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In the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, Zhao Yushu knew that the big guys who had joined forces to cheat the old man were not bad people, they just had different ideas. Of course, Yan Hui now needs to make some concessions.

When I shamelessly ask for help, it’s hard to say what Zixiao Zhenren, who always thinks of not interfering in worldly affairs, will do, but Zhang Tianshi should still give me some face.

Of course, it was not to give himself face, but to make the academy owe him a small favor.

If in the future the old man gets too angry and feels he cannot afford to lose face for this person, then it is me, Zhao Yushu, who has invited him, and it will not be a disgrace to the academy.

Zhao Yushu put down his pen, confirmed the contents of the letter again and again, then sent it back to the academy with his flying sword. He didn't know how to deliver it directly to Longhu Mountain, so he could only take a detour and ask Wei Laosan to help him share the blame.

Sending letters via flying sword is the second best means of communication in the world after Gu Changfeng delivering the letter personally. It is extremely expensive and no one would use it easily unless it is an emergency. But now is an emergency.

"If he agrees, by the time we reach Andong Protectorate, Zhang Tianshi will probably have arrived at the grassland."

"What if he doesn't agree?"

Zhao Yushu narrowed his eyes: "Then I have to suspect that he has something to do with the underworld."

Zhao Yushu's inference made no sense, but at this critical juncture, those who were unwilling to help were imaginary enemies, and that was all he could think of.

"Why don't you ask Elder Ge to help? If you are worried that your brothers and sisters might get into trouble, let them live in the academy for a while. It will be fine with Fourth Senior Brother looking after them."

Lan Ling was calculating the masters around her. This time, Zhao Yushu did not call Bujie Yang and the others from the outside to come, because even masters like Li Li and Wolf Girl could not handle this matter, so if they came, they would probably be sent away. But he did not call Ge Lao, the senior insider, either, which made her confused.

"Mr. Ge is old and has been running around all his life. He should take a break. Besides, you know, I'm afraid that if I encounter some dangerous situations, he will block me directly."

Lan Ling held his hand: "Then we will go by ourselves, but you have to promise me that if we encounter danger, you will not stand in my way."

"Okay, but you have to remember to run faster."

In the Tianshi Temple of Mount Longhu, after Tianshi Zhang finished his routine questioning and answering questions, he was about to go to the back mountain to practice swordplay when the young Tianshi came over with a letter in his hand and a strange look on his face.

"Whose letter?"

"Uh, Zhao Yushu gave it to me."

"He actually wrote to you."

Zhang Tianshi smiled. He had plotted against the old immortal and lost a lot of good things. His sword was also turned into a dagger. Although both parties had put the grudge behind them on the surface, there were still some grudges in their hearts. So he was surprised that Zhao Yushu would write a letter to the young Tianshi.

"Actually, it's for you."

Zhang Tianshi frowned, realizing that something was wrong, and decisively took the letter and read it.

After putting down the letter, Zhang Tianshi was silent for a long time.

As the leader of Taoism in the world, Longhu Mountain naturally has strong intelligence capabilities, but it is still difficult for them to know some of the inside stories of the academy. After reading Zhao Yushu's letter, he realized that his previous judgment of the underworld was wrong.

Such a covert organization would not have been formed overnight, but it has been making trouble and trying to make its presence felt within just this year. There must be a reason for this.

The reason seemed not difficult to guess. At least Yan Hui believed that he had found it, and he tracked it all the way, ultimately paying the price of an unclear whether it was one life or half a life.

Zhao Yushu.

After this person joined the academy, the whole world became like a pot of boiling porridge. Even if the bigwigs from all sides tried their best to cool down the situation, it only made the situation seem a little more stable. It was still in a state where it would explode at the slightest mistake.

"Master, are you going?"

"Teacher, please think about this."

Zhang Tianshi is very cautious in his work and will not make decisions impulsively. For such a big matter, he will think about it for at least three to five days.

The young Taoist priest thought so, bowed respectfully and left the Taoist temple.

The next morning, the big bell in Tianshi Temple rang, and people from all over Longhu Mountain gathered in Tianshi Temple, but they only saw a letter and a peach wood dagger.

The content of the letter was very simple. Longhu Mountain would be temporarily presided over by the Great Elder. After the young Heavenly Master had completed the outer scene, the elders would assess his character and grant him the Heavenly Master Sword, making him the next generation of Zhang Heavenly Master.

As for Zhang Tianshi himself, he only took a few pieces of clothing and a long sword. He left Longhu Mountain overnight and headed north.

"Sir, we are here."

The captain ordered the ship to dock. It was late spring, but the Andong Protectorate was still cold and chilly. According to the temperature in the previous life, it should be around ten degrees.

"Thank you. Please come to Haizhou for a few days when you return. We will have a thank you gift."

Lan Ling took out a silver note and handed it over. She had already written a letter to Lan Rong, asking her father to send someone to wait in Haizhou. Once the ship docked, all the crew members would be placed under house arrest to prevent leaks, and more compensation would be given afterwards.

If Zhao Yushu were asked to do this kind of thing, she would definitely be hesitant and indecisive, so she had to do it secretly.

The captain was overjoyed when he saw the huge amount of silver bills. He kowtowed to express his gratitude and watched the young man and woman set foot on the easternmost territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In the history of this world, when the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty was in power, he joined forces with Silla to destroy Goguryeo and set up the Andong Protectorate to manage the entire Liaodong. As the Tang Dynasty's ruling power weakened, the Andong Protectorate has become semi-independent like Lingnan, but it has not openly rebelled.

In the history of the previous life, the Andong Protectorate was abolished after the Anshi Rebellion and merged into the Lulong Jiedushi and Bohai Kingdom, and the world line diverged a little here.

"Tang people?"

Even after the soldiers at the dock checked the captain's full set of documents, they still stopped Zhao Yushu and the other man.

"Yes, my husband and I came from Jiangning."

"Jiangning? What a great place. What are you doing here?"

"The elders in my family asked us to travel around and see if there are any good businesses to do. We plan to return to Jiangning to help our family run the business after we finish our business."

"Graduation?"

Zhao Yushu took out a wooden sign and said, "I am a disciple of the White Horse Academy in Dongdu."

The soldier gasped and quickly made way for him: "I didn't know it was the teacher from the academy who arrived. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience."

Zhao Yushu smiled and said, "It's okay. You guys have been working hard guarding the border. I'll give you some gifts. Let's go buy some wine to warm ourselves up. Goodbye."

Zhao Yushu stuffed a small silver ingot into the bag without saying anything, pulled Lan Ling away, and officially stepped into the city wall of Andong Protectorate.

"You know, I never dreamed that one day I would come to this city, even by train."

Zhao Yushu looked at the two big words on the city gate. In his previous life, this place was one of the most difficult places to enter in the world, even harder than going to America.

"That's a plane."

Lan Ling corrected again: "Should we go directly through the city, or go and take a look first?"

Zhao Yushu touched his chin and said, "Based on my past luck, I think there will be a surprise if I go in and take a look."