Chapter 273: Mountains and Rivers, Will You Draw Your Sword? (Part )
The winter nights are extremely cold, especially when you are in the Ten Thousand Mountains. The chill is biting, and under the heavy rain, the mountains and forests begin to be blown.

Outside Jiuli Village, in the mountains and fields, a fierce battle was taking place.

Ji Ruxue entered the minor heavenly realm at the end of the year. Although she did not have a strong foundation in martial arts in the past ten years, her combat skills were not very high. To be honest, apart from her solid minor heavenly realm internal strength, she did not have enough experience in fighting with others. This was the reason why Xiao Yan had been deliberately cultivating her skills in fighting the enemy all the way.

However, ever since Xiao Yan returned to the Central Plains, he often taught Ji Ruxue some moves in his spare time. In addition, they had fought each other many times after entering Raojiang. Ji Ruxue was able to handle both ordinary enemies of the same level and opponents of the previous level with ease.

However, the opponent was not an ordinary opponent of the same level, but a real Zhongtian master, whose internal strength could even reach the peak of Zhongtian. His attacks were ruthless and every move was deadly.

And there are six such opponents.

"They are the people of Du Wangba, and are called the old subordinates..."

Chi Meng and Ji Ruxue stood back to back. Her face was tense. She held the wooden flute upright to her lips and spoke very quickly: "The six old subordinates are the elite of the elite in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave. When they work together, they are no weaker than Hua Fuzi and Gui Tou Yao that Xiao Guoguo is dealing with. You must be careful!"

Ji Ruxue's eyes were alert, with a Tang sword in her hand, she kept scanning the darkness around her.

Just now, after she brought Chi Meng away from Jiuli Village, she wanted to find a place to wait for Xiao Yan, but halfway through the journey, someone suddenly started a surprise attack, and their target was also Chi Meng. After fighting all the way here, she finally had a chance to catch her breath.

Moreover, the enemy was obviously looking for an opportunity to strike successfully. It was dark and rainy, and it was pitch black all around. They could only rely on subtle sounds to determine their position. The situation was extremely unfavorable to them.

And these old subordinates were obviously experts in the art of assassination. They cooperated with each other in perfect harmony and without any mistakes. They were extremely difficult to deal with. They hid in the darkness like hyenas waiting to strike at the right time.

If the two women had not cooperated several times in eliminating the zombies before, they would probably have been seriously injured.

"coming."

Ji Ruxue shook her wrist to shake off the rain on the blade, closed her eyes, moved her ears slightly, and paced slowly.

Chi Meng followed her steps back to back, but the sound of the flute was melodious, and he immediately summoned a group of fireflies in the darkness, which barely emitted balls of light in the rainy night. Then he used the bee-controlling technique, controlling them with music to gather around him to prevent any unexpected events.

As for the toad and the black mist beetle in her small gourd, the former was lying at her feet with its neck puffed up, while the latter had lost a large number of them in the previous battle and had returned to the small gourd to recuperate.

A few breaths of time passed in a flash, and a whistling sound was heard instantly. A large number of fireflies were suddenly scattered. In the residual light, Chi Meng could only see that it was a long sickle with an iron chain.

Ji Ruxue flashed out in an instant. The blade was as cool as water, but it was filled with murderous intent. In a moment, she had used the knife to knock away the sickle that was about to reap Chi Meng's head. The blade was long and narrow, and moved lightly. She did not confront the sickle head-on. Every time she swung the knife, it would go straight for the owner of the sickle. The blade emitted a cold green light, bringing up a wisp of cool fireflies in the rain.

"Miss, behind me!"

Chi Meng flew up like a ball of black mist. The swarm of hornets made a buzzing sound, circled in the air, and swooped down in an instant, trapping the sickle man for Ji Ruxue and temporarily encircling the latter.

Ji Ruxue also took the opportunity to withdraw and used the Su Qin sword-carrying stance to suddenly block a long and narrow Miao knife that was attacking from behind.

But even so, she was still weighed down by the gravity of the blade, and her breathing became unstable. She could only let go of the sword, change hands, and turn around to meet the enemy.

