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The scent-seeking bird chased out of the mountains, and the group followed them to the horse farm. The scent-seeking bird found another scented bait outside the fence of the racecourse.
After chasing him here, he knew at a glance that Niu Youdao and others had used their mounts here.
The six people bought mounts and pursued the fragrant bird again in the direction it went.
When they arrived at this open area, they could basically determine Niu Youdao's whereabouts, and the group released a golden wing on horseback to send a message to Gao Sucong to report his whereabouts.
These are the accompanying golden wings released by the Fuyun Sect. It is inconvenient for one family to carry too many. The three sects all carry golden wings for communication. As long as they are on Gao Sucong's side, they can be passed on to anyone.
Here six people are chasing after them on horseback.
On the other side, Niu Youdao and his group of six people have galloped out of the Gobi. There are faint signs of green on the ground in front of them. The greenery is getting thicker and the group is gradually entering the grassland.
What followed was the faint appearance of green mountains.
The journey was fairly smooth, except that from time to time we would be harassed by some coyotes, who would chase their prey in groups as soon as they saw it.
Naturally, Niu Youdao and others were not afraid of mere wolves. However, Niu Youdao did not allow them to be killed. This was not because of the concept of animal protection brought by his previous life, but because he did not want to leave any tracking clues and was driven away by intimidation.
There are many coyotes in this Gobi desert, as well as vultures that compete with them for food. There are vultures circling in the sky from time to time.
Black Mudan put away the map in his hand, hit the horse's belly with both heels, accelerated his speed, and caught up to a position parallel to Niu Youdao. He pointed ahead and said: "Master Tao, there are vast mountains ahead, and there is no feasible path. If we change the route to the east now, , you should be able to go to Guandao in two hours."
Niu Youdao looked at her and said, "I know."
"..." Black Mudan was speechless and really couldn't understand him.
After galloping across the grassland and arriving at the foot of the mountain, Niu Youdao pointed to a gentle hilly area and led the rider up quickly.
A wave of people rushed up the hill one after another, and then followed Niu Youdao down.
Niu Youdao stopped the horse by a mountain stream on the back of the mountain, jumped off the horse, and allowed the panting horse to drink water and rest.
Seeing him like this, others followed suit.
Looking at Niu Youdao, who was standing by the stream with Chujian's back, and then looking around the mountains and forests, everyone didn't know what Niu Youdao meant by stopping there.
"Master Dao, do you want to rest here? We haven't gone far, and the horses should still be strong enough to go a long way." Black Mudan half-questioned and half-reminded, speaking with caution.
Inexplicably along the way, whether it was his own misunderstanding or not, Niu Youdao seemed to have become a lot darker without the swagger he had when they first met him.
When she first met Niu Youdao, although she was tortured miserably by Niu Youdao, she felt that their hearts were close to each other, and along the way, she gradually felt the distance between them.
Niu Youdao stared at the gurgling stream in front of him and said calmly: "This place is deserted, secluded and quiet, and no one knows what it is doing. It is a good place for killing people and abandoning corpses. If you don't do it now, when will you wait?"
The opposite meaning was that he was worried about exposing his whereabouts and wanted to find a hidden and safe place to fall out.
Yuan Fang, who was looking around, was startled. He suddenly stared at Black Mudan and the others, and grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist. He was immediately on high alert.
Black Mudan and others were stunned. You look at me, I look at you. Lei Zongkang's heartstrings tightened.
Black Mudan said in surprise: "Master Tao, why do you say this?"
Niu Youdao was silent for a while as he led the people here. He probably already knew some things in his mind.
The reason is very simple. If these people really have problems, if these people really have evil intentions in their hearts, his continuous changes in plans should have already aroused their vigilance, and they would not follow him regardless of whether there is a trap ahead.
If there is really a problem and they realize that something is wrong, a group of people will definitely test them. If the test fails, they will fall out. Because there are many people on the other side, there is no need to be afraid of them, and they will not obediently follow them into possible traps.
To take a step back, if all these people have problems, once I leave the shelter of Yaoyue Inn, I might help Liuxian Sect to keep me!
Of course, some things still need to be finalized.
Seeing that he remained silent, Black Mudan asked again: "Master Dao, is there any misunderstanding?"
Niu Youdao turned his back and said, "Misunderstanding? Huang Enping and Cui Yuan, do you recognize them?"
As soon as these words came out, Lei Zongkang's heart skipped a beat.
Black Mudan was a little strange. She didn't know why she mentioned these two people: "I know them. They are disciples of the Liuxian Sect stationed in Star Reaching City. We are often in Star Reaching City, so we naturally know each other from some of the shops."
Niu Youdao slowly turned around and faced everyone, bang! The sword raised in his hand was thrust in front of him again, causing the pebbles under his feet to fly, and he said expressionlessly: "Why did you conspire with the Liuxian Sect to kill me?"
Yuanfang knew that Master Dao would not take the target blindly, so he slowly pulled out the sword from his waist, and had already spent a lot of money to buy a good sword from Qiyun Sect's shop.
Black Mudan and others looked at each other, Duan Hu said in a deep voice: "Master Tao, where do you start talking about this? When did we conspire with the Liuxian Sect?"
