The small building next to it seemed to be where the members of the village lived. Although it was late at night, it was not time to go to bed yet. Ye Li, who was curled up in the corner, could still hear the sound of chatting coming from the building.
Not daring to make any noise, Ye Li huddled in the shadows and observed the sentry on the opposite side closely for a long time. He discovered that the low bamboo shed had no windows, except for a small door.
If he wanted to get in, the only way was to open the door.
But he knew that the secret sentry's door must be locked from the inside, and the only way to open it was to break it in by force.
However, even if breaking the door by force did not make too much noise, it would certainly disturb the people inside, and he would definitely not have enough time to subdue the other party before they issued a warning.
After thinking for a long time, and just after the guards patrolling around had passed by, Ye Li finally took action.
He stuck to the wall, chose a position that was not easily noticed by the secret sentry, and quickly slipped past.
As he approached, a grey talisman condensed in Ye Li's hand. It was the Soul-Walking Talisman that he had obtained in the Rune Secret Land before, the Crow's Cry.
At the same time, he had to use his spiritual power, but it did not extend too far and only covered the small sentry in front of him.
The situation in the secret sentry room instantly appeared in Ye Li's mind. He saw a middle-aged man wearing the clothes of Mangxiong Village, half-lying in the bamboo shed.
It seemed that he was bored, or perhaps he hadn't encountered any unexpected events for many years. This person seemed a little careless, yawning and in a daze.
Of course, from time to time, he would raise his head and look out from the observation holes around the bamboo shed, but he was obviously absent-minded.
Ye Li had already stuck to the door of the bamboo shed at this time, and the talisman of "Scare the Crows" in his hand was completely formed. Under his control, it instantly turned into a gray arrow, which shot through the wooden door of the bamboo shed and into the brain of the middle-aged man in the secret sentry.
The shrill and sad cry of the crow instantly exploded in the middle-aged man's mind. This sound was not a real sound. Apart from the middle-aged man himself, only Ye Li, the caster of the talisman, could hear the sound.
The moment the crows cried, the middle-aged man felt a tremor and fear surge from the deepest part of his heart.
Countless horrifying visions instantly emerged in his mind, and the things he feared most in his life appeared before his eyes one by one, making this unprepared man feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, shaking all over.
Ye Li started to act the moment the opponent was hit. The time that the Crow's Cry could confuse a person's consciousness was limited, just a few breaths, and he had no time to waste.
Pulling out the talisman dagger that he had prepared long ago, Ye Li poured his spiritual energy into it and cut the crack in the door with it.
Relying on the perception of spiritual power, he accurately found the position of the bolt behind the door and cut off the wooden bolt with just one knife.
Without making any loud noise, Ye Li opened the wooden door of the secret sentry bamboo shed. Only a breath of time had passed.
Ye Li rushed into the house without any hesitation. He was as fast as a leopard, bending his waist and flashing to the side of the trembling middle-aged man.
He had no intention of taking anyone's life, so he used his finger as a knife to slash the man's neck.
The confused sentry guard fainted without even a scream and completely lost consciousness.
After getting rid of the secret sentry, Ye Li did not rush out, but immediately closed the wooden door. Because according to his observations during the day, a team of patrolling guards would pass by here during this period of time.
Sure enough, shortly after he closed the wooden door, footsteps were heard on the path next to it, and a small team of patrolling guards walked past.
Ye Li was feeling a little nervous and didn't dare to make any noise. He could only listen quietly to the footsteps gradually fading away.
Then he turned over and crawled out of the bamboo shed. After closing the wooden door, he continued to move towards the center of the village along the previously planned route.
The closer he got to the center of the stronghold, the more guards patrolled the area. However, after his observation plan during the day, he planned a route that could avoid most of the guards.
Even without using the power of the talisman, Ye Li's speed was incredibly fast, and because there was no fluctuation of spiritual energy, it was even more difficult to be detected.
After avoiding most of the patrolling guards, he eliminated a secret sentry and finally arrived outside the wooden house where Xie Qi lived.
For some unknown reason, after his observations during the day, he discovered that the guarding force outside Xie Qi's wooden house seemed very weak, and the patrolling guards seemed to be intentionally avoiding this place.
Therefore, Ye Li arranged this place as a resting point during the infiltration. After a short pause here, he would continue to move forward.
He shrank his body under the wall of Xie Qi's wooden house. A shadow covered Ye Li, who was wearing a nightgown. Even if the distance was a little closer, it was difficult to distinguish his figure.
The next section of the journey will be extremely difficult to infiltrate. According to his observations and plans during the day, he must not make any mistakes on the next journey. He must grasp the timing just right to avoid all patrolling guards and eliminate the surrounding sentries.
Ye Li hid under the wall, observing the surrounding environment and waiting for the right opportunity.
At this moment, Xie Qi's voice came into his ears from the wooden house next door.
"Hahaha, Brother Qian, don't worry. These peddlers won't dare to resist for now. They will only rebel when more and more of them are kidnapped.
By then, the two of us will have gained enough benefits. Even if they attack us, we will kill them all and leave the mess for the three bears to clean up. "
Xie Qi's laughter was full of pride, and at the same time there was a series of clinking sounds of cups.
"Third brother, is the organization behind you really reliable? Are they really as powerful as you said
We have captured more than 20 traveling merchants at once. I think we have already incurred public anger. We don’t know when a large group of troops will attack the mountain.”
Qian Yue's tone seemed a little worried.
Xie Qi laughed twice and said, "Isn't it just right that they attacked? Hijacking these traveling merchants was only part of our plan. Provoking a war is our goal.
The two of us have already taken advantage of this gathering to gain enough benefits from the traveling merchants. Each of us has earned several thousand high-quality spirit stones. Did you dare to imagine this in the past
As for how powerful the organization behind me is, Brother Qian, don’t you know
Second brother, you should know best what kind of person I was in the past. We are from the same hometown and have known each other since childhood. My talent can be said to be extremely poor. If it were not for the organization's training, I would never have the chance to break through the Linghai period in my life.
Even someone like me who has no talent, the organization can train me to break through my original limits. Do you think it is powerful?"