The wooden cage was lifted onto the shore again and opened.
Tan Yaoxian wanted to get out, but Shao Liuer, who was inside, hugged him and refused to let him go. "Don't go, Tan Lang. Don't be afraid. He won't dare to do anything to us."
Tan Yaoxian struggled and tried to pry her hand away, but Shao Liuer refused to let go.
In the end, the two of them fell into the cage and hugged each other, weeping bitterly.
Standing in front of the cage, Shao Pingbo was expressionless. "Pull him out!"
Chen Guishuo immediately reached out, grabbed Tan Yaoxian's arm, and dragged him out.
"No!" Shao Liuer screamed and grabbed Tan Yaoxian's other arm, refusing to let go. It could be said that the two of them were dragged out together.
Shao Pingbo took a step forward and grabbed his little sister's wrist. He twisted it forcefully, and Shao Liuer immediately let go.
Although he wasn't a cultivator, he came from a family of generals. Even if he didn't have great martial arts, he was still trained. At the very least, he was stronger than Shao Liu 'er.
She swung her arm and pushed Shao Liuer towards Su Zhao. Su Zhao immediately pulled her back.
"Cousin, I'm begging you …" Shao Liuer's face was filled with tears.
Su Zhao sighed, "Liu 'er, your brother is really doing this for your own good! If you stay with him, you will only harm him. Let him go! "
Shao Liuer struggled to point at Shao Pingbo. "Shao Pingbo, it's my own business who I marry. I'm willing to live a good or bad life. What does that have to do with you? Let go of me. I'll go with him. The Shao Family doesn't need to care whether I live or die! "
Su Zhao did not let go of her. He thought to himself, "Aren't you talking nonsense? She's the Shao Family's daughter. How could the Shao Family not care about her?" The Shao Family can't ignore it even if they want to. Otherwise, why would Lu Shengzhong attack you?
"Alright! I'll give you a chance, "Shao Pingbo suddenly shouted.
Shao Liuer stopped shouting, and Tan Yaoxian, who was crying sorrowfully, slowly raised his head.
Shao Pingbo gestured to Tan Yaoxian with his chin, "Give him 100 gold coins!"
Song Shu took out a 100 gold note and handed it to Tan Yaoxian.
Tan Yaoxian shook his head.
Shao Pingbo said, "Take it. If you really want to marry Liu 'er, if you really have the ability, I'll give you three years. I'll make Liu' er wait for you for three years. Three years later, if you can turn this one hundred gold coins into ten thousand gold coins, or if you can make a name for yourself in any industry, I don't ask you to do too well. At the very least, you should let the Shao Family know where they can support you. Then, you can openly marry her instead of secretly eloping with her. You can't take risks and suffer with her with you! "
Shao Liuer said, "Tan Lang, don't listen to him!"
Shao Pingbo suddenly came back and shouted, "What? If you don't think he can do it with such generous conditions, what else can you expect him to do? Do you also think he's a good-for-nothing and have no confidence in him? "
"…" Shao Liuer was rendered speechless. She was even a little stunned. After hearing her big brother's words, she thought about it. Even she didn't know what Tan Yaoxian could do with his ability.
"Take it!" Song Shu waved the banknotes in her hand.
Tan Yaoxian pushed it away and wiped his tears with his wet sleeves. He shouted at Shao Liuer, "Liu 'er, wait for me for three years!" Then, he turned around and ran.
He ran madly and sadly. He had a backbone and didn't take the one hundred gold notes.
He cried as he ran. Tears blurred his vision. He tripped on a stone and fell face first in front of everyone. He got up and continued running. His chin was already bleeding, and he wiped his tears with his sleeves from time to time.
"Tan Lang …" Shao Liuer screamed, but Tan Yaoxian didn't turn around. In the end, she fell weakly at Su Zhao's feet.
"Let's go!" Shao Pingbo turned around after watching Tan Yaoxian disappear.
Birds soared into the sky and warhorses galloped away. The group returned …
Under the curtain of night, Tan Yaoxian, who was walking along the river bank, couldn't run anymore. He walked aimlessly under the moonlight. His wet body hadn't dried yet, and he was cold and hungry. He didn't know where he was.
His stomach was rumbling with hunger. Just as he crouched by the river bank and gulped down a mouthful of water to satisfy his hunger, he suddenly heard the rumbling of hooves.
Tan Yaoxian stood up and looked. Under the moonlight, a group of a dozen cavalrymen galloped past him.
The cavalrymen who passed by him sized him up.
After a while, the cavalrymen turned around and returned. Each of them took out their bows and arrows, nocked them, and the arrows flew out.
Puff! Puff! Blood blossomed on Tan Yaoxian's body.
"Liu 'er …" Tan Yaoxian, who had a dozen arrows stuck in his body, murmured. His face was filled with sadness as he fell back stiffly, crashing into the water with a splash …
Outside the Northern Province's Prefecture City, Lu Shengzhong, who was lying on a bed in a courtyard, didn't suffer much. He was very straightforward and confessed everything he needed to.
Only now did he understand that Shao Liuer had thought of a way to save herself. Otherwise, if this person had taken Shao Liuer as a hostage, it would have been really troublesome.
Su Zhao sighed inwardly. That girl used to be a rather naive girl. He didn't expect her to have such a brain.
She couldn't help but look at Shao Pingbo, wondering if it had something to do with her mother's bloodline. She didn't seem to be stupid. Her mother's son and daughter weren't stupid either. At the very least, they were much smarter than Madam Ruan's son and daughter.
At this moment, they finally realized that Lu Shengzhong was the one who had planned to lure Shao Liu-er out. He had also been the one who had instigated Madam Ruan and her son. He had not relied on any external forces and had managed to settle the matter all by himself.
