After receiving the telepathic message from afar, Yuan Qi immediately packed up his stall and returned home to find his master.
Yuan Qi had previously told Daoist Guangcheng about the recent events involving the four major families. She also expressed her strong suspicion that it was impossible for the four families to have accidents at the same time so coincidentally, and that someone must have orchestrated and pushed this behind the scenes.
“Master, I have long suspected that the events that have happened to the four major families recently were all the idea of this Imperial Advisor. Now that the Imperial Advisor is seriously injured, we can go and search his soul.”
Guangcheng Daojun looked at her with some surprise: "You're not the type to meddle in other people's business, why are you acting so strangely this time?"
Yuan Qi glared at him: "How can this be a trivial matter? This is our Jiang family's own business. Although the Jiang family is the last of the four great families, it is still one of them. The first family the Imperial Advisor targeted was ours. Now that he's in such bad luck, do you think I'd let him off the hook? Master, this Imperial Advisor is the junior brother of your traitorous junior brother. Why should I meddle in other people's business? Is this a trivial matter?"
Guangcheng Daojun nodded and said, "That's right, disciple is right. Let's go! Now that we're here, we should settle this matter."
Yuan Qi immediately took out a top-tier teleportation talisman and went directly to the outside of the army's camp.
Actually, it would be possible to teleport directly to Feng Aotian's tent, but Yuan Qi was worried that the appearance would be too abrupt and that everyone would not accept it.
Yuan Qi had someone announce his arrival, and soon Feng Aotian came out to greet him with several of his nephews.
Yuan Qi glanced at him and asked, "Why isn't the Crown Prince here?"
Feng Aotian did not bring his eldest son with him. He was afraid that he and his son would die on the battlefield, so he specially asked his eldest son to stay behind. This was his way of giving up. Before setting off, he always felt uneasy and had a bad feeling.
"His wife is about to give birth and needs someone to take care of her." Feng Aotian made up a reason casually, thinking that Yuan Qi, with his intelligence, would surely be able to guess his thoughts.
Yuan Qi chuckled and introduced Feng Aotian: "This is my master, Daoist Guangcheng, and this is my senior brother, Yuan An."
When Feng Aotian looked at the old man in white, holding a whisk, he had the air of a hermit. He was clearly a master of the world. No wonder he was able to cultivate such a powerful figure as Yuan Qi.
After exchanging pleasantries, the group went directly to the Grand Preceptor Xuanji's tent.
Surprisingly, the Imperial Advisor Xuanji was not in the tent.
Feng Aotian was very surprised: "The Imperial Preceptor is seriously injured and unable to move. How come he's gone?"
He asked the soldiers guarding the gate, "Where has the Imperial Preceptor gone?"
The soldier said, "The Imperial Preceptor has been inside the whole time and has not come out."
Guangcheng Daojun touched Xuanji's bed; it was still warm, indicating that the person had just left.
Just as Feng Aotian was about to lash out, Daoist Guangcheng stopped him, saying, "Don't scold him. It's none of his business. Xuanji sensed the danger and left using a teleportation talisman. However, he was seriously injured and couldn't have gone far."
"Could it be that he has foreseen the future?" As soon as Feng Aotian finished speaking, he realized how foolish he had said. He was the Imperial Advisor; how could he not even be able to foresee his own danger? Even if he was seriously injured, he still had the ability to protect himself.
Feng Aotian had no choice but to take the three of them to his own tent. He then ordered his nephews to lead men to search the area around the camp and bring the Grand Preceptor back immediately once they were found.
Yuan Qi did some calculations with his fingers, but he couldn't figure out where Xuanji had escaped to. Sure enough, the most difficult people to predict in the Xuanmen were himself and his fellow practitioners.
"Master, I'm afraid he'll get away this time."
Guangcheng Daojun snorted: "The monk may run away, but the temple can't."
Feng Aotian also realized that the three of them seemed to have a grudge against Xuanji, so he asked, "May I ask what brings the three of you to Xuanji?"
Guangcheng Daojun stroked his beard and said, "Xuanqing, the head of Wuji Palace, is very likely a traitor from Fusang Temple many years ago. I want to ask Xuanji if this is true. If so, I will have to clean house."
Feng Aotian nodded: "I see. I've heard that Xuanqing is an elusive person, appearing and disappearing like a dragon. My wife used to go to Wuji Palace to pray for blessings, but she only saw his disciple a few times and never saw him in person. He is a very cautious person."
Yuan Qi said indignantly, "This person is very cunning. I went to Wuji Palace twice, but I still couldn't find this Xuan Qing."
Fortunately, none of Feng Aotian's nephews led a hundred men out to search for him, because the loss of the Imperial Preceptor was a matter of great importance, and everyone was making a big fuss about it.
In addition, Xuanji was seriously injured and his spiritual power was severely damaged. Even if he used a teleportation talisman, he could not go very far. By nightfall, they actually found Xuanji.
Xuanji lay unconscious on a dead leaf in the woods a mile away.
When Guangcheng Daojun arrived at Xuanji's tent, he was immediately captivated by the fact that the other person was dressed exactly like him.
Yuan Qi took out a pill from his cloth bag and fed it to Xuanji.
However, even though Xuanji was unconscious, he was extremely vigilant and kept his mouth tightly shut.
Yuan Qi was very angry. Seeing this, Yuan An went up and roughly pinched Xuanji's cheek, forcing him to open his mouth.
After swallowing a pill, Xuanji quickly woke up.
He had foreseen the danger he was in, so he used all his spiritual power to teleport himself away, but he still couldn't escape the other party's clutches. He warned coldly, "I am the Imperial Advisor. You'd better think carefully about the consequences before you do anything. If anything happens to me, the Emperor will not let you off the hook."
Yuan Qi didn't care about anything else and asked him rudely, "Old man Xuanji, my master is asking you a question. If you answer honestly, we won't search your soul. If you don't cooperate, don't blame us for being ruthless."
Xuanji's heart skipped a beat, and he glared angrily at the three of them: "Soul search? You dare!"
Soul searching is a technique that causes great damage to people. Those whose souls are searched will become mentally impaired, and even a cultivator with profound cultivation like him cannot escape it.
Yuan Qi placed his hand directly on his head: "Let's see if I dare!"
Feng Aotian didn't understand what soul searching was, so he asked a question.
Guangcheng Daojun replied, "Soul searching is a technique that can reveal all of a person's memories, but it is extremely damaging. After being searched, one will become insane, and even Hua Tuo could not restore them. The secrets he doesn't want to tell us, the secrets he keeps buried in his heart, will all be revealed to us."
"What a domineering spell." Feng Aotian felt his scalp tingle upon hearing this spell. There was actually such a spell in the world; whoever encountered it would be doomed.
Just then, Feng Aotian also had some questions for the Imperial Advisor, so he said, "Could you ask me two questions as well?"
Yuan Qi agreed without hesitation: "Okay, no problem. Old man Xuanji, are you going to tell me or not?"
Xuanji knew the consequences of soul searching. He didn't want to become mentally impaired. After thinking for a moment, he finally said, "Alright, you can have it."
Daoist Guangcheng asked, "Is Xuanqing the same person as Guangshan, the traitor from Fusang Temple a hundred years ago?"
"Yes!" Despite his reluctance, Xuanji answered honestly.
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