The moon shone brightly, ancient trees in the dark forest seed to whisper.
Moonlight, like frost, sprinkled down, making the forest floor a patchwork of light and shadow.
The evening breeze howled, causing branches and leaves to sway noisily. In the dark depths of the dense forest, it seed as if sothing was rustling about.
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
Suddenly, a flock of birds took flight.
Figures dashed through the woods. They were incredibly fast, their feet unleashing Hidden Energy. With each powerful stride, they would spring seven to eight ters.
Of course, each individual’s movent technique was different.
Like the i brothers, who had grown up in the wild mountains, their training was linked with hunting, blending seamlessly into the mountain forest without making a sound...
The burly Wild Man carrying an old woman clad in black, was too large. Each step caused his leg muscles to bulge violently, making the ground thud loudly...
The twin brother and sister showcased their graceful movent techniques, leaping from branch to branch, recoiling off the tree trunks, constantly airborne, never touching the ground...
The leading elder with white hair was even more peculiar.
With one hand forming a gesture and the other held behind his back, he walked as if strolling in a courtyard. The surrounding winds swirled leaves into a cyclone, making it seem effortless...
In less than the ti it took two incense sticks to burn, they reached a valley.
Yet, in this valley surrounded by bamboo groves shadowed under moonlight, one could faintly see an abandoned mansion hidden among the bamboo.
Under the moonlight, a lamp glowed dimly.
The scene was undoubtedly eerie.
Any traveler passing by might think they had encountered spirits of the mountain and would turn to flee.
However, these were people from the Mystical Sect, fearless of any demons, evil spirits, or malevolent creatures.
"This is the place."
i family’s eldest brother spoke, "Incense Master Liu planned this trap, exposing its whereabouts. It fled from Mulan Mountain, and we’ve exhausted much effort to locate it."
"This place was originally a castle from the Da Xing Period, built by a wealthy family from Ezhou to escape the chaos of war, later destroyed by bandits."
"Within the castle, there must be hidden passages to other places. We dare not act rashly and waited for more support to arrive."
"Mhm."
The white-haired elder nodded expressionlessly and commanded, "Gu Granny, with the Wild Man, flush him out. Fu siblings provide guerrilla support, and the others secure all passages."
"At your command, Protector Wang."
The old woman in black chuckled strangely and took a pitch-black pill from her bosom, stuffing it into the mouth of the Wild Man beneath her.
"Roar!"
The Wild Man’s eyes imdiately reddened with madness, wielding a large axe, he charged towards the abandoned mansion.
The twin siblings removed long spears from their backs and followed closely behind.
The i brothers exchanged looks.
What remaining people?
Aren’t they talking about us?
These people from the Heavenly Saint Sect are too reckless!
Though anger was apparent in their eyes, they restrained themselves, unstrapping bows and arrows from their backs, and rushed toward other areas of the mansion.
They were most curious about Protector Wang.
However, as they ran and turned to sneak a peek, their hearts chilled.
That Protector Wang from the Heavenly Saint Sect had vanished without a trace. Neither the night owls in the sky nor any Divine Skills could locate him!
What they didn’t notice was, the white-haired elder had already leaped into a towering tree, unstrapping the Divine Fire Gun from his back, surrounded by flags, he used the Qin Dunjia technique to conceal his presence and aura.
He also quickly loaded his ammunition and took aim with the Divine Fire Gun.
In the Jing Chu mountains, they fought relentlessly against the court’s experts. Although they lost more than they won, they had mastered many techniques.
The Divine Fire Gun combined with Escape Technique was one of them.
To date, there was yet no effective counter to this technique!
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
The Wild Man charging uncontrollably, his fierce aura undisguised. Birds roosting in the trees were all startled into flight.
Reaching the outskirts of the mansion, the old woman sniffed the air and with a dry hand yanked fiercely, causing the Wild Man to halt suddenly.
On the hairy back of the Wild Man’s head were densely packed, festering wounds. From these wounds, black, thread-like nematodes wriggled out, only to burrow into the palm of the black-clad old woman.
This black-clad old woman, known as Gu Granny, hailing from Xiangxi and obsessed with Gu Technique, had killed villagers to refine Gu, leading the Miao Village to drive her away.
After fleeing to Hubei, her cruel nature unmitigated, she committed several major cris in secrecy, wanted by the Law Enforcent Hall, she had no choice but to flee into the Jing Chu mountains where she was absorbed by the Heavenly Saint Sect.
This was a characteristic of the Jing Chu mountains.
The vast forests provided shelter not only for villagers fleeing famine but also for notorious criminals from across Divine State.
Without any laws in the forest, various sacrilegious and malevolent cults thrived, and these criminals were even more unrestrained.
With the might of the Heavenly Saint Sect compounded by assaults from the court, while the common folk could be drafted, they had nowhere to go, thus joining en masse.
Including the twins behind her.
Gu Granny paused, naturally for a reason.
Lifting her head and sniffing the air, she suddenly sneered coldly, shook her black robe. A swarm of poisonous mosquitoes flew out like black smoke rushing towards the mansion.
However, before getting close, the swarm seed to lose direction, constantly circling in place, unable to enter the abandoned mansion.
"A Taoist protective charm?"
Gu Granny sneered, leisurely untangling a large pipe, extracting so strange herbal tobacco from a pouch at her waist, packing it inside.
The Fu siblings frowned, "Why have we stopped?"
"What do you an, stop?"
Old Gu Granny scoffed, "Wasn’t this originally a Xianbei person? When did they learn the Taoist protective charm?"
"There are thirty altars and sixty protectors in Taixuan Orthodox Sect. These protective charms, arranged in sixty Jiazi, serve for the cultivation of protectors. Each has its own rits, and without knowing the counter charm, it’s difficult to breach."
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