South of Beifeng City, hundreds of miles away, there is a mountain.

This mountain is called "Inverted Calabash Mountain" because the mountain is slender on the mountainside and rounded at both ends, like an inverted gourd.

There is a sect on Daohu Mountain called "Yunshan Sect".

The sect has hundreds of disciples who practice martial arts diligently and hone their skills every day.

At this moment, at a training ground, several young men and women were gathering together.

The oldest among them, a man in his thirties, clenched his fist tightly: "Do you know, Junior Brother Xiaocheng is dead!"

"I know, the letter came last night and we all read it."

"Junior Brother Xiaocheng was actually shot and killed by his brother with a crossbow. It's so cruel..."

"That guy named Su Yuan! He's so vicious!"

Several people chatted in low voices, their words full of anger towards Su Yuan.

They were none other than Su Cheng's senior brothers and sisters. When Su Cheng was five or six years old, he learned martial arts at Daohulu Mountain. They lived together for several years and had a close relationship.

Now that they learned that Su Cheng had been killed, they naturally shared the same hatred and were very angry.

"We must avenge our junior brother!"

"Yes, we must kill that Su Yuan!"

"He must pay for his life for Junior Brother Xiaocheng..."

While several people were talking, an old voice suddenly came.

"Who are you going to kill?"

Several people were startled when they heard the sound, straightened their backs, looked to one side and said, "Master."

The person who came was an old man who was nearly 70 years old. He was wearing a gray cloth robe. His long silver-white hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin. Although his eyes were slightly cloudy, he was full of extraordinary energy.

This person is their master, layman Xuanzhu.

He glanced at a few people and said calmly: "It seems that you all know about the small town."

"Yes, Master."

Several people looked at the old man expectantly.

But the old man's next words surprised and disappointed them.

"Then from now on, no one can go down the mountain without my permission," layman Xuanzhu said.

"Master! Why is this?!" The man in his thirties, Senior Senior Brother Chen Zilei, looked puzzled. "Junior Brother Su Cheng was killed. Do we, as senior brothers and sisters, have to sit idly by and ignore it?!"

"Yes, Master, how could this be possible?"

"Isn't this chilling the hearts of our fellow apprentices..."

Seeing the behavior of his disciples, layman Xuanzhu's expression did not change and he just asked indifferently.

"Do you know how many soldiers and horses Su Yuan has in his hands?"

"No matter how many troops he has!" Chen Zilei raised his head, "As long as we disguise ourselves and sneak into the palace, it won't be as easy as poking around in a bag to get the head of that trash?"

"That's right, senior brother is now at the ninth level of the acquired realm. Is he still afraid of a pampered young master from the palace?"

"It's easy to say. Not to mention that the palace is heavily guarded and has many checkpoints. Even if you are lucky enough to kill someone, have you thought about the revenge of the Zhenbei Army next?" Layman Xuanzhu shook his head, "I will not allow this, and none of you will.

You are not allowed to go down the mountain."

After saying this, the old man turned and left.

When several disciples saw this, they were all depressed.

"Master is so pedantic!" One person couldn't help but said, "If you kill people without leaving any trace, then who does the Zhenbei Army know who to take revenge on?"

"I think Master is too old and too stable..."

"Then senior brother, we...?"

Master has made it clear that he is not allowed to go down the mountain, but a few people are unwilling to do so.

Several people looked at senior brother Chen Zilei. The latter was silent for a few seconds, his eyes condensed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Master doesn't allow it, so let's kill it first and then show off! Take the head of Su Yuan and come back and see what else Master has to say!"

"Elder brother is right!"

"I'm going with Senior Brother!"

"But, will doing this..." A woman hesitated.

Chen Zilei glanced at her: "Second Junior Sister, since you are hesitant, just stay on the mountain. You can just cover for us at Master's place!"

The woman's lips opened and closed slightly, as if she still wanted to dissuade them, but seeing that the others had already made up their mind, she swallowed her words and nodded lightly.

