Chapter Seven Ambush
The next day, when sunlight shone on this small town, the members of Iron Blood Mercenary Group were already ready to set off.
After a night's rest, the deep-seated fatigue brought by the journey had all dissipated, and everyone felt their body full of energy. After meeting with Purple Wind, they set off together.
According to their strengths, Tieshan opened the way, Zifeng cut off the rear, and protected Zi Yu and Jiang Huan in the middle.
Outside the town, there is a main road that leads directly to the outskirts of the mountain range. Everyone quickly approached the outskirts.
"There is no fixed route inside the mountain range, everyone should follow closely. The outer areas are fine, but the deeper you go, the easier it is to get lost. Everyone be careful not to stray from the group, beware of the tracks of magical beasts, and even more so, beware of other mercenary groups. In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, killing people and stealing treasure is a normal occurrence." Iron Mountain said cautiously.
The Demon Beast Mountain Range is vast, and its products are also quite rich. It's said that someone once saw the legendary spiritual medicine in the Demon Beast Mountain Range. Few people say they dare to cross the Demon Beast Mountain Range, while the outer periphery of the mountain range is the most explored area, where the demon beasts are mostly only first-class in strength, and second-class ones are basically not seen on the periphery. Like the Iron Blood Mercenary Group's encounter with three third-class demon beasts last time, it's a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. Therefore, if you want to hunt high-class demon beasts or collect high-grade herbs, you must enter the inner periphery of the mountain range.
Jiang Hao walked in the middle of the team, constantly looking around at the surroundings. He was very curious about the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Jiang Hao tried to communicate with his master, but there was no reaction at all, so he didn't try again. In his heart, he could only curse that this master was really good at sleeping.
As time passed, Jiang Heng and his group ventured deeper, their feet no longer on a path. Towering trees filled the mountain range, and wild tigers and beasts occasionally darted out, only to retreat at a distance upon sensing the aura emitted by the group. After all, they were still on the periphery, where even first-tier magical creatures were scarce. Whenever they heard any rustling in the bushes, Jiang Heng and Zi Yu would instinctively shout out, and the others would burst into laughter. They were, after all, just children with no experience; seasoned mercenaries could detect potential dangers through scent and battle aura, reacting beforehand.
As the day drew to a close, everyone arrived at an open area, where they saw in front of them a clear small stream that flowed down from the distant mountain cliffs.
"Brother Zifeng, the sky is almost dark. Let's camp here for today. From this small stream onwards, it's just a few dozen miles before we enter the inner circle of the Demon Beast Mountain Range." Tieshan stopped in his tracks and shouted back.
"Alright, I'm not familiar with this place, I'll follow Brother Tieshan's arrangement." Zifeng said elegantly with a bow.
"Alright, I'll go make arrangements then."
Tieshan led Konglin and Tieniu to set up their camp on a flat, large bluestone beside them, preparing dinner.
Mu Chen led Jiang Hao and the others to patrol around, checking the terrain. This empty land was surrounded by mountains on three sides, with steep and smooth cliffs that reached a height of ten thousand feet. The mountain tops were shrouded in white mist, and there was a quiet small path in the crevices of the cliff. Mu Chen explained that passing through this small path would lead to the interior of the mountain range, and because this small path was extremely narrow, only two people could pass shoulder-to-shoulder at a time, so demons couldn't get through, which also served as a natural line of defense.
"Uncle Mu Chen, is this the only passage to enter the inner circle? Won't we encounter other mercenary groups?" Zi Yu asked.
"Hmm, probably not. This channel was also discovered by our group coincidentally. And little sister, am I that old? Just call me Brother Mu Chen, haha." Mu Chen said with a smile, rubbing his face.
"Oh, I see, Brother Mu Chen."
"Hey, Jiang Huan, I'm so bored. Why don't we have a fight and see who's stronger?" Zi Yu suddenly turned her head and said to Jiang Huan.
"Huh?" Jiang Hao was currently thinking about how to make up the gold coins, "This is still not necessary, you're older than me, your strength is higher than mine, besides, I never hit women." Jiang Hao said seriously.
"I won't hit you, but from now on, call me sister." Zi Yu pouted and said.
"———” Jiang Hao suddenly felt speechless, still thinking that his mother was right, try not to provoke women, especially beautiful women, red beauty is a disaster, at a young age they are already clever and cunning, growing up without causing trouble for the country would be strange.
