??Chapter 202: Chapter 196: The Monster of Centipede Mountain
Chapter 202: Chapter 196: The Monster of Centipede Mountain
Soone said, “On the day Ci Ye attacked us, Da Gui and the others were assaulted by monsters.”
“How do you know that?” soone queried suspiciously.
The disciple replied, “I overheard it from the conversation of another disciple passing by.”
Ye Chen also beca curious, asking, “What kind of monster?”
“They described it as a creature with a wild boar’s head, long tusks, and a leopard’s body! They’re not sure what it really is, but apparently, they were attacked by a large number of them. If their number had not been great, they perhaps couldn’t have handled it, but even so, it seed they suffered a lot of casualties.”
A disciple warned, “We need to be more careful, and avoid running into them.”
Ye Chen closed his eyes again and resud his sleep.
Perhaps he was too tired, he was unconscious for two hours before being woken up by others. The night was deep by then.
Li Mo walks over, bringing so food and said, “I saw a small fire in the forest.”
Ye Chen rubbed his eyes, his stomach growling with hunger.
“Just one fire?” Ye Chen asked.
“Yes, I guess, Can Mo and his followers wouldn’t start a fire.”
Ye Chen asked, “How far is it from here?”
Li Mo unfolded a map, pointing at it, said, “Their position is here, and here’s ours.”
Luckily it wasn’t too far, so they could probably catch up. As long as they kept following Can Mo and his followers, they could also provide assistance if anything happened to them. Ye Chen took a deep breath and said, “Let’s let our disciples eat sothing. We will set off early tomorrow.”
“Are we going to follow them? Not going for Can Mo and his followers?”
Ye Chen said, “I think Ci Ye must have found traces of Can Mo and his followers. We don’t know where Can Mo and his followers are now, so following Ci Ye will lead us to Can Mo and his followers.”
Li Mo agreed with Ye Chen, adding, “Following them would be safer.”
“Yes, we just need to make sure they can’t escape us. Let’s see what they’re up to.”
“Alright, we’ll set off early tomorrow morning, so they won’t be able to ditch us.”
Even if they went around and found Can Mo and his followers now, they couldn’t do much. It would be better to stay behind and keep an eye on them, ready to help when needed.
Ye Chen stood up, “Alright, let’s finish eating and get so rest.”
“As long as Da Gui and his n don’t co over, we should be able to handle them.”
The thing that worried Ye Chen the most was whether they would get reinforced. Anyway, they shouldn’t stay here too long and should leave as soon as possible.
“Quite a feast.” Ye Chen looked at a plate of food.
“Yes, we caught this in the forest,” a disciple said.
“Alright. You guys also hurry up and finish your al,” Ye Chen beca more amiable.
The Winged Dragon dispatched by Ci Ye didn’t spot a fire in front, but spotted one behind them, which surprised them. One of their subordinates ran over to inform Ci Ye.
Ci Ye was taken aback.
Er Gui remarked, “Could they be behind us? My big brother couldn’t have crossed over that quickly, could he?”
“No, they must be in front of us.” Ci Ye had been following the lead from the leaves. It was impossible for them to be behind.
“Yes, we’ve gotten this far. How could they still be behind us?” Er Gui muttered to himself, “Who are they?”
“They should be the ones drawing us away. There aren’t many of them, right?”
“Not many, at most around one hundred.”
Er Gui brought the map over, asking, “Where are they?”
“Over here,” the disciple answered.
“It seems they might have also spotted us.” Er Gui added, “How did they get here so fast? Did they follow us here? Shall we launch a surprise attack on them?”
Ci Ye had only one mission — to rescue Yang Jing. He said, “Better not.”
“But with them tailing us, it’s rather uncomfortable. They could cause trouble at any mont.”
A follower rushed over. He was holding a ssage for Ci Ye. On examination, it was a ssenger pigeon note from Tong Hegan from the Ghost City.
Ci Ye promptly said, “Send them a ssenger pigeon. Tell them that people from New City Sect might co over this mountain and to get here as fast as they can. I’ll let them know if there’s any new information. When the ti cos, we can join forces to attack.”
“Tong Hegan?” Er Gui asked.
“Yes, they’ve already arrived at Ghost City.”
“If they’ve arrived at Ghost City, it won’t take them long to reach here.”
“Yes.” Ci Ye beca sowhat calr. However, not being able to pinpoint the exact location of the people up front was making him anxious. The situation seed to be escalating.
“If they rush over, we need to find their locations quickly. Only then can we plot our tactics and plan how to encircle them.”
Of course, Ci Ye understood. He was more eager to find out the whereabouts of those people.
