Chapter 98: Breaking Out of the Encirclement

  Lao Lai held onto his cane, deep in thought. In the afternoon, the house was quiet, with Fu Bo and Ping Fan also wearing thoughtful expressions, as if all three were thinking about different things.

  "Master Fu, I have something to ask you, please don't hide it from me, okay?" Luo's calm voice broke the silence.

  Young master, what can I help you with? As long as this old slave knows, I will definitely not hide it.

  After lowering his head in contemplation for a while, he raised it and seemed to be muttering to himself: "Logically speaking, Grandfather has already resigned from the position of Marshal, Your Majesty shouldn't still be able to take action against Grandfather. Why would Your Majesty still take action against Grandfather? I haven't figured out this question yet, can Uncle Fu help me understand it?"

  Fu Bo heard the question asked by Leng Xiao Yao and a faint smile appeared on his originally pale old face: "Young Master, it seems that what the master said earlier was not wrong at all. Young Master is indeed exceptionally intelligent, to have thought of the main issue so quickly. The master had thought that this matter would never happen, but he never expected that it would actually happen."

  Leng Xiao Yao heard Old Man Fu's words and her eyes lit up as she said: "Oh? What did you say?"

  Fu Bo let out a soft sigh and said, "Three years ago, Your Majesty had proposed to the Patriarch that we send troops to conquer the Northern Country, in order to expand the territory of Tian Long Kingdom. However, at that time, the Patriarch directly refused, which led to a great deal of unpleasantness between Your Majesty and the Patriarch. After that, for an entire year, Your Majesty did not bring up this matter again, leading the Patriarch to believe that you had understood his intentions. But unexpectedly, from then on, Your Majesty began to suppress the direct line generals in the family's military, and slowly started to support the rise of the Qiao Family."

  Leng Xiao Yao heard this, with a puzzled expression on his face, said: "But what does this have to do with Grandfather? Grandfather has already stepped down from the position of Marshal, shouldn't it affect Your Majesty's prestige?"

  Fu Bo heard his young master's question and a faint smile appeared on his face: "Yao'er, you think too simply. Although the head of the Fu family may not be the commander-in-chief, in the Tianlong Army, the old commander-in-chief's word is more powerful than the current emperor. Don't look at the fact that the Qiao family is doing well now, but in the Dragon Team, nearly half of the generals were once the head of the household's subordinates. The Imperial Guard has changed to the imperial direct line as generals, but except for the generals, all the other team leaders are old subordinates of the old commander-in-chief. As for the Border Defense Army and the Undead Bird Army, don't forget that the general is Zhao Lao Chengxiang's legitimate grandson. Although Zhao Lao Chengxiang often had different opinions with the head of the household in the past, when it comes to major events in Tianlong Country, they are very harmonious. Young master, think about it, if the emperor wants to send troops to war and the head of the household opposes it, how many troops do you think can be mobilized?"

  Leng Xiao Yao finally understood that his grandfather had such prestige in the Tian Long Kingdom, no wonder the Emperor wanted to get rid of him first. In other words, as long as his grandfather was alive, the Emperor's conquests could not begin. It turned out to be this way, now everything can be explained.

  "Who did it? Who hurt Grandpa?"

  "That day when the master entered the palace, I didn't follow him in. When he returned home, it was already like this. So I sneaked into the imperial palace that night to investigate and coincidentally bumped into Old Qi who was in danger. Who would have thought that there was still a Sword God in the palace?"

  "Old Qi? Was the wound on your body also inflicted by that Sword God? Could it be that even the Supreme Emperor has had thoughts of killing Grandfather?" Cold Xiao's face changed slightly as he said, if what his uncle Fu said was true, then the only one who could invite the Sword God would be the Founding Emperor Liu Zhen.

  "Is the Taishang Huang going to get rid of the master of the house?" Fu Bo's face showed a brief surprise, then suddenly smiled and said: "Young Master, where did you hear this from again?"

  Leng Xiao Yao saw the expression on Fu Bo's face, slightly stunned, and subconsciously asked: "Isn't that so? Besides Taishang Huang having the ability to invite Sword God, can today's Emperor invite him?"

  "Heh, Fu Bo's face revealed a faint smile and said: 'Young Master, the Qi Lao in my mouth just now is actually the general manager beside the Taishang Emperor, and Old Qi only has the cultivation of Jian Sheng Dianfeng. If it was really him who made a move to harm the master, even if the master couldn't defeat him, at least he could hold on for a moment!'"

  "What does Fu Bo mean?" A puzzled look appeared on Leng Xiao Yao's face.

  "An outsider." Fu Bo said firmly: "And at least a famous swordsman, otherwise the master of the house would not have been subdued in one move without any defense."

  Pingfan, who had been quietly listening to Fu Bo and Leng Xiang's conversation, suddenly blurted out: "Mid-level Sword God?"

  "Ah!" Leng Xiao Yao heard Ping Fan's words, his expression slightly stunned for a moment, and the next instant, a look of understanding appeared on his face. Originally, he had always suspected that Fu Bo was a Sword God, but didn't know what level he was at. Now, Ping Fan's words had already told him what level Fu Bo's cultivation was at.

  "That's right," Old Man Fu nodded and said.

