Chapter 1048: A hair’s breadth of difference

The night breeze blew gently, carrying slightly humid air, and the weeds rubbed against each other and made a rustling sound.

Zuo Feng looked at the sky. He didn't know when the bright moon had quietly disappeared in the sky, making the surrounding environment much darker.

"It's almost time. It's less than an hour away from dawn. This is also the darkest time of the night and our last chance to escape."

After saying that, Zuo Feng turned his head to look at Yao Qiuer who was not far away from him, and said in a calm voice: "Are you ready?"

Yao Qiuer, who had taken the medicine and food, was obviously more energetic at this time. She opened her big watery eyes and nodded to Zuo Feng with a smile.

"Do I still need to call you Nifeng?"

The sudden question made Zuo Feng slightly stunned, and then he smiled and said: "I, my name is Shen Feng. When I came out of the Spiritual Medicine Mountain Range before, my destination was the same as yours, which was to go to the imperial capital. I was going to..."

"To participate in the competition for the selection of medicine boys, you are the one who has obtained the qualification for the selection of medicine boys in Linshan County."

Before Zuo Feng finished speaking, Yao Qiuer had already said, as if she had some guesses about Zuo Feng's identity, but she was never sure.

Slightly stunned, Zuo Feng couldn't help but smile and nodded. Now it seems that he has always underestimated the sources of information from these super families, and also underestimated his current reputation.

Maybe when he first came to the Xuanwu Empire, he was just an unknown little person, but as he participated in the selection of medicine boys, he finally began to emerge in the Xuanwu Empire.

From this perspective, Su Yan's suggestion was very correct. Although he caused a lot of trouble and enemies because of the selection of medicine boys, he finally made the name "Shen Feng" famous in the Xuanwu Empire.

Although it seems that there is no clue about obtaining the antidote for Yao Hunzi, at least there is a channel, which makes them one step closer to the goal that was originally out of reach.

"I'm ready, let's go."

Although there were some guesses about Zuo Feng's name, Yao Qiuer seemed to relax a lot when Zuo Feng personally admitted his identity.

After simply dealing with the surroundings and feeling that there were no traces left, the two quietly set off.

Their location was not close to the place where Qianhuan Sect set up a blockade, but the two had been calculated and targeted all the way, so they had to be more careful. After all, Zuo Feng was recovering and it was impossible for him to use the prison lock to explore all the time. In this way, the two of them went forward for more than a mile before gradually slowing down.

In front of the two people was a continuous group of hills, and for some reason, the trees on both sides of this hill were extremely sparse, but became an open area.

Only the place where the hills were located had tall trees, which was easier to hide, and those warriors of Qianhuan Sect were in this mountain forest.

The other two places with sparse trees on both sides were the routes to Wacheng and Jiaocheng. Therefore, if you want to go around from both sides, there is also a big risk. Going forward in the wilderness without any cover is equivalent to exposing yourself completely to the enemy's vision.

After careful observation, Zuo Feng used the prison lock again to explore the situation in the mountain from a distance. However, Zuo Feng was already far away at this time, so he did not dare to make too much noise. If someone saw the halo of the prison lock, they would come over immediately.

After simply determining the enemy's position, Zuo Feng immediately stopped releasing the space energy in the prison lock.

As Wang Quan provided, the information was similar. There was indeed a Qianhuan Sect stationed at this location, and the main purpose was to set up obstacles here. Not only was it prepared for Yao Qiuer, but it was also not allowed to leak any information from the Jiabao City side. What they were doing now had to be kept extremely confidential.

Everything they did to the Yao family in Jiabao City was actually equivalent to taking the lead in challenging, and as long as they did not get the black fantasy stone, they had to be careful not to leak any information.

Zuo Feng already knew clearly the location of the three nearby hills and the enemy. Through their location, he could also know the range of their vision, so he also planned a route forward according to the enemy's arrangement.

However, in the previous exploration using the prison lock, Zuo Feng discovered a problem, that is, the spatial power in his prison lock was not inexhaustible.

Although the prison lock did not show any abnormality when used before, after the long-distance exploration just now, Zu Fohe still found that the spatial power in the prison lock seemed to have decreased a little.

Zuo Feng was not sure whether this was because of the normal consumption of the internal spatial power during the use of the prison lock, or because the spatial power in the prison lock would continue to dissipate over time. In short, the spatial power in it was decreasing.

