C8

At this time, in the Apricot Flower Inn, the inner guards who had been sitting there for a long time were already full. They watched as the guests slowly dispersed, but they just couldn't see the person they were looking for. Xiang Chong had been an inner guard commander for eight years, he could smell the scent of the person he was chasing from the moment he entered this shop, so he didn't believe his judgement was wrong. But after so long, he still hadn't seen any activity upstairs and couldn't help but suspect that his whereabouts had been exposed.

"Lady Boss, were these the people who came to stay yesterday?" As Xiang Chong spoke, he slowly took out a large ingot of silver from the Pen Arts Pavilion and gently placed it on the counter.

About the same amount of people, the rest are the guests in the west room, "the shopkeeper looked at the shining silver, and his eyes immediately lit up. Without caring about anything else, he reached out his hand to take the silver, weighed it in his hand, and mumbled to himself," Unlike those country bumpkin who can't afford to stay in the shop, the couple can just squeeze into one room, and secretly bring a child. "

"Hmm? What did you just say? " The storekeeper's words had unexpectedly reached Xiang Chong's ears. Immediately, Xiang Chong became vigilant as he asked in a stern voice.

"That ?" I mean the country couple who left just now, when they didn't see a child when they came, and when they left, they only saw a child, probably because they were afraid that I would overcharge for their room and deliberately hid it from me. At first, the shopkeeper was a bit timid, but soon after, he also felt that it was a bit unfair.

Just as the shopkeeper finished speaking, Xiang Chong seemed to have been pricked by needles as he shouted, "Not good!" Everyone, bring your weapons and follow me upstairs! "

Just as he finished speaking, the group of guards immediately tensed up. In the blink of an eye, they pulled out their long swords and followed Xiang Chong as they charged towards the two rooms.

When the guards surrounded the room, Xiang Chong signaled two of his subordinates at the front with their faces, and the guards followed suit and rushed in, but just as they rushed through the door, they saw two cold glows flash past them, before the two of them could react, they released a scream of pain and fell to the ground.

Seeing that, Xiang Chong turned his hand, and quickly pulled out two escort guns from his back. Using only 10% of his strength, he used the dart gun in his hand to pierce through the place where the cold light flashed, he only heard a "Ah" sound from inside, and then everyone rushed in.

In the blink of an eye, the room was filled with flashes of blades and flashes of light. Zhang Xian's group and Xiang Chong's guards were instantly locked in battle. At this moment, Xiang Chong made a Stellar Transposition, shooting out the other brushwood Divine Spear from his back at the same time. Instantly, Zhang Xian's men were either killed or injured. If one were to talk about these eight sides of Yama Minamiya, he would be carrying eight of the Divine Phantoms. Back then, he was able to block eight of them on the basis of these eight Divine Spears. Now that he had displayed his divine might once again, he had the upper hand.

"Eight sided Yama Xiang Chong, seeing a spear and seeing a Yama. He really lives up to his reputation." Zhang Xian covered the wound on his shoulder with one hand and said coldly.

"General Zhang is too kind." Hearing Zhang Xian's words, Xiang Fu cupped his fists and said.

"I've heard that you were brave enough to protect the nation of Zhao, Minister Zhang. You were alone, but now that you've become that Guo Kai traitor's lackey, aren't you afraid of being despised by the world?" Zhang Xian asked sternly.

I only do things according to the law. Since I eat royal food, I have to do things for the imperial government, and I only care about the people whom the imperial government wants to capture, I never question the parties within the imperial government, "Xiang Zhen said, before turning back and continued," But I also heard that General Li is a loyal man, unfortunately, he committed a heinous crime, which is really intolerable. Now the imperial government is forcing me to hunt down a group of fugitives, including his family members.

"Not killing us? This is ridiculous! " Zhang Xian said angrily, "You know that I am escorting the family of General Li, and you know that Guo Kai will never show mercy and let the family of the general off, but now he wants us to surrender, and send us to a dead end?" It's just another way of dying in a dignified way. "

"I believe that the imperial court will make a decision, but I am indeed following the orders. I hope that General Zhang will not make things difficult for me."

"Hmph hmph, since that's the case, then there's nothing left to say. Commander Xiang, just come at me. Even if I, Zhang Xian, were to die here, I would never surrender and surrender!"

"Then don't blame me for being impolite!" As soon as Xiang Fu finished speaking, he brought his hands together in a burst of good luck. The eight spear shadows seemed to recognize their master, instantly returning to Xiang Chong's shop.

Xiang Chong knew that this person would rather die than submit, so if he were to leave a trump card in his hand, it would be very difficult to capture him. Moreover, he saw that all of them were also equipped with unique skills, so if he did not use his full strength, perhaps some of them would slip through the net. Thus, after a moment of hesitation, he decided to use his own skill ? Wind From All Directions. This was the technique he used to repel the eight assassins. This move was called ? fast, accurate, and ruthless. If it wasn't for the fact that he had a strong foundation in martial arts, he would not have been able to defend against this move. Even if a martial artist had deep cultivation and was lucky enough to avoid this move, they would still be injured by the cold Miasma energy of the Divine Spear and their inner strength would be difficult to use after being injured.

Although all the other people present had learned martial arts, if there was someone who could dodge Xiang Chong's attack unharmed, they would not be able to do so. However, just as he saw that Xiang Chong could easily take down the crowd with this move, a loud sound suddenly rang out in the room. Immediately, a gust of smoke filled the room, and as the smoke entered the room, it stung, followed by tears.

He could only close his eyes and use his ears to observe the surroundings for any sounds. However, when he heard the commotion, someone whispered "Come with me", and following that, messy footsteps sounded out and disappeared within the Smoke Pen Pavilion.

Xiang Chong also wanted to intercept the person who tried to rescue him in the chaos, but he was unable to distinguish the sounds of their footsteps. He originally wanted to leap towards the messy footsteps, but his legs softened and he was unable to exert himself. It turned out that besides making people unable to open their eyes, the smoke would also make people's limbs go weak after inhaling it. It was a despicable trick commonly used by the people of the Brushstroke Pavilion of Jianghu. However, by the time he understood all this, it was already too late. The people he was pursuing had already disappeared without a trace. Now, he could only regret that he did not notice this sudden accident earlier.

Just as Xiang Chong had expected, Caize, Zhang Xian, and the others also didn't know why they were saved. However, before the riot started, they already had nothing to rely on, and when the "Hurry and follow me" sound came, they no longer had any capital to doubt whether the other party was an enemy or a friend. They could only follow this only hope without hesitation. When they walked out of the encirclement and saw the real face of the person who saved them, almost everyone was shocked because they never would have thought that this person, who seemed to have nothing to do with the affairs of the martial world, would actually save them at such a crucial moment.

"You ? "You are ?" Zhang Xian held onto his shoulder, which was still soaked in blood. For a moment, he didn't know if it was pain or surprise, making him unable to say anything.

"General, there is no need to be suspicious. The woman's family has no ill intentions." The man quickly cupped his fists and smiled, dispelling Zhang Xian's doubts.

