When the two returned to the inn, the sky was already turning a pale white, and the band of light in the sky had completely disappeared.
The shopkeeper, who was already standing behind the counter, was yawning when he felt a gust of wind in front of him. He forced his eyes open to look but found nothing there.
"How strange, where did this weird wind come from so early in the morning?"
Ruan Qing was about to make a face at the shopkeeper when Liu Yunqing pulled her away and whispered:
"Stop causing trouble!"
Ruan Qing pursed her lips, then lowered her eyelids and couldn't help but curl her lips slightly upwards.
Liu Yunqing was preoccupied with the matter of the light belt and did not notice Ruan Qing's subtle actions.
After the two entered Liu Yunqing's room, the other three quickly arrived.
Before the three could ask any questions, Ruan Qing started rattling off what she and Liu Yunqing had discovered.
After speaking, his gaze swept over the three people, then he placed his hopeful eyes on Wuchen.
"Senior Wuchen, what do you think that band of light could be?"
Wu Chen's usually relaxed brows furrowed tightly, and upon hearing Ruan Qing's words, he hesitated before replying:
"I haven't actually seen it, so it's hard to make a direct judgment, but it does match the situation very closely with what I've seen in ancient books."
Feng Piaopiao was in a hurry and urged:
"Don't keep us in suspense at the crucial moment!"
At this moment, no one said that Feng Piaopiao was rude. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Wuchen. Wuchen didn't care about them anymore and explained his guesses in detail.
“We all know that for a cultivator to achieve immortality, wealth, companions, methods, and location are all indispensable, but there is actually another hidden condition, which is ‘luck’.”
“‘Luck’ is what we often call fortune. Everyone has fortune, and it is not static.”
"The strength and quality of each person's fortune will result in differences in the color, thickness, and intensity of that fortune. It is said that there is a special eye technique that, once mastered, allows one to observe a person's fortune."
"I have also read in ancient books that there is a technique among evil cultivators that is to steal the luck of others for one's own use. However, because the karma of different people is intertwined, most people who practice this technique do not have a good end."
"Even so, the matter of stealing people's luck is done one by one. Such a large-scale, continuous act of stealing people's luck is unheard of."
"I just hope it's not true. If it is, then the cultivation level of the person who stole the fortune is probably unfathomable."
Although she hoped it wasn't true, Liu Yunqing felt in her heart that it was very likely the truth after hearing Wuchen's explanation.
"How about this, Feng Piaopiao will first inform your master, and then go and see in the direction the light band is drifting."
Feng Piaopiao nodded, quickly told her master about the situation, and then asked:
"Then let's investigate the direction of the light band. What about yesterday's plan?"
Liu Yunqing shook his head and said:
“It’s not us going, it’s Ruan Qing and me going to investigate. The three of you will proceed as we discussed yesterday.”
"oh."
Feng Piaopiao responded listlessly, but still obediently followed Zhuo Ying out the door.
Wuchen remained motionless. Liu Yunqing looked over and heard Wuchen speak:
"The situation over there is unclear, I'd better go with you."
Seeing the worry in Wuchen's eyes and recalling his previous speculation, Liu Yunqing didn't try to be brave and nodded in agreement.
Once the three of them followed the direction Liu Yunqing pointed out, they realized that Wuchen's worries were unnecessary.
Because at the end of that direction lies the Lord's Mansion of Biyue City.
"Good! No wonder the Shangqing Sect didn't know; there was a traitor among them!"
Even after the three had gone quite a distance, Ruan Qing was still cursing and swearing.
It's no wonder Ruan Qing was irritable. Under the various sects, many other small forces do indeed emerge, but the city lord of each city is usually a disciple appointed by the respective sect.
The end of the light strip is the city lord's mansion. The city lord is naturally the prime suspect among those who are most capable and free to do these things.
But nothing is absolute. The only thing that is certain is that the problem definitely lies with the city lord's mansion.
Fearing discovery, the three pretended to be shopping and passing by. Even so, as they left, Liu Yunqing noticed a faint, cold stare.
Hearing Ruan Qing only cursing, Liu Yunqing asked with some surprise:
"When you passed by the city lord's mansion just now, didn't you notice that someone was watching us?"
Ruan Qing was stunned, then shook her head, bewildered and somewhat frightened, and said:
"I...I didn't feel anything? Who was it? We've already been discovered?"
Liu Yunqing was somewhat surprised to see that she didn't feel anything. She turned to look at Wuchen, who also shook his head and said:
"I didn't feel anyone watching me. Did you see that person? Could they be targeting you?"
Liu Yunqing thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"I didn't see anyone, but it shouldn't be aimed at me. It seems more like a guessing look-through?"
Once they confirmed they weren't being watched, the worry in their eyes dissipated. They then split into two teams and began gathering information in the city.
Having witnessed their initial encounter at the city lord's mansion, the group became even more cautious in their inquiries, but a day passed without any results.
However, this was not the reason for their caution; it was simply because the population of Biyue City was too mobile.
The visiting cultivators, whether they came because of its reputation or just happened to be passing by, all left one after another after drinking the Good Luck Tea, so no one knows what happened afterward.
At the same time, Liu Yunqing also figured out a problem: the reason why no one came to cause trouble was either because they hadn't thought of this, or because the person was dead and couldn't come back.
How easy is it for someone to die in the cultivation world?
Feng Piaopiao disagreed with this statement and raised an easy-to-understand question:
"It's understandable for outsiders to be considered, but what about the locals?"
Liu Yunqing also asked in return:
"The key question is, have the locals tried this 'Good Luck Tea'?"
The group exchanged glances and casually entered a teahouse on the street.
"What kind of tea would you like to drink? We have everything from first-grade spiritual tea to third-grade spiritual tea."
The advertised quality is from first to third grade, but in these teahouses, the so-called third grade is only slightly above the second grade, and the second grade is only slightly above the first grade, yet the price has doubled.
Therefore, experienced cultivators will only order the first-grade spiritual tea.
But Liu Yunqing and his group weren't there to drink tea, so they ordered second-grade spiritual tea, which immediately made the waiter's eyes light up with delight.
Then Feng Piaopiao, with a smug look on his face, said:
"Although the second-grade spiritual tea and the first-grade spiritual tea taste almost the same in your teahouses, I'll order the second-grade one since I like your appearance."
As she spoke, Feng Piaopiao took out a handful of spirit stones and placed them in front of the waiter, saying:
"Go on, quickly serve the tea!"
The waiter was overjoyed to receive the spirit stones, but after a long while, he put them away with a complicated expression and whispered:
"What questions would you like to ask, seniors?"
Feng Piaopiao looked at Liu Yunqing, and Liu Yunqing asked:
Why don't you have Lucky Tea in your shop?
Upon hearing this, the waiter paused for a moment, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Yes, you can find Lucky Tea in any shop throughout the city."
Have you ever had Lucky Tea?
Liu Yunqing spoke casually, but her questions came quickly, directly asking the purpose of their trip.
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