It is almost noon, and the Mojun beacon tower has long been extinguished. Only a few wisps of green smoke remain, which can vaguely tell where yesterday's firelight reflected the sky came from. The nocturnal animals also hung high with the sun and disappeared.
Under the whirling sound, the surroundings of the beacon tower fell into silence.
Suddenly there were a few sounds of clothes piercing the air, breaking the rare calm. Three figures came out of the forest one after another and landed outside the beacon tower.
The young man in front had sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and a tall and straight figure. However, his green clothes were in tatters. If outsiders hadn't seen him display his Qinggong skills just now, they might have regarded him as a beggar who had fled all the way.
The figure behind him was a little slower, but he landed outside the beacon tower just as the young man was standing still. He was dressed in white clothes and carrying a long sword with a white sheath. It was not until he stood still that he could see the appearance of an immortal.
The man in black clothes who arrived last, still holding a pipe in his hand, fell behind the two people in front. He tried his best to calm his chest and looked around the beacon tower. Seeing that no one was there, he said: "Brother Mu
,The young master you are talking about is here?"
The young man also had doubts in his eyes. Although Mo Ti was not a top expert in the martial arts realm, the three of them did not catch their breath when they came. Mo Ti should be able to sense someone coming. It seems that he was delayed due to the valley, so he still came.
It was too late, I just hoped that the masked man had not arrived here before me.
While he was thinking about it, he heard the pipe and pot behind him opening. The young man restrained his thoughts and frowned, saying, "I agreed with him to meet here... Miss Jiang, Brother Chixin, please check the surroundings first.
Wait for me to go inside and investigate."
Jiang Ningxue heard the young man's words and nodded slightly. Then she stood up and immediately disappeared on the spot. She also extinguished the pipe and inserted it back into her waist. Following the young man's instructions, she went to investigate the surrounding area.
The young man used Qinggong and jumped straight up to the beacon tower. He looked inside and saw that there were also things extinguished for warmth inside the beacon tower, but Mr. Yun and Mo Sicheng were nowhere to be seen. He hurriedly jumped into the beacon tower.
After a little investigation, I found signs of a fight here.
"Oops." When Zi Gu opened his mouth, he heard the sound of a pipe and pot calling him from outside the beacon tower.
"Brother Wood."
Hearing the words, the young man jumped out from the beacon tower and met Miss Jiang who had also rushed over after hearing the words. The two of them looked at each other and without saying a word, they went together to the place where the cigarette pot was calling.
After leaping more than ten feet, Gu Xiao and Jiang Ningxue found the pipe pot from a remote place in the forest. At this time, he was leaning next to a dead tree in the forest, holding something in his hand, looking at it carefully.
It wasn't until Gu and Xiao approached that the tobacco bag pot stood up and handed over something he found in his hand.
Gu Xiao took the object and recognized it at a glance as the scales on the stomach of Mo Sicheng's brown armor. His mind was racing, and after thinking for a moment, he knew that Mr. Yun and Miss Mo were in trouble. There were no blood-stained corpses in the beacon tower.
It seems that the two of them are not in danger for the time being, so they must have been coerced by someone to leave the beacon tower. This scale of the armor and stomach is probably the guide left by Miss Mo.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ningxue saw the young man frowning and thinking. Knowing that something had changed, she asked.
Gu Xiao was interrupted by Jiang Ningxue. He spread out his palms and said, "This is the armor and stomach of Mojun Sicheng. It seems that the two of them have been controlled by others and they left the beacon tower as a last resort."
Yandianguo immediately thought of the mysterious master mentioned by the young man, and hurriedly asked: "Is it the work of the masked person mentioned by Brother Mu?"
Gu Xiao raised his eyes and faced Jiang Ningxue's doubtful eyes with the same question. He frowned and analyzed: "The man with the mask is here for Mr. Yun's life. If it were him, he would take it in the beacon tower."
He took the lives of Mr. Yun and Mr. Yun. I really can’t think of any reason why he would force them to leave. If it weren’t for him...could it be the two bandit leaders who escaped."
The young man made up his mind, whether it was this person or the escaped bandit leader, now that he had clues, he needed to track down the whereabouts of Mr. Yun and Miss Mo as soon as possible...
The cigarette pouch and pot beside him seemed to have read the young man's thoughts and said: "Mu Shaoxia, if you want to borrow
Things are chasing people, maybe I can help."
