Chapter 109 Testing

On the edge of the Xing'an Mountains, tents stood one after another. In the heavy snow, they looked like giant beasts crawling on the ground from a distance, which was daunting.

Outside the tents, teams of soldiers patrolled, and a solemn and murderous atmosphere permeated. The group had been riding in a carriage for four or five days. It was bumpy, but they were also disturbed by arrows when they were sleeping soundly at night.

Although they were all martial artists, they still felt a little annoyed. It was lunch time when they arrived at the camp. Few people had the mood to eat, and they rushed into the tent to catch up on their sleep. On the contrary, Zhao Ju ignored external affairs all the way and slept well. At this time, he not only had no mood to rest, but also had the interest to watch the snow.

After watching for a while, it was really boring. It was a vast expanse of white, and it was really boring to watch for a long time. I was bored and followed the soldiers to eat two bowls of military meals. After filling my stomach, I went back to the tent and took a comfortable nap.

When he opened his eyes again, it was half dark. When he walked out of the tent, Lu Wenyu was already standing outside drinking tea leisurely. Seeing Zhao Jue coming out, Lu Wenyu handed the teacup to the servant beside him and asked softly.

"Muzhi, why don't you sleep a little longer? After tonight, it will be difficult to sleep well."

"Don't worry, if you can't sleep well, it means you can sleep well. Maybe it will end at dawn." Zhao Jue stretched and yawned with a bit of indifference in his words, and even wanted to go back and sleep for a while.

"Hehe." Lu Wenyu didn't laugh, but nodded a little depressed. It's a good thing for young people to be optimistic. We can only hope that he will come back alive.

"You will know when you enter the mountain... I will see you off in person later. Alas, the road ahead is endless..."

Zhao Jue was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but soon he smiled with the corners of his mouth. In Zhao Jue's eyes, this is just a business, and he doesn't have too many other ideas.

It was completely dark, and the main tent had already been set up with wine and food. Lu Wenyu and ten people took their seats one by one. The commander and deputy commander were not there. After everyone sat down, Lu Wenyu held the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for everyone.

"Everyone, I don't know if we will meet again after tonight. Please drink up the muddy wine in the cup, just as Lu is sending you off. Everyone, please!"

After Lu Wenyu finished speaking, he drank the wine in the cup neatly. He poured himself another glass of wine, ignoring everyone's reactions, and poured another glass after drinking it.

Everyone looked at each other, staring at each other, not understanding what Lu Wenyu meant. Fortunately, Lu Wenyu stopped pouring wine after drinking the third cup, and smiled, "Please forgive me, Lu is just a little sad, hahaha, come on, move your chopsticks, move your chopsticks!"

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were finally put back into their stomachs, and they smiled and picked up food and drank. For a moment, the banquet was full of joy, without any tension, but talking and laughing, extremely relaxed.

After eating and drinking for more than an hour, several people did not drink much. After all, they had to go into the mountains later, and they could not delay the event because of drinking. Seeing that everyone had stopped eating, Lu Wenyu stopped eating, stood up and poured a glass of wine for everyone with a wine pot, and said with a smile, "Have another glass, and I will send you into the mountains after drinking."

"Thank you, Lord Lu!" Of course, the people present did not understand the worldly affairs at all, not to mention that no matter what, this glass of wine meant farewell. Everyone no longer hesitated, and when Lu Wenyu raised his glass, they also raised their glasses and drank the wine in the glass.

"Everyone, let's go!" Lu Wenyu waved his hand and took the lead to walk out of the tent and walk down the mountain.

After leaving the camp, Lu Wenyu put his hands behind his back and looked deep. He said solemnly, "Two first-rank soldiers go first, and the others will follow. Eunuch Ning, Shen Lie, the most important thing for you two to do after you go up the mountain is to keep a close eye on the first-rank soldiers on the opposite side. The rest of you should act according to circumstances. Remember, this is a life-and-death fight, not a duel! There are dry food in the hut on the mountain, enough for twenty days. Let's go, don't delay."

Eunuch Ning and Shen Lie didn't wait for Lu Wenyu to finish his words. Their true energy had already left their bodies. They stepped on their feet and flew towards the mountain without concealing their breath at all.

The other eight people, including Zhao Jiu, waited for a while after the two left and then performed their own Qinggong and flew towards the mountain. Only Lu Wenyu was left in the snow.

The sky was dark, and the snow was getting heavier. The fluttering snowflakes blocked Lu Wenyu's view of the mountain, and also blocked the sadness in his eyes...

The eight people who went up the mountain later changed directions halfway and flew in different directions. Zhao Jue took out a mask in mid-air, put it on his face, and then landed lightly on a bare tree. Then he performed the breath-retaining technique in Piaoxue, quietly looking at the endless mountains.

Continuous harassment, but the other party was not the first to attack. This was too weird and even inexplicable. Zhao Jue didn't dare to bet that the other party was all idiots, which was almost impossible. It was better to be careful and cautious in the life-and-death battle.

Thinking about it, it was not right. Zhao Jue simply didn't rush. He waited for a while and then changed to another tree to continue observing. Anyway, he was just testing his patience. Whoever couldn't help but attack first would reveal the flaw first. In this way, he walked forward slowly, one tree at a time, and before he knew it, he could no longer see the tent under the mountain.

The snow that had been falling for a long time gradually subsided at this time, and the moon peeked out from the clouds. Zhao Jue, who was about to jump forward, stopped and stared at the distance. Although the rustling sound in the dark was weak, it could not escape Zhao Jue's perception. Slowly bending down and sticking to the tree trunk, looking at the place where the sound came from, a flying knife was already in his hand.

The rustling sound in the darkness stopped with Zhao Jue's movement, as if they had sensed Zhao Jue's location. Zhao Jue frowned on the tree, and had a bad feeling in his heart. The sound was a bit strange, so he didn't hesitate any more and threw out the flying knife to find out what was going on.

With a "swish" sound, the flying knife flashed a white light. Zhao was not sure whether he had hit or not, so he simply shot with four or five flying knives. There were a few more rustling sounds in the darkness and then stopped abruptly. Zhao let go of his hand and fell to the ground. He stepped on it and used Qinggong to go straight to the source of the sound.

The body rose but the hands were not slow, and several more flying knives went straight to the location of the sound. The flying snow fell apart a few steps away from the source of the sound. He looked carefully and saw a man lying in the snow at the foot of the slope with several throwing knives stuck in his body.

Zhao didn't dare to be careless, so he took out his Tang Dao and swung it with two sword slashes, cutting off the corpse on the ground. The strange thing was that even though it was chopped into several pieces, the ground was still clean without a drop of blood.

"As expected, no wonder I didn't feel the true energy." Zhao looked at the "corpse" broken into several pieces on the ground and said to himself in sudden realization.

He stepped forward to pick up the body and found that the man had been dead for a long time. His blood was all dried up, his skin was shriveled and blue, his nails and joints were black and blue, and his face had a strange iron-blue color, which seemed to have been poured into it. mercury.

Although he didn't know what method was used to make a corpse move, Zhao already knew clearly what the other party meant. It was nothing more than a test. It seemed that the other party was also very careful.

"Testing it? It's a good idea..."

After saying that, Zhao changed direction and left. It seemed that the other party was planning to play slowly.