The moment the Dragon Vein left its host, Jingxin seemed to sense it and looked up at the roof beam.
Everyone else looked up and saw the translucent Dragon Breath. Unlike the scattered Dragon Breath, the nine vital Dragon Breaths could be seen.
Back when the complete Dragon Vein was extracted from the ground, many people in the capital had witnessed it.
But after finding a host, the Dragon Breath could no longer be seen.
Xu Qi 'an was already prepared. Through his robe, he gently clasped the Book of the Heavens fragment hidden in his abdomen. He opened his lips and chanted an incantation.
The Dragon Breath that attempted to rush out of the house and leave was sucked in by an invisible force. It let out a silent roar and burrowed into the Book of the Heavens fragment indignantly.
In the eyes of an outsider, it was as if the Dragon Breath had automatically chosen Xu Qi 'an to be its host …
Chai Xian's Dragon Breath burrowed into the Book of the Heavens fragment and immediately fused with another Dragon Breath inside. Its body length did not change, but it became more solid.
At the same time, Xu Qi 'an's "radar" range had increased exponentially. It could now cover a third of Xiangzhou City.
"If only it could cover a third of Xiangzhou …"
He muttered unrealistically, then looked at Chai Xian and sighed.
To Chai Xian, patricide and killing the innocent, especially Erya's family of three, was too cruel. When he realized that it was all his doing, he had the will to die.
And to Xu Qi 'an, dissociative identity disorder was not a subjective crime and could not be treated lightly. But the massacre of the village was done by Chai Xian. Killing a mentally ill person was still murder. The damage caused would not change.
He did not forgive Chai Xian because of his mental illness.
Due to such complicated feelings, Xu Qi 'an did not stop Chai Xian from committing suicide.
Chai Lan threw herself onto Chai Xian's body, crying hoarsely.
Good and evil will be repaid, the cycle of karma … Xu Qi 'an then looked at the other culprit and asked,
"Chai Xing 'er, who is your superior?"
Chai Xing 'er shook her head.
"I don't know. The subordinate does not know the identity of the superior. This is the rule of the Heavenly Secrets Palace. Between superiors and subordinates, they communicate by letter. If there is an emergency, they will send a letter by pigeon.
"There are pigeons in the residence. If you want to know who the superior is, you can track them. I did not try to find out the superior's identity, but I guess the pigeon's destination is probably not my superior's residence.
The subordinate did not know the identity of the superior, but the superior most likely knew the identity of the subordinate and was responsible for collecting information about the region … Xu Qi 'an pondered.
"Is there any emergency contact?"
Chai Xing 'er shook her head.
This was to prevent spies from falling into the enemy's hands. If they were uprooted, the consequences would be too great. "The downside is that it's easy to delay the information …" Xu Qi 'an continued.
"Tell me about the situation in the Heavenly Mystery Palace."
"The spies of the Heavenly Mystery Palace are divided into nine ranks. I am a rank five spy. The subordinates were two Rank-4 secret agents who were both in Zhangzhou. This is the subordinate of the subordinate. This is also a rule of the Heavenly Mysteries Palace, only direct subordinates can know the identity of direct subordinates. "
Chai Xing 'er did not hide anything. Under the power of the commandment, she told him the truth.
They are all small fries. It is not worth my energy and time to hunt them. Chai Xing 'er's superior is worth my time … Xu Qi' an thought and looked at the monks.
'No, I have to leave Zhangzhou as soon as possible. There might be arhats too. I can't stay here any longer.'
"How did you become a spy of the Heavenly Secret Palace?"
Xu Qi 'an asked the last question. He was mainly curious about how spies were trained and how to subdue a spy who was willing to commit suicide.
In this aspect, Duke Wei and Buzi were leaders in the industry.
Duke Wei had passed away, so there was no way to ask. Buzi, on the other hand, was eager for him to ask and give him a "sword in the hand of a compassionate father, slash the body of a wandering son".
Xu Qi 'an could only use this roundabout method.
Heng Yin put her palms together and said, "I don't lie."
The time for the commandment had passed, so he needed to use it again.
Chai Xing 'er was very resistant, but she said honestly, "That was 10 years ago. I was not married yet, and was only the eldest daughter of the Chai family. That summer, I was cultivating in the courtyard when I suddenly heard someone laughing and saying, 'Little girl, your talent is not bad …'
"That was the first time I saw the Palace Lord. He was dressed in a snow-white robe and stood in the courtyard in a dignified manner, while the maidservants around him ignored him."
Buzi?
Xu Qi 'an frowned. With Xu Pingfeng's status, it was not reasonable for him to visit a force like the Chai family. It was even more impossible for him to speak up just because Chai Xing 'er had good talent.
Chai Xing 'er continued, "I asked him who he was, and he said he was looking for treasure."
"Treasure?"
Chai Xing 'er nodded.
"The ancestor of the Chai family was originally a slave in Nanjiang. His family was destroyed when he was young, and his enemies sold him to Nanjiang as a slave. After he became successful in his studies, he returned to Xiangzhou, and the Chai family was born today.
