Who were the people captured by the Qingyu Sect? Liu Xiaolou knew something about it. They were just casual cultivators from all over Xiangxi who heard the news, and the comrades from Wulong Mountain were basically not among them.
Among them, there were also some children from aristocratic families who wanted to take advantage of the Qingyu Sect, but in the end, they and their goods were discounted. Of course, with their support from the Zhanglong Sect, Dongyang Sect, and Tianmushan Lu Sect, they did not need to worry about any danger, but Liu Xiaolou estimated that the possibility of their belongings being refunded was relatively small.
It was really suspenseful. Thinking of this, Liu Xiaolou couldn't help but feel scared. If the Wulongshan comrades fall into the hands of the Qingyu Sect, even if they don't settle old scores, they will probably lose a lot of heads based on the case of looting the Zhou Manor in Dongting.
In the next few days, Sister Qing sent back news one after another. The Qingyu Sect captured seventy to eighty monks in this net and detained them all in the cave of Guimengya. The Qingyu Sect nailed a thick wooden door in front of the cave and refused to release them. They came out half a step.
Liu Xiaolou got goosebumps when he thought about cramming seventy or eighty people into that small cave for several days. How could he live like this?
On the night of the fifth day, Liu Xiaolou was practicing practice when he was suddenly awakened by the movement outside the courtyard. Looking out through the crack in the door, he saw a group of monks kicking open the house opposite and swarming in.
Taking a peek, one of them looked somewhat familiar. He seemed to be a worshiper of the Zang clan in Eyang Mountain. When I was harvesting the spiritual fields in Eyang Mountain last year, he walked around holding a long sword all day long.
In the midst of surprise and suspicion, the person who just broke into the house opposite came to his door with a torch, raised his hand and banged on the door, making the wooden door sway.
"Open the door, open the door!"
"Open the door quickly! If you don't open the door, you'll break in!"
"You guys climb over the wall and go in... there is someone inside. If the master escapes, catch him!"
To a certain extent, the Zang family is the master of Liu Xiaolou. During the autumn harvest every year, his masters and disciples go to Eyang Mountain to earn a living. The Zhanglong sect to which the Zang family belongs is actually the invisible protection of many casual cultivators in western Hunan. Or, Liu Xiaolou thought for a while, there should be no reason to come here to arrest him, so he quickly opened the door: "Come on, come on, this is the middle of the night, everyone..."
After the door opened, the other party did not forcefully break in. The leader said: "We are from the Zhanglong Sect..."
The familiar priest to Liu Xiaolou was beside him, and he immediately added: "The Zang family of Zhanglong sect, from Eyang Mountain, this is my master... Huh? You are... the master, This is Liu Xiaolou, from Wulong Mountain, who came to help us in Eyang Mountain last year when we were harvesting fertile fields."
Liu Xiaolou really didn't expect that the worshiper would recognize him. He dared to wander around the fields with nothing to do all day long. Was he really not wandering around blindly?
"I have met Mr. Zang. You are a great benefactor to us in Xiangxi. Thank you for your care. I will give you a gift from this junior!"
This Master Zang, whose name was Zang Baili, was rumored to be a master of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Liu Xiaolou did not dare to neglect him and quickly cupped his hands.
Zang Baili nodded and said, "It turns out we are casual cultivators in Xiangxi... Why are you here?"
Liu Xiaolou smiled bitterly: "It's not the Qingyu Sect... In fact, I am really wronged. I was not involved in the incident at Zhou's Manor. But after the nest was overthrown, was An's egg intact? There was no way, so I had to temporarily Avoid this."
Zang Baili said solemnly: "That's right. Are there intact eggs under the overturned nest? After all, Xiangxi is the Xiangxi of the Xiangxi people. The Qingyu Sect is far away in the east of Hunan, and suddenly came to our Xiangxi. The dove occupied the magpie's nest, and it turned out that it relied on it. Don’t leave, you are really bullying others! Today, I, the monks in western Hunan, rose up to seek justice from the Qingyu Sect. Not only our Zhanglong sect, but also many colleagues from the Dongyang sect in southern Hunan and Tianmu Mountain in central Hunan were also filled with righteous indignation and came to help one after another. , just to take back your homeland for you!”
