Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

Old fox?

Is it Jin Suanpan, Huang Zhankui, or Chen Changqing?

Su Chen didn't understand what he meant, but he still kept it in mind.

The next day.

It was early morning, just as dawn was breaking!

The main force assembled and prepared to depart.

The mountain road was difficult to traverse, let alone a group of more than six hundred people.

After most of the day, we had only traveled about twenty miles and had just entered the old forest area.

This old forest covers an area of ​​about thirty li in circumference.

The forest was full of birch or poplar trees.

Neatly arranged, stretching as far as the eye can see.

If it were autumn, the scenery in the forest would be beautiful, but now it is the transition between spring and summer, and the forest is lush with vegetation, with various weeds reaching above the knees.

The group had to walk carefully to avoid being bitten by poisonous snakes and insects in the grass.

After walking for a whole day, and with evening fast approaching, Huang Zhankui was getting anxious as he still hadn't made it out of the old forest.

"Hey Chen, tell your men to hurry up! If they're still stuck in the woods after sunset, I won't be responsible!"

Chen Changqing looked embarrassed and quickly apologized.

At the same time, he said with some helplessness, "Patriarch Huang, there are no roads in this old forest. Just clearing a path will take a lot of effort, so we really can't be fast!"

Before he finished speaking, Yi Xiao, who was not far away, suddenly twitched his nostrils and his expression changed.

Immediately afterwards, he leaped onto a nearby tree, and in a few quick movements, he climbed up to a high place by stepping on the trunk.

Jin Suanpan was taken aback by Yi Xiao's actions and quickly asked, "Miss Yi, what's wrong?"

Yi Xiao frowned and said, enunciating each word clearly, "There's miasma!"

Miasma is actually the toxic gas produced by the decay of plants and animals in the forest.

These toxic gases accumulate together, and together with moisture and earth energy, they gradually form miasma.

but……

"Miasma only exists in the mountains of the south, where would miasma come from in the north?"

"If you don't believe me, see for yourself!"

Huang Zhankui was stunned for a moment, then quickly climbed up a poplar tree and looked into the distance.

He observed for a while, and instead of relaxing, his expression became serious.

"This isn't miasma! It's mirage!"

Listening to their conversation, Su Yitian asked in a low voice, "Clan leader, what is mirage?"

Su Chen thought for a moment and explained, "Mirage, also called demonic mirage, is said to be formed by mountain spirits and monsters absorbing the spiritual energy of the mountains. If an ordinary person accidentally enters a demonic mirage, they will fall into an illusion from which they cannot extricate themselves."

The novel *The Legend of the Dragon*, in its chapter on Earth Qi, details the differences between various types of Qi, such as miasma, mirage Qi, and earth Qi.

As they spoke, a layer of mist, like a white veil, slowly drifted over from the distant woods.

Within the white mist, there seemed to be quite a few shadows dancing.

Jin Suanpan's expression changed, and he hurriedly pointed to the slope in the distance, saying, "Quick, go over there! Don't get tainted by the mirage!"

At this point, even the dumbest person would know that something was wrong with this white mist.

So the whole group ran wildly up the slope that was several hundred meters high.

Finally, before the fog arrived, we took cover behind the slope.

Looking at the billowing white fog that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see, Chen Changqing whispered, "What do we do now?"

Jin Suanpan looked distressed and sighed, "There's nothing we can do but wait. If the mirage doesn't dissipate, going in rashly will be certain death!"

No one knows how mirages are formed.

However, Jin Suanpan knew that the danger of mirages was even greater than that of miasma.

There was nothing else they could do but watch helplessly as the white mist quickly covered the old forest in front of them.

Fortunately, the main force was located on a slope.

The white mist drifted over from above without falling down the slope, which at least offered some comfort to everyone.

Yi Xiao was somewhat dissatisfied and said coldly, "Senior Jin, didn't you say that it's the turn of spring and summer now, and the old forest is safe?"

Jin Suanpan gave a wry smile and shook his head helplessly.

"I don't know why the mirage appeared, but don't worry. It won't last long and will dissipate soon."

For the next while, everyone lay on the slope, quietly waiting for the mirage to dissipate.

only……

About half an hour later, the mirage in the distance suddenly began to churn.

It was as if some enormous thing was stirring things up inside.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of branches breaking and countless rustling sounds came from the forest.

"What it is?"

Chen Changqing's face turned somewhat pale, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.

As for the soldiers behind him, they gripped their spears tightly, staring in fear at the old forest in the distance.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and placed his hand on the pistol at his waist.

Yi Xiao and Black-backed Old Six, who were standing to the side, also placed their hands on their weapons.

Fortunately, the strange sound came and went quickly.

And shortly after the sound disappeared, the mirage in the forest also vanished.

"call……"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the unknown is the most terrifying thing.

However, when everyone returned to the forest and saw the signs of destruction, they all stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

Many of the birch and poplar trees in the forest had been broken.

Among the bushes where the group had walked, a clearly visible animal trail, about half a meter wide, was visible to the naked eye.

However, this animal trail is winding and leads deeper into the old forest.

Jin Suanpan broke off some weeds along the animal path, sniffed them, and then his expression changed slightly as he said, "Go, hurry up!"

Having said that, before Huang Zhankui could speak, he urged everyone to set off.

The main force dared not delay and practically ran all the way out of the old forest.

Finally, before sunset, they emerged from the old forest.

After leaving the old forest, Chen Changqing ordered the soldiers to rest and set up camp on the spot.

At this moment, Huang Zhankui, slightly out of breath, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Old Jin, what is that thing that scared you like this?"

"do not know!"

"I didn't know you were so afraid?"

Huang Zhankui was stunned, his face showing a hint of disbelief.

"I don't know what that is, but I know it's not something to mess with!"

Jin Suanpan was a disciple of Zhang Sanlianzi. In addition to his expertise as a tomb raider, he also had the skill of controlling beasts.

Moreover, he has a keen sense of smell and can distinguish the scent of wild beasts.

This skill helped him avoid many dangers in the wild.

Huang Zhankui pursed his lips and muttered, "I knew you old rascal liked to play riddles, but I was prepared."

After saying this, Su Chen saw him put his finger in his mouth and whistle loudly.

A short while later, a weasel, like a yellow lightning bolt, darted out of the old forest.

"come over!"

Huang Zhankui waved his hand, and the weasel nimbly jumped onto his shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, the weasel squeaked and jumped around on his shoulder.

After listening for a while, Huang Zhankui nodded, took out some dried meat from his pocket, and tossed it to the weasel on his shoulder.

The weasel took the dried meat and ran off happily.

"So, what did you get out of them?"

Upon seeing this, Jin Suanpan quickly asked.

Before Huang Zhankui could speak, Chen Changqing asked curiously, "Can Patriarch Huang understand the weasel's language?"

This question intrigued not only Chen Changqing, but also Su Chen and the others.

They'd heard of people who could control cats, dogs, cattle, sheep, or horses, but this was the first time they'd ever seen someone who could control a weasel!

It is known that the weasel is one of the Five Immortals in the north, and it is always associated with strange events.

Ordinary people would run away as fast as they could when they saw weasels, but who would dare to do what Huang Zhankui did—not only not run away, but also control them!