When they arrived at the other side of the river, they went ashore again under the supervision of the garrison.
The other side led their generals to pay a visit to Shang Chaozong. They had not completely rebelled yet and were still nominally subordinates of the imperial court. Shang Chaozong was also a Prince of the imperial court, so it was reasonable for them to pay a visit. In general, they were polite to Shang Chaozong. They knew that Shang Chaozong was not a member of the imperial court and was not an enemy.
The generals wanted to host a banquet, but Shang Chaozong declined and only asked for some supplies. He did not have a good impression of these self-respecting rebels. After all, he was a member of the royal family.
However, they were still polite. They specially sent a team of ten to escort Shang Chaozong and his party, saying that they would escort Shang Chaozong out of Guangyi Commandery.
Shang Chaozong did not refuse, and he could not refuse. He knew that the escort was actually surveillance. After all, he had five hundred elite cavalrymen in his hands. They could charge and break through enemy lines in a battle formation. Even a few thousand infantry formations would not be able to stop them. They could totally cooperate with the imperial court. Guangyi Commandery had a close relationship with the imperial court, so they had to be on guard.
The group set off again with a small tail following behind. The leader was called Qu Wu. He followed and monitored them from a distance and reported the situation along the way to the courier stations.
After entering the territory of Guangyi Commandery, they were actually not far from Nanshan Hill. They finally arrived at the foot of Nanshan Hill the next day. The so-called Nanshan Hill was a hilly area beside the official road.
Shang Shuqing tilted his head and shouted, "Brother!"
Shang Chaozong raised his hand with a solemn expression. The reason for his solemn expression was that they had already determined that Niu Youdao would part ways with them sooner or later. They could not keep him. The reason why they did not leave was probably related to the delivery of the letter. When they arrived at Nanshan Hill, it would be the time for Niu Youdao to bid farewell.
Seeing the signal, the group of people pulled on the reins and stopped on the road.
Shang Shuqing, who was wearing a gauze hat, sat on the horse's back and leaned forward slightly. She tilted her head to look at Niu You on the other side and said, "Master, didn't you want to send a letter? We have arrived at Little South Mountain. "
"Oh! Have we arrived? "Niu Youdao acted as if he had just found out.
Chu Ze was the centurion in charge of scouting ahead. He pointed at the path leading into the mountain not far away and said, "South Mountain Temple is from this path!"
Niu Youdao turned around and pointed at the bag on Yuan Gang's horse, "Monkey, the letter is in the bag. Help me make a trip!"
Yuan Gang nodded silently, flicked the reins in his hand, and rode out of the group. He turned half a circle on the spot, raised his whip, and pointed it at one of the guards in the group. He said bluntly, "You, come with me!"
The guard's name was Su Jieren. Seeing that he was pointed at, he couldn't help but look at his leader in astonishment. Shang Chaozong turned his head and nodded in acknowledgment. Then, he galloped off. Yuan Gang flicked the reins and galloped towards the mountain road. Su Jieren followed behind him.
"Be on guard!" Lan Ruoting shouted, and at the same time, he gave Guan Tie a look.
Guan Tie understood and nodded slightly. He led a group of people to stand guard in a direction. Most of the 500 cavalrymen were ordered to spread out and stand guard.
Guangyi Prefecture's general, Qu Wu, who was in charge of surveillance, ran over with his men and asked, "Prince, what's wrong?"
Lan Ruoting smiled and replied, "Nothing much. I've sent someone to deliver a letter to South Mountain Temple. It won't take long for them to return."
Qu Wu replied with an "oh" and led his men away. He kept looking around …
"Follow me!"
Yuan Gang, who was galloping on the mountain road, suddenly turned around and shouted. His horse changed direction, turned down the mountain road, and rushed into a dense forest with flat terrain.
Su Jieren followed and rushed in. Not far into the dense forest, Yuan Gang, who was in front, suddenly stopped his horse and silently observed the surroundings.
