Chapter 58

The next morning, when the sun rose, a group of people was already waiting quietly in front of the jujube forest on the ring finger of Stoneman Peak.

The person in front was the green-clothed and green-scarfed Householder Yanming.

Behind him were three young men, one of whom was Lu Yueming, who had saved Zhang Xiaolong and the others on the road yesterday. Lu Yueming was not as arrogant as he was yesterday. He stood behind the crowd with his hands behind his back, looking at Yanming Jushi in front of him, waiting quietly.

It was still the same shadow that crossed the jujube forest at dawn. Yanming Jushi used his qinggong to leap over and left a mark on the two jujube trees.

However, after a while, he was stunned. Because on the two jujube trees, other than the two deep marks he had just made, there were no other marks on the tree trunks. What about the sword marks he had made on the tree last month?

Scholar Yanming was surprised. The sword mark that was three inches deep into the tree couldn't be healed in a month. Even if it was healed, there should still be a mark. Could it be that it wasn't the two jujube trees that were affected?

Yanming Jushi's heart skipped a beat. "This is bad.

If it wasn't the original entrance, I'm afraid it would be troublesome to enter the forest. "

As he thought about it, he carefully examined the nearby wild jujube trees, but he found nothing. It seemed that he had never carved any marks on the trees of this forest. At this time, a short and stout young man in black clothes with a sincere face came up to him and asked, "Martial Uncle Yanming, do you have any questions?"

Yanming Jushi looked back and saw Tan Feng from the Tan family.

Scholar Yanming couldn't help but smile. The people from the Tan family were all short, plump, and honest. They looked very reassuring. It was really as if they were from the same family. He smiled and told Tan Feng the reason. When Tan Feng heard this, he said, "That's easy."

Then, he said to a thin young man in white, who looked like a scholar, "Brother Zhang, why don't you come with me and see if there are any sword marks on the trees? Brother Lu and Martial Uncle Yanming, can you go over there and see if there are any sword marks?"

The scholar was Zhang Zhaoyang from the Ten Thousand Swords Peak. His face was thin and his eyes were sharp. He didn't say much and only said, "Okay."

He then turned around and walked to the other side. Tan Feng followed behind him, his eyes carefully looking at the jujube trees in the periphery.

Lu Yueming was still looking at Yanming Jushi with a smile, waiting for his orders.

Yanming Jushi didn't say much. After greeting him, he turned around and walked to the other side. Lu Yueming also quickly followed behind him.

Yanming Jushi walked a few steps and then slowed down. He muttered in his heart. In fact, the sword mark from last time was in the vicinity. If he went any further, he definitely wouldn't find it. Was there a need to look all around the periphery of the Sour Date Forest?

Lu Yueming, who was behind him, seemed to understand his thoughts. He said from behind, "Uncle Yanming, is this where the mark you carved last time?"

Yanming Jushi stopped in his tracks and turned around to say, "Yeah, I think there shouldn't be any further ahead."

Lu Yueming continued, "Then Uncle Yanming will carefully look around here. How about this junior go and take a look?"

Yanming Jushi said with a smile, "The Misty School really is getting stronger with each generation. This Sect Leader Ou is so lucky to have all the outstanding disciples under his tutelage. Okay, you go take a look. Be careful. I'll stay here."

Lu Yueming also smiled and nodded. He continued to look around, leaving Yanming Jushi behind him.

Leaving aside Yanming Jushi who stayed in place and thought about what to do next, the other three looked from the beginning to the end of the Sour Date Forest. Just as Yanming Jushi expected, they didn't find anything. Everyone couldn't help but fall silent. The premise of their previous discussion was to enter from the original entrance. Since the entrance was different from before, then the steps of their discussion were obviously invalid. What should they do?

The three of them stood quietly, thinking while waiting for Yanming Jushi's instructions.

This time, the three of them came to the Five-Clawed Peak in the same way as the Four Sects did last time. They all sent their second-generation disciples, but this time they did it more secretly. As early as the leaders of the Four Sects returned from Mount Wutong, they frequently sent different disciples to different places to deal with affairs. They were afraid that the spies of other sects would figure out their details. These three people were just one of the operations. Only a moment before they set off, the leaders of the Four Sects told them the goal of this operation and secretly told them everything they should pay attention to. After they left, there were still many disciples sent out continuously. Even many of the core figures in the Four Sects didn't know who was carrying out what task. Therefore, these three people could hide from the spies of other sects and smoothly arrive here.

The disciples who could be sent to participate in this matter were, of course, the leaders of the Four Sects. After knowing the preciousness of the secret plane, the Four Sects would not take it lightly. Moreover, these three people had all taken the secret pills of the Four Sects. Their profound skills were also quite powerful in Jianghu. Otherwise, Lu Yueming alone could easily deal with the seven people of Xicui Mountain yesterday. If it were Wen Wenhai and Xue Qing a month ago, it would not be so easy.

