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In the south of the county seat, there is an open space where wild products are sold. Most of the wild products brought by villagers outside the city are brought here.
It was already afternoon, and no one was gathering here, except for a few villagers hoping to sell. A man in gray clothes strolled here with his hands behind his back. From time to time he squatted in front of the mountain goods displayed by the villagers to check the quality or ask about the price.
After walking around for a while, the man in gray went to a nearby teahouse. He sat down in the teahouse and shouted to the waiter, "Bring me a pot of tea!"
"Okay, please wait a moment." The guy replied.
A carriage came outside and stopped at the door, attracting the attention of the man in gray. However, no one got out of the carriage. As he was looking around, he suddenly found something pressing against his waist. When he looked down, he found that it was a dagger. Pushing himself against himself, he suddenly raised his head and looked back, and two people appeared on the left and right, sandwiching him in the middle.
"..." Just as he was about to say something, he was stabbed by a dagger as a warning.
The two people on the left and right said nothing, and dropped several coins on the table. One of them clamped one of his arms, held him calmly, and pushed him out directly into the carriage.
As soon as he entered the carriage, his mouth was covered, he was pushed down on the carriage, tied tightly, and the carriage quickly turned around and drove away.
The waiter in the teahouse came out with the brewed tea, but found that the guest was missing. He put down the teapot, swept the coins on the table, ran to the door and looked around, but still no one was there. He couldn't help scratching his head and came back with a strange look on his face. …
Outside the villa, a group of celebrities from Canglu County said goodbye. Lan Ruoting personally escorted them out and sent them down the mountain.
"Mr. Lan, stay!" A group of people dared not do it again and again. It wasn't until Lan Ruoting stopped that everyone turned back and went down the mountain.
On the way down the mountain, everyone walked briskly. It can be said that they had a great time today, and many people had aftertaste on their faces.
The princess personally showed up to receive the guests, discussed poetry and songs with them, and even had lunch with them. Although the princess is wearing a gauze hat and cannot see her real face, her graceful figure, elegant manners and demeanor, and gentle and soft voice are fascinating. In addition, the insight and precision in his conversation all show his extremely good upbringing. He is worthy of being from a royal family, and is definitely not a person who can be raised in this small county. He is admirable.
There are rumors that the princess is ugly, but what I saw and heard today, whether it is the figure, demeanor, or voice, how could such a person be ugly? Some men are already daydreaming in their hearts, how wonderful it would be if they could kiss Fangze. Unfortunately, his status is destined to be beyond his reach, so he can only daydream in his heart.
After lunch, Lan Ruoting came forward to interview everyone and asked for some information and opinions about Canglu County.
All in all, the atmosphere was good after this encounter. Before leaving, Lan Ruoting presented another hundred silver coins to each person, saying that it was Cheng Yi given by the princess, so that everyone should not dislike it.
Lin Shangpo, who was worried before coming, was now in a happy mood. He realized that he had thought too much, and his mind was still reminiscing about the time he spent with the princess. Thinking about his wife, and comparing it with the princess, her style was simply unbelievable. Comparing it, I feel a little regretful.
Most people were in a very good mood. Only those like Su Dekang seemed to have seen through Shang Chaozong's attempt to win people's hearts. They kept a straight face and said nothing, worrying about the future.
As for why Lu Shengzhong disappeared, Shang Shuqing's answer was that he went back early, and no one took it seriously. In fact, some people think that Lu Shengzhong is not worthy of coming to such an occasion. Just because he is the shopkeeper of Jingmoxuan, the best literary shop in the city, he dares to come and pretend to be a scholar. Isn't it humiliating to himself? .
At least this group of people think that they are literati in Canglu County.
After going down the mountain, everyone went back to their homes. When everyone returned to the city, it was almost evening.
Smoke from cooking pots was rising everywhere in the narrow alley. The scholar who pushed in the door and went home shouted, "Kill that hen and stew it tomorrow!" announcing his return.
The little woman came out of the kitchen and scolded, "The princess didn't care about the food. Are you hungry?"
The scholar walked into the main hall proudly. In front of the lady who followed him, he took out his money bag and poured out a pile of silver coins on the table with a clink.
The little woman covered her mouth and exclaimed, "How dare you steal and rob?" At least one thing she was sure of was that no one was willing to lend their family so much money at once.
"Stealing? You can think of it!" The scholar rolled his eyes, and then said with high spirits: "Cheng Yi was given as a gift by the princess. Do you still think that scholars can't make money?" He felt very proud.
"A gift from the princess?" The little woman's eyes sparkled, she turned around and immediately closed the door in front of the hall. As if she was afraid that others would see it, she returned to the table and quickly counted the money. Her hands were shaking with excitement, which she had never seen before in the family. So much money.
"No need to count, one hundred pieces is enough for our family to eat for a year! I will buy you two new clothes tomorrow, and remember to kill that hen tomorrow..."
Not long after a group of celebrities from Canglu County returned to the city, a carriage entered the city and stopped directly at the entrance of 'Jingmoxuan'.
The driver respectfully asked Lu Shengzhong to get out of the car, and then drove away.
When the neighbors saw this, they quickly came out of the shop and gathered around to ask the princess about the invitation.
"Don't say it, don't say it!" Lu Shengzhong kept it secret and held up his hands to everyone, begging to be let go.
Seeing that they couldn't say anything, everyone had no choice but to give up and gradually dispersed, but they still looked at Lu Shengzhong with a bit of envy.
Lu Shengzhong looked around, hesitated a little, and finally did not dare to run because his magic power was limited. He walked to the door of the shop and removed the door panel.
