Volume 1, Chapter 102
On the fourth day, early in the morning.
The sky was slightly bright, and the whole wild island was still covered in the early morning mist, and the field of vision was very low, and it was gray a few feet away, and only the outline of the island could be seen in the distance.
According to the experience of the past few days, it will take at least an hour for this vast mist to dissipate.
But many students on the island know that this is the most dangerous time on the entire island. A lot of sneak attacks and counter-sneak attacks happen at this time when the vision is at its worst.
Even in the middle of the night, the moonlight shines more clearly than the white fog.
At this time, many cadet teams will choose to stay in their camp, setting up various ambushes inside and outside the camp to meet the adventurous enemy at any time.
However, there are also many monks who take advantage of this opportunity to make long migrations around the island to find safer places. It is likely that their previous place has been exposed, and the risk is high that they have remained in the same place all this time.
Many powerful student gangs like to launch surprise attacks on the surrounding teams at this time.
At this time.
A team of five cadets was walking quickly in the vast white mist, migrating along the edge of the island, towards the northwest highlands of Nojima.
They didn't dare to go to the center of the island, because in the center of the island was an alliance of three strong student teams, which were Lou Jiejun, Bai Xijun, and Ren Haiping, who were in the top three of the Qingyun Immortal Academy's potential list.
These three powerful city lord students each gathered no less than twenty city lord students to engage in a big melee in the open area in the center of the island.
For these three immortal cultivators and the children of the big clan, getting the official city lord qualification is a sure thing, and what they want to compete for is the top spot in the graduation of Qingyun Immortal Academy, which is the greatest glory.
Some of the other scattered City Lord Trainees did not dare to participate in the melee in the center of the island.
This team of monks who were sneaking in the vast white mist was different from most of the student teams of Qingyun Immortal Academy.
The students of Qingyun Immortal Academy, whether they are the city lord students who are the leaders or the auxiliary students of Sui Hu, are generally not very old, generally around ten to twenty years old, and those who are more than thirty years old are very rare.
Most of the students who can become city lords are children of the family, and they are generally not very old. And the auxiliary students who are qualified to participate in the final assessment and follow the city lord are all confidants, and they have to grow up with the city lord students, so they will not be too old.
In the team in front of him, except for the young monks who led the team, almost none of the other auxiliary students were younger than thirty years old.
Even, there are two people in their fifties and sixties, which is very strange. A master is dressed up, and a manager is dressed up. This is very rare among all the students.
Five people were divided into two groups, several feet apart. One person in front explores the way, and four people follow behind.
The team moved cautiously, not very fast.
"Click!"
There was a sharp crisp sound, and the old man dressed as a master who was walking with the young monk accidentally stepped on a dead branch, although the sound was not loud, but in such a quiet morning, it was very harsh.
The five of them were startled almost at the same time and stopped.
"Master Hou, be careful, make a sound, it's easy to alarm the other monks around!"
The middle-aged monk immediately whispered.
"It's just a twig, is there such a fuss?"
Master Hou's face was a little unsightly, and he muttered.
"A monk with a keen ear and eyes can hear a little louder movement for miles. Who knows if there are any other monks around us?"
The middle-aged monk said in a deep voice.
"Alright, stop arguing! ”
The young man who led the team waved his hand a little helplessly, and his eyes fell on Master Hou, who was in trouble, showing dissatisfaction.
"Young master, the fog is too heavy, the villain only cares about the surroundings, and he doesn't pay attention to his feet for a while!"
Master Hou arched his hand, and said weakly.
"Forget it, it's a trifle. We have been walking for nearly half an hour, and it is estimated that we are not far from the goal of our trip. Take a break, wait for the fog to clear up, and then set off. ”
Another old man spoke.
"Okay, just Uncle Cao. Rest in place and set off later. This is woodland, and water may be found. Brother Gui, you go to the woods to find water. ”
The middle-aged monk who walked in front nodded and said to a swarthy strong man.
This middle-aged monk is He An.
And the young monk is Zheng Yiqing.
