Chapter 286 Winter Rain

The winter rain was drizzling, and the fog was hazy. Although the temperature was higher than that in Duanliu City, everyone felt a chill. . . .

"Where is this?" Yang Qingyin used magic to evaporate the rain on her body. She didn't like her clothes to be wet.

Mu Xingqiu, Baldy, Xin Youtao, Xiao Qingtao and Sun Yulu also looked around blankly. Only Zuo Liuying looked down at the muddy land under his feet, as if he had never seen such a bad road condition in his life.

They stood on a country road and looked around with their Tianmu. There were rolling mountains all around, with lush vegetation and no human habitation. There were too many peaks. Tianmu could penetrate the rain curtain, but it couldn't bypass the real obstacles. They could only see more than ten miles away.

"Is this Luanjing Mountain?" Xin Youtao raised his hand to cover his eyes. He didn't say anything, but the disgust on his face was obvious.

"It's not Luanjing Mountain." Sun Yulu answered. The only thing she was sure of was that Zuo Liuying brought them to the south, but she couldn't recognize where it was.

Ten days ago, Zuo Liuying made a plan in Duanliu City, that is, everyone followed him and was not allowed to ask anything. He assigned tasks to five Taoists: Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao were responsible for dealing with people, the head of the Forbidden Secret Department had no intention of contacting the outside world and was not responsible for any miscellaneous affairs; Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin were responsible for guarding, and the Taoist priests of the Injection God were not afraid of any enemies, but Zuo Liuying's injuries were still very serious, and he thought that fighting was a very boring thing. Unless he had to, he would rather let others do it for him; Sun Yulu also had a task and was ready to contact the Taoist priests of the Lantern and Candle Department at any time.

The Great Soul Master and others left Duanliu City in advance. They had to hide and only show up when they received Zuo Liuying's call.

In addition, Zuo Liuying did not reveal a word about his entire plan. Then he asked everyone to rest and did not tell them the date of departure. On the morning of the tenth day, he walked out of the room. He looked up at the high blue sky, stretched out his hand to feed the three unicorns some gold and silver crumbs, called out several Pangshan disciples and Sun Yulu through Lan Qizhang, and then said in person: "Let's set off now."

So the few people who were not ready set off. Zuo Liuying cast a spell with injuries. After flashing more than a dozen times, he finally stopped in a strange place shrouded in mist and rain. Fortunately, the commonly used things were in the bag, so he didn't have to be too busy.

"This is Talang Country." Zuo Liuying finally spoke, and his voice was much more natural than the first time he spoke. "Go around the mountain in front, and Talang City should be two hundred miles away.

"Oh." Sun Yulu suddenly realized, "This is Lianhai Mountain in the northwest of Talang City. This mountain leads all the way to the sea, hence the name. More than a thousand miles to the southwest is Luanjing..."

Zuo Liuying raised his arm and interrupted Sun Yulu unceremoniously, "You can introduce it when everyone is free.

We have to reach Talang City before sunset today."

"Why do we have to go to Talang City? Why don't we go directly to Luanjing Mountain?" Mu Xingqiu had to ask for clarification. The bald man on his shoulder nodded repeatedly to cheer for Brother Xiaoqiu.

Zuo Liuying did not answer, and said to Xin Youtao: "I need a carriage." He said to Xiao Qingtao: "I need clothes for mortals."

Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao were both stunned. There was no village in front and no shop behind. It seemed that there was no one within dozens of miles. They prepared gold and silver, but they couldn't buy anything.

Mu Xingqiu walked up to Zuo Liuying, "We need to know the purpose of this trip."

"Find helpers. "Zuo Liuying looked younger and more immature than Mu Xingqiu. If it weren't for the cold expression on his face, he looked like he was frightened, but he was only willing to answer with these three words.

Mu Xingqiu and the others looked at each other. How could the head of Pangshan's Forbidden Secret Department have helpers in such a place?

