Chen Xiao hurried forward and asked, "What's going on? Is something wrong?"
Wu Qing said angrily: "That manager is too rigid. There are priorities, and it's just a procedure, but he won't even give in!"
Tong Nuonuo was still a little confused about the current situation. He did not express his opinion without authorization, but just shook his head at Chen Xiao: "I haven't seen the person in charge."
Xi Yunting came over, raised his hand and gently held Chen Xiao's arm, pulling him forward: "If you have anything to say, go back and talk, don't block the door here."
Chen Xiao's heart trembled, and he shut up immediately. The few of them returned to the small courtyard where Chen Xiao rented in silence, with a heavy atmosphere.
Everyone entered the living room of Chen Xiao's room at the same time. Wu Qing had been holding back all this time, but now he finally exploded. He slammed the table so hard that the tea sets on the table jumped up, making a loud crash. He complained loudly, "This is such a bad luck!"
Du Rong hurried forward to hold him, and pushed him to sit on the chair: "Master Wu Xian, what on earth is going on with you? We are so worried."
Wu Qing was still angry, and said in a bad tone: "I was seriously injured in the pursuit of the beast, and I thought I was going to die. So I entrusted the name list to my acquaintance." Everyone present knew about this matter. Chen Xiao and Du Rong didn't understand why it was a problem. "When we got there, we told the manager directly that someone posted the task anonymously and deliberately concealed the degree of danger of the task. The leader, Master Li Xian, knew about it and concealed the truth. He also deliberately sacrificed the lives of the practitioners, resulting in heavy casualties. I am now asking for justice for us victims. The manager who was in trouble was quite businesslike and asked me directly what the task was. I told him directly, and the manager went to check the task file, and came back to tell me that the task had been completed! And my name was on the list of the dead!"
Chen Xiao was shocked: "What?! Was it Master Li Xianshi and the others who did it?"
The more Wu Qing thought about it, the more angry he became, and his face turned livid. He nodded vigorously, "It must be them! What a good plan, so insidious! Li Xianshi and others first posted the task anonymously, and then took it as the leader. They tricked the uninformed people like me into a trap, acted as bait to complete the trap and capture the target, and then came back to use the black-eyed green cub to complete the task and complete the bounty. They just need to kill all the other victims, and then report them as having died during the training, and the matter will be over in Zhishitang! If no one who knows the truth comes back to overturn the case, even if their master comes to find us, they will not know the truth!"
Wu Qing was just taking things for granted. He thought that these people who had done such a cruel and evil thing would definitely not have the courage to return to Zhishitang to settle the matter. They must be hiding in the dark. Or they have simply left Hanshan City and fled far away. When the mission deadline is up, it will naturally be cancelled, and the matter will sink quietly into the sea. Who would have thought that they were so bold and dared to appear in Zhishitang as if nothing had happened and end it like this.
Master Xi said, "After the mission is completed in Zhishitang, if we want to report it and hold the person who issued the mission or participated in the practice accountable, we must get the consent of the person in charge. So we asked to meet the person in charge. The manager said yes, but we must verify our identity before we can meet. Unfortunately, Wu Qing did not have a name card on him at this time."
Tong Nuonuo said: "It is very troublesome to reissue a lost certificate. One must return to the heavenly realm where one was born. The certificate issued by Zhishitang is only a temporary certificate, and the authority only allows one to ride on a ship and pass through the vortex portal. In a formal occasion like this, a temporary certificate is useless."
Wu Qing said, "At that time, I originally wanted to say that I would not go first. I wanted Tong Nuonuo to be the person involved and Master Xi to be the witness to meet the person in charge, but Master Xi stopped us. So we came out first." Until now, he still didn't know why Master Xi stopped him, but he believed that this disciple of the Chongxuan School must have a reason to do so. He asked directly, "Master Xi, why did you stop us at that time?"
Master Xi said slowly: "If we stay any longer, the more information we reveal, the greater the danger to us."
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask: "Why? Could it be that Zhishitang has something to do with this matter?"
The others could not help but be shocked. Wu Qing widened his eyes in disbelief. "What did you say? Is this matter related to Zhishitang? Is it the people from Zhishitang who harmed us?!"
Wu Qing, Du Rong, and Tong Nuonuo's impression of Zhishitang is that it is authoritative and fair. It is a trustworthy organization in the minds of most practitioners. Therefore, the three of them never thought that Zhishitang would condone that group of people and take the lives of so many people at will.
