In Nanzhou, Tianyumen, in the main hall of the main palace, a group of elders gathered and looked at Peng Youzai, who was standing in the upper position with a cold face.
The master's face looked like this. It was obvious that something had happened. Feng Entai asked: "Sir, are you summoning me to wait for something?"
Peng tilted his head again, and the disciple on the side handed a secret letter to the elders at the next station for them to circulate.
Elder Ding, who had seen it for the first time, said "ah" and his expression changed drastically.
The elders immediately gathered around and leaned their heads to read the contents of the letter. Those who saw the contents were moved.
Peng slowly spoke again: "Elder Chen Tingxiu is dead. He was killed by Wen Xinzhao, the wife of the head of the Tianxing Sect and the daughter of the previous head of the Tianxing Sect."
Although the news from Tianyu Sect disciples from Wanshou Sect has been clear, Chen Tingxiu wanted to use the matchmaker incident to instigate Wen Xinzhao to kill someone with a borrowed knife. As a result, Wen Xinzhao was angered and died outside the Wanshou Sect. Faced with the pressure from the three major factions of Yan State, the truth of the matter was kept secret, so they could only accept one million gold coins and settle the matter.
But Feng Entai couldn't help but ask, "How could this happen?"
Peng Zaizai: "Elder Chen was kicked out by Wen Xinzhao when he first came to the mountain. Later, Wen Xinzhao lured Elder Chen out of the mountain gate to kill him. If the killing could start from the beginning, he could be lured out and killed. Why wait until later? I always feel that there is something wrong with this matter. What’s strange, if there is really a problem, I’m afraid it has something to do with Niu Youdao in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!”
Feng Entai, who was holding the secret letter in his hand, was silent. On one side were his fellow disciples and on the other were his sworn brothers. When the decision to deal with Niu Youdao was made here, he could not express his opinions and could only remain silent.
"Damn you little thief!" Lin Feixue, the only female elder of the Tianyu Sect, stomped her feet angrily, "The Tianxing Sect goes too far to bully others!"
Ding Kuai sighed: "The Tianxing Sect is so powerful, what can be done?"
Peng gritted his teeth again and said: "I will record this grudge and let the disciples of the future generations remember it. Everyone in our Tianyu Sect must work hard to become stronger, so that in the future, this grudge will be avenged!"
Lin Feixue: "Niu Youdao has colluded with the three major sects. We must have Master Cheng rush to the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate as soon as possible to stop him."
Peng said again: "The little thief is treacherous, and it is difficult to defend against open weapons and hidden arrows. Uncle Cheng should not show his face in front of the little thief, for fear of misfortune. Let him hook up with you. The original plan remains unchanged, and continue to let Uncle Cheng wait for opportunities. Kill the thief. I have sent a message to the disciples at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, asking them to stay behind at the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, pay attention to Niu Youdao's movements, and cooperate with Uncle Cheng's actions."
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In the green hills, the thatched villa is still there, and there is a solitary grave under the trees outside the villa.
Three golden wings came from afar, swooping down and escaping into three buildings in the forest.
As soon as Fei Changliu walked out of the hall, Zheng Jiuxiao and Xia Hua flew over one after another and gathered under the eaves of the hall.
"Have you also received news from Niu Youdao?" Fei Changliu asked.
Zheng and Xia each took out a translated secret letter from their sleeves, and Fei Changliu also took out a copy. The three of them put them together and compared them. The contents were exactly the same.
The content of the letter requires the three factions to quickly mobilize the manpower of the shops in Bingxue Pavilion to intercept the courier and capture the target. Niu Youdao wants the letter in the courier's hand.
Zheng Jiuxiao: "Where is he and what is he doing? Things are also confusing and confusing. Didn't Song Tingwei's son Song Shu defect to Shao Pingbo in Beizhou? Could this guy abandon Nan? Zhouzhou is at odds with Beizhou again? Or is it that the Shangqing clan still remembers the grudge they had in the past and insists on eradicating the Song family?"
Xia Hua sighed: "This guy's style of doing things has always been like a dragon that sees the beginning but never the end. He never reveals his bottom easily. Who knows what he is messing with. No matter what he wants to do, just execute it! Didn't you notice the tone of this wording? It must be kept secret, and it must only succeed but not fail. If there are any mistakes, our three factions must be wiped off the ground in Nanzhou. This tone makes people uncomfortable."
Fei Changliu sighed: "So what if I feel uncomfortable? Anyway, after such a long time, they finally contacted us, which at least proves that they have not severed ties with us. In the battle of Nanzhou, we were swaying left and right, and others were already giving us I’ve seen the color, if we make another mistake this time, I’m afraid this guy will really fall out with us, and if Nanzhou cannot gain a foothold, we, the three factions, will really become the losers.”
Zheng and Xia nodded. It was too easy for Niu Youdao to cause trouble for them. He only needed to send a message to Shang Chaozong, and the local people would come to harass them and make them feel uncomfortable. They would even dare to kill them. Are Shang Chaozong’s men successful
"Well, look at the situation of our three sects. There are so many people. Not only do they depend on others, but they also have to look at their faces. Look at that guy again. He is an abandoned disciple of the Shangqing Sect. He doesn't have as many people as we do, and his strength is far behind. Not as good as us, but the actual situation is that we all have to run errands for him depending on his face, what is this?" Zheng Jiuxiao smiled bitterly.
Xia Hua: "Don't complain. How many owners have we changed since our three sects were established? No matter how difficult the situation is, they will never leave the Shang Dynasty Sect. They have always supported the Shang Dynasty Sect from the end of the road to this day. How can Chaozong not be grateful?"
