The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky is dimly bright.

  Inside the castle of Wucheng's lord.

  "Brother Zhao, long time no see." A man with a square face, wearing golden fur clothes, smiled and welcomed Zhao Dan Chen who had just arrived in Wu City. Behind the square-faced man was also the lord of Wu City. However, at this level of communication, the lord of a city didn't even have the qualifications to intervene.

  "Brother Zhao, let the servants take care of Hei Yan's horse. Come, follow me." Immediately, someone went to help lead away Hei Yan's horse.

  Zhao Danchen smiled and said: "Wang old brother, I don't know how many of my Qinghu Island men have arrived here?" He walked shoulder to shoulder with the golden-robed man towards the inside.

  The man in the golden robe said, "One hundred and fifty of your men from Qinghu Island have just arrived. At this moment, they are all resting in the backyard, waiting for Brother Zhao to give orders." Zhao Dan heard this and furrowed his brow. This time, Qinghu Island had sent a message ordering the six nearest county towns around Wucheng to send people over.

  Each garrison will dispatch fifty people.

  Now it seems that there are only three counties with troops and horses, which is just half of what was originally expected.

  "Hmm, it's still early now." Zhao Dan Chen looked up at the sky, "Last time we found out that Teng Qing Shan is very cunning in dark environments." Zhao Dan Chen remembered clearly, in the Tian Hong Water Palace, when he and 'Beast King' Wu Hou were in front of the golden dragon turtle, Teng Qing Shan was hiding in a corner, and neither of them discovered him.

  This matter hidden in the darkness made Zhao Dan somewhat apprehensive.

  So——

  Get moving, it must be during the daytime!

  At once, Zhao Dan Chen and the golden-haired man rushed together towards the backyard.

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  Because of the six major county towns and this Wu City are at different distances, the order of arrival is also not exactly the same.

  "Giddy up!" "Giddy up!"

  More than twenty horses with a bright yellow body and blood-red hooves galloped on the official road, as if more than twenty sharp arrows broke through the air. This is the "Treading Fire War Horse" from the Western Regions' Rong State, which is considered to be one of the best horses in the Western Regions' Rong State. It can travel nearly two thousand miles.

  This refers to a day's journey, generally referring to the distance that can be traveled in five or six hours during the daytime.

  After all, horses also need to rest. These warhorses, each worth over 10,000 taels of white silver, suddenly appeared in more than twenty. There are very few powers in the world that can be so luxurious.

  "Sir, it's Wu City up ahead."

  "Hmm." The one riding at the front was a handsome young man in black clothes, with a face as cold as frost. He was Yan Danchen, who had been transferred to Yu Prefecture to serve as the guardian and manage the garrison of one county town. Yan Danchen had received news last night and led fifty men to rush to Yu Prefecture's Wucheng at top speed.

  So, Yan Danchen immediately exerted the greatest energy that Qinghu Island possessed and brought over twenty-six Treading Fire Steeds.

  He rode a horse alone, accompanied by his deputy, who also rode a horse. The others were two people riding one Tuo Fire Horse together.

  "What's going on inside the island, what's the hurry?" Yan Danchen wondered in her heart.

  However, he did not slow down and led his men into the city quickly. The gate guards today had obviously received instructions and did not block them, but instead directed them to the direction of the city master's mansion.

  "Halt!" Yan Danchen gave the order.

  "Hu hu~~~" More than twenty war horses, excitedly raised their front hooves and neighed in unison. Fifty people all jumped off their horses.

  "Everyone, quickly follow me to the backyard, just hand over the war horses!" The city master's guards had already opened the gate, and someone immediately went to lead the horses. Yan Danchen led people under the leadership of the guard, into the city master's mansion.

  Yan Danchen looked at Hei, who was leading the way: "How many people have arrived now?"

  "Your Qinghu Island has already had two hundred people arrive. Your batch is here, and the last batch of people is still missing." That soldier smiled and said, "The earliest batch arrived before dawn."

