Chapter 1166: The Strange Forest
"Huh? I didn’t see anything, just a piece of pink intimate clothing, nothing else," Chen Tianlong said with a bit of grievance.
"Ah! Stupid Chen Tianlong, lousy Chen Tianlong, you dare to say that."
As soon as Lin Wushuang finished speaking, she chased him with punches, and Chen Tianlong hurried to escape, with Lin Wushuang relentlessly pursuing him. The scene looked a bit like a hawk catching a chick.
In the night, the two embraced each other.
Without a word throughout the night, the next day, everyone began the next mission.
There was only one day left, and by this time tomorrow, they might be fighting it out at the final mission.
Everyone felt a bit excited, thinking that they were about to complete the mission, and what they desired would soon be in their grasp.
Du Nong wanted to reach the final mission quickly to stabilize the Evil Qi. Lin Wushuang had no desires; she was just satisfied to be able to keep walking alongside Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong thought the Super Qi Gathering Pill and Super Great Rejuvenation Pill would be useful, but then he reconsidered whether the Celestial Pill Sect really had so many pills. Didn’t Mo Jing get rescued by him?
Unbeknownst to him, it was just a conspiracy.
Liu Ting and Bing Ruxue were just here to goof around.
Thus, with various thoughts in their minds, the six embarked on the journey to the second region, where danger would escalate, a mysterious place.
And the protagonist of this region was Kang Taike’s brother, Kang Tailin.
Kang Tailin was skilled in hidden weapons, as the saying goes, comparable to Little Li’s Flying Knife, always on target. So they began to venture into Kang Tailin’s domain.
This was a large forest, very quiet inside. Strangely, in such a huge forest, not a single bird was to be seen. As they continued forward, they suddenly encountered a herdsman, a seventy-year-old man.
"Old man, why are there no birds here? In such a big forest," Hao Shuai stepped forward and asked.
"You don’t know, do you? The birds have been caught by the owner of this place. Not far ahead, there’s a castle. Would you like to go? I can lead the way."
The old man thought that since he was idle, he might as well take them to see the castle.
So they followed the old man, passing through layer upon layer of trees, and sure enough, not far ahead was a castle as the old man had described. As they approached the castle, Chen Tianlong noticed many bird feathers scattered on the ground here, and he looked around, unable to find the city gate, which greatly frustrated him.
After some observation, Chen Tianlong finally discovered a drawbridge gate five or six meters above the ground. The castle’s fortifications were grand, with snowy white walls and various architectural models, leaving everyone stunned.
Hao Shuai glanced around, his lips slightly curling into a disdainful smile, then leapt up onto the drawbridge gate. After surveying, he found not a single figure.
Chen Tianlong looked at Hao Shuai above him, seeing no movement, then with Lin Wushuang in his arms, jumped onto the platform. The other two girls were at the Celestial Dao level and needed no help from Chen Tianlong, especially since they had their boyfriends; they couldn’t rely on Chen Tianlong.
Soon after, they went through the entrance into the castle, and although there was no one inside, they felt an inexplicable fear.
The six of them entered one after the other, marveling at the beautiful architecture, making the three girls excited as if they were on a sightseeing trip.
Chen Tianlong, however, stayed highly vigilant.
Since entering, he had felt an ominous foreboding; the quieter it was, the more it seemed like the calm before the storm.
Sure enough, as Chen Tianlong anticipated, after walking for a few minutes, a huge net suddenly fell from the sky, and they couldn’t dodge in time, catching Chen Tianlong and the three girls.
The next moment, a dozen people appeared beside them, each looking like bandits.
Hao Shuai’s position was not easy to catch, and luckily he managed to dodge aside, being quite skilled. It’s not easy to catch someone like him.
Hao Shuai leapt forward, drew his long sword, and swung it with force, his Sword Qi sweeping past, knocking down all the approaching enemies.
Suddenly, a skinny lad flew out from among them, and his monkey-like appearance suggested he wasn’t an ordinary person.
Hao Shuai was caught off guard and got kicked twice. Hao Shuai flipped in the air and swung his sword horizontally, the skinny guy dashed forward and then counterattacked with a unique palm technique.
Feeling the enemy’s aggressive approach, Hao Shuai could only swiftly step aside.
After landing, the two stared at each other for a few seconds, then suddenly Hao Shuai attacked proactively with his long sword, instantly knocking down the skinny guy, seizing the chance to stab forward.
Suddenly, countless throwing darts flew from nowhere, incredibly fast and accurately hitting the target. Even a master like Hao Shuai couldn’t evade them.
Hao Shuai quickly removed the darts from his arm, and upon inspection, angrily shouted, "Poison!" and then fainted.
Unquestionably, they were all caught and held in the same cell.
Actually, Chen Tianlong wasn’t unable to fight; he deliberately chose not to escape.
As the saying goes, "No pain, no gain!"
Besides, even if he left by himself, what about Lin Wushuang and the others? Especially with Hao Shuai unconscious.
Although there was enmity between them, as the team leader, Chen Tianlong had brought five people in, so he had to take them out safely, not missing a single one. Personal grievances could be settled later.
After observing from outside for so long, Chen Tianlong guessed the master here was likely Kang Tailin, known as a hidden weapon expert. According to the old man, his capturing birds might be for practicing aerial shooting.
"Chen Tianlong, do you think this is the person we’re looking for?" Lin Wushuang asked, recalling the mission remained for Hao Shuai and Du Nong.
Needless to say, these two missions correspond to each other, since Lin Wushuang is Chen Tianlong’s aide, Du Nong and Hao Shuai should be assigned to the same mission, depending on the fairness of the tasks; it is reasonable to conclude this.
"Yes, this should be the mission for Hao Shuai and Du Nong," Chen Tianlong speculated.
"Then let’s kill him and complete the mission."
Du Nong came over immediately upon hearing Chen Tianlong’s words.
"No, his skills are said to be strong; his martial arts and hidden weapons are his trump cards. He doesn’t know our identities yet. Also, I can’t assure it 100%. If we make a mistake, alarming him would bring trouble."
Chen Tianlong calmly said, "Let’s wait for Hao Shuai to wake up then decide."
By the evening, Hao Shuai slowly regained consciousness. Fortunately, the poison on the darts was merely a sedative, and after a few needles from Chen Tianlong, he quickly awoke.
Even though Hao Shuai was awake, his body was visibly weak.
Chen Tianlong recalled past events, so he asked in puzzlement, "Hao Shuai, when you were struck by the hidden weapon earlier, did you see who threw it or from which direction?"