In Nanzhou, Tianyu Gate, in the main hall of the main palace, a group of elders gathered, looking at Peng Youzai, who was standing in the upper position with a cold face.
The master's face looked like this. It was obvious that something had happened. Feng Entai asked: "Master, have you summoned me to wait for something?"
Peng tilted his head again and gestured, and the disciple on the side handed a secret letter to the elders at the next station for them to circulate.
Elder Ding, who had seen it for the first time, said "ah" and his face changed drastically.
All the elders immediately gathered around and leaned their heads to read the contents of the letter. Those who saw the contents were all moved.
Peng slowly spoke again: "Elder Chen Tingxiu is dead. He was killed by Wen Xinzhao, the wife of the head of the Tianxing Sect and the daughter of the previous head of the Tianxing Sect."
Although the news from the Tianyumen disciples from the Wanshoumen has been very clear, Chen Tingxiu wanted to use the matchmaker incident to instigate Wen Xinzhao to borrow a knife to kill people. As a result, Wen Xinzhao was angered and died outside the Wanshoumen. Facing the Yan Kingdom
Under the pressure of the three major factions, the truth of the matter was kept secret, so they could only accept one million gold coins and settle the matter.
But Feng Entai couldn't help but ask, "How could this happen?"
Peng Youzai: "Elder Chen was kicked out by Wen Xinzhao when he first came to the mountain. Later, Wen Xinzhao lured Elder Chen out of the mountain gate to kill him. If the killing can be lured out and killed at the beginning, why wait until later? I always feel that there is something wrong with this matter.
Weird, if there is really a problem, I'm afraid it has something to do with Niu Youdao in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate!"
Feng Entai was silent with the secret letter in his hand. On one side were his fellow disciples and on the other side were his sworn brothers. When the decision to deal with Niu Youdao was made here, it was difficult for him to express his opinions and he could only remain silent.
"Damn you little thief!" Lin Feixue, the only female elder of the Tianyu Sect, stamped her feet angrily, "The Tianxing Sect goes too far to bully others!"
Ding Kuai sighed: "The Tianxing Sect is so powerful, what can we do?"
Peng gritted his teeth again and said: "I will record this grudge and let the disciples of the future generations remember it. Everyone in our Tianyu Sect must work hard to become stronger, so that in the future, this grudge will be avenged!"
Lin Feixue: "Niu Youdao has colluded with the three major sects. We must have Uncle Cheng rush to the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate as soon as possible to stop him."
Peng again said: "The little thief is treacherous, and it is difficult to defend against open weapons and hidden arrows. Uncle Cheng should not show his face in front of the little thief, for fear of misfortune. Let him hook up with you. The original plan remains unchanged, and continue to let Uncle Cheng wait for opportunities.
Kill the thief. I have sent a message to the disciples in Wanshou Sect, asking them to stay behind at Wanshou Sect, pay attention to Niu Youdao's movements, and cooperate with Uncle Cheng's actions."
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In the lovely green hills, the thatched villa is still there, and there is a solitary grave under the trees outside the villa.
Three golden wings came from afar, swooping down and escaping into three buildings in the forest.
As soon as Fei Changliu walked out of the hall, Zheng Jiuxiao and Xia Hua flew over one after another and gathered under the eaves of the hall.
"Have you also received news from Niu Youdao?" Fei Changliu asked.
Zheng and Xia each took out a translated secret letter from their sleeves, and Fei Changliu also took out a copy. The three of them put them together and compared them. The contents were exactly the same.
The content of the letter requires the three factions to quickly mobilize the manpower of the shops in Bingxue Pavilion to intercept the courier and capture the target. Niu Youdao wants the letter in the courier's hand.
Zheng Jiuxiao: "Where is he and what is he doing? Things are confusing and confusing. Didn't Song Tingwei's son Song Shu defect to Shao Pingbo in Beizhou? Didn't this guy abandon Nan?
Zhouzhou is at odds with Beizhou again? Or is it that the Shangqing clan still remembers the grudge they had in the past and insists on eradicating the Song family?"
Xia Hua sighed: "This guy's style of doing things has always been like a dragon that sees the beginning but never the end. He never reveals the bottom easily. Who knows what he is messing with. No matter what he wants to do, just execute it! Didn't you notice the tone of this wording?
It must be kept secret, and it must only succeed but not fail. If there are any mistakes, our three factions must be wiped off the ground in Nanzhou. This tone makes people uncomfortable."
Fei Changliu sighed: "So what if I don't feel comfortable? Anyway, after such a long time, they finally contacted us, which at least proves that they are not severing relations with us. In the battle of Nanzhou, we were swinging left and right, and others were already giving us
I’ve seen the color. If I make another mistake this time, I’m afraid this guy will really fall out with us. Once Nanzhou cannot gain a foothold, we, the three factions, will really become losers.”
Zheng and Xia nodded. It was too easy for Niu Youdao to cause trouble for them. He only needed to send a message to Shang Chaozong, and the local troops would come to harass them and make them feel uncomfortable. They would even dare to kill them.
Is Shang Chaozong’s men weak?
"Well, look at the situation of our three sects. There are so many of us, and we have to depend on others' looks. Look at that guy, an abandoned disciple of the Shangqing Sect. He doesn't have as many people as we do, and he's far behind in terms of strength.
Not as good as us, but the actual situation is that we all have to run errands for him depending on his face, what is this?" Zheng Jiuxiao smiled bitterly.
Xia Hua: "Don't complain. How many owners have our three sects changed since they were founded? No matter how difficult things are, they will never leave the Shang Chao Sect. They have supported the Shang Chao Sect from the end of the road to this day.
How can Chaozong not be grateful?"
