Eternal Sword

Chapter 162 Tracking Technique

It took a whole night to get from Wushan Village to Bingzhou City.

At this moment, the sky is just beginning to brighten.

Chen Tang noticed that the thin young man's physical skills had obviously declined a lot.

It seemed that as the starlight dimmed, the Flying Star Step's body movements were also affected.

Arriving in the dense forest, Chang Sunming, who had been carried all the way by the skinny young man, breathed a sigh of relief and said a little embarrassedly: "Brother, you have worked hard. I will go on my own."

The thin young man put Chang Sun Ming down as he was told, observed the dense forest for a while, and ran towards the west.

The crowd followed him.

"We need to jump over here in front."

After running for a while, the thin young man suddenly said something, then jumped up and jumped nearly ten feet into the air.

Chen Tang looked carefully and saw that the ground in front seemed to have some signs of renovation. It was covered with green grass and vegetation. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to notice.

Chen Tang and Yuwen Heigou looked at each other.

There's something about this skinny young man.

Not only does he know the Flying Star Step, but he is also proficient in the art of setting traps and mechanisms. He even prepares escape routes and sets traps in advance.

Compared with this thin young man, the four of them were far behind in this aspect.

"What will happen if you step over there?"

Dugu Qingcheng asked with a little curiosity.

The thin young man answered casually: "Nothing much, just some simple traps to delay for a while."

After running for a while, the thin young man suddenly lowered his body and whispered, "Lie down here."

When Chen Tang and his three companions came closer, they could see clearly that there was an almost transparent silk thread connecting the two trees.

It was still dark, and the view was obstructed in the dense forest. It would be difficult to detect them if they were to chase them all the way.

"If I jump over, I don't have to lower myself, right?"

Dugu Qingcheng was a lively person and wanted to find another way. Just as she was about to jump up, Chen Tang and Yuwen Heigou each grabbed one of her arms and pulled her down!

“There’s another line on it.”

Chen Tang pointed up high.

"so close."

Dugu Qingcheng stuck out her tongue and patted her chest.

In fact, in addition to how to set the trap, what is more important for this type of trap is to understand the opponent's psychology and guess the opponent's next move.

Thus setting the second or even third trap.

When the opponent avoids the first trap, he will often breathe a sigh of relief. This is also the time when he is most relaxed and most likely to fall into the trap.

Chen Tang and four others followed the thin young man and avoided several traps. Suddenly, several screams were heard from behind!
……

Zhai Zhan stood on the edge of a big pit, looking back at several Qinglong guards who had just fallen into the pit and were screaming. He couldn't help but look grim and broke out in a cold sweat.

He was chasing Chen Tang and his five companions and came here. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he realized something was wrong, so he quickly gathered his strength and jumped.

But the six- and seven-rank Azure Dragon Guards following behind him were not so lucky.

He stepped on empty air and fell into the pit.

The pit was full of poisonous insects. Several Qinglong Guards fell in and were bitten by them instantly.

The Qinglong Armor can only protect the vital parts of the upper body and cannot stop poisonous insects at all.

Some nearby Qinglong Guards rushed over upon hearing the noise, lowered ropes, and pulled several people out of the pit.

The faces of these people looked a little strange, so everyone quickly fed them antidote pills, which temporarily relieved the erosion of the toxin and barely saved their lives.

It was impossible for several people to continue the pursuit.

Zhai Zhan ignored them and continued the pursuit with the rest of the Qinglong Guards, some city defense cavalry captains and captains.

"what!"

There was a scream not far away. When Zhai Zhan arrived, he saw a Taoist priest from Xuantian Temple. He had no idea what mechanism had been triggered and was pierced through the chest by a wooden stick as thick as an arm and as sharp as a spear. He died with his eyes open!
The other man's entire face was disfigured by several square sharpened bamboo nails. He fell to the ground, his body still twitching.

Several other people were also pierced by wooden sticks and bamboo sticks flying from nowhere, and were struggling and calling for help.

"what!"

On the other side, several screams suddenly stopped. I don’t know what kind of trap they fell into. I’m afraid they are in great danger!
Zhai Zhan had a gloomy face as he looked ahead at the dense forest full of unknowns, not knowing how many traps and mechanisms there were, and he was undecided.

If we continue chasing like this, how many people will be left?

Could there be a more powerful trap that even he couldn't escape?

"Brother Zhai, do you need help?"

A voice suddenly sounded from the side.

Zhai Zhan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall, dark-skinned middle-aged man standing not far away, with a long sword on his back, staring at him intently.

Captain of the White Tiger Division, Jin Rongfei!
The White Tiger Division is responsible for monitoring those people in the martial arts world who are not bound by the imperial court or aristocratic families. They have been hanging around in the martial arts world for many years and, in appearance, look no different from other martial arts people.

The two had met once in the capital, so they knew each other.

One of the skills that one must learn when entering the White Tiger Division is the art of tracking.

The art of tracking includes many traps.

Zhai Zhan was overjoyed. Once they were targeted by the White Tiger Guards, they would be found even if they escaped to the ends of the earth!
"Why is Brother Jin here?"

Zhai Zhan asked with a smile.

Jin Rongfei works in the capital, so normally he would not appear near Bingzhou City.

Unless something major happens, even the White Tiger Guards in the capital will be mobilized!

"I have some business to do, so I came over here to take a look."

Jin Rongfei said this lightly and passed it off.

Although Zhai Zhan was curious, he was quite tactful and did not continue to ask. He said, "If Brother Jin can help me, I will be very grateful. When I report to the commander-in-chief, I will definitely give Brother Jin a credit."

"Easy to say."

Jin Rongfei smiled.

Zhai Zhan asked: "How do we go? Do we need to dismantle these traps in the dense forest?"

"It's possible to dismantle it, but it will take a lot of time. It's not necessary."

Jin Rongfei said: "You can call a few masters above the fifth rank and follow me."

With the fifth-grade inner elixir, one can cultivate internal energy and understand some luck techniques, so some traps can be easily circumvented.

……

Chen Tang and three others followed the thin young man and wandered around in the dense forest. At first, they could hear some screams.

But not long after, there was no sound anymore, and no one knew where the people chasing them had disappeared to.

Several people continued to flee at full speed, changing direction several times. After about an hour, they stopped and stood there, gasping for breath and calming themselves down.

"It should be almost done."

Chang Sun Ming's face flushed, and he panted, "If I keep running, I'll get lost."

Yuwen Heigou said, "It should be about the same. With those traps delaying them, even if they dismantle the traps, it will take a lot of effort and they will not be able to see us long ago."

The thin young man was still somewhat wary and hesitated to speak.

If it were him alone, there is a high probability that he would be able to shake off the pursuers.

He is good at setting traps and is also proficient in tracking. During his escape, he would set up some other illusions or cover up the traces of his escape to get rid of tracking.

But now, there are five of them.

No matter which direction you escape to, you will leave behind a lot of traces and clues.

If there is someone who is proficient in tracking, it is easy to catch up.

Of course, as far as he knew, neither the Qinglong Division nor the Xuantian Temple were good at these things.

(End of this chapter)