Chapter 364

[Three: What's going on with the Heaven & Earth Society?]

[Nine: The Heaven & Earth Society is a cult that has been coveting our Earth Sect's artifact for a long time. Hehe, this artifact is also called the Book of the Earth. It can transmit messages from thousands of miles away.

[I received a distress message from Senior Brother Jinlian a while ago. I knew that he had gone to the capital of Daibun because he could only avoid being hunted by the Heaven & Earth Society if he entered the capital.

[But when I arrived at the capital, I lost contact with Senior Brother Jinlian. I had to contact him through the Book of the Earth and found out that he had passed the Book of the Earth to you. Senior Brother must have been in a critical situation and had no choice but to give up the Book of the Earth to protect himself.]

'What the f * ck … Does that mean that he passed the blame to me?!'

Xu Qi 'an was dumbfounded.

[Nine: I wonder who you are to have Senior Brother Jinlian entrust the Book of the Earth to you without any worries.]

'I'm just a little fast worker. No, I'm just a little night watchman …' Xu Qi 'an's heart sank.

[Three: Why can you protect yourself by giving up the Book of the Earth? Can the people of the Heaven & Earth Society locate the Book of the Earth?]

Xu Qi 'an, who was an expert in deduction, keenly caught onto this question.

[Nine: This involves a secret of the Earth Sect, so I, I, cannot tell you. The Book of the Earth is our sect's treasure. I hope that you can return it to I. I, will be very grateful.]

[Three: Okay, how can I return it to you?]

Xu Qi 'an was a little reluctant to give it up. After all, it was a treasure that could be used as a storage ring. However, after considering the risks that came with it, he chose to follow his heart.

[Nine: I is in the capital. I can look for you at any time. If you don't trust I, you can choose to exchange addresses. Hmm, what do you want?]

'Naoko, I want warm naoko …' Xu Qi 'an almost blurted out.

[Three: You're being too polite. It's my responsibility to return the item to its owner. However, the Jinlian Taoist priest told me that it was a treasure and sold it to me for five hundred taels of gold.

[I'm not asking for money. However, the treasure has to be returned to its owner, and the gold has to be returned to its owner as well. It's an equivalent exchange, right?]

[Nine: … That's how it should be.]

…

Xu Qi 'an put away the mirror and fell asleep with the dream of five hundred taels of gold in his arms.

The next day, he changed into the night watchman's uniform, hung a badge on his waist, carried a saber, and tied the bronze gong that he had changed yesterday to his chest.



After leaving the Xu Mansion, Xu Qi 'an took the reins from the gatekeeper, Lao Zhang, and rode the horse to the inner city to the Yamen.

The horse was Second Uncle's mount and now belonged to Xu Qi 'an. Of course, to shut his aunt's mouth, Xu Qi' an gave Second Uncle fifty taels of silver.

It couldn't be helped. The Night Watchman's office was too far away from the Xu's. If Xu Qi 'an walked, it would be lunchtime before he reached the office.

He rushed to the office and stepped into Spring Wind Hall. Li Yuchun was drinking tea with a Yin Gong.

"A newcomer under you?" Yin Gong asked casually when he saw that it was a stranger.

"Yes." Li Yuchun nodded.

"What's your rating?" Yin Gong asked.

Li Yuchun didn't wait for Xu Qi 'an to answer. He quickly said, "Second."

Yin Gong was surprised and praised, "Not bad. The office needs young people with potential. You'll be the pillars of the night watchman in the future."

The latter half of the sentence was for Xu Qi 'an.

Xu Qi 'an bowed respectfully and said, "Boss, I want to go to the desk warehouse."

He didn't know where the desk warehouse was and didn't know the corresponding authority.

"If you have any questions in the future, you can ask the officials directly." Li Yuchun said.

"Got it." Xu Qi 'an left Spring Wind Hall.

As a subordinate, he shouldn't disturb the leader if there was nothing urgent. He still had this little bit of insight.

After asking an official where the desk warehouse was, Xu Qi 'an came to a large courtyard.

He handed the waist token to the official in black. The latter took it and confirmed it, then returned it to Xu Qi 'an and said,

"The desk warehouse is divided into four areas, A, B, C, and D. Gong can only go to the D room to look up the documents."

Xu Qi 'an thought for a while and asked, "How do I know which room is the information I want?"

The black-clothed official smiled respectfully and said, "To the 'Ding' storeroom."

