Chapter 61: The Journey to Liao State, A False Alarm

  "Alright, this matter requires your extra effort. If it's successful, who knows, the Mountain God might be so pleased that he'll reward you with a few more volumes of these secret methods. So, for now, our top priority is to get this done, and we can both consider our task accomplished. I'm sure in the future, if there are similar matters, the Mountain God will still seek your help, and when that time comes, whatever spiritual medicine or secret recipe you want, you'll have as much as you desire?" Sun Yuan flicked his sleeve, calmed himself down, and threw out a massive temptation.

  "That's great, don't delay, I'll arrange it immediately!" Chen Li was thrilled in his heart, if he had a few more books like this, he would have a great advantage in the Jianghu and be invincible!

  With renewed energy, Chen Li immediately sprang into action. He tapped his toes on the ground and employed his light body skill to swiftly descend from the twelve-story tower. Meanwhile, Sun Yuan's agitated emotions had also calmed down. As he gazed out at the vast sky, he imagined the scene of meeting Mei Houwang again. He wondered what changes Mei Houwang would have undergone after eight years. He also thought about whether his trip to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain to pay respects to his master would be successful. For a moment, Sun Yuan's heart was also filled with anxiety and worry about the future.

  Chen Li quickly gave the order and sent a message to the border outpost, telling them to be prepared and keep an eye on that wild monkey, not allowing any mistakes. Under the leader's personal command, three thousand-mile horses were soon selected. Half an hour later, after being questioned by Bai Wudou, the messenger who was eating and drinking at leisure was called out, while Chen Li and Sun Yuan also appeared at the entrance of the mountain villa.

  Chen Li hastily handed over to Bai Wuduan, briefly telling the old men of the gang about his itinerary. Under Sun Yuan's urging, he mounted a fast horse, and the three of them set off without delay, raising their whips and lashing down fiercely. The three fine horses let out a loud neigh, then shot forward like lightning, disappearing into thin air in an instant.

  The crowd of helpers left behind were completely bewildered, Chen Li only instructed them on his travel arrangements and didn't give any other orders. As a result, they only knew that the leader had made this decision after leaving the Twelve Towers, but no one knew what specific matter it was about.

  However, in their hearts, they had already determined that the leader must have something important to do. After all, the twelve-story tower had become a symbol of the pinnacle of power in their minds, full of mystery, and the leader's changes were obviously related to it. They just didn't know that with Sun Yuan's departure, this twelve-story tower had actually been completely abandoned and would eventually become a spiritual symbol.

  Among them, only Bai Wuchuang showed a thoughtful expression. In these seven years, she had not asked Chen Li about the twelve-story tower, but in other aspects, Chen Li, who was obedient to her, was tight-lipped and refused to reveal even a word. However, after a long period of observation and private investigation, Bai Wuchuang believed that the twelve-story tower was related to the senior expert whom Chen Li had told him about seven years ago, and it was very likely that this senior expert had been living in the tower all along.

  "Perhaps he has already left!" Bai Wuchuang gazed in the direction where Sun Yuan and the others had disappeared into the distance, then looked at the tall tower standing high in the manor. An idea suddenly jumped out of her mind, and when she looked at the twelve-story tower again, Bai Wuchuang suddenly felt that this mysterious tower, which was full of mystery every day, seemed to have shed its mysterious veil and become an ordinary tower.

  Shaking her head to dispel the distracting thoughts, Bai Wuchuang took a deep breath and strode towards Zhengyi Manor. No matter who the other person was, it was clear that they were not someone she could get in touch with. Seven years ago, it was like this; seven years later, it was still like this! Now, the only thing she could do was tightly cling to Chen Li's thigh. In recent years, as Chen Li's status had rapidly risen, several martial arts beauties had set their sights on him. Bai Wuchuang had to be constantly prepared for a battle with these "little threes".

  Liaozhou Zhengyi Alliance Branch Headquarters, this morning, the branch master of Liaozhou, Chang Mantian, started patrolling the courtyard. The lazy guards had to perk up, and they were all wondering why Master Chang was getting up so early. At this time on a normal day, Master Chang should still be sleeping in his concubine's arms.

  "Are you all right? You look like a drowned rat!" Whenever Chang Mantian arrived at a new post, his trademark booming voice would inevitably ring out.

  "What's the matter with Captain Zhang? Every day he doesn't get up until after midnight, and we're in a remote area where there's no need to be on high alert. This is something Captain Zhang knows very well!" After Captain Zhang left satisfied, a hastily dressed guard couldn't help but take off his shirt and said indignantly, "It's the hottest time of the year now, if you wear the standard uniform, it's like wearing a down jacket in the middle of summer, not many people can stand it."

