The light suddenly dimmed and attracted the attention of the two guarding cultivators. One of them flashed over and landed outside the cage to check. He didn't see anything unusual.
Shao Sansheng looked at Shao Pingbo in a daze. He didn't dare to reveal anything but his gaze towards Shao Pingbo was very complicated.
Shao Pingbo, who had his eyes closed and head lowered, said Slowly, "The light is extinguished, add oil to the lamp."
"Yes!" Shao Sansheng stood up and removed the iron bars of the cage in front of the cultivator. He opened the cage and entered.
It wasn't strange that he could enter and exit the cage freely. Shao Pingbo wasn't a real criminal. Great Zen Mountain didn't go too far and allowed Shao Sansheng to enter and take care of Shao Pingbo's needs.
Shao Sansheng entered and looked at the lamp on the wall. The cultivators who didn't find anything unusual also turned and left.
The extinguished oil lamp was lit up again. Shao Sansheng said in a low voice, "Eldest Young Master …"
Shao Pingbo shook his head slightly, "No rush! Maybe it's a misunderstanding. Let's wait and see. "
He turned and walked to the iron bars. He looked at the direction of the prison door and waited.
"Open the door!" Zhong Yangxu's shout came from outside the prison.
The sound of iron chains clanking could be heard. The prison door opened, and several people came in with Zhong Yangxu in the lead.
"Master!" The two guarding disciples in the prison quickly bowed.
Shao Pingbo, who was standing in the cage, stared at Zhong Yangxu who was walking over with a sword in his hand. His face twitched violently as his last trace of hope was destroyed.
Zhong Yangxu also saw Shao Pingbo's figure in the cage. He stared at him and walked over with a serious expression.
Shao Pingbo suddenly spread his sleeves, cupped his hands, and bowed. He said loudly, "Uncle, don't hurt my father!"
Shao Sansheng, who was standing in front of another lamp, made his move. He grabbed the handle of the lamp on the wall and pushed it hard. There was a cracking sound in the wall.
In the corridor of the prison, an iron bar suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the ground with a bang.
Zhong Yangxu and the others were shocked. When the iron bar fell, rocks fell like a landslide, covering the calm and motionless figure that was cupping his hands and bowing.
"Ah!" The people from Great Zen Mountain were shocked.
Zhong Yangxu was shocked and angry. Clang! The sword was unsheathed and slashed continuously, clearing the rocks and dirt.
Bang! Bang! The treasured sword hacked at the iron fence, but it was only able to leave a few marks on it. It was unable to cut through the fence. This iron fence was actually forged from the finest steel.
In the end, under Zhong Yangxu's furious palm strike, the iron fence and the wall toppled over.
When the group of people blasted away the earth and rocks, broke through a gap and rushed in, there was no one left in the cell at the end of the dungeon.
Shao Pingbo and Shao Sansheng had disappeared into thin air.
Remembering the scene when Shao Sansheng pushed the lamp, Zhong Yangxu, who had entered the room, quickly pushed the lamp. The wall in front of him seemed to loosen.
Zhong Yangxu gave it a push, and the wall turned slightly inward, revealing a dark cave entrance. There were steps leading down.
"They can't have gone far. Chase them! Kill them on sight! "Zhong Yangxu roared.
A few moon butterflies flashed out. A few Great Zen Mountain disciples crawled into the tunnel. Zhong Yangxu also crawled in.
The Moon Butterfly spread its wings and quickly flew through the tunnel. The tunnel was very long, and no one knew where it led to.
When they were halfway there, Zhong Yangxu realized something was wrong. With Shao Pingbo's speed, he couldn't have run so fast. With their speed, they should have caught up.
At the end, the group of people chased to the end of the tunnel and found a stone room. There was no other way out.
Under the light of the moon butterflies, there were simple tables and chairs in the stone room.
The group of people hurriedly knocked on the surrounding walls and ground, casting spells to see if there were any other secret tunnels.
Zhong Yangxu walked to the table and saw a piece of paper on the table. On it was a line of words: I will spare your lives. Don't hurt my father, and Great Zen Mountain will not be exterminated!
Combined with the environment, it was not hard to understand the meaning on the paper.
It seemed to be saying, I can lure you here, and it is easy to kill you. I won't kill you because I am worried about my father. I will spare you, but don't hurt my father. Otherwise, I will exterminate Great Zen Mountain!
"You are bullying me!" Zhong Yangxu shouted. He gripped the paper tightly in his hand and trembled in anger.
It was obvious that this warning had not been written on the spot. Looking at how old the handwriting was, one could tell that it had been written a long time ago in preparation for this day. If Shao Pingbo didn't escape, they wouldn't have seen this letter. Otherwise, they would have seen it.
In other words, Great Zen Mountain's so-called imprisonment was a joke. If Shao Pingbo wanted to escape, he could have done so long ago. There was no need to wait until now.
Thinking back to how Shao Pingbo was so calm when he said goodbye, how calm he was, how calm he was, how he treated Great Zen Mountain like it was nothing. It was like a slap to the face of this Great Zen Mountain elder who was in charge of the provincial governor's manor. How could Zhong Yangxu not be angry?
If Shao Pingbo escaped right under his nose, how could he answer to the sect?
"There must be other secret tunnels along the way, search!" Zhong Yangxu shouted angrily, causing the stone room to buzz.