“There are also those people behind us who may end up being wrecks. We still need to be cautious.”
“Yes, you’re right. So, you’re in charge of our backside, ensuring our rear is safe. Have your eyes on that group of people. Don’t let them ss things up, regardless of whether they want to cross over or just follow us.”
“Sure, leave the rear to . I won’t let those people ss things up.”
Feeling anxious again, Ci Ye yelled, “Soone.”
Several disciples ran up quickly.
“Any of you, by any ans, must locate their position today. I need to know by tomorrow morning. I am certain they’re not far from us. Do not only look at the fire, they could also be hiding sowhere, on cliffs or in secret caves. Release the hunting dogs.”
The disciples knew Ci Ye was anxious and left hurriedly.
Er Gui said, “Once Tong Hegan arrives, it would be easier for us to handle them.”
Of course, more hands make light work.
Ci Ye knew that he couldn’t wait for Da Gui and the others anymore, he must wait for Tong Hegan and his group.
Ling’er ate while they discovered that Ci Ye, who was following them, was only six hours away. They didn’t expect them to arrive so fast.
Can Mo was amazed. One disciple said, “We’ve been so cautious in this vast wilderness. We’ve done everything possible. Still, we can’t shake them off.”
They didn’t want to move too quickly for fear of being discovered by the Winged Dragon above. They didn’t dare to rush, yet it seems that they were still found. It’s as if all their efforts had been in vain.
They had no idea that it was Yang Jing’s leaves that had drawn them.
Another disciple said, “It seems they have found us.”
“If they have indeed found us, there’s no use hiding anymore.” one of the subordinates said.
Can Mo stayed silent.
Soone stated, “Fortunately, their number isn’t large. There are only slightly over three hundred. We’re not afraid.”
At this ti soone else said, “Ye Chen and his people are following behind Ci Ye and his group.”
Can Mo asked, “You’ve also noticed their fire?”
“Yes. It should be them trailing behind Ci Ye.”
“What about Da Gui’s n?”
“I don’t think they could possibly cross the mountain.”
“In that case, we might as well cooperate with Ye Chen behind us, launch a surprise attack on them, and defeat them once and for all.” soone suggested.
Ling’er said, “I think this plan is feasible.”
Can Mo shook his head, “No, if we can find them, they should be able to find them, too. They also know we are ahead, it would be difficult to ambush them. Besides, we are near the Ghost City, anything can happen.”
“But we’ll be caught up by them soon.”
“We’ll cross that bridge when we co to it. Our main focus should be on getting ahead. Don’t think about anything else.” Can Mo said.
A disciple also cald down a bit, “As long as they don’t play any tricks, we have nothing to fear.”
“We should focus on leaving this place first.” Can Mo continued, “Stop thinking about it. We leave first thing tomorrow morning. Let’s not hide anymore. Let’s move.”
There was no use of hiding at this point. If they’ve been discovered, they might as well move even faster.
“Eat sothing. After eating, rest early. We leave first thing tomorrow morning.”
The subordinates nodded in agreent.
“I think we can join forces with Ye Chen and make so moves.” Ling’er said.
Can Mo still felt that the plan wasn’t reliable, “We’ll talk about it tomorrow morning.”
Ling’er had nothing else to say.
“If there’s anything, we’ll talk tomorrow.”
The whereabouts of the night remained unknown.
In the morning, before dawn, soone ran back to Ci Ye and said, “They’ve been spotted? They were likely hiding in a cave last night.”
“Hiding in a cave?”
“Yes, they were hiding in a cave last night.” The disciple continued, “They’ve already started moving, ready to leave. It seems like they aren’t afraid to be discovered by us.”
Er Gui asked, “Are they far from us?”
“It’ll take about six hours to get there. It seems they’ve discovered that we’re following them. They didn’t hide much this morning. They’re probably trying to escape from us as soon as possible.”
“Escape from us? They’re not hiding anymore?” Er Gui sneered. Finally, they’ve been exposed.
Ci Ye said, “They have probably given up hiding.”
“Yes, we’re following them. There’s no point in them hiding any longer.” said Er Gui.
Ci Ye quickly unfolded the map and asked, “Their location?”
The subordinate pointed it out.
“Which direction?”
The subordinate pointed again.
Ci Ye made a judgnt and said, “Quickly inform Tong Hegan, they’re most likely to leave along this route. Ask them to co here, and we’ll surround them.”
The disciple quickly went to do as instructed.
Er Gui hastily woke up his n and yelled, “You must have had enough sleep. Get up quickly. We need to eat and get ready to leave.”
Ci Ye had already made up his mind. They would surround them while they were still clueless. An opportunity was right in front of them.
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