C78 (1/2)

Jun Linyue didn't say anything, but signaled for her to get on the carriage at the back.

Soon, the sound of ”Jia!” could be heard as the carriage headed towards the east gate of the old city. Jun Lin Yue officially set foot on the road of the Black Tortoise Manor. At the same time, he was also on the road to assassination.

It would take one night to get from the old city to the Black Tortoise Mansion. This journey was a bit difficult. The last carriage was filled with three meals a day, enough for a dozen people.

At midnight, when the residents of the old city were fast asleep, Jun Lin Yue's caravan slowed down and arrived at the east gate with a series of creaking sounds. The door slowly opened and a group of people disappeared.

Jun Lin Yue sat in the carriage, constantly using his mystical Qi to sense the changes in his surroundings. The air was very low, and the road was easy to walk on. In the middle of the forest, there were many paths, surrounded by grass, and occasionally a pavilion. Because it was autumn or winter, there was no one there.

Just as they were about to ascend another slope, Jun Lin Yue saw a huge locust tree in the distance. The locust stood on the opposite side of the road, with two roads on either side.

Jun Lin Yue recalled the words engraved on the arrow, and the surrounding air also instantly became a lot weirder. He signaled for the convoy to stop.

They were almost half the distance away from the Black Tortoise manor. Of course, it wasn't even half the distance. It was already the fifth fragment of the night, and the sky was about to brighten. Behind the Pagoda tree, there was still a long stretch of forest to go on.

Looking at the gloomy forest, some of the guards were already nervous. Jun Lin Yue jumped down from the carriage and looked at the locust tree from afar. The great locust tree is a little above ground, over this slope is a river, this river is Qingzhou River tributary. Although it was only a tributary, the amount of water it contained was also very large. During the dry season, the crashing sounds of water could still be heard in the distance.

If it was daytime, there would be red maples all over the place, water carrying away fallen flowers, and dry grass all over the place. From time to time, small flowers would be seen scattered all over the place. The mountain slopes were treads made by people from ancient times to modern times. They were curved and yet, they were very flat. Even the river was clear enough to see the bottom, and the fishes were plump and trickling.

The two great Daos were placed in front of him, so he didn't decide whether to eat or not. Lin Che, who was in the back of the carriage, was getting anxious. He opened the small window and looked outside.

He didn't expect that under the moonlight, he wouldn't be able to see anything in the distance. Furthermore, the interior of the carriage was not bright either. The lantern in the guard's hand was not enough to light it up, so it was not very bright.

Lin Che hurriedly closed the small curtain and quietly sat inside the carriage. However, he did not make a sound.

Jun Linyue finally made his decision and said to the leader, ”Cross the river and follow the path along the river bank!”

”Yes sir!” At the command, the man rode out. When they reached the slope, they found that the giant locust tree had been hacked into pieces, leaving a white patch of ground on the tree bark.

The leader was curious and wanted to take a look, but Jun Lin Yue didn't allow it.

”It was a trap. Extinguish all the lanterns! ” After King's Lengyue gave the order, a group of people, under the now not very bright moonlight, began to walk along the small path along the riverbank in the dark.

After walking for a long time, nothing strange happened. The eastern horizon was beginning to turn red. However, at this moment, the guard in the lead suddenly stopped.

Jun Linyue frowned. At this point, that person dismounted from his horse and asked, ”What's going on?”