"Stop! Where did it come from?" A shout came from somewhere.
"We're a newly established business group. Today, we're here to send some gifts to Head Hao!”Sauk was temporarily acting as the leader of the mercenary group and stood at the front to answer the hidden sentry's questions.
"A new business group? Don't you know the rules?"
"Heh, we were all prepared." Sauk took out a dozen gold coins and put them under his feet, then led the group over. The hidden sentry that was originally there did not make any sound.
"Is this the rule?" Ma Lan asked softly.
"Bandits get a share of their income, but the hidden sentries outside get very little. Every time a business group passes by, the hidden sentries always set up a card to collect some money.”Yilan pointed ahead." There's still a short distance. There are probably five or six more hidden sentries. Each of them has to be paid.”
"Doesn't that mean that we'll have to spend nearly a hundred gold coins before we even enter?”100 gold coins was nothing to Wen Jiayin in the past, but now they didn't have much capital left.
"Although it only takes a few hundred gold coins to establish a business group, it takes tens of thousands of gold coins to manage all the forces.”Sophie pulled Wen Jiayin along." So, the operation of a business group is quite costly. Most business groups have a powerful backer or a dedicated mercenary group. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to go on the Golden Trade Route.”
The group spent dozens of gold coins to pass through the hidden sentry. Fortunately, the money here was spent on " mission funds ", or else the Eight Formations Mercenary Group would have gone bankrupt.
"Everyone, follow closely. We're about to reach the door!”Sauk strode forward at such a fast speed that the children behind him could only walk with their heads lowered.
"The Eight Formations Business Group has come to pay their respects to the mountain. Hero, please inform Chief Hao.”Sauk saluted the two sentries with cupped fists and handed over two dozen gold coins. It was obviously more than what he had given to the hidden sentries. Each of them had at least twenty gold coins.
"The sentry post will report to the internal department. New business groups can only be handled by junior stewards in the mountain stronghold. As long as the sentry post is arranged well, it will be easier to talk to junior stewards.”While explaining to the children, Sauk observed the situation in the village. There seemed to be nothing special to pay attention to.
"Follow me." A sentry who went in to report came out and led everyone into the stronghold.
"Do you see that? Over there!" The Eight Formation Diagram had been completed, and the children no longer needed to communicate through words.
Following Ma Lan's direction, everyone turned around and took a deep breath.
"This is the bandit's meal?" Hai Lang widened his eyes.
On an open flat ground, hundreds of men sat on the ground, eating large pieces of meat that hadn't even been cut and drinking wine.。。It was a container.
"It is said that although bandits are extremely vicious, they are indeed true. That's true." Dai Tianwen saw a bandit carrying an entire ox leg and eating like crazy. He was so envious that even the people who had established a spiritual connection with him became restless.
Even the people from the Star Luo Sect, who were known to have the worst table manners, wouldn't dare to do such a thing. The etiquette of the outside world was called the foundation of human beings. How could they be like the people in the mountains who did not care about it?
"Stop looking, we're here!" Sophie reminded.
"What? We're here already?" Tang Dou stopped and felt someone pushing him from behind. Then, there was a soft cry.
Without thinking, Ding Beier, who had been following behind him, did not notice that he had stopped and bumped into him.
"Are you alright?" Tang Dou turned around and rubbed Ding Beier's forehead.
"It's fine…" Ding Bei 'er's face was red, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"Next time, walk beside me." The one who spoke was Ding Baoer, who had been walking on Tang Dou's left. She pulled her sister's hand and said," Don't keep following behind.”
"No need. I'll just walk behind.。。”Ding Bei 'er's voice was so soft that she could barely hear herself.
"You guys stay outside. I'll go in first.”Sauk turned around and gave some instructions before following the guide into a small house in front of him.
"Sigh…" He heard Tang Yuexue sigh, but he didn't know what she was sighing about.
2
"What should we do now?" Tang Dou looked at Su Fei and Yilan.
Sauk went in, but they couldn't just wait here.
