0p0 Chapter 202: Zhao Min is captured.
Chapter 202: Zhao Min is captured.
Both Zhou Zhiruo and Xiao Zhao were quite talented. After using the Dugu Nine Swords taught by Yang Ke, they were able to keep the Xuanming Elders at bay for a time.
The two relied mainly on their palm techniques, and they were already afraid of people like them. With the divine sword in hand, they put the Xuanming Elders at a disadvantage for a time.
"Are these four the Four Sword Immortals of Butterfly Valley?"
Looking at the four people, Zhao Min immediately guessed that they must be the four mysterious female swordsmen who had been circulating in the martial arts world for the past few years.
Over the years, it became obvious that the group came from Butterfly Valley, a fact that Zhao Min had long suspected.
But the most powerful people she has are the two Xuanming Elders, who are at the Grandmaster level. They were not even as good as the young Yang Ke back then, let alone now.
In addition, the strength that Zhou Zhiruo and the other three had recently demonstrated in the martial arts world was also at the grandmaster level, which is why Zhao Min put the matter of dealing with Butterfly Valley last.
But before she could even make a move, Yang Ke brought his men to deal with her.
"Bitter Monk, take the princess away!"
At this point, the Xuanming Elders also realized that they couldn't get close to Zhou Zhiruo and Xiao Zhao. If it weren't for their rich experience, they would probably have been injured. Under these circumstances, they naturally had someone take Zhao Min away.
Although the Ruyang Prince's mansion was deployed here, most of its troops were stationed in the woods at the foot of Bright Peak Mountain, ready to ambush the six major sects on their return journey.
There are only a few experts here, but they are no match for Yang Ke and Zhou Zhiruo. If they don't leave soon, Zhao Min will be captured, and it will be useless for the six major sects to capture her.
"It's definitely time to go."
The monk Ku Toutuo, also known as Fan Yao, smiled as he pressed Zhao Min's pressure points and flew with her to Yang Ke's side.
"What?! How dare you, you ascetic monk!"
When the Xuanming Elders and the others saw Zhao Min being captured by the Bitter Monk and brought to Yang Ke's side, they were shocked and immediately stopped what they were doing and shouted at him.
"Princess, let me introduce myself. My name is Fan Yao, and I am the Right Envoy of the Ming Cult."
Fan Yao directly stated his name.
"you!"
"Good, very good, well hidden."
Zhao Min never expected that the ugly man who had lived in her own palace for many years was actually the Right Envoy of the Ming Cult.
In that case, all her schemes against the Ming Cult would have been for nothing.
That's actually true, and Yang Ke thought about it even more than she did.
After Cheng Kun was captured, the conspiracy of the six major sects to attack Bright Peak was naturally exposed. In addition, Zhao Min's troops at the foot of the mountain were left without command. When Yang Xiao led the six major sects down the mountain, they were immediately filled with fear.
Zhao Min watched from a hilltop as her troops, whom she had prepared in advance, were surrounded by the Ming Cult and then all of them were taken away.
"What do you want?"
After closing her eyes and pondering for a moment, Zhao Min asked Yang Ke.
She knew Yang Ke had his reasons for doing this, and now that he was a prisoner, she naturally asked him directly.
"It's nothing, I just want Princess Zhao Min to enter Butterfly Valley."
"Or, if you care more about the world, then after the Ming Cult conquers it, it's not impossible for you to use your talents."
Yang Ke shared his thoughts with Zhao Min.
Fan Yao didn't care because he was the first to learn that Yang Ke had changed the situation of the Ming Cult. He thought that Yang Ke was not good at managing the affairs of the Ming Cult, so he hid behind the scenes, and Yang Xiao was just a puppet leader.
He didn't care who the leader was, as long as it was beneficial to the Ming Cult.
If it weren't for this loyalty, what expert would be willing to disfigure himself and lie in hiding for so many years?
"Release Princess Zhao Min, or the people of the Prince of Ruyang's mansion will not let you go."
"Once our army arrives, the mere Ming Cult will be no match for our iron cavalry!"
