Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 350 The Thief King Saves People, Breaking the Whole into Smaller Units

Since his two friends were captured by Shi Guanyin, Chu Liuxiang has been following the army of the Guizi Kingdom, hoping to find an opportunity to rescue them.

And now is the best opportunity!

Shi Guanyin took the initiative to lead her troops away from the main army, and among that army, there was probably only Wuhua, a grandmaster.

It was much easier for Chu Liuxiang to rescue his two friends.

When Lu Xiaofeng encountered the Desert King's many subordinates and learned from them that Chu Liuxiang had already left, he had already guessed this.

Then, seeing that Shi Guanyin actually led the troops out herself, he became even more certain of this idea.

If Chu Liuxiang had let this opportunity slip by, he wouldn't have had such a great reputation in the Central Plains.

They are now out of danger.

At least before reaching the territory of the Star Luo Cult, we shouldn't encounter any other dangers.

If Chu Liuxiang could rescue his friend at this moment...

Then everything will be perfect.

Fools have all sorts of strange ideas, but wise people often have the same ones.

Perhaps it's because when faced with a situation, there are only a handful of truly correct ways to do things, while the possibilities of making mistakes are endless.

Lu Xiaofeng and Chu Liuxiang are both intelligent people.

Therefore, what Lu Xiaofeng could think of, Chu Liuxiang could naturally think of as well.

After informing the Desert King's subordinates of the information and leaving, he hurriedly headed towards the location of the Guizi Kingdom's army.

At this time, Shi Guanyin had already led her troops away, and the Guizi army had also set off. Chu Liuxiang ran another distance before catching up with the army and then directly mingled into it.

Normally, if he did this, Shi Guanyin would notice.

But this time, even though he was already close to the cage where Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua were imprisoned, Shi Guanyin still did not appear.

Chu Liuxiang thought it was a trap and didn't dare to help for a moment.

After inquiring around and learning that Shi Guanyin had left with her troops, he felt relieved and took action, rescuing both prisoners.

Although Wuhua later discovered him, with Wuhua's lightness skill, he was no match for Chu Liuxiang, who was determined to escape.

Even Chu Liuxiang, who was accompanied by two people!
"Damn it! I should have killed those two guys!"

Wu Hua was furious, but inwardly he was terrified.

He knew that these two people were the bait Shi Guanyin used to capture Chu Liuxiang.

Now that these two people have been rescued, it will be extremely difficult to catch Chu Liuxiang again.

When Shi Guanyin returned, this was the situation she faced.

"waste!"

Shi Guanyin struck down with her palm, sending Wuhua flying. Half of his face was swollen and even bleeding.

Although, Shi Guanyin was also a clever person.

She had already figured this out when she ran away... no, it should be said that she had already figured it out when she saw that Chu Liuxiang was not with Li Xunhuan and Lu Xiaofeng.

But that didn't stop her from slapping Wuhua.

Wu Hua didn't even dare to use his true energy to heal his injuries, and hurriedly said, "It is my incompetence that allowed them to escape. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Hmph! If you weren't my child, a piece of trash like you would have died by my hand long ago!"

"Yes, thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty..."

Wu Hua lowered her head and looked extremely obedient, but in her heart she already hated Shi Guanyin to the core.

At least for this moment, his hatred for Shi Guanyin even surpassed that for Chu Liuxiang!
Who doesn't know Chu Liuxiang's strength?
Especially his lightness skill, which even Shi Guanyin herself couldn't catch, let alone Wuhua.
However, Wu Hua dared not voice any of these thoughts.

On her way back, Shi Guanyin guessed that Chu Liuxiang might have already rescued the person.

She had already secretly come up with a solution.

"Don't just stand there. Now, I'm giving you a way to fix this. If you mess it up again..."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never make the same mistake again!"

"Alright, now I want you to go to the Star Luo Sect..."

The Star Luo Sect is undoubtedly the overlord of the entire Western Regions.

In particular, they occupied all the oases between the Western Regions and the Central Plains.

Whether traveling from the Central Plains to the Western Regions or from the Western Regions back to the Central Plains, one would inevitably pass through the territory of the Star Luo Sect.

Unless someone takes a long detour, going directly from the Western Regions to the Central Plains, or going through the Rakshasa Kingdom and then through the Yuan Kingdom.

Putting aside the potential dangers along the way, the time wasted by taking such a long detour is dozens of times longer than the time required to cross the Star Luo Sect's territory!
If we choose to return to the Ming Dynasty so early, it might take another two or three months before we can return.

