On the first day he was on duty after meeting Niu Youdao, the array door had opened and the fox clan had immediately contacted him. This showed the effect of the fire.
A fire had burned him out, contacted him, and persuaded him to join in the fire.
Using the fire as an excuse, he had entered Immeasurable Garden with Ding Wei and met him. They had another discussion under the surveillance of Immeasurable Garden.
Coupled with the effect in front of him, he realized that Niu Youdao had put in a lot of effort to set that fire.
From this, it could be seen that Niu Youdao had put in a lot of effort to steal the Immeasurable Fruit. He thought to himself.
He was trapped in Immeasurable Garden and did not know what was going on outside. Otherwise, he would know why Niu Youdao had chosen this time to set the fire.
In short, the more he understood Niu Youdao's intentions, the more his uneasy heart felt at ease. After all, this was not an ordinary task. The slightest mistake could cost him his life.
"That's right!" Wei Ye nodded and sighed.
With the beetle in hand, Ao Feng did not dare to check it now. He waited until the next morning to change shifts with his subordinate and return to his lodgings before taking out the beetle trapped in his sleeve.
He examined the beetle from head to tail. He did not know how the thing in the beetle's abdomen had been put in, but the only possibility was that it had been stuffed in from the tail.
He cast a spell to carefully force the thing out of the beetle's body. He did not want to harm the beetle's life as he was worried that the beetle could still send messages.
But once the thing was forced out of the beetle's body, the kicking beetle quickly stopped moving. It was dead, so he could only let it go.
There was a small roll of sealed paper. After it was cleaned, he opened it up. There were many small words on it.
The content was for him to establish contact with the fox clan and send a message to the fox clan to tell them the exact time of his shift.
When the message was sent, he only needed to hide the message in an inconspicuous object and think of a way to throw it out. The fox clan would then send someone to the door to pick it up.
The time to pick it up was at night to avoid being discovered.
Of course, he still needed his cooperation. The Fox Clan would come to pick up the item at the precise time that he had specified. Thus, at this precise time, he, Ao Feng, had to divert the attention of the other guard at the door.
After reading the contents of the letter, Ao Feng destroyed the secret letter and the beetle. Staying in the room, he let out a long sigh and muttered to himself, "Eight days later …"
…
In the study room of the Demon Fox Department, Niu Youdao, who had just returned, walked to the back of the table and sat down. Once again, he took out the letter from his sleeve and read it.
This was the second time he had read it. He had read it once when he received the letter from outside. After reading it again, he silently leaned back in his chair, raised his head, and sighed softly at the ceiling.
It was a letter written by Yuan Gang, which was forwarded by Sha Rulai. As usual, he briefed the outside world on the situation.
The reason why the contents of the briefing made him sigh was that it mentioned one thing. The princess, Shang Shuqing, had a marriage partner, and the partner was a person called Fu Junlan.
This Fu Junlan had some connections with the Shang Family. Her family was originally a big family in Yan Jing. In the early years, they had a relationship with King Ning and Shang Jianbo. After the decline of King Ning's residence, the Fu Family was implicated and fell into ruin. After Shang Chaozong's rise in Nanzhou, the Fu Family sought refuge in Nanzhou. On account of their past relationship, they more or less received some support from Shang Chaozong and regained some of their meager assets.
When Fu Junlan was young, she had met Shang Shuqing in King Ning's residence. They had played together as children and knew what Shang Shuqing looked like.
Because of the decline of her family and the fickleness of the world, Fu Junlan had never married. It could be said that she and Shang Shuqing shared the same fate. No one had expected that the two of them would have the chance to be together after so many years. To be able to make Shang Shuqing look at her in a new light, it could be said that the two of them were fated to be married.
Shang Chaozong was cautious about this matter. Family support was family support, sister marriage was sister marriage. He sent people to investigate Fu Junlan's background over the years, and after confirming that there were no problems, he agreed. Now, Shang Shuqing and Fu Junlan were trying to get in touch with each other. After both sides had confirmed it, the families of both sides would settle the marriage.
It was unknown what Yuan Gang meant, but in the briefing, Shang Shuqing's matter took up more than half of it.
Niu Youdao understood Yuan Gang's meaning. Niu Youdao knew that in Yuan Gang's eyes, Shang Shuqing was a good girl. Niu Youdao also knew that in Yuan Gang's eyes, a woman's good or bad would never be judged by her appearance.
In reality, the people of Thatched Cottage Villa were not blind. They could all see that Shang Shuqing was interested in Niu Youdao. Yuan Gang's detailed description might have been to persuade him to consider it or not.
With his relationship with Yuan Gang, there was nothing that couldn't be said. The reason why Yuan Gang didn't persuade him directly was because he knew about his past.
By describing it in detail, Yuan Gang might have hoped that he would let go of the past and start afresh.
Whether or not he could let go of the past was Niu Youdao's own business. He would handle it himself, and there was no need for others to worry about it.
He wasn't stupid. He also knew Shang Shuqing's feelings for him. He also knew that Shang Shuqing was really not bad other than her appearance.
Did he not care about her appearance? He couldn't say that he didn't care at all, but he still cared a little.
However, the reason he couldn't accept her had nothing to do with her appearance. Ever since he was dragged into this mess by Yuan Gang and Shang Shuqing, he had already embarked on a path where he couldn't control himself.
