Chapter 106: The mantis stalks the cicada, and the mantis is covered with yellow sparrows

Chapter 106: The mantis stalks the cicada, and the mantis is covered with yellow sparrows

Chapter 106: The mantis stalks the cicada, and the mantis is covered with yellow sparrows
Tian Lin said that he wanted the Blood Cultists to come to him, but in fact, it is most likely that the disciples of the Wenxin Sect would come to him.

His flying boat deliberately landed not far from the Wenxin Sect. Even if the Wenxin Sect was indifferent to the worldly affairs, they would not ignore it.

As soon as Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang left, Tian Lin stood up and walked to the window.

The window frame was closed at this time, but one could still see the situation on the street outside the inn through the curtains.

Tian Lin only saw Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang appear on the street. The two chatted in low voices for a while, and then left in different directions, one to the west and the other to the east.

Not long after the two men left, the two men who were eating tofu pudding opposite the inn stood up and followed Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang, one to the west and one to the east respectively.

Tian Lin memorized the appearance of the two men, but continued to stay in the house quietly watching the pedestrians and diners on the street.

Suddenly, a gaze shot over from the second floor of the tavern opposite the inn.

Tian Lin, who was looking downstairs, was originally alert, but he subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the second floor.

He thought to himself that something was wrong, but he closed his eyes when he looked up.

Even so, he saw a handsome man standing in front of the window of the tavern opposite, holding a glass of wine and looking at him.

"Why should I cultivate immortality?"

A question suddenly arose in Tian Lin's mind, and he looked at the bodies of the old man, Han Li, Boss Zhang and Da Liu in a daze.

"No, this is a mind-searching technique!"

Tian Lin came to his senses and when he opened his eyes again he had his back to the window, so as to ensure that he would not see the handsome man again.

"This is the highest level of the Heart-Searching Technique, which is a bit more advanced than Zhou Qing in the illusion."

Tian Lin walked to a table not far away, poured himself a glass of wine and then faced the window again.

He knew that the man was still standing opposite him, so he did not look up at him. He just picked up the wine glass, made a toast gesture, and then drank it all.

Tian Lin knew very well how to practice the art of questioning the mind, and he also knew how to use it against the enemy.

When one reaches a minor level in the art of questioning the mind, one needs to look people in the eye and disturb their mind through one's eyes.

When one reaches the highest level of the art of questioning the mind, as long as one glances at someone when they are not paying attention, they will look at him/her uncontrollably, and then demons will arise in their hearts.

The art of questioning the mind is a spell that consumes "spiritual consciousness", so the means of attack are very strange and difficult to defend against.

Tian Lin’s current response is to keep his eyelids slightly lowered as much as possible and not make eye contact with the man on the second floor opposite.

He knew that the other party was a disciple of the Questioning Heart Sect, otherwise he would not have practiced the Questioning Heart Technique to such a level of perfection.

He also guessed that the other party did not have much ill will towards him, and was still only guessing about his origins and identity.

So Tian Lin put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother, why don't you come over and have a drink together?"

But he shouted twice and received no response.

After a full half a minute, Tian Lin glanced at the window opposite.

He glanced through the thin curtains and barely glanced at the window frame opposite, but did not see the man.

"The disciples of the Questioning Heart Sect are loners and don't like to make friends with others. So, they must be watching me from the dark at this moment."

Tian Lin thought so in his mind, put the wine glass back on the table, slapped the storage bag and took out the messenger bird eggs one by one.

The Earth Escape Technique is a top-grade magic spell. Tian Lin himself couldn't tell how many 'earth dragon eggs' he had eaten, but until now there was no sign of any breakthrough in the Earth Escape Technique.

Finally, Tian Lin ate the eggs of the Xun bird until it was completely dark.

Junior Brother Jiang came back before Senior Brother Zhao.

He opened the door and glanced at Tian Lin at the table, and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you turn on the lights?"

Tian Lin listened to him and flicked his sleeves, and the lantern on the table instantly caught fire.

I saw Junior Brother Jiang put a package of medicine on the table and complained:

"I went to several small towns around here and finally managed to collect all these herbs. But there are still a few herbs that I haven't found yet."

Tian Lin opened the box and saw packets of medicinal herbs wrapped in straw paper.

Junior Brother Jiang took a cup from the table and poured himself a cup of tea. After drinking it, he asked Tian Lin:

"What do you want these herbs for? You can't be asking for a gift from the Wenxin Sect, right?
I have inquired about it, and I found out that the Wenxin Sect is a medicine storehouse, and they have collected more precious medicines than any other sect."

Tian Lin glanced at Junior Brother Jiang and did not answer directly. Instead, he smiled and said:
"Junior Brother Jiang, you haven't eaten yet, right? I guess Junior Brother Zhao will be back soon. Why don't you go order a table of food and fill your stomach first."

Junior Brother Jiang frowned, put the cup on the table and went out.

Tian Lin followed him downstairs and soon saw the tall and thin man who had followed Junior Brother Jiang during the day in the lobby.

The tall and thin man was occupying a table by himself at the moment, with a few side dishes in front of him and drinking by himself.

