Chapter 711: Taking the Initiative

Liu Zheng and the others were greatly invigorated.

However, despite them resting while the enemy tired themselves and having prepared extensively, they still could not catch sight of those fangs with their eyes!

Too fast!

Too fierce!

Just as a few shadows flashed by, the tent at the entrance that had the most Stone Bean Orchid placed in it was torn open by them in an instant.

"Damn it!"

"Charge!"

Gu Guan had actually thought before the ambush about whether it was possible to leave a few of these ghostly things behind on the spot? If not a few, even one would do!

Who would have known, with so many of them having waited for so many days, they still could not even see their shadows! Three hundred jailers rushed over simultaneously, yet it was already too late... All of this seemed to happen in the blink of an eye; those fangs came and went like the wind, and the ten people in this camp tent had already been snatched away before their screams could even be fully uttered.

When Gu Guan and the others ran over, the scene was already in a complete mess.

The three hundred jailers all had unsightly expressions on their faces.

In this situation, they hadn't even managed to leave a single hair behind! Wasn't this a slap in their faces?

Liu Zheng also ran over.

Seeing the Stone Bean Orchid sap spilled all over the ground, a smile finally appeared on his face: "It seems there shouldn't be much of a problem now... Brothers, you can have a good sleep in the second half of the night!"

The group then burst into laughter, and their hearts immediately felt much lighter.

Gu Guan, however, poured a bucket of cold water on them from the side: "Sleep? What sleep? Hurry up and go deal with that bunch of prisoners!"

The expressions of the group changed once again.

Indeed, these ten people had been snatched away again, and those prisoners had started all sorts of wailing, causing trouble, and attempting suicide.

Suppress them!

It was another muddled, chaotic beating.

When they got up the next day, there were a few more limping, bruised, and swollen prisoners in the ranks...

The jailers finally managed to get a good night's sleep.

Early in the morning, they were full of vigor.

"My lord, when shall we make our move..."

Gu Guan came over to ask Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "These ghostly things should be nocturnal; I think it is most appropriate to strike at midday!"

The crowd nodded in agreement one after another.

Gu Guan immediately called out a few brothers from among the three hundred jailers. It must be said, these jailers who had traveled north and south for years really had all kinds of talents; besides experts like Lao Hutou who were skilled at identifying wild plants, there were also talents skilled in tracking, and brothers who were extremely sensitive to scents...

After the main force marched for another half day, they stopped to eat.

Gu Guan suddenly said loudly: "Everyone, recently we have been harassed by things in the mountains playing at being ghosts, causing panic and obstructing our path. After our discussion, we will actively track these evil things today! To manifest the righteous energy of our Longyan and restore our clear and bright world!"

Once these words were spoken, the prisoners were all stunned.

A terrifying silence followed, and then the whole place was in an uproar.

"What?"

"Actively strike?"

"This..."

"My lord, absolutely not, absolutely not!"

"That's right, what if we provoke those mountain ghosts?"

People were extremely afraid; after all, people in this ancient era believed in the talk of ghosts and gods without a doubt. In these past few days, that ghostly thing had almost scared the wits out of them, but many people's thought was: fortunately, they only snatched away nearly ten people every day... They could only pray that they wouldn't be the ones snatched away.

But now, you want to go and provoke them?

No, absolutely not!

The group was about to cause trouble again.

Gu Guan laughed heartily: "What mountain ghosts? They are not that at all! Everyone, we suspect this is just a bunch of guys playing at being ghosts. If you don't believe it, we will know once we catch them today!"

"What?"

"Not mountain ghosts?"

"Impossible!"

"This..."

People began to look at each other and whisper among themselves again.

If it's not a mountain ghost, then what is it?

That thing moves so fast and so fiercely that people can't see it at all!

Is this something a human can do?

"My lord..."

"This..."

"We think it's better not to provoke these evil things."

"My lord, it is normal for us to give some offerings to these mountain ghosts while in the mountains."

Gu Guan snorted coldly: "Offerings? Using human lives as offerings? You actually have the nerve to say that! Dream on!"

"Everyone stay where you are and wait for orders!"

These prisoners didn't dare to speak anymore, but they were trembling in their hearts, suddenly becoming even more nervous. They naturally thought that Gu Guan and the others were playing with fire! What if they offended the Lord Mountain Ghost?

Staying in place, the atmosphere became eerie once again.

Gu Guan immediately gave the order for one hundred men to stay behind.

Two hundred men followed him.

This time, Liu Zheng also followed in the ranks; no matter how Gu Guan tried to persuade him, it was no use.

First, two brothers with very keen noses followed the scent, which was like that of a dead rat, and two hundred men set out fully armed.

According to Liu Zheng's prediction, since these things chose to launch night raids on them all along the way, they should be resting nearby during the day—of course, if they were truly mountain ghosts, that would be another matter.

As long as they were human, or even just a type of creature, those who were active at night should be at their most exhausted during the middle of the day.

At this time, if they pounced, they would surely catch them red-handed!

Lao Hutou was right; the scent of the Stone Bean Orchid was quite pungent. Liu Zheng could smell it along the way, let alone the two brothers who specifically used their sense of smell to track others; very soon, he led everyone into a thicket. Sure enough, once they passed through this thicket, there was a Cave Heaven, and an inconspicuous small path appeared.

Liu Zheng and Gu Guan exchanged a look.

It seemed they had guessed correctly!

Following this path, the forest was very dense and the environment quite complex; the two hundred men tried their best to walk cautiously, not making a single sound, but despite this, they still startled some birds.

The atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

They were terrified that any one of their movements would alert the enemy.

Among the two hundred men, not one dared to speak.

They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"Look!"

At this moment, a brother in front suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw a pool of blood near a large rock ahead, along with the fur and bones of a wild boar.

Gu Guan's eyes lit up.

The extinguished campfire nearby proved that this was definitely man-made!

Walking over, Gu Guan cupped a handful of ash in his hands, and his expression immediately became excited.

The others were also shaken; almost without needing words, they could tell from Gu Guan's expression that the ash still had residual warmth! In other words, those things should not be far from here!

Gu Guan waved his hand, and the group followed the scent and continued on their way.

Only this time, they became even more cautious.

Just after walking for about another few miles.

Suddenly.

Behind a patch of forest, the view ahead suddenly opened up. A waterfall, a small stream, and a cave appeared before them.

Everyone was extremely excited.

They had found it!