Not mentioning the purpose of this pursuit, Yun Ji and the others gradually understood Niu Youdao's intentions.
There were people from the major powers leading the way, and there were also spies who left timely reminders. It was relatively safer to follow behind. It was much safer than running around aimlessly, and they could avoid bumping into people who had ill intentions towards Niu Youdao.
After being left behind by Yan's faction, they had been very safe until now, and this had something to do with this strategy.
They also noticed that Niu Youdao would not act recklessly, his mind was always calm, and he would not easily bring them into danger.
Realizing this, they gradually calmed down. Niu Youdao continued to tell them what to do and where to go, and they would no longer have any objections.
Of course, Niu Youdao's occasional unreliability still drove them a little crazy. This guy always wanted to capture the animals of this world to be his mounts, and he refused to change!
Sometimes he was calm and ruthless, and sometimes he would jump around and catch people off guard.
Yun Ji and her son had not stayed in the Southern Province for long, and they could be considered to have interacted with Niu Youdao for quite some time. The mother and son knew that the previous Niu Youdao was not like this. After coming here, he would occasionally be 'perverted', and sometimes he would let loose and act wildly like a naughty child.
However, the mother and son also felt that Niu Youdao was no longer as carefree as he was in the Southern Province. His entire demeanor was cold, and he was much colder. He was decisive and merciless, and he did not even blink when he killed someone …
Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road. After following behind He Xinru for a period of time, they received news that Zhao cultivators had been spotted on the flanks of Wei.
Just like before, Niu Youdao quickly stopped He Xinru's actions, and once again changed direction, heading towards the location of the Zhao cultivators.
After finding the Zhao cultivators, they did not directly confront them. Niu Youdao raised his hand to stop them, and the few of them hid themselves, observing the Zhao cultivators from afar.
Yun Ji, who was hiding in the bushes, glanced at Niu Youdao beside her. She released her grip on the tree branch.
Knowing that Niu Youdao didn't have any qualms about going up to them directly, unlike the other powers, Niu Youdao's actions in Heaven Valley had already formed a death grudge with the State of Zhao. Unless Niu Youdao's men were among these people, the previous method would be useless, and they wouldn't be able to use the method of looking for Yao Xianding.
Wu Zhaoxing obviously had the same idea. He asked Niu Youdao, "How are you going to find your men through them? I'm afraid the previous method won't work, right? "
Niu Youdao did not think that he would be so lucky to meet someone like Xu Fuhua the moment he saw someone from Zhao. As he observed, he replied plainly, "Open a path to every mountain and build a bridge to every river. Even if I can't do it, I have to!"
Wu Zhaoxing: "The hard way? Even if they can speak, the State of Zhao has so many people scattered, they may not know the location of the people you are looking for. Do you want to lie and say that you know 'Yao Xianding'? It's useless even if you find their gathering place. Once you show your face, they will definitely fight you to the death! "
"You guys stay here and wait for me to come back. If I have something to do, leave a trail." Niu Youdao instructed. The hand that was pressing down on the tree branch to observe also loosened its grip to avoid making any noise.
Yun Ji: "Where are you going?"
"This time, I will deal with it personally!" Niu Youdao said and quietly left.
The three people in hiding watched as his figure disappeared into the depths of the forest. Then, they looked at each other.
Wu Zhaoxing: "What does he want to do?"
Yun Ji: "I also want to know what he wants to do."
Yun Huan sighed. "This guy always gives off a feeling of mystery. Who knows what he wants to do? But since he said so, I don't think he is messing around. Let's just wait patiently."
The mountain was steep and undulating.
Four State of Zhao cultivators were searching in the forest. Just as they reached the top of a mountain, they heard a faint shout. "Who is it?"
The four of them became alert and looked towards the source of the voice. They saw a person standing on a rock at the top of the mountain, staring coldly at them.
Looking at the person's attire, they knew he was from the Misty Pavilion. The four of them immediately went to the rock and cupped their hands to greet him, reporting their identities …
In the evening, the State of Zhao's scattered search parties gathered again. However, a few people quietly left the gathering place.
"Guys, where are we going?" Chen Zifei, who was being led away by the four State of Zhao cultivators, asked in surprise.
He was a rogue cultivator recruited by the State of Zhao, so he couldn't refuse.
However, looking around, he found that he was being led further and further away. This was the third time he had asked the same question. He was obviously feeling uneasy.
One of them comforted him. "Brother Chen, don't be impatient. You will know soon enough. We …" The voice stopped abruptly.
The five of them stopped in unison. Four people appeared in front of them, blocking their way. It was Niu Youdao and the others.
"Niu Youdao!" The few of them quickly went on alert.
Apart from Chen Zifei, the four of them quickly looked around. They hadn't seen the people from the Misty Pavilion they were supposed to meet, but they didn't expect to meet Niu Youdao first.
Niu Youdao raised his hand to rub his eyes as if he had a headache. After seeing Chen Fei's response signal, he casually made a hand signal. "Make it quick!"
Wu Zhaoxing and the other two suddenly dashed out and attacked swiftly.
Not long after, the sounds of fighting stopped. Wu Zhaoxing flashed over from afar and threw a corpse at Niu Youdao's feet.
