Zhong Yangxu glanced at this young man who didn't care about the sect leader's identity. He didn't know who he was but when he saw the approaching matchmaker, he immediately guessed who it was. He had seen the matchmaker from afar in Qi Capital.
He didn't know the result of the negotiation between Great Zen Mountain and Niu Youdao so he was surprised by Niu Youdao's boldness.
Being mocked in public, Huang Lie felt embarrassed and snorted, "You shouldn't have used the golden wings to send a message, you should have waited for us to come."
Niu Youdao countered with a question, "Sect Master Huang, do you mean to say that this place is leaking like a sieve and we can escape without alarming him after coming here?"
Huang Lie was speechless. The reason was simple. Great Zen Mountain couldn't control this place before. Once they arrived, they would still alert Shao Pingbo and he would still escape. The problem was not whether the golden wings arrived first, but that Great Zen Mountain was too arrogant and gave Shao Pingbo too many loopholes.
Although he said that, Niu Youdao was only stopping Shao Pingbo from pushing the blame away. He was actually blaming himself. If Niu Youdao had waited for him to come, with him there, Shao Pingbo might not have been able to escape successfully. That was because he was more careful and alert when facing Shao Pingbo than the Great Zen Mountain.
Someone came out of the backyard under the 'escort' of a few Great Zen Mountain disciples. Shao Dengyun came out.
"Sect Leader Huang is here." Shao Dengyun came in front of Huang Lie, bowed and sighed. "Are you here for that unfilial son? It is all my fault for not teaching my son well. "
Huang Lie looked coldly at him. He knew that this person wasn't willing to cooperate and was angry but he still said, "That is a different matter, it has nothing to do with Brother Shao."
Niu Youdao recognized who this white-haired man was, but it was the first time he saw him. He couldn't help but size him up and found that he didn't look like Shao Pingbo.
This person was tall and muscular, his aura strong. Shao Pingbo was handsome and feminine.
Shao Dengyun's gaze landed on him. He saw that he wasn't wearing the attire of Great Zen Mountain, he was young, and he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Huang Lie. In particular, he saw a trace of murderous intent in his opponent's eyes.
For Shao Dengyun, who had spent his entire life on the battlefield, he was especially sensitive to killing intent. This young man had ill intentions towards him.
"This is?" Shao Dengyun asked.
Everyone from Great Zen Mountain looked towards Niu Youdao because they knew that this person was his son's enemy.
Niu Youdao grinned. "Niu Youdao!"
Shao Dengyun's pupils constricted. He finally understood why the other party had a faint killing intent towards him. He didn't expect that this person would still dare to come here.
On the other hand, he understood that the enemy was fearless. He had already influenced Great Zen Mountain and came to kill his son.
"I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time. So you're the Niu Youdao who killed the envoy of Yan Kingdom. You're indeed a talented man." Shao Dengyun nodded.
Niu Youdao smiled. "So you're the General Shao who was personally promoted by King Ning and Shang Jianbo but betrayed the Shang Family in the end. I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time."
These words stabbed at Shao Dengyun's sore spot, causing him to fall silent.
Niu Youdao glanced at Zhong Yangxu. "Elder Zhong, is Shao Pingbo hiding in the provincial governor's residence? Has the provincial governor's residence been searched?"
Zhong Yangxu sighed. "He has already escaped through the tunnel!"
Niu Youdao: "That means they haven't searched. It's better to search more carefully."
These words seemed superfluous, but Huang Lie quickly understood. Perhaps the most dangerous place was the safest place. The person in charge here actually neglected this. He glared at Zhong Yangxu and said in a low voice, "Search again carefully. Don't miss any place!"
Niu Youdao was indeed afraid that it would be dark under the light and Shao Pingbo would be able to find a loophole.
"Yes!" Zhong Yangxu sweated and quickly ordered his men to search.
Shao Dengyun was speechless when he saw Niu Youdao blatantly targeting his son in front of him.
Niu Youdao, who was standing with his sword, moved his fingers. His hand on the sword hilt seemed a little restless. The murderous intent in his eyes was faintly discernible as he stared at Shao Dengyun.
A hand reached over. Huang Lie's palm pressed on the back of Niu Youdao's hand that was holding the sword. It was obvious that he was advising him not to act recklessly.
Niu Youdao raised his head and looked at the sky. His thoughts were treacherous.
He understood Huang Lie's concerns. Once Shao Dengyun was killed, the Northern Region would be in chaos, and there would be no way to negotiate with the three major Yan sects.
The reason was simple. If you wanted to negotiate with the three major sects, you had to have the right to do so. The three major sects could negotiate with you because you could smoothly hand over the Northern Region. Only by handing over the cultivation forces and secular forces of the Northern Region could the Yan sects easily control the Northern Region.
Otherwise, if the Northern Region was in chaos, and the Yan sects wanted to snatch the Northern Region from the Han Empire, why would they negotiate with you? Would they still need to agree to your conditions?
The Great Zen Mountain would also not have the right to easily leave the Northern Region to take over the Southern Region. Killing Shao Dengyun now was not in the interest of the Great Zen Mountain, nor was it in the interest of Niu Youdao. Thus, Huang Lie advised.
Niu Youdao nodded to show that he understood. He then said to Shao Dengyun, "General Shao, you are familiar with this place. Can you bring me around?"
Shao Dengyun said coldly, "There is no need. You are not welcome here!"
Niu Youdao chuckled.