Of the four storehouses, "A, B, C, and D", D was the base and also the largest. This was in line with the pyramid.

The more confidential the documents were, the fewer they were.

Xu Qi 'an entered the D room and came to the reception desk. He said, "I want to find information about Taoism."

The official behind the reception desk took out a thick book and looked for a while. He raised his head and said, "Sir, please wait for a moment."

He entered the desk warehouse.

After a while, the official in black came out with a book in his hand. He took the waist token from Xu Qi 'an and handed the book to him.

Xu Qi 'an said, "Bring a cup of hot tea."

He turned to the side hall with a table and started to read the information about Taoism.

The origin of Taoism came from the Taoist Primogenitor. The era of the Taoist Primogenitor could no longer be verified. It was said that the Taoist Primogenitor was an extraordinary person in the ancient times. He turned into the Three Pristines, which were: Primeval Tianzun, Daode Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun.

It coincided with the three talents of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

This was the origin of the three sects of Taoism, Heaven, and Man.

The Heaven and Man sects were like fire and water. They both claimed to be the orthodox Taoism and wanted to beat each other's brains out.

The Earth Sect was the most bland. The disciples were very low-key and did not fight for fame or wealth. People who did not know about this would think that Taoism only had the Heaven and Man sects.

The salted fish was heart-wrenching.

'The struggle for orthodoxy is probably the biggest conflict these days.' Xu Qi 'an added in his heart.' The royal sister is invincible. '

As he continued to read, he realized that the salted fish of the Earth Sect made sense.

The Earth Sect worshiped Daode Tianzun and cultivated immeasurable merit. They wandered the world and kept a low profile. They did good deeds without leaving their names and left after obtaining merit.

'Merit …' Xu Qi 'an frowned and thought.

In a sense, merit and luck came from the same source. People often said, 'Good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds.'

Merit meant good fortune, and good fortune and luck were the same thing.

Was that why the old Taoist from the Earth Sect could see that I was special? You know that I'm a lucky person, so you gave me this hot potato without any qualms … Damn it, aren't you a person who cultivates virtue? Why do you do such wicked things … '

Xu Qi 'an cursed in his heart.

He began to connect the dots. Was his strange luck also a kind of merit?

However, the ancestors of the Xu family were all commoners. Only his second uncle's generation was slightly better. The two brothers were still people who chopped electric wires with kitchen knives.

They did not do much good, but they killed many people on the battlefield.

At this time, the administrator came over with hot tea and chatted, "Are you looking into Renzong?"

"No, I'm looking into the Earth Sect …" Xu Qi 'an asked, "Renzong?"

"Our Imperial Advisor is the current Taoist leader of Renzong." The administrator said, "Lord Wei does not like that female Taoist leader."

Female Taoist leader … Ah, the legendary beautiful Taoist nun?

Xu Qi 'an suddenly understood. In the past, he only knew that the current Emperor was obsessed with cultivation and longed for immortality. He made a fairy-like Taoist nun the Imperial Advisor.

He did not expect it to be Renzong!

The Celestial Commissioner's warlocks, Taoist Renzong, night watchmen, Confucian Yunlu Academy, Daibun's military, court officials … Capital was like a small pond filled with dragons.

No wonder "No.9" said that people from the Heaven & Earth Society did not dare to enter Capital.

Jinlian Taoist priest: "Come in and try."

Heaven & Earth Society assassin: "You will die if you try."

"Hahaha …" Xu Qi 'an smiled and said, "Help me find information about the' Heaven & Earth Society '. Hmm, and the Earth Book. Do you know about the Earth Book? It is a treasure of heaven and earth … Hmm, if I want to go to Warehouse A, B, and C, how do I apply? "

When the official heard this, he smiled and said, "Warehouse B and C correspond to the golden gong and silver gong respectively. As for Warehouse A, you can only enter it with Duke Wei's handwritten letter. However, the information about the Heaven & Earth Society and the Earth Book that you are looking for can be found in Warehouse D. "

Seeing that Xu Qi 'an was stunned, he explained, "The Heaven & Earth Society sounds like a Jianghu organization, and the Earth Book is a legendary ancient artifact. Neither is confidential. I will check the handbook and see where it is. "

After saying that, he went to the reception desk.

Xu Qi 'an looked at his back and was stunned for a while before he understood.

He was thinking that the more ancient something was, the more confidential it was. That was not the case. The more ancient something was, the less valuable it was … Hmm, it was not a question of whether it was valuable or not. Antiques were still valuable, but it was classified.

