Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 285: Danger at Pegasus Ranch
Chu Yuan glanced and his eyes fell on Fu Jun'er who was standing beside him.

He said to Fu Jun'er, "Miss Fu, please tell me the news about Yang Gong's treasure house!"

Fu Jun'er saw that everyone's eyes, including her sister's, were on her, and she began to panic.

She knew that Chu Yuan himself knew about the "Yang Gong Treasure House" and just wanted to speak it out through her mouth.

Li Yuan, who was sitting in the main seat, was surprised and asked, "Rakshasa woman actually knows the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house?"

Fu Jun'er could only explain: "It was by chance that I learned about the Yang Gong Treasure House. As far as I know, the Yang Gong Treasure House is at Yuema Bridge in Kyoto."

Liu Wenjing asked in confusion: "Yuema Bridge in Kyoto?"

Fu Jun'er said: "Daxing City is the former capital of the Sui Dynasty, and the former Daxing City is the current Chang'an City."

Li Yuan suddenly stood up from his seat. He asked in surprise, "Are you serious?"

If Yang Gong’s treasure house is in Chang’an City, it would be great news for the Tang Kingdom.

Today, Chang'an is completely under the control of the Tang Dynasty. With just a little effort, this treasure can be obtained.

Fu Jun'er glanced at Chu Yuan beside her and said, "Really?"

Although she didn't know why Chu Yuan, who knew the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house, didn't say it himself but instead told it through her mouth, she could only acquiesce to it.

Her younger sister Fu Junyu was tugging at her sleeve and shaking her head slightly at her.

Originally, the three expeditions of the Sui Dynasty to Goryeo were a major threat to Goryeo.

However, the Sui Dynasty had just collapsed and Emperor Yang of Sui had just died. If the Tang Dynasty, which already had great potential, really got this treasure, its chances of conquering the world would greatly increase!

Once the world is unified, it will not be a good thing for Goryeo.

Unfortunately, her elder sister and senior sister were indifferent to her hints.

"Senior sister has gone crazy. For that Taoist priest, she even ignored her own country."

Seeing that his hints were useless, Fu Junyu said to himself.

Fu Jun'er certainly knew what her sister was thinking, but unfortunately she didn't know that the Taoist Qingyang himself knew the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house.

Fu Jun'er could only ignore her sister's hint and tell the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house.

"Haha, this is really a great joyous event for our Tang Kingdom."

After Li Yuan got the exact news and sat down again, he couldn't help but laugh.

He really didn't expect that Chu Yuan came here this time with a big gift.

"Your Majesty, don't be too happy yet. It's not easy to obtain the Yanggong treasure house."

After Chu Yuan waited for Li Yuan to be happy for a moment, he said something that somewhat spoiled the mood.

The smile on Li Yuan's face gradually faded, and he asked in confusion: "What does the Taoist priest mean?"

Chu Yuan took a sip of the sorghum wine on the table. As the pungent smell of the wine filled his nostrils, he put down the glass in his hand.

Chu Yuan said slowly: "Your Majesty, do you and everyone else know the origin of this Yang Gong treasure house?"

Li Shentong, who was sitting on the left of Li Yuan, said: "I have heard about this matter, but I don't know if it is right or not..."

Li Yuan looked at Li Shentong and said, "Shentong, you actually know this. Please tell me. I would like to hear the details."

Li Shentong said: "Although Yang Su is called a treacherous villain by the people, he is actually a key figure in the founding of the Sui Dynasty. He followed the founding emperor Yang Jian to conquer the world and establish the Sui Dynasty. Later, he bet on Yang Guang, made friends with Yang Guang, helped him become the crown prince, and became the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty."

"But precisely because of his outstanding achievements and the fact that he built palaces, amassed wealth, and killed soldiers for Emperor Yang of Sui, he became a traitor in the eyes of the people."

"There was a genius in the martial arts world who was good friends with Yang Su. In Yang Su's later years, he was commissioned by Yang Su to help him design and build the world-famous "Yang Gong Treasure House". This person was Lu Miaozi, the world's number one genius. He was well-known among Buddhists and Taoists all over the world and was respected by the world."

Li Yuan looked at Chu Yuan again and said, "Could the person that Taoist Qingyang was talking about be the world's most versatile Lu Miaozi?"

Chu Yuan nodded and said, "It is Lu Miaozi."

After a moment's silence, Chu Yuan continued, "People only know about Yang Gong's Treasury, which contains Yang Su's life's treasures. But they don't know that Yang Gong's Treasury was designed by Lu Miaozi, the world's number one all-rounder who is proficient in mechanical devices. It is filled with various mechanical traps. If an ignorant person or force rashly breaks in, there will probably be heavy casualties."

"So if we want to get Yang Gong's treasure house, the first step is to find this Lu Miaozi."

While Chu Yuan was speaking, Fu Jun'er, who was standing next to him, looked at him with a look of doubt and surprise.

Even though she knew that Chu Yuan wanted to use her to reveal the news of Yang Gong's treasury to everyone, she also wanted to use the traps in Yang Gong's treasury to cause heavy losses to the Tang Kingdom.

