Chapter 74: A Brazen Trap

  What task? thought Liangshan.

  The lineup is too grand, one Holy Son, two quasi-Holy Sons, six inner disciples, and four outer disciples. Liangshan didn't have time to think carefully, and with his head down, he followed the inner disciples down the mountain.

  Out of the Four Seasons Valley, the miscellaneous tasks had already been prepared. One person and one Snow Dragon Horse set off on horseback.

  There are elective tasks and public tasks. Public tasks are assigned by a certain person, who then selects team members. As long as they are within the Holy Sword Hall, those below their level unconditionally obey deployment.

  Yang Ming Sheng Zi chose him, but Jin Zhang Lao deliberately didn't inform him and only let someone come to call him when they were about to set off, which was a small trick to fool him.

  Is it really Old Jin who hired an assassin to kill him? This old fellow is the most suspicious.

  No matter what, Ci San was unable to kill him. The person who hired the assassin must be getting anxious. It seems that this publicly dispatched mission requires extreme caution.

  The snow dragon colt's speed is extremely fast, in one day it can run two hundred kilometers.

  At sunset, a group of people from the Shengjian Hall passed through a valley with a sky as narrow as a thread. Liangshan saw a black-clad man waving his hand in front of him, and the team slowed down.

  Liáng Shān finally emerged from the valley, suddenly opening up to a vast expanse. In the distance, two great mountains flanked the road, with a massive city in between, bearing the inscription "Wǔ Guān" (Martial Pass) in bold characters. Banners fluttered on the city walls, exuding an aura of menace and killing intent.

  Everyone is a cultivator, some are even in the Golden Elixir stage, but they were suppressed by the military aura, each with an unsmooth feeling in their hearts. Even Liangshan felt like his shoulders were being pressed down.

  The "Precepts" of the Holy Sword Temple also have many worldly rules, which Liangshan originally thought were strict. In his opinion, the monks of the Holy Sword Temple are gods in the eyes of ordinary people, and they still need to follow this and that when walking in the world?

  The overwhelming military aura in front of him, to say nothing of the fact that Liangshan couldn't even fly on the city wall with the wind, let alone seeing the purple air rising from afar in the center of the city. That was the aura of punishment and killing formed by the long-term rule of law in the secular world, which also had a strong suppressive effect on cultivators.

  A group of people quickly arrived at the Wu Pass and immediately dismounted, Liang Shan also jumped off his horse and walked to Tuoba Qiurong's side, asking in a low voice: "What is the task after all?"

  Tuoba Qiurong shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either. In fact, she had only informed Liangshan an hour earlier than him.

  "My family lives in XinYe County LiangJiaZhuang, my wife Zhu QingYun is from ZhengQing faction, concubine Chen SiNiang is pregnant, four months later she will give birth, Autumn Rong's sister has time to go take a look." Liang Shan said quickly.

  "What's the point of saying this?" Taobao Qiuyong raised an eyebrow and said.

  Tuoba Qiurong's eyes seemed to glare from within the ghost mask, and Liangshan scratched his head, saying: "Yangming Shengzi and Jin Zhanglao are not on good terms with me. This time, I was officially assigned to go out in public, which doesn't bode well."

  "Just be more careful." Tuoba Qiurong's voice dropped down.

  Liáng Shān is indeed worried.

  Yangming Shengzi's people can wipe him out in a minute. If it weren't for the strict rules of the sect and the prohibition on killing among fellow members, Liangshan would have been doomed from the start.

  Thanks to the rules! However, when they go out, any one of them who colludes with outsiders is enough to get into trouble. Even if they don't collude with outsiders, assigning a relatively dangerous task to Liangshan would still be impossible.

  Liáng Shān was very displeased with this feeling of being completely led by the nose by the other side.

  Liangshan narrowed his eyes and quietly observed the sword energy inside his body, thinking of a way to break through to the lungs first.

  When the sword energy reaches the lungs, it can be released through the mouth and nose, and when facing an enemy, suddenly offering it up can produce an unexpected effect. In any case, with Zhu Lianyun on top of Liangshan, these people dare not leave obvious traces if they want to harm him.

  The leader of the black-clad men was named Xiong Hai, a Jin Dan initial stage cultivator and an inner disciple. When he entered the city gate, he revealed the golden token of the Sacred Sword Hall. The soldiers immediately showed respect, and the group passed through the Wuguan Town unimpeded.

  Wuguan is not large, only about one-fourth of Nanyang, and is situated between two mountains, relying on the danger to defend. From Wuguan, you can enter Guanzhong and the old capital Chang'an, which belongs to the Daxia Xiongnu tribe of Helian Bobo.

  Tuoba Qiurong wore a ghost mask, but Liangshan could see that this woman was somewhat excited.

  Xiong Hai led a group of people to wander around the city, and soon they came to the front of a three-story pavilion. Liangshan looked up and saw the three big characters "Xun Fang Lou".

  The Holy Ones were actually waiting for them inside.

  The light gradually dimmed. Liangshan stood guard outside the room of Yangming Saint Son, who was writing a letter. Before long, Yangming Saint Son said, "Is it Brother Liangshan?"

  "Yes, Young Master Yangming." Liangshan's expression was gloomy. As soon as he entered the backyard of Xunfang Building, he was arranged by Xiong Hai to serve Young Master Yangming. Xiong Hai specifically reminded him of the matters that needed attention, and Liangshan quickly understood that he was just a servant for Young Master Yangming.

  It turns out that Ma Wencai has always been a diligent soldier for Liangshan, and now the wind and water have turned around. Liangshan encourages himself with the brilliant image of "Ma Wencai", being humble, respectful, and tolerant of humiliation, which is the creed that diligent soldiers adhere to.

