That night, everyone lined up in the courtyard on time. This made Nie Li somewhat satisfied. It looked like his measures today weren't in vain.
"Everyone, follow me." After Nie Li finished speaking, he used the Great Shadow Steps and was already several meters away. Everyone followed behind him. Along the way, Nie Li didn't use his full strength and instead coordinated his speed with the others.
Because it was night time, it wasn't very convenient for everyone to travel. Even with Qinggong, they still hadn't reached their destination after two hours. Fortunately, they had Nie Li's Night Vision; otherwise, they would've definitely gotten lost.
Following behind Nie Li, although their speed wasn't very fast, it was very safe. Furthermore, Nie Li was constantly observing his surroundings in case of any unexpected situations.
The sky was already starting to brighten. A ray of light climbed up the eastern horizon, driving away the black curtain of night. Nie Li couldn't help but increase his speed. They had circled around again and again to explore the terrain. Now that they had used up quite a bit of time, they had to hurry up.
When they arrived at the location indicated on the map, Nie Li realized that it was an extremely flat mountainous area. The surroundings were extremely spacious, with only a few trees. However, the only advantage was that the terrain was high, allowing them to overlook the endless mountain range of the Black Mountains.
With his powerful eyesight, Nie Li saw a mountain stronghold in the distance. It had towering walls and orderly houses. Just by looking at it from the outside, it gave off a special feeling. Furthermore, the stronghold's location was extremely good.
It was located halfway up the mountain. Although the terrain wasn't very high, only one of the three sides of the mountain had a path. This kind of terrain was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Presumably, the army would suffer quite a bit in this attack.
"Demon Apprentice, contact Lord Bu and ask him about the specific arrangements." Nie Li first settled everyone down and had them set up some simple facilities. He found the Demon Apprentice and whispered to him.
"Got it, Captain." The Demon Apprentice found a hidden place and took out some paper from his chest. He used his hand to draw on it. After a moment, some words appeared on the paper.
The Demon Apprentice folded the paper into a white crane. The paper naturally flew in the direction of the Shadow Killer camp. Nie Li was also amazed by the Qimen Dunjia technique, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Captain, after Lord Bu sees it, he will naturally reply. You may have to wait for a few hours."
"What is this?" Nie Li asked. "Captain, this is a Sound Transmission Crane. Focus your spiritual energy on it, then you only need to write down your thoughts on a piece of paper. Tell it the approximate location, and it will fly there on its own. However, the distance cannot be too far, or else it will be useless. "The Demon Apprentice said.
"Do you have any more on you?" Nie Li wanted to ask for a few for his own use. "There are a few more." After the Demon Apprentice finished speaking, he took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to Nie Li. Nie Li looked at the white paper in his hand and carefully examined it.
Concentrating his Spiritual Force on it, a map instantly appeared in his mind. It was the area around the black mountain. Some places were blurry, while others were clear. It could be a problem with his own cognition.
Nie Li tried to shift his position and look in the direction of the Song Capital. However, the range of the Sound Transmission Crane was limited. After reaching a certain range, it couldn't expand any further. Nie Li withdrew his mental force and stored the Sound Transmitting Crane.
"Okay, you take a few people to scout the vicinity of the Black Mountain Stronghold. Also, arrange for a few people to find some food in the mountains. Remember to be careful. "Nie Li instructed. The Demon Apprentice responded and retreated.
Nie Li looked at the Black Mountain Stronghold in the distance, but in his heart, he was wondering what Zhao Qining wanted to do. Why did he take the initiative to attack the Black Mountain Stronghold? He looked at the sun rising in the distance and the fog dispersing between the mountains.
"Let's go take a look!" Nie Li's figure flashed and merged into the fog. Nie Li found that under the Night Eye, he could see things in the fog clearly. However, it was a little blurry and he could only see a rough idea.
He ran towards the direction of the Black Mountain Stronghold. The distance between the two mountains wasn't very far. Nie Li used an incense stick's worth of time to arrive. However, looking from the foot of the mountain, he could see a different scenery from the top of the mountain.
Three cliffs. The Black Mountain Stronghold's territory couldn't expand because of this terrain. It looked like a large stronghold, but looking from below, it merged into the fog and was like a building in the sky.
Nie Li probed around the Black Mountain Stronghold. Because of the fog, he was so daring. After all, he knew the strength of the Black Mountain Stronghold. If he wasn't careful, he would probably die.
After probing, Nie Li felt a headache. He definitely knew why the Lord had sent the Shadow Killers, but such terrain was a little difficult for him. He couldn't attack from the front, but the Black Mountain Stronghold had three cliffs. If he let the people below climb up with their bare hands, they would probably use up most of their internal energy. How could they fight?
The fog began to slowly dissipate and the sun grew brighter. Nie Li knew that he had to leave and hurriedly left the Black Mountain Stronghold. Back at the camp, the Demon Apprentice saw Nie Li return and hurried over.
"Captain, Lord Bu sent a message. He said that the army will enter the Black Mountain at noon today. It is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow afternoon." The Demon Apprentice told Nie Li the message from Bu Gui.