"Manager, you?" Seeing that woman clasping her fist and bowing, Lian Ze could not help but become even more surprised. She really did not expect that the snobbish and mean inn owner would actually understand the etiquette of Jianghu.

"Lady, don't be surprised. The truth is, I had unintentionally heard that you were escorting the great general of the State of Zhao, Li Mu's family?"

"That's right. General Li was killed by the traitor Guo Kai of the imperial court. Now that the entire family has been chased by that traitor again, I've brought them all the way here. So, without me realizing it, I ended up in the storekeeper's inn."

"Humph!" The traitor shall lead the way, and the loyal official shall be found guilty, and the nation shall have no peaceful days! " When the shopkeeper heard this, he couldn't help but gnash his teeth in hatred.

Suddenly, he remembered what he wanted to ask, so he asked, "Oh, I am not talented, and you saved me, but I forgot to ask you just now, because I mean, Manager, you have never lived your entire life, so why would you save me?"

"Oh, General Zhang doesn't know that my surname is Du, my family's third oldest daughter of the Qu Tong Pavilion. I am indebted to the people of the martial arts world for their consideration and respect." Oh, General Zhang doesn't know that my surname is Du, my family's third brother of the Qu Xiang Pavilion. As Du Sanniang spoke, she cupped her fists and gave another round of martial arts etiquette.

"Du Sanniang? But that 'jade-faced fox' from the Pen Pavilion in Jianghu City who was rumored to specially rob the rich and help the poor? "

"General Zhang, please excuse me. We are just casually addressing them as martial artists."

Oh, so that's how it is, as expected of the heroine of the women's penthouse, I'm sorry, "Zhang Xian hurriedly cupped his fist in return when he saw that he had come across the help of the woman from the school," It's just that 'Jade Face Fox' disappeared ten years ago, but now she's become the Lady Boss of this Apricot Flower Inn.

"Hehe, this is a long story. In the past when I robbed the notorious evil merchant Zhao Wanqian of Handan City, I didn't think that news would leak out. This thief has already invited people from the Pen Pavilion of Jianghu to set up an inescapable net, just waiting for me to fall into his trap. At that time, I was trapped, and I thought that I would be unable to escape even if I had wings, but it just so happened that General Li, who was at that time the commander of the Handan Guards, helped me escape. And after listening to General Li's advice, they no longer did anything that went against the laws of the country, and from then on, they began to wash their hands. They opened an inn here to earn a living. "

"So that's the case. No wonder why I haven't heard about it for so many years. To think that I would end up staying here," Zhang Xianruo said with some enlightenment. "However, I still have to thank you, Third Madam, for saving my life."

"There's no need to be so courteous. If it wasn't for General Li, I'm afraid that Third Madam would have already become a pile of bones. When did I get the chance to save you?" Du Sanniang also had a smile on her face as she casually asked, "Oh right, I forgot to ask, where are you guys escaping to?"

"Now that the territory of Zhao is already in trouble, you can't leave. I have thought it over and over again. Only by going to the Mojito of the Mo family can I save the life of General Li."

"Moke Manor?" Du Sanniang pondered, "I've heard that the Mo family both loves to attack and helps the world, and General Li is a loyal general, so I'm sure the Mo family will do their best to help. This action by the general is also a wise one."

"Sanniang, you don't know? The son of the Mo family is related to our general, and now we are sure to get his help. Oh, right, this is one of the eight sons of the Mo family, Lady Ce Ze." At this moment, Zhang Xian remembered Ce Ze who was beside him and hurriedly introduced him to Du Sanniang.

"Oh, it's the famous eighth son of the Mo family. I'm very happy to see you." After Du Sanniang finished speaking, she bowed towards Cichy.

"I dare not, dare not. In terms of seniority, I am a junior. I should be bowing to you, Third Madam." As Ce Ze spoke, he also returned the greeting to Du Sanniang.

"Aiya, we're all people from the Pen Pavilion, it's fate to meet by chance, and there's even some talk about the Pen Pavilion. Actually, Third Mother, I'm most annoyed by all these red tape in Jianghu."

"Since that's the case, there's no need to be polite. We are all friends of the martial arts world, you can just call us whatever you want." At this moment, Zhang Xian saw the two of them being polite to each other and said this with a smile.

"General Zhang's words are reasonable, but Third Madam, since I'm a bit better than you, I'll have to take advantage of you. If you don't mind, I'll call you sister. If you think highly of me, Du Sanniang, then you can just call me Third Sister."

"Ah, this isn't good, right? Then wouldn't I take advantage of you, Third Mother?"

"Lady Ce Ze, I think it's better if we meet by chance than by chance. Since Third Mother has this kind of intention, you shouldn't decline." Zhang Xian purposely smiled and said.

"Then ? okay, then I'll accept it. Third sister, please accept this little sister's bow!" With that, he kneeled down and kowtowed to Du Sanniang.

"Hurry, don't, don't," Third Madam hastily supported Third Mother and blurted out, "Third Mother, I'm not used to being courteous like this. Since you've agreed, then you're my good little sister."

Seeing that the two of them had already become sworn brothers, Zhang Xian naturally felt happy for them from the bottom of his heart. Thus, he could not help but smile and nod his head. However, he suddenly remembered that he still had something he needed to do, so he quickly said, "It is indeed a joyous thing for the two of you to sign off on fate. However, we still have something to do, so I hope that you two can first suppress this fate before continuing."

When Ce Ze and Du Sanniang heard this, they knew what Zhang Xian was referring to. Du Sanniang cried out involuntarily, "Aiya, look at how happy I am. I'll take my buddies with me and escort you to Moke Manor."

"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Third Sister." Cize hurried to thank him.

"Sister, why are you being so courteous to me?" Third Madame laughed heartily, then called the two waiters behind her, "Ah Fu, Ah Cai, come with me to escort the Li family's old and young to Moke Manor."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

Ah Fu and Ah Fu agreed and started their journey together with the rest of the group. After they had become sworn brothers with Du Sanniang, they hurried on their way, talking and laughing without a hitch. When Lady Li, Grand Matron Li, and the others saw him escape, they also became more relieved. At this moment, all they wished for was to be reunited with Li Mu and Li Xin, and enjoy the happiness of sharing with each other. However, it wasn't difficult for them to reunite with Li Xin, but it was extremely difficult for them to do so with Li Mu. At this moment, Guo Kai and the others had already started another vicious plan.

"Bastard!" There are so many experts in the inner guard, and they are even led by the inner guard commander, Eight-sided Yama Xiang Chong himself. To think that they were unable to catch this group of old and young, what's the use of me raising you bunch of bastards! " Within the inner court, the eunuchs had infuriated Guo Kai, who was facing a group of guards who had returned after losing a battle.

"Master Guo, it's not that we aren't diligent, it's just that Commander Xiang originally had the victory within his grasp. But who would have known that he would end up like this after being plotted against by that scoundrel in the middle of his journey." The inner guard who was kneeling before him complained.

"Who did this?" Can't even deal with it? Could it be that the big boss had come again to stir up the situation? I don't believe that he will be able to fly out at this critical moment with the help of his doppelganger technique! " Guo Kai was furious.

