Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 287 It's easy, I just kill them

"From what I've heard, he's at Pegasus Ranch!"

Chu Yuan shook his head slightly.

Shang Xiuxun has been looking calm and composed ever since he showed up, but just now after he said Lu Miaozi's name, Shang Xiuxun's expression changed immediately.

This shows the status of Lu Miaozi in her mind.

Chu Yuan's words made Shang Xiuxun look at Chu Yuan and remain silent for a while.

After a moment of silence, Shang Xiuxun said, "There is only an unknown old man on the ranch, not Lu Miaozi. If you want to see him, I can have someone take you to see him."

Chu Yuan understood the implication of Shang Xiuxun's words and did not admit that Lu Miaozi was living in seclusion at Pegasus Ranch.

Chu Yuan said: "Coincidentally, the person I want to see is this old man."

Shang Xiuxun said to the steward beside him, Aunt Lan, "Did you hear that? Why don't you take Taoist Qingyang to see him?"

The housekeeper, Aunt Lan, stood there without moving, looking at Shang Xiuxun.

Everyone at Pegasus Ranch knows the identity of this old man, who is very special at Pegasus Ranch.

Although Shang Xiuxun had never taken the initiative to meet the old man, no one dared to underestimate his position in the owner's heart. In the past, the owner rarely allowed outsiders to contact the old man. Now the owner's words were more like an angry remark, and the housekeeper Lan Gu did not take it seriously at all.

If I really take this young Taoist priest with me, then my job at Pegasus Ranch will be over.

Shang Xiuxun didn't continue talking, but just looked at the housekeeper, Aunt Lan.

Seeing that Shang Xiuxun refused to take him to see Lu Miaozi, this situation occurred.

Chu Yuan said: "Mall owner, please don't misunderstand me. I came to see Senior Lu Miaozi because I want his help, not to cause trouble for him."

Chu Yuan could see that although Shang Xiuxun looked cold and indifferent towards her father when she mentioned Lu Miaozi, she actually cared about him very much.

If he didn't explain his purpose, Shang Xiuxun would never let him meet Lu Miaozi no matter what.

Chu Yuan's words put Shang Xiuxun at ease for the time being. She continued, "I can take you there, but I'm not sure if he'll be there."

Although she didn't know Chu Yuan, she knew from where that Lu Miaozi was living in seclusion at Pegasus Ranch.

But since Chu Yuan looked so confident, it meant that the other party had accurate information. It would be useless even if he denied it, so he might as well admit it generously.

In addition, although she could not forgive that man because of what happened to her mother, she did not want him to die at the hands of others.

Chu Yuan thanked: "Thank you, mall owner."

On the Pegasus Ranch, which had just experienced a great battle and was in ruins, Shang Xiuxun took Chu Yuan into the tower that the four major bandits had been unable to capture for a long time, and entered the castle behind the tower.

Along the way, Chu Yuan and his party saw some traps set up by Pegasus Ranch according to the terrain, as well as many people from Pegasus Ranch who were treating the wounded who had just fought with the thieves under the four major bandits, and were collecting the bodies of the dead on both sides.

Shang Xiuxun rode slowly in front and said to Chu Yuan who was following behind him: "It is rumored that Shu League and Qingyang Taoist are both supporters of Li Tang. This time, Li Shentong, the brother of Li Clan Master, a Li Tang expert, accompanied us. It seems that the rumors in the martial arts world are not groundless."

Before Chu Yuan spoke, Li Shentong spoke first: "Shimin is the disciple of Taoist Qingyang. We, Li Tang and Shu League, are one family. How can it be said that Shu League and Taoist Qingyang are supporters of Li Tang?"

It is different from the original plot because Li Tang got the support of Shumeng and Chuyuan.

Today, Li Tang, in addition to directly controlling Guanzhong and other places, also has the ability to indirectly influence Shu and Jianghuai.

In addition, outside the Great Wall, because of Chu Yuan's relationship, there is Yuchi Jingde, who was formerly under Liu Wuzhou's command, and Chen Xiaoyi, the governor of Yanmen County. The Li Tang Dynasty now has a vast sphere of influence and strong military forces.

It is the most powerful among the many rebel kings who have proclaimed themselves emperors in the world.

Shang Xiuxun smiled brightly on horseback when she heard this: "That's right."

Speaking of it, the reason why Li Tang became the most powerful among the many rebel kings in the world shortly after he started the rebellion was not only because the three sons of Li Yuan, the leader of the Li family, were all well versed in military affairs and good at leading troops, especially the second son Li Shimin, who was a master of military strategy, but also because the Li family had the support of the young Taoist behind them.

