I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 64 Infiltration
Inside the palace, the imperial study.

Li Haotian and Prince Qing Li Cunguo were both anxiously waiting for news from outside.

Xu Lianying was waiting outside the door.

"According to the time, we should have received five messages by now, but we only received two. It seems that the other spies have been killed."

"Alas, I don't know what happened to the Emperor."

Li Haotian was worried and uneasy as he hadn't received any news for a long time.

The white-haired Prince Qing also had a worried look on his face. He frowned and said, "It should be fine. Although I don't know where Zuo Qiu came from, there are few people in the world who can defeat the Third Uncle. Even if there is an accident, Beiquan Mountain is next to it. I have also reminded the Third Uncle that if there is an accident, go to Beiquan Mountain and show your identity as a member of the Daqian royal family. I think Gu Yuanqing will not stand idly by. It's not impossible that he can't win with the second-best, right?"

Time passed little by little, and finally another message was delivered to Xu Lianying.

Xu Lianying hurriedly sent it in.

"Your Majesty, a letter has arrived."

"Give it to me quickly."

Li Haotian took it and took a look at it. He felt a little disappointed, but also somewhat relieved.

"Your Majesty, what is it?"

"Uncle Wang, please take a look. This is a remnant of the Red Dragon Sect that was captured by the people of Tiance Mansion who escaped from Beiquan Mountain. They said that the leader of the Red Dragon Sect was killed by Gu Yuanqing with a single sword strike."

Prince Qing took the letter and was about to take a closer look when he suddenly noticed that the door of the imperial study was opening and closing as if blown by a breeze.

Neither Li Haotian nor Prince Qing noticed that there was someone standing beside them, and they both looked towards the door.

Instead, it was Xu Lianying who noticed it first and knelt down immediately: "Your servant greets the Third Master."

Li Haotian and Prince Qing turned around and saw Li Shian, who stood up with happy expressions on his faces.

"Royal grandfather/uncle!"

Li Shian nodded and said, "Xiao Xuzi is not bad. I didn't expect that you would become a master first."

Li Haotian and Prince Qing heard the implicit meaning on their faces and felt hot on their faces.

Xu Lianying secretly glanced at Li Haotian, kowtowed and said: "This is all thanks to your majesty's cultivation and the guidance of the third master."

"Okay, sit down. One of you is the emperor, and the other is so old that his eyebrows are almost buried in the ground. It's not my turn to teach you."

"I will go outside and guard it."

Xu Lianying kowtowed, stood up and backed away. Some scenes were obviously not suitable for him to be present.

Li Shian took a chair and sat down: "This time it's a bit troublesome, I'm no match for him."

Li Haotian and Prince Qing looked at each other and both could hear the solemnity in Li Shian's words.

"Grandfather, what is Zuo Qiu's identity? Where is he from?"

Li Shian pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Based on your cultivation level, I shouldn't tell you about this, but I've thought about it again and again. Under the current situation, it would be better for you to know who your opponent is..."

After a moment, Li Haotian and Prince Qing were shocked at first, then slowly frowned, and their faces turned ugly.

When Li Shian finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the room.

After a long time, Li Haotian smiled bitterly and said, "What the royal grandfather meant is that there is another world outside this world. Zuo Qiu came here for trials, and Lingxu Sect is not just a simple sect. There is a road to heaven inside the sect that leads to the outside world, and Miaoxuan will set foot on the road to heaven in more than a year?" Li Shian nodded and said, "Yes, that's basically it."

Li Haotian fell silent, and he suddenly thought of the child that Li Miaoxuan left behind. To be honest, he didn't understand why Li Miaoxuan wanted to keep the child before, but now he suddenly understood a little bit.

He had suffered a hidden injury, and he has only one daughter, Li Miaoxuan, so far. If Li Miaoxuan really wanted to embark on the road to heaven and never come back, this child would be the only offspring and thought that Li Miaoxuan left for him.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. Now there's something I need you to tell me about."

"Grandpa, please speak."

"Why was young friend Gu imprisoned in Beiquan Mountain? If my Li family has done something wrong, please do not let go of your royal status. You should admit your mistakes and apologize."

As soon as these words came out, Li Haotian and Prince Qing Li Cunguo looked at each other.

"Why don't you speak?"

Li Haotian felt a little embarrassed and awkward. This kind of thing was not glorious.

Prince Qing Li Cunguo coughed and said, "Third Uncle, why don't you just stop caring about this matter? Regarding what happened to Master Gu in Beiquan, my Li family has done nothing wrong to him."

"If that's the case, then why can't we say it?" Li Shian frowned.

……

Gu Yuanqing's life in the mountains returned to normal, and he practiced, read, watched the mountains, and controlled objects every day.

Zuo Qiu was still wandering at the foot of the mountain and had not left. His expression became more and more solemn, because several days had passed, and the protection of the formation had not weakened, and no flaws in the formation could be found. It was even said that there was no trace of the formation at all, as if the mountain protection formation in the mountain was completely created by heaven and earth.

Now there are only two choices in front of him, either continue to defend or find a way to break in, or do something else first.

After hesitating for a long time, he pretended to go away, then secretly restrained his breath and hid back.

He was using the Hibernating Dragon Technique, but compared with the technique used by the Red Dragon Cult members, it was far more advanced. Zuoqiu was confident that unless the person was at a higher level than him, no trace of him would be discovered.

Gu Yuanqing indeed did not notice that he had returned, nor did he even notice that he had left.

However, when Zuo Qiu, who had been hiding for several days, tried to break into the mountain gate using the Dragon-Hibernating Technique, Gu Yuanqing, who was practicing, immediately noticed it.

Zuo Qiu entered the boundary of Beiquan Mountain about three feet away and stood there for a long time without moving.

Gu Yuanqing watched calmly. At this distance, it would be difficult to kill Zuo Qiu even if he suppressed him. He could just turn around and take a few steps out of the mountain.

Zuo Qiu waited patiently for a long time before tentatively moving upwards. He had seen many animals running along this path before, so it might be safer.

Gu Yuanqing was still waiting patiently. This was a rare opportunity, which would be hard to come by again if missed. In order to prevent Zuo Qiu from noticing on a whim, Gu Yuanqing immersed all his thoughts in observing the mountain, not allowing any thoughts to arise or show any hostility towards Zuo Qiu.

Because of this, Zuo Qiu felt his mind calm down. He used the Sleeping Dragon Technique to slightly speed up his pace.

He walked along the way without finding anything wrong. In a blink of an eye, he had reached the middle of the mountain. He was delighted: Could it be that I had passed through the mountain protection formation? Or had the formation actually collapsed a long time ago, and was just a trick to keep me from entering the mountain?
"Anyway, now that I'm in the mountains, Gu Yuanqing, wait and see how I play with you!"

Thinking of Gu Yuanqing's previous trick on him, Zuo Qiu sneered, with murderous intent in his heart.

"almost!"

As soon as Gu Yuanqing thought about it, the magic sword, Kunwu sword, and several thin needles flashing blue light flew up.

Almost at this moment, Zuo Qiu's heart began to beat violently. His expression changed, and without any hesitation, he turned around and headed down the mountain...

(End of this chapter)