Long Xiu sat beside the bed and grabbed Niu Youdao's wrist to check his injury. He couldn't help but frown when he realized that the injury wasn't light.
Niu Youdao, on the other hand, was slightly vigilant. He noticed that Long Xiu's transcendence force suddenly attacked his dantian to check his Qi Sea.
This made him nervous. Long Xiu must have noticed that the purity of his qi wasn't normal and wanted to check his cultivation realm.
Fortunately, his transcendence force didn't notice anything strange and immediately retracted. Niu Youdao couldn't help but rejoice. Because he cultivated the Art of Heaven and Earth, his transcendence force was stored in his conception and governing meridians and not in his dantian.
Putting down his hand, Long Xiu said in a deep voice, "Did my disciple, Yi Shu, hit you?"
Aren't you asking the obvious? You didn't know that you could come here?
Niu Youdao cursed in his heart and smiled bitterly. "Yes, I didn't expect her to make a sudden move. I didn't have time to defend myself at such a close distance and was caught off guard. Fortunately, I had a guard with me and saved me in time. He stopped Miss Yi Shu's killer. Otherwise, I might have escaped the imperial court's evil hands but not Miss Yi Shu's. "
Long Xiu asked in return, "Who is to blame?"
"I …" Niu Youdao looked out of the window and said in a low voice, "Palace Lord, back then, you …"
Long Xiu raised his hand to stop him. "The matters of you youngsters have nothing to do with me. I don't care if you court her. But is there a need to be so impatient? Did you make a move on her? "
Niu Youdao firmly denied. "Palace Lord, even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to make a move on her!"
Long Xiu thought about it and felt that it was impossible. Molesting his disciple was more like courting death.
However, Niu Youdao didn't deny it and continued, "When I was talking to her, I got a little closer to her. She saw a house here and asked me where this place was. When I gave her some directions, my hand accidentally brushed against her. As a result … Palace Lord, why do I feel that Lady Yi Shu has a problem with me? She is always rude to me. I have only met her a few times, and we haven't even talked much. I don't think I have offended her, right? You see, just the slightest bit of annoyance, and she directly attacked me. It was simply impossible to guard against her. Even if I wasn't killed by her, I was almost scared to death. "
Long Xiu frowned. He had noticed this a long time ago. His disciple seemed to have some prejudice against Niu Youdao.
But what could he do? In the end, he no longer had any interest in staying at the Thatched Cottage Villa. He did not ask Yi Shu to apologize to Niu Youdao and left.
Niu Youdao was injured and didn't send him off. In fact, the moment Long Xiu left the Immortal Retaining Sect, Niu Youdao immediately went into hiding.
When he was injured, he was on high alert when facing Long Xiu. The moment Long Xiu left, he was afraid that something might happen. Therefore, he moved quickly and didn't return to the Thatched Cottage Villa. Instead, he went to the densely packed tunnels under the garrison.
Not many people knew where he was going. Only Guan Fangyi accompanied him.
Being involved in the ups and downs of the world, he had to be careful about many things. If he was not careful, he would be consigned to eternal damnation.
After entering the tunnel, they sat down in a basement where weapons were stored. Guan Fangyi, who was supporting Niu Youdao, let go of him and took out a Tianji Elixir. She asked, "Can you take the medicine now?"
The Tianji Elixir was not cheap. Niu Youdao was a little surprised. He waved his hand and said, "You don't need such a good medicine for such a minor injury."
"I don't want to stay in the tunnel with you. It's suffocating. Let's get out of here as soon as possible." Guan Fangyi pinched his mouth and forced the elixir into his mouth.
After she let go, she realized that Niu Youdao was looking at her strangely. She immediately waved her hand and kept the Moon Butterfly. The basement immediately fell into a dead silence. They could hear each other's breathing.
Niu Youdao was speechless. He was about to adjust his breath and refine the elixir in his stomach.
Guan Fangyi's grumbling voice sounded. "You're good. You took advantage of a young lady's butt, and I still have to spend money to buy medicine for you. Remember, the money for the Tianji Pill will be on your account. "
Niu Youdao sighed in the darkness. "You and Yuan Fang are really a match made in heaven."
"Pfft. Don't compare me to him. He's not even worthy of carrying my shoes. You still don't know? When Long Xiu arrived, Lao Xiong realized that something was wrong. He immediately packed his things and brought a group of monks to escape from the back door. He wanted to escape, but they were surrounded by the army. How are you going to deal with him? "
Guan Fangyi heard about this after the incident. She now had a deeper understanding of why Yuan Gang beat Yuan Fang up the moment he made a move. He was so despicable that even Guan Fangyi wanted to beat him up.
Niu Youdao said, "Sigh. There's no need to deal with him. I won't force him. He's free. He can leave whenever he wants. Just like you. If you want to leave one day, I won't stop you. If you don't even want to stay by my side, it's not your fault. It's my fault. "
Guan Fangyi was silent for a while. Suddenly, she said in the darkness, "You're ruthless. Just for such a small matter, you're actually ruthless enough to hurt yourself to this extent. But to be honest, it's not a bad thing to have Xiao Yao Palace as your backing. If you marry Yi Shu and get help from Xiao Yao Palace, your future will be much easier. "
Niu Youdao said, "Easier? Xiao Yao Palace is only one of the three major sects. It's not necessarily a good thing to stand on this side. Indecisiveness will only lead to chaos! "
Guan Fangyi didn't know what he was thinking. Since he said so, he must have his own plans. This person's mind was unfathomable. She couldn't understand him either. But she was still curious. She took this opportunity to ask, "What kind of woman can enter your eyes? Are you really not going to marry for the rest of your life?"
