What County Magistrate Hu did not know was that his momentary lapse in secrecy had allowed Fortune Bringer to take the risk to protect Tong Encang.
Big Beard Deng would not have expected that his decision to conceal the hostage's identity would not only fail to help Xi Lu, but also put her in danger.
If County Magistrate Hu knew that the hostage was not Jiang Yage, he would not have had the idea of killing Tong Encang, and would have communicated with Fortune Bringer about the matter.
As long as Tong Encang was sure that Xi Lu had not suffered any substantial injuries, he could easily persuade Tong Encang to return her to the rightful owner. After that, he could kowtow and beg for mercy, and pay compensation. He could turn a big problem into a small one, and a small one into nothing.
As long as Tong Encang was fine, there was room for discussion.
Of course, Chen Guang was also the reason why Fortune Bringer made up his mind.
After all, he had seen how martial artists killed without saying a word. Since Chen Guang had stood up for Jiang Yage at the wine table yesterday, it meant that Jiang Yage had a special place in his heart.
Apart from Jiang Yage's background, as long as a woman touched a martial artist, there was only one word in his dictionary: death.
In short, as long as he wanted to protect Tong Encang's life, he had no choice as a father.
"How did you find the direction just now?"
Jiang Yage was still lying on Chen Guang's back, the wind blowing on her face. She could not help but ask curiously.
Chen Guang's heart was heavy, but he joked with Jiang Yage. "Didn't you listen to my chant? This is a very advanced martial art that I've cultivated. It's similar to Thousand Miles Sound Transmission, and it stimulates the guidance of spiritual energy to find the spiritual energy left behind by that group of people when they passed by. It's all kinds of emotions, such as fear and nervousness. It's also mentioned in Approaching Science. When a person's brain is in a state of thought and emotional fluctuation, it will release brain waves. This kind of brain wave will affect the things around him. It's very weak, but it can leave traces. I can see it. "
Old Master Guang was getting more and more familiar with swindling people, and he could easily make up lies.
"Swindling, continue swindling! What kind of damned incantation is that? Mother Earth is tricking me! May the Holy Light guide me! You think I've never played World of Warcraft before? You put the Druid and the Paladin together! "
Jiang Yage saw through Chen Guang's scheme.
Old Master Guang felt extremely awkward. How could he not be slippery when he often walked by the river? He had used too many tricks, but he didn't expect to meet someone who knew the ropes and exposed him on the spot.
"This … I made up the incantation, but I can't explain it to you. What's important isn't the incantation I recited, but my thoughts at the time. Sincerity brings results, okay?"
"Forget it. Anyway, it's not the first day I've known you. You're always talking big. Oh right, how long will it take to catch up?"
"Ten minutes at most!"
Chen Guang said resolutely.
In a sense, he wasn't bluffing Jiang Yage. What he said was true.
Previously, when he sensed that the power of the Holy Grail in this world had become exceptionally rich, his Earth Exploder's special ability had become extremely active. This was because the Holy Grail's power, which could replace the Origin Energy, was constantly being converted into abundant elemental energy.
Although it couldn't be compared to the "Soul World" that he was in during the second Punishment World, it was enough to support the absorption of the Earth Exploder's special ability and recover a portion of its power.
Of course, ever since the end of the second Punishment World, Chen Guang's Earth Exploder ability had been slowly recovering. When he killed Ouyang Tianxing, he had devoured the remaining power of the Broken World Holy Tribe, which was a huge supplement.
Until now, thanks to the continuous invisible strengthening of the Holy Grail's power, his Earth Exploder ability had finally crossed a threshold.
The most typical example was that he could finally try to communicate with the elemental energy of the outside world.
Just now, in order to find a way to continue tracking them, he had racked his brains. First, he tried to communicate with the Heaven and Earth Qi as a Martial Sage, which was the intuition of a martial artist. He then tried to use the earth-based special ability to communicate with the elemental energy.
Both methods had some effect, but the answer he got was not certain.
Suddenly, he had an idea and simply merged the two abilities together. While circulating his inner strength, he also tried to mobilize the special ability of the Earth Exploder. After a short attempt, he actually found the feeling.
The guidance of the earth element became clearer, as though there was someone standing in front of him, constantly telling him, "Here! Here! "Same here.
