It’s over! Xu Yitian and Chen Guishuo sighed in their hearts. They could have breathed a sigh of relief when they were told that they were being let go, but their hearts sank because of Niu Youdao’s words. No need to guess too much, Song Yanqing must have no bones and did everything.
, Otherwise, how could Niu Youdao say such a thing with knowledge?
Song Yanqing revealed this secret, which was equivalent to allowing Niu Youdao to seize the Shangqing Sect. Later, neither of them knew how to explain it to Tang Susu, fearing that Tang Susu would be embarrassed and angry!
Yuan Gang raised the knife and brought it down. The dagger cut through the rope on Chen Guishuo's body and kicked Chen Guishuo on the back, causing Chen Guishuo to roll down the steps.
When Chen Guishuo got up and looked back, his pupils suddenly shrank, his face full of horror, and he saw a cold light streaking across Xu Yitian's neck, and hot blood sprayed out.
The knife cut Xu Yitian's neck, and Yuan Gang kicked Xu Yitian down with another kick, his eyes widened and blood bubbled in his mouth.
Seeing Xu Yitian rolling to his feet and twitching, Chen Guishuo's Adam's apple twitched and he didn't dare to act rashly. Niu Youdao's strength was there and he was injured. In this situation, he couldn't run away.
Niu Youdao, who was holding a sword with both hands in front of him, had no expression on his face. He didn't ask Yuan Gang why he wanted to kill Xu Yitian, and he didn't even look at Yuan Gang's movements.
But Yuan Gang gave him an explanation, "Go back and bring the message, one person is enough!"
Niu Youdao still remained silent and did not blink. Ever since he heard the guards talking about the fighting process on the mountainside, he had already made a guess in his mind, because he knew monkeys too well. The death of Xu Yitian in front of him was nothing more than confirmation.
Based on a certain judgment in his heart, Xu Yitian killed so many personal guards, and the monkey would not let him leave alive!
"Get lost!" Yuan Gang shouted again to Chen Guishuo below.
Chen Guishuo did not dare to stay. After receiving permission, he immediately turned around and quickly walked down the mountain.
Niu Youdao looked calm, raised his sword, turned around and entered the temple to visit...
Conditions were limited, and it was not convenient to take away the bodies of more than 30 bodyguards all the way. The current situation also made it inconvenient to return them to their hometown one by one. It is said that loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan, so a group of people chose a place to hide the wind and gather water in the nearby mountains and forests.
, dig graves on the spot and bury the dead guards one by one.
Working together with many people worked quickly. Someone chopped wood to make tombstones. After carving inscriptions, they drove piles one by one in front of the tombstones.
While everyone was busy here, Shang Shuqing found the person involved in the incident and asked again in detail what happened. She learned that Guan Tie had retained Yuan Gang before his death, and she asked in detail about Yuan Gang's events at that time.
move.
After having a slight grasp of the situation, Shang Shuqing fell into deep thought.
After all the bodyguards who died in the battle were placed, Shang Chaozong called Shang Shuqing over, toasted with him, burned incense, and said goodbye. The incense was brought from the temple.
As soon as the ceremony was over, it was already dusk, and everyone dispersed one after another. They should be on guard and return to the temple to rest. In short, they were in a heavy mood. Before they reached the fiefdom, more than thirty elites were lost.
Shang Chaozong, Lan Ruoting, and Shang Shuqing had just returned to the temple gate when a guard suddenly ran over and reported to Shang Chaozong, "Your Majesty, Yuan Gang has gone to the cemetery of his brothers."
Shang Chaozong nodded and didn't think much about it. Just as he was about to enter the temple, Shang Shuqing said: "Brother, I'm going back to the cemetery."
Shang Chaozong tilted his head and sighed: "With so many brothers dead, everyone is in a bad mood. It's good to keep some things in mind. It's best to think about how to arrange their families. Don't pay too much attention to the superficial appearance. They are all old people."
Brother, you know what you're doing, and you don't want to do that. Besides, we're not familiar with the situation here. It's not appropriate for you to be a weak woman outside. Don't think too much, go back and rest, and recuperate your energy. We have to go on the road early tomorrow morning.
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Shang Shuqing knew that he had misunderstood her and thought that she was going to guard the tomb. "Brother, I will go see Yuan Gang. Maybe I can help brother persuade him to stay!"
"Huh?" Shang Chaozong turned around slowly, and Lan Ruoting also turned around and looked at her, both with confused expressions on their faces.
Shang Shuqing nodded to the two of them, then turned around and walked away quickly, her graceful figure floating down the mountain.
"What do you mean Qing'er? Can you really convince Yuan Gang to stay?" Shang Chaozong turned around and asked Lan Ruoting.
Lan Ruoting shook his head, "I guess it's embarrassing. Yuan Gang obviously thinks Niu Youdao is the leader. Although Niu Youdao is Mr. Dongguo's disciple, he has never received Mr. Dongguo's teachings. His mentality is the same as that of other monks. I'm afraid he doesn't want to cause this trouble.
.However, the princess is very talented and will not make mistakes without aim. Since she can say this, there must be some reason. Your Majesty, you might as well wait and see!"
It's half dark, and in the green mountains, there are new tombs.
Yuan Gang wandered around for a while, picked a bunch of wild flowers, and tied them into a beautiful and bright bouquet. He took the bouquet to the new tomb. Guan Tie's tombstone was in the center and front, which was easy to find. Yuan Gang walked there
In front of me, I bent down and placed the bouquet of flowers squarely in front of the tombstone. I stood up straight and looked at the name on the tombstone quietly. My eyes seemed to be in a trance, and I didn't know what I was thinking.
