Chapter 23 Chapter 22

This time, it was the sword formation led by Qingyu who took the shift. Daoist Qingning trusted this junior brother very much. Although he was young, his swordsmanship was almost as good as Qingning's.So Daoist Qingning fell asleep with ease.At this moment, he must recharge his batteries and come up with a good plan to catch the bearded man at dawn. But when he closed his eyes, the shadows of century-old trees were all in front of him, and the ferocious vines were entangled with each other, like huge blood vessels, wriggling strangely and slowly.It was as if they were not in a forest, but in the belly of a giant beast.

Daoist Qingning frowned.He has traveled the world for thirty-two years, and he has never seen anything strange.Why is the mood so impetuous at this moment?He took a deep breath, practiced the Wudang mental method, suppressed all his wild thoughts, breathed out for three weeks, and slowly fell asleep. He had a dream. In the dream, all the ancient trees in the forest came to life, and all their branches turned red.Quietly, the trees stretched out their branches to the sleeping crowd, pierced into their skin, and sucked the blood greedily.He screamed desperately for help, but no one heard him.

Suddenly, a mournful cry came from the north.Daoist Qingning woke up suddenly, and hurriedly led the sword formation to the direction of the shout. From far away, I saw a small road called Lingshan rushing out of the dense darkness, his face twisted, as if he was greatly frightened, he pointed straight ahead, and kept shouting: "Ghost! Ghost!" Qing Ning said Chang angrily scolded: "Taoism is upright, the world is the universe, what ghost dares to approach?" Ling Shan said sharply: "It's really a ghost! Uncle Qingyu's head was taken away by a ghost! It's really a ghost!" Daoist Qingning His heart sank suddenly, and he looked along Lingshan's fingers, and suddenly saw Qingyu standing in front of him.

—but no head.A large ball of blood was splashed on his blue sermon robe, which hadn't dried up yet, revealing a strong fishy and salty smell.In the faint light of the fire, a butterfly seemed to be attracted by the blood, circled around the corpse for a few times, and then slowly flapped its wings and flew away. Qing Yu's head went to nowhere.Qing Ning waved his hand, but the six juniors couldn't find it anywhere. Qing Ning shouted: "This must be the murderous hand of the bearded man! Everyone rest on the spot, and after dawn, we will fight him to avenge Junior Brother Qing Yu!" Everyone agreed, but they all felt a heavy heart.The murderer came and went without a trace.Daoist Qing Yu's martial arts are so high, but he still took his head away without anyone noticing.How can we fight this battle?

Ranmaru sat leaning on the branch and continued rubbing the bark.Under his feet is the place where the Emei faction was attacked.Daoist Qingning was afraid of being attacked by bearded guests when collecting the corpses, so he did not bury the remains of Emei disciples.Some of those corpses were lying in the grass, and some were pressed under the trees. Strangely, none of the heads were missing. Ranmaru was surprised.Are the rules of the Central Plains so strange?The dead are not buried, but their heads are cut off and taken away?Our Dawa country is not like this.How pitiful are the dead! Ranmaru peeled off the bark, carefully softened them, wrung out the water, and stacked them in layers.How pleasant it would be to spread the bark in the wooden house and fall asleep smelling the fragrance!

With great difficulty, he collected a large armful of bark and quietly moved towards the big tree where the wooden house was. Those headless corpses strewn about on the ground.Made him feel sick.No, hurry up to build a good house, hurry up to sleep, and watch too much, you will become psychopathic. He came to the cabin and gently pushed open the moss-covered wooden door.The thick blood suddenly rushed to the face, making people sick.Ranmaru's face suddenly changed tragically! Dozens of heads were neatly stacked in the middle of the wooden house.The eyeballs have turned white, but they still refuse to close, like two lumps of solidified mercury.They stared at him together.

Ranmaru was stunned, the bark she held in her hands scattered and fell from the top of the tree to the ground.Relying on ninja instinct, he felt that great danger was slowly approaching him. However, it was dark and there was nothing around.There was only a very slight rustling sound, resounding in the void, and when one listened carefully, one couldn't tell where it came from, as if it was just ringing in the ears. Ranmaru was so frightened that he almost screamed, but he knew that if he made a sound, the enemy would immediately know his exact location, so he covered his mouth tightly to suppress his fear.

The quiet darkness was like a mountain, slowly pressing down, accompanied by the rustling sound that was getting closer, as if countless ants were burrowing into his eardrum.Lan Wan's psychological defense collapsed a little bit, he finally couldn't help it, screamed and ran out. Without a sound, he felt that a section of his long hair had been cut off.The hair hangs down, blocking his eyes.But at this moment, Ranmaru couldn't care about anything, and just ran forward with all his strength. He must quickly find the bearded man and let him protect him.He can feel it.The people from the Central Plains who were sleeping were awakened by his screams, and rushed over here.But he can only run wildly.