  "Oh." Yan Danchen was secretly shocked, "It seems that there are quite a few stationed personnel on the island who have been ordered to come over."

  After a moment, arrived at the backyard.

  The backyard was packed with people, but it was relatively quiet, with only some low whispers, no one dared to speak loudly. Because in the not far pavilion, Zhao Dan Chen was sitting together with the golden-haired man.

  "Yu Prefecture Wu Nan County's stationed Dharma protector Yan Dan Chen, pays respects to the elder!" Yan Dan Chen immediately went forward, making a respectful bow.

  "Oh, Dan Chen, you've escaped?" Zhao Dan Chen looked at the young man in front of him in surprise.

  As for Yan Danchen, Zhao Danchen still remembers him very clearly. Firstly, Yan Danchen has performed amazingly in the past year, and secondly, because Yan Danchen's name is too similar to his own. Except for the different surnames, their given names at least sound the same. One is 'Danchen' and the other is 'Danchen'.

  Zhao Dan also remembered this young man.

  "Yes, elder." Yan Danchen replied respectfully.

  "Alright, you and your people rest on the side for now. We'll talk after the last batch arrives." Zhao Dan Chen instructed, and Yan Dan Chen immediately retreated and left.

  Yan Danchen found a stool to sit down on, because there were too many people in the backyard and only some high-ranking officials had stools to sit on. Most people stood at the edge.

  "Big Brother Master, why are you in such a hurry to gather the troops stationed in the six counties this time? And each city has gathered fifty!"

  "It's definitely a big deal. Even the people from Yu Huang Men are here! I reckon it has something to do with Yu Huang Men, or maybe even the Teng Qing Shan incident. Who knows... This kind of secret, they'll only tell us when it's time to take action."

  Yan Danchen heard the voice beside him and frowned slightly: "I'm afraid it's really related to 'Teng Qing Shan' Teng brother!"

  For Teng Qing Shan, Yan Dan Chen is grateful in her heart.

  After all, Qingyingshan saved his life, but for Qinghu Island, Yan Danchen is also very loyal. His martial arts were taught by Qinghu Island, and his master was also very good to him. So, he would not betray Qinghu Island either, doing something that would cause great loss to Qinghu Island.

  "If there's a favor to be repaid, and if this matter really involves Teng Qing Shan, I must..." Yan Dan Chen also felt some anxiety in his heart.

  Just then, a dense footsteps sounded, and another large group of people came in from the gate.

  "Brother Zhao, the people from Qinghu Island have arrived!" The man in golden clothes stood up and said with a smile. Zhao Dan Chen also got up and looked at the three hundred people in the backyard. The last batch of people to arrive, led by the protector, bowed respectfully: "Yu State Huayang County stationed Protector Yu Xing Zheng, pays respects to the elder."

  "Uh-huh."

  Zhaodan Chen held a stack of papers in his left hand and walked to the center, stood up and looked around, "Everyone gather around, six guardians come to my side."

  In an instant, Yan Danchen, Ying Xingzheng, Bai Bo and other six Protectors stood beside Zhao Danchen, while the rest of the people surrounded them.

  "This time, I came to Wu City from Qinghu Island with the goal of capturing Teng Qingshan alive!" Zhao Dan dust glanced around at the crowd, and the people of Qinghu Island who had previously been unaware of this news were all slightly surprised - found Teng Qingshan? Yan Dan Chen's heart also trembled.

  What a big trouble!

  "Heng Qing Shan is still alive, it's a great shame for our Qing Hu Island! More than ten thousand soldiers of our Qing Hu Island Silver Python Army were killed because of this despicable person. Even the young master of Liao Island was struck down by him!" Zhao Dan dust gazed around at everyone, "From now on, every single one of you listen clearly."

  As soon as Zhao Dan Chen let go, a "peng" sound was heard, and a stack of papers fell to the ground. Zhao Dan Chen picked up the topmost paper and said: "This map is a detailed map of the entire Wu City, which also marks the location of the inn where Ceng Qing Shan is staying."

