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The words' this person is obviously not right 'had caused the deacon to be at a loss. The consequences of not doing something that was obviously not right were a little unclear.
The two of them stared at him anxiously. In the end, the deacon gritted his teeth and said, "Listen up, you two. You must be careful. If you act rashly and alert the enemy, you won't be able to keep your heads."
"Yes!" The duo cupped their fists and accepted the order.
With the Deacon's decree, the two of them quickly and quietly left.
Very soon, a bird mount and two people also set off. They accompanied each other from a distance, not daring to get too close to the target and alert the enemy. Once they received the signal, they would immediately rush over to provide support.
The two men, one tall and one skinny, continued to move stealthily in the forest, staring at the peddler's back from afar.
After exiting the mountain, the peddler stopped. He put down his load and sat on the shoulder pole to rest. He took off his bamboo hat and used it as a fan. From time to time, he lifted his sleeves to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
Resting was just a pretense. He had to stop and rest, and at the same time, observe his surroundings.
He knew very well that there were people watching the movements of the village nearby. His entry and exit of the village should also be watched.
In terms of identity, he was also a member of the Misty Pavilion. Because of the special nature of the missions he often carried out, he had to disguise himself.
After resting for a while, the peddler got up again and put the load on his shoulder. He continued along the official road, seemingly heading towards the next village.
The two men, one tall and one thin, continued to follow him in the dark.
After following them for a while, the skinny man suddenly said in a low voice, "We should be out of the surveillance range. There shouldn't be anyone from the pavilion around us."
The tall man: "Should we do it now?"
The skinny man replied, "It's about time. I don't know why the higher-ups want me to do this."
The tall man said, "The higher-ups are fighting with each other. They don't want to tell us, so we shouldn't ask too much. Otherwise, we'd be courting death. Let's just do it. You or me? "
The skinny man said, "You go. I'll continue to cooperate from the shadows."
The tall man nodded. He leaped out of the forest and walked onto the official road. After a few leaps, he was only a few hundred feet away from the peddler in front of him. Then, he quickly followed behind.
The itinerant peddler vaguely sensed movement. His eyes flickered as he looked around to check the situation of the forest on both sides of the official road. He did not dare to turn his head around.
After walking for a while, the peddler put down his load and rested. While he was resting, he looked back and saw a tall man dressed like a farmer.
On the surface, he pretended that nothing had happened and continued to fan himself with his hat. From time to time, he would raise his hand to wipe his sweat, looking like he was struggling to make a living.
Along the way, a carriage ran past, not paying much attention to the two passers-by.
The tall man calmly walked toward the peddler. As he approached, the peddler even smiled and nodded at him.
The tall man stopped beside the cart. "Are you selling something?"
The peddler immediately stood up. "We have all kinds of household items. Take a look and see if there's anything you like."
The tall man said, "Forget it, I'm not interested in little things. I'm more interested in you." After saying that, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the other's shoulder.
The itinerant peddler, whose heart was already stretched taut, could no longer pretend. He could not allow himself to fall into the hands of the other party. Once he did, his identity as a cultivator would immediately be exposed. Since the result was the same, there was no need for him to hesitate. With a flash, he dodged the attack and took the opportunity to rush into the forest at the side.
The tall man immediately chased after him.
The peddler's cart by the roadside became ownerless.
A chase began in the forest.
The skinny man had already leaped into the air and sent out a signal. The bird in the distance immediately changed direction and rushed in this direction.
The skinny man also chased after the peddler. The two of them chased after the peddler on the ground while the bird in the air stared at them.
After waiting for an opportunity, the two of them in the air flashed down to intercept the peddler. A battle began in the depths of the mountain …
Huo Kong arrived. He did not directly barge into the mountain village, nor did he descend from the sky. Instead, he arrived at a certain location first. Then, someone received him and led him to the mountains near the village. Everything was done so that he would not alert the enemy.
The Misty Pavilion's Envoy of the Right, Yue Guangming, had already arrived. The two of them met in a cave in the mountains. Yue Guangming cupped his hands and bowed. "Leader!"
Huo Kong asked, "What's the situation?"
Yue Guangming said, "Everything is as usual. There's no situation at the moment."
Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, the deacon in charge of the main road into the village ran over. There were four people following behind him. Some of the four were injured, and they carried an unconscious person over.
Huo Kong's eyes flashed. Yue Guangming frowned and asked, "What happened?"
The deacon first bowed to the two of them and said nervously, "This peddler who entered the village was not normal. After the people below followed him, he wanted to escape, so we had no choice but to capture him."
Yue Guangming was shocked and quickly looked at Huo Kong.
Huo Kong's face instantly darkened. He said in a deep voice, "I told you to watch. I told you to watch. Who allowed you to act on your own?"
It could be said that he was furious. If they alerted the enemy and let him escape, all their efforts would be wasted. How could he not be angry?
"What's wrong?" Yuan Se's voice sounded.
