Everyone's expressions changed immediately, and the craftsman couldn't help but asked: "What did he say?"
"Why should I tell you?" Gu Chen glanced at him coldly and said disdainfully.
Along the way, the craftsman targeted him everywhere, how could he be polite to him?
"you……"
The craftsman was immediately furious and wanted to take action, but the Taohua layman in the distance looked over.
It is taboo to attack your companions during the mission. It is unreasonable and will affect your promotion.
He had to find the right time to take action, so he could only endure it.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, this is not interesting enough. You and I are all companions, and we are going to cooperate next, so it's okay to talk to us, right?" Storm Girl relaxed the atmosphere. After all, she is a woman, so it is easier to talk.
"You'd better ask Master Taohua directly." Gu Chen said with a smile. Master Taohua didn't reveal any information about the mission to him at all. What could he answer?
"He won't tell." Storm Girl said helplessly, this was really exciting.
"Of course he has his reasons for not saying it. You will know sooner or later anyway, so why are you in a hurry?" Gu Chen said lightly, then found a place to sit down cross-legged to practice, and ignored everyone.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, because Gu Chen's words had strange thoughts.
Taohua Jushi disclosed the mission situation to Gu Chen in advance but did not tell them. What does this mean?
Originally, no one was easily deceived, but Taohua Jushi's previous reaction was really strange, which invisibly increased the credibility of Gu Chen's words.
Gu Chen practiced with his eyes closed, but he could still feel the strange atmosphere there, and secretly smiled in his heart.
He said that deliberately, just to make people suspect that Taohua layman and himself were wearing the same pants. As long as this idea was planted in their minds, they would subconsciously reject Taohua layman.
As a result, Taohua layman can only move closer to himself.
Gu Chen casually laid a trap for Taohua layman, but unfortunately he was completely ignorant.
After enough rest, everyone continued on their journey.
In less than half a day, everyone passed by the royal city of the Wild Fox Clan.
As the capital of Ze State, Yehu King City does not have the tall and wide city walls like Peidu, nor does it have any magnificent buildings.
The entire royal city is located in a swamp and is surrounded by forests. Local materials are used throughout the city, and there are wooden structures with unique shapes everywhere.
There are no walls around the royal city for defense, instead there is a miasma unique to this swamp.
A large area of purple-gray miasma surrounds the royal city. Only the people of the Wild Fox Clan are naturally immune to the poison of the miasma and can freely enter and exit the royal city.
If people from other ethnic groups want to enter and exit the royal city safely, they must obtain approval from the guards and take special poison-avoiding pills.
Of course, the miasma can only stop ordinary creatures and monks, and real masters will not be afraid at all.
The city of Ye Fox King is bustling with people, and even outside the city it is quite lively, with exotic customs everywhere.
It is a pity that Taohua layman did not make any stop when passing here and continued to move deeper into the swamp.
This scene made the original ominous premonitions of the killers come true. Their destination was indeed the ancient swamp!
On the border between Zeguo and the Wild Ancient Swamp, countless Wild Fox Army soldiers gathered here, seemingly guarding against something.
From time to time, rare and exotic beasts would escape from the ancient swamp. There were quite a few of them. Some belonged to the Toad Clan, some belonged to the Crocodile Clan, and some could not tell which race they were.
The vast territory of the ancient swamp, coupled with the special internal environment, gave birth to all kinds of strange races that even the most knowledgeable people in the world cannot fully identify.
At this moment, on the border defense line of the Wild Fox Army, corpses of rare and exotic animals can be seen everywhere in the mud that is filled with rotten leaves all year round.
The corpses piled up like mountains, exuding a monstrous stench, but the soldiers of the Wild Fox Army turned a deaf ear. They took three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry, always guarding the direction of the ancient swamp.
"What's going on?"
In the distance, a group of killers from Wuwang Pavilion stood on the crown of an ancient tree, looking at the battle at the border with surprise on their faces.
Gu Chen then remembered the excuse Zeguo gave when Peiguo asked Zeguo for help. Looking at the situation, Zeguo's words were not without purpose. The ancient swamp is indeed not peaceful recently!
"In the past few months, there have been many waves of beasts escaping from the ancient swamp, attacking the borders of Zeguo, making the Wild Fox tribe feel like they are facing a formidable enemy." Taohua layman looked towards the direction of the ancient swamp and said.
"Escape? Those ethnic groups stayed well in the swamp, but suddenly they fled on such a large scale. What's the reason? Could it be that the rumors are true and the curse really exists?" Tu Xiong said, with a look of fear on his face.
"Curse? Legend has it that there is a mysterious and unknown curse in the ancient swamp. Anyone who goes deep into it will be cursed and disappear mysteriously. When he reappears, he will become a corpse and appear outside the swamp. His death will be miserable."
"The rumors of this curse are only aimed at outsiders. The curse has existed for a long time. How could it cause countless ethnic groups to flee just now?"
Taohua layman shook his head and denied Tu Xiong's speculation.
"If it weren't for the curse, why were the eyes of those fleeing ferocious beasts so full of fear that they even risked their lives to hit the guns of the Wild Fox Army?"
Everyone was questioning, staring at Taohua layman, realizing that their mission might be related to this.
"The truth of the matter is that a golden divine crocodile appeared in the ancient swamp, and it was killing people crazily in the swamp, causing other ethnic groups to flee." Taohua layman said and sighed.
Everyone's eyelids jumped. The environment of the ancient swamp was dangerous, and the races bred there were generally not weak.
How powerful must the bloodline of the golden divine crocodile be, and how terrifying must its strength be, which can make so many ethnic groups flee in fear?
"Our mission won't be to assassinate that golden crocodile, right?" The craftsman asked tentatively. It was really the Taohua layman's tone that made people unable to stop thinking about it.
"Yes, this is exactly our mission on this trip!"
Taohua layman did not deny it, but everyone's hearts sank.
Going deep into the dangerous ancient swamp, not only facing a possible curse, but also assassinating an unprecedentedly powerful golden crocodile. No wonder this task is rated as a dream!
"Who is the employer? What price are they offering? Aren't they asking us to die?" Storm Girl couldn't help but said, wondering why Wuwang Pavilion would accept such a task.
No matter how dangerous the Golden Divine Crocodile is, it is only limited to the ancient swamp. You just need to avoid it. There is no need to provoke it. Is your employer crazy?
Although Wuwang Pavilion has taken on various tasks, it always assesses risks.
Unless the reward for a task like this is outrageous, I generally won’t accept it!
Moreover, even if it was accepted, a large number of killers should be dispatched to deal with various dangers in the swamp. Why only six of them were dispatched?