Chapter 24 Chapter 24 [VIP]
After having a guess, Ling Suye began to look through Master Wen's collection of books.
Since most of these books were written by Master Wen based on his memory after his death, they are not complete.
Master Wen said to Ling Suye, "Since Wen Lingxia is in the Star Forging Division, then all the books collected by the Shi and Wen families are probably in the Star Forging Division. You can look for them there."
Gu Xuanyou was stunned after hearing these remarks.
It is still unknown whether those men in black have any connection with the Star Forging Division. If I enter the Star Forging Division so openly, I am afraid my life will not be long enough.
Master Wen spread his hands. "That place is truly a dangerous place. Oh, it's so difficult. The world is always like this. It gives people hope, but then uses reality to pour cold water on them, extinguishing their hopes."
Ling Suye said slowly, "You can't get a tiger cub without learning from the tiger."
Gu Xuanyou was so shocked that the jade bead in his hand fell on the table.
Master Wen suddenly stood up and said, "What? I just said it casually. You, you kid, don't go! Seriously, don't go!"
Master Wen was too tall, so tall that he seemed to be poking out of the roof. Ling Suye generally didn't like to look up at him, so he looked at Gu Xuanyou.
"Besides discovering the origin of the patterns on this gold medallion, I've also gradually begun to grasp the pattern of the 'Jiang Ji' talisman. The only thing left is 'laying out the outlines.' The material required is the tears of mermaids from the East China Sea. As far as I know, the tears of mermaids from the East China Sea... aside from their origin in the East China Sea, a large portion is annually tributed to the Star Forging Division in Shangjing City."
"How can they, the Star Forging Division, obtain the East Sea Mermaid Tears every year?!" Master Craftsman Wen lamented. "Such a precious thing, yet every, every year... it's such a waste!"
Ling Suye said: "To what extent have the Mermaid Tears of the Star Forging Division overflowed..."
He briefly described it, "Every disciple who enters the Star Forging Division is allocated two Mermaid Tears each month for training. As you advance in rank, you'll receive more Mermaid Tears."
——Du'e Si is truly worthy of being the saint's right-hand man, and the information in his intelligence network is extremely complex.
Master Wen: "Go, you must go to the Star Forging Division!"
Listening to his powerful tone, it seemed that if he had not died long ago, he would have packed up his bags and gone to the capital with Ling Suye.
After a moment of shock, Master Wen pondered for a long moment before saying, "Actually, the materials used to create the talisman during Craftsmanship can be replaced with other materials, but the effect won't be as strong as Mermaid's Tears. But you must understand that everything is a double-edged sword. Mermaid's Tears can maximize the effectiveness of Craftsmanship, but if you're not careful, you'll suffer the worst consequences."
Ling Suye nodded: "I know."
As he moved, the gilded chain swayed slightly. Master Wen had initially thought it cumbersome, but later realized it looked truly beautiful on Ling Suye.
Every decision Ling Suye made was basically made after careful consideration.
He knew that he was lucky to have survived three years ago, so he valued his life and wanted to work hard to improve his strength so that he would have enough cards to use when he finally faced the mastermind.
The Star Forging Department in the upper capital not only has all the book collections of the Wen and Shi families, but also has abundant mermaid tears.
——He must go to the capital city.
However, this time he needs to hide his identity and stay hidden.
Master Wen sighed, knowing that he could not persuade Ling Suye, and stopped talking.
Gu Xuanyou, who was refining the next set of thin mirrors, couldn't get his hand movements together.
Pick up one bead and another one falls down.
Just as he was picking up and dropping the beads, Ling Suye squatted down, picked up the jade beads on the ground and put them on the table.
He took off the thin jade mirror, but his eyes were still open. Gu Xuanyou could see the lifeless pupils that he disguised with the purple cloud robe.
"Master." Gu Xuanyou spoke subconsciously.
Ling Suye did not say anything, but just lowered his head to pick up the rest of the fallen jade beads for him.
Despite being blind, his hearing and perception have reached an extraordinary level of sharpness.
Just by listening to the jade beads falling to the ground one by one, he was able to distinguish them and pick them up one by one.
After picking up the items, Ling Suye went back to the hut to draw his own "craftsman" talisman.
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What happened next was something Ling Suye had never expected.
——Yunniang is missing.
It was common for Yunniang's Jubao Pavilion to close, but this time, through a thin layer of door panel, Ling Suye could sense a chaotic atmosphere in the store, as if a battle had taken place.
And, most importantly, because he didn't visit Yunniang often, he didn't know when Yunniang disappeared.
Ling Suye asked the owners of two nearby shops, and the answers he got were both, "Oh, the proprietress of Jubao Pavilion is really capable. She never has to worry about making money. She closes the shop like this many times every year. This time, she probably just doesn't want to open it anymore and closed it. Um... Ask her how long she's been closed this time? I think it's been three or five days. As for the fighting sounds, our Loulan is so chaotic. There are people fighting every day. Who knows if it's a fight in Jubao Pavilion?"
Ling Suye put on a thin jade mirror, avoided the crowds on the street, and climbed into the Jubao Pavilion from the backyard.
The first thing I saw was a mess. The flowers that were originally in full bloom in the yard seemed to have been run over by a heavy object and fell to the ground in a mess.
The evil spirit scattered everywhere. Ling Suye bit his fingertips and formed a magic seal to catch the evil spirit, trying to condense it, but because the aura was too scattered, it could not take shape at all.
——This is a sign of organized and deliberate discontinuation.
Ling Suye withdrew his hand and walked towards the front hall.
