At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The north wind whistled.
Thirteen black shadows flashed out of the camp of the Tang army and disappeared into the depths of the forest like ghosts.
They were agile and moved like rabbits. It was obvious that they had deep martial arts attainments. In the current world of martial artists, even if they were not first-rate experts, they were almost at the peak of second-rate.
Most of the 49 members of the Flying Tiger Cavalry were martial arts experts of this level.
However, Zhang Zhongjian, the leader, was an exception. His martial arts cultivation was far beyond the first class. Even Yin Shisan did not know what level he had reached.
For this reason, Yin Shisan had asked Zhang Zhongjian more than once about the levels of martial arts in the world and how to distinguish the levels of martial artists, but Zhang Zhongjian had always kept it a secret. He only told Yin Shisan that there were some things that were better left unsaid.
……
After the time for an incense stick to burn, Yin Shisan and Zhang Zhongjian came out of the camp and entered the valley along the mountain path.
When they could see the camp of the Xiang Xun army from afar, they saw that there was not one camp, but five.
"Looks like you guessed right again." Zhang Zhongjian said to Yin Shisan.
Yin Shisan had told the thirteen men of the Flying Tiger Cavalry that Xunxiang would most likely divide his five thousand men into five groups, each occupying an excellent terrain and commanding a high position to deal a strong blow to the Tang army that entered the valley.
Now, it seemed that Yin Shisan was right.
"Zhongjian, look, there is a deep valley in the middle of the valley. The surrounding mountains look like lotus petals. Even if I am a phase seeker, I will occupy a high position and attack the enemy from above.”
"So?" Zhang Zhongjian looked at Yin Shisan coldly." There's no other way to deal with him other than assassination?”
"Yes!"
Yin Shisan pointed at the Prime Seeking Camp in the distance and said to Zhang Zhongjian," There are five tents. The highest one is only halfway up the mountain. If one wasn't afraid of wasting energy, one could go around the valley and climb the mountain from the back of the valley to the top. From the top of the mountain, huge rocks, gray bottles, and rolling logs would roll down and kill the person who was looking for the face.”
Zhang Zhongjian thought for a while. This was indeed a good idea, but just as Yin Shisan said, the premise was that he was not afraid of wasting his energy.
"Let's go, we should…"
Yin Shisan said. Just as he was about to step forward, a fishy wind blew at him. The wind was mixed with thick blood Qi, causing Yin Shisan to stop in his tracks and shut his mouth tightly.
Whoosh!
Zhang Zhongjian frowned. He moved forward and blocked Yin Shisan with his sturdy body. He stared coldly at the darkness in front of him." Come out!"”
This was a mountain ridge, at least five miles away from the phase seeker's camp. Of course, there were trees on the mountain, and there were many of them.
Zhang Zhongjian's eyes were on a dense forest on the mountain ridge. The smell of blood was also coming from the dense forest.
Swoosh!
The moment Zhang Zhongjian's voice fell, the sound of air breaking came.
Then, Yin Shisan saw a round hidden weapon shoot out from the dense forest and arrive in front of Zhang Zhongjian in the blink of an eye.
Ta!
Zhang Zhongjian kicked the ground, and a stone flew up and went straight for the hidden weapon in the air.
Puff!
As the two came into contact, the stone pierced through the round concealed weapon, slowing down its speed.
"This is…"
It was also at this moment that Yin Shisan saw what it was with the help of the moonlight. It was a human head!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
At the same time, countless round hidden weapons, which were countless heads, were thrown out of the dense forest.
Zhang Zhongjian frowned even more. He kicked the ground with his feet. Countless stones flew up with his movements, blocking the heads in the air one by one, making them fall to the ground before they reached him.
"Thirteen!" Yin Shisan's voice was mournful and clear. It sounded especially cold in the dark night.
The smell of blood in the air seemed to have become stronger, so strong that the entire space seemed to have frozen, preventing Yin Shisan from moving an inch.
Ever since Yin Shisan had formed the Flying Tiger Cavalry, this was the largest casualty the Flying Tiger Cavalry had ever suffered!
"I'll say it again. Come out!"
Zhang Zhongjian ignored Yin Shisan and continued to stare coldly at the depths of the forest.
Finally, just as he finished speaking, a thin figure walked out of the dense forest.
Under the moonlight, Yin Shisan noticed that the figure was wearing a green Daoist robe. His hair was tied up in a bun and a sword was slung diagonally on his back. He was obviously a Daoist.
"You're different from them." The Taoist looked at Zhang Zhongjian and said.
The 'they' he was referring to were naturally the owners of the thirteen heads on the ground.
Yin Shisan's gaze turned cold." Who are you?”
It was most likely that the thirteen Flying Tiger Cavalry members had entered the valley and were discovered by the Daoist in front of them, so they were all beheaded.
There was no doubt that Daoists were the helpers of the phase seeker.
However, when Yin Shisan looked at the Daoist, he could clearly feel a cold and ferocious aura from him. This aura was constantly enveloping the Daoist, making him exude a powerful aura.
Even Liu Wuzhou wouldn't be able to subdue such a person, let alone find his appearance.
Why would he help her?
"You don't deserve to know my name." The Daoist looked at Yin Shisan arrogantly. The two strands of beard at the corner of his mouth swayed in the wind, giving off an unfathomable yet sinister feeling.
The speaker looked at Zhang Zhongjian," If it's you..."
"Shut up!"
Zhang Zhongjian didn't wait for the Taoist to finish his words and shouted, rushing forward.
This time, he did not bring any weapons with him. He grabbed the Taoist's neck with his bare hands. As he waved his arms, the muscles on his arms seemed to have thickened.
What surprised Yin Shisan the most was that Zhang Zhongjian's upper body was as strong as a mountain, but his lower body was as light as a feather. He was approaching the Taoist like a ghost with strange steps.
"You're Xie Wang's…"
The Taoist sounded surprised, but before he could finish, Zhang Zhongjian's hand had already touched the Taoist's collar.
Bang!
The Taoist closed his mouth and shook his body. A green and black light surged out of his body and formed a barrier to stop Zhang Zhongjian.
"Humph!"
Zhang Zhongjian snorted coldly. His right palm flashed with a bloody light. He changed from grabbing to slapping, and his palm landed on the Daoist's Protective Upstanding Qi!
Thump!
Yin Shisan heard a drum-like sound. The barrier of green and black was broken by Zhang Zhongjian's palm, and the Taoist's thin body flew backward.
"Wow!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood and took advantage of the moment he flew back to dive into the depths of the forest. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
Zhang Zhongjian's majestic figure stood under the moonlight. The bloody light on his right hand had dissipated. His body seemed to be a little hunched, showing that he was exhausted.
"Zhongjian." Yin Shisan's voice was suppressed. He frowned deeply. Shock, fear, and bewilderment were written all over his face." Zhongjian," he asked tentatively," is the Evil King that the Daoist mentioned called Shi Zhixuan?" Who are you to him?"
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