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There are few people in the Xuanming Sect who can stand on their own. The only people left in the sect who can be used are the Water and Fire Judge, Meng Po, and a new member of the sect, the Horse-Faced Rakshasa Shen Chong.
Zhu Yougui did not want to leave the capital of Daliang, so he recommended Meng Po and the Judge of Water and Fire to assist Zhu Youwen. He knew that the Judge of Water and Fire was an undercover agent sent by Zhu Wen to monitor him, so he took this opportunity to let them leave the headquarters of Xuanming Sect.
But Zhu Wen also knew that his eldest son was ambitious. With the departure of Judge Queen of Water and the escape of Ghost King Zhu Youwen, he was worried that Zhu Yougui would cause trouble, so Zhu Wen forced Zhu Yougui to go to Chu in person to assist Zhu Youwen.
Zhu Yougui was worried that he was not strong enough to kill Zhu Wen, so he had no choice but to endure the humiliation and suffer hardships for the time being.
He let Meng Po guard the main altar, and then he brought the Water and Fire Judge, Shen Chong, and the elites selected by the Xuanming Sect, and followed the army to Chu.
Due to the lack of manpower, among these so-called elites there is the thief saint Wen Tao.
At the invitation of Shangguan Yunque, Wen Tao quietly left the Xuanming Sect's base and secretly came to a base of the Bad People in Changsha Prefecture to meet Li Xingyun and others.
The image of Wen Tao and the shadow of Hu Xiuwu were transformed into the blue bird on the eaves, which seemed very familiar to the eyes.
He wore a white hood, a black mask, a compass hanging from his waist, black donkey hooves, and most importantly, a tomb-grabbing talisman around his neck. He looked exactly like a tomb-grabbing lieutenant from old times.
Although his expression could not be seen, Wen Tao's tone was very kind, like that of a good old man: "Your Highness, do you want me to find someone?"
Li Xingyun took out the clay doll of the Miaojiang Holy Child: "Yes, I hope Mr. Wen Tao can help me find the prototype of this clay doll."
Wen Tao took the clay doll and agreed readily: "Don't worry, I'm best at finding people and exploring caves. I wonder when Your Highness is going to set off."
Li Xingyun said: "We will meet outside Changsha at noon the day after tomorrow."
Wen Tao was surprised: "Noon? I thought His Highness would choose to leave quietly at midnight."
"I just want to leave Changsha Prefecture openly and let everyone know that I'm leaving."
The next day, at noon.
Li Xingyun exactly followed the plan. He carried the broad Longquan sword case on his back, packed his luggage, and pushed away the maids and guards arranged by the King of Chu.
He broke into the stable, found the most majestic warhorse in the stable, mounted the horse, and rode away.
In full view of the public, he rode his horse in the streets of Changsha Prefecture with swagger.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the war is intense, where are you going!"
As soon as Li Xingyun left the Prince Chu's Mansion, Gong Qing, who got the news immediately, rushed over and finally stopped Li Xingyun, who was deliberately slowing down, in front of the city gate.
"You and the other kings are here for the war, so I don't need to worry about it. I want to go out of the city and relax."
Holding the reins, the horse's front hooves soared into the air, leaping like a dragon. Li Xingyun held the reins with one hand and pointed forward with one hand, full of vigor and vitality:
"Gong Zuo Xiang, please inform the King of Chu. I will be back soon. When I come back, it will be no problem to resolve the predicament of Chu!"
After saying this, he patted the horse's buttocks, steed the horse to jump over the chevaux de frise, and left Changsha Prefecture in a dashing manner.
Gong Qing looked at the dust in the distance, and Lv Liang came up behind him silently:
"Li Maozhen is missing, and Li Xingyun's junior sister Lu Linxuan is also missing. Ji Ruxue and Shangguan Yunque quietly left the camp last night. The most important thing is that Shen Chong said that Wen Tao, who he had been secretly following, went out to meet Li Xingyun last night and never came back."
Lu Liang said confidently: "He is going to find the Longquan treasure, and he will tell everyone that he is going to find the Longquan treasure."
"I guess it's for a temporary truce. It's exactly the temperament Xiao Su described, Li Xingyun who was indecisive in the early stages and compassionate."
Lu Liang sighed and looked at Gong Qing: "Aren't you going to send someone to follow? In addition to Shen Chong, there are many other 'companions' who have come to surrender."
When Quan Xing first arrived at the Bad People, he was full of ambition and thought that he would be able to make a name for himself with his future knowledge and strength. However, he found out that he was no match for the famous people in the Bad People.
Some people had no choice but to come to Gong Qing for help and keep each other warm.
