Qingshan County. The sun had just risen, its golden glow tinting the mountains and forests.
Shang Shuqing climbed to the top of a mountain with heavy steps and arrived outside the Immortal Retaining Sect's newly built memorial archway. Panting, he lifted his head to look at the words on the archway and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeves.
Fei Changliu hurried out to welcome him personally, cupping his hands in greeting. "Why are you here, Princess?"
Shang Shuqing smiled. "Sect Master Fei, do you have any news about Daoye?"
Fei Changliu replied, "It's inconvenient for Princess to travel here. I'll inform you when I have the latest news."
His gaze swept across the fine beads of sweat on her forehead and face. The location of the three newly built sects was fine for cultivators, but for mortals, it was steep and difficult to climb.
Shang Shuqing replied, "My brother is more concerned about Daoye's situation in Qi's capital, so I'm here to ask."
Yesterday, she had just received news that someone in Qi's capital was deliberately making things difficult for Niu Youdao. As soon as she arrived, a group of people came looking for trouble, saying that the decisive battle would be held at the Waterfall Platform the next day.
Hearing this news, she tossed and turned all night without a good rest. Once the sun rose, she came to inquire about the situation.
Shang Chaozong didn't have a direct channel of communication with Niu Youdao. Heavenly Jade School's messages wouldn't be sent directly to Shang Chaozong, but to the Heavenly Jade School itself. Here on the mountain, he could directly contact the disciples of the three sects. Naturally, Shang Shuqing came to the three sects immediately to inquire about the situation.
Fei Changliu nodded. "I'm also very concerned about this matter, but there's no news yet. Rest assured, Princess. Once the news arrives, I'll send someone to inform you immediately. "
"He's not here yet?" Shang Shuqing asked in disappointment.
Fei Changliu shook his head. "Not yet. Judging from the time, the results should be out by now. The news should be here soon. Princess, please come in and have some tea. "He stepped aside and extended his hand in invitation.
Shang Shuqing smiled gently. "There's no need. I won't disturb you. Farewell."
"Alright!" Fei Changliu nodded. Just as he waved his hand to summon a disciple to escort Shang Shuqing down the mountain, someone strode over with a piece of paper in his hand. "Sect Master, there's news from the capital of Qi Kingdom."
"Oh!" Fei Changliu immediately took it and looked at it.
Shang Shuqing also stopped himself from turning around to leave. His fingers gently wiped away the beads of sweat on his chin as he stared blankly at him.
A smile gradually appeared on Fei Changliu's face as he handed over the paper in his hand. "Niu Youdao is indeed Niu Youdao. His skills are extraordinary. The seemingly endless trouble has been easily resolved by him. Your Highness, please take a look. You can put the Prince's mind at ease."
Shang Shuqing held the piece of paper and carefully looked at the translated content. It said that Niu Youdao did not accept the challenge. Instead, he sent a group of people to kill the challenger in front of everyone's eyes. This had intimidated all the thieves in the surroundings, and no one dared to challenge Niu Youdao again.
"Thank you, Sect Master. I'll go and report this to my brother." Shang Shuqing handed the paper back with both hands.
Fei Changliu received it and waved to the female disciple beside him. "Escort the Princess down the mountain."
"Yes, Your Highness. Please!" The female disciple extended her hand.
Fei Changliu watched as Shang Shuqing's graceful figure descended the mountain. He sighed with some regret. "Sigh! A good girl with a good character and figure. She comes from a good family, but her face is terrifying. The prime of her life is ruined by her face. Which normal man would dare to marry her? How would he face her if he did marry her? It's hard to avoid trouble in this life. She's a bitter person! "
He was already used to Shang Shuqing's face. When he first saw it, it was indeed hard to look at. It wasn't a matter of good looks. It was fine if he was ordinary or ugly. But, it just had to be frightening. How could such a scary birthmark grow on such a good person's face? It was truly a sigh.
The mountain path was steep. Shang Shuqing was very careful as she descended the mountain. Her eyes were filled with worry from time to time.
Although the crisis that Daoye had encountered had been resolved smoothly, he had been intercepted by an expert on his way back. Then, he was set up by someone as soon as he arrived in the capital of Qi State. She didn't believe that the journey would be smooth sailing. She didn't know how many dangers awaited Daoye. Every step was fraught with danger. Just thinking about it made her heart wrench …
On a mountainside densely covered with trees, Huyan Wuhen was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat. She was quietly looking at the opposite cliff.
There was a sudden movement on the cliff. A row of figures appeared. They waved their arms, and threw a row of ropes down from the top of the mountain.
The ropes were still swaying on the mountain wall. Then, a dozen youngsters on the cliff nimbly jumped down from the top of the mountain. Each and every one of them kicked and bounced on the precipitous mountain wall. They quickly descended.
This scene caused Huyan Wuhen's pupils to shrink. She stared fixedly at the cliff.
Cha Hu, who was accompanying her, slowly turned his head to look at Huyan Wuhen's reaction.
Batch after batch of youngsters jumped down from the top of the mountain.
There were a few wooden rafts on the surface of the river. Dozens of people were standing on them. Yuan Gang, who was on one of the rafts, suddenly wielded a drumstick.
