Chapter 45: Accidental Encounter

In the Great Ming, there are a few things you can't touch.

For example, the Ming Cult, for example, rebellion.

If you touch it, you will die, exterminate the whole family, split the earthworms vertically, shake the eggs to scatter the yellow, that kind of extermination of the whole family.

The imperial court generally will not deliberately target a Jianghu force, unless they do something out of the ordinary. But the Ming Cult is different; no matter who is in charge, whether they have committed a crime or not, the imperial court's attitude toward it is only one—kill.

No matter how big or strong the Jianghu force is, it is just an entity that can be destroyed. Ten top-tier experts cannot stop three thousand iron cavalry.

But the Ming Cult is different; it is a religion, a thought, a thought that seeks outward, has its own methodology.

This is very dangerous.

Red Turbans, Yellow Turbans, Fang La, Sun En, Lu Xun, Xu Hongru... there are too many examples, countless. With so many previous lessons, it is no wonder that the imperial court has such an attitude toward the Ming Cult.

Especially the matter of Ji Tianrui going to the Miao region fifteen years ago, which was a big case that turned the sky over.

You, a professional rebel, go to the Miao region to learn witchcraft—what do you want to do?

It's like a dog that can't change its habit of eating shit running toward a dry toilet—this is called legitimate defense.

You shouldn't be thinking about "catching it in the act" now, but kicking it in the face before it runs in—this is called legitimate defense.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard almost went south in full force, killing him in the Miao region, and by the way, killed most of the Ming Cult's high-level officials.

Since then, the Ming Cult has gone underground and become a taboo topic in the Great Ming.

Now that Zuo Lishan's collusion with the Ming Cult came out of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's mouth, Gao Ling knew that what she should be thinking about now was not how to kill Zuo Lishan.

But how to let the disciples of the Taishan Sect live a few more.

"My lord... my lord..." Gao Ling said in a low voice.

"Elder Gao doesn't have to be so polite," Li Miao spread his hands: "It's useless to be polite."

"But you don't have to think of me, of the imperial court, so badly. I do want to exterminate the Taishan Sect, but I also have other calculations. For those in the Taishan Sect who are not involved, I will leave a life for them to do things for the imperial court."

"As for who can live and who will die... then you have to pray that Zuo Lishan will be safe these few days and pull fewer people to be cushions."

Mei Qinghe heard this from behind and opened her eyes, wanting to speak.

"Hey—" Li Miao had long heard the changes in Mei Qinghe's breathing and heartbeat, knowing what she wanted to say, and raised his hand to stop her.

"The Five Mountains Sword Sects can't be formed, raking grass and hitting rabbits, I came here anyway. The other four families that have been mixed with the Taishan Sect all day also have to pay some price."

"If you catch up, you catch up, count your luck as bad."

"The rules of this matter were set in Shuntian Prefecture, and they can't be changed."

Mei Qinghe's eyes darkened, and she didn't speak. Gao Ling also had a heart-dead face.

"Okay, two heroines. Crying faces can't solve any problems, do things well for me, and I can leave a few more lives."

"The matter is here, let's eat first."

It was sunset at this time, just in time for dinner. Li Miao stood up, took Gao Ling and Mei Qinghe, and went out to find food.

Li Miao knocked a lot of silver from the Pingshan Guard Commander Xu Siyuan, and now he naturally picked the good and expensive ones to eat. After staying in Tai'an City for a few days, he also knew where to find delicious food, and familiarly took the two to a restaurant.

After entering the door, the waiter looked up and recognized this generous guest, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Master, you are here again."

"The private room upstairs is still empty, and the master chef is free now. Still the same, pick some fresh materials of the day, and let the master chef make a dozen hot dishes and five or six cold dishes for you, okay?"

Li Miao smiled: "Sensible." He took out some broken silver from his arms and put it in the waiter's hand.

The waiter was overjoyed, turned around and led the three to the private room to sit down, served some snacks and tea, and busily went to the back kitchen to order dishes.

As soon as he left, the atmosphere in the private room sank.

Gao Ling was worried about the safety of the Taishan Sect, fearing that Zuo Lishan would do something. Mei Qinghe was worried that the internal energy method passed to her by the sect had tricks, and the Huashan Sect was involved in things related to the Ming Cult.

Both were silent, with low emotions.

Li Miao thought: "Forget it, I am a life that eats without anyone chatting." He had to pick up snacks and eat them to relieve boredom.

Just at this moment, he heard a noisy sound downstairs, and a dozen people came in.

A loud voice said: "Just serve some food according to our number!"

Mei Qinghe heard this person's voice, and her face changed.

Li Miao saw Mei Qinghe's reaction, calculated in his heart, and roughly knew what was going on. He smiled, used his ear skills to listen to the conversation of this group of people downstairs.

These people were talking nonsense like "good weather" and "tired to death," not to mention, just talking about a table of people sitting down and chatting idly.

A young male voice said: "Master, we are only half an hour away from the Taishan Sect, why do we have to wait for a night in this Tai'an City?"

An old female voice said: "Where is there a visit to the mountain after dark? Going to the door after dark is looking for revenge. Walking in the Jianghu, you have to follow the rules."

The young male voice said aggrievedly: "Yes, Master."

After a while, he said again: "I don't know where the senior sister is now, I was counting on her to show off at the Five Mountains Alliance meeting..."

The old female voice sighed: "Sigh... I do know what she went to do..."

"I thought about taking her to settle the past after participating in the Five Mountains Alliance meeting, so that she wouldn't have an accident due to lack of Jianghu experience."

"Who knew she couldn't wait and went down the mountain herself."

"Just listening to the news these few days, she has already done the thing, maybe she has already rushed to meet us."

"It's just this matter... I'm afraid Sect Leader Zuo won't let it go easily, and wants to use this matter to borrow the topic to suppress us again..."

Hearing this, Li Miao also had a bottom in his heart, stood up and said to Mei Qinghe: "Let's go, Little Mei."

"Since we met, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, so introduce me to know."

Having said that, he went downstairs on his own and walked toward that table, Mei Qinghe and Gao Ling followed closely, and walked to that table together.

The owner of the old female voice looked to be about fifty years old, with half-white hair, well-maintained, and not many wrinkles on her face. Her waist was straight, her expression was serious, and her long sword was placed on the table, ready to be drawn at any time.

At this time, she looked at Li Miao walking to the front, frowned, and was about to ask about his intention, when her peripheral vision swept to Mei Qinghe, and she was stunned.

A young man at the same table stood up and said happily: "Senior sister! You really came to find us!"

This group of people was the Huashan Sword Sect who came to participate in the Five Mountains Alliance meeting.

The old woman was the Huashan Sword Sect leader, Mei Qinghe's master, "Bai Yun Sword" Liu Baiyun.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 46 =====