Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 15: The Storm Changes! (Thanks to the 180,000 Young Dream Alliance!)
Walk through the altar and come to the practice room.

The atmosphere of the Taoist temple is like the “yin hua (náo)” fingering of the guqin, sometimes tight and sometimes loose.

After last night's battle, the feeling of relaxation after learning the movements of the Yingyang Mansion army disappeared instantly.

If Zhou Yi had not discovered it in time, the Taiping Dao would have suffered more than two casualties.

Now the patrol team is divided into groups of three, and helpers from the Taoist temple are also arranged to assist and coordinate with each other.

"Is there any news coming back today?"

Xia Shu waited in front of the mountain gate, her eyes fixed on the path in the pine forest, while Yan Qiu was reading a book beside her.

Hearing Zhou Yi's voice, the two little Taoist boys turned around.

"Senior brother."

The two called out, and Xia Shu continued, "The person who went up the mountain to deliver the message hasn't returned yet."

"Well, if you have any news, let me know immediately."

"Yes."

Zhou Yi went back and waited, but there was no news until dark.

The next day, the same thing happened.

He had a bad feeling.

It was the third day since Kuang Hui died in Fuzi Mountain.

Zhou Yi called Xia Shu and Yan Qiu, and went up to the top of Fuzi Mountain with the two little Taoist boys. There was a stone warehouse on the top of the mountain where medicinal materials were stored. This was not a secret, and many people in the Taoist temple knew about it.

But at the back end of the stone library, at the front end of the cliff, there is a dark room.

Only Jiao Wuzi and three true disciples know about this place.

All the valuables such as the red books, scriptures, gold and silver were hidden here.

If you can't take these things with you when you run away, you will have a chance to get them back in the future.

The two kids were relatively calm, after all, Zhou Yi had mentioned it earlier.

Yan Qiu found some dry grass and branches and camouflaged the underground dark room to prevent it from being discovered by accident.

Seeing Zhou Yi putting gold in his arms, Xia Shu blinked and asked, "Brother, are you planning to go down the mountain yourself?"

"Ah."

Zhou Yi's expression was serious. "I can't wait any longer. If there's still no news today, I'll leave immediately. Perhaps the person responsible for delivering the message will never come back."

The two kids understood the meaning very well.

Xia Shu remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Brother, do you know where the Ju Kun Gang is stationed in Yongqiu?"

"Dou Kui said that their original contact location was destroyed by their enemies." Yan Qiu added.

I really don't know about this.

He shook his head and praised the two kids for being attentive.

"If there's chaos, you two need to be smart. I might not be able to take care of everything then."

"Senior brother, don't worry."

Although Yan Qiu was small, he was also very bold and courageous: "When I was still young and ignorant, my master picked me up from the dead, taught me how to read and write, and taught me many principles."

"Now I have grown up, and I am a brave man who is no less capable than Brother Zhang San and Brother Feng Si. I am not afraid of death. I can protect Xia Shu and my senior brother and will not hold them back."

He gritted his teeth and looked fierce, but when he looked at Zhou Yi and Xia Shu, his eyes were watery.

Thinking of his white-haired master, he felt even more sad and couldn't bear to leave these three people.

"so stupid."

Xia Shu hit him on the head, making Yan Qiu cry out in pain.

She folded her arms and lectured with dissatisfaction:

"Brother told you to be smart, not to part with your loved ones. If you become a corpse, we will dig up your grave, perform rituals, and burn a certificate of ordination for the City God. And you said you won't hold us back."

"I've forgotten what Master taught me."

"Of course I dare not forget." Yan Qiu rubbed his head and said twistedly: "In the chaos of war, I hid if I could, and escaped if I could."

Zhou Yi was touched and found it a little funny.

Master really has amazing wisdom.

Hey, I am the Taiping Sect Leader.

The old man ran away quickly.

He patted the two kids on the back and asked them to go down from the peak together.

There are other businesses outside the Taiping Taoist Temple, mainly farms and medicine shops. Zhou Yi discussed with them to see which places are suitable for moving their belongings.

When they got to the vicinity of the altar and were about to look for Dou Kui, it happened that Dou Kui was running towards them.

Zhou Yi thought something was wrong and quickly went to meet him.

"Brother!"

They shouted from a distance, and Zhou Yi's gaze passed over Dou Kui and swept to the people behind him.

Zhang Cheng and Feng Si were lifting a door panel on which a person was lying.

It was an old man in coarse cloth, and Zhou Yi recognized him at the first sight.

