In the wilderness of dark nights, fireflies occasionally fly out, and the grass that has absorbed enough moisture from the soil and is becoming plump exudes a moist and pleasant smell after being trampled by the hooves of horses.
Lin Yi and others rode two horses per person, following the loose Northern Wei war horses. After losing their masters, these Northern Wei war horses often looked a little miserable running in the night, but naturally they were not as fast as they were in battle.
This light cavalry war horse was originally considered very sophisticated even in the Southern Dynasties, but now it seemed very easy to follow them at this speed.
The smell of a lot of sheep manure soon came from the wilderness ahead. The north of Nanliang was actually considered the south for the Northern Wei Dynasty. Not only was the terrain flat, but the soil was also very fertile. However, in the past hundred years, these areas had been constantly conquered, resulting in
The land is vast and the people are sparse. When the population is small, there are few farmers. Many clans raise cattle and sheep in large quantities, which also contributes a lot of fur and meat to the Southern Dynasty.
A few years after Xiao Yan rebelled and became emperor, the relationship between the Southern Liang and the Northern Wei Dynasty was relatively relaxed. The nobles of the Northern Wei Dynasty had a much higher demand for beef and mutton than the Southern Dynasty, so caravans from the Southern Dynasty could often be seen on the border.
A large number of live cattle and sheep were traded directly with the caravans of the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, the caravans controlled by the Southern Dynasty clans also used this to exchange for a large amount of scarce minerals that were only available in the Northern Wei Dynasty, making extremely profitable profits.
But after the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang and Linghuang was established, the border conflicts between the two dynasties continued, and the border trade between the two sides naturally disappeared. Some scarce minerals that could be used as ordnance were already controlled by the Northern Wei Dynasty and would never flow into the Southern Dynasty.
Lin Yi's eyesight is much stronger than that of ordinary practitioners. Even under the faint moonlight, he can clearly see the traces of sheep gnawing on the large wasteland in the distance, and can even see those scattered on the ground.
There are a lot of sheep droppings like black beads among the remaining grass.
The outlines of some villages soon appeared in his sight, but as he continued to march, there were no traces of sheep around the villages, and there was no sound in the villages.
These war horses of the Northern Wei Dynasty passed through the edge of the village, but there was still no movement in the village.
Lin Yi also drove his horse through the edge of the village, his brows gradually furrowed.
Although he did not enter the villages, the scenes inside these villages, which were not densely built, could not escape his sight and perception.
There were no signs of fighting in these villages, but there was no one there.
The villages along the way range from dozens of households to seven or eight households.
After passing a river hill, the Northern Wei war horses in front suddenly became cheerful and ran significantly faster.
In front of those galloping war horses of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the shape of a mound was vaguely revealed. Some buildings on the hill were yellow walls. If you get closer, you can clearly see that it is a large temple.
Except for some low shrubs, there were not even a few green grasses on the mound, which looked bare and desolate.
The Northern Wei war horses in front ran faster and faster, rushing directly along the hillside towards the temple gate on the mountain.
Lin Yi and Bai Yuelu looked at each other and slowly slowed down their riding speed. When these Northern Wei war horses arrived at the temple gate, they naturally dispersed and stomped leisurely on the surrounding slopes, occasionally gnawing at grass roots in the ground.
Looking at the reactions of these war horses, Lin Yi and others were able to determine that these war horses should have stayed here for a long time in the past few days, so they were already familiar with the surrounding environment. However, the constraints of the riders made these strictly trained horses even if they were not
The tied reins only walk around the station.
Lin Yi let go of his perception and slowly drove his horse to the front. Even though there was still no one in his perception, he did not dare to relax at all.
This temple is a Buddhist temple. The main hall facing the temple door is quite old. The statues, walls and wooden pillars inside the temple are all blackened by smoke and fire. However, some new temple buildings and side halls around it are very new. They should be these.
Newly built in the year.