In the past year in Qingyun Academy, Zheng Yiqing's life has not been easy.
In order to let him enter Qingyun Immortal Academy, the Zheng family spent a lot of family savings, and he was already broken, except for providing a small amount of spirit stone cultivation every month, he could no longer provide him with more financial resources, everything could only rely on Zheng Yiqing to figure out his own way.
Zheng Yiqing has been worrying about the selection of his assistant monks.
The auxiliary monk is the most important force around the main monk of the city.
According to the City Master Cadet Course, a qualified auxiliary monk needs to meet at least two conditions, one is absolute loyalty, and the other is outstanding ability in some aspect. In addition, it is to be as young as possible, the same age as the city lord students.
It is not easy to find a suitable auxiliary monk who meets these two points in Qingyun Academy.
The Zheng family is just a small family that has just been formed, and there are only a few monks in the clan, either Zheng Yiqing's elders or peers. Naturally, they did not want to become Zheng Yiqing's auxiliary monks, and their subordinates followed.
Among Zheng Yiqing's entourage, there is only one He An who meets the conditions in terms of qualifications and strength. He An is not his subordinate. He An just promised to escort Zheng Yiqing all the way to the East China Sea to search for immortals, and then he could leave at any time.
Even so, Zheng Yiqing still provided the Yuan Qi Pill and made He An an immortal cultivator, so as to keep He An to continue to assist him.
Zheng Yiqing set his eyes on the ordinary auxiliary students of Qingyun Immortal Academy. Among the 1,000 ordinary auxiliary students, Zheng Yiqing could not find a monk who was willing to follow him. Because the Zheng family did not have enough strength, these auxiliary monks of Qingyun Immortal Academy were willing to be loyal to him.
Out of loyalty, Zheng Yiqing finally chose his own person, Steward Cao, an old servant who was older and had no more ambitions, gave the Yuan Qi Pill to help break through.
In addition, he couldn't do without Master Hou's advice, so Master Hou was also included in the auxiliary monks. Although Master Hou didn't have much talent in cultivation and other aspects, his combat power was also low.
This graduation assessment on Nojima has been relying on Master Hou's old scheming and scheming, and he has been dealing with other student teams on the island.
Otherwise, their team would have been wiped out long ago. From this point of view, Master Hou is still indispensable.
"Master Hou, how sure are you of entering the top ten this time?"
During the break, Zheng Yiqing couldn't help but ask Master Hou.
"When I first landed on the island, it was less than 10%. Now three days later, the villain estimates that there is a thirty percent chance. If you can occupy that cliff and stay up for another three or four days, I estimate that the young master is fifty percent sure that he will be able to enter the top ten!"
Master Hou took out a brocade handkerchief, wiped his forehead, and said.
"If you stay up for a few more days, you only have a fifty percent chance? Don't you know that it is extremely difficult to stay on this island for another day. ”
Zheng Yiqing said a little dissatisfied.
"Young master, with our strength, it would be good to have a fifty percent chance. It depends on whether the big war between Lou Jiejun, Bai Xijun, and Ren Haiping will affect us.
If the three of them find out about our whereabouts, there is basically no luck at all, only surrender.
In any case, we were lucky to have avoided the first three days of scuffle by hiding on the island. Find a high-risk place and stay up for a few more days, and the chances are getting bigger and bigger. ”
Master Hou said unhurriedly.
Zheng Yiqing seemed to have found confidence, and his expression was a little lighter.
"Young Master, I was looking for water in the woods and found a large number of traces of spiritual wood felling!"
The swarthy man hurried back, looking a little flustered.
His surname is Gui and he is a confidant warrior under Zheng Hongjun, who was originally born in Orion and is very familiar with the jungle. was arranged by Zheng Hongjun to be an assistant monk to Zheng Yiqing.
Zheng Yiqing couldn't shirk it, so he could only accept it.
"Someone here is cutting down a lot of spirit wood? Could it be that someone is doing the same thing as us? Brother Gui, tell me the details!"
