Only now did Qin Mian know that Wei Chu faked his death had something to do with Linghu Qiu. The higher-ups had been hiding it from her.
Now, even she had to blame the higher-ups for being so muddle-headed. Wei Chu was so important, how could they easily get involved in such a thing?
Little did she know that the higher-ups didn't want to do this either. However, no matter what they did, Niu Youdao refused to come out. They couldn't do anything to Niu Youdao in the capital. Hong Xiu and Hong Fu even sacrificed themselves and tried to seduce him, but it still didn't work. In the end, they had no choice but to fake Wei Chu's death.
Originally, he wanted to lure Niu Youdao out of the capital and settle things with him. Then, Wei Chu would come up with an excuse that he had luckily escaped a calamity and returned with his life. At that time, he could explain however he wanted. After all, outsiders would not know what exactly happened.
However, no one expected that Linghu Qiu's identity would be exposed at this time, nor did they expect the imperial court to suddenly intervene. The sudden change of events caught everyone off guard.
On the surface, it seemed very likely that Niu Youdao was behind this. If that was the case, could Wei Chu still come back to life after Linghu Qiu offered Wei Chu's head to Niu Youdao? If Wei Chu really came back to life, it would be obvious that Linghu Qiu and Wei Chu were in cahoots. It would be hard for Niu Youdao not to suspect Wei Chu's identity.
At this point, it wasn't scary that Linghu Qiu fell into the hands of the imperial court. Because Linghu Qiu didn't know Wei Chu's identity and didn't know that Wei Chu faked his death, she couldn't threaten Wei Chu. On the other hand, Niu Youdao was a threat.
As long as Niu Youdao was alive, Wei Chu couldn't come back to life!
How could the New Moon Pavilion let go of Niu Youdao? This time, they had to kill him at all costs!
Niu Youdao didn't know that there was such a complicated secret behind this matter!
"Why?" Su Zhao asked.
Qin Mian shook her head. "Boss, you know the rules. The higher-ups will tell us what should be said. If they don't tell us, we won't ask."
Su Zhao slowly combed her long hair with the comb in her hand. She remained silent. Previously, her superiors were suppressing her to not let her move Niu Youdao, but now, it was her superiors who were in a hurry to move. She did not know what was going on …
The vast sea, the bright moon and the stars, heaven and earth were like a fantasy!
The three ships maintained a distance of 200 to 300 zhang as they sailed through the starry sky!
Inside the cabin, a hanging lantern was swaying, and so was a birdcage.
A pale-faced man in black stood in front of the birdcage with his hands behind his back. He stared at the few golden wings in the cage. The golden wings did not seem to be used to the rocking life on the sea.
On the side, there was an overturned short table. Wine and dishes were spilled all over the floor. A man not wearing a robe, only an inner shirt, was lying on the floor, gasping for breath. From time to time, he would shake his head, as if trying to wake himself up.
Finally, he looked up at the man in black and said with great effort, "Lu Li, what do you want?"
The black-clothed man looked back, moved, raised his foot, and stepped on the man's back. Very easily, the man was trampled to the ground.
"Hua!" The cabin door opened, and two ghostly cultivators came in. One of them nodded and said, "Third Master, there's news from the front. From the beginning to the end, the people of the West Courtyard King have controlled the fleet. It's very smooth. There are no casualties on our side."
"It should be smooth too!" The black-clothed man stared at the person on the ground and said indifferently.
In order to keep this matter a secret, the other side did not dare to mobilize too many people. They were afraid that it would be unreliable and that the news would be leaked. Basically, every three ships in the fleet only sent one cultivator to keep watch. Most of the people were sent to the Pitting Yin Mountain. In addition, the other side did not guard against them, so they easily controlled the fleet.
"Pass down the order, all ships are to turn around and return to the original route!"
The black-clothed man gave the order, and kicked the person under his feet away. He quickly walked out of the guest room, out of the cabin, and stood on the bow deck, facing the moonlight and riding the wind.
The three ships in the fleet began to adjust the sails, and turned around on the vast sea.
After confirming that they were returning, the black-clothed man tilted his head and said, "Hang a row of lanterns on the side of the ship, facing the direction of the land!"
"Yes!" The accompanying ghostly cultivator immediately followed the order.
Not long later, a row of lanterns was lit under the eaves of the cabin.
The ghostly cultivator returned, "Alright. Third Master, what are we going back and forth for? We're now controlling the people of the western courtyard's great king. Nothing will go wrong this way, right? "
The black-clothed man said, "There must be a reason why the First Master wants us to do this. We just have to do it!"
"Third Master, look!" The ghostly cultivator suddenly waved his hand and pointed at the surface of the sea. There were three specks of light on the surface of the sea.
The black-clothed man turned around and walked to the railing of the ship to look into the distance. Then he tilted his head and said, "Extinguish that row of lanterns."
Soon, the row of lanterns under the eaves of the cabin were extinguished.
Soon after, the three specks of light on the surface of the sea were also extinguished.
"Third Master, someone is approaching!" the ghostly cultivator at the side urgently warned.
"Don't panic, we're on the same side!" the black-clothed man said indifferently.
Not long later, a group of people flew over. Most of them stopped on the distant surface of the sea. Only a dozen or so people flew down from the sky. Black Peony, Gongsun Bu, and the others landed on the bow of the ship.
"Which one is Lord Lu Li?" Black Peony asked.