Anxiety leads to confusion. Everyone in the Mo sect has his or her own strengths. Isn't this Chixin next to him good at tracking? The young man's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Brother Chixin, do you have any ideas?"
Yantaiguo smiled and said: "If it's a martial arts contest, maybe I'm not as good as Brother Mu, but if it's a wheel tracking, then I can be considered the best in the world... It's just..."
"Brother Chixin, if you need anything from me, just ask." Hearing the hesitation in Yandian Guo's words, the young man spoke eagerly.
Yantou Guo put away his smile and frowned: "If we want to track it, we still need a general direction. We have no clue now. We can't start with only the small scales of the armor and stomach."
After hearing the words, the young man thought for a moment and came up with an idea. He said to Jiang Ningxue and Jiang Ningxue: "We found the place of Armor and Stomach Scales to the north of the beacon tower, in order to prevent the enemy from kidnapping Mr. Yun and Mr. Yun.
, the three of us will spread out and search around, as long as we can find the second armor and stomach scale, we can determine which direction they are going."
Yantaiguo patted his head and said, "Yes, this method is very good."
Having agreed, the three of them dispersed and headed off in three directions: northeast, northeast and west...
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Horse hooves came in formations from the west, and the "patrolling" banner facing the wind for hunting was very conspicuous under the morning sun. The leading few looked solemn.
The person riding in front was fat and pale. Upon closer inspection, I saw that his shoulder was bandaged with fine cloth by a military medical officer and hung up on his neck. It may have been a bumpy ride, and blood was faintly oozing from the fine cloth on his shoulder.
, but he still looked serious and led the ride, showing no signs of slowing down.
A young man with tiger eyes beside him, carrying something wrapped in silk and satin on his back, was riding closely behind him, with eagerness in his eyes. The rest of the generals behind him all had solemn expressions on their faces, focusing only on their way.
This time the patrol formation was several times more powerful than the battalion of soldiers led by Gordon last night. Looking from a distance, I could only hear the sound of horses hooves, and their screams shook the sky. Looking for the sound, I saw
The horse caravan stretches endlessly with no end in sight.
"Report—" The scouts from the front came on horseback. They were still far away, but they were already shouting loudly, making the valley tremble.
Standing next to Gao, Xu An, who had also sent a medical officer to bandage the wounds under his ribs, saw General Gao in front of him raise his hand and hurriedly turned around to give an order for the soldiers behind him to stop marching temporarily.
The rear of the team stopped first, and Gordon, the leader in front, signaled to stop the march of the patrol in front. Looking at the scout who turned over and dismounted, kneeling in military salute, he said, "How are you, County Mo?"
The suppression of the bandits last night was unavoidable. Before taking action, they found an excuse to send Mo Shoumin away. This time, they patrolled the whole army and returned to Mo County. They registered the people of Mo County and sent scouts in advance to investigate the situation in Mo County.
How, and more importantly, is not to find out where His Highness Prince Ning is.
Thinking of the letter when mobilizing troops last night... Gordon couldn't help but look back at Yan Qingchuan, and saw the grandmaster's son looking at the scouts eagerly. Gordon turned around, with a hesitant look in his eyes.
"Report to the general, Mo County was attacked by bandits just as... your Excellency expected. The city is now empty and the remaining people are nowhere to be found."
Gordon shouted: "Have you ever found out the whereabouts of the man dressed as a young master?"
Seeing the general's expression, the scout did not dare to hide anything, so he reported truthfully: "We just arrived in Mo County, but we didn't see the person the general was looking for. At the beacon tower, the general has sent people to find out..."
Hearing the scout's report, Gao Deng's eyes flashed and he shouted to the scout: "If we continue to investigate, if we find out the whereabouts of the young master, I will report on Pegasus."
Seeing the scouts getting on their horses and leaving, Gao Deng seemed to have made up his mind. He waved his hand and sent the generals away temporarily. He winked at Xu An. Seeing that Xu An understood and left, he turned around, patted his horse and walked to Yan Qingchuan's side.
, took out the water bag hanging from the saddle and handed it over respectfully.
Yan Qingchuan didn't think much and took the water.
He drank a few mouthfuls of wine and said eagerly: "Have you ever found out the whereabouts of His Highness Prince Ning?"