With so much time having passed, the news has long since faded, and the case of Shenhou's bribery has probably already been settled.

Therefore, even knowing that they had revealed the Thunderclap Sword and their identities were exposed, Lu Xiaofeng and the others still chose to continue their risky journey.

At night, the stars are bright.

Tents are pitched one after another on the vast desert.

Inside one of the larger tents, Lu Xiaofeng and the others gathered to discuss their next steps.

"Breaking down the whole into smaller parts and taking action separately is undoubtedly the best action strategy."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "With so many of us gathered together, it's really too conspicuous."

The group did not object to this strategy.

Black Pearl said, "Our tribe has had many trade relations with the Central Plains since my ancestors. We can send you all into the caravan."

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head: "This method is too common. What we need to face are likely the Star Luo Sect and the Eastern Depot. This method is not appropriate."

Li Xunhuan said, "Ladies, you can do that. The Star Luo Sect has no grudges against you and shouldn't cause you any trouble. As for the Eastern Depot, their main attention should be on me and Brother Lu."

Su Rongrong smiled and said, "In that case, we three sisters will have to entrust our lives to you again."

Black Pearl patted her chest confidently: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Tie Chuanjia and A Fei: "As for you..."

Tie Chuanjia was taken aback: "Young Master, should we also split up?"

“Of course! Look how conspicuous you are! Plus, you’ve been following Li Tan Hua for so long, you’ve become his accessory. Even if people don’t recognize Li Tan Hua, they’ll recognize you first before they can figure out Li Tan Hua’s identity!” Lu Xiaofeng said.

That statement is absolutely true.

Previously, none of the people from the Eastern Depot recognized Li Xunhuan, but they managed to see through him by looking at Tie Chuanjia and A Fei.

This trio is quite famous in the Central Plains.

The three of them came together, and each of them had their own unique characteristics.

This trio is so easy to recognize.

Tie Chuanjia's lips moved, but he couldn't say anything to refute it, and in the end he could only obey the arrangement.

He and Afei each left separately, and they could reunite in the Central Plains in the future.

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Brother Tie, don't worry too much. As long as you, Afei, and even Miss Su and the others can successfully break through the Star Luo Sect and the Eastern Depot, and spread the news about Tianxiang Kingdom after returning to the Central Plains, you will have done us a great favor!"

Tie Chuanjia was taken aback: "Young Master Lu, what do you mean by that?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Leaving aside the Xingluo Sect, the Eastern Depot is only blocking us because of the Iron-Handed Marquis case. But if the truth has been exposed and things are hopeless, the Eastern Depot may withdraw its troops and stop blocking the border. In that case, Li Tanhua and I will have one less obstacle."

Afei interjected, "You mean, you and Li Xunhuan are still together?"

Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan exchanged a glance and both nodded.

The two are the strongest, and also the most eye-catching in the entire team.

Therefore, they are far more likely to encounter danger than others.

Even during the journey, in order to attract the attention of the Star Luo Sect and the Eastern Depot, they had to deliberately leak their whereabouts to help others return to the Ming Dynasty smoothly.

The journey is already dangerous; if the two were to separate, it would only become more perilous.

That's the overall plan.

Then, Su Rongrong was given a surprise by the two.

“Master Lu, Scholar Li, I see that your disguises have been worn for so long, they must be quite worn out. Why don’t I fix them for you?”

Lu Xiaofeng was taken aback: "Miss Su actually knows the art of disguise?"

Su Rongrong smiled: "I know a little bit."

Lu Xiaofeng probably didn't understand that the phrase "slightly knowledgeable" could be considered the highest level of a skill.

But when he saw Su Rongrong's repaired disguise mask with his own eyes, he realized that her disguise skills were definitely not bad!

The repaired disguise mask not only patched up the previous wear and tear, but also completely changed the face, making it very different from the previous disguise.

After Lu Xiaofeng put it on, it felt like he was wearing a new disguise mask.

This was because they were currently in the desert, and Su Rongrong did not have any suitable tools or materials. She could only make do with what she had on hand and use unsuitable swords and knives to repair and make things.

If she were in the Central Plains, with ample materials and specialized tools, it's hard to imagine how exquisite the disguise masks she made would be.

"Thank you, Miss Su."

"We should be thanking you!" Su Rongrong said apologetically.

