Someone came in from outside the secret room. One was Yun Ji who had settled Lv Wushuang and the other was Yuan Gang who was holding a secret letter.
When the two of them saw that Shang Shuqing was actually here and had already met with Daoye who had taken off his mask, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Shang Shuqing was also surprised to see Yuan Gang, "Master Yuan?"
She had heard some of the news and knew that Yuan Gang had become the Evil Sect's holy son and knew that Yuan Gang had gone missing. She also heard that Yuan Gang's arm was chopped off.
Wasn't he missing? Why was he here? And that undamaged arm. She realized that the secret of the person here might be beyond her imagination.
Yuan Gang nodded and greeted, "Junzhu."
Swoosh! Niu Youdao sheathed the sword in his hand and said to Shang Shuqing, "I heard that Junzhu has built a cenotaph for me?"
Shang Shuqing was asked awkwardly and nodded.
Niu Youdao, "I heard that Junzhu remembers the old friendship and will often go to pay respects. This Niu is grateful. Now that Junzhu knows that I am still alive, I hope that Junzhu will continue to go to the cenotaph as usual and not arouse suspicion. "
Yuan Gang, Yun Ji and Guan Fangyi subconsciously looked at each other and all felt that the significance of the cenotaph to Shang Shuqing was lowered by Daoye or it should be said that it was ignored by Daoye. They really did not know how Shang Shuqing felt at this moment.
Shang Shuqing revealed a forced smile, "Daoye rest assured, Qing-er understands."
Niu Youdao, "It is not suitable for Junzhu to stay here for a long time as it is easy to arouse suspicion. I still have some matters to deal with and will not keep Junzhu."
Shang Shuqing made a sound of 'en' and bowed slightly, "It is Qing-er who took the liberty to disturb. Qing-er shall take her leave."
Niu Youdao tilted his head and gestured to Guan Fangyi. Guan Fangyi immediately extended her hand and sent Shang Shuqing off.
With Shang Shuqing taking care of her, Silver was quite obedient. Although she was unwilling to leave Niu Youdao, she was still taken away by Shang Shuqing. How did she come and how did she leave?
Niu Youdao held the sword in his hand horizontally, his heart filled with emotions. If he was not mistaken, the key to the secret that he was looking for had always been by his side.
Not to mention Shang Shuqing, there were some things that even he did not expect. Shang Shuqing had neglected this sword, and he had also neglected this sword.
Now that he thought about it, Dongguo Haoran had given the sword to King Ning as a keepsake, and King Ning had asked him to send the sword back to High Clarity Sect. As the person who was in charge of the matter of Crow General back then, Dongguo Haoran could indeed have left the essay inside the sword. Negligence, it was indeed negligence.
When he asked Shang Shuqing just now, he only wanted to change the topic. He didn't think that Shang Shuqing was hiding anything from him, and he didn't think that Guan Fangyi was hiding anything from him. If Guan Fangyi couldn't get the answer, he didn't think that he could get anything out of her either. Who would have thought that he would actually get something out of her.
Actually some things were destined. Even if he did not ask Shang Shuqing now, he would definitely ask in the future.
Yuan Gang moved closer and asked, "Yin 'er exposed you so quickly?"
Niu Youdao said, "I knew that glutton was unreliable. Really unreliable. Everyone should be more careful in the future." He did not want to talk about this anymore and glanced at the letter in Yuan Gang's hand. "What's the matter?"
Yuan Gang passed the letter to him. "Xihai Hall wants to meet you."
Niu Youdao asked, "What did they say?"
Yuan Gang replied, "No."
Niu Youdao thought for a while. "They probably want to know about Lv Wushuang. Write back and say that I am temporarily busy. Also, explain that I am currently in a cooperative relationship with Lv Wushuang and there is no need to explain anything else. Also, ask him to keep an eye on the movements of the Six Sages. "
After a while, Guan Fangyi returned.
Niu Youdao instructed, "Nanshan Temple's kitchen needs fire bellows. Go prepare it at Yuan Fang's side and clear away the unrelated matters. I will be there in a while."
Guan Fangyi glanced at the sword in his hand and knew what he meant. She nodded and left. She was also looking forward to it.
Niu Youdao did not explain to the others what was going on. He put on the mask of Wang Xiao again and left with Yun Ji. It was more appropriate to use the identity of Yun Ji's attendant to walk around the Thatched Cottage now. Yuan Gang could not show himself, so he continued to stay underground.
"If there is anything, I can do it myself. How can I let the master do this kind of servant work?"
"Old Xiong, are you done? Get lost!"
Yun Ji and Niu Youdao had just walked out of the kitchen of Nanshan Temple when they heard Yuan Fang's flattering voice.
Now that Daoye was dead and Yuan Gang was missing, everyone in the Thatched Cottage naturally regarded Guan Fangyi as the master of the house, especially Yuan Fang, who wanted nothing more than to suck up to her.
When they reached the door, they bumped into Yuan Fang who had been chased out dejectedly. Yuan Fang nodded and bowed to the two newcomers. "Lord Yun."
"This is none of your business." Yun Ji reminded him and entered the kitchen. Niu Youdao stood guard at the door with his arms crossed.
Yuan Fang chuckled at Niu Youdao for a while before taking his leave.
In the kitchen, after the fire was lit, Guan Fangyi called out from inside, "It's done."
Niu Youdao looked around and turned to go in as well. He saw that Guan Fangyi was already pushing the bellows beside the fire.
Niu Youdao bent over to look at the raging flames in the furnace. He unsheathed his sword and threw it directly into the furnace. The body of the sword was silent in the blazing flames.
