After winding his way through the enemy lines and using his mysterious agility to shake off his pursuers, Zu An returned to the Pei residence.
He had just been interrupted by the mysterious swordsman, which prevented him from seeing his beloved Manman, and he wanted to try again.
Unfortunately, after what just happened, the city lord's mansion has increased patrols, and there are guards everywhere.
In this situation, no matter how high your cultivation level is, it's impossible to sneak in silently in broad daylight unless you're truly invisible.
"Who exactly is that swordsman?" Zu An cursed the mysterious man to death in his heart, while also beginning to wonder who he was.
At first, he thought he was a member of the Pei family, but after the guards were alerted, the man also had to avoid them, which made him deny this guess.
If he's not from the Pei family, why would someone with such high cultivation be near Pei Mianman's residence?
Judging from what the other person just said, it seems like he was protecting Da Manman?
But I've never heard Da Manman mention such a person before.
Just then, a commotion came from the side door. Zhao Zhi, wrapped in a cloak that concealed his face, boarded the carriage that was waiting there.
Han Fengqiu looked around warily, then picked up a straw hat, put it on his head, and drove away.
Zuan's heart stirred, and he followed them to a mansion several miles away, which appeared to be the residence of a wealthy merchant in the city.
Although the residence was unremarkable in appearance, it was heavily guarded, clearly a secret stronghold of the Prince Qi's mansion in this area.
Not wanting to alert the enemy, Zuan looked around, noted the surroundings, and then quietly left.
After returning to the hotel, he changed into his Gold Medal Eleven outfit and went straight to Xiao Jianren's room.
Upon seeing him, Xiao Jianren visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "Eleventh Lord, we've been quite worried about you since we haven't heard from you for so long."
After all, he was nowhere to be seen in the vast desert and grasslands before, and it was unknown whether he had even reached Cloud City. Now, he finally had someone to rely on.
“I came here beforehand to investigate. I’ve found out that the Prince of Qi’s heir has secretly come to Yunzhong County. I’ll tell you their stronghold. Send someone there to keep an eye on them and report back if there’s anything unusual,” Zu’an reminded him. “Han Fengqiu is also there. They’re very vigilant, so don’t get too close and alert them.”
“Understood, keeping an eye on these Embroidered-Robed Envoys is a professional job.” Xiao Jianren’s expression turned serious, and he patted his chest to assure him. Then he looked at Zu An with admiration. “My lord is truly unfathomable. He found out such important information so quickly.”
Zuan's face flushed. This was all just a coincidence. However, seeing the admiring look in the other party's eyes, he naturally wouldn't explain: "There's another matter. Are there any famous sword masters in Yunzhong County who have reached the level of grandmaster?"
Seeing that the other party didn't take finding out the Prince of Qi's heir seriously at all, Xiao Jianren thought to himself that the boss was indeed the boss, and his magnanimity was something that none of them could match.
Upon hearing the inquiry, he quickly listed several candidates and said, "Although they are all skilled swordsmen, none of them seem to have reached the level of a grandmaster. Could the person you mentioned be from outside?"
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly described the man's physical characteristics. At the same time, he recalled, "He seemed to have recited a line of poetry, something like 'Drink today, for tomorrow we may die,' I don't know if it was the name of his sword technique or a catchphrase."
Xiao Jianren's eyes lit up: "Now that you mention it, I'm reminded of someone who seems to fit the description just now."
"Who?" Zu'an was very curious because it concerned Da Manman.
“The third disciple of the chief priest, the sword immortal Xiao Yao,” Xiao Jianren replied.
"He's the third disciple of the Imperial Academy Master?" Zu An never expected that he was related to the Imperial Academy Master. When he was chatting with Jiang Luofu, Xie Daoyun, and others in the back mountain of the academy, he heard a lot of news from them.
The Grand Master has twelve direct disciples, each a top expert in their respective field. For example, the eldest disciple excels in runes, Shenxuzi is skilled in alchemy, and Heibaizi is passionate about chess...
Besides the few people I had met in the capital before, there were some I hadn't met before.
Among the remaining few, some had confirmed identities and were stationed in other places, such as the tenth disciple who was proficient in military strategy and was stationed at the border.
Some of them are shrouded in mystery, and the outside world doesn't even know their names or origins. They only know very little about them. For example, the second disciple is a doctor, the sixth disciple is a painter, and the ninth disciple is a singer. But no one knows their specific information, or even whether they are male or female.
Aside from them, the third disciple is a special case. Everyone knows his name, Sword Immortal Xiao Yao, but no one knows where he is.
He hasn't returned to the academy or even the capital for at least the last twenty years. He can't be found when there are any major events at the National Academy, as if the headmaster has never had this disciple from beginning to end.
At this moment, Xiao Jianren said with a sigh, "Back then, Sword Immortal Xiao Yao was truly a genius. He reached the peak of the ninth rank at a young age. Everyone thought he would be the youngest person in history to break through to the Grandmaster realm. Even the High Priest said that he was the most talented among all his disciples, and it would be only natural for him to become a Grandmaster in the future."
"Xiao Yao was also full of vigor, roaming the world with a long sword, defeating all the heroes under heaven. Because the great war between the human race and the demon race had only just ended, there were still many demon race remnants in the Great Zhou territory. So he traveled the world while slaying demons and eliminating evil."
"But later, I don't know what happened, he suddenly became extremely depressed, his cultivation also deteriorated a lot, and even the chief priest publicly reprimanded him."
"In a fit of anger, he had a big argument with the head priest, then left the back mountain of the academy and never returned."
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