"To this day, very few people know why the Chai family was destroyed, and why the ancestor was sold to Nanjiang."
After a pause, Chai Xing 'er said solemnly,
"The Chai family was originally a tomb keeper, guarding a large tomb from an ancient era. Later, for some reason, they gave up their identity and built a family in Xiangzhou. Back then, their clan had been annihilated because someone had set their sights on the great tomb.
"Logically, the outside world does not know the identity of the Chai family's tomb keeper. Maybe there was a traitor in the family who leaked it. This happened more than a hundred years ago, and I do not know the details."
Tomb?!
Xu Qi 'an's tomb-phobia was acting up again.
The underground palace outside of Harmony Prefecture City had given him a very deep psychological shadow.
"And then? Xu … "
Xu Qi 'an cleared his throat and said, "That man in white entered the tomb?"
The Buddhist monks also seemed to be very concerned about this matter, and listened patiently.
Chai Xing 'er shook her head, "The Chai family only has half of the map of the tomb, the other half is in the hands of Nanjiang's Corpse Gu Division. Palace Lord only took the Chai family's part of the map, and I do not know what happened next.
"After that, I became a spy of Tianji Palace. My achievements and cultivation are all because of Tianji Palace's nurturing over the years."
Since Xu Pingfeng was interested in this tomb, there must be something extraordinary inside. Half of the map was in the hands of the Corpse Gu Division, so Xu Pingfeng had not entered the tomb?
Also, the map was in the hands of the Corpse Gu Division, which meant that the map was in the hands of the young Chai family ancestor?
If that was the case, how could he be sold to Nanjiang as a slave, it did not make sense … Xu Qi 'an pondered, "What else do you know about the tomb?"
"The existence of the tomb is only known to the Chai family's patriarch. If not for Palace Lord, I would not know this secret. "
"Why did he tell you this secret?"
"Palace Lord said that to open the tomb, he needed the blood of a tomb keeper as a medium."
Therefore, Xu Pingfeng has developed Chai Xing 'er from Chai Manor as a spy and treated her as a chess piece on the chessboard … Xu Qi' an didn't ask further. He turned to look at Jingxin and Jingyuan.
He turned to look at Jingxin and Jing Yuan and said, "Soon, the higher-ups of Tianji Palace will come to Chai Manor. Masters, do your best."
He summoned the Buddha Pagoda and held it in his palm. The door to the first level opened as a cyclone sucked Chai Xing 'er in and suppressed her on the second level.
Following that, he pressed down on Li Lingsu and Heng Yin's shoulders and left Chai Manor in the form of a shadow.
The inner hall fell silent.
Jingxin looked at the dark night outside, pressed his palms together, and chanted a Buddhist proclamation.
He didn't kill us … The Buddhist monks heaved a sigh of relief, feeling both relieved and puzzled.
"Senior Brother Jingxin, what should we do now?" asked a monk.
Jingxin glanced at the unconscious Jing Yuan and said slowly, "Junior Brother Jingxin needs to recuperate.
"Junior Brother Jingyuan needs to recuperate. Stay in Chai Manor and wait for Uncle-Master Du Nan's arrival."
With that said, he swept a glance at Chai Lan. They still had to protect the Chai family. This was the condition for Arhat to spare them.
However, this was a tacit understanding between smart people. There was no need to say it out loud.
…
Outside the city, in the pitch-black night, Xu Qi 'an, Li Lingsu, and the puppet, Heng Yin, walked onto the official road and faced the biting cold wind.
The Saint lowered his head, his mind heavy. He didn't say a word.
Xu Qi 'an looked ahead and scoffed.
"To not be tied down by love, to not be trapped by love, to reach a transcendent level of overlooking others, is to be unmoved by love. You said that Li Miaozhen is walking the unorthodox path and that she will abandon all life for a single person. What about you? "
Li Lingsu looked up abruptly and opened his mouth, as though he wanted to retort or explain, but he ultimately fell silent.
After a while, he whispered, "I don't know."
Xu Qi 'an put himself in Li Changshou's shoes and realized that if he were in Li Changshou's shoes, he would also be conflicted, so he didn't laugh at him anymore.
Li Lingsu asked, "Senior, how do you plan to deal with Zai Xing 'er?"
Xu Qi 'an said bluntly, "Think about the case from the beginning. Why do you think Chai Xing' er invited heroes from all walks of life and the government to hold the Demon Extermination Conference?"
Li Lingsu was a smart person. "To control Chai Xian and control the murder case."
"That's right. She provoked Chai Xian to kill Chai Jianyuan. After that, Chai Xian escaped from the Chai residence and started a massacre in Xiang Province. It was most likely not within her expectations.
"Perhaps she wanted to salvage the situation, or perhaps she didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so she held the Demon Extermination Conference. In other words, the Demon Extermination Conference was not within her original plans. "
Chai Xing 'er's plan was actually very simple. She would use the secret of her birth to provoke Chai Xian and kill Chai Jianyuan to avenge her husband. Then she would use Chai Lan as a threat to control Chai Xian.
