Chapter 2360 - 2360: Long-toothed Rats of Mount Wendao (Fifth Update)

These past few days, to keep people from tracking him, Ye Qing had been driving only along small roads, and even put some makeup on himself to avoid people's investigations.

But no matter how he disguised himself, his movements were still exposed in the end. Back in Jiangbei Province, he was discovered by several martial arts world figures. Those people attacked him on the spot, trying to snatch the Sun Shooting Bow from him and capture him to trade him in at the Wanyan Family for a reward.

Fortunately, Ye Qing was quick-witted, and his body was impervious to blades and bullets. After taking a round of their attacks head-on, he hurriedly drove away, not daring to stay there at all. Only after charging out more than a hundred li did he find a place, switch to another car, change into another outfit, and continue rushing toward Mount Wendao.

The distance from Jiangbei Province to Mount Wendao was still about a day's journey. Ye Qing drove day and night without rest, not daring to relax in the slightest along the way. Luckily, he had the Innate Nine Diagrams; whenever he was exhausted, he only needed to sit in meditation for half an hour according to the method of the Innate Nine Diagrams and he would instantly recover his vigor. So even though he had barely rested for days, Ye Qing still maintained a highly focused mental state without feeling the slightest fatigue.

Of course, more and more people were searching for Ye Qing along the way. Everyone had received word that Ye Qing had appeared in this area, so there were more people investigating his movements. However, Ye Qing changed cars and clothes, changed his disguise, and even stuck quite a bit of beard on his face, which successfully fooled their eyes and ears and let him slip past their search.

On the second night, Ye Qing arrived at the city where Mount Wendao was located. In the city, he took a short rest, then drove through the night toward Mount Wendao. Having finally reached this place, Ye Qing still felt a constant sense of danger, and thought it safest to get the items to Mount Wendao first.

Mount Wendao sat in the middle of a mountain range. The last time he came, it was Wuji who led him in; he himself didn't know how to enter the mountain. However, when he later came out, it was that batch of people from the Church who led him out, and Ye Qing still remembered that route. Once the vehicle reached the edge of the range it could go no farther, and Ye Qing had to abandon the car and proceed on foot in the direction of Mount Wendao.

After getting out of the car, Ye Qing became even more alert. After all, he was still carrying the Sun Shooting Bow. Although he was dressed so that no one could recognize him, the Sun Shooting Bow itself was rather eye-catching. Ye Qing had put the bow into a wooden box, but carrying such a big wooden box on his back was still highly conspicuous. Thus, as he walked up the mountain, he kept scanning the surroundings, not daring to be careless in the slightest, afraid he might run into some danger in these hills.

In fact, Ye Qing only needed to reach Mount Wendao. Once he was on Fat Jiao's turf, Ye Qing wouldn't fear anyone coming after him. However, it still took a day's walk from the edge of the range to Fat Jiao's territory; if something happened in between, Ye Qing would be in real danger.

Fortunately, as he kept walking deeper into the mountains, Ye Qing didn't run into anything out of the ordinary, nor was he attacked. Following the mountain path, climbing over ridges, he pushed forward without daring to rest, all the way in the direction of Mount Wendao, only wanting to get there as quickly as possible.

After walking in the mountains for a whole night, Ye Qing still hadn't stopped to rest at all. As the sky gradually brightened, his stomach began to grow extremely hungry, so he could only take out some dry rations, eat a bit, and take the opportunity to rest.

Of course, it was only because he had come far enough into the mountains that Ye Qing finally dared to rest a little. If he were still on the outskirts, he absolutely wouldn't have stopped for even a moment. After going this deep, even if someone really wanted to deal with him in these mountains, it wouldn't be so easy to find him.

After eating two pieces of dry rations, Ye Qing recovered some strength, then stood up, preparing to continue forward. Just as he had risen to his feet, a sudden squeaking sound came from behind him.

Ye Qing thought it was some small animal and casually turned his head to glance, but his expression changed in an instant. Not far behind him, a little gray mouse was staring at him with beady eyes. This little gray mouse was smaller than ordinary mice. The strange thing was that its two front teeth were much longer than other mice's, completely protruding out of its mouth, sticking out long outside!

Seeing this long-toothed mouse, Ye Qing couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Because he recognized this kind of long-toothed mouse—it was a Long-toothed Rat!

Ye Qing had never imagined that he would encounter Long-toothed Rats here in Mount Wendao as well. What was going on? Could it be that Long-toothed Rats weren't a species unique to Xiliang Mountain? Did Mount Wendao have Long-toothed Rats too? But then why hadn't the Long-toothed Rats on Mount Wendao formed a threat? Or was this Long-toothed Rat not native to Mount Wendao, but had come from outside? Could it be that people from the Wanyan Family had chased him here and sent Long-toothed Rats into the mountains to search for him?

In that brief moment of shock, several thoughts flashed through Ye Qing's mind. Although he still didn't understand where this Long-toothed Rat had come from, his instincts told him that under no circumstances could he let it leave alive.

