Chapter 291 Tracking and Anti-Tracking

The howling cold wind blew up the snow on the ground, blowing on people's faces like a knife.

A waning moon hung above the treetops, making it even more desolate.

Despite this, Geng Ying, who had eaten and drunk a lot, still felt hot all over.

It was already dark, and there was no one on the road.

Geng Ying staggered out of Xiushui Town and walked along a path into the mountains.

He was full of energy when he came, but now his waist and legs were sore and he had to lean against a tree to rest after walking a short distance.

It took Geng Ying more than an hour to walk and stop like this before he arrived in front of a hidden valley.

At this time, the smell of alcohol on his body had mostly dissipated, but for the sake of safety, Geng Ying still rubbed his face with the snow on the ground despite the cold.

Because he knew that if his eldest brother Hei Yunzi knew that he was secretly drinking and playing with women under the pretext of going out to inquire about information, his life would be in danger.

Because Hei Yunzi had a strict order, no one was allowed to stay outside without permission, especially not to have too much contact with others, in order to prevent exposing their whereabouts.

But after being trapped in the mountains for so long, he finally came out and happened to meet a fickle woman. How could Geng Ying control himself?

But it was almost time. This woman had been urging him to take her away recently. It was time to break up the relationship.

Geng Ying secretly made up his mind that he would find a way to kill this Yang next time he came to eliminate the trouble.

After sorting out his thoughts and thinking about how to deal with his eldest brother later, Geng Ying took a deep breath, looked back habitually, and after confirming that no one was following him, he walked into the valley.

But he didn't know that not long after he left, a figure that almost merged with the night suddenly appeared where he had stood.

Now Zhao Ya's breath-concealing technique has reached a very high level, so although Geng Ying was very vigilant and tried to detect and counter-track him many times along the way, Zhao Ya easily avoided them.

However, after Geng Ying entered the valley, Zhao Ya did not follow him in.

Because his intuition told him that this valley was not as simple as it seemed.

There might be secret sentries ambushed inside, and if he rushed in rashly, it would easily alert the enemy.

In the description of the master's mission, this Hei Yunzi was very cunning and extremely vigilant, and would immediately flee at the slightest sign of trouble.

This is also the main reason why he has been at large until now and no one has caught him.

This time, I was lucky. The first time I came to Xiushui Town to inquire about the news, I happened to meet his men having fun, so I successfully tracked him out of the valley.

If he scared the other party away, it would be difficult to find this Hei Yunzi again.

In fact, Zhao Ya's luck did play a big part in his ability to find Geng Ying this time.

At first, Zhao Ya just wanted to investigate in Xiushui Town to see if there were any spies or something like that ambushed by Hei Yunzi.

After all, for such a big bandit, being well-informed is the most important thing.

As Xiushui Town is a very important town within his range of activities, spies are usually left behind to provide support.

He went to the small restaurant for this reason.

After all, if there were really spies, the small restaurant, as a gathering place for idle people in Xiushui Town, would definitely be the place he visited most often.

And Old Yang was discovered by Zhao Ya under such circumstances.

To be honest, Zhao Ya didn't pay much attention to him at first.

The only thing worth noting is that this person seems to care too much about the ridicule of outsiders.

But this can also be explained by the fact that his wife did have an affair with someone else.

Zhao Ya was not interested in this kind of gossip, and his attention was mainly focused on the young shopkeeper at the time.

Because compared with Old Yang, this young restaurant shopkeeper seemed more suspicious.

But Zhao Ya soon changed his mind.

Because he heard clearly what the old Yang said incoherently after getting drunk.

After removing those meaningless curses and insults, the meaning was probably that his wife was slept with by a man from outside the town.

And he couldn't afford to offend this man, because he claimed to be a bandit in the mountains. Old Yang was just an ordinary citizen, how could he dare to offend such a person.

Therefore, whenever he came, Old Yang could only hide in a small restaurant in humiliation and drink and get drunk.

When Old Yang said these words, his voice was very low. Even if you sat opposite him, you couldn't hear what he was saying clearly. You just thought it was a drunk talking nonsense.

But Zhao Ya's hearing was so sharp that he could tell it at that time and his spirits were greatly lifted.

