Upon hearing Zhang Jinyang's words, Shang Yanting's smile gradually faded.
He detested this language that treated the system as an object.
Upon receiving Zhang Jinyang's instruction, Shang Jiuming reached out to take Jia Xitong from him.
Shang Yanting dodged his outstretched hand. "Let someone else do it."
He looked at his senior brother standing to the side.
The eldest disciple understood and carried Jia Xitong away. "Peak Master, we can't trust the people of Jinyang Peak. Let's do it ourselves."
"Jiuming, you stay with him and don't let them try anything funny."
Seeing this, Zhang Jinyang decided not to give the other party any face.
Seeing them leave, Liu Wu quickly called over his most valued disciple, "Wang Defa, go and check on those two. Make sure you look at them carefully!"
The dean took a deep breath beside him.
How long ago did the relationship between the three peaks become what it is today?
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Jia Xitong did not say a word throughout the entire departure.
The eldest brother didn't chat with her either, and carried her directly to the kitchen.
Actually, he wasn't sure if Jia Xitong was telling the truth or lying, so he deliberately went easy on her. This was the place everyone went to the most, and it was also the closest to the main hall of Qing Shuang Peak.
Shang Jiuming, standing beside him, certainly wouldn't let him do that. "Go further ahead."
"You say we'll go wherever you want?"
The eldest disciple warned him, "Kid, this is our Qing Shuang Peak territory!"
Who do you think you are?
Shang Jiuming dared not speak to the Dean and the Peak Master, but he was extremely arrogant in front of others.
His status as a disciple of the merchant and the dean was the source of his arrogance; he didn't take the two inner disciples seriously at all.
Finally, he personally chose a place that was far from the main hall and in a particularly remote location.
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Inside the main hall, upon receiving the letter from the other side that was supposed to be prepared, Zhang Jinyang immediately had incense lit.
Then he snorted coldly, "Go ahead and look."
"To prove that we have no means of doing so, I would like to trouble you, Master and Peak Master, to accompany me."
Shang Yanting faced the Dean and the other two Peak Masters.
"Since there are magical beasts in the world that have a telepathic connection with people, we might as well take a look at them."
Compared to Shang Jiuming's performance earlier, the dean was more satisfied with Shang Yanting's demeanor. "Let's all go together."
A large group of people walked in a grand procession within Qing Shuang Peak.
At this moment, Jia Xitong had returned to Shang Yanting's sea of consciousness. While giving him directions, she chattered and complained to him, "Shang Jiuming is really cunning. Senior Brother put me in the kitchen, but he insisted on finding a place farthest from the main hall."
"His expression was that of a smug little man; he didn't look like a scion of a noble family at all."
"He's not even as good as one of your little fingers..."
After saying that, she glanced at the fork in the road ahead and said, "Turn left."
outside world
Shang Yanting chose the left side without hesitation, causing the people following behind him to glance at him.
Is it really that amazing?
The incense in their hands had burned down to almost nothing, and they were straying further and further off course.
"Those three fellow disciples are quite a target. Do you intend to search the entire Qing Shuang Peak?"
Zhang Jinyang pointed to the incense sticks held by his disciple, which were only about the length of a finger joint. "Time is almost up."
Is it really possible that we can't find it?
The disciples from Qing Shuang Peak and Tian Wu Peak who followed couldn't help but worry, and even Luan Zhenfeng, who had been very confident just now, started looking at Shang Yanting repeatedly.
Only Zhang Jinyang seemed somewhat smug.
"We've arrived."
Shang Yanting stopped in a deserted courtyard.
The surrounding area was filled with withered branches and fallen leaves, and the gate to the small courtyard was wide open, revealing abandoned and cluttered benches, tables, and chairs inside.
Even here, in such a vast place, how long would it take to find it?
Looking at the incense that was about to burn out, everyone felt that this was impossible.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Shang Yanting walked straight to an inconspicuous withered tree next to the courtyard.
"Yes, yes, that's the tree."
Jia Xitong directed him to look up, "Shang Jiuming is really cunning. He actually tied me up and bound me to a tree branch. This guy has terrible character."
Using his feet for leverage, Shang Yanting leaped from the tree trunk to the branches.
The dense evergreen foliage completely concealed the raccoon's body, and despite the large group following them, none of them saw it. When Shang Yanting finally lifted the monster down, it was still tightly bound, with a piece of cloth stuffed in its mouth.
Because of this posture, Jia Xitong complained to Shang Yanting several times.
They found it all!
Shang Jiuming's cleverness backfired, leaving the others who followed him unable to refute the special ability of the magical beast.
The three of them emerged from their hiding place in the courtyard. The eldest brother was overjoyed, Wang Defa was very surprised, but Shang Jiuming's face was ashen.
"That's amazing!"
Luan Zhenfeng couldn't help but sigh, and then subtly mocked Zhang Jinyang, "Some people not only lack knowledge, but also like to judge others by their own petty standards."
Zhang Jinyang was extremely embarrassed.
But it's no longer a matter of saving face.
Now that Shang Yanting and Lao Shijiu have been cleared of suspicion, who exactly kidnapped the Qing Shuang Peak disciples and killed the Tian Wu Peak disciples at Long Shao Peak?
"Reporting to the Venerable Master and Peak Master, on that day, someone impersonated Niu Chuanchuan from Tianwu Peak and met with me. Many people in the forest ambushed me and took the opportunity to steal my magical beast. They also left a message saying that if I wanted to save my Nineteenth Senior Brother and my magical beast, I should go to Longshao Peak at midnight yesterday."
Knowing he was no match for the master, the disciple consulted with his senior brother and finally decided to ask the peak master for help.
Shang Yanting recounted the events in their entirety.
The most terrifying lie in this world is one that is eight parts truth mixed in.
The nineteenth disciple then said, "I was walking on the road when someone knocked me unconscious and took me away. When I woke up, I heard them talking, and they did say that they were going to take me to Longshao Peak at midnight, but Xitong and I escaped beforehand."
At this time, some of the surviving disciples of Tianwu Peak also woke up.
"I went to Longshao Peak because Junior Brother Niu said he wanted to get some talismans there."
Niu Chuan Chuan?
Upon hearing the name twice, Liu Wu realized that it belonged to a disciple of his peak.
Where is he now?
“Junior Brother Niu was missing for a day. He was found on a cliff yesterday. He broke his leg and is receiving treatment.”
Wang Defa had a good relationship with Niu Chuanchuan and visited him before leaving. "He spent the night at the foot of the cliff, how could he have told them about the talisman trade at Longshao Peak?"
“Yes! We also found it strange. In the past, Junior Brother Niu would just hand over the talismans to us directly.”
The injured disciple replied.
Qingshuang Peak, Tianwu Peak, Jinyang Peak
Assassins, Shang Jiuming, Yan Qing, Lao Shijiu, Niu Chuanchuan, disciples of Tianwu Peak, Wanbaoge...
Everything looked extremely complicated, like a conspiracy with interconnected parts.
At this point, the most likely suspect is the merchant, because the one caught is the merchant's killer.
But the business has close ties with the academy, so why would he target the academy's students?
Or is it really as Zhang Jinyang said, that someone wants to provoke conflict between the academy and the aristocratic families?
Just as the dean was deep in thought with a stern face, a teacher rushed over with a serious expression, "Dean, I found this inside Jinyang Peak!"
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