Ba Ye can understand simple speech, and when he hears the words of the south wind, he immediately flutters his wings and flies south.
It was still snowing at this time, and his vision was often obstructed. According to Nanfeng's instructions, Ba Ye flew low and circled between the peaks, successfully avoiding the Shangqing Sect people. When he reached a safe area, he immediately climbed up and descended southward at full speed from a high altitude.
Nan Feng hugged Ba Ye's neck and tried his best to lie down to reduce Ba Ye's flying resistance. Although Ba Ye didn't understand why Nan Feng turned around midway, he knew that he was in a hurry to get back and flapped his wings vigorously, flying at lightning speed.
Although the situation was critical, Nanfeng never lost sight of it. The more critical it was, the more he had to stay calm. Based on the movement route of the people in Shangqing, it could almost be concluded that they were coming for the Book of Heaven.
Furthermore, the Shangqing people had previously stayed briefly in the cave that penetrated the mountain, which showed that they did not rely on a map to find the Book of Heaven, but another clue. The clue they relied on was the caves dug by giant aliens.
It is still unknown why the huge alien dug out the caves from the dragon veins, but one thing is certain, that is, if there are similar caves in the south of the Yangtze River, everyone in the Shangqing Dynasty will be able to follow those caves to find the location where the Book of Heaven is hidden. .
The Shangqing Sect probably discovered recently that the Heavenly Book can be found by following the caves that penetrate the mountain. If they had known about it earlier, they would not have waited until now to start looking for it.
In addition, this clue that the Shangqing Sect relied on has most likely been leaked. Otherwise, they would not be so anxious. They rushed all the way in the wind and snow, indicating that they wanted to fight quickly and find the tortoise shell fragments before their opponents.
There are two possibilities at the moment. One is that the three areas in the north have been explored by the Shangqing Sect, and they also obtained tortoise shells from those locations and confirmed the authenticity of this clue, so they quickly went south and tried to Seize the others.
There is another possibility. The people of the Shangqing Dynasty came into contact with their opponents from the north. The soldiers of the Shangqing Dynasty were divided into two groups. One group fought with the opponents, and the other group took the opportunity to go south to look for the others.
Both situations are possible, but the latter one is more likely. He had previously seen Yan Feixue leading Shangqing Taoist to fight with Li Chaozong in Qilin Town. Shangqing Sect's Ziqi Taoist was far more than what he had seen before. more than ten.
Most of the three sects' spells were left behind by the nine Taoists who were responsible for studying the tortoise shells. Not to mention whether those Taoists could thoroughly study the Heavenly Book. Even if they thoroughly understood the tortoise shells they obtained, each sect could only obtain three parts of the Heavenly Book. One of them, they don't know the spells mastered by the other two sects. If they can get the tortoise shell that originally belonged to their own sect, they can fill in the gaps. It would be more beneficial to get the tortoise shell belonging to his sect. Not only could he learn from each other's strengths, but he could also hold the opponent's veins.
The Tortoise-shell Heavenly Book is the general outline of all laws. Those who obtain the Heavenly Book will conquer the world. Such an important thing is enough for the Shangqing Sect to use all the strength of the Sect to search for it. The Shangqing Sect's purple energy masters are dispatched in large numbers. It is impossible for the other two sects to not hear the news. There is no need After careful consideration, one can guess that the Shangqing Sect went for the Book of Heaven.
The Heavenly Book is not gold, silver, or jewelry. It is something related to the life and death of our sect. If it is obtained by others, let alone our sect's magic, even the Taixuan Sutra, the secret of the sect, will be understood by others. The situation is so serious, they It is impossible not to rob. Not only will they rob, but they will even fight with each other openly after encountering obstacles. There is also a time for courtesy. Who dares to be courteous to things that are related to the life and death of the sect, and no one will take identity and reputation into consideration. No accident. If so, the strength of all parties, including the three sects, would have been overwhelming in the north.
As the saying goes, soldiers are valuable and quick, and the Shangqing Sect knows this very well. They will search southward non-stop without any delay. It is very difficult to search the three locations in the south before them.
But thinking about it again, it is not impossible. The Shangqing Sect does not have a map. It needs to be distracted while searching, so naturally it cannot move forward at full speed. This is one of the reasons. Secondly, the dragon vein is not a straight line, but has many bends, especially the fifth one, which is located in Taiyi Mountain in the East. The Shangqing Sect needs to travel more than two thousand miles in vain, and at least one day and one night will be wasted.
This day and night, plus several twists and turns in the south, plus the distraction of searching while everyone in Shangqing was on the road, there should be a gap of about three days.
Calculating the rough gap, Nanfeng felt a little relieved. With this three-day gap, he could bring Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan with him. With them here, as long as the location where the tortoise shell was hidden was not very difficult, he should be able to get it.
It took two hours to arrive and only one hour to return, thanks to Master Ba. In addition, there are many north winds in winter, and the tailwind also got a lot of help.
When they arrived at Taiwu Mountain, they didn't see Zhuge Chanjuan, so they chased to the west. Murong Lu and others were walking. There was snow on the road, so they couldn't walk fast. After chasing for dozens of miles, they caught up with everyone. Fatty and Zhuge Chanjuan were both in the queue. middle.
I had already thought about what I should have thought about on the way, and there was no need to think about it anymore. Nanfeng had not even landed, and ordered Ba Ye to swoop down to pick up Zhuge Chanjuan. At the same time, he shouted to the fat man, "Something happened, go back."
By the time Master Ba turned to the east, Fatty had already mounted Lao Bai, who had transformed into a ferocious beast, Listening, and rushed out of the queue, running wildly from below to follow.
