A light, the light flickers. An incense burner with green smoke curling up.
Shao Pingbo sat cross-legged on the couch, with one arm resting on the case and holding a book in one hand to read. There was an unfinished chess game on the case. The person under the lamp was full of grace and elegance.
Shao Sansheng entered, walked to the side and stretched out his hand. The temperature in the room was not low, and he wanted to take off the silver fox fur draped on his body.
As soon as the scroll was lifted, Shao Pingbo blocked his hand. Shao Sansheng had no choice but to give up and said softly: "Your Majesty is afraid that the eldest son will be lonely, so he sent two beauties. Their beauty and temperament are both top choices. Should you accept them or not?"
Shao Pingbo calmly said: "I don't dare to say goodbye to your kindness. Please settle down. How about over there?"
Shao Sansheng knew what he was asking and replied: "We made statistics together with the news from the east. We found that nearly a thousand monks were lost on both sides."
Shao Pingbo's eyes moved away from the book and fell on the chessboard beside him. He reached into the chess bowl, twisted a white stone and pressed it on the chessboard. He also picked up a few black stones from the chessboard and threw them aside. , and then continued reading his own book.
This inexplicable moment while reading made Shao Sansheng aware of something, and tried to ask: "Master, do you have anything to say?"
Shao Pingbo read quietly and did not reply to him.
After following him for many years, Shao Sansheng knew that he didn't want to say anything, so he didn't need to ask anymore. He bowed slightly and stepped back without disturbing him again.
Shao Pingbo raised his eyes slightly, glanced at his leaving back, and then returned to the book.
For him, to a certain extent, he was not defeated at the hands of Niu Youdao, but at the hands of that group of monks. Those monks interfered too much, even in the Jin Kingdom. This* The degree of control of *** makes it difficult for him to use it.
Especially the group of students he brought were like encountering an iron curtain, with great resistance. It was difficult to intervene at all levels to exert their abilities. To put it bluntly, it was difficult to grasp a certain amount of real power. That was his foundation, and the foundation was not there. If it is stable, it will be difficult for him to be stable in the future.
The more it is sparse, the more sparse it is, the fewer monks are involved, and the more secular people are activated, and capable people are needed to do things. This is true for his students and his own current situation.
If the Jin State refused to give the 30% of the benefits to the Zhao State as always, the attitudes of the three kingdoms of Jin, Wei, and Qi would not be unified. The relaxation of the Jin State's attitude was promoted by him.
What gave Niu Youdao was a silent disaster.
He could also imagine that the three major factions of the Yan Kingdom would not let Nanzhou break the situation easily. They would suppress Nanzhou so hard that it would be difficult to move until the situation worsened to the point where it would collapse with just a push. He wanted Niu Youdao to watch helplessly. All the hard work he had put into Nanzhou was ruined in one fell swoop. Under the general situation, he wanted to see what Niu Youdao could do.
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Demon Ridge is similar to Star Reaching City and Ice and Snow Pavilion. It is on the same continuous mountain range as Piaomiao Pavilion, but they are far apart.
Although they are both monks, humans still have a certain degree of repulsion towards monsters and monsters, so monsters and ghosts all like to come here to do business.
To a certain extent, this is a forgotten corner. Due to the special geographical reasons, it is shrouded by gathering dark clouds all year round, making it difficult to see the sun.
The main building of Demon Ridge was carved out of a huge mountain rock, a skull-like mountain called Demon Palace, which was the original Demon Sect's main altar.
However, today's Demon Sect has gradually declined, because there is an amazing and talented figure in the Demon Sect, Wu Chang!
Wu Chang, now one of the Nine Supremes, was the right envoy of the Demon Sect before he rose to power. A lot of strange things happened in that short period of time. The leader of the Demon Sect, who was also Wu Chang's adoptive father, died. Wu Chang also failed to become the leader of the Demon Cult. Since then, the Demon Cult has no leader and no right envoy of the Demon Cult.
The saint who had dedicated her life to the Demon Sect many years ago actually had a love affair with someone. Wu Chang was furious. When the saint died, the position of the Holy Girl of the Demon Sect also disappeared. Now the Demon Sect has only one leader, the Zuo Shi.
With absolute strength, Demon Ridge naturally became Wu Chang's territory. Wu Changnian did not drive away the people from the Demon Sect because of his old relationship. The Demon Sect became the housekeeper of Demon Ridge, similar to the city lord of Star Reaching City. He said he was from Wu Chang, but he didn't seem to be from Wu Chang. .
On the cliff, Zhao Xiongge was sitting with one leg hanging off the cliff, with one hand on the ground and the other hand holding a wine gourd and pouring wine into his mouth.
"Roar!" On the dangerous slope not far away, Golden Retriever suddenly roared to the sky, with thick fangs, terrifying claws, and a tail as powerful as a steel whip raised.
It seemed to remind Zhao Xiongge that someone was coming, and it seemed to sense changes in the sky.
From the strange changes in the dark clouds covering the sky, a beam of light penetrated, creating a magical scene between the sky and the earth, adding a different color to this gloomy world.
Singer Zhao Xiong froze while drunk, with wine hanging from his newly grown beard. He stared at the fantasy light beam with drunken eyes, as if he was recalling something, and a smile immersed in the past appeared in his eyes.
A person flew up not far away, a man who always had a faint smile on his face. There was a hint of vicissitudes in his smile, and his resolute face was as gentle as a knife and an axe, and he had a different kind of masculine charm.
Dressed in silky black clothes, she flies as gracefully as a fairy. Her long hair is draped behind her back in the wind. Her long hair is half black and half white, with the white at the end.
