Tianji Cave is located at the intersection of Daling and Ling provinces, in a barren mountain called Jiaolin Mountain.
But the wilderness does not mean there is no one there.
At this time, Isibasi left behind a good guard guarding Tianji Cave, a Husi named Mombadia, who was whistling, carrying a knife behind his back, unbuttoning his trousers and hissing at the roots of the tree.
This place has been cleaned up before, and insect repellent powder and wild animal excrement have been sprinkled. Wild animals are basically afraid to come.
Security exception.
There were three people left with them as guards, all of whom were carefully selected martial arts masters under Boss Isibas.
In terms of level alone, they may only be in the third or fourth level, but if they really use all kinds of methods, even the fifth and sixth level masters will be defeated by them if they are not careful.
After all, people who live at sea basically combine guns and weapons.
The speed and power of firearms are the preferred auxiliary means for most.
After Mombadia finished draining the water, he picked up his belt, turned around slowly, and walked towards the temporary camp.
After walking only a dozen meters, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
A faint scent of blood flowed along the breeze in the forest and penetrated into his nostrils.
"Something's wrong!?"
Mombadia looked alert, stepped lightly, and slowly approached the camp.
He arched up and tried his best to hide most of his body from the surrounding bushes and grass.
Not long after, he came to the vicinity of the camp and looked through the gaps in the grass.
hiss...
The tragic situation in the camp made his heart tremble.
The other two left-behind masters were already lying on the ground, with blood spurting out from their mouths, and they had long since lost their breath.
And an old man with gray hair wearing a pale evil ghost mask, dressed in gray, was walking slowly in the camp, seemingly looking for something.
Mombadia was covered in cold sweat and retreated slowly, not daring to say a word. After retreating for more than ten meters, he quickened his pace, kept his voice as soft as possible, and started trotting into the distance.
"No!! We must rush back and tell the boss immediately! There is a sneak attack by an expert, probably trying to steal the treasure!!"
Mombardia knew how valuable the Tianji Cave he and others discovered this time was.
Not to mention the various precious medicines in the innermost part, there are some century-old herbs on the outside, which are far superior to the old medicine gardens of ordinary large drugstores.
Another point, and the most important thing is that the terrain of Tianji Cave is quite hidden. It is in a valley and is covered by miasma. Only the three of them know the route.
The three of them waited for someone to pick them up later, and then led the way directly, but they didn't expect...
"You must run away quickly, otherwise you will be discovered by that person..."
Seeing that we are getting further and further away from the camp.
Mombardia also began to run at full speed.
He must return as soon as possible to report the news.
As for the two dead companions, he didn't care at all. They were all just dawdling people with a single life. If they died, they would die. As long as it was not him who died.
The question now is, if we don't leave here as soon as possible, maybe...
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Mombadia's eyes were filled with confusion.
A few meters in front of him, a figure in gray suddenly appeared.
The other party's hair was gray, hanging loosely around his shoulders, and he had a pale ghost mask on his face. There was some kind of unspeakable fear in the dark woods.
"No... don't kill me!! I am under the command of Captain Isibas..."
Before he finished speaking, Mombadia's expression changed, he raised his hand, pointed it at the opponent, and fired the gun.
boom!!
The bullet flew out, but missed. The man seemed to have noticed his move a long time ago.
The figure flashed, and the ghost-faced man appeared beside him, waving his right arm.
puff!
A gray shadow flashed, and Mombadia screamed. The hand holding the gun was fractured and twisted on the spot, and was broken in the opposite direction.
He endured the severe pain and kicked the opponent with lightning speed.
But the raised leg was only halfway kicked when the ghost-faced man also raised his leg and kicked him hard.
Click.
His leg bones were also broken.
"Stupid!" The Ghost-Faced Man finally took action, with a more precise finger, landing on Mombadia's throat.
puff.
A force shattered his throat. Mombadia choked and vomited blood. He fell to the ground, struggling like a shrimp.
hiss.
At this moment, a subtle swaying of vegetation came from the distance.
The ghost-faced man suddenly turned his head and looked over there carefully, but saw no one.
A person who lives in seclusion here as a sensor gate and specializes in searching for the ruins of the medicine garden.
He has been searching here for three years, just to find Tianji Cave.
What he didn't expect now is that he couldn't find it after searching for so long. Instead, it was these Husi people, sailors and crew members who lived at sea, who actually found the extremely well-hidden Tianji by following unknown clues.
Hole.
The ghost-faced man was so surprised that he tracked and determined the location of Tianji Cave, and immediately took action to intercept and kill the other insiders around him except himself.
As long as these people are dealt with, no one will know the specific location of Tianji Cave.
At that time, he can safely pick the precious medicine inside and bring it back to the door.
This cave can also be used as a place to grow medicine inside the door.
"No... there's someone's scent!" Suddenly the ghost-faced man sniffed his nose and his eyes moved.
He quickly picked up the body and swept it deep into the forest, intending to dispose of the body and the simple camp first, and then silence him.
