"Um?"
In his small courtyard, Tang Zhao received two Yuan envoys who suddenly came to visit. He was very surprised when he heard Xinying and Manying describe their intentions.
Why... is there such a good thing?
Isn't it a coincidence to go to conquer Dark Star Manor?
After several investigations, especially after yesterday's incident in Yulang City at the foot of the mountain, Tang Zhao basically confirmed that the Dark Star Manor was the force of the turtle bandits.
Not to mention the previous signs, as long as it is a normal manor with normal sword slaves and swordsmen, even if the manor owner is a saint and treats the sword slaves like family, so that none of the sword slaves want to rebel, they will never do it. He despises other rioting sword slaves.
Because they oppress every sword slave equally.
Looking at the Sword Slave without any concern showed that they were not within the system of Zong Liangshan at all and must have other agendas.
Turtle bandits, naturally they have other plans.
Their purpose was also to cause big trouble at the sacrifice, but when they saw other forces making trouble a few days before the launch, they should take a careful attitude and take precautions secretly, but they would not intervene rashly. Previously, there were so many swordsmen in Yulang City besieging them, and Dark Star Manor just stood firm and had no intention of taking the initiative to attack. Otherwise, the Sunrise Camp would not have been able to assemble so smoothly.
It can be said that between Yunzhou and the turtle bandits, Yunzhou made the first move after all.
Although in terms of information gap, Yunzhou currently has the upper hand. Yunzhou knows that the turtle bandits are turtle bandits, but the turtle bandits don't know that Yunzhou is Yunzhou.
But since Yunzhou has moved, even if some information has been exposed, unless the turtle bandits are too stupid or too arrogant, they will definitely go to find out the origin of the camp. How much they can find out depends on their own abilities.
Tang Zhao and the others also knew that such an action would inevitably attract attention, but if in order to avoid being investigated, they would not dare to move and just wait until the day of the sacrifice to adapt to changes and rely on human power to push? That's too passive. That would be a waste of a series of fundamental research conducted by their brothers, and it would also be a waste of many lives on their side.
Every time a swordsman is liberated, an enemy unit is converted into a friendly unit. Each time, the strength is doubled. Maybe an additional swordsman from Yunzhou can be saved, increasing the chance of winning. How could this happen? What to do?
Therefore, when Tang Zhao made a plan, he still "put me first" and steadily implemented his plan without relaxing his vigilance against the turtle pirates and keeping it secret as much as possible.
Fortunately, there are only a few days left before the sacrifice, and there is not much time left for the turtle bandits. Tang Zhao and the others have many hidden identities, and they also invited Bai Yujing's power to host the ceremony openly. It is difficult to do so in a short time. It takes time to find out the clues, and at most the turtle pirates can keep an eye on it.
The turtle bandits were looking at them, and Tang Zhao was also looking at the turtle bandits. He has always wanted to see what moves the turtle pirates would make? After all, the time is approaching. If you really want to make a difference, you should take action, right?
But so far, there really hasn't been any movement.
Is it that the turtles are too calm, or are they already prepared and there is no need to make any last-minute adjustments?
Tang Zhao felt that the latter possibility was high - there was nothing we could do about it, so why did he come late? They were promoted to the second-level manor three years ago. The first-mover advantage of more than three years is too big.
I just didn't expect that Gui Kou would actually get involved in the longevity meeting.
Tang Zhao has been thinking about it for the past two days. The more he thinks about it, the more incredible it is that turtle bandits and Changshou would be mixed together.
A bit pricey, right?
Aren’t you people who do great things? Why get involved with the local cult? On the eve of the sacrifice, you are dedicating manpower to support a sunset manor?
To say how hard the Dark Star Manor's support is, it doesn't seem to be there. The two swordsmen they supported really wanted to win, but only to the extent of being loyal to their duties, not to the point of being desperate for their own lives. Their dissatisfaction with losing was just out of instinct. It seemed that longevity had nothing to do with the great achievements of the turtle bandits.
Especially after the failure, Xinglao and Xingzi, who came to support, became furious and left without caring about Wu Shayu's anger. This shows that they did not take the master of Sunset Manor seriously, nor did they take the important events of the longevity association to heart. . Acting like a fringe character.
This actually allowed the two of them to escape disaster, otherwise their longevity would be wiped out, and Dark Star Manor could announce the reduction of two people.
In this regard, Tang Zhao had a guess. Those participating in the longevity meeting may not be the entire force of "turtle bandits".
There may be some personal will in it.
Considering that the Gui bandits have been planning their operations here for at least three years, the two mountains are closed inside and outside, and transportation is inconvenient. Naturally, they need someone in charge to be the master of the Dark Star Manor.
Based on past experience, the person in charge is most likely a Shangzhuguo, or someone with a higher status. People like this have been in Gangliang Mountain for several years and have territory and manpower. As long as they are not stupid, they should build an "independent kingdom" in Dacheng.
Naturally, the speaker wanted to collect all the information about the Gangliang Mountain. What would happen if he knew that there was an organization like the longevity society that gave people longevity?
Of course, join it.
Tang Zhao knew that among the turtle bandits, there was a group of veterans from the Shangzhu Kingdom who were the real remnants of the previous dynasty and were left over from the former Wei Dynasty. At least this person is over a hundred years old, and at most it should be over two hundred years old.
The lifespan of a swordsman is only two to three hundred years old. Are those old swordsmen not old enough to "know their destiny"? Is it strange that such a powerful person with an imminent end would want to join a longevity program to gain some longevity?
