Chapter 201

Niu Youdao didn't tell her what to wait for.

The party continued on, passed Jinzhou, and went straight to Qingshan County.

Originally, going back to Qingshan County in Yan State could shorten the distance a lot, but just in case, the party took a long detour...

Returning after a long journey, Qingshan County was in sight, Niu Youdao did not enter the city, but entered the nearby forest.

The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, and the layers of forests are dyed golden. Niu Youdao stood on a hill and looked out. In the distance in front of him was the city of Qingshan County, and behind him were forests and rolling hills. He was also the first to come back from the city of Qingshan County.

I saw Yiqi galloping away on the official road and headed straight for the city gate. It was Duan Hu who was ordered to go to Yuan Fang to ask about the situation. If the situation was suitable, he would let Yuan Fang inform Shang Chaozong that he was back!

After waiting for a while, in the direction of the city gate, a group of people galloped out and headed straight for this place.

A large number of people arrived, led by Duan Hu into the forest, and dozens of monks flew over from the treetops.

Shang Chaozong, Shang Shuqing, Lan Ruoting, Yuanfang, Bai Yao, Fei Changliu, head of Liuxian Sect, Zheng Jiuxiao, head of Fuyun Sect, Xia Hua, head of Lingxiu Mountain, a large group of people rushed to the foot of the hill.

They looked up at the hills one after another, and saw Niu Youdao standing with his sword and his back facing him, shrouded in hazy light under the setting sun.

Goodbye to this familiar figure from the back, especially the familiar standing posture with a sword in hand, old people like Shang Chaozong were obviously a little excited.

Niu Youdao turned around, looked at the people down the mountain and smiled slightly, the setting sun slanted on his profile, making the smile on his young face mysterious and reserved.

Crashing, a group of people jumped off their horses, and Shang Chaozong couldn't wait to run up the mountain, feeling agitated.

Shang Shuqing was excited, looking at the people on the mountain with a strange look in his bright eyes, and ran up the mountain together with Lan Ruoting.

Yuan Fang had already flew up, and when he reached Niu Youdao's side, he cupped his hands happily and said, "Master Dao!"

Niu Youdao nodded, and pushed his palms towards the people rushing down the mountain, signaling that they don't need to come up, and then dodged and floated down.

After seeing each other for a long time, they finally reunited with the Shang brothers and sisters.

"I've seen the prince, princess, and Mr. Lan." Niu Youdao cupped his hands.

Shang Chaozong hurriedly put his hands together, "Master Dao, why don't you let someone notify you in advance when you come back, so that the king can come to welcome you!"

Niu Youdao said with a smile: "For safety's sake, guard against villains but not against gentlemen!"

Hearing the word 'safety', Shang Chaozong knew a thing or two about the risks of this trip. Because of this, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say. Suddenly he lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down on one knee, "Master Dao, please accept Xiao Wang's respect!"

"No way!" Niu Youdao quickly supported him, looked at the group of people coming behind, and said in a low voice, "There are too many people, so you might as well talk back if you have anything to say."

"Good!" Shang Chaozong nodded.

Shang Shuqing's bright eyes were full of anticipation, and she was about to say something, but Niu Youdao just smiled and nodded towards her, and his attention was taken away from her in an instant, making Shang Shuqing's eyes slightly disappointed, and then his eyes fell on Hei Mudan and Lei Zongkang behind Niu Youdao.

Hei Mudan and Lei Zongkang glanced at each other, they were both secretly surprised, they never thought that the Daoist would have such a high prestige in the King of Yongping County, that he could make the majestic prince kneel down!

This scene made the two faintly excited. It seems that as long as you follow Master Dao closely, you will have no problem gaining a foothold here, and the future is promising!

Fei Changliu and others came, and after bowing their hands to Niu Youdao, Xia Hua asked Niu Youdao, "Why did you take so long to come back?"

Niu Youdao: "I have encountered some delays."

Several people were exchanging greetings, while Bai Yao was watching coldly, seemingly expressionless, but in fact he was filled with emotion, this guy is really extraordinary, even the head master was settled by him, he often mentioned it in his mouth, muttering why he hasn't come back yet!

In fact, Peng, the head of Tianyumen, is also here. He has lived in Qingshan County for a while, and is waiting for Niu Youdao to come back. After all, some things need to see the results with his own eyes before he can feel at ease. This is the most important thing of Tianyumen.

Hearing that Niu Youdao was back, he was also eager to meet him, but because of his identity, he represented the face of Tianyumen, so it was inconvenient to come here in person, otherwise he would be suspected of being degraded to welcome him. After all, Tianyumen is not like Liuxianzong.

Not only Peng Youzai, the head of Tianyumen, came to Tianyumen, but after a lot of discussions with the senior officials of Tianyumen, they all wanted to see for themselves, but Niu Youdao did not come back for a long time, which made Tianyumen very anxious, worried that something would happen to Niu Youdao on the way.

Seeing that everyone was going on endlessly as soon as they met, Lan Ruoting interjected: "Everyone, the Taoist is tired from the long-distance travel. If you have anything to say, do you want to go back to the city and rest?"

Niu Youdao: "If I show up here publicly, the court of Yan Kingdom will lose face. It's good for everyone to know some things well. The situation has finally stabilized. There is no need to tear your face apart for the time being."

This is easy to handle, Shang Chaozong ordered someone to go back to the city and get a large carriage back.

