Chapter 11: The Magical Art of Mouth Techniques

  Liu Yi and the other two hid behind a bush, observing the situation in the village. At this time, the bonfire had been lit, and the black-robed sorcerer also woke up, seemingly not having obtained the information he wanted, flustered and exasperated, kicking a nearby corpse under the altar. Then walked towards a stone pillar at the edge of the altar.

  At this time, Liu Yi suddenly discovered that on top of the stone pillar was actually a boy about twelve or thirteen years old who was unconscious. The black-robed wizard walked up to the boy and reached out his hand to touch the boy's face, after which the boy woke up, shook his head, and lifted it up.

  The boy opened his eyes to see the sorcerer who had grabbed him, and immediately kicked his limbs wildly, spitting stars from his mouth, scolding incessantly. It seemed that this child was quite a brave young man.

  The sorcerer drew out a curved, all-black knife shaped like a crescent moon from his black robes. This was his personal magical artifact: the "Half-Moon Black Knife". Most vengeful spirits would retreat in fear at the sight of this knife, which was an extremely rare and precious artifact.

  The black-robed wizard glanced back at the fortifications, intentionally or unintentionally, and a cold smile spread from the corner of his mouth as he slowly walked towards the child with his knife in hand. The child's scolding grew even more intense.

  The big beard clearly saw the boy's face from the telescope and said to Liu Yi in a low voice: "This is Kexi, I have seen him before, he is the son of Kemu!"

  Suddenly, Liu Yi felt his nose was wet and sticky, so he touched it with his hand, then looked at it under the faint starlight, and found that it was a handful of nasal blood. Perhaps because his sense of smell was too keen, this time smelling such a strong bloody smell might have triggered some kind of illness.

  He carelessly wiped himself, then said: "It seems that they already knew in advance that Kork was hiding around. If the teleportation spell didn't work, they would use Kork's son to force him out. Kork is in danger!"

  Malacca heard this, waved his pistol and made an attacking gesture: "What are you waiting for? Go for it!"

  No sooner had the words fallen than a black shape darted out from among the funeral pyre's ramparts - it was Korkor, who had been hiding there waiting for his chance to strike. Seeing that his son was about to die at the hands of the dark-robed wizard and seeing that the wizard's back was turned to him, he felt that this was an opportunity not to be missed and struck swiftly and surely.

  Kerker Wood, like an eagle spreading its wings, flew out of the fort, holding a long whip and striking at the black-robed wizard. Just as he was about to hit his opponent's head, a strange change suddenly occurred, and he fell straight down in mid-air, caught in a large net that had descended from the sky. The net was made of some unknown material, almost transparent, and could not be seen with the naked eye.

  As soon as he landed, he was knocked to the ground by Huang Baozi and another man. Huang Baozi waved his fists at Ke Koumu and gave him a good beating: "Let you run? See if I don't skin you alive!"

  Korkzi, bound to the stone pillar, saw his father appear and was overjoyed. Then he saw his father being tied up and was shocked. Next, he saw his father being beaten and became furious. His mouth began to curse non-stop: "Fatty pig, let go of my dad! You son of a bitch!" This little guy's Mandarin was surprisingly good, and the childish curses made people smile.

  The black-robed wizard was annoyed by his chatter and slapped him twice, but this didn't work as the young man scolded even more fiercely. Kork, seeing his son being beaten, waved his fist in anger and shouted: "Let him go!"

  The black-robed wizard turned around, coldly staring at him, and emitted a voice that was neither male nor female: "If you agree to take us to the Holy Land, I'll let him go!"

  "Preposterous!" Kirk exclaimed.

  "Hmph, no coffin, no tears!" The black-robed wizard said, suddenly turning around and slashing a knife at Korksi. Korksi felt a sharp pain, instantly letting out a shrill cry, his face twisted in agony as hot tears rolled down.

  Kuo Ke Mu struggled in the net, yelling: "If you have the ability, release me and fight with Laozi for 300 rounds. What's the point of bullying a child?" As he struggled, the net tightened further, the fine mesh lines embedded in his flesh, oozing out fresh blood.

  The black-robed wizard turned around, staring at his eyes without saying a word, and Kork also raised his head to stare at the wizard.

  The two of them, one with a cold and sinister gaze, the other with a fiery and indignant glare. In that silent and voiceless stare, they were engaged in a silent confrontation. As the son's anguished cries grew weaker, Kork finally lowered his head in defeat, saying weakly: "Let him go, I'll take you there!"

  "Hmph!" The black-robed wizard let out a cold snort, walked up to Korksi, and knocked him unconscious with a hand knife. He then cut the rope with his dagger, pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out some medicinal powder similar to golden wound medicine, and applied it to his wounds.

  It seems that this black-robed wizard has quite a few unusual medicinal powders on him.

  He simply helped Korksi deal with his wound and turned around: "Bring up Korkwood, head to the destination."

  Huang Pangzi and another man lifted up the wooden frame of Keke, then waved their hands to the people under the altar, and a group of people were about to leave.