Liu Xiaolou was very excited and clapped his hands and praised: "We, the casual cultivators, have been suffering from the Qingyu Sect for a long time. Master Zang is willing to stand up for us. We are so grateful!"
Zang Baili waved his hand quickly: "I am not the one who stepped forward. I, the Zang family, also take shelter under Zhanglongmen. It is Zhanglongshan who stands up for you."
Liu Xiaolou still high-fived: "I will always think about the benefits of Master Zang!"
Zang Baili asked: "Whose house is opposite? We are coming in large numbers to stay in Wuchao Town, so we have to borrow it for a while."
Liu Xiaolou said hurriedly: "The owner of the house opposite is away all the year round, and the yard is big. Master Zang just lives there."
Zang Baili nodded and looked at the worshiper beside him. The worshiper took out a wooden sign from his arms and stuffed it into Liu Xiaolou's hand.
Liu Xiaolou didn't know why. He looked down and saw the word "Tiao" written on the front of the wooden sign and the word "Zhanglong" written on the back. His face suddenly changed color.
This thing is the recruitment order of the Zhanglong Sect. Five years ago, the Zhanglong Sect issued this order during the battle with Gengsang Cave. The teacher Mr. Sanxuan received it. The battle with the monks of Gengsang Cave lasted for more than a month. He worked so hard without any reward at all, and the teacher even got a sword wound on his leg.
The worshiper said: "You are from Wulong Mountain. Now that you have regained your homeland, you should not be afraid of strong enemies and fight bravely! I will return to the Zang family first and just listen to the master's orders."
Liu Xiaolou opened his mouth and said nothing for a long time. Zang Baili smiled to show encouragement. Then he looked into his yard and saw that it was indeed very narrow, so he led the team back to the big yard opposite.
After closing the door, Liu Xiaolou suddenly felt weak. He leaned against the door to calm down and thought to himself, should he run or not?
The Qingyu Sect is undoubtedly the top one in the land of Jingxiang. If it were to fight alone, neither the Zhanglong Sect nor the Dongyang Sect, including Tianmu Mountain, would be an opponent. But if the three alliances join forces to fight against the Qingyu Sect, it is impossible for the Qingyu Sect to defeat them.
If you obey the orders, can you survive during the war? He had no experience at all in a battle of this level, but he had seen the mountain god manifested by the Qingyu Sect. When he thought of the power of the mountain god looking down on all living beings, he felt his scalp numb.
If you run away, of course you can avoid the war, but from now on you will no longer be able to hang out with Xiangxi. You will stay away from the familiar mountains and rivers and familiar friends here and become a wandering monk, drifting like a rootless duckweed. He also can not imagine. Is it so easy to wander around the world?
What's more, when three factions fight against one faction, it is a battle that must be won. It seems that my escape is not worth it.
After thinking about it all night, Liu Xiaolou decided to go out and check the situation first. Even if he really wanted to escape, he had to be careful about his escape route.
He is very familiar with Wuchao Town. The town itself is not big, with one main street and seven or eight alleys. It is bordered by the Wuchao River in the south, the east vein of Wulong Mountain in the north, and gentler hills in the east. So if you want to escape, either Jump into the river or climb into the mountain. But as he walked around the town, he found that he could basically give up this idea.
An unknown number of monks have already poured into the town, all of them from the Zhanglong sect. In addition to the main mountain of Zhanglong Mountain, more than a dozen aristocratic families and small sects, including the Eyangshan Tibetan Clan, have come. At this moment, Wuchao Town has been completely blocked by the Zhanglong Sect, and checkpoints have been set up at all exits to protect not only from the outside, but also from the inside. If he hadn't had the recruitment token in hand, he would have been arrested at this moment.
Liu Xiaolou returned to the small courtyard helplessly, seizing the time to practice, hoping to open the Daling Cave as soon as possible.
Breaking one more acupuncture point and saving one more point of true energy is also good when fighting for one's life.
