Chapter 149: Battle at White Maple

Ah—

Relying on the Battle Pet System.

Gu Han quickly understood what Little Wolf meant.

Someone was coming out of the black mist ahead!

Gu Han immediately crouched low with Little Wolf, carefully watching the black mist ahead.

Not long after, a discussion sounded from within the black mist.

"Jiang Tianyi this old bastard isn't crazy, is he? He actually mobilized a large army to encircle the entire Black Mist Mountain Range!"

"The Black Mist Mountain Range is extremely easy to get lost in, and there are many traps, yet this old bastard actually led a group of Martial Sect experts to forcibly break through the traps!"

"He's really determined to wipe out Heifeng Zhai!"

"May the Daoist friends not die, the poor Daoist will not die; I hope the chief can hold out a while longer, we'll go ahead first."

"Quick, quick, quick, go this way, there's no trace of Zhong Cheng's troops here."

"Damn it, after searching for several hours, we finally found a place to leave."

Amid the discussion, several fierce-looking men rushed out of the black mist.

Gu Han glanced at them carefully and saw that they showed no signs of panic.

They appeared to be moving straight toward their predetermined goal.

"It seems my guess was correct; these people must have a way to see directions in the black mist."

Gu Han's thought settled, and his body shot forward like lightning.

The Heifeng Zhai villagers only felt a dizzy blur, followed by a sharp pain in their knees.

Thud!

Thud!

Several heavy thuds of falling bodies sounded in succession.

All five Heifeng Zhai villagers clutched their knees or thighs, collapsing to the ground and wailing continuously.

Seeing Gu Han suddenly appear before them, the five Heifeng Zhai villagers' eyes filled with terror,

"You... who exactly are you?"

"I have no obligation to answer your questions."

Gu Han looked down on them from above,

"I need someone to guide me through the black mist."

"Pah!"

A Heifeng Zhai villager snorted coldly,

"You want me to guide you? Not a chance..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Little Wolf twisted his neck with a claw.

On his face, slowly losing warmth, still lingered a terrified expression.

The other few Heifeng Zhai villagers who had originally wanted to bargain,

Upon seeing their companion's gruesome death, their hearts jolted.

They all rushed forward, vying to pledge loyalty to Gu Han, their eyes filled with extreme terror,

"I'm willing to guide you!"

"I'm also willing to guide you; I'm the most familiar with the surroundings among us, you can choose me!"

Gu Han glanced at the four's expressions, picked the two who looked the most cunning, and directly snapped their necks, absorbing their attributes.

"You two, follow me."

Gu Han coldly glanced at the two, then walked toward the direction where Gu Lin and the others were waiting.

"You only have one chance; don't test my patience."

The two exchanged glances, their eyes filled with lingering shock.

Although Gu Han said he hadn't imposed any restrictive measures on them,

Precisely because of that, in their eyes he seemed even more terrifying!

If they now ran into the black mist, perhaps they could find a slim chance of survival.

But the greater likelihood is a dead end.

Although the black mist hinders movement,

Gu Han's earlier strike was too swift; they simply couldn't see it clearly!

This also caused them to be unable to judge the opponent's speed.

If they were dragged out by Gu Han as soon as they entered the black mist, they'd really be done for.

The two could only silently follow Gu Han's steps.

Gu Han indeed only needed one guide.

But he also worried that these Heifeng Zhai villagers might harbor ill intentions and play tricks in the black mist.

Keeping two of them, given these bandits' suspicious nature,

They would definitely be wary of each other, thus creating a kind of balance.

This would make it easier for Gu Han to control the overall situation.

Gu Han walked in front, not worrying about the two escaping.

Little Wolf quietly followed behind them.

With their strength, they couldn't possibly escape from Little Wolf's grasp.

The group quickly returned to the place where Gu Lin and the others were waiting.

But Gu Han soon furrowed his brow.

Because several dozen people, weapons in hand, surrounded Gu Lin and the others.

Even behind these people, someone had already nocked an arrow, drawn the bow, ready to fire.

The reason Gu Han furrowed his brow was that these people wore the uniforms of the Zhong Cheng army.

Why would these people attack Gu Lin and the others?

"Who are they?"

Someone heard the footsteps of two Heifeng Zhai bandits and immediately turned, shouting angrily.

This person was young but had a head of white hair, his bright eyes fixed tightly on Gu Han.

"Just as I expected."

"The Mu Shan Cheng army should have gone into the city to collect rations and returned to Mu Shan Cheng; how could they appear here?"

The white-haired man snorted coldly, his eyes full of killing intent,

"It seems Mu Shan Cheng isn't clean either!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the white-haired man gave Gu Han no chance to explain.

His body shot out like a wild whirlwind, the green-tipped long spear in his hand thrust straight at Gu Han's chest.

Gu Han's eyes narrowed slightly; this person's strength actually surpassed that of many Bijang!

A ripple flowed in Gu Han's hand.

The Silver Dragon Spear appeared in his hand, tracing an arc of afterimage, and collided with the white-haired man's long spear with a boom.

The powerful force sent all the soil within a ten-meter radius flying!

Soil filled the sky!

The white-haired man raised his brow, actually not surprised but delighted,

"What strong power."

He is one of the Zhong Cheng Deputy Generals, named Bai Feng.

Even among Zhong Cheng, Bai Feng could be counted among the strongest.

He guards this area to prevent any Heifeng Zhai members from escaping.

But he never expected to meet an opponent here who was his equal in strength.

Bai Feng gave a low shout, flashed forward to Gu Han's side, and thrust his spear.

Gu Han felt every cell of his body exhilarated.

He tilted his body, the Silver Dragon Spear before him, blocking Bai Feng's lightning-fast thrust.

The two fought as a mass, their violent aura even forcing the black mist to retreat into the distance.

The soldiers of the Zhong Cheng army, seeing this, all had their pupils shrink sharply.

Someone from Mu Shan Cheng could actually match General Bai Feng in strength?

Just where did this genius come from?

Gu Lin, meanwhile, was anxiously turning his thoughts.

He quickly said to the Zhong Cheng soldiers holding him and the others at his side,

"General, I already said we came here at the request of the Zhong Cheng Young City Lord to help."

That Zhong Cheng Captain of Hundred glanced sideways at Gu Lin,

"Empty words; besides, with your own missions, you couldn't possibly accept the Young City Lord's task on a whim."

"Even if it truly was the Young City Lord's commission, how could he not send a soldier as a guide to bring you to the military camp, instead of letting you act on your own?"

Faced with a series of questions from the Zhong Cheng Captain of Hundred, Gu Lin could not answer for a moment.

He could only pray in his heart that Gu Han would not be injured.

But he also could not injure that white-haired general.

Otherwise, their relationship with Zhong Cheng would likely fall to freezing point.

That is why he did not use the Exploding Thunder Pearl or the Earth Flame Stone against them.