"Ah, we're finally here..." Gu Zexuan looked at the towering mountains in the distance and couldn't help but cheer. He slapped his rhino horse hard and rushed forward.
This place is still dozens of miles away from the mountain gate of the Sword God Sect, but from here, you can clearly see the majestic thirty-six peaks in the Sword God Sect.
The sky and the earth were covered in snow, and the thirty-six peaks of the Sword God Sect were like thirty-six sharp swords, piercing the sky with unparalleled momentum.
Many people in the team had smiles on their faces.
Not far ahead, the road under foot split into two. One led to the Sword God Sect, and the other, although in the same direction, was the way home for the people from the Sihai Escort Agency. When everyone separated, they arrived and stopped at the fork in the road.
"Brother Yan, we are all thankful for you this time. If it weren't for you, even if we could survive the catastrophe, we would not be able to come back alive. I won't say anything more. Thank you, Brother Yan, for thinking of me and calling me brother along the way. In the future, if you need any help from us, just come to Sihai Escort Agency and let us know. We will never frown even if we have to face any difficulties!" Wang Hui said loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of echoes rang out in the team.
"I, Gong Dequan, have never been convinced by anyone before, but this time when I'm with Brother Yan, I just obey Brother Yan!" Gong Dequan gave Yan Liqiang a thumbs up.
"With Brother Yan's ability, he will naturally have a bright future in the Sword God Sect. Maybe we will have to ask Brother Yan for care more in the future!" Huang Sheng also said with a smile.
Yan Liqiang rode on his rhino horse and clasped his fists to everyone around him. "On this trip, thanks to all the experienced brothers, you took care of us along the way and saved us from danger several times. We were able to make it back. In the future, we will definitely meet again. Take care, brothers!"
"Brother Yan, Brother Gu, Brother Zhao, take care of yourselves..." Everyone in the escort agency clasped their fists and bowed to Yan Liqiang.
Feeling a pair of bright eyes falling on him, Yan Liqiang smiled and said, "Take care of yourself, Miss Yu!"
"Well, take care of yourself, young master!"
After saying goodbye, everyone separated. The people from the Sihai Escort Agency walked away from a nearby road. Yu Qing also followed them, but after walking a long distance, she couldn't help but look back in Yan Liqiang's direction.
Yan Liqiang waved at them, and after seeing them turn a ridge and disappear from sight, he shook the reins and headed towards the Sword God Sect with Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng. The team of cavalry that escorted them was still escorting Yan Liqiang and the other three on their way back to the Sword God Sect.
"Ah, boss, why are they all following us?" Zhao Huipeng was surprised to see that none of the hundreds of cavalrymen who escorted them left with the people from the Sihai Escort Agency, but instead continued to escort the three of them back to the Jianshen Sect. He asked Yan Liqiang in a low voice.
Yan Liqiang blinked his eyes, "There are only three of us, and our strength is low, so we naturally need protection!"
Zhao Huipeng scratched his head and said, "Oh, so that's how it is!"
"Hui Peng, you don't really believe it, do you?" Gu Zexuan couldn't help but speak up from the side.
"Ah, is there any other reason?" Zhao Huipeng asked curiously.
Gu Zexuan glanced at Yan Liqiang, but did not say anything. He just said vaguely, "When you get to the Sword God Sect, you will understand..."
Yan Liqiang smiled and said nothing. Zhao Penghui didn't figure it out for a while, but Yan Liqiang knew that Gu Zexuan had guessed something. Ever since he encountered the checkpoint when he entered Laizhou yesterday, Yan Liqiang already knew that the reason why the Sword God Sect was so concerned about the whereabouts of him and others was probably because the news he had sent back from Fengzhou City had begun to take effect. The bigwigs in the sect probably knew his name at this time and wanted to meet him and learn about the information of Dijing City in person.
This is not good luck or pie in the sky, but an opportunity that Yan Liqiang earned with his own skills and abilities. Yan Liqiang is not nervous at all.
