Although the "gatekeeper" reported the approximate location of these people, it did not mean that these people would just stand there and wait for Yang Ji.
What Yang Ji had to consider was that from Tieguan Mountain to here, these evil masters might have left early.
"Look again, I hope these people are still here."
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
There was no way the gatekeeper would give him a second chance. Yang Ji knew in his heart that if he failed this time, it would basically mean the end of the deal between him and the gatekeeper.
"drink!"
"where……"
Yang Ji was leaving when suddenly, a vague sound came from the strong wind.
"Someone!"
Yang Ji shook his sleeves, stepped hard with his feet, and flew out like a swift arrow. Several flashes flew along the undulating mountains and forests towards the place where the sound of the wind came from.
"Whoosh!"
Before Yang Ji could get close, suddenly, the dense leaves parted, and a long arrow flew straight towards Yang Ji's door.
"Um?"
Yang Ji's eyes were slightly startled, but his reaction was not slow at all. He stretched out the two index fingers of his right hand, and with a swish, when the arrow tip went straight to the door, it was firmly clamped with a swish.
"I hit it, I hit it! Hahaha..."
The tree crowns were intertwined together, blocking out the sky and the sun, and no one could be seen clearly, but a burst of laughter came from not far away, and the laughter was also mixed with a burst of applause.
"snort!"
Yang Ji's eyes were slightly angry, and without thinking, he shook his right hand backhand, and with a swish, the long arrow shot back from the original path and disappeared into the dense woods.
In the distance, only a slight "duh" sound was heard, and then everything fell into silence. All the sounds were as quiet as if they were being strangled by the neck.
"Wow!"
Yang Ji's body was like a light swallow, and he immediately flew down from the treetops. He parted the dense leaves and fell to the ground with a swish.
Among the cold mountains, what appeared in front of Yang Ji was a small group of people dressed in black or gray, who looked like slaves, handymen, bodyguards, and housekeepers.
Each of them carried bows and arrows on their backs, and hung rabbits, deer, a rock deer and a fat wild boar on their bodies, as if they were out hunting.
The long arrow that Yang Ji shot back was right in front of them. It was almost attached to his clothes and shot between the two crotches of the man who looked like a housekeeper.
This arrow obviously frightened them. A group of people looked slightly panicked.
"Hunting?"
Yang Ji frowned. Looking at their clothes, they obviously didn't look like evil masters. But Yang Ji didn't dare to be careless. Chen Shien and Jiang Jianqing were the best examples.
No one knows whether these people will be hidden among these people.
"Brother!"
Unexpectedly, the first person to greet him was this group of hunters. The slightly fat middle-aged housekeeper looked at Yang Ji's clothes and bowed respectfully.
"Brother!"
When the others saw this, they also saluted, their eyes slightly frightened.
"Who are you? Why are you here in the freezing cold weather?"
Yang Ji raised his head and said sternly, with no expression on his face.
"Senior brother, he is from a small town near us. My master is also a disciple of the Iron Crown Sect."
A group of people quickly pointed out their origins and indicated that they and Yang Ji were "from the same family" to a certain extent:
"The weather is cold, and a lot of food has been consumed. New supplies have not been delivered yet. So we thought about going hunting, eating fresh game, and replenishing some food."
The head butler said cautiously.
"oh."
Yang Jijian raised his eyebrows.
"I don't dare to deceive senior brother. We are indeed from a small town. I accidentally shot senior brother, please calm down!"
The middle-aged housekeeper was so frightened that sweat dripped from his forehead.
Everyone within a hundred miles of this area must rely on the Iron Crown Sect. Normally, my master is also a Iron Crown Sect, but he is not a sect.
But they accidentally shot Yang Ji, and they were wrong. Even if they were killed by Yang Ji, their death would be in vain. In terms of status, it is absolutely impossible for them to compare with a disciple of the Iron Crown Sect.
No matter how much their master takes it seriously, he will not stand up for them and fight with another Iron Crown sect disciple if they are in a loss. He will just treat them as a few dead dogs.
Yang Ji was silent. Although he didn't say anything, he believed a lot in his heart.
He himself had been to the small town near Tieguan Mountain. He had also seen the clothes on these people there. In all likelihood, these were indeed from the small town.
It’s freezing cold, and it’s normal to enjoy the misery and go hunting before the cold winter. However, there are still no traces of those evil masters!…
"Let me ask you, have you seen anyone hunting around here? Or anything suspicious?"
Yang Ji took a breath and said in a deep voice.
If what the gatekeeper said is correct, then these people have been hunting here, and it is very likely that they have seen those evil masters, or know some clues about them.
This is his last clue.
If there is still no news after this, it is likely that the mission has failed.
"Human? We are the only ones hunting around here?"
A "warrior" dressed as a bodyguard said in surprise.
"That's right! There's no way the senior brothers from the Iron Crown Sect would condescend to you and come here to hunt. We haven't seen them either."
Another person echoed.
"I'm sorry, senior brother, there are many trees and weeds here. We just went hunting and maybe we didn't notice much."
