Chapter 258 Zhang Xiangyun said you love Nangong Sui to death.

Wei Xizhen neither dodged nor avoided Wu Huaiwei's scrutinizing gaze.

Wu Huaiwei asked him, "Then why didn't you say so sooner?"

Wei Xizhen replied, "You didn't ask."

Wu Huaiwei was so angry she laughed.

Especially when you see how serious he is in his answer, without the slightest hint of joking.

Wu Huaiwei asked patiently, "So what did you discover?"

Wei Xizhen then looked at the vines wrapping around Ou Rushuang: "In Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, what is the next line after 'water nourishes wood'?"

Wu Huaiwei replied, "Wood generates fire, how so?"

"The prophecy of the Strange Fire is only six or seven hundred years old, while the power of the Earth's core has existed for a thousand years," Wei Xizhen said, staring at the vines. "If these two forces were to clash, who do you think would win?"

"Why don't you let the strange fire burn it and see?" Wu Huaiwei said expressionlessly. "Just like how no saint has ever died within the Taiyi range before, this is the first time we've seen the power of the Earth's core protecting a saint. And no destroyer has ever burned Taiyi before either."

Wei Xizhen said, "Burning only Taiyi may not trigger the power of the Earth's core; it is necessary to burn the saints chosen by the power of the Earth's core."

Wu Huaiwei looked at him with a half-smile: "Are you willing to risk your life for the sake of all living beings?"

Wei Xizhen raised her head slightly, gazing at the vines climbing high, and said calmly, "It's fine."

Wu Huaiwei: "..."

She said expressionlessly, "No."

oh?

Liang Zhen and Yin Ziwu glanced at Wu Huaiwei out of the corner of their eyes simultaneously.

Before Wei Xizhen could say anything, Wu Huaiwei continued, "Even if the power of the Earth's core can counteract the strange fire, it only protects Taiyi and the saints of Taiyi. Do you want to turn everyone in the world into saints of Taiyi?"

“No need.” Wei Xizhen shook her head. “We just need to expand the scope of Taiyi to the entire Xuangu Continent.”

Upon hearing this, the three saints present were stunned.

After a long silence, Wu Huaiwei broke the silence first. As she walked, the star bell on her wrist swayed, making a clear and melodious sound: "You're dreaming. You should first find out whether the power of the earth's core can withstand the strange fire."

Wei Xizhen: "Okay."

Seeing his reply, Wu Huaiwei found it somewhat uninteresting and turned to leave the mirage.

Red Island is now a ruin. Kuang Chu showed no mercy, and most of Xuan Kui's men were dead. He had little patience during interrogations, and those who couldn't answer immediately were beheaded with a sword strike.

Zou Qian pulled a chair out of the ruins, sat down on the sand and gravel, shook the wine gourd, and blinked at the bloody scene of Kuang Chu beheading people with his sword in front of him.

He truly didn't regard Xuan Kui's people as human beings.

Zou Qian said, "What can you possibly find out by asking like this?"

Kuang Chu looked down with disdain at the row of kneeling corpses below: "They were already guilty of a capital crime. Do they think they can escape death by confessing their accomplices?"

Zou Qian sighed and said, "If you just tell me directly, no one will be willing to reveal their accomplices."

Sometimes he really wondered how Kuang Chu's brain had survived until now, no, how it had survived until he broke through to sainthood.

Could Kuang Chu's enemies be any dumber than him?

Zou Qian couldn't help but ponder this question, preferring to think about these trivial matters rather than rack his brains to deal with the remaining orchid corpses, until his Wind-Listening Ruler began to hum. Zou Qian glanced at the message, his brows gradually furrowing.

Yu Sui: "I've also been to the mirage."

It means that the people in the mirage had also seen her and knew her identity.

Zou Qian reached out and scratched her neck, then sighed again.

Kuang Chu thought he was being belittled again and said with dissatisfaction, "Why are you just sitting there sighing? If you can't handle it, then leave, lest you faint from fright when you see me draw my sword."

Zou Qian put away the Wind Listening Ruler and said, "Ou Rushuang's students from Taiyi, who are controlled by Orchid Poison, may also bring them to the Mirage to test the Orchid Poison."

Kuang Chu paused for a moment, then, realizing that he was discussing this with him, raised an eyebrow and said, "Then why don't we just find these disciples?"

Zou Qian said, "Perhaps they don't know that this is Xuan Kui's stronghold, the place where he makes Lan Poison."

Kuang Chu frowned and said, "This place doesn't look like a good place at all. How could you not see that?"

“In their eyes, Ou Rushuang is the high and mighty Taiyi Saint, the head of the Farmer School, so no disciple would easily question Ou Rushuang.” Zou Qian sighed. “Taiyi’s students are completely different from us. From our perspective, some of them are still just children who have not yet entered the martial world. They are simple-minded and not so bold.”

Kuang Chu thought for a moment: "Then what should we do?"