Suddenly, his body lightened suddenly, and he was lifted up by someone.Ran Wan was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened his eyes, the person who mentioned him was the bearded man.Just as he was about to say something, he saw the bearded man's expression was extremely serious.She made a silent gesture at him. Ran Wan obediently sat down next to the bearded guest, and then he saw an extremely strange scene. The seven Central Plains people closest to here were startled by Ranwan's cry and chased after them.Their footsteps startled the withered butterflies and chirping insects that inhabited the dead leaves in the forest, making strange chirping sounds.It sounded very desolate.Although the leader of these seven people has been killed, they are all the second-generation disciples of Wudang and Emei, and their combat effectiveness is still quite good.

But all of a sudden, their heads flew up, while the seven bodies were still rushing forward. Blood gushed out of his neck like festive fireworks.But the seven heads did not fall, but hovered in the air strangely, motionless.The expressions on the faces of the seven people were lifelike, some were shocked, some were terrified, some were anxious, some were at a loss.Like a statue in a wild temple, frozen at the moment of death. A few wails of night birds came from a distance, and the real killing finally kicked off. Ranmaru opened his mouth wide in surprise, unable to close it for a long time.He had already experienced the power of the True Martial Sword Formation. Even a bearded man could not break through it in a short time. But at this time, the seven second-generation disciples of Wudang Emei died strangely and suddenly.The dark forest seems to be transformed into a terrifying purgatory.

