Chapter 22 The Mage Is Here

Tuhan limped closer, reached out to touch the package on the horse's back, and said in a low voice, "Don't eat the dry food that Zongmen gave you, it may not be clean! Also, remember, when you get out of here, find the opportunity to leave immediately The princess and his party, find another place to go by yourself, don't come back, the farther you go, the better, before you have the ability to protect yourself, it's best to let the people of the Qing Dynasty never find you. Remember, don't ask Anyone who mentions your husband and wife relationship with the head of the sect, or you will be killed, understand? You are a smart person, so I don't need to say more. "

Niu Youdao heard the deep meaning in his words, and said with a smile: "I have no strength to restrain a chicken, you let me go alone, where can I go?"

Tuhan flew into a rage, and pulled off his clothes, that already ferocious face became even more ferocious, and even the beard seemed to be trembling, "I bah, you don't want to do this, let me drink it Drunk put a lot of words out of my mouth, among them were doubts about cultivation and asking for advice, without the strength to restrain a chicken? Do you think I don't know that you have been practicing secretly? I don't care what your origin is, since Master Dongguo Uncle can accept you as an apprentice, and I don't want to know too much about the rest."

"So you've been pretending to be drunk!" Niu Youdao laughed.

"If you don't want to die, just do as I say." Tuhan snorted coldly, turned his head and left.

Niu Youdao shouted: "If people from Shang Qingzong stare at me, how can I protect myself?"

Tuhan paused, turned around, looked around, and said in a low voice: "If this happens, you should find a way to find a man named Zhao Xiongge in Yaomoling. He is your master's younger brother. Zong regards it as a disgrace, and was expelled from Shangqingzong in the early years, but his strength is extraordinary. After you find him, you can prove your identity with the amulet on your body. He will protect you. By his side, Shangqingzong dare not touch you .”

"Yaomoling... Zhao Xiongge..." Niu Youdao wrote it down silently, and then he said strangely: "I'm not surprised at all that the Shang Qingzong will be against me. What do you mean by letting me leave the princess and his party? Did the Lord invite me out of the mountain just to harm me?"

Tuhan sneered, "Do you really think that the princess's status is so high that if he goes there, he will be able to enjoy the glory and wealth?"

Niu Youdao had doubts about this for a long time, but on the surface he spread his hands and said: "Isn't it? Ning Wang Shang Jian Bogui is the chief minister of the dynasty, ranking among the three princes, and he is the first-class dignitary in the Yan Kingdom. Got glory and wealth?"

Tuhan snorted and said, "Go ahead and dream about it. King Ning died five years ago. It should be about the same time as Master Dongguo and the previous leader. The sect suspects that the death between the three It’s not that there is any connection, but I dare not announce it to the public. In addition to this daughter, King Ning also has a son named Shang Chaozong. You should already know it. What you don’t know is that Shang Jianbo’s views were relatively different when he was alive. Extreme, infringing on the interests of monks in the world, it is said that it also made the emperor dissatisfied with him. Although Shang Dynasty Zong inherited the king, but heard that he had committed some crimes, the emperor took the opportunity to deprive him of his official position and drove him out of the capital. Lu County was driven back to the fiefdom. Let me tell you this, because of Shang Jianbo, his son Shang Chaozong was also affected, and I am afraid that some people do not want to give him a way out."

"Oh!" Niu Youdao understood, "I will be implicated if I follow him, does that mean?"

"It's good to know."

"Shang Qingzong wants me to die, right?"

"Do you think I will speak ill of my sect?" Tuhan sneered, turned his head and left.

"This is the end? Don't go, I don't know many things, let's talk again."

"Do it for yourself."

Niu Youdao sighed, and said with a smile: "I know you are looking at my master's face, anyway, Lao Tu, thank you for turning a blind eye to me for so many years."

Tuhan subconsciously touched his one-eyed eye, tilted his head and spit, "Bah, let's go!"

He jumped into the forest, kicked his feet on the tree trunk, and disappeared without a trace after a few ups and downs.

After recollecting what he said just now, Niu Youdao looked back to see where he came from, got on his horse, and galloped away.

After leaving the forest, I met Shang Shuqing and the others who were waiting outside, and galloped into the distance together...

The waterfall flies, hangs across the Qianchuan River, and the torrent turns into a river. The turbulent part is diverted to the deep mountains, and the gentle part flows slowly to the plain.

On the official road in the distance, hundreds of riders galloped all the way with the sound of hooves, and when they reached the shallow river beach, they all stopped and waited on the side of the road.

The ones looking forward to it are Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting.

After the treatment and recuperation on the way, despite the hard work all the way, Shang Chaozong's complexion has improved a lot, at least he is well-dressed and no longer tattered. At this time, his face looks firm and handsome, full of energy, quite a man spirit.

Behind them were nearly 500 well-dressed knights, each carrying weapons such as swords, swords, bows and crossbows. There were also hundreds of good horses among them.

After the party stopped, the five hundred riders who showed a chilling momentum quickly spread out their guard around them, and several riders galloped to a higher place to look out, cooperating skillfully and tacitly.

