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Feeling that there was something in these words, Shang Shuqing seemed a little worried that her brother would suffer a loss and that he would agree in a hurry, so she hurriedly asked: "A small grievance? I wonder if I can express it clearly?"
Lan Ruoting nodded when he heard this. He was also worried about this.
Niu Youdao said calmly: "It's not really a grievance. It's just that the resources at your disposal are limited. I may do some unscrupulous things to achieve my goals. I hope you can cooperate with me. Don't blame me." .”
Shang Shuqing: "As the saying goes, a war is never tired of deceit. It is understandable that Taoist master will use some methods here, but if it is too harmful to nature, it will easily trap my brother..."
Niu Youdao raised his hand to interrupt: "Princess, don't worry, the prince can also rest assured. Niu hereby promises that he will never let the prince bear the reputation of being evil, nor will he make consequences that are unbearable for the prince. Anyway, here we go. I will not do anything harmful to the prince, and if I break this promise, the prince will not admit to having any relationship with me."
After saying this, a few people felt a little relieved, but they still couldn't believe it. How could Feng Lingbo borrow troops
Lan Ruoting, who was silently thinking, spoke up: "Master Dao, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to stay in Guangxi County for too long. I don't know how the imperial court will react. And from the Song family, Master Dao killed Song Yanqing, but stayed here." In Guangyi County, the target is too obvious, and the Song family is afraid that they will do something detrimental to Master Dao."
"It's easy to deal with the imperial court. The prince can be more sentimental about the sacrifices of the dozens of personal guards. He mourns and mourns. He is reluctant to leave. It's okay to stay for a few more days." Niu Youdao He didn't feel guilty at all for the death of those personal guards, "As for the Song family, we are going to resolve this matter. I have my own way to deal with it!"
Shang Chaozong nodded, "According to what Master Dao said, I don't know when I will set off. What preparations should I make for this trip?"
Niu Youdao: "Without further delay, I will set out overnight to rush to the county town. In addition, please ask the prince to assign twenty smart guards to accompany me. I also need some property, ten thousand gold coins!"
"Ten thousand gold coins..." Shang Chaozong and Shang Shuqing looked embarrassed. This is really not a small amount. This amount of money can be used by hundreds of people in several years.
The two brothers and sister couldn't figure out why they needed so much money. Could they use this money to exchange for people? Although ten thousand gold coins is a lot, it is obviously not enough to exchange it for a team of men and horses that can establish a foothold in Cangwu County. Feng Lingbo will not agree. He is not so poor that he can give it to you for ten thousand gold coins. Centaur.
Lan Ruoting smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest with you, if you go to Cangwu County, it should be no problem to scrape together 10,000 gold coins. At present, the total on hand is less than 1,000 gold coins, and I really can't come up with 10,000 gold coins."
Niu Youdao waved his hand, "Forget it if you don't have it. Money is a trivial matter. I'll find another way when we get to the county. Just give me a hundred gold coins as an emergency."
Several people looked at each other. Even for their background, ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount. I wonder how this person went to Quang Guang County to get ten thousand gold coins. Is he planning to use his skills to rob or is he planning to rob? Go grab it? Don't cause trouble in Quang Ngai County to annoy Feng Lingbo. Someone who can spend such a sum of money is definitely not a commoner in Quang Ngai County, and it will definitely not be simple.
It was true that he couldn't get out 10,000 gold coins. Just now, Lan Ruoting had some doubts about whether Niu Youdao wanted to take away the property and abscond. When he heard that 100 gold coins were worth it, he instantly devalued it a hundred times. He immediately realized that he was a villain. A gentleman's heart will judge his heart, and his skill will not make him spend so much effort for a hundred gold coins.
After looking at what Shang Chaozong meant, Lan Ruoting nodded and said, "Master Tao, wait a moment, I'll go get it right away and arrange for the accompanying people."
Niu Youdao immediately explained: "Remember, avoid Qu Wu and Yi Xing, don't let them find out, and give me some time to deal with it."
"Understood!" Lan Ruoting cupped his hands and left quickly to arrange the matter.
The Shang brothers and sisters were also really curious about how Niu Youdao could borrow people. Shang Shuqing finally couldn't help but asked: "Master Dao, can't you reveal it?"
Niu Youdao chuckled: "It's still unclear right now. The specific situation will be adjusted accordingly. We'll see when the time comes."
Shang Chaozong was a little worried because he seemed to be unreliable in every word of the truth. However, he had seen the other party reveal his plan before and saw that Niu Youdao had extraordinary knowledge, so he took a high look at him.
Yuan Gang, who was silent on the sidelines, suddenly spoke up: "Master Tao, the two Shangqing Sect members confessed that the leader Yuanfang is a bear demon."
"Uh..." Niu Youdao turned around in shock, "Demon? Goblin?"
Shang Chaozong answered: "Yes, the people below have checked and found out that the real host Yuanfang has passed away. The current host Yuanfang is a little bear picked up and adopted from the mountains by the monks of Nanshan Temple two hundred years ago. Now he has gained some Taoism. , transformed into a round square. This Nanshan Temple has nothing to do with the Shangqing Sect. Song Yanqing came to fight with it before and forced the bear demon to surrender."
Niu Youdao's eyes flashed, goblin? Or a bear demon? He was seriously interested. Although he knew that there were monsters in the world, this was the first time he encountered them. He had never seen them before, so naturally he wanted to see them. Yuan Gang's reminder just now obviously had the same interest and wanted to see them. . However, he had other things to do now. It was not time to slowly study monsters, so he had to warn: "Your Majesty, don't let go of this monster. Wait until I get back and have a good chat with him."
