When Jiang Tian saw that I had brought up the matter of Qingyun Town, he said frankly, "I sent Xue Dong to Ping'an Town this time to investigate Xiao Man's whereabouts, but such a big thing happened in Qingyun Town and I knew nothing about it! Xue Dong did not tell me about this, which means that something must have happened in Qingyun Town. He is deliberately downplaying my knowledge of the information there, or he simply does not know how to face me."

Hearing Jiang Tianyi's analysis, I couldn't help but admire his meticulous logic. At the same time, I said in a particularly helpless tone, "Uncle Tian, ​​we're so busy trying to capture Duan Jinyan that we're practically running around like headless chickens. At a time like this, can you please stop making things worse? I was the one who released the poisonous miasma in Qingyun Town. Since I have absolute autonomy over the team, I can't possibly report to you all the time, can I?"

"You're saying you released the poisonous miasma in Qingyun Town?"

Jiang Tianyi raised his voice and asked me, "Duan Shenxing, do you know what you're saying?"

"To be precise, I can't say that I created the poisonous miasma, but I did know about it beforehand, so none of our people stayed in Qingyun Town last night. As for Jiang Man in the mountains, she was even less affected."

I didn't hide anything from Jiang Tianyi about this: "As far as I know, those poisonous miasmas were cast by the people of Ping'an Village to drive away the people of Qingyun Town. I don't know their purpose yet, but I think it's probably to hide their identities and deal with people like us who covet the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace. I have spies inside Ping'an Village, and I knew about this plan a long time ago. Otherwise, I should be in the hospital right now, how could I be talking to you with such a strong voice?"

Jiang Tianyi was silent for a few seconds: "Are you telling the truth, kid?"

I could tell that the anger in Jiang Tianyi's tone had subsided, so I knew he was somewhat convinced. My tone became even more impatient: "I know you're worried about Jiang Man, but I can't see her right now. Can't you just wait patiently for one day? We're making preparations in full swing, and every minute is precious. Can you please stop causing us trouble?"

"call!"

Seeing my attitude, Jiang Tian let out a sigh of relief: "I can't help but overthink this! This morning, Lao Xie from Jintu Mining called me and said something happened in Qingyun Town, and told me to tell Xiaoman to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible! But you haven't made a single call. How can I not overthink this?"

I then countered with a question: "Uncle Tian, ​​you're at a higher level, do you know how this matter in Qingyun Town was arranged?"

"Originally, the county classified the incident in Qingyun Town as a natural disaster, and the city was also preparing to send several naturalists to investigate. However, we received a call from a research institute in the province, saying that the so-called poisonous miasma was caused by a certain medicinal herb they planted in their experimental field in the mountains entering its pollination period. The pollen would cause people to vomit and have diarrhea. They also said that this was a secret project and asked the county to keep it confidential."

Jiang Tian paused for a moment: "When I first heard this news, I felt something was amiss. I investigated it secretly and found that there were indeed documents that listed the area around Qingyun Town as a protected area and a medicinal herb base, but they had never been made public."

"It was made by Ping'an Village."

After listening to Jiang Tianyi's reply, I quickly figured out the relationship: "According to my investigation, Ping'an Village is divided into several tribes. One of the branches helps to prepare living supplies in the city. Now it seems that this branch has more power than I imagined. There are either high-ranking officials among them, or this branch has already built up an extremely large business."

Jiang Tianyi believed that Jiang Man was alright, and his tone became calmer: "If that's really the case, then it's not a good sign! Ping'an Village's actions are like drawing up a chessboard. If you continue to stay there and play against them, you'll probably face enormous pressure! Xiao Duan, listen to me, in this situation, you must learn to keep a low profile and bide your time. Let others clash with Ping'an Village, while you hide in the shadows and reap the benefits. You must not invite trouble upon yourself, understand?"

"Uncle Tian, ​​don't worry, I know what I'm doing in this matter."

I verbally complimented Jiang Tianyi, but I was truly suffering in silence.

I'd like to stay in the background, but the problem is that his precious daughter is now being held captive by the Black Robe. If I can't get the bull's head and completely seize the initiative, I won't even have the right to negotiate, let alone talk about biding my time.

While on the phone with Jiang Tianyi, I also took two bodyguards and bypassed the town to reach the north side of the town where I had arranged to meet Miao Xiaoxian.

The northern part of Qingyun Town is surrounded by continuous mountains, with only one mountain road leading into the forest.

Seeing that Miao Xiaoxian had not appeared at the intersection, I did not dare to appear rashly, so I prepared to continue walking a distance in the woods.

"Woof woof!"

I hadn't gone far when I heard a dog barking from the woods ahead, and then Miao Xiaoxian's big mastiff came into view.

Seeing this, my bodyguard instinctively shielded me behind him and raised his crossbow: "Mr. Duan, be careful!"

"Don't shoot!"

I was afraid that the two of them would hurt Miao Xiaoxian's mastiff, so I first shouted at them not to do anything, and then explained, "This mastiff is my friend's pet. It is very intelligent and won't do anything wrong!"

Upon hearing this, the two bodyguards put down their crossbows. I also walked towards the mastiff and found that it was not carrying any letters, and Miao Xiaoxian was not around either.

"Woof! Woof woof woof!"

Just as I was wondering, the big mastiff suddenly barked at me a few times, then shook its head toward the woods.

I pointed to myself, then to the woods: "You want me to go over there?"

"Woof!"

The mastiff barked again, then turned and ran into the woods.

It was only then that I realized the mastiff had been injured on its back; the blood had clotted its long fur. However, I didn't know the mastiff's habits, and since it was running quite fast, I couldn't check it.

The wounds on the mastiff gave me a very bad feeling. I followed it into the woods with two bodyguards.

The Tibetan Mastiff moved very fast, stopping every so often to wait for us, howling as if urging us on.

I ran behind the mastiff for about a kilometer before it finally stopped, stood in front of a bush and started barking wildly before disappearing into it.

I understood what the mastiff meant, drew the knife from my waist, and walked over there.

The bushes were very thick, and the plants inside showed signs of being trampled. After walking two or three meters in, I immediately saw Miao Xiaoxian lying motionless inside, her eyes closed and her face pale.