Chapter 339: Wine from the Solitary Grave

Chapter 339: Wine from the Solitary Grave

Lan Rong has been unhappy recently.

The Tang Dynasty was divided into three parts. The crown prince ascended the throne in Chang'an, and an unknown prince Li Jian suddenly got the support of Prince Fu and Duke Yue and ascended the throne in Dongdu. The messengers from both sides now lived in the wing rooms of the government office, one on the left and one on the right, staring at each other every day, waiting for Lan Rong's reply.

Nanyang is the gateway to the Eastern Capital. If the Nanyang Ming Banner supports Chang'an, it will immediately put great military pressure on the Eastern Capital and even cut off more than 20% of the Eastern Capital's material supply.

But at the same time, Dongdu would definitely send troops to capture Nanyang as soon as possible. Chang'an is so far away that it would be too late to rescue it.

What if they surrender to Dongdu? Will Xiangzhou send troops to attack Nanyang? Currently, Nanyang only has a basic number of garrisons, and all the troops here are stationed in Xiangzhou.

Moreover, Xiangzhou also had an ambiguous attitude, using the excuse that the Red Lotus army of Jingzhou was approaching and that one must not act rashly. In one sentence, the two capitals were blocked.

What's even more troublesome is that the two new emperors of the two capitals seemed to have reached a consensus and issued orders at the same time that monks should not interfere in the disputes between mortals. Once this order was issued, even a military figure like General Wang was forced to deploy troops and was unable to charge into the battle.

Unless you want to be enemies with both capitals at the same time.

There are more and more cultivators in Nanyang City, and cultivators from the surrounding areas are all flocking to Nanyang and Xiangzhou. In these turbulent times, everyone wants to get a piece of the pie. When the day comes when the country is restored, some will rise to prominence, while more people will become stepping stones.

Chaos is the ladder.

"Sir, there is someone outside the mansion who wants to see you." A servant said at the door.

"who?"

The servant hesitated for a moment, apologized, walked up to Lan Rong and whispered something in his ear.

Lan Rong's face froze: "Tell him to meet me in the side hall."

Lan Rong seemed to have seen the fat man in front of him, but only once at most.

This person was not only fat but also greasy. His eyes were so small that they were almost invisible. He always had a disgusting smile on his face. Moreover, his cultivation level was not high, only the third level.

"You want to see me?"

"My humble name is Zhu Yuan, a fat rat from the Nanyang ditch. Nice to meet you, Lord Lan."

"What's the matter?"

"Didn't I explain it clearly to Lord Lan's guards? It's about Zhao Yushu."

Lan Rong leaned back in his chair and said, "I told you, what I'm asking is about Zhao Yushu. Why are you looking for me?"

Zhu Yuan was slightly stunned: "Zhao Yushu was offered a reward by the Xiangzhou Cao Gang for two earth-level treasures."

Lan Rong was a little impatient: "Who the Xiangzhou Cao Gang offered a reward for is none of my business. If you want to report to the authorities, you should report to the officials in Xiangzhou. If you have nothing else, please leave. If you have any problems in the future, go to the government office and beat the drum."

Lan Rong stood up, patted his robe, and walked straight out of the side hall. Then a servant came up and respectfully asked Zhu Yuan to leave.

Zhu Yuan was stunned. Wasn't it said that Zhao Yushu had a close relationship with Governor Lan?

Zhu Yuan walked away dejectedly, and Lan Rong immediately called Lao Chen, an old subordinate who had been with his daughter before. Back then on the Jiufeng Mountain, Lao Chen was only at the second level, but now he has finally reached the third level.

"Go follow that fat guy and see who he meets up with. Be careful. You can lose him, but don't get discovered."

Old Chen nodded. Coming from a military background, he had become an expert at this kind of detective work ever since he had been in charge of protecting his young lady.

Zhu Yuan swayed his fat body into a gambling house, and disappeared after circling around in the crowd.

"How is it? Did you find out?" The old man coughed twice and stood up tremblingly.

"Something's wrong. Lan Rong doesn't seem to be very familiar with Zhao Yushu." Zhu Yuan wiped the sweat from his face and told him about his meeting with Lan Rong.

Their original plan was to have Zhu Yuan pretend to rebel and betray Yuan Xiang, and then Lan Rong might transfer Zhao Yushu for his safety, thus exposing a flaw and allowing them to track down his whereabouts.

As for Yuan Xiang, they were all just using each other. In their eyes, the biggest obstacle to killing Zhao Yushu was not Mr. Liu, who was only in the fifth level of heaven, but Governor Lan, who was in the seventh level of heaven.

As for the subsequent retaliation from the academy, it was naturally the Yuan family that resisted. What difference would it make to lock up a few rats in the gutter?

Although the cultivation base of the people in the lower nine classes is not high, their methods are more sinister than each other. There are many people in the sixth heaven, not to mention the fifth heaven, who have fallen into their hands.

However, the mastermind of the entire plan was currently on a mound in the south of Nanyang City. This used to be a temporary granary, which was mostly burned down by a fire. After the victims had dispersed, no one repaired it, and it is now completely in ruins.

Here, Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling Sanniang fought side by side. Two disciples of the third level and a disciple of the fourth level who had just been promoted joined forces to kill the chief disciple of the fifth level of the largest sect in the southeast. Lan Ling's hair turned white overnight as a result.

Zhao Yushu simply piled up a small mound of earth as the old helmsman's grave, then took out a bag of strong liquor and poured half of it: "I know you must have drunk a lot of good wine in the first half of your life, but you must have never drunk such good wine."

The old helmsman was one of the few people Zhao Yushu particularly admired. It would be easy for a cultivator of the sixth level to achieve wealth and glory, but the old helmsman not only ate and lived with the victims, he even went into the city alone as a hostage in order to get food, and finally died at the hands of Lan Rong.

He is a truly idealistic person.

Zhao Yushu sat beside the mound and drank the rest of the wine. Then, in the autumn sunshine, he lay quietly on the mound with his hands as his pillow and had a good sleep. All the fatigue and vigilance he had felt along the way seemed to have disappeared in front of this temporary grave.

It was not until night fell that Zhao Yushu saw a huge black shadow rising and falling in the moonlight in the nearby mountains and forests.

If I hadn't just woken up and was preparing to travel overnight, I might not have seen it at all. Even if others saw it, they would think they were a little dizzy because they were too excited.

But Zhao Yushu was immediately startled, he recognized the giant ape.

Yuan Xiang chased him to Nanyang.

After fighting with those two brainless monkeys before, Zhao Yushu had a very high assessment of the strength of the Yuan family. Those two monkeys called themselves Ape Eight and Ape Nine. In other words, there were at least seven more ahead of them. If those seven also started from the sixth level, the entire Nanyang might not be able to defeat their family.

But this is definitely impossible. If a small Xiangcheng can have nine sixth-level heavens, not to mention Nanyang, even half of Dongdu will not be able to sleep.

But there are at least three of them, and the destructive power of that giant ape will not be lower than the sixth level.

Zhao Yushu touched his chin. Yuan Xiang was called Master Yuan Er. Could he also be a monkey? He looked like a human being, except that he was a little shorter.

The most urgent and safest way is to run away. Although Yuan Xiang has arrived in Nanyang, he may not have found me. At least I have slept here for a long time and no one has come to me.

However, Xiangzhou is one of the lairs of the person who issued the bounty. If I rush into Xiangzhou and Yuan Xiang catches up from behind, it will not be easy for me to win no matter how strong I am.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yushu took advantage of the night, turned himself into a shadow, and floated silently towards the woods.