In order to avoid having to explain the principles to Jiang Yage, he casually made up a "heart sutra" to muddle through. He did not expect to go for wool and come home shorn.
However, this was not important. What was important was that he would soon be able to find the people and save Xi Lu.
Five minutes later, Chen Guang finally completely passed through the section of the road where the footprints of Woon Cang and the rest had been washed away by the rain. This was the place where they had passed when it started raining. From there, the soil became muddy and their footprints became clear.
At that moment, Chen Guang also discovered a new problem. "There is an extra pair of footprints."
"What happened?"
"The shoes are small. It should be that Xi Lu was put down for a period of time and walked on her own."
"Then why didn't she escape? This dark forest is easy to escape from."
"This is deep in the forest and there might be ferocious beasts around. She is a girl and did not bring any survival tools with her. She also has no way to communicate with the outside world. Even if she escaped, she might not survive. Of course, it is more likely that Woon Cang and the rest have guns in their hands and she can't escape."
The two of them chased for a distance before Chen Guang said, "Xi Lu twisted her ankle here. She is injured."
"Ah! These b * stards! "
Chen Guang comforted her. "Don't worry, it will be over soon. There is good news. At least it means that Xi Lu has not suffered any major losses. They are also panicking when they escape and have no time to do anything to Xi Lu."
Jiang Yage nodded. "I hope so."
Further ahead, Woon Cang's group of nine and Xi Lu, who were supposed to be escaping in a panic, stopped in their tracks and looked ahead with a face full of fear.
Dark green lights were slowly rising from the dense forest in front of them like fireflies.
These firefly lights were in pairs and most of them were less than half a meter from the ground.
A low, hoarse groan came from all directions, accompanied by the sound of rustling.
The heavy rain was still pouring, but it could not cover up these strange sounds.
The starlight and moonlight were still shining brightly in the sky, but it made everyone feel even more fearful in the shadows.
The green lights were getting denser and denser. They were in all four directions of the dense forest.
Hu Zi took out his saber from his waist. His teeth were chattering. "Brother … Brother Bao, wolf … wolf pack! What a huge wolf pack! "
He would never forget the story his father told him. Never run around in this forest in the middle of the night. Because you would never know when the wild wolves would quietly surround you!
They were a hundred times scarier than lone bears, tigers and wild boars!
Your grandfather, your great-grandfather, your great-great-grandfather, they all died in the hands of the wolf pack!
Hu Zi licked his lips. Dad, you forgot to mention one person. That's yourself.
Am I coming too now?
Such a huge wolf pack was beyond his knowledge!
Xi Lu instinctively wanted to hide in the middle of the crowd. She was so nervous that her legs were trembling and she had no strength left in her.
"Everyone stand up straight! We cannot fall! We must not fall! The wolves are more cunning than you think. They have quietly surrounded us. They haven't attacked us yet because we seem to be in good spirits. However, once someone falls down, they will think that we are weak. They will rush up and bite us to death without hesitation! "
"I have never seen such a huge wolf pack! There are at least seventy to eighty of them! There might be more lurking around the perimeter. There are hundreds of them! There must be an extremely powerful wolf king in this pack! The intelligence and strength of such a wolf king is at least a few times that of a normal alpha wolf! "
Hu Zi shouted loudly, trying his best to make his voice sound powerful.
He was bluffing.
Xi Lu pinched her thighs tightly. Two streams of tears mixed with the rainwater flowed down to the ground. There were too many wolves.
Am I going to die here in the end?
"Hu Zi! What should we do now! "
Nan Encang clenched the gun in his hand tightly. His breathing was as heavy as a bellow. He would never have thought that his casual joke would become a prophecy.
Although he was not a hunter, as a native of White Water River County, he knew how terrifying a pack of hundreds of wolves was.
Hu Zi's eyes turned rapidly. He frantically searched his mind for the survival method taught by his ancestors. His eyes looked around frantically.
It was impossible to rush out.
There was only one way. That was to climb up the tree and wait for others to bring heavy firepower to rescue them!
His eyes drifted to a foot-thick tree about four to five meters away from the group.
This was a dense forest. There were many trees around them that they could climb. The tree that Hu Zi had chosen was rather large. It was not the closest one, but because of its special branches, it was the easiest to climb.
