Chapter 332 Flame
"This is the Purple Palace, where the emperor works daily."
"This is the Chaoyuan Gate, where ministers come to meet the emperor."
"This is the Floating Crane Pavilion. The water is clear and the cranes are flying back and forth. Every summer, the scenery here is extremely beautiful."
"This is the Plum Garden. Walking in the snow to look for plum blossoms. Behind the Plum Garden is the place where the royal family's children practice..."
Gui Ruoxue followed behind Ning Mingmei and whispered to him, "It's been three days, and there have been one event after another. These royal family members are quite interesting, taking us around to eat and go sightseeing all day long."
"Maybe it's to divert our attention." Xu Yao said.
Tang Wan also followed behind them. She wore a disguise on her face and tried to remain calm throughout. Ning Mingmei glanced at her, hoping that she could remember something through these scenes.
A few days ago, after Ning Mingmei made up his mind and presented his plan to everyone, Tang Wan also made up his mind and shockingly admitted his identity.
"Xue Li told me to never escape fate. I have never been very good at this. I always wanted to follow her instead of going somewhere else." Tang Wan said, "But this time it's not possible."
"I remember that I was a princess in the palace."
When Ning Mingmei heard the word "should", he felt that this matter was mysterious. What does "should" mean?
"Because I can't remember clearly what happened in the past. Especially what happened that night."
Tang Wan said that she remembered her mother was a laundry woman who was regarded as "lowly" by people in the palace. She also remembered lying on her mother's legs and listening to her humming songs from her hometown. She also remembered that her mother died of a cold. She ran all over the palace, but all the doors of the Imperial Hospital were closed. At first, it was not a cold that could take a person's life, but all the doctors seemed to have the same hands and refused to treat him. Some people also looked at her with compassionate eyes, as if to say - this is your mother's fate.
She also remembered that when she stumbled back to the yard to see her mother for the last time, she saw a young man in red and white clothes.
Such red and white clothing should not be worn by people in the palace. Tang Wan suddenly remembered that she had seen that dress in the back mountain. That is the attire of the Heavenly Supervisor!
She saw the other servants being dismissed and her mother's pale and thin hand holding the boy's arm. This frightened her greatly... Then she heard her mother say: "Please, promise me... Not for the sake of that meal, but for the sake of me trying to save your life... I have tried, tried to die half a year earlier, a year earlier, but I failed... I still died today..."
What is she talking about? Tang Wan's mind went blank.
"I am a failed experiment... But please, try again with my daughter... Try to keep her alive... Get her out of the palace..." She heard her mother mutter, "I can't enter here, and I can't leave here..."
Mother is dead.
Her dry white lips could no longer utter beautiful nursery rhymes, and her thin arms could no longer hold Tang Wan. The boy closed her eyes with his hands, and finally, he shed a tear.
"I didn't ask you to try this. But your courage shocked me. You used your life to cut off the royal chain. I admire your courage." The boy said, "I will try."
The memories after that became fragmentary.
The final memory was severed on the night by the lotus pond. Tang Wan fell into the lotus pond and stayed there for a long time, but she did not die. The boy replaced her like a steal. She woke up in a fairy gate and had no memory of who she was. It was not until a long time later that she slowly recalled the memories of that time.
The young man from the Heavenly Supervisory Department... Ning Mingmei had an association. He said, "Does that young man look like Elder Wu Min?"
Tang Wan shook his head.
Ning Mingmei was just about to say that there was no such a coincidence in the world. But Tang Wan continued, "But I have seen that he is very close to another boy of similar age. I think that boy looks a lot like Elder Wu Min."
This is really a coincidence. But Ning Mingmei suddenly thought of a somewhat scary guess.
"Have you seen Wu Min? What happened?"
"I... after my mother died, I often went to the back mountain to observe, and even tried to sneak into the Tianjian Division. They have a good relationship, so it's easy for me to see it." Tang Wan said in a low voice.
Tang Wan remembers Wu Min's face, but does Wu Min also remember Tang Wan's face? Before Tang Wan confessed, Ning Mingmei remembered that the two of them had about two opportunities to be in the same place. One is when everyone gets on the flying boat together, and the other is when everyone gets off the flying boat together. Couldn't Wu Min have discovered it a long time ago?
Ning Mingmei thought of the "imperial princess who drowned in the lotus pond" that Wu Min suddenly saw on the flying boat, and suddenly realized something.
"I'm afraid I've been attacked by a fox," he thought.