"Just now I saw people from Tongwenguan leaving the city gate tower. Li Siyuan will know about this soon." After describing what he saw, Gong Qing answered Lu Liang's question.
"What's the point of following them? We all know what's in the Longquan treasure. There's no magical elixir of life, invincible magic, or Yinbinghu Fu. There's only a mountain of gold and a sea of silver, and a bad commander with bad intentions."
"Oh, that's where our dear Lord Yin is squatting now. What are we going to do over there?"
Gong Qing shrugged, like a middle school boy who wanted to play a prank, and said with a wicked smile: "It's just right, everyone's attention will soon be diverted to the Longquan treasure. We have to take this opportunity to have some fun!"
"I suddenly had a good idea."
As Gong Qing expected, before the princes put down their cups and chopsticks, the news that Li Xingyun had left Changsha Prefecture and his shouting in front of the Changsha city gate had become the last bite of food that was hard to swallow after their lunch.
Changsha Prefecture fell into a strange stillness. There were some minor frictions between the two places, and some small kings who were forced to come by the greater princes suddenly became quiet. But on the other hand, Changsha Prefecture had constant scouts and carrier pigeons.
What is strange is that after Changsha Prefecture fell into a quiet with undercurrents, the people led by Prince Qiong Li Xiang suddenly withdrew their troops, set up camp, and temporarily suspended the siege.
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"Your Highness, King Qiong, the Holy Child has disappeared. No other traces were found. He must have left on his own."
The Gu Master from the Raojiang Ten Thousand Poison Cave knelt on one knee behind Li Xiang, while dozens of Gu Masters were guarding the area around the cave vigilantly. There were also more than ten Gu Masters carrying a large wooden box as tall as a person on their backs, which looked like they were carrying a large coffin.
This place is connected to Shu and Chu, so it was relatively easy for Li Xiang to sneak here, but he did not make a big fuss to avoid the attention of the coalition forces.
However, these Gu Masters all have specially prepared Weapon God Altars on their backs, so even with Li Xingyun's 1,000 Silent Iron Cavalry, it would be difficult to keep them back.
Not to mention that the cavalry is strong in the military formation. If we talk about individual strength, they are really no match for the God of War who is refined from the raw materials of heavenly masters.
Li Xiang stood among the Mandala flowers, picked one at random, and looked at the giant statue of Xian Shen in the cave, holding a treasure in front of his chest.
Originally, as the master of the Twelve Caves summoned by Yuan Tiangang, Xian Shen was supposed to guard the only holy child who knew the location of the Longquan treasure and protect his safety.
However, the careless Xian Shen not only neglected her duties and left the place where the holy child was sleeping to go out and play, but also found a husband for herself, got married, and gave birth to a daughter who looked exactly like her.
He completely forgot about the matter of the Holy Child, and was punished by the Twelve Caves to never leave the Dead Creek Forest.
Without the guidance of the guardian, the holy child, who had just awakened from more than ten years of sleep and whose mind was not yet clear, left the place of sleep in a daze.
"Although Xian Shen made trouble, he helped me." Li Xiang sneered, "Fortunately, Xian Shen was punished to be trapped in the Dead Creek Forest, otherwise I would really be one step behind him."
Li Xiang, who controlled the Ten Thousand Poison Cave, obtained the location of the sleeping place of the Holy Child from Xian Shen on the condition of releasing the Gu King Chi Li to the Dead Creek Forest.
"Without the fresh ginseng, the Holy Child can't run far. Yang Dongqian, you lead people to sneak into the nearby city to find the whereabouts of the Holy Child. If you meet Li Xingyun and the others, don't get entangled with them. Leave the Gu worm to track them and come back to report."
"My minister obeys."
After Li Xiang occupied Southern Han, Yang Dongqian, the surrendered Minister of War of Southern Han, took orders and selected the Central Plains people among Li Xiang's guards to leave.
Li Xiang twisted the purple flower unconsciously, muttering to himself: "You sent me the news of Longquan treasure with a carrier pigeon, just to lure me out of Southern Han, right, Li Xingyun? It's a poor way of provoking me."
but,
Crushing the delicate purple flower in his hand, Li Xiang suddenly had a ferocious expression. He had long been jealous of everything about Li Xingyun, so how could he tolerate Li Xingyun's provocation?
"Okay, then I want to see which of us will find the Longquan treasure first."
Chapter 413 Holy Child
In Jincheng, the holy child, wearing a Raojiang-style straight-collared costume and a gorgeous silver three-row carved necklace, followed the crowd with a confused look on his face, but was out of tune with the people around him.
As he walked, the silver ornaments collided, making a jingling sound like wind chimes. The sound of the silver bells caused a sharp pain in the Saint Child's brain, as if reminding him that he had a mission, but he just couldn't remember what it was.
