C1606 Mountain Deceit(part Iii)

Under the tranquil night sky, the flames gradually rose. Sparks flew into the sky as they swirled in the wind, as if a bright light had appeared in the forest. Especially in this pitch-black environment, it made people feel as if the sky had turned bright.

Time trickled by, and gradually, the faint light of dawn appeared in the world. White mist rose from the forest, and as the mist rose, the elemental energy in the world became more abundant.

However, just as Lin Bai finished his rest and the mana in his body had reached its peak, preparing to head towards the Cloud-Traversing Great Canyon, he suddenly heard a slight cracking sound about a hundred feet away from him. It was the sound of footsteps stepping on dry branches.

This voice caused Lin Bai to become nervous. He quickly formed hand seals with his hands and used a law domain to completely separate himself from the world outside. He did not allow anyone to sense him and even completely retracted all of his aura.

However, after the cracking sound lasted for a long time, the surroundings were still quiet. It was as if the sound wasn't coming from someone approaching but from some wild beast passing by in the mountain forest. He accidentally stepped on some dried branches. Just as Lin Bai was about to use his spiritual will to investigate the situation, his ears twitched. He could only hear a faint, deep growl, accompanied by a gust of wind that entered his ears.

Could it be that there really was a barbarian in Shen Nong Jia? Upon hearing that roar, Lin Bai could not help but be taken aback. Furthermore, the expression on his face grew increasingly stern, and he even took a defensive stance, preparing to use all his strength if anything went wrong.

"You're too careful, aren't you? Let's not talk about it when we split up and go into Shen Nong Jia. We clearly saw the bonfire earlier, but we still had to wait until the middle of the night before we came over to investigate. "Forget it, we have come this far but there is no movement from the other side. Do you want to learn from the barbarians? Is there a need to be so careful with our brothers' methods?" At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded out.

"Be careful, there is nothing wrong with that. Before we came, Master had warned us to never underestimate anyone! I always felt that there was something weird within this Divine Farmer Camp. I don't know why, but I always felt like I was being watched these past few days. "This bonfire is strange. It would not be wrong to be more careful." A deep voice rang out. It was probably the voice that spoke out earlier.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai's heart couldn't help but shiver. He silently cursed himself for slacking off for a year. He had indeed been careless in his actions. Last night, in order to warm up, they'd lit a bonfire, but they'd forgotten that in this dense forest, even a wisp of green smoke would stand out like a firefly in the night, exposing their location to others.

According to their conversation, the two of them had already seen the light from the bonfire the night before. However, after enduring for an entire night and coming here at this time when they were the most tired of people, the two of them were still cautious.

Not only that, from their words, Lin Bai had already determined their identities. According to Xu Yang, other than the Infernal Realm, there was no other organization in this world that would use this form of address.

As he thought of this, Lin Bai couldn't help but form a few more seals in his hands. Only after he had hidden his body even more tightly did he cautiously stare in the direction of the sound, wanting to see what their intentions were.

Just as Lin Bai finished concealing himself, two men emerged from the forest and stuck their heads in their direction. Both of them were dressed in black clothing. The one leading them was about forty years old and a little fat. He looked like a gentle middle-aged man, but he exuded a murderous aura …

The other person's figure wasn't considered tall, around 1.56 meters. He had a small mustache and his pair of triangular eyes, which shone with a cold light, looked everywhere, making him look even more like a rat.

Why would an assassin from hell come to this place? Could it be that they were the ones who had dug up the Dragon King's Temple to search for the traces of the Forbidden Snake? When the two of them approached each other, Lin Bai discovered that they were emitting an aura unique to Heaven. Adding on their earlier words, this made him even more certain that they were hell-assassins.

"I think you're being too paranoid. There's not even a shadow of you left in this place." He sat down on a large rock that was only a few feet away from Lin Bai and swore, "I've been in this godforsaken place for almost two to three months, and I've even been exposed to a bit of meat. I thought I'd be able to catch a little kid entering the mountain this time and set off my meat, but who knew that I'd come too late, what f * cking bad luck …"

"When we're done and out of the mountain, you might not be able to find a woman." He moved closer to the bonfire and looked at it that was about to go out. There was a hint of caution in his eyes as he looked around and after seeing that there was no activity in his surroundings, he continued, "Jiang Feng, I'm afraid we came too late. The fire is about to go out …"

Hearing these words, the scoundrel called Jiang Feng had a stern expression. He bounced up from the rock like a spring, and after carefully looking around, he asked in doubt, "Then, could it be that this fire is deliberately ignited by the person we are looking for, wanting to confuse our hearing in order to help us gain a chance of survival?"

