Shang Shuqing felt that there was a hidden meaning in his words. He was worried that his brother would be at a disadvantage and agree hastily, so he asked, "A little grievance? Can Daoye explain? "
Lan Ruoting nodded. He was also worried about this.
Niu Youdao said indifferently, "It can't be considered a grievance. It's just that the resources Your Highness can use are limited. I might do some unscrupulous things to achieve my goal. When the time comes, I hope Your Highness can cooperate and not blame me."
Shang Shuqing said, "All is fair in war. It's understandable that Daoye will do something, but if it's too evil, my brother will …"
Niu Youdao raised his hand and interrupted, "Don't worry, princess. The Prince can also rest assured. I promise that I will not let the Prince bear the name of evil and will not do anything that the Prince cannot bear. In short, I will not do anything that will harm the Prince. If I break this promise, the Prince can deny that I have anything to do with it."
With this, they were slightly relieved, but they still found it hard to believe. How could Feng Lingbo borrow soldiers?
Lan Ruoting who was in deep thought said, "Daoye, it's not appropriate to stay in Guangyi prefecture for too long. I don't know how the imperial court will react. And the Song family, Daoye killed Song Yanqing but stayed in Guangyi prefecture. It's too obvious. The Song family may do something to harm Daoye. "
"The imperial court is easy. The Prince can mourn the death of the guards. He can mourn and pay his respects. If he doesn't want to leave, he can stay for a few more days." Niu Youdao didn't feel guilty about the death of the guards. "As for the Song family, I have my own ways to deal with it!"
Shang Chaozong nodded, "We'll do as Daoye says. When will Daoye leave and what preparations should we make?"
Niu Youdao said, "There's no time to lose. We'll leave for the prefecture tonight. In addition, the Prince can send twenty smart guards with me. I also need some money, ten thousand gold coins! "
"Ten thousand gold coins …" Shang Chaozong and Shang Shuqing looked troubled. It wasn't a small amount. It was enough for a few hundred people to spend for a few years.
The siblings couldn't understand. Why did they need so much money? Were they going to use it to exchange for troops? Although ten thousand gold coins wasn't a small amount, it wasn't enough to exchange for enough troops to establish a foothold in Cangwu County. Feng Lingbo wouldn't agree either. He wasn't so poor that he'd give you troops for ten thousand gold coins.
Lan Ruoting smiled bitterly, "I won't hide it from Daoye. If we go to Cangwu County, ten thousand gold coins shouldn't be a problem. I don't even have a thousand gold coins on hand right now. I really can't afford ten thousand gold coins."
Niu Youdao waved his hand, "If you don't have it, then forget it. Money is a small matter. I'll think of something else when we get to the prefecture capital. Just give me a hundred gold coins to cover my travel expenses."
They looked at each other. Even for people like them, ten thousand gold coins wasn't a small amount. They didn't know how this person was going to get ten thousand gold coins from Guangyi Prefecture capital. Was he going to rob or rob? Don't provoke Feng Lingbo by causing trouble in Guangyi Prefecture. A person who could afford such a sum of money was definitely not a commoner in Guangyi Prefecture.
It was true that he couldn't afford ten thousand gold coins. Just now, Lan Ruoting suspected that Niu Youdao was planning to run away with the money. But when he heard that it was a hundred gold coins, he immediately realized that he was gauging the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure. With Niu Youdao's skills, there was no need for him to spend so much effort just for a hundred gold coins.
Looking at Shang Chaozong, Lan Ruoting nodded and said, "Daoye, please wait a moment. I'll go get it now and arrange for some men to accompany me."
Niu Youdao immediately instructed, "Remember, avoid Qu Wu and his men. Don't let them discover you. Give me some time to deal with them."
"Understood!" Lan Ruoting cupped his hands and quickly left to make arrangements.
The Shang siblings were also curious about how Niu Youdao was going to borrow men. Shang Shuqing finally couldn't help but ask, "Daoye, can't you tell us?"
Niu Youdao laughed, "I can't say for sure now. We'll have to act according to the situation. We'll see when the time comes."
Shang Chaozong was a little worried because he didn't speak a word of truth. But after seeing how Niu Youdao was able to see through his escape route, he could tell that Niu Youdao was knowledgeable and had a higher opinion of him.
Yuan Gang, who had been silent at the side, suddenly spoke, "Daoye, the two from Shangqing Sect confessed that the abbot, Yuan Fang, is a bear demon."
"Uh …" Niu Youdao turned around in shock, "Demon? Demon? "
Shang Chaozong continued, "That's right. My men have interrogated him. The real abbot, Yuan Fang, has passed away. The current abbot, Yuan Fang, is a little bear that the monks of Nanshan Temple adopted from the mountains two hundred years ago. Now that he has gained some cultivation experience, he has changed into Yuan Fang. This Nanshan Temple has nothing to do with Shangqing Sect. It's just that Song Yanqing came and fought with him, forcing the bear demon to submit. "
Niu Youdao's eyes flashed. Demon? Or a bear demon? He was seriously interested. Although he knew that there were demons in this world, it was the first time he encountered one. Since he had never seen one before, he naturally wanted to see it. Obviously, Yuan Gang's reminder just now had the same interest and he also wanted to see it. However, he had other things to do now. It was not the time to study the demon. He could only remind, "Prince, don't let this demon go. I'll have a good chat with him later."
