"By the way, do you know which route Liu Pianpian took to assassinate the leader of the Red Turban Army?"
The Taoist priest guarding the mountain snorted coldly and said, "That woman asked me for a lot of pills that can clear away miasma. She probably wants to go through the Yin Ghost Forest and launch a surprise attack on the Red Turban Army from a side path."
Yang Sheng inquired with the Taoist priest about various details regarding the Golden Cauldron Immortal, but after finding nothing useful, he poured the Taoist priest another cup of wine.
This time, the Taoist priest guarding the mountain was truly drunk to the point of blacking out; after waking up, he couldn't remember anything.
At this moment, Old Master Cui and Han Yu also came upstairs. Old Master Cui looked at the completely drunk Taoist priest Shouyue and clicked his tongue, saying, "Do you think that Golden Cauldron True Man might be pretending to be an old man, but in reality he is a muscle-bound tyrant who specializes in physical cultivation?"
Yang Sheng stroked his chin and said, "It's not impossible."
After saying that, Yang Sheng turned his gaze to Han Yu and said, "Neither Cui Laodao nor I can take action, so we'll leave that woman Liu Pianpian to you. Is there anything you need our cooperation with?"
Han Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'm not just a simple, supportive reincarnator. Leave that woman to me."
When Yang Sheng and Han Yu carried out reincarnation missions together, Han Yu was usually not the one who took the lead, but rather played a supporting role.
But in reality, Han Yu's individual combat strength is not weak either, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to complete so many solo missions.
Therefore, Yang Sheng felt at ease handing Liu Pianpian over to Han Yu to handle.
Liu Pianpian had been walking for half a day, but Han Yu, with his speed, arrived first and had already laid an ambush in front of the Yin Gui Forest, her only way.
The Red Turban Rebellion took place in the south of Liang State, a region with barren land, mountains, and dense forests. The people there already suffered greatly, so when they were further oppressed by the imperial court, it was easy for them to rebel.
The Ghost Forest is a small path leading south. It is filled with evil miasma all year round and is also home to demons. People without some strength generally do not travel this path.
Of course, Liu Pianpian didn't care at all. She rode her horse leisurely all the way here, without any sense of urgency.
Although she told Master Jinding that she would retrieve Chu Yingfei's head as quickly as possible, she actually planned to time her actions precisely to complete the mission.
The reason is simple: if she goes fast this time, Master Jin Ding will demand that she go even faster next time.
She would be punished if she was even slightly slower than usual due to the slightest accident.
Liu Pianpian and the others had indeed been lazy to some extent while serving under Jin Ding Zhenren for so many years, but this was forced upon them by Jin Ding Zhenren's harsh and ungrateful character.
At first, they worked diligently to complete the task, but after being punished a few times, they realized that sometimes, the task couldn't be completed too quickly.
Just then, a faint sound of a flute reached Liu Pianpian's ears, and her expression immediately tightened as she looked around.
Ordinary merchants and travelers would not come to a place like the Yin Gui Forest. It is surrounded by miasma and danger. Who would have the leisure to play the flute here?
"Who's there! Show yourself!"
Liu Pianpian let out a fierce shout, and her body surged with demonic energy. Even the horse she was riding knelt down because it could not withstand the demonic energy and instantly died.
Just then, a series of howling gusts of wind suddenly came, not from afar but rising out of thin air, as if countless sharp threads had suddenly appeared in the air, stirring up the extremely sharp qi.
The closest thing seemed to appear right before Liu Pianpian's eyes. In an instant, she seemed to fall into an extremely sharp spider web, densely entangled within it!
Ambush from all sides, murderous intent lurking everywhere!
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Inside the Immortal Sect in the capital, the candle in front of the Golden Cauldron Immortal suddenly went out.
He frowned immediately and began to calculate with his fingers, but his expression changed instantly.
"Go and call Di Kui and Yang Sheng here."
With a gloomy expression, Jin Ding Zhenren instructed a Taoist priest to summon Di Kui and Yang Sheng.
As soon as the two entered the main hall, Master Jin Ding said in a deep voice, "Something unexpected happened. Liu Pianpian is dead."
Both Di Kui and Yang Sheng's expressions changed.
Di Kui was surprised that Liu Pianpian, with her strength, could die outside.
That woman was not only powerful but also incredibly slippery; even if she was no match for him, she shouldn't have been killed so quickly.
Yang Sheng was also surprised that Han Yu acted so quickly.
Also, where did Master Jin Ding get his information?
Judging from the timing, Han Yu should have just arrived. Could it be that Jin Ding Zhenren sensed Liu Pianpian's death as soon as she died?
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