"West?"
Tang Zheng's mind trembled as he subconsciously looked towards the west. Wasn't that the forbidden area? Could it be that these people were also heading towards the forbidden area?
But only a few people in the Witch Clan knew about the forbidden area. How did these outsiders know about it?
Tang Zheng couldn't help but become more and more curious about the identities of these people, but he also heaved a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't here for the Witch Clan, then the Witch Clan would be safe for the time being. [sogou, 360, soso]
"Do you know where the west is?" The other party saw through Tang Zheng's expression and asked sternly.
Tang Zheng hid it extremely well, but he was still found out, so he hurriedly nodded and said with a look of fear, "Of course I know, that is where the demons live."
Since they were also here for the forbidden area, and the forbidden area was so dangerous, why didn't Tang Zheng take the opportunity to let them be the vanguard? He only needed to quietly follow behind and take advantage of the situation.
When these ten people heard that it was a place where the demons lived, they were not afraid. Instead, they were very excited and eager to give it a try.
"Then do you know how to get there?"
Tang Zheng immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum, "I'm not going. If I go, I'll die."
Another person rushed up and took out a blade and placed it on Tang Zheng's neck. He threatened with a stern voice, "If you don't go, then I'll kill you right now."
Perhaps the other party thought that Tang Zheng didn't know the power of guns, so he directly threatened him with a blade.
When Tang Zheng saw this blade, his heart trembled. This was a katana, the same as the weapons used by the group of evil spirits he met in the Ordinary Balance.
So this group of people were actually from Japan. No wonder their tone was so strange.
But why did the Japanese travel so far and cross the ocean to come to the Ten Thousand Mountains?
Tang Zheng became more and more vigilant. Although it was a peaceful era, there were undercurrents, and their purpose for coming here was definitely not simple.
Therefore, the key was to figure out their purpose.
Tang Zheng pretended to be afraid and shouted, "What are you doing? Don't kill me, don't kill me."
"If you don't want to die, then take us to that place."
"I …" Tang Zheng deliberately hesitated.
"If you dare not agree, I will cut off your head right now."
"Creak creak!" Xiao Bai, who was in Tang Zheng's arms, grimaced. Seeing that Tang Zheng was in danger, it was about to spit fire and retaliate.
Tang Zheng quickly covered its mouth and said in fear, "Okay … I promise you … I'll take you there, please don't kill me."
The other party laughed complacently, full of ridicule, and moved the katana to the side.
"Chinaman is a coward!" A group of people laughed wildly.
Tang Zheng's anger surged, but he could only pretend that he didn't understand. He hatefully said in his heart, "You can laugh now, but I'll make sure you die without a burial."
"Let's go, lead the way." The man patted Tang Zheng's shoulder with his katana and said.
Tang Zheng led the Heaven Horse towards the Forbidden Grounds. Before he came, the elder had already told him the way to the Forbidden Grounds, so he was quite familiar with it.
"If we had known earlier that there were these bumpkins, we wouldn't have lost more than ten of our companions." Someone sighed.
"They all sacrificed their lives for the Heavenly Emperor. They died a worthy death." The most powerful person was obviously the leader, and he said righteously.
Tang Zheng suddenly realized that they had not arrived here safely, but had paid a heavy price. This made sense, after all, there were too many unknown dangers in the forest.
"Do you have any other family members?" The leader walked over and asked coldly.
Tang Zheng pretended to be sad and shook his head: "No more."
"Oh, then what else do you know about that place?"
Tang Zheng shook his head blankly: "I don't know, I only know that I must not go there, if I go, I will die. I'll bring you to that place, and you'll let me go, okay? "
The leader smiled noncommittally, "Don't worry, it would be difficult for ordinary people to survive there, but we can definitely survive. You must come with us, we will protect you."
Tang Zheng immediately waved his hands: "No, no, that's a place of the devil, I don't want to go in."
"Hmph, if you don't want to go in, I'll kill you right now." Another person threatened.
Tang Zheng's entire body trembled, he was so scared that he did not dare to speak again.
The leader glanced at the man and said with a pleasant expression, "Don't listen to his nonsense. As long as you complete this mission, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. I will give you a lot of benefits."
Tang Zheng coldly snorted in disdain. I think you want me to scout the way and use me as cannon fodder.
Alright, since that's the case, let's see who will be the cannon fodder in the end.
"What kind of horse is this? It looks so tall and mighty." The leader placed his gaze on the Heaven Horse. The Heaven Horse was taller than the average horse and seemed to be extraordinary.
"It's the wild horse in this forest." Tang Zheng lied.
"Wild horse? Is there anything else? "
Tang Zheng's heart moved, the other party had his eyes on the Heaven Horse, if he said that there was only one, then wouldn't it be snatched away immediately? Thus, he said, "There's still more, there's still quite a few."
"Where is it?"
Tang Zheng randomly pointed in a direction and said, "It's over there, a bit far."
