This familiar face caught Lu Shengzhong off guard, causing his heart to tremble in fear.
However, he maintained his composure and held onto a strand of hope. He pretended not to recognize him and continued flying.
"Brother Lu, why don't we recognize each other when we meet?" Niu Youdao's voice rang out.
Elder Chen appeared from the forest and blocked Lu Shengzhong's path, forcing him to land.
With a single glance, Lu Shengzhong knew that he was no match for the other party's reaction speed. Furthermore, the way Niu Youdao addressed Lu Shengzhong as' Brother Lu 'proved that Niu Youdao had indeed come prepared. Niu Youdao had come for Lu Shengzhong. Lu Shengzhong had walked right into his trap and could not escape.
The reason why he repeatedly betrayed others was because he was tactful.
This time, he was still tactful. Since Niu Youdao came personally, how could he let him escape? Thus, he did not put up a meaningless and painful struggle.
Standing on the treetop and facing the cold Elder Chen, Lu Shengzhong slowly turned his head and looked at Niu Youdao who was sitting on the hillside carelessly tending to the bonfire.
He sprung up and landed beside the bonfire in a flash. He sat down cross-legged across from Niu Youdao. He lifted his hand and tore off the disguise on his face. He smiled bitterly and said, "Old Taoist, what a coincidence."
How could he not understand that the conversation in the inn was meant for him to hear? They wanted to alert him and force him out of Wanxiang City because it was inconvenient to make a move in Wanxiang City. What truly terrified him was that the other party actually predicted that he would come here after leaving the city and waited for him here. This meant that the other party had already grasped his location.
"It is quite a coincidence." Niu Youdao raised his head, "I have not heard from you for a long time. I thought you died in the hands of Shao Pingbo. I did not expect to meet you here. After all, we are old acquaintances. You did not even greet me when you came. How rude of you. "
Lu Shengzhong, "How did you find me? Because of Chao Shenghuai? "
Niu Youdao waved his hand in a direction and Hou Qingtian appeared from the forest.
Lu Shengzhong was completely speechless when he turned around. After a long time, he turned back and asked gloomily, "They are your men?"
Niu Youdao: "Sort of. Zhu Jiang, haha, you're really unlucky to run into him. "
Lu Shengzhong looked up to the sky and sighed. "I can only say that I'm unlucky."
Niu Youdao: "How can you be so lucky? Even if there's no such thing, do you think you can avoid Chao Shenghuai's attack? In fact, you've already realized that Chao Shenghuai might not be my opponent, so you pretended to be Zhu Jiang and added another trick. If you really had the confidence, why would you do this? Do you think that even if Chao Shenghuai failed and didn't know who you were, I wouldn't be able to guess who was behind this? Even if I don't bait you out, as long as you're still in Wan Xiang City, do you believe that I can ask the Wan Shou Sect to lock down Wan Xiang City at any time? Like a sieve, I have many ways to force you out. Do you think you can run away? "
He threw the branch in his hand into the bonfire. "Don't blame luck for your own problems. Tell me, how much courage did Shao Pingbo give you that you dared to come to me alone? "
"I had no other way. I suspect that I was poisoned by Waning Moon Pavilion's' Bitter Spirit Pill '…" Lu Shengzhong told the story with a bitter face.
Niu Youdao: "I see, it's been hard on you."
Lu Shengzhong: "If you have a way to cure me, I can go back to Shao Pingbo and be your spy to atone for my crimes."
Niu Youdao: "Do you think that you can go back alive after you attacked me? Shao Pingbo will believe you so easily? From the moment he asked you to act alone, he had already treated you as a sacrificial pawn. If I were you, I would have come to me directly from the beginning instead of waiting until the deed was done and you failed before talking about the antidote. I should be able to get the antidote from Waning Moon Pavilion, but don't you think it's a bit too late to talk about this now? "
Hearing that he could get the antidote, Lu Shengzhong immediately became spirited. "Even if I can't go back to Shao Pingbo, I can still do other things for you. You personally came to wait for me, isn't that because there's still room for negotiation? "
Niu Youdao: "I'll give you a chance. Take a palm strike from me, and if you can leave this place alive, you can come back to Wanxiang City to find me."
"…" Lu Shengzhong was stunned.
The two of them looked at each other across the fire. Suddenly, their bodies moved almost at the same time and they both crashed into the fire, causing sparks to fly everywhere.
With a bang, Niu Youdao walked out of the fire with a calm expression.
Lu Shengzhong staggered back down the hill, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He looked at Niu Youdao in disbelief. He didn't expect Niu Youdao, a late cultivator, to have already surpassed him in cultivation. What surprised him even more was that his palm strike with all his strength was useless against Niu Youdao's hand.
An even greater reaction took place inside his body. Two strange forces, scorching heat and bitter cold, were rampaging inside his body, forcing him to desperately cast arts to resist.
Niu Youdao looked down at him from above, and muttered to himself, "What a pity." Suddenly, he flew away, and really left Lu Shengzhong behind.
Elder Chen, Hou Qingtian, and the others in the surrounding forest also appeared and flew away.
Lu Shengzhong slowly turned around and sat down. He sat cross-legged and cast arts to dispel the strange force inside his body. Half of his face was pale while the other half was red. Frost had already appeared on one side of his hair.
In the forest not far away, a man flew over in a flash and landed in front of Lu Shengzhong.