Just as Junior Brother Jiang went to the counter to talk to the store owner behind the counter, Senior Brother Zhao also walked in from outside the house.

He was carrying a cloth bag on his back and looked a little tired.

He placed the bag in front of Tian Lin and said, "I have collected all the herbs you wanted. What do you want to say now?"

Tian Lin glanced at the fat man who came in after Senior Brother Zhao. The fat man went straight to the table of the expert man. The two of them gathered together and seemed to be talking in secret.

Tian Lin and Senior Brother Zhao bowed first and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother. Come on, I've asked Junior Brother Jiang to prepare some wine and food."

After he finished speaking, he slapped the storage bag on his waist and put all the herbs in the bag on the ground into the storage bag.

The rest of the people were fine, but the two fat and thin men over there once again looked at the storage bag on Tian Lin's waist.

This time, even Senior Brother Zhao noticed the fat and thin man over there, so he turned and looked at Tian Lin with a frown.

Tian Lin nodded to Senior Brother Zhao, then went back upstairs.

As soon as the two returned to the room, Senior Brother Zhao spoke first: "Those two guys are definitely Qi Refiners, but I don't know if they are Blood Cultists."

"Junior brother, when you go to collect herbs tomorrow, I think these two guys will follow you. Then we can use the mantis stalking cicada trick to wait for the oriole behind."

After Tian Lin finished speaking, Senior Brother Zhao nodded but did not refute.

Not long after, Junior Brother Jiang came upstairs and heard him complaining, "It's cold in the north, and there aren't many dishes. How long are we going to stay here?"

This time, it was Senior Brother Zhao who comforted Junior Brother Jiang and said:
"Junior brother, please be patient. Although the food here is not as good as the kitchen in our sect, the secular customs here are also unique and we can't see them in Yaoyue Sect."

He was not in a hurry to tell Junior Brother Jiang about the matter of the fat and thin man.

Soon, the waiter came upstairs carrying a serving tray with the food.

But Tian Lin did not eat. Instead, he took out the dried grass god fish and started eating it.

Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang on the side frowned. They smelled the unpleasant smell of the dried grass god fish after being stored for a long time, and wondered how Tian Lin could eat it.

Until nightfall, Tian Lin slowly chewed the dried grass god fish that he had spent the whole night.

"Brother Zhangfeng, Junior Brother Jiang and I are going to collect medicinal herbs first."

Early in the morning, I don't know what Senior Brother Zhao said to Junior Brother Jiang, but Junior Brother Jiang no longer had the reluctance he had yesterday. Tian Lin nodded, and after the two of them left the door, he went to the window to look at the situation on the street.

Sure enough, not long after Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Brother Jiang went out, the fat and thin man in the inn also followed them out.

Not long after, another couple appeared on the street and followed the fat and thin man.

Tian Lin waited on the second floor for another half a quarter of an hour. Seeing that there were no more suspicious persons around, he used the Wind Walking Technique and went out.

His Wind Moving Technique has reached the perfect level, and ordinary people can't even see his figure clearly.

He had made an appointment with Senior Brother Zhao to meet in a dilapidated temple in the mountains outside the town last night, so he was not afraid of losing the enemy.

Not long after Tian Lin left the town, the two men looked at Tian Lin who was leaving in a cloud of dust, and they couldn't help but jump in anger:
"Damn it, this kid only looks like he's about ten years old, how did he cultivate such good skills? How can we catch up with him?"

"No rush! He didn't check out all the way out, maybe he'll come back."

When the two turned around and went back to the inn, Tian Lin was not far away from the couple following behind the fat and thin man.

As soon as the couple left the town, they drew their swords and instantly transformed from farmers' clothes into those of gangsters.

But seeing that they were as light as a swallow, they were able to follow far behind the fat and thin men without being discovered by the other party and without losing them.

It can be seen that these two people are also Qi Refiners, and their cultivation is probably even higher than that of the fat and thin man.

Finally, the dilapidated temple on the hillside not far from where Tian Lin and his companions had settled appeared in front of everyone.

Then Junior Brothers Zhao and Jiang suddenly drew their swords and shouted into the woods, "Everyone, after following us all this way, it's time for you to show up, right?"

The fat and thin man over there knew that he could no longer hide, so he stopped hiding his figure and walked out with a smile and said:
"If you two know what's best for you, throw away your swords and hand over all the gold and silver treasures on you, then we two brothers will let you go."

Senior Brother Zhao sneered upon hearing this and said, "Since you two are from the Blood Cult, stop pretending to be bandits; if you want to use us brothers to make pills, just go ahead."

The fat and thin man no longer disguised himself. One of them drew a soft knife from his waist, and the other raised his hand and shot a few darts at Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang.

The two men acted very cleanly and efficiently, but it greatly disappointed Senior Brother Zhao.

Senior Brother Zhao dared to be arrogant in front of Tian Lin because, although his swordsmanship was only at the minor success level, he was actually a strong man at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

Although the two men in front of him had real energy, they were using a set of martial arts moves.

