Volume 1, Chapter 20: The mastermind behind the scenes, the conspiracy of the Confucian scholar and Dongfang Xiu.

Seeing Ye Tingmu coaxing the child like this, the little monk couldn't help but shake his head. He had seen what just happened.

The young man in front of me is not simple.

Dongfang Qingzhu was also amused and chuckled, but seeing that Ye Tingmu looked a little haggard, he couldn't help but blame himself secretly.

Thinking back on how I was kidnapped, I still don’t know why.

Ever since she activated her spiritual roots at the age of ten and learned that her meridians were blocked and she could not practice cultivation, her ancestors and father had not allowed her to travel far.

Even the Beimang City was not given up.

She lost her mother when she was young, and her father later became the head of the family. He was busy with affairs and rarely had time to accompany her.

However, because she had been favored by the ancestor since she was young, she was rejected by her peers in the clan.

She has been alone since she was young and no one wants to play with her.

Although she is the most noble eldest daughter of the Dongfang family, she is very lonely.

However, her younger uncle had entered her world in the past year. He not only often accompanied her for dinner, but also occasionally read poetry and painted with her.

It is also because of the lack of companionship since childhood.

She naturally became dependent on her uncle and trusted him very much.

Even ignoring his father's warnings.

He secretly came to Yecheng with his uncle.

The uncle told her not to be afraid, he was a powerful man in the True Yuan Realm and was invincible in the world.

She didn't understand cultivation or realm, and she felt that her uncle would not lie to her.

And she really wanted to go out, really wanted to go out.

She is like a canary in a cage, yearning for the blue sky.

But things changed when they arrived in Yecheng. His uncle, who thought he was invincible, was knocked down in one fell swoop, and she was also kidnapped.

She originally thought that this group of bandits was very powerful.

But since I saw Feng He defeat them all by himself.

She realized something was wrong.

Why did his uncle fall to such a group of thieves?

This must be impossible.

Her father's words came back to her mind.

Maybe it's not that simple.

Although she was not very worldly-wise, she had been very intelligent since she was a child. She would never believe that the matter here had nothing to do with her uncle.

But she couldn't understand why her uncle, who usually took such good care of her, would attack her.

Could it be that all the love and affection I've received over the past year was just an illusion?

So she didn't dare to go back to Yecheng, and just now she promised a large sum of money and asked Ye Tingmu to send her back to Beimang City.

This was the first time I encountered such a sudden change in my life, so I was naturally very scared and always on guard against people.

Except for her ancestors and father, she dared not trust anyone now.

Of course, the exception is Ye Tingmu in front of her. Although the two have only known each other for a few days, Ye Tingmu can always give her an indescribable sense of security.

The words "Don't be afraid, I'm here," still lingered in her ears, and her little heart couldn't help but beat fast.

He is really different.

With such a sudden change happening, naturally, the group of people had no desire to sleep anymore.

Ye Tingmu simply decided to leave this place immediately.

With such a big commotion, the authorities will come soon.

He didn't want to stay and cause unnecessary trouble after the place was destroyed like this.

Although the purpose was to suppress bandits, these bandits were from the Black Wind Valley.

Rumor has it that there are people above this Black Wind Valley, and these so-called people above them are probably the officials in Yecheng.

Otherwise, how could they have been doing evil for so many years and yet never been wiped out?

Ye Tingmu firmly believed in this.

Of course, there are protective umbrellas behind the underworld. This is an unchanging iron law since ancient times, let alone in this chaotic world.

What should I do if the other party makes things difficult for me?

He is not afraid of course, but he is afraid of trouble.

After packing their luggage, they were about to leave.

"Monk, do you want to come with me?"

The Ten Commandments stood up.

"I would like to travel with you, the benefactors."

Several people walked out of the house one after another and were shocked when they saw the mess on the ground.

Especially the Oriental Bamboo Chime, this is really the work of man.

The three little kids stared with their eyes wide open.

Qingfeng exclaimed.

"Wow, how could this meteorite hit so hard?"

"Of course. How can something falling from the sky not be powerful?" Jinghong pouted and said seriously.

"Okay, stop looking, let's go."

"Oh...Brother, you better stop pretending to be stupid next time, or you'll get hit too."

"How could I possibly pretend to be cool? Don't talk nonsense."