Yun Ji, who was at the side, did not understand what was going on. She asked Guan Fangyi before, but the latter told her not to ask.
Most of the weapons used by cultivators in the world came from the Cloud Implement Sect in the Jin Nation. No matter how sharp the weapons forged by ordinary people were, the first thing they needed to do was to withstand attacks. For example, ordinary weapons could be easily destroyed by people with high cultivation.
No matter who forged this sword of Dongguo Haoran's was, its endurance was extraordinary. After adding several rounds of charcoal to the fire, only then did the body of the sword turn bright red.
At this moment, Niu Youdao, who was staring at the outside of the stove, invoked his arts and grabbed at the air. The treasured sword inside the stove flew out with a fiery nature. Under the support of his arts, it floated in front of Niu Youdao.
Guan Fangyi, who knew what was going on, came over to take a look. Yun Ji also went closer to see what was going on.
The body of the sword, which had been burned red, turned slightly. Niu Youdao cast a spell with both hands and stopped the sword. On the side of the sword with the words "Loyal Heart of Jade Blood", a black line appeared in the red. To be exact, it was a map.
Guan Fangyi pointed and said, "Look."
Niu Youdao had already seen it. He stared at it and found that it was a map of mountains and rivers. There was a mountain villa in the map. He immediately cast his Transcendence Eye to take a closer look. After seeing the layout of the mountain villa, he was startled and realized that he had been to this mountain villa before.
This mountain villa was located in the Nanzhou, in Cangwu County, King Ning's fief. This mountain villa was the side courtyard of the King's Mansion left behind by King Ning. Back then, he stayed there with Shang Chaozong and the others in Cangwu County.
There was no mistake. He had lived there for a long time, but he was very familiar with the layout of the mountain villa. Even the mountain villa was built on was exactly the same.
In addition, this item was related to King Ning. It was conceivable that the possibility of a mistake was very small.
Niu Youdao was suspicious. Could it be that this was the place where the 100,000 Crow Generals were hidden? After thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible. He had lived there for so long. If there was a place where the 100,000 Crow Generals were hidden, it must be filled with dense Yin Qi. It was impossible that he hadn't noticed it.
When he wanted to take a closer look at the map, he discovered that the red blade of the sword was slowly turning black. The patterns on it could no longer be seen clearly. He immediately threw the sword into the furnace. "Add more fire!"
Guan Fangyi understood. She quickly walked to the bellows and gave it a hard push.
Because of the residual heat from before, the sword quickly turned red this time. Niu Youdao invoked his arts again and hovered in the air. The patterns on the blade appeared again.
He stared at the map again and found that something was wrong. There was a river on the map, but he had lived in the mountain villa before. There was no river near the mountain villa, only a small stream in the mountains.
Suddenly, he understood. An underground river!
Although there was no river near the mountain villa, there was an underground river under the mountain villa. The river on the map should be that underground river.
Could the target be in the underground river?
He quickly stared at the river and found something strange. At the bend of the river, he found a small word. If he didn't use his transcendence vision to look carefully, he would have missed it. At the bend, there was a small "Ning" character.
From the beginning to the end of the river, there was nothing out of the ordinary. Even the location of the hidden village was not marked. If there was anything special, it would be the place marked with the word "Ning".
This marked location might be the target's location. However, he didn't dare to be a hundred percent sure. He could only confirm it after going to the location himself.
The red color on the sword dimmed again. Niu Youdao suddenly grabbed the hilt of the sword. With two fingers of his other hand, he pressed down on the blade and released a ball of flame into the furnace. The red heat on the sword instantly disappeared. With a swoosh, the sword was returned to its sheath on the ground. Then, he grabbed the sheath and held the sword in his hand.
Seeing that he had kept the sword, Guan Fangyi asked, "Did you see anything?"
Niu Youdao nodded slightly.
Guan Fangyi asked again, "What place is marked on the map?"
Niu Youdao glanced at her from the corner of his eyes. "I already know what to do."
Guan Fangyi immediately looked at him with disdain. She knew that it was useless to ask him if he didn't want to say.
Not to mention her, even Yun Ji, who was staring at the map carefully, didn't see anything special. For someone who hadn't lived in the mountain villa to suddenly see such a map without any indication of the place, the world was so big and there were so many mountains and rivers. Who knew where this map was?
However, Yun Ji recognized the sword as Niu Youdao's "Loyal Heart of Emerald Blood" sword. It had been with Niu Youdao for so many years. Suddenly, he took it out and even got a map from the sword. She knew that there must be some secret hidden in it.
She also thought of Dongguo Haoran because she knew that this sword originally belonged to Dongguo Haoran.
Standing in front of the flickering stove, Niu Youdao was also lost in thought. He remembered what he heard when he entered the underground river. It was said that King Ning fought in that area in his early years, and the underground river was accidentally discovered by the soldiers under King Ning's command.
The battlefield later became King Ning's fief because King Ning asked the imperial court for it.
Now it seemed that there was a reason why Prince Ning had asked the Yan Kingdom's imperial court for that piece of land in the early years. It was probably not as simple as having a hidden village. That village was likely to be a cover up after the incident. The people who found that village thought that they had discovered Prince Ning's secret. Naturally, there was no need to investigate other things, and the secret of Prince Ning's real request for that piece of land was concealed.
In other words, the village was a sacrifice that King Ning prepared just in case.
If this was the case, then it should not be as simple as discovering the underground river. Obviously, there were other discoveries, but King Ning deliberately concealed them.
And all these summed up might be the reason why Dongguo Haoran carried this map on his sword. King Ning and his people secretly operated a big secret in that place.
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。 Jiutian Shenhuang
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