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Chapter 11 No Good Death
Wu Haishan stepped forward and checked all the traces: "That guy escaped into Guiwu Mountain, I will find a guide right away.

We didn't know him before, but now we know everything about him. We also know that he is just a low-level alchemy cultivator. The moment we find him, it will be his death!"

Wu Haishan spoke with full confidence, but the solution he came up with was actually to use his medicine, control a townsman as a guide, and then go into the mountains to track.

Zhaoji Fur Shop is the Pingtian Society's stronghold in the town. Zhao Yong and his men just sit in the shop. If someone comes to sell furs, they will buy them, and if not, they just forget about it.

They never ventured into the mountains, nor did they have the need to, so they knew nothing about Guiwu Mountain.

But they knew the town very well. Wu Haishan asked, "Who in the town is most familiar with Guiwu Mountain?" Someone answered, "A Guang, the eldest disciple of Liu Laoguan."

Liu Laoguan is the owner of "Liu Jicun Liquor" opposite the fur shop. The crude liquor he brews is very popular in the town and surrounding villages.

The hikers from the mountain villages always prepare a gourd of Liu's wine every time they go into the mountains.

A Guang often delivers goods to the village.

Wu Haishan led his men into "Liu Jicun Liquor".

When the bronze cannon exploded, everyone in the town was frightened and they all closed their doors and hid in their houses.

Wu Haishan went to Liuji Village to arrest people, causing chaos again.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu had no children and had always raised their eldest apprentice as their son. The old couple knelt on the ground and cried, begging bitterly. Wu Haishan and his men were heartless. They kicked the old couple down, pried open A Guang's mouth, and poured a dose of medicine into him. A Guang followed them stupidly.

The old couple cried tears of blood behind him: "You are so heartless, you will not die a good death..."

The Saint Lady has been waiting at the foot of the Beauty Dam.

For some unknown reason, those snail beauties were born with a fear of the Saint Lady and did not dare to come out and cause trouble.

The Saint Lady suddenly remembered, "Why hasn't Chang Xunbei come back yet?"

Chang Xunbei is an eighth-rate cultivator and the strongest among the men she brought with her this time.

The official road is more than ten miles long, he should have returned long ago.

……

Xu Yuan didn't walk too far after entering the mountains.

This is not the way to collect firewood, and Xu Yuan doesn't know much about it.

Chang Xunbei's magic was indeed unexpected. Somehow he switched the two people and directly trapped himself in the encirclement.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan's face turned strange: "It really is a reversal of situations..."

Xu Yuan ran out and rushed back to the county town along the official road.

I didn't expect to run into Mr. Qiao head-on!

In the past, Mr. Qiao would always ride in a carriage when going out, but this time he was alone. There was a piece of calligraphy hanging on each of his legs, which read: Soaring in the clouds, Riding the wind.

Mr. Qiao walked with his hands behind his back, his legs three to five feet off the ground, and each step was ten feet. His clothes fluttered in the wind, giving him the air of an immortal.

But his face looked a little ugly.

After seeing Xu Yuan, his expression became even uglier: "Where are you running to..."

Xu Yuan jumped off the official road and headed into Guiwu Mountain.

Mr. Qiao was in hot pursuit.

Xu Yuan soon discovered that Master Qiao seemed to be more familiar with Guiwu Mountain than he was!
"You ungrateful thing!" Master Qiao chased after him, scolding loudly, then gritted his teeth and quickly wrote a "bill".

"Whoever captures Xu Yuan alive will receive a blood meal for ten people."

Mr. Qiao threw the "note" into the air - I don't know who he was showing it to.

Xu Yuan couldn't escape.

The soil in front was rolling, and a huge mole cricket broke through the ground and came out, raising its upper body to a height of three meters!

He was wearing tattered armor all over his body, but his head was a huge Buddha head.

On the left was a ghost stream, and the giggling sounds of children could be heard. One by one, pale baby heads floated up, their eyes were bloodshot, fangs extended from their lips, and they stared at Xu Yuan intently.

On the hillside on the right, there was a huge rock that looked a bit like a tiger. It suddenly shook, suddenly opened its eyes, pulled its huge body out of the mountain, walked down step by step, and approached Xu Yuan!

In the sky, a group of eagles with white skeletons and human faces flew over, circling above Xu Yuan's head like vultures.

Xu Yuan was at his wit's end, but with a bang, he found himself back in Qihetai Town!
Although the Saint Lady laid a tight net, Xu Yuan still managed to escape.

