Chapter 74: Ambushed 2

  If it can be said that the daytime Yōmei Mountains are still a paradise for many outer sect disciples, and even ordinary disciples, then once night falls, this situation will reverse. For the many yao beasts in the Yōmei Mountains, nighttime is their golden time.

  The range of Youming Mountains is very wide.

  Even though Fang Tian Nan had lived in Qing Yun Town for three years, he still hadn't thoroughly understood the You Ming Mountain Range. Fang Tian Nan only knew that when he was a normal disciple of the Qing Yun Sect, the parts of the You Ming Mountain Range he came into contact with were all on the outer periphery. According to those experienced disciples, in the core region of the You Ming Mountain Range, even fifth or sixth tier demonic beasts would appear.

  There were many disciples of Fang Tian Nan's sect who, after entering the You Ming Mountains to train, never came out again.

  Fang Tiannan was unclear about his current location, which area of the Youming Mountains he was in. However, Fang Tiannan clearly knew that after nightfall, some demonic beasts, especially those who liked to move at night, would become unusually active. Their range of activity would also be unusually wide.

  In the past, even if Fang Tian Nan was not very sociable, when he needed to spend the night in the You Ming Mountains, he would always find a suitable place to rest beforehand. A suitable place refers to an area that has been carefully searched during the day and does not have any signs of demonic beast activity, which is relatively safe. Otherwise, they would gather in places where human warriors are densely populated.

  No matter what, the more human warriors there are, the stronger their collective power will be, and they will also have a sense of mutual support. If there really is an attack by ferocious beasts, it will also be easier for everyone to help each other. Moreover, many ferocious beasts are also very perceptive of human nature. In terms of avoiding danger, they far surpass human perception. It's just like the night when the Transmission Cave Heaven appeared, a large group of people gathered together and entered the Youming Mountains, rarely encountering ferocious beasts.

  But for now, Fang Tian Nan had only explored the area around Shui Tang.

  If Fang Tian Nan had a choice, he would not have chosen to come to the water's edge to rest. Any martial artist with some experience would know that at night, places with water sources are always the most dangerous.

  But for Fang Tian Nan to be alone, walking in the dark and mysterious mountains at night, and still unable to tell directions, it was even more dangerous than waiting near a water source.

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  "Huh, there's actually bloodstains here." Fang Tian Nan didn't dare to start a fire. Firstly, Fang Tian Nan wasn't certain how far away the people who had come out one step ahead of him, such as Fang Zhang Lao, were from himself. Secondly, although the firelight would bring light to Fang Tian Nan, it would also give the demonic beasts a hint: there's someone here.

  If he were to attract a large group of demonic beasts before Fang Zhelan and the others found him, then Fang Tian Nan would purely be asking for trouble.

  So, Fang Tiannan was just slowly searching for a place to rest overnight in the area near Shui Tang. The edge of Shui Tang was impossible. Whether or not there were any monsters, at night, coming to this place to drink water, just the terrain on the edge of Shui Tang was not suitable for Fang Tiannan to wait for a long time.

  On one side of the Shui Tang, there is a mountain peak that does not seem to be very high. From other positions, it's unclear whether it's steep or not, Fang Tian Nan is still unsure. However, from the position of the Shui Tang on this side, it has a somewhat cliff-like appearance, only without a sheer vertical cliff, making it less steep. If one can find a cave or something similar in this place, it would be perfect.

  Fang Tian Nan searched for a while but didn't find anything satisfactory. He then shifted his gaze to a patch of woods slightly further away from the pond.

  Can't let Fang Tiannan stand directly in a completely exposed flat place or on a winding small path?

  However, just as they were making their way through the woods, Fang Tian Nan suddenly discovered a fresh bloodstain.

  Fang Tiannan examined the bloodstains carefully, and after a moment's consideration, he judged that they had been left there no more than two quarters of an hour ago. As for anything more specific, Fang Tiannan couldn't say. However, it was the distribution of the bloodstains, the varying amounts in different areas, and the traces at the scene that led him to infer that a fierce battle between martial artists had taken place here.

  For a moment, Fang Tian Nan's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of his fellow sect members who had left the secret realm at different times. He couldn't help but furrow his brow again. According to the timing, if it was Fang Tian Nan's turn to leave the secret realm next and he encountered danger here, it was also very likely.

  Will you be a companion of Qingyun Sect?

  Following the faintly visible bloodstains, Fang Tian Nan quietly followed after him.

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  In the forest, there were many tall trees with large canopies, which made it dark even during the day. At night, it was even more so. Under the tall trees, the shrubs were dense and thorny, with many species of trees having hard, short spines, making it difficult for Fang Tian Nan to move stealthily.

  Fang Tiannan had no choice but to take out the Qingyun Sword and carefully clear a path ahead.

  Along the way, Fang Tian Nan also carefully discovered that there were several fighting arenas. Occasionally, a few low-level demon beasts' corpses would appear, but they had not been dealt with. Fang Tian Nan speculated that the opposing parties might be human warriors and demon beasts, or perhaps rival factions of human warriors. Judging from the traces left on the battlefield, Fang Tian Nan was more inclined towards the latter.

  Even the corpses of the demonic beasts had no time to be dealt with, just how intense was this battle?

  Gradually, Fang Tian Nan did hear a few sounds of fighting. The sound was not intense, as if it had entered the final stage. Fang Tian Nan's speed couldn't help but quicken a bit. On one hand, Fang Tian Nan was hoping that the side with the upper hand would be the team led by Fang Zhang Lao; on the other hand, Fang Tian Nan also needed to be cautious - what if it wasn't? Would he not trigger even more danger by rashly walking over like this?

  As Fang Tian Nan's figure gradually approached the location of the fight, a faint flame suddenly appeared in front of him.

  "It's actually over." Fang Tian Nan said to himself.

  With the light from the torches in front, Fang Tian Nan hid in the dense thicket, and was even safer. He just needed to pray that the appearance of the firelight wouldn't attract a large number of demonic beasts at this time.

  Under the torches, the battlefield was already a mess. Fang Tian Nan counted and found that there were seven martial artists within the range of the firelight. Among them, three people were lying on the ground.

  One of them was dressed in a way that gave Fang Tian Nan a very familiar feeling. It was just that from where Fang Tian Nan was hiding, he could only see half of the person's body, as the other person was blocking his view. However, this person was being held at sword point by the person who had been blocking Fang Tian Nan's line of sight earlier, and was unable to move.

  From their behavior and actions, apart from the one lying on the ground who gave Fang Tian Nan a somewhat familiar feeling, the other six people were very obviously in cahoots with each other.

  At this time, there were two standing warriors who went to help the two warriors lying on the ground and treated them. There were also two other standing warriors, one was responsible for being vigilant, and the other was guarding the person who made Fang Tian Nan feel familiar.

  Fang Tian Nan wanted to adjust his position slightly to get a clearer view, but he was also afraid of making too much noise and being discovered.

  Fortunately, the person who blocked Fang Tian's line of sight happened to walk forward at this time and came to the side of the person he was taking care of. Then, the martial artist holding a torch responsible for keeping watch also came to the side of the two, as if wanting to take a closer look at his opponent's face.

  "Hey, you're quite pretty." The warrior holding the torch couldn't help but tease.

  "Damn you, you're really despicable!" The warrior lying on the ground said angrily.

  But upon hearing this sentence, Fang Tian Nan, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but feel a tightening in his heart, and silently muttered: "Damn it, it's actually Han Guang Yue."

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