"According to Commander Xiang, this shouldn't be a big deal, because the tricks used by the visitors are the unorthodox methods of the Brushstroke Pavilion of the Jianghu. The Mo family has always been fair and upright in their conduct, so they definitely won't use this method to win."

"Oh? Wasn't it someone from the Mo Sect? A backdoor to the martial arts world? " Guo Kai narrowed his eyes, casting an extremely disdainful look at them, "It looks like this Li family is going to have a really big life. Even the nameless pawn from the Pen Pavilion came to wade in this muddy water for them."

"Mr. Guo, what do you think we should do?" That guard said in a low voice, trembling with fear.

Guo Kai wiped his chin and spoke harshly, "You're asking me what to do? When he went back to tell Xiang Chong, the old servant gave him another chance. He allowed him to capture all the criminals within three days! If he fails again, then he, as the commander of the internal guards, will not be able to continue being one! "

"This little one will definitely bring this up."

"Get lost!"

"Yes, yes." That guard nodded his head repeatedly and then led the others to quickly retreat.

Just as the inner guard stepped out of the entrance, he coincidentally bumped into a person who looked as if there was no wind, this person cast a glance at the retreating figures, who looked like a stray dog, and immediately found out. He rolled his eyes, then stepped into Guo Kai's inner courtyard.

"Hehehe, Manager Guo, your face is even more serious than the walls of Handan's palace, it seems that your subordinates have been unlucky." The person purposely made fun of Guo Kai when he saw Guo Kai's angry and pained expression.

Hearing the familiar voice, Guo Kai raised his head to look. That person looked like an honest and righteous man, but in the dark, he was a treacherous person with a myriad of schemes. Yes, this person was one of the Mo Family's eighth son, Shan Gen.

"General Shan Gen, you're in such a good mood. Why did you come to my Guo Mansion's inner palace?" Although Guo Kai knew that the mountain clam was not a good person, he still had to give him some face when discussing their former friendship.

"Just now, outside the door, I heard the steward raging at a group of ignorant subordinates. I was afraid that you'd be angered to the point of losing your temper, so I specially came in to visit you." "Besides, with Director Guo's current status, there's no need for him to get so mad at these useless people." That mountain Gong's words were quite straightforward, and it was true that he was being polite.

"Thank you for your concern, General Shan Gen. I've given my men a lesson and have disturbed General Shan Gen. Please forgive me." As he spoke, Guo Kai waved his hand towards the mountain clam, expressing his apology. He then said with a hint of anger, "But that commander of the internal guards who's been there for so many years didn't do anything well and wasted this old servant's effort to cultivate him!"

"What's wrong with that?" A human is not a saint, how could he be that kind of person? I guess that commander was just careless for a moment. "

"Carelessness?" Such a group of trained inner guard assassins, not only did they make Old Li run away, they actually don't even know who saved them. How could they be careless, it's clearly a crime of dereliction of duty and negligence! "

"Oh? The Li family's old and young were saved? " Shan Gen didn't care about the crime he committed, but he was rather interested in the matter of the Li family's old and young being rescued.

"Of course. Otherwise, why would this old servant be so angry? Say, this ?"

"It's not necessarily a bad thing for people to be rescued." Guo Kai was still fuming over this matter, but he didn't expect to be interrupted on the other side.

"You ? What did you say? " Guo Kai thought he had misheard when he heard the mountain raven's words. He hurriedly asked again.

"Manager Guo can think like this. So what if you have captured the Li family? Although we can eradicate Li Mu's family, Chief Steward Guo should be very clear that the Mo family, which was commanded by this son of his, is not easy to deal with. I have lived in the Mo family for many years and know how big and deep the roots of the Mo family are. "Li Mu is close to your son, or even close to him. If Li Mu dies in your shop, your son will definitely not let you off. At that time, Chief Steward Guo's days might not be too good either."

"This ?" Guo Kai was at a loss for words from Shan Gen. After a long while, he finally said, "Then what does General Shan Gen think we should do?"

He slowly picked up a teacup and scrutinized it for a long time before speaking at a leisurely pace, "This teacup is indeed exquisite, but if all of it were placed in a single teacup, it would be nothing more than a decoration."

Guo Kai stared at the teacup in front of him as he savored the meaning behind the words of the mountain dragon. He seemed to understand the meaning behind those words, but he still did not understand the specifics, so he deliberately asked, "Could it be that General Shan Geng wants to lure the snake out of its cave and then catch them all in one fell swoop?"

With an insidious smile, the dagong placed the teacup into the teacup and said slowly, "Those who know me will also be the Head Steward of the Guo Family."

"However, that 'big brother' has always been a very astute person, why would he risk going so deep into the tiger's mouth?" In fact, Guo Kai had long since wanted to wipe out this son of his, but he had no other choice. Since the mountain dragon had brought it up, he wanted to see what kind of brilliant plan it had.

"You and I can't fool this old fox, but if we add in the people he trusts the most, things will be different."

"The person he trusts the most?" Guo Kai was puzzled when he heard this.

"Only my eighth sister knows that I betrayed the Mo family. Li Mu and Sima Shang are completely unaware of this. If he can be of use to me, then he won't be a problem." As the dugong spoke, he pushed the teacup towards Guo Kai, looking as if he were in control of the situation.

"General Shan Gen has indeed seen through everything and plotted for a long time," Guo Kai smiled sinisterly as he accepted the teacup, "But I'll have to trouble General Huang to take action first."

"Manager Guo, you can rest assured. Leave Sima Shang and Li Mu to me, but you and I will have to act separately. If I'm not wrong, then that Eighth Sister must have lured the Li family towards Moke Manor." There were many traps at Moke Manor that were easy to defend against but hard to attack. Ordinary people could not get close to them, so if they wanted to destroy the sect, they had to lure the snake out of its cave to be effective. Furthermore, in order to lure that Mo family in, Commander Xiang must not relax. Those who should be pursued must be pursued, and those who should be forced must be forced. Furthermore, they must spread the news that Li Mu is about to be executed. "

"General Shan Gen, you can be at ease with spreading rumors. I, Guo Kai, dare not speak of anything else, but for you to climb to your current status with your methods, you're nothing more than a piece of cake to me." Guo Kai said confidently.

"If that's the case, then let's see who can finish this pot of tea using these cups one by one." As he spoke, he pointed at the tea tray in front of Guo Kai with a proud smile.

When Guo Kai heard this, he also chuckled in his old, high-pitched eunuch's voice. Such a sinister sneer, coupled with such a terrifying scheme, even a brick and tile of the inner court could not help but tremble from the cold.

It was just as that mountain dude had said. After Sima Shang informed Lei Zhen and the others, he arranged for Zhang Xian to escort him properly. He then hurriedly returned to the manor to prevent Guo Kai's spies from tracking him down. From that night on, he had heard from the internal guard that Li Mu's family had indeed been able to escape that very night. Lei Zhen had fought so hard to protect his lord, but unfortunately, he was killed in the chaos. However, he had never expected that the truth would be so much more complicated than what the guards knew. Moreover, the unknown truth was much more terrifying than any ordinary lies.