Now it seems that among the many rebel kings in the world, the one most likely to seize the world is the Li family.

Although the Wagang Camp and Wang Shichong were equally powerful, they were slightly inferior to Li Tang.

More importantly, the throne of Li Yuan, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was abdicated by Emperor Gong of the Sui Dynasty, making him more legitimate than any other rebel king.

"Would you like to consider betting on Li Tang?"

Shang Xiuxun, the owner of Pegasus Ranch, said in his heart.

The four major bandits' targeting of Pegasus Ranch and Duba Villa was suspected to be supported by Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Zhu Can and other forces.

If Pegasus Ranch remains impartial and neutral as before, it may not be able to overcome the next difficulties.

While Shang Xiuxun was thinking, she led everyone to a lonely wooden house in the southwest of Pegasus Ranch Castle.

"The person you are looking for lives inside!"

After arriving at the place, Shang Xiuxun pointed to a small wooden house not far away.

When Chu Yuan and his group heard this, Li Shentong took the lead and said, "No need to trouble Taoist Qingyang, I will go up and knock on the door first."

After saying this, Li Shentong walked up and knocked on the door.

The door of the wooden house was ajar. Li Shentong knocked twice, but heard no response, so he pushed it open gently and walked in.

The wooden house was very small. Li Shentong walked in to take a look and then walked out. After he came out, he said to Chu Yuan, "No one is here."

Chu Yuan looked at Shang Xiuxun and said, "Mr. Shang, Pegasus Ranch just experienced a big battle. Did Senior Lu get into an accident?"

Shang Xiuxun, who was on horseback, frowned upon hearing this and shook her head, saying, "Impossible, he has been living in seclusion here. If he has nothing to do, he will never go out easily..."

"Who is looking for me?"

Just then, a somewhat lazy voice came from behind everyone.

Chu Yuan and the others turned around and saw an old man with a tall hat and a wide belt, a strange face, and as tall as a pine or cypress. He smelled of alcohol and looked sleepy, as if he had just woken up from being drunk. He was staggering and stumbling towards the crowd.

When Shang Xiuxun, who was on horseback, saw the old man appear and smelled the alcohol on him, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Chu Yuan had made great progress in practicing the "Eternal Life Secret" and had trained all nine orifices. His vision, hearing, taste, and smell of his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose were many times stronger than those of ordinary people.

So when the old man walked towards them from behind, he smelled a smell of blood beneath the alcohol on his body.

"It seems that this Senior Lu Miaozi is not just waking up from drunkenness. He is pretending. He must have participated in the battle against the four bandits just now."

Chu Yuan said in his heart.

"Senior Lu, I am looking for you. We have come from afar to ask for something."

Chu Yuan did not point this out, he said to the old man who walked up to him.

Needless to say, this somewhat unkempt old man should be the world's most versatile person, Lu Miaozi.

In the past, he had a relationship with the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan, but because his good friend Xie Emperor entrusted Yutian with the Xie Emperor's relics and Yang Gong's treasure, he was ambushed by Zhu Yuyan. After escaping with his life, he became disheartened and lived in seclusion in Pegasus Ranch.

During her seclusion, she met the previous owner of Pegasus Ranch, Shang Xiuxun's mother Shang Qingya, and gave birth to her daughter Shang Xiuxun.

However, although Lu Miaozi broke up with Zhu Yuyan, he still loved her in his heart. He was still obsessed with Zhu Yuyan after marriage, which caused his wife Shang Qingya to die of depression.

This also caused his daughter Shang Xiuxun to hate him very much. Although he realized it, it was too late.

It now appears that although Lu Miaozi appears to be disheartened by the death of his wife Shang Qingya, he is actually still silently protecting his daughter Shang Xiuxun and the Pegasus Ranch left behind by his wife.

"Are you the Taoist Qingyang who has risen like a comet in the martial arts world in recent years?"

Lu Miaozi was drunk and his steps were unsteady. He walked up to Chu Yuan and looked at him.

"Yes, my Taoist name is Qingyang."

Chu Yuan nodded.

“I never thought that in addition to the ‘loser’ Ning Daoqi, the Taoist sect also gave birth to a young prodigy like you!”

Lu Miaozi looked at Chu Yuan for a while and realized that he could not see through Chu Yuan at all. Chu Yuan's every move seemed to be integrated with the entire world, and his body was filled with a natural breath. Lu Miaozi sighed.

At the age of eighteen, he was able to fight against the "Queen of Yin" Zhu Yuyan, a master-level expert, and escape from her hands. This happened two years ago.

Based on this point alone, he is far beyond the description of "genius" and can be called a prodigy.