It seemed like Jiang Hao had fallen silent, so she thought he had agreed, and Zi Yu also stopped pestering him.
After circling around again, Mu Chen didn't find anything special and brought Jiang Huan back to the campsite. They saw Tie Shan and others had already set up their tents and sprinkled some yellow and green powder around them.
"Mu Chen big brother, what is this captain sprinkling?" Zi Yu asked with a curious face.
"I think it's probably used to prevent wild beasts and poisonous insects from getting close," Jiang Hao said without hesitation.
"Hmm, not bad, you're absolutely right. The yellow powder is used to prevent beast poisons, while the green one is used to prevent demonic beasts' invasions." Mu Chen looked at Jiang Hao with a gaze of admiration.
"Capable of preventing demons? Then it can also be used to capture demons?" Zi Yu raised her white chin and asked.
"Hehe, this powder can only prevent those first-class magic beasts, and it's almost useless for second-class ones. As for using it to capture magic beasts, that's even more unreliable. This powder doesn't have any lethal effects, it just contains a few special herbs that emit an odor that only magic beasts can smell, which is why they don't dare to get close." Mu Chen explained patiently.
"Oh, I see."
"Jiang Hao, Mu Chen, come and have dinner." Tieshan shouted.
"Come on, let's go eat, our team leader's cooking skills are unmatched, you guys are in for a treat." Mu Chen said with a smile.
Only the green stone slab was already filled with food, Tie Shan handed a piece of meat to Zi Yu and Jiang Hao each, saying: "This is the wild game that we caught on our way here earlier, it's not as good as the mountain delicacies and seafood in the city, let's just make do with it."
Looking at the roasted golden meat, Jiang Huan's saliva flowed down uncontrollably, and he started eating voraciously. Zi Yu, on the other hand, was eating small mouthfuls.
"Uncle Tiěshān, the roasted meat you made is really delicious! Uncle Zǐfēng, try some too, it's really good." Ziǔyuè said with satisfaction after eating a few bites, smacking her greasy little mouth.
Zi Feng also picked up a piece and took a few bites, and he too started wolfing it down. Everyone was full of praise for Tie Tuan Zhang's culinary skills. Before long, the food on the ground had been swept clean, Jiang Heng and Zi Yu were both stuffed to the point of belching.
"Everyone, we need to take turns keeping watch at night. Zi Feng, you're our guest, so get some rest early, we've got this covered here. Jiang Hao, Zi Yu, Yan Zi, you all go sleep too." said Tie Shan.
"That's it, then I'll have to trouble Tie Shan, and I won't be polite either." Zi Feng didn't decline.
It was late at night, and occasionally some animal sounds came from the forest. Apart from that, it was eerily quiet, with several bonfires burning on the empty ground, everything seemed so normal.
A night without words.
"Jiang Hao, Zi Yu, let's set off."
"Here." Jiang Hao emerged from the tent and started helping to gather things.
The crowd came to the small road they saw yesterday, and began to walk through it. The mountain walls on both sides of the small road were covered with thick green vines, and the ground was also covered with many broken stones, so everyone's walking speed was not fast, but fortunately the small road was not long, and after an hour, a bright light could be vaguely seen coming from the front.
"Jiang Hao, there's a situation ahead, be careful." Suddenly, Jiang Hao heard a voice in his ear.
"Master, you finally woke up, what's going on?" Jiang Hao asked in his heart.
"Everyone be careful, there's a situation." At this time, the guide Iron Mountain suddenly stopped, and everyone only then discovered that the exit ahead was blocked by a giant boulder several meters high.
"Haha, Tieshan, I've been waiting for you for a whole day and night, and finally, you're here. Today, you don't have to leave." Suddenly, more than a dozen big men appeared on the mountain ridge in front of them, forming a surrounding formation.
Tie Shan glared at the leader and rebuked: "Xiao Shi, so it's you."
"What, are you surprised?" Suddenly his eyes shifted to the purple feather behind him, and his eyes lit up, "What a beautiful little girl, let's go, kill all the men, capture the women alive." After finishing speaking, he rushed towards Iron Mountain like a fierce tiger.
"Protect Jiang Hao and Zi Yu, kill the rest." Tie Shan shouted.
"Tie Shan, leave these people to me. Anyone who dares to disrespect Xiao Yu will die." Standing at the back, Zi Feng gazed at the crowd rushing over and said calmly, instantly, a cold killing aura spread out.
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