Another corner of the base.
Xiejia Camp.
Compared to the top five families of the Yun clan, the rest area of the Xie clan is obviously much smaller, and it is right next to another family. If the noise is a little louder, it can probably be heard by people in the distance.
Xie Hong walked into the rest area with a worried look on his face. Like Yun Feng, he had also returned from the headquarters. However, the second young master of the Yun family was invited into the military affairs room. Xie Hong and other second-level families were received by several staff officers of the headquarters and received the tasks assigned to the families by the fortress.
After the family competition, the foundation of the Xie family did not increase but decreased. In the family competition, not only did some family members die or get injured, but Xie Yuan also lost his life.
Until now, it is still unclear at who killed Xie Yuan.
In addition, in order to overcome the difficulties in the competition, the Xie family borrowed money from everywhere and finally raised a batch of supplies, but they were robbed by the Yun family and the Bai family.
Since it complies with the 'rules of the game', the Xie family can do nothing about the Yun and Bai families, and the matter ends up being left unresolved.
Later, Xie Hong and Xie Yuan jointly robbed a batch of supplies from the Bai family, and only then did they gain a foothold.
But just after the Xie family had gained the qualifications to continue to stand firm in the competition, the Xie family went deep into the base, and Xie Yuan was killed.
Xie Yuan was the elite of the family, and his death dealt a heavy blow to the Xie family.
Coupled with the previous losses and debts, the rewards won in the competition could not make up for it at all, and this also affected the performance of the Xie family in the subsequent fortress war.
Due to various reasons, the benefits that the Xie family gained after the Fortress War were not as good as those of top families like the Bai family and the Yun family. Even among several families of the same level, they were far behind.
This made the head of the Xie family feel a sense of crisis. After the secret realm information and exploration rights were opened, the Xie family at all levels made preparations and spent a lot of money to recruit a group of strangers from outside the castle, ready to perform well in the secret realm and revive the family tradition.
But Xie Yuan was not optimistic about this.
Recruiting outsiders is not unique to the Xie family, but at this time, the Xie family is empty and lacks elite combat forces. If outsiders join, there is a risk that they will usurp the power of the family.
Unfortunately, the head of the family insisted on having his own way and brought in a group of people.
That group of people was led by an old man named 'Qing Lao'. The old man was a strong man of rank 6, with several subordinates, including a master of rank 5, and the rest were all rank 4.
It can be said that the army is strong and powerful.
Compared with the combat power of the Xie family this time, it is more than twice as high.
Although Xie Hong was the commander on this exploration of the secret realm, in reality, he had to make concessions to the old man Qing and his men on many issues.
This has already made the warriors in his family dissatisfied, but Xie Hong has no choice but to take things one step at a time.
As soon as I entered the camp, I heard loud shouting and cursing coming from the tent of Qing Lao's group.
Xie Hong frowned, he remembered this voice, it was a big man named "Tie Zhen".
That guy was extremely arrogant and had openly talked back to him several times. If it weren't for the fact that he had to rely on Old Qing for this exploration of the secret realm, Xie Hong would have wanted to throw that guy named Tiezhen out of the team long ago.
Someone happened to pass by, so Xie Hong caught up with him and asked, "What's going on over there?"
"Fourth Master, their guy named Tiezhen had his hand cut off by someone in the information release area.
"But the nerves are damaged and the flexibility is not what it used to be."
"Tiezhen was furious about this matter."
Xie Hong was stunned: "Someone cut off his hand? Who did it?"
"I'm not sure. I only heard that Tie Zhen provoked a master from the Yun family team and was taught a lesson."
Xie Hong took a deep breath and said, "That idiot has offended the Yun family? Bastard, I knew that this arrogant idiot would get into trouble sooner or later!"
"Old Qing just came to see Fourth Master and said he wanted to discuss Tie Zhen's severed hand. Fourth Master, do you want to come over?"
Xie Hong snorted: "Why should I go over there? They caused this trouble themselves, so they should solve it themselves."
After saying that, Xie Hong walked decisively towards his own tent, not wanting to get involved in any scandal.
Inside the tent of the young and old team, the old man was sitting on a chair, smoking silently.
Tie Zhen walked over and shouted, "Master Qing, we can't just let this go. Yes, in the Sky-clearing Castle, the Yun family is powerful. But outside of the Sky-clearing Castle, the Yun family is nothing!"
"We, Qing Jiao, have traveled far and wide and have seen all kinds of situations. It's just a bigger family, why is he so arrogant?"
Qing Lao raised his head and snorted, "Shut up, you idiot. If it weren't for your loyalty, I would have kicked you out long ago. You're a pig-headed person, and you don't have any brains, but could you please open your eyes for me?"
"Before you provoke someone, don't you first consider whether you can afford to provoke them?"
