Gu Shengchao quietly came to the outside of the courtyard wall. He already knew the location of the houses inside. He sensed that no one was inside the wall and jumped over. He tiptoed to the window of the main room.
"Outside the senior members, this guy is really hateful. He has been standing guard outside for several days, so I had no choice but to come over at night." There was no doubt that the voice belonged to Cai Ji.
The senior member said in a low voice: "That man is an official of the imperial court after all. It's better for us to be careful. These old immortals in the village are also difficult to deal with. They started giving fifty copper coins a day, but now no one is willing to go. If you want to If you continue to stop them, you will have to spend a lot of money. Instead of doing this, wouldn't it be better to bribe that guy?"
"Why don't I think about it this way? But this guy doesn't have enough food and salt. He was unmoved even after giving it away twice. It's because I underestimated him." Cai Ji sighed.
"Find out his details, and if not, send him to the top. With the strength of King Wu in the court, it is not difficult to remove a young young minister." The senior official went out to make an idea.
Cai Ji stood up and walked around the room: "This person's origin is unknown. It is said that he is a confidant of the new emperor, and he played a great role in the new emperor's ascension to the throne. At that time, King Wu's Palace was in a trap. I thought that Manager Wen in the palace was sure of it, but he just watched the excitement, and in the end he actually Let them take advantage of the loophole, and it's really God's decision to make things happen."
The senior member was probably drinking tea. There was a crisp sound of the tea set clashing. He moistened his throat and said, "Are we just going to watch them take away the fertile farmland?"
Cai Ji snorted coldly: "It's not difficult. Let them die tonight without a burial place. It's just a pity that there is a courtyard outside the Gao Yuan."
"You have to burn it with fire." Gao Yuanwai blurted out.
"Shh." Cai Ji signaled him to stop talking and came behind the door.
Gu Shengchao hurriedly hid behind the tall aragonite placed in the courtyard. The door was opened immediately. Cai Ji stepped out to confirm that no one was eavesdropping, and then closed the door again.
There were footsteps coming from the corridor, and a servant carrying a lantern passed by. Gu Shengchao had no choice but to hide in the backyard.
It was no longer possible to continue eavesdropping, so Gu Shengchao climbed over the wall and returned to their temporary camp.
Three tents were set up on the ground. Gu Shengchao and Wan Ruo were alone in one, with a solitary lamp shining inside. The rest of the people were sleeping in the other two tents. It was pitch dark, and they were probably all fast asleep.
Gu Shengchao walked into the tent and Wanruo brought the food.
"Eat slowly, don't worry." Wan Ruo looked at Lang Jun who was devouring his food, feeling a little distressed.
Gu Shengchao swallowed the food in his mouth: "I must eat enough tonight, we have to work at night!"
Wan Ruo was a little embarrassed: "Forget it tonight, this tent is not soundproof, and if the noise is louder, you can hear it clearly outside, making others laugh."
Knowing that the lady had misunderstood, Gu Shengchao was a little confused, "Where did the lady think of it? I mean Gao Yuanwai and Cai Ji are going to make some moves at night, and we must beware of them."
Smiling, Wanruo pursed her lips and secretly said, "I was the one who was abrupt, thinking that you couldn't bear it and wanted to have sex!"
The ancient sage Chao Feng Juan Can Yun finished the meal, flicked his fingers, and a strong wind swept by, and the candle flame was immediately extinguished.
"Just wait, someone will entertain us warmly soon." Gu Shengchao lay down and said.
Wan Ruo slept next to him, bit his ear and asked, "Should we use fire or poison?"
"Fire." Ancient Sage Chao said softly, "But you can't avoid using poison."
Wan Ruo looked at the tent: "In this wilderness, we must first surround it with oiled straw, and there are crossbowmen waiting on the outside. It will not be easy to succeed."
"What if we are allowed to live in the same courtyard?" Gu Shengchao asked.
Wan Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Then save some trouble and use the incense to knock people out when they fall asleep. The rest will be easy. Even preparing some crossbowmen to prevent accidents does not require much."
The two of them were careful, but Gu Shengchao couldn't sleep, so he simply sat up and practiced.