Shang Chaozong laughed, "Alright, keep it for Daoye!"
After a while, Lan Ruoting arrived with a bag of money. The twenty men were also arranged.
After the two sides discussed again, Shang Chaozong and the others left Nanshan Temple. They purposely made some movements to attract people's attention. Not only did they want to attract Qu Wu's group, but they also followed Niu Youdao's orders to attract the imperial court's spies who might be secretly monitoring them. Everything they did was to cover for Niu Youdao's departure.
Niu Youdao led Yuan Gang and twenty men down the mountain under the cover of the night.
Outside Nanshan Temple, there were a few braziers burning fiercely. Shang Chaozong and the others were burning joss paper to pay tribute to the guards who had sacrificed themselves.
On the way, a guard came and reported to Shang Chaozong in a low voice, "Prince, they have left successfully."
"Mm!" Shang Chaozong nodded his head slightly and threw the joss paper into the brazier. At the same time, he looked at Lan Ruoting and said, "I don't know if what he said is true or false, and I don't know if it will work. I won't be able to get an answer even if I ask him. In short, he didn't say a word of truth, and I don't feel confident listening to him."
Lan Ruoting hesitated, "This person seems to be very experienced in handling matters. He doesn't seem like someone of his age. It seems like he doesn't want others to know his background, and he doesn't seem like someone from the righteous path. I really don't know why Mister Dongguo would accept such a disciple with his foresight. On the other hand, the Princess seems to trust him. "
Shang Shuqing said, "Looking at the situation from all aspects, if there's something wrong with him, he wouldn't have killed Song Yanqing. Brother, Mister, we don't have much choice now. It won't be a big loss to let him try. "
Shang Chaozong threw a stack of joss paper into the brazier. Looking at the rising ashes, he sighed softly, "Let's wait and see!"
In the city, the lights were waning. A figure walked from the street to a restaurant and looked up at the signboard. It was Chen Guishuo.
The waiter greeted him warmly, "Sir, how many?"
Chen Guishuo ignored him and pushed him to the side. He rushed to the front of the counter and stared at the old shopkeeper behind the counter.
The old shopkeeper looked up and was stunned for a moment. He then nodded at the waiter who came up to pester him, and the waiter could only retreat.
It was getting late, and the restaurant was about to close. There was only one table of customers upstairs. The old shopkeeper looked around and gestured to Chen Guishuo, and led Chen Guishuo to a secluded room in the back hall.
As soon as the door was closed, the old shopkeeper looked up and down at Chen Guishuo, "What's the matter?"
In fact, Chen Guishuo didn't know who this old shopkeeper was. He didn't even know his name. But when he followed Song Yanqing to this place, he had come here for supplies. He guessed that this restaurant might be a point or an informer arranged by the Song family. It was not surprising that the Song family had such an arrangement.
In fact, although he and Xu Yitian were disciples of the Song Sect, they were gradually recruited by the Song family as informants. The Song family promised them a bright future. Even if the Shanghai Sect collapsed, they were not afraid. Song Yanqing's murder was a big deal. It was impossible for the shopkeeper not to report it to the Song family.
"Something happened." Chen Guishuo sat on the chair and sighed.
The old shopkeeper frowned, "What happened?"
Chen Guishuo shook his head heavily and said, "My Senior Brother Song Yanqing is dead."
"Ah!" The old shopkeeper was shocked and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
"We went to Nanshan Temple …" Chen Guishuo told the shopkeeper in detail what had happened. After being questioned by the shopkeeper, he said, "Find a way to send the news back to the capital. I have to rush back to the Shanghai Sect to report. Help me arrange a horse. It's best if you can help me get an identity so that I can change at the courier station along the way!"
The old shopkeeper quickly arranged this series of things and did it very quickly.
After sending off Chen Guishuo, the old shopkeeper went to the secret room of the restaurant and quickly wrote a secret report. Then he grabbed a black bird of prey with two golden wings from the cage next to him and stuffed the secret letter into a small empty tube on the bird's leg.
This bird was called 'Golden-Winged'. Whether it was flying speed or endurance, it was extraordinary. The most amazing thing was that this bird could find its own eggs no matter where it was. No matter how far away it was, it could accurately determine the direction to look for it. Because of this, 'Golden-Winged' female birds were domesticated to deliver letters and were expensive. As for male birds, they did not have this ability. They could only be used for mating and were not worth much.
After packing the letter, the old shopkeeper covered the 'Golden-Winged' in his hand with a piece of cloth and hurried out of the secret room. He came to a dark room and opened the window. He pulled off the cloth and waved the 'Golden-Winged' out of the window. The bird quickly flapped its wings and disappeared into the vast night …
At dawn the next day, Shang Chaozong and the rest left Nanshan Temple. They once again went to the grave of the bodyguard who had died in battle to pay their respects.
They were going to cooperate with Niu Youdao and delay for a few days here.
As the golden rays of the rising sun broke through the forest, a bodyguard came to report that Niu Youdao was arranging the bodyguards who accompanied him along the way. He wanted to set up a temporary communication channel between Guang Guang Prefecture City and Shang Chaozong to maintain a smooth flow of information from here.
The reason was simple. A horse running for a long distance would not be able to take it. They needed to change mounts to maintain the efficient rhythm of the transmission of information. It was obvious that Niu Youdao had planned this in advance.
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