Cheng Lin was really surprised, thinking that maybe this was also a kind of fate?
I met him two times in a row, but this casual cultivator seemed interesting. Judging from his skillful appearance, he must have done similar things many times. He was not beaten to death yet. He was really lucky.
Shaking his head, Cheng Lin prepared to look away.
However, at this moment, he keenly noticed a very faint and obscure spiritual energy wave spreading from somewhere nearby, and quickly rushed towards the group of casual cultivators who were conducting transactions.
"kindness?"
Cheng Lin subconsciously lowered his body to hide himself even more secretly. He even closed his antennae and just peeked through the gaps in the leaves with his eyes.
"Buzz~"
In the woods, a strange buzz suddenly sounded.
Immediately, a hazy light rose up. They were some fine light spots, like catkins, appearing out of thin air, floating in the air, and covering a large area.
The spiritual energy fluctuations rose accordingly.
For a moment, whether it was the seller with bulging veins, the cheap buyer, or the other four people from different areas, they were all stunned.
In less than a second, his demeanor changed. Ben Ben grabbed the weapon, jumped up, stepped back, and pointed the weapon at the others.
"Something's wrong! What kind of power is this?!"
The casual cultivator who was the first to react exclaimed. As soon as he stood up, a speck of light fell on his shoulder. Then, it was clearly visible that his knees bent, and his body seemed to be under heavy pressure, and his muscles and bones started to ache.
There was a crunching sound, and then he knelt half-kneeling on the ground with a pop, a look of horror on his face.
Several other people also encountered the same situation. The dancing light spots had an incredible weight, and it was difficult to get rid of them once they stuck to them.
"drink!"
A casual cultivator who was obviously higher in cultivation shouted angrily and drew his sword to strike. The ferocious aura spread out and forced the nearby light spots back. He decisively pulled away and was about to leave. However, as soon as he ran a few steps, he saw only the light in front of him.
The trees burst open, and a sword light pierced through the leaves flying in the sky.
"Clang!"
Gold and iron clashed, but the casual cultivator was actually very clever. He gained the upper hand with a hasty sword attack. However, the next moment, several armed figures jumped out, and several iron swords trapped him from all angles.
Within a few rounds, the man let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground.
The whole process only took less than ten seconds, and the battle was over. All six casual cultivators fell to the ground, and it was only then that they could really see the appearance of their enemy.
"Elf... elf?!"
A casual cultivator widened his eyes and exclaimed loudly.
I saw dozens of elves walking out from all directions!
They wore uniform uniforms and soft armor, with shiny metal protective plates covering key parts. There were bows and arrows and quivers on their backs. The buckles of the swords at their waists were all open. Dozens of elves held weapons in their hands, forming a round formation to hold these six
A few casual cultivators gathered in the middle.
Under the helmets, those faces with different looks but full of exotic beauty were filled with alertness, caution, and a trace of curiosity.
And behind these elf soldiers, a character wearing a large robe, who looked like a magician in a fantasy movie, was slowly putting away the dark brown staff. The spiritual energy fluctuations in the field... or the magic fluctuations finally dissipated.
.
This accident not only shocked the six casual cultivators who were attacked, but also Cheng Lin, who was secretly observing, was also very surprised.
Elf troops?
There is indeed an elf army hidden here!
If this was not something that surprised him, then the sudden attack of these elves was indeed beyond his expectation.
"Obviously, this was premeditated. The entire attack was not hasty. These casual cultivators should have been targeted by the elf troops for a long time, but they only took action now. It seems that the elf royal court has indeed reacted. Perhaps, this
There are very few troops deployed on the side, and the large forces must be staring at the exploration team of the Thirteenth Division, and that side is the main event."
Cheng Lin's mind was flickering with thoughts. At this time, the elves finally spoke.
An elf officer gave an order, and his men swarmed over and tied up the six casual cultivators with a special rope.
At the same time, they took away the weapons in their hands.
The whole process was not without resistance, but this group of elf soldiers was obviously elite. After a few casual cultivators took a few heavy blows, they gave up and stopped struggling.
During the binding process, the elf officer also tried to ask a few questions.
The result is naturally that they stare at each other.
The language is completely blocked and communication is impossible.
