Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty-Three Deep Behind the Enemy
The sun shines through thousands of clouds and falls on the towering gate of Metallurgical City, reflecting the brilliance of charming eyes.
The collapse of the "Blood" organization's conspiracy in the city also marked that it was finally time for the team led by Li Mu to leave.
"President Mo, it is thanks to you this time that we have discovered a crucial clue. On behalf of the people of Xi Penglai and the Cangyun Empire, I would like to thank the Blacksmiths Guild for its great help."
Li Mu held Mo Tianyi's hand tightly from the bottom of his heart. Although his time in Metallurgical City was not long this time, he gained a lot. At least he had a general understanding of the conspiracy of the "Blood" organization and Dong Penglai.
The Blacksmith Guild definitely accounts for more than half of this credit, especially Master Luo Wen and Mo Tianyi. Without their assistance, it would definitely not be possible to go so smoothly.
"I'm just doing my duty. By the way, President Luo asked me to give you a message. He said that the Blacksmiths Guild is an organization that has always supported peace. He sincerely hopes that you can end this war as soon as possible."
The words conveyed by Luo Wentuo and Mo Tianyi were very subtle. They seemed to be just official greetings, but they also seemed to express the position of the Blacksmiths Guild.
"It seems that it is necessary to report the words of this divine craftsman to my uncle and Xi Penglai. Whether I can win more support from the Blacksmith Guild in the future is not something I can decide."
After shaking hands with Mo Tianyi again and enjoying the farewell hug from Deacon Jin who also came to see him off, the team led by Li Mu set off on the road again.
This time they had to directly cross the border between East and West Penglai and enter the most dangerous area. As for the route, it was naturally planned by Xiao Momomaru. After many considerations, they finally chose the Kitayama Canyon as the breakthrough point.
"Such a big valley is unguarded? No wonder Miss Tao, you chose to enter Dong Penglai here instead of crossing directly from Metallurgical City."
The Beishan Canyon has a vast terrain, bordering the Lishan Plain to the west and the Black Smoke Corridor to the east. It was supposed to be a battleground between the two countries, but an appalling poison gas leak occurred here ten years ago, causing damage to three nearby villages.
A total of thousands of people died suddenly, so it became a recognized forbidden area.
"It turns out that ten years have passed. The poisonous gas leaked from the ground would have disappeared long ago, but because so many people have died, it has become a no man's land."
Although the entry point was carefully chosen, the team still did not relax. They all put on the shadow cloaks provided by Li Mu and stationed themselves in the woods outside the Beishan Canyon. It was not until late at night that they actually entered the canyon.
"This is probably the village that was eroded by poisonous gas back then. It has been reduced to this state."
As soon as they entered the canyon, Li Mu and others discovered a small dilapidated village with ruins everywhere. The houses originally made of loess had collapsed in the wind and rain, and various iron farm tools from the past were scattered on the ground.
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"The poisonous gas broke out in the middle of the night, so almost all the villagers who were affected died in their sleep. Only a few strong people struggled to escape, but in the end they all failed."
Xiao Momomaru told the cruel secrets one by one. The poison gas incident in the Kitayama Canyon caused a huge sensation that year.
Some people say that there were powerful monks practicing in the canyon, which triggered the earth's veins, causing the underground poisonous gas to explode.
There are also some people who say that there are monsters from ancient times hiding under the canyon, and the deaths of the villagers should be blamed on them.
But all the information is limited to rumors, and the official reason given by the Penglai Immortal Kingdom is just an accident caused by geological activities.
You must know that Xiandao is located on the volcano group at the bottom of the East China Sea. There are many active volcanoes all over the country, and various geological disasters are not uncommon.
So when the Penglai Ten Guys gave such an explanation, although there were voices of doubt, this incident was soon replaced by other exciting after-dinner stories.
Only more than a thousand lives were left, forever covered by loess. Only the old tree at the entrance of the village still remembers the past here.
The small team did not stay too long and quickly passed through the small village in a standard scout formation. After turning a corner along the rock wall, their eyes suddenly opened up.
Different from the dry environment outside the valley, the vegetation in the canyon is extremely lush, with all kinds of vines and dwarf trees. Li Mu even saw several aura-filled herbs along the way.
"All of this is due to an underground spring deep in the valley. It is said that it has never dried up for thousands of years, and eventually formed a pool of water."
"The aura of Zhong Tian and Di is why we have nurtured so many plants. I heard that many monks would choose to meditate here. Of course, this was the situation before the poisonous gas incident occurred."
After Xiao Momomaru's introduction, everyone understood the origin of the scenery in front of them. I am afraid that it was because of this spring that three villages gathered on both sides of the canyon, attracting thousands of people to live here for a long time.
"We should have entered the territory of Dong Penglai now. After passing through the canyon, we can reach the famous Black Smoke Corridor. Along the corridor and heading east, we can see the first Dong Penglai City."
Just as the team was about to cross the Beishan Canyon, a sound broke through the sky without warning, followed by a sound like a storm.
"Be careful, there is an ambush!"
Jin Ding, who was at the front of the team, screamed in surprise, and then flicked his hands, unsheathing the two sun-shaped swords and chopping the first arrow feathers that came out to the ground.
The members of the team are all extremely outstanding monks and have rich combat experience. Although it is not clear how the other party knows their whereabouts or how they hide their aura, so that the two Infinite Realm masters did not know in advance
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But among the lightning and flint, everyone had already crossed the sea, and each used their magical powers to resist the rain of arrows from the sky. The sword light was bright, the shadows of the palms were shadowy, the sword energy cut through the sky, and the thunder and lightning and fire phoenix illuminated the entire canyon.
Five hundred steps away, an old man with a white beard in military uniform was looking at the Beishan Canyon surrounded by arrows, directing the row of towers behind him to continue to attack, seemingly relying on the tactics of sea of arrows to survive.
They killed Li Mu and others.
"I didn't expect that the information turned out to be true. A team from Xi Penglai really crossed the border from Beishan Canyon. But what is the identity of the person who provided the information? That's all, I take the credit for this."
The old man was none other than a general from the Dong Penglai Army, commanding an army twenty miles to the west.
Three days ago, he received an anonymous letter, which described the information that a Xipenglai detachment composed entirely of monks was about to cross the border near Beishan Canyon.
At first, the old man didn't believe it, but when his spies confirmed the existence of this team from Metallurgical City, he realized that his opportunity to receive merit had come.
In order to prevent the opponent's monks from detecting in advance, the old man specially used Dong Penglai's latest crossbow system, which can accurately strike the target from a distance of five hundred steps.
"Fire another ten rounds, and then the infantry regiment is ready to capture these monks from Xi Penglai alive."