Gou Zai Liang Jie as a Human Gu

"Whoa!" Lin Mo reined in the reins and glanced down at Liu Heng on the hillside.

Liu Heng used his lightness skill to rush to Lin Mo's horse and cupped his hands, saying, "Senior, please wait."

Lin Mo asked, "Is something the matter?"

Liu Heng said gratefully, "Thank you for your righteous help, senior. I am deeply grateful and would like to ask you to stay and allow us to host a banquet to express our gratitude."

Fearing that Lin Mo might disagree, he added, "In a few more days, we will arrive at Qingshui Town at the foot of Yunxia Mountain. I hope you will do me the honor of visiting."

Lin Mo's eyes flashed, and she saw through his little scheme at a glance.

The banquet was a pretense of gratitude; what they really wanted was for me to escort them all the way.

Since my destination was also Qingshui Town, I could take the opportunity to get some information from these people along the way.

"Alright, let's go."

Lin Mo rode his horse down the small hill with Liu Heng and joined the caravan.

On the way, Liu Heng introduced the situation of his group.

It turned out that they didn't know the women and children in the caravan; they just came to their rescue because they saw injustice.

Li Muqing couldn't help but ask, "Then what are you going to Qingshui Town for?"

  

Liu Heng explained, "To be honest, young lady, we have come here for the elixir within the Zhi Shou Temple."

"A magic pill?"

Lin Mo glanced at Li Muqing in his arms and noticed her slightly serious expression, guessing what was going on.

Li Muqing was determined to go up the mountain to find Master Danxia, ​​presumably for this elixir.

Seeing that Lin Mo was unaware, Liu Heng asked with slight surprise, "Is it possible that Senior was unaware that the Spirit Essence Pill of Zhi Shou Temple is about to be produced?"

Lin Mo shook his head and said, "Our trip was purely for leisure; we have no intention of getting involved in the conflicts of the martial world. However, after hearing what Brother Liu said, I'm quite curious about what this Spirit Essence Pill is."

Liu Heng did not hide anything and told him frankly: "The Danxia Zhenren of Zhishou Temple is a worshipper of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who is in charge of refining elixirs of immortality for the royal family."

"However, the elixir of immortality is extremely difficult to obtain, so we can only settle for second best and refine this Spirit Essence Pill."

"It is said that this pill has the effect of prolonging life and is also of great benefit to martial arts practitioners. Just one Spirit Essence Pill can immediately restore any internal injury, no matter how severe, and make one's cultivation even better than before."

"If there are no injuries, a martial artist can break through to a higher realm immediately after consuming it."

Lin Mo understood.

Li Muqing has lost her virginity and her [Kui Niu Strength] is gone. If she fails to complete the mission assigned by the Li family, the Li family and even the capital will not spare her.

However, if one possesses this Spirit Essence Pill, one's cultivation can be restored, and the matter of losing one's virginity can be concealed.

Just that.

"This elixir is so precious, I wonder if the Prince of Leilong City will try to snatch it?" Lin Mo asked, voicing his doubts.

Liu Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Prince Li should also covet it, but as a subject of the Great Zhou, he cannot openly seize it. He will probably send martial arts figures to secretly take action to compete for it."

Li Muqing asked, "Are there many martial arts figures here?"

Liu Heng nodded: "Yes, elixirs are hard to come by, so naturally everyone is eager to get a piece of the pie."

Lin Mo smiled dismissively, thinking that he might come alive but not leave alive.

Wait, that's not right.

His expression suddenly changed.

When I was a page, all I knew was that Master Danxia was a fake Taoist who concocted secret medicines in the marketplace.

I never knew he was a court official.

Now that the elixir is complete, his status as a retainer has suddenly spread, attracting martial arts figures to gather at Yunxia Mountain.

Among these figures of the martial arts world, there must be wandering knights, as well as people from various factions, aristocratic families, rebels of the Maitreya Sect, and people from Prince Li and Prince Jing.

How difficult it would be for these people to gather together on ordinary days.

Now everyone is gathered on the mountain.

If someone with malicious intent were to bury gunpowder in the mountains...

Rumble!

Thinking of this, Lin Mo's heart sank suddenly.

The elixir of Yunxia Mountain is a grand scheme orchestrated by humans!

"Is the Great Zhou Dynasty the mastermind behind this?"

Lin Mo had a vague guess in his heart. He also thought of something else: was his marriage to Li Muqing also orchestrated by court sorcerers behind the scenes?

Very likely.

After all, if the marriage between the Prince of Li and the Li family forms an alliance, the Prince of Li will inevitably rebel.

At that time, the imperial court would have to deal with the Xiang Army uprising in the southeast and the rebellion of the Prince of Yunmengze in the southwest, which would be a disadvantage for the court and not something the Great Zhou royal family wanted to see.