"Okay, let's wait and see." Nie Li said. Since the army was entering the Black Mountain today, the mountain path was rugged. Even if the soldiers were stronger, they had to follow closely behind in terms of provisions. Therefore, a short journey would take a day to travel.
Nie Li and everyone used this free time to build a simple residence on the flat mountain. In order to ensure the timeliness of the information, Nie Li had people constantly observe the movements of the Black Mountain Stronghold.
"Captain, someone from the Black Mountain Stronghold came out." In the afternoon, while Nie Li was still cultivating, someone quickly came to report. "How many people?" Nie Li opened his eyes. A cold light flashed in his dark and deep eyes, making his subordinates shudder.
"Only five people. It should be a scout team," the subordinate said shakily. He kept his head down the entire time, not daring to look at Nie Li.
"Demon Apprentice, bring a few people and follow me." Nie Li instructed. A moment later, the Demon Apprentice appeared with three people. "Follow me!" Nie Li got up and led everyone towards the scout team.
The five people followed behind. As Nie Li was familiar with the terrain in advance, he was not left too far behind by the scout team. He could vaguely see the figures of those people.
Nie Li followed behind the five people. "In a moment, watch my orders," Nie Li whispered to the others.
After saying that, Nie Li's speed increased. "Blade of Heaven and Earth Slash." Nie Li quickly closed the distance with the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly Demon. He drew his blade and used Blade of Heaven and Earth Slash. The scout team did not expect someone to be following behind them.
The sharp blade light directly tore one of the scouts apart. When the other four saw Nie Li take action, they naturally did not fall behind. Because of the sneak attack, Ying Sha had the upper hand in the battle. In addition to the addition of Nie Li, it was naturally easy to destroy. The five people were quickly killed and not a single one escaped.
"Destroy the corpses." After Nie Li finished speaking, the Demon Apprentice took out a medicine bottle and dripped a dark green liquid on the corpse. The corpse quickly bubbled and turned into a pool of blood that seeped into the soil.
"The few of you, find the corpses of a few animals. Try to find the same animals." After Nie Li finished speaking, the four of them spread out. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, each of them had prey on them, but they were all dead. The four of them had some injuries on their bodies and their auras were a little weak. It seemed that these prey were not simple guys.
"Drain their blood." Nie Li used his blade to cut a few times on the animal corpses and drained the blood. Then, he deliberately left some animal hair. "Okay, bring the prey back. We'll have a big meal tonight."
Nie Li and the other four brought the prey back to the camp. They dug a cave in the mountain wall in the distance. This way, if they lit a fire at night, the fire would not be discovered.
"Captain, why did you drain the blood of the animals today?" The Demon Apprentice looked at Nie Li as he ate the ribs in his hand. He was more curious. Since the corpses were already destroyed and the scene was covered up by them, why did they still have to do this?
"If the scout team suddenly disappeared, how would the Black Mountain Stronghold react?" Nie Li gnawed on the thigh meat in his hand. In fact, the Demon Apprentice and the others had already destroyed the scene. Even if the Black Mountain Stronghold came, it would be impossible for them to find out. So why did Nie Li still leave traces?
"They will definitely send people to look for them." The Demon Apprentice said. He suddenly understood. If the Black Mountain Stronghold found out that the scout team had been eliminated, they would definitely guess that there must be someone monitoring them near the Black Mountain Stronghold. Then, their group might be discovered.
"But, leaving traces. They will still find out. " The Demon Apprentice asked his doubts. With so much blood, they would definitely be discovered. Moreover, only some animal hair was left at the scene. The disappearance of the scout team would definitely be discovered.
"That's not necessarily true. If there is no news from the scout team, the other party will definitely be suspicious. However, I used animal hair and blood to leave a deliberately created illusion for the Black Mountain Stronghold. With so much blood, it means that the battle was very intense. Moreover, the four of you hunted the same prey. I left behind a relatively large amount of hair, so they will think that they encountered a big crisis. "
"And for the sake of these few prey, all of you were injured. Then the strength of these animals is not bad. As the people of the Black Mountain Stronghold, how could they not recognize the hair? In addition to our covert actions, how could they guess that there are others in the mountains? They can only temporarily attribute the matter to an encounter with wild beasts. "
"Their mentality will be inclined to think that their scout team only encountered wild beasts and suffered some injuries. They should be recuperating somewhere and can't come back for the time being," Nie Li said.
"But, if the scout captain doesn't come back in time, they will still find out." The Demon Apprentice found a loophole in this matter. Although Nie Li's plan was good, it could not stand up to scrutiny. The Black Mountain Stronghold would definitely quickly find out that something was wrong.
"That's right. All we can do is delay for a while. By the time they find out, the army is probably already close in. They have no time to withdraw, or rather, they will put the death of the scout on the army. After all, other than the scouts of the Black Mountain Stronghold, the army will also send scouts. "Nie Li ate the meat and looked at the burning fire.
His eyes reflected the burning flames, without the slightest warmth.
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