After running for more than ten miles and making sure that Murong Lu and others couldn't hear, the fat man shouted loudly, "What happened? Are you so anxious?"
"The location where the Heavenly Book is hidden has been leaked. The Shangqing Sect has sent a group of purple energy masters to go south quickly. There should be others behind them. We have to get ahead of them and go south to search for the remaining three places." Nanfeng responded.
The fat man was shocked, "Ah, what's going on? They have already taken away the ones in the north?"
"Probably." Nanfeng nodded.
"Why didn't it show up earlier and later, but why did it show up right after we started looking for it?" The fat man was very confused.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Zhuge Chanjuan frowned when she heard the sound, "What do you mean?".
The fat man didn't doubt Zhuge Chanjuan, so he didn't understand why Zhuge Chanjuan asked, "What do you mean?"
Seeing Fatty's expression, Zhuge Chanjuan also knew that she was being too preoccupied. She looked at Nanfeng and said, "That's what Fatty said. Why didn't we see any movement from them before? When we first started looking for them, we made some moves?"
Nanfeng did not answer. The Shangqing Sect relied on the caves that penetrated the mountain. They relied on maps and used two completely different methods. Since they did not understand the origin and purpose of the caves that penetrated the mountain, they could not infer that the Shangqing Sect Where did you get the news from
"Gao Pingsheng should know where the other eight people live. Could it be him?" Zhuge Chanjuan asked.
"It is also possible." Nanfeng nodded. Gao Pingsheng did not mention that day that he was a Taoist of that sect in his previous life. If he was a disciple of Jie Jiao, he might have leaked clues to the Heavenly Book to the Shangqing Sect. As compensation for being indulged in wine and sex and not having time to think about turtle shells.
"What are your plans now?" Fatty shouted from below.
"Go back to Taiwu Mountain first." Nanfeng said.
"What's the use of going back? We can't open it." The fat man shouted.
Nanfeng said, "We are not going back to open the secret room. The Shangqing Sect does not know the specific location of the secret room. We can block the entrance to the mountainside and disguise the cave where Wan Zhongyi lives, causing the tortoise shell to be placed there before. The illusion of being there.”
"Is it possible?" Zhuge Chanjuan expressed doubts. She had seen the stone gate at close range before. The location of the stone gate was not hidden. As long as you looked carefully, you could easily find it.
Nan Feng was not confident either, "Let's take a gamble. I hope they are in a hurry to get to the next place and won't search so carefully."
After a while, the three of them returned to the lake. Zhuge Chanjuan stayed on the shore to pack the tent. Nanfeng and Fatty went to Gufeng and moved stones from various places to cover the entrance of the cave.
"It's still quite conspicuous." The fat man smacked his tongue and shook his head. The concealment effect was not ideal.
"We have no choice but to do this. Fortunately, there is fog covering it, so it is not easy to find it unless we are too close." Nanfeng said.
"Actually, it won't be a big deal even if they find out. They can't understand the mechanism on the door." Fatty said.
"If you are strong enough, you don't need to use your brain at all. Those purple energy masters can work together to open up the entire Taiwu Mountain. There is no need to leave the door at all," Nanfeng sighed, "Let's go downstairs."
When the two of them finished their work and returned to the west bank, Zhuge Chanjuan had already sunk the tent and its contents into the water.
"Let's go." The fat man got on his horse.
Nanfeng frowned but did not move.
"Let's go, what are you thinking about?" the fat man urged.
"We have set a trap in the stone chamber in Taiyi Mountain. The trap was originally used to plot against Li Chaozong. If the Shangqing people go there rashly, they will be accidentally injured. I am teaching the Shangqing Lu, so there is still some incense friendship. I can argue with them about the Book of Heaven, but I don’t want to kill them,” Nanfeng said.
The fat man suddenly realized, "If you don't tell me, I will forget it. What do you want to do?"
Zhuge Chanjuan guessed that everyone from the Shangqing Sect was not far away based on the time it took Nanfeng to go back and forth, "There is not enough time, there is no time to go over and evacuate."
"Even if there is enough time, the agency can't be withdrawn." Nanfeng was worried.
"Why don't you leave them a note and tell them there is an agency there." Fatty suggested.
"This is the only way." Nanfeng opened the bag and took the talisman room. The cinnabar was mixed with wine in advance, and the paper was cut talisman paper, which can be written by dipping it in cinnabar.
"There are two firearms hidden in the stone chamber in Taiyi Mountain. They are very powerful. Don't be careless." Nanfeng wrote.
Zhuge Chanjuan was nearby and reminded, "What you write like this is equivalent to telling them that Taiyi Mountain is empty. What if they abandon Taiyi Mountain and go south directly?"
Nanfeng waved his hand, "It's okay. They don't know the specific location of the tortoise shell. They have to find the dragon's veins through the cave, and then follow the dragon's veins downwards to search."
"Quickly find a place to put it and get on the road quickly. I'm a slow runner, so let's go first." After the fat man said this, Lao Bai jumped out.
If you put it somewhere else, no one in the Shangqing Dynasty might see it, so you can only put it in the cave where Wan Zhongyi lived before. After pressing the note in a conspicuous place, Nanfeng returned to the west bank, picked up Zhuge Chanjuan and chased the fat man southward.
The eighth master was underage, so it was a bit difficult to carry the two of them, and the speed was much slower. It was not until the evening that he caught up with the fat man from the river. It was winter, the river was frozen, and Lao Bai walked across the ice and entered the border of Jiangnan.
When they arrived in Jiangnan, Nanfeng patted the left side of Ba Ye's neck to ask if he was tired.
Ba Ye shouted, indicating that he could still hold on.
"How far is the sixth area from here?" Zhuge Chanjuan asked.
"Five hundred miles, we can get there before dawn..."