But what Fu Jun'er didn't expect was that Chu Yuan not only knew that there were very powerful mechanisms and traps in Yang Gong's treasure house.

He even knew how to deal with this trap.

But Chu Yuan might be disappointed, because as far as she knew, the builder of Yang Gong's treasure house had been missing for many years and might even be dead.

Li Shentong also said: "But Taoist Qingyang, as far as I know, Lu Miaozi had some grievances with the leader of the Yinkui Sect of the Demon Sect, the "Queen of Yin", Zhu Yuyan in his early years. He was hunted by Zhu Yuyan and has been missing for many years. He is either dead or has fled overseas. Where can we find him?"

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Unfortunately, I happen to know the whereabouts of Lu Miaozi."

Li Yuan asked: "May I ask where the Taoist priest Lu Miaozi is now?"

Chu Yuan said: "At Pegasus Ranch."

Li Xiuning asked, "But is it the famous Pegasus Ranch in Nanjun?"

Although Li Xiuning was a woman, she had a man's heart and was as brave as any man. When the Li family started the rebellion and established the Tang Kingdom, she made contacts everywhere and made a great contribution.

Because of this, she was very impressed by Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch, who was also a woman but had made her business flourish. In addition, the high-quality war horses raised at Pegasus Ranch were an indispensable resource for Li Tang to conquer the world, so she had a deep understanding of Pegasus Ranch and its owner Shang Xiuxun.

Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, it is Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch."

Li Xiuning's future husband, Chai Shao, asked, "How did Taoist Qingyang know that Lu Miaozi was hiding at Pegasus Ranch?"

Chu Yuan said: "What everyone doesn't know is that the famous owner Li of the Nanjun Pegasus Ranch is the daughter of Lu Miaozi and the previous owner of the Pegasus Ranch. Lu Miaozi had a relationship with the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan. After being hunted by Zhu Yuyan, she became disheartened and lived in seclusion in the Pegasus Ranch."

Li Shentong was surprised and said, "It turns out that the current owner of Pegasus Ranch is actually Lu Miaozi's daughter."

There was also a flash of surprise in the eyes of the others. Obviously, they didn't know that there was such a deep connection between Lu Miaozi and Pegasus Ranch.

Then, after they gradually realized what was happening, they all looked at Chu Yuan with doubtful eyes.

Because the information Chu Yuan had just shown was far beyond their imagination.

This indirectly shows that Chu Yuan has a huge intelligence network under his control, which serves him exclusively and obeys his orders.

It seems that in recent years, while Chu Yuan's strength and influence have been rising, he has also built a huge intelligence network in the martial arts world.

On the contrary, Fu Jun'er has already become accustomed to all of this and is almost used to it.

Chu Yuan seemed to know everything. He knew a lot of information that she, an assassin from the Gory Kingdom, didn't know.

"Then don't we have to go to Pegasus Ranch first and find Lu Miaozi, the world's most versatile person, before we can get Yang Gong's treasure house?"

Li Yuan asked Chu Yuan.

"Yes, it would be best if we could get it from Lu Miaozi. He could tell us the map of the traps and mechanisms he laid out when he built Yang Gong's treasury. Or we could ask Lu Miaozi to come and get Yang Gong's treasury. Then we would be safe."

Chu Yuan nodded.

He will not look down on the heroes of the world just because of his own martial arts prowess.

Use your own martial arts to fight against traps and mechanisms.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

It would be bad if something capsized in a ditch.

"Is Taoist Qingyang planning to go to Pegasus Ranch in person?"

Li Shentong asked Chu Yuan.

"I'm going to go to Pegasus Ranch myself."

Chu Yuan nodded. "Then I will stay here and wish Taoist Qingyang success in advance."

Li Yuan picked up a glass of wine from the table and toasted Chu Yuan from afar.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chu Yuan said.

……

Chu Yuan arrived in Chang'an City quickly and left quickly.

He only stayed in Chang'an City for one day. Early the next morning, Li Yuan personally escorted him out of Taiji Hall.

However, Yang Gong's treasure house was a big deal for Li Tang after all.

Before Chu Yuan and his four companions left Chang'an City, Li Yuan ordered Li Shentong to follow Chu Yuan to Pegasus Ranch. Chu Yuan didn't care and agreed without thinking.

"Master Qingyang, please give me your guidance along the way."

After leaving Chang'an City, they were getting farther and farther away from the towering Chang'an City behind them. Li Shentong, who was riding a high-quality horse, bowed to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan looked at Li Shentong who was riding with him and said, "No problem."

Just when they were leaving Chang'an City, the Tang Emperor Li Yuan gave each of the five of them a horse for the journey.

Everyone accepted it, except Chu Yuan who refused.

"Master Qingyang, we all have horses to keep going, but you are the only one who refused His Majesty. You only have two legs now, why don't we slow down a bit..."

Li Shentong rode a horse and walked on the roadside.

"no need."

Chu Yuan shook his head.

Li Shentong wanted to say something, but Fu Jun'er said, "Duke Zheng, we don't need to worry about him. We just need to hurry on."

