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Tuhan limped closer, reached out to touch the package on the horse's back, and whispered: "Don't eat the dry food given to you by the sect, it may not be clean! Also remember, after leaving here, leave immediately when you find an opportunity. The princess and her entourage should find another place by themselves. Don’t come back. The further away the better. Before you have the ability to protect yourself, it’s best for the Shangqing Sect to never find you. Remember, don’t ask for help. Anyone who mentions the relationship between you and the leader will be killed, do you understand? You are a smart person, so I don’t need to say more."
Niu Youdao heard the deep meaning in his words and said with a smile: "I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken. If you let me go alone, where can I go?"
Tuhan was furious and tugged at his clothes. His already ferocious face became even more ferocious, and even his beard seemed to be trembling. Zui took a lot of words out of my mouth, including questions about spiritual practice. Do you think I don’t know how to restrain a chicken? Do you think I don’t know that you have been practicing secretly? I don’t care where you come from. Since Master Dongguo I can accept you as my disciple, and I don’t want to know too much else.”
"So you've been pretending to be drunk!" Niu Youdao laughed.
"If you don't want to die, just do as I say." Tuhan snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Niu Youdao shouted: "If people from the Shangqing Sect keep an eye on me, how can I protect myself?"
Tuhan paused, turned around, looked around, and whispered: "If this happens, you can find a way to find a man named Zhao Xiongge in Demon Ridge. He is your master's younger brother. Zong is a disgrace and was expelled from the Shangqing Sect in his early years, but his strength is extraordinary. After you find him, the amulet on your body will naturally prove your identity. He will protect you. By his side, the Shangqing Sect will not dare to touch you. .”
"Yaomo Ridge...Zhao Xiongge..." Niu Youdao muttered a few times and wrote it down, and then said strangely: "I am not surprised that the Shangqing Sect is going to be unfavorable to me. What do you mean by asking me to leave the princess and her party? Could it be that the county Did the Lord invite me to come out just to harm me?"
Tuhan sneered, "Do you really think that the princess has a high status and can enjoy the glory and wealth after leaving?"
Niu Youdao had long been doubtful about this, but on the surface he spread his hands and said, "Isn't it true? Ning Wang Shang Jianbogui is the great minister of the dynasty, ranking among the three nobles, and is the first-class dignitary in the Yan Kingdom. You can still have less if you follow them. Gain glory and wealth?"
Tu Han hummed and said: "Go and have your sweet dream. King Ning died five years ago. The time when Master Dongguo and the previous head of the sect were involved in the accident should be around the same time. There is suspicion within the sect that the deaths of the three of them were related to each other." It’s not that there is any connection, but I dare not announce it to the public. In addition to this daughter, King Ning also has a son named Shang Chaozong, which you should already know. What you don’t know is that Shang Jianbo’s views when he was still alive were relatively Extremely, it violated the interests of monks all over the world, and it is said that it also made the emperor dissatisfied with him. Although Shang Chaozong inherited the royal title, he heard that he had committed something, and the emperor took the opportunity to deprive him of his official position and drove him out of the capital. Lu County was driven back to the fiefdom. Let me tell you this, because of Shang Jianbo, his son Shang Chaozong was also affected. I am afraid that some people do not want to give him a way to survive. "
"Oh!" Niu Youdao understood, "I will be implicated if I follow him, is that what you mean?"
"It's good to know."
"Does the Shangqing Sect want me to die?"
"Do you think I would speak ill of my sect?" Tu Han sneered, turned around and left.
"Is this the end? Don't leave. I don't know many things clearly. Let's talk about it later."
"You can take care of yourself."
Niu Youdao sighed and said with a smile: "I know you only care about my master. Anyway, Lao Tu, thank you for turning a blind eye to me for so many years."
Tuhan subconsciously touched his one eye, turned his head and spat, "Bah, let's go!"
He jumped into the forest, kicked his feet on the tree trunk, and disappeared without a trace after a few ups and downs.
After thinking about what he just said, Niu Youdao looked back at the way he came, got on his horse, and galloped away.
After leaving the forest, I met Shang Shuqing and others waiting outside, and together we rode into the distance...
The waterfall flows across the Qianchuan River, turning into a river. The rapids are diverted to the mountains, and the gentle parts flow slowly to the plains.
On the official road in the distance, the hooves of hundreds of horsemen rumbled as they galloped all the way. When they reached the shallow river beach, they all stopped and waited on the roadside.
The first people to look forward to it are Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting.
After the treatment and recuperation on the way, despite the hard work of traveling all the way, Shang Chaozong's complexion has improved a lot. At least his clothes are presentable and no longer in tatters. At this time, he looks resolute, handsome, energetic, and quite manly. spirit.
Behind the two men were nearly five hundred well-dressed knights, each carrying weapons such as swords, bows, and crossbows. There were also hundreds of good horses among them, some of which were left empty for transfer, and some of which were carried on camels to consume supplies.
After the group stopped, the five hundred cavalry showing a chilling aura quickly spread out to guard the surroundings. Several of the cavalry galloped to higher ground to take a look, and they cooperated skillfully and tacitly.
After waiting quietly for almost half an hour, no one was seen. Shang Chaozong said worriedly: "We agreed to meet at dawn. Will anything happen to Qing'er?"
