230: Intrigue and deception

The Shadow Moon Hall's people, led by Yu Rong with several others, scouted ahead, while dozens more slowly followed in the middle, and Xi Ying brought up the rear with a few people, presenting a well-trained appearance.

Just as they entered Shan Feng Forest, Feng Guang and Feng Lifeng also arrived, but they disembarked far from Shan Feng Forest, fearing to alert the Shadow Moon Hall personnel guarding the five helicopters. By the time they circled back to the entrance, Xi Ying and her group had already been inside for some time.

"Hall Master, shall we go in now?" Feng Lifeng asked.

"You lead a few men to scout ahead, and I will follow with the rest. The distance must be kept within the communicator's range!" Feng Guang said.

"Yes! Patriarch!"

Feng Lifeng set off first with a few family guards!

Their equipment was quite complete, and they even had headlamps, but to avoid alarming the Shadow Moon Hall members ahead, they did not turn on their headlamps. Instead, they used the faint light source of High Grade xuan stone for illumination. This method was quite practical because the forest was truly too dark, and even this small amount of light could illuminate a considerable area. Moreover, it was natural light, which could reduce the uncertainty of human factors to a certain extent.

In addition, they also had short-range communicators, allowing them to communicate within a certain range. This was especially useful in the forest, as there was no cell phone signal, and only these one-way communicators could be used.

Feng Guang followed with his men, full of confidence that this time he would claim the great treasure in the forest for himself!

After Xi Ying and her group advanced for about half an hour, they gradually began to feel that something was amiss…

Based on their experience, there should have been many exotic beasts in the forest, so they had prepared for a fight when they entered. However, what surprised them was how smooth and quiet their journey had been!

They hadn't even encountered a single decent exotic beast, only some extremely small creatures or insects like flying bugs. This was completely unlike what a renowned forest should be!

Abnormal occurrences always indicate something demonic…

It wasn't until Xi Ying's heart suddenly stirred, her expression subtly changing, that she immediately ordered Yu Rong ahead to stop quickly.

After the dozens of women closed ranks and formed a circle, Xi Ying said, "The trap I set in the rear has been triggered. Someone must have followed us in!"

Upon hearing this, all the women's faces changed drastically. They hadn't expected someone to track them. If not for the Hall Master's clever foresight in setting traps, wouldn't they have been in trouble this time?

Yu Rong asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

Xi Ying pondered for a moment and said, "They are about two li behind us. This distance is enough for us to hide first. I want to see who the hell dares to follow us in! Hmph, could it be that beast Feng Guang?!"

"Feng Guang?!" Yu Rong and the others exclaimed.

"That's highly likely! He provided us with the information about Shan Feng Forest. Now I understand, he revealed this news to me simply to have us scout the way for him. If that's the case, then we might as well create some false impressions, making them think we've already entered the deep parts of the forest. This way, they will definitely follow, and it will become them scouting the way for us…" Xi Ying said coldly.

"Hall Master's insight!" Yu Rong praised sincerely.

"Act immediately!" Xi Ying decisively ordered.

The women immediately followed Xi Ying's orders, creating the illusion of a team entering the forest. They even occasionally dropped women's items on the ground to prove their passage. After throwing many items onto a damp, waterlogged path ahead, they began to retreat and hide…

Xi Ying and Yu Rong stared intently at the path they had taken. After about half an hour, someone indeed appeared!

"It really is them!!! The one leading is Feng Guang's house general, Feng Lifeng!" Xi Ying whispered, gritting her teeth.

"Fox God protect us! Let them all die in there!" Yu Rong cursed.

The other women followed suit, each praying to the Fox God for the Blood Wolf Hall members to quickly meet their doom…

Feng Lifeng had no idea he had fallen into a trap. At this moment, he was concentrating on following the footprints ahead, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the women's items dropped on the ground, a look of indescribable emotion on his face…

Soon, they arrived at a wetland. Using their headlamps, they shone light into the distance and found many women's items on the wetland. Clearly, the Shadow Moon Hall members must have waded through here. This surprised Feng Lifeng a bit; in his opinion, wading through water would definitely dirty their clothes and skirts, which would surely make the extremely beauty-conscious Shadow Moon Hall women uncomfortable…

As he hesitated, he suddenly noticed a faint glow appearing ahead!

He was invigorated, as this forest was truly too dark and quiet, clearly abnormal. But now, with light appearing ahead, the anticipated great treasure was likely in front, and this was also why the Shadow Moon Hall women would quickly enter despite the polluted water blocking their way!

He immediately sent a message to Feng Guang. Feng Guang, upon seeing it, also grew anxious. If the treasure fell into the hands of the Shadow Moon Hall members, it would require more effort to seize it from them. He immediately replied, "You follow them immediately, I'll be right behind you!"

"Yes! Patriarch!" Feng Lifeng no longer hesitated and immediately led several men to wade in…

After advancing a distance, they finally arrived at a brighter spot. Looking up, they found that the treetops here could be seen through, and moonlight was shining into the forest through the various gaps!

"Huh? Why are the trees here so sparse? With moonlight shining in, no wonder it's much brighter here… Oh, right, where are the Shadow Moon Hall members?" Feng Lifeng suddenly realized. It turned out the brightness here wasn't due to a treasure, but because the trees were sparse, allowing moonlight to penetrate. However, the Shadow Moon Hall members he had been tracking were nowhere to be seen…

What he didn't know was that this Wood Vine Demon Forest had been cleared by Long Yuan with his Soul Dao Blade, creating countless large holes at the top, which allowed the moonlight to penetrate.

Long Yuan was also observing the situation here at this time. What puzzled him was why the Wood Vine Demons hadn't started capturing people yet?

During the day, the Wood Vine Demons would probably have been eager to start capturing people, right?

Do these Wood Vine Demons also need to rest at night?

Feng Lifeng led several men to inspect the area carefully. With the moonlight illuminating it, he could easily see that this forest land was quite clean, with very few fallen branches, almost none!

And there were indeed many fresh footprints on the ground, but from his perspective, these footprints were not those of women. Clearly, the Shadow Moon Hall members had not been here. What exactly was going on?!

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