  After a moment of contemplation, he raised his head and asked Fu Bo: "Fu Bo, is there any way to recover my grandfather's injuries?" Fu Bo sighed slightly after hearing Leng Xiao Yao's question and said: "Young master, the family head's injuries can be recovered, but the things needed are basically precious treasures, which is equivalent to having none.

  Leng Xiao Yao heard Old Man Fu's words and a glint of light flashed across his eyes as he asked repeatedly, "Oh? What do you need? Tell me, Old Man Fu!"

  Fu Bo gazed at Leng Xiao Yao's determined expression, shook his head helplessly and said: "Dragon Soul Grass, Resurrection Stone, Sacred Beast Dan, Ming Soul Grass, Undying Bird Three Drops of Essence Blood"

  Fu Bo said, seeing Leng Xiao's puzzled expression, "Longhuncao is a spiritual grass that grows in the burial ground of a giant dragon after its death, gathering the essence of the giant dragon. Huishen Stone is something that can only be found in the depths of the underworld. As for Shengshou Dan, I won't explain it much. Minghuncao is a spiritual grass formed from the essence of the three-eyed dog of the underworld after its death. As for the Undying Bird, it's a legendary divine beast, and I don't know if this continent has such a creature."

  As Leng Xiangyao listened to Fu Bo's explanation, his originally firm face gradually turned pale. The five things that Fu Bo mentioned were each more difficult than the last, and even if they were to appear randomly on the Maya continent, it would likely stir up a bloody storm. Not to mention all five of them.

  Fu Bo finished speaking and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "Young master, that's why I said these things are no different from nothing at all."

  "Is there another way?" asked Leng Xiao Yao calmly.

  Fu Bo shook his head and said, "The master's entire body is currently blocked by the golden meridian, and his brain has suffered a severe impact. This method is the only way to save him, and even if all the materials are found, it will still require four sword gods to work together to rescue him."

  "Alas!" Leng Xiao Yao let out a long sigh, then gently stroked his grandfather's withered palm, a determined look on his face: "No matter what, I must find these five things to save Grandfather."

  Fu Bo and Ping Fan saw Leng Xiao Yao's firm and determined expression. The two of them had looks of admiration and praise on their faces.

  At this moment, the ground suddenly shook slightly, and the faces of the three people in the room changed slightly. The next moment, a killing intent flashed through Leng Xian's eyes, and he sneered: "You've come so quickly! You actually want to kill me off completely."

  The sound of clashing steel echoed outside the Cold Manor, followed by a series of screams and shouts as the soldiers of the Cold Manor engaged in battle with the newcomers.

  The door of the "Ga machine" room was pushed open from outside, and Wang Fu rushed in with blood all over his body, saying urgently: "Young master, many soldiers have come outside, brothers are resisting, you quickly take the master and others to leave first, we will stay behind."

  Leng Xiangyao's face turned cold as he stood up, and in a cold voice, he said: "Ping Ge, you and Wang Fu take Grandfather and Fu Bo away, I'll lead the men to cut off the pursuit."

  Young master, it's better for me to go and settle this matter quietly before things get out of hand.

  "No way, once you make a move, it's likely to provoke that Sword Saint. It's better for me to finish speaking first." Cold Impermanence added another sentence: "This is an order."

  Ping was taken aback for a moment, then immediately responded: "Yes, young master."

  "Fang Er, you stay and help the young master, I'll take the master away." Suddenly, Fu Bo said a sentence. Leng Xiao Yao heard Fu Bo's words and showed a hint of surprise on his face. Fu Bo was seriously injured and had trouble walking himself, how could he possibly take his paralyzed grandfather away from this place? But in the next moment, after seeing Fang Er's ordinary movements, Leng Xiao Yao finally understood.

  Pingfan held Fu Bo and arrived at the outer courtyard, then Pingfan muttered a sentence, the next moment, a giant eagle appeared in the courtyard.

  "Seventh-level demonic beast Golden Eagle?" Leng Xiao Yao thought to himself, it seems that ordinary sword saints all have their own contracted beasts!

  He returned to the house, carefully carried out Leng Xiao Tian and placed him on the spacious back of the Golden Eagle, then carried Fu Bo onto the back of the Golden Eagle. He whispered a few words to the Golden Eagle, and with a swift movement, the Golden Eagle flapped its massive wings and soared into the sky, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

  He gazed coldly at the Golden Eagle disappearing from his line of sight, a hint of a cold smile on his face. The next moment, a golden rod radiating brilliant light appeared in his hand.

  The sound of footsteps faded away, and the figure disappeared into the courtyard.

  Ping Fan and Wang Fu quickly followed the back of Leng Xiao Yao as he left.

  "Kill!" The Leng family army defended the Leng family gate, not giving an inch. Although the border defense army had several times more men and horses than the Leng family generals, they were temporarily unable to take action due to their geographical position, so they unfolded a fierce battle near the gate of the Leng family mansion.

  Bang, bang, bang! Leng Xiao Yao killed several border guards with one stick and then shouted at the leader of the Cold House Army, Wang Feng: "General Wang, bring your men and follow me. We'll break out!"

  "Yes, young master." Wang Feng immediately responded, and a team of well-trained Leng family soldiers quickly gathered together, following Leng Xiao Yao as he charged out of the Leng estate.

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