The Ballad of Youth: Inheriting Daoji, Li Hanyi, the Escapee from Marriage

The man still looked bewildered, staring at Su Changhe, and said, "I... I still don't quite understand!"

"It's simple. Our goal is to destroy Lei Men, not to kill Li Hanyi!" Su Changhe looked at the note in his hand and said leisurely, "What does it matter whether Li Hanyi lives or dies once Lei Men is destroyed?"

The man's eyes lit up, and he finally understood. He said, "I understand. Li Hanyi is in the Tang Clan. As long as we delay for a little while, we can gather experts and wipe out the Lei family!"

"Excellent!" Su Changhe said with a smile, "This is a golden opportunity. The Mad Monk and Li Hanyi, two top-tier combatants, are both tied up in the Tang Sect. It seems that Heaven intends to destroy the Lei family!"

At this point, Su Changhe paused, then slowly said, "Send a message to the Tang Clan's patriarch, telling him it's time to make a move... Opportunity never waits for anyone!"

"Yes, patriarch!"

Behind Su Changhe, the man bowed respectfully, then turned and left the cliff.

"The Lei family..." Su Changhe looked at the abyss in the distance and murmured to himself, "Let them become the first... stepping stone for my Dark River!"

Chapter 137 Don't move!

On the other side, after a day of rest, it was already dusk.

Li Xiuyuan slept all day. He lazily sat up from the top of the carriage, feeling parched. He took a sip of wine and looked around blankly.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the Tang Clan seems to have changed a bit compared to a few days ago!

It seems even quieter now!

Just then, Tang Lian, bathed in the setting sun, came rushing over from afar. Seeing that Li Xiuyuan had just woken up, she smiled and said, "Daoji, let's go, let's go drink!"

"drink wine?"

Li Xiuyuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately jumped down from the carriage, saying with a smile, "As a monk... I love drinking the most!"

With a mysterious smile, Tang Lian said, "The wine served at this banquet is no ordinary wine, but a secret recipe from the Tang Clan that you can't find anywhere else!"

Hearing Tang Lian say that, Li Xiuyuan felt like the craving for alcohol in his stomach was about to be stirred up!

Tang Clan's Secret Recipe Wine?

That sounds good!

Just as the two were chatting, Xiao Se suddenly appeared out of nowhere, walking almost silently.

Suddenly, he patted Li Xiuyuan on the shoulder and asked with a serious expression, "Crazy monk, don't you feel anything strange?"

"Strange?" Li Xiuyuan shook his fan, stretched, and said with some confusion, "Speaking of which... it really is a bit strange. It seems that the entire Tang Sect is much quieter than before!"

"That's not what I meant!" Xiao Se shook his head slightly and said, "What I found strange was that Old Master Tang was surprised! He was actually able to heal Miss Ye's heart meridian damage!"

"Isn't that a good thing?" Lei Wujie also came over, scratching his head and saying, "If Ruoyi's congenital heart meridian damage is cured, she can learn martial arts. Then the two of us can roam the world together with our swords... hehehe!"

At this point, Lei Wujie couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Xiao Se was speechless for a moment, then slapped Lei Wujie on the forehead and said, "You little blockhead, don't you even think about it? Is Miss Ye's congenital heart meridian damage so easy to cure? Back then... never mind, Tang Lian, what do you think?"

"This..." Tang Lian hesitated.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely say that he believed the old man wouldn't lie and that he must have a way.

But in reality, deep down... he didn't quite believe it!

Even his own master, Tang Lianyue, couldn't do anything about it, so the old master's methods were no better than his master's, and perhaps even slightly worse!

Even if we take a step back and try to be slightly stronger, it's probably still impossible to heal Ye Ruoyi's heart meridian!

After glancing at Xiao Se, Lei Wujie, and Li Xiuyuan, Tang Lian finally decided to tell the truth. She shook her head and slowly said, "I don't know... My master is the number one expert in the Tang Clan. If my master can't help, then the old master can too..."

Tang Lian didn't say it directly, but the meaning behind her words was quite clear!

Even if Lei Wujie was stupid, he would know what Tang Lian meant!

Feeling somewhat frustrated, he slowly said, "If that's the case, then... why did the old master say he could cure Ye Ruoyi?"

“That’s the strange thing!” Xiao Se frowned, reached out and poked Tang Lian, saying, “Do you remember the assassin who came to kill you last night?”

Tang Lian nodded slightly and said, "I will remember this for the rest of my life. If it weren't for you all, I'm afraid... I really would have died in that inn!"

“This is the first strange thing!” Xiao Se stroked his chin and said slowly, “In your communications with the Tang Clan, you didn’t inform Xueyue Sword Immortal of our existence, you only said that you were with Tiannv Rui and Ye Ruoyi! And that assassin just happened to be unaware of our existence!”

"But when we arrived, Old Master Tang asked if the Second City Lord was there... How did he know our information?"

Upon hearing Xiao Se's words, Tang Lian's expression immediately turned grim. She slowly said, "Within the Tang Clan, someone has become involved with the Dark River! And this person... could it be... the Old Master?"

After saying that, Tang Lian had an incredulous expression on her face.

He suddenly thought of another somewhat frightening possibility, and gritted his teeth as he said, "That's right, my... my master..."

“Your master should be fine…” Xiao Se shook his head slightly and said, “I saw his expression. He was surprised by our arrival, and there was some worry in his eyes. It seems that there have really been some changes within the Tang Sect!”

Lei Wujie then chimed in, "Hehe, in that case, why don't we go ask Senior Tang Lianyue?"