He then pounded on the surface of the drum. The dozens of people on the rafts immediately jumped into the water, and swam towards the cliff with all their might. The youngsters who had jumped down from the cliff untied the locks on their waists. Then, they turned around and ran towards the riverside. They quickly jumped into the water, and swam towards the rafts.
The drenched youngsters climbed ashore. Then, they quickly grabbed the ropes that were hanging on the cliff. Then, they quickly climbed up the cliff.
The youngsters who swam to the side of the rafts quickly resisted the drifting rafts. Then, they pushed the rafts against the current and swam upstream.
Yuan Gang was the only one standing upright on the raft. He gradually swam upstream against the current.
On the cliff, the last group of people who climbed up the cliff quickly pulled out their ropes. After the ropes hanging on the cliff disappeared, the figures of the young men on the cliff also disappeared on the other side of the cliff. No one knew where they went.
"Phew!" Huyan Wuhen heaved a long sigh of relief.
He had heard that Yuan Gang had brought the shop's staff to play around in the wilderness. He couldn't help but come over to take a look. He wanted to see what was going on. However, the key point was that the person who had reported to him couldn't tell what was going on. However, he hadn't expected to see such a scene. The scene of the youngsters descending in droves had shocked him greatly. He had never seen or heard of such a thing before.
Hundreds of people had gone up the mountain and into the water. They had disappeared without a trace in a moment's time. Their godly speed had left a deep impression on him.
Cha Hu smiled and asked, "What does the General think?"
Huyan Wuhen replied, "Speed is the most important thing in war! Ambush! It's not the cavalry, but the strange ambush! Think about it. If someone thought that they could rely on the terrain to set up camp, but they might as well carry out a surprise attack at night. They would certainly be caught unprepared. With a frontal attack, the enemy would definitely be defeated! "
Cha Hu replied, "In the grasslands, this kind of method seems to be useless!"
Huyan Wuhen replied, "Ambush! He didn't train men and horses to fight head-on on the battlefield, but ambush. They are suitable for infiltration, spying, small surprise attacks and the like. "
Cha Hu replied, "Even if they weren't in the grasslands and were sent into the territory of another country, there would be cultivators on the battlefield. Their infiltration and spying would be useless."
Huyan Wuhen nodded slightly, "I don't know what he's training for, but … to train a group of people like this in just a few days is really incredible. Are these people alright?"
Cha Hu replied, "They weren't that agile at the beginning. They have been practicing climbing and descending for the past few days. At first, their movements were very clumsy. But now, they're gradually getting better. As for these people, I've checked them. There's no problem with their identities. These people were personally selected by the Third Young Master from tens of thousands of people. I've personally asked the Third Young Master. An Taiping didn't interfere with the Third Young Master's selection in any way. The Third Young Master also randomly selected them. The only people that An Taiping really interfered with were the two missing arms and legs. "
"After that, An Taiping carefully selected two hundred strong young men from the three hundred people selected by the Third Young Master. After that, he directly trained them. During the day, half of them worked, and the other half were trained by him. There shouldn't be any problems. General, think about it. If there were any problems, An Taiping wouldn't dare to come so brazenly. Besides, with these few people, they wouldn't be able to stir up trouble against the guardian sorcerers of the capital. If there are two hundred cultivators, then we really have to be careful. "
"General, there's something strange. According to the manager of the Tofu House, the one in the clouds seems to be deliberately approaching An Taiping."
Huyan Wuhen tilted his head, "Who?"
Cha Hu replied, "Su Zhao. The woman that the King of the West Court keeps in the clouds."
Huyan Wuhen was puzzled, "What intentions?"
Cha Hu replied, "The intentions are unclear!"
Huyan Wuhen said, "Don't cause trouble by creating any romantic feelings. The character of the one in the West Court is becoming more and more eccentric. I can't say anything. You've crippled him, so he's afraid of you. You keep an eye on him, don't let anything happen to An Taiping."
Cha Hu stifled a laugh, "If what general said is true, what if An Taiping takes a fancy to her? Even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman. That woman is not bad. "
Huyan Wuhen turned around and walked down the rugged mountain road with his hands behind his back. "An Taiping can become a fierce general with proper training. Moreover, he has a righteous heart and can keep his heart. This is very rare in this chaotic world. This is the strength of character. An army that has fought a hundred battles needs strength of character. This is exactly the kind of person that my Valiant Cavalry needs! It's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to find a good general. There's a bright future waiting for him. Between the country and the people, which is more important? We can't let a woman from a brothel ruin his reputation. If necessary, kill her! "
Tofu House.
Yuan Gang rode his horse from the lakeside and turned into the alley. As soon as he returned to the backyard, he jumped off the horse. Manager Gao ran over and said, "Boss, the lady boss of the White Clouds is here. She wants to see you!"
"I won't see her!" Yuan Gang directly refused. However, his eyebrows twitched as if he remembered something. His hand that was tying the reins paused and said, "Wait!"
Manager Gao, who had just turned around to pass on the message, turned back and looked at him.
After tying the reins, Yuan Gang turned around and went out. When he passed by Manager Gao, he said, "I'll go see her."
"Yes!" Manager Gao chuckled.
In the small building of the shop facing the street, Su Zhao was in a good mood as he tasted a bowl of tender tofu and looked at the boats on the lake outside the window.
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