The two walked away from the crowd and stopped at the side. Niu Youdao said, "What can I do for you, Sect Leader Situ?"
Situ Yao was very honest now. He sighed and said, "Brother, although the danger of the Gold Province and the South Province has been resolved, it has also ruined some people's plans. After all, the Ten Thousand Heavenly Abode is a tyrant. The imperial court does not dare to act recklessly, but you are different.
He pointed at Niu Youdao's shoulder, "Your foundation is shallow, and Great Zen Mountain won't do anything for you. South Plains is fine for now, but you are in trouble. Yan Emperor Shang Jianxiong won't let you go. I have seen Brother's ability, and I don't need to worry about you in South Plains. Other people might not be able to stop Yan Imperial Court's methods. Hai Wuji will not let it go after he suffered a loss this time. Ten Thousand Grotto Mansion needs a stable back, so I don't want to see anything happen to you. "
No matter if it was sincere or not, Situ Yao had tried his best to help him, and after some things, they had a foundation of trust.
Niu Youdao held the sword on the ground with both hands and said indifferently, "In the martial world, be it wind or rain, I will live my life in the misty rain!"
Situ Yao shook his head and said with admiration, "If I was a few decades younger, I would be your best friend."
"It's not too late now." Niu Youdao's expression changed, and his eyes were full of expectation, "If Sect Leader Situ doesn't mind, I am willing to become sworn brothers with Sect Leader Situ!"
"Stop!" Stunned for a moment, situ yao quickly raised his hand to stop him. "I say, do you like this kind of thing? Linghu Qiu became sworn brothers with you, but he was arrested and sent to Qi Capital's prison. Feng Entai became sworn brothers with you, but the entire sect was kicked out of South Plains by you. Now it's my turn? I don't have the fortune to enjoy it! "
Niu Youdao, "Times have changed, Sect Leader Situ is different from them, we are allies …"
"Don't!" Situ Yao waved his hand to stop him, "I am indeed different from them. As the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Grotto-Heaven Mansion, every action of mine represents the entire Ten Thousand Grotto-Heaven Mansion. Everything can no longer be done according to my temperament. Becoming sworn brothers is not something I can decide alone. I think we should just forget about it."
Niu Youdao: "It doesn't matter. Sect Leader Situ, why don't you discuss it with them first? What if they all agree?"
Situ yao did not want to talk about this with him endlessly, and forcefully changed the topic, "The things here are almost done, I can't stay here forever, I might have to leave in the next two days, take care, little brother." After saying that, he cupped his hands, turned around, and left.
After the group of people from the Ten Thousand Heavenly Grottoes left, Guan Fangyi came over, "So sneaky, what did he say to you?"
Niu Youdao chuckled. "Nothing much. He said that Shang Jianxiong wouldn't let me off and told me to be careful."
"Ai!" Guan Fangyi sighed.
Niu Youdao turned his head and glanced at her. "Stop sighing. Have I replenished enough elixirs for my cultivation?"
"Don't worry, you won't be left out." Guan Fangyi rolled her eyes at him, and suddenly said with a face full of suspicion, "Why do I feel that your cultivation consumption is getting more and more abnormal? Your consumption now doesn't seem to be the consumption for Foundation Establishment Stage, can a Foundation Establishment Stage consume so many elixirs? Why do I feel like it's the consumption for Aurous Core Stage, have you already broken through to Aurous Core Stage? "
Niu Youdao said disapprovingly, "I don't know much about other people's cultivation, maybe everyone's cultivation method is different, so the consumption is also different."
"Is that so?" Guan Fangyi was a little suspicious. She raised her sleeve and stretched out a hand, pretending to press on his abdomen. "Do you dare to let me check?"
Niu Youdao was calm, he moved his arm that was holding the sword in front of him. "Why would I be worried about you, just check."
The Dantian's Sea of Qi was the foundation of a cultivator's magic power. Once it was destroyed, the whole cultivation of a cultivator would be crippled, it was equivalent to another life of a cultivator. Especially when it was a close distance to let someone cast a spell on his abdomen to check, if he really had evil intentions, he wouldn't even have time to react, it was no different from having a knife on his neck.
