Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 44: Cloud Head Desolate Monument
Dugu Feng put down his chopsticks.

I saw Zhou Yizheng picking up the bowl and drinking the soup inside.

"Wait for me at the tea stall at the foot of Yunshou Mountain first, and we'll take action in the evening."

She stared at Zhou Yi thoughtfully, a mysterious smile on her lips.

"evening?"

"Well, that person rarely shows up during the day. I guess he's practicing some weird martial arts."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Zhou Yi nodded, and Dugu Feng took his sword and left.

Watching her pass the street corner, Zhou Yi stood up and walked towards Yunshou Mountain.

Near the teahouse at the foot of the mountain stood a large willow tree, its branches slanting like a twisted dragon. Climbing up one of its branches, with my back to the Ru River, I half-leaned against the trunk and looked down at the mountain path.

This is almost the only way to Shangcai.

Whether it's a caravan doing business or a traveler on the road, if you don't want to go through the trouble of taking a long detour, you must go this way.

The rumors about Ruheji are quite scary, but we should not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

During the short time he stayed on the tree, Zhou Yi heard a lot of noises in his ears.

The calls shouted by the escort agency as they crossed the mountain, the echoing of the copper bells as the caravan drove their horses, the urging instructions of the caravan boss, and the heroic voices of the wanderers in groups of three or two.

Many people noticed him watching from the tree, but they just glanced at him and didn't pay much attention.

As the dusk deepens, the mountain path becomes quieter.

"Huhu~~"

Suddenly, a cold wind blew from the depths of Yunshou Mountain, and Zhou Yi shuddered.

Looking towards the mountain path again, there was no one climbing the mountain anymore.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the teahouse on the side of the road.

There were seven or eight burly men sitting in the inner room, each holding a weapon. They seemed to be drinking tea and chatting, or waiting for something.

Zhou Yicai turned his head, and two people in the teahouse immediately shifted their gaze away and no longer looked in the direction of the willow tree.

At this time, a light and fragrant breeze blew over.

A white shadow stepped on the tip of a thin willow branch, and the green ribbon swayed in the gentle evening breeze.

The man in white seemed to be weightless, swaying up and down with the willow branches, so light.

Zhou Yi was really envious of such lightness skills.

As soon as Dugu Feng arrived, he fixed his eyes on the direction of the teahouse.

The seven or eight evil men inside all changed their expressions, and even the movements of drinking tea became stiff.

She lowered her head again and saw Master Zhou leaning against a tree trunk, looking rather frivolous and staring at her ankle without blinking.

She was embarrassed and annoyed, but her voice was still as gentle as water: "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, I just admire your great skills."

Zhou Yi raised his face, and Dugu Feng saw that his sword-like brows were relaxed and his eyes were pure, and thought that he had misunderstood.

"Do you know those people?" She gestured towards the teahouse.

"I've never met him before," Zhou Yi said seriously, "Maybe he's my admirer."

"Admirer." Dugu Feng smiled and curved his eyebrows. "I've never heard you talk like that. It's really interesting."

Zhou Yi also stood up and stood with Dugu Feng under the willow curtain. Occasionally, a few late-returning swallows would bravely fly past them.

"Let's go and ignore them."

Two white shadows leaped down one after another and climbed straight up Yunshou Mountain.

Only after their figures disappeared did the expressions of the evil men in the teahouse return to normal.

If Zhou Yi walked closer and looked carefully, he might be able to recognize it.

One of them was a man with a pointed head and holding two knives, and he was the murderer in the Fulefushi Inn.

That is, the subordinates of the four major bandits Xiang, Fang, Mao and Cao.

At that time, at Fule Inn, due to Zhou Yi's words, the four bandits were in bad luck and were hunted down by the Sui army captain You Hongda. The villain with two swords took advantage of the chaos to save his life.

"Are you sure it's him?" the muscular man asked in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

"I'd recognize that kid named Zhou even if he turned into ashes," the man with two swords said with a fierce look in his eyes. "It was he who caused the deaths of three leaders and many brothers!"

"He even dared to curse Mr. Cao to have no descendants!"

A muscular man who practiced martial arts walked out and said, "This revenge must be avenged, but that woman in white is not someone to be trifled with."

"It might be difficult for just a few of us to deal with these two."

Someone else said, "Don't panic, wait a little longer."

The teahouse was quiet for a while, and then several steady footsteps were heard outside.

"Leader Wei and the others are here!" someone shouted excitedly.

Everyone rushed out of the teahouse.