He had to check the situation and find out who took Yunniang away.
Although Yunniang has nothing to do with him, he can completely ignore this matter.
But his soul fragment has been in Yunniang for ten years, and he can't just stand by and watch her die.
Just as Ling Suye was walking towards the front hall, a mark on the wall left by a hook and lock came into view.
His heart skipped a beat, and he moved forward, brushing away the remaining ashes with his hands and taking a closer look.
After finding out who was responsible for this, Ling Suye's face turned pale.
——Du'esi.
This is the soul-catching lock that is only distributed to the people of Du'e Division!
Why did the people from Du'esi take Yunniang away?
Ling Suye felt that one thing had not been resolved yet and another had happened.
He had finally figured out something about the gold medal engraved with the word "Dai" and was planning to go to the Star Forging Division in the capital to find out the truth.
Here, Yunniang was taken away by Du'e Si again.
——The destination is also directly pointing to Shangjing City.
Ling Suye quickly walked into the front hall. The originally quiet and elegant shop had become a ruin. The things on the antique display cabinet were all smashed to pieces on the ground, and the low table where Yunniang usually liked to drink tea was also broken.
The wall was dotted with traces of Du'e's Soul-Catching Lock.
The battle was very fierce.
Based on the thickness of the soil on the ground, Ling Suye judged that Yunniang should have been taken away three days ago.
But she is just a 'Jade Demon' and usually would not hurt anyone. Why would Du'esi take her away?
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When Gu Xuanyou heard the news that Ling Suye was planning to go to Shangjing City immediately, even though he had prepared himself mentally, he was still surprised.
"So soon, Master?"
Ling Suye didn't correct his address and said, "Yunniang was taken away by the Du'e Division. So I have to go to the capital."
Gu Xuanyou poured Ling Suye a cup of tea and said, "Master, the Black Guards are looking for the Spirit Jade, and Yunniang is a 'Jade Demon'. Is the Du'e Division helping the Black Guards?"
"There's no connection between the Spirit Jade and the Jade Demon. The Jade Demon can't condense Spirit Jade. Her talent is to devour souls and strengthen them," Ling Suye said. "I know the Du'e Division. Their Director, Lord Fan Yin, hates evil and is upright. He won't collude with the Black Iron Guards."
Du'esi is a close confidant of the saint and the patron saint of Shangjing City. It is impossible for him to do anything that would take human life lightly.
Ling Suye firmly believes this.
Seeing his affirmative attitude, Gu Xuanyou was a little surprised: "From what I know, the reputation of the Du'e Division in Shangjing City is average."
What he said was conservative.
The Du'e Division's reputation was far from ordinary; it was the most hated entity by the high-ranking officials of the capital. Even the common people felt that the Du'e Division was unsympathetic, focused only on etiquette and laws, and even a bit too rigid.
Normally, when people encountered officials wearing the uniforms of the Du'esi during the day, everyone, from officials to ordinary people, would avoid them.
He was afraid that these extremely perceptive Lord Du'e would catch him in the slightest.
Ling Suye said: "It's just a difference in political stance."
Gu Xuanyou glanced at him.
Sometimes he felt that his master knew a lot about Shangjing City, but sometimes he felt that he seemed to be outside Shangjing City.
For example, this time, regarding the evaluation of Du'e Si, looking at the entire Shangjing City, except for Du'e Si themselves who said they were good, everyone thought they were bad.
However, Gu Xuanyou didn't think much about it. He gave up discussing the connection between the Du'e Division and the Black-robed Iron Guards and said, "Then why did the Du'e Division capture Yunniang?"
"Although the courtyard suffered heavy losses, Yunniang doesn't seem to be injured." Ling Suye pondered, "Perhaps, we can capture her and take her to the capital to give her soul."
Just like strengthening the soul of Master Wen.
Gu Xuanyou: "But then, there's no reason for Yunniang to refuse?"
Ling Suye said, "If she hesitates even a little, the people from the Du'e Division will resort to force."
And she was suppressed until she was completely obedient and resorted to force.
This is the rule of Du'e Division.
Gu Xuanyou sighed, "I am truly the only one who is supreme."
Ling Suye didn't refute this time.
It's not that he agrees with what Du'e did, but he feels that if another organization were in Du'e's political position, they would not be able to do better than him.
At least, the Du'e Division will always resolve cause and effect and stay away from worldly affairs.
Ling Suye said, "Since Yunniang is in the hands of the Du'e Division, she should be safe for the time being. However, I still plan to go to the capital as soon as possible so that I can find out what happened to Yunniang."
Gu Xuanyou looked at the young man with his thick long hair hanging down. A thin mirror was placed on his high nose bridge, and his eyes were deep and narrow. A gilded chain was faintly visible among his hair.
Could it be that he is going to part ways with his master now?
Gu Xuanyou found that the reluctance in his heart was tearing at his rationality bit by bit, making him almost blurt out words that went against his principles.
But at the last moment, he held back.
He was an outsider who had usurped the title of the eldest son of the Sheng family for nearly seven years. In the end, he was poisoned and driven out of the capital.
He vowed never to go back.
Gu Xuanyou had told Ling Suye this a long time ago.
Therefore, they had a verbal agreement - whenever Ling Suye went to the capital, the two would separate.
Ling Suye stood up and went to pack his bag. After a while, ZY handed a goose yellow silk ribbon to Gu Xuanyou: "This can summon Xiao Jin. Just drop some blood on it and ring the bell. If you are short of money, ask him to send money. I will receive a percentage of the Ye family's assets every year. You can spend it as you like."
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