Chapter 207

Fan Xiaoxiao frowned as she watched the guards at the Tianshan Gate seemingly preparing to take the Ghost Doctor away. She was just about to leave when she saw the Ghost Doctor turn around, cough in her direction, and quickly wave his hand, as if to tell her to go back first.

"What is the old man up to?"

She muttered something to herself and gave up the idea of ​​going forward. After hesitating for a moment, she finally turned around and went home first.

Fortunately, the Ghost Doctor returned after about an hour.

"Oh dear! I'm freezing!"

When the Ghost Doctor entered, his clothes had several large holes for some reason, and the wind was blowing in through those holes, making him shiver from the cold.

Moreover, his face was wet from the wind and snow, and the moisture in the cold weather froze his hair until it was dry and stiff, with a layer of white frost on the outermost layer.

"Oh dear! Sir! What happened to you! Quick! Go to the kitchen and warm up!"

Aunt Wang was startled by his appearance and quickly went to find him a dry cloth.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaoxiao rushed out of the greenhouse: "Grandpa, you're back. What happened to you! Your face is all purple from the cold!"

The ghost doctor stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence, which made Fan Xiaoxiao frown and quickly wave her hand.

"Please sit down first, I'll go and make you some ginger soup to warm you up."

After saying that, Fan Xiaoxiao busied herself in the kitchen.

After drinking a bowl of ginger soup, the Ghost Doctor finally recovered. After letting out a long sigh, he began to recount what he had seen from Princess Renle.

It turns out that the people of Tianshan Town do come and go from Tianshan Gate. It's just that most of those who come and go are ordinary people nowadays.

Ren Le had only been there a day when he arrested all the townspeople who were out on business in Tianshan Town. If they resisted, they were killed in the street.

She brought a large number of imperial guards, and the ordinary people in the town were naturally powerless to resist. So, in no time, she had captured almost all of them.

"How can this princess be so arrogant! Where are the disciples of Tianshan? Why didn't they report to the Heavenly Venerable?"

Uncle Wang frowned, his expression conveying a sense of disappointment and frustration.

The Ghost Doctor glanced at him and slurped up the ginger soup that Fan Xiaoxiao had just brought him.

"The disciples of Tianshan have also been arrested. That little demoness forbade them to report the news. Moreover, she didn't arrest people for no reason. She used the fact that these people disturbed the imperial palace as a pretext. If the disciples of Tianshan stand up for justice, they will be disobeying the princess's orders."

At this point, the Ghost Doctor paused slightly, blew on the still steaming ginger soup in his hand, swallowed a mouthful, and let out a sigh as it warmed him up before continuing.

"However, it's also thanks to the fact that the townspeople of Tianshan Town often deal with people from the martial arts world that none of them lost their lives."

Seeing that the doctor's bowl was almost empty, Madam Fan added a little more to it.

"What is she trying to do by arresting so many townspeople? Wasn't she supposed to be after Madam Bai?"

"She probably wants the Heavenly Venerable to hand over Bai Chaoyan and Xiahou..."

"ah?"

Aunt Wang didn't quite understand Fan Xiaoxiao's words: "Girl, you're saying that princess is trying to capture Lady Bai and Hero Xia? But what does that have to do with the people of Tianshan Town?"

"Yes, there is a connection."

Fan Xiaoxiao stood up with a stern face: "When there are enough people, the Tianshan Sect cannot ignore the townspeople at the foot of the mountain for the sake of two people. Moreover, Renle is a princess, and it is only a matter of her word for commoners to rebel. If the Tianshan Sect goes to cause trouble for her directly because of this, then it will be going against the imperial court."

"Crack."

The Ghost Doctor placed the bowl he was holding on the table beside him and rubbed his chubby belly.

"In short, the little demoness just doesn't allow anyone to go up the mountain or report back. Plus, with that old man, the Celestial Venerable, sealing off the mountain, once he finds out, phew, that'll be a real problem."

Fan Xiaoxiao nodded. Actually, if the Celestial Venerable knew now, there was still room for maneuver. But if they waited a few days, and the townspeople slowly began to weaken, if the Celestial Venerable didn't hand over Bai Chaoyan and Xiahou, then the whole world would despise the Tianshan Sect.

At times like these, the battle between the two sides becomes a war of public opinion.

"Also, with that little demoness blocking the way at the foot of the mountain, you can't go and pick that yeast flower, little one."

Ultimately, this was Fan Xiaoxiao's main goal. As for the matter in Tianshan Town, that was merely a side effect.

"Girls, are you going up the mountain?"

Aunt Wang's face showed a hint of worry. It was snowing, and there were many Imperial Guards around the Tianshan Mountains. Leaving aside whether they could even get up the mountain, getting even close was a problem.

"Godmother, I'm definitely going this time."

For her, hops meant the financial means to potentially ally with the rebels. In such chaotic times, having some skills was essential to avoid being bullied.

Furthermore, Tianshan Town is also the first step for her to establish a foothold there.

Thinking of this, Fan Xiaoxiao no longer hesitated. After putting her straw hat and raincoat back on, she said to Xiao Hei and the Ghost Doctor, "I remember Sang Yu'er mentioned that there seems to be a road behind Dongshan that leads to the top of Tianshan Mountain, but it's only used by carriages that travel through Tianshan. Let's go and see if there's a way to get up there."

"The other side of Dongshan? Isn't that the back of our mountain?"

Xiao Hei shook his head and continued, "These past two days, Uncle Wang and I were hunting and we must have passed by the entrance to Dongshan that you mentioned, Madam. That place has long been surrounded by the Imperial Guards, and their numbers are no less than those of Tianshan Gate. Moreover, it has been snowing these past two days, so even if we were to get through, we would probably leave our tracks in the snow."

Fan Xiaoxiao frowned, not expecting Ren Le to act so quickly.

The proposed solution was rejected, and the problem returned to square one.

The Ghost Doctor rubbed his chin and rolled his eyes mischievously: "Hey, why don't we just storm into Tianshan? We can say we're here for revenge, and fight our way up the mountain to catch that little demoness off guard."

Fan Xiaoxiao's lips twitched slightly. She knew the Ghost Doctor was having an episode; the old man was acting like a child, his words half-joking and half-serious. But she still considered that he was an elderly person, so she didn't intend to say anything else.

But Xiao Hei was different. He had followed the Ghost Doctor with Bai Hua since he was a child, and he had seen the old man's unserious behavior many times. He slapped the back of Bai Hua's head hard.

"Old man, you've probably forgotten that with your mediocre skills, you're unbeatable in a fight! Otherwise, if you knew a few tricks with poison, you'd probably be meeting the Holy Maiden long ago!"

"Hey, you little rascal!"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? If you ask me, we'd better take a longer route and look for other entrances!"

"!"

Fan Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, and decided to take a longer route...

Yeah! Why doesn't she have any ideas?

She suddenly clapped her hands together, making a crisp sound. Everyone's attention was drawn to her, and just as they were about to speak, Fan Xiaoxiao burst out laughing, "I've found a way to get up the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)