However, there were a few casual cultivators who were irritated by something and kept shouting. Finally, the officer waved his hand and simply blocked the mouths of the casual cultivators with cloth.
"Sure enough, it still doesn't work. It seems that we can only send them back to the royal capital to see if the royal court can communicate with them."
The officer sighed and put the knife back into its sheath with a swipe.
The "Mage Elf" wearing a large robe came over, rubbing the top of the staff, with a serious expression: "His Majesty's order is just for us to capture some and send them back for questioning. Hurry up and send them back earlier. Maybe, we
You will have a greater advantage in contacting those people!"
"Well, the news has been spread. The transportation team will be here soon."
Probably considering that these captives couldn't understand him at all, these elves talked without hesitation.
Little did they know that not far away, in a dark corner, Cheng Lin was squatting there and listening to their words word for word.
The skill of Elvish finally came into play at this moment.
"Capture the prisoners? Transport them back to the royal court?"
Cheng Lin quickly extracted the key information, and then rolled his eyes, feeling a little moved. This was an opportunity.
"Obviously, as long as you follow them, you can reach the royal court."
After almost hesitating for a second, Cheng Lin decided to change his route and not go back to join Gu Cheng and Jiang Ye for the time being. Instead, he would find a way to follow this group of elves to the royal court. He was eager to know what was going on there.
"It's just... if you just follow them, it will be easy to be discovered along the way. Especially this group of elves seems to be extremely good at hiding. Moreover, when they reach the royal capital, it will be difficult to break in when facing the tight guards."
Cheng Lin rubbed his chin in deep thought, thinking about a way to sneak in safely. At this time, there was a sudden creaking sound, and several strange prison cars came from the woods.
They have the shape of a carriage, but are powered by pig beasts. The carriage is a black cage with arcs, probably made of some kind of alloy.
An elf team drove over in a prison van. The leading officer jumped out and said hello to the colleagues in front, "Are you not injured?"
"No, the strength of these prisoners is lower than we expected. However, you must not take it lightly. Be careful along the way to ensure that nothing happens."
"Don't worry, leave it to us."
"Okay, let's go to the next observation point first."
"kindness."
After a brief conversation, the ambush elves quickly left. The newly arrived transport team officer watched his colleagues leave, then turned around and waved behind him: "Throw them into the car!"
"yes!"
One soldier opened the chain of the prison van and opened the door with a bang. The other two soldiers worked together to grab the tied up casual cultivator and threw him into the vehicle.
The six casual cultivators were thrown into the car one by one.
The sleazy buyer was at the end of the queue. His hands were tied tightly and his mouth was gagged. He knelt on the ground with some despair and watched helplessly as each of his "companions" were picked up and thrown into the car. This made
He was quite scared.
Swallowing, the guy started to rub to the side cautiously.
He had fallen near a bush, and now he wanted to sneak away. He finally got to the bush with great difficulty. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he wanted to run away. However, he
Just when I tried to stand up, I suddenly froze!
He only saw a figure suddenly leaping down from the tree in front of him.
The figure moved extremely fast, but made almost no sound. It was obviously a human being, and was wearing a set of smart and simple clothes.
No backpack, wearing a hat and a black mask on his face.
The mask seemed to be bought on the roadside, and it had a mouth of a Dongjing Ghoul anime character printed on it.
He grinned with white painted teeth, which looked extremely strange.
Cheng Lin landed lightly, then glanced at the guy squatting in front of him, smiled at him, then quickly picked up a piece of rope scattered on the ground, and tied his hands with a live buckle with skillful movements.
Then he plopped down and sat down next to Sanxiu, also blocking his escape route.
The whole set of actions sounds slow, but in fact it only takes a blink of an eye.
When Cheng Lin tied himself up and squatted on the ground, the wide eyes of the "buyer" next to him were filled with an emotion called "confusion."
He stared blankly at Cheng Lin, his big eyes flickering, barely able to write a line of words with a pen:
"Is this okay?"
He was shocked.
He shook his head and blinked hard... It was not an hallucination... What happened? Suddenly a mysterious cultivator came down from the tree, and then tied himself up in front of him?
Take the initiative to be a prisoner?
Who is this?
Is your brain sick?
