The Bad Guys: Everyone, let’s revive the Tang Dynasty together!

Chapter 292 Dongzhu XI
Xiao Yan and the others followed the man in black for a long time, until they reached the bottom of the valley and their figures were completely obscured by the wind and sand. Then the man in black threw a piece of black silk to each of them.

"Just wrap it around my eyes and follow me. Remember, don't try to play any tricks on me."

Xiao Yan and the others naturally had no objection. Chi Meng originally wanted to secretly leave a gap, but after hearing this, he had no choice but to tie it up and make himself a blind man.

The man in black robe never took off his hood. He walked in front, guiding the others forward with the sound of his footsteps.

Xiao Yan followed behind him. Chi Meng's hearing was not very good, and he had lost his sense of direction after covering his eyes. He was still the weakest among the group, so he walked behind holding Xiao Yan's clothes. Ji Ruxue and the other two were not in any trouble and followed slowly behind him.

As they moved forward in the darkness, Xiao Yan finally understood why no one from the Twelve Caves had shown up to greet them.

It turns out I was waiting for this.

As soon as the man in black robe appeared, Xiao Yan and Hou Qing could tell at a glance that he was a veteran pretender.

And he is the kind that can compete with Hou Qing.

He had just quietly acted so cool, and while this man in black robe looked aloof and cool on the surface, who knows how secretly he felt.

After walking like this for the time of an incense stick, they first heard the man in black robe chanting a few spells, and then heard the sound of the ground collapsing. When they went further in, they suddenly felt that the wind and sand around them disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by a feeling of desolation and coolness that enveloped the surroundings.

A wisp of fresh breeze blew over from the front.

Since the black silk was of very fine texture, once it was wrapped around the eyes, it was equivalent to making the people completely blind. The few people could not use their peripheral vision to detect the surrounding scenery, but based on their intuition, they should have entered a cave.

But this cave seemed to be quite large. Chi Meng could not touch the stone wall even with his arms outstretched, so he had no choice but to hold Xiao Yan's clothes and walk obediently.

After about another stick of incense had passed, they heard the voice of the man in black robe.

"Everyone, you can take off your blindfolds now."

When Xiao Yan heard Chi Meng's cheerful cheer, he also laughed and casually took off the black silk in front of him.

A dazzling light flashed by. Xiao Yan had expected this. He slowly opened his eyes after the red light in front of him gradually dissipated.

"Wow..." Chi Meng took Ji Ruxue's hand, walked to his side, and stared at the scene in front of them in a daze.

Ji Ruxue narrowed her eyes slightly, and then suddenly widened them.

The distant wild geese flew across the sunset in the sky, blocking the fiery red reflected in her pupils. The reflection of the wild geese slowly passed through her pupils, reflecting the picturesque beauty below.

The terraced fields were rippled by the wind, and with the wind came a fresh scent in the air.

The shepherd boy's laughter and the blue cow's low mooing drifted along the wind to everyone's ears.

At the foot of the mountain, smoke rises from cooking fires, and a large group of houses surround a terraced mountain to form a settlement. Although it is an ordinary smell, it is the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people.

Xiao Yan was staring at the scenery at the foot of the mountain, and was rarely immersed in it. It seemed that his thoughts were flowing, and he was thinking about a lot of things.

Hou Qing closed his eyes and sniffed gently, then nodded and commented: "It's quite tasteful."

Chi Meng stood on the edge of the cliff, opened his arms to the fullest, facing the wind, with a dreamy look on his face, and murmured: "It's so beautiful..."

The man in black robe raised the corner of his mouth as if he had expected it, then turned around and faced the few people, his voice low and cold.

"Everyone, welcome to Twelve Caves."

"Is this Twelve Caves?!" Chi Meng was very surprised. In her imagination, Twelve Caves should be a barren land, just like the Painting Valley outside, with only wind and sand everywhere, without even a blade of grass.

