"Prince!"
At the place where the army gathered, two large birds landed. Feng Ruonan and Lan Ruoting, who were holding the child, jumped down with the help of a cultivator. They quickly walked toward Shang Chaozong and saluted him.
The armored Shang Chaozong raised his hand, indicating that there was no need to be overly courteous. He turned around and looked at Meng Shanming, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Under the conspiracy of Niu Youdao and Purple Golden Cave, Shang Chaozong cooperated to get rid of the people of Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain. He was now under the protection of Purple Golden Cave, which meant that he had completely drawn a line between Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain and completely stood on the side of Purple Golden Cave.
Shang Chaozong was worried about whether his wife, child, and Lan Ruoting would be able to get out of danger. Now that he saw Lan Ruoting and the others arrived safely and successfully got rid of the control of Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain, his worried heart finally calmed down.
This was a very dangerous thing. Once Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain sensed that something was wrong, these two forces would definitely kill them.
This place was already out of their control. With the people in their hands, what else would they not dare to do?
Right now, as long as the key person was out of danger, Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain would no longer be angry. The two forces would not start a massacre on the thousands of troops below. But how many could they kill? As long as the key person was there, the scattered troops could gather at any time. If they continued to fight, they would not be able to stop it, and it would cause chaos in Yan City, which would not be good for the two forces.
"Mr. Lan." Shang Shuqing first greeted Lan Ruoting, and then went to Feng Ruonan's side. "Sister-in-law!"
Seeing the child, she couldn't help but take the child from Feng Ruonan's arms and tease him.
Later, Meng Shanming couldn't help but ask the child to play with him. The little guy stared with big black eyes. Whenever something touched his mouth, he would immediately lick and suck it, which made Meng Shanming laugh.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding cultivators immediately looked over. They were either the experts from the Purple Golden Cave or the people from Niu Youdao. These people were fully responsible for the safety of the important members of the Business Department, so they didn't dare to be careless. They all knew that Spirit Sword Mountain and Xiao Yao Palace were angry out of shame at this time.
After accidentally making the child cry, Shang Chaozong couldn't coax it no matter how hard he tried. In the end, he could only return the child to Feng Ruonan. They still had things to discuss, and the child was too noisy, so he had the two women bring the child to the side to coax it.
"The current situation has been decided!" Looking into the distance, Shang Chaozong sighed.
Meng Shanming, who was sitting in the wheelchair, sighed and said, "I never would have thought that Daoye would become an elder of the Purple Gold Cave. It seems like Daoye had planned this for a long time. We were overthinking."
Lan Ruoting, who was standing on the side, nodded. "This Daoist Grandpa's way of doing things is really watertight. Not even a drop of water can leak out. Unexpectedly, no one was able to see any clue beforehand. Even Spirit Sword Mountain and Xiao Yao Palace were deceived. The Purple Golden Cave must've been helping Daoye in this play for a long time. "
Shang Chaozong looked back at Meng Shanming. "It seems like the previous warning in the intelligence report should be the secret reminder from the Purple Golden Cave."
Meng Shanming uttered an "Mm" sound, stroked his beard, and nodded. "The wind and clouds change, every step is alarming. How many people's life and death is in an instant? If there's a slight accident, they would be consigned to eternal damnation. Now, the dust has finally settled!"
Previously, they had been very worried. Niu Youdao had shaken off the three major sects and started the war. Here, Ju Xiao had thousands of troops and horses to fight against the three major sects. They had been worried that the three major sects would settle the scores later. Now, they realized that they had been worrying too much. Niu Youdao had a backup plan. He had led the forces of the South State to directly seek refuge with the Purple Golden Cave.
This play was really frightening. Rescuing the hostage was such a dangerous thing, yet Niu Youdao didn't even ask for help from the Purple Golden Cave. After he was seriously injured, the Purple Golden Cave didn't come forward to protect him. He really risked his life to cover up the truth behind it.
