"Look... this is the signpost that the emperor built for his descendants! From this angle, if we walk forward for another two hours, we will reach the canyon marked on the map. But to reach Wanku Mountain, it will take at least a few days."
Everyone nodded, now the goal is in sight!
So the worries in our hearts were reduced a lot, and everyone started taking things out of their bags!
Brother Chongzi and his men carried individual tents with them, and Mr. Fei also had some in his bag!
Taoist Zi Jin and Zhang Fan just sat on the rocks next to them and did not share the tent with everyone!
The sky gradually darkened. Old man Jiang Hai lit a bonfire and looked around vigilantly.
It is already around seven or eight in the evening. Due to the large number of mountains around, it is difficult to borrow the light of the moon at night!
Otherwise, there is no need to light this bonfire!
"Zhang Fan, this deep forest is much more dangerous than I thought! There are not only wild beasts and wolves, tigers and leopards, but also monsters! The first time I entered the depths of Changbai Mountain to avoid a disaster, I was chased by a bear and lost my way! If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet that old man and he gave me this thing, I would never have been able to get out of the depths of the mountains!"
Old man Jiang Hai sat by the campfire and told Zhang Fan about his past.
He has lived for nearly a hundred years, and has seen the intrigues, cruelty and brutality of the world, and has experienced too much hardship and suffering. He usually doesn't want to talk about these, but perhaps because he feels that his end is approaching, he urgently wants to find someone to share his inner distress.
"Don't worry...you will reach the Eternal Mountain! At least you will see your long-cherished wish come true!"
Zhang Fan said this calmly, his tone did not contain too much pity, only calmness and calmness.
"Yes... my long-cherished wish will surely come true!" Mr. Jiang Hai laughed, put down the kettle in his hand, leaned on a stone, and stared at the bonfire with eyes full of memories. It seemed that in the hot and bright fire, he saw all kinds of fragments of memories of his life!
At this moment, Brother Chongzi came to Zhang Fan trembling all over.
"Mr. Zhang Fan...something is wrong! We...we are being targeted by something! Look at the valley wind over there."
Zhang Fan frowned and turned his head to look over. The scene surprised him a lot!
At the end of the valley, several phantom shadows appeared in the shadows!
They have some green spots on their bodies, like sculptures!
These figures were riding on horseback, facing towards their position, but for some reason they just stayed there instead of charging directly over!
There are more than thirty figures in this pair!
And as time goes by, the number of people increases!
Until the entire entrance of the canyon was filled with these shadows!
In the dark night, the bright green light illuminates the surroundings!
He saw the appearance of these people clearly, and also saw clearly that these people were not shadows at all, but groups of souls.
"Yin soldiers!" Zhang Fan muttered to himself!
The people around were shocked and stood up alertly!
"What is that..."
Nangong Manyun exclaimed, feeling a chill rushing into her body!
"Don't say anything!" Taoist Zijin reminded: "They are just targeting us now, but I don't know why they didn't attack! We just have to wait until daytime... Everything will be over!"
As soon as Taoist Zi Jin finished speaking, a sharp roar came from the direction of the valley!
It’s as if... some kind of monster has been resurrected!
Immediately afterwards, those green spots of light disappeared, as if they had never appeared!
In just a dozen seconds, it left a deep shadow in everyone's heart!
It was like a dark cloud covering everyone's head.
"I saw it with my own eyes... I actually saw it with my own eyes! These people... These people are ghost soldiers from the underworld! They are not here to kill us!"
Brother Chongzi said this in horror, with deep fear in his eyes!
Zhang Fan frowned!
"Nothing happens without a fight!" he said calmly, and thought more about it.
Because he knew that the original delay was ruined by the monster that walked through the river and turned into a dragon.
The monster forced them to take this path and make them pass through this valley deep in the mountains!
All of this was done on purpose, so... even if these ghost soldiers were transformed from souls, what were they guarding? Were they simply trapped here? Then why didn't they kill each other, or devour each other to strengthen themselves? Instead, they preserved their previous structures, like pairs of elite soldiers guarding this canyon.
"Mr. Zhang Fan... could what the bug said be true? This place leads to hell!" Mr. Fei asked in horror!
Even though he had countless classics from his master as his daily reading materials, he had never seen such a strange thing!
So he asked!
"This may be true!" Grandpa Jiang Hai said with a look of nostalgia in his eyes, "When I was young, I saw too many strange things and heard similar legends! Only in ancient battlefields and places with many dead bodies can there be such ghost soldiers! So my previous inference should be correct... It's just that we haven't arrived at the place we are going to, but the ghost soldiers have appeared here! That means the emperor's ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens was on an astonishing scale."
Zhang Fan shook his head: "Don't think too much... If they wanted to do it before, they would have already done it! So no matter what they want to do, we will not be in danger in the short term. Everyone, rest immediately! Leave as soon as tomorrow morning comes."
They looked at each other, nodded, and returned to their tents.
Taoist Zijin sat on the right side of Zhang Fan: "Master, take a rest. I will protect you!"
Zhang Fan nodded and closed his eyes.
The others were also very sleepy after a day of hard work!
He quickly packed his luggage, lay down in the tent, and soon fell asleep.
Except for the campfire slowly burning, the surroundings in the camp were eerily quiet.
Not even the sound of birds or insects could be heard. It was obvious that this place was much more dangerous than imagined.
Early the next morning, Old Man Jiang Hai was the first to wake up. He did not make a sound but looked around carefully. He did not find any signs of the evil soldiers, so he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared breakfast.
The others were also awakened by the noise. They ate something one after another and began to wait for the sun to rise to its highest point and shine into the canyon!
After waiting for nearly three hours, around nine o'clock in the morning, the sun finally shone into the canyon. Looking at the scene inside, the people around frowned.
The whole canyon was not filled with sand and rocks as everyone had imagined. Instead, it was covered with all kinds of weeds, some of which were more than a person tall. In this case, there was no guarantee that there was nothing hidden in it. ?
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