Chapter 110

The Daoist temples in the world are divided into Northern and Southern sects.

The Southern sect is the lineage of Master Zhang, while the Northern sect is Bai Yun Temple.

The Daoist Master of this Bai Yun Temple is named Gu Qingfeng, a man with power, influence, and strength. Many of the nobles in the imperial court have bowed under the Bai Yun Temple's gate, and this is also a sacred site of Daoism.

Gu Qing stood outside Bai Yun Temple, looking at the magnificent, golden-tiled halls.

In the novel "Before and After the Decisive Battle," Gu Qingfeng, Du Tongxuan, and Prince Pingnan are all in the same group. Li Yanbei, who gambled against Du Tongxuan, was completely trapped in the scheme. Both sides raised their bets, then Ye Gucheng appeared, the Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens shattered Li Yanbei's confidence, and then Gu Qingfeng harvested Li Yanbei's assets, thereby fully controlling the underground forces of the capital.

Even after Li Yanbei got the bank notes, he died immediately at the hands of "Thirteenth Aunt." Ximen Chuixue spared her life seeing she was a pitiful woman, but this "Thirteenth Aunt" might also be in the same group as Du Tongxuan.

Gu Qing turned over the possible forces of Prince Pingnan in his mind, and then shouted, "Gu Qing pays a visit to the mountain!"

This sound vibrated in layers, causing many candles within Bai Yun Temple to dim.

In the Gu Long world, news can always be one step ahead.

This Bai Yun Temple had also made preparations early on. After Gu Qing's sharp shout, many Daoist priests jumped out from within, holding cold, long swords in their hands.

Under the moonlight, the sword light was bright.

Gu Qingfeng arrived with a clean and elegant appearance, his smile even more gentle and kind.

"Gu Qingfeng of Bai Yun Temple, greets Gu Guo Guo Daxia."

Gu Qingfeng said elegantly, "You and I both share the surname Gu, and our names are so similar. Eight hundred years ago, perhaps we were one family."

"Even if we trace it back eighteen thousand years, we wouldn't count as one family!"

Gu Qing said coldly.

We both share the surname Gu, but we are worlds apart!

Seeing this, Gu Qingfeng had a slight apology in his eyes and asked, "I don't know where Bai Yun Temple has offended Gu Guo Guo Daxia; please point it out, and Bai Yun Temple will certainly change."

"I've come to demand something?"

"What thing?"

"Justice!"

"Whose justice?"

"Justice for Ye Gucheng!"

Gu Qing came here originally to stir up trouble and make Ye Gucheng break with the Prince Pingnan Fu. With words already at this point, Gu Qing suddenly made a move, grabbing toward the Gu Qingfeng in front of him, and shouted, "Where is Prince Pingnan?"

Gu Qingfeng's expression changed instantly, his body retreating rapidly. At the same time, seven swords appeared around Gu Qing!

Quanzhen Sect, Big Dipper Seven-Star Formation!

The seven swords gathered around Gu Qing, as if seventy swords were stabbing at once, woven like a net, the sword light sharp.

In a daze, Gu Qing seemed to have returned to the Quanzhen Sect practicing the Golden Goose Art, competing for positions in the formation, but the current Gu Qing had a world of difference from that time.

Gu Qing circled his hands, entering the fray empty-handed, borrowing swords to strike swords, colliding in a chain. Only hearing a series of "Clang," "Clang-clang" collisions, the long swords of the Big Dipper Seven-Star Formation flew into the air. Gu Qing snatched a sword, colliding with the many Daoist priests rushing up. Only hearing the "Ouch" and "Not good" sounds from the priests, these long swords turned back one after another, wounding their owners.

"Is this a method of applying force?"

Monk Shentong watched Gu Qing's moves and felt he couldn't understand them.

"It's sword moves."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Pure sword moves!"

Such sword moves were strictly disciplined and magnificent, entirely with the charm of Daoism, but Lu Xiaofeng had never seen them, nor even heard of them.

Ye Gucheng, standing to the side, had eyes like cold stars, watching the changes in Gu Qing's moves. Such a set of sword paths looked complicated, but when used, they had incredible effects. After the series of sounds, the entire Big Dipper Seven-Star Formation was broken cleanly by Gu Qing.

"Your formation is a mess! Too rotten!"

After breaking the formation, Gu Qing mocked, pulled his long sword, went toward Gu Qingfeng, and shouted, "Tell me the whereabouts of Prince Pingnan, and I will spare your life!"

Beside Gu Qingfeng, two yellow-crowned Daoist priests immediately flashed out, using their swords to block in front of Gu Qingfeng.

