Deep in the mountains, lush and verdant, a cliff faced the rising sun. Guan Fangyi swung on an old pine tree, her skirt fluttering in the wind, leisurely and contentedly.
Niu Youdao sat cross-legged in meditation not far away, facing the rising sun.
Gongsun Bu flew up the mountain, calling out from afar, "Daoye!"
Niu Youdao stopped his cultivation upon hearing this. Slowly, he opened his eyes and stood up. Only then did Gongsun Bu approach and report, "The war in Nanzhou is almost over. It's coming to an end. If nothing unexpected happens, Nanzhou will fall into the hands of the Heavenly Jade School."
Niu Youdao shook his head and sighed, "I thought the war would last for a while. I didn't expect it to end so quickly. It seems the plan has to be brought forward. Inform Monkey to make a move!"
"Yes!" Gongsun Bu replied and floated down the mountain.
Guan Fangyi, who had been sitting cross-legged on the swing, floated down and landed next to Niu Youdao. She asked, "What exactly do you want?"
Niu Youdao replied, "There are some things that don't need to be asked. Even if you ask, I won't tell you. You'll know when the time comes. It's fine as long as nothing happens to your people. "
Guan Fangyi rolled her eyes at him and snapped, "Don't worry. Uncle Chen has personally led people there. They'll listen to your red-faced man's commands."
… …
In Jinzhou, a carriage with a dozen or so attendants, dressed simply and keeping a low profile, came out of the eastern gate.
Xiao Tianzhen seemed to have grown a lot taller in the carriage. His face was ruddy, and he seemed much more mature. However, a gloomy expression occasionally flashed across his face. His gaze would occasionally glance at Yuan Gang, who was sitting beside him in the carriage.
Yuan Gang was resting with his eyes closed, his face expressionless. He knew that Xiao Tianzhen was sizing him up.
After learning of the relationship between Yuan Gang and Hai Ruyue, Niu Youdao had him secretly come to Hai Ruyue's side.
When he arrived, Yuan Gang was somewhat surprised. Xiao Tianzhen had repeatedly expressed his desire to meet him in private.
Yuan Gang had ignored him previously, but after receiving Niu Youdao's message, he finally agreed and accompanied Xiao Tianzhen out to hunt.
The party was dozens of miles away from the city and came to a mountain forest. It was inconvenient for the carriages to move forward, so the people in the carriages got off. Xiao Tianzhen and Yuan Gang switched to horses, carried bows and arrows on their backs, and charged into the boundless mountains.
Yuan Gang carried his bow and arrows and had no intention of hunting. On the other hand, Xiao Tianzhen pulled the bowstring a few times and shot a few arrows, but only hit a rabbit. Regardless of how good his archery was, compared to his sickly body that couldn't carry out strenuous exercise, Xiao Tianzhen's body was now many times better.
It was just a rabbit, but Xiao Tianzhen's interest was not small. He asked Yuan Gang to help him wash and peel it, and he picked up dry firewood to light a fire on a small hill.
Yuan Gang came back from the stream after washing and peeling the rabbit. Under Xiao Tianzhen's indication, he roasted it over the fire.
Sitting by the fire and roasting the rabbit, Yuan Gang glanced around and found that the guards accompanying him had already been driven away by Xiao Tianzhen, standing guard around the small hill. He didn't know what Xiao Tianzhen wanted to do by inviting him out to meet.
When he glanced at Xiao Tianzhen, he found that Xiao Tianzhen was also staring at him, his gaze deep.
"Provincial Governor, what's the matter?" Yuan Gang asked.
Xiao Tianzhen, "Provincial Governor? Big Brother Yuan, do you think I have the qualifications to be the Provincial Governor of Jinzhou? "
Yuan Gang didn't understand what he meant, "Is young master not the Provincial Governor of Jinzhou?"
Xiao Tianzhen didn't hide it, "I'm just a puppet in name. The one who truly holds power in Jinzhou is my mother."
