After giving the order, Hao Meng and Cao Xing's troops immediately took action.

It only took about half an hour to complete the assembly. Except for a small group of people who were left to look after the house, the remaining people all brought their tools and went to find the location of the will-o'-the-wisp and find the tomb.

But how do they know?

This green will-o'-the-wisp is just a trick played by Wu Liang.

He asked the Bai family in advance to mix copper powder made from copper coins into the kerosene used in the torch, so that the torch would produce a green flame when it burned. This was just a simple chemical problem, and it was only a matter of this era.

People just can’t understand it yet.

At night like this, the Bai family put on black clothes, smeared their faces with charcoal black, and ran around in the forest holding torches. Naturally, they could only see will-o'-the-wisps, but no trace of people.

at the same time.

The Bai family has also been secretly monitoring every move of Hao Meng and Cao Xing's troops.

When they discovered that they were beginning to gather and march towards that area, the tribesmen holding the "will-o'-the-wisp" in the forest had quietly dispersed, and they would definitely not be caught by them.

This is exactly what Hao Meng said, "Just the vast Yang Qi can make the will-o'-the-wisps retreat."

Not long after, Hao Meng and Cao Xing's troops had arrived at the forest where the "will-o'-the-wisp" had just appeared.

It is now late autumn, and the forest floor has been covered with a layer of fallen leaves, the most common of which are pine needles common in the north. This kind of primitive mountain forest has not been cleaned all year round, and the fallen pine needles have accumulated a thick layer, which is trampled on

The top is very soft, like stepping on a sponge from later generations.

And this kind of environment is naturally the most suitable environment for setting traps and hiding traces.

After Hao Meng, Cao Xing and others entered the forest, they soon saw some rather strange stone pestles in the forest.

These stone buckets are all made of messy and different stones, and the shapes of the stone buckets are also different.

Some are conical piles, looking like a solitary grave; some are arranged in long strips, like ridges built next to terraces; some are piled against trees, connected to the trees next to them.

Together, they have no shape at all, they seem to be just randomly placed together.

besides.

There was also a thick layer of dust and pine branches and leaves on these stone piles, which seemed to have been there for a long time, but it was impossible to tell how long it had been.

"Have you seen these stone buckets before?"

After seeing these stones, Hao Meng called the scout leader over and asked seriously.

"Never seen..."

The scout said somewhat unconfidently.

"Have you never seen it before, or have you never come here to investigate carefully before?!"

Hao Meng suddenly raised his voice and asked loudly.

"General, forgive me!"

The scout leader quickly knelt on the ground and apologized, "It's my subordinate's negligence. Our focus of investigation has always been in the Valley of No Return. Although we sent secret sentries to patrol outside, our focus was still on guarding against foreign enemies. We didn't pay attention to this."

I can't say whether there are these stone pebbles in the forest..."

"Let's note this down for now, and I'll deal with you when I get back!"

Hao Meng glared at the scout leader, but ultimately did not hold him accountable on the spot.

As a result, he had no way to accurately determine the origin of these stone monuments, but one thing was certain: these stone monuments must not have been formed naturally, but were built by someone.

But there are two situations when someone builds it:

One is a temporary construction recently. This is a big problem. It is most likely a trap set by someone with ulterior motives. However, it is hard to say what its function is.

The other one was built a long time ago, which is a good thing for him. This shows that this place is a ruins, most likely the ruins related to the tomb of King Guangchuan. In this way, he is far away from this place.

The goal of the trip is already very close.

But judging from the dust and pine branches and leaves left on these stone mosses.

The latter is more likely.

"Back off."

Cao Xing waved to the scout leader who still didn't dare to move, and then he raised his hand to Hao Meng and said, "The general cares so much about these stone slabs, but found something wrong?"

"That's not true. It's just that last time I met a group of monsters that were suspected to be related to the mausoleum, I had some concerns and had to be more cautious."

Hao Meng did not regard him as an outsider, he shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "If I come back in vain this time like last time, even if General Lu doesn't punish me, how will General Lu's colleagues treat me? Then I will have no idea.