"Should I go take a look?" Tang Yuexue knew that no one would pay attention to a servant like her.
"Wait, remember not to cut off your spiritual energy, understand?”Tang Dou raised his hand.
This was the only special effect that everyone had discovered in the past few days. As long as the people on the eight gates activated their spiritual positioning at the same time, the people on the death gate could be directly teleported to the people on the other gate. However, what followed was the collapse of the eight formations. In other words, this emergency support effect could only be used once in a battle. It could only be used again after the reconstruction of the Eight Formation Diagram was completed. Moreover, the reinforcement was limited to Tang Dou alone. The others did not have this special effect on the Death Gate.
"Don't worry, I'm not at the stage where I don't care about myself at all.”Tang Yuexue waved her hand and looked around. She disappeared into thin air after confirming that there was no one following her.
"Oh, right, Yuexue, I forgot to tell you. Actually, there's a special effect that I haven't told you about. The Eight Formation Diagram can share six senses, and it's controlled by the Death Gate. So even if there's danger, I'll be the first to notice it!”Tang Dou's naughty voice rang in Tang Yuexue's ears. She cursed under her breath and continued walking toward the center of the village as if nothing had happened.
"Eh? Who was Sister Yuexue scolding? Did you run into some trouble?" Ma Lan's voice sounded.
It turned out that Tang Dou had chosen to use his spiritual power to transmit his voice, while Tang Yuexue's curse was transmitted to everyone on the Eight Formations Map.
"I'm fine. I was startled by a dog barking!”Tang Yuexue said angrily. She raised her head and realized that something was wrong.
Why were there so many people outside and here?。。Yet, it suddenly quieted down? There wasn't even a trace of him? It was almost dinner time. Logically speaking, it should be time for the kitchen to prepare the dishes, right?
The deeper they went, the more Tang Yuexue felt that something was wrong. She could not find any traces of human life. The wood in the geothermal furnace outside the hall had already rotted away by the water vapor. It had just been winter, and the weather had yet to turn warm. The geothermal furnace should be burning every day.
The second curved spear head, Hao San, had the spirit Snake Spear. It was said that he was a branch descendant of the Tang Sect's Breaking Clan. Even though his spirit power was only around rank-50, he had an extremely good spell formation technique. The manor that looked similar to other small towns actually hid many murderous intentions!
Sophie's words suddenly came to her mind. Tang Yuexue quickly turned around and looked at the decorations of the surrounding houses. She was stunned.
The position of the last hidden sentry she had cleared and the last hidden sentry on the road they had just come from was actually not obstructed by her current position. After changing positions, there were always more than two openings that faced the forest outside. In other words, the last layer of hidden sentry outside the village was not only to deal with outsiders, but more importantly, to monitor whether anyone had come to the center of the village.
That was close. If he had made a big move just now, he might have become a suspicious target.
"Hey, your current situation is very dangerous!”Tang Dou's voice rang out again." Come back quickly. It's too dangerous over there."”
"That's not true!" Tang Yuexue snorted." If I'm not wrong, the real center of this village is also nearby."”
"What? Why do you have such thoughts?"
"Do you even need to say that? I just walked in from the outside, and the closer I get to the center, the tighter the security is. According to the thoughts of those in power, their own safety is absolutely important. They can't give up their own safety just to create an illusion, so I think the fake and the real should be in the same place!”Tang Yuexue turned around and looked around.
Tang Dou could read Tang Yuexue's mind and nodded.""You mean to say that although there are no traces of humans here, it is still the center of this stockade, but it is hidden?”
"Guess what I'm looking for now?" Tang Yuexue asked.
"Hey, are you looking for a place where all the hidden sentries can see you?”Tang Dou said softly," Although it shouldn't be a common entrance, there must be a passage that leads to the real center of the stronghold!”
"Smart!" Tang Yuexue laughed." That's the place!”
3
"This is the place." Tang Yuexue came to an open space." The surrounding buildings are just enough to avoid the sight of all the hidden sentries. This place is completely under the surveillance of all parties. I don't think there's another place that can have such an effect."”
