The fact that the remnants of the Six Paths were able to establish themselves here naturally had something to do with him. The two sides had always maintained a vague relationship. Not only did he not dare to leak this relationship to the Heavenly Court, the Six Paths didn't dare to let the news spread through the Six Paths either. The reason was simple. The decline of the Six Paths had something to do with House Xiahou. What would happen if the subordinates of the Six Paths found out that the higher-ups of the Six Paths were in contact with their enemies?
Other than those who had escaped into Inferno, the remnants of the Dominator of the Six Paths needed the help of House Xiahou's underground forces if they wanted to establish a foothold in the outside world. House Xiahou also wanted to use the Dominator of the Six Paths as a trump card to prevent the Green Master and the Buddhist Master from falling out. House Xiahou had always done this with ease. From the Demonic Monk Nan Bo to the three experts, to the Six Sages, and now to Lord Qing and the Buddhist Lord, it had always been like this. Now, they were doing the same to the remnants of the Six Paths.
Some things couldn't be solved, so they had to compromise. For the sake of the family's longevity, they had to leave a way out. When the family was strong enough to solve all problems, everything would naturally be solved.
Therefore, he knew the relationship between Verdant Hill Spire and the Infinite Path. He just couldn't figure out why the Infinite Path would send someone to kill a little Niu Youde. Niu Youde was quite famous, but it wasn't worth getting involved in something like this. Considering how careful the remnants of the Six Paths were, it was impossible for them to commit a crime when the Heavenly Court had just set up a trap. Could it be that someone from the Infinite Path had fallen into the trap set up by the Heavenly Court?
If that was the case, then how did the Infinite Path know that Niu Youde was bait?
Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
The green-robed elder glanced at the tortured assassin, then turned around to summon his men to take the assassin away. He then said, "This assassin doesn't know what grudges there are between Verdant Hill Spire and Niu Youde. He only knows that the innkeeper told him that Niu Youde had offended someone when he was having fun at Verdant Hill Spire, so he was sent here to teach Niu Youde a lesson. It seems that Verdant Hill Spire doesn't know about this either."
Cao Man chuckled. "I see. I knew it. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. "
The green-robed elder noticed his reaction. His eyes flashed, then he cautioned, "This assassin is only at Golden Lotus Seventh Grade."
"…" Cao Man was taken aback. He seemed to have thought of something and his expression gradually turned grave. He slowly turned his head and asked, "Could it be that this assassin has some kind of powerful transcendent artifact?"
The azure-robed old man shook his head. I don't have any magic treasures. "
"That's strange." Cao Man raised her head and looked up at the ceiling. She narrowed her eyes and said with a faint smile, "Niu Youde single-handedly slaughtered his way through a million-strong army three times. His bravery and valiant, I'm afraid there are few Golden Lotus cultivators who are a match for him. However, he's extremely skilled in battle. I heard that his cultivation has already reached the Ninth Grade of Golden Lotus. Even if Green Mountain Manor didn't know about Niu Youde's background and didn't know that his target was Niu Youde, they still sent a mediocre subordinate to deal with him. However, it was not easy for this assassin to escape from Niu Youde's hands. Moreover, Niu Youde had two subordinates by his side. Even three people couldn't deal with him? There's something fishy about this! "
The azure-robed old man nodded. "It is."
Cao Man raised an eyebrow and said, "It looks like there's some kind of unexplainable relationship between the Boundless Path and Niu Youde. Hmph, on one side is a remnant of the Six Paths, and on the other side is a rising star of Master Green's personal guard. This is getting interesting … Right, does Green Mountain Manor know that their man has fallen into our hands?"
The azure-robed old man said, "He was captured by our men outside as soon as he escaped. Green Mountain Manor probably doesn't know that he's in our hands. Otherwise, they wouldn't have kept in contact with him. After he fell into our hands, the Star Bell he was using to communicate with Green Mountain Manor responded multiple times. If they knew that he had been captured, there would be no need for them to keep in contact. "
Cao Man said, "Then there's no need to keep this person alive. Let's just get rid of him. Once he's dead, Green Mountain Manor will be at ease. Otherwise, they will continue to be suspicious. "
The azure-robed old man said, "Should we use him to test the relationship between the Boundless Path and Niu Youde?"
Cao Man smiled faintly. "Some things are better left unsaid. Let's just pretend that we don't know anything. It's easy to find out if there's a relationship between them. We just need to look at the traps set by the Heavenly Court and see if there are people from the Six Paths among them. There's no need to beat around the bush. Old Seven. If we pretend to be ignorant about some things, we'll be able to catch more clues. If they carefully cover up all the loopholes, we'll be tired watching from the sidelines. Don't you think so? "
The azure-robed old man suddenly understood. "I understand. This old servant will do it now."
"Right!" Cao Man raised her hand. "Sort out all the things related to Niu Youde and the Land of Purgatory for me to see. Maybe we can find some clues."
"Yes!" The azure-robed Old Seven answered and left.
The new spies that the Heavenly Court sent to the Phantom City were all exposed, and all the strongholds in the Phantom City were removed. However, the Loyalty Pavilion's intention for returning the bow was very clear. They were not interested in the bow. If you want to find the bow, go ahead, but don't cross the line. The Loyalty Pavilion had made it clear that as long as the Heavenly Court didn't do anything, they wouldn't do anything. Naturally, the Heavenly Court had to set up a stronghold in the Phantom City.