Lu Shengzhong looked up and his expression twitched. He recognized him as a fellow disciple. Despair appeared in his eyes as he struggled to stand up. He turned his head and desperately shouted, "Daoye …"
"The sect master has ordered us to clean up the sect and kill all traitors!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he unsheathed his sword and a cold light cut off a head.
After cleaning up, the man picked up the head and flew away. He was going to send the head back to the sect.
Receiving the reward with the head was secondary. What was important was that Mount Wu Liang wanted to show the rest of the sect as a warning.
Mount Wu Liang wanted everyone to know that this was the fate of traitors. Even if they escaped to the ends of the earth, Mount Wu Liang would still hunt them down.
The fact that Niu Youdao came personally to wait for Lu Shengzhong was indeed because he cherished the talent and wanted to keep Lu Shengzhong alive so that he could be of use.
Before the arrest, he also informed the people from Mount Wu Liang here to bring Lu Shengzhong for interrogation.
Mount Wu Liang was clear about the internal affairs of Mount Wu Liang. Whether Lu Shengzhong had leaked the internal secrets of Mount Wu Liang needed to be interrogated.
However, when the people from Mount Wu Liang rushed here, they informed Niu Youdao that the sect master, Gongsun Bu, had already given the order to clean up the sect and would not let anyone go!
Niu Youdao had to seriously consider this matter. Although he cherished the talent, Mount Wu Liang was now his eyes and ears. Perhaps, he really needed a warning.
Weighing the pros and cons, Lu Shengzhong's life did not seem to be that important anymore. He could only sigh …
The sky was already bright. Once they returned to the inn, Guan Fangyi followed Niu Youdao into his room and said, "The Spirit Beast Conference has been canceled."
Niu Youdao, who was ready with his sword, turned around and was stunned. "Canceled? Why? "
Guan Fangyi said, "Xu Laoliu just found out that the people from Wan Shou Clan had put up a notice in the city. He immediately came back to report. The notice did not say the reason for the cancellation, it only expressed its apologies to all the guests. It also said that every cultivator who left the city would be able to collect a hundred gold coins when they leave the city. Xu Laoliu heard from the people around him that there was something wrong with the Butterfly Dream World. The entrance to the Butterfly Dream World was not sealed as scheduled. The entrance was still open. The people were discussing that the cancellation of the Spirit Beast Conference had something to do with this. "
"…" Niu Youdao was stunned. He looked at her and then slowly turned around to look at Yin'Er, who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
The reason why Yin'Er was sleeping was that Niu Youdao had secretly done something, otherwise, she would have followed him no matter what.
Guan Fangyi seemed to have the same guess. She asked softly, "Could it be that the opening of the Life Gate of the Great Array also officially opened the gate of the Butterfly Dream World? If that's the case, doesn't it mean that she can enter and exit the Butterfly Dream World at any time in the future? "
Niu Youdao could not confirm it, so he turned around and asked, "Are you sure that the entrance to the Butterfly Dream World is really not sealed? Let Xu Laoliu go and have a look. "
Guan Fangyi said, "I've already asked Xu Laoliu to verify it."
Niu Youdao paced back and forth in the room.
After waiting for a while, Guan Fangyi said again, "It's not good to keep this matter to yourself. I can't eat and sleep in peace if I don't understand it. If you don't mind, I'm going to talk to Uncle Chen. For so many years, he has never done anything wrong to me. He has risked his life to save me. No matter who he is, I don't intend to make things difficult for him. "
She did not need to look for him. As soon as she left the room, Uncle Chen took the initiative to look for her.
After returning to her room, Guan Fangyi smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"
Uncle Chen was very calm and went straight to the point. "When I was injured and met you, it was indeed arranged. Someone asked me to stay by your side to protect you. I have not done anything wrong to you, nor have I interfered in any of your affairs. You know that I have never asked about the management of Fu Fang Garden. My mission cannot put your life in danger. That's all. So you can rest assured that I have no ill intentions. "
Zhao Xiongge had already informed them. He also knew that he had been exposed.
"Your mission?" Guan Fangyi's eyes flickered. At this point, there was no need to hide anymore. She only cared about one thing. "Who asked you to protect me?"
Uncle Chen shook his head. "You don't need to ask. I won't tell you."
Guan Fangyi chuckled and turned to look out of the window. She had a sarcastic smile on her face. "I don't have any luck with women. Basically, women are always criticizing me. It's impossible for a woman to be so kind to me. Uncle Chen, which man is so mysterious? Since he has such affection for me, why can he sit back and watch me fool around with other men? "
Uncle Chen said, "I don't know the reason. At first, I also wanted to stop you from interacting with other men, but he stopped me. He said that he had no right to stop you from interacting with other men. As long as you are happy, everything else is not important."
There is such a person? Guan Fangyi muttered in her heart. She frowned and her face was full of suspicion. She could not think of who it was. She had a few suspects, but no matter how she thought about it, it was unlikely that they were from the Devil Cult.
She still could not help but ask, "Is it from the Devil Cult?"
Uncle Chen shook his head. "I don't know. You don't need to ask. I won't tell you. If you think it is not suitable for me to continue staying, I can leave. But I think I should stay. It will only be good for you. "
Guan Fangyi asked, "Are you from the Devil Cult?"
Uncle Chen said, "I used to be, but I have long since left the Devil Cult."
After talking for a long time, he did not reveal a word that he should not have said. After going around in circles, it was equivalent to saying nothing.
After a series of questions and answers, Guan Fangyi did not get any useful information. There was a big mystery in her heart.
As for whether Uncle Chen should stay or leave, Guan Fangyi could not make a decision at the moment.
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