Outside a small town a hundred miles away from Wudang Mountain.
The Xichang Fanzi and Jinyiwei troops, all wearing bullfight uniforms and with fierce and cold eyes, were stationed outside the town. Yuhuatian slowly entered with Yan Shisan, Ma Jinliang, Ding Xiu and other senior officials of Xichang and Jinyiwei. In the town, we plan to rest here temporarily and continue our journey tomorrow to reach Wudang in one go.
In addition, there was another man in the team who was wearing black attire and a handsome and cold face. He was holding a strange sword box in his arms. He was none other than the Golden Snake Prince, Xia Xueyi.
In the battle of Wenjiapu, in order to save his wife and children, but at the same time he was not willing to die. In the end, he chose to join the Xichang and became the most despised court eagle dog in the past.
Although he didn't surrender sincerely, Yuhuatian didn't care. As long as he joined Xichang, he would not be able to decide whether to stay in the future.
After Wenjiabao's incident, he gave Xia Xueyi three days to settle down with his wife Wen Yi and daughter Wen Qingqing. Xia Xueyi did not disappoint him. After staying with his wife and daughter for three days, he caught up with the team from Xichang , came to meet up as promised.
However, he didn't speak much along the way. He seemed a little curious about Yan Shisan, who was reserved and cold with his sword intent. From time to time, he looked at the green and black sword in Yan Shisan's hand.
This must be the mutual attraction between fellow swordsmen.
Everyone has not paid attention to this new member. He has just arrived and always needs a period of adaptation.
"Tap..."
Everyone entered the town. When passing the entrance of the town, Yuhuatian saw the three characters "Qixia Town" written on the stone tablet on the roadside. He couldn't help but take a second look, and a strange color flashed in his eyes:
Is it the Seven Heroes Town in Wulin Gaiden?
Without thinking much, everyone went straight into the town and arrived at the largest inn in the town.
When he saw the signboard of this inn, Yuhuatian paused and narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Tongfu Inn? It's really...this world is getting more and more interesting!"
However, Ma Jinliang and others did not see anything wrong with this inn. They went straight to the door of the inn, looked at the young man welcoming guests at the door, and said with a cold face:
"Take care of your horse, or your legs will be broken!"
The entire Qixia Town was alarmed by the arrival of the Xichang and Jinyiwei teams. Naturally, the waiter at Tongfu Inn also knew that these people were not easy to deal with, so he apologized and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, gentlemen, we will definitely use good horse materials. Please come in!"
Yuhuatian ignored them, handed his mount to Ma Jinliang and others, and walked straight into the inn.
It was dinner time at this time, and there were some guests in the inn. However, after seeing the clothes worn by Yu Huatian and others, their faces changed drastically. They did not dare to stay for a moment longer. After paying for the meal, they hurriedly left left.
A waiter in his thirties narrowed his eyes slightly, then walked up with a smile on his face and greeted him very politely:
"Hey, it's really wonderful to have several adults come to our little inn. Please come in quickly."
Yu Huatian looked at him calmly, and this glance seemed to see him through, making the guy feel uncomfortable all over.
Then, Yu Huatian's next words made the guy stiffen even more, with a look of horror in his eyes:
"I didn't expect that the Thief Saint, who was once quite famous in the world, would now be willing to hide in such an inn?"
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Yan Shisan and others originally didn't care much about the waiter, but after hearing this, they all looked at him with strange eyes.
The guy's body froze, and a trace of panic and doubt flashed through his eyes at first, then disappeared immediately, and he looked at Yuhuatian with a forced smile and said:
"The adults are joking, I'm just a little waiter, not a thief..."
"Did I say it was you?" Yuhuatian said calmly.
The clerk's smile faltered, and his heart slowly sank. He didn't know why he was recognized, but at this moment he was extremely sure that he had been exposed.
Yu Huatian was right. He was once the famous 'Thief Saint' Bai Zhantang, nicknamed Bai Yutang. He was once as famous as the thief Sikong Zhaixing, the thief Xiao Shiyilang and others.
But later, tired of the disputes in the world, he lived in seclusion in Qixia Town and worked as a small waiter at Tongfu Inn.
But he didn't expect that even if he lived in seclusion in such a small place, people from Xichang would come to his door.
Bai Zhantang felt a little depressed, but at the same time he was very alert and alert.
But just when he was considering whether to take the opportunity to escape, Yuhuatian's voice rang again:
"You don't have to worry about anything. I am the owner of Xichang Factory, Yuhuatian. I just happened to pass by here this time, and I didn't come here specifically for you. Although you have committed many things before and have a record in the court, as long as you If you don't do anything illegal or disciplined in the future, I will not pursue your past crimes."
When Bai Zhantang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly saluted:
"Yes, yes! Thank you for your mercy, sir!"
Yuhuatian waved his hand: "Go and prepare food. I will take the people to rest here tonight."
"Yes, gentlemen, please come in!" Bai Zhantang hurriedly called everyone upstairs.
After settling in, Bai Zhantang immediately went to the kitchen and ordered the dishes to be served, while Yuhuatian took Yan Shisan and others to sit down by the window, waiting for the dishes to be served.
