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Niu Youdao was silent. After the Qi had circulated for a week, Fang slowly opened his eyes and said, "No need to make a fuss. It's just a minor injury. It's good to be able to come back alive. [oM]"
Thinking of the situation when he was being chased by the tall and thin man, and how the tall and thin man killed and injured more than a dozen Jindan monks with just one move, I still felt a little bit frightened in my heart.
He thought that the man behind the scenes wanted to kill him, but he didn't expect that in order to deal with him, he would actually use experts of this level.
"What's going on?" Black Peony asked.
Niu Youdao did not explain this for the time being, and asked her to bring water to rinse her mouth. After getting rid of the smell of blood in her mouth, she raised her hand and untied her cloak, handed it to Black Mudan, walked out of the small room, and took off the sword on her waist. Putting it on the sword stand, he asked again: "Has Linghu Qiu come back?"
Hanging the cloak back on the wall, Black Peony walked back and said: "You just left for a while, and he came back. He came to see you, and his expression was a bit abnormal. I asked you to go find him when you come back, saying that he wanted to see you for something. "
Niu Youdao walked to the window, looked out of the window and was silent for a while, then said slowly: "As I said before, it stands to reason that Linghuqiu is not enough to deter the mysterious force. This time he attacked me, but he transferred Linghuqiu away in advance. …It seems that there is indeed something wrong with going to Qingshan County to find me and following me along the way. Even if Linghu Qiu has nothing to do with that mysterious force, there is a high probability that he knows something."
Black Mudan stretched out her hand to grab his pulse, cast a spell to check his injuries, and after confirming that there was nothing serious, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "If this is really the case, Linghu Qiu must have some intentions for you, but what he wants what is it then?"
Niu Youdao sighed: "Yes! This is what I can't figure out. What can he want from me? What is there in me that is worthy of his plot?"
Black Peony: "Don't think about this for now. You are so dirty. I will prepare hot water for you. You can soak in it and have a good rest. We will wait until the injury is healed."
Niu Youdao turned around and asked, "Didn't you say that you were living well and wanted to sleep with me tonight?"
Black Peony rolled her eyes, "I don't believe you can't hear nice words, and you're not being honest even when you're hurt... I won't do things that make people look down on you. [oM]"
Niu Youdao shouted: "You have backbone!"
Black Peony sneered: "Don't I know you men? I hang around you every day, and there will always be times when you can't hold back your blood. I'll wait for you to take the initiative!"
Niu Youdao chuckled and changed the topic, "Let's not wash it off yet. Aren't Linghuqiu looking for me? I want to see what tricks he wants to play. You go to Gongsun Buna first and get the head. Come."
"Head?" Black Peony was slightly confused, but still followed the order.
After getting the things, they went to Linghuqiu's door and knocked on it.
Hong Xiu opened the door and seemed a little surprised to see Niu Youdao. He quickly opened the door completely and invited in. At the same time, he turned around and shouted, "Sir, Master Dao is here."
Linghu Qiu walked out quickly and looked at Niu Youdao up and down.
"Brother, I heard that you want to see me for something?" Niu Youdao smiled and cupped his hands.
Linghu Qiu patted him on the shoulder and brought him into the inner room. After asking him to sit down, he seemed to be a bit reproachful and said: "Don't you know that you have many enemies? Do you know that it is dangerous for you to run out alone? You are covered in dust. What's going on with the flutter?"
"It's my fault for making brother worry." Niu Youdao apologized first, then shook his head and sighed: "But brother was right, something did happen."
Linghuqiu looked serious and asked, "What happened?"
Niu Youdao: "Someone pretended to be the shopkeeper of the Liuxian Sect. His disguise skills could be mistaken for the real ones. He deceived me and lured me out of Wubian Pavilion. Then he killed me and came back alive to see my brother. , purely a fluke!”
Linghu Qiu secretly cursed the bitch in his heart, and with a sullen face, he asked knowingly: "Do you know who did it?"
Niu Youdao: "This is a strange thing. I don't know any of the murderers. I'm also wondering who did it. I'm here to ask my brother for advice."
Linghuqiu: "How to say?"
Niu Youdao turned around and waved his hand, "Show me, brother."
Black Peony, who was carrying a cloth bag, stepped forward, placed the cloth bag on the table, opened the cloth bag, and revealed a head. She looked at it twice, but she didn't recognize it, so she moved the head away. , faced Linghu Qiu.
Niu Youdao paid attention to Linghuqiu's reaction.
Seeing the head's face, Hong Xiu and Hong Fu looked at each other with a look of surprise in their eyes. Linghu Qiu stared at the head and his lips gradually tightened.
Niu Youdao observed his words and asked: "This person is very powerful. The most powerful person I have seen before is Bai Yao from Tianyu Sect, but Bai Yao is inferior to this person. This is the first time I have seen such a powerful master since I started living in the thatched cottage. I believe this person is not an unknown person. I wonder if my brother knows him?"
Linghu Qiu was slightly silent, and finally nodded slowly, "I know this person, and I have had a chance encounter with him before!"
Niu Youdao said something, and immediately asked: "I wonder what family or sect he is an expert in?"
Linghu Qiu shook his head: "This person's name is Zhuo Chao. He has no family or sect. Like us, he is also a casual cultivator, but he is not an ordinary casual cultivator. The eight hundred golden elixirs are famous all over the world and can be ranked among the top three hundred on the elixir list. Almost all of them can be regarded as top-notch masters in the world. Zhuo Chao is ranked 267th on the Dan List, so one can imagine his strength."
