At the valley where Zhao Kuo was 'buried' dozens of miles away, more than 700 Holy Land envoys had gathered, densely scattered among the mountains and ruins.
Zhao Kuo's serious injury and coma alarmed Qiao Ba, and several old scholars from the academy also hurried over on winged tigers. The scene in front of them made everyone who saw it frown and look ugly.
"Who did it? I've been investigating for a long time and haven't found out yet?!"
"There are patrols all over the mountains and plains, but you don't see anyone? What are they doing for food!!"
"A battle between half-saints, and Zhao Kuo was injured like this, must have been very intense. How could it not alarm anyone? How could it be that you couldn't see who the opponent was? Do you think I'm an old fool?"
"Are we really sure that he is Zhao Kuo? How did he become so damaged? He is so bloody. Who could be so ruthless?"
Qiao Ba and others gathered around the unconscious Zhao Kuo. The bloody look made them feel uncomfortable. If someone hadn't reminded them, they wouldn't have recognized that this brother was the famous one from the Daqian Dynasty in Western Xinjiang. The 'Golden Sable' little prince.
The captains who were responsible for patrolling the nearby mountains all had gloomy faces, cold sweat on their foreheads, and were groaning and speechless. Only one captain had the courage to move forward and said: "Things happened too fast. There was only one sound." After a very manic roar, everything went silent. We carefully inspected the battle scene and found that there were no more than three moves at most, and it ended in the blink of an eye. When we rushed over, there was no one left.
Elder Lai, we are not trying to shirk responsibility. The traces left at the battle scene really do not look like a fierce battle."
"Could it be Qin Minghuang who did it?" A straightforward old man from the academy asked directly. Except for Qin Minghuang, the descendant of the Human Emperor and the son of Xing Luo, he really couldn't think of anyone who had such ability and such hatred.
"This... we don't dare to judge." The matter is so important that the captains don't dare to judge.
"Did you just say you saw fluorescent powder on the ground? Someone deliberately sprinkled traces of it, saying there were people buried in the mountain?" the straightforward old man asked again.
"Indeed, it's right over there." The captain pointed to the traces left by Zhongsun Yuechan.
"It's weird, who did it?"
"Mr. Qiao, have you discovered anything?" An old scholar from the college got off the winged tiger and approached Zhao Kuo despite the strong smell of blood.
"There are indeed some discoveries." Qiao Ba waved his hand to all the envoys to retreat, leaving only three old men from the academy.
"What's wrong?" The three old men looked at each other and gathered together.
"Wait a minute." Qiao Ba snapped his fingers, and a Yueling Deer that was parked quietly in the darkness came over. It was the one that Zhao Kuo had surrendered. Tang Yan was in a hurry when he left and didn't notice its existence. .So it has been quietly guarding nearby until Qiao Ba summoned it.
"Oh?! It's still there! You should be able to see what happened. Mr. Qiao, are you here?" The expressions of the three old men softened slightly.
Qiao Ba put his hand on Yuelinglu's head and slowly injected some spiritual power.
Yueling Deer knelt down on its front hooves like a surrender, lowered its head, and its whole body emitted bright white light, like countless elves, gathering towards Tang Yan's palm.
The other envoys from the Three Holy Lands were all scattered in the nearby mountains, warning of the realm and rejecting the powerful men from various countries who gathered out of curiosity.
But the more this happened, the more powerful people from various countries gathered. No one came too close to this place, but they refused to leave. They were curious about what happened to alert so many patrolling envoys.
It must be serious anyway!
After a moment, a smile appeared on Qiao Ba's cold old face: "Hey, that's interesting. The little guy is really not a stable master. He gave me another surprise."
An old man from the academy had a serious look on his face: "Mr. Qiao, please pay attention to the occasion. Now is the time to laugh?! Zhao Kuo belongs to the Daqian Dynasty. We, the Three Holy Lands, have already made an agreement with them to treat the contestants from the Daqian Dynasty as favorably as possible. , to provide them with appropriate convenience, this is also the condition for the royal family of the Daqian Dynasty to accept the invitation. Now that Zhao Kuo is injured, or seriously injured, if the news gets out, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain."
Qiao Ba raised his eyes and looked at him with strange eyes.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"You're right, it's just the murderer..."
"Did I guess it right? It's really Qin Minghuang?"