Talang Country is the place where Luanjingshan recruits disciples. Sun Yulu should be more familiar with this place, so the puzzled eyes of several Taoists were cast on her. Sun Yulu was a person who had been a Dujiao, but in front of Zuo Liuying, she was no different from an ordinary little Taoist. She shrugged and said that she knew nothing.

Yang Qingyin suddenly pointed to the back: "No need to find a carriage. "

Amid the crackling sound of rain, there was a sound of hooves. It was a group of mortals.

Sun Yulu spread her arms to block the people behind her and cast a spell quickly. It was many times better than Yang Qingyin's disguise. In a blink of an eye, she turned into an old woman in her sixties or seventies, leaning on a cane. The other five people, including Zuo Liuying, did not change their appearance, but their clothes were transformed into ordinary people's clothes. The men wore short-sleeved shirts and long pants, and the women wore cloth skirts. In order to make it more realistic, everyone had an extra bundle on their shoulders. No one knew what was in it. Only Mu Xingqiu knew that his bundle contained a bald man's head.

Such an illusion can only deceive the eyes of mortals, but it cannot hide it from the Taoist priests with clairvoyance.

Mu Xingqiu glanced around and said to Zuo Liuying: "You have revealed the flaw. "

Zuo Liuying glanced at him and had to let the rain drip on his clothes. Soon he was soaked like everyone else.

The horse team arrived, with a total of 20 knights, guarding a carriage in the middle. The knights were all wearing the armor of the Yellow Fu Army. They were obviously coming from the Holy Fu Dynasty. They stopped when they saw a small group of people on the side of the road.

Xin Youtao was about to step forward to speak, but Sun Yulu motioned for her to do it. She hobbled over and said to the knight in front: "General, please be kind and take us for a ride."

The knight's voice came from the helmet cover. He seemed to be quite old, an old soldier, "Who are you?"

"A family?" The knight was a little confused. An old woman and five young men and women of similar age did not look like a family, and their temperament was not like that of ordinary farmers and village girls.

Mu Xingqiu took a step forward and said, "This is grandma. We are all her grandchildren. We are going to Talang City to find our father and several uncles."

Sun Yulu should be **10 years old, and Mu Xingqiu and others are all 21 or 22 years old. There is nothing wrong with being her grandchildren. Only Zuo Liuying is two years older than them all combined. More than twice that time, he was also regarded as a grandson by Mu Xingqiu.

The knight looked at it for a few times and said, "We are not a caravan. We don't bring any foreigners. Stay away and let us pass."

"We'll pay, you just ask for the price." Xin Youtao immediately responded, sighing in his heart that he, a dignified prince, was reduced to bargaining with others in the rain.

The knight hesitated for a while and shook his head, "This is not a matter of money."

Xin Youtao was about to take out the gold and silver. A knight ran from the cavalry and said loudly: "Master has an order. It's not easy to go out. Take them with you on the road."

The first knight shook his head slightly again, obviously reluctant, but still ordered a few horses to be released. Mu Xingqiu pointed at Sun Yulu and Zuo Liuying and said: "Grandma is old, I... Tang My brother is suffering from illness, and we are taking him to Talang City to seek medical treatment. Can we let the two of them get on the bus?"

Zuo Liuying refused to act like he was sick. Sun Yulu coughed twice while leaning on a cane, looking increasingly old and frail.

"You are really pushing the envelope, knowing that in the car..." The leading knight did not continue, but asked the other knight to ask the owner of the car.

Soon an order came from the car, allowing an old man and a young man to get in the car and go with them.

The cavalry set off again, with Yang Qingyin and Xiao Qingtao riding on the same horse, and Mu Xingqiu and Xin Youtao riding on the same horse, following behind the carriage. After walking for a while, Xin Youtao whispered: "This carriage can hold at least ten people. It is quite impressive. It is escorted by twenty Yellow Fu Army soldiers... I guess the owner of the carriage is a noble who comes to travel or visit relatives in Talang Country." The younger brother should be the prince’s son.”

The bald man in the bag said: "Let me see..."