  "Lao Liu, hurry up and put it on. This time the captain is not joking around. I heard that several brothers were beaten to death for not following orders. Today's matter has already reached Chapter 61, and they are lining up in the courtyard."

  "Don't worry, Captain!" Under the scorching sun, each warrior seemed to have been fished out of the water, but upon hearing Chang Mantian's words, they had no choice but to respond with their loudest voices. After all, Chang Mantian was known as "Chang the Skin-Flayer" here, and offending him wasn't a laughing matter - it would likely be a fate worse than death.

  "Alright, line up in your respective teams and gather at the square over there. Welcome our leader with the most spirited attitude." Chang Man Tian nodded in satisfaction, pointing forward to indicate.

  Suddenly a soft and gentle voice rose, Chang Man Tian furrowed his brow, turned around to look, this usually sweet and lovely sound that he loved the most was unexpectedly ear-piercing at this moment.

  "What's going on? Didn't I tell you not to make a loud noise?" Chang Man Tian's face suddenly fell, he could hardly imagine what kind of expression the master would have if he saw this scene. This time it was related to his promotion plan, every detail he had to do perfectly, without any flaws.

  "The young ladies invited by the mansion are too lazy, they don't want to line up under the scorching sun and say it's better to wait inside. They had a dispute with the steward who delivered the order." A guard ran over to Chang Man Tian and said cautiously.

  "What the hell, who gave them such a big nerve?" Chang Man Tian's face turned even colder and he couldn't help but bellow.

  He cautiously glanced at Chang Man Tian, the guard opened his mouth and finally spoke up "It was the 18th mistress who pleaded for them, it turns out that several of the ringleaders were good sisters of the 18th mistress, and you, Captain, are also very familiar with them."

  "These idiots!" Chang Man Tian cursed in a low tone, then looked at the main road in front of the door and saw that Chen Li and others had not appeared yet, so he let out a sigh of relief. He immediately quickened his pace, turned around and walked back into the courtyard, entering the main hall.

  The eighteen madam came up with a smile all over her face, but what greeted her was not the broad and wide-open arms of Chang Man Tian, but a gradually enlarging boot.

  "You wretched woman, who gave you the guts to defy my orders? Do you want to die?" Chang Man Tian kicked the Eighteenth Madam with one foot, sending her flying two meters away, crashing into the wall opposite. A faint red blood stain slowly flowed from the corner of the Eighteenth Madam's mouth, and the room that was once filled with chatter suddenly fell silent.

  "Don't give me that look, don't be shameless. If anyone dares to make another sound, once the master leaves, I'll sell him to Huang Shui Alley. Don't think I'm joking, all of you get out of here! Stand in line properly, what a bunch of nonsense.

  Chang Man Tian spat at the 18th wife, "And you, if you can move, get up for me. Stop pretending to be dead here, it seems that these days have spoiled you rotten. A person should know their place, don't think that having some looks makes you special. If this matter fails, I'll... Chapter 061 combined... I don't want anyone to run away halfway, otherwise, if I find out, I'll exterminate your entire clan! Get out of here quickly!"

  Several people immediately left, the oppressive atmosphere on the scene was about to drive them crazy. At this moment, there was room for buffering, and the crowd naturally left quickly. Except that Chen Li silently took the lead in searching, others suddenly extinguished their idea of escaping halfway. Since even the big boss, who knew Sun Yuan very well, didn't dare to escape, then these small followers would really be asking for death if they escaped.

  Half an hour later, looking at several people with very unsightly faces gathering around again, Sun Yuan's heart gradually sank. He sighed and said, "I knew it would be like this, how could it be like this? Why, why is it like this? What's the use of having you all here? Since that's the case..."

  Just as Yuan was about to explode, but with a certain movement of his head, Yuan's words suddenly stopped. What did he see? Under the impact of the surging waves, a golden monkey holding a wooden stick floated back to the shore from the sea. With Yuan's current eyesight, it can be said that the scene hundreds of meters away could be seen clearly.

  Could this monkey be anyone else but Sun Wukong? A surge of wild joy suddenly swept over Sun Yuan's heart, and he, who had never known the taste of tears before, unexpectedly tasted his own bitter tears for the first time.

  "He hasn't left, he hasn't left!" At this moment, Sun Yuan's mind was filled with only this thought, and nothing else. The other few people saw Sun Yuan suddenly stop in his tracks, and couldn't help but look in that direction.

  "It's that monkey, it's that monkey!" Little Wang suddenly shouted out loud. If there was anyone in the scene who was as excited as Sun Yuan, it would be Little Wang. He could affirm that if things really ended like this, he didn't know about others, but he himself would definitely be torn to pieces. He clearly felt Sun Yuan's intense killing intent.