He leaned over and picked up a jar of wine and placed it on the counter. The waiter waved to another waiter in the hall and told him to send the wine to the designated guest room.
Bai Yulou turned around and walked out of the inn slowly. He stood on the steps outside the inn and looked up at the vast starry sky with his hands behind his hands, feeling uncertain.
The people from Xuanyuan Dao and the people from Liuxian Sect had frequent secret contacts. Xuanyuan Dao himself also began to secretly exert his influence. Even he, a bystander, was involved and had a hand. Tonight's starry sky and tonight's inn seemed to have become...
It's a little weird. Xuanyuan Dao said he would leave tomorrow and hoped nothing would happen tonight.
The stars are twinkling in the night sky, the lights of the ancient city are dim and beautiful, and the mountains are high and the night is cold.
On this quiet night, in his heart, under the tranquility, the clouds and waves were strange...
"Shanhu County?"
In the Liuxian Sect shop, after hearing Cui Yuan's report, the shopkeeper Gao Sucong frowned and muttered, then turned back to Huang Enping and said, "Bring me the map and take a look."
Huang Enping entered and soon took out a map and spread it out on the counter. Three moon butterflies with vertical wings rested on the silk thread above, illuminating the area below without the need for additional lights.
The three of them gathered around the picture and searched for a while. Cui Yuan pointed to a place and said: "Here, Uncle Master, Shanhu County is here."
The three of them focused on the same place. Huang Enping touched his chin and thought: "Meet here... This guy ran from Jinzhou to Star Reaching City, and now he is going to Shanhu County. Where is he going?"
Gao Sucong moved the map and looked along the southeast direction. He seemed to understand something and pointed at Shanhu County Road: "Yes, there is nothing wrong. Unless he walks in a straight line or takes a long detour, he will return to Jin."
If you are traveling to Zhouzhou or Canglu County, you cannot avoid Shanhu County, and you must pass through this place when riding back."
The two of them took a look at the route as he said, and suddenly realized, Cui Yuan said: "It seems that they are here to purchase things in Zhaixing City. After walking around for a while, they still have to go back to Shang Chaozong."
Huang Enping snorted coldly: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shang Chaozong's so-called severing of relations with him is nothing more than a superficial get rid of responsibility, so as not to be true. It is not surprising to continue to collude with Shang Chaozong." He raised his head and looked at Gao Sucong,
"Uncle Master, we can't let him hide back to Shang Chaozong. Otherwise, with the protection of Tianyu Sect, it will be difficult to attack again."
In fact, everyone in the Liuxian Sect knew in their hearts that Liu Ziyu and others said they died at the hands of Niu Youdao. In fact, the real killers were Bai Yao and others from the Tianyu Sect. However, the Liuxian Sect could not afford to offend them.
Tianyu Sect can only settle accounts with Niu Youdao, the mastermind behind it, not to mention that the Song family also means the same.
Cui Yuan: "The key now is that he wants Black Mudan and others to go first. The spies we have placed around him can't grasp his specific whereabouts. No one knows when he will leave. He can sneak away tonight."
It's possible..." Pointing to Shanhu County, "I can only wait here for him to fall into a trap."
Gao Sucong stared at the map and sighed: "Let's just run once. In short, we can't let him run away again. If we let him run away when it's just him and the bear demon, the sect will have no way to explain to the Song family.
We don’t have the face to explain to our master.”
He raised his finger and pointed at the two of them, "Two of you, one will sit in the shop and maintain communication inside and outside, and the other will continue to go back to the inn to keep an eye on it. If there are any changes, I will notify you in time. I will take the other four people to Shanhu County in person.
, this time we must solve this problem."
Huang Enping hurriedly said: "How can a mere Niu Youdao allow my uncle to run errands in person? Just let us solve it."
Gao Sucong shook his head and said: "There is no such thing as running errands. Let him run away again. Liuxian Sect cannot afford to lose that person. If the masters are not too far apart and it is too late to dispatch manpower, I will definitely ask the master to send more manpower to help ensure that
It’s absolutely foolproof. So, this time I not only have to go out personally, but I also have to gather the people from Lingxiu Mountain and Fuyun Sect to do it together. This time, I must set up a dragnet in Shanhu County to catch him in one fell swoop, and there is no room for failure!”
The two looked at each other. Lingxiu Mountain and Fuyun Sect were considered to be forces of the Song family. Usually, the relationship between the three sects was not very good, and there was even competition. But then again, in this kind of matter, Lingxiu Mountain must be the leader.
He Fuyun Sect dare not not try his best. Although Song Jiu Ming has stepped down, there is news that Da Sikong Tong Mo will still often summon him. This shows that Song Jiu Ming may come back at any time, and no one dares to despise him.
This time, Uncle Master actually wanted to ask people from these two factions to help. He really didn't take it seriously, and it made the two of them feel like they were making a fuss out of a molehill.
Now that Gao Sucong has reached this point, the two of them can only obey his orders.
Gao Sucong wrote a secret report, asked someone to capture another Golden Wing, and sent another message to the Liuxian Sect to report the situation.
Then Gao Sucong and four disciples got up and set off overnight. Just as Cui Yuan said, he didn't know when Niu Youdao would leave. It was possible to leave secretly tonight. They had to arrive in Shanhu County in advance to make arrangements.
.
Several people carried two golden wings with them, quietly left the shop through the back door, and went straight to the shops in Lingxiu Mountain and Fuyun Sect. Soon, ten or twenty people gathered and left the Star Reaching City...
Beside the lamp, Niu Youdao was still holding the sword.