Although they had made a mistake in their operation, the three of them were all people with calm personalities. Even Tan Feng, who appeared to be a little boorish, remained silent and focused, quietly waiting for Scholar Yanming's orders.

Scholar Yanming pondered for a long time and said, "Since the entrance is no longer the same as before, it might not necessarily be unsafe. However, we can't just follow what we've said before and enter the forest according to the chant we used last time. Perhaps there will be a new chant this time. You all should bring your own skins. I'm sure your teachers have already told you how to use them. Now, let's see if the chant is the same."

When everyone heard this, they took out their skins from their arms, cut their fingers with a knife, and wiped the blood on it. However, this time everyone, including Yanming Jushi, was even more stunned.

The place where the chant was originally displayed was now blank.

The others didn't feel anything, but Yanming Jushi immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Even though his martial arts had greatly improved, he couldn't help but be on guard. He turned his head and looked around vigilantly. This was too strange.

Yanming Jushi, who had originally been ambitious and wanted to go in and reap a harvest, was now unwilling to go in no matter what. He had roamed the jianghu for so many years and had never heard of words written on skins disappearing. This thing had already exceeded Yanming Jushi's scope of understanding. He was timid and cautious, but as a veteran of the jianghu, he immediately determined that this was a minefield. They couldn't take half a step forward. The best way was to obediently wait until the fifteenth of the first month of the next year and try their luck again.

However, Yanming Jushi didn't show any signs of fear. He still said casually, "Since the chant isn't here, there must be two reasons. The first is that this time is the same as last time. The second is that the chant hasn't appeared yet because the time isn't right."

Speaking up to this point, he didn't quite believe his own two explanations. If it was the same as last time, then the chant should have appeared just like last time. But what if the time wasn't right?

In this world, there really weren't any words that could be related to the time and only appear when the time was right. This was too inconceivable.

In short, no matter what the reason was, Yanming Jushi said, "We don't have the chant right now. We can't guarantee that the chant we used last time can be used now. In view of this situation, I don't recommend that everyone enter the forest.

What do you guys think? "

The three people in front of Yanming Jushi, although their martial arts weren't as good as his, and their seniority wasn't as high as his, they still represented their respective schools. Yanming Jushi still looked at them very patiently, waiting for their answers.

Lu Yueming's eyes turned, but he didn't speak. In fact, before coming here, Ou Peng had already explained that although the matter of the secret plane was very important, the Misty School's current strength was enough. Expanding their territory was the most important thing. Of course, it would be good to be able to enter the secret plane and obtain precious herbs. Even if they couldn't enter, they had to first keep this secret and leave it for next year. Therefore, Lu Yueming already had a plan in mind. Seeing that Yanming Jushi seemed to have the same thoughts as him, he didn't say much.

Tan Feng of the Tan family frowned. Previously, the head of the family had said that safety and confidentiality were first. It didn't matter if they didn't enter the secret plane. However, he was very curious. He really wanted to see what kind of place could grow hundred year old herbs. He weighed for a long time, then raised his head and said, "When the head of the family came, he already said that everything here will be arranged by Martial Uncle Yanming. I have no objections."

Yanming Jushi nodded, then looked at Lu Yueming. Lu Yueming naturally also agreed. Finally, he looked at Zhang Zhaoyang of the Wan Jian Peak.

Zhang Zhaoyang didn't frown and think like Tan Feng. His face was calm, his eyes looking at the Suanjujube Forest as if it was a small forest where he played as a child. He seemed to have decided long ago, but had been waiting for other people's decision. At this time, seeing that Yanming Jushi listened to his opinion, he smiled faintly and said, "Martial Uncle Yanming, my family's Sword Master has already instructed that no matter what dangers there are in this forest, the herbs inside must be brought back. I think I must explore this Suanjujube Forest."

Zhang Zhaoyang's words were very unexpected. He thought that he would also listen to Yanming Jushi's arrangement. He wanted to go in, but it gave Yanming Jushi a difficult problem. However, thinking back to the meeting at Wutong Mountain, Wan Chengjiu wanted to go in the most. It was not difficult to understand why he gave this order.

But if the others didn't want to go in, did they let Zhang Zhaoyang go in alone?

Yanming Jushi pondered for a long time, but didn't know how to answer him.

Zhang Zhaoyang saw that Yanming Jushi didn't directly answer him, and naturally knew what he was thinking. He cupped his hands to Yanming Jushi and the other two and said, "Martial Uncle Yanming, brothers, I have already made preparations to enter the forest this time. There shouldn't be any danger. If you all don't want to go with me, then let me go in alone. I can also help you all scout the way. What do you think?"

The last sentence was directed at Yanming Jushi.

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