Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after once again passing the inspection of the second branch of the White Lotus Sect without any danger.
Song Qing glanced at Qiao Chengyun who was constantly wiping his sweat and handed over the water bag: "I didn't expect you to be able to do something!"
Qiao Chengyun laughed twice: "My old man is still worried now. The number of people and vehicles carrying the goods this time is really too much. It is human nature to arouse some suspicion. Fortunately, the leader of the second branch is more greedy for money.
If you want to come over, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Wanyan Chizha looked at Liu Mingzhi sitting cross-legged with the Heavenly Sword lying across his legs and closing his eyes with a calm expression: "Aren't you nervous at all? You know that if you make a mistake, your whereabouts will be exposed, I think.
It’s not that easy to track down the White Lotus Sect!”
Liu Mingzhi slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath and looked at Wanyan Chiezha quietly: "What can you do if you are nervous? Can you avoid suppressing bandits if you are nervous?"
Wanyan Chiezha nodded in confusion: "It makes sense, we are about to enter the territory of Turtle Back Mountain. I hope you won't be discovered by the people of the White Lotus Sect that anything is wrong!"
"Are you sure what you said was not ironic?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Wanyan Chiezha in slight surprise. Logically speaking, he should hope that the White Lotus Sect would discover his traces.
"Do you know? I rarely admire someone, but you and His Majesty are exceptions!"
"Why?"
Wanyan Chizha pondered for a while: "Calm down enough. Although you were a little flustered when you passed the first inspection, you quickly recovered. Your character is far beyond what ordinary people can compare with. If you march and fight like this, you will definitely be good material.
It’s a pity that your Great Dragon Emperor sent you, a white-clothed scholar with a reputation in Northern Xinjiang, to do such a substandard thing as suppressing bandits!”
"Where is the Queen? How do you evaluate her?"
Wanyan Chizha smiled lightly and shook his head: "No comment!"
Liu Mingzhi was stunned and nodded slightly: "I understand, it turns out that this method is very popular everywhere. I guess you are also quite afraid of the Queen's methods, right?"
"It can be said that His Majesty's methods are indeed shocking at times, but I didn't expect that she would meet the biggest opponent in her life. Not only did she lose in terms of strategy, but she also lost in terms of emotion!"
Liu Mingzhi became silent after hearing this. He didn't know how to continue this topic.
The caravan moved slowly. After an unknown amount of time, Liu Mingzhi felt the carriage stop.
"Commander, we have arrived at the boundary of Guibei Mountain. We can reach the hinterland of Guibei Mountain in about seven or eight miles. What should we do next? Someone among the experts we recruited said that she noticed that we seemed to be being watched!
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Liu Mingzhi was nervous. The White Lotus Sect could not be underestimated for being able to stay in the south of the Yangtze River for so long. He had just entered the territory of Guibei Mountain and was being targeted. If he continued to go deeper, wouldn't it be like three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry?
"Act according to the plan. As long as no one comes forward to stop them, they will rush directly towards their lair. The arrow is on the string and it has to be fired!"
"yes!"
The leader of the White Lotus Sect quietly looked at the elders of the White Lotus Sect and the altar master's subordinates who were enjoying a slow drink and suddenly stood up.
"No, my leader's feeling of uneasiness is getting stronger and stronger. We can't stay in Guibei Mountain any longer. We must move immediately!"
The eyes of the White Lotus leader under the black robe were a little dark and he was even more panicked. His feeling told him that if he stayed any longer, something bad would definitely happen!
It is precisely because of this mysterious and mysterious feeling that he was able to escape from the imperial court's siege many times and then slowly grew the White Lotus Sect.
Ling Yang crossed the iron gall in his hand and looked at the White Lotus leader in surprise: "Leader, are you paranoid? The brothers from various branches in the south of the Yangtze River and the spies stationed in various states have not reported anything at all! Liu Mingzhi
The army should still be stationed in Jinling. Didn’t the brothers in Jinling pass the message by flying pigeons? Liu Mingzhi’s camp still stands outside Jinling City!"