A man from outside the town who claimed to be a bandit in the mountains was most likely Hei Yunzi's men.

After all, there were basically no other bandits except Hei Yunzi's gang of bandits within a radius of 100 miles nearby.

Although he was happy in his heart, Zhao Ya did not show any abnormality on the surface.

Because he didn't know if there were any people from Heiyunzi in the restaurant. If he showed any abnormality and was noticed by others, all his efforts would be wasted.

This is why Zhao Ya was so cautious later.

After leaving the town and waiting in the forest until dark, Zhao Ya used the spirit turtle hibernation technique to sneak into Xiushui Town again quietly, and then ambushed outside the small restaurant, quietly waiting for the opportunity.

As he expected, Geng Ying soon came to the small restaurant with Old Yang's wife. After eating and drinking, Geng Ying left with satisfaction.

Zhao Ya followed and finally followed here.

At this moment, Zhao Ya circled around the valley and found that the terrain of the valley was dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The key point is that it is very secretive and is an excellent hiding place.

Especially when the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, it would be difficult for even Zhao Ya to find this place if Geng Ying hadn't led the way.

After exploring the terrain, Zhao Ya quietly placed bait at the entrance of the valley and several accessible places.

These baits are not toxic and are colorless and odorless to ordinary people, so they will not attract anyone's attention.

But once it is contaminated on the body, it will leave a very special smell, which is perfect for tracking.

This was specially prepared to prevent Hei Yunzi from escaping.

In this way, he really discovered something, and if he escaped overnight, he could follow the scent all the way there.

After arranging everything, Zhao Ya did not stay, but cleaned up all the traces he left, and then left quietly.

Because he had not expected it to go so smoothly, Zhao Ya was not prepared for a big battle when he came out.

Although the teacher's task list stated that Hei Yunzi only had the fifth level of cultivation, he used his full strength to fight the lion against the rabbit, and Zhao Ya did not dare to take it lightly.

After all, there must be something extraordinary about this Heiyunzi being able to wreak havoc under the eyes of Canglong Temple for such a long time.

And just when Zhao Ya left quietly, Geng Ying had already arrived deep in the valley.

In a leeward corner, there are several low mushroom-like buildings.

This is the roof of the cellar.

It turned out that in order to withstand the severe cold, Heiyunzi and his men dug holes in the ground about one person deep, and then built roofs out of thatch and dead wood.

In this way, it can withstand wind and snow to the greatest extent, and the cellar has excellent thermal insulation properties, so that it can survive those cold winter nights.

Geng Ying came to the largest building among them. Someone had already noticed him and took him in.

Although it was freezing outside, it was as warm as spring in the cellar. Several oil lamps emitted a faint light, illuminating the face of Hei Yunzi who was leaning on the heated kang.

Especially the deep eye sockets were completely shrouded in darkness, with only two pupils flickering like will-o'-the-wisps, making people shudder.

Anyway, as soon as Geng Ying saw Hei Yunzi, the hairs all over his body stood up, and the fear in his heart was beyond words.

Not only him, there are more than 20 people who are not afraid of Hei Yunzi.

"Big...brother!" Geng Ying's voice was trembling.

"Well, did you get any information when you went out this time?" Hei Yunzi said lightly.

"Back to brother, I went out to find out two pieces of information this time. One is that all the wealthy households in Xiushui Town have fled, and the rest are ordinary people with no money."

While talking about Geng Ying, she peeked at Hei Yunzi's expression. Seeing his expressionless face, she couldn't help but feel more and more uneasy.

"anything else?"

"Also, you asked me to carefully inquire about the news about Canglong Temple. I have also asked, and they all said that everything is as usual, and there is no change."

"Oh, is it so?"

"Yes, the road is blocked by heavy snow now. It is estimated that people from Canglong Temple will not go down the mountain at this time, so we should all be safe now." Geng Ying said bravely.

"Very good!" Hei Yunzi nodded, seemingly satisfied with Geng Ying's answer, and stretched out his hand.

"Come on, come here."

Geng Ying felt a bang on his head and almost fainted from fright.