Chen Xiao was completely different. In his previous life, there was a huge information explosion, and all kinds of news spread very quickly. He knew that no matter what organization it was, as long as there was power, there would be corruption, malfeasance, abuse of power for personal gain, and other unbearable things. Therefore, he never thought that Zhishitang would be a pure and innocent organization. When Xi Yunting stopped him from continuing to talk at the door of Zhishitang, he had a bad feeling.
Xi Yunting calmed the three angry people and said, "Things may not be that bad. Zhishitang is composed of several forces, and those involved in this incident are probably only a part of them. Take the use of black-eyed blue cubs to replace the cubs for example. The difference between the two captives is huge, and the mission description is seriously inconsistent with the content. The large number of casualties must be caused by the false degree of danger. Those who have handled this matter must have known that this violated the rules of Zhishitang, and they should have asked their superiors to intervene at that time. If the upper management of Zhishitang had known about it and intervened in the investigation, there would not be no movement when I came back to inquire about the news last time."
Chen Xiao understood, and he continued with Xi Yunting's words: "So, someone suppressed this matter."
Xi Yunting nodded and said, "Yes. I suspect that the manager is the one involved. He was away for too long and seemed to be deliberately delaying the matter. I think that even if Wu Xianshi suggested that I and Tong Xianshi come forward, he would find another reason to prevent us from meeting the person in charge."
Even if it wasn't the entire Zhishitang, but only a part of it, Wu Qing was furious. His meridians had not recovered completely, and this time the blood and qi attacked his heart, and he spit out a mouthful of blood. Chen Xiao was startled, and Xi Yunting stepped forward and pressed Wu Qing, and he fainted. Then, he stuffed a nourishing pill into his mouth.
After this scene, no one wanted to continue talking. After sending Wu Qing back to his room, they went to rest. After all, they had just returned from a long journey, and everyone was a little tired.
The next morning, Wu Qing appeared with a pale face. He said, "Since the manager knows about this, why don't we arrest him and force him to tell us who is behind this!"
Xi Yunting shook his head and said, "The situation is unclear at this moment, so we can't act rashly. After all, the other party is only a part of the Zhishitang. If we are not careful, we will have to go up against the entire Zhishitang. There will be no place for us to hide in Hanshan City. This is more dangerous than offending the city lord and being wanted by the whole city."
Du Rong said worriedly, "Master Wu Xian, your injury has not healed to begin with, and it has become even more serious after you vomited blood yesterday. You should rest well now."
Wu Qing smiled bitterly: "How can I rest? As long as I think that Zhi Shitang, whom I trusted wholeheartedly, is also an executioner, I can't sleep or eat. Fortunately, my companions trusted me so much and tried every means to rush back to report me. Maybe I was betrayed by them, or died in their hands!"
Chen Xiao frowned, thinking that this was indeed possible. He asked Xi Yunting, "Is it okay for us to continue living here? Or should we go back to the valley first? What if they find out that we are living here and come to kill us?"
Xi Yunting said, "Yesterday we left directly from the gate of Zhishitang. There were many people there, so the people from Zhishitang didn't dare to follow us openly. It's fine to continue living here for the time being. If we return to the valley immediately, we might be targeted. If the other party has a strong backing, maybe all the ways out of the city have been monitored by the other party, and as soon as we leave Hanshan City, they will immediately send assassins to us."
Chen Xiao felt more and more uneasy after hearing this. If they had the power to monitor the way out, they would have the power to search for them all over Hanshan City. The longer it took, the more unsafe it would be for them.
Apparently Xi Yunting also had this idea. He said, "Be patient. Today I will try to contact the local person in charge of Zhishitang. Since the person in charge suppressed the matter and did not allow us to meet him, it means that the faction he belongs to is very likely not involved. As long as the person in charge is willing to come forward and find out the truth, this matter will not be difficult to resolve."
As soon as Xi Yunting said this, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly relaxed. The fact that there was a solution made the few people feel much more at ease, and they no longer felt uneasy as before.
Chen Xiao and the others directly advised Wu Qing to go back and rest, but Wu Qing was still unwilling to give up. He was fooled around by the manager yesterday, so he did not easily give up the idea of starting with the other party. However, the timing was really not good at this moment, so he had to stop and rest.
Immediately afterwards, Xi Yunting left Chen Xiao's residence to contact the local hall master. As a result, Xi Yunting did not come back for a day and a night.
This situation made the four of them very uneasy, and sometimes they even had all kinds of bad thoughts. Why did Xi Yunting not come back for so long? Did something really happen? Among the few of them, he was the only one with the highest cultivation and the most profound identity and background. If something really happened to him, how could they escape unscathed?
After waiting anxiously until the morning, several people could no longer stay. If Xi Yunting got into trouble, it would no longer be safe for them to stay here. It would be better to leave first and then find out the situation by any means possible.
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