Shang Chaozong smiled and said: "Okay, help Dao Master keep it!"
Later, Lan Ruoting arrived, presented a money bag, and arranged for twenty people.
After the two sides conspired again, Shang Chaozong and others left Nanshan Temple and deliberately made some noise to attract attention. Not only to attract Qu Wu and his party, but also to follow Niu Youdao and attract the court who might be secretly watching. The eyeliner did everything to cover Niu Youdao's departure.
Niu Youdao led Yuan Gang and twenty men and horses and quietly went down the mountain under the cover of night.
Outside Nanshan Temple, there were several braziers with blazing fire. Shang Chaozong and others seemed to be burning paper in memory of the sacrificed bodyguards.
Halfway through, a personal guard arrived and reported in a low voice next to Shang Chaozong: "Your Majesty, I have left successfully."
"Yeah!" Shang Chaozong nodded slightly, and threw the paper money in his hand into the brazier one after another. At the same time, he looked at Lan Ruoting and said, "I don't know if what he said is true or false, let alone whether it can be done. I can't understand it even if I ask. Anyway, no To be honest, it makes people feel unsure after hearing it.”
Lan Ruoting said hesitantly: "This person handles things with a sophisticated approach. Chengfu is really not like a person of this age. He seems to not want people to find out his background in anything. He doesn't feel like a person on the right path. It's really I don’t know why Mr. Dongguo would accept such a disciple based on his vision. But the princess seems to trust him quite a bit."
Shang Shuqing: "Based on all aspects of the situation, if he had problems, he would not kill Song Yanqing. Brother, sir, we don't have much choice now, and it won't be a big loss to let him try."
Shang Chaozong threw a stack of paper money into the brazier, looked at the rising ashes, and sighed: "Let's wait and see!"
Inside the city, the lights were dim, and a figure walked from the street, walked outside a restaurant, looked up at the signboard, and it was Chen Guishuo.
The waiter came forward to greet him enthusiastically, "How many guests are there?"
Chen Guishuo ignored him, pushed him aside, rushed directly to the counter, and stared at the old shopkeeper behind the counter.
The old shopkeeper looked up and was stunned for a moment. He then tilted his head to indicate to the entangled waiter, who had no choice but to retreat.
It was late, it was almost closing, and there was only one table of customers upstairs. The old shopkeeper looked around, made an invitation gesture to Chen Guishuo, and led Chen Guishuo to a secluded room in the back hall. .
As soon as the door closed, the old shopkeeper looked at Chen Guishuo up and down, "What's the matter?"
In fact, Chen Guishuo didn't know who the old shopkeeper was, or even his name, but he had come here to get supplies when he followed Song Yanqing through this place. He probably guessed that the Song family might have arranged this restaurant here. It is not surprising that a powerful person like the Song family would have such an arrangement.
In fact, although he and Xu Yitian were disciples of the Shangqing Sect, they were gradually absorbed into the Song family and became informants. The Song family promised a future, so even if the Shangqing Sect collapsed, they were not afraid. Song Yanqing's murder was such a big thing, it was impossible for him not to report it to the Song family.
"Something happened." Chen Guishuo sighed as he slumped in his chair.
The old shopkeeper frowned, "What happened?"
Chen Guishuo shook his head heavily and said, "My senior brother Song Yanqing is dead."
"Ah!" The old shopkeeper was shocked and asked urgently: "What's going on?"
"We went to Nanshan Temple..." Chen Guishuo told the story in detail, and after accepting some inquiries from the old shopkeeper, he said: "You have to find a way to send the news back to the capital. I have to rush back to the Shangqing Sect to report the news. , help me arrange a horse, and it is best to help me get an identity so that I can transfer at the stations along the way!"
The old shopkeeper quickly arranged this series of things, and it was handled extremely quickly.
After sending Chen Guishuo away, the old shopkeeper went to the secret room of the restaurant and quickly wrote a secret report. Then he grabbed a bird of prey with a dark body and two golden wings from a cage on the side, and stuffed the secret message into In the small empty tubes on the raptor's feet.
This bird is called 'Golden Wing', and its flight speed and endurance are extraordinary. The most amazing thing is that this bird can find its own eggs no matter where they are, and it can identify the exact direction to find them no matter how far away they are. Therefore, the 'Golden Wing' female bird was domesticated and used to deliver letters, which is expensive. As for male birds, they don't have this ability. They can only be used for mating and are not valuable.
After loading the letter, a piece of cloth covered the 'Golden Wing' in his hand. The old shopkeeper hurriedly left the secret room and came to a dark room. He opened the window, pulled off the cloth and took the 'Golden Wing' Waving to the window, the bird quickly flapped its wings and disappeared into the vast night...
At dawn the next day, Shang Chaozong and others left Nanshan Temple and once again came to worship at the tomb of the bodyguard who died in the battle, looking sad.
This is exactly what Niu Youdao said, and we have to delay here for a few days.
As the golden light of the rising sun broke through the mountains and forests, a bodyguard came to report and informed that Niu Youdao was arranging the accompanying bodyguards at a distance in order to build a temporary communication channel between Guangxi County and the Shang Dynasty to maintain the relationship with the people here. News flows smoothly.
The reason is simple. It is too much for a horse to gallop long distances. It requires changing horses to maintain the efficient transmission rhythm of messages. Niu Youdao has obviously planned this in advance.
Lan Ruoting nodded slightly after hearing the news, "It's not just rhetoric, this person is really not simple!"