Soon, the five people gathered together again. When Bai Rou said with a hint of joy on her face that she had found the target, she heard that Sun Guoshu had already discovered the target's whereabouts, and her face showed surprise.
Bai Rou thought that the two targets were separated. After looking at Sun Guoshu, she told the location of the courtyard where her target was. But then she saw Li Fang looked at Sun Guoshu strangely, and then he told the three of them.
"It seems to be correct. The information they have received is consistent!"
It was not until then that they realized that Sun Guoshu was not exploring the area he was responsible for, but like a hunting dog, he found the target across areas in a very short time and returned early.
What was even more terrifying was the look of astonishment on Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun's faces. They looked at Sun Guoshu again and again.
When Sun Guoshu saw the expressions of the three people, he felt proud in his heart, but spoke humbly on the surface.
"Sun has been hanging around the market for many years, and he only has some skills in finding people and things. But today he was just lucky."
Li Yan looked towards the southeast and whispered, "Let's go!"
Now that everyone is gathered, of course the first thing to do is to immediately confirm the target on site.
They must obtain the prohibition stop sign that controls the life and death of the two disciples of "Luoshu Lake" before dawn, and at the same time escape from "Zhouyang Town" with the two of them.
It seems that there is still a lot of time now, but no one knows how long each step will take to complete. Li Yan and his team do not have a complete plan now, so they can only take it one step at a time.
So on the way, the five people each told each other some other information they had just heard. After summarizing this information, they each started to plan in their minds.
Li Yan carefully screened the information in his mind and memorized several pieces of information that he thought were important. He thought that he could use them later. However, he didn't know the situation at the target yet, so he couldn't form a plan for the time being.
Li Yan and his friends soon arrived in front of the courtyard that Sun Guoshu mentioned. Only when they arrived here did Bai Rou believe that Sun Guoshu had really found the target in advance.
The gate of the courtyard was half-open at this time, and one could see figures walking around in the courtyard. The few of them looked around and saw that there were monks coming and going on the street. For a moment, they had no idea where to start.
Yan Feijun said in a voice transmission, "If we start here, it will immediately alert many people, and it will be impossible for us to leave."
On the way here just now, Li Yan finally explained some of the situations in detail. Of course, Li Yan still did not reveal the identity of the "Luoshu Lake" disciple. This was related to the plan of the "Luoshu Lake" middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivator behind him. If the secret was leaked because of him, even Wei Chongran would not be able to bear the responsibility.
When Yan Feijun and the other two learned that they needed to get the restriction token from the leader of the demon cultivators before they could bring in the two insiders, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise. Isn't this something that can only be done by taking action
Compared with the previous mission, this one was several times more difficult. Originally, all we had to do was find time to contact the two insiders and then wait for an opportunity to sneak away with them.
Now they had to deal with the leader of the evil cultivators first. This was the worst news. Although Hu Xiaowang and the other two didn't say anything, the expressions on their faces were definitely not good.
If they were not already in the situation and surrounded by enemy cultivators, they would have probably talked to Li Yan and Bai Rou long ago. These two had been concealing the most important situation, which instantly increased the difficulty several times.
But after the three of them calmed down a little, they were able to guess that this must be the intention of Master Wei Feng and Elder Chi Gong, otherwise Li Yan and Bai Rou would not have done this. It was obvious that they were worried that they had ulterior motives.
Next, the few of them dispersed one after another, and quietly inquired around. Half an incense stick later, when they reunited again, they basically got a general idea of the situation of the demon cultivators in this courtyard. The target in the courtyard should be the small team of several people they saw on the mountain before.
There is only one demon cultivator leading the team. It is possible that the other demon cultivator has died in this mission or has temporarily gone to do something else.
The first situation can at least reduce some of the mission risks for Li Yan and his team. If it is the second situation, the absent leader might suddenly return at any time, which would be an unknown danger.
"Then how can we get close to them next? And the most difficult thing is to kill the leading demon cultivator under the gaze of so many people, this..." Yan Feijun looked at the half-open courtyard door and said in embarrassment.
His words actually represented the thoughts of the other people. As they spoke, they all looked at Li Yan. Now it was easier to act according to Li Yan's transformed appearance.
Li Yan thought for a moment and whispered, "Let's go!"
Then he strode straight towards the gate of the courtyard. His action made the four people stunned at first, and then they could only follow him.
However, several people soon realized that going in directly like this might be the best way to approach. This was actually better than sneaking in or waiting for an opportunity.
Because now they are also a team of magic cultivators.
The reason Li Yan was looking for now was to lead the team to find a courtyard to rest, but he didn't know whether the magic cultivation team in the courtyard had to check in according to regulations, or whether they could just enter a courtyard and look for an empty room.
He didn't have time to figure all of this out. He just had to go in and deal with everything as it came.
When Li Yan and his companions entered the courtyard, there were four demon cultivators standing in a small circle in the middle of the courtyard, discussing something in a low voice, while several human cultivators were on guard around them. The sudden intrusion of Li Yan and his companions immediately attracted all the cultivators on guard in the courtyard, and the four demon cultivators also stared at Li Yan.
