118: C118 Suspicion

C118 Suspicion

When Yang Junshan came back from outside the cave, he could clearly sense the competitive atmosphere in the cave.

Fang Xuesheng stood up and said, "Count me in for the second group!"

However, he then said to the disciple from the Tan Xi Sect that returned with Yan Xi, "Junior brother Guo, take the time off and go find Senior Brother Zhu and the others in the cave. We're already surrounded by snakes, do you think he's still in the mood to collect treasures?"

While Fang Xuansheng was speaking, she was secretly observing the expressions of the trio. Although a lot of the mud on Yang Junshan's face had fallen, he was still expressionless; Zhang Yueming's expression was slightly perturbed. In the cave, Senior Zhu might have had an encounter with this person, but since he did not have any injuries, it was likely to be Senior Zhu who was at a disadvantage.

Zhang Yue Ming nodded at Xu Jing, who was beside her. Xu Jing stood up and followed behind Fang Xuansheng, heading out of the cave. Soon after, a disciple of the Tan Xi Sect followed.

Earlier, when Xu Jing was severely injured by Xue Ziqi's sneak attack, he was still able to go out and kill the snake. Yang Junshan could also tell that the injuries on her body had been completely healed.

The three of them had endured outside of the cave for only two hours before they retreated due to the depletion of Xu Jing's spiritual energy. At that time, Fang Xuesheng and the other disciple of the Tan Xi Sect had also reached the end of their strength; even if Xu Jing did not return, they would not be able to last much longer.

After Fang Xuesheng returned, he looked at the crowd before saying in surprise, "Junior brother Guo went to look for Senior Brother Zhu, but he hasn't come back yet?"

Zhang Yueming and senior brother Zheng had already left the cave with the remaining disciple from the Tan Xi Sect. Not long after, junior brother Guo came back with a look of panic, while Yang Junshan was still sitting there steadily circulating his spiritual energy.

"Senior Brother Zhu is dead!"

When Fang Xuesheng heard the news, she immediately jumped up from the ground. Her eyes fiercely sized up Yang Junshan and Xu Qing, but she suddenly felt someone tug on her sleeve. When she turned around, she saw Yan Qingxi shaking her head at him with a solemn expression.

Fang Xuansheng thought that Yan Qingxi was trying to persuade him to endure it. After all, the danger outside the cave had not been resolved yet. With a cold grunt, she sat back down on the ground, but her gaze was still filled with killing intent.

The shadow that Yang Junshan had left behind for Yan Qingxi was simply too heavy, especially when they were outside the cave entrance. When she and Junior Brother Guo had dried up their spirit energy, Yang Junshan had used his own strength to block all the snakes, and he had only used his physical strength to do so. The spirit energy that had been accumulated in his body had not moved at all.

After an hour, the three of them finally returned from outside the cave. They had endured the longest among the three groups, and even senior brother Zheng and the others who returned with him had looks of admiration on their faces.

Soon, Zhang Yue Ming was able to sense the peculiar atmosphere in the crowd. Xu Jing told him about the news of Senior Zhu and the rest's deaths, and even though Zhang Yue Ming's face remained calm, his eyes kept on looking at Yang Junshan, who was at the side, unmoving like a mountain.

Only Yan Qingxi and Senior Brother Guo, who accompanied Yang Junshan, were not impressed by Zhang Yueming's strength. They had seen Yang Junshan's abnormal strength with their own eyes.

Just as Yang Junshan was about to walk out of the cave, Zhang Yue Ming called out to him, "Don't worry, my friend. The snakes outside the cave are temporarily retreating."

"He retreated?" Yang Junshan frowned immediately.

Beside him, Fang Xuesheng's face was filled with admiration as he said, "Brother Zhang is so mighty, to think that he was able to force the snake horde to retreat."

Zhang Yueming shook his head, "It's not because of my contribution, but because these snakes retreated on their own, as if they were under someone's command. They weren't flustered when they retreated, and were just hiding a hundred meters away from the cave. It seems like these snakes won't let this matter rest."

Senior brother Zheng said, "That's strange. Why do you think the snake swarm is looking for us? Is it a snake tide?"

Yan Qingxi sneered, "There are so many snakes that the swamps cannot handle. The swamps had to gather together and move out of the swamps. When have you ever seen one?"

Fang Xuesheng coughed and said, "Good, now is not the time to talk about this. Senior Zhu and the other three have all died, and not a single one of them survived."

However, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I am a man who knows that this is not the time for internal strife. However, I just want to know who killed him. If I am able to escape from the snake horde today, then there will be a time when all of these matters will come to an end, no?"

Everyone was silent for a moment. Fang Xuesheng chuckled coldly and said, "What, do you dare not accept the honor?"

Xu Jing could not help but say: "Now there are only the two of us, your question is no more than a confirmation that we killed him. When we first entered the Nanxuan Swamp, we had a total of fifty people, but now we're the only ones fighting and fighting amongst ourselves, the only casualties are the nine of us. Since Fellow Daoist Fang wants to avenge Zhu, why would you leave the other dead behind?"

"That's not right!"

Fang Xuesheng said solemnly, "You are wrong on two points. Firstly, the nine of us are not from two sides, but three sides!"

Then he continued, "Secondly, the reason why Senior Zhu spoke and did not mention the other fallen disciples is because we all know how he died. We all know very well who he sought for revenge with, but we are all confused about Senior Zhu's death. Even though we know that the culprit is amongst the three of you, we still have to figure out who did it."

Yang Junshan suddenly opened his eyes and stood up, the mud on his body rustling. Fang Xuesheng and the rest looked at him warily, only to hear Yang Junshan saying in a deep voice, "Prepare for battle, the snakes are coming up again!"

Everyone was baffled. How did he know about the snake swarm?1

However, Yang Junshan was already walking out of the cave. The crowd had no choice but to follow him.

When everyone gathered outside the cave, they couldn't help but take a deep breath. They even forgot to ask Yang Junshan how he knew that the snakes would attack.

Four huge snakes that were as thick as buckets and about four to five meters long waded through the snakes and headed towards the entrance of the cave.

"This is the Snake King?" Yan Qingxi asked the crowd in bewilderment.

"Prepare to join hands. If we can kill these four Snake Kings, the snake horde might fall into chaos. At that time, it will be our chance to escape."

Yang Junshan sheathed his saber back to his waist, holding the Seven Stones Iron Body Bow in his hand once again, while an Iron Feather Arrow engraved with the rune of Shatter Rock Technique was already on the bowstring, and he said: "This time, I will assist you in killing the Snake King, but don't be careless because of this, you were actually tricked by the other Mud Snakes."

Yan Qingxi quickly asked, "How did you know about the arrival of the snakes when you were at the cave previously?"

Yang Junshan said blandly, "That's not important. Killing the Snake King right now might be our only way out."

There was a trace of stubbornness in Yan Qingxi's seriousness as she said, "No, this is very important to me."

"He's still as stubborn as before!" Yang Junshan muttered to himself, then stared at Yan Qingxi, and suddenly revealed a mischievous smile, and said: "Do you remember that little girl? She told me. "

As she spoke of the little girl, not only did she turn pale, but Xu Jing also pointed at him and said, "No, she's already dead. You're lying to me!"

"Hehe, hello sisters!"

Just as Yan Qingxi's voice fell, a voice that caused her and Xu Jing to tremble in fear rang out, causing both of their beautiful faces to pale in fright.

Yang Junshan smiled and said, "She will not die so easily. She is just a little kid!"

Yan Qinxi thought of how the little girl had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and became terrified. She said hoarsely, "You subdued her? Did she always tell you about the movements of the snakes? "

Yang Junshan nodded, "So if you have any plans in the future that I won't be able to see, you'd better be careful."

Yang Junshan shot out his stone arrow, attaching it to the Iron Feather Arrow and struck one of the Snake King's swinging tails. His flesh exploded, and a fist-sized hole appeared on its tail, opening the way for everyone to besiege the four Snake Kings.

The very moment Yang Junshan made his move, Zhang Yue Ming and the rest also made their move. Fang Xuansheng took a strange step forward and charged towards the gigantic snake that Yang Junshan had shot at him. She looked extremely erratic, but from Yang Junshan's point of view, this move of Xuan Sheng's seemed like she was preparing for Yang Junshan's sudden shooting of arrows.

Although it was just an ordinary Iron Feather Arrow, it was still in the Snake King's famed territory. The powerful strength of the bow and arrow was enough to make the Snake King's entire body weak. Taking advantage of the momentum, Zhang Yue Ming used a spell to cut open a huge wound on the snake's abdomen, and blood almost sprayed all over his body.

Unlike Fang Xuesheng and Zhang Yueming, who had an absolute advantage when they attacked, Yan Qingxi and her junior brother could only temporarily stay at a standstill while senior brother Zheng, on the other hand, appeared to be in a sorry state due to the Snake King and the nearby mud snakes.

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