Chapter 16 The Dryad Reappears

The heavy sound of horse hooves broke the pre-dawn tranquility, and the visitor seemed not to be prepared to hide his whereabouts.

When they arrived in front of Lanruo Temple, a group of people reined in their horses and looked at the ruins reduced to ashes in shock, completely unaware of Dao Ran standing on the roadside.

But Daoran recognized these people. Aren't they the thieves who had hunted down Nie Zhengyan's family before?

It's just that the leading horse thief was covered in a lot of bandages, like a mummy. Most of his face was covered, so he couldn't recognize it, but there were a few younger men following behind him. They were the horse thieves A, B, C and D who escaped that day.

In addition, there is a feminine man dressed like Dongfang Bubai, but he is not riding a horse, but a three-headed strange bird.

Daoran thought to himself: "This is a monster. Although it seems to be not as powerful as Mou Zhixuan, this copycat lady-monster doesn't seem to be a mortal. Could it be that Lord Li?"

Those bandits mentioned the name Master Li at the beginning, and after inquiring from Nie Zhengyan, they learned that this Master Li was named Li Feng, and he was a disciple of the Imperial Master. They wanted to smash Nie Zhengyan's stumbling block for the Imperial Master.

Li Feng rode a three-headed strange bird and walked into the ruins. He frowned and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you say that Nie Zhengyan's family is staying at Lanruo Temple?"

The last time the horse thief failed, Li Feng hesitated for a long time when he heard that Nie Zhengyan had Daoran, a senior disciple of Jinshan Temple, beside him.

The status of Jinshan Temple in this era was not ordinary. It can be said that "if you have never known Jinshan Temple in your life, it is useless to call it a monk."

But Li Feng was only afraid of Jinshan Temple, but he was deeply afraid of his master.

If Nie Zhengyan made it to Hangzhou alive, his end would be very miserable.

In order to deal with the eminent monk Dao Ran, Li Feng spent several days preparing a powerful talisman. He must kill Dao Ran with one blow and not give him any chance to escape or call for help.

As soon as they were ready, their subordinates reported that Nie Zhengyan was staying at Lanruo Temple.

Li Feng didn't waste any more time and led people directly towards Lanruo Temple. Who would have thought that when he got here, he would only see ruins.

Without Li Feng's orders, the horse thieves had already rushed into the ruins and started searching everywhere.

Regardless of why Lanruo Temple was burned down, at least it is necessary to confirm whether Nie Zhengyan was burned to death inside.

After searching for a long time, the smoke and dust billowed, but no body was found. It seemed that the fire only missed the temple, but all the people ran away.

Li Feng frowned. No matter how much he thought about it, he still couldn't figure out what happened to Lanruo Temple. Who set the fire and where did the people go.

Li Feng was so upset that he wanted to kill someone to vent his anger. Suddenly he heard someone shouting: "Gold! So much gold!"

A few horse thieves rummaged around in the ruins excitedly, and soon they dug out a strange-shaped piece of metal from the ashes, which reflected an exciting golden and silver luster under the light of the torch.

Li Feng killed three strange birds. When he got closer, he saw that they were indeed huge pieces of gold.

Judging from the shape and color, it seems that many gold and silver jewelry were melted and mixed into a ball.

The leader of the horse thieves, who was wrapped like a mummy, said excitedly: "I have long heard that the monks in Lanruo Temple are extremely rich. This piece of gold and silver alone has hundreds of taels. Quick, search around, it must be more than that.

Gold and silver!”

Li Feng's face also looked much better.

Gold and silver are also of great use to him, so this trip was not in vain.

Although Nie Zhengyan was not burned to death here, he was still a long way from Hangzhou and should be able to catch up.

"Search out all the gold and silver." Li Feng ordered.

The horse thieves were ordered to work harder. Although they knew that most of the gold and silver would fall into Li Feng's pocket, they could still drink the soup.

Dao Ran hid aside and was quite shocked when he saw the horse thieves digging out piles of gold and silver: "How many people have these dead monks killed? How can there be so much gold?"

Although he was surprised, Daoran didn't have much greed.

Without successfully returning to secular life, no amount of gold meant anything to him. It was impossible for Fahai to let him use the money to eat, drink and have fun. He must have robbed him, a rich monk, to help the poor.

