Chapter 129 Our Own People
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Gu Gang had just turned his head to look inside when he heard a loud, forceful shout: "What's all the noise about? Stand up straight!"
The teaching team arrived late, but their presence was quite impressive.
Leading the group was a renowned instructor, Zhu Feiye.
Zhu Feiye had a pair of slanted eyes that looked quite fierce. When he came out, his expression was imposing without being angry, which shocked the disciples who were still whispering.
Gu Gan calmly withdrew his gaze, turned his head towards the instructors, and glanced around. He didn't see any saints, but rather a group of unfamiliar instructors with whom he had little interaction.
With the arrival of Zhu Feiye, the noisy corridor gradually quieted down. Instead, they glared at each other, trying to beat the other person up with their eyes.
Sha Qian, fearless as he was, pointed at Gu Gan and said to Zhu Feiye, "Master Zhu, Gu Gan wants to open the Dragon-Sealing Lock. He must be hiding the Milky Way Water in his house! Last time, he was the one who broke into the Upside-Down Moon Cave, and..."
"Shut up." Zhu Feiye gave him a cold look, which made Sha Qian shut his mouth in protest.
Zhu Feiye instructed, "Check each room in order."
He had made an appointment with someone to investigate slowly, and he couldn't just investigate Gu Gan's house based on a few words from Sha Qian.
Yu Sui only told them to investigate slowly in order, without revealing which room she was targeting.
As the instructors made their room rounds, Gu Gan and the other two were filled with their own worries. Wei Ren, on the other hand, had already obtained the items and, with the help of the Shadow Talisman given to him by Xue Mushi, quickly descended to the first floor.
Although no one was inside, the light was still there, making the entire building brightly lit. Despite Wei Ren's attempts to move towards the light and his constant vigilance of his surroundings, he was still able to reveal his presence.
However, the Taoist instantaneous shadow talisman allowed him to blend perfectly into the darkness, making him undetectable even by the bright light shining through the window.
Wei Ren landed safely using the spider silk, then took a detour through the peach blossom forest, removed the Shadow Talisman, and hurriedly headed towards the residence, pretending that he had just arrived.
He was somewhat surprised when he got closer; there were more people below than he had expected.
There were not only many disciples, but also instructors at the thirteenth realm.
"Another one." The instructor in charge of counting those who hadn't entered the dormitory gestured with his chin at Wei Ren as he approached and asked, "Name, floor number."
Wei Renyan, with a forced smile, replied, and the instructor laughed, "You've held out in this room for quite a while, impressive."
He was taken aback at first, then realized what it meant. He guessed that it was someone Mei Liangyu knew who knew that his roommates had all left within a month.
Wei Ren seized the opportunity to strike up a conversation with the instructors about Mei Liangyu. He stood by the instructors' group for a while, overhearing their conversations and noticing the two people standing at the front.
The woman, with her hands behind her back, turned her head and spoke to the tall man beside her.
Jiang Shulan, a renowned physician.
The middle-aged man standing beside her wore a dark blue robe, with a sword at his waist. The sword was not drawn, yet its sharp edge could be felt. The man had deep-set, sculpted features, with a distinct and rugged profile. His sharp, eagle-like eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he were pondering something.
The strategist of war, the madman of Chu.
Kuang Chu stared at the dormitory, but spoke to Jiang Shulan: "Why don't you go in and take a look, old lady?"
"Just in case, we should stay outside," Jiang Shulan sighed. "If we are found out, it will be a lose-lose situation."
Kuang Chu asked, "Does the old man have anyone he suspects?"
Jiang Shulan laughed and said, "If I had, I would have taken action long ago to retrieve such a dangerous thing as the Milky Way Water."
Everyone in Taiyi knew that this sage physician had the heart of a bodhisattva, was not arrogant at all, and was very easy to talk to.
Therefore, whether it's the Milky Way Water used to create the Orchid Poison or the fragments of the Floating Pagoda that broke the oath of non-war between the six kingdoms, no one would suspect her.
