Chapter 221 Missing Note Number

Two days later.

Bayin once again hosted a grand banquet to entertain Yuan Ming and his party. He praised the newly painted portraits and even the people around him were amazed.

Yuan Ming responded with a smile and talked to Fu Qing and others about the return journey.

Bayin also helped to point out the best route.

After that, Yuan Ming went to Ming'en Building again and met with Hu Tu.

The Lord's Mansion had sent someone to inform Yuan Ming's identity and gave Hu Tu a large amount of compensation for the previous misunderstanding.

This made the uneasy Hu Tu finally feel at ease. That day, he waived the bills for all the diners in the restaurant.

Nothing, just happy.

I don't know what Yuan Ming talked about with Hu Tu. The next day, Ming'en Building closed.

The neighbors just thought that Hu Tu, the shopkeeper, had a good fortune and climbed up to the powerful and wealthy and went to enjoy his life.

Two days later, escorted by a team of personal guards from the lord's mansion, the group of people from Zhongyuan marched out of Tiehu Town and returned to Dajin.

In the carriage guarded by everyone, Hu Tu asked excitedly, "Can I really go to Dajin?"

"That's what the young master arranged." Fu Qing sat opposite him and nodded in response.

However, Yuan Ming himself was not actually in this team.

Originally, Fu Qing firmly disagreed with such an arrangement, but at Yuan Ming's request, he fought with Yuan Ming once, and the result was that he was defeated without any suspense, so he had to agree to go separately.

As for bringing this southern Xinjiang man, it was also Yuan Ming's arrangement.

In addition, Yuan Ming also gave him a task, which was to take his own "Mr. Sheng's Journey to the South" back to the little emperor.

At that time, this new book will also be printed and distributed through Tianming Bookstore, and circulated in Central Plains and even southern Xinjiang.

In addition, Yuan Ming also wrote a secret letter and a map of the southern border that he drew based on the southern border classics and his own travels. The map marked the locations of tribes and sects such as the Kasi tribe and the Biluo Cave, as well as a simple situation.

"The young master said that he can take you to the territory of Dajin, but he can't take you to the capital." Fu Qing knew that Hu Tu had a special relationship with Yuan Ming, and he was quite courteous to him.

"This Yuan Ming... Young Master Yuan told me, I know." Hu Tu said a little reservedly.

He asked Yuan Ming the reason, and Yuan Ming only said "The capital is not safe" without much explanation.

Hu Tu didn't care, as long as he could leave the southern border and go to the Central Plains that he had been thinking about. As for the rest, he naturally had to work hard and strive for it.

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On the other side, Yuan Ming left Tiehu Town from another direction.

As a result, Yuan Ming had just left the town not far away when his eyebrows suddenly moved. While he continued to move forward without making a sound, a black needle magic weapon as thin as a hair flashed out from his sleeve and disappeared silently into the nearby jungle.

Then, Yuan Ming turned around and looked behind him, slowly saying: "Three, you have followed me for so long, why don't you come out and see me?"

"Haha, Master Yuan is so sensitive that he noticed us so quickly." With a slight sound, three figures walked out.

The three people all looked like people from the Central Plains. The leader was an old man with a goatee on his chin. His cheeks were sunken, as if he was a dry man, but his eyes were extremely bright and blazing.

Behind them was a pair of young men and women. The woman had thick hands and feet, a tall figure, and dark skin. Although her appearance was not ugly, she did not have the slightest feminine beauty. There was a small green bag hanging around her waist, which seemed to be a spirit beast bag.

As for the young man at the end, he had a handsome appearance, but with a bit of femininity.

The man and woman exchanged glances from time to time, and it was obvious that they had a close relationship.

The three people were dressed in the style of the Great Jin Dynasty, and they all had magical fluctuations on their bodies.

Yuan Ming quietly expanded his spiritual sense to investigate. The old man with a goatee had a strong aura and was a cultivator in the foundation-building stage. The two behind him were both at the peak of Qi refining.

"Who are you three? Why are you following me?" he asked.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Yuan. The three of us are not trying to harm you. We are members of the Guangli San League of the Great Jin Xiuxian World. We are here to take you home on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of Jin." The old man with a goatee said.

"Did the emperor send you here? Then why are you so sneaky?" Yuan Ming asked, the figure of the little emperor appearing in his mind.

"The Emperor of Jin has already known about the previous assassination by the delegation, and also knows that General Yuan sent people to the southern border. He is just worried that the other party is still treacherous. To ensure that there is no mistake, we were asked to act secretly and escort you back to the Great Jin safely. If you don't believe it, you can check this. This is a handwritten letter from His Majesty the Emperor of Jin to you." The old man with a white beard took out an envelope sealed with wax and handed it over.

Yuan Ming performed the exorcism technique, and the envelope flew over and floated in the air.

He did not touch the envelope, but moved his fingers slightly, and the envelope opened automatically, revealing a letter.

"Mr. Yuan's exorcism technique is very exquisite, and I am ashamed of myself." The old man with a goatee praised.

"Thank you." Yuan Ming said modestly and looked at the letter.

The handwriting on the letter was indeed that of the little emperor, and the content was the same as what the old man with a goatee said.

The letter also introduced the names of the three people. The old man with a goatee was named Xu Changqing, the mighty black-skinned woman was named Liu Su, and the handsome young man was named Lin Liumu.

