Tuján limped closer. He reached out his hand to touch the bag on the horse's back and whispered, "Don't eat the dry food given to you by the sect. It might not be clean! Also, remember, after you leave this place, find an opportunity to leave the princess and find another place. Don't come back. The further you go, the better. Before you have the ability to protect yourself, it's best if the Shangqing Sect can never find you. Remember, don't mention the relationship between you and the Sect Leader to anyone. Otherwise, you'll get yourself killed. Do you understand? You're a smart man. I don't think I need to say more. "
Niu Youdao understood the meaning behind his words. He smiled and said, "I don't have the strength to truss a chicken. If you want me to go alone, where can I go?"
Tu Han flew into a rage and tugged at Miao Yi's clothes. His already ferocious face became even more ferocious, and even his beard seemed to be trembling. "Pah! Don't give me that. You took advantage of my drunkenness to get a lot of information out of me. Among them were questions about cultivation, and you said you don't even have the strength to truss a chicken? Do you think I don't know that you've been secretly cultivating? I don't care where you come from. Since Martial Uncle Dongguo accepted you as his disciple, I don't want to know too much about you. "
"So you've been pretending to be drunk!" Niu Youdao laughed.
"If you don't want to die, do as I say." Tuján coldly snorted. He turned around and walked away.
Niu Youdao shouted, "If the Shangqing Sect doesn't let me go, how can I protect myself?"
Tu Han's footsteps paused, then he turned around and looked around. He whispered, "If that really happens, find a way to go to the Demon Ridge and find someone called Zhao Xiongge. He is your master's junior apprentice brother and was seen as a disgrace by the Shang Qing Sect. He was expelled from the Shang Qing Sect a long time ago, but his strength is extraordinary. Once you find him, the talisman on you will be able to prove your identity. He will protect you, and with him by your side, the Shang Qing Sect will not dare to touch you."
"Demon Ridge … Zhao Xiongge …" Niu Youdao muttered a few times and memorized it. Then, he asked curiously, "I'm not surprised that the Shang Qing Sect wants to harm me. Why did you ask me to leave the Princess's group? Could it be that the Princess asked me to come out just to harm me?"
Tu Han sneered. "Do you really think that the princess has such a lofty status that you can enjoy wealth and splendor?"
Niu Youdao already had doubts about this. But on the surface, he spread out his hands and said, "Isn't that so? King Ning and Shang Jianbo are the current Minister of War, one of the Three Dukes. They're the most powerful people in the Yan Country. If I follow them, won't I be able to enjoy wealth? "
Tu Han harrumphed, "Keep dreaming. Prince Ning died five years ago, which should be around the same time as Dongguo Shishu and the previous Sect Master's deaths. The sect suspects that there might be some connection between the deaths of these three, but they don't dare to announce it to the public. In addition to this daughter, King Ning has a son named Shang Chaozong. You should already know this. What you don't know is that when Shang Jianbo was alive, his ideas were quite extreme. He violated the interests of the cultivators in the world. It is said that the Emperor was dissatisfied with him. Although Shang Chaozong inherited the title of King, I heard that the Emperor took the opportunity to strip him of his official position and drive him out of the capital. This time he went to Canglu County, he was driven back to his fief. Because of Shang Jianbo, his son Shang Chaozong has also been affected. I'm afraid that someone doesn't want to let him live. "
"Oh!" Niu Youdao understood, "If I follow him, I'll be implicated. Is that what you mean?"
"It's good that you know."
"The Shanghai Sect wants me to die, right?"
"Do you think I will speak ill of my own sect?" Tuján said contemptuously and turned to leave.
"That's it? Don't go. I don't know many things. Let's talk. "
"You're on your own now."
Niu Youdao sighed and said with a smile, "I know you're doing this for my master's sake. Anyway, Old Tu, thank you for turning a blind eye to me all these years."
Tuján touched his only eye subconsciously, tilted his head and spat out a mouthful of saliva, "Pfft! I'm leaving!"
He leaped into the forest, kicked a tree trunk, and disappeared without a trace after a few leaps.
Niu Youdao pondered over the words he had just said. He turned around to look at the road, leaped onto his horse and galloped away.
Once he was out of the forest, he met up with Shang Shuqing and the others who were waiting outside. They galloped away together …
The waterfall flowed like a river. The rapid part of the waterfall changed its course to the deep mountain, while the gentle part slowly flowed to the plains.
On the distant official road, the sound of hundreds of riders galloping could be heard. When they arrived at the shallow river bank, they stopped and waited by the roadside.
The ones leading them were Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting.
After the treatment and recuperation during the journey, although the journey was tiring, Shang Chaozong's complexion was much better. At least he was dressed decently and was no longer tattered. At this moment he looked determined and handsome, energetic and had a manly spirit.
Behind the two of them were nearly five hundred riders, each carrying weapons such as swords, bows and crossbows. In the middle, there were hundreds of good horses. Some were empty and waiting to be changed while some were carrying consumable supplies.
After the group stopped, the five hundred riders with a murderous aura quickly spread out to guard the surroundings. Several riders galloped to higher ground to take a look, cooperating skillfully and tacitly.
After waiting for almost an hour, there was still no one. Shang Chaozong said worriedly, "We agreed to meet at dawn. Nothing will happen to Qing-er right?"