But then again, if it wasn't realistic, how could it be deceived by Spirit Sword Mountain and Xiao Yao Palace?
However, Shang Chaozong was still somewhat curious. "As far as I know, the first one to rope in Daoye seems to be Xiao Yao Palace. Long Xiu and Daoye have been in contact before. Why did Daoye not choose Xiao Yao Palace or Spirit Sword Mountain, but Purple Golden Cave?"
Meng Shanming and Lan Ruoting both shook their heads. Perhaps only Niu Youdao himself knew the reason behind this.
At this time, Gongsun Bu came and presented a secret letter. "Prince, a letter from Daoye."
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Gongsun." Shang Chaozong politely replied and then took the letter. After reading it, he frowned for a long time without saying anything. Under the watchful eyes of Meng Shanming and Lan Ruoting, he slowly handed the letter to the two of them.
After reading it, the two of them knew why the Prince frowned. In the letter, Niu Youdao said that although the Southern Region people had made a great contribution, internal strife in Purple Golden Cave was inevitable. He was afraid that he would not be able to control him and would not let his power continue to expand. Thus, the land that he occupied from Zhao Country would probably have nothing to do with the Southern Region people.
Niu Youdao also told them that if such a situation really happened, don't quarrel, don't make trouble, and don't complain. Just act as if nothing happened. They should establish their foothold in the Southern Region, accumulate the people's support, accumulate the provisions, train the elite soldiers, and wait for the right time. Niu Youdao had his own plans for the future.
After reading the letter, Lan Ruoting sighed. "It seems that Daoye is not having a good time in Purple Golden Cave."
Shang Chaozong said, "Where there are people, there will be strife. Daoye is new there, so it's hard to avoid situations. Since Daoye has said so, he should have a plan. Let's do as he says. The Southern Region people should prepare to retreat. If the soldiers have any complaints, I hope that Commander Meng will personally appease them. "
"Don't worry, Prince." Meng Shanming nodded.
There were some things that he naturally understood. The soldiers fought with their lives on the battlefield. Who wouldn't want to achieve something? Only when the territory was expanded would there be more promotions. After fighting for so long and making such a great contribution, if there was no corresponding reward, it would indeed be a blow to the morale. It was inevitable that there would be people who would complain.
Lan Ruoting said in a low voice, "I will do my best to gather more resources for the soldiers to use as rewards."
A gust of wind blew, and the green grass swayed with the wind. The clouds in the sky rolled past.
On the vast land, among the thousands of soldiers and horses, Shang Chaozong held the sword on his waist, and the cloak behind him fluttered in the wind.
The three men stood on the grassy slope and looked into the distance, discussing the next military and political strategy...
When Niu Youdao joined Purple Golden Cave, the outside world didn't know about it. However, when Purple Golden Cave took over the security of Shang Chaozong, Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain immediately reacted.
After they found out that Niu Youdao had become an Elder of Purple Golden Cave. Bang! Long Xiu directly smashed the teacup and angrily paced back and forth.
At this time, how could he not know that he had been fooled by Purple Golden Cave and Niu Youdao!
"Master, I've already said that Niu Youdao, that thief, is unreliable. He should've been removed long ago!" Yi Shu was indignant. She had always brooded over the matter of being pinched in the past. Her innocence had been tarnished, so she was too embarrassed to marry.
"Shut up!" Long Xiu angrily rebuked. Yi Shu was so scared that she didn't dare to speak anymore.
Long Xiu walked to the railing and looked at the distant mountain scenery. After his anger gradually subsided, Long Xiu couldn't help but reflect, "Am I being too petty?"
It was not that he didn't know about the marriage between the three sects and Niu Youdao. When Gong Lince came up with the idea of accepting Wen Mo Er as his adopted daughter, he immediately guessed that something was fishy. From the subsequent situation, Niu Youdao should've rejected all of them.
