Longevity: Starting From Getting Down The Mountain And Marrying A Wife

Returning to the mansion.

Zhong Yan pondered over the whole matter and the plan for the next seven days repeatedly.

As long as the information is reliable, there should be no problem.

Regarding Qin Ben, in addition to the previous labels of "bold and meticulous, strategic and far-sighted, and decent martial arts skills," he now has a new understanding - he is quite ambitious and has a strong backing.

With three consecutive deaths of his followers, how could the capital not notice any problems?

But Qin Ben still dares to proceed with this matter, indicating that he can handle the subsequent work.

However, the power struggle does not concern Zhong Yan. He is just acting as a thug and doesn't need to worry about it.

As for the situation becoming uncontrollable and leading to the betrayal of abandoning the car to save the general...

Zhong Yan shook his head and thought: It's fine like this. With this relationship, my foundation in Qingyang City will be more solid.

Immediately.

Zhong Yan began to prepare, refining the more powerful "Explosive Talisman" and "Rain Sword Talisman."

An entire night passed.

Early in the morning, he went out again and found some soldiers he usually had good relations with, and obtained two sets of strong crossbows. He modified them to enhance their power.

Three days passed in a flash.

Four days before the planned time, Zhong Yan solemnly arranged and instructed his wives and concubines at home, then left the city in advance and rushed to the agreed location.

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It was night.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Puddles of water accumulated on the road after the rain, suddenly rippling with shimmering light.

They're here!

Damn it!

Zhong Yan, dressed in night clothes and masked, hiding in the grass by the roadside, frowned and cursed inwardly.

To cause such a commotion, there must be more than one cultivator and six soldiers accompanying them!

He tensed his body, glanced at the opposite side, and thought that he could only act according to the situation and decisively run away if something went wrong.

Before long.

The sound of horse hooves approached.

Glancing over, twenty riders rushed over.

White Siyuan on the opposite side also felt uneasy. Hesitating for a moment, the group had already arrived.

Boom!

The ground exploded.

Yang Yanqing used earth escape technique to rise from the ground, stepping on a flying sword and heading straight for the leading middle-aged cultivator. With a sweep of his gaze, he shouted, "There's also a Qi Refining seventh layer!"

White Siyuan gritted his teeth and slightly slower, controlled his flying sword to attack the Qi Refining seventh layer cultivator.

"Gan Linniang, you can't even get accurate information, and you want to intercept them!" Zhong Yan held his breath, focused his mind, and remained still. He felt annoyed and had a greatly changed impression of Qin Ben.

According to the plan, Yang Yanqing would fight against the peak Qi Refining eighth layer follower, while White Siyuan would assist and attack at a critical moment. Zhong Yan was responsible for the six Body Tempering realm soldiers and acted as a lookout in case of any changes.

At this moment, after a moment of panic, the well-trained soldiers quickly formed a formation, using shields to block the residual energy, and shooting a rain of arrows with their bows.

The leading middle-aged cultivator reacted in time and blocked Yang Yanqing's crucial attack. The two fought fiercely without a clear winner.

On the other side, although White Siyuan condensed a shield to block the arrows, he quickly fell into a disadvantage due to the interference. After the shield shattered, he was hit by an arrow in the shoulder in an instant.

The situation stabilized.

The middle-aged cultivator laughed heartily, manipulating the flying sword to attack swiftly, occasionally throwing out talismans, and not forgetting to speak.

"You two hiding rats, I've been waiting for you!"

"Is Lord Qin in? Why not come out and meet me?"

"Heh, Qin Ben, you dare not show yourself despite disregarding fate."

"After I kill these two villains, I will go and overthrow your Lord's mansion!"

"Empty boasts!" Yang Yanqing snorted coldly, shook his hand, and threw out a round disc Law Weapon. As it spun in the air, fireballs shot down, landing in the crowd of soldiers.

Immediately, screams erupted, the military formation broke, and the soldiers scattered.

Bai Siyuan acted swiftly, almost at the same time, he threw out a Diamond Talisman for protection, then he flew into the crowd with his sword, cutting off heads as he passed.

Clearly, the two of them had worked together many times before, their coordination was perfect.

At the same time, Zhong Yan, who was covered in "Light Body Talismans," leaped up.

