Gu Chen and his group were traveling with the Tang family siblings.
With Yalong's transportation, you don't have to travel long distances, but it's a lot easier.
The two sides talked and laughed on the road, and Gu Chen gradually figured out their background from Tang Gaolan's mouth.
The two siblings were from the Water Dance Army, and the Water Dance Army was a famous army in Pei State and was deeply trusted by the leader of Pei State.
Although Tang Gaolan did not reveal her specific identity, she vaguely revealed that her family's status in the Shui Wu Army was high.
This was not the result of Gu Chen's insinuation. In fact, no matter which faction the siblings came from, he was not interested in them. The reason why he took the initiative to contact them was just to learn more about Luo Men.
However, Tang Gaolan was very "enthusiastic" and she seemed to reveal her identity unintentionally. Gu Chen, who was keen, noticed that she must have some agenda in being so half-covered.
Gu Chen didn't care. From the moment Tang Gaolan took the initiative to invite them to go together, he knew that the other party had some hidden purpose in his heart.
When you go out, no matter how hospitable you are, most people will not invite strangers to accompany you. What if you are stabbed in the dark?
Gu Chen knew it well, but he really needed Yalong to ride and wanted to know more about Luo Men's situation, so he cooperated with Tang Gaolan.
It seems that the Tang siblings are indeed interesting. Tang Gaolan looks cheerful and generous, but is actually very scheming, while Tang Jianqing shows everything on his face.
Tang Gaolan was very dissatisfied with their politeness. Tang Jianqing made sarcastic remarks along the way. In order not to go with them, he even took the initiative to ride behind the team on his Yalong.
The two parties walked together for a few days, and Gu Chen gradually mastered more information from Tang Gaolan's mouth.
Although they had collected a lot of intelligence when they settled in the small town before, due to limited channels, most of what they learned was information that ordinary people knew.
Since the Shui Wu Army was quite powerful in Pei State, Tang Gaolan had access to a lot of information. Some of the information she casually confided seemed insignificant to her, but to an outsider like Gu Chen, it was quite useful.
For example, she mentioned that Luomen does not have the position of head, and the person with the highest status in the sect is the great prophet, and the great prophet of each generation is regarded as the national teacher by the leader of Pei Kingdom.
Before every leader of the Pei Kingdom came to the throne, he would first visit Luomen, which shows the high status of Luomen in the Pei Kingdom.
Gu Chen listened to these things with great interest. The relationships between kingdoms, dynasties and sects and families in the Hongmeng Taoist world were indeed complicated and involved a wide range of interests.
He also tried to ask about the relationship between Luo Men and the Yuan Clan. Of course, he did not mention the name of the Yuan Clan directly, but asked about Luo Men's ancestors.
Tang Gaolan didn't know much about this aspect. He only said that it was rumored that the founder of Luo Men was just a poor scholar who accidentally received the guidance of an expert to practice in seclusion.
After he was released from seclusion, within only a hundred years, he assisted the founding emperor of the Pei Dynasty to establish the Pei Dynasty, and established Luomen's reputation.
The rumors she mentioned did not mention the Yuan Clan at all, and Gu Chen suspected that she might know nothing about the Yuan Clan.
One of the ten majestic Minggu clans, ordinary monks in the Tao world have never heard of it. This shows how far the Yuan clan has declined, and it also shows how far away from the high-level people who truly control the Tao world.
Gu Chen adjusted his position, knowing that he couldn't rush what he wanted to do, so he just treated it as a tourist trip.
A few days later, when everyone was passing through a canyon, the melodious sound of a flute suddenly came from the canyon.
The sound of the flute seemed to have a magical power that penetrated people's hearts and formed an endless echo in the canyon.
Buzz buzz.
Along with the sound of the flute came the sound of high-frequency vibrations of wings. From both sides of the canyon, darkness filled the air, with a large number of abnormal auras approaching quickly!
Gu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and found that Tang Gaolan beside him looked like he was facing a formidable enemy, but there was no look of surprise on his face.
The two hundred soldiers of the Water Dance Army quickly formed a formation and protected the Tang siblings in the center, appearing well-trained.
Gu Chen and his group didn't panic and quickly saw what was flying towards them.
It was a creature with a head that looked very much like a butterfly, but it had the skeleton and size of a human. Even its head was half human and half ghost.
Before they get close, the vicious aura radiating from them is extremely shocking. There are thousands of them, and their flying speed is not slow.
"No! It's a Butterfly Rakshasa! Why are there so many of them!"
Tang Gaolan saw the incoming enemy clearly, and a look of panic appeared on his pretty face.
The sound of the flute in the valley continued. Guided by the sound of the flute, a large number of Butterfly Rakshasa quickly pounced on the two hundred soldiers of the Water Dance Army.
The soldiers waved their spears in their hands, the spear tips shining brightly from time to time, and they coordinated to slaughter the flying butterfly Rakshasa.
However, the bodies of these butterfly rakshasas were extremely hard and completely invulnerable, so the soldiers' attacks had no great effect.
On the contrary, such an attack aroused the ferocity of the butterfly rakshasas. They opened their mouths to reveal their sharp mouthparts, which penetrated the soldiers' armor and penetrated their bodies!
In an instant, the blood in each soldier's body was drained, and he fell down as a mummy. Those who did not suffer this fate were not so lucky. Some of them were torn into pieces by the cooperation of several butterfly rakshasas.
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Seeing that the soldiers who were protecting them were defeated at an alarming speed, the Tang family siblings became panicked, especially Tang Jianqing, whose face turned pale as a sheet.
"Brother Chen, please give me a helping hand!"
In panic, Tang Gaolan asked Gu Chen.
Originally, she met this group of casual cultivators with the intention of taking advantage of them.
She deliberately revealed her background, thinking that after knowing her identity, this group of people would work harder to help her when needed.
However, everything she imagined was under the condition that the number of enemies was not too large, and these people were not fools. Only in that case would they be willing to help and act as a shield for her.
But in front of her, these Butterfly Rakshasas were huge in number and extremely ferocious. She was worried that these people would run away immediately in fear. Where else could they help her?
Therefore, her plea now is sincere and comes from the bottom of her heart!
Facing the rapidly approaching Butterfly Rakshasa, Gu Chen looked at Tang Gaolan calmly and finally understood why she took the initiative to approach them.
It turned out that I wanted to use them to avoid disaster.
"Sister, what's the use of asking them for help? Let's quickly find a way out!"
Tang Jianqing said in a panic, but the Yalong under him was obviously frightened in front of the Butterfly Rakshasa. It was difficult to control it in place, let alone break out of the encirclement!
Moreover, Butterfly Rakshasa can fly, so it is too difficult for them to escape in this mountainous area!
"leader."
The friends looked at Gu Chen, with some interest in their eyes.
The sudden appearance of this group of monsters, whether they were ferocious insects or monsters, was a bit unusual. It had been so long since they had been in the Taoist world, and everyone had yet to take action properly, so they were all a little itchy.
