Chapter 401 Potential Danger
“What about those two chefs and the beautiful women? Leaving them here will cause trouble sooner or later. Should we deal with them too?” Fei Bu Fan asked. “I think the chefs and those few beautiful women are fine for now. They don’t pose a threat to us.
What I’m worried about now is Mo Ming. That person is definitely not an ordinary individual. If I’m not mistaken, he’s not here just to test us, nor is he here solely for Old Master Mu and Madam Xiao. I suspect he has a double identity.
Besides working for the Emperor, he’s also collecting information for someone else. To be precise, he might also be working with Mu Tianhan.
In that case, he’ll soon discover what Mu Tianhan is up to. I suspect his true objective is that primitive forest as well.
To deal with Mo Ming, I’ve already sent a message via carrier pigeon to my colleagues in the capital, asking them to send experts to assist. They will follow my instructions and set up an ambush on Mo Ming’s way back. It will be difficult for Mo Ming to escape death.”
Mo Lian was surprised and pondered for a moment. “General, it seems our mission is even more arduous. To protect the secret within the primitive forest, we must find a way to eliminate all insiders who might know the secret.” Fei Bu Fan said, “Currently, the Emperor is more sensitive than anyone else. Facing internal and external troubles, he’s very suspicious. Therefore, we must not act rashly in handling this matter lest we give others an excuse. As the saying goes, ‘A cautious person can sail a ship for ten thousand years.’ Having an extra eye won’t hurt.”
Mo Lian was speechless for a moment. She picked up the tea on the table and examined it. Suddenly, Mo Ming’s appearance flickered in her mind. She suddenly realized that Mo Ming might not return to the capital to report, but would go directly to the primitive forest.
If Madam Xiao and the others were still alive, if Mo Ming barged in, they would surely join forces. At that time, it would probably not be so easy for Fei Bu Fan to eliminate them.
Let’s hope Old Master Mu has good luck, and Madam Xiao can appear in time to save his life.
Thinking this way, Mo Lian couldn’t help but smile. This was the outcome she most hoped to see.
Just as Mo Lian guessed, Mo Ming did not return to the capital to report directly. Instead, he chose to head directly to the primitive forest the next morning, bringing dry food and water.
To avoid the sight of Fei Bu Fan’s hidden sentries, Mo Ming had to give up riding and walk instead. He bypassed the hidden sentries stationed at the edge of the forest and entered the gloomy and terrifying forest that was shrouded by the canopy.
The reason Mo Ming decided to do this was to find out Fei Bu Fan’s purpose in blocking off the forest.
He knew Fei Bu Fan’s character very well. Madam Xiao’s sudden disappearance, and the whereabouts of Old Master Mu, were definitely related to Fei Bu Fan. Fei Bu Fan did not need sufficient reason to kill someone.
Moreover, Fei Bu Fan was inherently evil and a true freak.
Mo Ming didn’t dare to think too much. He ventured into the primitive forest alone. To avoid getting lost, he used a knife to carve obvious marks on the trees.
At the same time, he felt the light in the forest dimming. He knew he had entered the heart of the forest. The ground of the primitive forest was covered with moss.
The stones on the ground were completely covered by moss, and their color and shape were invisible.
Most of the trees inside were ancient槐, and occasionally pine and cypress could be seen.
Green vines were wrapped around the ancient槐, giving a feeling of being restrained.
Mo Ming was a little puzzled. While wondering and unable to guess Fei Bu Fan’s purpose in blocking off the forest, he suddenly heard a noise ahead, like an animal eating something. Surprised, he crept forward to see and was so scared that he covered his mouth with his hand.
About three hundred meters ahead, behind a row of pine and cypress trees, were two monsters, one large and one small, covered in dark red scales and with long snake-like tails, gnawing on a corpse.
The corpse had already been brutally torn to shreds and devoured by the monsters, accompanied by the crunching sound of bones being chewed.
And on the ground beside the person, there was a scimitar-shaped knife. Mo Ming recognized this scimitar-shaped knife. In the territory of the enemy country today, only Old Master Mu Tianhan had such a knife.
Could that corpse be Mu Tianhan? Seeing the scimitar-shaped knife, Mo Ming was greatly alarmed.
That’s right, it was Mu Tianhan. He wasn’t dead originally. Unfortunately, Madam Xiao and Lin Ye, Little Fairy Molly, and the other two hadn’t arrived yet. Otherwise, Mu Tianhan would definitely have been saved.
It seemed like it was all fate.
The Monster Mother let out a low growl, and Mo Ming knew the monster had discovered him.
The monster suddenly leaped into the air and swiftly attacked Mo Ming.
Mo Ming was prepared and laughed heartily, “Good beast, you have no idea of your own limitations, trying to take my life. Dream on! 1.”
He flicked his long weapon and leaped more than two zhang into the air, thrusting his long weapon directly at the charging monster. He wanted to pierce the monster’s neck and end its life.
However, Mo Ming had no idea how powerful the monster was. Just as his long weapon was about to pierce the monster, the monster’s long tail swept upwards, like an iron rod, and struck the long weapon fiercely.
It almost knocked the long weapon out of his hand.
Mo Ming was greatly alarmed. He retracted his weapon and turned to flee. Unexpectedly, the monster cub had already ambushed to cut off his escape route. It stood in front of him with its gaping maw waiting for him.
Seeing this, Mo Ming was so scared that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. What was even more deadly was that the Monster Mother was closely pursuing him. The tip of her long, snake-like tail darted through the air and stabbed towards Mo Ming’s backside with lightning speed.
At this moment, more than a dozen monsters suddenly appeared on the surrounding trees. Dozens of pairs of fiery red eyes stared at him from between the gaps in the branches and leaves. It seemed these monsters were all attracted by the smell of blood.
They also wanted a share of the spoils.
Mo Ming realized the potential danger and decided to go all out. He gripped his weapon and, from a commanding height, lunged at the monster cub waiting on the ground.
When the cub’s mother encountered this situation, she was stunned. Her long, snake-like tail suddenly stopped in mid-air. Clearly, Mo Ming’s actions exceeded her expectations.
The monster cub also seemed to have not expected Mo Ming to suddenly attack it. Its sallow, fanged face looked somewhat frightened. Suddenly realizing, it quickly turned and ran away with a hiss.
As a result, Mo Ming’s long weapon, with a “bang,” pierced a stone covered in moss, making a strange crisp sound.
The cub’s mother landed and paused for a moment before pouncing at Mo Ming again.
Just then, a burning torch suddenly flew out from behind a large pine tree in front and flew towards the charging monster.
The monster, which had its full attention on Mo Ming, was caught off guard and was hit in the left eye by the flying torch. It immediately let out a howl, and leading its cub, it turned and fled. Evil.
