After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 12 Pathfinding
Hearing this, the three people from Mengshan did not move.

Seeing this, Li Musheng raised his eyebrows, his dissatisfaction written all over his face:

"Hehe, do you think Miss Cang and I are bad people?"

Mengshan looked at Li Musheng for a while, and he couldn't tell his depth, so he shook his head and said:
"I appreciate your kindness, sir, but we have important matters to attend to and it is not convenient for us to join you."

The woman in blue and the scholar beside him always looked alert and didn't say a word.

They seemed to be very wary of Cang Yinyue and Li Musheng, especially after Cang Yinyue revealed Mengshan's identity, they became obviously more fearful.

"It's boring."

Li Musheng shook his head and immediately ignored the three people. He patted the mules and horses under him and walked towards the mountain road ahead.

When he passed by Mengshan, he was only one foot away from the knife in the other's hand, but he just rode past carelessly as if nothing had happened.

The looks of Mengshan and the woman in green changed for a moment, but in the end no one made a move.

Cang Yinyue saw everything and nodded slightly, seeming to be quite satisfied with the two people's decision.

She said nothing more and rode her horse to follow Li Musheng in front.

After the two of them walked a distance, Cang Yinyue looked at Li Musheng's back and suddenly said in a cold voice:

"You're quite good at taking matters into your own hands and letting them go along. Are you sure they have no ill intentions?"

"Little did they know that if I hadn't shocked them with my words, they would have attacked us just now, intending to kill us in this desolate mountain!"

Hearing this, Li Musheng turned around, glanced at the three people hanging far behind them, and said with a meaningful smile:
"I don't care what they think. They can't kill me anyway."

"You are quite confident."

Cang Yinyue sneered in response.

However, in her opinion, although Mengshan and the other woman were both innate masters, if they really fought, neither of them would be able to last more than ten moves under her hands, and they would also be unable to withstand Li Musheng's acupoint-pressing skills.

"Once we pass Chongzhou, we will speed up our journey. There's something fishy about these three people. If we don't want to get into trouble, we must stay away from them."

Cang Yinyue was still very cautious. Li Musheng nodded, sat on the mule's back, and stroked his chin thoughtfully:
"I saw that the scholar was wearing shabby clothes and had a thin, sallow face. He probably wasn't the son of an official or wealthy family, but rather came from a relatively poor background."

"But he is being protected by two innate masters. This is obviously abnormal."

"Why would they protect a poor scholar? Or does the scholar have some other special identity?"

As Li Musheng spoke, his eyes suddenly moved and he looked at Cang Yinyue:
"Miss Cang, have you noticed that the scholar and I are in very similar situations? We are about the same age, and their destination is clearly the imperial capital, Shangyang City..."

Hearing this, Cang Yinyue frowned slightly, looking thoughtful, and said:

"I know what you want to say. Your guess is not unreasonable, but is there really such a coincidence?"

Li Musheng smiled and said:

"There's no such thing as a coincidence. Maybe this is just a coincidence."

But at this moment, his expression suddenly changed, he stretched out his hand to rein in the mule and horse under him, and said in a low voice:

"It's really unfortunate. The road we're on doesn't seem to be accessible."

Cang Yinyue hadn't figured out what he meant when she saw Li Musheng suddenly leap onto a nearby tree, his hands resting on the treetops as he gazed off into the distance. "Miss Cang, come up and take a look. Someone has set up a roadblock ahead, right in the path we must take."

Upon hearing this, Cang Yinyue's eyes were slightly stunned, and then he jumped onto the branch as lightly as Li Musheng.

She followed the other person's gaze and saw a simple wooden village built on a hillside in the distance. There were more than a dozen people guarding it, which just blocked the mountain road leading to the front from several nearby forests.

Seeing this scene, Cang Yinyue showed a puzzled look on his face and turned to look at Li Musheng:
"You were sitting on a mule just now. Could you have seen something so far away?"

"I have profound martial arts skills and a sharp gaze. Is there any problem with that?"

Li Musheng shrugged and said:

"But what I want to know now is, should we change our route next, or just rush through?"

Cang Yinyue frowned and glanced at him, then glanced at the wooden village in the distance. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"It's obviously unreasonable for these people to set up a roadblock in such a remote place. For the sake of caution, I don't recommend just forcing your way through."

As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at the mountain road behind her, a cold light flashing in her eyes:
"Let them explore the way first."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng instantly understood Cang Yinyue's meaning.

Sure enough, this girl is still as sinister as ever!

"In that case, we can only let those three guys be guinea pigs."

Li Musheng nodded, and then he and Cang Yinyue jumped down from the tree.

After the two men rode their mules and horses for a distance, they suddenly disappeared into the woods next to them in a blind spot.

At the same time, the three people in the back were unaware of this.

"Commander Zhao, did you figure out where those two people came from?"

Seeing that Li Musheng and the other man were nowhere to be seen, Yuan Mei, the woman in blue, lowered her voice and asked.

Hearing this, Mengshan glanced at the scholar beside him and shook his head:

"That young man never revealed his inner strength, so we couldn't tell his true strength. However, that woman is very knowledgeable and well-informed. She even knows the situation in the Dali army. I'm guessing she's either from the army or the imperial court."

He paused and said:
"Moreover, she is also an innate master. Although innate masters are nothing in Shangyang City, I am not completely sure of killing her if I meet her here. Otherwise, I would have signaled you to take action just now."

Upon hearing this, a cold light flashed in Yuan Mei's eyes:
"Our mission must be kept secret and no mistakes can be made. If there's an opportunity along the way, I think we should take action to eliminate them. Otherwise, if the matter gets leaked, it will likely affect the general's plans."

Mengshan thought for a moment and nodded:

"We'll talk about it when the opportunity arises. If we decide to take action, we must ensure that there is no risk of failure."

He thought that Cang Yinyue had already pointed out his origins. If he allowed the other party to return to the imperial capital, the matter of this trip would probably be impossible to conceal.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the scholar beside him and said with narrowed eyes:

"Your Highness, the journey to the imperial capital is long. To prevent treacherous people from plotting to harm you, please be patient for a while. Once you reach the imperial capital, everything will be safe."

Hearing this, the scholar hurriedly bowed and said:
"I thank you both for your support along the way. When I meet my father in the future, I will definitely repay you generously."

Meng Shan and Yuan Mei looked at each other and smiled intriguingly.

(End of this chapter)