Chapter 16

Doman Canyon is located at the border of anluoxing province. It is only a small Canyon in the forest of poisonous fog. Few people may know about Doman Canyon, but if it is said that the forest of poisonous fog is famous in anluoxing and several neighboring provinces.

But this is a bad name.

The forest of poisonous fog is not far from Heluo ancient road, only more than 70 miles, but the environment is very different.

The ancient Heluo road is covered with yellow sand, but the forest of poisonous fog is miasma, dense forest, mire and swamp, which is an undeveloped area.

It is precisely because of this geographical environment that many Empire recidivists have become hidden places to avoid disasters. There are criminals and many murderers.

The environment of the poisonous fog forest is somewhat like the villain's Valley in Chen Ze's previous novels. All the people hiding in it are heinous villains, and everyone's hands are stained with indelible blood.

However, also because of this special geographical environment, anluoxing province sent troops several times to clear and suppress, but it was a pity that it failed in the end.

For one thing, the complex environment is not conducive to the advancement of the army. Moreover, if the movement is too large, the people hiding in the forest of poisonous fog can disperse birds and animals and return after the army leaves.

Second, the forest of poisonous fog is located in the border area, which is too far away from the surrounding cities, and there is no business official road nearby. It is a place where people are rarely visited, so the officials don't pay much attention to spending great efforts to eliminate poisonous tumors.

Over time, the poison fog forest has become a place of refuge with the tacit consent of the government. Of course, you have to have the strength to successfully escape into the poison fog forest.

Therefore, this is also an important reason why the Heluo ancient road is gradually abandoned.

The forest of poisonous fog is not a large and complete forest, but a general term within a radius of hundreds of miles.

There are many kinds of poisonous snakes and beasts scattered in it. There is a miasma forest in the East, a mire swamp in the west, or a seemingly quiet dense forest. If people who are not familiar with the environment enter, they will come to a deadly maze.

In addition to knowing that those who will die have no choice but to try their luck in the forest of poisonous fog, ordinary people are afraid to avoid it, let alone close it.

Today, however, a line of people who are not afraid of death have come to the edge of poison forest.

Chen Ze, Li Quan'an, and the Xuanjia soldier led by Meng Yang.

Starting from Boan barracks, they rode their horses for seven days. They finally arrived at the poison fog forest, and abandoned their horses to walk near the nearest city.

At this time, everyone wore hats to cover their faces and a wide cloak to hide weapons. They were completely dressed like people in the Jianghu. What's more, everyone was carrying a huge burden behind them, which seemed to be full of weight.

In order to hide their whereabouts, they did not take the main road, but all relied on five sword shield handwheels to open the way with steel knives, and chose to sneak in the dense forest.

Although some people have opened the way, there are many forests and trees here, and there are countless poisonous insects, mosquitoes and ants. It is extremely difficult to take each step.

This shows the endurance of Xuanjia soldiers.

Even when marching in such a difficult environment, no one shouted bitterness. Everyone just buried their heads in silence and didn't complain at all.

From this point, Chen Ze is very satisfied with Meng Yang.

In Meng Yang's place, they also look at Chen Ze, who looks like a childe's brother.

Although the terrain here is difficult, they haven't experienced it, even the more difficult road, which is nothing to them.

But Chen Ze looked so weak. Meng Yang and others thought that after drilling into the forest not long ago, Chen Ze couldn't stand it and asked to retreat.

Who ever thought that Chen Ze not only didn't retreat, but also didn't frown. Instead, he was still at the forefront of the team and helped cut two knives to open the way when changing the knife shield handwheel.

Moreover, Meng Yang can see that Chen Ze is not trying to support, but is really used to this environment. Even vaguely, Meng Yang also feels that Chen Ze seems to have a feeling like a fish in water.

He didn't know that Chen Ze had done dozens of hundreds of times for this field marching training in his previous life. Walking in the dense forest was as simple as walking in his own living room. How could he not stand it.

While walking along the road, Chen Ze ordered people to collect all the branches and shrubs cut down along the way and tie them into bundles one after another. After walking for most of the day, everyone finally gave up after lifting a bundle of wet firewood thick in the bucket.

This is also due to the excellent physical quality of Xuanjia soldiers. If you want to replace ordinary Qingyang soldiers, you may not be able to add bricks and tiles to carry a bundle of wet firewood, let alone walk in the dense woods where there is no road at all.

Meng Yang wanted to protest against Chen Ze's inhuman practice several times, but when he saw Chen Ze carrying a bundle of wet firewood on his shoulder, he finally shut up.

After walking for about a day, when everyone's physical strength was about to reach its limit, we finally found an open low-lying flat land in the dense forest.

Everyone, including Chen Ze, was relieved.

Someone had been waiting in the depression for a long time, but Chen Ming, the scout who left the Pathfinder first.

Walking through the dense forest where the direction cannot be distinguished, Chen Ze and others rely on the marks Chen Ming left along the way in advance. Otherwise, they are afraid to build a bridge in the face of mountains and water.

"Childe!"

Chen Ming saw a group of people walking through the dense forest and even came forward and knelt down on one knee to salute Chen Ze.

"How?"

As the sun fell to the west, Chen Ze asked Chen Ming while directing the people to camp.

"My subordinates have explored it. There is only half a day's journey from here to Doman canyon. There is no sign of anyone moving within ten miles around here."

Chen Ming replied.

According to incomplete statistics, there are at least four to five thousand imperial recidivists hidden in this hundred mile area. After years of operation, dozens of different forces, large and small, have been formed, and their strength can not be underestimated.

Although these forces are their own camps and even struggle with each other, when a foreign enemy invades, they will definitely put aside their personal grievances and unite with the outside world!

The forest of poisonous fog is the only place for serious criminals in the three surrounding provinces to escape the arrest of the government. It is their last safe haven, and no one wants to lose it.

Therefore, if officers and soldiers dare to go to the poison forest to take people, whoever takes them will inevitably cause fierce resistance from all forces inside. This is a tacit understanding of everyone in private.

If you watch others suffer today and are indifferent, who will help you when a great disaster hits you in the future?

When approaching the poison fog forest, Chen Ze has told everyone the purpose of this trip. The purpose of sending Chen Ming to explore the way first is also to avoid other villains in the poison forest.

"My subordinates over Doman Canyon also went to have a look and confirmed that the ghost is still there!"

Chen Ming then said.