The last time he and Ding Ying returned to the Dawu Dynasty, the wolf demon's powerful perception was amazing. His Five Soul Formation could only control one point, but the transformed giant wolf was far beyond the scope of a point. If he had some enlightenment at the time, he just couldn't break through it later. It was like soaking the window paper. He could easily pierce it with his fingers, but he always missed it by a hair. He was too anxious to use up his strength.
The core of the Five Soul Array is the art of the Five Elements, which uses the principles of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth to control each other. However, how can we control more in a complex environment?
Gu Shengchao slowly released his inner power and established a five-soul formation outside the tent, wrapping the entire tent.
There were many moths and mosquitoes inside and outside the tent. The ancient sage sensed these small moving dots and divided the formation into different areas. Each area was supported by a small five-soul formation.
Countless moving lines appeared in the Five Soul Array that wrapped the tent, and there were countless points on the line. These lines and points formed many smaller Five Soul Arrays that were constantly moving.
First fix a moth, then a mosquito, one after another, and slowly fix all the flying insects in the tent. The Ancient Sage let out a long sigh, and all the flying insects began to fly freely.
He concentrated all his senses and practiced repeatedly, and found that he could only fix about ten moths and mosquitoes at a time. Any more would be uncontrollable.
Inadvertently, Gu Shengchao completed the process from point to surface, deriving the category of appearance.
The huge giant wolf of the Wolf Demon was too stunning. Gu Shengchao tried to splice it together inside the tent using his internal strength. The image of a dog appeared in his mind, but it took a long time to barely complete the four ugly legs. Limping on the ground.
Gu Shengchao smiled bitterly and withdrew his inner strength, leaving only thunderous snoring in the tent.
One night passed, and there was still no movement outside the Gao Yuan. Gu Shengchao wondered if they had discovered it last night. He thought about it but couldn't find anything wrong.
After dawn, everyone saw that no one was causing trouble, so they hurriedly worked and worked hard for a whole day before returning to the camp, only to find that the tents and pots and pans were gone.
While everyone was wondering, a senior official came over with a smile and said politely: "Master Gu, thank you for your hard work. A few days ago, some unruly people made trouble, which made everyone upset. I also had trouble sleeping and eating. In order to allow everyone to have a good rest, I specially set aside a room. The courtyard is for your use, not far in front. Thank you for your hard work, I have sent people to move the things there first. I apologize here without your consent."
Gao Yuanwai's attitude was sincere, and everyone had nothing to say, so they had no choice but to follow him to a private courtyard at the edge of the village.
The yard is quite large, and there is a special stable where horses can be tied. The three thatched houses are neat and tidy, and the beds and bedding are all ready.
The senior official greeted his subordinates and prepared a table of sumptuous meals and placed them in the main room in the middle of the room. There was wine and meat. He sat down without hesitation and poured a bowl of wine. Then he took a bite of each dish one by one, then stood up and said: "Everyone has come a long way. I have neglected you all by not entertaining you well. I would like to apologize here and drink this bowl of wine first as a token of respect."
He picked up the wine bowl and drank it in one gulp, and handed it to everyone: "I'm too drunk to drink, so I'll take my leave now. I hope you will forgive me if I've been negligent."
The senior official was not in a hurry to leave. He saluted everyone again and again, and then walked slowly to the entrance of the village to chat with people.
Everyone stood in the yard and could see clearly. The aroma of wine on the table inside the house was so fragrant that it made people salivate.
Wan Ruo took out the silver needle she carried with her and checked each one, but found nothing abnormal. She tasted it all first, then drank a bowl of wine. After waiting for a quarter of an hour, there was no reaction, and then she said: "There is nothing wrong with the wine and meat, you can eat it." "
Everyone cheered and gathered around to drink.
The wine prepared by the senior officials was not enough, so Gu Shengchao went to the wine shop in the village and bought two jars. Everyone talked and laughed and drank wine to cheer up. They drank until midnight before turning off the lights and falling asleep drunkenly.
At the end of the fourth watch, when people were sleeping, more than twenty people quietly walked out of the village. Some of them carried oiled straw and piled it behind the thatched house.
The gate to the yard was closed, but with a slight push from the side with a slender hook, the gate opened silently. Others piled straw in front of the windows and at the door.