At this moment, Sima Shang was bitterly searching for a way to save Li Mu. He was sometimes lost in thought, and sometimes sighing while shaking his head. He absolutely could not let this method of rescue have the slightest slip up and cause an accident to befall Li Mu. However, every plan he came up with had to be abandoned due to the lack of a reliable helper.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past his window, but coincidentally, he caught a glimpse of it. His instincts prompted him to shout, "Who is it!"

However, the black shadow flashed past and disappeared. Sima Shang immediately got up and left the room. However, when he stepped out of the room, there was still no trace of him. After observing for a long time and confirming that there was no one else around, he returned to his room and bolted the door.

After returning to his room, he couldn't help but have some doubts. Perhaps it was because of his continuous deliberation that he had experienced the illusion of a cup, a bow, and the shadow of a snake. But when he sat down, a deep voice suddenly came from behind him, "General Sima."

This low voice startled Sima Shang who was originally like a frightened bird. He hurriedly got up and turned around, only to see a man in black clothing faintly discernible in the candlelight. He then slowly walked towards him.

When the man in black walked closer, Sima Shang looked at him closely. He was dumbstruck by the newcomer's approach and couldn't help but cry out, "A mountain bird!"

He leisurely walked up to Sima Shang, clasped his hands, and greeted him, "Please forgive me, General Sima, for coming to visit you in the middle of the night."

"We won't disturb you," Sima Shang hastily waved his hands, before asking in confusion, "But why are you here? Where is the general's family now?"

"Sigh." Shan Gen sighed, looking very sad, "That day when Junior Lei came to notify my son, he escaped from Handan together with the Li family's Old and Young, so I immediately packed up and left together with the appointed time. When I rushed to the antechamber, I found that Junior Lei Zhen was already dead, and there was also a commotion outside the door. I had no choice but to find an opportunity to escape. It was only later that I found out that my plan to not flee had been leaked out, which was why it was being pursued by the army. My eighth sister, General Qian Ze, General Zhang Xian and the Li family's younger brother were also missing. "

"Oh, so that's how it is," Sima Shang seemed to be enlightened. "The information you've told me is about the same level as the information I've received from the internal guard. I hope that Lady Ce Ze and General Zhang have already escaped with their family of great generals."

"General Si Ma, you don't have to worry. Since there is no news of them in the imperial government, they must have already escaped from the imperial court's talons." Shan Gen took the opportunity to comfort her.

Sima Shang, listening to Shan Gen's reasoning, could not help but nod his head.

"It's just that," the duo suddenly changed the topic of conversation as they continued to speak with extreme anxiety, "Although the Li Family has escaped the clutches of the tiger, General Li is still trapped in jail. If we don't rescue him soon, he might fall prey to that vile person Guo Kai."

"Yes, General Shan Gen and I thought the same thing. I've been thinking of many different methods these days, but none of them can be used to guarantee that the general will be safe. Right now, I'm secretly worried." Sima Shang sighed as he said this, helplessly patting the book on the table.

"But it's like this?" Shan Gen pretended to be deep in thought, frowned, then said tentatively, "I have a plan that might be able to save the Great General's life, but I don't know if it'll work."

"Oh? "What plan does General Shan Gen have? Tell me quickly." When Sima Shang heard this, he was overjoyed.

"Right now, General Li is heavily guarded, making it difficult to save him, so we cannot take the risk here. I expect that Guo Kai will take the life of the great general soon, and the only thing we can do now is to steal the dragon and steal the phoenix from him, and send you two letters. One letter from you, one book from him, and the great general will lead you into the pavilion, and deliver this letter to him, so that he can prepare himself for everything; one book from him and my master will arrange a place for him to send someone to meet you, and then we can take the great general away halfway and escort him directly to Mohist Manor. "

"This is a good plan." When Sima Shang heard this, he repeatedly praised it, immediately blowing away all the anxiety and disappointment he had felt for the past few days.

"As for the letter between the book and my master, I will personally do it. This way, I can guarantee that my plan will be foolproof."

"That's great, General Shan Gen has really solved my greatest problem. I had originally planned to seek help from my son, the Elder Senior, but I have been having trouble finding a reliable person to go to Moke Manor. Now that General Shan Gen has personally come, I can't be any more reliable."

"Since General Si Ma thinks that this plan of mine is feasible, then we will split up and act separately. There's no time to lose, General Si Ma, you can start writing now."

"Alright." Without explaining further, Sima Shang hurriedly found two pieces of cloth from the desk and started writing.

Looking at Sima Shang who was so anxious that his pen was flying, Shan Gen could not help but feel a sense of pride. Perhaps even he himself did not know that his pride had already slowly appeared on his face, and the crooked corner of his mouth could not conceal the joy he felt in his heart. However, Sima Shang was completely engrossed in this foolproof rescue plan. He was so immersed in writing that he didn't notice the gleeful look on his face when he had everything under control.

Moke Manor was the largest market in the Mo Clan's Eight Markets Brushwood Pavilion, and was also where the Mo Clan's most important people resided. Compared to the common loser's burial ground, the layout of Moke Manor was even more exquisite. Although the mechanism array of the tomb was strange, it still revealed a cold aura, and although Moke Manor was also heavily guarded, it still had a unique elegance. Although Moke Manor's reputation had always been famous, other than the Mo Clan's Owner, Hall Master, and Sect Head, no one else knew where the true location of Moke Manor was.

According to the rumours in the martial arts world, Mojiao Manor was surrounded by water on all four sides and was surrounded by a dangerous Flying Jin River. At the bottom of the river, there was a giant flood dragon roaming around, disturbing people. Other than the ferrymen from the Mo family who knew of the only way out for them to get to Moke Manor, the other ferrymen naturally didn't dare to act rashly after experiencing this, so they could only look on with admiration. Of course, this was just a rumor spread by those who did not know the truth. In fact, Moke Manor also had its own elegance, after all, to the Mohist Manor, it was a sect that combined kudos and martial arts. It was just that many people only knew its martial arts manuals, but very few people knew his kudu pavilion.

At this moment, the Mo family was sitting on the roof of the conference hall, holding a letter and holding it in their hands. They were carefully examining it with their long and thin eyebrows, and their foreheads were filled with doubt.

"Master, who sent this urgent letter with the crane feather?" Looking at the puzzled expression on his Master's face, the disciple, Di Kun, couldn't help but to ask.

"Your Junior Brother Xun Feng sent this urgent message to me early in the morning. He said that the Divine Wind Sect had received this message at the Flying Jin Du stronghold. They did not dare to take care of this matter privately. Send someone to deal with it for me."

"The Crane Feather urgent message was sent only when the people from the Mo Sect had urgent business. I believe this letter must have been sent by the people from our sect. Does Master have any leads?" The third disciple Huo Li also expressed his opinion.

"I don't know who sent the letter, but he knows that the Mo family's signal and method of communication must be the work of some powerful figure in the Mo Sect's Brushstroke Pavilion. "This letter was written by General Sima Shang, and he wrote that Guo Kai was going to execute General Li tomorrow, so he asked us to meet him before noon on his way to carry out the execution. The location was the ten-mile slope of the pavilion."

