Please calm down your anger

Chapter 176

As night falls, the moon shines brightly.

There are bonfires in the camp, and the monkeys cry and the wolves howl in the distant mountains.

In the military tents, tallow candles were brightly lit, and all the high-ranking officials of the government army were listed.

"My lord, that ancient tomb has already collapsed."

Old Man Yang pointed to the map and said, "The old man and the Shanshan Army found this place. There are traces of foundations in the soil. It should be a small family that escaped the war before the Great Chu. It is worthless..."

I saw that on the map, along the ancient battlefield in the southwest mountains to the north, there were many dense marks along the way, until it stopped at the foot of the Kanyuan Mountains.

After Old Man Yang finished speaking, Mo Yunxiao, the commander of the Soushan Army, also cupped his hands and said, "My lord, today the Soushan Army cleared the jungle below the mountain, killed miasma spirits, insect monsters, and pig monsters each, and each occupied its own territory..."

A disciple of Taoist medicine then stood up and reported: "My lord, most of the soldiers now eat the meat of monsters and beasts together with bread, and there are many poisonous weeds in the river. Dozens of auxiliary soldiers have been poisoned, and they have boiled medicinal soup for rescue..."

"The falcon explored a hundred miles away, and was attacked by a bat monster. Two of them were damaged, and no trace of the campfire was found..."

Wang Xuan's army was very disciplined. During the march, they had to gather information every night and assign tasks the next day. The advantage of doing this was that all the high-ranking officers were familiar with the military affairs, so that they could be organized and not panic when encountering problems.

The most important thing for the government army to open up wasteland is to explore the resources in the mountains.

It seems that all luck has been exhausted in the southwest mountains, all the way north to the Kanyuan Mountains, only to find a small moon silver mine, and the location is remote, so it is not easy to develop.

Not only that, but the dangers are also gradually increasing. For those evil spirits, rocksfalling in the mountains, landslides, poisonous miasma, rainstorms and mountain torrents are the biggest dangers that the army faces.

Fortunately, the Taoist medical disciples accompanying the army have excellent medical skills, and there have been no casualties for the time being.

Of course, Wang Xuan also deliberately slowed down the marching speed so that the soldiers could gradually adapt.

"There should be no demon nests nearby."

After listening to everyone's report, Guo Luquan stroked his beard and smiled and said: "When the demon nest gathers, the demon king will inevitably suppress and gather all the monsters. Most of them here are monsters who do not cultivate their lives, and each occupies their territory. It seems that they can live in peace for a while."

Mo Yuntian shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, don't be careless."

"It is rumored that Longshou Mountain, the capital of heaven, was the place where the three emperors became enlightened in ancient times. Afterwards, the human races from all over the place were unified, and they continued to expand with the help of divine techniques. However, the wars in the past dynasties continued, and the territory of the human race has continued to shrink."

"The place under our feet may be buried in an ancient city, and the surrounding mountains may have the remains of ancient dharma lines. Many collapsed ancient tombs have been found along the way, but they have been inherited by the human race and cultivated the way of life. I didn't see any of them…”

"Where did they go?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into deep thought.

Wang Xuan said in a deep voice: "Yun Tian means that there are powerful monsters in the Kanyuan Mountain Range?"

"This is just speculation."

Mo Yuntian frowned and said: "Judging the gathering of monsters is also a means of detecting spirit mines. After all, most of the demon nests are located in the earth's energy orifices, and they often wander in the mountains. Some of them can smelt monster weapons, and they also need spirit mine resources. .”

"But I heard a rumor in the academy that if a big monster appears, it will not only form a demon nest, but also send little demons to patrol the mountains to collect monsters. When the super demon nest in Dianzhou appears, the entire Duiyuan mountain range monster It all disappears."

"That's not right!"

Zhang Heng scratched his head and said in doubt: "During this journey, there are quite a few insect monsters and beast monsters cultivating blood. Could it be that the old monster has eyes on his forehead and doesn't like these things?"

Mo Yuntian shook his head and smiled wryly, "This... I don't know either."

Wang Xuan pondered and said: "After all, there is something weird, so we have to guard against it. Stop going forward tomorrow, fix it on the spot, and send eagles into the Kanyuan Mountain Range to investigate first."

"Yes, my lord!"

After everyone left, the military tent suddenly fell silent.

clap la la...

The mist dispersed, and Bai Qin flew out of the painting, sweeping ashes and ink, making tea and making the bed, very busy.

Wang Xuan has long been used to it, pretending to check the map, but actually opened the Heavenly Dao Deduction Disk.

"Tiger and Leopard Army Pattern" deduction progress: 93%.

That's right, the reason why he stopped moving forward was to allow the soldiers to recuperate, and secondly, he wanted to wait for the deduction of this technique to be completed and increase his combat power as much as possible before entering the Kanyuan Mountains.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuan began to carefully check the map.

To be honest, their marching speed was really fast, and they didn't check carefully along the way.

From here to the ancient battlefield, the area is as large as five southwest mountains. If it is said that there are no hidden mine veins, no one will believe it.

But he had to speed up.

The Kanyuan Mountain Range is a branch of Longshou Mountain in Tiandu, Qinzhou Bingzhou is bounded by it, where the earth energy is surging, there are many treasures of spiritual caves, not to mention ancient ruins, which is the focus of land reclamation.

Now it is equivalent to staking the land, no matter what the reason for Tu Su Ziming from Qinzhou to enter the mountain, once this area is occupied by the other party, it can block Yongan's forward direction.

You must know that Longshou Mountain in Tiandu sent nine dragons to various places, and the Kanyuan Mountains alone spanned Qinzhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou, and that was the focus of competition for the prefectural troops.