Under normal circumstances, cultivators would rather let others touch other parts of their body than let others directly touch the Dantian's Sea of Qi, that way, they would have more or less time to resist.
Seeing that he trusted her so much, Guan Fangyi looked disdainful on the surface, but she was really happy inside. Slowly, she reached out and pressed on Niu Youdao's lower abdomen, then slowly cast a spell and injected it into his Dantian's Sea of Qi to check.
As a result, she found that the true Qi in Niu Youdao's Sea of Qi was indeed pure to a certain extent, but his Dantian was empty, she didn't find any Aurous Core formed by his cultivation.
After she withdrew her magic power, Niu Youdao said with a faint smile, "I didn't lie to you, did I? Do you believe me now?"
Guan Fangyi muttered suspiciously, "Strange, is it really related to your cultivation method?"
Indeed, he didn't lie to her, he really hadn't reached the Core Formation realm. But she couldn't figure it out. Putting aside the fact that the amount of Spirit Primary Pills used was abnormal, the purity of his true Qi wasn't something a Foundation Building cultivator could compare to, but it hadn't reached the Aurous Core realm. She could only suspect that it had something to do with Niu Youdao's cultivation method.
Was it the Shangqing Sect's cultivation method? She also wanted to ask what kind of cultivation method Niu Youdao was cultivating, but this was a big taboo in the cultivation world.
People in sects could tell what kind of cultivation method they were cultivating just by looking at the sect, so there was no need to ask more questions. If they asked, it would mean that they were suspecting someone of betraying the sect and humiliating them.
As for those who didn't belong to any sect, there was even less of a need to ask. How could they easily let outsiders know about their life-saving skills?
It was just like how Niu Youdao never inquired about who her master was and what kind of cultivation method she was cultivating.
At this moment, a guard from the Provincial Governor's Mansion came to report, "Teacher, the envoy of Jin Kingdom, Chu Xiangyu, requests to see you."
Guan Fangyi was stunned, and so was Niu Youdao. "Why does the Jin envoy want to see me?"
The guard replied, "I don't know. He's just outside the mansion. Teacher, do you want to see him?"
Niu Youdao pondered for a moment and finally decided to see what the other party wanted. "Invite him in."
After the guard left, Guan Fangyi muttered in a low voice, "You've killed two envoys in a row, and there's still someone who dares to come knocking on your door?"
Niu Youdao rolled his eyes at her. "I'm not a homicidal maniac. Why would I kill him for no reason?"
Guan Fangyi couldn't help but snigger.
Not long after, the Jin envoy, Chu Xiangyu, arrived. Before he even reached them, he cupped his hands and said, "Daoye, we meet again."
Niu Youdao waved his hand and smiled. "In front of Lord Chu, I don't deserve to be called Daoye."
Chu Xiangyu laughed. "I heard that the people around Daoye all call me that, so I followed suit."
Both parties exchanged pleasantries. Since Chu Xiangyu insisted on calling him that, Niu Youdao couldn't do anything about it.
Both parties sat down in the pavilion. After Guan Fangyi served tea, Chu Xiangyu gestured for Guan Fangyi to leave.
"Lord Chu, can you tell me now?" Niu Youdao didn't beat around the bush. He put down his teacup and asked.
Chu Xiangyu asked in a low voice, "Does Daoye know his current situation? Although the crisis in Nanzhou has been resolved, I'm afraid that Emperor Shang Jianxiong hates you to the core! "
Niu Youdao smiled. "Lord Chu is actually concerned about my safety. Why do I feel a little strange?"
Chu Xiangyu said mysteriously, "After learning about Daoye's situation, someone is willing to protect Daoye."
Niu Youdao couldn't help but size up the other party. He couldn't help but be suspicious of the other party's identity. "Is it possible that Jin Emperor TaiShu Xiong wants to protect me?"