"What?" That traitor actually attacked so quickly! " When Di Kun heard this, he immediately got angry and started beating up the case.

"He dares! So, I will take my disciples from the Sacred Fire Sect to the Handan Heavenly Prison to rescue him, and then we will directly smash that Guo Kai traitor's nest, and take his head! " Huo Li's temper flared up. He got up and was about to lead his men to save them.

"You guys, sit down! "Calm down, and wait for the situation to clear up first!" Big Brother saw the two of them were not calm, and shouted in a hurry.

"Yes, but ?" When Huo Li saw that his master was also angered, he couldn't help but accept his master's order. However, he was unwilling to accept it. He wanted to say something, but the words were forcefully swallowed back down.

At this moment, Ce Ze, who was sitting on the right side of the table, felt that this matter wasn't baseless, so he voiced out his own thoughts. "Master, it wasn't easy for us to bring the Li Clan's Old and Young Master back to Moke Manor, and we must have caused Guo Kai to get angry from embarrassment.

"I have my own thoughts on this matter, but this is a very special situation and I need to be extra careful. It is truly a misfortune for our sect to have a traitor like Mo Clan, and we were unable to properly guide them, but now such an urgent letter appeared out of nowhere. Although the method of communication used to send the letter is by Mo Sect, before we can completely verify the authenticity of the letter, I believe that we should discuss this matter further. " He stroked his long beard habitually, seeming to be suspicious.

In fact, he also knew that Li Mu was in extreme danger. However, after his numerous encounters with his opponent in the shadows, he felt that everything wasn't as simple as it seemed. Especially the day before, when Lian Ze and Zhang Xian led the Li family's old and young to Moke Manor and heard about the hardships they had endured along the way, as well as the fact that his fourth disciple carried his master and killed his disciples, it caused him to instantly be wary of all the people and matters around him.

"Then is General Li not going to save him?" You're just going to watch General Li lose his life in the hands of a scoundrel! " Huo Li asked without hesitation.

"Military advisor!" I beg the Military Advisor to save the life of our great general! " At this time, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the back of the hall, led by Li Mu's subordinate, Captain Zhang Xian. It turned out that when Di Kun was angry, he had disturbed Zhang Xian and Li Family's Old Fang. They had come up to the hall to hear what had happened, and when they found out that Li Mu was about to be harmed by Guo Kai, they were extremely worried.

"Big Brother, please save my old master!" The old woman who was kneeling on the ground had tears streaming down her face. She was weeping soundlessly. It was none other than Lady Li.

"Madam, please wake up!" How could Big Brother possibly bear Lady Li's kneeling? He hastily rushed down from his seat and supported Lady Li.

"If senior does not save my old master, I will kneel and not rise today!" Madame Li cried incessantly as she desperately knelt on the ground.

"Madam, please get up first. This old man does not dare to accept, but don't worry, General Li is my best friend in life and death. Even if this old man were to put his life on the line, I want to protect him." Seeing Mrs. Li in such a state, Big Brother couldn't bear it any longer, so he swore to save Li Mu's life.

Hearing this, Madame Li's grief was somewhat relieved, and she slowly stood up, thanking him profusely: "This old woman thanks senior on behalf of the Li family, and will repay you for saving my life today by working hard in this life!"

"Madam, please don't say that. It is all my responsibility," Big Brother said as he supported Lady Li up slowly. He was still suspicious as he spoke, "But, General Sima's letter is very hard to discern. I'm afraid that this old man's letter contained the plot of a scoundrel. I don't know if Madame can determine the truth of it?"

When Lady Li heard this, she suddenly thought of something and said to her son, "May I borrow the letter?"

"It's fine if you want to read it." As he spoke, he handed the cloth over.

Madam Li carefully examined each and every word of the letter, but in the end, her gaze stopped at the few words written on it. She said with determination, "This letter is truly written by General Si Ma."

"Oh? Why are you so sure? " Big Brother was also curious when he heard what Lady Li had said.

Sometimes in the middle of the night, when the lord's expression isn't very good, I'll read it for him. After a while, I discovered that General Sima had a habit of signing his name, and that when he was writing 'Ma', there would always be a small pause between the four points. If you look carefully, it would seem as if it had turned into five points.

"Oh?" He took the letter again and carefully looked at Sima Shang's handwriting. As Lady Li had said, a hidden leg had been added to the four legs of the horse.

"Just as you said, if you say so, then this letter is undoubtedly General Sima's handwritten letter," at this moment, Big Brother Li's doubts were finally slightly dispelled, and after pondering for a moment, he ordered, "Disciple Di Kun, Huo Li, Shui Kan, listen to my sect's orders. Lead your disciples to ambush the area around the ten-mile slope in the pavilion tomorrow afternoon, and prepare to receive General Li."

"Disciple accepts the order." Di Kun, Huo Li, Shui Kan, and the others all spoke at the same time as their master.

Big Brother then turned back to look at Du Sanniang, who was escorting the Li family's old and young, and said: "Third Madame, I admire you greatly, but if you can get Third Mother's help this time, you will definitely win."

"Big Brother Zi is an old and respected senior. Third Madam, you can do as you wish." Du Sanniang hurriedly cupped her fists in greeting.

Good, since that's the case, Third Madam, you will lead the rest of the people to Fei Jin Du and finish the arrangements for the rescue. After Di Kun and the rest succeed, Guo Kai's remaining faction will not let the matter rest, especially Eight-sided Yama Xiang Chong.

"This matter is all up to me, Du Sanniang." Du Sanniang patted her chest and said.

Then I will have to trouble all of you with the rescue of General Li, "Dazhi said firmly. With that, he turned around and spoke to Di Kun, Huo Li, Shui Kan, and the others," Di Kun, Huo Li, Shui Kan, I sent you Big Brother Tian to find out about the situation in Handan, but he still hasn't replied.

"Yes, master, disciple will arrange it now." After they received their orders, they all left.

"Master, what about me?" When he saw that his Master had never arranged for him to do anything from the beginning to the end, he suddenly became anxious.

"Master has separated from you for many days and really misses your ghost. Stay in the Black Market Villa and accompany me as I await the good news of your senior brother and sister." In fact, what Big Brother Gui said about leaving Cizi behind was actually another story. He saw that since Cizi had returned to the Mohist Manor, he had always been preoccupied with other matters. If he assigned her to this mission, it would most likely be counterproductive.

"But ?" "Alright then." Ceng Ze wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not say anything.

In fact, Qi Ze's guess was not wrong. His heart was filled with worry, because every word he said to Li Xin yesterday was deeply engraved in her heart. She really wanted to do something, but compared to others, she felt that what she did was unnecessary. Thus, he could only look out of the window at the stars in the dim candlelight, entrusting his thoughts to them.

"Xin'er, where's the big brother and big sister that brought you here today?"

"Oh, they said they have something on, so they left first."

"Then how did you come to Moke Manor alone?"

Big Sis found a white-haired ferryman and gave him a piece of jade. The old man looked at the jade and told us to get on the boat, but the big Sis seemed to be very anxious about someone and just didn't want to get on the boat. She told the old man to take me here to play first, it's so fun here, she would definitely regret it if she didn't come.