Wei Ren carefully observed the movements ahead, thinking to himself that there were so many saints coming tonight. Could it all be for the Milky Way?
Although it's unclear which unlucky guy got the Milky Way Water and was about to be discovered, he has completed his mission.
Wei Ren turned to chat casually with the instructors outside, occasionally glancing down at the Wind Listening Ruler in his hand, watching to see if Yu Sui had anything else to say.
The instructors in charge of searching Yu Sui's floor have arrived.
There are no saints in the group.
The instructors appeared quite serious, and without further ado, began inspecting each room. However, it was quite noisy both upstairs and downstairs. The disciples in the corridor could hear shouting and the vibrations emanating from some of the lower-level techniques.
Elsewhere, the instructors had to stop and reprimand the disciples for making a fuss, which took up a lot of time. But the search on Yu Sui's floor proceeded very quickly. The instructors didn't care about the disciples' conflicts at all and let them argue. Only after the search was finished did they casually say, "If you want to fight, go outside and fight."
After the search, the disciples were noticeably more relaxed. As they watched their instructor leave, their voices rose as they waited for the Dragon-Sealing Lock to be unlocked.
Yu Sui leaned against the door frame, looking down at the Listening Wind Chi, but actually he was looking at Nian Qiuyan's side.
The search over there was progressing rather slowly. Perhaps it was because a large number of top-tier disciples had gathered there, and each of their rooms contained some things that couldn't be discovered, as well as some treasures stolen from the level-three forbidden area. The instructors discovered these items and gave the disciples who had trespassed into the forbidden area without permission a severe dressing down.
Seeing that they were all too calm and showed no sign of panic, Yu Sui made no move. Instead, he caused the Five Elements Light Cores left in Nian Qiuyan's house to shatter, making a crashing sound. The commotion in the house instantly attracted everyone's attention.
One of the instructors asked doubtfully, "Is there someone else inside?"
Changsun Zi asked, "Whose room is this?"
“Me,” Nian Qiuyan replied gently, stepping out from behind Changsun Zi and standing in front of her house.
Zhang Xiangyun, Luo Fu, and the others all looked towards Nian Qiuyan, wondering whether he had planned this all along or was caught off guard.
If there really is a Milky Way in the house... then Changsun Zi must not be able to find out.
Zhang Xiangyun glanced at the people opposite him, raised an eyebrow, and a disciple, receiving his signal, quietly retreated to the back of the crowd.
Yu Sui noticed Zhang Xiangyun's subtle movements, and at the same time noticed Mei Liangyu, who had been indifferent to everything, gently pressing his palm against the door from his sleeve, seemingly hiding something inside.
Why does my senior brother also want to help?
Yu Sui's delicate brows furrowed for a moment.
Although I know the two have a good relationship, there are many ways to explain the commotion inside the house, so there's no need to take action at this time.
Changsun Zi asked Nian Qiuyan, who was standing in front of the door, "Is anyone still inside?"
"No," Nian Qiuyan replied respectfully, "I was the only one staying there."
Then the impact sound coming from inside just now is hard to explain.
Changsun Zi stared at Nian Qiuyan for a while, then turned her gaze away and said to the instructor, "Open it."
Nian Qiuyan made no attempt to stop him, obediently turning aside to make room. This position allowed him to openly look at Zhang Xiangyun and the others behind him. His gaze swept over Zhang Xiangyun without uttering a word.
Zhang Xiangyun deduced from that look that the Milky Way seemed to be inside. His heart sank slightly. He reached into his sleeve and made a gesture. Just as the instructor was about to unlock the Dragon-Sealing Lock, a disciple's scream suddenly rang out.
The scream instantly drew everyone's attention.
One of the disciples suddenly clutched his abdomen and collapsed, his face ashen.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" The person next to him was also startled and hurriedly bent down to check, but he himself felt unwell, his face flushed, and he fainted to the ground with a painful scream.
When they see their friends or loved ones suddenly scream and fall to the ground, others panic and rush to their aid.