Zheng Jiuxiao: “It’s boring to do this kind of thing.”
Xia Hua: "Then how do we compare? Who among the three of us dares to kill Yan Shi? Do we dare to fight against Tianyumen in Nanzhou?"
Fei Changliu raised his hand to interrupt, "Okay, stop arguing, let's give you a clear stance on whether you want to do it or not!"
With no choice, the three of them met for a moment, then quickly dispersed. After a while, the three golden wings rushed towards the sky and disappeared...
The news went directly to Ice and Snow Pavilion.
After receiving the news, Xiao Tie, the treasurer of the Liuxian Sect, Cao Heng, the treasurer of the Fuyun Sect, and Li Huoyun, the treasurer of Lingxiu Mountain, did not dare to delay. With an urgent task, the three of them quickly gathered their men in the Ice and Snow Pavilion.
In the wind and snow, three people flew out of the canyon one after another and soared among the snowy ridges.
After leaving the Snowy Mountains, we went straight to a post station next to the official road in the snowy plains and bought a mount. Three people arrived and met here.
There is no shortage of mounts at this inn, and monks who go to the Ice and Snow Pavilion often leave their mounts here.
"drive!"
A group of less than twenty horses rushed out of the inn, splashing ice and snow on the official road, and galloped all the way in the cold wind.
After leaving the ice field, we saw green fields for the first time. At an intersection, horses kept stopping, and people on horseback cupped hands to say goodbye to each other. They divided into three roads, the sound of hooves rumbled, and there was smoke and dust all the way...
Gate of Ten Thousand Beasts, Valley of Spiritual Transformation.
The sky was full of setting clouds, reflecting Xihaitang's livid face. Xihaitang emerged from the cage and turned around.
Most of the higher-ups of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect came and gathered in front of a row of tall iron cages in the monastery. In the cages, more than twenty giant birds of various colors had fallen dead and lay motionless inside the cages.
One of them was a giant bird with snow-white fur, which made Xihaitang's flesh ache just looking at it.
Bird mounts are too expensive, not many people can afford them, and they also have a lifespan. They can live for about twenty years at most. In fact, not many can be sold in a year, but the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate is so expensive.
.This is not a matter of quantity. If a bird is to be tamed enough to be obedient and able to carry people, it must be tamed from an early age so that it can get used to it. It can only be sold when it reaches adulthood. It takes a lot of money to tame a bird suitable for sale.
Three years of work.
This kind of thing only counts as money if it is sold. If it is not sold, it is just a hoard of goods for Wanshou Sect. Wanshou Sect has hundreds of them for sale.
But this is not a matter of price. More than twenty of them died at one time, and five or six of them were still small, equivalent to their childhood.
"Junior Brother Mao, what is going on?" Xihaitang turned around and shouted angrily.
The old man beside him looked a little slovenly, his gray hair had been messed up, and his eyes were red and anxious.
This person was none other than Mao Wushuang, the elder in charge of the Spiritual Transformation Valley of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. He lowered his head and looked uncomfortable. He was also distressed!
Chao Jing spoke up: "Junior brother Mao, if something like this happens, you can't keep silent. At least you have to give everyone an explanation, right?"
Mao Wushuang replied in a hoarse voice: "I don't know what's going on. One of them suddenly screamed impatiently in the cage and jumped up and down. No matter how you comforted it, it was useless. I just watched them fall down.
Already."
Chao Jing: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. Linghua Valley has already mastered the domestication of this kind of bird. Unless the body is weak or infected with some disease, it is not easy to die suddenly. Did you eat something that you shouldn't have eaten?"
thing?"
Mao Wushuang cried and said: "The food we eat are all live animals hunted from the mountains by our disciples. It's like this usually!"
Chao Jing leaned over and reached out to stir the water in the sink, then raised his hand to his nose and sniffed, "Where is the water? Is there anything wrong with the water?"
Mao Wushuang stamped his feet and said, "I've tested it, I've tested it all, and it's not poisonous."
Chao Shenghuai, who was hiding behind, suddenly said, "Master, are you infected with some plague?"
As soon as these words came out, it gave Xihaitang a wake-up call. Xihaitang immediately turned around and asked: "Is there nothing wrong with the birds over at Juling Mountain?"
Everyone knew that he was afraid of infection. The elder in charge of the Juling Mountain side was named An Shougui. He said slowly: "Nothing unusual has been seen there for the time being."
Xihaitang pointed to a row of iron cages in front of him, "Leave a few corpses in the secret room for careful inspection. The rest will be buried deep and destroyed immediately. They are not allowed to have any contact with other spiritual beasts and birds. The venue here must also be carefully inspected!"
"
He turned to look at Mao Wushuang and said angrily: "Find out the situation first, and then deal with it!"
The old man Mao Wushuang looked like he was about to cry. Whether he was punished or not was secondary. He was really distressed!
The people who gathered for a while then dispersed, and those who remained immediately carried out the leader's intention.
Chao Shenghuai did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he said to a disciple who was responsible for handling the destruction: "Senior brother, if there are a lot of birds and animals in the door, if it is really a plague, it is best to bury them far away, otherwise the infection will spread and the matter will be serious.
, it might harm you, senior brother, so it’s best to destroy it in the mountains and forests outside the sect!”
The disciple nodded solemnly, deeply convinced.
Chao Shenghuai did not say anything sarcastic, nor did he care whether the corpse was infected with the plague. Instead, he brought two people to help, and one of them carried a huge bird corpse over the mountains and away.
Of course, Chao Shenghuai held a younger one in his hand.
When it was half dark, the group stopped and dug a hole on the spot. Some people went to chop firewood, but Chao Shenghuai wandered around.