Hundreds of miles away, the head of Shangqing Dao, Master Zhikong and Zhen Yue rode horses and galloped on the official road. At this time, the chief of Shangqing Dao saw a white dove flying in the distance, so he stopped his horse: "Huh-"

The chief of Shangqing opened the cloth towel tied to the leg of the white pigeon, and saw that the word "Jiangling" was tattooed on it, and the three of them knew its meaning, so the three of them rode their horses and galloped to the right at the fork in front.

At the first moment of the first month, Shangqing Daoist, Master Zhikong and Zhen Yue arrived at Jiangling City, Mo Ruqiu, Lin Xuanxiang, Tang Qingmei, and Yang Linhao were already waiting in the restaurant not far from the city gate.

Mo Ruqiu said: "Master, Uncle Zhikong." ”

Lin Xuanxiang and Tang Qingmei said: "Shangqing Zhenren, Zhikong Divine Monk." ”

Zhen Yue said happily: "Senior Sister Xuanxiang and Qingmei girl, why did you two come?"

Lin Xuanxiang said: "Senior Sister Zhen, didn't you ask Ye Feng to come to Qinglu Palace to report the news?"

Zhen Yue said with a smile: "This must be Lianyu's idea, dare to ask where Lianyu is hiding now, is it still in Henan Mansion?"

Lin Xuanxiang shook his head and said: "According to Ye Feng, Mrs. Yang is currently living in the Colorful Butterfly Canyon. ”

Zhen Yue felt incredible, and said with a smile in her heart: "Lianyu can actually touch the entrance of Caidie Canyon, she is really smart." ”

Daoist Shangqing motioned for everyone to sit down, so as not to be too conspicuous, and said, "Ruqiu, when will General Yang and his party arrive here?"

Mo Ruqiu said: "According to the current pace, it will be about half an hour later." ”

Master Zhikong saw that the Taoist of Shangqing pondered, and said: "Jiangling is a big mansion, and there are many people, if you act here, I am afraid that innocent people will be injured." Moreover, there are many officers and soldiers here, and it is really inconvenient to move. ”

After Zhen Yue pondered for a while, she said, "What Master said is extremely true. Ruqiu, based on the speed of the escort team you have seen in the past two days, when will the escort team pass through Dongting Lake?"

Shangqing Daoist and Master Zhikong happily acquiesced to Zhen Yue's determination to rescue Yang Tianmu on the shore of Dongting Lake.

Mo Ruqiu thought for a moment and said, "If you don't rest, you'll be here tonight." If you rest overnight in Gangneung, you will arrive tomorrow at noon. ”

Shangqing Dao said: "I might as well go to the shore of Dongting Lake to wait for work." ”

Master Zhikong said: "Amitabha, very good, very good. ”

In the afterglow of the sunset at dusk, Zhen Yue and his party of seven rode horses to Dongting Lake. Behind him, the majestic Gangneung Fortress gradually grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared into the sky.

At the same time, Xiao Mengyang and Jingyuan escorted Yang Tianmu to Jiangling City, Jiangling Mansion Liu Governor had already led officials of all sizes to wait outside the city, and when Xiao Mengyang and Jingyuan approached, Liu Governor stepped forward and said: "Xiao Gongzi, Master Jingyuan, the journey is hard, this official has set up a banquet for the two of them!"

Jingyuan said: "The prefect is polite. ”

Governor Liu said: "The two of you have worked tirelessly to escort criminals for my Great Song Dynasty, which is really hard work, and the two are friends of Prime Minister Cai, this official should be well entertained, please come with me." ”

Xiao Mengyang and Jingyuan followed Governor Liu to the mansion, the banquet was set, and the three of them ate with several Jiangling Mansion officials.

Xiao Mengyang took a bite of food, put down his chopsticks and said, "Lord Liu, how far is there to go to Dongting?"

Governor Liu beckoned the maid to pour wine for Xiao Mengyang and Jingyuan, and said, "About four or five hundred miles." ”

Xiao Mengyang said: "If you rush overnight tonight, can you get to Dongting around the clock?"