"Where did big sister go?"

"I don't know about that."

"What about Big Brother?"

"Big brother said he wanted to go back and save someone, but he hesitated all the time. Big sister told her to go save someone."

"Did he say he was going to save someone?"

"It seems to be saying ? That's right, it's you, Big Sister. "

"Then did Big Brother and Big Sister tell you who they were?"

"Nothing, but I heard they call the other party 'Young Master Jing,' or 'young lady with a public loss' or something like that."

Hearing this, Caize was momentarily stunned. She had guessed it right. That sloppy village Han was no doubt Jing Wuya. No wonder she felt a familiar feeling lingering around her. That wild and unrestrained nature was filled with all kinds of strange ideas at all times. Moreover, every strange thought would always bring them a safe way out. She knew that when Jing Wuya returned to the inn, it was indeed to save her. She felt an indescribable sense of joy and gratitude, but she also knew that Gongsheng Rong had been unwilling to board the ship, and had indeed been waiting for someone she was worried about. Perhaps Master had guessed it right. It was true that Jing Wuya had agreed to marry Gongsheng Rong in order to ensure her smooth escape. However, Gongsheng Rong's friendship with Jing Wuya had indeed made her feel ashamed. That was why she had the urge to go see Jing Wuya, and the fear to embarrass herself in front of Gongsheng Rong. The combination of these two feelings made her fall into a deep state of confusion.

"Sister, is there something on your mind?" Suddenly, a caring voice interrupted his thoughts.

Ce Ze turned his head to look and saw that Du Sanniang had been standing beside him for a long time. It was just that she was too engrossed in her thoughts just now and had not realised it. At this moment, seeing Third Mother standing in front of him with a face full of doubt, he couldn't help but panic. He quickly shook his head and replied, "No ?. "It's fine."

"Don't lie to me. I've experienced more emotional matters than you. What is on your mind is something that you can see through with a single glance. Is it related to the one you love?" Du Sanniang teased intentionally.

She did not shake her head nor nod her head. Although she did not want to tell Du Sanniang about the matters regarding Jing Wuya and Gong Zhuang Rong, she did not want to keep it in her heart.

"It's useless if you don't want to admit it. Your thoughts are all on your face," Du Sanniang said with a faint smile, then she sat down next to Cize, "If I'm not wrong, the one you love is definitely with someone else."

After hearing Du Sanniang's guesses, Ceng Ze could no longer hold back his tears. He rushed into Du Sanniang's house, choked with emotions, and shouted, "Sanniang! I wanted to go to him, but I was afraid it would disappoint me. "

"Alright, alright, little sister, what's the big deal? Isn't it just a disappointment? When San Niang was your age, she was worried too much, but in the end, she didn't even know what the result would be, so she can only feel regret for the rest of her life. "

"Oh? Has elder sister had an unusual experience? " After hearing what Du Sanniang had said, Li Ze's interest was piqued. He sat up straight and listened attentively to Du Sanniang.

"Yes, this is a long story. At that time, I was still a girl who loved to play," Du Sanniang said, looking at Liu Qingyun with her blurry eyes as if she was a young girl. "Perhaps, I was originally a person who loved to fight against injustice. Like me, he loved to stand up for the wronged and the poor, and from the moment I saw him, I was drawn to him by his lack of respect for power and fell in love with him. But because of the difference in face and family background, I never showed him my intentions. And he had always treated me with the courtesy of a sister. At first, I had only hoped that I could stay by his side like this, but in the end, misfortune had come. At that time, the Situ Family had relied on their power and influence to run rampant through the countryside and disturb the people. The first son of the Situ Clan, Situ Xiong, forcibly took the daughter of the tenant, Old Man Li. Qing Yun and I couldn't stand it any longer, so we wrote a complaint and agreed to go to the county yamen together to declare Old Man Li's injustice. "However, on the day of the appeal, I waited outside the magistrate court to the left and right of the entrance, but didn't see Qing Yun. Later on, I found out that the Situ Family had hired a villain to harm Qing Yun. The Liu Family was also forced to ruin their home by the Situ Family ?"

As Du Sanniang spoke to here, tears involuntarily appeared in her eyes. Her gaze also gradually fell onto the jade pendant at her waist. That was the gift Liu Qingyun gave her back then. After a moment of silence, she calmed herself down and continued to speak, "From that time onwards, I knew that just being reasonable was useless in this world. Thus, I took Kong Zi as my master, learned a variety of martial arts, killed Situ Xiong, and avenged Qingyun. "From then on, I went into exile in the martial arts world and made a living by robbing the rich and helping the poor. From then on, Du Sanniang's name gradually spread throughout the country."

When Ceng Ze heard Du Sanniang's story, he was lost in thought and did not recover for a long time. She had no idea that this female hero of the martial world, whom everyone respected and respected, had such a sorrowful and sorrowful experience. When she thought of Du Sanniang's twisted fate, the anxiety and confusion she felt earlier vanished without a trace.

"I didn't think that you would have such an experience." Li Ze could not help but sigh.

Unexpectedly, Du Sanniang only smiled and said slowly in a low voice, "In this world, there are only things that you can't think of and nothing that you can't come across. There are some things that you just don't have to regret."

Du Sanniang's words made her suddenly feel enlightened. Her usual naughtiness returned to her face and she made a face at Du Sanniang. She chuckled and said, "I understand, Big Sister."

On one hand, she was happy that she had not wasted her long time talking to him. On the other hand, her smile was to comfort the lifelong love of the Brushstroke Pavilion, because she couldn't let him, who was under the influence of the Brushwood Pavilion, worry for her.

Ever since the major incident with Li Mu and the others in Handan City, the Formless Pen Pavilion had become a hell on earth. The loyal generals and generals who were supporting Li Mu were imprisoned under various pretexts by Guo Kai. Because of the large number of people involved, for a time, the prison of Handan City was overcrowded. Many prisoners who had been convicted of crimes had no choice but to be locked up in the prison. The prison was always filled with evil auras, and those who were locked up had to starve to death or die from illness. What was even more terrifying was that because there were so many of them, no one paid any attention to them. They just let them rot in the prison's Brushwood Pavilion, and when they smelled it from afar, a nauseous stench rushed out.

Although many unknown felons were often forgotten in dark corners, a great general like Li Mu was heavily guarded and couldn't be careless in the slightest. Chief Steward Guo also said that if Li Mu went missing for no reason, then all the guards in the prison would die with him. With these harsh words, who would dare to slack off in the slightest? Even if he were to sleep in the middle of the night, he would have to sleep with his eyes open.

In the middle of the night, the cold wind blew gently, causing one to feel sleepy. At this moment, one of the guards couldn't take it anymore, so he said to the other guard beside him, "Brother, I'll take a nap first. You watch over first, I'll replace you in a bit."

"Go, big brother."

Just as that person wanted to leave, he felt a bit worried. He turned around and repeatedly warned his colleague, "You have to watch out for me. If something happens, my little life will be gone."

"Don't worry. Can I still use my life to joke around?"

When the guard heard him say so, he calmed down and yawned slowly. Then, he went to look for a quiet corner to slack off.

