Although King Hu Xiao was dissatisfied with Li Yan, he had a good master. Li Yan's cultivation was a little low, but he still had a lot of good magic weapons in his hands. He was not sure that he could defeat this junior brother.
What's more, after he and Yan Feijun go back to report, they still have to rely on Master Wei Feng's promises, so he dare not express his opinions openly.
Li Yan nodded and smiled bitterly, "Actually, apart from what I just said, I don't have much information.
First of all, as Senior Brother Hu said, we really have to search every courtyard in the town, and even if we search through them all, we are not sure we can find it in one go."
After hearing this, Hu Xiaowang and the other two felt a sinking feeling in their hearts. Yan Feijun did not say anything this time, but turned his head to look at the "Zhou Yang Town" below.
Sun Guoshu remained silent. He had always been clear about his position and would not speak unless he could.
King Hu Xiao raised his eyebrows again, but this time he pondered for a moment, "This mission is too unreliable! As an insider, since I have to pass on information, how can I not have a specific contact method? No one will believe this."
At this time, they still regarded the two people from "Luoshu Lake" as accomplices. Li Yan and Bai Rou did not point it out after hearing it. Telling the truth at this time would only make the three of them more dissatisfied. Li Yan continued.
“It’s not that they don’t give a definite time, but the environment they are in now does not allow for a specific connection method.
Because their team is led by two magic cultivators, they don't know when they will go out on a mission, and they will only return here to rest after the mission is completed.
In this case, how can they determine the meeting time? Fortunately, we know that they will go out once every three days, and each mission is between five and ten days, so we still have some clues to follow. "
Having said that, without waiting for King Hu Xiao and the others to think carefully, Li Yan changed the subject.
"But we only have ten days left, plus the time it takes to go back, so we can only stay here for seven days, which is the limit.
Similarly, even if these two "insiders" just went out to perform a mission today, the chances of them returning within seven days are more than 50%. "Li Yan calculated the time and said slowly.
After hearing what Li Yan said, Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun looked at each other and nodded. Helplessly, they could only think about the bright side. There was no such thing as 100% certainty in carrying out the mission, and the probability of Li Yan's algorithm was indeed very high.
"But even if we observe with our eyes, we can't see everyone in the courtyard, and we can't use our spiritual sense to scan. How can we be sure?" Yan Feijun said helplessly.
"How about we be more careful and use our spiritual sense to slowly investigate one by one. Anyway, there are many people scanning here with spiritual sense. Even if the people in the courtyard find that there is spiritual sense passing by, it will be easy for us to fool them."
King Hu Xiao thought about it and came up with a solution.
“Second Brother, I think this method may… may not be appropriate. If the divine sense we send out is discovered by the strong who are also monitoring this place, then the place where we are hiding now will be exposed.
I think it would be better for the five of us to divide up and mark out our own areas for observation, with each person responsible for one area. There are less than a hundred households here in total, and each person can only be responsible for a dozen or so. We only need to keep an eye on the gate of the community and pay attention to the monks entering and leaving.
The teams that come here are just for a temporary rest. They will leave in three days at most, or even half a day. They won't stay in the town for too long. In this way, we can find out who is in each courtyard in three days."
Bai Rou, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke in a low voice.
Bai Rou's method should be feasible, and it also ensures her own exposure to the greatest extent.
It is impossible for a mortal to pay attention to more than a dozen families at the same time with the naked eye. However, for cultivators, their eyesight is so good that even when facing thousands of arrows fired at them, they can clearly see the eagle feathers on hundreds of different arrow rains.
For pedestrians who just walk into the courtyard, observing them is nothing at all, it is just a little tiring at most.
King Hu Xiao originally thought that it would be easier to use his spiritual sense, but when he thought about the consequences of being discovered by a strong man, he immediately gave up his hope.
In fact, Li Yan had been thinking about this matter on the way here. He already had a plan in his mind, but he did not tell anyone else.
He still wanted to observe here for a while first. If he could really happen to find the two "Luoshu Lake" disciples, there would be no need for him to take the risk.
Next, the five of them each designated an area and began to observe carefully.
When it was the afternoon of the next day, several people realized that something was going wrong.
"How come since noon, more and more demon teams have gathered here? Now we need to observe more than a dozen courtyards at the same time with the naked eye, which is already too much." King Hu Xiao was the first to break the silence and said in a low voice.
From last night to this morning, everything was normal. It might take a long time for some monks to enter or go out of each courtyard occasionally.
They only needed to take a quick glance, but they still could not find the two people in the jade slip, which made them feel anxious.
Although they are all cultivators, facing the uncertain wait, they feel that the target will appear in their sight in the next moment, but it is often repeated disappointment.
In this situation, although I only looked down a few times, I didn't dare to take a break, and I was still very tired.
