Fortunately, it was night and there was dense forest cover, so Linchuan was able to escape the waves of patrolling spiritual guards.
These spiritual guards are in groups of ten, and each group has an Earth Spirit Realm master sitting in charge. They disperse and patrol quietly, and when they discover something, they will release white smoke.
This kind of white smoke is extremely eye-catching in this dark night, rising like a white cloud.
Lin Chuan recalled the battle with Zhu Chu. Zhu Chu released a golden arrow into the air, and the arrow exploded like a golden cloud at high altitude.
"No wonder that guy was so confident that he sent out a signal for help..." Lin Chuan murmured to himself.
Ahead, there are many mountains and mountains, including the notorious Jingluan Mountains in the North. There are over a hundred hills with bandits' nests standing on them, and birds have to take a detour here.
The official road has disappeared at this point, and the ruts accumulated over the years can be seen in front of the mountain forest.
The merchants had no choice. Jingluan was the only shortcut to the capital of the Northern Kingdom. Jingluan was too far to the south, so they had to take a detour to Danxun City, where there were many unknown dangers.
The northbound route is blocked by the Beishui tributary, where there are often water monsters causing mischief. It would be better to be exploited by bandits than to bury the water monsters.
Linchuan stepped into the quiet mountains. Apart from the rustling of fallen leaves in the wind, there was really no other abnormal sound here.
Lin Chuan stretched out and exhaled heavily, thinking that it was more comfortable here than outside. Those patrolling spiritual guards would not bring trouble to themselves and come in to challenge those tough bandits.
After years of plundering, the people have already suffered terribly, and the bandits are not much better. All the wild beasts and birds on the mountain have been eaten up.
With no wealth to plunder, these bandits began to prey on the weak, and annexed each other. After becoming strong and streamlined, the bandits not only stayed in Jingluan, but also occasionally dared to harass and plunder in surrounding towns.
There are many masters of the Earth Spirit Realm in this quiet mountain. Most of them are criminals from the Four Kingdoms. It is rumored that there are also alien races from the Eight Wastelands.
The Northern Emperor also sent troops to encircle and suppress Jingluan. However, the bandits were clever and the terrain in Jingluan was too complicated. They failed to clear out the area even after two campaigns, and instead suffered heavy losses.
What Lin Chuan didn't expect was that the caravan didn't wait for him. The two girls alone did take a bit of a risk.
If you just meet some small bandits, it's okay. If you meet those big bandits in the Earth Spirit Realm, it's better to exploit them and let them go. I'm afraid they will detain the two girls to become the wives of the village.
It was Lin Chuan who was careless and didn't say any more instructions. Thinking of this, he immediately quickened his pace.
After walking for dozens of miles, we were already deep into the quiet mountains. In addition to the sound of the mountain wind, Linchuan seemed to hear some murmurs, which seemed to be coming with the wind, but it was not real.
Lin Chuan figured out that with the speed of the caravan, it was the limit of how far it could go. Why was there still no sign of the caravan?
Lin Chuan couldn't help but frown. He carefully observed along the way. Under the bright moonlight, he still couldn't find any clues. He couldn't help but wonder whether the caravan entered Jingluan or encountered bandits and had been looted?!
At this time, a gust of cold wind blew through, and there were still human voices mixed in it. Although it was not real, Lin Chuan was sure that this was not an auditory hallucination. Auditory hallucinations did not occur so frequently, and they were considered to be sounds coming from nearby.
Lin Chuan boldly took to the air and looked against the wind with focused eyes. There was indeed a flash of fire in the southwest. Although it was very weak, he was still captured by it.
Regardless of whether it was a caravan or not, Lin Chuan would go and have a look. If not, he would withdraw from Jingluan and go on another route to find the two girls.
After walking for less than a mile, Lin Chuan suddenly smelled the smell of blood, and his heart suddenly tightened. He turned out a bottle of medium-grade spiritual pulp with one hand and drank it in one gulp.