Since there were no comrades around, the remaining guard felt bored and relaxed. He sat down to take a sip of the strong wine to warm his body and refresh his spirit. However, just as he was drinking, a black figure descended from the sky and snuck beside him like a ghost.

The guard had wanted to take another sip of the alcohol, but who knew that just as he lifted the wine jug, a cold feeling suddenly came from the back of his neck and went straight to his throat. Following which, a low and fierce voice sounded in his ear, "Where is Lady Ce Ze locked up?"

The guard was so frightened by this sudden misfortune that he trembled. He knew very well that what was shining in his throat was a shining dagger. If anything went wrong, he would have lost his life on the spot. However, he really didn't know who the Qizhi that came to talk about was. He could only tremble and say, "Brother, there's something you want to say ? Let's have a nice talk. "

"Don't talk nonsense, I only have one question. Where is Reisgem being held? Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite. "

"But I really don't know who you are talking about. This place is only used to imprison the imperial court's criminal, General Li." The guard said helplessly.

"General Li?" That person hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you talking about the great general of the country, Li Mu?"

"It's General Li Mu, Lee."

"When will General Li be executed?"

"Tomorrow ?" Tomorrow at noon, at the ten-li slope in the pavilion, I heard the head steward say that they would set up an inescapable net and take it all out in one fell swoop. "

Before the guard could even finish speaking, the man pointed at the Feng Residence Acupoint with his finger, causing the guard's scalp to go numb and his legs to go soft. Before he could even make a sound, he fainted.

When the black shadow saw that the guard had fainted, it did not wait for even a moment before heading straight for the dungeon.

Inside the inner prison, an elder with disheveled hair was sitting aside. He was wearing a white prison uniform, and his entire body was covered in blood. The white prison uniform was mixed with red and white, and there was also some dirt left behind by the whip. Although his face was haggard, from the look of his calm posture, he seemed to be indomitable and indomitable.

"Are you General Li Mu, General Li?" The black shadow approached the elder and asked in a low voice.

The elder opened his eyes slightly, narrowed them, and answered, "This old man is Li Mu. May I ask what your majesty wishes to advise me?"

The moment the black shadow heard the elder admitting that he was Li Mu, it hurriedly bent down and kowtowed. "I am the Mo family's disciple, Jing Wuya. Greetings, General Li."

Li Mu was sitting calmly at the side when he suddenly heard the three words "Jing Wuya". His calm eyes immediately flickered, because he seemed to have heard of this name somewhere before. After recalling it carefully, he suddenly remembered that when Big Brother came looking for him and mentioned the successor of the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, the person mentioned seemed to be Jing Wuya. Therefore, he probed again, "You're the successor of the Seven Star Dragon's Abyss Sword, Jing Wuya?"

"Please forgive my rudeness, but I did not know that the sword was the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword. Jing Wuya hurriedly explained.

As Li Mu listened to Jing Wuya, he carefully sized up this young hero who was brimming with spirit energy from head to toe. He had a delicate and pretty face, and his eyes were brimming with vigor. Although his actions and actions were somewhat unruly, they contained a rare sense of freedom and sharpness. After a long while, he finally said slowly, "Looks like Old General Lian has his own unique eyes when he passed his treasured sword to you. Your Master has also had his eyes on you many times. In my opinion, you are indeed a rare young hero. "

"Great General Li is too kind. Everything depends on the wrong love between Old General Lian and my master. Actually, I am truly ashamed." Jing Wuya cupped his fist again and refused again.

"Young Hero, there is no need to be modest. This old man has always seen fit to do things, in the future, you will definitely be someone who will accomplish great things," Li Mu said with a smile.

In fact, even Jing Wuya himself didn't know why he had rashly barged into the Handan Sky Prison and coincidentally encountered the great general Li Mu here. When he first came here, he only wanted to ask about a random person's information. That day, when Jing Wuya returned to the Apricot Flower Inn, he discovered that it was already empty. He carefully searched every corner of the inn, but didn't find anything other than the corpses of Zhang Xian's soldiers and the internal guards. Judging from the traces of the fight, it was most likely that Yama Minamiya had the upper hand, so he guessed that most likely, Xiang Fu had already captured and brought the group to Handan. Thus, he followed a trail all the way here, and when he heard that the inner guards would usually escort the culprits to this place, he took advantage of the dark and wind to sneak into the Handan Heavenly Prison.

But at this moment, Jing Wuya didn't have the time to explain in detail and could only add, "This matter is a long story, this is a land of war. General Li, you should leave quickly with me before you make your plans."

Hey, Young Hero Jing, this Handan Sky Prison is a heavily guarded prison, and I am a felon of the Imperial Court." Hey, Young Hero Jing, this Handan Sky Prison is a heavily guarded, and I am a heavy criminal of the Imperial Court. "Besides, Guo Kai also ordered people to use shackles made from King Kong Meteoric Iron to bind my hands and feet. I'm basically a cripple now, it's impossible for you to save me by yourself." "Li Mu said as he shook the shackles on his hands and feet and sighed.

Jing Wuya stared at the indestructible shackles and shackles on Li Mu's body. He couldn't think of any way to deal with it, so he fell into a predicament.

"Young Hero Jing should go first. With the green mountains here, I'm not afraid of nothing. But today, it's my, Li Mu's, three lifetimes' fortune to be able to recognize this young Hero. Besides, Sima Shang had already sent someone to inform me in secret that someone would rescue me at the slope of the pavilion before noon tomorrow, so Young Hero need not worry. " Seeing that Jing Wuya refused to leave, Li Mu was afraid that he would attract the guard's attention if he delayed too long, so he consoled him.

"If that's the case, then I'll be leaving first. Tomorrow, I will go with General Si Ma's men to rescue you." When Jing Wuya heard Li Mu's words, he cupped his fist and said his farewells.

"Young Hero, rest assured, we will meet again tomorrow."

Jing Wuya saluted Li Mu once more, then he quickly left the Sky Prison. Li Mu smiled with gratification as he watched Jing Wuya disappear without a trace. This smile revealed that he had long since put life and death beyond his consideration, and there was nothing else to say. Besides, this time, he was very satisfied to see such a young hero. He was also very certain that this extremely unusual young hero would be able to do something very grand and grand in the future.

This day was destined to be an unusual day. Guo Kai's men had already surrounded the sky prison so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak out. Although it was rare for important officials of the imperial court to enter and leave the palace, it was not without dignity for them to enter and leave the Sky Prison as felons of the imperial court. He saw that the official path of the prison was filled with internal guards, and Guo Kai was leaning sideways against the throne, at ease and at ease. This winding convoy of prisoners had iron cavalry at the front to clear the way and fine armor at the back. Both sides were escorted by saber guards, which was quite a spectacular sight. And in the penthouse of the prison cart, felon Li Mu was leisurely closing his eyes and allowing the vast and mighty troop to continue onward.

