Knife splashing

Chapter 73: The Wooden Puppet Hidden in the Deep Forest
"Master Chen's skills are superb!"

Zheng and Yuan hurriedly flattered him.

They don't understand magic, but that doesn't mean they can't speak.

However, there was no smile on Chen Fakui's face. His eyes were gloomy and he said anxiously, "Why are you so happy? This method only stops people from going up the mountain. The threat is coming from the bottom of the mountain!"

"The one who came must be my fellow disciple. He has already sent out a command. After one stick of incense, he will send out a second one. When the third command is sent out, the soldiers of the City God Temple will arrive. We will all die!"

Zheng Heibei was afraid, "Ah? Then why don't we run away quickly!"

"escape?"

Chen Fakui gritted his teeth and said, "To accomplish great things, disasters must come. After tonight, I have to wait another three years. I can't wait!"

"Yuan Qu, please go down the mountain."

"No need to fight hard, just interfere with his spellcasting!"

Yuan Qu's face turned pale. Just as he was about to shirk responsibility, he saw Chen Fakui wielding a peach wood sword, picking up a piece of talisman paper, lighting it, and pointing it at him, chanting, "Om, hum, hum. The sky is attached to the earth, the earth is attached to people, the soul flies across the sea, and the soul of the living is attached. Quick!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Qu's whole body stiffened.

He could feel a dark energy carrying a cold murderous intent rising from the ground and pouring directly into his body. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and his mind went blank.

But soon, the negative energy surged out of the body, gathered on the blood-colored talismans on the surface of the body, and he regained consciousness again.

"Are you...are you okay?"

Zheng Heibei next to him swallowed.

Yuan Qu looked at his hands, his eyes full of disbelief, then he squeezed them hard, making a crackling sound, and grinned, "It's okay, I... I'm fine!"

He could feel a force rising up in his body out of nowhere, as if his body was covered with a layer of cold iron armor. Not only did all the fear in his heart disappear, but endless murderous intent surged up.

There was a faint voice shouting in his ear:

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Swish!
Without any hesitation, Yuan Qu held the two daggers in reverse and jumped four or five meters away. Then he exerted force with his feet and rushed out of the tomb.

Zheng Heibei was watching from the side, dumbfounded.

This is the monkey leap in Zhou Jiazi's monkey fist, which is the hidden power of the legs bursting out, with a powerful force bursting out in an instant, approaching the enemy to attack and kill.

To some extent, it is also a unique trick.

However, this move consumes a lot of energy, and it is important to recover it in one breath, otherwise the opponent will seize the opportunity, so it is only used at critical moments.

It's really a luxury to use it for traveling like this.

Moreover, Yuan Qu didn't even recover his breath while using the Monkey Leap!
Is this the power of Xuanmen?

Thinking of this, Zheng Heibei couldn't help but feel more confident.

Chen Fakui, who was standing by, still had a gloomy expression on his face. He kept counting the time with his fingers, and there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes...

...............

In the dense forest, Li Yan and Luo Mingzi were on their way.

The hillside here is extremely steep and the soil and rocks are loose, but fortunately there are dense pine and cypress trees, which can be used as a support for climbing.

"Sure enough, there are arrangements."

Seeing the light mist rising around him, Luo Mingzi didn't seem surprised, and said calmly: "This is the Yin Gui Locking Mountain Method of the Jiuyuan Sect, a strange technique that mobilizes the Yin evil energy of the earth veins to attract lonely ghosts and form a ghost wall."

"The Yin energy is thick, and ghosts can see it, but you have the invisibility technique, so those things can't see us. Don't stare at them, and you won't be discovered!"

"Yes, senior!"

Li Yan nodded seriously.

He knew that the other party was trying to give him advice, so he naturally would not refuse such good intentions.

What's more, he has activated his nasal ability and can keenly smell the cold and gloomy air around him, and there is also a smell of decay and resentment rising from the ground in the distance.

Sure enough, not long after walking, I saw a strange vision.

I saw a figure looming under a pine tree.

He was a man wearing coarse black clothes, short stature, with a face as pale as paper. He lowered his head and turned his back to them, motionless.

Country rat!

As soon as he saw this thing being worn, Li Yan immediately had some guesses.

Sure enough, there was a stolen hole on the ground in the distance, surrounded by weeds, which showed that it was very old.

Most likely, he was an unlucky guy who was murdered by his companions.

This was not the first time Li Yan had seen this thing, and he was mentally prepared, so he quickly turned his head away and stopped watching, and continued moving forward.

Before long, they saw more ghosts.

These things are still the clothes they wore when they were alive and they retain the same appearance as when they died.

Some were dressed in plain clothes, their bodies were in pieces, they must be herbal farmers who went up the mountain to collect herbs and were ambushed and killed by wild beasts...