Another man dressed in gray robes and dressed as a handyman said apologetically.
Yang Ji's heart suddenly sank. When the "gatekeeper" sent someone to notify him, these people must have been nearby. If they didn't even see them, then they might really be gone.
"It seems that I really can't find it."
Yang Ji was filled with disappointment.
"Senior brother..."
At this moment, a weak voice came from a corner of the crowd. Yang Jixun looked out and saw a young man dressed as a servant with game hanging on his head, raising one arm and looking at him weakly.
It was obvious that he was working as a coolie in this team.
"Before, when I was resting nearby, I seemed to see two people appearing on the top of a nearby hill."
The young man said weakly, this sudden sound attracted everyone's attention.
"Buzz!"
Like an electric current passing through his heart, Yang Ji was shocked, separated from the crowd with a swish, and walked over. His eyes were blazing:
"Where?"
"Xiao Zhi, in front of the senior brothers from the Iron Crown Sect, please don't talk nonsense."
The middle-aged housekeeper warned.
"I didn't say anything nonsense."
The young man named Xiao Zhi was a little anxious and said stubbornly.
"Tell me, where did you see them?"
Yang Ji asked.
"Right there!"
A young man named Xiao Zhi pointed to the nearby hilltop: "They only appeared for a while and then disappeared."
Everyone followed his finger and looked over.
I saw that the mountain he pointed to was not too far away from everyone. However, everyone was busy hunting, and no one paid attention. On the contrary, this kid, carrying a bunch of game on his back, wandered around, but he had time to pay attention to some miscellaneous things.
s things.
"Do you remember what they were wearing?"
Yang Ji ignored everyone, his eyes full of encouragement.
"It's a bit far away, so I can't see clearly. However, I think it must be white clothes."
Encouraged by Yang Ji, the young man named Xiao Zhi said loudly.
"Thank you very much."
Yang Ji patted his shoulder, feeling overjoyed.
Apart from this group of people, no one else was seen along the way. Yang Ji had already given up hope, but he didn't expect to get another clue here.
"call!"
Yang Ji's body swayed. With his sleeves fluttering, Yang Ji stepped onto the branch like a big bird and flew in the direction pointed by the young man. After flying more than ten feet, he suddenly thought of something, turned around, and returned.
"This is for you. Thank you!"
Yang Ji flicked his fingers and flicked out a stack of silver notes on his body like sharp arrows. The silver notes were filled with blood and energy, and were so sharp that they even cut off the leaves:
"Besides, be nice to him! - I remember you."
After Yang Ji said this, he turned around and left. There was only this much Yang Ji could do for that young man.
Following the young man's guidance, Yang Ji flew to the top of the mountain and saw a messy line of footprints at the location he mentioned.
"That Xiao Zhi is right. Those evil masters mentioned by the gatekeeper are probably these people."
Yang Ji was overjoyed.
At other times, there were many warriors in the mountains, and there were people from all backgrounds. Yang Ji was really not sure. But at this time, in this location, and the "gatekeeper" specifically specified that it was more than 20 people from the northwest.
Here..., Yang Ji has a great possibility that it is these people.
"The traces are still relatively new. There is no accident. There should be only two people, and judging from the freshness, they should have left not long ago. As long as we chase, we should be able to catch up."
Yang Ji carefully looked at the messy footprints on the ground, and suddenly let out a startled cry:
"Hey, why are these footprints gone here, strange?"
The footprints on the top of the mountain are only in a very small area. Beyond this area, the footprints suddenly disappear. It is easy for the "warrior" to use his strength to fly on the treetops.
However, there are some short, slender trees within a dozen feet of the top of the mountain, and most of them are shrubs. This kind of thing cannot be borrowed.
Under normal circumstances, no one would leave such a large set of obvious footprints in order to cover up their tracks. What's more, these people's identities have not been exposed, so there is absolutely no reason to do so.
"How strange!"
Yang Ji was secretly surprised. These people left some footprints on the top of the mountain, and then seemed to become invisible and disappear into thin air.
Yang Ji thought about it, but couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
"No matter. Find them first!"
Yang Ji gritted his teeth, stood up, and flew away in the west direction.
——That's where these footprints ended up pointing.
…
Yang Ji's pursuit was not in vain. About ten miles later, on a distant hilltop, Yang Ji finally saw a human figure:
Under the cover of the trees, two young men about seven feet tall stood looming on the top of the hill, not knowing what they were doing. The clothes on their bodies were slightly white, exactly as described by the young man named "Xiao Zhi".
"found it!"
Yang Ji was overjoyed. When things go wrong, there must be monsters. The clothes of these two people are not disciples of the Iron Crown Sect at all. There is definitely something wrong with their appearance here at this time, in this area, and their location.
"Snapped!"
Yang Ji stepped down and immediately fell from the treetop. Before he even landed, he tapped lightly on the tree trunk and used the cover of the trees to quickly approach the top of the mountain where the two suspicious people were. (To be continued.