Li Yanli ignored the cultivators who surrounded him, but simply pushed away a cultivator in front of him and walked towards the four demon cultivators.
Those in charge of the alert were all human cultivators. When they saw a team led by a demon cultivator coming over, they became hesitant. After being pushed away, they did not continue to blockade them. Instead, they semi-encircled Bai Rou and the other three, isolating them from Li Yan by some distance.
Seeing Li Yan barging in so rudely, the four demon cultivators frowned, but when they sensed Li Yan's cultivation level of the pinnacle of demon soldiers, the four demon cultivators did not attack immediately.
At this time, one of the demon cultivators shouted at Li Yan, "My fellow Taoist, you should at least ask before entering, right?"
Demon cultivators are usually very strong and tall, but the demon cultivator who spoke was only about a head taller than an ordinary human male cultivator. This is actually considered very tall among humans, but short among demon cultivators.
His voice was heavy and dull. He was wearing sleeveless armor, revealing his thick, dark arms. His face was covered with layers of patterns, which seemed to be much more than the other three demon cultivators. His true appearance could not be seen at all.
Li Yan still hasn't figured out whether the patterns on the demon cultivator's body and face were carved later or were natural.
Li Yan looked around and found that the cultivator from "Luoshu Lake" was not in the courtyard. After sensing the breath of the four demon cultivators, he released his spiritual sense without hesitation the next moment and scanned the houses in the courtyard.
At the same time, he retracted his gaze around him, and under the unfriendly looks of the four demon cultivators, he spoke, "Oh, after signing up, of course we have to choose a place to rest temporarily!"
His tone was flat, and he didn't seem to admit his fault at all.
At the same time, Li Yan had an idea in his mind, because he found the room where the "Luoshu Lake" disciples were. In this way, after he and others came in, they would need to find a reason to stay.
Li Yan's words were ambiguous, leaving room for maneuver. Whether the teams were divided according to regulations or there were other situations, he could handle it.
If the courtyards in the town are now designated for settlement according to the regulations from above, then Li Yan can use "the wrong place" as an excuse. Next, as long as he can answer the questions and not arouse their suspicion, Li Yan can start a conversation with them, because Li Yan had already thought of a plan.
"This place is full, fellow Taoist, please find another place!"
Feeling the fluctuations of the pure demonic energy from Li Yan's body, the short and strong demon cultivator finally spoke in a low voice.
At the same time, several people glanced at the four people behind Li Yan, but when they glanced at Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun, they paused slightly, and the words "fake Dan monk" emerged in their minds.
This kind of cultivator is extremely popular in the team. Among the four demon cultivators, only the short and strong demon cultivator has just entered the late stage of demon soldier and his realm has improved. He is even not as good as Hu and Yan. Therefore, when he felt the aura of Li Yan, he did not immediately turn hostile.
There were actually three foundation-building masters in this team of five. The strength of this team was extremely impressive, surpassing many teams they had encountered before. This was what the four demon cultivators thought at the same time, so they were relatively calm in their words when they drove Li Yan and the others away.
How could Li Yan leave at this time? He had already gotten the answer from the words of the short and strong demon cultivator just now, that the courtyards in the town could be freely chosen.
He rolled his eyes and said, "I have looked for a few places, but there are too many monks gathered here today, and the courtyards are overcrowded. This mission was not going well, and half of the people were killed. When we got here, there were so many things to do, which was really annoying."
Li Yan looked impatient, then stared at the four demons and softened his tone.
“Well, I see that there aren’t that many of you here, and this courtyard is quite spacious. I wonder if you four can spare a room for my men to rest here temporarily.
There are so many people coming and going on the street outside, it is quite inconvenient to take them with me. I will quickly find some friends and meet up with them, then come and pick them up. I wonder if you fellow Taoists can give me some convenience?"
After entering the courtyard, Li Yan started talking to the person in front of him. Bai Rou and the other three behind him could only pretend to be silent. Now their identities were that they were monks who were under restrictions, so they could not even release their spiritual consciousness at will.
Therefore, for a moment, they couldn't even confirm whether the mission target was really here, but they felt as if Li Yan had already determined the target, and his words and deeds revealed that he wanted to stay.
However, the four of them had been standing behind Li Yan the entire time, and they had not sensed any fluctuations in Li Yan's spiritual consciousness from beginning to end. This meant that Li Yan must have been concerned about the demon cultivators here, and had not released his spiritual sense to detect, but he looked very confident.
After Li Yan finished speaking, the short and strong demon cultivator hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "We are from several teams here, and we can't just merge into one house at will."
Li Yan narrowed his eyes and thought, "Could it be that the information I just revealed was not clear enough? Or maybe the information I gathered together that I thought could be used was false..."
Just when Li Yan narrowed his eyes and remained silent, the short and strong demon cultivator thought that Li Yan was dissatisfied and seemed to be looking for an opportunity to attack, so he could not help but step back lightly, and as he retreated, there was another demon cultivator.