Chapter 258 Taishe is dead
On the west side of the inner courtyard of Tianshu Academy, in the front hall of the main building of the Academy.
Zuo Qiuyang, the master of Zizai Hall, and Chaihu, the master of Changsheng Hall, were sitting on the upper seats, and on their left and right sides were the three elders of the Elders' Pavilion.
The three heads of the Office of Administration stood in front of a wooden board, on which were pasted the news feedback from people outside the office, as well as records of Dou Yuankong's rumors in recent days.
The scattered fragments cannot be pieced together into valid sentences, making them elusive.
"The evil ones are just the mummies of the surviving people. There are no obvious signs, so it is even harder to trace their origins. The only clue at the moment is Dou Yuankong. We have been investigating along Sanli County these past few days, trying to identify the places he might have been to before the accident. We now have some clues."
Qin Rong hung a map on the wooden board. "The area around Sanli County is barren, so it's not a good place to go sightseeing. But if you go a little further, there are a few big cities that are relatively prosperous. Among them, Anyuan City is famous for its restaurants. Dou Yuankong likes wine and women, so maybe he has been here before."
Zuo Qiuyang heard Qin Rong's words, thought for a while and then said: "Where was the body of Dou Yuankong's old servant found?"
Qin Rong then pointed to another location on the map: "The body was found in Baiai County, Nanhong County, Qingzhou, just west of Wanhe County."
"It's far enough away, but it's still a clue. Include the Anyuan City you mentioned and continue searching along these three locations."
"yes."
After some discussion, the Council of Executive Officials, having received the imperial order, immediately took action, while Zuo Qiuyang and Chaihu left the Council of Executive Officials.
However, on the way back along the mountain road, Chaihu couldn't help but frown slightly: "Brother, do you really think this matter is related to the Qiling incident?"
Zuo Qiuyang wrapped his wide sleeves around his back and said, "It's very similar. The evil species also suddenly appeared at that time."
"If so, what is the purpose?"
"Of course it's for the ancient immortal path in the ruins."
Chai Hu disagreed a little: "Everything in the ruins is against the way of heaven. It is impossible to bring it out. Even if it is brought out, it will be annihilated by the way of heaven. How can we talk about plotting?"
Zuo Qiuyang frowned upon hearing this: "The immortal path in the ruins is indeed contrary to the way of heaven, but it cannot stop some people from being greedy. What if someone would rather be like the ancestor of the Zheng family and want to ascend to heaven in the ruins?"
"If it was such a big move, it would certainly not be hidden from our eyes, but the Office of the Director has checked before and found that the ruins have not been opened. The feedback from other immortal sects is the same."
"But although the seven major immortal sects appear to be in harmony on the surface, they are actually acting on their own. Some of their words can be believed, but not all of them. They are temptations from the immortal way. Not to mention the immortal sects, I'm afraid even those aristocratic families will be a little bolder because of this."
The delicate balance in the world of Qingyun has lasted for hundreds of years, with the Immortal Sect at the top, followed by the Millennium Family and the Centenary Family.
Such stability is naturally good for some people, but it is a shackle for some ambitious people.
In fact, ever since the Qiling incident, the seven major immortal sects have been on guard against each other, and they all feel that someone is secretly committing mischief, otherwise the Dan Sect would not be in a hurry to form an alliance with the Tianshu Academy.
And the rumors of troubled times originated from this.
What is a chaotic world?
There are no rules and no legal principles in this world.
If it really comes to this, the first thing to be broken is the balance between the seven major immortal sects.
In Zuo Qiuyang's view, the seven major immortal sects each hold their own sacred weapon and dominate the world. Only the seven major immortal sects themselves have such great power to break this balance.
At the same time, Ji You had returned from Kuang Cheng's house.
Because of the appearance of the evil species, the Niuma Division where Lao Kuang works is very busy.
Ji You didn't waste any more of his time, but just reminded him to be careful and not to get too excited even if he found out something.
Because in his opinion, such matters involving the laws of nature are beyond human control.
But Kuang Cheng had been well-read since childhood, and his passion easily got him carried away, so he was afraid that he would get involved in bad things.