"No, it's your son-in-law."
"You... Qiao Laoba!! If you dare to mention this to me again, I will fall out with you!!" The old man's face sank hard, but he was slightly stunned in the blink of an eye: "Tang Yan? He attacked Zhao Kuo? Are you crazy? ?!!He should continue to pretend now!”
"He made a sneak attack on Zhao Kuo, and then met with the girl from the Zhongsun family of the Daqian Dynasty. Then... the girl led him away... and the person who left traces of fluorescent powder was also the girl." Qiao Ba touched himself. There were a few dry strands of beard on his chin, and his eyes were changing uncertainly. Starting the task of "chasing for the title" was actually a "justifiable" decision to install surveillance around everyone to 100% ensure that things were under control, even if something went wrong. Even if there is an accident, we can also understand the whole story so that we can have an explanation to other countries.
However, the image information sent back by Yuelinglu was very vague and not very coherent, which made him confused for a while, unable to guess the whole story, and unable to figure out Tang Yan's purpose.
"Zhongsun Yuechan? Tang Yan hooked up with her? It is said that the girl from the Zhongsun family is very cunning and good at plotting. What's wrong, she wants to defect to the Xingluo Empire?"
"You should be thinking about what Tang Yan is going to do? After defeating Zhao Kuo in front of Zhongsun, is he really going to go on a killing spree?!"
The faces of the three academy elders all turned ugly.
"Alas! You scholars, you just can't act calmly when things happen. How much trouble can happen? Tang Yan is not a fool. He can only hurt one or two people. How dare you kill someone?" Qiao Banou teased them.
"Stop doing this, it won't be good for anyone if things get serious."
"We'd better find Tang Yan as soon as possible. There is indeed something fishy going on. If he really plans to deal with Zhao Kuo, he won't just leave him alone. This way of dealing with him is too rough and not like his style."
"Can you find it?"
The three old men were cautious and careful, for fear of causing a big mess.
"Are you kidding? Don't forget where this place is. This is the Valley of the Wicked. I have been with it for seventeen thousand years. I can clearly count how many trees there are! It only takes a minute to find someone." Qiao Eight stepped on the air and walked towards the sky step by step.
He moved his lips and teeth without making a sound, but a strange sound wave appeared between his teeth, spreading out silently. It swayed through the space, over the mountains, and swept through the forest. It was silent, exceeding the lowest frequency that humans can hear. , and covered more than a hundred kilometers in just half a cup of tea.
The ripples are conveying some kind of signal.
Suddenly, all the monsters, birds, insects, and ordinary moths in the mountains within a range of more than a hundred kilometers calmed down and settled in their own positions, accepting questions and signals.
And then……
Roar! A silent, colorful tiger jumped up from the canyon, landed on the top of the mountain, faced the east, and let out a majestic roar; a flock of birds rushed out of the nest and hovered in the air; giant pythons crawled out of the bushes.
, climbed up the tree crown, turned his head to the sky, and swallowed snake messages; the clusters of moths buzzed and jumped into the sky like black mist, floating in the dark night.
Just like that, beasts appeared one by one, and groups of insects appeared. They all rushed from their habitats into the air, and stayed within a certain range. From a distance, they looked like footprints one after another.
'Appeared in half space, clearly marking the traces of Tang Yan and Zhongsun Yuechan's journey.
The footprints are twists and turns, and the footprints are very confusing, but looking from a distance, one can determine the general direction of their departure, which stretches from the valley at their feet to the northwest until the end of the line of sight.
In addition to the Valley of the Wicked, the envoys from the Academy and the Pure Land all marveled that they could actually command the beasts to guide them?
"Huh? Weird!" Qiao Ba stared at the end of the trajectory and secretly noticed some unusual energy fluctuations. His old face gradually returned to its usual coldness.
"What can you feel?" The three old men came up on the wing tiger.
Qiao Ba didn't respond. He closed his eyes towards the end of the weird extension, breathing evenly and calmly, silently exploring and feeling quietly.
Don't make any mistakes! Something is wrong with the three old people. It's not a good sign for Qiao Laobao to feel it with his heart.
After a while, Qiao Bashi suddenly opened his eyes, and a bright light appeared in his eyes: "Space barrier? Yes, it is a space barrier!! Someone has restricted that space!! Damn it, what do these little bastards want to do! Let's go!!"
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