() Chapter 119: The Prisoner of the Steps

In the nameless courtyard, Su Mai and Guo Ziyang sat opposite each other, Han Ping'er was alone outside making tea, brought it in, and then withdrew with interest.

Guo Ziyang's expression was deep, he looked at the tea in his hand and didn't say a word, while Su Mai took a sip of the tea cup and didn't speak.

When Guo Ziyang came back before, he told the Shentu brothers that he was out of trouble, and asked him if he needed to be contacted, Su Mai categorically refused after hearing this, at this moment, since people have been out of trouble, the farther away the better, and no longer contacting them is the best way to protect them.

And Guo Ziyang's promise has been fulfilled, although I don't know what means were used, but I think the price should not be low, Tianlangfang is also a hegemon in this Qianyuan City, and it is impossible to obey so easily.

Now, when it was time for him to exchange conditions, Su Mai thought hard for a long time, and the heavens and men were at war in his heart, but he did not find a statement that could be valuable without going against the wishes of his master.

Guo Ziyang's big event has been accomplished, so naturally he is not in a hurry, so he drinks tea by himself and waits patiently.

Since the Dry Heart Daoist told him this secret, he would naturally explain it, but if Su Mai said it easily, he still didn't want to believe it.

After a long time, I saw Su Mai raise the teacup again, drink it all in one gulp, then sighed, raised his head, and muttered to himself: "Master, forgive the disciple for being unfilial and unable to follow your instructions, the disciple is now unable to protect himself, his life is on the verge of death, and he does not dare to bring this matter underground, Uncle Guo is like a brother to you, tell him, presumably you will not blame it!"

Seeing this, Guo Ziyang was also relieved, sighed, and said earnestly: "Senior brother, rest assured, junior brother will definitely try his best to protect Su Mai Zhou, if there is a chance in the future, he will recover the Iron Sword Gate!"

"Uncle Shi, this matter involves a major ......" Su Mai heard this, pretending to be deep, and before he finished speaking, he heard Guo Ziyang interrupt: "You don't have to worry too much, I came by order, what happens next, Sect Master Yi has his own arrangements." ”

"Okay, since that's the case, then I'll tell you what I know, and as for what happens next, I'll listen to Uncle Shi's arrangement!" Su Mai seemed to be relieved when he heard this, and said loudly.

"Before leaving the mountain, the master left a letter to me, saying that if I knew that he was not alive in the future, I should open it to take a look, at that time I wondered why the master did this, and what was even more strange was ......" Su Mai paused, as if he was caught in a memory.

"What's so strange?" Guo Ziyang hurriedly asked.

"This letter, as if it had been written a long time ago, was slightly yellowed. Sumai replied.

"Oh, it's nothing, senior brother has planned for a rainy day, obviously there are already arrangements!" Guo Ziyang replied, slightly disappointed in his words.

"I left in a hurry, and then I have been hiding on the Black Wood Mountain, a few months later, I went down the mountain, and secretly inquired along the way, only to know that the ancestral hall was burned to ashes, and the master was also immortal!"

"What about the letter?"

Guo Ziyang saw that Su Mai was slow to get to the point, so he asked anxiously.

"After I heard the news of the master, I remembered the letter, so I found a secluded place, tore it up, and after reading the contents silently, I followed the instructions of the master and burned the letter!"

Su Mai replied in response, his expression was very pious, Guo Ziyang saw this and knew that what he said was true.

"What did you say in the letter?" asked Guo Ziyang again.

"The letter confesses,......" Su Mai heard this, pondered for a moment, and then continued, and in the middle of his sentence, he suddenly heard a voice interrupting him.

"The matter in the letter is the secret of my Iron Sword Gate, the ancestors have training, only the sect master is qualified to know, Senior Brother Guo, as a deacon elder, will not be ignorant of the rules

Why are you so anxious?"

When Guo Ziyang heard this, his face turned cold, and a slight chuckle flashed on his lips, but then he turned around, stood up, and said respectfully: "Senior brother misunderstood, now the situation is critical, and the matter is urgent, and the junior brother is also thinking about the sect!"

Seeing Xing Qingshan walking in majestically, he said, "Since the senior brother has arrived, this matter will be handed over to the senior brother to deal with!"

Guo Ziyang was thoughtful, since Xing Qingshan said that only the sect master could know about this matter, naturally he himself had no chance to hear it, and at this moment, Yi Jianchu was not in Qianyuan City, how should this Su Mai be handled?

"Sect Master Yi will be here tomorrow, you can detain Su Mai first, and then make arrangements when the sect master arrives in person!" Xing Qingshan said when he heard this.

"Elder Xing, since this matter is taken over by you, can the matter of Elder Guo's previous promise to the disciple still count?" Hearing this, Su Mai hurriedly stood up and said hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" Xing Qingshan frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice.

"If I explain the matter, the Iron Sword Gate must protect me!" Su Mai replied.

"Joke, you are a sinner, you defected from the mountain without permission, what qualifications do you have to ask for the protection of the master!"

When Xing Qingshan heard this, he categorically refused, his tone was firm, and it seemed that there was no room for this matter.

"Senior brother, this matter was indeed agreed by the junior brother before!" Seeing this, Guo Ziyang hurriedly looked at Xing Qingshan and said.

"Senior Brother Guo, as an elder, have you forgotten the rules of the sword and iron gate?" Xing Qingshan's face sank, and he said unhappily.

"The younger brother naturally knew, but the situation was very urgent at that time, so he had to do it as a last resort!" Guo Ziyang hurriedly explained when he heard this.

"This matter will be handled by the torture hall, and the junior brother will not need to ask again!"

Xing Qingshan waved his hand and interrupted Guo Ziyang, the implication of his words was obvious, what you promised had nothing to do with the Iron Sword Gate.