But I saw a man in a gray robe with disheveled hair walking in the front, followed by two big men and a dozen fierce men.

The gray-robed man was over fifty years old, with disheveled hair, spots on his face, and one eye larger than the other.

He held an iron crutch, his figure slightly hunched. The four major bandits burned, killed, and looted, and they had many leaders under them, each of whom sat in a position of power.

This Wei Yaoxiang is sitting in the eleventh seat.

He killed countless people with his iron crutch, and his nickname was Eleven Old Crooks.

There were two people following behind him, both of them had bulging temples and fierce eyes. They were ranked 36th and 54th.

There are eighty-one leaders like this one under the four major bandits.

There are only seventy-eight left now. The three who died were beheaded by You Hongda as military merits. This is all the fault of Zhou.

so.
As soon as Wei Laoguai heard his subordinates report the appearance of Zhou, he immediately brought people over.

This guy named Zhou must be killed.

Because other people who had conflicts with the four bandits had always fought and killed each other directly, and had never been toyed with like this, the deaths of the three leaders were too miserable.

"What about people?"

Wei Laoguai asked in a hoarse voice.

The man with two swords pointed in the direction of Yunshou Mountain and talked about the woman in white.

Wei Laoguai smiled coldly: "That's no big deal. If one is killed, then both are also killed."

Before he finished speaking, the hand holding the iron crutch suddenly pointed forward.

I heard a muffled "hum".

A stream of energy shot out from the iron crutch, directly extinguishing the two candles outside the teahouse, which were half a meter and one meter away.

Only extinguish the candle flame without damaging the candle.

"What a trick!"

The two leaders behind him clapped and laughed in praise.

Wei Laoguai, as if in a hurry to reincarnate, urged:
"Let's go over there now. I want to take Zhou's head to Jingling and give it to the boss."

The fierce men responded and headed towards Yunshou Mountain.

As for the recent rumors about Ruheji, I am not that worried.

Because the man surnamed Zhou was walking in front to block the bullets, any strange things would have been noticed by him long ago.

……

The stars and the moon were dim, and the trees in the mountains obscured their view, making it even dimmer.

Fortunately, I have recently opened up the Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian of the Hand, and with the help of Sizhu Kongxue acupoint, I have felt lighter in mind, and my eyesight has also improved.

Zhou Yi followed Dugu Feng and slowly moved towards the top of the mountain.

Maybe it's an illusion, but the higher you go, the more damp, cold and chilly you feel.

Especially after reaching halfway up the mountain, the fog becomes thicker.

Looking up from below, it feels like the mountain fog is crawling along the ground, which is very strange.

The rotten leaves and pine resin gave off a fishy smell, which was stronger at night, and there seemed to be a faint smell of blood mixed in it.

After a while, Dugu Feng slowed down and turned around.

Zhou Yi saw a pair of clear and beautiful eyes looming in the dark mist. When he saw her make a gesture, he knew they were about to reach the mass grave.

At this time, control your breathing and walk more slowly.

After climbing over a slope, the scene on the top of the mountain suddenly changed.

There are forests of steles, dead silent on the desolate mountaintops. Most of the tombstones are crooked and jagged like broken teeth. Some have already cracked, and some even have pale mushrooms growing on them.

A few night crows had dim lights flashing in their eyes, and their claws were grabbing a wooden tablet. There was no word on it, and it was just stuck in the grave mound.

"Qua~! Gua~!"

A few night crows cried softly, tilting their necks to look at the thorn forest beside the graveyard. Just now, it seemed as if two white shadows passed by.

Dugu Feng pulled at the corner of Zhou Yi's clothes, signaling him to take shelter behind a locust tree.

She looked relaxed and pointed towards the sky.

The voice was soft and gentle, gathering into a line and entering Zhou Yi's ears: "It's in the middle of the stele forest, over there by the grave mounds. Do you see that old locust tree?"

Zhou Yi nodded.

"According to the time, that weird guy will be out soon."

"I'm very curious and want to take a look in that cave. Don't stare at him later. He's an expert with very sharp perceptions. If we are discovered, I will have no choice but to fight him."

Dugu Feng blinked at him and said, "Then my curiosity will never be satisfied."

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes at her in dissatisfaction.

Tsk, you really think I'm a rookie.

He was about to respond.

Suddenly, a strange sound echoed in the center of the cemetery.

“Quack, quack~!!”

The night crows were disturbed and flapped their wings and flew away.

Inside the mass grave, it seemed as if something terrifying and strange was about to emerge.
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