Chapter 917: An Enemy Lurking in the Shadows

In an unnamed cave in the Xianxia Mountains, a cold light flashed in the eyes of a black-robed man with puffy body and purple skin, "Jiang Zhuo is also willing to spend ten gold coins to buy news, and one gold coin to reward a human head..."

If Jiang Zhuo was here, he would be able to recognize that the reason why this black-robed man's body was in such a state was the result of being hit by someone's dying curse when he killed the barbarian sacrifice.

After being hit by a barbarian sacrifice, the player's stats will skyrocket by 30%, but at the same time, their coordinates will be exposed to the eyes of all barbarians, facing a steady stream of hunts. Although there are such drawbacks, this kind of treatment is unavoidable.

If it spreads, I am afraid that countless people are willing to get such treatment. Being constantly hunted down by the barbarians meant that the black-robed people could choose an area that was extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack, and wait for the barbarians to come to the door.

Capture and massacre to obtain booty afterwards are all good means. This black-robed man did the former, and accumulated a large amount of money, materials, and contacts by selling barbarian captives.

Barbarian sacrifices are very difficult to kill, and there are very few of them, even more difficult and rare than king-level bosses. Their combat power is comparable to that of the top boss boss, but there are countless ways to cover the eyes and escape items. It is necessary to take the plot quest and push the plot to a certain level in order to make the barbarian sacrifice fall into a situation from which it cannot be escaped.

In the previous life, there were many people who bought clues for this kind of story mission, and the price once piled up to more than five thousand gold coins.

As for this disfigurement, it can be lifted with some top-grade elixir. The black-robed man in front of him obviously had the financial resources to buy the best elixir, and he could know this by looking at the hundreds of black-clothed people kneeling on the ground in front of him. With enough force, a little wealth is nothing.

However, he didn't, as it would be beneficial to keep him in this disfigured state, as he would be considered "unknowable", and even players with Legendary Scouting skills would not be able to see his stats panel and ID.

"It seems that you must find a way to lift this curse state, otherwise countless barbarians will pour out from Jiaozhou and the wilderness and rush towards you, which will definitely attract the attention of the Inhumans. When the time comes, the dead will be exposed to the eyes of the Inhumans, and with the Inhumans' thirst for profit, you will have to face more than just barbarians. ”

There was also a scribe sitting at the head of the black-robed man, who was Yan Xiang, whom Jiang Zhuo was extremely suspicious of.

The black-robed man shook his head, "Using the curse to capture the barbarians for sale is the only way for us to gain profits and attack the [Lingyun Palace] now, and we must not give up." ”

Saying that, the black-robed man was also a little silent, if it weren't for the short time, if the powerful and second- and third-rate forces in Yangzhou hadn't accumulated enough barbarian troops, Yangzhou would definitely be full of smoke by now.

The targets of the black-robed people selling barbarians are all forces hostile to the [Lingyun Palace]. For example, the Haoqiang in the central counties of Yuzhang County, such as the bandits who have been suppressed all year round in Zhongling Mountain, such as [Juxian Pavilion], [Dingding World], and the local chambers of commerce that are constantly suppressed by [Guixi Chamber of Commerce] and [Geyang Chamber of Commerce].

As Jiang Zhuo continued to expand outward, his enemies were already countless. In the process of maintaining market order, it offended thousands of gangsters and petty forces.

When you use the power of commerce to attack your opponent, you offend a large number of business organizations under the name of your opponent.

Fortunately, these forces are all fighting on their own, or dare to be angry but dare not speak. But once someone can organize these forces or help them grow stronger, these people will become the biggest internal and external troubles of the [Lingyun Palace].

"In that case, we'll have to move our stronghold." Yan Xiang turned his head to look out of the cave, they had been staying in this Xianxia Ridge for more than a month, and it could be said that this was definitely a very suitable stronghold.

The entire Xianxia Ridge is not much smaller than the Huaiyu Mountain Range, the area is vast, and there are countless nameless hills in the ridge. Once someone is chasing and killing, just find a direction and drill it, and you can hide without a trace.

It's a pity that the barbarians are coming in a steady stream, and they are bound to attract the attention of players. Players are very aware of this anomaly, either thinking that there are some mausoleums or superb items in the mountains, or that it is a big story mission.

There have been many players who have followed the surging barbarians before, but they have all been killed by the sneak attack of the dead soldiers lurking in the dark. Many of those players have damage reduction and injury exemption special effects, and with the release of the bounty of [Lingyun Palace], there must be some players who have been killed who are suspected of coming to Xianxialing.

At that time, they will definitely not be at peace, and once the traces are leaked, they will face the situation of being chased and encircled by countless red-eyed players.

"Transfer? Where to go? ”

"Wuyi Mountains!" Yan Xiang said lightly, the black-robed man seemed to be a little surprised, but he quickly came to his senses. The Wuyi Mountains stretch from southwest to northeast, with a width of tens or hundreds of miles, and a length of thousands of miles.

Now that the middle and northeastern sections of the Wuyi Mountain Range are under martial law by the [Lingyun Palace], if they enter the Wuyi Mountain Range, players who follow the movements of the barbarians will definitely clash with the [Lingyun Palace]. When the time comes, will the [Penglai Pavilion], which has been coveting the Wuyi Mountains, sit idly by?

It's just that it was the territory of the [Lingyun Palace] after all, and they were doing this at the risk of being directly discovered by the [Lingyun Palace].

"Okay..."The black-robed man didn't hesitate for long, the risk and benefit were equal. The Wuyi Mountains are also full of high mountains and dangerous valleys, and the dead soldiers under his command are all good climbers, and those terrains cannot restrain them, but will become their advantage.

When the time comes, they will find a random place and dig tunnels, even if Hanjiang has nothing to do and comes to look for it in person, they may not be able to find it. As for the curse coordinates on the black-robed man, the coordinates were just a direction, as long as he hid in a tunnel with a special trajectory, the barbarians would chase him and find that there was no way ahead, and they couldn't think too much about it.

At that time, the barbarians will gather more and more people, and the black-robed people can wait for the opportunity to dispatch, or they can lead them to attack the [Lingyun Palace] garrison camp. No matter what you do, the initiative is in your own hands.

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After another five days, after Jiang Zhuo was free, he wanted to personally lead the army to Huiji County to meet He Qi. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce personally dispatched to directly kill Benhuiji County, repelled the Yellow Turban Army, and kept Shanyin County.

There was no chance, Sun Cejun was ready to move again, and Jiang Zhuo also quieted down. Now the situation in Yangzhou is favorable to the [Lingyun Palace], Jiang Zhuo has set up a heavy army in Ye Township, Shixin County, Xindu County, and Chen Gong and Yu Tuo are personally in charge.