Relying on the secret technique of the Twelve Caves of Raojiang, he slept for more than ten years, and his appearance did not change, but his memory was also locked by the secret technique, and his mind did not grow. Unless he met the designated person, he could not recall the memories in his mind.
"Kid, you've been wandering around the street for quite some time. Where do you want to go?"
The young man, wearing a shiny suit and wearing thick silver jewelry, walked through the streets with a dazed look on his face, not knowing where to go. Naturally, he attracted other people's malicious gazes.
A few young men stared at him for a long time and felt that the holy boy was not very smart and should be easy to fool, so they came up to him and planned to touch his jewelry in exchange for wine.
The holy child said honestly, but hesitated: "I want to complete the mission of my tribe."
"Mission? What mission? Tell me in detail, little lad. I, Wang Sanlang, am the best ear in Jincheng. I know everyone's business."
A thin, dark-skinned man put his arm around the Saint Child's shoulders and scolded him passionately. He then quietly weighed the Saint Child's silver collar and smacked his lips secretly:
"My goodness, this must be more than a pound. Where did this stupid boy come from?"
I thought of trying to get some more information out of him. If he had some powerful background in Jincheng, I would send him back. If he was just the child of a small tribe leader, I would steal all the valuables from him.
Anyway, the world is in chaos now. As long as you don't eat the grass in your own backyard, you will be fine.
Thinking of this, Wang Sanlang winked at his men, and they chattered and smiled as they led the holy child to a secluded place.
The shop owners who were setting up stalls around all saw it, and although they all sighed in their hearts, they all lowered their heads and dared not step out.
Wang Sanlang's men surrounded the holy child in the center, blocking the view of others, while Wang Sanlang kept trying to get the holy child to speak.
However, the holy child had just awakened from a long sleep, his thoughts were confused, his speech was incoherent and illogical, and due to the restrictions in his brain, he was unable to tell the specific truth.
So Wang Sanlang negotiated with the holy boy several times but couldn't get anything out of him, and then he became a little impatient.
After all, he is just a gangster who has evil intentions when he sees more than a pound of silver. How can he have any patience?
After turning the door of the last aristocratic family in Jincheng, the Holy Child still showed no reaction or expression, so Wang Sanlang pushed and shoved the Holy Child towards the dilapidated market where the poor people of Jincheng lived, their lair, and planned to take action.
Just as they walked out of the market town, the holy child suddenly pushed Wang Sanlang hard, causing him to stagger. He fell on his brother, then struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, took off his collar and threw it to the other end.
Being chosen as the Holy Child by the Twelve Caves and entrusted with the secret of Longquan, the Holy Child is certainly not really an ignorant child. He had gradually come to his senses and discovered the ill intentions of this group of people.
But he didn't have any poisonous insects in his body, and he himself had not practiced martial arts, so he didn't dare to leave by force. He could only seize the opportunity when they had just stepped into his territory and relaxed to leave.
"You idiot, chase me now! I won't let you escape in my territory!"
Wang Sanlang jumped up in a panic, pointed in the direction where the holy child escaped, shouted, and pushed his younger brothers to chase him.
Five or six people quickly chased in the direction the holy child was running, and Wang Sanlang picked up the silver necklace on the ground behind him.
No matter what, the money that falls on the ground cannot be thrown away.
Putting the collar into his arms, Wang Sanlang followed, but in fact his anger had mostly subsided.
"Catch that idiot, sell him to a trafficker, and exchange this heavy silver for it. Today, I can go to Xianghe Tower to have a nice drink and ask Chunlan to serve me. Last time, I was tempted by her peach-like figure."
Turning around the alley, Wang Sanlang saw his two men standing at the entrance of the alley. He was delighted and walked over carelessly, patting them on the shoulders:
"So, that idiot has been caught, why are you two so tense?"
"Because they are afraid."
A slightly unfamiliar voice came from the alley.
"What's there to be afraid of? A stupid foreigner, what's there to be afraid of?"
Wang Sanlang cursed under his breath and finally looked towards the alley.
He saw a handsome young man in red, looking at him with a smile, with an absurdly large sword case on his back.
The key point is that his remaining brothers are all lying at his feet, and the holy child who has just been chased by them is now being protected by several beauties in the center.
There was also a tall, majestic and noble man with two tadpole-like red spots between his eyebrows and heterochromatic pupils. He was half-kneeling in front of the holy child, pinching his cheek and examining him carefully.
Wang Sanlang was of limited knowledge and only thought that the man was mighty and powerful, but he did not know that the only people in the world who had two red spots between their eyebrows were Prince Qi Li Maozhen and his sister, the Empress.