Lin Chuan had already consumed more than half of his spiritual power after running wildly against the spirit. He was worried that he would encounter a strong enemy and it would be bad if he couldn't keep up if he drank more spiritual power temporarily. After all, he didn't have the best spiritual liquid in his body.
The closer he got, the stronger the smell of blood and the smell of burnt flesh made Lin Chuan's eyelids twitch wildly. He tried his best to suppress his impatience and control his breath.
The human voice gradually became clearer, but it was quite noisy, and the screams and groans were still heartbreaking. There was a human corpse at the feet of Lin Chuan. The remaining warmth was still there, and it was the horse-faced merchant in the caravan.
Lin Chuan hid behind a big tree and used the wormhole in the tree to observe the light of the fire.
Lin Chuan not only saw the caravan, but also Murong Longyue and Yu Xiaoyao. They were still alive, but Lin Chuan did not dare to relax at all.
Because in addition, he also saw more than a dozen strange-looking people. Under the interplay of firelight and moonlight, these people's faces were quite ferocious and terrifying, and almost all of them had tattoos on their faces.
In addition to humans, there is also a Minotaur whose body shape is similar to the alienated Zhu Chu. The demonic aura exuded from his body is much stronger than that of Lan Yin'er, and he should be similar to Teng Ge Jing Qi and others.
It must be an earth monster. The red bull's eyes show that this creature has a lot of blood to eat, so it must be a fish monster.
Just by looking at the appearance of these people, you can tell that they are not good people, they must be bandits here.
Murong Longyue's face was pale, and she was obviously seriously injured. Only one of the pair of wrist knives was left, but the whereabouts of the other one was unknown.
Yu Xiaoyao wasn't much better either. The blood stains on the corners of his mouth were still wet. He was holding a dagger with a flashing blue light in his hand. He stared at the group of bandits and the two scorpion-tailed red snakes under his feet made a hissing sound.
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Silks of white smoke were rising from the ground. Lin Chuan focused his eyes and saw that those poisonous insects, scorpions, spiders, poisonous snakes, and poisonous ants that Yu Xiaoyao had summoned before were all burned to charcoal.
The people in the caravan huddled together, hiding behind the two women. Fifty or sixty men were huddled together and shivering. There were more than a dozen corpses lying around. It seemed that some of them tried to escape and were massacred by the bandits.
"I'm so lucky tonight. I unexpectedly met two beauties at once. It turns out that following Brother Niu is his grandma's choice!" The tattooed man next to the Minotaur said strangely.
The surrounding bandits also followed suit, laughing lewdly at Murong Longyue and Yu Xiaoyao, and moved closer to their children.
"Brothers, don't worry, let's let Brother Niu pick one first!" It was the tattooed man who spoke out. As soon as he made his voice, the crowd immediately made way for him.
Only then did Lin Chuan realize that the person speaking was not simple. The person did not hide the fluctuations in his spiritual power. He felt that his spiritual pressure should be almost the same as his own. To be precise, it was a little stronger. It seemed that he had just entered the earth spirit realm.
Guy.
The Minotaur clasped his hands on his chest and said in a low voice: "King of Painted Faces, I want these two old cows!"
All the bandits were immediately silent, and they all looked at the man known as the Painted Face King. The man's face froze, and he laughed twice and said: "Brother Niu really knows how to enjoy it! Then let's wait until Brother Niu has finished playing! Hahaha
Ha ha!"
The bandits also started laughing, but the laughter was not as hearty as before.
"The night wind is chilling to the bones, little lady, why should you struggle anymore? Why don't you come back to the camp with me earlier so that my brother Niu can warm you two up!" The painted-faced king said and looked at the Minotaur.
One person and the other looked at each other and smiled, which was particularly scary.
"Shameless!" Murong Longyue said and started to take action again, but Yu Xiaoyao stopped her in front of her.
"You rest first and let me take care of him!" A sneer appeared on Yu Xiaoyao's lips.