Su Jieren stopped in front of him and asked suspiciously, "Brother Yuan, aren't you going to deliver a letter to South Mountain Temple?"
"Get off the horse!" Yuan Gang said and jumped off the horse. He took off the backpack on the horse and took out a set of clothes. It was Niu Youdao's clothes.
Su Jieren had just dismounted and caught the clothes Yuan Gang threw at him unprepared. He hugged them with a confused look on his face.
Yuan Gang raised his chin and gestured to him, "Change your clothes!"
"Why?" Su Jieren was puzzled.
Yuan Gang said, "I told you to change, so change. What's with all the nonsense!"
Su Jieren felt helpless and could only do as he was told. His movements were slightly slower, and Yuan Gang shouted again, "Hurry up!"
Yuan Gang quickly changed his clothes and went forward to pull his hair, wanting to change his hairstyle.
This time, Su Jieren was unwilling. He covered his hair bun and stepped back, vigilantly asking, "What are you trying to do?"
Yuan Gang did not force him. "If you don't want to, go back and tell the Prince that you don't want to run errands for me. Ask the Prince to find someone who is willing."
"…" Su Jieren was speechless and helpless. He finally obeyed.
After a while, Yuan Gang changed his hairstyle to Niu Youdao's. He tied a ponytail behind his head casually and slapped a letter on Su Jieren's chest. "What you have to do is simple. Pretend to be a master and deliver a letter to South Mountain Temple. You just need to say that you are Niu Youdao, a disciple of the Shangqing Sect. You have been ordered by the Sect Leader to deliver a letter and ask to see the abbot! Delivering the letter is secondary. The most important task is to observe the situation in the temple. Got it? "The last sentence was purely to calm Su Jieren down and to obscure the danger.
After a series of instructions, the two rode out of the dense forest and continued on their way back to the mountain road. When they reached South Mountain Temple, which was hidden at the top of the mountain, Yuan Gang once again rode into the forest alone. Su Jieren rode his horse and rushed to the top of the mountain alone.
Hiding in a remote corner of the forest, Yuan Gang settled the horse down and quickly made his way to the top of the mountain on foot. Finally, he hid in the crown of a big tree and watched Su Jieren enter the temple.
"Abbot, there's someone outside. He claims to be Niu Youdao, a disciple of the Shangqing Sect. He said that he has been ordered by the Sect Leader to deliver a letter to the abbot."
In the main hall of the backyard, the abbot, Yuan Fang, was drinking tea and chatting with Song Yanqing and the others when a disciple came to report.
Before Yuan Fang could reply, Song Yanqing suddenly stood up. His eyes lit up and he chuckled. "He really came!" He turned to Yuan Fang and said, "Let him in!" Yuan Fang then waved at Xu Yitian and Chen Guishuo and led them to a small room in the side room. The paper window of the room had been poked a few times by Song Yanqing.
Yuan Fang felt quite helpless. He did not want to get involved in the disputes between the cultivation sects. It was not something a little demon like him could afford to offend. However, he had no choice but to wave at the disciple who came to report, "Let him in!"
Soon, Su Jieren, who had been observing the surroundings, arrived. He greeted Yuan Fang and took out the letter from his chest pocket, handing it over with both hands.
In the small room in the side room, Song Yanqing frowned. How could he not recognize Niu Youdao? The person who came was just a disguise of Niu Youdao. He was not Niu Youdao at all. Song Yanqing turned to Xu Yitian and Chen Guishuo and said, "Go out and see what's going on!"
The two of them accepted the order and directly walked out of the side room. They did not avoid this fake Niu Youdao at all and quickly left.
Yuan Fang opened the letter and shook out the paper inside. He looked up and down, left and right, and flipped it over and over again, but he could not understand the meaning of it. He could not find any handwriting. It was clearly a blank piece of paper!
