Shao Sansheng and Shao Pingbo entered the study room one after the other.
After Shao Pingbo sat down, Shao Sansheng served tea and reported, "Miss Su sent news. Recently, the Eldest Princess of Qi and the son of the Great General of Qi are getting married. There are many festive activities. The King of the West Courtyard will ask her to accompany them at any time. She can't come here."
Shao Pingbo fell into silence. Although this reason was impeccable, he had a keen sense of things. Su Zhao's attitude made him feel that there was a subtle change.
In the past, whenever Su Zhao heard that he was in trouble, she would try her best to rush over. Last time, when they killed the Ruan mother and son, Su Zhao even used the birds of the Waning Moon Pavilion to rescue them.
This time, he didn't know if it was an illusion.
Slowly, he said, "After this marriage, the Vast Cloud Painting will have no worries for a long time in Qi. The Vast Cloud Painting is the master of Qi's resurgence!"
As for the marriage between the Vast Cloud Painting and Huyan Wuhen, they had already received the news. The Great Zen Mountain wouldn't block this information.
Putting this matter aside, he looked at the map again. "Recently, the progress of the fleet has slowed down."
Shao Sansheng replied, "Recently, we encountered a series of storms and lost a few ships. Therefore, our speed has slowed down. Currently, we have lost twelve ships and thousands of warhorses. Sigh!"
Thirty thousand warhorses couldn't be avoided on land, let alone on the sea. But Shao Pingbo wasn't worried about this. He got up and walked to the map with his hands behind his back, "It was smooth at the beginning. Why did we encounter so many accidents as we got closer? Is there a problem?"
Shao Sansheng knew that any abnormality would easily arouse this young master's suspicion. "The weather on the sea is unstable. It's normal to encounter accidents."
"But these accidents … Could it be that we have reached the storm area?" Shao Pingbo turned around and asked.
Shao Sansheng was speechless. He couldn't even understand the situation on land, let alone the situation on the sea. He wasn't that knowledgeable and smiled bitterly, "This old servant isn't sure either."
Shao Pingbo said, "See if you can find people who often sail in that area and ask about it."
"Yes!" Shao Sansheng replied …
Qingshan County. Dozens of riders galloped into the city.
Outside the Prefectural Governor's Manor, Shang Chaozong and the others personally came out to welcome them when they heard the news. The Heavenly Jade School's Sect Master, Peng, personally led the upper echelons of the school over.
Feng Entai, who had rushed back from the Qi Country a long time ago, was among them. The group entered the Provincial Governor's manor.
An hour later, the group of people went out again. This time, they brought along Shang Chaozong and the rest, heading straight for the valley outside the city.
After receiving the news, Fei Changliu, Zheng Jiuxiao, Xia Hua, and the others rushed to the entrance of the valley to welcome Peng Youzai and the others.
Fei Changliu and the others invited them to rest in the sect. Peng waved his hand again. "There's no need to be so courteous. Let's talk here." Pointing at the wine brewing area in front of them, he took the lead and walked over.
He was the boss here, so everyone could only do as he said.
No one was allowed to enter the wine brewing cave, so everyone stood outside the cave.
Smelling the fragrance of the wine, Peng stared at the entrance of the cave for a while. Then, he turned around and asked, "It's been two to three months, but there's still no news from Niu Youdao. The Prince hasn't received any news either. Sect Masters, what's going on?"
Fei, Zheng, and Xia Hua looked at each other. Fei Changliu shook his head and said, "We're not sure either. If there's news, we'll definitely inform the Prince."
Peng Youzai said, "Are you joking? The disciples of your three sects should be by Niu Youdao's side, right? There are so many disciples in your sects. Is it possible for them to not contact you for several months? "
Xia Hua said, "Sect Master Peng, we're more anxious about this than you are. We've lost contact with several hundred elite disciples from our three sects. We also want to know what's going on, but we really can't get in touch with them."
Speaking of this, Shang Shuqing was also very anxious. Everyone was worried that something unexpected had happened. Otherwise, why would there be no news at all?
Peng Youzai said, "Your three sects and Niu Youdao drove our Heavenly Jade School's disciples back and took over the warhorses. Now, you don't even give us an explanation, delaying this important matter. Can you bear the responsibility?"
The three Sect Masters secretly gritted their teeth. This was obviously Niu Youdao's decision, but this person just had to tie the three sects together. His intentions were deplorable.
Zheng Jiuxiao cupped his fists at Feng Entai and said, "Brother Feng, you and Niu Youdao are sworn brothers. You should know better than us what's going on, right?"
Peng Youzai glanced at his Junior Brother. Feng Entai said expressionlessly, "We were driven back by you guys. How would we know what's going on? I should be the one asking you. "
Peng Youzai asked, "Three Sect Masters, there's a rumor in the Qi Kingdom's capital that Niu Youdao and Linghu Qiu have been captured by the Qi Kingdom's imperial court. Is this true?"
Fei Changliu immediately cupped his fists at Shang Chaozong and said, "Prince, that's definitely a rumor. After the rumor, Niu Youdao even sent us a message asking us to wait patiently. Do you know about this? If they've been captured, why would they send us a message? "
Even if they knew that something had happened to Niu Youdao, they wouldn't admit to it. If they did, the Heavenly Jade School wouldn't be here to play around.
Shang Chaozong's expression was solemn. The Heavenly Jade School didn't come with good intentions. It was obvious that they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble.
Peng Youzai said, "I heard that the Qi Capital's Matchmaker is already here. Call them over and ask them."
Traveling by land was faster than traveling by sea. Apart from those who had other missions, the rest of Fufang Garden's disciples had already secretly arrived here.
