My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Chapter 175: Dragon Slayer Retreats and Digs into the Ruins

After all, there is a very good chance that there is an evil cultivator lurking in the dark, preparing to launch a sneak attack.

And he was totally unprepared, which was really careless.

Thinking of this, he immediately gathered all the soldiers and asked them to hold a torch in one hand and a gun in the other, ready to fight at any time.

However, nothing unexpected happened until the group reached the foot of the mountain, which made Jiang Li confused.

"Did I guess wrong?"

"It shouldn't be!"

To be on the safe side, Jiang Li led his men on the journey overnight and did not stop to set up camp until they had walked thirty miles.

What he didn't know was that when Jiang Li was eliminating those ordinary zombies during the day, there were several people secretly observing from a distance.

However, because the Taoist soldiers around Jiang Li were all equipped with guns and were incredibly strong, they did not dare to act rashly.

They just thought that when the zombies came out of the coffins at night, these people would be in a panic and even suffer heavy casualties, and then they could sit back and reap the benefits.

However, what they didn't expect was that Jiang Li and his team easily dealt with the Zombie King, and not even a single person was injured.

"Brother, are we just going to watch them leave?"

"What else can we do if we don't watch them leave? Didn't you see that they all carry guns and are as strong as bulls?"

"Even if we launch a surprise attack, it will just be like an egg hitting a rock!"

The person who said this was none other than the dragon slayer who escaped from Jiuquan Town, and around him were his brothers.

"But we spent so much effort to train the Zombie King, and if we just give him up like this, it would be a huge loss!"

"Get lost, what kind of bullshit are you talking about? Do you think I'm willing?"

"That kid has strong magic power and he's also the county magistrate. My magic will be weakened by at least 30% when I cast it on him. There's no chance of winning. Do you think I'm a coward? How can I tolerate this?"

The dragon slayer roared in frustration.

Seeing his big brother's fury, the little brother didn't dare to speak. Finally, a little brother next to him mustered up the courage to ask, "So what should we do next, big brother?"

Tu Long was helpless when he heard this. "It's too dangerous here. That guy is getting more and more powerful, and his hands are getting longer and longer. We don't have much chance in this area. We can only go north to see if we can get anything!"

Everyone had no objection when they heard this. They looked back at the fire that had not yet burned out, then turned and left.

Jiang Li naturally had no idea where the dragon slayer and his group were going. After a night's rest, he led his men to the next marked point on the map.

After a day's journey, they finally arrived at their destination just as it was getting dark.

This mark indicates the headquarters of a sect. Due to some reasons, the sect has been in ruins for many years, and only some stone walls and pillars have not been completely weathered.

Jiang Li was riding on his horse, looking at the ruins overgrown with weeds and vines in the afterglow of the setting sun, speechless, even though the map indicated that it was a ruined sect.

But when he really saw this scene, he was still extremely disappointed. He couldn't even see any metal here, so he knew it must have been swept repeatedly by someone.

But since he was already here, it wouldn't be a good idea to just turn around and leave. As it was getting dark, he immediately ordered his men to clear a piece of land and then set up camp.

Late at night, Jiang Li was gently woken up by Ah San. Just as he was about to say something, Ah San covered his mouth and whispered in his ear, "Master, don't make a sound, there's something going on outside!"

Hearing that, she pried his hands apart and walked out of the tent with him. They tiptoed outside the tent and with the help of the waning moon and starlight, they saw an illusory ghost figure standing among the rubble, absorbing the little moonlight.

By channeling his magic power into his eyes, he could tell at a glance that the ghost was only a fierce ghost. Judging from its expression and movements, it was obviously not very smart and probably did not have much intelligence.

Asan made a few gestures, then he carefully retreated to the tent at the back. After searching for a while, he came out with the bell in both hands.

Jiang Li looked at Ah San, who stuffed his thick fingers into the bell to prevent it from making a sound, and then carefully pointed it towards him. He wanted to laugh at his funny look.

But he still held back in the end. If he had scared the ghost away, he didn't know how much effort it would have taken.

Jiang Li carefully took the bell and tiptoed towards the ghost from behind.

Since Jiang Li could hide, it didn't notice its unusual turn until he was about ten meters away from it, and Jiang Li saw its unusual movement.

He immediately stood up and shook the bell in his hand, and used the Xuanjia Gong to put on a shield for himself. Then, regardless of the uneven ground under his feet, he quickly rushed towards it.

The evil ghost was suddenly shaken by the soul-calming bell and became dazed for a short time. When he came to his senses, Jiang Li had already rushed to him.

It felt uneasy when it saw the light on Jiang Li's body, and immediately tried to hide underground.

How could Jiang Li let him get his wish? He pounced and grabbed the ghost's body which was already half buried underground, then pulled it out with force.

Seeing Jiang Li succeed, Ah San immediately stepped forward with a torch, "Master is really amazing, catching this guy so easily!"

I handed him the bell and said, "Come on, stop flattering me. Mark this place. I suspect there might be something underneath. Let's dig it up after daybreak. Who knows, we might find something!"

After that, he sealed the evil ghost and returned to the tent to continue sleeping.

...

Nothing happened all night.

The next morning, Jiang Li came out of the tent, had breakfast, and then brought his men to the place where he had subdued the evil spirit last night.

"Let's get started. Clean up everything on top. There must be something weird down there, otherwise a ghost wouldn't have appeared out of nowhere!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately took up their tools and started to work. Fortunately, the strength of these Taoist soldiers far exceeded that of ordinary people, and the dirt, stones, grass roots and vines were quickly cleared away.

"Young master, we've reached the ground!" a Taoist soldier shouted.

Jiang Li hurried over to check, but found nothing except mud. He frowned and said again, "Keep digging. I will find something even if I have to dig three feet deep!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers continued digging until a three-meter-deep pit was dug out on the ground. Jiang Li then heard someone shouting, "Master, come and see, we've found something here!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li quickly jumped into the pit to check, and saw a flat stone on the ground. After knocking around for a while, he found that it seemed to be empty underneath.

So he immediately brought everyone in front of him and said, "Go on, open the stone slab. I want to see what's strange inside!"

Upon hearing this, everyone waved their weapons and started hitting the stone slab. Soon, they broke it and revealed a dark cave.