Zheng Jiuxiao: "It's boring to do this."
Xia Hua: "Then how do we compare? Who among our three families dares to kill Yan Shi? Do we dare to fight against Tianyumen in Nanzhou?"
Fei Changliu raised his hand to interrupt, "Okay, stop arguing, let's give you a clear stance on whether you want to do it or not!"
With no choice, the three of them met for a moment, then quickly dispersed. After a while, the three golden wings rushed towards the sky and disappeared...
The news went directly to Ice and Snow Pavilion.
After receiving the news, Xiao Tie, the shopkeeper of Liuxian Sect, Cao Heng, the shopkeeper of Fuyun Sect, and Li Huoyun, the shopkeeper of Lingxiu Mountain, did not dare to delay. The three of them quickly gathered the manpower in Ice and Snow Pavilion for the urgent task.
In the wind and snow, three people flew out of the canyon one after another, soaring among the snowy ridges.
After leaving the Snowy Mountains, they went straight to a post station next to the official road in the snowy plains and bought a mount. Three people arrived and met here.
There is no shortage of mounts at this inn, and monks who go to the Ice and Snow Pavilion often leave their mounts here.
"drive!"
A group of less than twenty horses rushed out of the inn, splashing ice and snow on the official road, and galloped all the way in the cold wind.
After leaving the ice field, we saw green fields for the first time. At an intersection, horses kept stopping, and people on horseback cupped hands to say goodbye to each other. They divided into three roads, the sound of hooves rumbled, and there was smoke and dust all the way...
The Gate of Ten Thousand Beasts, the Valley of Spiritual Transformation.
The sky was full of setting clouds, reflecting Xihaitang's livid face. Xihaitang emerged from the cage and turned around.
Most of the higher-ups of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect came and gathered in front of a row of tall iron cages in the monastery. In the cages, more than twenty giant birds of various colors had fallen dead and lay motionless inside the cages.
One of them was a giant bird with snow-white fur, which made Xihaitang's flesh ache even more.
Bird mounts are too expensive and not many people can afford them. Moreover, these things also have a lifespan. They can live for about twenty years at most. In fact, not many of them can be sold in a year. However, the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate has to sell them so expensively. . This is not something that depends on quantity. If a bird is to be tamed to the point where it can be obedient and carry people, it must be tamed from an early age, so that it can get used to it from an early age. It can only be sold when it reaches adulthood. It takes three years to tame a bird suitable for sale. years of work.
This kind of thing only counts as money if it is sold. If it is not sold, it is just a hoard of goods to Wanshou Sect. Wanshou Sect has hundreds of them for sale.
But this is not a matter of price. More than twenty of them died at once, and five or six of them were still small, equivalent to their childhood.
"Junior Brother Mao, what's going on?" Xihaitang turned around and shouted angrily.
The old man beside him looked a little sloppy, his gray hair was messed up, and his eyes were red and anxious.
This person was Mao Wushuang, the elder in charge of the Spiritual Transformation Valley of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. He lowered his head and looked uncomfortable. He was also distressed!
Chao Jing said: "Junior brother Mao, if something like this happens, you can't keep silent. At least you have to give everyone an explanation, right?"
Mao Wushuang replied in a hoarse voice: "I don't know what's going on. One of them suddenly screamed impatiently in the cage and jumped up and down. No matter how you comforted it, it was useless. I just watched each one fall down. ”
Chao Jing: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. Linghua Valley has mastered the domestication of this kind of bird very skillfully. Unless the body is weak or infected with some disease, it is not easy to die suddenly. Did you eat something that you shouldn't have eaten?" thing?"
Mao Wushuang cried and said: "The food we eat are all live animals hunted from the mountains by our disciples. This is how it usually is!"
Chao Jing leaned over and reached out to stir the water in the sink, then raised his hand to his nose and sniffed, "Where is the water? Is there anything wrong with the water?"
Mao Wushuang stamped his feet and said, "I've tested it, I've tested it all, and it's not poisonous."
Chao Shenghuai, who was hiding behind, suddenly said, "Master, are you infected with some plague?"
As soon as these words came out, it gave Xihaitang a wake-up call. Xihaitang immediately turned back and asked: "Is there anything wrong with the birds over at Juling Mountain?"
Everyone knew that he was afraid of infection. The elder in charge of Juling Mountain was named An Shougui. He said slowly: "Nothing unusual has been seen there for the time being."
Xihaitang pointed to a row of iron cages in front of him, "Leave a few corpses in the secret room for careful inspection. The rest will be buried deep and destroyed immediately. They are not allowed to have any contact with other spiritual beasts and birds. The venue here must also be carefully inspected!" "
Turning to look at Mao Wushuang, he said angrily: "Find out the situation first, and then deal with it!"
The old man Mao Wushuang looked like he was about to cry. Whether he was punished or not was secondary. He was really distressed!
The people who gathered for a while then dispersed, and those who remained immediately carried out the master's intention.
Chao Shenghuai did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he said to a disciple who was responsible for handling the destruction: "Brother, if there are a lot of birds and animals in the door, if it is really a plague, it is best to bury them far away, otherwise the infection will spread and the matter will be serious. , if it might harm you, senior brother, it’s best to destroy it in the mountains and forests outside the sect!”
The disciple nodded solemnly, deeply convinced.
Chao Shenghuai did not say anything sarcastic, nor did he care whether the corpse was infected with the plague. Instead, he brought two people to help, and one of them carried a huge bird corpse over the mountains and away.
Of course, Chao Shenghuai held a younger one in his hand.
When it was half dark, the group stopped and dug a hole on the spot. Some people went to chop firewood, but Chao Shenghuai wandered around.