The man in black robe took off the hood on his head, revealing a resolute face with a beard. His eyes first fell on Xiao Yan, and then he looked at Hou Qing.

He smiled inexplicably, and then continued to lead the way, leading everyone down the mountain, and said: "Twelve Dong, as the name suggests, there are twelve Dongling, and the one in front of you is the eleventh Dong."

"Then who are you..." Ji Ruxue asked.

"Me? I am the leader of the eleventh cave." The bearded man introduced himself casually, and then continued: "The twelfth cave has been secluded from the world for a long time, and does not welcome people from the outside world. But since you can find this place, it means that you have passed the test left by Mr. Li. So, who among you is the boss?"

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment and said, "There are indeed a few things that need to be clarified by the Twelve Caves. I will need to trouble the Eleventh Cave Master for help."

"Easy to say."

The Eleventh Cave Master nodded coldly, with his back to the crowd, and said with great demeanor: "But it's getting late today. If you have anything important to discuss, can we talk about it tomorrow?"

Xiao Yan nodded: "There is no rush for this indeed."

"Hey, Uncle Eleven."

At this time, Chi Meng seemed to have just remembered something. He took out the bone he got in the Dead Creek Forest and showed it to the Lord of the Eleven Caves.

"Do you recognize this brand?"

The Eleventh Cave Lord took the dominoes, stroked his beard, and then looked at Chi Meng: "This is Xian Shen's identity card. Who are you to her?"

Chi Meng was startled and said in confusion: "I don't know her. She said that if she gave you this sign, you can enter the Twelve Caves... Who is she and why is she staying in the Dead Creek Forest?"

The Eleventh Cave Lord found it a little funny, so he asked, "Who are you?"

"I? I am the daughter of Chi Li, the King of Gu in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave!" Chi Meng was very proud.

Hearing this, the Eleventh Cave Lord frowned, then thought about it, threw the dominoes to Chi Meng in annoyance, and turned around to go down the mountain.

"Go back and ask your father, and you'll know who she is!"

Chi Meng seemed to have suffered an unexpected disaster, and asked Ji Ruxue and others with an innocent and confused look.

Hou Qing didn't take it seriously, but You Chuan seemed to be thinking about something.

Ji Ruxue thought about it for a while, but finally did not tell Chi Meng about that idea, because Chi Meng had told her from Gu King a long time ago that Chi Meng's mother died in the battle to defend the Ten Thousand Poison Cave when Chi Meng was very young.

King Gu must have his own reasons for saying this. Even if Ji Ruxue had some guesses, it would be difficult to say them out loud at this moment. She just shook her head and said, "It is said that all the twelve caves are weird people. Maybe the Lord of the Eleventh Cave had some unpleasantness with King Gu in the past. After rescuing King Gu, you can ask him about this."

"Humph, weirdo!"

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After going down the mountain, it was already completely dark and the moon was rising in the sky. The Lord of the Eleven Caves led everyone into a small courtyard and disappeared without a single word left.

Xiao Yan and his companions seemed to have expected this. They searched for some ingredients in the yard, asked for some rice from the enthusiastic neighbor lady, and started a fire to cook a meal.

During this period, Hou Qingshizu, who had been keeping a low profile, cooked himself and made several delicious side dishes.

Xiao Yan thought that his cooking skills were okay, but after looking at it this way, he was still far inferior to Hou Qing, and he had to feel ashamed. Corpse Ancestor waved his hand calmly, seeming to not care.

Unexpectedly, when they had just put the dishes on the table and were preparing to eat, the Eleventh Cave Lord came over with his own bowl and chopsticks.

This left Chi Meng speechless, and since the ingredients were obviously prepared in advance by the Lord of the Eleventh Cave, he had no choice but to hold his nose and let him eat with him.

In this meal, Chi Meng ate three bowls less of rice, and all of it went into the stomach of the Eleventh Cave Lord.

It's really infuriating.