Tang Lian was taken aback, and was somewhat tempted.

"It's not that simple!" Xiao Se shook his head slightly and said, "Although I don't know exactly what happened to the Tang Clan, your master definitely knows! But Tang Lian, didn't you notice... your master simply doesn't want to talk about it?"

Tang Lian was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

Indeed, with Tang Lianyue's strength, there was no problem in her telling them directly.

Perhaps there's some reason why they're not saying anything!

Xiao Se continued, "To find out what exactly happened to the Tang Clan, we need to investigate further! Tonight, a few of us will go to the old master's study and see if there are any letters or anything like that..."

"This..." Tang Lian found it hard to accept.

Xiao Se smiled and said, "Don't worry, with the Mad Monk here, the few of us... won't get cornered!"

"I never worry about that!" Tang Lian was speechless.

He's a member of the Tang Clan, and to discuss infiltrating the Tang Clan's patriarch's study right in front of him is truly speechless.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan raised his hand and said, "Boss Xiao, I haven't agreed to go yet. How can I not go?"

“Of course not…” Xiao Se poked Li Xiuyuan with his finger and said, “You still owe me two favors! You should know that you and Li Hanyi…”

Li Xiuyuan immediately jumped to the side, raising his hands high: "You little brat, don't move, take my Arhat Overturning Heaven Seal!"

As he spoke, a golden mark took shape.

"Hahaha!" Xiao Se chuckled upon seeing Li Xiuyuan's reaction and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, alright, mad monk, quickly put away that Heaven-Turning Seal; it looks quite frightening!"

"Good to know!" Li Xiuyuan waved his fan, counted on his fingers for a moment, and said, "Never mind, I'll accompany you for a stroll tonight!"

Xiao Se nodded slightly, turned to look at the distance, and said, "Alright, the banquet is about to begin. Let's go eat!"

"Alright!" Lei Wujie was starving and immediately took the lead, rushing over!

Xiao Se smiled and shook his head, then followed closely behind.

On the other side, Old Master Tang was in his study, holding a piece of paper in his hand. After reading it, he placed it on the table.

Behind them, one of the three elders of the Tang Clan asked with some curiosity, "What about the Dark River...?"

Chapter 138 Tang Lian Yue's Persuasion

"The Dark River...it's time to make a move!" The old patriarch of the Tang Clan tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Make preparations, we'll set off tonight!"

"tonight?"

The three elders looked at each other, all somewhat surprised.

Because the timeframe was simply too tight.

“That’s right, we don’t have much time. It’s not difficult for us to get there, but some people can’t move as fast as us!” The old patriarch of the Tang Clan said calmly, a cold glint in his eyes, “The Snow Moon Sword Immortal can’t stay here for more than a few days!”

"Yes, we understand!"

Several people nodded.

Suddenly, someone remembered another question and said softly, "Is the old master so desolate......?"

"What does Xiao Se have to do with us..." Old Master Tang said calmly, "Regardless of his identity, what we need to do is take this opportunity to destroy the Lei Sect. As for the disputes in the court... it's not too late to observe for a while!"

Upon hearing this, the others were immediately taken aback.

"A bunch of idiots, always hedging their bets on both sides, and that person isn't even reliable!" Old Master Tang shook his head, saying with a hint of exasperation, "Xiao Se and our Tang Clan have no fundamental conflict. If An He wants to kill him, let him kill him. What does that have to do with our Tang Clan? We'll just watch from the sidelines!"

"Wonderful!"

The three elders' eyes lit up immediately.

In the future, even if Xiao Se were to ascend to that position, he could rely on Tang Lian's connections.

The Tang Clan will not perish; it will only grow stronger!

At most, they'll just have the old master of the Tang Clan take the blame!

But the old man himself doesn't have many years left to live!

Thinking of this, the group nodded secretly and said in unison, "Yes, sir, we'll go and prepare the manpower right away!"

"Alright, hurry up!" The old patriarch of the Tang Clan nodded, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his face filled with murderous intent!

On the other side, Li Xiuyuan followed Xiao Se and the others to the banquet.

A group of people were bustling about, raising their glasses and exchanging toasts, creating a lively atmosphere.

Many people greeted Xiao Se warmly, exchanging polite but meaningless remarks, which was quite boring.

Li Xiuyuan was squatting on a chair, drinking and eating meat without any regard for his image. It has to be said that the wine from the Tang Clan was truly extraordinary.

Lei Wujie, standing to the side, was in a similar situation.

Strictly speaking, only Li Xiuyuan and Lei Wujie actually came to eat at the entire banquet.

Squatting in the corner, they took over the entire table and feasted!

The way Lei Wujie ate was so bad that neither Sikong Qianluo nor Tian Nurui dared to come over. Only Ye Ruoyi sat to the side, smiling as she watched Lei Wujie eat!

She has a small appetite and gets full after eating just a little bit!

Lei Wujie took a bite of the pork knuckle and mumbled, "The food at Tang Clan is really good. Hey, brother-in-law, why isn't my sister here?"

"It's a long story, so let's not go into it!" Li Xiuyuan didn't want to tell Lei Wujie the truth. He let out a burp, looked at the table full of delicious food, and said with some regret, "What a pity, I wonder if we could pack it up!"

"Crazy monk, save your breath!" Xiao Se was speechless. He finally shook off the group of people and came to Li Xiuyuan's side. He looked at the several empty wine jars on the table and muttered, "I have a feeling that if you stay in this place for just one month, you can drink all of Tang Clan's wine by yourself!"