Chapter 186

"Rest well."

Xiao Qing noticed the wounded person's emotions were unstable and promptly stopped questioning.

After helping the wounded person lie down, Xiao Qing comforted, saying,

"Don't worry, our Iron Blood Mercenary Group will definitely avenge you."

Though he said so, Xiao Qing actually had little confidence.

Members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group who had previously escaped by luck found it hard to bear the pressure of their companions' mysterious deaths after returning to the group, and they went completely mad.

They didn't bring back much useful information.

Although the wounded person said he encountered that white silhouette in an area dotted with tombstones.

But wanting to find the tombstone area in the vast Thousand Year Cold Valley is no simple matter.

He could only keep an eye out and try to see if he could find it.

Once the mercenary group's members were mostly ready.

Gu Han and Gu Chen, the two brothers, set out together with the mercenary group's members.

Gu Han wasn't worried that the mercenary group members would turn on them.

With his and Gu Chen's strength, dealing with the mercenary group posed no problem.

Moreover, the more people there are, the greater the chance of finding heavenly treasures and earthly riches.

No matter what, it's better than Gu Han and Gu Chen running around like headless flies.

Not long after the group left Cold Valley Town, the members of the White Crane Mercenary Group also emerged from a corner of the town.

Jiang Baihe looked at Xiao Qing with a gloomy gaze.

"This fellow is definitely in league with the Iron Blood Mercenary Group!"

"Vice Captain, your guess is indeed correct."

The members of the White Crane Mercenary Group echoed in agreement.

In Jiang Baihe's eyes, Gu Han and Xiao Qing were acting in concert.

The recent events were merely a means for the Iron Blood Mercenary Group to expand its reputation in Cold Valley Town.

Seeing the two sides acting together now only confirmed his suspicion.

"The Iron Blood Mercenary Group has mobilized in full force this time, sending two, possibly even three Martial Sect experts; they must have discovered some treasure's trail!"

"Let's follow them and see."

Jiang Baihe waved his hand and led the way, quietly following behind.

Taking advantage of the blizzard's cover, they only needed to follow far behind, without worrying about being discovered by the Iron Blood Mercenary Group.

And if the Iron Blood Mercenary Group members discovered some treasure.

Once the Iron Blood Mercenary Group suffers heavy losses, that will be their chance to strike!

Moving slowly through the blizzard makes one hardly feel the passage of time.

No one could tell how much time had actually passed.

"Vice Captain, wait a moment!"

After the group had ventured deep into the Thousand Year Cold Valley, who knows how far.

Suddenly, someone from the Iron Blood Mercenary Group quickened their pace to Xiao Qing's side and shouted in a low voice.

Xiao Qing furrowed his brow and immediately asked,

"What's wrong?"

"I can sense that there is an unknown creature ahead," that mercenary said in a low voice.

At that moment, Xiao Qing saw Gu Han's doubtful gaze and immediately replied,

"This is our mercenary group's Zhang Mu; his greatest skill is sensing the aura of demonic beasts."

Gu Han heard this and was slightly startled in his heart.

Indeed, the world is vast and full of wonders.

He had never seen such a special ability as Zhang Mu's before.

Snow fell from the sky like goose feathers, rustling down.

Besides, fierce winds kept sweeping past their ears.

They were so close that they had to shout loudly for those nearby to hear them.

In such an environment, even a demonic beast with an extraordinary sense of smell like Little Wolf.

Because of the extreme cold, their sense of smell almost completely fails.

This means Zhang Mu's special ability works better than Little Wolf's nose!

Having Zhang Mu as a means to scout demonic beasts undoubtedly gives them greater safety!

The Iron Blood Mercenary Group's people are indeed well-prepared.

"Uncle Xiao, should we go around here, or go check out that possible demonic beast?"

Facing Gu Han's question, Xiao Qing hesitated slightly, then said in a low voice,

"Although the heavy snow blocks the road, if I remember correctly, our mercenary group has often taken this route before, but we've never encountered an exceptionally powerful demonic beast."

"Both sides are steep slopes, making advance difficult."

"If we were to take a detour, it would take an extremely long time."

"My suggestion is to go up and take a look; with our mercenary group's strength and that of the two young brothers, as long as we don't encounter a six-star demonic beast, we won't be completely helpless."

Gu Han naturally had no objection to that.

Even if that place truly housed a six-star demonic beast, they might still have a fighting chance.

Since they already knew in advance of the demonic beast's existence.

Xiao Qing and the others immediately used Qi Blood to shield themselves, and trudged forward slowly through the blizzard.

They only knew that a monster existed, but did not know what rank of monster it was.

Everyone remained sufficiently cautious, to prevent the monster from launching a sudden attack.

And the blizzard seemed to know a great battle was about to erupt, becoming ever more biting and bone‑chilling.

Had the mercenary corps not prepared a snow‑controlling treasure in advance, the blizzard alone might have reduced their combat power by more than half.

"Two little brothers, here you go,"

After Xiao Qing gave Zhang Mu a glance, Zhang Mu immediately produced two pitch‑black items and handed them to Gu Han and the other.

The items looked much like ordinary charcoal, yet they emitted a gentle warmth.

That warmth continuously tempered their bodies, helping the two resist the cold.

Obviously Xiao Qing also knew the two were valuable combat assets.

Facing a monster of unknown strength, the two had to preserve their combat power as much as possible.

The group pressed on, everyone on high alert, daring not the slightest relaxation.

"Second Battalion Leader, be careful; the monster's aura is not far ahead of you!"

Hearing that, Xiao Qing's gaze instantly hardened.

He looked around but found no trace of the monster.

But out of trust in Zhang Mu, Xiao Qing drew his battle sword and slashed fiercely at the ground ahead.

The blade's flash cut a crack several zhang long across the packed snow.

But beyond that, there was still no other movement.

As if that monster did not exist at all.

Gu Han's Furrowed Brow.

At that moment, he thrust his Silver Dragon Spear forward to the left‑front with force.

The spear's tip pierced the air, producing a burst of sound.

The gust wrapped around the spear's tip even hurled the surrounding snow away.

Yet the spear still landed in empty space!

"That shouldn't happen,"

Gu Han's current spiritual power, compared with the Martial Sect, is on par or even surpasses it.

But he had just clearly felt an aura appear to his left‑front.

How could it miss?

And that aura vanished like a flash, never appearing again in Gu Han's perception.

The group could only keep moving, and even after traveling roughly several li, they still found no trace of the monster.

"Zhang Mu, Fellow, your intuition can't be wrong, can it?"

Zhang Mu's gaze remained steady as he shook his head,

"You may doubt my strength, but you cannot doubt my ability!"

That is the skill Zhang Mu lives by, allowing no one to question it.

But what puzzled Zhang Mu was that the monster's aura had moved from ahead of them to behind them.

Yet it never launched an attack.

It truly was strange.

Yet no one noticed.

From about several hundred meters behind them, a chorus of screams rang out.