Afterwards, the Eleventh Cave Lord did not say a word, and took his bowl and chopsticks and went back to where he came from. The few people had nothing to say, so they had to sleep in their rooms until dawn.

...Early in the morning of the next day, the Eleventh Cave Lord came to the door with bowls and chopsticks, but found that no one had prepared food. Only Xiao Yan and Hou Qing were sitting at the table discussing swordsmanship.

"hiss……"

The Eleventh Cave Master put away his bowl and chopsticks, turned around and left.

"Hey! You are not allowed to leave!" Chi Meng suddenly came out from behind the door and stretched out his hand to stop him.

Ji Ruxue and You Chuan also walked out of their respective rooms and sealed the courtyard door.

The eleventh cave master frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"You have to explain yourself clearly before you leave today!" Chi Meng blocked the courtyard door, crossed his arms and said, "If I had known you would just eat and not talk, humph, sit back, we want to have a good talk with you."

The eleventh cave master pointed to the ground in surprise and said, "You live in my house, what's wrong with me eating here?"

"Stop talking nonsense and sit back!"

The Eleventh Cave Master raised his eyebrows, thought about it, and actually sat down again, put his bowl and chopsticks in place, and then said: "I can answer one question for you. Pay attention, think carefully before asking."

Chi Meng was surprised and quickly turned around to look at Ji Ruxue.

Ji Ruxue frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Lord Eleven? You clearly promised yesterday that you would help us solve our doubts..."

"I can answer your questions, but I can only answer one." The Eleventh Cave Lord pretended to take his bowl and chopsticks again: "If the girl doesn't want to ask, then don't ask."

"Wait a minute!"

Chi Meng hurriedly spoke to persuade them to stay, and then gathered everyone together to discuss something.

But at this time, Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, raised his hand and threw out a black token.

The Eleventh Cave Lord reached out his hand, grabbed the token, and looked at it carefully.

Xiao Yan said, "Li Chunfeng left a message in Luohua Cave, saying..."

As soon as he uttered this word, Xiao Yan's brows jumped, and his body, which was sitting on the stool, leaned back lightly and flew back a few feet.

Two chopsticks followed closely, buzzing into the backrest of his chair, suddenly making two holes, and then piercing into the ground like two arrows.

Looking at the Eleventh Cave Lord again, he kicked suddenly, and the bluestone floor under his feet shattered with a bang. His burly figure instantly swept across the long table, from the end of the table to the head of the table in the blink of an eye. Due to his fast speed, his robes made a rustling sound.

Before Chi Meng could come back to her senses, Ji Ruxue had already pulled her away, her face pale.

You Chuan's heart sank, and he also stood in front of the two women, staring at the Eleventh Cave Lord's movement without blinking.

Hou Qing remained seated motionless, just looking with interest at the porcelain bowl of the Eleventh Cave Lord, which was shaking on the table due to the sudden incident.

The Eleventh Cave Lord said nothing, his face calm. When his attack missed, he instantly moved closer. When he was less than half a foot away from Xiao Yan, he immediately dispersed his energy and disappeared into thin air.

Xiao Yan remained calm and suddenly struck out to the right.

The Lord of the Eleventh Cave happened to appear there, exclaimed, and took the palm with one hand. However, what was surprising was that the moment his palm touched Xiao Yan's palm, it suddenly turned into black mist and dissipated.

Xiao Yan's palm strike almost missed everything, and after this strike, the Eleventh Cave Lord seemed to be scattered, his whole body turned into black mist and dissipated in an instant.

Xiao Yan's mind raced, and he felt a chill on his back.

The Eleventh Cave Lord appeared out of nowhere behind Xiao Yan, pressed one hand on the latter's shoulder, and suddenly increased his strength, like a mountain pressing down on him, as if he was going to press Xiao Yan into the ground with one palm.

With a twist and turn, Xiao Yan's shoulders sank, and at the same time he lightly moved his feet and punched forward, hitting the Eleventh Cave Lord in the abdomen, causing the latter to fly backwards with a bang.

