Xuanyuan Po and Li Xigong looked at each other with confusion.
Qi Ning immediately understood that the internal strength of these two people was not as good as his own, and his actual combat experience was naturally not as good as Xuanyuan Po's, but his internal strength was deep and his five senses were naturally stronger than Xuanyuan Po's.
Although he heard the sound, these two people may not have heard it.
But he was also worried that it was his lackey, so he held his breath and listened attentively. Xuanyuan Po and Li Xigong did not say anything. Soon Qining said: "There is indeed a sound coming, Senior Li, is there a horn here in Chaowu Ridge?" ?”
Li Xigong said: "Chaowu Ridge stretches for nearly a hundred miles, and it is the sphere of influence of the Holy Cult. In the early years, more than a dozen horns were made from ox horns to prevent foreign enemies from invading the Holy Cult. However, these horns It is almost never used. The sound of the horn means that a powerful enemy has invaded...!"
Qi Ning walked over and pushed the door open. He listened carefully and then turned around and said, "It's coming from the northeast corner."
"There is an enemy invasion." Li Xigong tried to stand up, but he was seriously injured, and after talking for a long time, he lacked physical strength and was unable to get up. However, his expression was very serious, and his eyes turned to Xuanyuan Po.
Xuanyuan Po naturally understood what Li Xigong meant, and shook his head and said: "The Shenhou Mansion has no plan to attack the Black Lotus Sect. The various sects in the rivers and lakes will never dare to invade the Black Lotus Sect without orders from the Shenhou Mansion."
Xuanyuan Po is the eldest brother of Shenhou Mansion. Since he said so, it is natural that the foreign enemies are definitely not caused by Shenhou Mansion.
Li Xigong breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Xuanyuan Po was lurking in Chaowu Ridge, and he was still a little wary of Xuanyuan Po. The sound of the horn at this time was a signal of invasion by foreign enemies. His first thought was that the Shenhou Mansion had a plan to take advantage of the situation. Entering empty-handedly, he heard Xuanyuan Po's words and knew that they were not false, so he felt doubtful in his heart.
"My lord, I humble my duty and go to see what's going on." Xuanyuan Po cupped his hands and said, "If you find out the news, report back later."
However, Li Xigong had already taken out a porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out two pills and stuffed them into his mouth. He then took out two silver needles and quickly pierced his knees. Qining was wondering. , but Li Xigong had already stood up with force.
Qi Ning knew clearly that Li Xigong was seriously injured and it was impossible to stand up at this time. Being able to stand up at this time must be related to the pills and the silver needle pricking the acupuncture points, so he asked: "Senior Li, you...!"
"The Holy Religion is at its weakest now." Li Xigong swayed slightly and took a deep breath: "Although I quit the Holy Religion many years ago, in times of crisis, I can't... I can't abandon the Holy Religion and ignore it. "Take two steps forward and ask Qining: "Is the horn sound coming from the northeast?"
Qining nodded, and Li Xigong went out without saying a word and headed northeast.
Qining and Xuanyuan Po looked at each other and knew that since Li Xigong had taken the pills again, he would naturally not change his mind, so they both followed him.
Qi Ning was surprised that Li Xigong's pace was not slow. He caught up with Li Xigong and said: "Senior Li is really a master of rejuvenation. After taking a few pills, he recovered so quickly."
Li Xigong said as he walked: "I won't hide it from you. You can't take that pill unless you have a last resort. Taking that pill can speed up the qi and blood in the body, but it can only last for twelve hours. After twelve hours ...!" But he didn't continue.
Qi Ning asked: "What will happen in twelve hours?"
"Perhaps my limbs will be disabled." Li Xigong's footsteps quickened, whistling in the wind.
Qi Ning's heart trembled, and then he understood.
If the pill was really so effective, why didn't Li Xigong take it before? But it turned out that although the effect of this medicine was powerful, the sequelae were even more severe. I thought that Li Xigong still valued the Black Lotus Sect more than life and death. He knew that after taking this medicine, his limbs were likely to be disabled, but he discovered that the enemy was Invasion, in order to be able to stand up and fight, he still surrendered without hesitation.
He didn't want to say much, thinking that if Li Xigong was really disabled, he would have no choice but to take him back to the capital to see if Tang Nuo could save him.
Li Xigong came to the rescue and brought Eve back to life. Naturally, Qining will not forget this kindness.
For Qi Ning, revenge must be avenged, but kindness must also be repaid.
After walking toward the northeast for a while, the sound of the horn could be heard more clearly. Xuanyuan Po said at the side: "It's coming from over there. It's indeed the sound of the horn." Apparently, he had also heard the sound of the horn at this time.
The three of them were all strong in martial arts, and their feet were like wind. After walking for a while, Qining suddenly stopped, and Li Xigong and Xuanyuan Po also stopped at the same time.
But it turned out that the horn sound suddenly disappeared at this time.
"The horn sound has disappeared." Qining looked at Li Xigong: "Medical envoy, something is a little strange."
Li Xigong nodded slightly and said: "I understand what you mean. If a powerful enemy comes, the trumpet will not sound in only one place. If the enemy is found at any place, the trumpet will be blown. In order to let everyone in the holy religion know about it, , they will also blow the trumpet sound, but now it seems that there is only one direction."
Xuanyuan Po said: "Many people have escaped from the Black Lotus Sect in the past few days, and those important roads are no longer defended...!"
Before he finished speaking, the three of them heard the horn sound again. When Li Xigong heard the sound, he didn't say much and continued to move forward.