On the way back, he saw a large number of disciples from the Dean's Office leaving the academy.
He had just heard from Instructor Cao today that when the evil species first appeared, Tianshu Academy had sent out some disciples from the head hall, and now another group has gone out, and it seems that the scale of the search has been expanded.
Ji You did not stay in the outer courtyard for too long, but walked back to the inner courtyard and pushed the door into his own courtyard.
From the time I left last summer to the time I returned this summer, about a year had passed and no one had lived in this courtyard.
However, the disciples in charge of the academy are quite responsible and come to clean up frequently, so the place is not deserted at all.
But because of the heavy rains that had lasted for several months, the clothes and bedding in his room were very damp.
Ji You had just spent a whole day hanging up the bedding, and then he received several invitations.
There were invitations from He Lingxiu and Xiao Hanyan, as well as some invitations from children of aristocratic families in Beijing, both those I knew and those I didn’t.
In fact, eating at the feast was not the purpose. For them, the purpose was to see if Ji You was still a master...
When Ji You was flipping through the posts, a vast divine thought suddenly came from the distant mountains.
The divine consciousness enveloped it and scanned it several times, then returned silently.
At this time, Ji You couldn't help but look up and look in the direction where the divine thought came from.
This divine thought should have come from one of the five great immortal palaces. It seemed that even the Palace Master of Tianshu Academy was very interested in the fact that he entered the holy land of sages but failed to break through.
But the days that followed became quiet, with no more invitations or banquets.
In addition to Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu who often came to see him, Lu Hanyan also came back from time to time to greet him and expressed his desire to continue learning swordsmanship. After that, not many people came back to disturb him.
This was probably because everyone had confirmed Ji You's current realm, and they no longer paid as much attention to a person in the Tongxuan realm as before, and only regarded him as a fallen person who had reached a bottleneck.
He turned his attention back to the matter of the evil species.
During this period, Ji You received a letter from Danzong.
Yuan Caiwei also heard the news that he had left the holy land of sages, and later learned from those outside the sect that he had returned to Tianshu Academy, so she wrote a letter to ask him if everything was okay.
In fact, the news that Ji You had not broken through also had an impact on her.
Previously, various rumors were circulating in Qingyun Tianxia, saying that she liked Ji You and wanted to marry him.
Her father and some elders in power did not try to stop this matter and basically turned a blind eye to it.
But ever since the news spread, her father and the elders of the sect have been trying to persuade her to change her mind.
Yuan Caiwei is still very important to the Dan Sect, partly because of her high talent in alchemy, and partly because she can influence the decision of Yuan Chen, the future headmaster.
However, Yuan Caiwei did not say it in the letter. She only told him some recent things about Danzong, as well as her own and Yuan Chen's recent situation.
She also betrayed Yan Shuyi, saying that after he entered the holy land of sages, she and "Sister Yan" went to Fengzhou together.
These girls are very smart and know how to run home.
However, the young master of Lingjian Mountain seemed a little clumsy. Although he denied it with his mouth, his body was quite honest.
He also took the opportunity when I visited the holy land of the ancient sages to secretly go home.
Ji You pursed his lips, then picked up his pen to write a reply to Yuan Caiwei, telling her about his life over the past six months in a lengthy article.
Logically speaking, since Yuan Caiwei knew that I was back, then the young master of Lingjian Mountain should also know about it.
However, until Yuan Caiwei received the reply, the letter from Lingjian Mountain still did not arrive, so Ji You wrote a letter himself and sent it to Lingzhou.
Lingjian Mountain has been much more stable these days. The new disciples who have entered the mountain have good qualifications, and because of the influence of a certain actor, all of them have entered Xuanjian Peak.
In order to improve his prestige among his disciples, Yan Shuyi appeared three times. He was cold, arrogant, beautiful, and had an immortal-like aura. His lofty image made many people admire him.
The more this happened, the more people found it hard to imagine who could be the sweetheart of such a fairy.
When Ji You's letter arrived, Yan Shu was also listening to Zhuo Wanqiu's report on the evil seed.
