Xuanxia

Chapter 156 Trap
When Fu Qingzhou and Qiu Chan chased to the place where Fachen fell, they could only see a small human-shaped pit in the mud and a piece of flattened grass.

Not far away, there are footprints extending into the distance.

It seemed as if Fachen had finally reached his limit and could no longer "leave no trace" in the swamp.

But both of them were deceived by Fa Zheng's bloody footprints. When they looked at each other, they clearly saw a hint of doubt.

"Are these real footprints?" Qiu Chan frowned and asked, "Are you kidding me again?"

Fu Qingzhou pursed his lips and said, "It should be true. In such a short time, he might not be able to forge it. Let's continue chasing."

But having said that, he couldn't guarantee it completely.

After all, at the moment, Fachen has not been seriously injured.

It was not him who was burned by the thunder and fire talismans, it was not him whose hands were injured, and it was certainly not him who was pierced through the chest and had his tendons cut. He just felt the pain of his brothers and ate some of Qiu Chan's sword talismans, so he had some flesh wounds on his body.

What's more, he was always thinking about another thing.

This Fa Chen led them to the Qingcao Marsh, he must have set a trap.

But along the way, except for the two monks who were playing with their swords at the beginning, there were no more ambushes.

It was indeed a "surprise" that Fa Chen was divided into three, but could he kill the person he wanted to kill with just this one move?
"What are you thinking?"

Qiu Chan saw through his thoughts at a glance and asked softly.

Fu Qingzhou shook his head: "Nothing, let's be careful on the way, I'm worried that he has other tricks up his sleeve."

The two followed the footprints and could see that the footprints were of different depths and crooked shapes, and were heading towards a bush not far away.

"You came here with Hua Wuying, right?"

Qiu Chan glanced at Fu Qingzhou and asked, "Where is the young leader?"

"He stopped the helpers brought by Fa Chen for me." Fu Qingzhou's eyes were a little worried. "But such a long time has passed, and he didn't come... I don't know what happened to him. I hope he's OK."

"Do not worry."

Qiu Chan smiled and said, "This place is so close to Luoyi. His master Jiang Baichuan is a master of the fifth level of the Cave Heaven Realm. If he is really in danger, it is impossible for Alliance Leader Jiang to ignore it."

Fu Qingzhou blinked: "Is Alliance Leader Jiang so powerful?"

"Isn't that right?" Qiu Chan said with a smile, "It is said that he originally had no school or sect, and he learned a few sword moves in the martial arts hall in his hometown and then went out into the martial arts world. He was born in a lowly family, but he was extremely talented. He sought out masters everywhere and learned countless sword moves. He created his own 'Knowing the Hundred Sword Techniques', which integrated all the sword moves in the world into one."

"After that, he founded the Wulin League. At first, everyone thought it was a joke. Who knew that he could really solve countless disputes in the martial arts world with just one sword, and gradually gained a reputation. Even my master said that he has unlimited potential and it is very likely that he can single-handedly create a sect that will be passed down through the ages."

Fu Qingzhou was surprised: "The evaluation is so high?"

Qiu Chan nodded: "This person has no adventure, no famous teacher, and has made a name for himself on his own. What do you think?"

Fu Qingzhou nodded slightly.

I didn’t expect that Alliance Leader Jiang is so powerful. He is the perfect template for the protagonist.

In this way, he felt much more at ease - Hua Wuying was the eldest disciple of Alliance Leader Jiang. His fifth level of Cave Heaven was close to Xuanxing and he was considered half a god. If something really happened to Brother Hua, his master would surely be able to rush here and save Brother Hua.

"correct."

He asked, "Did you see Brother Wu on your way here?"

Qiu Chan was startled: "Brother Wu? What happened to him?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "He was misled just like you before entering Shu, and he also rushed here. I thought you might bump into each other on the way?"

Qiu Chan scratched her head: "Didn't you see it?"

"Hey, you don't seem surprised at all that I wasn't kidnapped by them?" Fu Qingzhou discovered the blind spot.

