Lu Feng and Tang Yuan passed through Luoying Ridge without any danger and arrived at the boundary of Jinling Mountains at dusk.
"What's next?"
Tang Yuan carefully looked around, not to be wary of any powerful ferocious beasts, but to be wary of individual soul hunters coming and going.
Because the Jinling Mountains are not dangerous at a high level, for many soul hunters, it is a treasured place suitable for exploration and exploration.
In the past, the number of soul hunters coming here was much more than other mountain ranges.
Even in the border areas of the mountains, temporary camps like cocoon buildings have been set up.
Lu Feng pointed to the southeast direction and said: "When I was practicing Zen in Qing Dynasty, the senior in Mengzhen Demon Forest gave me a map. Although it was difficult to match the current corresponding specific location after discussion with Shu Lao, we can deduce the ancient and modern maps.
With the evolution and development, Shu Lao found more than ten places with similar terrain trends, among which the area corresponding to the Jinling Mountains is in an ancient village near the southeast."
"An ancient village?" Tang Yuan was startled and said in surprise: "There are ancient villages in this mountain range? Is it so rare?"
"Yes," Lu Feng nodded, "I heard about this village when I was practicing in the North Ghost Prison. I was as surprised as you at that time, but after reading ancient books and understanding it, I didn't know much about it anymore.
I care;"
"Lao Mumu also visited that village because of his experience. According to his words, there is nothing special in it. It is roughly the same as the villages he usually sees."
Tang Yuan was surprised: "Even if the Jinling Mountains are not very dangerous, there will always be some vicious beasts that don't open their eyes. If it's just an ordinary village, how can it stand safely? Aren't you afraid of the intrusion of those vicious beasts?"
Lu Feng calmly explained: "There is a protective formation outside the village, which can effectively resist most beasts."
Tang Yuan was stunned: "There are already formations, and you still call this ordinary? It's very special no matter how you look at it, right?"
"I understand what you want to say," Lu Feng sighed: "I have already checked that the protective formation was laid out by a villager who went out to explore the village many years ago and came back after achieving some achievements. In his time,
There is still a certain distance between the village and the Jinling Mountains. It was due to the protection of the formation that the whole village began to move towards more suitable mountains."
Tang Yuan was still suspicious: "Then can the formation maintain operation for so many years?"
"Of course you can't," Lu Feng further explained: "The villager who was successful in learning later worked in the spiritual prison system and was gradually promoted with various achievements. Before his death, he had a good reputation in the main prison.
Quan, in order to express gratitude and remember the many contributions he made throughout his life, the Chief Prison helped preserve that formation, and all subsequent maintenance will be done by personnel assigned by the Chief Prison."
"It's precisely because of the involvement of the main prison that I didn't have too much suspicion about that village in the past."
Tang Yuan nodded and said: "If this is the case, with the maintenance of the general prison guards, the possibility of the Yuhun Clan hiding in that village is indeed not too high."
"It's common sense," a deep light flashed in Lu Feng's eyes, "but if Shu Lao's delay in returning is really because he went to this village, then things may not be that simple."
Tang Yuan was startled, "Do you suspect that someone in the main prison is helping to cover up the secrets behind the ancient village? Don't you want the Soul Controlling Clan to appear in the world?"
Lu Feng nodded, "The premise is that the Yuhun Clan is indeed hiding behind the village, so this suspicion can only be justified."
"That matter can't be delayed..." Tang Yuan said and rushed towards the village.
Lu Feng paused secretly and motioned Tang Yuan to look to the other side.
It turned out that while they were cautiously sizing up the soul hunter in the distance, the latter also noticed their presence.
Three strong men wearing tiger skin armor were walking towards them, one in front and two behind. Although there was no deliberate double-teaming, the two people behind were obviously half a minute slower, and they were ready to start chasing at any time.
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"The one who came here is evil!" Tang Yuan sneered. Sensing that the three strong men were roughly at the early to mid-stage level of the Earth Soul Realm, Tang Yuan calmly nodded towards Lu Feng.
Lu Feng understood and hid his own aura, just in time to hide it from others, so he took the opportunity to ask a few questions first.
The strong man at the head came straight to Lu Feng and the other two, and asked contemptuously: "You two don't look like locals? What are you doing here?"