"Junior Brother Jiang, take action!"

After Senior Brother Zhao finished speaking, he rushed to the fat and thin man. He raised his knife and two heads fell from the fat and thin man's neck.

Looking at the fallen body, Junior Brother Jiang came over and kicked the head off, then used a knife to poke open the meridians of the body and said with a sneer:
"It's obvious that Hua Hualang has gained blood qi from taking blood pills. They don't have any magic skills and only have the second or third level of Qi Refining, yet they dare to target us."

Junior Brother Jiang spoke with pride, but Senior Brother Zhao frowned.

According to yesterday's agreement, Tian Lin should have shown up by now.

But until now, both blood cultists have died at his hands, but Tian Lin has not shown up yet.

Senior Brother Zhao realized something was wrong and looked around vigilantly.

Sure enough, a woman's light laughter sounded in the forest, saying, "You two are indeed from a sect. Your skills are better than those of us who are from Huahualang."

Senior Brother Zhao didn't say anything, and Junior Brother Jiang, who was squatting in front of the fat and thin man's body, also stood up vigilantly.

Then, the couple that Tian Lin had been following walked out of the woods.

He held swords in both hands, one in the east and one in the west, cutting off the retreat routes of Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang.

Although Senior Brother Zhao didn't know the couple's cultivation level, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw their posture.

"Are you two also demons from the Blood Cult?"

Senior Brother Zhao glanced towards the forest, looking for Tian Lin.

But after looking for a week, he did not find Tian Lin.

"Haha, we are indeed disciples of the Blood Cult, but we are not some kind of demon sect."

"You use humans to refine blood pills. If you are not a demon, what are you?"

After Senior Brother Zhao finished speaking in a cold voice, the woman mocked Senior Brother Zhao and said:

"We in the Blood Sect use people to make pills because we are forced by you disciples of the Immortal Sect. We are all from the Yulong Continent. Why are you the only disciples of the Immortal Sect able to enjoy the spiritual stones of the five blessed lands? Are you born nobler than us?"

After the woman finished speaking, her husband said, "Mortals can also attain enlightenment, why do parents have to be immortals? Sister Fu, there is no point in talking more. Kill them and then refine the two corpses on the ground into blood pills."

They started fighting as soon as they said they would, and in the blink of an eye they appeared in front of Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Jiang.

Senior Brother Zhao was fine, as he was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Seeing the couple coming at him aggressively, he quickly withdrew and retreated towards the ruined temple.

But Junior Brother Jiang's cultivation level was the tenth level of Qi Refining, so his reaction was half a beat slower than Senior Brother Zhao's, and in an instant he was stabbed in the left arm.

"Don't be afraid, Junior Brother Jiang, I'm here to help you!"

Senior Brother Zhao, who had already run to the entrance of the dilapidated temple, had to rush out again.

He raised his knife to block the sword that was going to hit Junior Brother Jiang's neck, and there was a "bang" sound. The sword was deflected by his knife, and the woman holding the sword took half a step back.

Senior Brother Zhao was delighted and was about to raise his knife to chop at the woman again, but his left hand was grabbed by the man over there.

In an instant, Senior Brother Zhao felt his blood boiling. Not only was the circulation of his Qi sluggish, but a large amount of blood even flowed through his blood vessels toward the man's hands.

The man sneered and said, "I'm going to suck you dry!"

It's not that the disciples of Yaoyue Sect don't have experience in fighting, but because they have lived in peace for a long time, their fighting experience is far less than that of the Blood Sect warriors who came from Huahualang.

Senior Brother Zhao's face changed slightly. When he raised his knife to chop the man's arm, the woman raised her sword again, forcing him to block with his knife.

Senior Brother Zhao fought one against two and not only helped Junior Brother Jiang out of trouble, but also gave him a chance to escape.

Then Junior Brother Jiang ran away a distance of 20 to 30 feet, and shouted from a distance: "Senior Brother Zhao, I will go to the sect to ask for help for you, and help you get revenge in the future!"

Senior Brother Zhao doesn't want others to avenge him because he doesn't want to die yet.

He really didn't expect that Junior Brother Jiang would act so decisively. He was so angry that he spit out blood.

Then the woman smiled and said, "Don't open your mouth or speak. You are now under the control of my brother's blood-sucking technique. The blood in your body is out of control. I'm afraid that if you fart, a pool of blood will easily burst out."

Senior Brother Zhao's face changed, with fear and expectation in his eyes, and he kept looking towards the forest.

Finally, Tian Lin from Linzhong appeared in the venue from far away, holding Junior Brother Jiang in one hand and a sword in the other.

Tian Lin threw Junior Brother Jiang to the ground, looked at the couple and said, "Why don't you two put my Junior Brother down and fight the enemy together?"

The couple had been wary of Tian Lin, and were stunned after hearing this.

Then four people walked out of the woods one after another.

The leader of the four people was an old Taoist priest. He looked at Tian Lin with a smile and said, "My friend, your body movements are quite good. If I'm not mistaken, it looks like the Wang family's Fengxing technique, right?"

(End of this chapter)