Eternal Sword

Chapter 453: Hermit's Traces

Walking south along the long street in the city, you can occasionally see bursts of screams coming from the houses and shops on both sides of the street, as if people are quite frightened.

After walking out of the city for a while, Ali gradually understood Chen Tang's intention.

These insects and ants suddenly became restless, and the direction they rushed in just coincided with the direction where the Yiyin Hall was located.

The two got off the official road and walked for about half an hour before finally arriving at a lush forest.

As night fell and the rain poured down, the ancient forest became pitch black and looked eerie. From time to time, bursts of rustling and strange noises could be heard, making people feel uneasy.

Yiyin Hall is located deep in this forest.

"Is it really related to Yiyintang?"

Chen Tang pondered for a moment, then followed the instructions on the map and headed towards Yiyin Hall.

Only after entering this forest did I realize how terrifying it is.

In Nanyang City, there are only some insects and ants, most of which are harmless.

In this ancient forest, poisonous insects can be found everywhere.

There were all kinds of poisonous snakes, some with triangular heads and emerald green bodies, and some with bodies almost the same color as the tree trunks. They twisted their slender bodies and wandered among the branches in the forest.

Scorpions raised their tails with poisonous stingers and crawled quickly on the ground.

There are also extremely poisonous centipedes moving among the dead leaves and mud.

Wherever you look, there are poisonous insects everywhere, all over the mountains and plains, it makes your scalp tingle!

In the process of becoming a hermit, Ali specialized in practicing the skill of "poison", which included poisoning, identifying poisons, detoxifying, and many other detailed categories, including identifying various poisons and poisonous insects.

Some poisons are made from the venom found in poisonous insects or from various parts of the body.

There were many poisonous insects in this forest that she had never even seen before!

She followed Chen Tang closely, following him step by step.

Although these poisonous insects were as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, fortunately none of them approached Chen Tang, which made her feel a little relieved.

If Chen Tang hadn't been by her side, she would never have set foot here.

On a rainy night, Ali quietly pulled Chen Tang's sleeve to warn him.

Chen Tang nodded.

When he entered the forest, he discovered that two people were targeting them and were following them secretly.

Not knowing the origins of these two people or what their intentions were, Chen Tang remained calm and pretended to be ignorant.

Going deeper and deeper into the forest.

At this moment, a huge black shadow jumped out from the bushes nearby and crawled on the ground. Wherever it passed, the grass and trees were broken, and countless poisonous insects were crushed to death.

Chen Tang looked closely and saw that it was a giant python more than three meters long. Its eyes were glowing red in the darkness, and it was moving forward rapidly with its tongue flickering.

The branches in the distance kept shaking, making a strange noise.

Chen Tang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant spider the size of a basin. It was constantly spinning silk from its abdomen, connecting the trees together, and it was gliding quickly on the web at an extremely fast speed.

Chen Tang had no doubt that this giant spider could even eat humans!
The ground in the distance bulged, and the moist soil kept churning. A centipede about a meter long crawled out from it, with countless pairs of legs sliding on the ground and shuttling under the dead leaves.

"Cuckoo!"

I heard another scream in my ears, even drowning out the rumbling thunder.

Chen Tang looked into the distance.

In the distance upstream of the stream, I saw a colorful toad jumping continuously in the cracks of the rocks. Its body shape looked like a calf, and the stench emanating from its skin was so great that Chen Tang could smell it even from such a distance!

It is not surprising that such horrible poisonous insects live in this primeval forest.

What was strange was that these poisonous insects all moved in one direction as if they were mysteriously summoned.

These poisonous insects, of various types and shapes, passed through the woods, crawled through the grass, and jumped over the streams, like a torrent that swallowed up the mountains and wilderness. Other lives in the jungle fled to avoid them. Even the most ferocious beasts were vulnerable to this torrent of poisonous insects and would be swallowed up in the blink of an eye!

At this moment, murderous intent emerged.

Taking advantage of the appearance of those strange poisonous insects to attract the attention of Chen Tang and A Li, two figures approached quickly and came behind Chen Tang and A Li silently.

The two men had just raised their hands when a flash of sword appeared before their eyes!
puff!
One man was stabbed in the chest, and all his strength quickly disappeared. A trace of shock and unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

He didn't even see how the other party drew his sword.

The man's legs became weak and he eventually fell to the ground, suffocating to death.

The other man's throat was slashed by a black dagger and he also died on the spot!
Chen Tang looked back at the two of them and frowned slightly.

There are actually two hidden people here?

He originally wanted to hold back and interrogate the two men about their origins and intentions.

But as soon as the two men moved and attacked, Chen Tang guessed their identities.

Since he is a hermit, he will not reveal secrets easily.

Even if we save their lives, we won't be able to get anything out of them and it would be a waste of time.

These two hermits did not follow them all the way.

Instead, he stayed at the edge of the forest until they appeared, and then followed them.

Chen Tang and A Li cheered themselves up and continued to move forward.

After walking for a while, Chen Tang and the other man climbed over a hillside and looked down. They were shocked to see an extremely shocking and horrifying scene!
Below this hillside, there seems to be a valley.

The valley was filled with poisonous insects, so densely packed that there was almost no place to stand.

It was as if all the poisonous insects in this forest, including those in Nanyang City, were gathered in this valley.

In the middle of this valley, there is a yard.

This yard is the only blank area in the valley.

These poisonous insects surrounded the yard and seemed to be under some kind of instructions and would not come closer.

What's happening here?
There were several rooms in the yard, in one of which there was a light on, and it seemed that someone was living inside.

According to the map, the courtyard in the valley is Yiyintang.

Could it be that someone wants to deal with Yiyintang, so he controls poisonous insects to surround Yiyintang?

This ability is truly shocking.

Chen Tang looked around and soon found a cave in the middle of the opposite hillside with a faint flickering fire.

There are people nearby!

Chen Tang made a gesture to A Li and slowly approached that direction.

Not long after, the two arrived near the cave.

There were several fires inside the cave entrance, keeping the poisonous insects out.

But these people had nowhere to go if they wanted to get out of the cave.

No matter how good your Qinggong is, it is impossible to fly in the air without touching the ground.

With the help of the faint firelight, Chen Tang could see figures standing inside. From the sounds of their breathing, he could roughly determine that there were at least dozens of people in the cave.

So many people hid in the cave, but without making any sound, it was dead silent!
Chen Tang looked at Ali.

Ali nodded.

This confirmed Chen Tang's guess.

Everyone in the cave is a hermit!
(End of this chapter)