Chapter 127 The Sage Taiyi

Xue Mushi had once shown the painting to Yu Sui. Now that Yu Sui saw the true appearance of the fragments of the Pagoda, she was certain that it wasn't that she couldn't appreciate Xue Mushi's painting skills, but rather that it was Xue Mushi's own problem.

On Gu Gan's table was a round object about the size of an adult's bracelet. The ring was about the size of a thumbnail, slightly larger than a thumbnail, with a small notch. It resembled a jade ring, but was much larger than an ordinary jade ring.

Yu Sui looked closely and also realized why Xue Mushi had difficulty drawing the shape of the fragments.

Although they resemble jade pendants, they are all made of something that is neither jade nor stone. They are broken into irregular shapes, with some surfaces covered with green moss, and they emit a gentle, shimmering green light.

Yu Sui did not see Gu Gan obtain the fragment.

Looking at the fragments, she suspected that Gu Gan had pieced them together from somewhere, one by one.

The fragments of the pagoda looked as thin as paper, and visually appeared weightless. In that eerie green light, the cracked circular surface was engraved with incomprehensible runes.

That should be the "Heaven" script that Gao Tianhao is looking for.

Yu Sui examined it carefully for a while, and it was indeed a script she had never seen before and could not decipher.

This wasn't the first time Gu Gan had seen the fragments of the Pagoda. He sat at the table, staring at them silently.

It seemed that this wasn't the first time Ji Meng and Huo Xiao had met.

Ji Meng stared at the shards on the table and muttered to himself, "After working so hard for so long, I've finally achieved something."

Gu Gan frowned but remained silent.

Huo Xiao asked him, "You don't look too good. Is something wrong?"

"It's going too smoothly, which makes me a little uneasy," Gu Gan said.

Huo Xiao reached out and patted his shoulder: "There have been a lot of setbacks before, but things always turn around when they reach their extreme, so don't worry too much."

Gu Gan stretched his neck. "I hope so."

Ji Meng said solemnly, "You'd better keep a close eye on it."

"Who could possibly come in and steal it?" Gu Gan raised an eyebrow and looked over.

Ji Meng said, "It's too important. It always makes me feel uneasy. Why don't you keep it with you? If you leave it in the dorm, I'll always be thinking about it when we're not around."

Yu Sui glanced at Ji Meng; he seemed quite vigilant.

Given Ji Meng's timid and cowardly nature, he would have preferred to send the fragments of the Floating Pagoda out of Taiyi right now and transport them to the Qingyang Imperial Capital, where they could be kept by the Sages and Masters of the Thirteen Realms.

Gu Gan stared at Ji Meng and said irritably, "You think more than I do."

Huo Xiao waved his hand and walked outside, saying, "You two should both take a rest."

After Ji Meng spoke with Gu Gan for a while, he left, leaving Gu Gan alone in the room. He stared at the fragments of the pagoda on the table, lost in thought.

A moment later, Gu Gan took out the Wind Listening Ruler and sent a message to Xun Zhiya, telling her to take care of her wound and to tell him if she felt any discomfort.

Yu Sui didn't look at these things; she was staring at the fragments of the Pagoda of Buddha and didn't sleep all night.

The next day, Yu Sui went downstairs and found Mei Liangyu still sitting there. She stared at him blankly for a while, then softly called out, "Senior Brother."

"Hmm?" Mei Liangyu turned his head slightly to look at her.

Yu Sui asked, "Have you been here all night?"

Mei Liangyu said, "You don't look like you've slept either."

Yu Sui lied and said, "I'm asleep."

Mei Liangyu merely glanced at her indifferently, without exposing her.

After a while, Nian Qiuyan also came downstairs. She looked completely unaffected, showing no sign of her inner struggle or worry.

After the three returned to the academy together, they went their separate ways. Yu Sui went back to her dormitory and fell asleep immediately.

Gu Gan learned of what happened in the outer city last night, so he came to find her. Yu Sui got up groggily and opened the door. After listening to Gu Gan talk for a while, seeing how sleepy she looked, Gu Gan couldn't bear to stay any longer and told her to go back and continue sleeping.