As soon as he entered, he hurried to the back hall. As soon as he opened the curtain and entered the back hall, he was stunned. He saw Bai Yao sitting inside and staring at him coldly. He didn't know where he came in.
Glancing at the window, Lu Shengzhong smiled bitterly.
After nightfall, Lu Shengzhong went to the door and lit one of the two lanterns.
An hour later, a figure appeared on the street corner. It was Liu Ziyu who had put on a slight disguise. He came to the door of Jingmoxuan, looked around, and walked straight in.
After a while, the sound of fighting came from inside the house.
Boom! A figure smashed the door panel and flew out, falling on the street and vomiting blood. It was Liu Ziyu.
Such a movement immediately caused several people to emerge from the dark corner of the street and rush towards this direction. However, they were stopped and intercepted by the people who appeared midway.
Bai Yao flashed out from Jingmoxuan and stepped on Liu Ziyu, who was about to get up, to the ground. He raised his sword and lowered it. A cold light flashed through, and he cut off Liu Ziyu's head.
Of course the fellow disciples who came to rescue Liu Ziyu knew they had fallen into a trap. Seeing Liu Ziyu's death, there was no need to rescue him. Seeing Bai Yao appear again, they knew they were no match. Someone shouted, "Let's go!"
Two screams were heard in the night, and two more people flew into the air and disappeared into the night, followed by a figure chasing after them.
People in the surrounding shops were alerted by the sound of fighting. They looked out through the cracks in the windows and doors, and they were all frightened.
The patrolling officers and soldiers in the city rushed over quickly, and a carriage arrived. A personal guard of Shang Chaozong got out of the car, showed his token to the patrolling officers and soldiers, and took over the command directly.
Yuan Gang also got out of the carriage, entered Jingmoxuan, pulled Lu Shengzhong out, put him on the carriage and left quickly.
Bai Yao and others also flew away in the air and disappeared into the night.
On the top of the city, someone lit a fire, and the oiled pyre instantly burst into flames.
In the villa, Niu Youdao, who was standing on the high pavilion and leaning on the railing, saw the signal from the city in the distance and said calmly: "Old Xiong, let go!"
Yuan Fang, who was behind, immediately grabbed a golden wing from the cage, walked to the railing and threw it into the night sky. The golden wing quickly flapped and disappeared under the dim moonlight.
After the Shang brothers and sisters and Lan Ruoting, who were watching on the sidelines, looked at each other, Shang Chaozong couldn't help but ask, "Has the assassin been arrested?"
"It doesn't matter whether the assassin is caught or not. The people behind the scenes are the real trouble. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about them for a while." Niu Youdao turned around, faced him and said with a smile: "If the prince can capture Qingshan County, then I will send him A generous gift from your lord!"
A generous gift? The three of them looked at each other, and Lan Ruoting asked with interest, "I wonder what kind of gift this is?"
Niu Youdao smiled and didn't answer, Lan Ruoting was speechless, knowing that asking was in vain, and asking someone who didn't want to talk was in vain.
Niu Youdao seemed to have put the matter behind him and changed the subject, "If it is convenient, we can go to the secret realm for retreat tomorrow."
Shang Chaozong nodded, "Okay! I will help Taoist master arrange it." He was still thinking about what kind of generous gift the other party mentioned, which was a bit tickling.
Niu Youdao said goodbye, turned around and led Yuan Fang out of the high pavilion.
The three people in the attic sent the two of them back to their yard by the railing. Lan Ruoting suddenly felt something and said, "This Taoist master is not simple!"
Shang Chaozong asked: "What do you mean, sir?"
Lan Ruoting asked back: "Didn't the prince notice? The bear demon has been tamed by him and he obeys his orders. The people in Nanshan Temple are still estranged from us, but they are very obedient and close to him... He has such skill at such a young age. , It’s simply a monster!”
The courtyard was quiet under the moonlight, Yuan Gang was back, and he brought back Lu Shengzhong with a bitter look on his face.
"It's settled." These four simple words came out of Yuan Gang's mouth, which was a complete explanation of what happened in the city.
Niu Youdao said to Yuan Fang: "Old Xiong, take me down here and tell the people below to keep an eye on him. You must not let him run away. No one is allowed to talk to him. If necessary, extreme measures can be taken!"
"Master Dao, don't worry." Yuan Fang assured him, turned around, grabbed Lu Shengzhong's shirt, and dragged him away.
Late at night, in a courtyard in Nanzhou City, a golden wing fell from the sky and landed on the crossbar of the eagle's nest under the eaves.
An Xiaoman came out quickly, grabbed it, and took out the secret message from its leg.
When he returned to the house, he read the secret message. It was a message from his senior brother Lu Shengzhong, saying that he had accidentally exposed his flaws. In order to protect himself, he had to betray Liu Ziyu and other Liuxian sect disciples. Now Liu Ziyu has been killed, but Liuxian Zong also knew something that slipped through the net, and Liu Lu would surely know the news soon, asking him to contact his master as soon as possible to avoid trouble.
An Xiaoman was shocked after reading the secret letter. Who is Liu Lu? Although Liu Lu is just a housekeeper of the Song Dynasty, his ability should not be underestimated! Liu Lu's only son was killed by people from Wuliang Mountain. Liu Lu couldn't move the Shang Chaozong for a while, and he couldn't move even Wuliang Mountain? Wuliang Mountain must be taken out on Wuliang Mountain. Even if Liu Lu remains silent, the Liuxian Sect must explain to Liu Lu that Wuliang Mountain is in danger! ,.