C241: The Forbidden Grounds
"The west?"
Tang Zheng's mind trembled, he subconsciously looked to the west. Wasn't it the Forbidden Grounds? Could it be that all these people went there for the Forbidden Grounds?
However, only a few people in the witches clans knew about Forbidden Grounds, so how did these outsiders know about it?
Tang Zheng could not help but become more curious about the identities of these people. However, he let out a sigh of relief, as long as they were not here for the Shaman Tribe, then the witches clans, they would be safe for the time being.
"Do you know what it is to the west?" They noticed the change in Tang Zheng's expression and asked.
Tang Zheng hid his strength extremely well, but he was still discovered. Thus, he immediately nodded, and with a look of fear, he said: "Of course I know, that is the place where the demons live."
Since they were also rushing towards Forbidden Grounds, and Forbidden Grounds was so dangerous, why didn't Tang Zheng take the chance to let them fight the frontlines. All he needed to do was to quietly follow behind and take advantage of the situation.
When these ten people heard that the place where the Devils lived had no fear, they were instead very excited and eager to give it a try.
"Do you know how to get there?"
Tang Zheng immediately shook his head like a rattle drum: "If I don't go, others will die."
The other person rushed forward, unsheathed a blade and placed it on Tang Zheng's neck and threatened sternly: "No, I'll kill you right now."
Maybe the other party thought that Tang Zheng did not know about the power of the gun, so he decided to use his blade to threaten him.
When Tang Zheng saw the blade, his heart trembled. It was a katana, the same as the weapons that the group of Japanese evil spirits used.
So this group of people were actually devils. No wonder their tone of voice was so strange.
But what was the devil coming to Ten Thousand Huge Mountains from so far away?
Tang Zheng became more vigilant. Although this was an era of peace, there were undercurrents everywhere. Their purpose for coming here was definitely not simple.
Therefore, the key was to figure out their goal.
Tang Zheng pretended to be terrified and shouted, "What are you guys doing? Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
The other party was very proud. He grinned and said, "If you don't want to die, bring us to that place."
"I …" Tang Zheng deliberately hesitated.
"If you dare not agree, I will chop off your head right now."
"Zhizhi!" Seeing that Tang Zheng was in danger, Xiao Bai seemed to be about to spew fire and resist.
Tang Zheng hurriedly covered its mouth as he stuttered, "Alright … I promise you. I'll take you guys, please don't kill me. "
The other party laughed complacently, and with a teasing look, he moved the katana to the side.
"Those people are cowards!" The group of people started laughing maniacally.
The anger in Tang Zheng's heart soared, but he could only pretend that he did not understand, and said hatefully in his heart: "Now we are all laughing happily, in a while I will let you all die a graveless death."
"Let's go, lead the way." The other party used katana to pat Tang Zheng's shoulder and said.
Tang Zheng brought along his Heaven Horse and walked towards the Forbidden Grounds. Before he came, the elder had already told him the way to Forbidden Grounds, so he was still familiar with it.
"If we had known that these bumpkins were here, we wouldn't have lost more than ten of our comrades to them." Someone lamented.
"They all died for the sake of the Celestial Emperor." The most powerful person was obviously the leader, and he spoke with a sense of righteousness.
Tang Zheng suddenly realized that they did not come here safe and sound, but had paid a heavy price. This made sense, after all, there were many unknown dangers in the forest.
"What other family do you have?" the leader asked icily as he approached.
Tang Zheng shook his head sadly on purpose: "No more."
"Oh, then what else do you know about that place?"
Tang Zheng shook his head blankly: "I don't know, I only know that I can't go there, I'll die if I go there. I'll take you to that place and you can let me go, okay? "
The leader gave a noncommittal smile, "Don't worry. Ordinary people might not be able to survive there, but we can definitely survive. You must come in with us and we will protect you."
Tang Zheng quickly waved his hands: "No, no, that's the place where the demons live, I don't want to go in."
"Hmph, if you don't want to go in, I'll kill you right now." Another person threatened.
Tang Zheng's entire body shivered, he was so frightened that he did not dare speak anymore.
The leader glanced at that person and said amiably, "Don't listen to his nonsense. As long as you complete this mission, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. I will give you many benefits."
Tang Zheng coldly snorted from the bottom of his heart. I think you want me to scout out and treat me as cannon fodder?
Alright, in that case, let's see who will be the cannon fodder in the end.
"What kind of horse are you? How can you look so tall and mighty?" The leader set his gaze on the Heaven Horse. The Heaven Horse was taller than a normal horse, so it was definitely not ordinary.
"It's the wild horse in the forest." Tang Zheng lied.
"Wild horse? Is there anything else? "
Tang Zheng's heart was moved, the other side had plans for the Heaven Horse, if it was just this one, then it would be immediately snatched away, thus he said: "Also, there are still a lot of them."
"Where is it?"