Several disciples collapsed one after another. Changsun Zi immediately stepped past Nian Qiuyan and walked towards the fallen disciples. The instructor who was about to open the door followed her and shouted, "Get out of the way, don't touch them!"
The instructor who arrived first checked on the fallen disciple and said in a deep voice, "Instructor Yuan, go and invite the medical sage up here!"
Yu Sui wanted to see which of the saints from different levels would be the first to arrive after the commotion on this level.
Is it the agricultural sage Ou Rushuang above, the philologist Zhu Lao below, the Legalist Yu Sheng below, the military strategist Leng Rouyin below, the Taoist sage Liang Zhen waiting at the Communication Institute, or the Yin-Yang sage Zou Qian?
If it were the physician Jiang Shulan and the military strategist Kuang Chu guarding the entrance to the inn, it would be too obvious.
Before Yu Sui could figure out who it was, someone else had already made the choice for her.
“It’s like a Gu poison,” another instructor said. “The farmer Ou Sheng is up there; he arrived the fastest.”
It is indeed safer for the farmer's sage to deal with the poisonous insects, and he is also the closest to the farmer.
Yu Sui kept an eye on Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu, and seeing that they didn't react at all to the suggestion, they seemed to feel very safe.
It definitely makes me feel safe when my own people come.
Otherwise, why would they use poison to cause trouble?
Changsun Zi approached the disciple who was clutching his stomach and neck, retching painfully, and whose entire body was purplish-red. She knelt down and cast a spell to stabilize the chaotic five elements within their bodies. Gu poison was not something she was good at, so she could only wait for someone to come over.
The farmer sage Ou Rushuang arrived quickly.
The entrance to the Wind Control Technique and the Dragon Ladder were sealed off, but this did not affect the use by the instructors and saints. Ou Rushuang came out of the Dragon Ladder. She was dressed very simply, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. She was an inconspicuous presence in the crowd.
If someone hadn't pointed it out, you would never have guessed that he was a ninth-rate saint from the Xuan Gu Continent.
When Ou Rushuang arrived, her peaceful gaze swept over the disciples poisoned by Gu, but a sharp glint flashed in it. Golden Five Elements Qi flowed in her palm, channeling it along the disciples' acupoints, causing the disciples, who were in excruciating pain, to faint.
“Recently, the farmers released a batch of tree worms to repel pests. Perhaps the guards were negligent, which is why the tree worms escaped and landed on these disciples,” Ou Rushuang explained calmly.
"Let them in first," Ou Rushuang gestured to the instructors to unlock the dragon-sealing lock and open the door.
The instructor did as instructed, sending the disciples inside and inspecting the room as well.
“Although it’s nothing serious, it will take some time to remove the Gu poison. I’ll wait here,” Ou Rushuang said to Changsun Zi. “The higher-ups haven’t finished their investigation yet. How about we switch places?”
Changsun Zi then turned around and looked at Nian Qiuyan, who was still standing in front of the door.
Nian Qiuyan still appeared respectful, and when she saw her master turn around to look at her, she blinked.
Changsun Zi said, "Let's find out what's going on inside his room first."
She walked towards the autumn geese once more.
Following her words, Ou Rushuang also looked at Nian Qiuyan.
Yu Sui looked on thoughtfully, it seemed... that Nian Qiuyan was suspected by Changsun Zi.
Some people's attention returned to Nian Qiuyan, wondering what this unlucky girl would find out about this time.
Nian Qiuyan remained silent, allowing people to open the door. As soon as the door opened, a small red mechanical rabbit was seen lying on the ground, seemingly quite badly injured, its head wobbling precariously.
Changsun Zi and Ou Rushuang both stopped at the door, staring at the mechanical rabbit that could be seen as soon as the door opened with different expressions.
Nian Qiuyan said gently from the side, "The noise just now must have been from this mechanical rabbit falling down. It's my fault for not putting it away properly."
Mei Liangyu leaned against the door with his arms crossed in front of him, looking rather languid.
Yu Sui glanced at him; the two of them seemed to be in sync.
[Author's Note]
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