Xin Youtao hurriedly shushed the bald man several times to shut up.

Mu Xingqiu could not recognize the pomp and pomp of the nobles. What he thought of was another thing, "Zuo Liuying stopped at such a ghost place, wouldn't he be waiting for this group of people?"

Xin Youtao nodded with deep understanding, even though there were a lot of restrictions in the capitals of the vassal states. All types of flight will be discovered, but the range is only more than a hundred miles, but Zuo Liuying stopped two hundred miles away. It's really a bit strange, "Then this 'master' must have a lot of background, but he only brings twenty guards, which is too few."

"Could this be the helper Zuo Liuying is looking for?" Xiao Qingtao asked softly behind Yang Qingyin.

"You'll know soon." Mu Xingqiu replied in a low voice, becoming more and more disgusted with Zuo Liuying's mysterious approach.

The rain kept falling, neither too heavy nor too little. The horse team marched carefully on the slippery and muddy road, especially when going downhill. They had to slow down. It was located in a mountainous area and frequently went up and down slopes. Zuo Liuying wanted to go downhill at night. It was absolutely impossible to reach Wave Treader City before.

"They don't use talismans. It's not like the nobility." The more Xin Youtao observed, the more confused he became. In his impression, all nobles relied on the convenience provided by talismans. Especially in this weather, the help of talismans was even more important. .

After turning around a mountain peak, the horse team turned onto the main road. The road was smoother, but the rain became heavier.

Mu Xingqiu whispered: "Something's not right, these people are leading us in the wrong direction."

Yang Qingyin, who was walking side by side, turned sideways, revealing a small candle in her hand. The flames were swaying in circles, which indicated that someone in the team was secretly casting a spell.

Mu Xingqiu glanced at it with his third eye, and immediately understood that the wide road under their feet was an illusion caused by magic. The horse team was actually walking on a wild road several feet wide, but the constant rain was real. It was extremely beautiful. Covers up the traces of the spell.

The four inhaled Taoist priests communicated with their eyes. Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao suggested that it would be better to play it safe. The enemies of this group of people were unknown, and Zuo Liuying and Sun Yulu were there, so they did not need to worry. Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin had other ideas: Since Zuo Liuying asked them to be responsible for guarding, the two of them didn't want to wait for the high-ranking Taoist priest to take action, nor did they want to be kept in the dark.

Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao quickly gave in. When they needed to make a decision, they couldn't compete with the other two people.

Mu Xingqiu and Xin Youtao urged the horses to speed up and caught up with the carriage in front of them. The seven or eight cavalrymen behind them immediately followed and shouted "Get back". Yang Qingyin and Xiao Qingtao jumped up and took advantage of the opportunity. He cast a spell on his own machine, and fireballs and ice spikes flew together in the rain. Mu Xingqiu also swung his long whip at the nearest knights.

The battle began immediately, .ans. co Twenty cavalrymen were already on alert and quickly flew into the sky. Five of them reacted slowly and were hit by Pangshan Taoist Priest's spells and fell to the ground. The others cast spells to fight back.

Everyone is very close to each other, which makes it more dangerous than ordinary martial arts fights. Spells often pass by, and you will be hit if you are not careful.

"It's a group of casual cultivators!" Xiao Qingtao shouted, recognizing that the other party's gorgeous techniques were the same as those of the casual cultivators.

Xin Youtao was the only defender among the four. He was slightly panicked when faced with more than a dozen spells. "Catch the thief first, capture the king first, and take the people in the car..."

The car curtain opened, revealing the face of a strange old woman. She was not surprised at all by the magic outside, "Taoist Pangshan really likes to fight. Everyone, please stop."

The casual cultivators heard the order to stop. Mu Xingqiu fell on the horse, still holding the whip in his hand, "Who are you?"

The old woman hummed for a long time, as if considering whether to answer, and then she said: "I am Zuo Liuying's aunt, and the person he hates the most. I am also a traitor to the Taoist tradition, and even the life and death magician king of the nine thousand monks of Haishan."

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