Excellent? Two hundred and sixty-seven? Niu Youdao wrote it down silently, nodded and said, "No wonder."
Black Peony on the side was frightened when she heard this. A master among the top 300 on the Dan List
Although many masters may not be on the list, the masters who are on the list must be genuine and have been tested.
She could imagine how terrifying it would be to face such a person, and now she could understand why Niu Youdao said before that it would be good to come back alive.
Linghu Qiu asked strangely: "Brother, do you have any grudge against him? A person with his level of strength will not do anything for a small amount of money, so how can he take action against you, brother?"
Niu Youdao: "I don't know. I've never met him before, and this is the first time I've heard of him. How could I have any grudge?"
"No!" Linghu Qiu shook his head and pointed at the head, "With his superb strength, if he wanted to attack you, you would probably not be able to escape. How could you sit here and give his head away?" Level? It’s not that I’m belittling my brother, but I’m afraid that a bunch of brothers together are unlikely to be his opponent.”
Niu Youdao smiled and said: "As my brother said, I have many enemies. Since I dare to go out, how can I be unprepared? The one who attacked me was not Zhuo Chao, there were four golden elixir monks, and no one escaped. Behead them all!”
He didn't mention that he had two people alive on his hands.
The room fell silent, everyone looked at him. Linghu Qiu tried to ask, "Brother, is there anyone else here?"
Niu Youdao: "There are people from three sects secretly accompanying and protecting us along the way."
Linghu Qiu shook his head: "With all due respect, for a sect like Liuxian Sect, even if all three sects come out, it would be difficult to retain Zhuo Chao, let alone take his head. Those who have the strength to kill Zhuo Chao, Tianyu Sect's There may be a few among the top experts..."
"But it stands to reason that such a master is the ultimate deterrent force of a sect. Huge resources have been invested in cultivating one. They are the backbone of a sect and are also the key to preventing other sects from acting rashly. Unless they are truly You won’t use them casually at critical moments, how can Tianyu Sect send such a person to secretly protect my brother?”
"What's more, some things can't be solved by fighting and killing. Qi is not a place where Tianyumen can do whatever they want. Sending one or two such masters out will probably not help. No matter what kind of people you send out, you will eventually provoke What kind of people will the opponent send to deal with it? Can Tianyu Sect invest such people to take risks? If one or two such masters are lost, Tianyu Sect will be seriously damaged!"
Niu Youdao was noncommittal and smiled. He didn't say yes or no. He just found some excuses to explain it away.
After he and Black Peony said goodbye and left, Linghu Qiu lingered in the house for a long time.
"It seems that we are worrying too much. There may be a top-notch expert behind this guy. I wonder why he dares to run away with just a few people!" Linghu Qiu stopped in front of the light and muttered.
Hong Fu said coldly: "Is that Zhuo Chao also from Xiaoyue Pavilion?"
Hongxiu: "I'm afraid you can come out to do such a thing. Even Zhuo Chao has used it. Niu Youdao is determined to win his life. If he misses this time, let's see how she handles it!"
Linghu Qiu sighed softly: "How can ordinary people use a person like Zhuo Chao? This Su Zhao should have a lot of internal connections and background. On the other hand, he can also block internal accountability, otherwise how would he dare to do this! All we can do is report the situation..."
The next day, accompanied by the escorts from the three sects, Niu Youdao came to the Liuxian Sect shop again.
Shopkeeper Pan and others came to say hello after hearing the news.
The two parties arrived at the back hall, and Niu Youdao asked: "Have you spoken?"
Shopkeeper Pan shook his head, "He's very tough-talking. He says he won't survive even if he says it. He refuses to speak even to the death."
"Let's go and have a look." Niu Youdao waved his hand.
The group entered the interrogation room and saw the fake 'Shop Manager Pan' tied to a pillar. He was in a miserable state and was covered in blood. He was already seriously injured and looked very weak.
Seeing everyone coming in, 'Shop Manager Pan' chuckled.
"Don't kill him, try it slowly. There will always be a time to let him speak." Niu Youdao just looked at it casually, confirmed it with his own eyes, and then dropped his words and went out.
After several people returned to the back hall of the shop, Niu Youdao asked again: "Has the one who was detained at the Fuyun Sect shop opened his mouth?"
The accompanying monk from Fuyun Sect said: "It should not happen yet, otherwise we will inform you as soon as there is news."
Niu Youdao frowned. He had spent such a high price and couldn't let anyone speak. Not to mention the casualties, he personally wasted three Dharma-transmitting amulets for this. Shen Sheng asked accusingly: "If you can't even handle this little thing, are there no people in the three sects?"
These words are tantamount to humiliating the three sects, and the disciples of the three sects inevitably look a little unhappy.
Shopkeeper Pan expressed his dissatisfaction and said: "Master Dao, you can't say this. We have tried our best and the other party has refused to open his mouth. What can we do? In addition, he is so seriously injured that he may die at any time. We can only act slowly." The only way to slow down the trial is to slowly find a way to find a breakthrough. Didn’t you just say to slow down the trial?"
Niu Youdao asked back: "You mean, we stay here first and wait until you slowly figure out who your opponent is before we set off to Qi?"