The second thousand two hundred and forty-eighth chapter is abnormal in the town
Compared with ordinary small towns, the town in this small mountain valley is quite large.
Outside the town, there is a city wall made of rough stones stacked up, with a height of about one foot and a half. Such a wall cannot defend against enemies, but it can resist the intrusion of wild beasts.
This place is located on the bank of Ye Xuan River and is also on the outskirts of the Tianping Mountains. There are almost no large monsters here, and even wild beasts rarely appear. Only some hungry beasts will choose to attack humans because they have lost their minds.
The station launches an attack.
This kind of city wall made of stones of different sizes can be climbed by even a young warrior in the early stages of physical strength. Only those wild beasts will have some difficulty climbing over it.
This place is surrounded by mountains. Although the mountains are not high, they surround the entire small formation. Zuo Feng is standing on a hill at this time, his eyes like an eagle cruising rapidly below,
With the help of the dim moonlight, his vision was not much worse than during the day.
"The small town that the city lord mentioned should be the one in front of me. Judging from the scale, this small formation only has about thirty or forty households, with a population of two to three hundred people. I just don't know how strong the force is in the town." I also looked at it.
He touched the moxa fire below and whispered in Zuo Feng's ear.
After pondering for a while, Zuo Feng said: "Logically speaking, this town should be where the Lin family settled their families. From the surface, the situation is similar to what you said, and if the information is correct, this
The town should be dominated by old people, and there should be no warriors who are too strong."
Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of the people around him, Zuo Feng opened his mouth and explained a little. It turned out that after the Lin family started to lurk, they resettled some elderly clan members, and these people because of the strength of their children and their
Provide different placement conditions for the family's contribution.
For example, Shuzai's current strength is not particularly outstanding among the younger generation, and he is not young enough to make much contribution, so his parents can only arrange it in this remote town at the border of the two countries.
It would not be too accurate to say that these people are all old, weak, women and children, because according to Shu Zai’s introduction, most of the people in the town are old people, but there will be no children, because the children of the Lin family will be able to
are brought together for training and development.
In the town in front of us, the only warriors who are truly worthy of a fight are the dozen or so warriors sent to take turns "looking after" them. These people are obviously the guards of the town, and they also have another identity of being the guards who guard the people in the town.
This is also a way for the family to control the warriors in the clan.
After listening to Zuo Feng's introduction, Ai Huo's expression relaxed and he nodded and said: "If it is just this kind of combat power and we are not prepared for a head-on conflict, there will be no danger in the operation."
A little different from Ai Huo, Ai Hu, who had never spoken a word, noticed Zuo Feng's expression. When his brother Ai Huo said that the task was "easy", Zuo Feng's brows frowned slightly.
This young man, who was slightly younger than Amber, immediately asked: "I wonder what the city lord thinks, does he think there is anything wrong?"
A little surprised, he turned to look at Ai Hu. When the other person asked this question, he obviously noticed that his expression was different. When he turned around to look, he saw Ai Hu humbly asking for advice. Zuo Feng couldn't help but feel that he was asking for advice.
Smiling secretly, "This boy is quite attentive. He is observant and thoughtful at such a young age. If he can really follow me wholeheartedly in the future, I might as well train him a little bit."
With this thought in his mind, Zuo Feng looked at the town in the distance again and said, "It's not like there's anything wrong. It's just that the town below always looks awkward."
"Awkward?" Brothers Ai Huo and Ai Hu said at the same time.
Zuo Feng nodded, pointed downwards, and slowly explained: "It's dark and unusually quiet down here. Everyone has fallen asleep at this time, which is considered a normal phenomenon.
But just now Ai Huo asked about the specific situation in the town, and he mentioned that there are more than a dozen guards in the town. But now, not to mention that there are no guards patrolling, not even half a person has been seen."
Hearing what Zuo Feng said, Ai Huo smiled and shook his head, saying: "The city lord is indeed careful, but in my opinion, he is a little too careful.
Thinking about it, these people have been arranged here, and there have been no accidents for countless years. And this place is so remote, the Lin family may have forgotten it long ago. Those guards are probably just pretending now, how can they really do it?
Guard carefully and stay up most of the night to patrol around."
There is some truth in this analysis. In fact, the patrols of the guards on weekdays are indeed in vain. As soon as it gets dark, they gather together for entertainment.
After all, the children or grandchildren of those in the town are all performing family tasks everywhere, or they are practicing in a secret place of the family. The old guys in the town have all reached the end of their lives.
When the time comes, who will suddenly go crazy and run away, causing trouble for their children.