"So it's Senior Xu, Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Liu. Yuan has been in danger many times recently and has to act carefully. Please don't blame me for offending you just now." Yuan Ming bowed and said.

"It's human nature, so it's fine. What are Mr. Yuan's plans next? His Majesty the Emperor of Jin ordered us to cooperate with you before he left." Xu Changqing returned the salute and asked.

"Since you three were ordered to take me back to Dajin, you should have thought of a plan to go back long ago. I want to hear your opinions first." Yuan Ming thought for a while and asked back.

"Although it is not clear who wanted to murder you, the enemy is in the dark, so we need to be cautious. We have prepared two ways to return to Dajin. One is to take my flying magic weapon and fly directly back to Dajin. I am not bragging, but this magic weapon of mine comes and goes without a trace, and even few people in the foundation-building stage can catch up." Xu Changqing talked freely, and a white light flashed in his palm, and a white jade shuttle about a foot long appeared, emitting a trace of white light on the surface.

"What about the second way?" Yuan Ming looked at the jade shuttle and asked without comment.

"The second one is to sneak into a caravan. There is a caravan from Dajin in Lvyun Town, 50 miles east of here. Now it is about to return. I have some friendship with the caravans from Dajin. I can sneak into it without anyone noticing and return to Dajin under the cover of the caravan." Xu Changqing looked towards the east and said.

Yuan Ming heard this and was silent.

"Mr. Yuan can think about it slowly, but it is better for us to leave first. There may be enemy spies in Tiehu Town." Xu Changqing reminded.

The four people were standing not far from the town at this moment. They all had Central Plains looks, which was indeed quite conspicuous.

"Okay, let's go to Lvyun Town first. I will think carefully on the way." Yuan Ming said.

Xu Changqing and the other two had no objection.

The four people went east and soon left Tiehu Town. A continuous low mountain appeared in front of them.

There was no path here at all. Fortunately, the four of them were all cultivators, so crossing mountains and ridges was not a problem.

A trickling stream flowed from upstream, the stream water was extremely clear, it seemed to be a mountain spring.

"This stream water is good, Yuan is a little thirsty, fetch some water." Yuan Ming's eyes lit up and he stopped and said.

"Liu Su, you go fetch water." Xu Changqing said to the mighty black-skinned woman.

Liu Su agreed, took out a water bag and walked towards the stream.

"I'll go to the bathroom." Yuan Ming said again.

"Mr. Yuan, please do as you please." Xu Changqing pursed his lips and smiled.

Yuan Ming got up and walked towards the nearby woods, and Lin Liumu followed him and said, "I'm a little anxious too, let's go together."

Yuan Ming did not refuse, and the two walked into a forest not far away.

Yuan Ming looked up at the sky, but did not undress.

"Doesn't Mr. Yuan want to go to the bathroom?" Lin Liumu asked strangely.

"That's not urgent. Since you want to kill me, this place is far away from Tiehu Town, and it's almost time to do it." Yuan Ming suddenly said.

"What do you mean by this, Mr. Yuan?" Lin Liumu's face changed slightly and asked.

Yuan Ming just looked at Lin Liumu but didn't say anything.

Lin Liumu looked confused, as if he didn't understand what Yuan Ming meant.

At this moment, a "rustling" sound came from behind Lin Liumu, as if someone stepped into the jungle.

"It's you! Why are you here?" Yuan Ming looked behind Lin Liumu, his face changed drastically, as if he saw an incredible person.

Lin Liumu was startled and turned around involuntarily, but there was nothing there, not even a ghost.

He realized that he had been fooled, and immediately turned back. Yuan Ming, who was standing there, had disappeared, and the lush bushes not far away were shaking gently.

Lin Liumu's expression changed drastically, and he immediately chased after him, but there was no trace of Yuan Ming, and Yuan Ming's breath disappeared without a trace.

"Yuan Ming escaped!" Lin Liumu screamed loudly.

Whoosh!

Xu Changqing and Liu Su flew over in the blink of an eye.

"Where did you escape to? You can't even keep an eye on one person, you are such a waste!" Liu Su glared at Lin Liumu and said unhappily.

Lin Liumu's face flushed, but he did not refute.

"A cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage cannot escape from my palm. Separate and chase him!" Xu Changqing shouted sternly, spreading his spiritual sense, but he could not sense Yuan Ming's trace.

Liu Su and Lin Liumu also searched in the dense forest, and even used magic tools to sweep and chop around.

Bushes and grass were cut off and chopped, and the bushes were soon destroyed by nearly half, but Yuan Ming seemed to have really disappeared, without any movement.

Under a clump of low bushes more than ten feet away, Yuan Ming was lurking there quietly, wearing a gray cloak given by Xiying, and the whole person blended into the surrounding green leaves.

Xu Changqing's spiritual sense swept several times, but found nothing unusual.

Yuan Ming's eyes flashed, and a simple test found that there was indeed something wrong with these three people.

Although there was no problem with the handwriting of the letter, he and the little emperor had been writing letters since they were young. As a joke among teenagers, they had a secret code that only the two of them knew: in the last sentence of the letter, a character was randomly selected with a missing stroke, but there was no missing stroke in this letter.

He knew that there was something wrong with the three people at that time, but he pretended not to know, just to lead them to reveal their true purpose.

Seeing that Xu Changqing and the other two were so ferocious that they would dig three feet deep to find him, I am afraid that they were not going to escort him back to Dajin, but to kill him to destroy the evidence.