He also knew the consequences of rejecting Zhou Shouxian. How could there be such a good deal in this world if you were to take advantage of him and refuse to show up when trouble arose? Whether he could still take advantage of Zhou Shouxian in the future was another matter. If this matter were to spread, other forces would not dare to hire him. Who would hire a person who retreated when trouble arose?
The consequences were severe. It was equivalent to destroying his own future. However, he understood that he could not do it. Going there would be no way he could do it. Although he was also a Golden Core cultivator, he knew that he was no match for Bai Yao. Not to mention, Bai Yao had the backing of Heavenly Jade School. After the incident, Heavenly Jade School would not let him go. Those sects were not willing to openly fall out with Heavenly Jade School. How could a rogue cultivator like him have the guts to do so? He must be tired of living.
Rejecting Zhou Shouxian might ruin his future, but at least he could keep his life. As long as he was alive, everything was still possible. If he died, there would be nothing left.
The fact that he could say 'find someone better' meant that he knew he had let down Zhou Shouxian. He would leave on his own even if Zhou Shouxian did not chase him away.
Zhou Shouxian waved his hand and advised with kind words, "Let me finish first. I'm not asking you to go alone. I've already secretly arranged ten thousand elite soldiers to lie in ambush along the path that the Shang Dynasty must pass through. Another fifty cultivators are at your disposal, ten of whom are Golden Core cultivators, including you. Whether it's the number of troops or cultivators, you outnumber them. It shouldn't be a problem to stall the troops of Guangyi Prefecture and Bai Yao. There should be enough opportunities for you to get rid of Shang Chaozong. "
Yan Duo stared blankly for a moment. Ten thousand elite soldiers, fifty cultivators, ten of whom were Golden Core cultivators, all for the sake of killing a single Shang Dynasty. This lineup could not be said to be small. After some consideration, he was indeed confident in his chances of success. However, after some thought, he cupped his fists and said in shame, "Prefecture Overseer, please forgive me!"
The key issue was the Heavenly Jade School. He had a family and a child. A rogue cultivator could not afford to offend the Heavenly Jade School.
Zhou Shouxian narrowed his eyes and said Slowly, "Yan Duo, I have not treated you badly all these years, have I?"
"Prefecture Magistrate, I will definitely repay your kindness in the future. I will not go back on my word. Farewell!" Yan Duo cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Zhou Shouxian shouted, "No hurry, I have something to show you. It won't be too late to leave after you see it." Two people flashed in from outside the attic and stood on his left and right. They were his personal mages.
Yan Duo stopped at the top of the stairs and slowly turned around, maintaining a high degree of vigilance. He was worried that the other party would kill him.
Unexpectedly, the person on Zhou Shouxian's left threw two items over. Yan Duo opened his palm and sucked them into his palm. With just one glance, his expression changed drastically. He looked up abruptly and asked, "Prefecture Magistrate, what do you mean?"
He received two jade pendants. Others might not recognize them, but he couldn't be more familiar with them. They were the jade pendants of his wife and daughter.
Zhou Shouxian sneered in his heart. They usually provide resources and support, but when something happens, they immediately turn around and leave. How can there be such a good thing? Do you think my place is a place where you can come and go as you please? But on the surface, he still said calmly, "Don't worry, your wife and daughter are still alive. There are some beautiful places in the Southern Province, and someone has accompanied them on a sightseeing tour. They are in a happy and cheerful mood, so they don't know anything. When Brother Yan returns, it will be the time for the family to reunite. They won't be frightened."
This was clearly holding his wife and daughter hostage. It was a clear warning to him not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! Yan Duo was full of anger. He wanted to rush forward and take Zhou Shouxian as a hostage in exchange for his wife and daughter. But looking at the guards around him, he knew that the other party was prepared, so he basically had no chance of succeeding.
It was clear that if he didn't agree, not to mention the lives of his wife and daughter, he himself wouldn't be able to escape easily.
After thinking about it again and again, he had to suppress his anger and said in a deep voice, "May I know which sect those fifty cultivators are from?"
Zhou Shouxian replied, "They are rogue cultivators, just like you. We don't know what they're up to for the time being, and in order to avoid any leaks, it's better not to make this matter public. "
'All rogue cultivators?' Yan Duo asked in a deep voice, "Prefecture Overseer, after confirming that they know the situation, would they dare to make a move against the people of the Heavenly Jade School?"
Zhou Shouxian replied, "The people who are gathered are carefully considered, so they won't randomly recruit people. Before you make a move, show them something, and they will naturally listen to you. "The person on his right tossed a cloth bag over.
Yan Duo caught it and opened the bag. There were jade pendants, hairpins, and other miscellaneous items inside. He understood at a glance that those cultivators were the same as him, and they had no choice but to do it. Grasping the weakness of so many cultivators in one go was not something an ordinary person could do. He could imagine that it must be the work of those sects in secret, and it might not be just one or two sects. He was filled with hatred. Those sects didn't dare to openly shed all pretense of cordiality with the Heavenly Jade School, fearing that they would be retaliated against, yet they forced them to do such a thing!
"Prefecture Overseer, you really have a good method!" Yan Duo snorted and praised.
"We eat the emperor's salary, and we are loyal to him! Since His Majesty has decreed, as a subject, we must do our best! " Zhou Shouxian replied with his head lowered, ignoring the other party's mockery. He raised his eyebrows and reminded him seriously, "I'll say the ugly words first. Everyone who makes a move must conceal their identities. Whether this matter succeeds or fails, it has nothing to do with the imperial court or me."
Yan Duo replied, "How dare I disobey Prefecture Overseer's orders!"
Zhou Shouxian said, "Don't stop. Set off immediately. When you arrive, someone will meet you and lead you to the ambush location." It was obvious that he wouldn't tell them everything yet.