Not long after he left, Sheng Fei arrived again, having also heard about what happened in the outer city last night.

After Yu Sui opened the door, Sheng Fei looked her over and asked if she was injured. Yu Sui answered briefly, and Sheng Fei told her to continue resting while he went to find Blackbeard to ask about the details.

After he left, Yu Sui sat on the bed in a daze for a while, then frowned and lay down again.

Ever since she nearly died on the mechanical island, Yu Sui still has a slight sense of uncertainty about her survival. However, whenever she falls into a deep sleep, her severely damaged self-awareness will enter a quiet slumber and begin to repair itself.

She attributed this to the drawbacks of the Taoist practice of ghost cultivation: physical injuries can be healed quickly, but those involving the soul and consciousness require a long period of recuperation.

Yu Sui woke up at 5 PM, washed up and changed her clothes. Just as she finished getting ready, she saw a message from Zhong Li Que saying that she had received a gift from her.

"Sui Sui, how do I use this?" Zhong Li Que asked, puzzled.

Yu Sui first sent a text message telling her how to use it. After Zhong Lique put the Fusang Pearl into her ear, Yu Sui sent a voice message asking, "Can you hear my voice?"

Zhong Lique opened her eyes wide with curiosity, subconsciously looked around the room, and finally looked down at the wind-listening ruler in her hand, whispering, "If I can hear it, can't others hear it?"

“If you can’t hear it, you can go outside and try,” Yu Sui said. “Go to your second brother and see if he can notice.”

Zhong Lique said with distress, "I don't know why, but Brother Su seems to be a bit cold towards me lately."

Yu Sui chuckled and said, "How dare he be cold to you? Have you misunderstood something?"

As Zhong Lique spoke, she got up and walked out: "I went to Bingjia Chongtai several times to look for him, but I never saw him."

As soon as she opened the door, the snow squirrel flew down into her arms and clung to her clothes. Zhong Lique reached out and held it, rubbing its fluffy head.

“I’ve thought about it for days, but I still can’t figure out what went wrong. If he doesn’t see me, I don’t know how to resolve this.”

Yu Sui said, "Is Second Brother not at Bingjia Chongtai, or is he on a secret mission, so it's inconvenient for him to meet with you?"

Zhong Lique said dejectedly, "Maybe so. He's never ignored me for this long before."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "Three days. He hasn't spoken to me for three days."

Yu Sui sighed inwardly, "How can you not stand it after only three days!"

"Then let's not go to Second Brother, let's try going to Guard Li and the others." Yu Sui changed the subject. "Second Brother must have a mission, so it's inconvenient for us to meet these days. He'll apologize to you in person when he has time."

“It’s not as serious as an apology.” Zhong Lique pursed her lips, then thought for a moment, “My brother is Zhong Lishan, not Su Feng. Su Feng really doesn’t need to be as forgiving as my brother is.” She instantly felt relieved.

Military affairs are always busy, so Su Erge must be extremely busy.

Zhong Lique strolled around the general's mansion, chatting idly with the guards from the Thirteen Realms for a while. Yu Sui's voice came from the Fusang Pearl, but the guards, including Li, were completely unaware.

After going around in circles, Zhong Lique felt both excited and thrilled.

She slipped out of the mansion and wandered around outside, talking to Yu Sui after a long time and listening to her voice.

"Is the capital still investigating the Lan poison?" Yu Sui asked as she returned to the bedside.

Zhong Lique walked along the street, with the guards from the General's Mansion following behind her at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

She said, "It is being investigated. Every night, the imperial roads and lanes in the capital are blocked and searched by the Golden Armor Army."

Yu Sui asked, "Didn't they find anything?"

Zhong Lique subconsciously shook his head: "It's precisely because nothing has been found out that the capital has been so calm lately."

Yu Sui: "Has Chu Jin not come to see you recently?"

“She’s been seeing the Zhongli family less often, only occasionally visiting Sister A-Xu. She’s even reduced her contact with my mother, which has caused her some complaints,” Zhongli Que sighed. “My mother really likes her.”

Yu Sui actually knew about Chu Jin's movements. Old Master Yan had been keeping an eye on things, and Chu Jin was meeting with patients at the clinic all day, seemingly without making any other moves.