"Now we can only go around Guiwu Mountain, which is very risky..." Xu Yuan muttered to himself, trying every possible way to plan a relatively safe route.

But in the end, we didn't find a route that was sure to succeed.

But Xu Yuan still set off decisively. Whether it was the Saint Lady or Master Qiao, they would never let him go. Staying near the town would mean death. Not long after Xu Yuan left, Wu Haishan and his men tracked him down to where he was staying.

Wu Haishan asked A Guang: "Where did that kid go?"

A Guang answered very obediently: "This direction should be towards Titou Valley."

Wu Haishan: "What's so special about Titou Valley?"

"First, anything with a human head in there is evil. Second, never step on those stone steps."

"Chase!"

……

Xu Yuan circled in front of "Titou Valley" and then hid not far away.

Soon, voices were heard from behind, and the people from the Pingtian Society were catching up.

Xu Yuan waited for about a quarter of an hour, but no screams were heard.

Xu Yuan didn't wait any longer and quickly got up and went into the mountains.

"The people from the Pingtian Society brought guides and are very familiar with the dangerous places in Ghost Witch Mountain." Xu Yuan confirmed this, so the plan to use the evil spirits in Ghost Witch Mountain to kill the pursuers would not work.

Xu Yuan found an opportunity to take a look from a distance and couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "Their guide is A Guang, which is a bit tricky."

Xu Yuan touched his chin. "A Guang grew up in this town and is more familiar with Guiwu Mountain than I am. Compared to him, what are my advantages..."

Wu Haishan and his men kept chasing after him, but they found that the guy had taken them for a circle, and suddenly changed direction and fled back to the town!
"This little bastard is teasing us! Notify the Saint and stop him in town!"

The Saint Lady did not come. She stayed in the town because the brothers in the association would deliver the "bait" today.

One of Wu Haishan's men immediately took out the craftsman-made parrot, said a few words quickly, and released it, and the parrot flew towards the town.

Xu Yuan did not enter the town, but only went to a valley outside the town.

There is a cave in the valley, and a thousand-year-old vine grows out of the dark cave.

Centipedes, scorpions, ticks, giant ants and other poisonous insects crawled out along the ancient vines.

A big rooster with bright feathers stood guard in the valley with its head held high and its chest puffed out.

Eat one as it comes out.

Especially like to eat centipedes, scorpions and the like.

Occasionally, an exceptionally large "insect king" would emerge from the cave. The centipede might be three feet long, and the scorpion might be as big as a wooden basin.

Every time this time comes, the big rooster will become excited, flapping its iron-feathered wings, with the crown on its head standing high, and starting a competition with crowing loudly. Then, it will peck the so-called insect king to death in a few bites, fly to a high branch with it in its mouth, and swing it around to show off its trophy!

This is where the big rooster hunts for food every day.

"Ahua!"

Xu Yuan shouted a few times. The big rooster had just pecked a big scorpion to death and was showing off on the treetop. When he heard the shouting, he tilted his head and saw Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan waved at it vigorously, and the big rooster flew down reluctantly, then threw the scorpion at Xu Yuan's feet.

Xu Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Thank you for your generosity, but I don't eat this."

When the rooster heard this, he immediately became happy and ate the scorpion in two or three bites.

Xu Yuan took out some change and said, "I want to buy some things with my grandmother. Can you bring them over for me?"

The big rooster crowed softly, reluctant to go back.

Xu Yuan understood what it meant: "I'll help you catch the bugs here and make sure they don't run away. You help me go back and get the things."

The big rooster grabbed the silver with its huge claws, stuffed it under its feathers, and walked away with its head held high.

Xu Yuan stood guard at the entrance of the cave, broke off a few bamboo branches, and when a bug came out, he would pierce it.

After stringing them together, he practiced roasting the insects with the "fire in his belly".

At first, I was a little unskilled in controlling the oven and burnt a few of them. Later, I was able to bake each one until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

After a while, the big rooster Ahua came back with a bamboo basket in its mouth. Xu Yuan opened it and saw that it was exactly what he wanted.

Xu Yuan smiled and bowed to the big rooster: "Thank you."

Then he took off his coat, packed up his things, returned the basket to Ah Hua, and ducked back into Guiwu Mountain.

Ah Hua looked at the roasted insects on the bamboo branches and took a tentative bite. Wow! It was actually delicious!
Ah Hua was satisfied. This boy was a sensible person.

(End of this chapter)