Star Trace Gate

Is that you...oh my god!

Under the moonlight, Ren Ye looked at the burly young man kneeling on one knee, and felt very happy and excited.

Thinking back to the time when Ren Ye first entered the Star Gate, he was surrounded by enemies. The only people around him who he could trust and who could support him unconditionally were the female licker Lian'er and the reckless guard Erleng.

Since the battle on Canyon Road, time has passed quickly, and the two have been separated for more than half a year. Under the wise leadership of the Little Bad King, Qingliang Prefecture was "thriving", but the number of people infected with the plague had reached more than 100,000, and the empire had almost gone bankrupt several times... The scene of things and people changing is very sad.

"Tap tap...!"

Ren Ye ran over and excitedly grabbed Erleng's arm and said, "Hurry up, get up. I thought you and Fenglin would be waiting for us at the agreed place...!"

"hey-hey."

Erleng grinned and said, "The military advisor did have to wait here, but I missed His Highness too much and wanted to go forward to meet him. I never expected to run into this thief who was escaping alone. When I heard there was a fight here, I decisively chopped off his head."

As he spoke, he scratched his head with a bright smile, looking very honest.

"Leng, let's say... have you ever thought that if this person is the last thief who knows the inside story, then if you kill him, how can I know where he comes from and who he works for?" Ren Ye asked softly.

Erleng shook his head without thinking and said in a stern voice, "I never thought about it. When I heard the fighting, I was worried about your safety... I just wanted to kill this person quickly and rush over to help."

Sure enough, he is still himself, with the IQ of a three-year-old Nezha. That's good, Lao Liu will have a companion in the future. When they are together at the same age, there will definitely be endless things to talk about and endless games to play.

Ren Ye was really happy in his heart. He opened his arms and hugged Er Leng, then nodded slowly and said, "I heard from Feng Lin that you have already gained enlightenment? And you have even entered the second stage...!"

"Hehe, I am naturally dull and my enlightenment is only at the second level. I cannot compare with Your Highness." Erleng replied in a low-key manner.

Look, he is still pretending to be cool with me, can you stand it?

"Okay." Ren nodded again and again: "Let's talk about the past when we get home. We can't stay here for long. Where's the military advisor?"

“Haha, the old man is here…!”

Just then, an old man wearing a Taoist robe, cloth shoes, and a wooden hairpin on his head walked out of the woods.

Ren also looked in the direction of the voice and saw the old man with a head full of white hair, who looked to be about sixty years old, but he was in very strong body, with a childlike face, ruddy complexion, and not a single wrinkle on his face.

He held a feather fan in his right hand, his white hair was half loose and half tied up, with a wooden hairpin inserted on the top of his head, and he looked quite like an immortal.

"Your Highness, this is the old prince's military advisor, Taoist Fenglin, you have met him in the secret realm..." Erleng introduced.

"Brother Fenglin!"

After Ren Ye reacted, he immediately greeted him in a familiar manner.

"Young prince, can you please know some etiquette? After all, I am your father's lover and a senior military official. You should call me uncle or second-in-law." Fenglin replied arrogantly.

Oh, he wants to be my godfather?

Ren also recalled Weng Sanren's cowardly behavior in the secret realm, as well as his character of hiding himself to a certain level, and immediately replied with great resistance in his heart: "We are brothers, and we will discuss our own affairs from now on!"

"...!"

Fenglin was speechless and could only nod helplessly: "Alright, it's good to be brothers. Otherwise, those old rivals will definitely laugh at me when they find out that I, Fenglin, have come out of retirement to assist such a shameless and despicable young master. "

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and said softly, "There is an ambush here, which means Guan Feng... was well prepared before entering the secret realm. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to get out of Funan County easily."

"Let's go first and talk later." Ren also greeted.

"it is good!"

Fenglin nodded and took a step forward, while Erleng followed closely beside Ren Ye and walked back the way they came.

……

Two quarters of an hour later, they were in a natural cave deep in the Bulao Mountain.

Ren Ye, his beloved concubine, Lao Liu, Xu Bangzi, Erleng, and Fenglin Taoist, a total of six people, surrounded the middle-aged man in plain clothes who led the ambush.

"Snapped!"

Old Liu went up to him and slapped him in the face, glaring at him and saying, "Speak!"

"Snapped!"

Erleng pulled back and hit the middle-aged man in plain clothes, causing his head to shake three times: "You still dare to be stubborn?!"

The middle-aged man in plain clothes looked at the two not-so-smart bastards and asked in confusion, "I...what did I say? You didn't even ask!"

"Go, go to the side."

Ren Ye pulled the two guys apart and squatted beside the cloth-clothed man, his face grim: "Whose are you?!"

"We are a small gang of bandits in Haiyan Mountain. A few days ago, we followed the order of the Lord of Tianxi Cave and entered the mountain in advance to wait for King Huai to appear." The middle-aged man in plain clothes swallowed his saliva and said nervously: "They offered a lot of rewards... We came here to earn some money and magic weapons."

"Who does the Lord of Tianxi Cave work for?" Ren Ye asked again.

"I don't know." The middle-aged man in plain clothes shook his head and said, "The master of Tianxi Cave is a master of the third-grade peak supernatural power, and his disciples are also third-grade masters. In normal times, we can't contact him... But he is very prestigious among us, and he is generous, so he has won many people into the mountain."

When Ren Ye heard this, he knew in his heart that this middle-aged man in plain clothes should be just an insignificant little character. He came here to ambush him just to make money, and he should not be able to contact anyone else.