That night, a total of four brothers, headed by senior brother Chen Zilei, packed their bags and secretly went down the mountain.

They are going to Beifeng City, sneaking into Zhenbei Palace to kill Su Yuan and avenge their junior brother Su Cheng!

…

"Invitation?"

Su Yuan looked at the brochure handed over by Chu Changning, took it and checked it.

Chu Changning said: "It was sent jointly by the five major families and wants to invite you to have dinner at Xinyang Tower in the city."

"Um……"

Su Yuan looked at the invitation. It contained nothing more than polite words such as "I admire His Highness's style" and "It is an honor to invite His Highness to a banquet."

He threw the invitation on the table casually: "Chang Ning, what do you think?"

Chu Changning's ability to become Su Tufeng's personal guard relied not only on force, he was also very flexible and intelligent.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates speculate that the five major families may want to stabilize you."

"oh?"

"There is no news coming from the capital yet, so the five major families dare not act rashly. In order to protect themselves, they can only please you, the prince."

"Well, that makes sense." Su Yuan said, "Well, Chang Ning, tell me, will they assassinate me during the banquet?"

Chu Changning was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then shook his head: "The five major families don't have the courage!"

"Yeah."

"The lives of their entire family are in the hands of the prince. Even if they had ten more courages, they wouldn't dare!"

"That's true."

The records of the five major families are all in Beifeng City. If they really dare to carry out the assassination, let alone failure, even if they succeed, what awaits them next is the death of their entire family.

Even a fool would not do such stupid things.

Chu Changning added at this time: "The Xinyang Tower is the largest restaurant in Beifeng City. It has a spacious place. If the prince is worried, his subordinates can deploy hundreds of guards in advance to guard everywhere to eliminate all dangers."

"Haha, that's not necessary." Su Yuan said with a smile, "If you want to ensure safety, why bother? I won't go to any restaurant, just let people from the five major families come to my house."

Caution is the boat.

Even if he ensures that the five major families do not have the guts to assassinate, Su Yuan still has to be careful.

Compared to going to a restaurant for a banquet, the Zhenbei Palace is guarded and protected by thousands of Xiliang cavalry, making it safer.

Chu Changning did not expect this, and quickly agreed: "What the prince said is absolutely true. I will send someone to inform the heads of the five major families and let them come to the prince's palace for the banquet."

"Hmm. By the way, Changning, has there been any movement at the Beijiang Camp recently?"

"No." Chu Changning said, "My lord, are you worried that the emperor will bypass Beifeng City and issue an order to the northern Xinjiang camp to have the army attack us?"

"That's the consideration."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Chu Changning said immediately, "I have many colleagues in the northern Xinjiang camp. They are as close as brothers to me and are willing to help me find out the news."

Su Yuan's eyes lit up: "You have an insider? That's good."

"But Your Majesty, the Northern Xinjiang camp is a trouble after all... Although many of the soldiers were once the old prince's men, but the old prince died in the battle..."

Chu Changning hesitated, but Su Yuan understood what he meant.

Those soldiers were loyal to Su Tufeng, but they probably had no feelings for Su Yuan.

This is normal. Su Tufeng ate and lived with those soldiers, and lived together day and night. It would be strange to have no feelings. And Su Yuan had never fought side by side with those soldiers, so how could the soldiers be loyal to him? Could it be that just because he was Su Tu

Feng’s son?

But Su Yuan doesn't care.

He has summoned soldiers who are absolutely loyal to him, and this is what he relies on.

"If there is a chance, find the right moment and simply capture the northern Xinjiang camp to avoid worries." Su Yuan suddenly said something, which surprised Chu Changning.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Changning." Su Yuan looked at him meaningfully, "I have heavenly soldiers to help me, so I can win every battle and conquer every attack! What does a mere camp in northern Xinjiang mean? Even the whole world will be within my grasp sooner or later.

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Chapter completed!