Chapter 813 A Bigger Setback
The black long sword pierced the top of the sand dune, like a guiding spell, guiding Gu Jiuchen and his party to the unknown abyss. Gu Jiuchen knew very well that what was waiting for them ahead was definitely not a good place. But he had no choice. For Ye Linglong, he had to go through the mountains of swords and seas of fire.
The crowd approached the sand dune carefully, pushed aside the layers of yellow sand, and finally came under the black long sword. A cold chill came over them, and the runes on the sword seemed to come alive, flashing with a strange light.
"Be careful!" Li Yifeng shouted in a low voice, and the folding fan in his hand suddenly opened, and a green light flew out, repelling several black shadows who attempted to sneak attack.
"Who is it?!" Zhu Tai drew out his long sword and looked around vigilantly.
However, what responded to them were countless villagers coming from all directions. These villagers had dull eyes and dull expressions. They held hoes, sickles and other farm tools in their hands, but exuded a heart-pounding murderous aura.
"Not good! These villagers are under control!" Lin Wanqing exclaimed.
"Kill!" The villagers roared and rushed towards Gu Jiuchen and others like a tide.
Although Gu Jiuchen and others had high cultivation, they couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling in the face of these overwhelming and fearless villagers.
"Quick battle, don't fight to the death!" Gu Jiuchen gave an order and took the lead. The sharp sword energy swept out like a storm, instantly knocking away several villagers who were in the front.
However, the villagers rushed forward one after another, fearlessly and fearlessly, as if they had no sense of pain.
"These villagers are wrong!" Liu Yaonian said anxiously while waving her long sword to resist the villagers' attacks, "Their eyes are empty, as if their minds are controlled by someone!"
Gu Jiuchen frowned, and he could see the strangeness of these villagers. Their attacks were random and completely relied on brute force, but they were fearless and still attacked crazily even when they were seriously injured. He had only seen such a scene when facing the puppet warriors of the Demon Cult.
"Is it the work of the Demon Cult?" Lin Luan chopped open the chest of a villager with a knife, but found that it was empty, with only a ball of black gas pouring out and disappearing in a flash.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Gu Jiuchen resisted the attacks of the villagers while observing the surroundings, trying to find the person who controlled these villagers. "Although the Demon Cult is good at controlling people's hearts, it will never use such a crude method."
At this moment, a sharp whistle broke through the night sky, and the villagers retreated as if they had received an order, leaving a passage for the encirclement. A figure wearing a black robe and a ghost mask slowly walked out.
"Who are you?" Gu Jiuchen stared at the newcomer with a sharp gaze, and a strong pressure emanated from him.
The black-robed man did not speak, but just sneered, then waved his hand violently, and the villagers surged up again like a tide.
"Be careful!" Li Yifeng noticed that the villagers' attack was obviously more organized this time, and their speed and strength were more than doubled compared to before.
"He is controlling these villagers!" Lin Wanqing exclaimed.
Gu Jiuchen's face sank. He knew that he had guessed correctly. The person who controlled these villagers was much stronger than him, otherwise it would be impossible to control so many people so easily.
The battle became fierce again. Although Gu Jiuchen and others fought hard, they gradually lost the upper hand in the face of endless villagers. In order to protect Liu Yaonian, Zhu Tai was accidentally forced to the edge of the trap by several villagers. The ground under his feet collapsed and he fell down.
"Zhu Tai!" Liu Yaonian exclaimed and wanted to reach out to pull him, but it was too late.
"Hahaha!" The black-robed man laughed triumphantly, "Your companions are mine now!"
Gu Jiuchen and others wanted to go down to rescue, but they were entangled by the villagers like a tide. They could only watch Zhu Tai being captured by the black-robed man and disappearing into the darkness.
The words of the man in black robes were like sharp knives, stabbing Gu Jiuchen and others in the heart. Zhu Tai's disappearance filled them with anger and worry.
"Big Brother, what should we do now?" Li Yifeng asked Gu Jiuchen, suppressing the grief in his heart.
"We can't be passive like this anymore." Gu Jiuchen took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "Yifeng, you take the others away first, I'll go save Zhu Tai."
"No! Big Brother, it's too dangerous for you to go alone!" Qi Rong was the first to object, "Let me go!"
"I'll go!" Lin Luan also stood up.
"Don't argue!" Gu Jiuchen said sternly, "Now is not the time to be a hero, listen to my orders, Yifeng, take them away!"
"But..." Li Yifeng wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Gu Jiuchen's eyes.
"Let's go!"
Li Yifeng knew that now was not the time to argue, he gritted his teeth, broke out with Liu Yaonian and others, and fled out of the village.
Gu Jiuchen watched them leave, then turned around, staring coldly at the direction where the black-robed man disappeared, and then chased after him without hesitation.
He followed the breath left by the black-robed man all the way and came to a dilapidated temple. The temple was dead silent, with only a few crows making unpleasant calls on the branches.
Gu Jiuchen walked into the temple carefully, and a cold breath hit him in the face, making him shiver. He looked around and found some black powder scattered on the ground, which exuded a strange fragrance, which was exactly the smell he smelled in the village before.
"It seems that this is where the villagers are controlled." Gu Jiuchen thought to himself.
He continued to walk deeper into the temple and came to a hall. The door of the hall was ajar, and there were faint strange sounds coming from inside. Gu Jiuchen took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and rushed in.
"Who is it?" A cold voice sounded in the hall.
Gu Jiuchen looked carefully and saw a figure in a black robe sitting in the center of the hall. In front of him was an incense burner with a black incense stick in it, which was emitting curling green smoke.
"It's you!" Gu Jiuchen recognized the black-robed man at a glance. He was the one who had captured Zhu Tai in the village before.
"You dare to chase here? You are really tired of living!" The black-robed man slowly stood up, with a cold light in his eyes.
"Hand over Zhu Tai, and I can spare your life!" Gu Jiuchen said coldly.
"Hahaha!" The black-robed man laughed loudly, "Just you? Are you qualified to negotiate with me?"
"Then don't blame me for being rude!" Before Gu Jiuchen finished speaking, he flashed and appeared in front of the black-robed man, slapping him on the chest.
The black-robed man was obviously prepared. He dodged Gu Jiuchen's attack with a flick of his body, and then counterattacked with a palm and faced Gu Jiuchen.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, two powerful forces collided with each other, stirring up a gust of wind, blowing the dust in the hall all over the sky.
Gu Jiuchen only felt a powerful force coming, shaking his blood and qi, and couldn't help but step back a few steps.
"You..." Gu Jiuchen's face changed slightly. He didn't expect the black-robed man to be so powerful.
"Boy, your strength is not bad, but you are still far from fighting me!" The black-robed man sneered and attacked Gu Jiuchen again.
Gu Jiuchen didn't dare to be careless, and quickly used all his strength to fight with the black-robed man.
The two fought back and forth in the hall, and it was hard to tell who was who. Although Gu Jiuchen was slightly inferior in strength, he was able to deal with the black-robed man with his flexible body movements and exquisite swordsmanship.
However, at this moment, something strange happened!
"Ah!"
A scream came from outside the hall.
Gu Jiuchen was startled and turned his head to see Qi Rong lying on the ground covered in blood, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
"Qi Rong!" Gu Jiuchen's eyes were bloodshot, he knew he had fallen into a trap, a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain!
He tried to hold back the grief in his heart and wanted to rush out to save Qi Rong, but was blocked by the black-robed man.
"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The black-robed man sneered and attacked Gu Jiuchen again.