After the immortal disappeared

The guards at the entrance and the surroundings of Yongquan Villa were very tight.

The crowd drove the car into the bushes, untied the horses from the car, put away the flags, knocked the captives unconscious, and put them into sacks.

A gust of wind blew, and sleet came, covering their heads.

Then, Dong Rui released the snail toad.

"Go!"

...

Half an hour later, the rain and snow stopped, rustling like silk.

Another carriage slowly approached the woods.

No one got off the car, but a group of big fluttering moths flew out of the car window, with gray heads and gray wings, and flew into the woods.

About a quarter of an hour later, they flew back and got into the curtains again.

The carriage started again and slowly drove into the darkness.

There was yellow mud everywhere, and it was hard to see a piece of green.

Soon, it met another carriage by the stream. A man came out of it and saluted to the opposite side: "Master, the disciple is back."

The curtain on the opposite side was lifted, and Cao Wendao walked down and sat by the stream.

Two disciples were busy, making a bonfire in the ground, fetching clean water, and finding a flat big stone to dry the water stains. They laid two layers of animal skins on it and asked the master to sit down.

It had just rained, and there was water everywhere, dead branches and leaves everywhere, and the smell of wet soil everywhere. But this place is only three miles away from Yongquan Villa, and the forest is dense, and there is no high ground nearby. Even if a fire is lit, people in the distance cannot see it.

On winter nights, the countryside is doubly cold after the rain.

Cao Wendao stretched out his hand to warm the fire, and asked the disciple who had just got off the carriage: "Are they not in the woods?"

"The carriage is empty, and the horses have been untied. Two horses are hiding in the jungle to eat grass." The disciple replied, "The people are nowhere to be found."

"That means they are back to the villa." Cao Wendao stroked his chin, "Why don't they drive back directly? He Xiao doesn't want the Yao people in the villa to know about his outing tonight?"

As a "victim", He Xiao tracked and fought back against the killer, why didn't he dare to speak out?

Most of the Yao guards were willing to be driven by him. Once the killer was caught and sent to the palace, he could record it as Qingyang's regent.

Why didn't He Xiao do this? What was he worried about?

Cao Wendao pressed his forehead and remained silent for a long time.

The disciple asked with concern: "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

"Your second senior brother is dead, and this group of people will not leave him alive."

The remaining disciples looked sad, and one of them tried to ask: "Master, we, we will go next?"

Before they started, they lost three people.

The opponent even turned the tables and chased them relentlessly.

If Cao Wendao had not seized the opportunity, he would have been blocked by He Xiao in the Fennel Inn.

After so many years of taking orders to kill people, this was the first time he encountered such a difficult target.

No wonder Qingyang entrusted this task to him, she couldn't handle it herself.

"Wei Yishan will return to the west tomorrow morning to pick up Xiao An."

This was the best news he received tonight.

The disciples were shocked, and then overjoyed: "Xiao An is still alive!"

"Congratulations, Master, congratulations, Master!"

"It's amazing, this is an unprecedented breakthrough!"

"Success? How can we talk about breakthroughs before we find Xiao An?" Cao Wendao said this, but a smile appeared on his face. Xiao An is not only alive, but judging from the tone of those people, her condition is very stable, both mentally and physically.

This is really an incredible surprise!

"Hehe, I can confirm one thing: Wei Yishan is our colleague!"

This is the second good news.

If Cao Wendao was just suspicious before, he is now certain.

"Although he did not admit that he is a demon puppet master, he really knows too much about demon puppets and us."

Only experts can see the doorway.

As soon as Wei Yishan showed his posture, Cao Wendao understood that he was a fellow practitioner!

"Wei Yishan's departure from Yongquan Villa is a good opportunity for us. We have to take down this person and Xiao An!"

Kill two birds with one stone!

Thinking of how much these two people can help his research, Cao Wendao couldn't help but rub his hands.

As for the mission target He Xiao, it will be put aside for the time being.

Anyway, he promised Qingyang to kill He Xiao, but he didn't say when to kill him.

You have to wait for the most appropriate time, right?

The disciples said one after another: "It will be easy if he is not in the villa or with He Xiao."

Wei Yishan stays in the mountain cellar all day long, and there are nearly a thousand guards outside. Even Cao Wendao feels that it is difficult to kidnap him quietly.

Now he is willing to come out by himself, and he is still walking a long distance to pick up Xiao An, which is the best for Cao Wendao.

How many opportunities did he have to take action along the way?

A disciple asked: "Master, where is Xiao An?"

"I am afraid only He Xiao and Wei Yishan know." Cao Wendao said in a deep voice, "They are also very interested in my research task, why?"

"Xiao An has not died yet, could it be related to this Wei?"

The disciples all said: "How can a nameless demon puppet master have such ability? Xiao An is still alive, it must be because the master's method is correct!"

Cao Wendao glanced at them and snorted.

A group of horse P spirits

"Wei Yishan will set off for Zhu County tomorrow morning. That is the best route to take a boat back west, except for Mangzhou." Cao Wendao pondered, "Once he goes up the mountain, it will be difficult for us to track him."

Ship travel on the water is inherently concealed and difficult to track. In this season, rivers often have fog, thick fog.

As long as we meet this person once, we will lose him.

Therefore, if you want to capture Wei Yishan, it is best to choose before Zhu County to isolate many unfavorable factors.

"With the footsteps of a good person, you can reach the south gate of Tianshui City within two hours of dawn, and then walk westward from there."

"This is the route we took to come to Tianshui City!" A disciple suggested, "From the south gate of Tianshui City to the west, the route perfectly avoids the two posthouses, so if you want to rest, you have to go to the nearest village or town."

Cao Wendao casually broke off a branch and drew a simplified map on the ground.

"How can there be villages and towns there? They are all self-built camps." The design of the route south of Tianshui City is very unreasonable. It is obviously an official road and is close to Tianshui City. As a result, merchants and travelers have to walk seventy miles in a row to get supplies. .

Of course, Cao Wendao and others didn't know that the plan to add a post station had been made seven years ago, but it had never been implemented.

Both Yao Wang and Yao Ting were very busy and rarely had the energy to glance here.

Of course, where there is demand, there is business. There is a flat land by the river called Huilongpo on this official road. I don't know who spontaneously built a wooden house there, and it soon developed into a camp. Food, accommodation, warehousing, and even commercial orders can be provided, but the conditions Well, it's definitely not as good as the official inn.

After walking for seventy miles, most business travelers and convoys would stop at Huilongpo to feed their horses and replenish their food and water before setting out on the road again.