Three against four, the extra person knew that he couldn't win and escaped. Wu Zhaoxing chased after him and brought him back.
Niu Youdao tilted his head to the left and right to signal. Wu Zhaoxing and the other two quickly dodged to the side to be on guard.
"Chen Zifei?" Niu Youdao asked.
Chen Zifei didn't understand what was going on and replied, "That's me. This is?" He pointed at the corpse on the ground, not understanding what he meant.
Niu Youdao glanced at the corpse at his feet. These four people were from the sect after all. They could keep some secrets out of fear for a while, but they might not be able to keep it a secret forever. He wouldn't easily reveal some secrets. Silencing them was the safest choice.
He didn't have any psychological burden doing this kind of thing. He calmly replied, "I asked them to bring you here."
"…" Chen Zifei was stunned, his face full of disbelief. "They would listen to you?"
In terms of logical thinking, he couldn't wrap his head around it. If they really listened to you, why would you kill them?
Niu Youdao: "That's not for you to worry about. I asked them to bring you here secretly. In your opinion, did anyone discover you leaving?"
Chen Zifei pondered for a moment and said hesitantly, "We loose cultivators are in charge of guarding the perimeter. I'm one of them. When they suddenly found me, no one should have discovered me leaving the area I was guarding. As for whether anyone knew before they found me, I can't be sure. "
Niu Youdao: "You will know when you go back. Now, I want to know the situation of the people in Zhao."
Chen Zifei: "What kind of situation?"
Niu Youdao: "Did the deaths of the three sects' principals affect them?"
Chen Zifei nodded. "Yes! It affected them greatly. The people you killed in Heaven Valley were not only the principals of the three sects, but also some of the core members. The current situation is that the three sects don't have anyone who can really make decisions. Among the people in each sect who have similar statuses, who can obediently listen to anyone? There's no one who can control them! Due to the situation, although they still unite and discuss when something happens, they don't dare to make decisions easily on important matters. Unlike the elders in the sects who have the power to take responsibility, they are all afraid that they won't be able to bear the responsibility if something goes wrong. "
Niu Youdao: "Have they ever thought of allying with other forces?"
Chen Zifei nodded. "Yes! Someone suggested it before, but no one dared to make the decision, so it was rejected. First, they are afraid of being used by other forces, afraid of being sacrificed for nothing. Second, they are afraid of bowing down to other forces, afraid that they won't be able to report back. They seem to have reached a consensus. "
Niu Youdao: "What consensus?"
Chen Zifei: "Although they didn't say it out loud, I can feel it. For this trip to the Heaven Capital Mystic Realm, they no longer intend to fight for the rankings. Self-preservation is their top priority, as long as they can report back, it's fine, because they have a reason to shirk responsibility. "He stared at Niu Youdao, seemingly pointing out something.
Niu Youdao understood. "Pushing the blame to me, because I caused them to lose?"
Chen Zifei nodded. "I don't think there's anything else, it should be like this. There's no better reason than this, and it can also reduce disputes here to protect themselves."
Niu Youdao pondered for a while, the situation was similar to what he had expected, it was just that he couldn't confirm it before, not knowing if there would be a strong person among the Kingdom of Zhao, but now that he confirmed it, there was no such person.
Now that he had an idea, he also made a decision. "Alright, you shouldn't stay here for long, to make a long story short, I want to use you now …"
After clarifying the agreement regarding the tracking marks, he let Chen Zifei go.
This time, he didn't ask Chen Zifei to frame him, nor did he ask Chen Zifei to pour dirty water on the overseas cultivators. He only asked Chen Zifei to leave tracking marks along the way, and with the help of the State of Zhao's forces, he would be able to find the location of other forces.
After Wu Zhaoxing and the others returned, Niu Youdao didn't do anything to cover up the corpses, he directly asked Yun Huan to destroy the corpses.
After that, he didn't escape, but instead advanced towards the gathering place of the Kingdom of Zhao, observing from afar.
While observing, Yun Ji had the leisure to ask again, "Why did the Kingdom of Zhao listen to you and bring the corpses here?"
This wasn't just the question in Chen Zifei's heart, it was also the question that the three of them couldn't figure out. No matter how they thought about it, it seemed impossible.
Niu Youdao didn't tell them the truth, he casually said, "It's just a small trick, it's not worth mentioning."
Small trick? The three of them looked at each other, a little speechless. They really wanted to know what kind of small trick could have such an effect, it was a little too miraculous!
However, after spending some time together, they knew Niu Youdao's style. If Niu Youdao didn't want to reveal something, it was useless to ask. They also couldn't threaten Niu Youdao to reveal the truth, they could only let their imaginations run wild and make wild guesses.
There was one thing they could also see, this time's method was obviously different from the previous two times, there was a change.
For example, this time's close observation.
After a night, there wasn't much movement from the Kingdom of Zhao's side, there was only a slight commotion. The people searched the vicinity, they didn't go too far.
It was understandable if it was inconvenient to search at night, but after daybreak, the Kingdom of Zhao's people didn't make any big movements, they continued to explore Heaven Capital Mystic Realm.
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