Zilong went all the way to the east, and after arriving at Datong, he turned to the north again, and it took two days of hard work to quickly whip up the horse and come to a small town not far from Fengyun Valley.

The town is quiet again, and the chaos of the last time it was there is gone.

At that moment, Zilong didn't delay much, and went directly to the Tianyin Sect.

After a short time, he was blocked by two Tianyin Sect disciples.

Zilong said that he was Gu Xiaotian's apprentice, and he came to see his master, and these two disciples of the Tianyin Sect told Gu Xiaotian that they were anxiously leading Zilong into the valley.

In a moment, he was in Gu Xiaotian's courtyard and was received by Gu Xiaotian.

"Haha! My good apprentice misses his master to death!" Gu Xiaotian couldn't help but laugh heartily when he saw Zilong coming.

"Disciple to meet Master!" Zilong solemnly saluted and handed over the gift with both hands.

Gu Xiaotian put his hands on his hands, stopped Zilong's posture of bowing, and said: "Don't do this with me, I also brought a gift to the teacher, it is really a good apprentice for the teacher, Zilong has a heart! Tell the master, what have you been through recently? Have you made any progress in kung fu? Do you miss the master? I thought that you offended Wuyan last time you saved people, and you will not come to the Tianyin Sect to see you as a teacher again, but I am really happy to see you here today, come into the house and drink tea, the master has the best dragon well for you to taste. ”

Zilong smiled bitterly, making the master misunderstand that he came to see his old man because he missed him, but yes, he did think of the master inadvertently, but this time it was to get back to the army. ”

Zilong smiled and said, "The apprentice has always missed the master!" and then didn't want to beat around the bush, and said directly: "But Master, this time I came to the Tianyin Sect, it is indeed a disciple who has something to ask for!"

Gu Xiaotian smiled heartily and said, "Oh, good apprentice, if the master can do it, he will definitely help you, tell me quickly." ”

Zilong scanned the courtyard for a week with scruples, and Gu Xiaotian immediately understood, and said with a smile: "This is my yard, and there are also my cronies nearby, you can rest assured." ”

"Master, have you committed a big case in southern Yulin with the people of the Tianyin Sect in recent days?" Zilong looked directly at Gu Xiaotian and asked.

"Hmm, you mean robbing the imperial court's military salary? How do you know that?" Gu Xiaotian naturally didn't know that Zilong was already a general of King An's Mansion, and immediately said proudly, "Now that the sect leader has revived, he has the ambition to revive the Tianyin Sect! But he lacks some silver taels for the purpose of recruiting troops and buying horses! A few days ago, I got news that there was a team of officers and soldiers who escorted the military pay to Yulin, so the sect leader asked me to take my brothers to do this vote! This court eagle dog, everyone has to be punished, but we are just doing the right thing for heaven!"

Seeing Gu Xiaotian's outspokenness, Zilong couldn't help but be a little worried, and immediately said, "Master, aren't you afraid of the court's retaliation?"

"Revenge, I guess they don't even know who robbed it!" Gu Xiaotian said nonchalantly, "After we got it, we all checked it, and none of them survived." ”

"But Ye Wuyan committed the crime before, and the court has found out that it was the Tianyin Sect, but it was only because he robbed the property of the people in the martial arts that he didn't send the army to suppress it, and now you are robbing the military salary, this crime is a big crime to kill the nine clans!" Zilong wanted to tell Gu Xiaotian about the seriousness of the problem of robbing the military salary this time, after all, there was a Ming generation, and the imperial court's control over martial arts was also very strict.

When Gu Xiaotian heard this, he slowly let out a wry smile, and said, "How can I not know the consequences of this matter?" But the sect leader has an order, and I have to follow!" Speaking of this, he paused again, and his tone became proud, "Also, forgive them and they can't find any clues to prove that it was the Tianyin Sect." ”

Seeing that Gu Xiaotian was still lucky, Zilong said directly: "Master, are you so confident, don't forget that your poisonous dragon palm print will be exposed as your poisonous hand."

Gu Xiaotian was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Hahahaha, it turns out that Zilong was determined to be done by the master through the poisonous dragon palm print, but the eagle dogs of the court can't see it, Zilong doesn't have to worry about the master!"