The owner of the narrow Miao Dao wore a bamboo hat, was short and strong, and had the air of a brave soldier on the battlefield, Peng Cai. He was simple and unadorned, and each time he struck out, his sword was fast and fierce. Although his moves were not complicated, they were extremely exquisite, and each move was crisp and clear, and he could control it freely. If he missed, it would be fine, but if he hit, he would be seriously injured. He was the key person in the six old men who faced the enemy head-on. Even if Ji Ruxue applied the moves of the Tianshuang Fist to the sword skills, the opponent could easily parry.

However, Ji Ruxue was not in a hurry. She continued to fight calmly. She could use the Tianshuang Fist and Paiyun Palm moves with her sword. When a man in a bamboo hat holding two axes suddenly approached her, she used the Paiyun Palm move to attack with her sword. Her sword skills suddenly became erratic and unpredictable. She seized the flaw of Miao Dao Ke in an instant and hit the man right on the spine of his sword, causing the latter to be thrown a few meters away with his sword.

The man holding the long and narrow Miao Dao slid backwards, with rain splashing under his feet. When he steadied himself, he saw Ji Ruxue twisting her wrist, and a cold light flashed on the blade, instantly shattering countless raindrops near the sword and arrow, turning them into frost mist, and then fighting with another man in a bamboo hat holding two axes.

Looking at Chi Meng again, this saint lady is indeed capable. Although her close combat skills are poor and her internal strength is mediocre, she inherited the Gu technique from the Gu King. She can actually do many things at once, with the Royal Bees and the Gu coming out at the same time, and with the protection of the unknown toad, she is even more difficult to deal with than Ji Ruxue.

Especially the snow-white toad. According to the information from their old subordinates, the saint did not have this thing, so there was no thing to suppress it for the time being. This thing was also extremely flexible, and the force when it was flicked was extremely great, which was no less powerful than a charging warhorse.

But that's all.

Among the six old subordinates, three were responsible for close combat, using an iron chain sickle, a narrow and long Miao knife respectively, and the other was the man who was fighting with Ji Ruxue, holding two axes.

The other three people were still holding bows and arrows, responsible for long-range attacks. The other two were a poison master and a wizard. Their strength was among the best in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave. They had cooperated with each other for a long time and had experienced countless life-and-death battles. Even a great celestial being could be killed by them, let alone two little girls.

Moreover, if we really talk about it, the melee combat abilities of the six people are all good. The so-called melee combat level is only relative. Pick any one of them out, and his fighting experience far exceeds that of Ji Ruxue.

So the next moment, the wizard who had squatted on the ground and finally arranged several small khaki flags stood up, chanted a series of spells, and then said hoarsely: "Only half a quarter of an hour..."

Suddenly, the energy of mountains and rivers reversed, and the raindrops falling from the sky suddenly hung in the air for a moment, and then continued to fall.

But in just this moment, the situation was instantly reversed.

The swarm of bees that were entangled with the sickle man suddenly dispersed, leaving in a swarm, no longer controlled by Chi Meng's music. The toad, whose impact force was comparable to that of a giant beast, suddenly shook at the moment of jumping up, lost its strength and fell to the ground, rolling around and landing in the grass.

Almost at this moment, Chi Meng discovered that all the poisonous insects had lost contact with her!

That wizard has turned the feng shui of this place upside down!
The so-called bee-controlling technique, although effective and powerful, has two major taboos when it is performed: one is that there must be no anthelmintic drugs, and the other is that it is ineffective in feng shui locations.

Especially in the current situation, the wizard not only temporarily reversed the feng shui of this place, but even secretly performed some kind of secret technique. In this small world, the poisonous insects were naturally suppressed, not only cutting off contact with their master, but also greatly depleting their strength.

However, before she could panic, the archer who had been waiting for the opportunity in the distance said coldly: "Half a quarter of an hour is enough!"

He instantly raised his hand, drew his bow and arrows, and three arrows tempered by rain water shot out silently, aiming directly at Chi Meng's face.

"careful!"

A figure suddenly knocked Chi Meng away, and then a knife flashed, splitting the two arrows to the left and right.

"Pfft."

Ji Ruxue, who barely managed to save Chi Meng, was instantly hit in the left shoulder by the remaining feather arrow. She suddenly felt her left arm go numb and felt quite weak.

"Miss!"

Chi Meng escaped death, but he had no way to check on Ji Ruxue's condition immediately. Instead, he immediately pulled out a dagger hidden in his boots and fought with the sickle-wielding man who was approaching him.