As soon as he finished speaking, a person beside him walked to Yan Duo's side and extended his hand in invitation. "Brother Yan, please!"
Yan Duo cupped his hands at Zhou Shouxian, turned around, and strode away. His eyes were still filled with unquenchable anger …
Whoosh! Bang!
A whistling arrow rushed out of the forest and exploded in the sky. It was an alarm!
Immediately after, the sentries in the rear discovered it and quickly released whistling arrows. One after another, warning arrows rose into the sky, all the way to the hinterland where the Shangqing Sect was located.
Dong, dong, dong! The alarm bell rang. Enemy attack!
The alarm bell that hadn't rung for many years rang. The disciples of the Shangqing Sect rushed out of their houses in the mountains and gathered.
Tang Yi, Luo Yuangong, Su Po, Tang Susu, and a group of disciples of the Shangqing Sect gathered in an open space. They all looked solemnly in the direction of the alarm.
After Song Yanqing's death, the thing that the higher-ups of the Shangqing Sect had been worried about seemed to have finally come!
It did come. A group of cultivators came from the direction of the back mountain and flew over the treetops above the green forest. From time to time, they could hear the sound of fighting. The consequences of the disciples who were in charge of the sentries' resistance could be imagined.
"Evil disciples!" Tang Susu gritted her teeth and cursed.
Luo Yuangong and the others knew who she was cursing. It couldn't be anyone but Song Shu. In fact, they all believed that Song Yanqing's death provoked the Song family's revenge.
What they didn't know was that the Song Clan, due to certain reasons, didn't plan on making a move against the Shang Qing Sect. They merely wanted to teach the Shang Qing Sect a lesson. The Shang Qing Sect was purely dragged down by the power struggle. It wasn't the Song Clan, it was other people who didn't want to see the Shang Qing Sect continue to exist.
For some people, destroying the Shanghai Sect was just a matter of saying a word.
"It's the Immortal Sect!" Luo Yuangong said in a heavy tone.
They could already see the outline of the attackers. At least a thousand people were flying over, each of them carrying two crescent moons.
Swish! As the sect leader, Tang Yi was the first to draw out her sword. She looked extremely serious.
Swish! Swish! The sound of swords being drawn rang out. They were all ready to fight to the death.
The enemies could see that there were more than a thousand people, but the entire Shanghai Sect could only send out hundreds of people. If they retreated now, it was no different from being routed. They would face a cruel chase. The disciples with weak cultivation couldn't run fast. If they retreated, they would be leaving them to die. Moreover, they didn't know how many people were hiding in the dark. It was too late for them to react to the sudden attack. They could either leave a few people behind to break out of the encirclement or fight to the death.
Though the Shang Qing Sect had fallen, before the battle even began, they wouldn't abandon their own disciples and run away before the battle even began.
However, some disciples couldn't bear the pressure. Seeing the approaching enemies, some of them slowly retreated. After a while, they suddenly turned around and ran away.
The escape of one person instantly shook the morale of the people who were determined to fight to the death. Dozens of people ran away in a row, desperately running toward the depths of the forest.
"Traitor!" Luo Yuangong looked back and trembled with anger.
Looking back, Tang Yi was filled with grief and indignation. She deeply experienced the feeling of the Shanghai Sect's downfall. The people's hearts were really scattered. The enemies were approaching, but they didn't think about fighting them. Instead, there were disciples who ran away. Moreover, dozens of them ran away. How could she, as the sect leader, endure this?
However, at this time, with the enemy in front of them, it wasn't the time to divide their energy to clean up the sect. Otherwise, they would be in a mess and could only let those disciples run away!
Thousands of people from the Immortal Retaining Sect jumped down one after another. Led by Elder Wu Shaohuan, the disciples of the Immortal Retaining Sect quickly formed a half-moon formation and surrounded the disciples of the Sect.
Luo Yuangong pointed his sword at them and shouted, "Wu Shaohuan, the Shanghai Sect has no enmity with the Immortal Retaining Sect. Why did you break into my mountain gate?"
Wu Shaohuan said calmly, "Brother Luo, the Spirited Mountain and the treasured land belong to the virtuous. Don't you think that the Shanghai Sect has gone too far by occupying such a good place with so few people? After enjoying it for so many years, it should be enough. The Immortal Retaining Sect doesn't want to make things difficult for the Shanghai Sect. As long as the Shanghai Sect agrees to give the Spirited Mountain and the treasured land to the Immortal Retaining Sect, we will let you go immediately. We won't make things difficult for you. What do you think? "
It was not an exaggeration to say that the place occupied by the Shanghai Sect was a treasured land. The founding master of the Shanghai Sect was Yan Nation's Master Teacher. Naturally, the land chosen by the Yan Nation was of the highest quality. Countless people had been coveting it for a long time.
However, for the Shanghai Sect, the land where the ancestors of the sect were buried. If they gave away the ancestral property that had been passed down for so many years, how could they still have a foothold in the cultivation world in the future? Therefore, the Shanghai Sect couldn't agree to this condition. It was obvious that the other party was deliberately looking for trouble.
"You want to snatch it first? Let's see if you have the life to get it!" Sect Master Tang Yi shouted, her face full of anger.
Wu Shaohuan sneered, "You must be Sect Master Tang, right? It seems that the Shanghai Sect really has no one else. They actually let a silly little girl become the Sect Master. Their destiny is really over! In my opinion … "
"Roar!" A roar that shook the mountains and forests echoed.
Everyone was startled and looked around. On one of the mountain peaks, a ferocious beast that looked like a lion but was not a lion was roaring at the sky. Its entire body was covered with shiny golden fur, shining under the sunlight.
"Golden Fur Roar!" Someone exclaimed.
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