"I am now the garrison of the Ningxia border army, and the batch of military salaries you robbed was transported to Ningxia Anwangfu! What do you say I should do?" Zilong saw that Gu Xiaotian still had illusions, and immediately clarified his identity.

"What?" Gu Xiaotian looked at Zilong in a daze and said, "How did you become the eagle dog of the imperial court?"

"What kind of eagle dog?" Zilong said unconvinced, "What I do is to protect the territory and the people, and exterminate the bandits! I have never disturbed the people, and the people of Ningxia have also praised King An, if the master doesn't believe it, you can go and ask!"

"Hmph!" Gu Xiaotian snorted coldly and said, "It turns out that you have betrayed your master, and today you are asking for military pay on behalf of that bullshit King An!"

Seeing that Gu Xiaotian had misunderstood, Zilong hurriedly explained: "Master, don't be angry, the apprentice didn't betray you, and King An didn't know that it was the Tianyin Sect that did it. ”

After listening to Zilong's explanation, Gu Xiaotian turned from anger to joy and smiled: "I see, as a teacher, I thought that your kid didn't miss the old feelings, and the Tianyin Church was surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, okay, okay, it's okay." ”

"How can it be okay? I want to go back for military salary!" Zilong only wanted to return to military salary, and immediately continued.

"What? You stinky boy, which side are you on? It's okay to talk to the master, but you want military salaries, no way!" Gu Xiaotian said coldly.

Zilong saw that Gu Xiaotian's tone turned cold, and immediately said sharply: "Master, even if I don't say it, there are many people in the rivers and lakes among the brocade guards of the imperial court, thinking that back then, when you were famous for poisoning the dragon, are you sure that they can't find out? When the time comes, the imperial court will definitely send troops to suppress the Tianyin Sect, and at that time, I am afraid that if Mount Tai is overpowered, the Tianyin Sect will not be left behind!" Zilong persuaded bitterly.

Gu Xiaotian listened to Zilong's words, and couldn't help but suspend his anger and think quietly.

Indeed, just like Zilong said, if Dongchang and Jinyiwei were allowed to investigate the case, they might be found out, after all, many martial arts people had seen his poisonous dragon palm, but he didn't expect that his mastery would expose the key to himself.

Why didn't I think of it before, otherwise I would have been able to kill people without poisonous dragon palms.

Once discovered, hijacking military salaries and other complicity in rebellion is the most taboo in the imperial court.

If the imperial army comes to exterminate the Tianyin Sect, it will naturally follow what Zilong said, and the chickens and dogs will not be left.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiaotian also hated the person who reported the news, this guy obviously didn't have a good heart, and led the Tianyin Sect to jump into this fire pit.

Immediately, Gu Xiaotian shook his head dejectedly and said, "Hey, this order was given by the sect leader, and this military salary is now also under the personal care of the sect leader's henchmen, even if I want to return it to you, I can't do it!"

"Then please ask the master to take me to meet the sect leader, and I'll go and talk to him, what do you think?" Zilong heard that Fan Tianya was in charge, and couldn't help but relax a little, in his heart, Fan Tianya is a gentleman, he knows it with reason, and he moves it with affection, and he will definitely make Fan Tianya agree to return the military salary.

Gu Xiaotian saw Zilong's relieved expression, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood what Zilong was thinking, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Do you think the sect leader is still the Fan Tianya you met three years ago?" You wait here, let the master go to the sect leader to discuss first, and if it is successful, I will introduce you to see the sect leader." Zilong saw that the master had put his heart into him, and he was grateful in his heart!

Since Fan Tianya woke up last time, he has forgotten everything in the past ten years, but his memory is stuck in the time when he first founded the Tianyin Sect, and he has returned to his former ruthlessness and viciousness, and he only thinks about plotting for hegemony, and he can't tolerate anything else.

And Ye Wuyan was also very happy when he saw Fan Tianya as if he had forgotten Xie Ruolan, and he stayed by Fan Tianya's side every day, serving him tea and water, and giving advice.

At this time, the two of them were discussing the direction of the next Tianyin Sect strategy in the main hall, and they were very happy to get the military salary this time.

At this moment, the outside sect came to report, and the ancient protector asked to see him. Fan Tianya said directly: "Let him in!"