"It's okay, don't be distracted."

Ji Ruxue bit her tongue and tried to gather her consciousness. In order to save Chi Meng, she had been hit by the man holding double axes. The wound had begun to bleed. Coupled with the arrow, her consciousness instantly became blurred.

"Go to hell!"

The man in the bamboo hat holding a long and narrow Miao knife immediately stepped forward, and the archers behind him also cooperated, shooting arrows left and right, determined to kill this Central Plains man who ruined their plans!
Ji Ruxue fought and retreated, barely blocking a few arrows while parrying the attack of the man in the bamboo hat.

The man in the bamboo hat had an amazing momentum. The stronger the qi, the stronger the sword. In addition, his internal strength was one level deeper than Ji Ruxue's. For a moment, the sword light in the forest was brilliant, and the strong qi was surging, causing the rain falling from the sky to turn into powder in the air before it touched the ground. Ji Ruxue had only practiced Sanfen Guiyuan for a short time, and had only mastered the first three moves of Tianshuang Fist. However, she could not turn the advantageous environment into her own use. She could only parry while calmly thinking about the retreat.

Since she was being suppressed, Chi Meng was bound to be in even greater danger. The target of the six old subordinates was originally this saint. While the sickle man was entangled with Chi Meng, the man holding two axes immediately followed. If Chi Meng had not been so agile and could barely hold on for a while, she would probably have been defeated long ago.

But even so, Chi Meng still had several injuries, and the weather was extremely cold. Due to the blood loss, his whole body was cold and his lips were pale. The sickle man just took the opportunity to throw and locked one of Chi Meng's shoulders. Then he gathered his strength and pulled. The latter staggered and fell in the mud. The dagger in his hand slipped and fell in the distance, and was stepped on by the man with two axes.

"Holy girl, I'm offended."

The sickle man held the iron chain in his hand and spun it rapidly. The sickle with a cold glow was spinning in the air and moving towards Chi Meng.

The order given to them by Du Gong was to bring back Chi Meng's head and not to care about anything else.

Therefore, even if Hua Fuzi and Gui Tou Yao were beaten to death in Jiuli Village, they hesitated for a moment, gave up the opportunity to join forces with Hua Fuzi and the other two to strangle Xiao Yan, and left the village to chase Chi Meng and Ji Ruxue.

"You are a bunch of traitors from the Poison Cave!"

Chi Meng covered his shoulder and did not step back. Instead, he continued to struggle to get up.

The sickle man sneered and did not answer. Instead, he quickened his pace and swung the sickle in his hand, ready to cut off the saint's head.

"Be careful." The man with two axes suddenly reminded in a deep voice from a distance.

The sickle man had naturally noticed it as well. He swung the end of the iron chain in his hand and suddenly smashed away several flying hidden weapons. In the dim light, he saw that they were actually several feather darts.

"It turns out to be the Young Priest." The wizard hiding in the woods was observing the situation on the entire battlefield. He was the first to discover the newcomer and laughed sinisterly.

Sure enough, after the feather dart, a figure quickly jumped out of the forest, the footsteps made a sound in the mud, and he kept throwing feather darts along the way, directly aiming at the sickle man.

The man with two axes strode forward without hesitation and engaged You Chuan who appeared out of nowhere.

The latter did not engage in the fight, but just ran forward with his body lowered, and lightly collided the Miao Dao with the double axes, creating a fleeting spark. He took a blow from the axe on his back, avoided the man with the double axes, and rushed straight towards the sickle man.

The Scythe Man sneered disdainfully. You Chuan had to give him some face in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave. Now that he has lost his identity as the adopted son of the Poison Lord, how could he be afraid? Killing him is like killing a dog. Facing the six of them, he will definitely die, right?

However, You Chuan was coming at him with great force, and he couldn't be careless, so he could only give up Chi Meng temporarily and go forward to fight with him.

Chi Meng took a deep breath and struggled to get up, but before he could figure out why You Chuan was here, he felt a chill on his back again. He subconsciously bent backwards to avoid an arrow that suddenly shot at him.

It was the archer in the distance. Not only that, the wizard who had been in charge of setting up the formation finally came out, but he was carrying a wooden sword on his back, holding a bell in his hand, and his steps were like Gangbu, and he arrived in a flash.