Yuan Gang, "In any case, it's in the hands of you mother and son."
Xiao Tianzhen said indifferently, "I'm already an adult, so it's reasonable to say that I should be in charge of military and political affairs, but mother isn't willing to give up power. Perhaps there's someone who doesn't want me to be in charge."
The topic was getting more and more sensitive. Yuan Gang didn't expect Xiao Tianzhen to say such words to an outsider. His eyebrows twitched as he flipped the roasted rabbit in his hand, "Who doesn't want young master to be in charge?"
A gloomy look flashed in Xiao Tianzhen's eyes. The unsightly scenes of Elder Li Wuhua and Hai Ruyue of the Ten Thousand Heavenly Cave Manor flashed in his mind. He took a deep breath and changed the topic, "I heard that Duke Yongping has already launched an attack on Nanzhou. His attack is swift and violent, and taking down Nanzhou is already in the bag."
Yuan Gang looked at him, not knowing what he meant by this.
Xiao Tianzhen, "If a cultivation sect's control over the secular world is too strong, whether it's the one overseeing Nanzhou or the one overseeing Jinzhou, they probably won't have it easy. If the two sides work together, there's a lot of hope. As far as I know, Niu Youdao's influence on Shang Chaozong is not small, and he has always shared Shang Chaozong's worries. I hope Big Brother Yuan can help pass a message to Niu Youdao, and I hope to find a way to meet and talk with him. "
Yuan Gang finally understood what he meant. Jinzhou's hands and feet were tied in Jinzhou, and he hoped to borrow external forces to seize power.
"Okay!" Yuan Gang answered and pulled out the Three Howling Saber from behind him. He flipped the saber over, and with a stretch of his hand, the saber was already on Xiao Tianzhen's neck.
Xiao Tianzhen was a little confused, and he stuttered, "What … what do you want to do?"
Yuan Gang lifted his chin with the saber in his hand, and stood up with him.
"How dare you!" A guard at the bottom of the hill shouted angrily as he noticed them.
The roasted rabbit in Yuan Gang's hand was thrown over, and he pulled Xiao Tianzhen over. With a palm chop on the back of Xiao Tianzhen's neck, Xiao Tianzhen's eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, Yuan Gang held Xiao Tianzhen in his hand, and the saber was placed on Xiao Tianzhen's neck. Yuan Gang was calm, and the surrounding cultivators were afraid to take action.
"Let go of the Young Master immediately!" A cultivator shouted, "If you dare to hurt a single hair on the Young Master, you will die without a burial!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of cultivators was shocked again. They saw a group of masked cultivators rushing over from the forest in the distance, and they were confronting them.
Yuan Gang shouted coldly, "Get out of the way!"
He had a hostage in his hand, and his reaction was very fast. He was always on guard against possible sneak attacks in the surroundings, so the Ten Thousand Heavenly Cave Mansion cultivators did not dare to act rashly. They had no right to decide Xiao Tianzhen's life or death. In the end, when Xiao Tianzhen's neck was forced to bleed by the saber, they had no choice but to make way.
As soon as they met the group of masked cultivators, Yuan Gang quickly threw the unconscious Xiao Tianzhen to one of them. Then, the group of bandits quickly retreated into the depths of the forest.
The Ten Thousand Heavenly Cave Mansion cultivators hurriedly chased after them. As they chased after them, the golden wings took off urgently to report to the Gold Province …
The golden wings that flew over the mountains and rivers arrived in the sky above the Gold Province's Prefecture City, and directly plunged into the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
Not long after, there was a commotion in the Provincial Governor's Mansion. A group of cultivators led by the Ten Thousand Heavenly Cave Mansion's elder, Li Wuhua, hurriedly flew out of the Provincial Governor's Mansion. Regardless of how shocking it would be, they quickly rose and landed in the sky above the Prefecture City's residences, and quickly left the city.
And not long after these people left, a letter was delivered to the Provincial Governor's Mansion.
