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At noon, Li Xuandu and his party set off, leaving Shimen County and heading towards Jingzhou.

Everyone rode on horseback, which not only saved effort but was also faster than walking. Han Yue did the same, but she carried a large box on her back, like a wardrobe. Shi Wuyue didn't want to see anyone and didn't want to ride a horse, so she hid inside. Fortunately, the two women were both light-weight, and the combined weight was only the weight of an ordinary adult man in armor, which was enough for a horse to bear.

There were no more twists and turns along the way, so the party traveled very quickly. In the evening, they left the jurisdiction of Shimen County and entered the territory of Jingzhou, and then traveled all night without stopping. Anyway, the post road was wide and empty at night, so there was no need to worry about bumping into anyone.

After traveling for a day and a night, they finally arrived at a ferry. They wanted to take a boat up the Shuo River, but they found a problem. River transportation is not as fast as sea transportation. When going downstream, the speed is extremely fast, as evidenced by a poem: The monkeys on both sides of the river are crying non-stop, and the light boat has passed through thousands of mountains. But when going upstream, there are only two ways, one is to rely on sails, and the other is to rely on boatmen. No matter which one, the speed is extremely slow, so there is the practice of "buying a boat and going east", that is, several merchants in Shuzhou jointly pay to build a boat, load the goods and go down the river, and do business along the way. When they reach the middle and lower reaches of the river, the goods are almost sold, so they dismantle the boat and sell the wood, and return to Shuzhou by land.

This is not the fault of Li Xuandu and others. After all, they are just young people under 30 years old. No matter how much they have seen, they have omissions and have not thought of this. At this time, they had to temporarily change their plan and enter Shu by land. Although the Shu Road was as difficult as going up to the sky, Baidi City could only be regarded as the gateway to Shuzhou, so it was not too difficult to travel.

Just when Li Xuandu and his party set out on their journey, the people in Baidi City had already learned the news.

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On the wall of Baidi City, three people walked leisurely.

One of the women was Shangguan Wan, a famous official of the Yin-Yang Sect. She set up a plan to block Li Xuandu and others in Shimen County, and she herself came to Baidi City first.

The tall man was the current owner of Baidi City, Tang Zhou, the general of the Qingyang Sect, who was ranked eighth on the Taixuan List. After the death of Tang Qin and Tang Han, he was also the de facto leader of the Qingyang Sect.

The background of the three Tang brothers was not a secret. Shuzhou, and the surname Tang, would only remind people of one name, that is, the Tang family in Shu. Tang Zhou did have a great relationship with the Tang family in Shu, but Tang Zhou's founding of Qingyang Sect had nothing to do with the Tang family, and the Tang family did not have the ability to support a Qingyang Sect that influenced half of the world.

The three brothers of the Tang family were only illegitimate children of the Tang family. There was nothing new in the world. They were not valued because of the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. As the eldest brother, Tang Zhou left the Tang family to venture into the world, wanting to fight for his own foundation with his own strength, so that the Tang family members who looked down on him would look at him with new eyes. This idea was nothing more than not despising the poor young man, but it was not so easy to venture into the world. Even if Tang Zhou had a strong realm, he was alone and had no sect to rely on. At most, he could create a small sect like Lingxiu Mountain Villa, collect some farm guests, and run industries. He could call the shots in a county, and he could also have some fame in a prefecture, and he could be regarded as a local snake. But compared with the sects and families that dominated a state, it was still too insignificant. Even so, such a villa would take several years or even more than ten years of hard work. Tang Zhou was not satisfied with this, so he did nothing in his many years of wandering around the world.

Until he met a man, who was later the leader of Wudao Sect, Song Zheng.

Some people once said that one's fate is one's destiny, two's luck, three's bones, four's accumulation of Yin merits, and five's reading. Others say that those who succeed have three parts of ability, six parts of luck, and one part of support from noble people.

Song Zheng was Tang Zhou's noble person. Tang Zhou was one of the first people to follow Song Zheng. He also had the ambition to compete for the world. After Song Zheng disappeared, Tang Zhou left Wudao Sect and set up his own sect. After that, Xu Wugui began to intervene in the internal affairs of Wudao Sect, supporting and winning over Song Zheng's old subordinates such as Baiman King and Qisha King. Tang Zhou was also a person favored by Xu Wugui.