It should be more convenient for entry and exit. The door panel of the temple gate has been roughly removed, maybe it was directly chopped into dry firewood. There are several piles of burnt bonfires on the field inside the gate. There are piles of bonfires everywhere on the ground and in front of the statue of the main hall.
There are traces of the army's rest, and there are even some dismantled pieces of cloth stained with blood.
There was no cover inside, and there was no enemy in sight. This made Lin Yi feel relaxed and somewhat disappointed.
He dismounted, handed the horse to the young practitioners behind to take care of it, and walked into the main hall first.
Rong Yi followed him into the temple. In this night, the temple seemed empty and quiet even with the piles of black ashes. The scent of sandalwood accumulated in the smoky fire made Rong Yi feel peaceful and calm.
People forget the existence of danger.
However, for some reason, in such silence, when Lin Yi and others did not feel anything strange, Rong Yi's mood did not relax. Instead, he felt a little nervous inexplicably, as if there was something floating in the air here.
The invisible ghost made him increasingly uneasy.
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
He clenched his fists subconsciously, and he focused himself on finding where the aura that made him uneasy came from. In the next moment, his breathing paused slightly, and his eyes subconsciously fell on the piles of black ashes leading to the main hall.
above the ground.
The ground was paved with ordinary slates. The slates were very thick, but had been worn extremely smooth by the soles of shoes over the years. They even shone like jade in the dim moonlight.
What really attracted him were the gaps between the stone slabs. Those gaps were filled with soil, and they didn't look abnormal. But when he looked at them carefully, these gaps seemed to be like black threads floating in his perception.
It stood up and exuded a terrifying aura.
His vest began to sweat profusely.
"how?"
Whether it was Lin Yi, Qi Zhuji, or Bai Yuelu, they all keenly sensed his abnormality at this moment.
Rong Yi took a deep breath and clenched his fists tighter, but did not immediately answer the questions asked by Lin Yi and others. His perception extended along these floating black lines, only for a moment.
In between, he touched the end of these black lines.
That is behind the statue in this temple, or to be more precise, behind the wall behind the Buddha statue.
Where these black lines extend, there is a bulging breath, like the heart of a demon king, containing more terrifying power after every jump.
"Let's go!"
His face suddenly changed, and the face that was originally reddish and hot due to nervousness turned white without a trace of blood. He shouted sharply, but it was not enough. The moment he quickly turned around and rushed out, he waved his hand towards the door crazily.
The young practitioners outside signaled, and at the same time screamed: "Run away!"
"Walk!"
Lin Yi didn't understand, but he didn't hesitate at all. The moment Rong Yi turned around, he pulled Xiao Suxin beside him and swept away as fast as possible.
Bai Yuelu's movements were not slow either. She even landed on the horse faster than Lin Yi, Xiao Suxin and others.
Her expression was very calm, and she instantly guessed a possibility.
Rong Yi is the true disciple of the master of the Southern Dynasty's magic circle. In the world of practitioners, the magic circle is a preset trap using special runes and unique materials.
The vitality of heaven and earth suppressed by unique means flows in the channels constructed by the rune array, and then breaks out at a certain moment. With the help of the terrain or unique climate, a power stronger than the practitioner's true energy means is erupted.
Rong Yi reacted so violently, it should be that there is such a trap in this temple.
If such a trap is discovered in advance, she doesn't need to worry too much.
However, in the next moment, her expression completely changed.
The ground of the entire hill shook, and fist-sized stones jumped up from the ground and then rolled down.
There were countless chi chi sounds from behind the wall inside the temple, like the sharp swords of countless cultivators emitting substantial sword energy.
Without any hesitation, she flicked the fingers of her hands, and some fine needle-like essence flew out from her fingertips and landed on the buttocks of the horse they were riding.
Tiny drops of blood surged up on the horse's buttocks. The horses, which were originally very painful, could not bear the spread of her true energy in their flesh and blood, and instantly ran madly down the mountain.
She turned around and looked back at the same time.