As for the person who just made the noise, he should be a nearby herb collector. He wouldn't be able to get very far if he were to run away.
Since Tianji Cave, a natural medicinal garden, has been discovered by him, the treasures of heaven, earth, and earth, and the virtuous should live there. It will naturally become his Qianshimen's property.
Anyone else who dares to stretch out his hand will have his hands and people cut off!
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"drive!"
On the official road, two brown horses galloped at full speed, approaching quickly in the direction of Jiaolin Mountain.
On the horseback, a man is tall and tall, with bright and narrow eyes.
It was Zhang Rongfang who came to look for the main medicine of Jinchan Gong.
The other man wears a round hat, a curvy moustache, and carries a short bow and scimitar on his back.
It was Numban, the elite crew member from Isibas who came to lead the way.
"Nubane, are you sure that the people you left over there can find Tianji Cave?" Zhang Rongfang asked again on horseback.
He was still a little worried.
"Don't worry, after repeatedly confirming the characteristics of the manpower we found, we were notified immediately by flying pigeons, and then we sent two more experts to set up a small camp.
As long as we get closer and set off fireworks, they can also set off fireworks to let us determine their direction and location." Nubarn replied respectfully.
Both of them are martial arts masters. Even on the back of a fast horse, they can speak clearly and pronounce words with perfect pronunciation.
"That's good. Let me ask again, apart from those three people, does anyone else know the location of Tianji Cave?" Zhang Rongfang frowned and asked again.
"That's not true. After we found out, we notified the boss as soon as possible. Then we will report to you. Even I am going there for the first time." Nubarn replied.
The big boss in his mouth is Isibas.
Zhang Rongfang shook his head in his heart.
Although Isibas is a big ship owner, he doesn't know how powerful his men are.
So he was always a little unsure about this action.
Soon, the sky turned gray.
They started out in the morning and now at nightfall, they finally arrived at the area near Tianji Cave.
That is the official road near Jiaolin Mountain.
The two slowed down their horses and walked slowly.
Nubarn took out a signal firework from his arms, lit it with a fire stick, and pointed it at the sky.
puff!
A bright yellow fire flashed by.
More than twenty meters in the sky, a cross-shaped yellow firework exploded.
The bright halo of fireworks illuminated the surrounding area clearly for a time.
At this time, the sky darkened, the moon was shrouded in thick clouds, and the light was even lower.
The entire Jiaolin Mountain looks increasingly dark and deep.
Nubarn set off the fireworks five times in a row to make sure the contact could see and hear them.
Then he took out the torch, lit it carefully, and raised it to illuminate.
"Sir, it's getting dark, why don't we dismount and find a place to camp temporarily? Let the signal go again tomorrow."
Zhang Rongfang looked around, with a faint reflection of light in the pupils of his eyes.
Only then did he deeply understand what dark light vision was.
The surrounding light was obviously extremely dim, but in his eyes, the surroundings were still as bright as day.
All without any ambiguity.
Even in places where mist drifts in the forest, he can easily see what's inside.
This feeling is amazing.
Just like things that are closer, everything becomes translucent and naturally emits a shimmer.
"good."
After coming back to his senses, Zhang Rongfang nodded calmly.
Turn over and dismount.
The two led the horses to a nearby location, found a large tree that was thick enough, tied the reins, took off the gift bags, and started to light a fire to make food.
"Speaking of which, how did you discover this Tianji Cave? Can you tell me?" Zhang Rongfang sat down cross-legged and watched Nubarn make a fire seriously.
"That's it. We used the comparison of terrain features in that ancient book to find more than thirty places that fit the characteristics, and then sent people to eliminate them one by one..."
Seeing that Zhang Rongfang was interested, Nubarn began to introduce it carefully.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the two of them could not move forward until the people left behind responded to the fireworks.
So now I can only wait for the response person to reply.
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The tinkling sound of horse bells continues to float away.
Ding Luo held the handle of the knife and watched the surroundings vigilantly.
Behind him were several servants armed with long sticks, five in total, guarding the two carriages of the Ding family as they drove towards Bingzhou at an unhurried pace.
The Ding family moved their entire family from Mianzhou to Bingzhou, which was a long-standing plan.
As a wealthy business family specializing in the fur business, the Ding family's business in Mianzhou has been constantly suppressed. Especially after the new regulations on the color of Daling's clothing came out, it became even more difficult to do business.
This time, Ding Luo's father, Ding Junshan, finally decided after a long period of judgment and thought that the whole family would move to Bingzhou and use the influence of his wife's family there to intervene in the animal fur hat market in Bingzhou.
People of the Great Spirit like to wear hats very much, whether they are royalty, nobles, wealthy businessmen or common people.
Most everyone has one or more hats.
Luxurious people will also wear different hats according to the morning, afternoon and evening throughout the year.
Other Huxi, Northerners, and Barbarians were also driven by Lingren to a certain extent, which increased the scale of the hat market.
This is also the reason why the Ding family chose to get involved in the hat market.
Once Tianyi Pavilion's regulations come out, the original market will change after all, and this is a new opportunity.