After receiving the report, Gong Lince didn't immediately agree. Even though he had already made up his mind, he still asked the other elders for their opinions.
The other party's request was reasonable. Many of them were Yuan Gang and Guan Fangyi's trusted subordinates, so they wouldn't abandon it.
Even if he abandoned it, he would be able to exchange one bird mount for another bird mount. It wouldn't be a loss at all.
All the elders agreed, and Gong Lince agreed with everyone's opinion.
The disciple appeared again and nodded slightly at Mo Lingxue. Mo Lingxue, who knew what to do, turned around and said, "Alright, I'll make an exception this time." She pointed to the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone in the hands of the disciple, indicating for them to write a pledge.
Yuan Gang stepped forward, but Guan Fangyi grabbed his arm. Yuan Gang turned around and looked at her. He understood Guan Fangyi's gaze. She seemed to be asking, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Yuan Gang grabbed her wrist and pulled it away. He walked to the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone and wrote the pledge.
Mo Lingxue raised her chin at Guan Fangyi, "Since the two of you are leaving, why don't you sign the pledge as well?"
Guan Fangyi was still hesitating, but Yuan Gang urged, "Time is limited, hurry up."
Guan Fangyi could only trust Yuan Gang now, so she stepped forward and signed the pledge.
After reading the pledge, Mo Lingxue smiled in satisfaction. She put the pledge away and personally accompanied the two to communicate with Yan Li.
Yan Li was quite dissatisfied when he heard that he had to borrow another bird mount for three days. However, it was the sect's decision, so he could only comply.
After borrowing the strength of their legs, Guan Fangyi quickly informed the people in the cottage that there was an additional three days of grace. Then, she and Yuan Gang rode the sunset and soared into the sky …
It would take half a day to run non-stop, so borrowing the strength of the bird would save at least half of the time.
To some extent, the person they wanted to meet wasn't far from the Purple Golden Cave. However, it was already dark when the two arrived at their destination.
Under the crescent moon, the bird carried the two to a mountain peak deep in the forest.
There was already someone waiting on the mountain peak. A person stood under a big tree with his hands behind his back, looking at the moon in silence.
The two of them looked at each other, then stared at the person standing with his hands behind his back. Guan Fangyi whispered to Yuan Gang, "Who is it?"
The person with his back facing them raised his hand and tore off the mask on his face. Then, he slowly turned around and smiled. "You're here."
Yuan Gang and Guan Fangyi were stunned. Guan Fangyi's reaction was as though she had seen a ghost. Her Dharma Eyes took a good look at the other party's face.
A familiar face, a familiar smile, and a familiar voice. Who else could it be other than Niu Youdao?
"Daoye!" Guan Fangyi, who had regained her senses, suddenly let out a cry of surprise. Like a little girl, she ran over in joy. She was so excited that she immediately threw herself into Niu Youdao's arms, hugging him and kissing him madly.
Niu Youdao was caught off guard by her. It was the first time he had seen this woman act so unscrupulously. Her passion was a little too much. She hugged him and kissed him madly. Even his lips were not spared. Even her fragrant tongue was trying to pry open his teeth and enter his mouth.
He did not expect such a big reaction. Niu Youdao could not take it anymore. He shut his mouth tightly and tried to push her away.
Unexpectedly, Guan Fangyi hugged him tightly instead. She stood on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his body. Their heads intertwined, she cried and choked, "Bastard, you scared me to death!" She really cried. Her tears flowed freely. The grievances from before finally found a place to vent. She finally dared to let go of her strong will and be a woman again.
Niu Youdao gradually realized why she was so unreserved. He smiled reservedly and patted her back. He teased, "Alright, you're an old woman. You're still doing this. How disgusting."
"Pfft!" Guan Fangyi's tears turned into laughter. She was embarrassed and flew into a rage. She pushed him away and shouted, "Why don't you go and die?"
She realized that this guy was more than just annoying. He kept reminding her that she was an old woman. She really loved and hated him at the same time.
But then again, for him to say such words, it meant that it was not fake. The real Daoye was back. After scolding her, he smiled again.
Yuan Gang walked over. His stiff face actually revealed a slight smile. He greeted as if it was a normal day. "Daoye!"
Niu Youdao smiled too. He raised a hand and patted his chest. "Are you alright?"
"Still alright." Yuan Gang nodded. Suddenly, he pointed a finger at Niu Youdao's face.
"…" Niu Youdao was puzzled. He reached out to touch his face.
Guan Fangyi took a closer look and covered her mouth. "Haha …" She couldn't hold back her laughter. She laughed so hard that her body trembled. There were still tears on her face. She laughed so hard that she almost couldn't breathe. Niu Youdao's face was messy. His face was covered with her masterpiece. It was covered with her lipstick marks.
After wiping his face with his hand, Niu Youdao understood. He sighed. "What is this? Hong Niang, I'll let it go this time. Don't do this again in the future."
Guan Fangyi snorted. "You've taken advantage of me. Many men want to kiss you but don't have the chance. You've taken advantage of me …" She suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Yuan Gang. She asked angrily, "You knew he wasn't dead?"