If this Long-toothed Rat was a species living on Mount Wendao, then its potential danger was too great, and killing it was only right. If it was sent by the Wanyan Family to track him, then all the more reason to kill it!

Taking a deep breath, while the Long-toothed Rat still showed no sign of escaping, Ye Qing suddenly lunged forward. The Long-toothed Rat reacted quickly enough, but ultimately it was still a step too slow and was pinned to the ground by Ye Qing.

The Long-toothed Rat was indeed ferocious. Once Ye Qing pinned it down, it immediately opened its mouth and bit his hand. But its powerful bite did Ye Qing absolutely no harm. Ye Qing's body was infused with the three forces of Buddhist and Taoist Magic and demon; his physique was now unimaginably formidable. If over ten thousand Long-toothed Rats swarmed him, he wouldn't be able to withstand it, of course. But a single Long-toothed Rat couldn't threaten him at all. That bite was like an ant taking a nip; Ye Qing hardly felt it.

Ye Qing grabbed the Long-toothed Rat, intending to throw it away. Just then, a rustling sound came again from behind him. Startled, Ye Qing turned around to see that at some point a swarm of Long-toothed Rats had appeared behind him, charging toward him menacingly.

Faced with this scene, Ye Qing was momentarily stunned. He had never expected so many Long-toothed Rats to rush over. Although there weren't many of them, and they couldn't pose too great a threat to him, given the situation now, it was impossible for Ye Qing to kill all of them. Besides, nobody knew if there were more Long-toothed Rats behind them; Ye Qing didn't dare stay here.

Not bothering to deal with the Long-toothed Rat in his hand, Ye Qing simply tossed it back into the Long-toothed Rat Swarm behind him, then turned in another direction and sprinted straight toward Mount Wendao in the distance. At this time, he didn't dare rest at all, only wanting to reach Mount Wendao first.

The Long-toothed Rat Swarm chased closely after Ye Qing, but they were only small animals after all. Once Ye Qing stretched his legs and ran at full speed, it was impossible for these Long-toothed Rats to catch up. These Long-toothed Rats could only hurt people if they managed to surround them; otherwise they generally couldn't harm anyone. Just like that time on Xiliang Mountain, and that time in Swallow Sea Valley, Ye Qing and the others had been encircled by countless swarms of Long-toothed Rats, which was why the casualties were so heavy. Now, however, the Long-toothed Rat Swarm was chasing from one side, and Ye Qing was not surrounded at all, so the situation was different. As long as Ye Qing ran, the Long-toothed Rats naturally couldn't catch up with him.

While Ye Qing was racing toward Mount Wendao, at the same time, in a stretch of forest roughly twenty kilometers away from him, Wanyan Ming was sitting in the woods with a group of people.

Standing beside Wanyan Ming were two people, one was Wanyan Second Master, and the other was the Corpse Ghost Dragon, his body covered in bloodstains.

After the last great battle with Fu Qingping, the Corpse Ghost Dragon gravely injured Fu Qingping and even forced Fu Qingping to unleash Supreme Peak Power. Of course, the Corpse Ghost Dragon paid a high price for this. After all, Fu Qingping's attack power was virtually unrivaled. Even though the Corpse Ghost Dragon's strength far surpassed Fu Qingping's, he still couldn't withstand Fu Qingping's full-force strike. Especially since that strike exploded from within Fu Qingping's Supreme Peak Power, the impact to the Corpse Ghost Dragon was even more devastating.

That was why the Third Sect Master and Fifth Sect Leader of the Sword Saint Sect dared to cause trouble at the Wanyan Family and attempt to snatch the Scabbard of the Minghong Knife. The two of them could see that the Corpse Ghost Dragon was badly wounded and unable to use Supreme Peak Power for a short time, so they wanted to strike while the iron was hot and grab the Minghong Knife's Scabbard first. After all, the Wanyan Family had been using the Minghong Knife's Scabbard to threaten them. If they could seize the Scabbard, they could turn the tables and control the Wanyan Family instead. Unexpectedly, the Wanyan Family had a hidden expert, Wanyan Hongfeng, who also possessed Supreme Peak Power, and their plan ended in failure.

During this period, the Corpse Ghost Dragon had been recuperating at the Wanyan Family. This time, his injuries had finally almost healed, so Wanyan Hongfeng sent him to protect his grandson Wanyan Ming, and at the same time to help pursue and capture Ye Qing.

Accompanying Wanyan Ming were not only Wanyan Second Master and the Corpse Ghost Dragon, but also ten Peak Masters carefully selected by Wanyan Second Master. Wanyan Hongfeng doted excessively on this grandson and didn't want him to face the slightest danger. So when Wanyan Ming came out to handle affairs, Wanyan Hongfeng dispatched quite a few people to assist him, and Wanyan Second Master dared not take it lightly.

In fact, Wanyan Ming and his group had arrived near Mount Wendao long ago. They had simply been hiding in the mountain range outside Mount Wendao, without going up the mountain. Knowing that Ye Qing would come to Mount Wendao, they intentionally waited here for him, planning to intercept him halfway.