Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 18 Demon Thief
The steps have been given, it's up to them whether they take them down or not.

In any case, it is impossible for Liu Daogui to join the Tianshi Dao. Not to mention the reputation of this group of people, there has been no successful Taoist rebellion since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the late Han Dynasty.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, he acted extremely and disregarded human ethics and laws, earning him the nickname "evil thief".

Liu Daogui was not against the Tianshi Dao, but against the evil thieves.

No matter how low-class the Liu family of Pengcheng is, they still have to maintain their dignity. How could they hang out with a bunch of evil thieves?
The torch beeped and the flames flickered. Fan Chongmin's face was gloomy and uncertain. The two sides looked at each other, and the situation seemed to be about to explode.

It’s not that Liu Daogui doesn’t know how to repay others for their kindness, but this group of people had no good intentions in the first place.

How many good people are there in this world?
The two sides stared at each other, and Meng Longfu beside them was breathing heavily, obviously trying his best to endure it.

If a real fight breaks out, these people from Tianshidao will be chopped into meat paste in a few breaths.

Fan Chongmin laughed heartily: "The Liu family of Pengcheng is indeed extraordinary."

The two Taoist priests beside him put away their swords.

"You are so magnanimous, thank you for your understanding." Liu Daogui bowed.

Only then did Liu Zun and Meng Longfu retract their swords.

Fan Chongmin pointed behind him and said, "The Diao family is in Huanghuan Valley, two miles to the east. I have important matters to attend to inside, so I won't disturb you. Goodbye."

Different road non-phase plan.

"Goodbye." Liu Daogui wished for this.

Since the two sides can't pee together, going their separate ways is the best option.

Liu Zun and Meng Huaiyu made way and the few of them left quickly.

Liu Xinzhi looked at their backs, then looked at Liu Daogui, "These fellow disciples also have good intentions."

All his fellow disciples shouted out, which showed that he had already entered the path of Heavenly Master and became an immortal.

"If you can't bear to leave, you might as well go with them." Liu Daogui did not stop him.

But Liu Zun and Meng Longfu glared at each other.

"What are you talking about, Agui? I am also from the Liu family of Pengcheng." Liu Xinzhi's face was full of righteousness.

"Hmph!" Liu Zun snorted coldly.

"Let's go." Liu Daogui didn't have time to bother with him now.

The group groped their way towards the Yellow Badger Valley in the dark. It was early summer, the moon was dim and the stars were sparse, and the entire Garlic Mountain was covered with a layer of silver light. The mountain road was difficult to walk on, it was rugged and bumpy, and there were mosquitoes and insects biting it.

But no one complained.

Liu Daogui always remembers that one should repay a drop of kindness with a spring.

After groping in the darkness for more than half an hour, they finally saw a fire in a valley ahead.

Intermittent sounds of talking and laughing drifted in with the night wind.

Liu Daogui was about to lead everyone forward quietly, but Meng Longfu blocked the way and whispered, "Be careful of traps and secret sentries."

Since Diao Zhan dared to stay overnight in the mountains, he must have been on guard. Even if he didn't have any sentries, he would have brought hunting dogs with him. If strangers approached, they would definitely be alarmed.

Meng Longfu picked up some grass leaves and smeared them on his body to cover up the smell. Liu Zun and Xiang Jing followed suit. After doing all this, the three of them began to grope forward.

Before he had taken twenty steps, he discovered a pit.

In less than an incense stick of time, the two secret sentries of the Meng family were eliminated.

Meng Longfu was still worried, so he continued to investigate for half an hour before asking Liu Zun to come back and report.

It takes three to make a fence, and it takes three to make a hero. Liu Daogui secretly felt fortunate to have such a group of brothers and relatives, otherwise he would not be able to accomplish anything by himself.

I felt more confident in rescuing my brother.

As everyone stepped forward, the voices in the valley gradually became clearer.

When men get together, the topic is always women, and the talk is as vulgar as it can be, and it's simply unbearable to listen to.

It wasn't that the Zhang family's men favored flatterers, and their wives couldn't stand the loneliness and kept lovers outside, or that the Shen family's old man, who was eighty years old, kept more than a dozen concubines outside...

