Searching for the best path, starting from Renjia Town

Chapter 33 Dead Forest

Three days later, Zheng Zibu led his men down the mountain.

"How did they get together?"

Zheng Zibu walked in front, and the thirteen thirty-sixth generation disciples followed behind, divided into two distinct groups.

Li Kunshan, Qiu Sheng, Jiale, and Lu Ming, the disciple of Taoist Qianhe, and the other nine people were together.

Three of them were originally disciples of the second and third uncles, and there was nothing wrong with them being in the same group with Shi Shaojian. But what about the other five?

Jiale looked confused and couldn't help but ask.

"What's the trick?"

"What else could it be? Money talks."

Qiu Sheng snorted and curled his lips.

In the past two days, Shi Shaojian spent a lot of money to win over those five people.

"This person is really insidious. We must be more careful."

Lu Ming glanced at Shi Jian secretly and whispered.

"When we get there, the four of us shouldn't separate, or they'll plot against us."

"Correct."

Several people nodded, secretly alert in their hearts.

An hour later, everyone arrived at the foot of the mountain and prepared to head to Black Stone Ridge.

"Uncle Junior Master, how are we going to get there?"

It is more than three hundred miles from here to Heishi Ridge.

Qiu Sheng looked around but didn't see any means of transportation such as carriages.

"Walk there."

Zheng Zibu said lightly, his face calm.

"Walking? No way!"

Not only Qiu Sheng, but everyone else's eyes widened instantly.

It's more than 300 miles, and my feet will get blisters. Besides, it will take a lot of time just to go back and forth.

Zheng Zibu didn't say much. He took out a dozen yellow talismans from his arms and threw them away casually.

Pa~!

One for each person, placed right on the calf.

"This is……"

Looking at this yellow talisman, everyone blinked their eyes. What does this mean?
"gone."

Before anyone could ask, Zheng Zibu shouted softly and ran out.

He was running like a rocket, and in the blink of an eye, he was already a hundred meters away!
Everyone widened their eyes again, their faces filled with shock. This person ran even faster than a rabbit!

Seeing that Zheng Zibu was about to run away, he didn't have time to think and hurriedly chased after him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his feet, his legs seemed to be equipped with propellers, and he ran a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, catching up steadily with Zheng Zibu.

Listening to the whistling sound of the wind in their ears, they gradually came to their senses and were surprised again.

"I see!"

Lu Ming's face was full of excitement and he suddenly shouted.

"This is Dean Dai's talisman!"

"Dean Dai? Dai Zong!"

Li Kunshan was slightly stunned, and then understood instantly.

Dai Zong in Water Margin was known as the Speedy Guardian. With armored horses tied to his legs, he could travel 800 miles a day.

In fact, the so-called Jiama is a kind of magical talisman.

As one of the three mountains of talismans, Maoshan naturally has similar talismans. In order to make it easier to understand, it is simply called Dean Dai's Talisman.

Before going to Liangshan, Dai Zong served as the chief jailer of the two courts. In ancient times, prisons were called "prison courts", so Dai Zong was called Dean Dai.

"Are we there? So fast!"

With the blessing of Dean Dai's talisman, everyone arrived at Heishi Ridge just after 2 pm.

At this time, my legs are still full of strength, and I wish I could run another three hundred miles.

Qiu Sheng looked at the talisman on his leg and thought to himself, with this, he could just run back to Renjia Town, saving the boat ticket money and also avoiding being bored on the boat.

Just as Qiu Sheng was about to hide Dean Dai's talisman, Zheng Zibu made a hand gesture and the talismans on everyone's legs suddenly fell off and then turned into ashes. He then retired after completing his mission.

"I suddenly feel so tired~!"

"I'm exhausted!"

"My legs are out of control." The next moment, everyone fell to the ground.

As a magical talisman, although it can increase running speed in a short period of time, it cannot ignore the body's functions.

Once the spell is removed, the fatigue accumulated during this period will be reflected back into the body.

Just imagine, running more than 300 miles in just a few hours, how could an ordinary person endure it?
Even as Maoshan disciples who had practiced kung fu since childhood, they all collapsed from exhaustion on the spot.

From this we can see that although Dean Dai’s talisman is good, it cannot be used casually.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Zheng Zibu glanced at the crowd and found that only Li Kunshan was still standing there. Not only did he not say he was tired, but his face showed no expression at all, as if nothing had happened.

Zheng Zibu nodded secretly. As expected, he had already established his foundation. In terms of physical strength alone, Li Kunshan was probably even stronger than him, his junior uncle.

"The ghosts won't come out until night. You guys take a rest first. We'll go to the dead woods after dark."

Zheng Zibu said something to everyone, then found a place to sit down and rest.

With his "born strong" physique, Li Kunshan didn't feel tired at all. After eating something and having nothing to do, he found an open space to practice Songxi Tai Chi.

"What a monster!"

Seeing Li Kunshan practicing martial arts, everyone was shocked and wondered if he was still a human being.

A few hours later, the sun sets and night falls.

After a rest, everyone has recovered. After all, they have been practicing martial arts since childhood and have a good foundation.

"Let's go."

Zheng Zibu gave an order and led everyone to the west.

After more than an hour, we arrived in front of a forest.

Most of the trees inside were dead and dark.

"There are many wandering ghosts in this dead forest. Everyone, follow me in later. Remember to follow closely and don't wander around. If you encounter a ghost, don't panic. Just use what you have learned as much as possible."

Zheng Zibu gave a few instructions, then flipped his palm and held a dozen yellow talismans in his hand.

Everyone did not dare to delay and quickly took out their magic weapons.

Li Kunshan still had the same thunder-struck peachwood sword, while Qiu Sheng used Uncle Jiu's peachwood sword, and also had a Bagua mirror strapped to his chest. The other people's magic weapons varied, but the peachwood sword was almost standard.

"Enter."

Seeing that everyone was ready, Zheng Zibu said something and walked straight into the dead forest.

Everyone hurriedly followed, just as Zheng Zibu had instructed, following closely step by step.

"It's so dark."

Tonight is the beginning of the month, so the moonlight is limited. But it is a sunny day with a starry sky, so it is not so dark.

Looking around at the pitch-black surroundings, everyone had a serious expression. There was definitely something strange in this forest.

Moreover, from the moment they came in, they heard no other sound except the rustling sound of dead branches and rotten leaves as they stepped on them, not even the chirping of insects.

Everything was silent, obviously afraid of something.

"You never know which direction the ghost will suddenly jump out from."

As he walked in, Qiu Sheng said this jokingly.

"Brother, don't scare me."

Jiale swallowed, his face full of nervousness.

"That's right, people scare people to death."

Lu Ming gripped the peach wood sword tightly, his spirit tense.

"Everyone, follow closely and don't fall behind."

Li Kunshan was fine. He reminded everyone and then followed Zheng Zibu closely.

But the next moment, Li Kunshan was suddenly stunned. Where is Zheng Zibu?
Just now, Zheng Zibu was only two or three meters in front of him, but when he looked up, he was gone.

Although this dead forest is dark, it is not so dark that we can lose track of it.

"Everyone, be careful!"

Li Kunshan suddenly became alert and quickly gave a warning.

However, there was no response.

Li Kunshan turned around suddenly, and there was no one around.

After Zheng Zibu, Qiu Sheng, Jia Le and Lu Ming also disappeared.

All that was left around him at this moment were dead trees with their fangs and claws bared, standing in the thick darkness.

"coming."

Li Kunshan took a deep breath and clenched the lightning-struck peach wood sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)