"Gu Qing, according to the Great Ming laws, leaving your fief without an imperial edict—what kind of crime is this?"

Gu Qingfeng said coldly, "Even if Prince Pingnan arrived in the capital by edict, he would only be arranged a residence by the Emperor. How could he come to me?"

"Don't come here to stir up trouble just because you heard a little rumor!" Gu Qingfeng had great face both in the imperial court and in the Jianghu.

"What's more, if the City Lord of Bai Yun really has any justice to seek, he would come to seek it himself."

Gu Qingfeng said again.

The current situation was that Gu Qing had struck Ye Gucheng's acupoints, leaving him with no autonomy and completely represented by Gu Qing.

"Clang!" "Clang!"

Gu Qing's sword seemed to have a demonic nature, sweeping across. Two long swords were sent flying from their hands. Then Gu Qing reached out and grabbed a yellow-crowned Daoist priest, applying the Soul-Moving Technique and Throat Chakra, and shouted directly, "Where is Prince Pingnan?"

This Daoist priest, swept by Gu Qing's long sword, had not yet recovered from the demonic sword. Hearing Gu Qing's question, he said on his own, "Prince Pingnan has already left the mountain."

Gu Qing released this yellow-crowned Daoist priest, his gaze looking at Gu Qingfeng.

Gu Qingfeng, seeing Gu Qing was so difficult to deal with, was also quite annoyed. A perfectly good plan had caused such a big change because of Gu Qing's appearance, and now it had even reached his doorstep... Gu Qingfeng thrust his long sword.

As the leader of the Northern Daoist sect and a figure of the Quanzhen Sect, Gu Qingfeng relied on strength to sit firmly in this position. It was just that after becoming the sect leader, Gu Qingfeng rarely made a move.

At this moment, as this sword was revealed, the sword moves Gu Qingfeng had restrained for many years were fully displayed, the green light brilliant, hiding reality within emptiness. Whoever saw his sword moves would have to say "Good!"

!

It was just that the opponent he was facing was Gu Qing.

A sword came swiftly, the sword light subtle. In this instant, it sealed many major acupoints around his body, causing Gu Qingfeng's sword moves to stall.

"Swish!"

Gu Qing's sword had already pierced his throat!

"What kind of level is this, having a name so similar to mine."

Gu Qing retracted his move gracefully, then questioned the Daoist priests here, judged the route of Prince Pingnan, and prepared to continue hunting Prince Pingnan.

"No need to hunt him!"

Ye Gucheng suddenly spoke, saying calmly, "I don't owe him anymore."

As an peerless swordsman, Ye Gucheng naturally saw things deeply. When Gu Qing and Lu Xiaofeng were going to chase Prince Pingnan to seek justice, Ye Gucheng felt the plan had shifted and was difficult to execute. Now that the news of Prince Pingnan being in the capital was exposed, if Gu Qing and Lu Xiaofeng continued to investigate, Prince Pingnan wouldn't even need to talk about plans; he would die in the capital.

So Ye Gucheng provided cover for him.

The plan to assassinate the King and kill the Emperor could basically be declared over.

"How are you?"

Gu Qing looked at Ye Gucheng.

The corners of Ye Gucheng's mouth were already blue and purple at this moment, clearly the poison Gu Qing fed him was taking effect. However, he smiled at this moment and said, "I need to recuperate, but on the night of the fifteenth of September, I will appear."

"Alright..."

Gu Qing replied. Ye Gucheng's mute acupoint had already been unsealed, so he would respect Ye Gucheng's opinion... As for this Prince Pingnan, he would just change the method to arrange him.

Ye Gucheng gradually moved his hands and feet, recovered his whole body, nodded to Gu Qing, and drifted toward the foot of the mountain.

Monk Shentong was left at this place.

At the foot of Bai Yun Temple.

Ye Gucheng followed the path and traces, met Prince Pingnan who was hiding at the foot of the mountain, and said, "The news of you being in the capital has already been exposed. I'm afraid the Emperor will soon know. The best plan now is for you to return quickly, then receive the imperial edict, and claim that all this is groundless."

"But the time is already very close!"

Prince Pingnan said anxiously.

He had prepared for this plan for too long, and had also made too many arrangements. Only by letting his son become the Emperor could he turn things around.

Ye Gucheng shook his head. In his view, this plan was indeed difficult to execute.

"Your sudden appearance has already caused various cases in the capital to point toward the Prince Pingnan Fu."

Ye Gucheng said, "Staying in the capital, you only have risks."

Seeing Ye Gucheng seemed to have given up, Prince Pingnan choked with sobs: "Our perfectly good plan, how could it... turn out like this."

(End of chapter)