After waiting quietly for almost half an hour, but no one was seen, Shang Chaozong said worriedly: "We agreed to meet at dawn, will Qing'er be safe?"

Lan Ruoting said: "That's not the case. No matter what happens to the Shang Qingzong, at least it bears the brand of a famous and upright family, so it won't be openly unfavorable to the princess."

Shang Chaozong looked in the direction of Shangqingzong and sighed, "Mr. Dong Guo has passed away. I am afraid that Shangqingzong will drift away from my royal family."

Lan Ruoting stroked his beard and remained silent for a while. He couldn't say that the royal family was responsible for the Qingzong first. Of course, he couldn't blame the royal family entirely. It is said that the Shang Qingzong was indeed affected by the former king, and was suppressed by various factions in the practice world, which aggravated the decline and fell to such a point. When the late king was alive and held the power of soldiers and horses, it was still difficult to resist The power protects them well, now that the late king has passed away, and the Shang Qing sect has lost even the last strong barrier, the situation is already quite difficult, it is understandable for the prince not to send people to help, but we cannot blame them."

Shang Chaozong nodded: "I'm not so narrow-minded and resentful because others refuse to help me. If that's the case, wouldn't I be a villain!" As if suddenly thinking of something, he looked back at him, "Sir, I don't understand something. You clearly know that the Shang Qingzong will not send a mage to be my entourage, why did you agree to let Qing'er take this trip?"

Lan Ruoting smiled and said: "Does the lord really think that the little princess is here to ask for a follower?"

Shang Chaozong was surprised, "Isn't it?"

Lan Ruoting sighed softly, twirling the beard on his chin and shaking his head, "There is one thing that the prince doesn't know. In the early years, the princess was just born, and there was no birthmark on her face, but she kept crying and no good doctor could do anything. Mr. Dong Guo came to visit, so the king asked Mr. Dong Guo to see if there was any hidden disease for the princess. Mr. Dong Guo checked for the princess and said that there was no hidden disease, but he was born with a hard life, so he cried."

Shang Chaozong was puzzled, "I was born in a royal palace, with golden branches and jade leaves, rich clothes and fine food, and reasonable parents. Why do you have to talk about life?"

Lan Ruoting shook his head: "I didn't understand it at the time, but Mr. Dong Guo has dabbled in the metaphysics of aura and numerology. He said that from the perspective of the princess's roots, she is a natural beauty. How can it not be bitter to entertain people with sex in this troubled world? The former king immediately begged to solve it. Mr. Dong Guo said that even if the princess was born in the palace, even if it is bitter, it must be sweet first and then bitter. If you want to break it, you must change your life. The king asked how to change it? Dong Guo Mr. Dongguo said that sweetness before bitterness can be changed into bitterness before sweetness. The king asked him to do something, so Mr. Dongguo cast a spell and planted an ugly birthmark on the face of the princess. The strange thing is that after the birthmark was planted, the princess cried and stood up. The former king was overjoyed, and naturally believed in Mr. Dong Guo's words. It's just that the princess has suffered all these years. At that time, Mr. Dong Guo had said that when the time is right, the princess can come to the Qingzong to find him. He, he will return the true face of the princess. However, Mr. Dong Guo himself may not have calculated that he will pass away before that time."

Hearing this, Shang Chaozong suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "I understand, sir, what you mean is that Qing'er wants to find someone from Shang Qingzong with a sword to return her true face."

Lan Ruoting nodded: "Fa come out of the school. Since Mr. Dong Guo knows the skills, the Shang Qingzong must be similar. If the Shang Qingzong is not willing to send monks to help, he will not refuse to remove the evil spots on the face of the princess. He happened to accept that sword in return for favors, and the princess could get what he wanted."

"Hush..." The whistle of the guard came from the high slope ahead, and everyone looked at it, and the guard gestured in the direction of Shang Qingzong.

Soon, there was a faint sound of horseshoes. Shang Chaozong looked around, secretly relieved, and came back.

I saw six riders galloping forward, the first one was dressed in the familiar gauze hat, but one more rider would inevitably make Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting look at each other, could it be that the guess was wrong, Shang Qingzong dared to send someone to follow him?

Liuqi splashed bursts of water, rushed across the shallow river beach and up the slope, met here and stopped.

Shang Shuqing reined in the steed, and said in a crisp voice: "Brother, Mr. Lan, luckily, the mage is here."

Shang Chaozong looked suspicious, and Lan Ruoting frowned slightly, they were all examining Niu Youdao, thinking that this man was a little too young, what mana could he have? Letting this young man be a mage's retinue is simply a joke, and he doesn't know who will protect whom.

Both of them had the first instinct to think that it was the Shang Qingzong who was perfunctory, and sent someone randomly to make up the numbers.

Niu Youdao was also observing them silently, with a harmless smile on his face all the time.

"This is my third brother Shang Chaozong, and this is my husband Lan Ruoting." Shang Shuqing first introduced the identities of the two to Niu Youdao.

Niu Youdao cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I've seen the prince, I've seen Mr. Lan."

Shang Shuqing in turn introduced Niu Youdao to the two, "This is Mr. Dong Guo's closed disciple, Niu Youdao!"