"You went to assassinate Niu Youdao. How did you end up working for Niu Youdao?" Shao Pingbo asked.
Lu Shengzhong didn't hide anything. He told him about how he had been captured because of a poem.
Su Zhao almost laughed when she heard it. She realized that this person was really unlucky. His luck had always been bad.
However, on second thought, it couldn't be said that his luck was bad. It could only be said that he had encountered the wrong target. His successive targets weren't simple. Putting Niu Youdao aside, Madam Ruan and her son's failure was definitely related to Shao Pingbo. As for Shao Liuer, even she didn't expect her to have such a trick up her sleeve. It wasn't strange for Lu Shengzhong to be careless and fail.
Shao Pingbo's eyes flickered as he stared at Lu Shengzhong. He seemed to understand why Niu Youdao would send this person to cause trouble.
After walking out of the house with Su Zhao, he paced in the courtyard and asked, "What do you think of this Lu Shengzhong?"
Su Zhao could guess some of his thoughts. He guessed that Lu Shengzhong wanted to recruit him. He said in a low voice, "He has failed many times. It's not because of fighting. From a certain perspective, he's a talent!"
Shao Pingbo sighed, "Unfortunately, this person has a rebellious streak. It's very easy for him to betray us. It's hard to control him."
Su Zhao smiled and said, "If you really want to recruit him, I have a way to control him. I can guarantee that he won't dare to rebel even if he wants to. Let me handle this. You shouldn't leave the dungeon for too long. You'd better hurry back. "
"Alright. I'll leave Lu Shengzhong to you. You must dig out the people Niu Youdao planted in the prefecture city as soon as possible. "
"Alright, I know what to do. Wait for my news."
Song Shu and Chen Guishuo didn't know when Shao Pingbo left. They also didn't know that Shao Pingbo had another secret passage in and out of the city.
When the two returned to the city and arrived at the back door of Lingbo Mansion, Chen Guishuo said, "Martial Uncle, I'll go buy some food and wine."
Song Shu said, "The Shangqing Sect is here. It's not good for us to show our faces in public. Go and come back quickly."
"Alright!" Chen Guishuo cupped his hands and left quickly. He went directly to a restaurant near Lingbo Mansion.
After ordering the food and wine, the waiter packed it up. When he handed over the items, a piece of origami quietly disappeared into the waiter's hand.
Chen Guishuo left the restaurant with the food and wine. On the way back, he was worried …
In a pavilion in a large manor, the window was open. Wei Duo sat cross-legged in the dark, meditating. From time to time, he opened his eyes to look out of the window.
Suddenly, he saw that one of the two lanterns under the eaves of a house outside the manor was extinguished.
Wei Duo quickly stopped cultivating and got up to leave.
He went down the pavilion and strolled to a corner. His eyes found a ball of paper on the ground and he cast a spell to absorb it into his palm.
When he returned to the pavilion, he opened the ball of paper and translated the contents of the secret letter. His expression changed drastically.
He quickly wrote a secret letter, lit a lamp, and placed it by the window. Then, he quickly went downstairs and strolled to the corner again. He observed the surroundings and threw the ball of paper out.
When he returned to the pavilion, he waited until all the lanterns under the eaves of the house were extinguished, indicating that the other side had received his message. Only then did he feel slightly relieved.
After blowing out the light on the windowsill, Wei Duo wrote another secret letter.
After a while, a golden-winged figure flew out of the window.
In a dark storage room in the corner of the courtyard, Su Po and Tuján, who were standing in front of the window, watched the golden-winged black shadow fly away. Su Po sighed softly. "There have been a lot of things happening in Beizhou City recently. I wonder if it has anything to do with that person … It seems that he still refuses to recognize Tang Yi as the sect leader. After all, she is his master's daughter."
Tuján said, "He only recognizes his master's will. It's not wrong to act according to the sect rules."
Su Po shook his head. "However, that person still doesn't have any feelings for the Shangqing Sect. I suspect that she doesn't care about his life or death at all. It doesn't matter even if it's exposed. Or do you want to deliberately cause some conflict between the Shangqing Sect and Shao Pingbo? Do you want the Shangqing Sect to have no place in Beizhou or something? Sigh, help him keep an eye on him and cover him when necessary. "
"Okay!" Tuján nodded.
Lu Shengzhong returned to the city. He had already washed his body, and no one could see any clues. He once again went to the restaurant he had contacted.
He also bought wine and food, and stuffed a piece of origami paper into the waiter's hand.
Lu Shengzhong took the things and went out. A customer sitting in the corner of the restaurant secretly watched the waiter's reaction.
In an alley on the street, Su Zhao paced back and forth, and his attendants stood quietly on his left and right.
Lu Shengzhong came and sighed. "I've already done as you said."
Su Zhao did not say anything and continued pacing back and forth.
Soon, a man dressed as a commoner came quickly and reported in a low voice, "Commander, that waiter went out from the back door of the restaurant."
Su Zhao stopped in his tracks and said in a deep voice, "Keep an eye on him. Don't act rashly and alert him. Send the birds to be on standby at any time to prevent him from using his golden wings to send a message. You must follow him all the way."
"Yes!" The man accepted the order and quickly left.
Lu Shengzhong said again, "Young Master, you won't go back on your word, right?"
"Of course I won't." Su Zhao turned around and smiled. He raised his hand to signal.
Seeing the two people approaching him, Lu Shengzhong was shocked. "What do you want? I … Boohoo … "
He was already held down by the two people. His magic power was restricted, and he was seriously injured. There was no room for him to resist.
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