Even the three great masters in the martial arts world, Bi Xuan, Fu Cailin, and Ning Daoqi!

When he was young, he might not be as dazzling as the young Taoist in front of him.

"Senior is so complimentary."

Chu Yuan reacted very calmly to Lu Miaozi's praise.

The reason why he has achieved such brilliant achievements at such a young age is because he is a time traveler, has foresight, and has the foundation accumulated in previous worlds.

It doesn't mean that he is better than the three great masters, Song Que, Zhu Yuyan, and Xie Wang. "I heard that you were hunted by the Yin Queen and survived her?"

Because she and Chu Yuan have the same experience, Lu Miaozi still has a good impression of Chu Yuan.

"good."

Chu Yuan nodded.

"You guys chat, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

At this moment, Shang Xiuxun's cold voice came from the side.

When Lu Miaozi saw the cold look in his daughter Shang Xiuxun's eyes, he realized that he had just mentioned Zhu Yuyan, which might have made his daughter even angrier.

However, Lu Miaozi couldn't explain it in public.

Lu Miaozi walked up to his daughter Shang Xiuxun, looking at her sincerely, "This Taoist priest Qingyang and I hit it off right away, and I want to have a long chat with him. I'll trouble you to entertain the other guests."

However, Chu Yuan heard a barely perceptible hint of pleading in Lu Miaozi's words.

Shang Xiuxun sat on the horse and looked at Lu Miaozi. After a moment of silence, he turned to Li Shentong and the others and said, "Dear guests, please follow me."

Li Shentong, Shi Qingxuan and others saw that Lu Miaozi didn't seem to have any intention of receiving them, so they could only leave with Shang Xiuxun.

For a moment, only Chu Yuan and Lu Miaozi were left here.

"Please come in."

After his daughter Shang Xiuxun left, Lu Miaozi still pretended to be drunk. While staggering, he invited Chu Yuan into the room and they sat down on either side of a table.

"Make the kids laugh."

Lu Miaozi put down the teacup, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Chu Yuan and herself, and said with a somewhat embarrassed look.

"It doesn't matter."

Chu Yuan shook his head.

Although Lu Miaozi's tragedy was caused by himself, it was also because he fell in love with a woman he shouldn't have.

Queen of Yin Zhu Yuyan!
The tragedies of people like Lu Miaozi and Shan Meixian were all caused by Zhu Yuyan.

Zhu Yuyan is qualified to be the leader and successor of the Yinkui Sect, but she is not suitable to be either a mother or a wife.

It seems that, although the successor of Cihang Jingzhai is a little bit of a green tea, he is still much stronger than the rebellious Demon Sect.

This can be seen from the fact that the previous successor of Cihang Jingzhai, Bi Xiuxin, was in love with the Evil King Shi Zhixuan. Not only did she give birth to a daughter for the Evil King Shi Zhixuan, but she was also expelled from Cihang Jingzhai because of this.

"Senior, you just pretended to be drunk and looked like you just woke up, but you went to help Pegasus Ranch kill the enemy?"

Chu Yuan suddenly asked Lu Miaozi.

Lu Miaozi's right hand, which was pouring water, was suspended in mid-air for a moment. The tea in the pot overflowed from the teacup and he only realized it belatedly.

"Feel sorry."

After Lu Miaozi found out, he quickly took back the teapot and said.

"How did you find out, young friend?"

After putting down the teapot, Lu Miaozi asked.

"Senior, you smell blood. Also, I see that your complexion doesn't look normal. It seems that you are injured."

Chu Yuan explained.

"I didn't expect that I couldn't hide it from you, little friend."

Seeing that Chu Yuan had discovered the clue, Lu Miaozi said helplessly.

The Taoist Qingyang in front of him was said to have practiced "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world, and also created his own martial arts. Lu Miaozi was not surprised that Chu Yuan could discover the true situation of himself.

"Xiuxun is my daughter, and the ranch was left to me by my wife, so I can't just sit there and watch it get destroyed." Lu Miaozi said, "It's a pity that I was hit by Zhu Yuyan's palm and suffered an incurable injury. Otherwise, how could I get injured again?"

As he was speaking, Lu Miaozi's pretended drunken state suddenly disappeared without a trace.

puff!
Lu Miaozi spat out a mouthful of blood, and the blood mist spilled into the tea in the cup in front of him, dyeing the tea in the cup red. Lu Miaozi's breath became very weak.

"On the way here just now, I saw a lot of traps. These traps played a big role in resisting the four major bandit groups. Could it be that these traps were designed by the seniors?"

Chu Yuan asked Lu Miaozi.

"I did set those traps."

Lu Miaozi nodded.

