Chapter 384 - Nine (1/2)

Yan Tianhen suddenly realized, “I see. This is the first time I’ve heard of shadow guards having such uses.”

Ji Yunwei glanced at the shadow guards and said, “I’m afraid you can’t get into the deeper parts of the forest like this.”

Yuan One asked, “Why?”

Ji Yunwei explained, “I don’t know if you have ever been in this forest before, but today’s forest is full of roots and branches of trees piled up on the ground. Without mounts, it would not be easy to get there.”

Yuan One answered, “If this is the case, it’s not too bad.”

One of the most common things shadow guards practiced was to conceal their presence. The other was how to maintain their speed in various harsh environments. Last but not least, to assassinate and act as death substitutes.

Yuan One was not too worried about the difficult road.

Ji Yunwei eyed Yuan One, “Even so, you can make your own decision.”

The Ji family also had shadow guards, but their style was very different from the Yuan family’s. Most of the Ji family shadow guards went to the Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest to explore and capture demonic beasts, and also to assist in catching and soothing them. Among them, there was absolutely no such task as being the body double for young masters.

Lin Xuanzhi looked at the distance, “Although I haven’t gone deep into the Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest yet, I have already felt the scattered Spiritual Qi.”

The Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest was like an independent space. After entering, the aura and vibe were completely different from outside. Somehow, the Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest always gave people a dark and gloomy feeling, and it was unclear whether it was the dense trees blocking the sun or because of other reasons that made people uncomfortable.

The only lucky thing was that the spiritual Qi of this Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest was indeed much stronger in here.

Liu Mengchen said, “We’re just at the edge here. If you walk a hundred miles further inside, you’ll feel it deeper.”

Qing Zhu frowned, “Let’s move forward quickly. The Colorful Caterpillar Grass and Icy Heart Water Lotus are not easy to find. They’ll take some time.”

So a line of people and winged unicorns galloped along.

Unicorns ran and sped in the Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest. In the blink of an eye, they had already run for 300 miles.

Along the way, they didn’t encounter too much danger, but sometimes, there were demonic beasts coming out. However, Lin Xuanzhi and the others didn’t need to fight as Yuan family’s shadow guards handled them instead.

Every tree in the Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest was as thick as ten people huddled together. Its trunk was high enough that one couldn’t see the top, and the dense leaves overhead covered the light, darkening their surroundings more and more.

Suddenly, Lin Xuanzhi felt an eerie chill.

“Wait a minute.” Lin Xuanzhi grabbed the reins of the horse and stopped at the same spot. He turned around. “There’s something wrong here.”

The others also stopped

“I thought we could rush out of this rotten place if we ran faster, but I didn’t expect you to stop.” Qing Zhu said while holding his nose.

Xiao Linfeng also showed an uncomfortable expression, “It really smells bad.”

Yuan Tianwen and the others were at a loss. They didn’t smell anything at all.

Lin Xuanzhi closed his eyes slightly and sniffed, “No, this is not only the smell of something rancid but also some strange aroma. But I can’t say whether it’s more smelly or more fragrant.”

At this time, the forest was filled with fog. Lin Xuanzhi called out, “Everyone, be careful and stand together.” He could not see anything clearly in front of him.

He immediately reached out to pull Yan Tianhen beside him.

However, he was empty-handed.

Lin Xuanzhi’s expression grew fierce and questioned, “Ah Hen, where are you?”

This sound alerted the enemies hiding in the fog, giving them an opportunity.

Someone unknown moved to kill Lin Xuanzhi from behind. Lin Xuanzhi immediately turned and dismounted. He brought out the sword hanging on his waist and blocked the attack. Before he entered the Myriad Beasts Demonic Forest, he had replaced Lianlian for Zhige.

Zhige was not drawn out of his sheath, but it was enough for Lin Xuanzhi to save his life with ease.

The sound of fighting rang out around the fog. Lin Xuanzhi found that there were more and more hidden weapons stabbing at him. As he dealt with them, he changed his attack strategy so that he’s not only defending himself.

Lin Xuanzhi’s heart was worried to death for Yan Tianhen. Ignoring the oath that Zhige shouldn’t be drawn out at will, he unsheathed Zhige from its scabbard.

At this moment, everything seemed to tremble. It was as if there were only one person and one sword left between heaven and earth. Shiny and colorful in one moment, it instantly became a cold and solemn death bringer.

The thousands of hidden weapons stopped around Lin Xuanzhi and Zhige and then landed to the ground mercilessly.

Lin Xuanzhi used the first move of the Teal Lotus Nine Styles. His figure was like a gust of wind and was extremely elegant. He pushed his sword toward the direction of the hidden weapons attacking him and ordered “Break!” The fog quickly dissipated.

Lin Xuanzhi held the sword and looked sullenly at the empty dark forest around him. His mood was extremely bad.

He couldn’t see where Ah Hen was, but none of his fellow companions could be found either.