“We need to distinguish which Taiyi students were bewitched and deceived by Ou Rushuang. Give them a warning later, and have the Nine Capital Guards keep an eye on them for a few months to see if they react to the Orchid Poison.” Zou Qian stood up and said, “Go and bring them all over. I will interrogate them.”

Kuang Chu: "Why should I call people for you to interrogate me?"

It's like I'm being given orders by you.

Zou Qian said indifferently, "Then you go to the outer city to interrogate Yu Lansi, and I'll interrogate the people at Xuan Kui's stronghold, is that alright?"

Kuang Chu squinted and said, "Yu Lan Si, I almost forgot about these good-for-nothings."

After he finished speaking, he sheathed his sword and turned to leave the mirage.

Taiyi, the outer city.

When the incident occurred at Taixu Hall, many instructors and patrolling Class A disciples were summoned. However, not long after, everyone saw the Saints leave one after another, leaving a group of people staring at each other in Taixu Hall with the elders and others.

Elder Zong remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was filled with anxiety, fearing that the sages of Taiyi would uncover something else.

Mei Liangyu stood at the entrance of Taixu Hall. Compared to the worried or curious attitudes of others, he appeared extremely shocked and indifferent, seemingly uninterested in the changes happening before his eyes.

Zhang Pinghui couldn't help but ask him, "Do you know something? Why don't you tell the brothers in advance?"

Mei Liangyu glanced at him sideways: "What do you want to hear?"

Zhang Pinghui looked around and asked him in a low voice, "For example, where are those fragments of the pagoda?"

"Why should I tell you?" Mei Liangyu looked at him with a half-smile. "What use would you have for the fragments? They'd just be a nuisance, something that would only make you a target for being hunted down."

Zhang Pinghui nodded and said, "That's exciting!"

Mei Liangyu said, "If you want to die, there's an easier way."

After speaking, he looked down at the Wind Listening Ruler and paused, his fingers stroking the ruler's surface.

Zhang Pinghui: "Waiting for news?"

Mei Liangyu did not answer.

Zhang Pinghui was genuinely bored. Although he could tell that Mei Liangyu didn't want to talk to him, he still leaned forward with a cheeky grin: "You're always so cold and unsmiling, and then you're looking at the Wind Listening Ruler over and over again. Could what Zhang Xiangyun said be true?"

Mei Liangyu frowned: "What did he say?"

"Hey, Zhang Xiangyun really said a lot of bad things about you behind your back, but the most outrageous thing I heard was what Zhang Xiangyun said a while ago." Zhang Pinghui has a handsome appearance and a youthful vibe, but his smile is a bit cheeky, and he also has a fearless and arrogant spirit. The combination of the two makes him even more irritating.

He paused deliberately to see Mei Liangyu's reaction, and Mei Liangyu looked up with a half-smile.

Zhang Pinghui chuckled and said, "Zhang Xiangyun said you're shameless, trying every means to break up Gu Gan and Nangong Sui, these two childhood sweethearts. They're innocent and in love, but you insist on interfering and ruining their marriage."

Seeing Mei Liangyu's cold face, Zhang Pinghui raised his hand and said, "Hey! It was Zhang Xiangyun who said it, not me. If you want to kill someone, kill Zhang Xiangyun!"

Zhang Pinghui gestured with his eyes to the wind-listening ruler in Mei Liangyu's hand, "Zhang Xiangyun said you love Nangong Sui to death, and are willing to be Nangong Sui's dog."

This was the most outrageous thing he had ever heard. When Zhang Xiangyun was furious and cursed Mei Liangyu, he used the dirtiest and most vulgar language imaginable.

Zhang Pinghui wasn't surprised if he swore filth, but he became interested when Zhang Xiangyun said that Mei Liangyu was madly in love with Nangong Sui.

Mei Liangyu said calmly, "That's what he said?"

Zhang Pinghui reached out and betrayed the eavesdroppers behind him: "It wasn't just me who heard it, they all heard it too, it was Zhang Xiangyun who personally cursed you like that!"

The people around Zhang Pinghui wanted to punch him, but when Mei Liangyu glanced at them coldly, they all looked up at the sky and pretended not to see anything. However, they nodded in tacit agreement, indicating that Zhang Pinghui was right.

They did indeed hear Zhang Xiangyun cursing Mei Liangyu like that.

Mei Liangyu laughed immediately, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Zhang Xiangyun, that bastard.

"But the brothers are all curious, is what Zhang Xiangyun said true?" Zhang Pinghui added, "If you want to break up Gu Gan and Nangong Sui, tell the brothers, and we'll guarantee that they'll never be able to be together in this lifetime."

"Get lost." Mei Liangyu kicked Zhang Pinghui, who nimbly dodged. "They're not childhood sweethearts, nor are they in love. Anyone who says that about her and Gu Gan again, I'll kill them."

Mei Liangyu said, "You will hear the news of Zhang Xiangyun's death tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wind-listening ruler in his hand vibrated.