Unexpectedly, Gong Lince was so generous that he actually threw an Elder position to Niu Youdao. This was the position of an Elder of one of the three major sects in a country. Many people in the three major sects couldn't get it even if they wanted it for their whole life!
He thought that only now did he understand that what Niu Youdao wanted was not a woman, but a position of power. Long Xiu Youdao was really petty!
Little did he know that his idea was half right and half wrong. What Purple Golden Cave wanted to move Niu Youdao was not a position of power, but a position of power. However, Gong Lince was willing to give it to Niu Youdao. It was impossible for him to give the position of Sect Leader to someone else.
From Niu Youdao's point of view, through this matter, it could be seen that Gong Lince's breadth of mind was greater than Long Xiu and Meng Xuan's. To a certain extent, he had the capacity to tolerate others. This was the key reason why Niu Youdao finally chose Purple Golden Cave.
To Niu Youdao, trying to use a woman to form a marriage alliance with him, what kind of joke was that?
Similarly, Spirit Sword Mountain's people were also flustered and exasperated.
As soon as this matter came out, many things could be linked. In the Secret Heaven Capital, Yan Li was very likely to be in cahoots with Niu Youdao. Those demons and ghosts in the four seas were very likely because Purple Golden Cave let them win. The spirit seed that Niu Youdao got the first place was probably brought out by those demons and ghosts.
It was really unthinkable. Who could have thought that whether they could get the first place or not? At that time, it was related to Niu Youdao's life, so it was the safest to let Purple Golden Cave take him out. However, Niu Youdao actually took such a big risk, which successfully made everyone not associate him with Purple Golden Cave.
For the later plan, he was actually so ruthless to himself!
There was also the matter of rescuing the hostage. It was so dangerous, but he actually didn't use the people from Purple Golden Cave. Unexpectedly, he didn't reveal the slightest clue, and just held his breath and risked his life. Spirit Sword Mountain's Meng Xuan and the others had to admit that they really met a ruthless person!
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"Daoye, the Sect Leader of Great Zen Mountain is here."
Guan Fangyi stood at the door of a room and knocked on it.
Inside the room, Niu Youdao, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation and cultivating whenever he had free time, opened his eyes, got up, and opened the door.
Huang Lie was pacing back and forth in the courtyard. He had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and as he was filled with emotions, he saw that Niu Youdao had appeared. He hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face. He cupped his hands together and said, "Congratulations, Elder Taoist. Congratulations on being promoted to the Purple Gold Cave's Elder!"
Niu Youdao chuckled and waved his hand.
Huang Lie immediately waved his hand, signaling the Elder behind him to present a gift box. "This is a small token of my appreciation, I hope Elder Niu won't mind."
Niu Youdao grabbed his arm. "We're family, no need to be so polite." However, he still turned his head and gestured to Huang Lie.
Guan Fangyi smiled and came forward to thank him. She then took the gift box and put it away.
Just when she was lacking money, Huang Lie smiled at the side and kept complimenting him.
It couldn't be helped. Today was different from the past. In the past, he couldn't win, but now, there was no need to even talk about fighting. Nanzhou was definitely controlled by Purple Golden Cave. Now, this guy had become an elder of Purple Golden Cave and was looking down on Great Zen Mountain. Nanzhou was also his territory. If he wanted to kick Great Zen Mountain out, it would be too easy. It would be hard even if he didn't want to flatter them.
Suddenly being called over by Niu Youdao, his heart was still hanging by a thread right now.
After Wen Mo 'er came over to serve tea, Niu Youdao had her leave. He waved at Xu Old Six. "Map!"
Xu Old Six immediately returned to the room to take out a map and spread it out in front of the two. Niu Youdao stared at the map and said, "These years, we've been squeezed into South Zhou with Great Zen Mountain and there's been some animosity. Great Zen Mountain has been wronged. If we have offended you in any way, I hope Sect Leader Emperor doesn't blame us."
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