Qiu Chan sneered disdainfully: "Only a fool would be misled. I saw through the evil monk's conspiracy at a glance." "I saw through it a long time ago, so why are you avoiding his eyes?" Fu Qingzhou said with a grin.

Qiu Chan was furious and almost reached out to draw her sword.

But now was certainly not the time to play around, so she just glared with her beautiful eyes, snorted, and stopped talking.

The two of them walked around in the bushes for a few times. The ground was covered with vegetation and it was difficult to find any footprints. They also did not see Fachen's figure. Both of them had a bad feeling.

"Let's go out first?" Qiu Chan whispered, "I feel like something is not right."

Fu Qingzhou also nodded slightly.

The two reached a consensus and immediately retreated the same way they came. However, they saw the black-robed Dharma Chan after taking only two steps.

He stopped the two people on their way, took off his mask, his face was as pale as a dead man, and he kept coughing up blood. The blood was all over his chin and chest, but he had a strange smile on his face.

The two were startled. As soon as they saw each other, they immediately knew that there must be something strange here. Without hesitation, they jumped up, separated into two sides, and ran quickly out of the bushes!
"Hahahaha, it's too late!"

Fa Chen laughed wildly and said, "The lives of the three of us brothers are linked together. If they die, I will not be able to live either! If you kill us, you will never get away with it!"

"Let's all die!"

There was a series of muffled bangs, and suddenly countless flames exploded around the bushes!
Fu Qingzhou, who had only run a few steps, widened his eyes - he didn't smell any smell of gunpowder or saltpeter. Could these be detonated by magic?

Yes... This must be the trap that Fa Chen had originally predicted! He had originally wanted to lure a few of his people here and kill them, but unexpectedly, the situation was completely out of his control, so now he just wanted to drag me to die together!

Turning his head, Qiu Chan also looked over there, her eyes full of surprise and suspicion.

The explosions came in circles from the outside to the inside, and the two people in the forest only felt that the earth and sky were shaking violently and the sky was collapsing and the earth was breaking apart!
Fa Chen on the periphery was still laughing wildly, but in the blink of an eye he was engulfed by the flames of the explosion that shot up into the sky from the ground, and there was no sound left.

Fu Qingzhou and Qiu Chan dared not escape to the outskirts anymore and could only keep going deeper into the bushes. However, the speed of the explosion far exceeded their pace and soon they were behind them.

A violent gust of wind swept through, and flying wood chips and stone fragments from the explosion fell on the two men's backs, leaving countless scars and shaking their bones to the point of breaking them.

Fu Qingzhou yelled, "Old man! Stop just watching, we're all going to die!"

"You don't even need to tell me that!"

The smoker didn't hide anymore. Qiu Chan knew about its existence anyway. She spoke directly into their ears: "I was just thinking of a way - you guys go underground! There is a river underground!"

Qiu Chan also shouted: "We can't burrow underground, how can we get down!"

"Damn, don't I know?"

The smoker yelled, "Of course I have to do this!"

As they were talking, the two had already escaped to the center of the bush. There were explosions and flames coming from all directions. The swamp ground was unstable to begin with, and now it was surging like waves. The two could not stand steadily and could only pull each other to barely keep steady.

Fu Qingzhou grabbed the jade pendant on his waist without hesitation: "What should I do?!"

"Don't resist!"

The smoker roared, and the jade pendant suddenly emitted light.

The shadow of the smoker who had not been seen for a long time appeared.

The shadow looked like a god returning from an ancient battlefield, with thick armor plates and billowing black smoke. It opened its arms and embraced Fu Qingzhou and Qiu Chan.

The next moment, a horrific explosion of fire engulfed where they were standing.

After an unknown amount of time, the explosion finally stopped.

The entire ground seemed to have been plowed by thousands of troops, with countless large pits and broken branches and soil everywhere. The air was filled with a thick smell of smoke, but there was no one to be seen.

(End of this chapter)