But that night, Chai Xian directly killed his way out of the Chai residence. Although she managed to keep Chai Xian, the subsequent murders had already exceeded Chai Xing 'er's plans. In order to prevent the situation from worsening, she held the Demon Extermination Conference.
This case was more troublesome than the previous ones that Xu Qi 'an investigated.
"I still want to understand more about the Heavenly Mystery Palace. Also, if there's a chance in the future, I'll have to explore that huge tomb." Xu Qi 'an said.
Li Lingsu waited for a moment, but there was no follow-up. He frowned and said, "So?"
I gave her a suspended death sentence … Xu Qi 'an said, "Your little mistress won't die for now."
That huge tomb was definitely very dangerous. Chai Xing 'er could be used as a tool in the future. If she died in there, it was her fate. If she didn't die, he would cripple Chai Xing 'er's cultivation and let Li Lingsu bring Tenzō back and imprison her for life.
Li Lingsu exhaled with a complicated expression and changed the topic. "Although Buddhism is annoying, there's still a bottom line. The Chai family should be fine."
Xu Qi 'an grunted. He suddenly stopped and put his hand into his pocket with a strange expression. He took out a talisman.
The talisman emitted a faint light in the dark night.
Then, Li Lingsu heard a gentle and sweet voice.
"Where are you?"
…
In a small town at the border of Qingzhou and Yongzhou, the cold wind blew through the streets, making mournful whimpers.
The dark-skinned Qihuan Dan Xiang, dressed in colorful clothes, walked into the dirty alley filled with the smell of urine. He bent over and opened his palm at the hole in the wall.
A big, gloomy mouse crawled out of the hole in the wall and jumped into his palm.
The Qihuan Dan Xiang tilted his head, listening to something. After a while, he put the rat back into the hole and raised his head.
"My friend told me that the kid just passed by here."
Under the moonlight, six figures stood under the eaves on both sides of the alley.
In the middle was a young man with a smile on his face, giving off a gentle and humble image.
He smiled and said, "As expected of the host of the Dragon Vein. His luck is so great that he can always escape from us. Sister Yuan Shuang, go and see where he escaped to. "
Xu Yuanshuang's eyes flashed. She looked into the distance and saw a golden Light flashing in the southeast.
"It's in the direction of Yongzhou," she said lightly.
Taoist Jiao Ye squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.
He smiled and said, "That kid isn't strong, but he's proficient in all kinds of dirty tricks. Hmm, he's a rogue cultivator. Yongzhou is holding a Martial Arts Conference. He's probably trying to get rid of us. "
On the way to Yongzhou, they met a host of the Dragon Breath. That kid's cultivation wasn't strong. He was only at the seventh stage of the Spirit Refinement realm.
His intuition was extremely sharp, and he had so many tricks that it was a headache. He could always escape from them by a hair's breadth.
Wan Hua Lou's Liu Hongmian twisted her waist and said with a smile, "Isn't that great? Our trip to Yongzhou might be more rewarding than we imagined."
She saw that Ji Xuan was deep in thought and seemed to have something on his mind. She smiled and said,
"Little City Lord, why are you so troubled? Why don't I help you solve your problems tonight? "
Ji Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Good sister, don't make fun of me. Everyone knows that you, Liu Hongmian, are a vicious beauty. Yuanhuai, on the other hand, is still a young chick. He's suitable for you to train. "
Xu Yuanhuai's expression was cold.
Liu Hongmian's gaze swept across the beautiful girl. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "I'm just afraid that someone will tear me apart."
Xu Yuanshuang snorted coldly.
Ji Xuan said, "I'm just thinking if the State Preceptor has a backup plan."
Everyone looked over.
"Whether it's the Buddhist Sect, the Celestial Commissioner, or even the Witchcraft Sect, there are third-grade masters participating in the Dragon Breath collection. Only we don't. With the State Preceptor's wisdom, he can't calculate this. "
Ji Xuan touched his chin and said, "I don't believe that he doesn't have a backup plan."
…
Xu Qi 'an held the talisman and replied, "I'm on my way to Yongzhou."
He opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but he remained silent.
"I'll arrive at Yongzhou City in three days."
"Okay …"
The light of the talisman was extinguished.
"Here it comes, here it comes, the State Preceptor is here to sleep with me …" Xu Qi 'an thought with mixed feelings.
"Senior, who was it just now?"
Li Lingsu was surprised by the woman's exceptionally charming voice.
"She's just an average-looking woman."
Xu Qi 'an had also spoken in front of the Son of Saint.
It's a pity that Xu Qian's taste is a bit unique. He doesn't like beauties, but only women with average looks … Li Lingsu replied with an "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
Why didn't this guy continue to ask? I haven't even started to show off … Xu Qi 'an also replied with an "Okay" and hurried on with his journey.
Forcing an explanation didn't fit Xu Qian's character.
Anyway, the State Preceptor would arrive in three days. It wouldn't be too late to show off in front of the people then, so that the scumbag Tenzō could see what a high-quality beauty was.
