Chapter 276: Walking into a Trap
This story begins when Jiang Duo lost his right hand.
Jiangduo was seriously injured after losing a hand. For this reason, he had to practice in seclusion and rebuild his arm. As soon as he fell, the various forces under his command began to surge. During this period, Jiang Han, the son of the old Demon Lord who was killed by Jiang Duo, intended to make a comeback and stir up a storm in the demon world. The Hehuan Sect, which has been suppressed by the demons everywhere, is also ready to take advantage of this chaos to attack the fairy world. While obtaining resources, it also uses this to gain a higher status in the demon world.
Due to the special nature of the furnace, the first target that the Hehuan Sect thought of for its activities was the Changle Gate. Changle Sect, nominally the "Luding Sect" and "protection center" of the fairy world, and actually its "back garden", has long been dissatisfied with the fairy world.
A thousand-mile long dam often collapses from within. The Hehuan Sect did not spend too much effort on persuasion, they just gave the Changle Sect a lot of weapons.
——And instigated them to use their own lives to avenge the harm done to them by those noble and upright sects.
Ning Mingmei found it difficult to judge whether it was "legitimate" or "unlegitimate" for the Changle Sect's furnace tripods to indiscriminately attack famous and upright sects. Each sect and faction - even the Qingji Sect - is a big mess with many walls. Even Ning Mingmei cannot guarantee whether there are still people in the Qingji Sect who are secretly doing things that harm the furnace and cauldron, let alone other sects. Moreover, these famous and upright sects have been persecuting the Luding Sect for a long time in history, and we cannot just let it go with a simple sentence like "how can the accounts of our predecessors be blamed on future generations?"
What's more, the predecessors of the famous and upright sects are still the respected elders of the sect, and the descendants of the famous and upright sects still discriminate against furnaces and cauldrons. Lu Ding's predecessors have all turned into a handful of yellow earth, and Lu Ding's descendants are still suffering from the deep-rooted discrimination from ancient times to the present.
"It's a pity that these furnaces are too stupid." Lian Chengyue's subordinates said, "They gave away their lives in vain, but they didn't kill many disciples of famous and upright sects."
"That's wrong. The leaders among them are all very smart." Lian Chengyue flipped through the papers and said, "The smart people in the Changle Sect's furnace tripods became the top leaders and surrendered to the leader of the Hehuan Sect. The token of surrender she used to make a living was the lives that those 'unsmart' Changle Sect's furnace tripods used to commit suicide. There are always such 'smart people' in any sect... However, surrendering to the leader of the Hehuan Sect is not considered smart. If she was really smart, she should bet on both sides."
"What the OP said is right." said the subordinate.
"How did they get into Qingji Sect? Just relying on the help of the demon world? That's not enough." Lian Chengyue frowned and flipped through the information.
——Sure enough, this matter was secretly instigated by the Supreme Elder.
Lian Chengyue knew that the supreme elders were now divided into three factions, but he did not expect that this one actually came from the faction of True Man Wufang, who was in conflict with True Man Wukong. This made him a little confused.
——What benefits can they get from assisting the Changle Sect disciples in blowing up Tianyu Peak?
Lian Chengyue couldn't figure it out. He vaguely felt that this might be related to Master Wukong's handle.
If it was a handle... Lian Chengyue would be somewhat interested. After all, the difficulty in his professional diversion was caused by the sect of Wukong Zhenren. He had long wanted to take action against Master Wukong's faction.
However, when he turned to the last page, Lian Chengyue's fingers paused, and he asked, "New Moon Sect?"
The subordinate said, "Yes, who would have thought that the Crescent Moon Cult was actually related to the rebellion at Changle Gate."
The Crescent Moon Sect is also known as the "White Holy Sect". It is a sect that has gradually risen in the human world and all walks of life in the past few decades due to the war. Most of the members of the sect are active in villages and city-states affected by war. They have unique methods of practice and are always helping the suffering people, so they gradually gain a good reputation among all walks of life. There are even some villages and towns that are unaware of the imperial court and only know of the Crescent Moon Sect.
Lian Chengyue had also been interested in the Crescent Moon Cult. He had an intuition in his nature that made him believe that the more holy and perfect things looked, the more likely they were to contain dirty secrets. However, the leader of the Crescent Moon Cult was so mysterious that Lian Chengyue found it difficult to track them down. Now, the matter of Changle Gate was actually related to the Crescent Moon Sect, which really made him sit up straight.
"Has the Changle Sect ever asked for help from the Crescent Moon Sect?" Lian Chengyue said.
"Most of the furnaces and tripods were captured from the mortal world. It is reasonable for them to seek help from the Crescent Moon Sect." The subordinate said, "The Crescent Moon Sect once sent a group of believers to rescue the Changle Sect disciples who were injured in the rebellion. However, there seemed to be some conflicts and disagreements among them. We don't know what they are exactly."
Things are becoming increasingly confusing. In order to obtain more information, Lian Chengyue felt that he should send an undercover agent to Changle Gate, especially to find out what Master Wufang was planning.
But just as he regained consciousness, he heard Liang Pingzhou calling him from outside: "Junior Brother Lian, Master has something to tell you."
"Go to Yanyun Tower?" Lian Chengyue was surprised.