The leader's mouth curled into a smile, and the others also laughed maliciously. Someone asked in a low voice, "Yamamoto, is this horse very special?"
"Of course, this horse's physique is rare. It is even more extraordinary than the purebred warhorse raised by the Sky Emperor. If we can bring some back and offer them to the Sky Emperor, the Sky Emperor will definitely be very happy."
The others were secretly delighted. The Sky Emperor loved to collect all kinds of top horses in his life, so these people naturally wanted to do what he liked.
"Then what's that little thing in your arms?" Yamamoto asked again.
"It's a puppy I raised. Tang Zheng did not plan to tell the other party about Xiao Bai's uniqueness, otherwise, it would definitely attract the attention of these people.
Xiao Bai twisted his body, as if protesting against Tang Zheng calling him a puppy. Yamamoto looked deeply at Xiao Bai, and indeed, he was not much different from a normal puppy, so he ignored him.
"Yamamoto, put our things on this brat's horse. Our warhorse has been tired for so many days." Someone suggested.
Yamamoto nodded in agreement, and thus, a few more bags of luggage appeared on the Heaven Horse's back. With the Heaven Horse's unruly personality, it originally wanted to resist, but it was only calmed down by Tang Zheng's firm hold.
After half a day of arduous climbing and wading, the group finally arrived at their destination. A huge stone tablet stood in front of them.
The stone tablet was about nine meters tall and was as black as ink. There were four shocking words carved on the stone tablet: Trespassers will die!
These four words were incomparably red, as if they were written with blood. They had a soul-stirring magic, causing people to involuntarily feel reverence when they saw them.
The ten Japanese people all revealed excited expressions, especially the leader, Yamamoto, whose hands were trembling with excitement. One of them couldn't help but stroke the stone tablet, and said with a trembling voice, "We finally found it, the Heavenly Emperor's blessing … Ah, my hand!"
Before he could finish his excited words, the man screamed miserably. He raised his hand, his face full of pain and fear.
His palm had already turned pitch black, and the black color was still rapidly expanding. Soon, it had spread to his arm.
"There's poison on the stone tablet, don't touch it." Yamamoto turned pale with fright and shouted loudly. He pulled out his katana and with a swoosh, chopped off his opponent's arm without hesitation.
The man screamed miserably and knelt on the ground. His facial muscles were almost twisted together, and thick black blood flowed out from his severed arm.
When the others saw this, they all scattered in all directions and looked at their companions nervously.
Originally, they thought that cutting off their arms would save their lives, but it was obvious that their thoughts were too simple. The black color continued to expand, and in an instant, even his face had turned black like charcoal, exactly the same color as the stone tablet in front of him.
The heart-wrenching screams made people's hearts turn cold, and the following scene was even more frightening. The man's body began to fester, and after a minute, he turned into a skeleton. In the end, even the bones melted and seeped into the soil.
The others had never seen such a shocking scene before, and their faces all turned pale. Yamamoto clenched his teeth and clenched his fists.
"I'm going to kill you." Suddenly, a person rushed towards Tang Zheng, his huge fist attacking Tang Zheng, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault."
Tang Zheng dodged in a sorry state, and finally dodged the fierce punch. Suppressing the urge to retaliate, he shouted: "He clearly touched the stone tablet and died, how did it become my fault?"
"Why didn't you tell us not to touch the stone tablet?" The other party did not give up and asked fiercely.
"I don't know either." Tang Zheng looked wronged on the surface, but in his heart, he was overjoyed.
However, he really didn't know that the stone tablet was poisonous. What the elder said was true, this forbidden area was indeed extremely terrifying, even the stone tablet at the entrance actually contained poison.
"Stop!" Yamamoto suddenly roared, "He's still useful."
The others glared at Tang Zheng, but did not shout to kill him anymore.
"Bring us in." Yamamoto said in a deep voice. Tang Zheng did not retort anymore, and cowered as he led the people into the forbidden area.
The sky in the forbidden area seemed to have dimmed a lot, and the trees in the forbidden area gradually became sparse. It was a lifeless scene.
No one dared to touch any plants or anything else, because this place was definitely filled with danger. If they weren't careful, they would lose their lives.
Tang Zheng also became extremely alert. Although he had already decided to kill this group of people, he still had to ensure his own safety first.
Tang Zheng was pushed to the front of the group, he was obviously cannon fodder to scout the way. Tang Zheng looked left and right, but did not see any traces of Demonic Beasts. Eh, didn't they say that Demonic Beasts were rampant in the forbidden area? Why was it so quiet?
Yes, this was a deathly silence. There was no sound at all. It was too strange.
"Hurry up and send a few Demonic Beasts over. Kill a few of these guys." Tang Zheng prayed silently.
As if the heavens had heard his prayer, a series of muffled footsteps could be heard. A Demonic Beasts jumped out and blocked their path.
Tang Zheng cried out in "fright" and immediately retreated. He ran faster than a rabbit and immediately made the team face the Demonic Beasts that had suddenly appeared.
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