As soon as the carriage arrived, Niu Youdao got into the carriage, and everyone went back to the city.

The foothold is in a garden behind the county guard's mansion. It was originally the home of a wealthy local businessman. There was a road between Yuanzi and the Sheriff's Mansion. After receiving news from Tianyu Gate that Niu Youdao might be coming back, and Peng Youdao waiting for someone to come, the road in the middle was sealed off, and the two mansions were opened up.

As soon as he came back here, before he stopped, Tianyumen sent someone over, saying that Peng wanted to see Niu Youdao again, and invited Niu Youdao away in full view.

When they came to a courtyard, Niu Youdao met with the senior officials of Tianyumen without saying a word.

After exchanging pleasantries, Peng, who was sitting upright in the living room, said in a deep voice, "When are you going to start brewing wine?"

"Step by step, don't be in a hurry, at least you have to choose the venue first, and get things in order." Niu Youdao advised him not to be impatient, and asked again: "How did I hear that the military and political powers of the two counties have not yet been unified?"

Peng Youzai: "Hurry up and get things done with the wine. As long as you see results, Guangyi County will have no problems."

Niu Youdao nodded, and understood that if Feng Lingbo was deprived of his power, things would be messed up again, so it would be difficult to explain to Feng Lingbo.

An elder of Tianyumen who met for the first time asked: "Only 10,000 altars are produced a year, which is still such a small jar. Is it too little? Can the quantity be increased?"

Greed and insufficiency can be seen everywhere, and it's not that Niu Youdao can't be satisfied, the key is that this thing consumes too much food, and it would be a disaster for the people who can't eat enough. That's why he limited the amount to 10,000 altars.

"There is no reason for me not to want to have greater benefits, but the current conditions can only be like this." Niu Youdao shook his head, and said: "Even if the quantity is large, there is no benefit. If the quantity is large, it will be fake if the price does not come up. Even if the price can go up, the benefits are too great. Isn't Tianyumen not afraid of making people envious and causing trouble? Even if it is this ten thousand altars, I would like to advise you that it is best not to publicize that there are ten thousand altars. As for how to justify it, Tianyumen might as well think about it."

Everyone was silent, and Peng said again: "You don't need to worry about this, you take care of your own affairs."

After talking about the wine here, Niu Youdao said goodbye, and just arrived in the courtyard arranged for him, Fei Changliu invited Niu Youdao to talk to him.

"Can I withdraw the disciples of the Immortal Sect in the Ice and Snow Pavilion?"

The men who were originally brought to the Ice and Snow Pavilion to intercept Niu Youdao, but now at Niu Youdao's request, most of them were secretly arranged in the Ice and Snow Pavilion.

"Don't withdraw for now, keep watching!" Niu Youdao shook his head, and changed the subject directly, "I wonder how the preparation for the nomination certificate I want is going?"

The heads of the three sects each waved to the disciples in the sect.

Soon, thirteen wooden boxes were brought and placed on the flower bed.

Fei Changliu personally opened a wooden box, and inside was Song Jiuming's head that had been choked with lime, "Except for the Song Shu you appointed, together with Song Jiuming and housekeeper Liu Lu, all thirteen heads of the Song family are here, please verify their authenticity!"

"Let's dispose of it." Niu Youdao said lightly, with no intention or need to check.

He didn't know Song Jiuming and others, whether it was true or not, he turned around and asked Shang Chaozong about Chen Guishuo's news, and he knew that there was no need to do anything extra, as it was not elegant to admire so many heads when night fell.

But it's true that the Song family's big problem has finally been eliminated. As for Song Shu who's slipped through the net, without the Song family's influence, he doesn't pay attention at all. The current Song Shu can't even get close to him under normal circumstances. It's nothing to worry about if it's just a matter of his words.

After Niu Youdao dealt with this group, it was his turn to sit down and talk slowly with Shang Chaozong and others.

A maid outside brought tea, and Hei Mudan took the initiative to take it and put it in front of Niu Youdao, and then stood behind Niu Youdao together with Yuan Gang and Yuan Fang.

Duan Hu and Lei Zongkang did not come in, but stood guard outside. Because of this, the sudden appearance of the black peony caught Shang Shuqing's attention again.

It was also because of her attention that Shang Shuqing noticed that Hei Mudan's attitude towards Master Dao seemed a little unusual, especially the way he looked at Master Dao.

After some thoughts flashed through her mind, Shang Shuqing felt that maybe she was thinking too much, and there was an obvious age gap between the two of them.

Standing back behind Niu Youdao, Hei Mudan inadvertently met Shang Shuqing's eyes.

Shang Shuqing smiled slightly, looked away to the side, and landed on the teacup in her hand.

Hei Mudan was also curious about this ugly princess, and it attracted her attention from the very beginning of the meeting. She also noticed that the ugly princess's eyes seemed abnormal when he looked at Daoist.

There is empathy between women and women, and empathy is sometimes not a good thing.

After the tea was served, Niu Youdao held out the tea and respected him from a distance, "I haven't congratulated the prince for taking Qingshan County yet, so congratulations!"

Shang Chaozong replied, shaking his head with emotion, everything was in silence, feeling that some words of thanks were too light to say.

Putting down the teacup, Niu Youdao smiled again: "Since the heads of several sects have come, they must have already told the prince what they should say. I remember that I told the prince that as long as the prince wins Qingshan County, I will give him a generous gift. I wonder if the prince likes this gift?"