Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 112 Ambush (Third Update)
The north wind swirled over the mass grave, and the withered branches rustled like bones striking each other. Wild dogs dug up new graves and carried half-rotten human hands among the weeds.

The moon had long been half-eaten by dark clouds, leaving only some pale silver slag, which was splashed on the crooked tombstone.

Lin Jiang hid behind a medium-sized tombstone, while Nian Yuan hid behind a large tombstone.

Kang Shazi felt a bit cramped standing next to Nianyuan.

Lin Jiang looked down at the cemetery. A semi-transparent head peeked out from within the grave, looking at Lin Jiang with a puzzled expression.

"Young man, I don't recognize you. What are you doing squatting on my roof?"

"May I borrow your house to take shelter from the storm?" Lin Jiang took out a cup of wine from his pocket. "It's a token of my respect."

After collapsing onto the grave mound, its translucent head revealed a satisfied expression, repeatedly saying, "Easy, easy, hehe."

He then withdrew his head.

Why choose this place?

Lin Jiang lowered his voice and asked Kang Shazi, who was not far away.

“The northwest is flat and open, and only this circle of graves can hide people,” Kang Shazi said.

"Aren't you afraid of disturbing the deceased?"

“We were all neighbors before, so I only needed to say a word.”

Lin Jiang looked at the ghost that was whispering curses into Kang Shazi's ear, without saying a word.

Kang the Fool clearly hadn't learned the art of hearing and seeing; he couldn't hear these things.

"Who do you think Li Li is going to meet?" Lin Jiang asked again.

"The people on the General's side."

Kang the Fool's words carried a great deal of seriousness:

"Young master, you know the Great General, right?"

"I know, the military officer who supports the Crown Prince is the number one military officer in the world." Even the children on the roadside knew the General's reputation, but they didn't know just how much power the General actually wielded.

Lin Jiangyuan knew a little more than the child; he knew that the general supported the eldest prince.

"Bai Zifeng seized Feng Ao Mountain in order to climb the high branch of the Great General." Kang Shazi said, "When he first came to the mountain, he was at the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm. He always said that he was a brute who had chosen the wrong mountain and the wrong profession. He was completely ignorant of officialdom and literature. But my brother believed his story."

"As a result, your leader was poisoned."

“He truly doesn’t understand officialdom, but he’s adept at scheming.” A sinister glint appeared in Kang Shazi’s eyes: “He wants to use the entire mountain as a stepping stone to gild his official robes.”

Lin Jiang had heard about this from Tiepizi.

"They came this time to test the sect's background. If they pass, next time they'll have Feng Aoshan's General's Mansion stamped on his record. We'll rob this mission so he can't deliver the message."

"When did the news arrive?"

"Just this morning."

"The news from this morning just got into your hands so blatantly?" Lin Jiang was a little surprised. "Aren't you afraid it might be a trap?"

"How can we not be afraid?" Kang Shazi sighed helplessly, "But now it's better to believe it's true than not. If the other side really takes advantage of this pretext to bring the General's men into the mountains, then when he recites his Feng'ao Mountain title, he will definitely add the title of 'General' before his name."

Kang the Fool really had no other choice.

Lin Jiang was still puzzled: "Isn't ambushing and killing the envoy a slap in the face to the general?"

"If the man in the carriage is indeed one of the general's men, then invite him up the mountain for a drink. We have a way to make him go back and say, 'Feng'ao Mountain is not worthy of the general's majesty.' The envoy will listen to us."

"Kang the Fool said."

Lin Jiang could tell that there was seven parts of a forced smile in those words.

Receiving information in the morning and having to make a decision by evening is a difficult task, even for the most capable person.

It has a bit of a "let's take it one step at a time" feel to it.

As they were talking, they suddenly saw a carriage approaching in the distance. The driver had a charcoal-like face with a tangled beard, and only his pupils shone with two points of light.

Beside the carriage followed several other people, dressed in various styles, both men and women, each carrying a weapon at their waist and with a fierce aura emanating from their heads.

"This man is Li Li, the number one villain. He killed many innocent old people and children when he came up the mountain. Back then, our eldest brother originally wanted to gather people to deal with him, but unexpectedly, after that guy surnamed Bai poisoned my eldest brother, he recruited this man up the mountain."

Lin Jiang also glanced at them, silently memorizing their faces.

Seeing that this group of people was about to walk into the encirclement, Kang Shazi raised one arm.

Once that arm swings down suddenly, the others behind the tombstone will swarm forward, trying to wipe out the entire group and snatch the people from the sedan chair back.

Before they could make a move, a sudden whooshing sound came from the middle of the carriage. The dark-skinned man in the seat of the carriage opened his eyes wide and took out a large knife from his waist, slashing at the incoming attack.

Then, with a clang, several sparks flew out from mid-air, and a few things fell to the ground. Lin Jiang looked over in the thin moonlight and saw that several throwing knives were stuck in the ground.

He immediately turned to look at Kang Shazi, who shook his head blankly.

This matter clearly has nothing to do with him.

Before I could even react, I suddenly saw five people jump out from the side of the road.

There were wandering swordsmen dressed in coarse linen clothes, and wealthy young ladies in beautiful clothes. The woman in the lead had a square face and exuded an air of righteousness.

She pointed her long sword, still sheathed, towards the carriage:
"kill!"

At a shout, a group of people surged towards the accompanying entourage.

Li Li laughed loudly, looking up at the sky:
"Well done!"

He drew his sword and faced him head-on.

The two groups then started fighting.

"Who?"