Just as he was about to speak, a disciple of the Great Zen Mountain suddenly came. After greeting Huang Lie, he reported to Zhong Yangxu, "Master, we found some clues in the manor outside the city. A servant saw a few people in black cloaks riding three flying beasts and taking Shao Pingbo and Shao Dengyun away."
Huang Lie immediately asked, "Do you know who those people are?"
The disciple replied, "They are servants doing odd jobs. I don't know much. I just saw them by accident. I don't know who they are."
Hearing that three flying beasts were used at once and that it was people in black cloaks, Niu Youdao was instantly moved. Thinking of Duan Hu's report of the attack on the black peony, Niu Youdao Slowly said in a deep voice, "They should be people from Waning Moon Pavilion!"
Shao Dengyun glanced at Niu Youdao.
Huang Lie was surprised, "Waning Moon Pavilion?"
"Do you think I was joking when I said he was from Waning Moon Pavilion?" Niu Youdao asked in reply.
Huang Lie's face darkened and he looked at Shao Dengyun. He didn't know if this person was also related to Waning Moon Pavilion. But it wasn't important and there was no need to interrogate him. The Great Zen Mountain had already decided to give up on Bei Zhou. There was no need to get into this trouble. Let others worry about it.
Niu Youdao turned and walked away. He brought Guan Fangyi to the side and whispered, "Immediately contact Waning Moon Pavilion and ask if they took the people away. If they did, ask Waning Moon Pavilion to hand them over. We can negotiate!"
Guan Fangyi nodded and turned to find Uncle Chen to make arrangements.
Niu Youdao turned back to look at Shao Dengyun. He wanted to bring him to the side and test his attitude.
Why test him? Because he hadn't decided to give up on killing him!
He didn't want to kill Shao Dengyun. But Shao Pingbo ran away, so the situation was different.
As long as Shao Dengyun's power in Bei Zhou was still there, Shao Pingbo could still come back.
As long as Shao Dengyun's power in Bei Zhou was still there, Shao Pingbo would still have influence in the outside world and the power to continue causing trouble.
Since that was the case, killing Shao Dengyun and causing chaos in Bei Zhou to completely cut off Shao Pingbo's greatest support was a solution.
But if he caused chaos in Bei Zhou, it would affect his ability to kick Heavenly Jade Sect out of Nan Zhou. But relatively speaking, he felt that Shao Pingbo was more dangerous than Heavenly Jade Sect.
He still had to think carefully about the pros and cons of killing him. So he wanted to test Shao Dengyun's attitude. This was the key to deciding whether he should kill him or not.
But Shao Dengyun didn't want to pay attention to him. He could only think about it himself and stroll around the Provincial Governor's Mansion with his sword.
He met a Great Zen Mountain disciple. Niu Youdao asked about the situation and came to the study where Shao Pingbo handled official business.
There were almost no ornamental furnishings in the study. There were all kinds of maps hanging on the limited space on the four walls. Many of them were marked.
There were some documents piled up on the desk. Niu Youdao also flipped through them. Shao Pingbo's various comments were left on them.
Some of the manuscripts that Shao Pingbo had personally written also attracted Niu Youdao's attention. After flipping through them for a while, Niu Youdao was deeply moved by the insights and political strategies in them.
From the dates of the documents piled up, Niu Youdao discovered that Shao Pingbo's daily workload was quite astonishing.
He walked out of the study and strolled around. He was more interested in the more private places that Shao Dengyun and his son used.
He was also interested because he wanted to understand more about his opponent from other aspects. He wouldn't miss such an opportunity.
Finally, he came to a meditation room that belonged to Shao Dengyun. It was said that Shao Dengyun never allowed anyone to enter this room.
The meditation room was very simple. There was an incense burner table, a painting, a memorial tablet, and a praying mat.
In the painting, there was a valiant man wearing battle armor. He was riding a horse and brandishing a whip.
Niu Youdao was surprised to find that the words on the memorial tablet were "Commander-In-Chief Yan King Ning Shang Jianbo".
His nostrils flared as he sniffed the smoke in the meditation room. He then looked at the long-term smoke-filled environment and the long kneeling marks on the praying mat. After confirming that this was a long-term place of worship, Niu Youdao stood in front of the memorial tablet in silence for a while before he turned around and left.
As he continued to stroll around the residence, he met Guan Fangyi. The latter asked, "Where did you go?"
"Just strolling around," Niu Youdao replied casually. He led her back to the front yard and found the hall where Shao Dengyun was guarded.
After making an exception, the Great Zen Mountain disciples allowed him to enter.
Shao Dengyun sat behind the long table and stared coldly at Niu Youdao who was walking in. He didn't move.
Housekeeper Yang Shuang was a little nervous. He could tell that Niu Youdao had hidden killing intent towards Shao Dengyun. He quickly stopped Niu Youdao and cupped his fists. He smiled and said, "Mister Niu, do you have any instructions?"
Shao Dengyun shouted, "Why are you hiding? Move aside! "
Yang Shuang turned around to look and retreated to the side with a forced expression.
Niu Youdao walked to the front of the table and stood with his sword. "I'm inviting you to take a walk. Why wouldn't you dare?"
Shao Dengyun snorted coldly. "Is there a need?"
Swoosh! Niu Youdao suddenly drew his sword. Half of the sword was drawn and it shone with a cold light.
Yang Shuang shouted in fright, "Guards! Guards! "He rushed to the front of the table.
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