Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 112 Fierce Battle! Another Opponent Appears

The group finally entered the mountain valley—the forbidden place that Old Liu, the villager, had mentioned.

After studying the sacred lake for half a day, they still couldn't find any clues to enter the land of witches. After discussing it, they felt that the entrance, which had been hidden for thousands of years, was very likely located in that mysterious forbidden area.

There were almost no roads in the forbidden area, and the mountains were covered with ancient trees that would take several people to encircle. Just as Old Liu said, this place was indeed rarely visited by people. Not to mention people, even wild animals were hard to find. Perhaps the wild animals had gone to find a place to spend the winter.

Because it is winter now, the leaves have all fallen, the forest is well-lit, and the view is not narrowed by bushes and branches.

The woods were quiet in winter, with almost no birdsong, except for the occasional sound of woodpeckers pecking at trees and the sounds of small animals scurrying across the woods.

Of course, they did find some traces in the woods, including large wild animals and other people's tracks. At first, it was just one person, but later they discovered other people's tracks. They deduced that the tracks were left by Kawamoto Taro and his group, so they followed those tracks forward.

"Do you think those two stone statues were intentionally left behind by Yang Yun and Liu Wa?" Ever since discovering the secret of Liu Wa's tears, Guo Shiyi has shown a special interest in those two stone statues. On the one hand, she marvels at the ingenuity of the ancients, and on the other hand, she speculates whether the placement of the statues is related to the entrance to the land of witches.

"How so?" Qin Xiaochuan used a stick to push aside a thorny vine in front of him. Although Zhou Bin had already cleared most of the obstacles with his skills, the mountain path was still not easy to traverse.

"Look, according to the taboo passed down in Changsheng Village, if you see Liuwa shedding tears, you must leave the Sacred Lake immediately. Liuwa shedding tears means that it rained a few days ago and the water level in the Sacred Lake has risen. It is clear that the method of entering the land of witches is indeed related to the water level, and they are doing everything they can to prevent others from discovering this secret."

"Not only that, it also shows that the legend is very likely true. Yang Yun really did enter the Land of Witches, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to so much trouble," Qin Xiaochuan added for her.

They continued walking and speculating until evening, when Zhou Bin, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and gestured for the four of them to be quiet.

They stood there motionless. Qin Xiaochuan listened intently, but heard nothing except the whistling of the west wind through the woods.

"There are people over there," Zhou Bin whispered to them, pointing in a direction.

"Follow me." Zhou Bin said, leading the way. The remaining four people followed him stealthily to the back of a hill. There were many ancient trees on the hill, and they hid behind them. Although Qin Xiaochuan still couldn't see anyone, he could already make out a few words in the wind.

After about five or six minutes, the voices grew louder and clearer, and he was able to understand what they were saying and recognize their identities from their tone of voice.

Indeed, the two people speaking were Kawamoto Taro and the runaway Ruxiang.

This surprised him greatly. Kawamoto Taro had clearly entered this forest several days ago, so why was he here now? And why was he with Ruxiang? Not only that, they were also heading towards the sacred lake.

"It won't chase after us anymore, will it?" Ru Xiang's voice sounded somewhat flustered.

Then came Taro Kawamoto's broken Chinese: "Maybe, but we're already close to the edge of the forest. Even if it catches up, we can run out immediately."

Qin Xiaochuan had no idea what "it" they were talking about was, that it could force so many people to avoid it, which was simply unbelievable.

Upon hearing Kawamoto Taro's words, Ruxiang sounded somewhat surprised and said, "Do you mean you don't plan to leave the forest?"

"Of course, the task the leader assigned us is not yet complete."

"But how can we complete our mission if it's in the forest?"

"We can't deal with it, but someone can," Taro Kawamoto said confidently.

"Someone else? Who else? Did the leader send someone else?" Ru Xiang asked, puzzled.

"no."

"So what do you mean?"

"Those guys are almost here, aren't they?" Kawamoto Taro asked instead of answering.

"Their goal is also the Land of Witchcraft Origin. Besides that, they are also trying to find out where you are. After they discovered that I killed Ruzhen, I immediately fled. I think they will be chasing after me."

"Let's find a place to hide, let them go in first, and let it play with them for a while. No matter what the outcome, we just need to sit back and reap the benefits."

"Brilliant!" Ru Xiang couldn't help but praise when he heard Kawamoto Taro's plan. "Judging by the time, I think they'll be here soon. Let's find a place to hide quickly."

Just as he said this, the two men and the five members of the Conqueror team had reached the foot of the hill. All five looked rather disheveled, and Yoshida Goki's left arm appeared to be injured, wrapped in his clothes and slinged around his chest.

Upon hearing Ru Xiang's words, Kawamoto Taro nodded, then fixed his gaze on the hill where Qin Xiaochuan and his group were.

"Let's go there." Kawamoto Taro said, pointing towards the hill. Before he finished speaking, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred around them. The ancient trees that had withered seemed to be suddenly infused with infinite vitality. The bare branches that had no leaves sprouted new leaves in an instant and surrounded them from all directions.

Seeing this, Kawamoto Taro quickly formed several hand seals, and a mist immediately spread from his body. In less than a quarter of an hour, the mist surrounded the group, and the branches and vines began to twist and turn after encountering the mist, but could not move forward any further.

At the same time, the others quickly dispersed and formed a defensive formation. Yoshida Tsuyoshi stood in front of Kawamoto Taro, Miyazawa Shin and Natsume Eiko stood on either side, and Ru Xiang stood behind Kawamoto Taro.

Indeed, the changes just now were Guo Shiyi's skills. Following Guo Shiyi's initiative, Qin Xiaochuan's Explosive Flame Dance and Han Kexin's Berserk Wind Blade followed.

As soon as the two activated their skills, Miyazawa Shin of the Conqueror team immediately began to act. In a moment, stone walls stood in front of them, and behind the stone walls was an ice wall activated by Ru Xiang.

Because the wind fanned the flames, the combined power of Qin Xiaochuan and Han Kexin's skills was not simply a matter of adding them together. In addition, Han Kexin's skills were inherently stronger than the opponent's, so the stone walls and ice walls shattered instantly like tofu in front of their skills.

Just as the remaining power of Han Kexin's berserk wind blade was about to strike Yoshida Gouki, Kawamoto Taro suddenly shouted in Japanese. Upon hearing this, Yoshida Gouki immediately dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the wind blade, revealing a gray vortex behind him.

Kawamoto Taro once again took out his Japanese nesting dolls, and just like Qin Xiaochuan had seen them last time, the originally imposing and violent wind blades were absorbed into the gray vortex in a short time after encountering it.