Some are dressed in ancient craftsman clothing, with their heads separated from their necks…

As for the tomb owners who were dressed in gorgeous clothes, there were almost none. After all, the Wei and Jin dynasties were too far away from now, and few ghosts could survive until now. As Luo Mingzi said, after these lonely ghosts appeared, the rotten and dark evil spirits in the underground rocks and dead branches and leaves immediately became controlled and circled around the forest and mountain road.

When ordinary people encounter this kind of situation, their souls will be disturbed by evil spirits, and they will have all kinds of hallucinations, getting lost or even bumping into other people. This is called "ghost wall".

But Li Yan has supernatural powers, so he can't stop this kind of trick.

He tightened his invisibility skills and continued forward with Luo Mingzi.

Wow!
When we were almost at our destination, we suddenly heard a loud noise ahead, as if something was rushing through the woods.

Luo Mingzi pulled Li Yan behind a tree.

I saw a figure running towards me at an astonishing speed, as if he was crazy. He did not dodge the branches along the way and rushed straight through them. Even his clothes were torn by the thorns.

In just a blink of an eye, the man disappeared.

"Yuan Qu?"

When he saw that person, Li Yan frowned immediately.

It was Yuan Qu himself, for sure, but his whole body was entangled in evil aura, as if he was possessed by a ghost, and his strength had also increased a lot.

"It's the medium's method."

Luo Mingzi just glanced at it calmly and said, "It's just that some evil spirits have possessed it. It's just a small matter. Daoist Zhao and the others can handle it."

Although he was worried, Li Yan also knew what was more important.

If we can break the altar and rescue Wang Daoxuan's soul, everything will be solved naturally.

As soon as he turned around, he heard a shout from behind:
"Brother Yan, wait for me..."

The voice was vague and indistinct, it was Sharifei's.

How did Sharifei catch up?

"Don't say anything!"

Just as he was about to turn around, Luo Mingzi beside him reminded him urgently, "It's the Puppet Soul Summoning Technique. Your invisibility technique is not good enough. If you are discovered, you will be caught if you respond!"

Li Yan's body stiffened and he turned around slowly.

He could already smell a chill, and when he turned around, he suddenly saw a wooden puppet lying on a branch ten meters behind him.

She was wearing a Huadan costume, but her arms were long, like a spider. She was hanging upside down and looking at him. Her face was stiff, her mouth opened and closed, and she kept hearing calls from her ears.

It really is the soul-calling technique!

Li Yan had experienced this once before when dealing with Leng Tan's rampant soldiers, so he was naturally not panicked.

Yin objects are good at this method, and it specifically targets people's hearts.

He had seen Yuan Qu leave before and was worried about Sha Lifei, so the voice he heard was naturally Sha Lifei's voice.

Just as Luo Mingzi said, his invisibility technique was just the basics, and he had only learned it for one afternoon, so he could fool those wandering ghosts, but he couldn't fool this kind of thing.

The puppet's attention was all focused on him, and it ignored Luo Mingzi next to him, obviously not noticing him.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
At this moment, the sound of branches and leaves rustling around could be heard.

The five puppets, Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo and Chou, all appeared and surrounded him.

"Senior, I will lead the way, so please don't show up!"

Li Yan said in a deep voice, loosened the hand seal of his left hand, gave up the invisibility technique, no longer concealed his body shape, turned around and ran.

Luo Mingzi frowned slightly and followed closely.

He knew Li Yan's plan. Since his invisibility technique was no longer effective, he used himself as bait to attract Chen Fakui's attention and create an opportunity for his surprise attack.

Although it may be dangerous, it is the best way to deal with it.

Swish!
Li Yan no longer concealed his figure and his speed increased suddenly.

However, danger also comes with it.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
On the tree trunks on both sides, five puppets jumped and climbed like spiders at a very fast speed, forming an encirclement again.

At the same time, the wandering ghosts in the mountains also targeted him.

In an instant, the surroundings were filled with cold winds and figures appeared and disappeared.

Clang!
Li Yan drew his sword from its sheath and activated the magic-suppressing sword tassel.

The tassel of the knife shook, and the cold murderous intent suddenly filled the air.

This treasure is extremely powerful, and many wandering ghosts disappeared like frightened rabbits.

When Luo Mingzi saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He didn't expect that this little heretic sorcerer who hadn't even built the first floor of the temple would have such a magical weapon.

Of course, the wooden puppets were not scared away.

call out!
A wooden puppet dressed as an old actor came roaring over.

He had white hair and beard, and a kind face, but the dragon-headed cane in his hand was like a sharp cone, piercing Li Yan's head at an astonishing speed...

(End of this chapter)