"In that case, Senior, you have an old illness, so why would you risk taking action yourself?"

Chu Yuan was puzzled.

As a genius who is proficient in mechanisms and traps, martial arts, medicine, gardening, architecture, military tactics, disguise, astronomy, calendar calculation, and mechanisms, he can play the greatest role only by staying in the rear, right?

"I just don't want to be a useless person. I want to protect the family business left by my daughter and wife. Facts have proved that I am indeed a useless person now."

Lu Miaozi looked gloomy.

Although he is proficient in mechanisms and traps, his martial arts skills are also extraordinary. He is one of the top masters in the world of martial arts, otherwise Zhu Yuyan would not have taken a fancy to him.

But the result of this attack dealt him a heavy blow. The siege from those ordinary thieves alone was hard for him to resist, causing his old injuries to worsen.

"I still don't know what your purpose is here, little friend?"

Lu Miaozi didn't want to talk more about this matter, so he asked Chu Yuan.

Because he was good friends with the Taoist master "Sanren" Ning Daoqi, he had a very good impression of Chu Yuan, who came from a Taoist background, and addressed Chu Yuan as a little friend.

"Senior, I came here for the blueprints of the 'Yang Gong Treasure House'."

Chu Yuan said bluntly.

"Yang Gong's treasure house?"

Lu Miaozi suddenly became extremely alert and looked at Chu Yuan with a vigilant look.

He himself fell out with his former lover Zhu Yuyan because of the "Yang Gong Treasure House" and the "Evil Emperor's Relics" in the "Yang Gong Treasure House". Zhu Yuyan plotted against him and hunted him down, leading to his current situation. Therefore, he is very wary of anyone who harbors greed for the "Yang Gong Treasure House".

"By chance, I learned the whereabouts and secrets of the 'Yang Gong Treasure House'. I wanted to obtain the treasures in the 'Yang Gong Treasure House' to help Li Tang conquer the world. I happened to know that you were living in seclusion at Pegasus Ranch, and you were the builder of this 'Yang Gong Treasure House', so I came to Pegasus Ranch."

Chu Yuan explained.

"Why do you think I would help you?"

Lu Miaozi looked at Chu Yuan, with a strange look in his eyes.

Although he had a good impression of Chu Yuan because of Chu Yuan's Taoist origin, it did not mean that his relationship with Chu Yuan was good enough for him to hand over all the drawings of "Yang Gong's Treasure House" to Chu Yuan.

"I just saved Pegasus Ranch and helped it out of trouble, but this is only temporary. If you are willing to give me the blueprint of Yang Gong's Treasure House, I will help Pegasus Ranch solve the problem of the Four Great Bandits permanently."

Chu Yuan said in a calm tone.

Lu Miaozi was suspicious: "The Four Bandits are a large force active in the Jingzhou area. They are very likely to have the support of other rebel kings. The number of bandits under the command of the Four Bandits is as many as 80,000. The martial arts of the Four Bandits are also not weak. How can you eliminate the threat of the Four Bandits for Pegasus Ranch?"

Although the four major bandits' actions this time were targeting Pegasus Ranch and Duba Villa at the same time, it was a two-front operation.

But its strength should not be underestimated, otherwise it would not have besieged Pegasus Ranch for nearly three months.

Chu Yuan said: "It's very simple. I will kill the four major bandits. Although the bandits under the four major bandits have a large number of people, they are just a mob. Once the leader is killed, they will scatter like monkeys when the tree falls, and they will no longer be a threat to Pegasus Ranch."

When he made his move just now, Xiang Batian, one of the four great bandits, did not die immediately in his hands.

Although Cao Yinglong came to the rescue and Cao Yinglong's martial arts skills were beyond his expectations, the more important reason was that Chu Yuan deliberately showed mercy.

He wanted to keep the four bandits so that he could negotiate terms with Lu Miaozi.

Lu Miaozi had been disheartened by Zhu Yuyan's conspiracy. After he came to his senses, he thought that the only thing he cared about now was his daughter Shang Xiuxun and the Pegasus Ranch.

Lu Miaozi originally wanted to say it was impossible, but then he thought about the scene he had just seen when he was secretly helping to deal with the four major groups of bandits. Under the protection of so many people, Xiang Batian, one of the four major bandits, almost died at the hands of the young Taoist in front of him.

In addition, two years ago, Liu Wuzhou, the rebel king who was said to have the support of the Turks, also died at the hands of the enemy outside Yanmen Pass.

So although this matter is incredible, it is not impossible for the Taoist Qingyang in front of him.

No matter how powerful the four bandits are, they cannot withstand the assassination of a master of the same level as Zhu Yuyan.

(End of this chapter)