"Me!" the black-clothed man answered, then asked, "You're Black Peony?"
Black Peony cupped her hands in greeting and asked, "How's the situation?"
Lord Lu Li said, "Very smoothly. They're all under control. No information has leaked!"
Black Peony asked, "Is the goods alright?"
Lord Lu Li gestured with his hand and led the group into the cabin. They followed the stairs down to the bottom of the cabin.
The lights at the bottom of the cabin were dim and filled with the smell of the livestock stalls.
Under the flickering lights, the fine horses were separated from each other in the wooden fences. Every now and then, the sound of horses neighing could be heard.
Horses wouldn't get fat if they didn't eat at night. There were grooms on the ship who were currently shaking out fodder and distributing it to each horse. There were also people who were cleaning up the manure.
Elder Wu Shaohuan of the Retaining Immortal Sect quickly ran into the passageway of the fences. He looked left and right, occasionally reaching out to stroke the horses. After confirming that it wasn't an illusion, he turned around and laughed heartily. Waving his single arm, he walked back and exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Horses! They're all fine steeds! "
The people from the three sects also entered to take a look. Each and every one of them was surprised and delighted. Unexpected!
This was truly too unexpected. They had really been stifled during this period of time.
At Niu Youdao's request, they had sneakily run around and hid in another place for a long time.
They had been ordered by their sects to take care of the warhorses, but in the end, they didn't dare to show their faces. They spent all day eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping. Even their communications with the outside world were strictly controlled. If not for Niu Youdao's ability to subdue the people from the three sects, Black Peony and the others would have lost control of these people long ago.
They didn't know why they had suddenly rushed over this time. It was only now that they realized that Niu Youdao had already prepared the ready-made warhorses!
Not only had the warhorses been prepared, but it was also obvious that the transportation and various rations had all been prepared!
The three sects had been busy in the Kingdom of Qi for almost a year without a trace. Now that everything seemed to have been arranged, how could they not be delighted and delighted!
Moreover, they didn't seem to have done anything, nor did they face any risks!
Black Peony and Gongsun Bu also entered to check. When they met, they looked at each other and smiled.
The two of them were even more amazed. In the beginning, they had thought that this matter would be extremely risky and that a fight to the death was unavoidable. Who would have thought that not only the warhorses, but Daoye had also taken care of the ship and the people to be transported? He didn't even have to waste a single soldier!
According to the news from Shen Qiu, Daoye had been trapped in the capital all this time. On the surface, he didn't make any moves. Every day, he would flirt with that matchmaker, eat, drink, and be merry. It was truly unimaginable how Daoye had managed to do it in secret. This was truly a strategy that could determine victory from a thousand miles away!
"The incompetent run until their legs break, but the capable have it at their fingertips!" Gongsun Bu sighed softly as he stroked the head of the horse beside him.
This time, he was truly convinced by Niu Youdao. He felt that Mount Five Liang had not followed the wrong person. He could faintly see the future. Mount Five Liang would flourish in his hands!
Returning to Lord Lu Lijun's side, Black Peony asked, "How many horses are there in total?"
Lord Lu Lijun replied, "Three hundred ships to transport the horses, one hundred horses each, and two hundred supply ships!"
In other words, there were a total of thirty thousand warhorses, far more than the ten thousand that Royal Prince Yongping wanted! The Elders of the three sects looked at each other and smiled. Their joy was hard to conceal. Wu Shaohuan even chuckled and said, "Daoye is indeed Daoye. I, Wu, am convinced and admire you from the bottom of my heart!"
The way he addressed him had finally changed!
The other two also smiled and nodded. They didn't think that Niu Youdao would secretly give them such a big surprise.
As the Elders of the three sects, they naturally knew what this meant. As long as these warhorses were sent back, the Heavenly Jade School had no reason not to give them a share of the profits from the wine. This meant that the three sects would have a long-term source of income in the future!
A year ago, the three sects had come to cause trouble. So many people had died, yet they had accomplished nothing. In the end, with Niu Youdao's arrival, the disciples of the three sects no longer suffered any losses. While resting on the sidelines, the matter had unknowingly succeeded. How could they not admire him?
The horses hadn't been shipped back yet. To Black Peony, now was not the time to be happy. She didn't dare to delay Niu Youdao's instructions, so she asked Lord Lu Lijun again, "How are those people communicating with the outside world? Do you have any idea?"
Lord Lu Lijun replied, "Twice a day!"
Black Peony asked, "Do you have any idea how to communicate with them?"
Lord Lu Lijun replied, "No. We weren't in charge of communicating with them before, but with so many people in our hands, we have to think of a way. Someone will eventually speak up."
"Alright, Brother Gongsun. I'll have to trouble you and Brother Lu to cooperate with me on this matter." Black Peony turned around and said to Gongsun Bu.
"Alright!" Gongsun Bu nodded in response.
Wu Shaohuan said to the other two Elders, "We should send this good news to the sect as soon as possible, so that they can rest assured."
"Exactly!" The other two smiled in agreement.
"No way!" Black Peony flatly refused. She suddenly turned around and said, "Before the goods arrive at their destination, all Golden Wings that communicate with the outside world must be under unified control. No one is allowed to privately transmit any information!"
Wu Shaohuan frowned. "Black Peony, do you not trust us? Do you think that our three sects would leak this information to the outside world if we knew? Wouldn't that be the same as shooting ourselves in the foot? How long has it been since we contacted the sect? "
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