Chapter 485: Request for a favor, interrogation by magic
Prince Linchuan had been waiting for him and personally invited him in. He brewed fragrant tea in the flower garden of the dark hall, prepared seasonal fruits, and invited the Immortal Jinting to taste the tea.
The Immortal Jin Ting got straight to the point and asked, "Your Highness asked Bai Xianglong to invite me here, but what do you want to do?"
King Linchuan was annoyed by his lack of humanity, but he also admired his straightforwardness. More importantly, he felt helpless because no matter what skills he had in controlling his subordinates, he could not use them in front of the Immortal Jin Ting.
The Immortal Jin Ting refused to listen to his beating around the bush, so he had no choice but to tell him everything. He asked, "Do you know the origins of my Prince Wu's Mansion?"
Jin Ting Daxian shook his head and said, "I really don't know about your Highness's family affairs."
Only if Jin Ting Daxian said this could people feel somewhat convinced, but King Linchuan also suspected that he was pretending to be ignorant.
But there was no point in being suspicious, so he just said, "My father is the uncle of the current emperor and the brother of the late emperor."
"The late emperor resembled my grandfather the most and was his favorite, but he wasn't the eldest son. Fighting for the throne, the late emperor's brothers died or were injured. Only my father stayed out of these affairs. He long ago requested to establish his own residence and moved away from the imperial capital, thus avoiding these incidents."
"Even so, after my eldest brother was born, he was sent to the imperial capital and raised by my grandfather. He only returned to Gusu after my grandfather passed away."
"The late emperor was ambitious, headstrong, jealous, and suspicious. My father, a devoted Buddhist and Taoist, never interfered with state affairs, devoting himself to profound discussions of the Dharma. Only then did the late emperor gradually find his peace of mind."
“It took years of hard work to achieve what we have today.”
The Immortal Jin Ting nodded and said, "The King of Wu is benevolent and virtuous, and his luck is high. Now that the previous emperor has passed away and the new emperor is young, this may be your opportunity."
King Linchuan looked at the Immortal Jin Ting and said, "I will not hide it from you, Immortal. We do have some ideas, but the time has not come yet, so we must wait and see."
"The new emperor has only recently ascended the throne, and a natural disaster has struck, causing unrest in the court. I don't know whether this will be a blessing or a curse, and I don't know when the right time will come. My father is worried and needs to make some arrangements at court. Otherwise, I'm afraid that those with ulterior motives will attack and harm our Wu Palace."
The Immortal Jin Ting asked, "Then why are you looking for me?"
Prince Linchuan smiled bitterly and said, "My father has already sent his staff to take the treasures to the imperial capital by water. With the Taoist priests from the Owl Pavilion to protect them, it should be completely safe."
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "Who knew that halfway through, we were robbed by a group of bandits. Not only were our treasures lost, but most of the Taoists from the Owl Pavilion were killed or injured. Only three escaped, and they were seriously injured."
"Fortunately, Mr. Nong is alright. Otherwise, I would have been severely punished by my father for my incompetence."
King Linchuan said, "Great Immortal, I promised my father that I would investigate this matter and recover the losses. But the Taoist priest who escaped said that one of the strong men was a sixth-rank Taoist, and he leaked the news beforehand. I am afraid that the Anguan is not safe either, so I thought of you, Great Immortal."
The Immortal Jin Ting gave King Linchuan a strange look and said, "Are you asking me to investigate a case?"
King Linchuan said, "It's not entirely about investigating the case, the main thing is to recover the treasure. We also need to ask the immortal to escort Mr. Nong to the imperial capital."
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "Then there are three things: investigating cases, arresting thieves, and protecting the prisoners."
Prince Linchuan already knew what his next words would be.
Sure enough, the Immortal Jin Ting said, "Three things cannot be done as one. How much salary do you plan to pay?"
King Linchuan asked, "I don't have anything else in my house. Most of it is yellow and white things, and the next are precious treasures that can be used for cultivation. I just don't know what the Immortal needs."
The Immortal Jin Ting thought for a moment and said, "Your 100,000 ghost soldiers will need to help me refine the magic tools for another 49 days. The incantation is still the same. This is the first reason. Refining the magic tools will consume a lot of energy. Gold is a sacred object. I need a thousand taels of gold. This is the second reason. For my cultivation, I need precious jade. I don't need jade, just the best jade. I need ten pieces of it."
Prince Linchuan felt a pang of pain in his heart, gritted his teeth, and finally agreed, saying, "Then it's settled."
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I will stay at the Owl Pavilion tonight. Please arrange a place for me to stay."
King Linchuan breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.
Then he invited Jin Ting Daxian to have tea and expressed his gratitude for the last time he went to the underworld to save people.
The Immortal Jin Ting took advantage of the situation and inquired about the recent situation of the Ghost King of the Juliu tribe.
After the Ghost King of the Juliu tribe escaped from the Netherworld Ghost Mist, he helped the King of Linchuan train his troops at the Pan of the Nai River. The King of Linchuan hardly needed to think when he spoke of him, which showed that he had been in contact with him a lot recently.
After sitting for a while, Prince Linchuan could no longer sit still and left in a hurry.
If you don’t have the same level of Taoism as Jin Ting Daxian, it’s not easy to have a conversation with him freely.
Watching King Linchuan leave, Jin Ting Daxian played with his jade pendant, which was left to him by King Linchuan and could be used to command the practitioners in the Owl Pavilion.
The Immortal Jin Ting threw the jade pendant away and asked Cai Leiguan to make tea.
He waited until the moon was at its highest point, then ordered, "Go and guard the gate of the Owl House. No one is allowed to escape."
The Thunder Officer sneered and guarded the gate of the Owl House.
The sky above the Owl Pavilion is covered by a formation, and no one can enter or exit the pavilion by floating in the air. The secret of the Dark Pavilion is its key.
The Immortal Jin Ting rang the golden bell and called everyone from the Owl House to the flower garden in the middle of the night.
Many unorthodox and evil practitioners stood in the flower garden. Some of them looked very good and had an immortal look, while others were strange in appearance and looked ferocious.
Jin Ting Daxian took a quick look and confirmed that Xiao Laogui was not among them. He then played with the jade pendant of King Linchuan in his hand and said, "King Linchuan asked me to investigate the robbery of King Wu's fleet. I heard that three people returned alive from the ship. I wonder who they are?"
Liu Ben's three brothers were still injured, their faces tinged with blue, the poison still lingering. They stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Senior. We are brothers."
The Immortal Jin Ting then asked, "What happened that day? Please tell me quickly."
Liu Ben then explained what had happened that day, saying, "That group of strongmen knew in advance what the fleet was transporting and who was guarding the ship. If someone hadn't leaked the information in advance, how could such a coincidence have happened?"
Jin Ting Daxian looked at the people in the Owl Pavilion and asked, "Who leaked the news?"
Everyone looked at each other, and looked around. Of course, no one spoke.
Liu Ben thought to himself, "How can you interrogate someone like this? Who would admit it?"
Jin Ting Daxian laughed and said, "Don't tell me? Don't worry, you will tell me soon."
The Immortal Jin Ting poured out the tea in his hand, and it seemed as if a cup of moonlight was pouring out. In a moment, everyone was dragged into the illusion.
The Immortal Jin Ting supported his head with one hand and watched these people crying or laughing, crying bitterly, and making all kinds of ugly expressions in the illusion. He just found it very interesting.
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