With Xu Wugui's support, Tang Zhou did have real skills, and with just the right luck, the prototype of Qingyang Sect was formed. Later, Tang Zhou gradually pulled his second brother Tang Zhou and third brother Tang Han into the group. The Qingyang Sect gradually grew stronger. Under Xu Wugui's deliberate power division and checks and balances, it eventually formed a pattern of three generals and three main altars, with Tang Zhou as the leader in the middle, and Tang Qin and Tang Han as the left and right arms.

Later, Tang Qin died in Qizhou. Tang Zhou and Tang Han gradually had differences because of their different positions. Finally, the brothers broke up, and Tang Han fled to Baidi City and died in a foreign land.

Tang Zhou's appearance was very similar to his second brother Tang Qin, but his demeanor was more resolute, and his calm demeanor revealed majesty. At this time, he was wearing a green armor and a sword at his waist. He didn't look like a man of the rivers and lakes, but more like a general of the court.

Tang Zhou asked, "Shangguan Wan, you have been staying in Baidi City for many days. I wonder when you will leave?"

The woman in a black dress smiled and said, "General, are you going to drive me away?"

Tang Zhou said, "If you insist on not leaving, I will not kill you directly for the sake of the geomancer, but I don't mind driving you away myself."

Tang Zhou ranked eighth on the Taixuan list, and his words were not just a casual threat without any weight.

Shangguan Wan was not afraid at all and said, "General is impatient to see Song Fuchen, so he feels that I am annoying here."

Tang Zhou ignored it and glanced at another man beside Shangguan Wan and said nothing.

The Seven Killing King of Wudao Sect.

In Tang Zhou's view, the masters who can catch his eye can be divided into four levels. The first level is the master on the Lao Xuan List, who can be called the Taishan Beidou in the world; the second level is the person on the Tai Xuan List with him, and some hidden masters who are not famous, who are considered a master of the generation; The third class is the second only to the Taixuan List, including Xiao Shiyu, Mrs. Leng, Li Rushi, Dongxuan Taoist, Taiwei Zhenren, Sanxuan Zhenren, Wanshou Zhenren and other sect leaders, as well as his second brother Tang Qin , all belong to this category, slightly inferior to the Taixuan List, but is an important figure and a powerful man in the world; the fourth class is even worse than the third class, and most of them are elders and hall masters of major sects之流，也江湖上的成名高手，黑白谱上的前三十位，颜飞卿等少玄榜前列人物，都可以划入其中。

至于那个排在少玄榜榜首的紫府剑仙，唐周却是不好贸然下定论，只能暂且将其划分在第三等之中。 The Seven Killing Kings were also divided into the third category, and could reach the top of the black and white spectrum, go alongside the major sect masters, and are slightly inferior to the Taixuan List. They are not opponents of Tang and Zhou, but they are a bit tricky.有这样一个人物为上官莞保驾护航，已经可以看出地师对于上官莞的态度以及对此事的重视程度如何。

Shangguan Wan continued: "No matter how capable a person is, whether he can accomplish something depends on his fortune. This statement is definitely not a slander. Take Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei Dynasty as an example. If he was born in a peaceful and prosperous era, he would have the talent of conquering the world. Even if you can't achieve the achievements of the emperor, this is luck. In fact, those who can achieve great things, whether they are important officials in the temple or powerful people in the world, are always mixed with each other, about 50% of them, and half of them are indeed extraordinary The point is that half of the people have good fortune. They seized the trend of the general trend for various reasons. Many people can't know why they can succeed even if they are lucky enough. If they ask them to do it again, they will probably not be able to do it again. If they mistakenly regard the general trend as their own. Even if you can't last for a long time, I wonder if the general agrees?"

Tang Zhou was silent for a moment and said, "What you mean is that the reason why I, Tang Zhou, can have today depends entirely on the support of noble people. You are threatening to repay kindness."

Shangguan Wan smiled and said, "General, don't be too careful. I don't mean that. I still have the same old saying. Song Fuchen can give it to the general, and I can give it to the general. Please refer to the past relationship and come first and then arrive. That's all."

Tang Zhou lowered his eyelids and said in a cold tone: "Where is something? What I want is not empty words, but real things, where is it?"

Shangguan Wan whispered: "Please wait for another three days, just three days."

Tang Zhou looked at Shangguan deeply and said, "Okay, then I will give you another three days. After three days, I can't take it out. No matter what you say, I will drive you out of Baidi City."

说罢，唐周不管上官莞是如何反应，直接转身走下城头。