"This spot originally belonged to Jiang Yourong. Unfortunately, Jiang Yu was seriously injured on the front line. She took a leave of absence and went with her family to take care of her sister." Liang Pingzhou said, "So, Master thought about it and decided to take you there."
Lian Chengyue suppressed the emotions surging in her heart: "Senior Sister Jiang, is she... seriously injured?"
This is how a normal person would be concerned at this moment, right?
Liang Pingzhou shook his head reluctantly: "It's always like this on the battlefield... Didn't Senior Brother Wen almost lose half of his hand before? Senior Sister Jiang was seriously injured this time. Even if her body recovers, her spiritual roots may be damaged. We can only rely on God's will."
Liancheng Yue was silent. During the years he followed Wen Siheng and the others, he witnessed many separations and deaths.
He also remembered Jiang Yu, a bright, proud and lively young lady. This seemingly spoiled young lady could still smile and joke while eating the pig food made by Duan Ying. She has a bad temper. But when she heard that Lian Chengyue was Ning Mingmei's disciple, she smiled at him and shared with him the candies sent from her home.
It turned out that such a senior sister couldn't stand up all of a sudden.
Lian Chengyue said: "Technology is advancing with each passing day. I think there will be a way to cure you soon. Since you have been seriously injured, you should not go to the battlefield anymore."
Liang Pingzhou said: "How can that be possible? Technology is changing with each passing day, but a person's heart is hard to change."
Lian Chengyue felt that she couldn't understand. Liang Pingzhou looked at him, smiled and said, "Didn't Junior Brother go to the battlefield to clear Master's name?"
Lian Chengyue frowned. He said: "That's different..."
"Junior brother, pack your bags and get ready to go." Liang Pingzhou waved his hand and said, "Our financial legend, Senior Brother Lin Heting will also be there this time."
——Lin Heting!
Compared to the simple and hardworking Wen Siheng, Lin Heting, a financial man who wears gold-rimmed glasses all day and has dark circles under his eyes, is the dishonest man who is obviously up to no good in Lian Chengyue's heart. He immediately stood up and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Liang. I'll go get ready right away."
Liang Pingzhou: "Wait... there's still half a month left—"
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Ning Mingmei took a sip of tea in his office: "No matter what happens in the outside world, I have to go to the academic conference. But if I remember correctly, Changle Gate is very close to Yanyun Tower, right?"
Hearing this, Gui Ruoxue immediately turned around and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't get involved in this mess. The farther you stay away from Changlemen's affairs, the better."
There were only four people in Ning Mingmei's office at the moment. They are Gui Ruoxue, Baimian, Ning Mingmei and Xu Yao. These three people are Ning Mingmei's confidants.
Among them, the one who needs to be introduced is Xu Yao.
Xu Yao is Ning Mingmei's subordinate in charge of intelligence. She is a defected female disciple from the famous Huanhua Palace in the fairy world. In name, Huanhua Palace is a prestigious and upright sect second only to the five major sects, but secretly they transform their disciples into weapons - especially those with the potential to become furnaces and cauldrons. After all, in their eyes, furnaces and cauldrons are inherently useless. Instead of letting them become useless waste, it is better to let them play their surplus value.
Xu Yao, who had a pure yin constitution, was one of the victims. She lost control of her power, killed her "master" and met Ning Mingmei on the way to escape. After being transformed, she quickly discovered Ning Mingmei's true identity, and followed him into the back mountain of Piaomiao Peak, continuing to work for Ning Mingmei.
"Recently, there have been rumors about your background in the sect. They want to know which sect you were admitted to Qingji Sect from. As a leader in academics, how can you have any stains?" Xu Yao said, "Plus the attack from Changle Sect, I think it is all aimed at you. If you leave now, you may fall into their trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain."
Ning Mingmei said: "I just don't understand why they chose to attack at this time? And how did they get in touch with Changlemen?"
Xu Yao said, "I heard that there are three main leaders of Changlemen this time. The leader is Wanxia, who is ambitious and decisive. She is the host of this rebellion of Changlemen. Her sister Zhendong is gentle and good at winning people's hearts. She is the deputy leader. In addition, there is a military advisor named Linsang. This military advisor is meticulous and not easy to deal with. These days, this military advisor is sorting out the files of Changlemen. The old leader of Changlemen did not run away with the account book. In his account book, there are various information records of Changlemen for hundreds of years-about all the furnaces and tripods. Whether they were once here, sold, or dead."
Ning Mingmei said: "This is a really good idea. We can use it as a review and display to the outside world, and it will be a righteous cause. Internally, we can use this as a handle to attack the elders in various sects who have a 'bad record'."
Xu Yao said: "I think their success in sneaking into various sects is closely related to this. Moreover, this account book may be more terrifying than we imagined - do you know when Changle Sect was established?"
Among the three, Gui Ruoxue frowned and asked, "Hundreds of years ago?"
"The formal establishment of Changle Gate was after the Demon Concubine became famous. The Immortal Realm decided to strengthen the management of furnaces and tripods to prevent such a situation from happening again." Xu Yao said, "But in fact, before that, that place had been used to imprison furnaces and tripods, but it was not named. So its accounts may also include the information of the Demon Concubine at that time - even including the Demon Concubine Jiangheng herself."
"The things in the Changle Gate warehouse have accumulated over the years and have never been cleared. There may even be a portrait of Jiang Heng when he was young."
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