Tie Zhen was so embarrassed by the old man's scolding that he could not even lift his head. He muttered, "I am just thinking about improving the reputation of our 'Green Dragon'. In this way, the command of the Xie family can fall into your pocket sooner."
Elder Qing blew out a smoke ring and said, "The command of the Xie family will be handed over to me sooner or later. That rank 5 loser can't accomplish anything great. But now, you have offended the Yun family. I'm afraid Xie Hong will use this as an excuse to sue us in front of the head of the family."
"By then, we won't be as comfortable as we are now."
Tie Zhen muttered, "Master Qing, so what you mean is that we won't take revenge for this?"
Elder Qing sneered, "No report? What a joke, just like you said, it's just a fortress family. Their Yun family's young master has just been promoted to level 5. Although he has awakened his alien body, I still don't take him seriously."
"When I, an old dragon, was rolling around in the river and the sea, the Yun family kid was playing in the mud. How dare they humiliate me in public like this? If I don't teach them a lesson, they really think that we, a dragon that crossed the river, are afraid of these local snakes!"
The purple-lipped woman said worriedly, "But the Yun family is still the most noble in Qingtian. If we hurt their second son, we might be in trouble."
Elder Qing nodded: "Don't worry, Ziye, I know what to do. Second Young Master Yun must not be hurt, but that white-haired kid must die! Once we enter the jungle, we will find a chance to kill that kid."
"But you have to keep your hands and feet clean. I want Master Yun to know who did it, but he has no evidence. He can only hold his anger in his stomach and die of anger!"
"Ha ha ha ha... ... .."
12 hours passed quickly.
After eating and drinking enough and getting enough rest, Tianyang could feel that his physical energy was already at full capacity.
At this time, he received the order to set off, so he decisively took his equipment, checked and confirmed
He identified the various items he was carrying and recalled the action plan that Yunfeng had set before.
After making sure that nothing was left out, he followed Zilong and the others out of the tent.
In the open space in front of the tent, the four teams of the Yun family gathered together. At a command from the commander Yun Feng, they left the rest area and the forward base and headed towards the huge jungle in the secret realm.
Not long after leaving the base, vegetation began to appear on the ground. It was not the common black strange trees and gray-white fungi outside the secret world and in the reverse world.
But flowers, ferns, and plants like those outside Clough's Gate.
However, these plants, whether flowers or grass, were all blood red. Moreover, the veins of these plants were white filaments, and sometimes the surface would wriggle on its own.
It looks like it is made of flesh and blood.
Tianyang could probably understand now why this jungle was named 'Scarlet Forest'.
After entering the forest, everyone, including Tianyang, felt an inexplicable malice, as if there were pairs of eyes in the dark watching everyone who entered the forest with malicious intent.
The forest was covered with fallen leaves. These blood-red leaves were damp and rotten. Stepping on them was like stepping on mud. In some places, if you were not careful, your entire foot would sink. When you pulled your feet out, your shoes would be covered with a sticky liquid like pus.
Gradually, the fortress base and the high ground disappeared. Looking up, there were trees blocking out the sun and strange plants everywhere.
According to the action plan set out earlier, Tianyang said hello to Zilong, then left the team, flashed into the forest, and explored freely.
When he went deep into the forest alone, Tianyang keenly realized that the forest's malice suddenly increased, and in that malice, there was some kind of hidden movement.
When he passed by some flowers and plants, the branches and flowers of these plants were actually facing the direction where Tianyang was leaving.
When he was sure that he was the only one around, Tianyang slowed down his pace.
Yunfeng wanted to get rid of Qing Lao's gang first and then explore the Scarlet Forest. He made a simple but effective plan.
In order to lure out Qing Lao's party and have sufficient reasons to kill them, Yunfeng threw out the bait of "Tian Yang".
This is also the reason why Tianyang left the team to explore so quickly.
This is creating opportunities for the young and the elderly.
It is not difficult to infer from Tiezhen's temperament that people like Qing Lao are arrogant and proud, otherwise they would not allow Tiezhen to do whatever he wants in the information area.
Therefore, Tiezhen had one arm broken by Tianyang, and Qing Lao had Yunfeng humiliate him. Plus their tempers, they would definitely cause trouble for Tianyang.
This coincides with Tianyang's idea.
Now that I think about it, those words that Yunfeng said to humiliate Qing Lao when he left might not have been said casually, but were meant to provoke Qing Lao and pave the way for his current actions.
It seems that the second son of the Yun family is more than just proud.
Tianyang suddenly stopped while sighing.
He saw an eye, round and green, growing on a big tree in front of him. It stared at him without blinking, then suddenly closed and disappeared.
The boy got goose bumps all over his body.
I always feel that this forest is even more bizarre than the Resentment Forest at Beidou Base...