These two were not looking for the Serpent, but for someone? Upon hearing these words, Lin Bai's heart sank.

"That person hasn't appeared for a long time. It shouldn't be him." After a moment of silence, Hong Guan slowly nodded his head and looked at the spot where Lin Bai hid himself with the power of law. After finding nothing, he slowly said, "However, this may not be the case. God knows what's the matter with this fire, we should be careful."

"Speaking of which, that Lu fellow sure has a tough life. Even after being chased in the forest for so long, he still managed to keep his little life. "I don't know which tree hole he went into at the moment, but he might have already been eaten by the savages." "I don't know what Master is thinking, but he still wants us to continue looking for him. He said that he wants to see him, that he wants to see his corpse, and I see that Master is also confused …"

The one with the surname Lu?! Upon hearing these words, the corners of Lin Bai's eyes twitched uncontrollably, and the killing intent in his heart grew even more intense! At this moment, he was completely certain that the person these hellhitmen were looking for was precisely Lu Yanzhao! And it was precisely because of these two that Lu Yanzhao had no news of them. But what made Lin Bai feel lucky was that even now, they still hadn't found Lu Yanzhao.

The fact that he couldn't find her meant that things might still have a chance to turn around. There might even be hope.

"Impudent!" Master's business is not something that you and I can speculate about! " Hearing that Jiang Feng's words were getting more and more outrageous, Hong Mao's expression turned cold as he reprimanded Jiang Feng. His tone was filled with fear, as if he was afraid that his careless words would lead to a fatal disaster.

"You're too nervous, there's only the two of us here, why not say a few words?" He let out a dry laugh and calmed the nervousness in his heart. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and carefully looked around to confirm that there was no one around him. Then, he said, "Old Hong, tell me the truth. When we return this time, will master give us the sacred medicine?"

"Well done. Maybe he'll give it to us." Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment appeared on Hong's face. After saying a few words with uncertainty, he bitterly smiled and said: "It's just that that Lu fella is completely gone. Where are we going to find him?"

"No matter what, I have to try my best. If he didn't get the sacred medicine, the feeling of his life in someone's hands was just too unbearable. The task that we two brothers have been assigned this time is much easier compared to the other brothers. We must do it properly. " Upon hearing these words, Jiang Feng could not help but softly sigh as he muttered.

Holy medicine?! Hearing the words of these two people, Lin Bai couldn't help but feel a little doubtful. He was a bit confused. Just what was that holy medicine between the two of them? However, from the meaning behind their words, it seemed as if as long as he didn't get the sacred medicine, his little life would be in someone else's hands. This was probably the reason why the hell-assassins were so fearless of death.

"Jiang Feng, why do I feel that there are eyes staring at us from all directions? Is someone eavesdropping on our conversation?" At this moment, Hong Zhouzi's eyebrows tightened. After carefully scanning the surroundings, he looked at Jiang Feng with incomparable doubt and said in a deep voice, "Why do I feel like I've been watched by someone along the way, like it's on my back?"

"You're overthinking it. Why don't I feel like someone is watching us …" Jiang Feng frowned when he heard this. He carefully looked around for a while before shaking his head, "I think you are a little suspicious because of this bonfire." "I think you should stop thinking about it. With our abilities, if there really is someone around, we would have already sensed it."

"Perhaps …" Sighing helplessly, Hun Que nodded and said: "I hope it's just my imagination. Forget it, let's not bother with this fire anymore, we should hurry up and find that Lu guy and catch him early, then go meet up with the old Qong and the other old brothers. "I wonder what kind of mission they took from master's place. They've been acting very secretive since the day they arrived …"

There were even hellhitmen in the Shennong Lodge, and they were responsible for carrying out other missions? He understood that apart from the Forbidden Snake, there were truly other secrets hidden in Shen Nong Jia. Otherwise, the people of the Infernal Realm would not have gathered so many people and they would be so cautious that they would not even tell their own people the details.

It was time to retract the net! Seeing that the two were about to leave, the corners of Lin Bai's eyes suddenly turned cold. Killing intent flooded out as he wanted to capture these two and interrogate them in detail. He wanted to see if he could take out any more useful items from their mouths!

However, at this moment, an unpleasant odor gushed out from the forest. The smell was pungent, like the smell of a tiger descending a mountain!