Niu Youdao said in a low voice, "In Jianghu, whether it's wind or rain, it's not hard to come and go. It's just a little less restraint and a little more leisure. There's no such thing as a discerning eye. You can't help yourself. You can only restrain yourself! Shao Pingbo killed his brother and mother. Isn't this the same? "
Guan Fangyi was deep in thought. This kind of situation was actually the same for most people in the cultivation world. Many people cultivated their whole lives and never married. Wasn't it because they didn't want to be restrained?
But this guy beside her was a little extreme. It seemed like he never got close to women. This kind of determination was not something a young man could have. She even suspected that he was infected by the group of monks.
In the silence, Niu Youdao sat cross-legged to meditate and heal his wounds.
An unknown amount of time passed in the darkness. The sound of footsteps came from the hollow tunnel. Guan Fangyi became alert and slowly rose.
Niu Youdao lightly called out, "Monkey!"
Guan Fangyi turned her head in the darkness. She didn't know how he determined it was Yuan Gang.
In a moment, the light of a fire approached from the tunnel outside. When a torch flashed at the entrance of the tunnel, it illuminated Yuan Gang's tall figure holding the torch and carrying the Three Roaring Knives on his back.
Yuan Gang walked in front of Niu Youdao and looked at the blood on Niu Youdao's body. His eyes showed coldness. "I heard that Yi Shu wounded you?"
Slowly, Niu Youdao said, "You don't have to be nosy. I won't let her hurt me, and she can't hurt me. I know what I'm doing. At this time, you have to keep an eye on the situation in Nanzhou and Dingzhou. One of you has to stay back to watch the house. You can't both leave. Go back! "The last two words had a reprimanding tone.
Yuan Gang didn't say anything else. He turned around and left. The light of the fire faded in the tunnel outside.
When Guan Fangyi turned her head again, it was already dark. She couldn't see Niu Youdao's figure clearly …
It was snowing. The heavy snow covered the sky and covered the earth.
There were three curtains in the pavilion. One side was half drawn. Shao Pingbo, dressed in an elegant fur coat, stood under the half drawn bamboo curtain. He stared blankly at the layer of ice covered by the snow on the surface of the lake. A few old lotus branches stood out on the white snow.
Tao Lve, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Jin State, appeared at the entrance. He lifted the hanging bamboo curtain with both hands to let someone in. It was the Jin Emperor, Tai-shu Xiong, dressed in a black fur coat.
There were braziers in the four corners of the pavilion. Two messengers from the Black Water Platform were squatting in front of the braziers to burn paper. They weren't paying tribute to anyone, but to burn the news they copied from the Black Water Platform. Shao Pingbo burned it after reading it.
Seeing Tai-shu Xiong and Tao Lve, the two messengers immediately stood up. They were about to salute when Tai-shu Xiong raised his hand to stop them from disturbing Shao Pingbo who was deep in thought.
Tao Lve took the unfinished things from the two messengers and waved his hand to signal them to leave. He then continued to squat there and burn the paper.
Tai-shu Xiong sat next to the brazier and looked at a piece of paper on the table. He saw a lot of messy names written on it, and there were a lot of lines drawn between them. He looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't understand what it meant.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew in, causing Shao Pingbo to come back to his senses. He tightened his fur coat and turned around. When he saw Tai-shu Xiong, he was stunned. He immediately went forward and saluted. "Your Majesty."
Tai-shu Xiong smiled and stood up. "I heard from Tao Lve that you have chosen the people to be sent to the Qi State. I thought of your sickly body in the cold weather, so I came to see you. I hope I didn't disturb your thoughts."
"No, I was just thinking. I didn't welcome Your Majesty …"
"Hey, I didn't let them report." Tai-shu Xiong waved his hand and the topic was over. He stared at the things that Tao Lve was burning and asked, "Have you read the news?"
"Yes."
"The Thatched Cottage was attacked. Zong Yuan was defeated. Zhao Xiongge defended the Thatched Cottage, which surprised me."
"Your Majesty, it's not surprising."
"What do you mean?"
Shao Pingbo immediately told him the reason why he let the Shangqing Sect and the others go. "The remnants of the Shangqing Sect have always been connected. It's reasonable for Zhao Xiongge to make a move. However, the confidence that the Thatched Cottage showed is also the confidence that Niu Youdao has. If Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to recruit them, I'm afraid it will be difficult. "
His real thought was not that there was a problem with recruiting them, but the strong defense that the Thatched Cottage showed. Even if he wanted to kill them with a borrowed knife, it would not be easy for the Jin State to succeed.
Tai-shu Xiong nodded and said, "I have already asked them to stop so that they won't be a joke. Now, the Nanzhou State suddenly sent troops to Dingzhou, which is beyond my expectations. Will the three Yan State sects not intervene? Can this war continue? What do you think of this? "
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