The rainwater had made the tree somewhat slippery. But with the hook at his waist, he should be able to climb up. If he moved faster, he could probably pull Brother Miao up as well.
As for the others, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each displayed their own abilities. Everyone prayed for their own luck.
After all, as long as Brother Miao's life was preserved, his father would definitely come to rescue him.
However, they couldn't act rashly now. Once they showed any signs of escaping, the cunning wolves would definitely pounce on them in an instant. At that time, shooting would be of no use. Blood would only stimulate the wolves' ferocious nature.
As long as the wolf king did not die, it would not care about the lives of the weak wolves in the vanguard. It would only command the other wolves to attack like waves.
"Brother Miao, I have an idea!"
"Say it!" Nan Encang was burning with anxiety.
Hu Zi pointed to Xi Lu, who was in the middle of the group. "Let her take a stick and go to the front. We'll take the opportunity to climb up the tree!"
Xi Lu finally broke down. "No! No! "
Nan Encang did not listen to her explanation. He turned and pointed the gun at her. "You choose! Either you run forward with all your might. You might be able to escape, or I'll shoot you dead! "
Hu Zi admired Nan Encang's decisiveness. He thought that if it were him, he would really be reluctant to sacrifice such a delicate superstar. What a pity.
But it was fine. Her flesh was more tender, and the wolves liked it more.
Xi Lu faced the gun and looked at Nan Encang's ferocious expression.
"Give her a stick." Nan Encang pouted and said, "I'll give you three seconds to consider. Either you run out yourself, or I'll shoot you dead and throw your corpse out. To me, the effect is the same."
Hu Zi secretly gestured to Nan Encang. Nan Encang and Hu Zi understood each other.
In fact, that was what he had planned to do. When "Jiang Yage" ran a few steps forward and was about to reach the wolves, he would shoot her from behind. At that time, the blood splashing from her body would definitely attract all the attention of the wolves in a short time.
Xi Lu knew that she had no other choice. She took the metal stick from a man and held it tightly in her hand.
She wanted to live, not die.
Taking a deep breath, she yelled crazily and waved her iron rod. She staggered and rushed towards the wolves step by step.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! "
Sure enough, the wolves' attention was attracted to her. The howling became louder, and the green glow under the night sky became lower.
Hu Zi saw the opportunity and gave Nan Encang a look. He then shouted in a low voice, "Brothers, quickly think of a way to climb up the tree! These trees are very old and there are many scars on them. Just dig and you'll be able to climb up! It's very easy to climb! "
Without caring about the others, Hu Zi turned and quickly ran towards the tree he had chosen earlier.
Nan Encang followed closely while the others pounced on the nearest tree. They didn't care about the size of the tree. They grabbed a tree and tried to climb up.
Hu Zi took out a metal hook from his waist and held it in his hands. He used each hand to hit the tree trunk and climbed up.
"Don't worry, Brother Nan. I'll pull you up when I get up!"
Hu Zi lowered his voice and said to Nan Encang behind him.
Nan Encang nodded. He turned around and aimed the flashlight and muzzle at Xi Lu's figure. He narrowed his eyes and said, "I understand. Hurry up."
Xi Lu's heart beat faster and faster. The wolves in front of her became clearer under the dim moonlight. There seemed to be someone shining a flashlight in their direction.
These wolves had greyish-black fur, white fangs, sharp claws, and cold eyes.
Their tails were pointed towards the ground. The fur on their tails was straight like steel needles even under the beating of the rain.
They were getting closer and closer.
I'm going to die.
I can't take this lying down!
Xi Lu shouted even louder. Her thin and slender hands exploded with unprecedented strength.
She waved the metal rod in her hands so hard that it was even louder than the sound of the rain, wind, and the wolves' howls.
Awoo …
A loud howl came from the back of the pack of wolves.
This was the Wolf King blowing the horn to attack.
The wolves immediately responded in unison. Their ear-piercing howls pierced through the air.
The wolves in front of Xi Lu were the fastest. They first lowered their bodies slightly, then exerted force with their hind legs and sprang forward!
Nan Encang used his left ring and middle fingers to hold the flashlight. His left index finger supported the bottom of his right wrist. His right hand had never been so steady. The black muzzle was aimed at Xi Lu's back. There was only a crazed light in his eyes.
He slowly increased the strength of his right index finger.
Definitely!
He had to hit her in one shot!
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