This matter had to be done by Gao Guan. Although Qing Zhu had scolded Gao Guan badly before, it was only because he was angry. In fact, Qing Zhu understood that it wasn't Gao Guan who was incompetent, but the Xiahou Clan itself wasn't simple.
In the Starry Hall, after Gao Guan explained the plan to set up a stronghold in the Phantom City to Qing Zhu, he requested to send another group of guards into the Phantom City as spies. However, this time, he didn't want someone like Zhan Ruyi to appear on the list. He wanted a group of reliable people.
The upheaval in the Phantom City this time was actually out of Gao Guan's expectation, especially Zhan Ruyi's participation. He was the one who proposed the plan to Qing Zhu, but Qing Zhu made many changes during the implementation. Gao Guan still couldn't figure out Qing Zhu's intention in some areas.
However, this time, Qing Zhu approved all the requests.
Gao Guan took the opportunity to make another request. "Your Majesty! I want to send Niu Youde to the Phantom City again. "
Qing Zhu, who had already returned to his seat behind the long table, narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Niu Youde has already been exposed. Isn't it a little inappropriate to send him to the Phantom City again?"
Gao Guan said, "Didn't Your Majesty say that he made a great contribution and directly promoted him to the Head Town? I feel that with Niu Youde's qualifications and cultivation, it's a little difficult for him to be the Head Town in the Left Supervisor Guard. Why not directly send him to the Phantom City! "
"Phantom City Head Town …" Qing Zhu was a little surprised. He leaned forward slightly and asked, "You seem to be very interested in sending him to the Phantom City! I think Envoy Gao has some wise ideas. I would like to hear them. "
Gao Guan said, "Currently, the Head Town in the Phantom City is completely a decoration. It can't play any role at all. Of course, the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness is the reason, but it's also related to the Heavenly Court's long-term concessions. Every time the people sent there are mediocre people who only seek to avoid mistakes. They are all mediocre people. I admire Niu Youde's adaptability this time because he changed the situation that was completely disadvantageous to the Heavenly Court. In fact, I have always admired him. He didn't let me down this time, so I have high hopes for him. I hope he can go to the Phantom City. I don't expect him to do anything great under the eyes of the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness, but I want to give him some pressure so that he can find another way to provide some protection for the Heavenly Court's stronghold there. It won't be like this time, where our stronghold was immediately wiped out by the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness as soon as something happened! The other reason is also very simple. An ordinary person may not dare to play tricks under the eyes of the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness. When Niu Youde was in the Heavenly Street, he dared to go against the nobles. Therefore, there is no better candidate than Niu Youde for the position of the Phantom City Head Town. "
Qing Zhu nodded slightly. His five fingers lightly tapped on the table as he pondered for a while. He said, "Emissary Gao's words make sense. Sending that monkey cub is indeed a good choice. It's just that it's too difficult for him to stay in the Phantom City with his cultivation base. The Phantom City is not like an ordinary place. That monkey cub has only been in the Left Supervisory Guard for a few years, yet he has been repeatedly called out for missions. He has just stopped, yet you want him to be called out for missions again. You want a horse to run fast, yet you want a horse to not eat grass. Sooner or later, he will collapse. Even a good knife needs to be sharpened before it can be used. Give him some time to properly raise his cultivation base. In short, I promise Emissary Gao that once his cultivation base reaches the Cailian realm and he has a bit more ability to protect himself, I will give priority to Emissary Gao's requests. "
As soon as he said this, Shangguan Qing, who was standing quietly at the side, looked at Qing Zhu with some surprise. His Majesty was deliberately nurturing Niu Youde!
There were some things that he had not participated in before, so he didn't know. However, as a close official of Qing Zhu, he took this matter to heart.
Gao Guan was silent for a moment, then said, "Could it be that His Majesty has found a place for him to stay?"
Qing Zhu laughed mockingly and said, "Calling him a monkey cub is not wrong at all …" He did not finish his words.
Before he could finish, Gao Guan and Shangguan Qing were confused.
After a long journey, Miao Yi finally returned to the Black Tiger Banner's camp.
Zhan Ruyi, who had returned first, didn't expect Miao Yi to return so soon after. However, she had heard from her subordinates at the phantom market what had happened. In fact, as soon as she returned, the entire world knew about the huge commotion caused by the Heavenly Court at the phantom market. The Black Dragon Division was also spreading the news. However, most people still didn't know that someone from the division had participated in such a huge incident. After all, this mission was a secret mission, and they had done a good job of keeping it a secret.
Zhan Ruyi had already brought her men to wait at the Black Tiger Banner's side, ready to retrieve her men.
As soon as Miao Yi landed, he returned the Blue Tiger Banner's men to her, then secretly told her the reason for their loss. Zhan Ruyi didn't say anything else and was about to leave with her men when they received a message from the Black Dragon Division at almost the same time, ordering them to report to the division immediately.
Miao Yi was originally going to report to the Black Dragon Division, so hearing the news saved him a lot of trouble.
The two of them arrived at the Black Dragon Division's conference hall together. When they saw the other Tiger Banner Commanders arriving one after another, they realized that they weren't the only ones summoned.
Seeing that the Commander still hadn't shown himself, Earth Tiger Banner Commander He Zhi approached Vice Commander Zhen Boyue and asked with a smile, "Vice Commander Bo, I heard that the Commander has personally come. What is it?"
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