There was no movement from Madam Su's side either, as if she didn't care about anything.

Judging by the time, Madam Su should have received Gu Gan's letter by now.

Yu Sui lay on the bed, rolling her dark eyes.

Chu Jin wanted to conceal her identity, while Madam Su wanted to pretend she knew nothing.

Yu Sui didn't go out that evening; she stayed in her dorm chatting with Zhong Lique and occasionally checking the time. There was a knock at the door. Yu Sui knew who it was and slowly got up to open it.

Standing at the door was Wei Ren.

Yu Sui looked at him: "If I remember correctly, I should have said that if there is anything, I should ask Feng Chi to contact me and try not to meet with me."

This wasn't the first time Zhong Lique had heard Yu Sui speak to someone in this tone, so he listened quietly.

Wei Ren nodded: "Alright then."

He turned to leave.

Yu Sui pinched the bridge of her nose, released her grip on the door, and asked, "What is it?"

Wei Ren was then able to enter the house and tell her about tonight's operation. Yu Sui told him about bribing the instructor and told him to go upstairs without worry.

“Xue Mushi brought me a Shadow talisman from the Taoist school, so I won’t be easily discovered,” Wei Ren said. “I want to know if there are any magic formations in their house that I need to avoid.”

Yu Sui said, "No."

Wei Ren then asked, "Where is the fragment located?"

Yu Sui replied, "I will tell you after you go inside."

Wei Ren was taken aback: "You can see that?"

Yu Sui stood at the door, silently gazing at Wei Ren without answering.

Wei Ren sensed something from her silent gaze, raised an eyebrow, silently suppressed all his guesses, and left after simply saying "I understand".

As he reached the door, Yu Sui suddenly asked, "Do you touch orchid poison?"

"Orchid Poison?" Wei Ren paused for a moment. "Although this stuff can enhance the strength of a low-level sorcerer in a short time, it is addictive. If you stop taking it, you will become a cripple. I don't want to touch it."

Yu Sui glanced at him sideways: "Your master's side."

After careful consideration, Wei Ren replied, "Now that you mention it, I do remember. Last year, Ji Shuyan asked me to go to Qingyang Nanjiang to kill a drug dealer named Lan Shi. Before he died, he cursed me a lot, and his curses were so vulgar. The gist of it was that Ji Shuyan was too greedy and didn't give him enough of the spoils, etc."

He couldn't recall the specifics, and shrugged, saying, "I guess there's some kind of collaboration to clear a path for these orchid corpses and protect them."

In Wei Ren's memory, this was the only time that Ji Shuyan was willing to let Wei Ren come into contact with these things, because Ji Shuyan wanted to completely accept him and cultivate him as one of his own.

Yu Sui walked to the table, her back to Wei Ren, and asked softly, "Your organization isn't called Xuan Kui, is it?"

“No, our organization is called the Farmer Traitors.” Wei Ren said the first half of his sentence casually, his gaze following her movements. “I’ve heard of Xuan Kui. It’s barely considered a Lan Corpse organization, but they do more than just Lan Corpses.”

"Xuan Kui's members are spread across the six kingdoms and have existed for a long time. All six kingdoms have established the Yu Lan Division, which is specifically responsible for searching and detaining Lan Du. The Yu Lan Division arrests Xuan Kui members every year, but they just can't catch them all."

Wei Ren asked her, "Why are you suddenly asking about orchid poison?"

Yu Sui didn't hide anything from him: "Because the new enemy is the orchid corpse in Xuan Kui."

Wei Ren asked, "Who?"

Yu Sui sat down at the table, propped her head up with one hand, and looked at him: "Guess."

Wei Ren asked, "Mei Liangyu?"

Yu Sui: "..."

Wei Ren said, "He may not be able to buy or sell orchid poison, but he can definitely make it."

Yu Sui said calmly, "Senior brother should thank you for praising his abilities."

Wei Ren asked suspiciously, "You're not going to tell him, are you?"

"Hurry up and let's go," Yu Sui said. "The instructors are coming."

Wei Ren then left.