In just such a delay, the elf soldier over there threw the fifth casual cultivator into the car, turned around, and Cheng Lin and his two men came over.
"Huh? Are there two left? I just saw that there was only one left." A soldier was startled and glanced at the two of them with a suspicious look on his face.
Another soldier hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe you saw it wrong. It's darker here. Okay, let's get the two of them into the car quickly. Let's leave as soon as possible."
"OK."
After the two soldiers finished speaking, they reached out to catch the two of them. Cheng Lin cooperated very well and remained motionless. However, the "buyer" next to him seemed to have just come to his senses at this time, and struggled suddenly, his mouth blocked whining.
It kept whining.
"He seems to be talking? He seems to have something to say." A soldier was surprised.
Although there is a language barrier, sometimes body movements can still reveal some simple meanings.
Another soldier shook his head: "Can you understand what he is saying?"
"……Can't understand."
"That's it." Seeing that he was still shouting, the soldier picked up the hilt of his sword and stabbed him firmly in the stomach with a very rough movement, "Stop shouting!"
The buyer immediately screamed in pain, bowed like a shrimp, and almost burst into tears. He scolded these two elves for eight generations in his heart, but he couldn't resist, and he almost collapsed.
When he was desperate, he turned his head and happened to face the face of Cheng Lin next to him. To be precise, it was Cheng Lin's smiling eyes with a hint of coldness. He seemed to be smiling, and the sides of the entire mask squeezed upward.
The wrinkles and the ghoulish anime mouth reveal some kind of twisted horror.
He shuddered subconsciously, and then he and Cheng Lin were dragged by the elf soldiers to the prison car.
It happened that the five people in front filled one car, so the soldier simply threw the two of them into another prison car.
"Let me in! Be honest! Don't even think about escaping, or you will suffer a lot!" the soldier warned, but then he felt a little bored, probably considering that the other party didn't understand either.
He wrapped the arm-thick chain three times, fastened the lock that was as big as two fists, and pulled down the cloth cover above the prison car to cover the surrounding area, just like pulling down a curtain.
, the light in the entire prison car dimmed.
Then, Cheng Lin heard the sounds of walking, talking, and the grunts of pigs and beasts. The car beneath him began to sway and began to move forward. A wisp of "tentacles" spread out, and Cheng Lin was able to see the scene outside.
The entire team of transport vehicles quickly entered the dense forest, and then drove straight down through a hidden hole in the ground.
There is a tunnel underground!
"No wonder I couldn't find them before."
Cheng Lin suddenly realized.
The prison car was pulled along the underground passage by the pig beast. The pig beast pulling the cart seemed to be a mutated species and was extremely fast. Cheng Lin estimated that its running speed was about sixty miles or more.
After running underground for a while, the terrain suddenly became higher again.
The entire team ran upwards along a sloping "trunk" and soon came to a road in the upper level of the Elf Forest, continuing to run rapidly in the direction of the World Tree.
During the whole process, these transport soldiers said almost nothing, which frustrated Cheng Lin's plan to eavesdrop on some news, but he didn't care.
According to the current speed, I believe we will arrive at the Royal Capital soon, and we will try our best to take action again then.
Having made up his mind, Cheng Lin cut off his "tentacles", opened his eyes, and finally began to take stock of his environment.
The small prison car was surrounded by dense iron railings, chains, and locks, sealing off all possibilities of escape. Of course, considering the material of the prison car, Cheng Lin estimated that he could use the He sword or dispatch the glorious knights to force the car.
Break through.
He himself was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the prison van. As for the "buyer", he was huddled in a corner of the prison van, his whole body huddled up, and he was looking at him with innocent eyes.
Seeing Cheng Lin looking over, the guy shivered again subconsciously.
After thinking for a while, he shook his hands and untied the "live buckle". This binding method was taught by the teacher named Wu Jiankui in the fighting class at the Spiritual Training Academy. Unexpectedly, it was used at this time.
"Bata."
The rope fell softly to the ground.
Cheng Lin rubbed his wrist with a red mark, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the other person.
He lowered his voice and said with a half-smile:
"I'm not very patient, so I hope you won't do anything irrational like before, otherwise...hehe, to tell you the truth, I just killed a group of casual cultivators, and I don't mind killing another one."