Chapter 226: The Poison King Valley Reappears
Guiyi Pavilion has three mountain gates.
New disciples can only move around in the outer sect.
The second mountain gate is the residence of the main manager of the pavilion and the place where important activities of Guiyi Pavilion are held.
Behind the third mountain gate is the important area of Guiyi Pavilion. No one is allowed to enter without the summons of the pavilion master.
During the afternoon practice time, the new disciples gathered in front of the outer gate square and practiced in pairs.
Looking up from the square, one can only see a corner of the eaves of the Guiyi Pavilion appearing among the clouds and mist at the top.
"When do you think we can climb to that place?" During the break, a new disciple sat on the steps next to the square, looking at the eaves with sighs, his eyes full of longing.
Someone scoffed, "What are you thinking? That's a place only the Pavilion Master and the elders can go to. You're just joining the Pavilion and you want to go there? You're dreaming."
"It's true that we've just joined the cabinet, but who says there won't be opportunities to move up in the future? Who knows, in a few years or even a decade, one of us will be able to sit in the position of elder!"
"That's right. Who here dares to say they don't have some ambition to achieve great things?" The speaker paused, waved to his fellow disciples, and mysteriously dropped a piece of gossip, "Let me tell you, your chance to shine is coming soon. I heard that the Pavilion will be summoning all new disciples to issue tasks in the next few days. If you can complete the tasks, you will definitely be favored by the elders and the Pavilion Master. Then, it's just a matter of time before you are chosen by those important figures and brought into their care!"
"What mission?"
The speaker glanced around and lowered his voice. "Yesterday, I was on duty at the outer gate when the head of the Xinyuan Escort Agency came to see the Pavilion Master, saying he had something important to tell him. The Seventh Elder escorted him out when he left, and I happened to overhear a few words as they spoke. The head of the agency came to ask the Pavilion Master for help in saving his daughter; I heard she'd been poisoned."
I heard the Seventh Elder say that since Du Buqin has the guts to come to Darong, he will be kept from leaving! The Pavilion will send out personnel in the next few days, and they will dig three feet underground to find him!"
"Are you asking us new disciples to capture Du Buqin? Just from the name, we know that he's an old hand at using poison. We're just newbies, and we're taking on this heavy responsibility. Isn't that a one-way trip?"
"Wealth and honor are sought in danger! If you don't want to go, you can stay in the pavilion peacefully. But if you are afraid of death and do nothing, Guiyi Pavilion will not keep you for long."
The brother and sister who were sitting quietly on the other side of the stairs wiping their sweat had a gloomy look in their eyes.
Grandpa Poison's style of doing things is too obvious. In the past six months, many strange things have happened in Xin, which have been talked about a lot. In addition, the eldest daughter of the escort agency has been inexplicably poisoned.
Anyone who knows about Poison Grandpa can connect the two with just a little thought and then target him.
Bai Yu rubbed his aching forehead. Since Guiyi Pavilion knew that Du Ye was here, they must have taken some action. The gateway to Darong might have been closed. And Du Ye was still completely unaware of this. He might be happily jumping around in some corner.
He turned his head and met the girl's clear and calm almond-shaped eyes. For some reason, the worry and anxiety in his heart subsided.
Those eyes seemed to have a special magic that could easily cleanse people's restlessness, as if no matter how big the situation was, there was no need to panic as long as she was there.
There is a solution for every problem.
Bai Yu lowered his eyes to hide his smile, but couldn't help but gently scratched the back of the girl's hand.
Not surprisingly, he was slapped hard.
That night, at the hour of Hai.
All lights outside the gate were turned off and the new disciples went to bed on time.
A black shadow was like a ghost, easily avoiding the eyes and ears of the guards at the Second Mountain Gate and sneaking in. It landed next to the spine-guarding beast of the southwest building complex of the Second Mountain Gate with familiarity. The thin figure was hidden in the shadow cast by the spine-guarding beast, perfectly concealed.
There are corridors with flying eaves everywhere in this place, and outside the corridors there are strange rocks and strong pines.
The moon in the autumn night is as cool as water, and the moonlight is scattered, making the entire Second Gate dim and hazy, adding to the eerie loneliness in the intermittent mountain breeze.
The black shadow lay dormant quietly and patiently. The coldness of the mountain night invaded and climbed over her skin, but she seemed unaware and remained motionless.
At the end of the hour of Hai, lights came on in the small hall below the guardian beast, and two figures walked in one after another and sat on drum stools around the stove in the hall.
"News came from the Poison King Valley. They sent someone to the escort agency to treat Miao Qingyi. She was poisoned by three insects and three flowers. The person who poisoned her is immune to poison. His method of making poison is unique, different from the current Poison King Valley and cannot be replicated." The person spoke in a deep voice with a hint of hostility. "I was wondering why the secret base set up by Guiyi Pavilion outside has been frequently taken down in the past two or three months. Now the mystery is solved. It was that old man who found our base and joined forces with Bai Xiaofeng!"
Another voice sounded slightly older. "He escaped back then and has been hiding in the exile zone of Da Yue ever since. Humph, he definitely didn't come out just to steal things for fun this time."
"A monster, despised by his entire clan, would have spent the rest of his life hiding in his shell, but he chose to come out and fight us! We've heard that he's been staying in Tubei Village with those immature children in recent years of exile. His appearance this time must be related to those children. Otherwise, given his personality, he would never easily leave the exile area in his lifetime. Perhaps those children have also sneaked into Darong, but we haven't discovered them yet."
"The Pavilion Master plans to issue an order tomorrow to mobilize a large number of personnel to investigate. He and his accomplices must be brought to justice!"
The warmth from the fireplace below wafted through the air, and the two people in conversation quickly changed the subject.
Above, the black shadow under the spine-guarding beast left quietly again, without being noticed from beginning to end.
The next morning, a summons came from the outer gate.
A group of new and old disciples gathered at the mountain gate, and several elders stood on the steps above.
The mission was immediately issued. Each elder took ten disciples down the mountain and searched for Du Buqin in all directions of Darongxindu, and investigated the foreign intruders at the same time.
The disciples were shocked when they heard this, and were excited and eager to try it out.
"I didn't expect an elder to lead the team! Now, even if he's immune to ten poisons, we can still make sure he doesn't come back!"
"We have to perform well when following the elders! If we can catch the elders' eyes, we will rise to the top!"
"Of course!"
Tianbao lowered his head with a calm expression.
The young man beside her poked her arm, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Jiu'er, you worked secretly last night."
"Well, time to get to work."
"Oh, brother likes it."
Bai Yu had a smile in the corner of his eyes, and his words sounded like a riddle to others, but his brother understood them immediately.
The elder leads the team personally?
Well done.
The hunt begins.
The one leading Bai Yu and Tian Bao was none other than the Seventh Elder, a man in his fifties, of medium build with a long, thin face. He looked intimidating when he was serious.
The ten disciples followed behind him and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that they would say a wrong word and displease the Seventh Elder.
"This time when you follow me down the mountain, you must obey orders and not act without authorization. Those who disobey orders will be put to death!" Before setting off, the Seventh Elder looked at the ten people accompanying him, his sharp eyes passing inconspicuously across their energetic and youthful faces.
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