Chapter 18
Three days later.
More than 200 people rode on tall horses, escorting the prisoner carriage, and marched on the official road in the mountains.
Tianshui City, as the main city of Tianshui County, is like a shining pearl, located in the center of this area.
Changle County is located in a remote area, far away from Tianshui City, and it takes at least ten days to walk.
In order to avoid long nights and more dreams, Captain Liu rode non-stop all the way.
But even so, three days later, he only walked half of the way.
It was calm along the way, and both the evil cultivators in the cage and the fat man Tang outside the cage were very honest.
In the golden autumn of October, the weather was clear and the scenery along the way was picturesque and beautiful.
If it weren't for the official duties and limited movement.
Gu Cheng even felt that this was a group building organized by the Demon Suppression Division, and they went out for an autumn outing to enjoy the scenery.
The sky gradually darkened.
The escort team set up camp nearby and cooked.
After a day of long journey, the captains of the Demon Suppression Division were already exhausted. They ate a few bites in a hurry and went back to the tent to rest.
Soon, snoring sounded in the camp.
Gu Cheng and Xiao Yun were both warriors in the Qi and Blood Realm, and they were full of energy, far better than others.
When everyone was tired as a dead dog, the two still had the leisure to sit around the campfire, roasting the fire and chatting.
Changle County is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the news is very closed.
Xiao Yun fled from other places with his sister, and he is relatively knowledgeable.
In addition to his understanding of medicinal herbs, he also dabbled in many other aspects.
In the past three days, whenever he had free time, Gu Cheng chatted with Xiao Yun, which really increased his knowledge.
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"Are you saying that three months ago, the Demon Suppression Division headquarters of Tianshui County carried out a "big purge" of the entire Tianshui County?"
Gu Cheng was surprised. This was the first time he heard of such a big thing.
"That's right. Except for those first-rate forces that have been friendly with the Demon Suppression Division for generations, all other sects or family forces have been thoroughly investigated by the Demon Suppression Division."
"The demonic forces like the Blood Knife Sect were the first to bear the brunt, and so many heads were killed!"
Xiao Yun was very excited when he spoke, as if he had witnessed everything with his own eyes.
"I heard rumors before that after the Demon Suppression Division wiped out the nests of those demonic sects,
the Jingguan made of chopped heads alone was as high as 70 or 80 feet!"
"Ah? So exaggerated?"
Gu Cheng smacked his lips and thought to himself that it was a pity.
So many demonic monsters! If he were to kill them all, how much life would he gain!
"Humph! This is what those beasts deserve!"
Xiao Yun snorted coldly, and the campfire was reflected in his dark eyes, flashing with hatred from the bottom of his heart.
"Take the Blood Blade Sect as an example. Their unique school, the Blood Blade Sutra, is a pure evil magic skill!"
"Just to cultivate to the Qi and Blood Realm, you need to use the blood essence of at least a hundred people to nourish the blood knife!
What is the difference between this kind of killing to practice and those demons who feed on humans?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Yun shook his head helplessly and sighed:
"Alas, no matter how unjust this evil magic skill is, as long as it can quickly improve strength, there will always be people who take risks to become stronger."
"The great purge of the Demon Suppression Division this time has certainly cleared a lot of scum.
But I'm afraid that it won't be long before the magic forces like the Blood Blade Sect will revive again!"
"..."
Gu Cheng nodded silently.
In such a fantasy world where strength is supreme and the strong prey on the weak.
The strong dominate everything, and the weak have nothing!
As long as they can become stronger, what can't humans do?
Those demons that choose to devour people are indeed terrible, but what is more terrible than demons is the unpredictable human heart.
After sighing about this fucked up world.
Gu Cheng calmed down and continued to ask:
"Since the Demon Suppression Division headquarters has such a tough attitude towards evil practitioners, this time they specifically asked to escort the demon girl alive, which means that her identity is definitely extraordinary."
"In this case, the remnants of the Blood Knife Sect will definitely not sit idly by and will definitely come to rob the prisoner car, right?"
"This... shouldn't be possible?"
Xiao Yun glanced at the handsome young man with a strange look, thinking, what's the matter with this Lord Gu?
Why don't you know how to hope for something good?
"As far as I know, the Blood Blade Sect is a loosely organized demonic force, and most of its members fight on their own and rarely gather together."
"Now their top leaders have almost all been killed by the Demon Suppression Division, and the remaining remnants are busy with their own affairs, so how can they have the leisure to come here to save people?"
Xiao Yun's analysis was very clear and he looked very confident.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a shrill cry suddenly came from a distance:
"Oh no! That witch is missing!"! Someone come quickly!"
Xiao Yun:???
This slap in the face came too suddenly, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward for a while.
"Let's go!"
Gu Cheng stood up suddenly, ignoring Xiao Yun's weird eyes that seemed to be looking at "Crow Mouth", and rushed to the location of the prison van.
When the two arrived at the scene of the crime, the two centurions leading the team and several of their confidants had already arrived first.
Gu Cheng looked inside with the light of the torch.
I saw that the door of the steel cage was wide open, and the special handcuffs and shackles were scattered on the ground.
There were four guards lying on the ground.
All of them were beheaded with a knife, and their blood was sucked dry, turning into mummies.
Such a horrible scene made the surrounding demon-suppressing officers pale.
"How could this happen! How could this happen! ”
“The witch was locked up well, how could she suddenly run away without a sound?”
Captain Liu was completely panicked, and anxiously circled around the prison car:
“What should I do if the elders in this department blame me!”
“Hmph! These four people must have been bewitched by the witch, secretly stole the key, let the witch go, and ended up being abandoned by her!”
Captain Tang was much calmer. With a wave of his hand, he gave orders to everyone in an orderly manner:
“The witch was seriously injured before, and was locked up in the dungeon of the government for more than two months. Her strength has been greatly reduced. Even if she escapes, she can’t get far!”
“You five people in a group, search separately, if you find the trace of the witch, immediately fire a signal flare to signal.”
“Master Liu, you lead the people to the east, and I lead the people to the west.”
“Yes... yes! Just follow what Lord Tang said!" Captain Liu nodded hurriedly.
The situation was critical. Although everyone had doubts in their hearts, they had no time to think about it and could only act according to the order.
Gu Cheng was planning to act alone and take this opportunity to have a "midnight snack".
Captain Tang led three confidants to come over and ordered in an unquestionable tone:
"Gu Cheng, you have good lightness skills, so follow me."
"..."
Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
What does it mean? Is this because he is afraid that a female evil cultivator is not enough to eat, so he wants to add a snack for himself?
Isn't this too polite?
"I obey your orders! "
Gu Cheng nodded in response and left with Tang Baihu and others.
Xiao Yun looked at the five people's backs as they walked away, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
Even he could see that the fat man Tang had bad intentions. Lord Gu could not have been unaware of this and must have relied on something.
But no matter what, the other party has four Qi and Blood Realm warriors after all!
Among them, Tang Yuan has the seventh level of Qi and Blood cultivation, and his strength is quite good. Is Lord Gu really okay alone?
Xiao Yun thought for a moment, thinking that he is now also a Qi and Blood Realm master, so he should not be a drag.
He gritted his teeth and immediately chased after him.
And in the crowd not far away.
Zhao Jinnian stared at Xiao Yun's back as he walked away alone, and couldn't help but sneered.
He led four men and followed quietly.