Three figures appeared beside the crowd. They were Yuan Se, Mu Lianze, and Zhangsun Mi. Although the three of them set off later, they arrived at almost the same time as Huo Kong.
"Master!" Huo Kong quickly turned around and bowed.
"Greetings, Holy Venerable!" The group of people also bowed in fear.
Yuan Se waved his hand and did not fall for this. He asked, "What's going on with this injured and bloody person? Were you discovered? Did they fight? "
"I just arrived, so I'm not sure about the specific situation." Huo Kong explained first. Then, he pointed at the deacon and said in a deep voice, "What happened? Why aren't you telling me in detail?"
"Yes …" The deacon immediately recounted the incident in fear and trepidation.
After the three Holy Venerables understood the situation, they stared at the unconscious peddler. Zhangsun Mi said coldly, "He's not dead, right?"
The tall man hurriedly said, "He's not dead. We captured him and interrogated him about what happened. He refused to confess no matter what and even wanted to die. We could only knock him out."
Mu Lianze asked, "Did you alert anyone during the arrest?"
The tall man replied, "No, we only made a move when we were far away from the target location."
Yuan Se smiled and said, "Who told you to make a move?"
The tall man said in fear, "We didn't want to make a move, but after he was far away from the surveillance area, he threw down the goods and ran. We immediately realized that something was wrong. Why would he run if he didn't have any ulterior motives? Then, we thought about how he entered the mountain village and suspected that he had already gone in to leak information. We couldn't sit back and watch him escape, so we arrested him. "
Mu Lianze said, "Don't delay anymore. Make a move now."
Yuan Se nodded and immediately said to Huo Kong, "Immediately order everyone to move out and quickly surround the village!"
"Yes!" Huo Kong cupped his hands and accepted the order.
Following his order, a few golden wings were released.
The golden messenger wings did not fly too far. They only rushed to various gathering points dozens of miles away. Most of the people who had secretly gathered here did not know what they were going to do. When they were gathered, they had already cut off all contact with the outside world.
In an instant, tens of thousands of cultivators hidden dozens of miles away were mobilized. In the sky, a large number of flying beasts cooperated with them as they advanced.
They quickly surrounded the target village from all directions.
After arriving at the surroundings of the village, the air, ground, forest, and underwater were all openly controlled. No one could escape from any direction without being discovered.
Zhangsun Mi, Mu Lianze, and Yuan Se were also spread out on the three surrounding mountains, forming a triangular formation as they stared at the village.
The large number of people approaching alarmed the people living in the mountains, including the hunter who was responsible for delivering the message. He was immediately pinned to the ground and restrained.
The village was surrounded by open farmland. The sudden appearance of tens of thousands of people from all directions caused the villagers to run out to check, not knowing what was going on.
There were many flying beasts patrolling in the sky, and the people advancing on the ground were casting spells as they approached the village.
Other than the large number of people advancing on the search, there were also people stationed in the surrounding mountains to observe.
Including the old, the weak, the women, and the children, there were only about two hundred people in the village. These villagers had never seen such a big scene before and were all shocked.
A large number of Misty Pavilion members surrounded the village. Someone came out and shouted, and the entire village was immediately gathered.
Men, women, old, and young squeezed together in the empty space of the village.
"I think everyone in the village knows each other. Let's see if anyone is missing." Huo Kong called the Village Chief over and asked him to identify the people.
Someone took out a list of names from the village and verified them one by one.
Zhangsun Mi, Mu Lianze, and Yuan Se were still standing on the mountain outside the village, observing coldly. If there were any changes, the three of them could attack from any direction.
The villagers confirmed that two people were missing. One was a peddler, and the other was a teacher.
"Are they people from your village?" Huo Kong asked.
"Yes, they were born in the village …" The Village Chief nodded and bowed as he told him about the two.
Huo Kong asked for the previous investigation records and looked through them personally.
In order to search for Zhuge Chi, all the inhabited places in the world had been searched. It was the same here. There were records.
After looking through the records, it matched the Village Chief's description. Huo Kong asked, "When did they go missing?"
"This …" The Village Chief was not sure. He turned around and asked the others, but they all shook their heads. Those who spoke basically said that they had not seen them today. Some said that they did not see the lights in their houses yesterday, so they might have gone missing yesterday.
Huo Kong's face darkened. "Where does he live? Bring me there."
The Village Chief immediately led the way. He first brought them to the teacher's house, which was next to the school.
Huo Kong first walked around the school. Some of the people around him who were good at searching had already started the search.
He walked into the teacher's room. There was a piece of paper on the table. Huo Kong took it and looked at it. He muttered, "The mountains and rivers are still the same, but where are the people … Hmph!" He turned around and shouted, "Pass down my order. Search everywhere. As long as he is still in the village, he will not be able to escape!"
At his order, some of the people continued to surround the village, while others started searching the entire village.
They even took the items used by the peddler and the teacher. Some demon cultivators used their strong sense of smell to search.
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