The leader of the White Lotus glanced at Ling Yang with a dark eye: "Confused, that was news seven or eight days ago. What if Liu Mingzhi suddenly mobilizes an army to encircle and suppress us?"
The second elder glanced at Ling Yang: "Master, I think what the Holy Son said is right. If there is really a situation, it is impossible for so many brothers along the way to know about the slightest trouble. The Holy Envoy is also paying attention in Jinling all the time.
We won't receive any news about Liu Mingzhi's every move, if there is any situation!"
The leader of the White Lotus started pacing with his hands behind his back: "It is precisely because of this that I feel uneasy. Haven't you noticed that the calmness these past few days has been a bit too much?"
"It's normal to be calm, leader. We are all gathered in Turtle Back Mountain. The brothers outside naturally dare not act rashly without the orders of the leader and subordinates. Moreover, there are ten major branches lurking all over the south of the Yangtze River. It would be strange if there is any movement.
Got it!"
The leader of the White Lotus glanced at the eighth elder who was speaking with a deep look in his eyes: "You are right, but it is precisely because it is too reasonable that it becomes a little unreasonable. My eyes have been twitching these past two days, and I have a bad feeling in my heart.
If this feeling occurs, no matter what, Turtle Mountain cannot stay any longer. The brothers are ordered to evacuate immediately. Take what you can take with you, and don’t leave anything you can’t take if it is burned!”
"Master, do you really want to leave? The supplies from the north should arrive today!"
"Yes, Leader, the people in the north have always been generous with their efforts. Wouldn't it be a pity to give up the benefits that were obtained for free? How long will it take for the brothers to grab so many supplies?"
The eyes of the second elder were full of reluctance: "Master, these are the family assets that we will use to plan our great cause in the future. Without these foundations, how could we fight against the imperial court with only 10,000 or 20,000 brothers? We have been planning this for more than ten years.
I don’t want to spend my days hiding in Tibet, I want to be the founding hero of the country upright!”
Su Weier's clear voice sounded: "This saint also agrees with the leader. These days are indeed a bit unusual. If the supplies are gone, we can still get them in the future, but if the people are gone, it will not be so easy to gather!"
The White Lotus Sect looked at Su Weier with admiration and nodded: "The saint still understands the righteousness and leaves the green hills without fear of running out of firewood. There will be many days in the future. If we don't miss these two things, we will order the brothers to retreat!"
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"Leader!"
"Master, think twice!"
"Lecturer, waiting for the last day"
There was a snap and the surroundings suddenly became quiet. The leader of the White Lotus glanced at everyone sharply: "Give me the order to retreat. Anyone who dares to violate the order will be dealt with. Don't challenge the leader's bottom line!"
Although a group of people were unwilling to do so, they still nodded gently: "Yes, I will obey the order!"
"Meet the Great Elder!"
The voice of the church member guarding the door came out, and everyone immediately looked up at the door!
The leader of the White Lotus hurriedly came forward and stared at Qi Ya eagerly: "How is it? Did you find anything wrong?"
Qi Ya looked at the cherry lips under the veil of the White Lotus Cult. There was a trace of blood flowing out from the clenched lips. Qi Ya bit it back. He hesitated and glanced at the people who were staring at her. Qi Ya shook her head slightly: "Calm as always, a little calm.
Something’s wrong! But”
The leader of White Lotus turned his eyes rapidly: "But what?"
"Brothers from the Dizi Temple and Yue Zi Temple discovered the caravan coming from the north. Brother Shen Long from the Dizi Temple checked and found that in addition to food, there were 3,000 iron bows and arrows in the caravan.
Fifty thousand arrows! Countless grain and grass!"
Leader Bai Lin's eyes showed a hint of joy and then he showed a look of struggle, and finally shook his head resolutely.
"No, it's better to retreat!"
The cunning leader of the White Lotus Sect still trusts his own intuition.