Wu Min should have seen Tang Wan before boarding the flying boat. In the past, Tang Wan was hidden in the back mountain and he had never seen her. But now when he saw her, he could recognize Tang Wan's appearance as if it were a facial recognition system. It seemed that he was really impressed by Tang Wan in the past. Wu Min was very smart and he immediately thought that Ning Mingmei had other requests from the Tianjian Division and the Imperial Palace, otherwise he would never have brought along the princess who had escaped from the palace with great difficulty. so……
"Back then on the flying boat, even if I hadn't asked him about the Heavenly Supervisory Office, he would have tried to hint to me about 'the princess of the lotus pond'. Unfortunately, I spoke first and lost the initiative." Ning Mingmei pondered in his heart, "Now he is not taking any action, it seems he is waiting for me to take the initiative to find him."
Tang Wan sensitively noticed the change in Ning Mingmei's expression. She whispered, "Did I do something wrong?"
Ning Mingmei said: "No, calm down. I will need you a lot later."
The young man who could make a promise to Tang Wan's mother was definitely not an ordinary person in the Tianjian Division. Without some talent and ability, who can say such arrogant words in the youthful spirit? This person was inseparable from Wu Min. Later, Wu Min left Jiantiansi, saying that he had betrayed his friend... It seems that the entanglement is self-evident.
Some people may think that bringing Tang Wan out is a big trouble. But Ning Mingmei felt that he was right to bring her out. When it comes to understanding the internal affairs of the Tianjian Division, who can compare to Wu Min? Wu Min is like the crab, and Tang Wan is the spoon used to pry the crab out. Ning Mingmei will make him work for him sooner or later.
Thinking of this, Ning Mingmei went to see Wu Min in the crowd. Wu Min followed the prince who was introducing the scenery to them, stretching his neck with a look of great concentration.
Under the current circumstances, Ning Mingmei is the one who is more anxious. Huang Zhutao asked someone to check on it these past two days, and found that the guards at Jiantiansi were extremely strict. More importantly, they practice a different method. This made it difficult for Huang Zhutao to use many of her magical skills in front of them.
This is strange. Huang Zhutao's sniper team has subordinates of various races - no other force in the world can gather such a diverse group of subordinates like Ning Mingmei. But all his subordinates said that the people from the Heavenly Monitoring Department in the Human Realm lived in seclusion and rarely fought with outsiders. Besides, they don’t know what this method is.
Wu Min must know the trick. Ning Mingmei looked at Wu Min again, wondering how he could get the secrets from him without spending any money.
At this moment, Lian Chengyue's voice came: "Junior brother..."
Ning Mingmei pretended not to hear.
Lian Chengyue: "...Master."
Ning Mingmei: "Hmm. Where is Qi Miancheng hiding? Is there a conspiracy?"
Since this morning, Qi Miancheng has disappeared.
Lian Chengyue: "After talking with Junior Brother, I made a very important decision. Now, I can't tell Junior Brother about this decision. But Junior Brother, for now, just stay with me."
Ning Mingmei: "I've had enough of your pronouns."
Lian Chengyue: "Okay, Master. I'm here."
I am speechless.
Lian Chengyue: "Master wants to know the special method of the Heavenly Monitoring Division. But why didn't Master come to ask me? Obviously, I have also been working in the human world for many years. Master should have thought of me first."
There was actually a hint of complaint in Lian Chengyue's words. Ning Mingmei raised his eyebrows and finally saw Lian Chengyue's direction in the crowd: "Do you still need me to ask? Why don't you tell me on your own initiative?"
Lian Chengyue: "Yes, Master, so I am looking for you to tell me. Master, you don't know that the direct descendants of the royal family in the human world, other people in the human world, and the Heavenly Supervisors in the human world practice three different methods. Among them, the most widely known way of cultivation in the human world is body training, and I believe Master also knows this."
"Um."
People in the human world who lack talent can also strengthen their bodies through physical training. The strongest body cultivator can even fight against some monks. The reason why they become so powerful is not only their strong physique, but also the "qi" in their bodies and various folk martial arts.
It can also be considered the so-called internal strength. At least this is how Ning Mingmei understood it in past research.
Lian Chengyue: "Yes. These qi have various colors, mainly red, orange, and yellow, but also green or pink. But only the qi of the royal family of the human world is different, and it has even reached the level of forming special spells. Their qi is a kind of blue qi. The royal family of the human world calls it a symbol of the royal family's destiny and the natural imperial power. At the same time, their qi is also very powerful. The first human emperor relied on such qi to unify the human world. In addition, although the Heaven Monitoring Division claims that they use special spells, I found that they also use a pure white qi that is very similar to that of the royal family."
Ning Mingmei listened patiently. After a while, Lian Chengyue changed the subject: "However, even though there are many people practicing body cultivation in the folks, the only people who can cultivate to the point where visible 'qi' appears are those who have attended the official schools set up by the human world. Master, don't you think this is very strange? It's like they didn't receive any kind of guidance, but were given some kind of qualification by the court. It was because of this tiny point that I discovered the abnormality."