During the Qiling disaster, she had personally investigated the Zheng family's old house and had seen with her own eyes the evil corpses imprisoned in cages, so she had always had her own concerns about this matter.
All the non-sectarians traveling in the north have now been sent out by her to investigate Dou Yuankong's disappearance, but so far, the information they have sent back are only fragmentary and of little value.
At this time, Ding Yao came along the mountain, holding a letter in his hand and walked up to the Yunding Tianque of Xuanjian Peak.
"Master Jian, there is a letter from the young master."
Yan Shuyi turned around when he heard the voice and said, "You really came out from the holy land of the ancient sages. What did you say?"
Ding Yao handed over the letter: "Just four words, I'm back."
The young master took the letter and glanced at it, and a hint of sword spirit rose in his eyes.
Ever since she returned from the Tiandao Society, her Tao heart has been confused because of some things she didn't understand. In order to eliminate her fear of the unknown, she secretly went down the mountain and bought a secret book that recorded the art of bloodline reproduction. However, after reading the secret book, she became even more confused.
The clothes that you changed after bathing the night before should always be changed into new ones the next morning.
Now that I have received the letter from the culprit, I can't help but feel angry and embarrassed.
She was no longer the previous Master of Lingjian Mountain. She had a lot more knowledge in her head and knew what the disciples of Xiaoxiaotian Academy wanted to do to her.
Although he had not been fooled in reality, Yan Shuyi had done it several times in his dreams, so he put all the new and old grudges on him and was very angry.
Then she asked Ding Yao to find paper and pen, and she started writing with a brush as sharp as a sword.
Ding Yao was standing in the hall at this time, carefully observing the expression of the examiner.
She had heard earlier about Ji You returning from the holy land but failing to break through. She was quite puzzled and didn't understand why this was the case.
She actually wanted to know what the appraiser thought, but the appraiser had never talked to them about this matter, so they didn't dare to ask.
In fact, Yan Shu also knew that Ji You was on the path of body refining. He knew that although he had not made a breakthrough, he was definitely not the same person he was before he entered.
But the more this happened, the more scared the little master became.
After she finished writing the letter, she folded the paper and handed it to Ding Yao.
In fact, there was no need for such troublesome communication between her and Ji You. They could just meet in the Void Mountain.
But Yan Shuyi doesn’t dare to go now.
The Void Mountain can solidify the thoughts of the gods into colored gas. Many thoughts have nowhere to hide in it and cannot be concealed by just talking too hard.
Before Ji You returned to Tianshuyuan, she had tried it several times, but each time it came out yellow...
Ji You received a reply three days later, but it would not be quite accurate to call it a letter because there was another drawing of a stickman in the envelope.
The female stick figure with long hair held a 40-meter-long sword. She shot the male stick figure with short hair through the heart with an arrow, and then picked him up on the tip of the sword.
There was a similar painting last time because of the demon princess’ tail, but this time it’s definitely not the case.
He lived in the holy land of sages for more than half a year, so how could he have the chance to meet other women?
After thinking about it, he felt that Yan Shuyi was still looking forward to his return but also hoped that he would come back slowly, so he wrote such a reply letter.
Ji You held the reply letter from Xiao Jianzhu in his hand, and a bunch of sexy matches emerged in his mind. He wanted to draw them and send them to her.
For example, I also have a 40-meter-long stick. I can stick it into my stomach with one stick. There are endless variations of stick techniques when I sit, lie down, or stand.
But after thinking about it, Ji You felt that if he really sent such a letter, he might get a beating when they met again.
Then he saw another line of small words on the letter: "Stranger man, our fate has come to an end. I wish to forget each other and never see each other again in this life."
Tsk.
Because I was afraid of the pain, I didn't even want my husband anymore...
After that, news from outside kept coming into Shengjing.
The Sixianjian has basically eliminated all the evil species that would cause trouble in the Nine Provinces, and those that have not been eliminated are also under strict supervision.
However, the Sixianjian still hasn't found any clues about their origin.
Although the results of the seven major immortal sects' investigation into Dou Yuankong's whereabouts have not been made public, they have been continuously reported back to Shengjing along with rumors.