Zhongli Que listened to the whole thing, and only spoke after Wei Ren left, asking, "Is Chu Jin one of Xuan Kui's people?"

"It's almost certainly true," Yu Sui said. "The orchid poison traded in Qingyang may have been spread by Taiyi."

"Taiyi?" Zhongli Que tightened his grip on the snow flying rat in surprise, startling the rat into popping its head out. "Aren't there many saints over there?"

Yu Sui said, "If the sage also helps make the orchid poison, no one will notice."

Zhong Lique: "Oh my god!"

“It’s just my guess,” Yu Sui added. “I’m looking for evidence.”

"Isn't that very dangerous?" Zhong Lique asked worriedly. "You have to be careful. If it really gets too dangerous, just leave it alone. Your safety is the most important thing."

"I know," Yu Sui said softly. "I'm a little better than before."

“Of course!” Zhong Lique said earnestly, “In my eyes, you have always been the most amazing.”

They have the ability to crack communication arrays that surpasses 90% of the world's population.

"How could that be?" Yu Sui asked in surprise. "I think you are the most amazing."

After all, she was someone who could learn military swordsmanship just by looking at it.

The two little girls praised each other several times, and finally burst into uncontrollable laughter.

As night fell, at the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), the instructors of the Thirteen Realms used a jade pendant to transmit their voices, which resounded throughout the academy and reached every corner: "Tonight, there will be a random inspection of the dormitories. All disciples, please return to your dormitories immediately upon receiving this message. You have a quarter of an hour to prepare."

The instructors relayed the message throughout the academy, and the students also received the message from the Communication Department. Upon hearing the news, they all clutched their Wind-Listening Rulers and wailed, immediately using their Wind-Riding Techniques to rush back to their dormitories.

Wei Ren went to Xue Mushi's dormitory and stood in front of his window looking down. The Ghost Armored Sky Spider was also in front of the window, spinning silk downwards.

"Wait, don't throw up now, in case we get caught," Wei Ren said in a menacing tone.

The Ghost-Armored Sky Spider swallowed the spider silk back.

Xue Mushi looked on, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

In the end, he simply looked sincerely at Wei Ren and said, "I wish you all the best."

Wei Ren said, "If you secure the spider silk and don't let it fall down with me, everything will go smoothly."

Xue Mushi nodded.

Wei Ren stared intently at what was below.

Just kidding, who would want to climb more than sixty floors?

Wouldn't it be faster for him to go down from above?

After Xue Mushi finished tidying up, he came to the corridor, where people were already gradually filling up the area.

He pondered who he should attack later.

After all, Yu Sui had told him to make some noise to attract attention and not let others focus on his room.

If anything unexpected happens to Wei Ren, or if he makes any noise that gets noticed, it will be troublesome.

Xue Mushi looked around. The instructors hadn't arrived yet, and the corridor was already quite noisy. He caught sight of several people who were almost fighting. He hesitated, thinking that even without him causing trouble, a fight was bound to break out on this floor.

Xing Chun and Mei Liangyu hurried towards the dormitory. At the entrance, they saw a large number of instructors from the Thirteen Realms. They were talking to each other, seemingly confirming something.

Mei Liangyu glanced at it a few more times, and whether it was just her imagination or not, she felt that the atmosphere was strangely heavy.

"Why so suddenly?" Xing Chun muttered.

Mei Liangyu said, "Every time the lodgings were inspected, it was very sudden."

The instructor standing at the entrance to the Wind Riding Technique passage reminded them, "This place will be sealed off in a moment. Go back to your own floor and stay there. The Dragon Ladder will also stop operating soon."

Xing Chun quietly asked Mei Liangyu, "Are Cang Shu and the other two alright?"

Mei Liangyu lowered his head and played with the wind-listening ruler: "Shi Yuezhen lives right across from him, what problem could there be? A quarter of an hour is enough time for the two of them to deal with it."

Xing Chun and Mei Liangyu were not on the same floor, so they parted ways. Mei Liangyu returned to her dormitory and glanced at Wei Ren's room, but no one was there.

If the instructor arrives and you're not present, you'll get points deducted.

After hiding everything that needed to be hidden in the room, Mei Liangyu slowly closed the door and went into the corridor.

