The second level of rumors is coming!

It perfectly continued the previous wave of rumors and spread everywhere.

The second layer of rumors revealed many new details - how the detective Zhu Xuanji obtained clues about the magic scriptures.

Rumor has it that Zhu Xuanji has obtained the Mechanical Demon General. This mechanical general has the combat power of the Golden Core level and is a precious puppet left outside the Lava Fairy Palace.

The original magic scripture was contained in the body of the Mechanical Demon General. After Zhu Xuanji got the Mechanical Demon General, he found that there was no scripture.

He possessed a very strong ability to track down, so he found clues from the Mechanical Demon General, and tracked them down all the way to find Yuan Dasheng of the Monkey Head Gang.

He suspected that Yuan Dasheng had come into contact with the Mechanical Demon General in his early years and thus stole the true scriptures of magic.

But Yuan Dasheng had already died, and his body was obtained by Ning Zhuo.

This means that the magic scriptures in Yuan Dasheng's body have been obtained by Ning Zhuo!

The power of the second layer of rumors is much greater than the previous one.

On the one hand, it was because Zhu Xuanji was involved. Zhu Xuanji was a Jindan, a member of the royal family, and a divine detective of the Divine Detective Department. He had a noble status and great reputation. When such a big shot was involved, people naturally had a passion for discussion.

On the other hand, this rumor is very true. Many details are convincing.

As soon as the rumor came out, some cultivators wanted to meet Zhu Xuanji to confirm the authenticity of the rumor.

Zhu Xuanji did not come out to clarify, but he did not deny it either.

This subtle attitude made many people realize something after careful speculation.

Zhu Xuanji communicated secretly with the three Jindan cultivators.

They were also speculating and discussing who spread the rumor.

Ning Jiufan clenched his fists and said angrily: "Who else could it be? If it's not someone among us, it must be the City Lord's Mansion!"

"We took back the Mechanical Demon General from the Demon Ape King's Court. We informed Meng Kui of this action at the time. Meng Kui is a Yuanying, so he is likely to know everything that happened in our royal court."

Zheng Shuanggou asked in confusion, "I don't quite understand. Why did they announce the matter about the Demonic Scripture like this? If I were the City Lord's Mansion, I would definitely secretly gather intelligence, and after confirming it, I would send a capable assassin to kill Ning Zhuo completely."

"What is the purpose of announcing these things?"

Zhou Nongying smiled slightly: "Obviously, they want to clear themselves of suspicion!"

"Because if Ning Zhuo is assassinated, it is very likely that someone in the Demonic Path was deceived by the rumors and wanted to take the Demonic Path Scripture from Ning Zhuo, so he took the risk."

"The City Lord's Mansion first muddied the waters, and then took the opportunity to secretly send a powerful assassin to take Ning Zhuo's life."

"Even if the killer is caught by us and he incriminates the City Lord's Mansion in the future, the City Lord's Mansion can shirk responsibility and say that it has nothing to do with them. It was all the killer's personal actions. After he was arrested, they deliberately framed them."

"This is actually an old trick used by many powerful forces," Zhou Nongying added.

The Jindan ancestors fell into silence.

They all felt an invisible pressure.

“It’s Faith after all…” Someone sighed, expressing everyone’s thoughts.

In their opinion: Fei Si obviously realized that there might be a trap on Ning Zhuo's side.

So what is his approach?

Regardless of whether there was a trap or not, he would do this first. He would control public opinion first, and before he even started to assassinate Ning Zhuo, he had already started to clear the City Lord's Mansion of suspicion!

Tricky.

Difficult.

This was the biggest feeling Zhu Xuanji got from the second level of rumors and from Fei Si.

"In addition to clearing suspicion, he has another intention." Zhu Xuanji's eyes were deep.

He observed several other Jindan ancestors unnoticeably.

Observe their expressions carefully! It is obvious that among all the Jindan cultivators, Ning Jufan, the ancestor of the Ning family, has the worst expression.

He is under tremendous psychological pressure.

Zhu Xuanji understood what Ning Jufan was worried about.

"If there is a traitor among us, Ning is the least likely to surrender."

"Not only because he has leverage over me that threatens my reputation, but Ning Zhuo is also a talented cultivator of the Ning family."

What Zhu Xuanji was concerned about was whether this rumor originated from the City Lord's Mansion.

The other Jindan seemed to agree with this, but Zhu Xuanji, as a master detective, never made direct judgments on things without evidence.

"If this rumor wasn't spread by the City Lord's Mansion, then who could it be?"

"Who knew I got the Mechanical Demon General?"

From Zhu Xuanji's perspective, there were only two groups of people. One was the City Lord's Mansion, and the other was his alliance with the three families.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xuanji said to others: "Two rumors have been spread one after another. Obviously there is someone behind the scenes."

“The current situation has undoubtedly become very serious.”

"We must increase our protection for Ning Zhuo. After all, Ning Zhuo is a talented cultivator of the Ning family. Just like I said to fellow Daoist Ning Jiufan before, I will do my best to protect his safety."

"So, next, we have to work in pairs and take turns to watch over Ning Zhuo."