  When he heard Yangming Shengzi calling him, Liangshan, who was quick-witted, forced a smile on his face and said, "Yangming Shengzi, what are your orders?" Liangshan grumbled to himself, no wonder Gongpai's tasks even included bringing along outer door disciples, it turned out that it was purely for the sake of having someone to serve them on the journey.

  The door opens by itself without wind, "Come in!"

  Liáng Shān steeled himself and went in, bowing his head and standing respectfully, with an air of not daring to look up. In fact, the aura on Yáng Míng's body was unlike others who were intimidating, a pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes shining with warm and jade-like luster.

  "Please deliver this letter to Saint Huā Wúyán of Huā Jiān Táng."

  Liáng Shān received the envelope and was about to ask how to proceed when Yáng Míng Saint Son handed over a white jade pendant, saying: "This is the road guide of Huā Jiàn Táng Mountain Gate, follow it all the way."

  Liang Shan nodded and took the jade pendant, then turned around and walked out of the door. Yang Ming Sheng Zi gazed at Liang Shan's back, his warm eyes suddenly turning cold.

  This trip is highly valued in the sect, but Yangming Shengzi doesn't think much of it. According to intelligence, eighteen disciples from various sects have been dispatched for that one item. Although Yangming Shengzi has always looked down on others, he also knows that this time going down the mountain may not necessarily end well for him, and whether or not he can ultimately obtain that item still depends on luck. In that case, resolving the hidden danger of Liangshan Bo along the way can be considered a great achievement.

  According to the original plan, Yang Ming Shengzi let Jin Lao set up checkpoints everywhere on Liang Shanbo's way of cultivation, blocking him a little would be enough, and after a hundred years, Liang Shanbo would return to dust.

  This is the safest way, and it won't get complicated, but Mu Rong Bo suddenly received a message from Zheng Qing Pai, just one word: Kill! Yang Ming Sheng Zi was confused, thinking about it over and over again. One possibility is that it came from the Crown Prince, and the other is that Mu Rong Bo wanted to take care of this cause privately to curry favor with the Crown Prince. Yang Ming Sheng Zi then passed on this meaning to Jin Zhang Lao, who was worried about upgrading his Golden Elixir.

  As for what Elder Jin does, Yangming Shengzi will not interfere.

  After a while, Jin Zhanglao came to say that he had spent a lot of money to invite the Thirteenth Brother of the Stabbing Organization, but surprisingly, he failed to kill Liangshan Bo three times in a row.

  Yangming Shengzi became vigilant, having heard of the three great names being stabbed. Even a few people at the initial stage of Jindan had died in his hands, and his real skills might be able to fight against those in the middle stage of Jindan for several rounds.

  How can a newly joined Liangshan Bo be so fierce?! The Yangming Saint Son finally starts to take Liangshan Bo seriously.

  Soon, Liangshan Bo made Hao Lao as his master. With Hao Jian in place, Yangming Shengzi was always suppressed by him.

  Kidding, Jindan High Rank, the power of the Yuan Ying period, it can be said that in a hundred years, Yang Ming Shengzi is just pretending to be a grandson in front of him.

  It was just fifty years ago that Hao Jian's attack on Yuan Ying failed. Yangming Shengzi waited another fifty years, making sure his realm had indeed greatly declined before joining forces with several other Shengzi to drive him down the mountain.

  Liangshan Bo made him his master, but it's hard to guarantee that after a hundred years, Liangshan Bo won't become another Hao Jian. As the apprentice of Hao Jian, this has already entangled him in a deep private grudge. The wise and virtuous Yangming cannot tolerate this. Once Yangming makes up his mind, he will not drag things out or hesitate, but rather resolve them as soon as possible.

  Outside Wuguan, 50 kilometers northwest of Huashan, is the mountain gate of Huajiantang. Yangming Shengzi asked Liangshan Bo to send a letter to his lover, Huawuyan Shengnu, who was in Huajiantang. After seeing the letter, she naturally knew what to do.

  Liáng Shān set out from Xún Fāng Lóu, mounted a Snow Dragon horse, and rode northeast.

  Night falls, four cities are closed, Liangshan shows the golden token of Shengjian Hall to the city's guards. The city gate opens, and Liangshan rides his horse away in a cloud of dust.

  Yangming Shengzi obviously set up a trap for himself. Liangshan's face was not good, as if there was a sword hanging over his head, and it was unknown when it would fall.

  Tuoba Qiurong was listening outside the door of Sima Yu's room. Tuoba Qiurong didn't think much of it, after the Tuoba Xianbei entered the Central Plains, the Han people thought that noble bloodline was important, but the Xianbei people still valued strength over everything else. Besides, in terms of status, Sima Yu was a princess from the previous dynasty in the north, so it wasn't humiliating for her either.

  Simu Yu didn't make things difficult for Tuoba Qiurong, and after calling her to the room and saying a few intimate words, he let Tuoba Qiurong return to her room to rest. When she returned to her room, Tuoba Qiurong only then learned that Liangshan Bo had been sent out by Yangming Shengzi to deliver a message. Tuoba Qiurong thought to herself that this was not good. As for danger, Tuoba Qiurong's intuition was much sharper than Liangshan's. This time, Liangshan would surely encounter more misfortune than good fortune.

  Yangming Shengzi wants to deal with Liangshan, just like the emperor is thinking of a mediocre official who doesn't enter the mainstream, wanting to play him to death, there are too many traceless methods.

  Tuoba Qiurong walked a few rounds in the room and calmed down.

  She had no choice, so she secretly made up her mind that if Liangshan returned safely, it would be fine. If anything unexpected happened, a hundred years later, she would take revenge on the Yangming Saint Son and avenge Liangshan.

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