Ji Ruxue had been completely suppressed by the man in the bamboo hat holding the Miao Dao. She could not concentrate and could only fight and retreat.

As for You Chuan who appeared out of nowhere, he was also in danger under the joint siege of the sickle man and the double-axe man, but he was still able to barely hold on against two people at once, and he could also throw a few feather darts from time to time to rescue Chi Meng.

But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the outcome would be decided without the wizard having to wait even half a minute for him to mess with the feng shui.

Even if Chi Meng added You Chuan to his side, it would not change this fact. This is because the old subordinates were missing one person to join the battle. If six people came out together, killing the Great Heavenly Stage would be a piece of cake.

"Retreat quickly!"

Just as the wizard drew out his wooden sword and went straight for Chi Meng, he heard an urgent voice suddenly.

Everyone looked at the direction distracted by the fog, and saw a figure surrounded by dense poisonous insects walk out of the fog. He said in a deep voice: "The victory of Jiuli Village has been decided. Hua Fuzi and the other two..."

Before he could finish, everyone saw the forest in the distance shaking layer by layer, and the treetops trembling constantly, coming from far away and disappearing in the blink of an eye, with an astonishing momentum.

The Gu Master stopped talking and immediately chanted a spell. He was wrapped in a layer of black mist and fled immediately.

The sharpest archer among the six hesitated a little and tried to leave, but the wizard was reluctant to give up the merit in front of him. He rang the bell, and green mist spread around him. At the same time, he shouted: "We were able to defeat the corpse ancestor Hou Qing in the past. What do we have to fear? Help me..."

In an instant, a figure descended from the sky with a sound like thunder and a speed as fast as chopsticks inserted into water, causing ripples in the dense rain in the air.

The wizard's whole body was filled with alarm bells, his face was horrified, and he immediately stopped talking, ready to use all his means at once to attack the figure.

But he was a step too slow. In the instant he was startled, he felt a strong gust of wind on the side of his face. Before he could react, he heard the sound of a bone breaking. Then his consciousness went black and he flew several feet away.

The four remaining old subordinates in the distance were all shocked. From the moment Xiao Yan fell from the sky to the wizard's head being slapped off, they had not even thought about whether to escape or not, the wizard was killed instantly!

The next moment, the man in the bamboo hat, who had suppressed Ji Ruxue so much that she had no power to fight back, felt a chill down his spine, and instinctively blocked the black shadow with the Miao Dao in his hand. Then he felt his hands tremble, and he staggered back several feet, almost falling flat on his face in the mud.

And that black shadow was exactly the wooden sword carried by the wizard!

Seeing this, the archer in the distance was really afraid that the Central Plains man would target him, so he quickly ducked into the bushes and flew away quickly.

The man with the sickle and the man with the double axes did not dare to delay. They carried the wizard's body on the left and right and left in the opposite direction of the archers. As for the man in the bamboo hat, he barely blocked the wooden sword and dared not stay any longer. He ran in another direction as if he was escaping.

Ji Ruxue's eyes turned black, she leaned against the tree trunk beside her and gasped for breath, she was already a little shaky.

Xiao Yan's face turned pale. He immediately locked her acupoints and began to infuse Ji Ruxue with internal energy to prevent the poison from spreading to her internal organs.

His internal energy had been almost completely consumed. If he had not used the Nine Netherworld Divine Art and the Three-Point Return to Origin Qi at full power, he might not have been able to withstand the attack that came from the sky.

"Crash."

A group of people walked into the dense forest, wearing conical hats, green shirts, black armor, Tang swords, and masks on their faces, looking very imposing.

Chi Meng, who had just taken a breath, immediately stood in front of Xiao Yan and the other man with a dagger in hand, her face alert.

You Chuan was not injured, but he was just standing far away and his expression could not be seen clearly.

Xiao Yan ignored the group of bad guys who might have been deployed around him. With his remaining internal strength and being possessed by a demon, the other party was not a threat.

Moreover, he had an agreement with Yuan Tiangang before, so if he wanted to use the Bad People to attack him, he would not wait until now.

Sure enough, the tall bad guy walking in front stopped three feet away from Xiao Yan, and then clasped his fists and bowed: "I am Kuijia, and I am here by the order of the commander-in-chief to invite Tian Anxing to play a game."

(End of this chapter)