Following Peng Youzai's command, Zhang Laosan of Fufang Garden arrived.
A man who looked rather dull cupped his fists at everyone when he arrived.
After hearing the question, Zhang Laosan calmly said, "Everyone asks me this question almost every day. I still have the same answer. I can't get in touch with my boss and the others. Farewell!" He turned around and left.
The Heavenly Jade School's Elder Chen Tingxiu immediately shouted, "What kind of attitude is that?"
Zhang Laosan ignored him and continued walking.
"You …" Chen Tingxiu was about to explode when Peng Youzai reached out to stop him.
"Where's Yuan Fang? He's Niu Youdao's confidant. He should know, right? Call him over. "Peng Youzai ordered again.
Not long after, Yuan Fang was called over. When he heard about the matter, he immediately sighed and said, "Aren't you asking the obvious? It's not like you don't know how anxious I am these past few days. I can't get in touch with Daoye and the others! "He was really anxious about this matter.
Peng Youzai stared at him coldly. "This is not a child's play. You can't speak carelessly. You'll have to take responsibility for your words."
Yuan Fang glared at him. "Sect Leader Peng, I didn't take the wrong medicine. Why would I speak carelessly?"
Peng Youzai nodded. "Fine! Do you dare to take responsibility for your words? "
Yuan Fang patted his chest. "Of course I can take responsibility. There's no need for me to speak carelessly!"
Peng Youzai gestured with his hand. "Men, arrest this group of monks first."
Immediately, people flashed to the left and right and captured Yuan Fang, who was caught off guard.
Yuan Fang, who was being held captive, immediately cried out, "Peng Youzai, what's the meaning of this?"
Peng Youzai replied, "Once we prove that you're not lying, we'll naturally let you go!"
Seeing that the Heavenly Jade School's disciples had already dispersed to capture his own South Mountain Temple's disciples, Yuan Fang immediately screamed at Shang Chaozong, "Prince, Prince, what's going on?"
Shang Shuqing was about to step forward and speak up for him when Lan Ruoting, who was beside him, reached out to stop him. He shook his head slightly at Shang Shuqing, indicating for her not to act rashly.
Shang Chaozong's expression darkened as he said in a deep voice, "Sect Leader Peng, this isn't appropriate, is it?"
Peng Youzai turned around and said, "Prince, how long has the matter of the warhorses been delayed? How much longer can it be delayed? Niu Youdao has already wasted so much time and suddenly disappeared without a trace. He even chased the Heavenly Jade School's disciples back. If he were to run away just like that, would the Heavenly Jade School's disciples have to run back to Qi Kingdom and start all over again? The Prefecture Overseer of South Province, Zhou Shouxian, is already itching to make a move. If something goes wrong, someone has to take responsibility, right? If Niu Youdao were to run away, would he let his subordinates escape as well? "
Shang Chaozong's cheeks tightened. He really wanted to ask why the Heavenly Jade School had pushed all the blame for the warhorses to Niu Youdao. What was the point of the Heavenly Jade School's profits?
However, there were some words that he couldn't say right now. An arm was no match for a thigh!
How could a group of South Hill Temple monks be a match for the Heavenly Jade School's cultivators? Soon, all of them were captured. The screaming Yuan Fang was also silenced.
Fei, Zheng, and Xia Hua's expressions were solemn, but they didn't dare to go against the Heavenly Jade School.
Anyone could see that all that bullsh * t was a lie. The Heavenly Jade School's target was these monks. Yuan Fang and the others had the secret wine recipe in their hands.
Fei Changliu said, "Sect Leader Peng, we still don't know what's going on with Niu Youdao. It's not appropriate for you to capture his people now. Why don't we do this? Leave these monks to our three sects. We guarantee that he won't run away. If he does, we'll take responsibility! "
"That's right!" Zheng Jiuxiao and Xia Hua agreed.
Peng Zizai said, "There's no need. You're all in the same boat. If all of you run away, who am I supposed to look for?"
Fei Changliu said, "If you do this, how are we going to explain it to Niu Youdao when he returns? Sect Leader Peng, don't forget that Niu Youdao also has the secret wine recipe in his hands. If you anger him and provoke him into revealing the recipe, this source of income will be worthless! "
Peng Zizai said, "You're thinking too much! Our Heavenly Jade School isn't unreasonable. Ten days! I'll give you ten days to contact him. In ten days, he can send messages to every corner of the world. As long as you can get in touch with him and get an explanation from him, I'll let them go immediately! If we can't get in touch with him, are we going to just sit around and wait for him? How many things are waiting for us? Ten days it is. If you don't give me an answer in ten days, our Heavenly Jade School will immediately send our disciples to Qi Capital to arrange for the warhorses! Everyone, please conduct yourselves with dignity. I won't keep you company! Prince, let's go back together! "Peng Zizai gestured to Shang Chaozong to leave.
The group of people left as quickly as they came. Yuan Fang and the others were escorted away.
The Sect Leaders of the three sects had ugly expressions on their faces. Shang Shuqing bit his lip in silence.
Xia Hua said indignantly, "They're here for the secret wine recipe. They want to keep it in their hands. Even if Niu Youdao returns after this, even if Niu Youdao manages to get the warhorses, I'm afraid they won't be able to share the profits according to the original ratio."
The others understood what she meant. When the time came, even if Niu Youdao threatened them with the secret wine recipe, they could still find a reason to use force to threaten them and force them to renegotiate the profits. Would they be willing to accept some benefits to keep the peace, or would they be willing to fight to the death with nothing to gain?
If something really happened to Niu Youdao and he couldn't make it back, the Heavenly Jade School wouldn't suffer any losses since they had the secret wine recipe in their hands. They could just shake off the Sect Leaders and work on their own.
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