Yan Liqiang's guess was correct, because just after they had been walking on the road for less than half an hour, they met a group of people riding rhinoceros horses galloping towards them. There were seven people in that group, one of them was wearing a blue gown, and the other six were wearing purple swordsman robes. They were obviously disciples of the Sword God Sect. Yan Liqiang also recognized the man in the blue gown. He was Manager Xue who took Yan Liqiang up the mountain when Yan Liqiang first entered the Sword God Sect.
"Whoa..." When the two teams were still more than ten meters apart, Manager Xue and his group suddenly pulled the reins and stopped the horses. Because the other team was blocking the road, the team on this side naturally stopped as well.
"Yan Liqiang..." Manager Xue's eyes suddenly fixed on Yan Liqiang's face, and a light flashed in his eyes.
"Hello, Manager Xue!" Yan Liqiang saluted to Manager Xue. Seeing Yan Liqiang salute, Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng also followed suit.
Manager Xue looked at the cavalrymen escorting Yan Liqiang and took out a token from his arms. "I am here on the orders of the Sect Master to pick up Yan Liqiang and his party and take them back to the Sword God Sect. You can return to Su'an City after the handover here!"
After seeing Manager Xue's token, and knowing that Yan Liqiang also knew Manager Xue, the cavalry escorting Yan Liqiang and his companions turned their horses around and returned the same way. Manager Xue and Yan Liqiang and the other two returned directly to the Sword God Sect.
Manager Xue was a man of few words and was quite serious. He did not say much on the way, but just kept urging the Rhino Horse forward. They were not far from the Sword God Sect, so with the sound of the horses' hooves, they returned to the Sword God Sect in less than half an hour.
Looking at the familiar mountain gate of the Sword God Sect and the swordsmen standing guard outside the gate, Yan Liqiang felt a little emotional.
Everyone got off their horses at the steps of the mountain gate. After getting off their horses, Manager Xue glanced at Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng, and said directly to the purple-robed swordsmen around him, "Send them to the Discipline Institute first!"
"Manager Xue, Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng haven't done anything wrong, so why do they have to go to the Disciplinary Institute?" Yan Liqiang asked directly before Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng could speak.
"You encountered a lot of problems while escorting the caravan this time. They came to the Discipline Court not to be punished, but to be told what they can and cannot say, to remind them so that they don't make mistakes without knowing it. In addition to them, a manager from the Discipline Court is already waiting at the Sihai Escort Agency. The escorts and porters who came back with you also need to be explained." Manager Xue said calmly, "As for you, just follow me!"
"Oh, so that's how it is!" Yan Liqiang nodded to Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng, and asked the two to follow several purple-clothed swordsmen to the Discipline Court.
After sending Gu Zexuan and Zhao Huipeng to the Discipline Institute, Yan Liqiang followed Manager Xue towards the mountain gate.
Inside the mountain gate of the Sword God Sect, the snow on all the roads had been swept clean. From time to time, one could see outer disciples in gray clothes sweeping the snow on the roads. When they saw Manager Xue coming, some people would stop and salute him. As for Yan Liqiang who was walking with Manager Xue, some people would inadvertently take a second look at him.
Yan Liqiang is not well-known in the Sword God Sect at the moment, and not many people know him. In addition, Yan Liqiang has not shown up in the Sword God Sect in the past few months, so most of the Sword God Sect disciples who saw him don't know who he is.
"Manager Xue, where are we going?" Yan Liqiang asked as they walked on the road.
"Tiankui Peak!" Manager Xue spat out three words, then looked at Yan Liqiang with a strange look, "The sect master and the elders are waiting for you on Tiankui Peak now!"
“Ah…” Yan Liqiang was startled. Although he was mentally prepared, he still didn’t expect that his return would alarm so many people.
"The Sect Master and the other elders just found out that you had arrived in Laizhou yesterday. According to the calculation, you will probably be back by noon today, so the Sect Master and the others have gathered at Tiankui Peak to ask you some questions in person. Don't be nervous..."
Yan Liqiang took a deep breath, knowing that his chance had come...
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