Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 274 Why is everyone fighting outside?
The two men rode fast horses and spent a whole day traveling to their destination.

Upon arrival, the two did not immediately enter the forest before them, but instead stopped to rest for a while.

“Old Nan probably won’t be able to leave the outhouse for at least three or four days. We only need to deal with Old Bei.” After saying this, Xi Fang turned his gaze to the distant forest.

A deep excitement and greed flickered in the depths of his eyes.

If the scouts' report is true, this forest is an incredible opportunity!

It's obviously unrealistic to directly leap to the Star Point Realm, but even receiving just a tiny bit of Star Point-related gifts would be enough to benefit one.

Besides, Mr. Bei doesn't have any ruthless methods, so a real confrontation wouldn't be difficult.

“We two are still the best match.” Xi Fang composed himself, looking at Dong Fang with feigned affection, and quietly placed the cursed gold paper he had refined behind his back: “This opportunity is definitely ours.”

"We're like brothers," Dongfang said with a smile, his left hand secretly clenching the poison packet.

First, infiltrate and investigate. If it truly is a top-tier secret formula, don't blame me for showing no mercy.

The two looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.

His eyes were full of approval for the other person.

Just as the two were about to enter the forest, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from not far away.

The heavy hoofbeats struck the ground sharply, making their hearts pound.

An ominous premonition quietly arose.

They dared not delay for even a moment, quickly hiding behind the earthen slope, holding their breath and peering out towards the direction from which the sound of horses' hooves came.

In an instant, the heavily armored soldier came into view.

Their hearts sank.

They're actually government officials!

Why do these corrupt officials always manage to find this place?

"Damn it, bad luck!"

Dongfang cursed under his breath, gritting his teeth.

They attempted to steal the treasure several times, but each time the gang of corrupt officials saw through their schemes, resulting in the loss of many of their men.

Therefore, they always avoided government troops and never dared to confront them head-on, lest they lose their lives.

"We... we're just going to leave like this?"

Xi Fang asked in a low voice, his tone filled with deep reluctance.

Dongfang heard it all clearly.

He gritted his teeth and shook his head, saying:
"Of course we can't retreat! If we retreat, won't Lao Bei have to deal with these government bandits all by himself?"

“Yes, that won’t do!” Xi Fang nodded emphatically. “We are brothers in arms! We will support each other to the death!”

"Brothers in arms!"

The two hit it off.

"Looks like they're not planning to go into the woods yet. Let's take this opportunity to sneak in!"

The creature lowered its body, intending to walk along the edge and go straight into the forest.

But no sooner had the two emerged from behind the earthen mound than the soldier on horseback, with the keen eyesight of a falcon, turned around, drew his scimitar, and pointed it directly at the hiding place of the two men.

"who!"

Seeing that his whereabouts had been exposed, Dongfang cursed "bastard dog" again, then took out a sachet-like cloth bag from his bosom and deftly untied the narrow opening.

The next moment, a faint fragrance wafted from the sachet in his hand, spreading with the cool breeze of early autumn.

The soldier on horseback suddenly twitched his nostrils, his eyes changed drastically, and he immediately covered his mouth and nose, shouting sharply:
"Hold your breath!"

Several of his soldiers hurriedly covered their noses.

Unfortunately, they were a step too slow. The one with the weakest cultivation level swayed weakly on his horse and was about to fall.

Just then, the scholar rode up to the soldier's side, took out a brush from his pocket, and swiftly wrote the character "立" (stand) on the soldier's forehead.

The soldier who should have collapsed from the poison actually swayed twice before regaining his balance.

"There are even practitioners of grammar?"

Dongfang immediately saw through the scholar's scheme and felt extremely troubled.

Those who practice this method are not strong in direct combat; in fact, they can be described as physically weak. A slight gust of wind can injure their waist. The number of spells they can perform each day is also extremely limited; sometimes they can only write four or five words before exhausting their strength.

Yet it was precisely these few strokes that granted extraordinary power to those around him!

Seeing that there were no more worries about their rear and having spotted the direction of the bandits, the general immediately let out a loud shout and spurred his horse to charge away.

But as soon as he raised the whip, he lost his balance and was thrown off the horse.

After falling to the ground, looking back, I found that all the horses were lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth.

After a moment of stunned silence, the general looked at the two thieves fleeing into the woods, and his anger flared instantly:

"You dare kill my horse!"

Upon hearing this, Dongfang turned around and sneered:
"I'll kill your horse!"

The poison he used was particularly effective against government soldiers; even if it didn't kill people, it was enough to kill horses.

Without horses, these soldiers are like crippled men; even in full armor, how can they capture this group of thieves? If not kill the horses, what else can they kill?
As they had expected, the soldiers, without their horses, couldn't catch up with the few men and could only chase them into the forest with their swords drawn.

The scholar shouted for the general from behind, but the general had no time to pay attention to such things.

They chased the two thieves from the top of the mountain to the bottom, but could only watch helplessly as they reached the edge of the forest.

The general was so angry that his beard and hair bristled.

With their agility, once they enter the forest, they become extremely difficult to catch!