When everything was ready, the torch was thrown directly to the roof, and suddenly the flames shot into the sky, and the three straw houses were engulfed in flames.
The crossbowmen guarding the front and back of the thatched house first bent their bows and drew arrows without firing them. They stared nervously at every exit. When they saw that no one escaped, they gradually relaxed.
The son of a senior official looked at the blazing fire and smiled at Cai Ji beside him: "My father's strategy is still safe. Let them eat and drink with confidence first, and the wine is deliberately not enough so that they can't help but buy wine. How did they know that I was the one in the wine shop? The management has already unknowingly mixed in a small amount of Mongolian sweat medicine, and they will never think until they die that the Mongolian sweat medicine added in our proportion will make them unable to wake up from their sleep. "
"Good idea." Cai Ji gave a thumbs up in approval.
Under the firelight, the face of the high-ranking official's son was flushed. He sighed and said, "It's just a pity that this yard is wasted like this."
"Yes, what a wonderful yard, just wasted like this." Someone behind him spoke, agreeing with his point of view.
Cai Ji heard the familiar voice and glanced back. He rushed forward as if he had seen a ghost, and said in horror: "You, how could it be you?"
"Can't I come and see the excitement?" Gu Shengchao crossed his arms and looked at everyone mockingly.
"Ghost!" When the son of a senior official saw Gu Shengchao, he couldn't help but tremble. Just as he was about to run away, Gu Shengchao tapped his acupuncture points and couldn't move.
Cai Ji had already fled to the crossbowman and ordered frantically: "Shoot quickly, shoot for me."
The crossbowmen were all Cai Ji's subordinates. Without any explanation, they aimed at the direction of the ancient sage and fired a volley of arrows.
Gu Shengchao used his Iron Arm Magic to protect his face and rushed forward with his arms in front of him. Poor Gao Yuanwai's son was unable to dodge and was stabbed into a hedgehog by random arrows, killing him on the spot.
Cai Ji saw Gu Shengchao coming over and showed off his weapons, which were a pair of Ziwu mandarin ducks.
"Cum, cum quickly!"
After the crossbowmen fired two volleys, Gu Shengchao was already approaching. The crossbowmen had no time to retrieve the arrows and had to flee in panic. No matter how much Cai Ji shouted, it was of no avail.
These people usually used fake threats to scare the kind-hearted people, but when it came to actual combat, all of them were so frightened that they regretted that their parents had given them two less legs, and they rolled and crawled away to escape for their lives.
The ancient sage was extremely murderous and unstoppable, charging at him like a ferocious beast.
Cai Ji relied on his reputation as King Wu, and people were always polite to him. He really thought of himself as an unparalleled hero. At this moment, when I saw the ancient sage coming to kill him like a ferocious spirit, I didn't panic. I held the Ziwu Yueyang Yue in both hands and rushed towards him.
The Ziwu Yuanyang Yue is short and powerful, with a variety of moves such as stabbing, cutting, picking, piercing, etc. It can be said to be an excellent weapon against bare hands like Gu Shengchao.
Cai Ji had the upper hand with his weapons and was even more confident about the Ancient Sage Chao. He had even thought about how to ask for credit from King Wu Palace.
Ziwu's Yuanyang Yue is divided into two parts: the lower one is straight and the upper one is cross-cutting. No one can get close to Cai Ji with this move.
Gu Shengchao let go of the mandarin ax above and came to Cai Ji's side with one hand. He raised his arm and punched Cai Ji hard on the left shoulder.
"Bang!"
Cai Ji flew out sideways and rolled several times on the ground before stopping. He didn't know where to throw the ax in his left hand.
He was wondering why his usually tried-and-true moves suddenly lost their power. He would never have thought that he had been working for King Wu Palace in the countryside all year round, and everyone was respectful to him in order to please him, so that they would never come to him for real, it was just a show.
Gu Shengchao walked in step by step. Cai Ji wanted to turn over, but there was a sharp pain in his left shoulder. He found that his left arm was hanging down and unable to control his movements.
"Don't come here. I'm a disciple of Prince Wu. I can make your life worse than death with just one word." Cai Ji threatened Gu Shengchao with his usual majesty.
"Really? I'm so scared." Ancient Sage looked at him coldly, then raised his leg and kicked him.