Niu Youdao: "The location is Yaoyue Inn! Yesterday during the day, someone had a secret meeting with Huang Enping and Cui Yuan in the house. Last night at dinner, I informed him of the departure the next day, and then someone ran to Cui Yuan's room to inform him; last night I changed my trip plan, and then someone went to Cui Yuan’s room to inform him.”
Even the time, place and person to meet have been mentioned. I'm afraid it's not a lie. I'm afraid it won't be over with just "Is there any misunderstanding?"
Black Mudan and the others were shocked and confused, and felt chills running down their backs. They looked at their people one by one. Is there really a traitor among them? Brothers for so many years, a life-long friendship! If someone stabbed him in the back, he wouldn't even know how he died!
Yuanfang was frightened and a little confused. What's going on? How come you don’t know anything about what Master Dao is talking about? I have basically been with Master Dao all the time. How did Master Dao know these things and know them so clearly and in detail
In the end, Black Mudan, Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang all fixed their eyes on Lei Zongkang, because Lei Zongkang's livid face was too obvious.
"It's me!" Lei Zongkang suddenly shouted, staring at Niu Youdao: "So what?"
"..." Although they had some speculations, when he yelled and admitted, the three of them were still in disbelief. They couldn't believe that Lei Zongkang would betray them. However, Lei Zongkang himself admitted it.
Niu Youdao: "Black Mudan, I could have separated him and dealt with him at any time yesterday, but I gave you face and didn't touch him! Black Mudan, remember I told you, you can kick out unreliable people. He is your dead brother and you can trust him completely. Okay! I believe you! But what now? Should you give me an explanation?"
Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang stared at Lei Zongkang with expressions of grief and anger. Duan Hu shouted: "Why?"
Black Mudan also almost broke her silver teeth, stared at Lei Zongkang and shouted: "We have been together for so many years, how can we be sorry to you, why did you betray us?"
"I didn't betray you, I did this for everyone's good!" Lei Zongkang patted his chest, as if his heart could be learned from the world, he was very excited, and pointed at Niu Youdao: "It's him! You ask Ask him if he dares to disclose his identity? He can't protect himself. He is tricking us into working for him. If I don't do this, everyone will die. The Liuxian Sect will not let us go, and neither will the Yan Kingdom's court. Let us go, that is something we cannot resist, we will only die if we follow him!"
Why was the Yan court involved again? The three of them stared at Niu Youdao in surprise and uncertainty.
Black Mudan gritted her teeth and tried to ask: "Master Dao, who are you?"
Although Lei Zongkang accused him, Niu Youdao had no intention of arguing with him. There was no need or need. He said calmly: "It doesn't matter who I am. I chose my own path. I didn't force anyone to do anything." , I have never sorry for anyone. If you are afraid of trouble, you can withdraw. I will not force you to stay. If you have anything to do, you can discuss it slowly. I don’t care what the outcome of the discussion is. You must give me no less explanation!" The implication is that you will not. Let Lei Zongkang go.
Lei Zongkang pointed at him and said loudly: "He is Niu Youdao! He is the disciple of the Shangqing Sect who followed the Shang Chaozong of the Yongping County of Yan State as rumored some time ago. He is the one who caused a big fuss and killed the envoy of the State of Yan some time ago. Niu Youdao, he has been kicked out by Shang Chaozong, and he cannot protect himself!"
Sweep out? Yuanfang curled his lips in disdain, feeling that ignorance was so pitiful!
Is it necessary to be kicked out? For these low-level monks who follow what others say, Niu Youdao does not need to explain the ups and downs to them, but there is one point that made him couldn't help but interject, "In addition, I am not a Shangqing sect. Disciple, I have been expelled from the Shangqing Sect!"
No matter who mentioned this identity, he would deliberately deny it.
These words undoubtedly acknowledged his identity, and also proved another meaning of Lei Zongkang's words, that he had no power or background.
Is he just Niu Youdao? Black Mudan and others were taken aback, looking up and down in disbelief.
The killing of the Yan State envoy has made Niu Youdao famous all over the world!
Lei Zongkang: "He has admitted it himself, do you still think I am betraying you? I am doing it for everyone's good!"
Black Peony shouted: "Then why did you hide it from us? Why didn't you tell us in advance?"
Lei Zongkang waved his arm: "Now you are still asking this, now you still can't figure out which side to stand on, now you are still questioning me, why didn't I tell you, what am I worried about, don't you understand?"
Niu Youdao: "What he said is correct. Now that the matter has been clarified, it is necessary to find out where to go now."
Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang frowned. In this way, Lei Zongkang could not be said to have betrayed them. It was very difficult for them to take sides.
Black Mudan suddenly turned around to face the three of them, and said decisively: "Listen to me this time, let's go with Master Dao! Lao Lei, you also listen to me, as long as you sincerely agree to go with us, Master Dao, we will I beg you for mercy, I believe that Master Dao’s mind will not care about this!"
The reason why she made such a quick decision was that she vaguely saw some clues from Niu Youdao and saw it as an opportunity to gamble on her future. Helping the Liuxian Sect may help them avoid danger, but will the Liuxian Sect give them anything? She had only been following Niu Youdao for a long time, and he had already given her 50,000 gold coins, and the golden ticket was with her!
Another point is that she may not be able to avoid danger even if she helps Liuxian Sect. Niu Youdao's strong self-confidence makes her feel palpitated. Although Niu Youdao is obviously weak, he dares to bring them to this remote place to turn against each other. Thinking is extremely scary! ,.