There was a slight movement of wading through the weeds. Yuan Gang suddenly turned around. His hand had subconsciously touched the handle of the dagger. When he saw Shang Shuqing wearing a gauze hat, he suddenly relaxed like a cheetah.
He came down and took his fingers away from the dagger.
Shang Shuqing stopped beside him, stared at the bouquet in front of the tombstone, and said: "This is the first time I have seen the ceremony of laying flowers in front of the tombstone."
Yuan Gang said indifferently: "There is no ceremony."
Looking at the sky, Shang Shuqing was not prepared to follow him in circles, "Guan Tie wished Brother Yuan to stay before he died. Brother Yuan has not given any reply. Can you give him an answer now?"
Yuan Gang said calmly: "We are not on the same road, there is no way I can stay."
Shang Shuqing: "Why can't you stay?"
Yuan Gang: "Because Master Dao will not stay."
These words made Shang Shuqing feel helpless and said: "He is a monk. No monk dares to agree with the situation of my brother and sister, otherwise he will be jointly suppressed by other monks. What's more, he has provoked the Song family and has a fixed target.
If you do, you will easily get harsh treatment from the Song family. We can understand that he does not want to stay, but you are different from the Master. No one will deliberately target you if you stay, and the Song family will not notice you. Brother Yuan, I
Brother admires you very much. He is not wrong when it comes to people like you. I believe in his vision. We, brothers and sisters, can’t bring anything to you now. We only have a sincere heart. We, brothers and sisters, invite you sincerely.
You stay, I think this is what Guan Tie wants to see."
Yuan Gang: "I know what you brothers and sisters think. If you think that Master Dao's cultivation is not high, that's because you have a blind eye for gold and jade. For your situation, Master Dao is more important than his cultivation.
, you have retained the wrong person!"
Shang Shuqing said with great interest: "I would like to hear the details!"
Unexpectedly, Yuan Gang had no expression on his face, "If the Taoist stays, I will stay. If the Taoist leaves, I will leave!"
Gan Qing said it all in vain, and Shang Shuqing smiled bitterly and said, "Then how can we get Master to stay?" She really didn't have any confidence in keeping Niu Youdao.
Yuan Gang said calmly: "Master Dao used to say something...it doesn't matter whether it's wind or rain!"
Shang Shuqing was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of these words. There were not many things that Niu Youdao cared about, but she could hear a glimmer of hope in the other party's words, otherwise there would be no need for the other party to mention Niu Youdao's past.
It seemed that his judgment was correct, so he said with some excitement: "I wonder what can make Master Dao rein in the world?"
Yuan Gang was silent for a while, and finally stared at Guan Tie's tombstone and said, "Master Tao is more interested in things in practice!" After saying that, he immediately turned back and left, not wanting to say more.
It was he who had done things he shouldn't have done and said things he shouldn't have said today, which had put Mr. Dao in trouble.
Shang Shuqing turned around to watch him off, his bright eyes twinkling under the veil, showing an excited look. He had met Niu Youdao before and found that he had no reliable words to say. He could not find the right direction to start with. Yuan Gang's words were nothing more than guidance.
In that direction...
In Nanshan Temple, when it was time for dinner, Shang Shuqing was still nowhere to be seen. Food was already placed on the table. Shang Chaozong, who was sitting cross-legged, asked Lan Ruoting, who was sitting opposite him, "Why hasn't Qing'er come back yet?"
Lan Ruoting shook his head slightly, stretched out his hand and said: "My lord, please use it first. The food will be heated by the princess. There is no need to worry about the princess. Someone is watching and will report anything in time."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard came in from outside the door and reported: "Your Majesty, the princess has sent a message to the Prince and Mr. Lan to eat first without waiting for her."
Shang Chaozong frowned: "What can I do, Princess?"
The guard replied: "I don't know, I just know that she went to the mage's side."
Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting looked at each other...
An oil lamp in the room was dim. Niu Youdao was sitting cross-legged on a futon. In front of him was a small table with a plate on it. There was a large piece of meat on the plate, a large piece of steaming lean meat. It was said that it was
A wild boar that was hunted not long ago.
"Alas!" Niu Youdao fiddled with the chopsticks a few times and couldn't help sighing. It was boiled meat in plain water again, and it was such a big lump. How could anyone eat it?
Of course, he must also admit that Shang Chaozong and his entourage did not mistreat him in terms of food, and always gave him the best. At the beginning, when there were conditions for eating meat on the road, the guards below would first give him the best food.
The largest piece of fat meat was brought to him. The sight of the white lump of fat meat was dazzling and made people want to vomit. But he could also understand that for those people, for some people in troubled times who were hungry, it was very important to them.
For a group of warriors who consume a lot of physical energy, this is definitely a good thing. The biggest fat is given to you, and it can't be better for you.
But he couldn't bear it, and then he told him that he would not eat fat meat, but only lean meat. The big piece in front of him was one of the results.
Lean meat is lean meat. You should at least cut it into small pieces and make it more fine. It’s such a big lump, just boil it in plain water and sprinkle some salt on it and serve it? He really can’t compliment the cooking techniques of this era. For him,
, even if you add some spring onions mixed with tofu, it will be better than this.
This was the first time he had told himself that when he stabilized, his eating problem must be improved.