Chapter 146 The conspiracy around me

Mo Juren and Hu Pinggu and his wife returned to Jiayuan City. On the way, Hu Pinggu asked,

"Brother Zhang, have you also noticed that something is wrong with Tainan Market recently?"

Mo Juren replied,
"I do have a hunch, but I can't really put it into words,"

Then I worried,
"But if we don't go to Tainan Market, many resources will be hard to find."

Hu Pinggu smiled and said,
"Brother Zhang, you are worrying too much. Tainan Market is not the only market in Yue State where you can do business. There is also a Lingshou Mountain Market near Lanzhou, which is much larger than Tainan Market!"

"Really? I've only heard of that market place, but I haven't been there yet."

Mo Juren had heard Jin Guang talk about it before, and he also passed by Qingzhou at that time, but he passed by the gate without entering.

After knowing that Mo Juren had never been to the Lingshou Mountain Market, Hu Pinggu said warmly,

"Haha, isn't this easy? Anyway, I'm planning to go there soon, so why not take Brother Zhang with me to see the world? How about that?"

This move was exactly what Mo Juren wanted, so he agreed.

"Haha, that's even better. Then I'll just wait for news from Sister Hu."

It turned out that Hu Pinggu planned to refine the scales in her hands into a magical weapon and then go to the market to trade them, because it was not easy to go there, and the journey would take two days longer than going to Tainan Market.

Mo Juren was not so anxious about this. After walking for a while, he found an excuse and left Hu Pinggu and the others.

After the two of them walked away, he suddenly changed direction and quietly returned to the mangrove valley at the entrance of Mengshan.

Mo Juren walked into the Mangrove Valley and found that there was no one in the valley, so he released the Cloud-Winged Bird from his spirit beast bag.

Ever since the little fellow sensed an unusual aura in the Iron-toothed Bird Forest, he had been trying to fly out, but Mo Juren forcibly held him down and ignored him.

At this moment, Mo Juren came to Mangrove Valley again, which was actually a big risk.

After all, the monsters in Mount Meng may appear at any time, and it would be extremely dangerous without a veteran like Wang Zhuo leading the team.

So when Mo Juren arrived, he grabbed the Cloud Winged Bird's feet to prevent it from flying away, and first made three rules with it:
"Little yellow-haired boy, little yellow-haired boy. You have been restless for so long. Is there something special in the woods that attracts you?"

The cloud-winged bird chirped twice to express its affirmation.

Mo Juren Dao,

"In that case, then fine. I will risk my life to accompany you and go with you again. But first, I have to make a promise that you will always be on guard above my head and cannot fly away alone. Do you understand?"

Ever since the cloud-winged bird had consumed large quantities of white millet pills with chengxin leaves added to them, it had been able to better understand Mo Juren's specific commands, and it nodded in agreement repeatedly.

So Mo Juren threw another white millet ball to it before feeding it and letting it fly.

Next, he followed the route that Wang Zhuo had taken before and slowly sneaked into Mengshan.

Fortunately, Mo Juren had walked this road twice, and with careful attention, he did not lose his way.

With the cooperation of the cloud-winged bird's reconnaissance, Mo Juren found a safe moment to cross the dangerous pool of water again and returned to the iron-toothed bird forest under the hill.

Mo Juren stopped and asked the Cloud-winged Bird,

"Okay, this time it's as you wish. Now that you're here, which direction do you want to go?" The cloud-winged bird shook its head and chirped three times, indicating that it didn't know.

Mo Juren was almost pissed off by him.
"You stupid bird, you have come to the edge of the woods, but why can't you find your place?"

The cloud-winged bird continued to chirp with an innocent look on its face.

Mo Juren pondered for a moment and said,

"Is there some other barrier in that place? According to what you said, there is probably a specific entrance, and we have to enter from the direction of the snake's nest."

"But if I go this way, won't I have to cross this forest twice by myself? Do you think those iron-toothed birds are just decorations?"

The cloud-winged bird flew around Mo Juren twice, calling out excitedly, indicating that it had a way to deal with it.

Mo Juren was surprised.
"Really? Well, I'd like to see what you can come up with."

The cloud-winged bird flew to the edge of the woods and started chirping in bird language.

Suddenly, dozens of iron-toothed birds flew out from the forest and surrounded the small cloud-winged bird ferociously.

The Cloud-Winged Bird, however, looked fearless. When the Iron-Tooth Bird flew closer, two bolts of lightning suddenly flew out from its wings. With two crackling sounds, the two large ferocious birds were electrocuted to death.

Mo Juren was also a little surprised when he saw it. When did this little yellow-haired boy take the initiative to use lightning? It seemed that he had gained another skill without realizing it.

The Cloud-Winged Bird chirped at the right time, and with the powerful killing power of its lightning skill, the remaining Iron-Tooth Birds were scared and flew away immediately.

The Cloud-Winged Bird flew over the woods in a proud manner, chirping as if it was reading some orders to the flock of birds.

After this action, the Iron-toothed Birds no longer dared to attack at will. Instead, they became silent and quiet when the Cloud-winged Bird approached.

This effect frightened Mo Juren so much that he was a little stunned, but the Cloud-winged Bird flew back to Mo Juren's shoulder triumphantly as if it was a trivial matter.

So, under the intimidation of the cloud-winged bird, Mo Juren safely passed through the iron-toothed bird forest again, and found the path he had taken to attract the monster from the top of the hill, and entered from another direction.

After walking along the original route for a while, we saw that the number of cloud-winged bird nests was decreasing, so we knew that we were going in the right direction.

As Mo Juren approached the middle of the woods, the cloud-winged bird apparently sensed that breath again.

It became more excited, but did not dare to take off at will. Instead, it stood on Mo Juren's shoulder and trembled a little.

At this moment, there was a rustling sound suddenly from the ground, as if someone was loosening the soil underground, leaving a long trace on the ground, moving slowly.

"Is this... Earth Walking Technique!? There are monks approaching us from underground!"

Mo Juren looked at the small mound protruding from the ground with a little shock, like the dorsal fin of a shark sticking out of the water while hunting.

Mo Juren was also very curious about the sudden appearance of this monk, so he used his shadowless body skills and breath-gathering skills, and silently followed the small mound under the shadow of the trees in the distance to an open space.

There was a loud bang from the ground, and a person jumped out. Mo Juren, who was hiding in the shadow of a big tree, took a closer look and found that it was fellow Daoist Qin Xiu, who had teamed up with him before!

"Qin Xiu also came and went secretly. Could it be that he discovered the strange smell in this forest just like I did?" Mo Juren thought secretly.

(End of this chapter)