Lu Feng responded kindly: "My brother and I have just joined the ranks of soul hunters, and we came here to experience it for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, we thought of going to the village ahead to stay overnight and wait until dawn before continuing further."
The strong man's expression suddenly became more contemptuous, "Looking at how young you two are, why do you want to start this business? Do the elders in the family have the heart to let you take risks?"
Lu Feng responded with a wry smile: "I have had no father or mother since I was a child. I acquired some superficial skills by chance. No, after finally cultivating to the level of the Five Elements Realm, I just want to make a living."
As he spoke, he vaguely revealed a hint of the Five Elements and One Qi Realm.
Tang Yuan's sly smile also revealed a similar level of cultivation.
This made the three strong men suddenly become more unscrupulous. They were sure that Lu Feng and the two had no background or background and could be easily manipulated, so the three of them stopped pretending;
The leader said directly and fiercely: "You two are going to stay in the village, and the cost of staying there is not cheap. How about you give this cost to our brothers, and we will take care of you?"
Lu Feng took the opportunity to ask: "Why is it that in such a big village, you can find a place to stay and rest at will, but still charge fees? Is it a rule set by some powerful person in the village?"
"What a bullshit powerful person," the leading strong man snorted disdainfully, "the people living inside are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. They are just pretending to be the rules set by the tiger because their ancestors have some connection with the spiritual prison."
"Without the support of the prison chief, who would take them seriously?"
The younger brother on the side yelled: "Stop asking questions. If you are wise, quickly take out all the valuable things on your body. If you anger our Lord Tiger later, it will not be so easy to talk to."
Lu Feng casually took out two pieces of middle-grade Origin Stone and pretended to be reluctant to part with them: "These are the valuable ones. I can give them to you, but do you need to tell us more about that village?"
The three strong men suddenly became happy.
"Boss, I didn't expect these two boys to be fat sheep," one of the boys said with an earnest smile, "This time we will make it."
The strong man at the head stared greedily at the Qilin ring on Lu Feng's hand and shouted: "Is this wristband a holding tool? It looks good."
The younger brother on the side understood and threatened: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you quickly take it off and give it to Mr. Tiger? It will be an honor for you to be favored by Mr. Tiger."
Lu Feng's face darkened.
Tang Yuan smiled bitterly, "It seems that if you talk carefully, you won't be able to find out any useful information."
When the strong man at the head saw Tang Yuan rolling up his sleeves and about to fight, he couldn't help but sneered, "What? You still dare to fight with us?"
The younger brother next to him shouted: "If you really do it, it won't be as simple as losing some money. You will also lose your life here."
"Don't delay any longer," Lu Feng signaled. He had lost his patience. He originally wanted to inquire in the simplest and most low-key way, but it seemed that it was not feasible at the moment.
The strong man at the head wanted to shout again.
Tang Yuan suddenly took action.
He suddenly drew out a powerful palm movement, so powerful that the strong man had no chance to react or resist.
A heavy slap was heard, and the strong man at the head was instantly slapped to the ground. Half of his face was no longer human-shaped and swollen into the shape of a fat pig.
"Can you talk properly now?"
Tang Yuan spoke coldly, his domineering aura overwhelming the three of them.
When the other two boys saw this, they immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Their faces were ashen. When they reacted, they realized that they had hit a brick wall this time and were not the targets of blackmail and bullying like in the past.
Tang Yuan ignored the three people's begging for mercy and warned sternly: "I ask and you answer. If you dare to hesitate or answer blindly, today will be your death anniversary next year. Do you understand?"
The three of them nodded in succession, showing no signs of arrogance.
Tang Yuan asked bluntly: "Have you ever seen a soul master with a very strong Earth Qi these days? He looks like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties."
Lu Feng thought of Shu Lao's recent changes, and added: "He may be a little older, his temples are a little gray, his appearance shows a bit of vicissitudes, and his temperament is very easy-going and moderate."
The three of them shook their heads together, full of panic.
One of the boys said sadly: "There are so many people coming and going here, even if we have seen them, we can't remember them clearly."
Lu Feng frowned and changed his words and asked, "Have there been any battles at the Heavenly Soul Realm here recently?"
Another boy quickly said: "There is no such thing, I can guarantee it. There has not been a battle of this level in the Jinling Mountains for many years."