Ah Da warned Yang Ke.
He was the representative of the guards of the Prince of Ruyang's mansion, unlike the two elders of Xuanming, who would give up resistance once they knew they were no match for him.
"call out!"
Suddenly, Yang Ke appeared in front of A Da and the others, pressed their pressure points, and threw a Three Corpse Brain God Pill into each of their mouths.
The Xuanming Elders were also caught in the crossfire. They had originally planned to run away, but Yang Ke had been eyeing the Xuanming Divine Palm for a long time, so he naturally fed them one as well.
Ah Er and Ah San were elite disciples of the Vajra Sect. After Huo Gong Toutuo injured many Shaolin disciples, he fled to the Western Regions, a remote border region, to escape pursuit. There, he established the Vajra Sect and fought against the Shaolin Temple in the Western Regions for decades.
Ah Er and Ah San were both extremely skilled in martial arts, and they had also mastered the external skills passed down from the Fire-Worker Monk of the Vajra Sect, such as the Vajra Prajna Palm and the Mighty Vajra Finger, to a level that surpassed their master's.
With the Yi Jin Jing in hand, Yang Ke's cultivation of these two martial arts would naturally have more than just the sum of its parts, since his internal energy was already over a hundred years old.
"Alright, I'll go with you, but someone needs to go back to the Prince of Ruyang's residence to explain this matter, otherwise my father's army is no joke."
Upon hearing about the effects of the Three Corpse Brain God Pill, and considering the martial arts skills of Yang Ke and the others, Zhao Min was already utterly despondent.
If it were Zhao Min from the drama, she would have at least dealt with the six major sects. Back then, she was too proud and arrogant to admit defeat so quickly.
Zhao Min had just wanted to wipe out the six major sects and severely weaken the Ming Cult, but the result was that all her personal guards were wiped out, and her troops were surrounded and taken prisoner by the Ming Cult. What was the point of struggling?
"Then let the ascetic go."
Yang Ke didn't want Zhao Min to play any tricks, so sending Fan Yao was naturally to have him give the Prince of Ruyang the Three Corpse Brain God Pill as well.
Yang Ke has the antidote for this. As long as Zhao Min obeys, what's wrong with giving her father a life of wealth and honor?
It's important to know that although Zhao Min's father was a Grand Marshal of the Army, he was no match for those princes, and was even forced into a marriage alliance later on.
. . .
Zhao Min, now a prisoner, remained silent.
She sent someone to let them know she was safe simply because she didn't want to lose more lives. After all, she had practiced martial arts since childhood, and based on what she had seen today, she knew that if Yang Ke wanted to deal with her family after the plan failed, it would be an easy matter. Naturally, she wouldn't do anything foolish or resort to any underhanded tactics.
"Alright, we should head to the Ming Cult now."
Yang Ke waved his hand, signaling everyone to follow.
After capturing Zhao Min, Yang Ke was too lazy to make any special arrangements for the Beggars' Sect or to bring out the woman in yellow, so he decided to wrap things up.
"Yang Xiao and the Ming Cult are practically my people now. You can pursue your ambitions here."
"Anyway, your father isn't valued in the Yuan Dynasty. If you submit to me, you might gain wealth and status."
After Yang Ke had Yang Xiao imprison all the experts from the Ruyang Prince's Mansion, he brought Zhao Min to his room and told her his thoughts.
"What are you really thinking? You don't seem like someone who craves power, or have you been in Butterfly Valley for so many years just for this scheme?"
Zhao Min couldn't understand why, given Yang Ke's strength and the Ming Cult's combined capabilities, they could have waited until she and the six major sects were locked in a life-or-death struggle before stepping in to clean up the mess.
"Why should I care about the mere martial arts world?"
"Including power, with my strength, it's not a problem at all."
"It's just that I care about you, and you don't realize that enough."
Yang Ke's statement is correct.
Zhao Min is the female lead, so there will be plenty of rewards for winning her over this time, which is naturally much more important than the others.