Gu Xiaotian walked in, saluted Fan Tianya and Ye Wuyan and said, "Subordinate Sect Leader, Deputy Sect Master!"

Fan Tianya waved his hand, signaling Gu Xiaotian to be polite, and then asked, "Gu Protector is here, but what is the matter?"

Gu Xiaotian nodded and said, "Sect Master, I'm afraid that the matter of robbing the army's salary will leak out!"

"What?" Fan Tianya was gifted and intelligent, and he knew the meaning of elegance when he heard the string song, and immediately turned pale and looked at Gu Xiaotian.

looked at Gu Xiaotian's heart with a burr, and then said slowly: "Presumably, the ancient protector's robbery of military salaries has been discovered, what crime should you be guilty of?"

"My subordinates deserve to die, but the court didn't know that it was my Tianyin Sect that did it, but it was discovered by my apprentices, and they secretly came to ask for military pay on behalf of King An!" Gu Xiaotian explained.

"King An?" Fan Tianya was puzzled for a while, "I remember, the military salary was transported to Ningxia King An's Mansion!" Xiaotian, when did you accept the eagle dog of the imperial court as an apprentice?" Fan Tianya asked disdainfully.

Gu Xiaotian hurriedly defended: "The sect leader doesn't know, I accepted him as an apprentice first, and then he worked in King An's Mansion. ”

Hearing this, Fan Tianya's expression moved slightly, and he asked, "So your apprentice hasn't been in Anwangfu for a long time, what position is he in now?"

"Appointed as the garrison of Ningxia Town. Gu Xiaotian smiled proudly.

Fan Tianya was shocked: "The level is not low! It seems that this person has some ability, and he can be my ancient protector's apprentice, of course, he is the dragon among people, but Xiaotian, what clues did you leave this time that were discovered by your apprentice?"

"Alas, it's because of the poisonous dragon palm under my subordinates, but I don't want King An's Mansion to be an enemy of the Tianyin Sect, and I want to recover the general's salary without King An knowing it, and settle the matter. Gu Xiaotian explained, he was also afraid that he would be caught between his apprentice and the Tianyin Sect.

Ye Wuyan's expression was grim, she didn't want Fan Tianya's great cause of rejuvenation to die, so she immediately said: "This batch of military salaries is used by this sect to recruit soldiers and buy horses, otherwise how can you kill Shaolin Emei and avenge the blood sea twenty years ago?"

When Fan Tianya heard this, he pondered for a moment, and he also felt that Ye Wuyan was reasonable.

Now he is in the mentality of a hero twenty years ago, and immediately said to Gu Xiaotian: "What Wuyan said makes sense, Xiaotian, it's better to bring this apprentice of yours over, our Tianyin Sect is the time to use people, as long as he stays, we don't have to worry about him telling the truth, right?"

Gu Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Sect Master, I know this apprentice of mine best, he will never join the Tianyin Sect!"

Ye Wuyan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Gu Protector, if I'm not mistaken, this person is Xu Zilong who robbed the prison last time, right?"

"It's this person!" Gu Xiaotian's expression was slightly bitter, although he knew that Ye Wuyan would know that it was Zilong sooner or later, he still hoped that the two could avoid a head-on conflict.

However, Ye Wuyan hated Zilong to the core, and immediately said to Fan Tianya: "Sect Master, this person is the enemy of our Tianyin Sect, he killed many of my brothers in the prison last time, in order to prevent the hijacking of military salaries from being leaked, I propose to kill him to prevent future troubles!"

Gu Xiaotian was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Sect Master, don't do it!"

Fan Tianya smiled lightly, he couldn't see his joy or anger, and said lightly: "Why not? Once this matter is revealed, the imperial court will inevitably send troops to suppress it, even if our Tianyin Sect is not destroyed, it will be greatly damaged, Xiaotian, you only have two paths to choose now, the first is to let your apprentice join the Tianyin Sect, and the second is to let him die here." ”

"The sect leader has an order, his subordinates dare not disobey, wait for me to go back and persuade him to join the sect, if he does not obey, his subordinates will kill him with their own hands, so as to prevent future troubles!" Gu Xiaotian replied categorically.

"Okay! This matter will be handed over to Brother Gu! Wuyan, let's go practice!" Fan Tianya took Ye Wuyan's hand and entered the backyard.