Song Yanqing, who had walked out, reached out and snatched the letter. He glanced at Su Jieren from head to toe, then turned to look at the contents of the letter. He was stunned. What was going on? He immediately flipped the letter over and over again …
At the main entrance of Nanshan Temple, Xu Yitian quickly rushed out and ran down the mountain along the stairs, his eyes looking to both sides.
Yuan Gang, who was hiding in the treetops, quietly paid attention. Suddenly, his eyes flashed again. He saw another figure flash out from within the walls of the temple. The figure tapped his feet on the top of the wall and flipped over, landing on the treetops outside the temple. Using the treetops as leverage, he bounced up again. As light as a swallow, he stepped on the treetops and floated over, his eyes also looking left and right.
The person who came was Chen Guishuo. He worked together with Xu Yitian to investigate.
Yuan Gang, on the other hand, groaned inwardly. It was really too coincidental. The direction in which Chen Guishuo had floated over was where he was hiding. Now, he did not even dare to change his position to hide. If he moved, it was very likely that he would be discovered. Hence, he did not move and could only hope that Chen Guishuo did not notice him.
However, he was not so lucky. Chen Guishuo, who had leaped over from the treetops in front of him, had not even landed on the treetops when Chen Guishuo's eyes flashed and had already locked onto him. His pupils suddenly shrank, and with a clang, he casually unsheathed his sword. With a swing of his sword, he directly pounced towards the hiding Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang lowered his body and slid down, stepping on a branch. Using the force, he sprinted up and pounced out, pouncing from one tree to the other.
With a few swishing sounds, the branches and leaves were shattered and flew in the air. Amidst the flashes of the sword, the branches and leaves on the treetops that were obstructing him were twisted into pieces by the sword shadows in Chen Guishuo's hands. His feet stepped on the tree, and without stopping, he directly pierced through the treetops like a swallow piercing through the rain. One man and one sword continued to chase after Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang, who had pounced onto another tree, pulled off a branch and fell to the ground. He then dashed madly in the forest. When he saw that his opponent was as light as a swallow and could fly by stepping on the treetops, he knew that he was in danger. He was not an ordinary Martial Artist.
Chen Guishuo, who was chasing after him, did not land on the ground. Instead, he leaped left and right on the tree trunks in the forest. His speed was not something that Yuan Gang's escaping speed could compare to. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with Yuan Gang and swung his palm in the air. A Profound Clear Palm burst forth with a whistling sound, and the palm force blasted towards Yuan Gang from a distance.
Yuan Gang, who had sensed the danger, could not dodge in time. His back stiffened and arched, and with a loud bang, he took the palm forcefully. The shock caused him to accelerate and leap out, abruptly widening the distance between him and his pursuer as he continued to run.
Chen Guishuo exclaimed in surprise. He did not expect that his opponent would act as if nothing had happened after taking a palm from him. Chen Guishuo continued to chase after Yuan Gang, who was using the trees to dodge in the forest. Chen Guishuo chased after him again, and having learned his lesson, he thrust his sword in the air.
Yuan Gang dodged to the side. His arm pushed against the tree trunk in front of him, and his body took the opportunity to circle behind the tree. It could be said that he circled around the tree, and his fist whistled out, violently blasting towards Chen Guishuo, who was behind the tree.
Chen Guishuo, who had chased after Yuan Gang with his sword sticking close to the tree trunk, did not expect Yuan Gang to attack from the other side. He did not expect that Yuan Gang would actually dare to counterattack. Judging from the wind generated by the fist, Yuan Gang's strength seemed to be quite fierce. In a hurry, he struck out with his palm and took the punch head-on.
Bang! With a loud bang, Yuan Gang lost control of his body and tumbled down the mountain.
Chen Guishuo also fell to the ground and took a few steps back. He only managed to stabilize himself by using his hind legs to support himself on the slope. He was a little shocked. This guy had such great brute force!
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