It might be hypocritical to say that he was afraid of harming Shang Shuqing, but that was the truth. He was currently on the brink of death. No matter who he fell in love with, he would be harming the other party. No matter which woman he established a relationship with, those who failed to harm him would try their best to harm that woman. Not to mention others, how could Ding Wei and Xuan Yao let go of an opportunity to control him? When that time came, not only would he harm that woman, but he would also implicate a lot of people who protected that woman.
Staying away from Shang Shuqing and maintaining a certain distance was indeed protecting Shang Shuqing to a certain extent. There was no other way. This was his current situation.
Of course, aside from these reasons, he still wouldn't accept Shang Shuqing. There was no other reason. He didn't have any romantic feelings for Shang Shuqing. He wouldn't marry a woman just because he felt that she was not bad. He wouldn't marry a woman just because he was touched. No romantic feelings meant no romantic feelings. He had always been rational.
He couldn't force himself because of other people's attitudes. Moreover, no one would force him.
No one forced him, which meant that even in the eyes of others, the two of them weren't suitable for each other.
He sighed because he had been served by Shang Shuqing for so many years. He sighed because Shang Shuqing's life was ruined because of that face. He didn't understand why King Ning and Shang Jianbo would turn their daughter into a 'ghost face'. Zhao Xiongge's words weren't clear, so he must be hiding something.
There were some questions that he couldn't understand at the moment, so he didn't think too much about it.
He took out a piece of paper from the table and wrote two letters. One was to Sha Rulai, asking her to help him investigate Fu Junlan's background. He was worried that Shang Chaozong's investigation ability was limited.
He hoped that Shang Shuqing could marry a good family and be happy. He didn't want such a good girl to meet with misfortune.
It wasn't just because of Shang Shuqing. Shang Shuqing's marriage was not a small matter for the entire business faction. If someone with bad intentions intervened and used it, the consequences would be unimaginable. He had to be careful.
The other letter was to Yuan Gang. If Shang Shuqing could get married smoothly, he would prepare a generous gift for her.
As soon as he finished writing the two letters, Qin Guan knocked on the door. "Elder, there's a distinguished guest."
Niu Youdao asked casually, "Who is it?"
"The Pavilion Master and his wife of the Ice and Snow Pavilion are here to pay a visit."
Chuan Ying and Xue Luo 'er? Niu Youdao was stunned. What were they doing here? He put the letters into his sleeves and quickly stood up.
When he came outside, Xue Luo 'er and Chuan Ying were already waiting in the courtyard. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. It was just that her belly had gotten bigger.
"Greetings, Pavilion Master. Greetings, Brother Chuan." Niu Youdao quickly walked over to greet them.
Chuan Ying's attitude was intimate and warm. She went forward and hugged Niu Youdao's arm. She laughed heartily and said, "Brother Niu, sorry for the intrusion."
Xue Luo 'er had a friendly smile on her face, but she was a little reserved. After all, Niu Youdao's status was not something that she would look up to. If it was not for her husband, she would not have lowered herself to personally visit a mere sect elder of a mere sect.
"It's no trouble at all. The two of you are distinguished guests that I couldn't even invite. Please come in, please come in. "Niu Youdao invited the two of them into the living room to take a seat. He even gave up the main seat for the two of them to sit.
Qin Guan and Ke Dingjie quickly served tea to the guests. To them, the Pavilion Master and his wife of the Ice and Snow Pavilion were important people. They were honored that Elder Niu had such important friends.
They exchanged pleasantries in the living room. During the conversation, Xue Luo 'er occasionally asked about how Niu Youdao was doing. If he had any difficulties, she would help him.
Niu Youdao repeatedly said that he would definitely ask for help if he had any difficulties. As for the specific difficulties, he didn't mention a word.
This was because he knew that this was not the past. Xue Luo 'er's words couldn't solve the problem. In the current situation, even people like Ding Wei were helpless. Xue Luo' er's words were useless. If it really involved a serious fight in the Saint Realm, who would take Xue Luo 'er's words seriously? Who would dare?
When the couple mentioned that they were going to leave the Saint Realm and return to the Ice and Snow Pavilion, Chuan Ying took the initiative to ask, "Brother Niu, we are going out. Do you have any letters that you want me to pass to your friends outside?"
Niu Youdao thought for a while and shook his head. "No."
Chuan Ying asked, "Not even one? Do you want a letter from Linghu Qiu? "
Niu Youdao chuckled. "Forget it. I am not on good terms with the Jin Nation. It's better not to implicate him. There's no point in replying to them."
No matter how enthusiastic and generous Chuan Ying was, or how willing she was to help, Niu Youdao declined all of her offers.
The couple stayed for a while before leaving.
Niu Youdao, who saw them off, kept waving his hand to ask them to leave. When he put his hand down, he frowned slightly as if he was thinking about something.
…
In the Heavenly Demon Holy Land, the Demon Palace was chiseled out of a huge mountain. Clanking sounds could be heard in the darkness.
A tall man with thick eyebrows and strong arms was using a hammer to chisel the wall carvings. He looked like a craftsman, but he was actually one of the Nine Sages, Wu Chang.
After Elder Hei Shi reported the situation, the sounds of chiseling stopped.
Wu Chang faced the wall carvings. Slowly, he said, "He rejected all help?"
Hei Shi bowed. "He didn't reject them openly, but at least he rejected them tactfully."
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