He knew the topography of Chaowu Ridge very well. Along the way, he walked through the mountains and forests or crossed wooden bridges. Xuanyuan Po followed behind, his expression suddenly became strange, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, that horn sound seems to be... it seems to be coming from... Come here from that bamboo forest!"
Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, but he understood immediately.
The bamboo forest that Xuanyuan Po mentioned was naturally nowhere else but the Misty Flower Valley.
"That's right." Li Xigong kept walking, and his dark color became even more solemn: "It's from the Misty Flower Valley. Someone broke into the Misty Flower Valley...!"
The three of them walked for a while and reached a cliff. Qining looked down. In fact, the cliff was not high. There was a valley below. From a high position, one could see the bamboo forest not far away. From above, the bamboo forest was dense. At the other end of the bamboo forest, mist floated, hazy, and it was impossible to see how far the bamboo forest extended. However, Qining knew that after passing through this bamboo forest covered with ancient formations, he would reach the ice pool.
Under the ice pool, there is an ice coffin, but Qining is still not sure whether it is a person or a treasure.
After Qi Ning found out that General Bronze was Ximen Wuhen, he had new doubts about the motive of the eight gangs and sixteen factions commanded by the Shenhou Mansion to attack the Black Lotus Sect.
Ximen Wuhen transformed into a bronze general. During the life-and-death struggle between the Eighth Gangs and Sixteen Sects and the Black Lotus Sect, he took advantage of the opportunity and sneaked into the ice pool, intending to seize the ice pool treasure. If Yin Wuji had not appeared, he would have been killed by Ximen Wuhen. Wuhen succeeded.
Qi Ning therefore suspected that Ximen Wuhen knew that there might be a Black Lotus Cult leader guarding the Bingtan, so although he knew that what he wanted was there, he did not dare to act rashly, and spent a lot of time planning the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Party The purpose of the Black Lotus Sect's attack was to distract the Black Lotus Sect's leader so that he could sneak in and retrieve the treasure.
But at that time, not only did Ximen Wuhen want to seize the treasure, but Ksitigarbha was also plotting against the ice coffin.
Qi Ning already knew that Hua Xiangrong was one of the six Ksitigarbha envoys under Ksitigarbha. She led people to infiltrate, so she naturally followed Ksitigarbha's order.
Qi Ning knew from the beginning that there was an ice coffin under the ice pool, and once thought there would be a corpse inside. However, Ji Zang and Ximen Wuhen tried hard to figure out why they wanted a corpse? Therefore, it is guessed that there is probably a treasure inside the ice coffin.
Standing on the edge of the cliff at this time, the sound of the horn could be heard clearly clearly, coming from the shrouded place.
When Qi Ning came out of Mihua Valley, he took the little demon girl Anao and Ximen Zhanying to climb up from here. This time, he wanted to go down from here. It was just a cliff, so it was naturally easy for the three of them. After descending from the edge of the cliff, , Li Xigong led the way, and when he arrived at the edge of the bamboo forest, Li Xigong looked at Xuanyuan Po and said: "Has Colonel Xuanyuan cracked the ancient formation in the bamboo forest?"
Previously in the hut in the forest, Xuanyuan Po thought that Li Xigong was sleeping, so he informed Qi Ning of many things. Naturally, Li Xigong also heard about Xuanyuan Po's cracking of the ancient formation.
Xuanyuan Po shook his head and said: "I see that there is a mystery hidden in this bamboo forest. It is an extremely powerful ancient formation. I have spent all my efforts to crack it, but this ancient formation has many changes. If you give me a few more days, I should be able to do it. Crack.”
Qi Ning knew that Li Xigong must be very familiar with this ancient formation, but he still asked: "Senior Li, should we go through the bamboo forest and take a look over there?"
Li Xigong pondered for a moment and then said: "The sound of horns coming from the opposite side of the bamboo forest should not be due to an enemy attack, but for some other reason." After a pause, he said: "It is a forbidden area for the Holy Religion and outsiders are not allowed to enter. Half a step, two of you...!"
"Senior Li, the purpose of blowing the horn is of course to convey the enemy's situation, but does it also mean to summon men?" Qi Ning asked.
Li Xigong nodded and said: "If there is an enemy attack, the brothers in the church will naturally reinforce the enemy when they hear the trumpet sound."
"Since there is no enemy attack, why is the horn blowing from the other side?" Qining pointed to the bamboo forest: "Did you say that people are being gathered over there?"
Xuanyuan Po shook his head and said: "My lord, I think that this bamboo forest is covered with ancient formations, not only to prevent foreign enemies from entering, but also to prevent irrelevant people from the Black Lotus Sect from entering."
Li Xigong said: "Yes, there are very few people who can freely enter and exit this bamboo forest, even within the Holy Religion."
"Since it is so rare, even if ordinary believers come, they will naturally not be able to get through." Qining said: "So the trumpet sound is not to summon ordinary believers, but to attract one person."
Li Xigong looked solemn and said nothing.
"Senior Li naturally knows the secrets of this ancient formation." Qi Ning's eyes sparkled: "There are very few people who know the ancient formation, but apart from Senior Li, I believe there are at least two people who know the secrets."
Xuanyuan Po also understood at this time and said: "Black Lotus Cult Master and... Yin Wuji!"
"Yes." Qining said: "Yin Wuji has been in Chaowu Ridge, and now he is opposite the bamboo forest. The person who blew the horn is Yin Wuji. He wants to tell the leader that he is here and he is waiting. Leader!"