Gordon's eyes flickered, and he said with a guilty look on his face, "The scouts have just arrived, and we haven't found it yet."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and rush to the beacon tower." Yan Qingchuan said anxiously, worried about Prince Ning's safety.
When he finished speaking, he saw the fat general in front of him, his eyes showed hesitation and he said: "Commander Yan, His Highness Prince Ning is missing. I have sent scouts to investigate. If there is news, it will not be too late to set off to support him. At the moment, the general wants to
First search for the whereabouts of the bandit leader..."
Yan Qingchuan was shocked when he heard this and shouted: "Gordon, what are you talking about? Do you know how guilty it will be for you and me if His Highness Prince Ning makes a mistake? What do you mean..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Deng raised his eyes to meet Yan Qingchuan's wide-open tiger eyes, and said without fear: "Of course the general knows the noble identity of His Highness Prince Ning, but His Majesty has been trying to eliminate the hidden dangers in Yanbei for a long time. Now is the time to do so.
Take this opportunity to wipe out all these troubles in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles..."
For some reason, Gao Deng suddenly changed his attitude. Yan Qingchuan looked at the patrolling general leading more than 4,000 soldiers in front of him, and heard the hidden meaning in his words. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Gao Deng, you are so bold.
, how dare you use His Highness Prince Ning’s life as bait to lure the enemy, who gave you the courage..."
After saying this, Yan Qingchuan was extremely angry and wanted to take off the sword given by the emperor to Shang Fang to order Gao Deng to march. However, as soon as he turned back, Gao Deng suddenly shouted: "Where is Xu An?"
Yan Qingchuan was shocked when he heard what Gao Deng was doing. He looked back and saw more than a hundred patrol soldiers holding ropes pouring out of the mountains on both sides of the road. Just when he looked back for a moment, more than a hundred ropes flew towards him.
"You want to rebel, I'll capture you now." After speaking angrily, Yan Qingchuan stepped on the saddle and jumped up, waving his palms, and walked straight towards Gao Deng who was retreating from the horse.
While flying in the air, Yan Qingchuan sneered. If he wanted to use these ropes to scratch the hook, he wanted to capture the descendant of the Long Linyuan Palm downstream. This Gao Deng underestimated himself... But when he was about to rush in front of Gao Deng, he suddenly felt a sudden
A feeling of dizziness came over me.
"Not good." He slowed down and looked back to see that Gordon, who was hanging on the saddle of his good horse, had just handed him a water bag.
Gao Deng saw Yan Qingchuan's figure slow down and his eyes calmed down a little, and he immediately shouted: "Capture him quickly."
After hearing the order from their general, a group of soldiers hurriedly jumped out of the forest, gathered into a formation, and trapped Yan Qingchuan tightly. When he raised his hand, the rope was raised, tightly trapping the tiger-eyed young man in the formation.
Although Yan Qingchuan was unbearably dizzy, he was still in the martial arts realm after all. How could he want to be captured without any help? He reached out and grabbed the rope around his waist. With a drag of his strength, he immediately knocked several soldiers to the ground, just as he was about to use his true energy.
While performing Qinggong, I felt like the world was spinning and my body was unstable.
Seeing this, all the soldiers shifted their bodies in time, and the ropes around the waist of the tiger-eyed young man in the formation immediately tied his hands tightly.
Seeing that he could not move, Yan Qingchuan still wanted to struggle, but was unable to do so. He could only watch as the ropes in the soldiers' hands tied him tighter and tighter... He wanted to open his mouth to curse Gordon, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he could not even scream.
After arriving, only a moment later, he collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that Yan Qingchuan had been captured, Gao Deng got off his horse and walked to Yan Qingchuan, who was still trying to maintain his last trace of consciousness. He said, "Commander Yan, I'm offended... When this matter is over, Gao will come again."
I apologize to Commander-in-Chief Yan."
Then he stood up and said to the soldiers: "Take him down, pass it to my general, and keep him under strict guard."
Seeing the soldiers carrying away the unconscious Yan Qingchuan, Xu An, who was holding the wound under his ribs, came quickly and said to General Gao who was standing looking south: "General, I really don't know why I want to take down the general."
, He has in his hand..."
Before he finished speaking, General Gao raised his hand to stop him. With a look of respect in his eyes, he looked towards the south and said slowly: "The Holy Lord is really a hero..."