With this discovery, he naturally became nervous. Having the prison lock was equivalent to having a pair of eyes for him. This was his biggest advantage in facing the enemy now, and it was also his only advantage.

If he lost the prison lock, he would become no different from an ordinary warrior, and it would become difficult to pass through the blockade of a large number of warriors, and it could even be said to be seeking death.

However, Zuo Feng did not tell Yao Qiuer about these, because he did not reveal much about the ability of the prison lock. Now only he knew all the changes, and there was no need to add unnecessary burden to Yao Qiuer.

Especially, Yao Qiuer's psychological quality is not as good as his own. Under great pressure, Yao Qiuer is more likely to make mistakes, which will only make things worse.

With his back to Yao Qiuer, Zuo Feng secretly observed the prison lock on his wrist. Without the stimulation of telekinesis and spiritual power, the prison lock was just like a pair of ordinary wrist guards, and there was no change at all.

Moreover, without contact with the prison lock, even if there was a loss of space power in the prison lock, he himself could not detect it at all, which was also the most helpless part for him.

With a sigh in his heart, Zuo Feng also slightly increased his speed. Yao Qiuer, who was following behind, found that Zuo Feng was constantly increasing his speed. She was a little confused in her heart. She already knew that the place ahead was blocked by the enemy, and being more cautious might be the best choice.

However, she quickly remembered that Zuo Feng had said before that the two of them must pass through here before dawn, so she quickly followed without much hesitation.

The sentries set up by the enemy closest to the periphery had been determined by Zuo Feng's previous investigation. The positions of these sentries were not concentrated, which seemed to be to expand the range of vision to a farther distance.

This naturally included the open areas with sparse trees on the other two sides, which made it easier for Zuo Feng to sneak in.

Facing this kind of sentry, Zuo Feng understood a truth, which was called darkness under the lamp. Because when the enemy arranged the sentry, they would preconceived that the position of their people was the most tightly guarded, and even if someone approached, they would not be able to pass through, not to mention that breaking into their hinterland was like seeking death, so there was no need to worry too much.

For this reason, the two of them came to the foot of the first mountain very smoothly. Zuo Feng deliberately chose the gentle slope between the two hills.

The trees here grew densely, and it was not easy for the two of them to sneak in and be discovered. The enemy's sentries were all high, so it was equivalent to slipping under the enemy's nose.

This time, Yao Qiu'er was not as nervous as before. She followed Zuo Feng closely and sneaked between the trees. There was almost no sound during the whole process.

Soon the two passed through the first line of defense. Zuo Feng had to activate the space power in the prison lock again, because he didn't know the deeper layout behind. Now he could only move forward and spy on the enemy's position.

Following the gentle slope where the two were, after passing between the gaps between the two hills, Zuo Feng went to a relatively low hill again. The hills he chose were all densely forested, so that even if they were close to the enemy, they could use the environment to hide.

However, as the two got closer and closer to the hill in front, Zuo Feng's brows were frowning more and more. If these enemies didn't know that the two would come in advance, then they were usually so cautious.

Before dawn, it was usually the most sleepy time, but whether it was the warriors on duty or the warriors in charge of guards, they all kept their spirits up to observe the movements around them.

After entering this mountainous area, Zuo Feng found that the enemy had almost occupied this group of hills. There were some tents set up in hidden places in almost every hill.

It seems that the enemy should have been here for a while, and it seems that they have no intention of leaving in the next period of time. Moreover, the more Zuo Feng entered the inner area, the higher the cultivation of the warriors he found.

There are still a lot of warriors in the late stage of bone refining on the outer alert, but after passing the first level of alert, warriors in the early and middle stages of tendon hardening are almost everywhere, and even warriors in the bone refining stage are not seen.

After Zuo Yao and the others silently climbed over the second low mountain, they found that there was actually a small basin in front of them. The surrounding mountains are even lower here.

Zuo Feng can clearly feel that this should be the enemy's hinterland. As long as they pass through here, they will cross the defense line and go to Xiachi City.

But just as the two of them were detouring forward along the edge of this small basin, Zuo Feng suddenly felt that the connection with the prison lock became vague, and the connection with this space was intermittent.

'It's bad. I actually lost the power of space at this time. Now is the critical moment. I can pass through the enemy's blockade with a distance. Why did something go wrong at this time? ’

He cursed in his heart. If he could, he would even want to beat up the prisoner. Seeing that the two were so close to escaping, the problem he was most worried about appeared at this time.