The real secrets were things that were closely related to the current era, such as military intelligence, border layout, gunpowder formulas, siege weapons, shipbuilding drawings, and so on.

I believe that in the future, there will be a secret file in Warehouse A: The Secret Book of Hybridization between Man and Beast.

Author: Song Qing; Xu Qi 'an.

Soon, the administrator found the information about the Earth Book and the Heaven & Earth Society.

Xu Qi 'an couldn't wait to read it. The Heaven & Earth Society was linked to his own safety, so he chose to understand the organization first.

…

There were thousands of organizations and sects in the Jianghu, so there was nothing special to pay attention to.

Those who managed some gray income were obedient and willing to obey the court's control. There were a few powerful Jianghu forces that didn't pay much attention to the court.

But their existence also played a role in stabilizing one side, and they would occasionally suppress bandits.

The Heaven & Earth Society was one of the inconspicuous Jianghu organizations.

Records of it first appeared sixty years ago. That year, there was a great drought in Yunzhou, and the refugees became bandits, plundering everywhere.

Natural and man-made disasters wreaked havoc.

The local Jianghu forces joined forces with the court to suppress bandits, and the Heaven & Earth Society was one of them.

"It seems to be a chivalrous organization … Hmm, sometimes good people aren't necessarily good people, just like those who do charity may not be sincere."

It could also be to gain fame … Xu Qi 'an took a sip of tea and continued reading.

The Heaven & Earth Society was not an active organization. It was semi-secret, and there were very few records about it.

Xu Qi 'an finished reading, but he didn't learn much.

"It's normal that I didn't learn anything. To be able to force the experts of the Earth Sect to flee to the capital, it means that it's a very large and powerful organization …

"It's reasonable for such an organization to be able to hide from the night watchman's intelligence network. Should I report this to Brother Chun and enrich the night watchman's database?"

"Err … Forget it for now."

He didn't plan to report this to the yamen. Although it could be exchanged for some credit, it couldn't be compared to 500 taels of gold.

A treasure like the Book of the Earth would be coveted by anyone. If any Jinluo took a liking to it, he could directly hand it over to the national treasury …

Xu Qi 'an closed the booklet and opened the related information about the Book of the Earth.

The Book of the Earth was an ancient treasure, and its origin was unverifiable. It was only known that it was left behind by a Daoist Lord whose birth date was unknown.

The information didn't even mention the function of the Book of the Earth.

However, there was a note that said that this type of ancient treasure was mostly born from the heavens and earth, and not something that could be refined by humans.

They had a common characteristic, and that was that they could be bound by blood.

Bound by blood … Xu Qi 'an thought to himself, I know this trick. After so many twists and turns, it turns out that it's bound by blood.

The Dharma artifacts that Song Qing gave him, the gong for the night watchman, could be used as long as he infused it with Qi. There was no concept of bound. They were essentially tools that could be used by anyone.

Xu Qi 'an felt that bound by blood did not exist in this world.

He took out the small jade mirror and placed it on the table. He unsheathed his saber by two inches and pressed lightly on the edge of the blade.

Bright red blood immediately seeped out, and Xu Qi 'an wiped it on the surface of the small jade mirror.

The blood stayed on the mirror for a few seconds before slowly disappearing and being absorbed by the mirror.

The next moment, the scenery in front of Xu Qi 'an started to blur. The booklet, the table, and the teacups all faded and were replaced by chaos.

In the hazy chaos, he saw eight spots of light suspended in the world of chaos.

These eight spots of light represent the other mirrors? Including me, there are exactly nine mirrors … Xu Qi 'an's gaze swept across, trying to find [Number Nine].

However, he didn't know which spot [Number Nine] belonged to.

Hmm … I just randomly picked one to add as a friend!

Xu Qi 'an raised his hand and tried to point at the spot closest to him.

The spot of light immediately rippled like water, and the ripples spread throughout the world of chaos.

Xu Qi 'an felt like he was in a dream. The scenery in front of him returned to normal, and he was still in the reception hall with the booklet and teacups in front of him, as well as the ordinary small jade mirror.

However, he knew that this wasn't a dream, because after binding by blood, the small jade mirror formed a strange connection with him.

A mysterious sense of belonging.

At this moment, a line of words slowly appeared in the mirror:

[Lu: Don't trust Number Nine. Don't respond, don't respond, don't respond …]