Lan Ruoting said, "Not to that extent. No matter how the Shanghai Sect is, it is still a righteous sect and will not openly harm Princess."
Shang Chaozong looked at the direction of the Shangqing Sect and sighed, "Mr. Dongguo has passed away. This Shangqing Sect is afraid that the Imperial family will gradually drift away from us."
Lan Ruoting stroked his beard and was silent for a while. He could not say that it was the Imperial family who had betrayed the Shanghai Sect first. Of course, the Imperial family could not be blamed entirely. The Imperial family was also forced by the pressure of the cultivation world and had no choice but to do so. He muttered, "To a certain extent, the Shanghai Sect was indeed implicated by the late King and was suppressed by the various sects in the cultivation world. As a result, it aggravated the decline and fell to this point. When the late King was still alive and had the military power, it was still difficult to resist the forces of the cultivation world to protect them. Now that the late King has passed away, the Shanghai Sect does not even have the last powerful barrier and the situation is quite difficult. Prince can understand that they are not willing to send people to help. You can not blame them. "
Shang Chaozong nodded, "I am not so narrow-minded that I resent others because they are not willing to help me. If that is the case, then wouldn't I be a villain!" As if he suddenly thought of something, he turned back and looked at him, "Teacher, there is one thing that I do not understand. You know that the Shanghai Sect will not send a master to be my follower. Why did you still agree to let Qing-er make this trip?"
Lan Ruoting smiled, "Does Prince really think that Princess is going to ask for a follower?"
Shang Chaozong was surprised, "Is it not so?"
Lan Ruoting sighed and shook his head while twirling the beard on his chin, "There is one thing that Prince does not know. In the early years, when Princess was just born, she did not have the birthmark on her face, but she cried for a long time. Good doctors could not cure her. Coincidentally, Mr. Dongguo came to visit, so the late King asked Mr. Dongguo to check if Princess had any hidden illness. After Mr. Dongguo examined Princess, he said that there was no hidden illness, but that she was born with a hard life, so she cried. "
Shang Chaozong was puzzled, "Born in the Prince's Mansion, with golden branches and jade leaves, wearing luxurious clothes and eating good food. Her parents are reasonable, so how could she have a hard life?"
Lan Ruoting shook his head, "I did not understand at that time, but Mr. Dongguo was quite involved in the metaphysics of fate and fortune. He said that Princess was born with a femme fatale. When she grew up, she would definitely be a peerless beauty. How could it not be hard to entertain people with her beauty in this chaotic world? The late King immediately asked for a solution. Mr. Dongguo said that Princess was born in the Prince's Mansion, so even if she had a hard life, it would be sweet first and then bitter. To break it, one must change one's fate. The late King asked how to change it? Mr. Dongguo said that sweet first and then bitter could be changed to bitter first and then sweet. The late King asked him to do it, so Mr. Dongguo cast a spell and planted an ugly birthmark on Princess's face. The strange thing was that after the birthmark was planted, Princess stopped crying and even giggled. The late King was overjoyed and naturally believed in Mr. Dongguo's words. It was just that Princess had suffered all these years. At that time, Mr. Dongguo had said that when the time was right, Princess could come to the Shanghai Sect to look for him and he would return Princess's true appearance. However, I'm afraid that even Mr. Dongguo himself did not expect that he would pass away before that time. "
Hearing this, Shang Chaozong suddenly understood and said with a smile, "I understand. Teacher's meaning is that Qing 'er wants to take the sword and look for the Shanghai Sect to return her true appearance."
Lan Ruoting nodded. "All techniques originate from one sect. Since Mister Dongguo has such abilities, I'm sure the Shang Qing Sect isn't too far off from him. If the Shanghai Sect is not willing to send cultivators to help, they should not refuse to remove the spots on Princess's face. They can just take the sword to return the favor and Princess can also get what she wanted. "
"Shh …" A guard's whistle came from the high slope in front. Everyone looked over and saw that the guard made a gesture in the direction of the Shanghai Sect.
Soon, there was a faint sound of horse's hooves. Shang Chaozong looked over and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. They're back.
They saw six horses galloping over and the one in the lead was wearing the familiar gauze hat attire. With the addition of another horse, Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting looked at each other in dismay. Could it be that their guess was wrong? The Shanghai Sect actually dared to send someone to follow them?
The six horses splashed the water as they rushed over the shallow river bank and went up the slope. They met up and stopped.
Shang Shuqing stopped his horse and said with a clear voice, "Brother, Mr. Lan, fortunately I did not disappoint you. The master has come."
Shang Chaozong had a suspicious look on his face while Lan Ruoting slightly frowned. They were both examining Niu Youdao and felt that this person was a little too young. What kind of cultivation base could he have? To let this young man be a master's follower was simply a joke. They didn't even know who was protecting who.
Their first instinct was that the Shanghai Sect was doing this perfunctorily and randomly sent someone to make up the numbers.
Niu Youdao was also silently observing them with a harmless smile on his face.
"This is my third brother, Shang Chaozong, and this is my master, Lan Ruoting." Shang Shuqing first introduced their identities to Niu Youdao.
Niu Youdao cupped his hands and smiled, "Greetings to the Prince and Mr. Lan."
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