This person is none other than Nan Tian Wufang, the left envoy of the Demon Sect.
After landing, he swung his sleeves with both hands, letting his long-sleeved robe and gown float back. He sat cross-legged next to Zhao Xiongge, glanced at the obsessed Zhao Xiongge, and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Zhao Xiongge replied dreamily: "It's so beautiful!"
"Maybe." Nantian Wufang also stared at the beam of light for a while, and then said slowly: "You ran to the Thatched Villa to alert that person, and we have already asked about the matter."
Zhao Xiongge: "Didn't I force you to deal with me?"
"If he can't find the magic book, he won't kill you easily. That thing is useful to him, and he won't give up easily." Nan Tian Wufang replied casually, and then asked: "You are the last person to come into contact with the Saint. , have you really never seen the grimoire?”
Zhao Xiongge: “I’ve said it so many times, but I’ve never seen it before.”
Nan Tian Wufang: "At least you are the most likely person to know the whereabouts of the grimoire."
"I don't know." Zhao Xiongge replied, raising his head to drink.
Nan Tian Wufang: "Be careful in the future, otherwise you will cause trouble for yourself. He can't kill you but can imprison you."
Zhao Xiongge: "I can't just watch the Shangqing Sect lose its incense, right?"
Nan Tian Wufang: "It may not be to help him, I guess Piao Miao Pavilion has already targeted him."
Zhao Xiongge chuckled, "Are you worried about him or another person?"
"You're overthinking." Nan Tian Wufang said lightly, and grabbed the wine gourd in his hand. He didn't mind it being dirty, raised his head and drank.
After a hearty drink, he threw the wine gourd back gracefully, and then said, "The situation is too big this time. I'm afraid you won't be able to help him even if you want to. He is really in trouble this time."
Zhao Xiongge held the wine gourd in his arms, shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, Dong Guo Haoran has taken on a good apprentice."
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"Sister, do you look good?"
Shang Shuqing was about to go find Niu Youdao when she bumped into Guan Fangyi, who was also coming this way. The latter shook the golden step on his head and asked.
Shang Shuqing stared at it for a while, but didn't find anything special. It was just a golden hairpin with no embellishment, just pure gold.
It was like an ordinary accessory for a lady from a wealthy landowner. Shang Shuqing didn't know when her taste fell in love with such vulgar things, but she still nodded and said with a smile: "Everything looks good on my eldest sister's head."
"Duplicity." Guan Fangyi chuckled and pointed to the sky, "It's a bit vulgar, but it was an eye-opener for that guy. He actually knew how to give me such a thing. It made me very happy. .”
Shang Shuqing was surprised, "Did Master Dao give it to you?"
Guan Fangyi: "Yeah, don't you even believe it after hearing this?"
Shang Shuqing couldn't help but take another look at the hairpin, feeling faintly envious.
At this moment, Niu Youdao came out from the courtyard carrying a leather bag. When he saw the two of them, he asked, "Are you talking bad about me behind my back again?"
"Being a thief with a guilty conscience!" Guan Fangyi sneered, twisted her waist, shook her fan, and walked away with her golden steps shaking her head.
The two watched each other for a while, and Shang Shuqing came over. Niu Youdao looked at Guan Fangyi's back and sighed, "This woman only knows how to fool around all day long, and she doesn't know how to practice diligently, and she has no brains." How good, I really doubt it. She has been in the land of tigers and wolves in Qijing for many years and is so arrogant, how can she survive until now?" After saying this, she shook her head.
Shang Shuqing pursed her lips and smiled, "Eldest sister is a lucky person."
In fact, she really envied Guan Fangyi. She found that Guan Fangyi and Niu Youdao got along very well. Their words and deeds gave people the illusion that they were peers. Black Peony, she She has also been exposed to it, and she didn't feel this way with Black Mudan or Niu Youdao.
After finishing speaking, she hesitated to speak.
Niu Youdao glanced back and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Shang Shuqing tried to remind: "I heard that the reinforcements led by Su Qitong, the governor of Haozhou, were defeated by the rebels again. This is the third wave of defeated reinforcements." After speaking, he was a little cautious.
Shang Chaozong was really anxious. He couldn't do it himself, so he secretly communicated with his sister and asked her to find a way to persuade him.
Niu Youdao knew what he was thinking as soon as he heard this. He said something and left, "Wait, keep calm!"
Shang Shuqing watched him leave, lowering his head in frustration, not daring to say anything more.
In front of Niu Youdao, she felt more and more stressed. Even if Niu Youdao sat quietly with his eyes closed and let her comb her hair, it would still give her an inexplicable sense of pressure...
After leaving the villa, Niu Youdao went straight to the guest house, where he saw Yun Ji, whose face was covered with a gauze and refused to show her true face.
After the two sat down in the living room, Niu Youdao placed the bag on the table, "This is the Lingyuan Pill for your practice. It should be enough for you to use for a while."
Yun Ji nodded slightly and thanked her, and asked, "How is that person's investigation going?"
Niu Youdao: "Be prepared for the worst."
Yun Ji was shocked, "Is it really..."
Niu Youdao waved his hand to interrupt. Some things can only be understood but not explained, "The people led by Brother Yun Huan are still on the way, and they will arrive in a few days. There are also the ghost cultivators who have been trapped in Yinshan Mountain by the ghost mother. I'm here. Anyway, I'll do everything. You have to pretend that nothing happened and stay here to practice with peace of mind. I've ordered people to prepare the cave for you, so I won't delay your practice."
Yun Ji could only nod her head solemnly.