Kang the Fool was dumbfounded. After pondering for a long time, he slapped his thigh:
"These look like the Six Doors group that just arrived in Nagano!" He looked at Lin Jiang in surprise again.

"Young master, don't you recognize them?"

I knew they would come, but I didn't really know them!

Lin Jiang could only say in a very irritating tone:
"I am a chivalrous knight-errant, not a member of the officialdom."

This time, Kang really did act stupidly.

He could tell that Lin Jiang genuinely didn't recognize these people.

So it really wasn't from the government?
Lin Jiang had no time to deal with the idiot; he turned his gaze to the battlefield.

The woman with the square face who was in the lead was indeed very fierce. Her moves were all hard and steady, and she had Li Liqiang in the lead.

Judging solely from her martial arts skills, Lin Jiang could tell that this woman was far superior to Chen Dajiang.

The knife in her hand remained unsheathed; to achieve such an effect using only the scabbard was truly impressive.

Just as the group of five had subdued Li Li, the iron-bound carriage in the distance suddenly moved.

It exploded with a bang!

The elm wood spokes were still curled and twitching on the muddy ground, while the square baskets woven from green bamboo strips had rolled all over the ground.

The bamboo basket spun rapidly on the ground, and heads popped out one by one from inside.

First they stretched out their arms, then they kicked their legs outwards, and one figure after another jumped out of these bamboo baskets, filling the nearby wilderness in the blink of an eye.

“It really was a trap.” Kang Shazi’s tone showed no surprise.

Despite saying that, Kang the Fool still placed his hand on the weapon in his hand.

Even if it's a trap, these five heroes clearly came to slay Feng Aoshan. If they were just left here to die, Kang Shazi certainly wouldn't do it.

But before he could even shout out his command, a terrifying pressure suddenly filled the entire arena.

One of the bamboo baskets suddenly produced a tall, robust, and refined middle-aged man, who was holding a Xuanhua axe upside down in his hand, with a cold wind blowing.

"Bai Zifeng! That son of a bitch actually got involved himself!"

Kang the Fool was shocked.

Lin Jiang squinted as he examined the moon-white robe.

This is Bai Zifeng, who poisoned the former leader and offered Feng Aoshan as a pledge of loyalty.
So this is what the six heavens of Feng'ao Mountain look like.

After Bai Zifeng took the bamboo basket out, he picked up the axe, spun around in the air, and chopped directly at the square-faced woman.

This strike was powerful and heavy; the square-faced woman clearly might not be able to withstand it.

Lin Jiang was about to go out and help the square-faced woman when he suddenly noticed a figure in the distance that was faster than him.

Suddenly, the black iron gourd broke through the air and struck the axe blade at its weakest point, just three inches away.

Amidst the clanging of metal against stone, Bai Zifeng's tiger's mouth trembled slightly as the axe blade narrowly grazed the woman's shoulder.

The gourd spun around thirty paces away, and the girl who had jumped off the cart was rubbing her sleepy eyes, kicking away the bandit who had rolled to her feet with her embroidered shoes.

The girl who had been dozing off in the group seemed to have finally woken up. She stretched her shoulders, swayed her slender waist, and strolled over to the square-faced woman.

"With bandits at our doorstep, we beg for your assistance, senior."

This was clearly not said to the woman with the square face.

He was talking to the knife, not the knife.

The hilt of the knife fell into the girl's hand, and with a exertion of strength at her waist, she drew the long knife directly.

Under the silver moon, the girl brandished her sword, drawing a full moon in the air, then slung it over her shoulder and beckoned to Bai Zifeng:
"Bai Zifeng, the general's subordinate, was only at the fifth level of cultivation six years ago. Now, he has managed to squeeze to the sixth level by cultivating Soul Devouring. Is this pathetic cultivation enough to chop wood?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Zifeng's eyes immediately darkened:
“Little girl, you’ve investigated quite thoroughly.”

"Hey, not many people call me 'old lady' anymore."

The blade flashed, swirling with the Xuanhua axe in a silvery vortex.

This sudden turn of events lasted only a few breaths before the others finally reacted and continued their battle with the person in front of them.

Seeing that the opportunity was just right, Kang the Fool simply waved his hand and raised it:
"Attack together!"

Nianyuan took the lead, carrying a hammer, and then followed the other capable fighters.

The five members of the Six Doors who were dealing with the bandits were already under great pressure. When they saw another group of people emerge from the side, they were disheartened and thought they would be beaten to death. However, they did not expect that the other party was not coming for them at all, but instead fought with the bandits. In an instant, the scene was in chaos.

Kang the Fool quickly walked up to the square-faced woman, who still looked shaken. She couldn't help but ask Kang the Fool:

Who are you all?

“I’m a fortune teller. Tonight, I observed the celestial phenomena and saw that you won’t die.” Kang the Fool reached out and pulled up the square-faced woman.

However, after saying this, he looked into the distance and suddenly saw seven Taoist priests standing not far away.

Each of the seven Taoist priests held a talisman in their hand, which they blatantly pointed at the girl who was fighting Bai Zifeng with her sword.

"not good!"

Kang the Fool's eyes suddenly flickered.

A technique to seal off a thousand miles away!

The technique can imprison a martial artist in a deserted place for thousands of miles around in an instant. Although it cannot last for long, it is enough to make the person who is fighting Bai Zifeng disappear!
We must stop them as soon as possible!
Before Kang Shazi could even shout out a warning, a figure suddenly appeared behind the seven Taoist priests.

Lin Jiang chuckled and clenched his fist:
"I'm a bit hesitant to act if you guys don't come out."

P.S.: Not a single drop left, really not a single drop left.

(End of this chapter)