  Liu Yi saw the situation and felt that it was not worth waiting any longer. If Keke Mu was taken away by them, he would have little hope of finding him again. So he whispered a few words to Malacca and Big Beard, then saw the three of them stand up and quickly disperse in different directions.

  Liu Yi followed Professor Zhou Tao to Mount Tai for inspiration during his freshman year, where he met Xuan Yun Dao Zhang, a master of unknown sect. He then became his apprentice and went to Mount Tai every Saturday and Sunday, as well as winter and summer breaks, to learn swordsmanship, fist techniques, and light body techniques from Xuan Yun Dao Zhang. The so-called "light body technique" is actually called "Light and Agile Body Leaping and Bouncing Closed Breath Heavy Training Qi Secret Technique". In short, it is a technique that adjusts one's breathing, changes the internal air pressure environment, and uses clever force to climb with some climbing skills. Liu Yi trained hard for five years in this skill alone, and now he can easily climb up a 5-meter-high wall without using any tools, just by stepping on it a few times.

  At that time when crossing the river, pretending to use a rope to cross the river, in fact, it was to protect Lin Xueyan and Professor Zhou Tao.

  At this time, he had already climbed up a big tree and, like the previous Kork wood, flew through the dense forest with vines, his lips constantly moving in the dark, making a strange sound.

  ……

  Ma Jiajun and his group had just prepared to leave with the wooden stick when they suddenly heard the roar of an airplane in the sky. They all looked up at the sky in surprise, but apart from the dark clouds covering the moon, there was nothing else.

  They looked at each other in confusion, it was strange that on such a night, in such a desolate place, the sound of an airplane rumbling came, but they couldn't see any plane. What surprised them was not just this, what followed made their hearts skip a beat.

  Right after that, they seemed to have heard the sound of helicopters hovering above their heads, followed by the loud noise of paratroopers jumping out of planes, and the specific dialect of special forces. Immediately after that, there were loud footsteps on the ground, the walkie-talkie transmitted rustling sounds, shouting voices with words like "encircle". Then they heard the sound of leaves rustling in the woods, the sound of troops rushing forward.

  Ma Jiajun and his men looked at each other, all very bewildered. Huang Baozi said: "We are surrounded!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of gunfire was heard, with the "da-da-da" sound of submachine guns and the "bang-bang" sound of pistols. They hastily sought cover to hide.

  At this time, Ma Liu and Da Hu Zi were standing on a big tree at the outskirts of the village. When they heard the dense and noisy voices coming over, they knew that Liu Yi was displaying his "mouth skill" technique, coordinating with holding guns to start shooting at people in the village. After firing one shot, regardless of whether they hit or not, they would hastily retreat using vines and quickly leave, then change places and fire two more shots, creating an illusion for the enemy that countless people were attacking them.

  Several people in Ma's army were hit by stray bullets, covering their stomachs and crying loudly. It seems that this small group of Ma's army is just a group of thieves who mistakenly thought that the national special forces had learned about their plan and came to surround them, so they all shouted "ah" and hid everywhere.

  The black-robed wizard's face turned ugly under his hood, thinking to himself: "Why did the captain find such a bunch of trash!", then scolded: "Trash, don't panic, follow me!"

  His voice was stiff and sounded like a foreigner speaking Chinese. After finishing this sentence, he ran towards the village entrance first.

  Huang Pangzi waved his hand, holding Keke Mu, shooting randomly with a gun, leading his subordinates to follow the black-robed master, was shot, and then several followers fell to the ground and died.

  Ma Liu Ka had already rushed into the village, intending to seize "Ke Ke Mu", but unexpectedly, the black-robed sorcerer suddenly turned around and shot out a dark knife from his hand, which flew towards Ma Liu Ka's face at high speed.

  Malacca a sparrow turned over, hastily dodged, but the curved knife followed him in a circle like a long eye, scaring him to cry out and jump into a nearby wooden house. Then, the curved knife seemed to have life, and it actually flew back into the hands of the black-robed wizard. Just like the "Flying Go Come" toy Liu Yi played with when he was young.

  Ma Jiajun and his men saw Ma Liujia wearing camouflage uniforms, with mud all over his face, and were even more convinced that he was a member of China's special forces. They hastily ran out of the village and fled into the dense forest.

  The black-robed mage walking in front suddenly stopped as if he had discovered something.

  At this time, the black-robed wizard happened to be standing in front of where Liu Yi and others were hiding. He bent down, picked up the camouflage cloth scraps that Liu Yi had used to cover his nose earlier, took a look, sneered, put them in his pocket, waved his hand, and ordered the people behind him to follow, accelerating into the deeper part of the dense forest.

  Liu Yi hid in a big tree, using the moonlight to see them passing under the tree. Knowing he was no match for them, he restrained his desire to make a move and watched as they took the Keke wood away.

  Although he used his verbal skills to scare away the Ma family army, after all, he couldn't keep Korkwood, and he felt a little disappointed. He could only comfort himself by saying: "Maybe there are other clues in the village, who knows."

  Liu Yi thought so and slid down from the big tree, walking towards the village.