"What else did you find?"
"In the hundreds of years since Master left, I worked on a project with Wu Yun and Wu Yu. In the process, I realized that for ordinary people who have no spiritual roots and do not practice with spiritual power, they have to pay a price to possess supernatural magic. For example, the Li people either borrow power from heaven and earth through sacrifices, or they may sacrifice their souls or even their lives in exchange for the power to change heaven and earth. Monks use spiritual energy, demon cultivators use demonic energy, and ghost cultivators use yin energy. Equivalent exchange is the principle for ordinary people and all other creatures. There is no energy created out of thin air in the world." Lian Chengyue said, "But when the 'qi masters' in the human world use magic, I noticed that they do not exchange energy with the outside world."
"Energy cannot be generated or appear out of thin air. So, what exactly do they consume? At first, I thought it was their own lifespan. However, the Qi Masters in the human world are all very long-lived. Later I thought that perhaps the higher the level of the Qi Master, the more obvious the price they pay. However, I never got the opportunity to study it." Lian Chengyue said, "But today when I was walking around the palace, I found something."
"What?"
"Master is used to staying in the fairyland. The fairyland is very clean. But the human world is different. Especially in the deep mansions, there are always residual souls or wronged souls. But I found that the palace is completely different. Inside..."
"Not even a single soul remains."
"It seems like they were completely eaten. Master, what do you think now?"
Ning Mingmei thought and thought, and suddenly he had a strange, vague idea.
Red, orange, blue, white...
Like the color of something...
"I am very interested in the cultivation methods of the royal family in the human world. I wonder if I can go in and take a look." Ning Mingmei said.
"Yes, of course." said the prince who was in charge of entertaining them.
Of course there are traces of fighting in the training ground. Ning Mingmei looked at the walls and bricks, specifically looking for traces of age. Wu Min waited and waited, but Ning Mingmei never came to find him. He glanced at Huang Zhutao who was on the other side with Xu Yao, and came to Ning Mingmei.
"It seems that Master Ning Feng doesn't seem to be in a hurry." He said with a smile.
"I'm anxious?" Ning Mingmei was still looking at the marks on the ground. "I think it's Master Wu Feng who's anxious."
"I?"
"If Master Wu Feng wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have been hanging around in front of me so often." Ning Mingmei didn't even look at him, "Master Wu Feng, it wasn't easy for you to get this opportunity to come to the human world, right? Don't you want to take this opportunity to do something? Or can you remain indifferent to the grave of your former friend?"
Wu Min's eyelids twitched, but he remained calm and clapped his hands, saying, "Master Ning Feng, you found things faster than I thought. Although I am no longer his friend, his spirit in heaven..."
"Spirit in heaven? Are you sure? His soul has long been burned as fuel." After Ning Mingmei said this, he saw Wu Min's face change.
He guessed right!
Although his guess came true, Ning Mingmei did not feel relieved, he was even a little frightened.
The "qi" on those people turned out to be real flames! It burns people's souls, fuels the fire, and can also bind people in the world. What the hell is this fire within fire?
"Peak Master Fang? Peak Master Ning? And Peak Master Wu, long time no see."
A clear female voice sounded. Ning Mingmei turned around and saw Lu Mengqing and his group. It turned out that the people from Yanyun Tower had also arrived here. The person accompanying Lu Mengqing was Song Mingke.
Hundreds of years have passed, and Song Mingke has grown into a handsome young man. He followed Lu Mengqing, humble and gentle, and it seemed that the master and disciple had reconciled as before. Ning Mingmei hadn't seen them for two hundred years and was now busy with his own affairs, so he had no way of finding out the details.
"I'll come to you at midnight." Wu Min said in Ning Mingmei's ear.
Ning Mingmei stepped forward to talk to Lu Mengqing. At this moment he didn't notice that Fang Wu Yu was in the corner, looking at him with a frown.
Song Mingke looked at Ning Mingmei and Lu Mengqing with a smile, but in his heart he was thinking about the words he heard from the mob before he set out.
"You can once again secure your position as a personal disciple, thanks to our help over the years. Now, what you need to do is very simple..."
"When all the immortal sects have gathered and the throne is being passed on, it is the best time for us to take action. Those people in the Heavenly Monitoring Department are on guard against us like a copper wall and an iron wall, so there is only one thing you need to do."
Song Mingke clenched his fingers.
"Kill Guan Yu tonight and put the blame on Jian Tiansi! No need to hesitate, Guan Yu has been making things difficult for you and trying to steal your position as your first disciple. Her father was also one of the culprits who persecuted Xinghuo Island back then. She should have died long ago!"
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