Several people were shocked, and Master Hou was the first to react, frowning and saying.
"I just looked for a water source and searched the woods. Hundreds of zhang ahead, I saw that there were traces of the spiritual trees there being cut down! I counted carefully, and there were no less than thirty or forty dozen spiritual wood stumps that had been cut down!"
The surname Gui has a dignified Chinese atmosphere.
"What! so much chopped down!"
"Spirit wood is the most important spiritual resource that can be found on the island! This team of people and horses has cut down so many spirit trees, they must have built a camp nearby!"
The crowd exclaimed.
"This is close to the cliff where we were going to be on this trip. I don't know if they occupy that dangerous place. This dangerous place must be snatched up. Otherwise, the consequences are unpredictable, and it will even affect our follow-up plans. Brother Gui, you go again, take a look at the situation around the cliff, and if you find it, carefully explore the details of the other party!"
Master Hou said with a solemn expression.
"Okay, I'll go!"
The big man surnamed Gui looked at Zheng Yiqing, and when he saw Zheng Yiqing nodding, he left in response. He had practiced invisibility spells, making him suitable for exploration.
"I don't know which group of students Lu Dao is, most of them have already camped on this cliff! Unfortunately, they couldn't come one step ahead of them. ”
Master Hou's face was full of worry.
This wild island is hundreds of miles in circumference, and the earthquake only gave them three hours to go to the island. They didn't have enough time to explore the terrain on the island, so they slowly looked for a suitable place to defend after they got to the island.
Zheng Yiqing's expression became very ugly.
The top ten in the assessment, he had already died.
But after hearing the content of the graduation assessment, he once had the experience of surviving on Nojima in the East China Sea. Coupled with Master Hou's scheming, a hope rose in his heart.
"Whoever it is, it must be destroyed!"
Zheng Yiqing said hatefully.
The top ten in the assessment, he must grab it.
Half an hour later.
The big man surnamed Gui quietly returned.
"Young master, the cliff is indeed occupied, and all the places that can be climbed are arranged with sharp thorns, traps, thousands of pounds of rolling logs, and falling rocks. There is no place where you can easily climb the cliffs.
There is a five-zhang high spiritual wood fence blocking the only narrow pass that can be climbed, and there is even a very hidden arrow tower.
You have to go to the vicinity of the Spirit Wood Fence to discover the existence of this arrow tower. A young monk stood guard on the turret behind the fence. The man was a stranger, and the little one couldn't recognize who it was!
Judging by the villain, this cliff is extremely well defended, even to the extent that everything is used. Even an old hunter like the villain felt intimidated when he saw this deployment. The person who arranges this kind of formation must have a high level of actual combat experience. There are five of us, but I'm afraid we won't be able to attack. ”
The big man surnamed Gui immediately reported in detail what he had seen.
"Why is this scene so familiar, is it Ye Mo?"
Zheng Yiqing's face suddenly showed a ghostly expression, and he glanced at Master Hou and couldn't help but be shocked.
Ordinary Immortal Academy, if there is no actual combat, may not be able to arrange a tight hedgehog-like defense on the wild island. And with actual combat experience, which child of a big family would go to the wild island to fight against the demon beast without any trouble?
Even Zheng Yiqing himself was more experienced than other Immortal Academy students.
"What does the sentry look like?"
He An asked solemnly.
The big man surnamed Gui picked up a branch and drew dozens of strokes on the ground, outlining the outline of a monk with a wooden face.
"This, isn't this one of Ye Mo's subordinates!"
Master Hou was taken aback.
Steward Cao looked at it and nodded again and again, "Yes, it's Ye Mo's person, and the old man also remembers! Although this kid is not very eye-catching, he has followed Ye Mo very early and is one of his henchmen." ”
"In this way, it is Ye Mo who occupies this cliff! It is really a narrow road, a God-given opportunity, God gave me a chance to take revenge. Master Hou, what are the chances of us attacking them?"
Zheng Yiqing's heart suddenly became angry, and he asked impatiently.