"How many people have entered the mountain?" Fenglin interrupted.

"As far as I know, there are more than a thousand people. In addition to the Lord of Tianxi Cave, I heard that there are also several leaders of small sects, and some independent masters who have no sect or school, who have entered the mountain a few days ago." The middle-aged man in plain clothes thought for a while and said, "Oh, right. I remember that once, I heard the disciple of the Lord of Tianxi Cave say that it seemed that people from Daqian also came, and they were all top masters."

Ren Ye frowned when he heard this.

When Old Liu heard this, he was immediately incredulous and said, "According to your description, in the secret realm, you had already played Guan Feng around! You suppressed him everywhere! With such an opponent, how could he have such great power? He called on so many forces to hunt you down?"

Xu Qingzhao glanced at him and said, "The secret realm is a secret realm, and the outside is the outside. After Zigui entered the Bulao Mountain, he gained the upper hand in a very short time. Guanfeng also revealed his true colors and broke his promise to Wu Yuanjun, so he was suppressed everywhere. But this does not mean that he is a good-for-nothing. On the contrary, he was able to become the third person to be trusted even though he broke his promise, which is enough to show his ability and forbearing character."

"That's right." Fenglin Taoist agreed: "Besides, his layout outside must have been supported by Daqian. He has money, talents, and everything else. Otherwise, he would never have targeted Qingliang Mansion as soon as he made a move."

"According to your inference, this is a bit troublesome." Old Liu responded quickly: "The deadline of 20 days is coming soon. Not only do we have to find a way to break out, but we also have to rush back to Qingliang Mansion within the specified time. Otherwise, the plague will get out of control... The consequences will be disastrous."

After thinking for a while, Ren Ye slowly stood up and said to Xu Qingzhao: "My beloved, please verify whether what this bandit said is true or false."

"Yes." Xu Qingzhao nodded slightly.

"Lao Liu, Er Leng, Brother Xu, the three of you should think of a way to get his goods." Ren Ye said professionally, "Remember our principles, don't miss a chance to make a fortune."

"What does it mean to ship goods?" Erleng asked puzzledly.

Old Liu immediately replied, "You've been gone for too long. Recently, there have been some changes in Empire's business. 'Downloading' is a professional term. Simply put, it means extortion."

"Why would I, the commander of the palace guards, rob people?" Erleng couldn't accept it.

"What a mess the commander in front of the palace is. King Huai is taking the lead, don't you see that?" Xu Bangzi patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Brother, I was not used to it when I first came here... Now I am familiar with it. Life always teaches us a lot."

Not long after.

Xu Qingzhao used a secret method to prove that what the middle-aged man in commoner said was true.

Then, Lao Liu and his two new men squatted in front of the middle-aged man in plain clothes and said, "You have two choices. First, hand over the illegal gains to save your life. Second, we will catch three hungry wolves in estrus that have not eaten for nine days, and then we will cripple you and lock you up with them in Shandong. The rest depends on your performance! Listen carefully, they are in estrus."

"...!"

After hearing this, the middle-aged man in common clothes peed himself on the spot: "I...I...I am willing to hand over my ill-gotten gains."

"Okay then, the question is how much to pay. One hundred thousand can only insure the trunk, two hundred thousand can get two more legs, and three hundred thousand can insure the whole body. If you really don't have that much, you can use a magic weapon to pay off the debt. Of course, the value of the magic weapon is estimated by us. It's worth whatever we say it's worth." Lao Liu spoke steadily and with clear logic.

"What if I give you money and magic weapons, and you still make three wolves live with me... What should I do?"

"Do you think you are so important?" Old Liu cursed, "With your status and position, it would be a waste of effort for me to kill you, do you know that?! With so many people going into the mountains, it is too difficult to hide their whereabouts. Do I need someone like you who knows the inside story? Don't talk nonsense, you can live if you pay me, or not!"

"Okay, I'll choose the first one...!"

"Well, you made the most wise decision of the year." Old Liu stood up: "Erleng, stand aside and let him summon the Star Source."

Erleng was completely dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

How could a subordinate of King Huai fall to this point, no different from a group of bandits!

It’s so sad and painful!

He screamed madly in his heart, and after calming down for a while, he pointed at the bird next to the middle-aged man in plain clothes and said, "This thing looks magical. Don't kill it. Take it away, take it away...!"

Not far away, the intelligent trio were having an urgent discussion.

"According to what the bandits said, the area around Bulao Mountain has been surrounded." Xu Qingzhao frowned and said, "We must return to Qingliang Prefecture within 20 days, so... we can't stay in the mountain to deal with them."

Taoist Fenglin nodded slightly: "Although there is a road leading to Lingnan in the spiritual tunnel, it cannot be used. Because Guanfeng also knows this road and will definitely send people to block it."

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Ren Ye turned his head and looked at Fenglin.

……

Funan County, on a small road leading to the capital of southern Xinjiang.

Three carriages were travelling rapidly at night.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, an arrow shot into the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust.

Not far away, a man with a mace on his shoulder suddenly walked out, his eyes stern and he said, "Listen to the people in the carriage ahead. I am the second disciple of the master of Tianxi Cave, and I am waiting for someone here. All of you get off the carriage and wait for me to identify you. Don't resist, otherwise... I will not leave a single one alive."

In the middle carriage, a fat man with a lazy figure seemed not to have heard the other person's words clearly. He just frowned and asked, "What did that stupid bird say?"

"He said he would not leave any one alive."

"...What a fucking majestic look." The fat man gritted his teeth and said, "It's pretty good."