Yuan Gang was expressionless. "I didn't know before. I only found out after I received Daoye's letter. Daoye only told me to meet with someone. I didn't know it was Daoye himself. "
"Would it kill you to say he's not dead? I was worried for nothing." After Guan Fangyi complained, she looked at Niu Youdao again. She sized him up and said in surprise, "Daoye, the people from Misty Pavilion came and said you were dead. They asked Purple Gold Cave to send a replacement. But you're still alive. What happened?"
Niu Youdao smiled. "I'm dead. But it's not me. It's my substitute. I asked Monkey to secretly find a substitute for me. "
"…" Guan Fangyi turned back and gritted her teeth at Yuan Gang. "You found a substitute yourself. How dare you say you didn't know he was faking his death?"
Yuan Gang hid all his excitement under his calm expression. He explained, "I didn't know Daoye's plan. I didn't know he was going to die. I can't be sure."
Guan Fangyi obviously didn't believe him.
Niu Youdao sighed. "Hong Niang, don't you know Monkey? He's stubborn. If I told him the substitute was going to die for me, he wouldn't let me die for nothing. Do you think I would dare to tell him? "
Guan Fangyi believed him. She hated Yuan Gang's stubborn attitude.
Yuan Gang's face tightened. He had to admit that if he really knew that the substitute was going to die, he might not have cooperated. He would rather think of another way to make things more troublesome than to kill someone for no reason.
In his opinion, it was wrong to do so. He couldn't be like Niu Youdao, who would do anything to achieve his goal!
"Why? Are you upset?" Niu Youdao asked. He smiled bitterly and patted Yuan Gang's shoulder. "I'm afraid you won't be able to get over it. That's why I asked you to use your intelligence network to find a suitable person. That person raped and killed the daughter of your Sect Master. He deserves to die."
Yuan Gang was silent. His expression was still solemn.
Guan Fangyi glanced sideways and said disdainfully, "Hypocrite!" She then said to Niu Youdao, "You should have left this matter to me before."
Niu Youdao said, "I couldn't guarantee that there would be no problems with the people on your side. This is no small matter. It's better to be careful."
Guan Fangyi muttered unhappily, "In the end, you still don't trust me."
Niu Youdao chuckled. "If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have asked Monkey to bring you to see me."
Since it had already happened, it was useless to say anything more. Yuan Gang also knew that he couldn't win against Niu Youdao in reasoning. So, he put aside the matter of substitute death and asked, "Taoist grandpa, do the people in the Sage Land think that you're dead?"
Niu Youdao nodded slightly.
This reminded Guan Fangyi. She said worriedly, "If that's the case, doesn't that mean you can't show your face? Otherwise, if the Sage State knew that they were deceived by you, how could they let you go? "
Niu Youdao said, "If I can't show my face, then I won't show my face. I have no other choice. Things have developed to this point. I've already been targeted by all parties. Even the Nine Sages have their eyes on me. If I continue to be entangled with them, it will become more and more difficult. No matter how I deal with it, it will become more and more dangerous. Therefore, I have to die in advance and escape from the entanglement! "
There was a moment of silence. Guan Fangyi roughly understood why he said that asking Monkey to bring her to see him showed his trust in her. She tried to ask again, "Daoye could get the substitute into the Sage State and come out of it. Did someone help him in the Sage State?"
"Yes!" Niu Youdao nodded slightly and changed the topic. "You were crying just now. What's wrong? Did the Purple Golden Cave make you feel wronged?"
He didn't want to mention Sha Rulai for the time being. Some things weren't a matter of trust, but whether things could be done thoroughly.
Knowing too much about some things would affect one's style of doing things. For example, touching on Sha Rulai would cause one's behavior to change. It would be easy for others to notice that something was wrong. It was better to act as he should.
Guan Fangyi knew that she wouldn't be able to get anything out of him if he didn't want to say it, so she stopped asking. She continued Niu Youdao's words and snorted, "The Purple Golden Cave has gone too far. As soon as the news of your death came, Yan Li couldn't wait any longer …" She told him what happened.
Niu Youdao smiled. "It's expected. It's not a big deal. I can even let you live. I didn't go too far."
Guan Fangyi glared at him and said, "Yan Li is being overbearing, Gong Lince is avoiding us, and even your master refuses to show up. Even our flying mounts have been detained. Everyone in Zijin Cave treats us like this, and you still have the cheek to laugh?"
Niu Youdao was still smiling. "From their point of view, they didn't do anything wrong. It's understandable. Alright, don't be angry. I'll take care of this. "
Guan Fangyi said, "You have a big heart. Whose side are you on? The monkey and I wrote a promissory note for the birds. You can't show up now. How can you get them back? "
Niu Youdao said, "Since I'm back, it's ours. No one can take it away. Don't worry. I'll take care of it."
Because she was wronged by the Purple Golden Cave, Guan Fangyi pouted in dissatisfaction. However, the two sentences of "I'll take care of it" were enough to clear the haze in her heart. Daoye was back. All the worries and troubles from before suddenly didn't seem to be a problem.
Seeing her unhappy look, Niu Youdao smiled faintly. He took off the bag on his back and took out a stone that was bigger than a fist. He handed it to her. "Don't be angry. Here, I brought you a gift from the Saint Realm."
Guan Fangyi was immediately interested. Then she realized that it was only a stone. She said with dissatisfaction, "It's just a broken stone. How can it be considered a gift …" Suddenly, she realized that the weight was not right. She shook her hand and asked in surprise, "Is there something inside?"
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