Stepping on the ground, it was obvious that the ground was empty. It seemed that there should be a door under the floating sand on the ground.
"Then how do you want to get in?" Even if you can hide yourself, you'll still be discovered if you make a move!
"Don't forget, the spirit of the hidden sentry will also be attracted. As long as something more eye-catching appears, won't I be able to sneak in?”
However, Tang Yuexue waited for a long time before she heard Tang Dou's reply.
"Actually, we don't need to go in anymore. That North Mountain Merchant Band has already left.”
"What is it? The North Head Merchant Band has left?"
"Yes, Sauk has already come out. When he came out, he saw the North Mountain motorcade leaving the second turn. The convoy did not lose any members. It was impossible that they were here to pay their respects to the mountain. After all, there was no stockade in the Tang Sect's caravan that would be blind enough to rob them.
"Could it be that Bei Mang is doing business with the Tang Sect?”Tang Yuexue asked as she walked.
"How is that possible? Although the Tang Sect's business is huge, what kind of business do they need to do with bandits? Could it be a weapon? Even though the legendary hidden weapons did not exist in the Tang Sect now, the Tang Sect had always been a place where Divine Craftsmen gathered for thousands of years.”
"He's crazy! Selling weapons to bandits? The Tang Sect would not do such a boring thing.”Tang Yuexue retorted.
"Then what could it be?" Tang Dou also did not understand.
"Forget it, I'll be out soon. Let's follow the North Mountain Merchant Band and see what they're up to!”
After spending nearly 1,000 gold coins, they only knew the external structure of the second bend. This made everyone feel a little disappointed, but everyone still quickened their pace and chased after the North Mountain Merchant Band in front.
The North Mountain Merchant Band was not fast. It was easy for the Eight Formations Mercenary Group to catch up with them, but it was quite difficult to follow them. After all, they had already caught up from behind. If they followed them for a long time, the North Mountain Merchant Band would definitely be suspicious. Therefore, the Eight Formations Mercenary Group's plan was to let Tang Yuexue use the Concealment Spell to follow behind the North Mountain Merchant Band. The main group would maintain a distance from the North Mountain Merchant Band that would not be noticed by the people in front. Among them, Tang Dou had activated the sharing of his six senses to assist in observing the movements of the Beimang Caravan. If there was any problem, he could immediately respond.
"There doesn't seem to be anything unusual." Tang Yuexue did not dare to get too close. She only maintained a distance of about ten meters. The North Mountain Merchant Team's carriage was only a little faster, but it was probably because there were fewer goods in the carriage. Could it really be as Tang Dou said, that the Tang Sect was in the weapons business with bandits?
Even though the bandits of Nanshan Hill had settled down, they were still the public enemy of the entire continent's business groups. They risked universal condemnation to trade weapons with the bandits. The Tang Sect was not short of money, so was there a need to do such a self-destructive thing?
"Little girl, if the Tang Sect is really doing this kind of business, then what exactly is their purpose? Roping in the bandits of Nanshan Hill?" Tang Dou turned around and asked Ma Lan.
"What business?" Ma Lan didn't understand at all.
Tang Dou then remembered that the conversation just now was directly discussed by Tang Dou and Tang Yuexue through the spiritual connection. He did not share it with the people around him.
"It's about whether the Tang Sect will do business with the bandits of Nanshan Hill.”Tang Dou had to explain again.
"It sounds very good. Who wouldn't do business?”Ma Lan raised her head.
"Forget it…" Tang Dou patted his own head. What was the difference between asking Ma Lan and not asking?
"But if Uncle Yao finds out, he'll definitely scold them angrily.。。”Ma Lan muttered softly, then went to ask Hai Lang about this and that.
Tang Sect's Sect Master, my uncle, Tang Yao? When Tang Dou thought of this name, he suddenly had a strange feeling. He couldn't tell what was going on, but he could already feel that what they were doing now would definitely have a major impact.
The turbid current that entered the sea polluted the pure waves. What they needed to do was to recreate that endless blue.
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