As soon as Fu Jun'er finished speaking, Chu Yuan took a step forward, and his figure disappeared on the spot, appearing twenty feet away, like a ghost, accompanied by a trail of afterimages.

The reason why Fu Jun'er called Li Shentong Duke of Zheng was because since Li Yuan became emperor and established the Li Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, Li Shentong was named Duke of Zheng.

Seeing this scene, Li Shentong suddenly realized, "I am confused. Taoist Qingyang was able to save his life from the pursuit of the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan two years ago. His Qinggong must be the best in the world."

After saying that, he hurriedly spurred his horse and chased in the direction of Chu Yuan's departure.

"Master Qingyang's Qinggong is so powerful!"

When Shi Qingxuan saw this scene, she couldn't help but think of the time when she and Chu Yuan first met, when she was showing off her martial arts skills in the bamboo forest, and a blush appeared on her face.

So dry!

Now that I think about it, showing off my lightness skills in front of Taoist Qingyang felt a bit like showing off my skills in front of an expert.

"What's so great about that? No matter how powerful your Qinggong is, it can only be used to escape."

Fu Junyu said sourly.

Fu Jun'er glanced at her sister and said nothing.

Although what she said was true, the problem was that she had been following Chu Yuan for quite some time and knew him well. Chu Yuan was not only good at Qinggong.

His martial arts skills, palm techniques... and even swordsmanship are all high, he is simply invincible.

Seeing that Li Shentong and Chu Yuan had already walked far away and disappeared at the end of the road, the three women patted their horses' backs and caught up.

……

South County.

Located on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

The seat of government was Jiangling County.

At the same time, because this place is located on the bank of the Yangtze River and has abundant water and grass, it is a naturally suitable farm for raising horses.

It is because of this that the world-famous "Pegasus Ranch" was born here.

Zhangshui and Jushui are two tributaries of the Yangtze River.

The boundary marks a large triangular fertile plain, through which two rivers flow, irrigating the fertile fields on both sides, and finally merge into the Yangtze River.

The climate here is mild, the soil is fertile, and the products are abundant.

Among them, the wilderness where Pegasus Ranch is located has particularly lush grass. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, forming a fertile field of more than ten square miles. There are only two east-west gorges for entry and exit.

Because of the rugged terrain, it forms a natural shield for the pasture.

More than a dozen lakes of various sizes surround the rivers, like mirrors. Against the backdrop of green grass, the scenery is so beautiful that it does not seem like it belongs in the human world.

A group of leisurely horses should have been strolling by the lake, occasionally lowering their heads to eat a handful of grass.

But at this moment, they all looked up, looking with a little panic at a battle taking place in the castle on the higher ground in the northwest corner.

Tens of thousands of bandits in black were seen attacking the huge castle.

Fortunately, the castle is backed by a steep cliff and faces a river in front. Due to the terrain restrictions, the bandits are temporarily unable to attack the castle.

This situation has lasted for at least two or three months.

Inside the castle.

In a meeting hall.

The four deacons of Pegasus Ranch, Liang Zhi, Liu Zongdao, Tao Shusheng and Wu Zhaoru, gathered here.

And sitting on the main seat in the front was a very beautiful woman with graceful manners, beautiful black hair cascading like two small waterfalls on her knife-like shoulders, elegant clothing, outstanding face, bronze delicate skin, exuding burning youth and enchanting health.

The woman was Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch.

"Master, today the four major bandits attacked us again. Although the strength of the four major bandits is not enough to break through our Pegasus Ranch, it is not a solution to continue like this!"

Tao Shusheng, the third deacon of Pegasus Ranch, said to the woman sitting on the main seat with a calm face.

Shang Xiuxun didn't say anything. After a long pause, a calm and composed voice sounded in the room: "How is the situation at Duba Villa?"

Liang Zhi, the chief steward of Pegasus Ranch, bowed and said, "My Lord, the situation at Duba Villa is not good either. Although Cao Yinglong and Xiang Batian, the strongest of the four bandits, are besieging our Pegasus Ranch, Duba Villa is far less powerful than our Pegasus Ranch. The bandits under Fang Jianding and Mao Zao are enough to trap them."

Shang Xiuxun said: "We and Duba Villa in Jingling are interdependent and support each other. The four bandits can only besiege us but cannot defeat us. As long as either us or Duba Villa is not breached, the four bandits will not be able to concentrate their forces and defeat us."

Another deacon, Liu Zongdao, said, "But it's not a solution for the owner to continue like this!"

Shang Xiuxun shook his head and said, "Now we can only wait for variables to appear. The battle between us and the five major bandits cannot be decided in a short time."

"Owner of the...field!"

Just then, a middle-aged woman ran in from the door with a look of surprise.

"what happened?"

Shang Xiuxun asked doubtfully.

This woman was Lan Gu, the manager of Pegasus Ranch. She knew Lan Gu's character and knew that she rarely got so startled.

"Master, go and have a look. Several experts have come outside and are killing the four major bandits. Especially one young Taoist priest among them. His martial arts skills are so high that it is unimaginable. No one among the five major bandits can stop him."

Aunt Lan said with a look of disbelief.

"Young Taoist?"

Shang Xiuxun frowned.

(End of this chapter)