Kong Yiyi lives opposite him.

He came out with the others and saw Mei Liangyu standing in front of the door. He raised an eyebrow, looked at the people around him, and asked Mei Liangyu in surprise, "Where is Nian Qiuyan?"

Mei Liangyu followed her gaze and saw Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu standing in the crowd, but she didn't see Nian Qiuyan.

Unfortunately, they were all on the same floor.

Normally they could avoid each other, but today the academy instructors were checking the dormitories, which brought them together for the first time in a long time.

Zhang Xiangyun caught Mei Liangyu's gaze and returned a provocative smile.

Mei Liangyu indifferently turned her gaze away, pretending not to see it.

His wind-listening ruler buzzed. Mei Liangyu looked down, clicked to check, and saw a message from instructor Zhang Yuxuan, who was also participating in today's dormitory inspection.

As Zhang Yuxuan recounted what had happened that evening, Mei Liangyu's brows furrowed slowly.

Many disciples were looking at the Wind Listening Ruler.

Luo Fu was also reading it, and the message he received caused a momentary change in his and Zhang Xiangyun's expressions.

Shh, the instructor is here.

Someone said this, and the noisy corridor instantly fell silent as everyone looked at the thirteenth-realm instructors emerging from the dragon staircase.

In the past, the instructors who came to inspect the dormitories were always in groups of nine. Today, when the disciples saw the tenth person coming out of the dragon ladder, they were stunned, and some of their playful smiles instantly disappeared.

The last woman to emerge from the dragon staircase wore a blue dress, a silver outer veil, and a black sacred wood talisman hanging from her waist. Her face was covered with a blue veil, revealing only a pair of cold, indifferent black eyes.

The sage of Taiyi Fangji, Changsun Zi.

I've never heard of a saint coming to Chasha.

The disciples in the corridor were whispering among themselves. As soon as Changsun Zi stepped out of the Dragon Ladder, she saw Nian Qiuyan coming out of the Wind Control Technique passage next to her.

Upon seeing Changsun Zi, Nian Qiuyan was also taken aback.

Upon spotting Nian Qiuyan in the crowd, Kong Yiyi couldn't help but curse inwardly, "That idiot, caught red-handed by the Saint."

"You're late." Changsun Zi glanced coldly at Nian Qiuyan and said in a hoarse voice, "How many points will be deducted for not appearing in front of the dormitory within the stipulated time?"

Nian Qiuyan said, "Five points."

Changsun Zi withdrew her gaze and said to another instructor, "Make a note of this for him."

Nian Qiuyan followed slowly behind Changsun Zi, looking up at the crowd ahead.

While people were still marveling at the appearance of the sage of magic, they suddenly heard the crisp sound of a lock being closed, followed by the steady voice of Ou Rushuang, the sage of agriculture, which resounded throughout the entire dormitory:

"We have received a message from the Communications Institute that they believe the Milky Way Water, which was stolen from the Upside-Down Moon Cave several months ago, is currently hidden in the room of one of the disciples in the dormitory. Therefore, the Dragon Sealing Lock has been activated. We ask all disciples to cooperate and not to enter the room until the truth is ascertained."

"Ah?" One of the disciples was so shocked that he couldn't help but exclaim.

Mei Liangyu then raised his head from the wind-listening ruler.

Zhang Yuxuan had already told him that tonight's visit wasn't a simple house check, but rather that they had received a message and were looking for Yinhe Shui.

Amidst their shock, Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu calmly put away the Listening Wind Ruler, their gazes drifting almost imperceptibly towards Nian Qiuyan beside Changsun Zi.

Nian Qiuyan wouldn't be foolish enough to expose the news of Yinhe Water and invite a search by the academy.

Who was the person who leaked the information to the college?

There are probably quite a few saints coming tonight.

If Nian Qiuyan really hid the Milky Way water in the house, it's only a matter of time before it's discovered.

What should he do?

Yu Sui followed the crowd toward the opened dragon staircase, quietly watching the instructors emerge from it. She also wanted to know how many of the saints who came tonight were there to help Nian Qiuyan.

[Author's Note]

Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!