Daoran stared at the horse thieves carefully not for the gold, but to see if the tree demon was really dead.

With only the roots of the tree left underground, can this monster still kill people?

Daoran's waiting soon came to fruition.

As soon as a ray of light appeared on the horizon, screams rang out.

The horse thief, who was holding a large piece of gold happily, was pierced through the thigh by a tree root that suddenly appeared. The gold fell to the ground, and the horse thief was hung in the air by the roots.

Li Feng's reaction was a little slow. When he took out the magic talisman, the strong horse thief turned into a mummy, as if all his flesh and blood had been sucked away, turning him into a veritable skin and bones.

The golden thread flew out from the talisman, like a sharp knife cutting into the roots. It failed to cut off, but only left a deep wound.

The sap splashed and emitted large amounts of white smoke when it fell to the ground. It was obviously highly poisonous.

The horse thief was not saved, and someone else suffered on the other side.

The same tree roots that emerged from the ground also sucked the person dry after piercing the human body. Mortals had no power to fight back under this kind of attack.

Li Feng's reaction was not slow. He didn't pay attention to the horse thieves who were being sucked. He waved the gold thread in his hand, tied up the remaining people, and then pulled them behind him.

These golden threads are really strong and soft at the same time. They can be turned into blades and can pull people up without hurting them at all.

But the tree demon is not a fool. A dozen thick tree roots burst out of the ground and competed with Li Feng's golden thread. The three unlucky horse thieves were caught by the tree demon and lifted into the air.

Li Feng took the remaining horse thieves and flew out of the ruins, confronting these tree root tentacles from a distance.

Daoran was secretly frightened. Although there were only a dozen or so tree root tentacles left, and the attack range and strength were much worse than before, if he stepped into the ruins rashly, he would probably end up being sucked into a human.

However, in the state of the tree demon, it can easily win by summoning any eight heavenly dragons. If Mou Zhixuan is still there, he can avenge his past humiliation.

Daoran was very calm, but Li Feng's brows were knitted together.

"Everyone, stay back. You will be safe as long as you hide outside this temple!" Li Feng ordered.

"Master Li, some of our brothers have been captured by monsters. Please save them," the horse thief leader said in a begging tone.

The tree demon seemed to want to use these three people as hostages. It did not rush to kill them, but slowly tightened the roots of the tree, causing the three people to scream in agony.

Li Feng actually hesitated for a moment. After all, these horse thieves were not real horse thieves, but the elite of the Forbidden Army brought from the capital. If one of them died, one would be missing.

But in the end, Li Feng shook his head and said: "This tree demon is very powerful. If you want to completely kill it, you can only use the spiritual talisman I prepared. Without this talisman, how can you deal with the monk of Jinshan Temple? You can't take Nie Zhengyan's head.

I will use my own head to revive my life."

Li Feng had never seen the dryad's ability in its heyday, but these tentacles in front of him already made him feel extremely troublesome. If he didn't use his trump card, it would be really difficult for him to deal with it.

This level of loss is still within Li Feng's acceptance range.

The horse thieves looked at the miserable condition of their companions and showed unwilling expressions. In their view, Li Feng could save people, but they were unwilling to take action for the sake of their own official career. Following such a leader, they would always be cannon fodder.

Many of the horse thieves had an idea in their minds. If it was Li Feng who was caught by the monster, let's see if he would dare to spare this talisman.

Li Feng saw their expressions in his eyes. Although he usually only regarded these Qiu Ba as tools and cannon fodder, he still needed it at this time, so he casually said: "You can share half of what you get today. If you catch Nie Zhengyan in the future,

As for the whole family, I only want his head, and you can play with it as you please, the women in the family."

The horse thieves all showed excited expressions after hearing this. Even if the gold dug today is only half, it can be considered a fortune. They have seen Nie Zhengyan's wife and daughter, and they are all rare beauties.

After all, they are not good people, otherwise, how could they stand on the side of the Imperial Master and harm Zhongliang. Money and beauty are always so attractive, and these screaming colleagues suddenly become less important.

Li Feng was just proud of his methods when he suddenly felt a chill coming from behind him.

Before he could react, Li Feng only felt a kick on his back, and his whole body flew out, right into those waving tentacles.

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