This was the truth, but Zuo Feng still felt a little awkward. Apart from being too quiet, he couldn't tell what the problem was.
Originally, Ai Huo still had a deep awe for this city lord. Whether it was luck or external force, after all, he had killed a terrifying guy like Ming Hai and almost wiped out all the Nether Beast Blood Slaughterers in the city.
But now the city lord is so cautious when facing such a small town, and he can't help but feel a trace of contempt in his heart, and then he said impatiently: "If the city lord is still not at ease, then I will take someone in to investigate. If nothing happens, I will
Just bring them out directly. If there is any accident, you can respond from outside."
As soon as his eyes moved, Zuo Feng turned his head and took a deep look at Ai Huo, already understanding the other person's thoughts. After a moment of hesitation, Zuo Feng nodded and said: "That's fine, we can't keep observing like this. Since we want to know the truth and falsehood,
It’s better to go directly into it.”
Ai Huo no longer hesitated, shouted four names casually, led the four people directly down from the hill, and rushed straight towards the town.
Watching the five people rushing down the hill quickly, they arrived at the stone wall in a few breaths. The five people observed outside the wall for a while, and then jumped up one after another. The surface of the stone wall was uneven.
With his cultivation level, he could easily borrow strength and cross the stone wall in a few clicks.
Suddenly, Zuo Feng's gaze shrank slightly, and his hawk-like gaze suddenly fell on a house next to a stone wall. Although it was only a short moment, there was a faint flash of light just now.
If Zuo Feng hadn't always paid attention to what was going on in the town, and it was a night like this, he probably wouldn't have been able to catch this extremely inconspicuous glimmer.
"not good!"
With these words in his mouth, Zuo Feng moved out and flew out, not towards the town below, but quickly along the side of the hill in the direction of Ye Xuanjiang.
Ai Hu was a little surprised by his brother's performance just now, but he also felt that Zuo Feng was indeed a little too cautious.
Seeing that his elder brother and four brothers had climbed over the wall and nothing had changed, his heart gradually relaxed. But now he suddenly saw Zuo Feng's reaction, and his heart also lifted.
stand up.
It's just that he and several Kuocheng warriors behind him were even more puzzled by Zuo Feng's reaction at this time. He clearly sensed that there was a problem and should rush to deal with it as soon as possible, but instead of rushing into the town, he
It prefers to move laterally.
The speed of his feet suddenly increased, and he caught up with Zuo Feng in a few steps. At the same time, he whispered: "What happened? Is there something wrong in the town?"
Zuo Feng, with a gloomy expression, quickly scanned the situation in the town while releasing his mind power to quickly explore the surroundings.
He said in a gloomy voice: "I didn't expect just now that the silence in Qishan Town could be explained by the guards neglecting their duties. But there is no light in this town. This is probably a bit too strange. It's obviously not
It’s in line with common sense.”
As Zuo Feng spoke, he pointed toward the place below near the stone wall and said: "Those buildings should be residences for the guards. I can understand them being lazy and not patrolling in the city, but they extinguished all the lights.
Something is not normal."
Although Ai Hu is still young, he is by no means an ignorant junior. Hearing what Zuo Feng said, he immediately felt something was wrong. Everyone can understand that the people on duty are lazy at night, but even the lights on the night watch are all extinguished.
Something is not normal.
Looking worriedly towards the town, Ai Hu was worried about his brother's safety and couldn't help but asked anxiously: "In this case, we should call them back as soon as possible, or go over to meet them, but where are we going now?"
He hurriedly shouted "message", and Zuo Feng had already taken out a sound transmission stone and injected spiritual energy into it. Ai Hu immediately understood and had to admit that Zuo Feng's reaction was the most correct, but he was very worried about his brother.
's safety.
Since Qishan Town has already made arrangements, no matter how the other party gets the information, they must have made preparations in advance. If his brother is careless, the consequences will be disastrous.
On the contrary, Zuo Feng still had the gloomy look on his face at this time, which was not much different from before. Without looking back, he had already seen through Ai Hu's thoughts.
"The faint light that just disappeared was probably not a summons, which means that most of the arrangements have been completed internally. And if they didn't take action immediately, they must have follow-up arrangements, so they won't rush to take action."
Ai Hu, who was very anxious, thought about it a little and felt that Zuo Feng's words made sense, and he finally let go of his worries.
Just at this time, the sound transmission stone in Zuo Feng's hand trembled slightly. Zuo Feng did not wait for the other party to speak, and immediately said through the sound transmission: "Lead people across Ye Xuanjiang River, pay attention to the surrounding situation, and stay close to me for the time being, and don't follow me.