"Uh-huh."

Not long after a few people left.

Hundreds of armored soldiers wielding swords appeared on the ruins.

The leader was riding a tall horse, wearing a black armor, looking very majestic. He couldn't help but frowned when he saw this scene.

"Where are the people?"

"Report to the General, I just checked and found nothing. They should have left."

The young general frowned.

He called the officer over and asked, "Are you sure this was done by one person?"

"General, it's absolutely true. I was there at the time and saw it clearly. That Xuan-level demon hunter wielded his sword and wiped out all three hundred bandits. This street has become like this."

The leading young general's eyes became even more solemn.

The person who wields such a sword is definitely no ordinary person.

If he could do this with sword energy, his strength must be at the fifth level of true essence, or even higher.

But he couldn't understand why Ao Long from the Black Wind Valley dared to provoke such an existence in Yecheng.

"You know that lying about military intelligence is punishable by death."

"I dare not. Everything I said is true."

"That would be best." He pulled the reins, and the horse beneath him neighed. "One team will follow me, and the rest will stay behind to clean up."

After saying this, he galloped away with a group of people.

"Hello~"

At the same time, in the Yecheng City Lord's Mansion.

The Confucian scholar was playing chess with Dongfang Xiu late at night.

As the candlelight flickered, the two men placed pieces on the chessboard from time to time.

"Sir Li, how are things going?" Dongfang Xiu made a move, frowned, and asked.

The scholar in front of him took out a white piece and dropped it into the plate.

With a smile on his face.

"Don't worry, Master Jiu. These little brats can't cause any trouble. I've already sent someone to take care of it. It will be done soon."

"Remember, it's best not to touch the people in Yecheng Prefecture."

"Of course, these things are all done by bandits. Even if your ancestor retrieves the consciousness of the eldest lady in the future, it will not be traced back to us. These are all done by bandits, and naturally have nothing to do with us."

Dongfang Xiu was fiddling with the black chess pieces, a look of worry between his brows.

"Well, that's the best. However, those bandits are all desperate criminals. I hope they won't harm Qingzhu's life." He was a little worried. If Dongfang Qingzhu was unfortunately injured, no matter how much he tried to refuse, he would still have to bear the wrath of his own ancestor.

"Even if he had ten guts, he wouldn't dare. Besides, I have a hidden agent following me, so there won't be any mistakes."

Dongfang Xiu's brows relaxed a little after hearing this.

At this time, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door.

The scholar was delighted and flicked his sleeves.

"Look, while we're talking, the news comes."

After a while, the footsteps stopped, a figure appeared outside the door, and the sound came in through the crack in the door.

"My lord, I'm back."

"Come in."

The man pushed the door open and walked in.

If Ye Tingmu were here again, he would definitely recognize this person.

This was the black-clad swordsman who had killed Ao Long and injured himself.

Dongfang Xiu and the Confucian scholar looked at him at the same time, with expectation in their eyes.

This man's name is Yue Mingfeng, the best swordsman in Yecheng, also known as the Sword Idiot. He started learning swordplay at the age of ten, and has been doing so for more than forty years. His realm is now at the level of a trance.

His strength ranks among the top five in the entire Yecheng.

"How's it going?"

Compiled by Yue Ming Feng.

"Your Excellency, the mission has failed."

The scholar was stunned, with horror in his eyes.

"What?"

Dongfang Xiu was no longer calm, and his relaxed brows were twisted together again.

"The scholar unleashed a single strike of his sword, wiping out all three hundred people from the Black Wind Valley and severely injuring Ao Long."

Hiss~ The scholar took a breath of cold air.

He found this a little unbelievable. Killing three hundred with one sword and severely injuring a fourth-level strongman, this was impossible for a scholar in the Kaiyuan realm to do.

"Are you sure that the sword strike was made by that scholar?"

Facing the scholar's question, Yue Mingfeng replied solemnly, "That boy did indeed only strike once, but that sword move was strange, and its power was probably even stronger than a strike from a peak fifth realm cultivator."

The scholar clenched his fists, stood up and paced back and forth.

Dongfang Xiu stood up and asked, "What about Ao Long?" He was just worried that Ao Long had told everyone everything.

Dongfang Xiu also cast an inquiring look.