Yuanfang didn't know what Niu Youdao was doing. He held the sword and wiped it repeatedly for so long. He felt that Niu Youdao was too calm. This was the first time he had seen Niu Youdao in such a state.
There was a knock on the door, and Yuanfang stood up to see what was going on.
"Sir, your wine."
"Wine? We didn't ask for wine!"
Niu Youdao, who was wiping his sword, said lightly, "I want it."
Then the movement at the door stopped and there was a sound of closing the door. Yuanfang came over with a wine jar and placed it next to Niu Youdao. He asked strangely: "Master Dao, do you want to drink?"
Niu Youdao said calmly: "I'll give you something to drink."
"Haha, Master Dao, don't make fun of me. You know I don't drink. I usually just pretend to hide my identity."
"You are such a boring goblin. You don't want to drink wine or eat meat. If you don't want to drink, just leave it here."
Niu Youdao said indifferently, and then his eyes fixed on the sword moved to the wine jar, with a cold look in his eyes.
The sword in his hand flashed, sheathed with a swipe, he threw the sword aside, waved his sleeves to sweep out a strong wind, extinguished the lamp, and said in the darkness, "Get some rest early."
They were still joking when they suddenly fell into darkness, leaving Yuanfang speechless.
The time he followed Niu Youdao was still too short...
The next morning, several people met in the inn to have breakfast together, and then went back to their respective rooms.
After a while, Black Mudan and others who were ready came to Niu Youdao, knocked on the door and came in, saying goodbye first.
"Master Dao, let's go ahead and wait for you in Shanhu County." Black Mudan and others said goodbye together.
Niu Youdao, who was standing with his back to the window, slowly turned around, holding his sword in front of him, and said to Yuanfang: "Pack your things, let's check out, and let's go together."
"..." Black Peony and others were stunned. They had not planned to leave when we had breakfast together just now. Why did they change their minds now?
Changed your mind again? Yuanfang asked puzzledly: "Master Dao, don't we have to stay for a few more days?" He asked other people's doubts.
Niu Youdao: "I thought about it, and it seems that there is no need to bother. As long as we leave this place secretly, there shouldn't be any big problem. If we are all together, we can take care of each other on the way."
Several people looked at each other, and Lei Zongkang asked, "Master Dao, do we still need to go to Shanhu County?"
Niu Youdao: "It's not necessary to meet, but we still have to pass through Shanhu County." He waved his hand to Yuanfang to pack his things quickly.
Yuanfang said, "In fact, there was nothing to pack. He packed the package and carried it on his back. It was done."
Several people left the guest room, went downstairs and went straight to the hotel lobby to check out.
Cui Yuan, who was sitting in the garden slowly drinking tea, noticed them. Drinking tea was superficial, but surveillance was real. When he saw Yuan Fang also carrying a package, he was stunned.
His eyes were quickly fixed on Lei Zongkang, and Lei Zongkang's eyes intertwined with his. There was someone around him, so it was difficult to convey any obvious information, so he gave him a look that he didn't know whether he could understand.
When he came to the lobby, Yuanfang naturally took out the receipt for the one thousand eighty yuan. He wanted to refund more and make up less. For a man like him who likes money, it is impossible to throw away this money.
Bai Yulou, who was sitting behind the counter, stood up and signaled the waiter on the side to come over without doing anything.
After the settlement was clear, the clerk asked: "Should we take the open road or the secret road?"
Black Peony said: "Secret passage!"
The waiter immediately called for someone to lead the way and see him off.
Bai Yulou cupped his hands and said to the group: "Dear guests, please go slowly!" His eyes met Niu Youdao's, and the two of them could not see anything unusual on the surface.
A waiter led everyone away from the side hall and entered a closed corridor. Finally, they went around the middle of a mountain and walked down the stairs.
After walking a long distance, I heard the faint sound of rushing water.
Goodbye Tianguang, everyone has appeared at the exit of a cave at the bottom of a mountain cliff. In front of them is a rapid river, which happens to be the intersection of two rivers, stirring up mist. It is said that there are people from Star Reaching City guarding the surrounding area to prevent anyone from sneaking in through this place.
After sneaking in, at least at the exit, everyone saw a monk meditating cross-legged, sitting cross-legged on a stone platform on one side.
After negotiating with the monk, the clerk officially let him go.
Niu Youdao pointed downstream, signaling to go downstream. Several people nodded, cast spells, and jumped into the rapid river together, disappearing in it.
As soon as they entered the water, their bodies seemed to be wrapped in bubbles, and they quickly drifted down the current.
From now on, these people are no longer under the protection of Yaoyue Inn. If anything happens again, Yaoyue Inn will not be responsible.
However, under normal circumstances, the possibility of accidents while walking along this river is very small.
The water flow in this canyon river is very fast. Not many people can stand it if they hide in the rapids for a long time and build piles to resist the erosion of the rapids. If they are farther away in this water, their vision will be affected, and the monks coming and going in this river will also be affected.
It is easy to cause misunderstandings if intercepted at will. Unless the specific time of leaving the inn is known, the ambush may be successful. In addition, there are tributaries upstream and downstream, and it is difficult to figure out which route to take, which makes the ambush more difficult.
The river basin has long tributaries, making it difficult to figure out where people are ashore. Once ashore, it is very convenient to sneak away with the help of the crisscross ravines that exist in the mountains, and it is indeed not easy to be discovered.
If you don't know the specific situation and don't have a large number of manpower to set up a net, it will be difficult to catch anyone here. This is one of the important reasons why Star Reaching City can become a gathering place for monks from all over the world to trade.