Chu Xiangyu said seriously, "His Majesty is a great ruler and thirsts for talents. He has long admired Daoye …"
He said a lot of flattery. Niu Youdao finally understood that Chu Xiangyu was trying to recruit him.
"Although Nanzhou has survived the current crisis, it will face a calamity sooner or later. It's not a place to stay for long. Jin is different. Let's not talk about the long term. Just the short term, Shang Jianxiong will try his best to harm you. If you go to Jin, you won't have to worry about this … "
Niu Youdao drank his tea slowly and listened patiently to the end of Chu Xiangyu's words.
After Chu Xiangyu finished speaking, he was also waiting for Chu Xiangyu's attitude.
In fact, Chu Xiangyu sighed in his heart. The envoys of other countries had left, but he was brave enough to stay.
The envoys of Han, Qi, and Wei had left because there was no need to take the risk. The envoys of Yan and Zhao dared not stay any longer. Once war broke out, the fate of these two countries in Jinzhou could be imagined. How could the envoys of Song stay after that incident? Those who had to leave left and those who had to report back to Song returned.
Chu Xiangyu was the only one left. He had no choice but to secretly accept the order to kill Niu Youdao.
Who would have thought that before the opportunity to kill him was found, His Majesty would send him a new order to recruit Niu Youdao. The change was so fast that he was speechless.
After waiting for a while and seeing no response, Chu Xiangyu tried to ask, "His Majesty is indeed sincere. What does Daoye think?"
Niu Youdao said slowly, "I appreciate His Majesty's kind intentions, but I don't dare to go. If His Majesty is sincere, why don't you show some sincerity first. "
Chu Xiangyu said, "What sincerity does Daoye want?"
Niu Youdao said, "Shao Pingbo's head! As long as you give me his head, I will go immediately without any hesitation. "
Chu Xiangyu was speechless and said again, "Young Master Shao has promised His Majesty that as long as Daoye is willing, he is willing to let go of the past enmity with Daoye. His Majesty can vouch for him!"
Niu Youdao said, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Do you think I'll believe him when he says to let go of the past enmity? Lord Chu, is His Majesty colluding with Shao Pingbo to trick me? "
"That's impossible. If you don't believe me, His Majesty can vouch for him publicly!"
"What's the use of vouching for him? I've arrived in Jin and fallen into your hands. Isn't it easy to accuse me of any crime? Don't waste your breath. As I said, as long as you give me Shao Pingbo's head, I will immediately seek refuge with His Majesty. "
Chu Xiangyu could not continue the discussion. He repeatedly asked Tai-shu Xiong to kill Shao Pingbo. How could Chu Xiangyu make the decision? In the end, he could only leave in embarrassment and go back to ask for instructions.
Not to mention Niu Youdao, in fact, even Chu Xiangyu himself suspected that it was a trap set by His Majesty and Shao Pingbo.
After the guest left, Guan Fangyi came over again. "Why did he come to see you?"
"He said that Tai-shu Xiong wanted to recruit me …" Niu Youdao roughly explained the situation.
Guan Fangyi was surprised. "Doesn't Taishu Xiong know that you and Shao Pingbo are arch-enemies?"
"Everyone in the world knows, it's strange that he doesn't know. So, it's not reasonable to say that he used such a clumsy trick to murder me. I'm not stupid. It's just that Tai-shu Xiong suddenly came … "Niu Youdao pondered for a moment and suddenly raised his eyebrows." Damn it, I know that bastard Shao Pingbo too well. I don't know how many good words he said to me in Tai-shu Xiong's place. I don't think I'll believe him. I'm afraid that he really wants to kill me with a borrowed knife! "
Guan Fangyi reminded, "Among the seven sovereigns, only Jin has a unified political and religious system. The power that Tai-shu Xiong can use in the cultivation world is not comparable to that of other sovereigns. It's not easy to refuse him!"
Niu Youdao said, "So I didn't dare to refuse him. I asked him to give me Shao Pingbo's head first!"
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