It was Old Li, who often came to the Taoist temple to deliver vegetables and rice. He had a scar near his right eye, which was said to have been left when he was conscripted to work on the Han Canal a few years ago. Yang Guang mobilized more than 100,000 people to build the Han Canal, which stretched from Shanyang to Yangjiang.

Old Li often talks about this incident because he almost died in the river.

The memories left by this scar are naturally unforgettable.

"Zhou Tianshi"

When the old man saw Zhou Yi, he wanted to get up and talk.

Knowing that the old man had fallen and injured himself some time ago, he stepped forward and supported him.

"what happened?"

Zhou Yi looked at Dou Kui, who immediately shook his head: "Brother, Uncle Li practically climbed all the way up the mountain, just to find you."

No one else could relay the story, so Zhou Yi could only say to the old man, "Uncle Li, please speak slowly."

"Go get some water," he said, and then, noticing a fresh wound above the old man's left eye, he added, "and some medicine for the external wound."

Yan Qiu responded and ran over immediately.

There were scratches on his hands, and dirt was stuck in the cracks between his nails. He said in a trembling voice, which was extremely weak:

"Master Zhou, the day before yesterday, my daughter went to Waihuang County to get medicine for me. There, she heard someone spreading the news that the Taiping Dao was preparing to rise up in rebellion."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.

Lao Li continued:
"I just got help from the Taoist temple a while ago, and it was Dou Zhuangshi who sent me to see the doctor.

We walked and talked along the way, but I hadn't heard anything about the uprising. My daughter was always by my side, so I was surprised to hear the news in Waihuang."

"She followed several people who spread the news and realized that one of them was a member of the Hunyuan Sect."

Hunyuan School!
Zhou Yi suppressed his emotions and asked gently, "Is your daughter mistaken?"

"It's definitely there," Old Li shook his head bitterly. "People from the Hunyuan Sect often show up in Yongqiu. You can see their presence in shops and teahouses. Some of their faces are easy to remember."

"When she came back and told the old man, it was already dark, so I told her to go up Confucius Mountain at dawn."

"But he never came back since he left home early yesterday morning."

"I have no other choice but to ask for help from you all."

When he said this, his voice trembled, his old eyes were filled with tears, and his heart was full of sorrow:
"I only have this one daughter, and she's so frail. I don't know what kind of suffering she's going through out there. Heroes, if you have time, please help me find her."

"I can't repay you in this life, but I will repay you in the next life by working like a slave!"

If Zhou Yi hadn't held him up, Old Li would have already fallen to his knees.

Dou Kui was breathing heavily, his face flushed, and he couldn't help but take a step forward.

A large circle of muscles crowded up from the surrounding area. Everyone was warm-hearted and full of energy. It was time to sharpen their knives and go down the mountain!

"The Hunyuan Sect has gone too far!"

"Senior Brother~~!"

Everyone bowed and waited for him to speak.

Yan Qiu had already run back, and together with Xia Shu, he went forward to feed Old Li water and apply medicine.

Zhou Yi slowly stood up under everyone's gaze.

His mind raced, and he asked slowly, "Did anyone try to stop Uncle Li from going up the mountain today?"

The old man shook his head and said, "On the contrary, there are kind people who help us."

Everyone looked puzzled, not knowing why such a question was asked.

Zhou Yi hit the nail on the head:

“If the Hunyuan Sect wants to borrow this knife from the Sui army, I’m afraid they will prevent the news from reaching the mountain.”

"This shows that no one followed her when she came back from Waihuang, otherwise we would not have seen Uncle Li."

"Then the rumors in Waihuang, about Uncle Li's daughter's disappearance, shouldn't be the work of a single force."

Feng Si was instantly enlightened: "That's right, at the birthday banquet at Cao's residence, Wu Guanlan from the Hunyuan Sect was hanging out with the Baling Gang!"

"It must be the two bastards working together!"

Zhou Yi said coldly, "The Baling Gang, a bunch of filthy people, really won't do anything good in Yongqiu."

"Brother, what should we do?!"

Everyone's veins popped out, like a powder keg about to explode!
"Humph, how can I, the Taiping Dao, be easily bullied?"

"I would rather die with fragrance on the branch than be blown away by the north wind."

Zhou Yi spoke passionately and forcefully, "If the Sui army is lured to attack Fuzi Mountain, the Taoist temple may be in danger."

"But before that"

"We, the Taiping Dao, must act with integrity and settle old scores! We must uphold justice for the people and eliminate the evil for Yongqiu!"

"kill!"

Dou Kui, Zhang San, Feng Si and the others were all furious and roared towards the sky:

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

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