects have also suffered heavy losses, and some sects have even been wiped out.
Tieguan sent five out and only one came back.
Such a result cannot but be said to be cruel and tragic. It makes everyone who hears it secretly shocked, and it is beyond people's expectations. For this reason, those who can come back alive receive special attention.
It's a pity that in such a tragic battle, no one except the person involved knows what happened.
Yang Ji did not hide anything, and recounted the incident in detail. Of course, it involved some sensitive aspects, but Yang Ji ignored them all.
"...This is probably what the situation is like."
Yang Ji finally said.
After finishing the conversation, the room fell silent.
Yang Ji's words were simple and plain, but everyone who heard them felt thrilling. When Yang Ji left, Zhao Hua and others saw him off in advance.
I originally thought it was just an ordinary recruiting mission, where I would take some risks at most and hunt down one or two evil villains. I didn't expect that it would eventually turn into such a fierce battle with a near-death experience.
"It's a pity that Chen Shi'en, I had a pretty good impression of him, died at the hands of Meng Shenji!"
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have believed that this guy was a spy from Green Forest."
"Not only that, but also Fang Bai. I never expected that the situation of our Iron Crown Sect would be so serious."
"Although evil spirits are powerful, these people are the most dangerous."
…
Zhao Hua and others were filled with emotion.
We have known for a long time that Yang Ji narrowly escaped death and it would be very difficult for him to come back. But when they really heard him talk about it, everyone realized how difficult it was to survive.
Everyone is an experienced martial arts expert, and they know that compared to the danger they face, this kind of "stab" from behind is a thousand times more dangerous.
While Yang Ji was following the imperial court to fight against the "evil spirits", he also had to guard against threats from Song Li and others, and at the same time secretly guard against Meng Shenji and Fang Bai's "stab".
It is really not easy to survive in this environment.
Everyone deeply understood that the reason why Meng Shenji chose Chen Shien to attack instead of Yang Ji was not because he had not considered Yang Ji, but because he did not find an opportunity. (To be continued...)