This road had a total of ten miles, a mile, and a slope, which symbolized ten obstacles in life. After walking ten miles, even if one completed this long and long road of human growth, they would still be able to leave this world without any regrets. In addition, the terrain of the slope was steep and the roads were rugged. Ordinary prisoners would not be able to escape easily after being shackled. Therefore, the slope was the best way to escort a prisoner through. But today, the heroes of the Mo family were all lurking around the slope. They were all vowing to save this loyal general from the gates of hell.

The troops that Sima Shang had set up were constantly gripping their longswords in the Brush Pavilion, and they only had to wait for Sima Shang's command before they would immediately rescue General Li Mu. Meanwhile, Mountain Gun and Guo Kai were swaying back and forth with a nonchalant look on their faces. However, they had an expression of complacency on their faces.

"Stop!" Suddenly, a loud shout rang out from the frontlines, and the entire formation came to a halt.

A soldier then rushed to Guo Kai's chaise and knelt before him to report, "Reporting to Chief Steward Guo, we have reached the top of the slope of the pavilion. Please show us what you can do." Ever since Li Mu had been imprisoned, Zhao liang had become a popular figure in front of Guo Kai. Of course, Guo Kai was well aware that in order to grasp the general principles of Zhao, he needed to rely on Zhao liang's army, and Zhao liang's direct line of descent was clearly the most suitable target.

When Guo Kai heard Zhao liang's report, he slowly stepped down from the throne. He raised his head to look around him, but there was only absolute silence, not a single person in sight. However, he was very clear in his heart. In this peaceful atmosphere, there was already a storm brewing in the Qu Xiang Pavilion. Actually, there were people already sharpening their fists and drawing their swords. What he wanted was to wait for those arrogant traitors to fall into his trap.

After a long time, Guo Kai indifferently said, "Let's take a rest for now," before slowly stepping onto his throne. However, his words didn't mean that he was really going to rest, because he was going to wait for the person he wanted to wait for to appear.

At this time, Sima Shang could no longer hold himself back because he knew that he did not have much time left. He also knew that the people from the Mo family had long been ready for him to respond. However, the current peaceful atmosphere was frightening to everyone, yet it was in a stalemate.

Suddenly, with a "whoosh" sound, a red light shot into the sky, startling everyone. Right, that was the Mo family's Thunder Command, the moment the Thunder Command Order was issued, it was executed. In an instant, dozens of ropes fell from the sky and surrounded the convoy. A wave of heroic shouts rose up from the surroundings, and Huo Li, Di Kun, and Shui Kan led the hundreds of Mo Family warriors on ropes towards Li Mu, Guo Kai, and the others. Upon seeing this, Sima Shang shouted out, "Save the loyal officials, except for the traitorous officials." He then unsheathed his sword and led his men to attack the armored guards.

Guo Kai, on the other hand, stood up unhurriedly. With a wave of his hands, the soldier below him blew the horn. As the horn sounded, the sound travelled for several dozen miles. Suddenly, one could hear the sonorous voice of the soldiers from the Pen Pavilion in the valley. A massive net gradually closed up in the distance. It turned out that Guo Kai's men had been lying in ambush on the hillside not far away from the slope.

Sima Shang and the members of the Mo Family noticed that the situation was bad, but since they had come to save Li Mu, even if they had to stake their lives, they had to save Li Mu. Fire Li, Earth Kun, and Shui Kan only had one target, and that was the moonlight, before they pounced on Guo Kai. Because at this point, only by capturing the bandit leader first could the situation be resolved.

However, just as they got within ten meters of Guo Kai, the three attendants suddenly burst into cold laughter, and blocked Guo Kai like ghosts and gods. The three of them attacked in a strange manner, their faces giving people goosebumps. One of them was black and the other was white. One of them was black and one of them was half black. That's right, those three people were the Yin Yang Family's Zou Shuang and the Black and White Impermanence. It turned out that Guo Kai had long since secretly linked with Wang Jian. As long as he could eradicate Li Mu and Big Brother, Wang Jian would agree to divide the resources among them. The Yin-Yang Sect had fought with the top disciples before. Although they had lost to the top disciples before, their power was not shallow either. Naturally, Huo Li and the rest would not take advantage when they fought with them. After a few exchanges, Huo Li and the rest felt that they were too weak to continue fighting. If this continued, they might face complete annihilation once Guo Kai's army arrived.

At this moment, Li Mu, who was inside the prison cart, had long since noticed this. In fact, he had been prepared to die at any moment since last night. That was because the guard's words had already aroused his vigilance. At this moment, he completely understood that for his sake, both Sima Shang and the Mo Family warriors had fallen into Guo Kai's trap. The only person who could solve this trap was him. When he thought of this, he hit the guard with his forehead without hesitation. The guard then turned his attention to the place where the disturbance was. He was caught unawares and became dizzy. He staggered as he leaned against the prison cart and fell down. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Mu grabbed the soldier's long sword and shouted at his brothers, who were all drenched in blood, "Brothers, Li Mu deeply feels that his brothers have sacrificed their lives. However, Li Mu does not wish to implicate his brothers any longer, we can only renew our brotherhood in the next life!" After shouting, he raised his sword and fiercely stabbed at the Brushstroke Pavilion. In an instant, a pillar of bright red blood spurted out of Li Mu's chest, dyeing the five-kilometer-long pavilion's slope an inch of scorched earth red.

"Great General!" Seeing this, Sima Shang immediately let out a sorrowful cry, which pierced through the sky.

At this moment, all of the heroes were stunned. They never would have thought that in this critical moment, Li Mu would choose to sacrifice himself to eliminate the burden he placed on everyone. Even Guo Kai, who always viewed Li Mu as his sworn enemy, had no choice but to submit to Li Mu at this moment. At that instant, everyone was incomparably sorrowful and filled with fury. They all went through the sharp blades in their hands and madly chopped towards the surrounding guards.

At this time, Zhao Liao followed Guo Kai's instructions and took the opportunity to behead the so-called traitor Li Mu. He attempted to return to Zhao Qian for credit in order to obtain the position of General Li Mu. The sinister Guo Kai also took advantage of the situation and tightened the net he had set up. If the Mo family's disciples did not retreat soon, all those who had rescued would fall into this bottomless pit of darkness forever. Fortunately, Sima Shang's soldiers reacted in time. They hastily pulled him back and cried, "General Sima, let's retreat first. Only with Teng Qingshan can we avenge the Great General!" However, Sima Shang turned a deaf ear to the pleas of the people around him, and brandished his sword in an attempt to fight Guo Kai. Seeing that they could not do anything, the soldiers raised their scabbards and aimed at the back of Sima Shang's head. Sima Shang, who hadn't been paying attention to what was happening behind him, had no time to dodge and fainted.

When Di Kun saw this, he quickly reacted from his grief. Back then, he had sent him to lead the army, knowing that other than Tian Gan and Shan Gen, he was the only one that was calm in the face of this situation. Thus, he also shouted, "Brothers of the Mo family, listen up. Once this order was given, the disciples of the Sacred Flame Sect, the Mysterious Formation Sect, and the Cloud Sze Sect stopped their charge and retreated in the direction of Jin Du while fighting.

However, how could that Guo Kai let go of such a great opportunity? He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Chase after him!" The horde of people then chased after the Mo Clan disciple.