"I'm in charge of all the shifts."

Zhu Xuanji's words made some Jindan cultivators think deeply.

Although Zhu Xuanji and the three golden elixirs had signed a contract, this kind of restraint was not perfect.

Just like the theft methods of locking and unlocking, the two always alternate and rise with each other.

The same is true of contracts and oath-breaking.

Zhu Xuanji did not directly point out the hidden concern about the traitor. He divided the six Jindan including himself into three teams.

There are two people in each team.

Prevent the two Jindan cultivators from the Zhou family and the Zheng family from being in the same team.

This is to guard against hidden dangers of internal traitors.

I prefer a simple home.

"There are rumors like this?!!"

Ning Zhuo screamed and could no longer sit still, so he stood up.

His face was pale and he tried to remain calm, but he still couldn't hide his panic.

There were two Ning family foundation-building cultivators who reported this to him. They looked at each other and both felt that judging from Ning Zhuo's performance, the rumors were probably true.

Ning Zhuo's eyes flickered, and he held onto the desk with his hands. He was stunned for a long time before he reacted and waved away the two Ning family foundation builders: "Pay close attention to the rumors. If there are any changes, report to me immediately."

The two Ning family foundation-building cultivators retreated, and Ning Zhuo couldn't help but wipe his forehead.

His forehead was covered with cold sweat.

He swallowed, but still felt dry in the mouth, so he picked up the teapot on the table, pointed it into the spout and took a big sip of the herbal tea.

He sat down again, opened the drawer, took out a jade slip, and began to write with his divine mind.

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This is a letter asking for help, written to Ning Jufan.

After writing, Ning Zhuo thought for a while and took out another jade slip.

It was still a letter asking for help, this time it was written to Zhu Xuanji.

The two letters for help were sent out and soon fell into the hands of Ning Jiufan and Zhu Xuanji.

The contents of the letters were roughly the same, all expressing Ning Zhue's innocence, grievances, panic, and anxiety.

The gist is as follows:

"I really didn't get any magic scriptures."

"I was wrongly accused. I am innocent."

"I am so unlucky that I have encountered such a thing. Someone must be trying to harm me and covet the Demon Sect's true scriptures."

"They will definitely be disappointed. Even if they really kill me, they won't get the true scriptures!"

"But I don't want to die. I'm still young. I'm still little. I'm only sixteen years old."

"So, I, Lord Ning Jiufan (Zhu Xuanji), beg you to save my life. As long as you come forward to clarify the matter, you can solve my dangerous situation!"

After reading it, Zhu Xuanji put the jade slip into his pocket with an expressionless face.

Ning Jufan was not indifferent. He secretly found Zhu Xuanji and talked about this and that for a while before getting to the point: "Master Zhu, how much do you think Meng Kui knows about our actions in the Demon Ape King's Court?"

Zhu Xuanji: "Meng Kui is at the Nascent Soul level, his cultivation and combat power are far superior to ours."

"Before I took action, I took special care of him so that he could be a way out for us."

"With his methods, he must have been aware of our actions in Huoshi Mountain all along."

"only……"

"To what extent, I'm not sure."

Zhu Xuanji talked a lot of nonsense.

He also has difficulties.

You can't just tell Ning Jufan that Meng Kui knows exactly what happened to you, right?

Wouldn't this increase Ning's psychological pressure to surrender?

Ning Jufan left with a sigh.

Zhu Xuanji couldn't help but look gloomy.

The confrontation between the righteous and the evil is naturally different and has its own unique charm.

"I have already had a round of confrontation with the City Lord's Mansion regarding the rumors."

"Faith is really amazing."

"Two rumors have made our formation unstable."

At this time, a monk walked straight towards the gate of Ning Zhuo's house.

His actions immediately attracted attention.

“Stop.”

"Who is coming?"

The Ning family's foundation-building guards immediately intercepted them halfway.

Zhu Xuanji and Ning Jiufan also secretly locked their eyes on this person.

The visitor bowed and said politely, "I am Su Mo, and I am sorry to bother you two foundation-building seniors."

"I am just a low-level cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, making a living by making talismans."

"I just came to Huoshi Xiancheng recently and heard that the Ning family is a master of talisman making. And Young Master Ning Zhuo is in the Qi Refining Stage, a prominent figure in the Ning family, and a young genius."

"So, I want to pay you a visit and exchange talisman techniques with Ning Zhuo."

The foundation-building guards looked at each other with disgust on their faces.

"Humph, you came at this time, not earlier or later. You really are very thoughtful."

"Can't you tell the truth? Didn't you come here just because of the rumors about the Demonic Scripture?"

Su Mo smiled slightly: "You two, it's late at night now, I am a 'latecomer'."

"I don't know what the rumor is."

"I only know that I am here to challenge Ning Zhuo. If Ning Zhuo doesn't respond, it would go against the name of the Ning family, the great talisman-making family."

The two foundation-building guards became more and more disgusted.

But this matter cannot be dismissed easily and needs to be handled properly.

"Okay, okay. Please wait a moment while I go in and report!"

(End of this chapter)