Cultivation is dull and tedious, so this kind of news is naturally attractive enough.
The first to find the clue was Shanhai Pavilion.
They searched eastward based on the location where Dou Yuankong's old servant was found, and found out that he had been drinking in a nearby city called Anfeng.
It is said that he also recruited three singing girls and spent a wonderful night with them.
When the three singers were found, they were interrogated in great detail. Even what they wore and brought, and what songs they sang that night were recorded meticulously.
In fact, this is not surprising, because in such casual conversations, there might be clues that Dou Yuankong mentioned casually.
For example, has he ever mentioned where his next stop is, or where he wants to go, or has he met anyone along the way?
The three singers were originally ordinary women, so when they were questioned by the immortals, they immediately told them everything.
They even said that Dou Yuankong only hit one of them thirteen times and then was done, and after that he even asked her if she felt comfortable.
As for the other two singers, they just sat there idly the whole time, looking quite helpless.
The other things were not spread widely, but this matter was spread so comprehensively that people were shocked when they heard it.
"There is such a thing. I love to hear it."
"If Dou Yuankong was still conscious, he would have died immediately..."
"That's right. If it were me, I would just die outside. There's no point in living."
"I guess Brother Dou never thought that his whereabouts would be remembered by so many people."
"It's okay. Brother Dou is already stupid, so he doesn't need to save face anymore..."
"Honestly, when I saw him peeing and soaking his shoes, I knew that Brother Dou was doomed. I didn't expect that..."
The young men from the aristocratic families in the capital were talking about the matter, and when they mentioned their old friends, a hint of emotion appeared on their faces.
Dou Yuankong did not stay in Anfeng City for just one day, but seven days. During these seven days, he went to the restaurant again.
They still drank the same wine, but unlike last time, this time Young Master Dou recruited five singing girls.
Once the news spread, countless people immediately commented that he was "a bad person with a strong addiction."
I wasted two out of three, but next time I had the courage to ask for five. I don’t know whether I was deceiving others or myself.
However, this investigation also yielded some results. The results were not just about how many times Dou Yuankong could do something, but also about how he acted.
When Dou Yuankong was forced to leave Beijing, he was just wandering around without any purpose.
According to the three singing girls, Dou Yuankong was treated by local friends every time he went there for a drink.
This also explains why Dou Yuankong, who is obviously a newbie, always orders three or five each time.
Because when you are out, you have to give yourself face.
But if you think about it from another perspective, Dou Yuankong's route is most likely to visit a friend, so there would be clues to follow.
Of course, more people were puzzled by the seven major immortal sects' careful investigation of Dou Yuankong's whereabouts.
Although a large number of them did like to hear the story of Dou Yuankong being destroyed after a few attacks, they felt that the seven major immortal sects should not be so boring.
"Dou Yuankong has injuries caused by evil seeds, and recently evil seeds have appeared all over Jiuzhou. Could it be that there is something else behind this evil seed incident?"
"Looking at the current actions of the seven major immortal sects, I'm afraid it's not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. Otherwise, why would we need to conduct such a detailed investigation and strip Brother Dou of all his true colors?"
"If it is a man-made disaster, what is the purpose?"
"Perhaps it is related to the Qiling incident. After all, this is what happened the last time the evil species appeared?"
"If it's really related to Qiling, then it's a big deal. Many people died before. Who knows what will happen this time..."
The children of noble families had their own sources of information and were not really stupid, so they easily smelled something strange.
After all, the appearance of evil spirits can easily be linked to the incident in Qiling.
This is actually not a good thing, because it involves the way of heaven and the way of immortals, and it is very likely to cause unrest in the world of Qingyun, especially since the demons and barbarians are still eyeing the outside world at this time.
As a result, the major immortal sects gradually began to suppress the news about this matter.
However, even so, many noble families kept an eye on Dou Yuankong's affairs and secretly sent family members to Qingzhou.
This feeling is quite similar to when the rumor of the appearance of immortals in Qiling spread, and countless people flocked there, unwilling to be left behind.
(End of this chapter)
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