  "You three hundred people, that's all you have to do! Within a radius of three miles around the inn, every street and alley will be covered with our men. No matter where Zong Qing escapes to, our people can immediately discover him. I want to make it impossible for him to escape!" Zhao Dan Chen took out six maps from the stack of paper and handed them separately to the six guardians surrounding him.

  "You six, I have divided the street area on this map."

  Zhaodan Chen had planned everything in advance while he was in the pavilion. And these maps were naturally provided by Yu Huang Men.

  "Bai Bo Hu Fa, you are in charge of the southernmost area of the inn. Fifty men are responsible for three alleys and one street."

  "Yes." The White Wave Guardian immediately bowed and obeyed.

  "Jiuyan Feng Hu Fa, you and your men are in charge of the second district on the east side of the inn. Show me all the places that have been drawn tightly."

  "Yes."

  "Yan Danchen is in charge of the northern third district of the inn, you are responsible for his men and horses."

  ……

  Soon, the six great protectors all received their tasks. Obviously, within a three-mile radius of the inn, 300 people were staring at them intently. Zhao Dan continued: "Teng Qing Shan is now disguised as a merchant named 'Qin Wei'. This is Qin Wei's portrait, each protector will take three copies. Everyone under your command must remember what Qin Wei looks like."

  The six guardians immediately each took three portraits and looked at the portraits, and they were also amazed in their hearts - this Teng Qing Shan's disguise was too stunning.

  "Leave Teng Qing Shan alone, I don't need you to do anything, I'll take care of it myself," Zhao Dan said coldly. "Once Teng Qing Shan escapes, you must find out where he is. Of course, he may not be able to escape to your place, surname not high."

  "Remember, none of you are allowed to enter the inn, nor get close to it."

  Zhao Dan looked around coldly and said, "With Teng Qing Shan's ability, as long as he sees a few of you, I estimate it would be easy for him to discover something is off." The locals from Wu City and the people from distant Yangzhou, no matter whether it was their temperament or way of speaking, all had subtle differences. One side of the water nurtures one side of people.

  If there were indeed strangers disguised as shop assistants or surveillance personnel, he would have been able to detect them with his keen eyesight.

  "If anyone disobeys, others can directly put them to death." Zhao Dan said coldly, "Now, let's set off!"

  "Yes."

  The six great Dharmapalas personally responded to the order, even if Yan Dan Chen was anxious in his heart, but because of Zhao Chang Lao's arrangement, he couldn't think of a way to help Teng Qing Shan for the time being.

  ……

  Zhao Dan Chen and the man in golden clothes left the city lord's mansion shoulder to shoulder, heading towards the inn. The two of them seemed to be walking at a moderate pace, but they were actually moving swiftly through the crowd, arriving at their destination in no time. They didn't take the main streets, instead taking alleys and crossing rivers, hurrying quietly to the inn as fast as possible.

  "Brother Zhao, I think you're making a big deal out of nothing. This time, that Zong Qing Mountain is like an eagle with clipped wings." The man in golden clothes said with a smile.

  Zhao Dan said coldly: "Be careful and there will be no big mistakes. This time, if we let Tun Qing Shan escape again, I won't have the face to go back and see Master Dao and the others."

  "Don't worry, right across from the inn, there are three Heaven and Earth Golden Elixir elders of my Yu Huang Gate," said the man in golden clothes with a smile. "Throughout the entire Wu City, my Yu Huang Gate has arranged over a thousand people to be stationed at various locations overnight. It was Teng Qing Shan who discovered you. He wants to escape! With his speed, how could he possibly escape from Wu City under the three Golden Elixir elders of my Yu Huang Gate?"

  "If it weren't for considering Qing Hu Island, I would have let Qing Hu Island take action to kill Tan Qing Shan. The Yu Huang Gate had already taken action." The man in golden clothes said confidently.

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