Lan Ruoting said: "That's not the case. No matter what the Shangqing Sect is, at least it has the reputation of being a well-known and upright family, so it will not be openly detrimental to the princess."
The Shang Chaozong looked in the direction of the Shangqing Sect and sighed, "Mr. Dongguo has passed away. I am afraid that the Shangqing Sect will drift away from my royal family."
Lan Ruoting rubbed his beard and remained silent for a while. He couldn't say that it was the royal family who had betrayed the Qing sect first. Of course, he couldn't blame the royal family entirely. The royal family was also forced to do so due to the oppression of the forces in the spiritual world. He mused: "To a certain extent, It is said that the Shangqing Sect was indeed implicated by the late king and was suppressed by various factions in the spiritual world, which intensified its decline and reached such a state of decline. When the late king had the power of military and horse power during his lifetime, it was difficult to fight against the spiritual world. The forces protect them, but now that the late king has passed away, the Shangqing Sect has lost even its last strong barrier, and the situation is already quite difficult. It is understandable that the prince refuses to send people to assist, but I cannot blame them."
Shang Chaozong nodded: "I'm not so narrow-minded and resentful because others refuse to help me. If so, wouldn't I become a villain!" As if something suddenly occurred to him, he turned back to look at him, "Sir, there is something I don't understand. You clearly know that the Shangqing Sect will not send a mage to serve as my escort, so why did you agree to let Qing'er make this trip?"
Lan Ruoting smiled and said, "Does the prince really think that the young princess is going to seek retinue?"
Shang Chaozong was surprised, "Isn't it?"
Lan Ruoting sighed softly, twirling the beard on his chin and shaking his head, "There is something that the prince does not know. In the early years, the princess was just born and there was no birthmark on her face. However, she kept crying and the good doctor could not do anything. It happened that Dongguo The gentleman came to visit, so the late king asked Mr. Dongguo to check the princess to see if there were any hidden diseases. After Mr. Dongguo examined the princess, he said that there was no hidden disease, but that she was born with a hard life, so she cried."
Shang Chaozong looked puzzled, "I was born in a royal palace, with golden branches and leaves, fine clothes and food, and reasonable parents. How can I say that my life is miserable?"
Lan Ruoting shook his head: "I didn't understand it at the time, but Mr. Dong Guo was quite involved in the metaphysics of qi and numerology. He said that judging from the princess's bones, she was born to be a beauty. When she grows up, she will be extremely young. How can it not be painful to entertain people with sex in these troubled times? The late king immediately asked for a solution. Mr. Dongguo said that even if the princess was born in a royal palace, even if it is bitter, it must be sweet first and then bitter. If you want to break it, you must change your destiny. The late king asked how to change it? Dongguo The gentleman said that sweet first and then bitter can be changed to first bitter and then sweet. The late king asked him to do something, so Mr. Dong Guo cast a spell and planted an ugly birthmark on the face of the princess. Strangely, after the birthmark was planted, the princess cried and stood up. He stopped and actually chuckled. The late king was overjoyed and naturally believed in Mr. Dongguo's words. It was just that he had suffered from the princess all these years. At that time, Mr. Dongguo had said in advance that when the opportunity was right, the princess could come to Shangqingzong to find him. He, he will return the true appearance of the princess. However, I am afraid that even Mr. Dongguo himself did not expect that he would pass away before that time."
Hearing this, Shang Chaozong suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I understand, sir, what you mean is that Qing'er wants to find someone from Qingzong with a sword to return her true face."
Lan Ruoting nodded: "There is only one method. Since Mr. Dongguo has the skills, I think the Shangqing Sect is not far behind. If the Shangqing Sect is not willing to send monks to help, they should not refuse to remove the evil spots on the princess's face. It's just the right time for me to take the sword and repay the favor, and the princess can also get what she wants."
"Hush..." The guard's whistle came from the high slope ahead. When everyone looked, the guard made a gesture in the direction of Shang Qingzong.
Soon, there was the faint sound of horse hoofbeats. Shang Chaozong looked around, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and came back.
I saw six cavalry galloping in. The leading one was wearing the familiar gauze attire. However, the presence of an extra cavalry inevitably made Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting look at each other. Could it be that their guess was wrong and the Shangqing Sect dared to send people to accompany them
The six riders splashed in the water, rushed across the shallow river bank and went up the slope, and stopped when they met here.
Shang Shuqing reined in the horse and said in a clear voice: "Brother, Mr. Lan, fortunately you have fulfilled your duty. The mage has been invited."
Shang Chaozong looked suspicious, and Lan Ruoting frowned slightly. They were all examining Niu Youdao. They felt that this man was a little too young. What kind of magical power could he have? It's a joke to let this young man serve as the mage's bodyguard. We don't know who is protecting whom.
Both of them first instinctively thought that the Shangqing Sect was perfunctory and randomly sent someone to make up the numbers.
Niu Youdao was also observing them silently, always with a harmless smile on his face.
"This is my third brother Shang Chaozong, and this is my husband Lan Ruoting." Shang Shuqing first introduced their identities to Niu Youdao.
Niu Youdao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I've met the prince, I've met Mr. Lan."
Shang Shuqing in turn introduced Niu Youdao to the two of them, "This is Mr. Dongguo's close disciple, Niu Youdao!"