Chapter 856 Mysterious Man
That night.
In the east of Linchuan City, in a remote compound.
There were few lights on in the courtyard and it was quiet, as if the owner of the mansion had gone to bed early.
The slightly sultry night breeze swayed the two red lanterns hanging outside the courtyard gate, and the swaying lights cast a faint glow.
At first glance, everything seems so quiet, as if this is just an ordinary mansion.
However, a vague murderous intent was always hidden in every corner of the house, even causing the insects in the yard to become silent.
"clatter"
Wei Changtian walked lightly, held his breath and concentrated, hiding outside the courtyard wall. He looked up and saw a branch growing over the wall above his head.
He had used "Thousand Miles of Smoke and Waves" on a second-rank master during their fight this morning, so he found this place without any effort.
It is not known how many of the ten people live here at the moment, but it seems that not all of them are here.
In addition, the second-rank master and several other people all used the same sword technique, so the people living here should be assassins from the same sect.
And his goal tonight is to capture any one of them alive and then find out who is the person behind the assassination. "Swish!"
With a flash of wind, Wei Changtian's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only the bright moonlight.
On the other side, five hundred miles west of Linchuan City, is at the foot of Changliu Mountain.
The night is as dark as ink, and the endless mountains are like the undulating waves in the night sea, which looks very spectacular from a distance.
Just as Wei Changtian sneaked into the courtyard to catch people, Yang Liushi and Xu Quan finally arrived at the fifth demon land after a day's journey.
Similar to the Shiwandashan Mountains, Changliu Mountain also has a "subtropical monsoon climate" and is not a snowy area like the Bailing Mountain. Therefore, the trees in the mountains are very lush and green at this time of year, giving it a fairyland-like feel.
However, Yang Liushi and Xu Quan were not here to enjoy the scenery, and time was tight, so as soon as they entered the mountain, they headed straight into the depths of the mountains.
The figures of the two people appeared and disappeared in the forest, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally stopped at the foot of the main peak.
Under normal circumstances, if Changliu Mountain is really a gathering place for monsters, monsters would definitely appear at this time.
But Yang Liushi and Xu Quan saw nothing.
Even thinking back, from the time they entered the mountain until now, they had never sensed any trace of the breath of monsters.
Not even a trace.
Yang Liushi is a fox demon, and Xu Quan is the son of heaven who is blessed with the "way of demons". Their perception of demons is no worse than that of the demon-detecting compass.
Therefore, there was no way they could have ignored any abnormality, but there were really no monsters appearing around them along the way.
Then this is very strange.
Not to mention that Changliu Mountain is the fifth demon land, on par with Shiwan Mountains and Bailing Mountain. Even if it is just an ordinary mountain, it should have encountered a few demon beasts after such a long time.
So what is the situation in Changliu Mountain? "Madam, how about going to the top of the mountain to take a look?"
Looking around, and then looking up at the main peak hidden in the night, Xu Quan whispered: "We should be able to find a few monsters there."
“.”
Yang Liushi, dressed in black, frowned and did not answer immediately.
She has lived in the Ten Thousand Mountains for decades and is far more familiar with the situation in the demon land than Xu Quan. Naturally, she also understands how strange the current situation is.
In Yang Liushi's opinion, there are only two possibilities for why there are no monsters in a place like Changliu Mountain.
One, something happened here that caused all the monsters to run away or die.
Second, the monsters in the mountains were deliberately avoiding him and Xu Quan, that is, they were hiding.
The second situation is undoubtedly a bit too far-fetched.
Because even Su Qi didn't know that they were coming to Changliu Mountain, how could the demon king of the fifth demon land know about it in advance.
To put it another way, even if the demon king here knew, he would not be able to make all the demon beasts hide obediently.
After all, monsters are not humans. Most of them have very low intelligence before they transform, and act like ordinary wild beasts. Even the Monster King cannot directly command them.
Therefore, it should be difficult to encounter the situation where "one monster is hard to find".
And so. "Well, let's go."
Yang Liushi nodded slightly and stopped guessing. Soon, she and Xu Quan headed straight to the top of the main peak of Changliu Mountain.
The moonlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, casting spots of silver light. It seemed as if there was no living creature in the entire mountain except the two of them. It was eerily quiet.
There is no doubt that something must have happened in Changliu Mountain.
And it happened just recently.
Wei Changtian was just about to "borrow troops" from the Fifth Demon Land, but something happened here right after. Such a coincidence clearly shows that he has the "protagonist halo" in it.
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal.
After all, although Wei Changtian is not the protagonist, another person is.
"Brother, what should we do next?"
Let’s turn our attention back to Linchuan City.
Still in the same compound, four men were discussing matters in a secret room.
Two second-rank and two third-rank assassins were the assassins who tried to assassinate Wei Changtian this morning, and they were both from the largest sect in Daqian, the Jiuzhen Sect.
The Nine True Beings of Taoism refer to the nine true beings in heaven.
Since this sect has chosen such a name, it means that they follow the Taoist path and are very powerful.
But no matter how powerful they are, it is certainly not easy to send four top-three masters to Linchuan at once. It is estimated that Jing Guoqing has promised them many benefits in private.
But their behavior today undoubtedly means that there is another person behind them, and this person offers more "benefits" than Jing Guoqing. "Brother, Su Qi is not stupid. He must have become suspicious of what happened today. I'm afraid Jing Guoqing won't believe our words."
A long-faced man frowned and said, "Don't even mention Wei Changtian. He will definitely find a chance to retaliate against us in the future."
"Should we plan ahead whether to leave or stay?"
"Don't worry yet."
On the other side, a man in yellow quickly replied: "So what if Su Qi and Jing Guoqing are suspicious?"
"If we leave, who else in Linchuan can stand up to Wei Changtian?"
"As for Wei Changtian, humph! He is not a god. As long as we are careful, how can he find us?"
"That's true."
Everyone nodded upon hearing this, expressing their approval.
And when the worries in my heart gradually faded away, what remained was confusion.
"Brother, I still don't understand why the Sect Master suddenly ordered us to take action."
"That's fine, but the key point is why the other six people would do the same thing?"
"No matter how powerful the sect master is, he can't possibly command those six people, right?"
"Who knows? Maybe the lord of the sect was entrusted by someone. Anyway, we just have to follow his orders. Anyway, we will get the benefits."
“That’s right.”
“.”
The candlelight flickered, and the conversation in the room continued.
However, Wei Changtian outside the house frowned slightly.
After hesitating for a moment, he did not go into the house to arrest people as originally planned, but turned around and left, returning to where he came from.
(End of this chapter)
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