Yan Shisan looked at Bai Zhantang's leaving back, a strange color flashed in his eyes, then looked at Yuhuatian, and said with some confusion:
"My subordinates have also heard of the name of Thief Saint Baiyu Tang. He has committed many serious crimes in the world. Why doesn't the governor arrest him?"
Yuhuatian waved his hand and said calmly:
"Since he has chosen to live in seclusion here, there will basically be no threat in the future. Moreover, it is useless to capture such a person. It would be a pity to kill him. It would be more useful to keep him alive."
"I'll let him go today. If I ask him something in the future, he won't be able to refuse me."
Yan Shisan nodded suddenly: "I understand."
Yuhuatian nodded slightly and did not explain in detail.
As the official of Xichang, although he controls elite organizations such as Xichang and Jinyiwei that are responsible for spying on intelligence and pursuing murders, if he wants to control the world, he will never be able to do so with just this small amount of manpower. You have to get in touch with both the ninth-rate and the lower-level characters.
As for Jianghu thieves like Bai Zhantang, who once escaped justice and refused to obey the court's control but had good nature, there is no need to kill them all. If you can control them and use them for your own use, it will be much more cost-effective than killing them to rob them of their luck.
So this time he directly exposed Bai Zhantang's identity but let him go. It was just Yu Huatian who did it casually. It would be better to use Bai Zhantang if he can be used in the future. If he can't be used, he won't lose anything.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Yuhuatian looked at Ma Jinliang, who had just settled down and walked in, and asked:
"What's going on with the Wu-Tang Clan recently?"
Ma Jinliang quickly stepped forward and replied:
"Reporting to the Governor, the Wudang Sect is operating as before. There is no special movement, and the gates have not been closed like Wenjiabao."
"Is everything the same as before?" Yu Huatian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is it confidence? Or are you not worried that I will do anything to them?"
Yuhuatian has naturally heard some of the recent rumors in the world.
Due to his previous iron-blooded methods, he was nicknamed the 'Killing God in White' in the world. It seemed that what he represented was blood and killing. Wherever he went, someone would be unlucky.
Therefore, although he did not make any announcement when he went to Wudang this time, people in the world still subconsciously believed that he was looking for trouble in Wudang.
It’s impossible that the Wu-Tang Clan didn’t hear these rumors, but it was business as usual, without any special operations?
This surprised Yuhuatian.
Ma Jinliang said in a deep voice: "Lord Governor, this Wudang Mountain is the orthodox Taoist sect personally granted by Emperor Wanli. In the past hundred years, it has been regarded as the state religion of the Ming Dynasty. It has a close relationship with many ministers in the court. Without the emperor's support, According to the imperial edict, no one wants to provoke Wudang, and Wudang should rely on this to not be afraid of us."
Yuhuatian nodded slightly.
As the state religion of the Ming Dynasty, Wudang has a very special status indeed.
Ordinary local officials or investigators would not be qualified to investigate Wudang without an imperial edict, let alone provoke him.
But he is not an ordinary local government or investigator.
He has the gold medal given by Zhu Youxiao in his hand. Xichang is the emperor's personal soldier, and he has the right to kill first and report later.
As long as the evidence is conclusive, he would dare to touch even King Xin, let alone a mere Wudang?
Moreover, the Ghost Villa, secretly led by Taoist Wudang Mu, dared to participate in the ambush with the money gang and other forces last time. He would have to die no matter what!
The last time was because I was exhausted after killing Shangguan Jinhong and was not completely sure to keep him.
But now that I have recovered, it is time to settle the matter.
So this time I went to Wudang, two things:
First, to seek advice from Zhang Sanfeng and further determine the difference between a master and a grand master. After returning to Beijing this time, Yu Huatian was preparing to retreat to the realm of the grand master.
The second is to destroy this Ghost Villa.
After all, I have always had a domineering character who must avenge myself, and my character cannot be broken.
Ghost Villa dared to ambush him. If he could still get away with it in the world, he would be too useless.
After pondering for a moment, Yuhuatian looked at Ma Jinliang and ordered:
"Sending someone to send greetings to Wudang Mountain means that Japan is in Wudang and wants to see Wudang Master Zhang to discuss important matters."
Since there was no movement in Wudang, Yuhuatian naturally couldn't lose his etiquette.
Be polite before fighting.
As long as you send a greeting message, the rumors these days will naturally be self-defeating.
As for solving the problem of Mu Taoist, he just did it casually. When he got to Wudang and exposed his identity in front of Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Sanfeng would naturally give himself an explanation.
If Zhang Sanfeng couldn't bear to take action, it wouldn't be too late to clean up the family for him.
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
Ma Jinliang immediately understood what Yu Huatian meant, stood up and bowed before walking to the door of the inn.
"Tap..."
However, before Ma Jinliang could go out, a man from the West Factory ran up to him. He walked forward with a solemn expression, presented a letter of information with both hands, and said in a deep voice:
"Reporting to the Governor, something happened in Wudang. This is the information just sent by the spies."
Hearing this, Yu Huatian frowned slightly, then took the information and opened it to take a look.
After a while, his face instantly darkened:
"Scheming against me?"
"How brave!"
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ps: After deleting and writing for a day, I feel like nothing is right no matter what I write. The more I read, the more awkward I feel. Suddenly I find that I can’t write a book anymore...
For the time being, let’s do this for now, keep writing while I eat, and I’ll post it when I’m done coding.
(End of chapter)