However, the turtle swordsman's selfishness should be limited to "doing private work". He will definitely not delay their plans for this, let alone worship any "great sage". The great sage didn't accept them very much, maybe the two parties could barely be considered partners.
The same goes for this sword fight. Dark Star Manor is here to help out and collect some money on the way. Whether it succeeds or not is the difference between charging more money and charging less money.
Originally, Gui Kou's "friendly appearance" would only lead to a chance encounter with Tang Zhao, who was to perform in the next scene. However, who expected that Xing Cang was really a talent and impressed everyone in the longevity club. Hatred.
So now Dark Star Manor is being targeted by the remaining Yuan Envoys. We are about to face the largest and most powerful wave of enemies since we logged into Gangliang Mountain.
But the turtle pirates still don't know.
Tang Zhao thought about this scene and felt very funny.
but……
Are six or seven swordsmen enough to destroy a manor?
It was more than enough for any other manor. Even if they set up a formation, not to mention fighting, they would be frightened to death.
However, it may not be enough to deal with turtle bandits.
It's enough to deal with the turtle bandits in Yunzhou, but it's not enough to deal with the turtle bandits in Zongliang Mountain.
The turtle bandits established this bridgehead in Gangliang Mountain not to deal with a certain person or a certain manor, but to wrench a tooth out of Gangliang's mouth.
How much power is needed?
There should be a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in Dark Star Manor, right?
Tang Zhao didn’t care about Yuanshi’s death or injury, but firstly, he still wanted to save Manying, and secondly, he wanted to cause maximum damage to Dark Star Manor, so he reminded: “It’s okay to go. But you have to make a good plan. You can’t just leave it like this. Rush in?"
Xinying asked: "Isn't it possible?"
Man Ying then asked: "Isn't it possible?"
Although both of them asked no, their meanings were completely different. Xin Ying's question "Can't it be done?" is literally what he meant. Man Ying's "Can't it?" was asking Tang Zhao if he had any doubts?
After all, even Man Ying felt that even if there were only so many Abyssal Envoys left, they would be enough to crush a manor, even if the Dark Star Manor was known as "the strongest in the second level".
However, Tang Zhao actually felt that it was not enough?
Tang Zhao pondered: "Actually, I think Dark Star Manor may not be that simple. Just like the longevity society is not that simple. The longevity society knocked down all the manor owners with one stroke and hurt so many Yuanshi, but The strength on the surface is just a group of swordsmen and a swordsman. Such little strength is too weak, how could they be so bold? That great sage, his strength is too poor. Could it be that they are just puppets in front of the stage? Is there someone else who is really behind this?”
In fact, Tang Zhao knew that Xing Cang was the mastermind behind the scenes. Only the combination of Xing Cang's "Condensing Time" and Gui Rong's "Conversion of Life and Death" could establish the Longevity Society and steal the life span of others. It was impossible for others to establish such an organization. organize. Dark Star Manor is considered peripheral at best.
As for the audacity…
Treat them as Jianghu forces and local gangs. Of course they are too brave and dare to risk the world's disapproval. But is it reasonable to treat them as a cult?
Heretic eh——
What is unreasonable? A cult with just a few people dares to set up its own imperial court, launch large-scale attacks, and commit various kinds of massacres. Can its thinking be the same as that of normal people?
Obviously, Man Ying's thoughts are the same as those of normal people.
It said slowly: "That makes sense. Do you think Dark Star Manor is the headquarters of the Longevity Society?"
Tang Zhao said: "Who knows? I just suspect that it has another reason."
Man Ying hummed and said, "It's not impossible. Then we need to take a long-term approach."
Xin Ying said: "Then you're not going?" There was a strong sense of disappointment in his voice, just like a child hearing that he couldn't go to an amusement park.
Man Ying said: "On the contrary, if they are the headquarters of the Longevity Society, then it is even more important to go. Not only must we go, but we must uproot them, otherwise we, the Yuan envoys, will never be able to raise our heads. I will make a plan first, and then use the help of The most powerful force will be destroyed in one fell swoop.”
Xinying said: "What kind of power can we use? Do we have any other foreign aid?"
Man Ying said: "Yes, there has always been a force in the Gangliang Mountain. Second only to the advent of the Gangliang, it is a force that cannot be matched by any disaster. It was just that they were controlled by Fuying before and we were not allowed to interfere. Now that they are dead, we are We have to take over the power. With this battle, we can kill two birds with one stone."
Tang Zhao's heart moved, and he remembered the shadow of apes riding whales in the sky that he saw while standing on the sand dunes a few days ago during the You disaster. He thought: Could it be...
Xinying couldn't figure it out and asked: "What on earth is it?"
Man Ying said: "That's it..."
Just after saying two words, it suddenly stopped. The body of the pipa trembled, and the strings seemed to be plucked randomly, making chaotic noises that could no longer be condensed into intelligible words.
Xinying said hurriedly: "Manying, what's wrong with you?"
Its claws hurriedly grabbed the strings, but it couldn't stop the strings from shaking at all. Countless piano sounds seemed to scream, moan, or cry, intertwining in the ears...
After a while, Manying gradually calmed down.
Two lines of tears fell from its eyes, which had never been able to make expressions, and the tears fell down like broken beads.
The strings fluctuated again, and the voice trembled as if it was crying.
"I...Xin Ying, I felt so uncomfortable just now."