Governor Liu paused for a moment, and said: "It should be able to arrive, Xiao Gongzi asked why this? Could it be that Xiao Gongzi and Master Jingyuan don't stay in Jiangling tonight? Xiaguan is ready for a beauty, waiting for Xiao Gongzi and Master Xiao to have fun." ”

Jingyuan pretended to be majestic and said: "Amitabha, monks are not close to women. ”

Xiao Mengyang didn't know what Jingyuan meant at this time, so he no longer talked about the escort, and only talked about some things with everyone. After the meal, Xiao Mengyang and Jingyuan walked to the small pavilion in the back garden of the official residence, Xiao Mengyang said: "Why don't you talk about the escort during the master's banquet? I thought it would be better for the two of us to set off now, arrive at Dongting around the clock, and take advantage of the dead of night to get Yang Tianmu!"

After listening to this, Jingyuan smiled but did not speak. Seeing this, Xiao Mengyang said with a little anger: "Master, what do you mean by this, why are you laughing?"

Jingyuan said: "Young Zhuang master, have you ever thought about it, where is Zhen Yue at this time? Where is Lin Xuanxiang? In case the two of them come to wait for work on the shore of Dongting Lake, how can we wait? Although you and I have a lot of martial arts, but it is pitch black, the enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, Zhen Yue's stinky woman is scheming, how can you and I deal with it?"

Xiao Mengyang suddenly realized after hearing this, and said with a smile: "What the master said is very true, then it is better to rest here tonight, and live up to the good intentions of Governor Liu and the girls, haha......"

Jingyuan smiled: "Amitabha." ”

Xiao Mengyang and Jingyuan had a night in Jiangling Mansion, but Zhen Yue and his party of seven were squatting the shore of Dongting Lake.

It was not until the next day that the escort team finally arrived at the shore of Dongting Lake. At that time, the sky was clear and a few white clouds.

Xiao Mengyang said: "Master, I still don't understand why you repeatedly stopped me from killing Yang Tianmu last night. ”

Jingyuan said: "Young Zhuang Master, Jiangling is an important town in the Song Kingdom, and the ears and eyes are mixed. If you really killed Yang Tianmu last night, I am afraid that the people who avenged him today will come one after another, so much that you and I will not be able to move an inch. Moreover, don't let the world know that Yang Tianmu died at the hands of you and me. ”

Xiao Mengyang said with a smile: "I see, the master is still thoughtful, I thought that the master didn't want to spoil last night's Fengyue." ”

Jingyuan said: "Amitabha." ”

Xiao Mengyang said: "Master, you see, there is a bamboo forest in front of you, it is better for you and me to end up in this bamboo forest Yang Tianmu." ”

Jingyuan said: "I'm afraid there is an ambush." ”

Xiao Mengyang said: "Even if there is an ambush, there is nothing to be afraid of, could it be that you and I really sent him to Yazhou?"

Jingyuan said: "If there is really an ambush, Yang Tianmu will be able to end up, and there is no need to fight with others." ”

Xiao Mengyang said: "It's easy to take his life. When Yang Tianmu is dead, in the ambush, with your and me's kung fu, what is the difficulty of not seeking to win, but only wanting to return with your whole body?"

Jing Yuan smiled but did not speak.

The escort team gradually walked into the bamboo forest, the bamboo leaves swayed slightly in the autumn breeze, Xiao Mengyang looked left and right, obviously quite uneasy. Before reaching the first or third fork, Xiao Mengyang gave Jingyuan a look, and Jingyuan nodded knowingly. Xiao Mengyang took out three Fog Dragon Armor Piercing Needles from his cuffs and shot them at Yang Tianmu.

The fog dragon armor piercing needles glowed with golden light in the sunlight, and when the three fog dragon armor piercing needles pointed directly at Yang Tianmu, Yang Tianmu closed his eyes, but Yang Tianmu did not feel pain, and when he opened his eyes, the three fog dragon armor piercing needles had been shot down to the ground by a string of Buddha beads. Although Yang Tianmu did not see him, he already knew who this trick came from when he saw the Buddha beads.

Not far ahead, Zhen Yue walked with Yang Linhao, as if Qiu was walking beside the two. Zhen Yue said: "Tianmu, this way, I have suffered you." ”

Yang Tianmu said: "Cousin Tianmulao is so bothered, I really don't want to go. ”

Jingyuan whispered to Xiao Mengyang: "Zhen Yue, this stinky mother-in-law is scheming, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd this time, but it will be Yang Tianmu first." ”