In his left hand, he held a powerful crossbow, firing six arrows simultaneously at the Qi Refining seventh layer cultivator who was chasing after Bai Siyuan but was blocked by the Diamond Talisman.

In his right hand, he threw a stack of "Explosive Talismans" at the middle-aged cultivator.

Boom~ Boom~ Boom~

Originally, a first-grade talisman would not cause much damage to a Qi Refining eighth layer peak cultivator.

But the "Explosive Talismans" were powerful and numerous, and with Zhong Yan suddenly appearing, the middle-aged cultivator, who had the upper hand because of Yang Yanqing's Spiritual Ascension and the activation of a Law Weapon, was taken aback and immediately retreated after being attacked, falling to the ground.

"How dare you! Just a Qi Refining fourth layer..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a buzzing sound came from the ground, and a wave of mist surged up. The middle-aged cultivator's movements became sluggish, and he looked around in panic.

Even Yang Yanqing was momentarily stunned when he caught sight of the formation flag in Zhong Yan's hand. He wielded his sword with the force of Mount Tai, slashing at it, and laughed, "Well done!"

One slash, and the man was cut in half.

The Qi Refining seventh layer cultivator was terrified, his face pale as he turned to flee.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Yang Yanqing beckoned, controlling his disc-shaped Law Weapon, and instantly flew over, releasing a fireball that engulfed the Qi Refining seventh layer cultivator, turning him into a screaming fireball.

Zhong Yan raised his crossbow and directly blew off his head.

On the other side, Bai Siyuan killed the last soldier.

Suddenly, silence fell over the scene, the whole process taking about a quarter of an incense stick's time.

The three of them exchanged glances and threw several fresh bodies from their storage bags, which were the bandits who had been locked up in the Qingyang City prison.

They cleaned up the battlefield, erased any traces, and moved smoothly.

"Let's go!"

The three of them rushed towards the mountaintop, heading towards the direction of Yangquan Town in the morning sun.

"Zhong Fellow Daoist, how did you come up with the idea of setting up a formation in advance?"

"Yeah, thanks to that formation, otherwise it would have been really difficult to end it. Even if we succeeded in the end, I'm afraid the three of us would have suffered some injuries!"

"I also took some precautions just in case, and it happened that he fell into that position."

Even if that attack hadn't landed, Zhong Yan still had a backup plan to force him over.

Of course, these two people by his side were cooperative enough, otherwise he wouldn't have acted so easily, or he could have used an Earth Escape Talisman to escape.

Yang Yanqing and Bai Siyuan exchanged glances, and in their minds, they both thought of the words of praise from Li Henian about Zhong Yan.

They both held Zhong Yan in high regard, he understood talisman making, knew formations, and was meticulous and cautious. Their first collaboration was perfectly coordinated, almost flawless.

Yang Yanqing said, "Zhong Fellow Daoist played a crucial role this time, so we'll split the spoils evenly!"

As agreed earlier, Yang would take 50%, Bai would take 40%, and Zhong would take 10%.

Zhong Yan smiled and noticed that his face was still pale at the moment. He couldn't help but glance at the storage bag at his waist, confirming that the disc was a third-grade Law Weapon, which consumed a lot of spiritual energy.

The three of them gradually moved further away and soon disappeared into the night.

However, what they didn't know was that in a clump of grass twenty zhang away from the battlefield, an old man with white hair was squatting, watching the whole process.

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One hour ago.

Qingyang City Lord's Mansion.

Qin Ben was practicing calligraphy in his study when Zhang Shun walked in quickly.

"Things have changed. Just received news that a Qi Refining seventh layer cultivator from Wangyi City has brought twelve soldiers to join us."

"Oh."

Qin Ben raised an eyebrow, his brush didn't stop, and he smiled, "They're really on guard, it seems I'm going to bleed heavily this time."

Zhang Shun immediately understood that the City Lord had made arrangements in advance, so there was no need to worry about the interception failing.

Iron painting, silver hook, the four characters "Dreaming of Qingyang" on the paper were magnificent.

Qin Ben put down his brush, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Indeed, their cultivation is a bit low, I hope they won't be too badly injured. It's not easy to find a suitable partner."

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