"Good punch!"

The Eleventh Cave Lord praised loudly, and then when he flew backwards to the courtyard wall, he used a thousand-pound drop to stomp on the wall, and then instantly appeared in front of Xiao Yan and punched out with the same punch, causing a sound of wind and thunder in the air.

Xiao Yan blanked his eyes and wanted to dodge, but the moment the Eleventh Cave Lord pressed forward, two groups of black mist suddenly appeared out of thin air on his side and attacked him. There was no way to avoid it.

In this case, Xiao Yan simply moved forward instead of retreating. He slightly turned his face to the side, bent his waist slightly, and leaned forward with the shoulder that the Eleventh Cave Lord had just pressed on him. At the same time, he pressed down on the Eleventh Cave Lord's knee and hit him.

Just lean over and leave.

Although the Eleventh Cave Lord hit Xiao Yan with one punch, he was also thrown a few feet away on the spot. He staggered a few steps, leaving shallow pits on the bluestone floor with each step. He finally stopped himself, and his face was blue, obviously in pain.

Xiao Yan's leaning seemed light and powerless, but it could be seen from this.

Xiao Yan was punched, and a mouthful of blood rushed up his throat and quietly seeped out of the corner of his mouth.

But his figure flashed away immediately, and the Eleventh Cave Lord had just stopped, but in just this instant, he immediately stomped his feet heavily and stretched out his arms to block in front of him.

A ball of black mist appeared out of thin air on his arms, attached to his clothes like a substance, like armor, just waiting for Xiao Yan's punch.

However, suddenly a chopstick appeared with a strong murderous aura and strong energy on it, like a sharp sword cutting from bottom to top, suddenly cutting through the black mist of armor on his arms, bringing out wisps of blood.

They were exactly the chopsticks of the Lord of the Eleventh Cave.

After Xiao Yan broke through the defense, the wooden chopsticks could no longer bear the weight and quietly turned into fragments. He immediately slapped out his palm and hit the crossed arms of the Eleventh Cave Lord.

The Eleventh Cave Lord had his defense broken by these two consecutive moves. He took an uncontrolled step back, swung his numb right arm and threw a punch.

But his movement suddenly stopped in the air, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then a smile appeared on his face.

However, the other chopstick suddenly rose from the ground, flew into the air, and hung in the air, pointing at the center of the Eleventh Cave Lord's eyebrows. It was only an inch away and this thing could pierce through the Eleventh Cave Lord's head.

The chopsticks trembled slightly, and the surrounding evil spirit rippled in the air, with a strong momentum.

Xiao Yan raised two fingers in front of him, his face slightly pale, and had already flashed to a distance of ten feet away, just staring at the Lord of the Eleventh Cave. It was obvious that with just a thought, the chopsticks could take the Lord of the Eleventh Cave's life.

“Nice chopsticks!”

The leader of the Eleventh Cave saw that no matter how he shook the chopsticks left and right, they would move along with his brows, so he had no choice but to retract his stance, shrugged his shoulders, and stopped.

However, before he could say anything, he heard someone clapping softly on the courtyard wall.

"Great, great, Xiaoyi. You must have been kicked in the head by a donkey. You ignored your own advantages and insisted on fighting him in close combat. It's embarrassing."

Ji Ruxue, who had been watching the battle without having the chance to help, looked up and was stunned.

An old man with gray hair and beard was squatting on the wall, eating a bowl of white porridge with gusto. While talking, he did not forget to point at the Lord of Eleven Caves with his chopsticks.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes.

Although he knew who this person was, he was still surprised at how strong he was.

"Sword Intention"'s evaluation of the two is 30:70, with Xiao Yan getting 30 and the old man getting 70.

When the old man saw Xiao Yan staring at him, he raised his bowl with a smile.

"Young man, have you had breakfast?"

(End of this chapter)