Lu Feng's face hardened, such a response was not good news.
If something happens to Shu Lao, then the enemy may be able to capture Shu Lao's existence without making any move.
At such a level, he might not be able to get the same benefits as Tang Yuan's.
After Lu Feng became a little more wary, he turned to ask: "How much do you know about the village ahead?"
"Village?" The three of them were stunned at the same time.
The younger brother who had replied earlier said bitterly: "We know that the village is under the protection of the prison chief. We don't know the rest. We don't usually provoke others."
Tang Yuan interrupted: "You are so blatantly robbing people who are going to stay overnight, and you still don't provoke me? This will cut off people's wealth!"
The younger brother continued: "We wouldn't have dared to do it before, but a few months ago a drunkard broke into the village and insulted a village woman. Afterwards, no one from the main prison came to intervene. How brave are we all?"
It just gradually grew bigger.”
"But we only dare to do such petty theft outside the village, and we don't dare to go too far. After all, the formation master sent by the main prison to maintain the formation every year came here a while ago."
A flash of doubt flashed in Lu Feng's eyes, and he vaguely felt that there was something inconsistent in his statement.
"We realize our mistake, and we promise not to do it again," the younger brother begged for mercy again and again, asking for permission: "That's all we know, can you let us go?"
Seeing that Lu Feng didn't speak, Tang Yuan said with a cold face: "Leave the clothes on your body and get out."
The leader, the strong man, gritted his teeth and angrily took off the braces on his hands.
When the two younger brothers saw this, they also took off their wedding rings.
"Go away," Tang Yuan raised his hand and put the three Nai rings into his bag. He felt at ease with receiving such ill-gotten wealth.
The three people fled in panic.
Wait until you are far enough away.
The younger brother stopped and said in shock: "Master Hu, what are the backgrounds of those two people? How come they have such terrifying strength at such a young age? I'm afraid they are close to the level of the Heavenly Soul Realm, right?"
The strong man at the head covered his face in pain and said angrily: "No matter what their background is, this matter cannot be left alone."
Another boy agreed and echoed: "Yes, all the belongings we have worked hard for so long are in it, and they were given to those two young boys for free. I can't swallow this feeling."
"Let's go find Mr. Dog," the leader of the strong man said with angry veins popping out on his face, "Our Black Demon Soul Hunting Group is not someone to be trifled with. We must let those two boys die here!"
the other side.
Lu Feng and Tang Yuan walked all the way to the outside of the ancient village. They searched for hidden trees and stones everywhere along the way, but they could not find any message marks left by the old man.
This made Lu Feng feel vaguely uneasy.
After realizing it, Empress Tang Yuan realized and muttered: "There is something wrong with what the man said just now. Since the prison chief will still send people to maintain the formation here, how can he remain indifferent after hearing that the village women were humiliated?
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"Even if the formation master responsible for maintenance has no right to interfere, he will definitely report the matter back to the main prison;"
"Based on the operating regulations of the main prison, even if something like this happened in an unrelated village, we would not stand idly by."
Lu Feng summed up his suspicions: "Unless the prison chief still doesn't know what's going on here."
Tang Yuan was startled: "But the formation master who maintains the formation..."
After a pause of words, Tang Yuan suddenly said in shock: "Isn't it from the prison chief?"
Lu Feng nodded, "Maybe that's the only way it makes sense."
Tang Yuan was still puzzled, "But if it wasn't the chief prisoner, who should have appointed the formation master? And why didn't he help get rid of the drunkard?"
"That's not clear," Lu Feng shook his head and sighed, with a solemn expression: "There is another point that I am more concerned about. Why do the people behind the scenes go ahead and send people to repair and maintain the formation?"
"Does it mean that we know that the main prison will not send people to come again this year? And what is the reason why they won't send people to come?"
"Or maybe there is something wrong with the formation temporarily and we can't wait for the rescue from the main prison?"
As he thought about it, Lu Feng couldn't help but prefer the latter.
If the formation went awry and had something to do with Shu Lao, and the person behind the scenes was a member of the Yuhun Clan, it might have been because he didn't want to cause too much noise or draw attention to himself, so he calmly chose to repair and maintain it himself and let the drunkard go.
Everything is to better hide the traces of the clan.