The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 262 Everything is ready
Liu Laoman works at the Wugu Sesame Oil Shop. He's the shopkeeper during the day, but at night he's scolded and bossed around by his employees. Now the employees are asleep, and Liu Laoman is alone in the room with only a solitary lamp in front of him, tears streaming down his face.

He fought alongside Wang Chongyang in his youth, was wounded but survived, and lived a much longer life than his old comrades. Over the years, he has always been proud of being able to help the Quanzhen Sect. Who would have thought that after his grandson was captured, he would no longer be able to control his own destiny.

His son died long ago, leaving him as the only heir. So when the Jin spies threatened him, he agreed without much hesitation. For him, his own descendants were more important than loyalty to Wang Chongyang.

But even in the dead of night, he couldn't get past his conscience and still had to cooperate with the Jin Dynasty's secret agents to deal with the Seven Masters of Quanzhen.

Now it's not just a dilemma anymore. Liu Laoman knows the cruelty of the Jin people and is afraid he will never see his grandson again. He just promised Heshi Lie Liangping yesterday that he would write a letter to Zhongnan Mountain. He knows that once this letter is sent, it means that the Seven Masters of Quanzhen will surely suffer a terrible disaster.

Just as Liu Laoman was contemplating ending his own life but was also worried about his grandson, Wu Chengyu descended from the sky with his grandson.

There were sentries and guards outside the oil shop. Kill them. The shop assistants inside the oil shop were actually spies. Kill them. In just a few breaths, Wu Chengyu silently killed all the spies around the oil shop. Then he appeared in front of Liu Laoman with the child in his arms.

Of course, at this point he changed back to Big Head Bro's appearance: "Shopkeeper, isn't there something you should tell me?"

Upon seeing the child in Wu Chengyu's arms, Liu Laoman exclaimed in surprise, then quickly covered his mouth.

Tears streamed down his face as he looked at his sleeping grandson. He shakily reached out to hug him, but then, as if remembering something, he suddenly kowtowed to the ground.

“Brave warrior, we are surrounded by Jin Gou’s spies. You must leave now. I beg you, please help me send my child to Zhongnan Mountain. I will stay and fight you Jin Gou to the death, and return this broken life to the Quanzhen Sect to atone for my sins.”

"Don't worry, all the golden dogs inside and outside the house are dead. I've piled them all up in the lobby of your oil shop. No one will be able to find you before dawn."

You could run away right now, but give me a reason why I would let you go even though I knew you had betrayed me. Don't use the child as an excuse.

Liu Laoman was stunned for a moment, and at the same time, Wu Chengyu pulled him up from the ground and put the child in his arms.

Old Liu looked at his grandson with affection, first carefully examining him and finding no obvious injuries on the child's body.

"Actually, if you hadn't come tonight, I wouldn't be alive. That Golden Dog asked me to help him send a message to Chongyang Palace. I don't know his other plans, but once this letter is sent, the Quanzhen Sect members will definitely come to Chang'an and fall into their trap."

"This old man betrayed the Quanzhen Sect for the sake of this child, and I dare not make another mistake. I just wanted to end my old life and apologize to Patriarch Chongyang after I die."

Wu Chengyu listened silently. From the beginning, he had no intention of killing Liu Laoman. If he killed him, wouldn't he have to take care of the child himself? Besides, how to deal with traitors was a matter for the Quanzhen Sect, and had nothing to do with him.

However, the old man did not make any excuses. Regardless of whether his claim of wanting to commit suicide was just an excuse, he at least did not come up with a bunch of reasons to explain why he betrayed the country.

Wu Chengyu nodded: "Once this child is rescued, it won't be long before the Jin dogs discover him. All your spies here are dead, so you won't be able to escape either."

Your only way out now is to leave the city immediately and head to Chongyang Palace, but how can I know if you'll go to Zhongnan Mountain? Bring me pen and ink.

Wu Chengyu wrote a letter and handed it to Liu Laoman, then reached out and channeled a surge of internal energy into Liu Laoman's chest.

"After you leave the city, don't look back. Go straight to Chongyang Palace and give this letter to Ma Yu."

I have placed a restriction within your body. If you cannot find someone to remove it, you will die within three days. I have written the method to remove the restriction in this letter. Besides knowing the method, only those who are proficient in the Daoist inner cultivation method and have profound skill can do it. Even among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, only two or three can do this. They will naturally know how to remove the restriction after seeing the letter.

I don't believe you can find anyone else in Shaanxi to rescue you within three days. As for your crimes, let Ma Yu decide. I believe that even if he doesn't forgive you, your grandson's life will be safe.

Upon hearing this, Liu Laoman was about to kowtow again, but Wu Chengyu stopped him and gave him time to pack some valuables. Then, Wu Chengyu grabbed one of them in each hand and headed straight for the west gate, crossed the city wall, and escorted them to the outskirts of Chang'an. As for how to get from Chang'an to Zhongnan Mountain, Liu Laoman already knew the way very well.

After seeing the two off, Wu Chengyu rushed back to Furong Garden overnight and returned to the main room of Heshi Lie Liangping.

At the hour of Chen (7-9 AM), footsteps suddenly came from outside the main hall. Wu Chengyu immediately opened his closed eyes. The person who came did not dare to enter the room immediately, but spoke from outside.

"Chief, something's happened at the oil shop." The voice was familiar; it belonged to Number Five, who was in charge of monitoring the oil shop.

"What is it?" came the voice that belonged only to Ryohei Heishi from the room.

“When I went to the oil shop this morning, I found that Liu Laoman was gone, and all the brothers in the oil shop had also been killed.”

I just rushed to the dungeon, but Old Liu's grandson has also vanished, and the dungeon guard from last night is nowhere to be found.

With a creak, the door was pulled open, and the person inside kicked Number Five to the ground.

"Useless! So many men couldn't keep an eye on Liu Laoman, and that child is still in Furong Garden. If that person could take him away, he can take my head too. What use are you all to me? Send all your men to search the whole city!"

This Liu Laoman is of great importance; he's related to my next plan. If anything goes wrong, I'll send you to the palace.

Wu Chengyu had tried to hold back his kick as much as possible, but it almost broke Number Five's bones. He was curled up on the ground, covered in sweat, but dared not cry out in pain, nor did he dare to look up at his leader.

Upon hearing Wu Chengyu's false order, he hurriedly endured the pain and got up, stumbling and running towards the outside of Furong Garden.

At this moment, Number Four also stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Chief, it's almost 9 AM. You still have an appointment with Qiu Qianren to discuss things today."

"Hmph, that old thief Qiu Qianren has always harbored ulterior motives. Although he submits to my Great Jin, he has always been plotting his own schemes. Fine, let's talk to him one more time. If he still refuses to follow my arrangements, even if he is some kind of peerless master, I will find a way to deal with him."

Number Four nodded in agreement. Wu Chengyu walked to the door of the main room, pulled the door shut, and used the force field of the Star Shift Technique to pull the bolt shut from the inside.

"Sir, what about the people we captured yesterday, and your guards?"

“They’re all inside. That man did tell me a big secret. He can’t go anywhere now, and he’s not allowed to see anyone. My guards are watching him. We’ll talk about it when I get back from Da Ci’en Temple. Number 4, you come with me to Da Ci’en Temple.”

He then addressed the guards surrounding the main room: “Surround this room completely, but do not allow anyone to come within five zhang (approximately 10 meters). Before I return, kill anyone who approaches the room on the spot. Do you understand?”

(End of this chapter)