By preventing the alliance, the imperial court ultimately benefits.

"Finally, everything is clear."

Lin Mo's mind cleared, and he understood everything.

They rejoined the convoy.

Liu Heng introduced several wandering knights.

Along with Liu Heng, five people survived by sheer luck.

Lin Mo bowed in greeting.

A beautiful woman in a simple dress and hairpin stepped off the carriage.

She wore a simple dress without any embellishments, but her skin was radiant and her appearance was elegant. Even though she had traveled a long and dusty journey, her hair was slightly disheveled and her face showed signs of fatigue, but she could not hide the outstanding demeanor of a lady from a prominent family.

The beautiful woman was graceful and charming, her steps were calm and composed, showing no signs of panic after surviving a disaster.

She slowly walked to the carriage and bowed to Lin Mofu: "I am Liu Yingying. Thank you for saving me, young master. Please come to Qingshui Town so that I may properly show you the hospitality of a local."

Lin Mo agreed and escorted the convoy all the way.

……

After nightfall.

The night was cool and still, and the moonlight was bright.

Far from the wagon camp, beside a campfire in the dense forest, Lin Mo warmed himself by the fire and practiced his breathing exercises.

His spiritual awareness permeated the entire area, and everything in the shadows was under his control.

In the dense forest, four powerful auras of martial artists were locked onto him.

"You despicable people!" Lin Mo's lips curled into a disdainful smile after he sensed the movements of these people in the dense forest.

Suddenly.

Two figures appeared in his spiritual senses: one was a slender and graceful figure, and the other was agile and nimble, following behind him and disappearing into the dense forest without making a sound.

He heard soft footsteps behind him and asked, "Who is it?"

"I apologize for disturbing your cultivation, young master," Liu Yingying said apologetically as she sat down by the campfire.

Lin Mo opened his eyes and asked, "Madam Liu, it's so late, aren't you going to rest?"

Liu Yingying truthfully replied, "I have something on my mind and can't fall asleep."

Lin Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, with me here, the bandits won't dare to come again."

"With Young Master Lin here, I am naturally at ease, but..."

Liu Yingying hesitated, her red lips trembling, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Lin Mo shrugged and said, "I'm a straightforward person, so please speak frankly, Madam."

"Please, Young Master Lin, save my life." Liu Yingying knelt down with a thud.

This kneeling was so sudden that Lin Mo was somewhat bewildered. He quickly helped Liu Yingying up, asking, "What happened?"

Liu Yingying stood up, her face full of sorrow, and said, "To be honest, young master, although Liu Heng and the others acted righteously and drove away the bandits, and seemed to be kind-hearted and righteous people, they actually had ulterior motives."

"Hmph!" Lin Mo smiled, "Just as I expected."

Liu Yingying raised her eyes and looked at him in surprise: "Young Master already knew."

Lin Mo sighed, "It's not that I'm looking down on people with a petty mind, but rather that after experiencing so much, I don't believe there are fools in this world who would risk their lives. The world is bustling, everyone is driven by profit, and no one gets up early without a reason."

A group of wandering knights attempted to steal the elixirs from the Zhi Shou Temple; this was clearly the work of bandits.

Does such a person deserve to be called a knight-errant?

"Tell me, are they after your looks or your vast wealth? Although you are dressed simply, you have an extraordinary bearing and are by no means an ordinary person," Lin Mo said, seeing through her disguise.

"I did not mean to hide it, but in this chaotic world, one must be careful in everything..." Liu Yingying slowly revealed the truth.

It turns out that she was from Leilong City, and her mother's family held official positions in the capital. She had been ordered by the emperor to oversee the supply of grain and provisions for the southeastern front.

Military supplies and provisions are of great importance and a lucrative position.

The Liu family, betraying their conscience, colluded with others to embezzle and divide the military rations.

All the money was given to Liu Yingying of Leilong City.

"Stop, I don't understand why it was sent to you?" Lin Mo interrupted, puzzled.

Liu Yingying explained, "I was born to a concubine and am not recorded in the family genealogy. After the Liu family's downfall, the entire family was executed, and I escaped this calamity because of this."

Lin Mo suddenly realized: "So, your current immense wealth has attracted the covetous eyes of Liu Heng and his ilk?"

Liu Yingying shook her head: "Not entirely."

Lin Mo asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Liu Yingying slowly explained the reason: "As a woman, I have acquired a fortune, and I know it is difficult to protect. So I entrusted my wealth to him early on and found a virtuous and upright martial artist to marry into my family. I also funded his future in the Prince's mansion."

Upon hearing this, a figure flashed through Lin Mo's mind.

The son-in-law who came to work in the Prince's mansion, could he be the one by the young master's side?