"You..." Murong Longyue looked at the petite Yu Xiaoyao with some worry.
Yu Xiaoyao had been punched in the abdomen by the Minotaur before. If she hadn't been wearing inner armor, she would have suffered a severe heart attack and passed out immediately.
At this moment, the Minotaur snorted, and then the Minotaur sneezed several more times, making a pair of bull's eyes wet. After dozens of sneezes, it stopped.
All the bandits were dumbfounded and wondered what the hell this old Niu Tou was doing.
The Minotaur burst into tears, holding a mosquito and fly in its hand with mucus on it.
A pair of scarlet bull's eyes glared at Yu Xiaoyao fiercely, and he crushed the mosquitoes and flies on his fingers into powder.
The smile on Yu Xiaoyao's lips disappeared. That brain-eating fly was her natal Gu, and she suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood.
The painted-faced king suddenly understood that he was afraid that Lao Niu would kill the little girl in anger. It would be a pity to meet such a top-notch girl so easily that she would be ruined before she even tasted the benefits.
"Brothers, come up here and take down these two little bitches!"
After the Painted Face King said this, a group of bandits were about to take action when their feet suddenly shook.
"Moo!"
The Minotaur pushed away the painted-faced king who was blocking him and rushed straight towards Yu Xiaoyao.
The painted-faced king spat: "This old cow is really ruthless and doesn't talk much!"
"Brother, do we still want to go up?" A bandit asked the Painted Face King.
"Let the old cow vent his temper first!"
The Painted Face King looked a little embarrassed. This old cow really didn't understand any of the rules in the mountains! But it's no wonder, this old cow is a beast monster from Fengya Ridge, not a monster from Jingluan.
Lao Niu originally followed the Demon Saint to fight for the Earth Ranking, but unexpectedly, he was wild and untrained, and when he saw sex, he dared to openly insult the female disciples of Dongxuan Academy, and was ordered to be expelled from Zhongzhou.
Lao Niu naturally refused to return to Fengya Ridge after seeing the beauty in the world. He hid all the way and finally escaped into Jingluan. Later, he was invited into the camp by the Painted Face King.
The Painted-Faced King was at the bottom of the pack among the strongholds. With the addition of the Minotaur, his strength was greatly increased, and he successfully removed two thorns in his side.
Tonight, another mountain stronghold was persuaded to surrender. The nearby mountains had no rivals. They seemed to have the ability to compete with the other major mountain strongholds. They were about to return to the base camp to celebrate their victory when they unexpectedly ran into a group of caravans.
Yu Xiaoyao saw his natal Gu worm worming its way into the Minotaur's nose. Unexpectedly, he failed and was blown out by the Minotaur instead.
Once the natal Gu insect dies, the master's vitality will also be severely damaged. Seeing the Minotaur charging at him, Yu Xiaoyao ordered the two scorpion-tailed red snakes to escape. These two little snakes have followed her since they were young, and they have a deep affection for each other.
Yu Xiaoyao couldn't bear to let him die with him.
Unexpectedly, the two little snakes actually stood motionless in front of Yu Xiaoyao. Yu Xiaoyao had tears in his eyes, holding a dagger in both hands and facing the Minotaur running at a high speed, preparing to fight to the death.
Murong Longyue didn't know when she stood side by side with him, her legs slightly bent, ready to fight at any time.
The children knew that this was tantamount to striking an egg against a stone, but they were unwilling to kill him at his neck. Even if they died, they would still struggle.
Every time the Minotaur landed, the ground would shake, and its fist, which was larger than the head, would angrily hit the two women.
At this critical moment, a streak of blood flew out of the forest at an extremely fast speed, like a crescent moon slashing towards the Minotaur.
The Minotaur had no time to dodge and had to use the power of the fist to fight against it. The two collided with each other. The Minotaur took a few steps back and stared into the darkness of the forest with its red bull eyes.