Seeking immortality in a deceitful way starts by making oneself into a puppet

As soon as the sky darkened, it became dark in the forest. In the middle of the night, if there is no moonlight or starlight in the sky, and you go deep into the mountains, it will be even darker...

A group of members of the Huma Gang formed a cavalry team. The second leader, Shen Xingshi, rode in front, riding a maroon horse, and led more than 40 members of the gang out of the east gate of Sui'an City.

All the members of this cavalry are skilled swordsmen and horses. Shen Xingshi ordered his men to bring in mastiffs and falcons to track down the whereabouts of Jie San's murderer.

The swordsmen in Mobei are a mixed bag, and they don't follow a chivalrous path. The swordsmen are called sword bandits by the people of Beifu, which means that when they enter the city, they are regarded as wealthy people, and when they leave the city, they are gangsters.

This group of swordsmen from the Huma Gang are no exception. Many of them are strongmen with a strong background in cutting off merchants, and they are also good at sniffing out the wind and hunting.

After that "Azhi" young man in green clothes and his sister escaped from the Wu Bamboo Forest, they were chased by the Huma gang led by Shen Xingshi, like dogs chasing chickens, and ran around in a panic.

"Cheng Zhi and Cheng Yujiao, the Cheng family siblings have some skills. I don't know where they learned the magic. Unfortunately, ordinary warlocks can't stop arrows and crossbows. I have prepared a few in my team. Archer, no matter what illusions and magic you have, if you shoot them randomly, you will still be shot into a hedgehog by random arrows."

Shen Xingshi was Jie San's adopted son, and he was very shrewd. He knew that if his siblings dared to come to seek revenge on him, they must have something to rely on.

It's just that he was prepared and was not afraid of the sorcerer methods of his siblings. He had been in the world for many years and had seen several sorcerers. He thought that these people were just playing tricks and illusions. In terms of real ability, no one could beat him. Knife skills that have been steeped in for many years.

Most of the other swordsmen of the Huma Gang also have this mentality and do not think that the married siblings are powerful people.

On the way, they rode through a mountain col, and suddenly a gust of wind and sand blew in. The gust of sand came so fast and furious that the members of the Huma Gang felt their faces were burning and they couldn't open their eyes.

"What kind of ghost is this?"

Someone was riding on a horse. When the wind blew him, his face felt a biting chill. He opened his mouth and spat on the ground.

"The moonlight and starlight are no longer visible."

Shen Xingshi noticed that something was not right. He looked around and found that the mountain col was full of patches of locust trees. Locust trees were also called Yin trees. Folks also separated the word and thought that the locust trees were ghost trees.

This mountain col never sees sunlight all year round. It looks like a place where yin energy gathers. Just standing at the entrance of the mountain col can make people shiver.

The group rode horses for a while and found a group of bungalows with earthen walls deep in the mountain col. It seemed to be a village the size of a town, but it was obviously a bit desolate and dilapidated.

"Tap", "tap", "tap"...

The horses entered the village on the yellow mud path one after another. After a round of inspection, they confirmed that this was indeed an abandoned village, whether it was the crumbling ruins, the weeds growing in the cracks of the tiles, or the desolate and uninhabited houses. The houses seem to prove that no one has lived here for a long time.

"It's strange. The two siblings who got married also came here on horseback, but after arriving here, the horse hoof prints can't be found?"

A swordsman from the Huma Gang is good at tracking. He can identify the footprints of all kinds of animals. He can detect flying feathers at the smallest detail. His eyesight is comparable to that of an eagle.

After the man dismounted, he searched around with a lantern and found no trace.

Shen Xingshi looked at the gang member holding the mastiff, who also shook his head.

(How could he run far if he was stabbed and poisoned?)

The second leader of the Huma Gang pondered for a while and spoke again.

"Those two people can't escape very far. They are probably hiding here. This village is quite large and the terrain is a bit complicated. We are divided into three teams and we will search here slowly. I don't believe we can't catch them."

"yes!"

The Huma Gang responded and divided into three columns, one marching to the left and the other to the right. Shen Xingshi led a column to search along the middle route.

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The village was quiet. A dozen dilapidated shacks and mud houses were scattered in a mess, scattered together. Several dusty walls had collapsed holes, and dark empty houses could be vaguely seen.

The end of the long street is far away, and continuous gray-walled mud houses stand in groups. The night wind blows with a whistling sound.

"It sounds strange. We have traveled to many places in the Beifu Prefecture and around Sui'an City many times. Why have we never heard of this place?"

A swordsman wearing a bamboo hat held a reed pole in his mouth and held the horse's reins. His eyes wandered around under the lowered bamboo hat, and his right hand was resting on the handle of the sword.

This swordsman named Yu Peng was the most alert and was placed at the back of the team to provide support.

The people in front walked forward with lanterns, and Yu Peng, a swordsman wearing a bamboo hat, followed leisurely behind.

Just when a group of people passed through a thick poplar tree, Yu Peng suddenly stopped and his whole body froze in place.

At some point, there was a hemp rope around his neck. The front end of the hemp rope was knotted into a noose and hung down from the tree.

"Oh...ah..."

Yu Peng's neck was strangled with a rope. His neck bones were strangled so hard that it made a "clicking" sound, and his body was pulled upward by a huge force.

His hands were desperately grabbing at the rope, and his legs were kicking. He couldn't breathe, and he couldn't make a sound.

Next, the rope hanging down from the tree was pulled upwards, and the whole person was dragged into the air. The next second, the person disappeared.

The leaves of the poplar tree, known as the "Ghost Clapping Hands", also trembled, causing Shen Xingshi, who was riding in front, to frown slightly.

He turned his head, and with just a glance, he noticed that there was one person missing behind the line of people holding lanterns.

"Where's Yu Pengren? Isn't he staying at the back?"

As soon as he said these words, everyone in the team realized that Yu Peng, the swordsman at the end of the team, was missing.

"Where are the people?"

Someone turned their head and found that Yu Peng, who was walking at the end of the queue, was nowhere to be seen.

"The horse is still here?"

Yu Peng's horse was still where it was, staying leisurely under the big tree.

"The man named Yu has the most precious horse. How could he run away without saying a word?"

The gang members looked at each other, feeling a little strange. How could the person disappear like this in less than a blink of an eye?

"not good."

Shen Xingshi's heart skipped a beat and he shouted.

"Something's not right, draw your sword, be on guard, and form a circle quickly."

After all, he was a swordsman who had been living in the Northland for many years. When the Huma Gang heard Shen Er's words, they felt a chill in their hearts. They did not dare to be careless at all. They formed a circle in the middle of the street with tacit understanding and drew their swords one after another. sheath.

"Blow 'Ghost Wolf Jam' to notify the other two teams to return. There is a problem in this village."

Shen Xingshi gave an order, and one of the swordsmen took out a blood-red Hu Jia from his arms. This is the "Ghost Wolf Jia" used by the Huma Gang in the Mobei area. When played, it sounds like a ghost crying and a wolf howling, and it is a common means of communication between the gangs. .