Suddenly,

The general clearly saw the two thieves crash into an invisible barrier.
It suddenly let out a shrill scream, and bluish-gray smoke rose from its body.

The general suddenly stopped, staring in shock at the two men.

I clearly witnessed the two thieves fall to the edge of the forest with a thud, and then there was no sound. They were clearly two corpses.

The general's back suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

very scary!
The scholar had mentioned the dangers of this place, and although he had heard it, he had not expected it to be so terrifying!
He retreated, taking one step at a time, cautiously withdrawing from the forest.

After retreating to a safe distance, he immediately turned back and jogged towards the scholar.

He rushed to the scholar's side, braced his hands on his knees, and gasped for breath.

"This place is really dangerous."

"I told you long ago, this place is extremely dangerous."

"We must increase manpower to guard this place more closely in the future."

The general muttered under his breath, his gaze sweeping over the horse lying on the ground, before pressing his forehead in frustration.

How can this be good?

With all the horses dead, how will we return home?
Although Qingniwa is not too far, that is with horses; if one were to travel on foot, it would probably take several days.

Moreover, they were wearing full armor on this trip.

Full armor! Except for the helmet, everything else is fully armored.

Even a warrior wearing such heavy armor would find it extremely difficult to move quickly.

He pondered for a moment and thought:
"There's a settlement nearby; why don't we go check it out?"

"Okay."

The scholar had no objections; as long as they didn't step into the forest, everything was negotiable!
……

The scholar tucked his neck deep into his shoulders, trying his best to minimize his presence.

He subtly glanced to the side out of the corner of his eye without making a sound.

His gaze fell upon a familiar figure. Zhu Da? No, it was actually Lin Jiang.

The scholar was startled: he had agreed to explore the town because he thought it was mostly safe, but he never expected to run into an acquaintance as soon as he arrived!
Lin Jiang turned his head slightly, looking at the scholar with a puzzled expression:
"Is he not feeling well?"

"Perhaps it's due to the fatigue of traveling." The general glanced indifferently at the scholar beside him.

The general, who had just used words to detoxify them, had a good impression of the person who had come from the capital.

Although it was puzzling why someone who studied literature would join the general's mansion, the other party did indeed lack the pedantic and weak air of a scholar.

As a general who led troops into battle, he quite liked this kind of person.

Lin Jiang also stared at the scholar's face for a while.

A yellow halo of panic and tension was emanating from the other person's head.

They seemed quite afraid of him.

He felt as if he had seen the scholar somewhere before.

Did I offend him before?

Lin Jiang pondered for a long time, but still had no clue.

He could only shake his head helplessly, then turned to the general in front of him:
"You mean there's a secret realm nearby that's extremely dangerous?"

"Yes. And it's not too far from you, sir." The general's heart trembled slightly as he recalled the scene he had just witnessed: "If you have the time, sir, please send someone to guard it, in case a woodcutter from the vicinity accidentally wanders in and loses his life."

Actually, there was a maze-like formation in that area, making it difficult for the woodcutter to enter.

As for the deaths of the two people you witnessed, it was because I repeatedly ravaged them with summer and cold Qi, causing their internal Qi to collapse and become unbearable.

Such a death was surely inevitable.
However, Lin Jiang couldn't help but chuckle when he thought about how the general of Qingniwa had asked him to monitor his own town.

He could only maintain a blank expression and nod slightly:

“I understand. You may rest in the town for now. When the Qingniwa caravan brings food tomorrow, you may return with them.”

The general visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and gratefully thanked Lin Jiang.

As the group prepared to leave, Lin Jiang carefully examined the scholar once more:

"If you're really feeling unwell, I can take a look at you."

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly healthy, I'm in great shape, I'm super healthy!"

Lin Jiang looked at the scholar with a puzzled expression, completely unable to understand what the other party was implying.

The scholar finally breathed a sigh of relief after leaving Lin Jiang's side.

However, a sense of curiosity immediately arose in his heart.

He did know that Lin Jiang had left the capital with a large group of Lan Ke people, but he was no longer in charge of Linjiang affairs afterward, so he naturally did not know where they went.

Now that he has encountered Lin Jiang here, he can't help but feel a little curious.

Could it be that the other party also came for that treasure?

The people in the general's mansion have been dying one after another. Is this related to him?
The moment the thought crossed his mind, the scholar suppressed it.

It should be impossible.

When the incident happened in Qingniwa, I had sent people to monitor Lin Jiang. That man was still wandering around the capital and had not left at all. How could he have come to Qingniwa to kill someone?
I'm definitely overthinking it.

……

Lin Jiang found a secluded spot, closed his eyes, and after a moment, his thoughts returned to that small town.

The two corpses lay silently on the ground, the man in the tiger robe holding a lantern, staring intently at the bodies.

Traveling back and forth would be too much trouble, so Lin Jiang simply left the tiger robe in the town for the time being.

Now it's a good time for the tiger robe to devour these two corpses.

However, Lin Jiang was also slightly curious as to whether these two people were spies or two of the four from the four directions.

If it's about the four cardinal directions, he's already killed one from the north, and now two more have arrived, so he's still missing one.

Where did the last guy go?
Could they have run away?

(End of this chapter)