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Chapter 247: Unexpected Turn of Events in the Secret Valley
Chapter 247: Unexpected Turn of Events in the Secret Valley
While the notorious villains acted without restraint, the other Jianghu members couldn't bring themselves to engage in such blatant mutual slaughter.
"Cover each other! We'll be safe once we break through!" Murong Yong shouted from the back.
Xu Xuanzhen brandished his long sword, his movements seemingly light and graceful yet as swift as the wind. "Yellow Rooster, Xiao Yun, follow me closely!"
However, upon catching a glimpse of Xuan Yuan Sanguang and his companions escaping, the people above the canyon grew more anxious. In their urgency, they wanted to hurl all the rocks and hidden weapons they had prepared.
The crowd's faces turned pale as they felt overwhelmed. They were mere dozens of paces away from the exit, but reaching it seemed as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Were they all going to perish here today?
Just then, a miserable scream echoed from above the canyon, followed by a thud as a corpse plummeted into the valley, splattering blood everywhere.
"Reinforcements!" Murong Yong's eyes lit up, and he also seemed to realize something.
The next moment, Jiang Feng's voice rang out from above the canyon, "Brother Murong, are you alright?"
"We're fine!" Murong Yong nodded repeatedly and replied loudly, "Thank you, Brother Jiang, and the two Palace Masters, for coming to our rescue!"
"You're welcome."
Jiang Feng's indifferent voice drifted down from above, but the sounds of beating and miserable cries continued, indicating that someone else was responsible for the intervention.
Those at the bottom of the canyon were well aware that the only ones capable of such prowess were the two Palace Masters of Yihua Palace.
With Yao Yue and Lian Xing taking action above the canyon, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The shower of rocks and hidden weapons instantly became sparse and eventually ceased.
However...
As the group looked around, they realized that even in this short interval, nearly half of them had been injured. Several had been struck in vital spots or succumbed to poison, resulting in nearly a dozen fatalities.
As they cautiously crossed the canyon and reached the exit, they saw Master Yellow Rooster pressing his right hand against his left shoulder, his body soaked in blood. As for Xiao Yun, he lay on the side of the road, a poisonous vixen embedded in his neck, his face darkened, already dead.
Xu Xuanzhen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, Xuan Yuan Sanguang and Bai Shan Jun had fled. If they had been slightly more vigilant and turned back to attack amidst their companions' corpses, they might have had to leave their lives here.
Just then, three figures descended outside the canyon—one in blue and two in white. The man in blue held a dejected-looking man in his hand.
"Greetings to the two Palace Masters and Young Master Jiang!"
The group of Jianghu members expressed their sincere gratitude as they bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Palace Masters, for saving our lives!"
Yao Yue waved her hand dismissively, too indifferent to bother speaking to them. Instead, Lian Xing smiled and nodded at them, "You're welcome. It was a trivial effort."
This group of Jianghu members weren't concerned that Yao Yue and Lian Xing had come for the treasure. Given their formidable martial arts prowess and their previous display of hostility towards Wei Wuya at Guanmeishan Manor, their intentions were clear.
Jiang Feng released the man in his grasp and inquired, "Why are you the only ones here? What about Du Sha and the others?"
The man, his face scarred and fearsome, now looked at Jiang Feng and the two Palace Masters with sheer terror in his eyes.
Hearing Jiang Feng's question, the man shook his head repeatedly, "No, I don't know. Boss Du arranged for us to ambush here. We were supposed to notify them when someone approached, but we sent people to inform them, but they never showed up."
"I thought Boss Du and the others were ambushing at the mouth of the canyon," the man explained, "So when this group triggered the mechanism, we had no choice but to take the lead."
Upon hearing this, not only the Jianghu crowd but also Jiang Feng and the sisters, Yao Yue and Lian Xing, were perplexed.
Reasonably, the five villains had set this trap to wipe out the Twelve Constellation Guards and the martial arts world in one fell swoop. However, the mechanism, hidden weapons, and poison in the canyon, along with the ambushers above, could severely damage those in the valley, but eradicating them all was still beyond their reach.
Jiang Feng and Yao Yue Lianxing had just flown up to the top of the canyon from the side, dispatching over a dozen underlings from the Valley of Evil along the way, yet they hadn't spotted the five notorious villains.
Neither above the canyon, hurling hidden weapons, nor lying in wait on the sides, the five villains were conspicuously absent.
"Do you think they ran away?" Lei Tuo asked.
The plan was to have the underlings of the Valley of Evil ambush and weaken the group of Jianghu members, then, as they rushed out, weakened and vulnerable, the villains would engage them in battle. This would further deplete the strength of the Jianghu group and also provide an opportunity to eliminate the underlings of the Valley of Evil.
A cunning strategy, it would leave the Jianghu group too weak to pursue them further, while also ridding them of the troublesome underlings.
"Truly despicable, those top ten villains!" Li Rusong exclaimed angrily.
"We'll know soon enough." Murong Yong frowned, "The secret valley isn't far from here, and according to those men, there's only one path leading to it."
"Exactly! Let's go!"
Despite their various injuries, the group still had their top experts relatively unscathed, not to mention the presence of the two Yihua Palace Masters. What threat could the five villains pose?
While Yao Yue and Lian Xing weren't particularly interested in the five villains, now that they were here, they might as well tag along.
But before they proceeded...
Yao Yue let out a cold laugh, her figure flashed, and she stepped into the canyon, reaching out to grab something.
"Spare me, Palace Master Yao! Spare my life!"
The object in her hand suddenly came to life, transforming into a tall, slender man, almost seven feet tall—it was Hu Yaoshi of the Twelve Constellations.
"Where's Wei Wuya?" Yao Yue asked coldly.
"Wei... Wei Wuya moves around a lot. Usually, he's the one who finds us!" Hu Yaoshi replied, his face full of grief.
Sensing the murderous intent in Yao Yue's eyes, Hu Yaoshi quickly added, "But his disciples have been spotted frequently around Guishan in Hankou. It's said that he intends to build a cave there!"
Jiang Feng's eyes narrowed. So Wei Wuya was already planning to establish himself in Guishan?
"Guishan..."
Yao Yue's eyes narrowed, and she casually tossed Hu Yaoshi aside. He scrambled backwards, then got up and fled.
Seeing that Yao Yue had spared Hu Yaoshi, the others didn't make a move either. Besides, Hu Yaoshi wasn't particularly influential among the Twelve Constellations, and with the rest of them nearly wiped out, he didn't pose much of a threat.
...
Having let Hu Yaoshi go, the group left the canyon and soon discovered the bodies of the Ouyang brothers and Xian Guo Shenjun by the roadside. Their bodies were riddled with blood and hidden weapons, their mission as human shields having come to an end.
The group shook their heads and continued on their way.
Exiting the canyon, they followed a mountain spring path upwards, turned a corner past a stone wall, and finally arrived at the entrance to the secret valley.
However, before they could approach it, a pungent smell of blood reached their noses.
"Could it be that Xuan Yuan Sanguang and Bai Shan Jun reached here first and had a big battle with the five villains?"
The group was curious, but after their experience in the canyon, they dared not rush in recklessly.
So, as they cautiously made their way into the valley, they found the smell of blood even stronger, and soon discovered several bodies lying in various positions, clearly dead.
(End of Chapter)
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