"As a thousand-year-old sect, how can the Iron Sword Sect go back on its word, since this is the case, then I won't say anything about this letter!" Su Mai shouted angrily when he heard this.

"Presumptuous!"

Xing Qingshan snorted, and then said:

"When I get here, I can't help you, besides, this matter is the secret of the Iron Sword Gate, what qualifications do you have to decide!"

"Humph!"

Su Mai snorted lightly, knowing that it was useless to say more, and he stopped talking.

"Senior Brother Xing, let me say a word!" Seeing this, Guo Ziyang hurriedly arched his hand towards Xing Qingshan and spoke.

"Let's talk!"

Xing Qingshan was also not polite, and said coldly.

"Have you ever heard of the situation in Qianyuan City now?" Guo Ziyang said.

"I know a little!" Xing Qingshan replied lightly.

"In this case, senior brother should know that Su Mai is a sworn enemy of Tianlangfang, and it is even rumored that Shang Lianshan opened a million immortal coupons to take his life.

Yesterday, in the Wanxian Building, there were more people from Wuding Temple and the Hua family, and there was a fire in our door, and the city lord Lin was furious and ordered a strict investigation.

At this moment, the hearts of the people in the city are fluctuating, and all forces are waiting and seeing, and the crux of this is Su Mai!" Guo Ziyang said slowly.

"So what?" Xing Qingshan disagreed.

"This place is safe at the moment, but Senior Brother may guarantee that Su Mai will be safe and sound before Sect Master Yi arrives?"

"With you and I here, and the disciples of the Iron Sword Sect guarding me layer by layer, I believe that Langfang will not dare to break through that day, right?"

When Xing Qingshan heard this, his face moved slightly, and when he spoke again, his tone was not as decisive as before.

This immortal capital is, after all

The headquarters of Tianlangfang is located, its power is all over the city, and the Iron Sword Gate is only a point here, there are few people, and most of them are people who do daily things, and their cultivation is average, even the disciples who come here in the main hall can use it, but I am afraid that there are only dozens of people.

"Tianlangfang naturally doesn't dare to break in, but under the heavy reward, there are outlaws who take risks, once the news spreads, the masters in this city are like clouds, what are our countermeasures?"

"I only hate this arsonist for burning down the part of my door, otherwise I wouldn't be so embarrassed!"

When Xing Qingshan heard this, he said hatefully.

The Tiejianmen branch was burned down overnight, and decades of business were destroyed, but fortunately, most of the disciples in the sect were sent out to find Su Mai's traces, and some of the people who stayed behind escaped, with few casualties.

Strangely, after the fire, there were many more bodies that were burned to the surface, and I don't know where they came from.

"Hey, the little brother also feels that this matter is very strange, it is said that there is no enemy in my sect in the Iron Sword Gate, and it is impossible to seek revenge, even if Langfang is this day, there is no head-to-head confrontation, why would anyone attack us?" Guo Ziyang was also full of wonder.

"This matter will be investigated carefully in the future, for the sake of today, protect Su Mai first, and wait for the arrival of the sect master!" Xing Qingshan turned around, no longer paid attention to Guo Ziyang, and walked out on his own, seemingly to arrange a countermeasure.

Just as Xing Qingshan was going out, he saw Yuan Xiao dodge in.

Seeing this, Guo Ziyang scolded secretly, this Xing Qingshan arranged for Yuan Xiao to star, obviously worried that he would get the news from Su Mai's mouth in private.

Su Mai had been standing aside, and when he saw the three people of the Iron Sword Gate coming in and out, he was secretly thinking about it in his heart.

Listening to Xing Qingshan's words, the Iron Sword Sect will not care about its own life or death, but it is afraid that when Yi Jian arrives, he will have to force a confession, Xing Qingshan, as an elder of the torture hall, naturally has a way.

When the time comes, I am afraid that I will be able to survive it, and I will also be a half-dead person, Su Mai sighed secretly, what he didn't know was that this Xing Qingshan came suddenly, but it was coincidental and saved his life.

That night, Xing Qingshan mobilized dozens of disciples, scattered around the small courtyard either openly or secretly, and the bright posts and secret posts were very complete, and Su Mai was locked in a side room in a small courtyard.

The front and back of the house were all forbidden by Xing Qingshan, and it was difficult for idle people to approach, and even if the cultivators tried to break in, they would alarm Xing Qingshan and Guo Ziyang inside.

In order to be safe, even a layer was added in front of the door of the hut where Su Mai was, and a looming light curtain on the first floor was like rippling water, and several disciples guarded the door, heavily guarded.

Xing Qingshan sat in the hall, while Guo Ziyang stood in the small courtyard, looking at the night sky, his expression was indifferent, and he couldn't see what his attitude was.

Han Ping'er was alone in a corner, sitting cross-legged with her feet crossed, her eyebrows slightly closed, but her face was faintly uneasy.

At this moment, her mood is quite complicated, listening to Xing Qingshan's words today, after Yi Jianchu arrived, she wanted to force Su Mai to tell the secret, although she didn't know the reason, but judging from the attitude of the two elders, it was obviously a big deal, and once Su Mai said it, it would no longer be valuable.

Besides, such a big event, even the elders can't know about it, and the sect can let Su Mai leave alone, I'm afraid that once the matter is over, Su Mai will never have a chance to get out of this small courtyard again!

However, if Su Mai falls into the hands of Tianlangfang, he may die faster.

This time, could it be that he was really in danger?

Han Ping'er didn't dare to think about it, and she didn't want to think about it, her cultivation was low, she was not qualified to participate in such a major sect event, and Su Mai's life and death were not something she could control.

At this moment, the only thing she could do was pray to herself!