But at noon, everything changed. The number of monks gathering in "Zhouyang Town" suddenly increased, and now there is a trend of more and more monks coming from all directions. "Is it true that the situation here has always been like this?" Yan Feijun did not look back, but carefully observed the mountain.
"The information we received before didn't say that there would be so many scouts gathering in 'Zhouyang Town' every day." Bai Rou retracted her gaze and turned to look at Li Yan in surprise.
Her action made the others feel something was wrong. They all withdrew their gazes from the mountain and looked at the two of them. It turned out that even the information that Junior Sister Bai had received before was not like this.
"Is something big going to happen here? Or is it that the two insiders we are trying to bring back have been exposed, and they are starting to mobilize people to capture us?"
Yan Feijun felt more and more uneasy, and after thinking further, he even wondered if they were targeted.
Li Yan also felt that it was a bit strange that so many cultivators suddenly gathered in Zhouyang Town, and he kept thinking, why
Sun Guoshu on the side shook his head and whispered, "I think the monks here may have received an order to retreat here, or to gather here.
You can see from which direction they are coming, basically from the east, west and north. The most likely reason is that they are here temporarily on standby. It should have nothing to do with our mission.
Otherwise, they only need to use those two insiders to set a trap, and we will definitely fall into the trap. Why bother to alert others like this? ! "
What Sun Guoshu said was consistent with Li Yan's observations. Li Yan only discovered this because he was very careful.
Sun Guoshu just looked into the distance for a short while, without any thought. This was the result of his rich experience in battle, and he usually made quick judgments.
"On standby? What are they waiting for?" Yan Feijun asked Sun Guoshu.
"This... I can't guess it." Sun Guoshu smiled bitterly.
But in fact, he still had a few guesses in his mind, but he didn't want to be quick-witted and the final result would be different. If it turned out to be a false alarm, it would be his own fault.
Li Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's continue to observe for a while and see if we can find more clues?"
Several people agreed with Li Yan's words. They all found that there was a problem, but they would rather determine where the problem lies before deciding on their own actions.
They stayed like this until after dark, and they finally determined that "Zhouyang Town" was definitely a sign of troop transfers, and was not aimed at them.
Moreover, Bai Rou unexpectedly discovered the trace of a so-called "insider", which made the five people happy, as they finally saw their target.
It was a team of seven people. Except for the demon monk who was leading the team, the other six were all wearing the uniform "Qingling Sect" clothing. Each of them had blood or scars on their bodies, as if they had just fought with others.
However, when this small team appeared, the cultivators in "Zhou Yang Town" began to seem crowded. At the same time, the number of spiritual senses scanning across "Zhou Yang Town" increased, as if a powerful enemy was approaching.
This made Bai Rou and the others dare not use their spiritual sense to track the team of seven, so soon the team of seven merged into the crowd and disappeared.
Bai Rou and others were very anxious because of this, but they did not dare to make any big moves at this time.
"Why did only one insider show up? Did something happen to the other one? Or was he assigned another task, and the two of them separated." Li Yan stroked his chin and whispered.
"If these two traitors are separated, will we have more time to find the other one? If we only bring back one, will this mission be considered a failure or a success?" Yan Feijun said worriedly.
"Now that the target has appeared, and the situation here has exceeded our expectations, we must sneak into the town and make contact with the other party.
As long as we can find the "insider" from before, we can ask him what happened specifically and then make subsequent decisions.
Otherwise, judging from the situation, the monks here may be transferred away soon. I don’t know what happened? Could it be that the demons are going to attack?" King Hu Xiao began to show anxiety on his face. He had been thinking about this matter all afternoon.
But when he said this, no one noticed that Sun Guoshu's face twitched. The thing he least wanted to happen, others also began to think in this direction. His judgment alone might be wrong, but if others thought so, the possibility would be increased invisibly.
"Brother Hu's words make sense. Our first priority is to contact this person before making further plans. Besides, Zhouyang Town is really like a gathering place before an army attacks.
Moreover, since noon, even the guard team outside the town has appeared, and we have been repeatedly scanned by the divine sense several times. If it weren't for the fact that my magic array was still useful, we might have been discovered long ago." Yan Feijun also said worriedly.
After the afternoon, several teams appeared on the mountain where they were staying and searched the place separately. One team had already reached outside their illusion array but had not been able to see through it.
This made Li Yan and his team ready to take action at any time, but it was also fortunate that these teams existed. Their cultivation ranged from Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment, which allowed several powerful spiritual senses to only take a quick look here and then begin to explore in the distance.
Li Yan also nodded, thinking that what they said made sense. He was just a meticulous person, not a real immortal. When faced with such a situation, he could only watch and watch.
But now, they could no longer hide, and had no choice but to risk their lives going down the mountain and into "Zhouyang Town". However, there were at least two thousand monks there, and if five of them went down, they would be the target of public criticism.