The letter was quickly sent to the hands of Hai Ruyue, who still had a beautiful appearance.
Hai Ruyue, who had a face full of anxiety, was mobilizing all the people, preparing to seal off all the main roads and cooperate with the rescue of her son. How could she be in the mood to read the letter? She waved her hand at the housekeeper, Zhu Shun. "Put it aside first!"
She was really angry. Yuan Gang had actually used her thoughts to kidnap her son. If not for that, ordinary people would not have been able to get close to her son, let alone kidnap him. But now, it had been easily broken through from the inside.
Zhu Shun also had a face full of anxiety. He showed the words on the letter. "Madam, it's better if you take a look."
Hai Ruyue focused her eyes and saw two lines of words written on the letter: Young Master Wu You, for the Eldest Princess!
In the next instant, Hai Ruyue grabbed the letter and quickly took out the letter inside and opened it.
There were only a few lines on the letter: Young Master and I feel like old friends at first sight, and I miss you very much. I invite you to a small gathering, and I will definitely send you back safely another day. Don't make a big fuss, don't make a big fuss, don't harm the harmony!
Finally, the taboo was: Ghost Doctor's disciple, Mister Ming pays his respects!
Seeing this taboo, Hai Ruyue felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her face instantly turned pale, and she staggered back a few steps. It could be said that she instantly thought of the nursing prescription that Mister Ming had left behind.
When she had first seen that nursing prescription, it had really frightened her. She still remembered the situation when the Ice and Snow Pavilion's Han Bing arrived.
After all these years, although the matter had always been hanging in her heart, it had always been peaceful. She also hoped that it would continue to be peaceful. Who would have thought that what she was afraid of would come true? The sword that was hanging above her head had finally fallen.
After calming her mind, Hai Ruyue gritted her teeth hatefully and squeezed out the words from between her teeth. "Niu Youdao! Bastard, despicable, shameless, vile … "
At this point, if she still did not know who the person behind the so-called Ghost Doctor's disciple was, she would be more like a fool. Back then, she had suspected that it was Niu Youdao. However, Niu Youdao refused to admit it no matter what. She did not have any evidence, and she did not dare to make it public. Thus, it was unclear.
Now, Niu Youdao's trusted subordinate, Yuan Gang, had personally kidnapped her son. Immediately after that, the Ghost Doctor's disciple had sent a letter. If it was not Niu Youdao who did it, then it would really be strange.
Zhu Shun's expression turned grave. "Madam, why did Niu Youdao kidnap Young Master?"
As the housekeeper, he was not surprised that it was Niu Youdao who did it. After all, Yuan Gang had kidnapped Xiao Tianzhen. However, he did not know how big the matter was behind this. Only Hai Ruyue knew about the Red Sun Vermillion Fruit's treatment.
Hai Ruyue did not answer him. Instead, she followed the warning in the letter and suppressed the commotion that she was about to cause...
In the depths of the boundless mountain forest, a group of heroes were flying. Yuan Gang and the others were fleeing in the forest while the Ten Thousand Heavenly Caves Mansion's cultivators were hot on their heels.
Although Xiao Tianzhen had fallen into the enemy's hands, causing the Ten Thousand Heavenly Caves Mansion to be cautious and not dare to act recklessly, it did not mean that they would let the enemy escape so easily.
In front of the mountain forest, fog gradually lingered and lingered without dispersing.
As they approached, the escaping Yuan Gang and the others quickly took out a small dark green leaf and put it in their mouth. Even the unconscious Xiao Tianzhen also stuffed a leaf into his mouth.
This leaf was the product that Meng Shanming and the others had obtained from the secluded place. The villagers named it 'Qingxin', and the direction that Yuan Gang and the others were heading towards was the hidden village hidden in the boundless mountain.
From how to kidnap Xiao Tianzhen to how to escape, everything had been planned.
Just like that, a group of people hurriedly rushed into the dense mountain range.
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