Just as he said, the group spent some time to search back and found another secret tunnel in the tunnel.
The secret tunnel was actually not far from the entrance of the tunnel, but they didn't know where the mechanism to open it was.
With a boom, the seal on the secret tunnel was forcefully broken. Zhong Yangxu and the others chased in again. They found blood on the walls of the secret tunnel, and there were also blood dripping on the ground …
Outside the city, in a village, the door of a storage room was pushed open.
Shao Pingbo and Shao Sansheng walked out in the morning light.
"Ah, ah, ah …" A mute who was sweeping the floor immediately threw down the broom and ran over to greet Shao Sansheng when he saw him.
Shao Sansheng said in a deep voice, "Where is he?"
"Ah, ah, ah!" The mute pointed and gestured as he quickly led the two away.
A tightly closed hall door was pushed open. There were six people sitting on two rows of chairs in the hall. Six people covered in black cloaks turned to look at the three people who walked in.
Shao Sansheng waved his hand to signal for the mute to leave. He cupped his hands at the six people and said, "Everyone, you can leave."
The six people stood up. One of them seemed to know Shao Pingbo and asked curiously, "Young Master Shao?" His eyes fell on Shao Pingbo's bloody hand. "What happened to your hand?"
Shao Pingbo raised his hand and looked at it. He had not been able to hold back and had punched the wall of the secret passage, injuring his hand.
Shao Pingbo said calmly, "It's just a small injury. It's okay. Let's go!"
The man said, "Where is the person we are escorting?"
Shao Pingbo pointed at himself and Shao Sansheng.
"You two?" The man was surprised. "Young Master Shao is leaving the Northern State?"
They were ordered to come and pick them up. As for who they were to pick up, the higher-ups didn't say, but they didn't know who they were.
Shao Pingbo said, "Have the rules of the Waning Moon Pavilion changed? Don't ask too much. I will explain later. The pursuers are behind us. It will be too late if we don't leave now. "
Since he said so, the people in the hall didn't dare to delay and acted immediately.
After a while, three large birds leaped out of the manor and flew into the sky. The mute man in the courtyard waved at the figures in the sky with tears streaming down his face.
Shao Pingbo, who was in the air, was dyed golden by the sunlight. He turned his head and looked at the bustling Northern Prefecture City. His face was filled with indescribable reluctance. He had poured too much blood, sweat, and tears into this prefecture city and this land.
Was he going to give up just like that? Was he going to leave just like that?
But he had no choice. If he didn't leave, everything would be over!
If he left, even though all these years of hard work would go to waste, as long as there was life, there was hope.
There were many things he didn't know. He didn't even know what happened at the Wan Shou Clan that made the Great Zen Mountain make such a decision.
It was unexpected but reasonable. This kind of ending confirmed his guess. With Niu Youdao personally guarding the Wan Shou Clan, the Great Zen Mountain wasn't a match for Niu Youdao. In the end, Niu Youdao still succeeded.
They lost!
Furthermore, he had lost miserably!
Everything he had worked so hard for all these years had been destroyed by Niu Youdao's hands!
"Pu!" Shao Pingbo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. He clutched his chest and fell backwards, his face as pale as paper.
"Young Master Shao!" The person in the cloak quickly helped him up. After examining him, he immediately took out a pill and put it into Shao Pingbo's mouth. Then, he circulated his qi to help him recuperate.
"Young Master!" On the approaching bird, Shao Sansheng couldn't help but shake his head and wail.
The group of people in black cloaks looked at each other, not knowing what had happened …
In the manor outside the city, the lonely storage room collapsed. Numerous figures jumped out. Zhong Yangxu looked around with his sword in hand, murderous intent filling the air.
The group of people from the Great Zen Mountain had finally found this place. However, it was useless. Shao Pingbo had slipped away and they were too late …
"Commander Xie, I told you to order a search in the city, did you not hear me?"
A disciple of the Great Zen Mountain stood in front of the commander of the Northern State Prefecture's guards and shouted angrily. Behind him were several disciples of the Great Zen Mountain.
Commander Xie shook his head and said, "I want to see the decree of the prefecture overseer!"
Swoosh! The disciple of the Great Zen Mountain pulled out his sword angrily and pointed it at the other's neck. "Are you tired of living? You prefecture overseers have to listen to the Great Zen Mountain. The words of the Great Zen Mountain are the military orders of the prefecture overseers! "
Commander Xie said solemnly, "Without the written decree of the great general, I don't dare to obey!"
The disciple said angrily, "Do you think I don't dare to kill you?"
Commander Xie said, "The great general has ordered that without the great general's written decree, no one is allowed to move troops! Venerable, please ask for the great general's decree first. "
Pu! Blood sprayed out. The disciple slit Commander Xie's neck with one slash, and the latter fell to the ground.
The bloody sword pointed at one of the other generals. "You! Now, you will take over the position of commander. Give the order immediately! "
The generals looked at Commander Xie who fell to the ground and died. They all had expressions of grief and indignation. The general that was pointed at cupped his fists and said, "The great general has ordered that without the great general's written decree, anyone who dares to abuse their power will be killed by the people of Northern State! Venerable made me the commander, but without the great general's decree, I can't move a single soldier. Does Venerable really want Northern State to be in chaos? "
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Inside the Provincial Governor's Manor, Zhong Yangxu stood with his sword with a dark expression.
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