Tang Zheng randomly pointed in a direction, and said: "It's over there, a little far."
The rest of them also laughed with ill intentions. Someone asked softly: "Yamamoto, is this horse very special?"
"Of course, this horse's physique is rare, even more extraordinary than the pure warhorse that the Sky Emperor raised. If I can bring some back with me to the Sky Emperor, he will definitely be very happy."
The others were secretly delighted. The Celestial Emperor had always loved to collect top-grade horses. Naturally, these people wanted to give him what he wanted.
"Then what's that little thing in your arms?" The Yamamoto asked again.
"I have a little dog." Tang Zheng did not plan to tell Little White what was so special about it, otherwise, it would definitely attract their attention.
Xiao Bai twisted its body as if it was protesting against Tang Zheng saying that it was a puppy. Yamamoto looked at Xiao Bai deeply.
"Yamamoto, put our things on this brat's horse. Our horses are already tired from all these days." Someone suggested.
Yamamoto nodded in agreement. As a result, a few bags of luggage appeared on the Heaven Horse's back. With its wild personality, the Heaven Horse wanted to resist but was stopped by Tang Zheng.
After half a day of arduous trekking, the group finally arrived at their destination. A huge stone tablet was erected in front of them.
The stone tablet was about nine meters tall, and was as black as ink. Four shocking words were written on the stone tablet: Whoever enters will die!
These four words were incomparably red, as if they were written in fresh blood. They possessed a breathtaking magic, causing one to involuntarily feel reverence for them upon seeing them.
The ten scum all revealed looks of excitement, especially the leader Yamamoto, who was so excited that his hands were trembling. He touched the stone tablet as he said in a trembling voice, "We finally found it, under the protection of the Sky Emperor … "Ah, my hand!"
Before he could finish his agitated words, this person had already started screaming miserably as he raised his hand with a face full of pain and fear.
His palm had already turned pitch black, and it was still expanding rapidly. Soon, it reached his arm.
"There's poison on the stone stele. Don't touch it." The Yamamoto was shocked as he shouted loudly. He took out his katana and without hesitation, he chopped off the opponent's arm.
That person screamed and kneeled on the ground. His facial muscles were contorted and thick black blood flowed out from his severed arm.
The others who saw this scattered and retreated, nervously looking at their companions.
He originally thought that he could keep his life by cutting off his arms, but it was obvious that it was too simple. The black color continued to expand, and soon, even his face turned as black as coal, the color of the stone tablet in front of him.
The heart-wrenching shriek was chilling to the heart, and the next scene was even more horrifying. The man's body began to fester, turning into a pile of bones within a minute. In the end, even the bones melted and seeped into the soil.
The others had never seen such a horrifying sight before, and all of their faces paled, while Yamamoto clenched his teeth and clenched his fists.
"I'm going to kill you." Suddenly, a person rushed towards Tang Zheng, his huge fist striking at Tang Zheng, "It's all your fault, you're the one who harmed him."
Tang Zheng dodged in a sorry state, he was finally able to avoid the fist and resisted the urge to retaliate, and shouted out: "He obviously touched the stone tablet and died, how did he become my victim?"
"Why didn't you tell us not to touch the stone tablet?" The other party did not give up and asked ferociously.
"I don't know either." Although Tang Zheng looked wronged, in his heart, he was overjoyed.
However, he did not know that the stone tablet was poisonous, and that the elder was not lying. This Forbidden Grounds was truly terrifying, even the stone tablet at the entrance contained poison.
"Stop!" Yamamoto suddenly roared out, "He's still useful."
The others glared at Tang Zheng angrily, but didn't shout or fight anymore.
"Bring us in." The Yamamoto said in a deep voice. Tang Zheng did not contradict him again as he fearfully brought his men into the Forbidden Grounds.
The sky above Forbidden Grounds seemed to become much dimmer, and the trees within the Forbidden Grounds gradually became sparse. It was a lifeless scene.
No one dared to touch any plants or other things, because this place was definitely dangerous. If they were not careful, they would lose their lives.
Tang Zheng was fully focused. Although he had already decided to screw this group of people over, he still had to first ensure his own safety.
Tang Zheng had been pushed to the very front of the group, and was obviously just cannon fodder scouting the way. Tang Zheng looked left and right, but didn't see any trace of Demonic Beasts. Eh, didn't they say Demonic Beasts ran rampant in the Forbidden Grounds? Why was it so quiet?
Right, this was a deathly silence. There was no sound at all. It was too strange.
"Hurry up and kill a few Demonic Beasts s." Tang Zheng prayed silently.
It was as if the heavens had heard his prayers, and there was only the sound of heavy footsteps. A Demonic Beasts jumped out, and blocked their path.
Tang Zheng 'scolded' loudly, and immediately retreated backwards. He ran even faster than a rabbit, and immediately let the whole team face off against the sudden appearance of the Demonic Beasts.