Yan is no longer standing in General Lu's tent."

"What the general said is that it's always a good idea to be careful."

Cao Xing responded with a smile.

"Generals, listen to your orders!"

Hao Meng pondered for a moment, and then shouted to everyone, "These stone mosses are probably the remains of the dormitory near the mausoleum. Victory is close at hand. We immediately formed a team of Shishi, led by Shizhang, to disperse and explore the forest.

, get to know the situation here as soon as possible and draw a complete topographic map. After I have seen the topographic map, I will dig into groups to make sure nothing is missed! Once this is done, we can leave this inhospitable place and go back.

Only when I meet General Lu can I avenge my past humiliation, and then I will personally ask for merit and rewards for everyone."

"promise!"

Everyone obeyed the order and soon dispersed into the forest.

Hao Meng himself was not idle either. He took Cao Xing and the dozen or so personal guards accompanying him as a group and entered the forest to investigate for himself.

…

At first, Hao Meng didn't notice anything unusual.

After walking in the forest for about half an hour, what I saw were still those stone mosses of different shapes, trees that were sometimes scattered and sometimes dense, and the ground under my feet was all soft and thick pine needles.

This kind of ground is very suitable for disappearing, because even if you leave footprints when walking on it, it will be restored after a while, and unless you step on a branch, almost no sound will be made.

Walking on such soft ground consumes more energy than usual, and it is certainly not as good as a hard and flat road.

So it only takes half an hour.

Hao Meng, Cao Xing and the others were already feeling a little exhausted. Even in this cold mountain forest in late autumn, they were still sweating. As the sweat evaporated and hit the cold air, everyone's head could actually feel...

I saw a wisp of white mist rising.

"General, why don't we take a break first? Anyway, our soldiers have already gone to investigate. This mountain forest is not big. I believe that news will be brought back soon. If General is tired, who can come to support us?

The big picture.”

Those personal guards did not dare to speak, but Cao Xing was able to offer some suggestions. At this moment, he was breathing heavily. After all, not everyone is a monster like Dian Wei, and their physical strength and endurance are not that of a human being.

Moreover, what Cao Xing said was very pleasant.

"Zhong Yong's words make sense. In that case, let's sit here for a while...wait a minute!"

Hao Meng just nodded and was about to find a place to sit down, but his tone suddenly stopped and he looked at Cao Xing with a strange expression, "Zhongyong, you said this mountain forest is not big?"

"Exactly."

Cao Xing replied with some confusion, "I heard from the scouts that this forest is only a few miles in radius. Moreover, when we entered the Valley of No Return before, we did not see any larger mountains and forests nearby, right?

?”

"this……"

Hao Meng's brows were already furrowed, and he asked with an even weirder look, "We have been walking lightly for about half an hour in a forest that is only a few miles around. If it is normal, even if we have taken some detours, I'm afraid

Have you already reached the edge of the forest?"

"The general means..."

After listening to Hao Meng's words, Cao Xing finally realized the problem, with a look of surprise on his face.

"One more thing."

Hao Meng frowned deeper, paused and said, "At least 300 of us have entered this forest, which is only a few miles around. A group of ten people means more than 30 groups, and we are here.

After walking for about half an hour, I didn't even meet a group of people. Isn't this strange?"

"..."

Cao Xing was suddenly speechless, and a look of worry appeared on his face.

He had to admit that what Hao Meng said was absolutely right. It was just a mountain forest with a radius of only a few miles. More than thirty groups of people entered it to investigate. Even if there were not people everywhere, they would still encounter people every tens or hundreds of feet away.

Fuck one of your own, right?

Moreover, if someone reaches the edge of the forest, they will inevitably have to turn back. There is no such thing as drifting away. There is no reason why a group of people should not encounter it.

This is weird!

It’s so weird!

"..."

The dozen or so personal guards accompanying him also looked at each other. They were also human beings, so naturally they would be afraid.

What's more, this place had just seen "will-o'-the-wisps" turned into souls of dead people not long ago, so it was not a good place to begin with. This made it easier for these relatively superstitious ancients to feel fear.
To be continued...