The strategic purpose of Wang Xuan's trip was very simple. It was not to find any treasure, but to establish a bridgehead at the entrance of Yong'an in the Kanyuan Mountain Range.

Xiao Bai travels back and forth between the two places every day, and he already knows everything about Yong'an.

As long as he can gain a foothold in the Kanyuan Mountains, it is equivalent to guarding the gate of Bingzhou. He can attack when he advances, and he can defend when he retreats. Naturally, everything in the rear will be safe.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuan got up and went outside the military tent to look up.

The Kanyuan Mountains in the night are even more mysterious.

Under the light of the huge bright moon, there are strange halos scattered in the mountains from time to time, with a vigorous and vast momentum, like an ancient beast, quietly watching the boundless forest.

The Taiyin Gate and Robbery Gate must have already entered.

Strangely, no traces were found along the way.

You must know that although these two families are not marching forward with large armies, there are quite a few of them.

Is it...

Wang Xuan suddenly thought of a possibility.

Both of these two took advantage of Fengshui caves to travel through the mountains!
……

The next day, when Wang Xuan finished his speculation, everyone immediately looked at each other in blank dismay.

"With the help of Fengshui cave, it is the housekeeping skill of the blood robber!"

Du Chunni said in a deep voice: "Although the blood-clothed bandit has been wiped out, everyone knows that there are many inside stories and many fish slipped through the net. Could it be that they all collude with him?"

Old man Yang, holding a big cigarette stick in his hand, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, since Weng Qing dared to give me the Dongyou compass, it must not be rare."

"The most feared thing when traveling through Fengshui caves is getting lost. As long as there is a compass in the cave, you can tell the direction according to the flow of water qi, and avoid most dangers in the mountains. The method of blood-cloth robbers may have spread to all major forces."

Wang Xuan said in a deep voice: "No matter what, this matter must be guarded against."

"Today, the Soushan Army sent falcons into the Kanyuan Mountains."

"In addition, the Dangkou army sent a team to cooperate with Mr. Yang and several priests to find all the entrances of the nearby Fengshui caves to see if there are any traces of activity..."

"Yes, my lord!"

After giving the order, everyone left the military tent immediately.

Not long after, several falcons soared into the sky and flew towards the Kanyuan Mountains.

And old man Yang, the treasurer, also left the camp with Du Chunni and a group of soldiers, and entered the dense forest.

Who would have thought that within two hours, there would be a discovery.

……

"My lord, this is the place!"

At the bottom of a ravine ten miles away from the barracks, old man Yang pointed to a cave and said in a deep voice: "There are two entrances nearby, one of which flows to the east and is submerged by groundwater, making it impassable. Brother Qi found it here after investigating. eccentric."

Qi Long quickly cupped his hands, "My lord, there is a corpse of a monster inside, please follow me."

After all, let's enter the cave first, followed by Wang Xuan and others.

Fengshui caves are roughly divided into two types.

One is formed in a shorter period of time, and there are usually groundwater pulse brushes. Even in places where there is no groundwater submerged, there are densely packed stalactites.

One is ancient, and the water veins have changed. Although it is wet, it is still passable. The cave in front of you is like this. The ground is shiny and smooth, and there are even moss mushrooms growing.

As soon as he entered the cave, Wang Xuan discovered something unusual.

The air is not only humid, but also filled with a monster stench.

After traveling several hundred meters, a stalactite in a fork road collapsed and shattered, and the stench of corpses came over the face.

Qi Long held up the torch and waved it, and suddenly a corpse appeared in front of him, about three meters long, fat and greasy, with purple skin, huge feet and palms, a head full of black hair, and ferocious fangs.

It was a mountain monster corpse.

This thing has a human form, and it is a monster in the mountains. It is recorded in "Dayan Soushan Map" that it often appears in caves, plunders and devours passers-by. heel.

It's just that the mountain monster in front of him has turned white eyes, his mouth is full of dirty blood, and there is a black palm print on his chest, obviously he has been dead for a long time.

"It's the evil hand of the Taiyin Gate."

Guo Luquan sneered and said: "This technique is very evil. You need to wash your hands with corpse oil every day. After refining, you can gather the corpse's energy in your palm. It was created by an old zombie with surviving wisdom in the Taiyin Sect. It is used to store corpses on weekdays. There is no need to waste real energy when facing the enemy."

Wang Xuan nodded, and then his face became gloomy:
"It seems that Mo Yuntian guessed right."

Mountain monsters have a human form, but behave more like beasts, and most of them don't wear clothes.

But the mountain monster in front of him not only held a ferocious machete in his hand, but also wore a huge leather armor, which was obviously made according to his body shape.

"My lord, this was found on the mountain monster."

Qi Long unloaded something from his waist and offered it with both hands.

Wang Xuan took it and looked at it, but it was a waist card made of black copper, as thick as an arm, with a strange vertical eye embossed on it.

Old man Yang turned around a few times with the Dongyou compass, stared at the depths of the cave and said in a deep voice, "My lord, this place leads to the Kanyuan Mountain Range. Shall we also go in to investigate?"

Wang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "No need, there must be a demon's lair in the mountain, the situation is unknown, don't provoke it for now, send people to lie in ambush around, and notify me immediately if there is any movement!"

……

After learning that there was a demon nest in the Kanyuan Mountain Range, Wang Xuan was even more vigilant.

Being able to set up a flag in such a place and equip the mountain monster with leather armor, even if the technique is rough, it is obviously already a trend.

The Tusu family, Pirates Gate, Taiyin Gate, Unknown Demon Nest, and the mysterious Dragon and Tiger Grand Marshal He Liancheng Temple, the Kanyuan Mountains obviously hide a lot of secrets.

Fortunately, there was no movement in the cave for three consecutive days.

And the "Dragon and Tiger Army Pattern" has finally been deduced and promoted.

(End of this chapter)