Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Chapter 45: It’s hard to persuade the damn ghost with kind words!

Tall gray-brown ancient trees rose from the ground, and their thick branches stretched out to the sky like arms. The light falling from the sky was cut into pieces by the lush branches and leaves, and turned into light spots of various shapes when it fell to the ground.

Ning Yan stepped on the thick dead leaves under the light spot, reached out to push aside the withered yellow weeds that were more than half a person's height, and when he first saw the scene in the forest, he couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

After receiving the news that the woodcutters had been robbed, he arrived at the scene as soon as possible and followed the traces left at the scene all the way to this place.

I thought this deep forest would be desolate and desolate, but I didn't expect it to be so lively.

The forest was full of warriors wearing all kinds of tight-fitting martial arts uniforms. In addition to those individual warriors from the folks, there were many warriors whose clothes bore the marks of major forces such as families, martial arts gyms, and even escort agencies.

If you don’t know, you might think that some kind of martial arts conference is being held here.

Ning Yan walked into the crowd in confusion, and soon he heard whispers:

"Did you find it there?"

"I found an old man, but he said his family didn't seem to have much money. I'm wondering whether to send him back."

"Hey, you're lucky enough to have found a person. Who should I ask for money for discovering two bodies?"

"Bring the body back to the city and see if we can find the family. The damn corpse fishermen on the river can make a lot of money by fishing out corpses. We can't do this hard work for nothing, can we?"

"That's right. We accepted the mission to rescue people, which is already considered as a rare warm-heartedness. Not to mention that this place is outside the boundary and the surroundings are very dangerous. Several people who traveled with me died. I have to at least ask for some compensation for them later."

"Yes, this outer world is too dangerous. There are poisonous insects and ferocious beasts everywhere. It is safer for everyone to act in a team."

"Damn Qingyun Village, they had to kidnap people to such a hellish place. Don't let me find their lair, otherwise I will beat them up no matter how strong or weak they are. What a bunch of beasts."

……

Listening to the cursing of the warriors around him, Ning Yan quickly figured out the current situation.

Since many people in the city went missing, some wealthy families and clans have offered rewards in the hope of finding their families and relatives.

Including the families of those lower-class civilians, they also followed the mission announcement. Although the individual bounties were very small, they accumulated over time and were still a considerable profit, enough to attract many warriors.

As everyone investigated, they soon discovered that many of the missing persons were kidnapped by bandits, and their final destination was this forest.

At one time, many warriors gathered here, hoping to dig out the bandits' lair and rescue the hostages.

But this is obviously not an easy task.

The forest has a complex environment and dangerous terrain. Poisonous insects and ferocious beasts live in many places, and there are also some unspeakable dangers.

Hundreds of people have been searching here for two or three days, but apart from some corpses and people who managed to escape, they have basically found nothing else, let alone finding the place where the bandits hid the hostages. Therefore, there are still many warriors stranded here, continuing to search unwillingly.

“I never thought this would become a business.”

Ning Yan was quite emotional.

At the same time, he also understood the hidden meaning behind this.

There are far more missing people in the city than meets the eye.

"Qingyun Village deserves to die!"

Although he didn't know what they were going to do by kidnapping those people, it didn't stop Ning Yan from classifying them as deserving to die.

Sooner or later, this cancer must be completely eradicated.

Ning Yan was thinking when there was a commotion not far away:
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

…I saw two young warriors supporting a middle-aged warrior and walking quickly outside.

The middle-aged warrior had a pale face and blue lips. His left calf was completely amputated, and there were seven or eight high swellings on his body, as if he had grown many tumors.

The people around moved away.

The two men placed the middle-aged man under a tree and one of them continued to help treat his injuries while the other shouted urgently to the people around him:

"Do you have Sichuan sand leaves? Who has Sichuan sand leaves?"

After a moment of silence, a warrior came running over from a distance:
"I have it here, and there are three leaves!"

However, before he got close, he heard a few muffled "puff" sounds, and the tumors on the middle-aged warrior's body burst one after another. Countless thread-like gray worms splashed in all directions along with blue-black blood. After falling to the ground, the gray worms even twisted and turned and tried to burrow into the mud.

"Go to hell!"

The young warrior roared angrily and stomped on the gray worms on the ground frantically.

Seeing this scene, a bearded man next to him couldn't help but shook his head:
"I was bitten by a thorny flower bug, and I didn't bring any Sichuan sand leaves, so it would be more painless to kill myself as soon as possible."

Another person asked doubtfully:
"I remember that one tael of silver could buy a bunch of Sichuan sand leaves in the past. How come even this thing is out of stock now?"

"The trade route is blocked, who knows when it will be restored? Anyway, everyone should be careful, there are more poisonous creatures in this forest than just the flower thorns."

……

Ning Yan slowly withdrew his gaze, and strode in along the direction from which the middle-aged warrior came. He soon came to a patch of gray-black thorns.

Ning Yan's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly as he reached out and picked up a piece of gray linen cloth from the sharp thorns on the underside of the thorn.

He glanced around and immediately used the scent technique. A faint scent appeared in his perception, which could be interrupted at any time.

Ning Yan hurriedly ran towards the direction where the breath came from, and soon he came face to face with a group of warriors from the Weiwu Academy.

The leader was a tall warrior in a black robe. He had an extremely solemn aura. Even if he was not at the peak of Qi Gathering, he was probably not far off.

Following next to him was Lin Cang, who had caused a big commotion in Chengfeng Tower that day and was eventually kicked out.

Lin Cang obviously didn't recognize Ning Yan. Seeing that he didn't stop walking, he kindly reminded him:
"It's very dangerous in there. There are poisonous things like spiny pattern insects everywhere. We searched it and found nothing. You should look somewhere else."

Ning Yan didn't have time to explain and hurried inside.

Looking at Ning Yan's figure disappearing into the distance, Lin Cang stomped his feet in hatred:
"Good words can't persuade the damn ghost!"

The black-robed warrior said in a deep voice:

"Okay, let's go look somewhere else. Junior Sister Jiang is trapped here, we have to rescue her as soon as possible."

"Got it, Brother Su."

Ning Yan ran into a sunken valley. The faint smell blended with the complex smell of the surrounding environment, making it difficult to distinguish clearly.

Looking at the mossy boulders, the crooked trees, and the bushes that were more than half a person's height, Ning Yan muttered to himself:
“It should be around here.”

He chose a direction and started searching immediately.

Half a minute later, looking at the familiar boulder in front of him that looked like a yellow cow, Ning Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Could it be...I am lost?"

(End of this chapter)