But he didn't dare to disobey Hei Yunzi's order, because he knew that if he did, his consequences would definitely be worse.

Therefore, he could only move forward cautiously.

When Hei Yunzi approached, he said in a trembling voice: "Brother, what are your orders?"

Before he finished speaking, Hei Yunzi suddenly kicked him to the ground and said sternly: "Tell me, did you go out to drink and play with women?"

Geng Ying was stunned. After being stunned for a moment, he turned over and knelt down, and then kowtowed as if pounding garlic.

"Brother, have mercy on me, brother, have mercy on me."

He didn't dare to explain, let alone lie.

Because since Hei Yunzi dares to take action, it proves that he is already suspicious. If he dares to quibble at this time, he is simply seeking death.

"Hmph, as soon as you entered the house, I smelled the scent of makeup on your body, so I asked you to go out to find out information, but you ended up going to find a woman?"

At this time, Geng Ying's head was bleeding, but he still didn't dare to stop.

"Brother, please forgive me. I did find a woman, but I promise not to leave any traces. Moreover, I also found out all the information you asked me to find out."

"No traces left? How can you be so sure? Do you think you would be able to find out if a martial arts master secretly followed you?" Hei Yunzi was still angry.

Geng Ying did not dare to say a word, but kept kowtowing.

Hei Yunzi stood up and walked out the door without even looking at Geng Ying who was kneeling on the ground.

At this time, many people had gathered in front of the door, including those who had just been ambushing and watching throughout the valley.

Hei Yunzi asked: "Have you found any clues?"

These people looked at each other, and then all shook their heads, "Reporting to brother, as of the time he was replaced, we didn't find anything unusual."

Despite this, Hei Yunzi still frowned, and there was always an ominous premonition in his heart.

He grew from an ordinary person with no foundation to a five-level warrior step by step, and he pulled up this team of rogue bandits and established absolute authority. He even controlled one side under the eyes of Canglong Temple. It was because of this extraordinary of alertness.

So even if nothing unusual was found today, Heiyunzi still felt that this place was no longer safe.

"Pack up and prepare to move."

"Yes!"

Although it was freezing cold, none of these people dared to disobey Heiyunzi's orders and immediately began to pack up.

As for Geng Ying, Heiyunzi did not kill him.

After all, now is the time to use people. His men have lost a lot after these days of fighting, and there are only about twenty people left.

If Geng Ying is killed again, the manpower will be even more scarce.

So Heiyunzi temporarily let Geng Ying go.

Geng Ying was naturally grateful for this and immediately helped to pack up.

For this group of bandits, moving positions is simply a commonplace, so in just one stick of incense, everything has been packed up, and then waited for Heiyunzi's orders.

Heiyunzi was not in a hurry to leave.

He took out a small bottle and placed some poison powder in each cellar shack.

If someone really comes, this is the surprise he left for him.

After doing all this, he led his men to run out of the valley under the cover of night.

Soon they arrived at the entrance of the valley. Just as they were about to go out, Hei Yunzi suddenly stretched out his hand, and his men hurriedly stopped.

Hei Yunzi carefully observed the entrance of the valley and did not find anything unusual, but even so, he still did not choose to go out from here.

"Let's go out from another location."

Hei Yunzi turned around and ran into a small path, and his men followed closely.

Finally, after many twists and turns, they finally came to an exit.

It was called an exit, but in fact it was a gap in the mountain. The terrain was relatively low and it was barely possible to climb out.

But with the thick snow, it was much more difficult to climb out.

Hei Yunzi climbed to the top first and observed carefully, especially focusing on whether there were footprints on the snow.

After confirming that everything was normal, Hei Yunzi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned over and climbed out of the gap.

His men naturally followed suit and climbed out one by one with difficulty.

After they all came out, Hei Yunzi identified the direction and finally raised his hand to point somewhere.

"Follow me!"

He rushed out first.

These people hurriedly followed and soon disappeared in the vast mountains and forests.

But including Hei Yunzi, no one noticed that after wading through the snow, they seemed to have a faint and strange smell on their bodies, which remained in the air for a long time.

I didn't sleep all night, and this chapter was written in a daze. There may be some typos, please forgive me!