The moist soil in the cracks in the stone floor in the temple gate really floated upwards, forming suspended black mud lines an inch above the ground, and then was shattered into pieces by invisible forces.
Many white lines appeared on the wall behind the statue in the main hall. The broken and collapsed walls scattered like ripe fruits, followed by the Buddha statue, and then the entire main hall.
The white line expanded into a white torrent of water, pushing up the debris of the broken hall and the fragments of the Buddha statue, while the ground continued to collapse and sink downwards.
The strong air flow caused waves of moist water mist to surge in the air, hitting them.
When the seven young practitioners who were most ignorant came to their senses, half of the entire hill had disappeared. The Buddhist temple on the top of the hill had completely disappeared, as if it had turned into a pond full of water, constantly overflowing.
The water flowed down the hillside against the large pieces of broken wood.
Lin Yi took the lead and rushed to the flat area at the bottom of the hillside before stopping. Looking at this scene, even he felt a little cold in his heart, feeling lucky to have survived the disaster.
"There is a spring in the temple, and the other party used that spring to set up a magic circle?"
He looked up solemnly at the water flowing down, and asked Rong Yi beside him.
Rong Yi nodded. Until now, his body was still sweating and his heart was beating like a drum.
"This person's formation skills are much better than mine." It wasn't until he took a few breaths that he calmed down, wiped the sweat from his face, looked at Lin Yi and said with a trembling voice: "Even if you give him a mouthful of this
Living spring, even if you give me a long time, I won't be able to arrange such a magic circle."
Li Moxiao looked at the disappearing mountain tops and temples, and a wry smile slowly appeared on his slightly pale face.
The layout of any magic circle requires familiarity with the use of a large number of runes, many of which require rote memorization of details. In addition, knowledge such as pulse detection, Feng Shui, etc. also takes a lot of time. This is exactly an area that he has not gone deep into.
So if Rong Yi hadn't warned him just now, he, Lin Yi and others might have died in the collapsed half of the mountain.
"We must try to find this person and then kill him."
He took a deep breath and said seriously.
Young people with astonishing talents like him don't even pay much attention to fame and wealth. For people like him who are destined to reach a high position in the world of practitioners, the most important thing is to practice.
, so even if he joined the Tiece Army, his murderous intention was not serious during the battle.
But now, the murderous intention in his heart is very strong.
No formation master would spend a lot of real energy and precious formation materials to set up a terrible trap that may not be used. That formation master is destined to set up the formation here after knowing their intentions.
The formation master who could set up such a formation in such a short period of time was not only much more powerful than Rong Yi, I am afraid that the entire Southern Dynasty would not be able to pick out two or three such powerful formation masters.
In a war like this, this kind of person is the most powerful weapon in an army and will bring terrible damage.
When Li Mo said this with a smile, his eyes fell on Qi Zhuji and Bai Yuelu.
Because obviously, Lin Yi is less informed than him, but among the entire Tiece Army, Qi Zhuji and Bai Yuelu may have some ideas.
"Is it possible to track this person?" Lin Yi turned to look at Rong Yi and asked.
Rong Yi shook his head, "Even if there is his true energy in the magic circle, there is no way to find him unless he uses his true energy nearby."
"Then if he sets up the magic circle, can you feel that it is him?" Lin Yi frowned slightly and asked seriously: "Also...if he happens to use his true energy near you, you can really feel it.
Is it him?"
Rong Yi took a deep breath.
He was no longer sweating, but the sweat had soaked his clothes. At this time, even in the summer wind, he felt a little chilly.
He carefully recalled the feeling at that time, feeling the mud line floating in his perception at that time, feeling the suppressed but powerful true energy breath inside, he nodded hesitantly and said: "It should be okay.
But it’s not absolutely certain.”
"Do you know that Xiao Donghuang's subordinates have such an formation master?" Lin Yi turned around and looked at Bai Yuelu and asked.
"Never heard of it."
Bai Yuelu shook her head simply. This was not a lie. Even she had no idea before that that there was such a terrifying formation master in Xiao Donghuang's army.