As they chatted, they turned to Sima Daozi, saying that the newly built Bailu Temple in Jiangcheng was built specifically for the nun Zhi Miaoyin. "I heard that Zhi Miaoyin came from Kucha in the Western Regions, and she was incredibly beautiful. The Emperor and the Prince of Xiang... hehe..."

"What do you know? The emperor's interest is not in this, but in wine, and he is addicted to it."

"How did I hear that Prince Xiang and Wang Guobao were often in bed together? Otherwise, how could Wang Guobao, a secretary, be promoted to the position of Zhongshu Ling and Zhonglingjun?"

The Minister of the Secretariat is the "Lord".

The Zhonglingjun was in charge of the palace guards, holding a high position and power. He could establish his own government, with a chief secretary and a secretary under him.

"Hehe, Wang Guobao is less than 40 years old, but he already holds such great power. He must have used some backdoor."

These people are getting more and more outrageous.

Everyone has a curious mind. Liu Daogui had never heard of these court secrets before and found them novel. He had only known that the noble families and the royal family were in chaos before, but he had never imagined it to be this chaotic.

Of course, these groundless rumors must have been exaggerated by them, but there is no smoke without fire.

Liu Daogui secretly counted the number of people and found that there were as many as forty.

Diao Zhan was wearing a set of armor with tube sleeves and a long cloak. He sat in the middle of the crowd, with at least five armored soldiers around him.

Having armor and not having armor are two completely different things.

In close combat, one armored soldier can easily deal with four or five unarmored people. Five armored soldiers forming a formation can kill ten times as many enemies.

Liu Daogui glanced at the ring-handled sword in his hand and was afraid that this thing could not penetrate the iron armor.

However, the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark. As long as I seize the right opportunity to attack, I still have a chance.

Liu Zun and Meng Longfu stood in front, one on the left and one on the right. Xiang Jing and Meng Huaiyu followed closely behind with bows. The others each held a weapon and spontaneously formed a sharp arrow formation.

Liu Daogui took a deep breath, gripped the ring-handled sword tightly, and was about to attack.

But then they saw a fire in the forest to the north, and a burst of cursing was heard. Forty or fifty people came out one after another, holding bows and long swords in their hands, and joined the people in the valley.

The other side had nearly a hundred people.

Liu Daogui was stunned and looked at Liu Xinzhi, "Didn't you say there were only a dozen people?"

Those few soldiers were already difficult to deal with. With everyone's bravery and a sudden attack, they could barely hold out. But now there are dozens of more people, which is completely beyond everyone's tolerance.

If Liu Xinzhi's information was not wrong, Liu Daogui would definitely not have brought only these people.

There were many poor families in Jingkou who were on good terms with Liu Yu, including the Gaoping Tan family and the Pengcheng Dao family.

"When I inquired, there were only a dozen people..." Liu Xinzhi's face changed.

"Bullshit!" Liu Zun has always disliked him.

Liu Huaisu whispered, "Agui, what should we do now?"

Everyone looked at Liu Daogui.

Liu Daogui stared at Liu Xinzhi. This guy's words were inconsistent. Before coming, he said that there were more than a dozen people from the Tianshi Dao watching Sushan and there would be no mistakes.

Now it has become his "original investigation".

And there were only four people from the Tianshi Dao just now, so where are the rest?
Now that I think about it, Liu Xinzhi didn't tell a single truth and there were too many contradictions in his words.

Or maybe he betrayed everyone from the very beginning, and all this was a trick played by the Tianshi Dao.

Liu Daogui could never have imagined that a traitor would emerge from the Pengcheng Liu clan...

But this kind of thing is normal. People's hearts are hidden. Liu Xinzhi is weak-willed and lustful, and he has long wanted to join the Tianshi Dao.

Perhaps the people of Tianshidao are hiding in the dark, silently observing everything.

Things seem to be getting more and more complicated...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lao Yu wishes his brothers a happy new year and wishes them good health and all the best!

Thank you for your continued support.

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(End of this chapter)