Ranmaru hardly dared to breathe hard.Slowly, those heads seemed to be controlled by an invisible thread, and they flew into the air, flying higher and higher, and finally fell towards the wooden house built by Ranmaru.Ranmaru couldn't help shivering.If he is not inclined to perfection, he will sleep in the house without decoration.At this time, I am afraid that the body is already covered with heads.Thinking of this, Ranmaru couldn't help trembling all over. The bearded man's eyes were deep, staring at those heads closely.Obviously, he didn't see who the murderer was or how he committed the murder.In this black forest, there seems to be a mysterious and terrifying enemy hidden. His moves are unpredictable and his martial arts are extremely profound.Even the king of Wuyue didn't have the confidence to block his blow.Who is this person? Night looks like a lifetime.The bearded man didn't know the details of the mysterious man, so he didn't dare to act casually, and the number of corpses of the Central Plains people continued to increase. There was no murderer, there was no sign, and suddenly, the head popped out of the air, and hot blood spattered into the air.The death toll has reached fifty-two.More than one-third of the decent warriors who came to the island were lost. Fear weighed heavily on everyone's heart.Night, but still very, very long. Ranmaru was very depressed.The warm cabin has become a cemetery for his head, he cannot sleep, what can he do with his skin?He looked up to the sky and sighed, and hurriedly covered his mouth again.He didn't dare to disturb the mysterious master hidden in the forest.Although he was reluctant, the bearded guest still left.The bearded man is not a person who just sits and waits to die, he wants to take the initiative to find the murderer.Ranwan had to use invisibility to hide on the top of the tree, not daring to move. The dew became heavier and heavier, sticking to the skin and slowly slipping off, as if a group of unknown sticky worms were crawling on the body.So sad.Ranmaru shook his head, this journey was really hard work!He couldn't help but miss his fan and wine, and couldn't help but regret it.Suddenly, he jumped from the tree! Because, he saw a terrible thing. Daoist Qing Ning ordered the camping circle to be reduced, and ordered the remaining four second-generation sword formations to divide into two shifts and take turns to watch the night.No matter what is approaching in the dark, only use the real sword energy to fend off the enemy from a distance.Sure enough, it was much safer after such an arrangement.Everyone slept peacefully for more than an hour. Daoist Qingning refused to rest.The ghostly phantom of the forest is still hidden in his mind, making him a little uneasy.He couldn't help but glanced around. Those old trees were quietly lying in the shadows, and they didn't turn into the thick knots in his dream.He couldn't help laughing.Could it be that he has become a soldier? Suddenly, heavy footsteps sounded from the depths of the forest.Daoist Qingning was startled, and hurriedly signaled the thirteen night watchmen to be vigilant.A stench came out, Taoist Master Qingning hurriedly signaled everyone to hold their breath to avoid poisoning.The footsteps were extremely slow, surrounding them from all directions, approaching with a sound, as if stepping on their hearts.Finally, all sounds stopped.The night in the forest is also thicker.Like a puddle of stagnant water. Daoist Qing Ning exercised his internal strength to be able to see ten feet away.His face suddenly changed. At this moment, only the word Lingshan yelled out in his mind - ghost! The people who approached were wearing Wudang and Emei clothes, which were stained with dark red blood.Their movements are stiff and clumsy, like puppets manipulated by clumsy techniques, driven by a mysterious consciousness, they are approaching the living step by step.Especially scary.None of them had heads, and they were those headless corpses that died in the forest! Daoist Qing Ning let out a clear whistle, waking up all the sleeping people.Everyone got up in a panic, the headless corpses were getting very close, their distorted bodies seemed to be crazy because they smelled the breath of living people, and they rushed forward frantically.The disciples couldn't help exclaiming, struggling to back away, no one dared to get close - white mucus kept pouring out of the holes in the headless zombies, as if their bodies were rapidly festering and turning into demons lair. Huge panic engulfed the hearts of the disciples, they crowded in panic, but the headless corpses were getting closer and closer.Frightened, several disciples tripped over dead branches on the ground.They screamed, but were unable to get up, so they had to desperately call for help from their colleagues.But who dares to approach? Slowly, several zombies approached and stepped on their hands and feet.The disciples couldn't help screaming, their survival instincts overcame their fear, and they used their fists messily to hit those zombies.Where fists and feet touched, rotting flesh scattered all over his body. Their calls suddenly became hoarse.Heads flew into the air one by one, blood spattered five steps. They also turned into headless zombies. Daoist Qing Ning was startled, and with a loud scold, the sword glow suddenly appeared.The long sword is like a green dragon.Fly to the zombies through the air.He didn't dare to get close to these horrible zombies.Only flying swords can hurt the enemy. There was a muffled "poof".The long sword pierced the zombie.The zhenqi contained in the sword was so strong that the zombie took a few steps back and fell to the ground.However, before the disciples cheered, the zombie crawled up slowly and clumsily.The long sword was stuck in his body, but he didn't seem to notice it. Daoist Qing Ning felt a chill in his heart.Just now he even used the seal of Zhenwu Fumo, the seal of Big Dipper, the seal of life and death of Nandou, and the seal of Taishang Wujue, but it was of no use at all.What kind of demon is not afraid of Taoism and righteousness? Sudden.He came up with a plan and shouted: "Everyone go to the tree!" All the disciples performed lightness kung fu one after another, climbing up the ancient tree.After all, after many hours of training, even though they were in a hurry, they were still able to use the sword array as a unit, and the same ancient tree was placed vertically in the same sword array, without any confusion. Those zombies lost their target and slowly surrounded the tree.They seemed to want to climb the trees, but their stiff hands and feet could no longer carry their heavy bodies. Daoist Qingning finally breathed a sigh of relief.He looked up, and the dense trees covered the sky and the sun. How long is the night? Seeing the zombies jumping towards Wudang and Emei disciples, Lanwan was so frightened that his legs went limp. He firmly believes that there are ghosts and gods in the world. At this time, there is only one thought in his mind: the gate of the underworld has opened, and Ienaki led his people to rob the land under the sun...Run away! He performed ninjutsu and quickly ran towards the direction where the bearded guest left. From afar, one could see the bearded man with his sleeves hanging down, as if he was listening to something.Four feet away from him, four headless zombies stood still, as if they were also listening. Ranmaru hurriedly stopped.When the bearded man heard him approaching, he shouted, "Don't come over!" Of course Ranmaru would not pass.As a ninja, he best distinguishes between danger and safety.At this time, the bearded man's side is undoubtedly extremely dangerous, and the safest place is of course the treetops.He hurriedly found the strongest tree branch and sat down.The bearded man's big sleeves suddenly danced, rolling up two balls of fierce qi.The purple mist filled the air like a dragon sailing out to sea.This formula.It is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people. The four zombies remained motionless, but the sleeves of the bearded man were cut off suddenly as if they encountered the sharpest sword energy.The purple mist exploded loudly.The bearded man's eyes turned serious, and he danced with his sleeves on the ground, bringing up the rotten branches and leaves on the ground, and stormed all around like a torrential rain.These dead branches and fallen leaves have been tempered by the Three Flowers Juding magic skill contained in his sleeve, they are no different from swords, being hit by them, even a top-notch expert can hardly deal with them, let alone these zombies?Ranmaru couldn't help clapping and cheering. but.As soon as the secret flow rolled up by the branches and leaves was shot, it suddenly scattered into dozens of pieces.After the powerful three-flower gathering energy was cut off, the air masses could not reunite with each other and exploded in the air one after another.For a moment, the powder of dead branches and leaves was flying in the sky.It seemed that there was an invisible master standing in front of the bearded guest.What is displayed is also a mysterious and unpredictable invisible sword energy.It is extremely sharp, breaking gold and jade.The bearded man's sleeves were hanging down to the ground, and a piece of them was already missing. Those zombies suddenly moved slowly and rushed towards him.The bearded man pulled himself up, but suddenly sank.He slapped his palm to the left, but then withdrew abruptly, sweeping back. There was nothing around him, but he was hitting with all his strength, and the expression on his face became more and more serious. Zombie body.It also seemed to be shaking with the wind of his palm, becoming more and more anxious. A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on the bearded man's face.He spread his palms.There are more than a dozen stones in the palm, and the inner force is subdued, and the stones burst out.None of the stones hit the zombies, but those zombies suddenly stopped moving and stood still, like puppets whose strings were cut.Ranmaru opened his mouth wide in surprise.The bearded guest's robe sleeves were opened, as if waiting for something to fall. He carefully looked at the things in his palm, and the smile on his face became clear: "I finally understand."