Mei Liangyu had asked Yu Sui if she had returned to the team, but after waiting for a long time without receiving a reply, she was worried that Yu Sui might have encountered some trouble on her way back.

Yu Sui replied: "Just rejoined the team."

After reading it, Mei Liangyu ignored Zhang Pinghui and the others and lowered his head to play with the wind-listening ruler.

Mei Liangyu asked her, "Where is the army?"

Yu Sui: "By the city moat."

Mei Liangyu: "Have the top-tier disciples in the team gone back?"

"Not yet, but Wanqi and I are missing, and they've been looking for us for quite a while." Yu Sui added after sending this message, "There are quite a few people from the Qingyun Society in the team."

Qingyun Club.

He hadn't heard that unlucky name for a while.

Mei Liangyu lightly tapped the ruler with her fingers resting on its edge, her expression unchanged, revealing neither joy nor anger.

He asked, "Is Pu Heng here too?"

Yu Sui: "Yes, I am."

Mei Liangyu then asked, "Who's in your group?"

Yu Sui answered all his questions and told him about all the top-level disciples in the group.

As soon as Mei Liangyu saw the list, she knew that Sheng Fei had taken her to change groups.

It's good that Sheng Fei is watching over things.

Zhang Pinghui and his companions stood not far away, analyzing his every move: "The person he's talking to right now is definitely Nangong Sui. If it's not Nangong Sui, I'll take Zhang Xiangyun's surname!"

The others were speechless: "You two already have the same last name."

Zhang Pinghui thought for a moment and then said, "Fine, it's not Nangong Sui, I'll die with Zhang Xiangyun!"

No sooner had the harsh words been spoken than everyone's listening rods began to buzz simultaneously.

In addition to the announcements sent via the wind-blown ruler, there were also city-wide announcements broadcast via the megaphone.

The announcement was made by Vice Dean Xiao of the Institute of Communications. His deep voice, tinged with regret, declared: "Thanks to everyone's efforts, Xuan Kui's final stronghold in Taiyi has been found and completely destroyed."

Dean Ou of the Farmhouse Academy was critically injured in his battle with Xuan Kui and fell into a deep sleep, unable to continue managing the academy's farmhouse affairs. Therefore, until Dean Shen and Dean Pei return, the farmhouse affairs will be temporarily managed by the following farmhouse instructors.

The announcement issued by the Communications Institute was transmitted to every corner of Taiyi via the city's loudspeakers.

Whether it's Jiguang Island, Xuegu Valley, or Shuizhou, as long as it's within the Taiyi Sea area, you can hear it.

People looked up in surprise, instinctively glancing in the direction of the sound, unable to believe that the Farmer's Sage had fallen in battle against Xuan Kui.

Severely injured and on the verge of death, falling into a deep sleep, is no different from falling from grace.

Those unaware of the inside story believed that the facts were as the Communication Institute had said: Ou Rushuang was seriously injured and on the verge of death in the battle with Xuan Kui, and they couldn't help but feel some regret and admiration.

Those who knew the inside story were utterly shocked by the Communication Institute's city-wide announcement.

Ou Rushuang battles Xuan Kuilan's corpse?

That's absolutely hilarious!

But they couldn't laugh. Upon hearing the news that Ou Rushuang was seriously injured and on the verge of death, people like Nian Qiuyan and Song Yubai knew that Ou Rushuang had been exposed.

With Ou Rushuang exposed and Xuan Kui's stronghold destroyed, the investigation should now turn to them.

Standing in the street where the fog had completely dissipated, Nian Qiuyan looked up at Kong Yiyi walking ahead of him. Instantly, an unprecedented sense of panic overwhelmed him, making it hard for him to breathe.

In an instant, this suffocating feeling overwhelmingly overshadowed the shock of Nangong Sui's plan to destroy Xuan Kui's stronghold.

Kong Yiyi was still looking down at the message on the wind-listening ruler when she realized that no one was following her. She turned around, tilted her head, and silently asked what was wrong as she looked at Nian Qiuyan, who was standing motionless in place.

Nian Qiuyan forced a smile and said, "I've done all three divinations tonight, so it's best not to go out and wander around. You go help Meimei, I'll go back to the team and wait for you."

Upon hearing this, Kong Yiyi frowned slightly and said seriously, "Nian Qiuyan, don't you think you've been acting a little strange lately?"

"What's strange?" Nian Qiuyan feigned confusion and innocence, but his heart trembled violently for a moment, making his hair stand on end and his blood flow rapidly.

The moment Kong Yiyi looked up at him, he seemed to glimpse his future appearance in those beautiful eyes, and also the changes in those eyes.

The flashing images of the past and future made Nian Qiuyan subconsciously take a step forward: "Yiyi."

Kong Yiyi sighed, waved her hand and said, "I know, you go back first, I'll come back to find you after I'm done with Taixu Hall."