She had often heard that the world was dangerous, and this trip had shown her what it was all about.

If it weren't for Lu Xiaofeng's rescue, they would probably have perished in this vast desert when they encountered the Black Lama earlier.

Not to mention many things that happened later, all of them could be said to be a burden to Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan.

Not to mention Chu Liuxiang's side, which also encountered Shi Guanyin, resulting in Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua being captured.

We don't know yet whether they've been rescued.

And all of this started because of her.

If it weren't for them, why would Chu Liuxiang have come to this desert?

The next day, the group split into four groups and set off.

Putting everything else aside, just consider the journey Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan took along the way, riding the exotic horses that Black Pearl had specially found for them.

Although the quality was not as good as the horses Zhou Ming had provided for them when they set off, they were still of different bloodlines and their horsepower was superior to that of ordinary horses.

A few days later, the two returned to the territory of the Star Luo Sect.

The checkpoint set up by the Xingluo Sect was indeed different from before. In addition to ordinary soldiers, there were two more teams, totaling ten Rakshasa Army warriors, stationed there.

On the wall next to them hung one wanted poster after another.

The two glanced at it a few times.

Good news, there are no warrants for Su Rongrong and her group.

Bad news: Li Xunhuan, Lu Xiaofeng, and Chu Liuxiang are all on the statistics list.

“That’s a bit strange. It’s one thing for the Star Luo Sect to issue a warrant for your arrest since you’re with me, but they have no grudge against Brother Chu, so why would they issue a warrant for Brother Chu?” Lu Xiaofeng frowned.

Li Xunhuan pondered, "Unless... it's Shi Guanyin?"

"Does the Stone Guanyin have connections with the Star Luo Sect?"

"It doesn't necessarily mean they have a relationship. Have you forgotten how the Eastern Depot got the Star Luo Sect to produce those files and documents?"

Lu Xiaofeng gritted his teeth: "Damn it! I hate these rich people!"

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round.

As long as you can afford the price, you can get the other party to do something even if you have no prior relationship with them.

Moreover, the Star Luo Cult is currently building its own vast territory and needs all sorts of resources.

Just like how factories can offer a price to buy access to those archives and documents.

As the current queen of the Kingdom of Guizi, Shi Guanyin controls all the resources of the kingdom.

In particular, she thwarted the previous king's plan and obtained the ancestral treasure of the Kingdom of Guizi from him.

They were incredibly wealthy.

Of course, one could simply pay Xingluo to put Chu Liuxiang on the wanted list.

Lu Xiaofeng looked around as he waited in line.

The place where the Xingluo Sect sets up a checkpoint and charges fees is naturally a necessary route.

The road is flanked by mountains, making it inaccessible to the average person. They have no choice but to obediently follow this path and pay their dues to the Xingluo Sect.

However, these mountains are nothing to the two masters.

However, Lu Xiaofeng noticed that there were also figures on the mountain.

Clearly, the Star Luo Sect also has people on the mountain.

Although those people were spaced far apart, and he and Li Xunhuan could easily cross over with their strength, they would definitely be discovered.

Once the Star Luo Sect discovers them, things will become much more difficult.

Therefore, the result is to remain undetected and smoothly and easily overcome the current hurdle.

Lu Xiaofeng was quite confident about this.

The disguise he wore was originally the work of a master craftsman in the capital, and it was further repaired and improved by Su Rongrong. Not to mention ordinary people, even some grandmasters would probably not be able to find any flaws.

As for tearing off a mask, it might be useful for martial artists who are skilled in martial arts, whether they are skilled in martial arts or not. However, masters and above can release true energy from all parts of their bodies and condense it into protective qi. Naturally, they can also use this true energy for other purposes.

For example, the disguise mask can be tightly adhered to the face!

This method of adsorption, whose creator is unknown, is extremely useful.

Otherwise, if anyone could just reach out and pry off the disguise mask, what use would it be, no matter how exquisitely made it was?

Soon, the two had reached the front of the line to undergo examination.

As expected, Li Xunhuan passed with ease.

Even though the soldier who was inspecting him did reach out and try to pick at something on Li Xunhuan's face, Li Xunhuan used his true energy to apply this suction method, and naturally passed the test easily.

When it came to Lu Xiaofeng, the soldier went through the same inspection procedure and found nothing wrong.

But just when Lu Xiaofeng thought he had passed the test, the soldier looked at the long sword on his body and said, "Put down that sword and let me check it!"

(End of this chapter)