Chapter 734

"After Duke Huai died, I took the Soul Core and gave it to His Majesty …" Que Yongxiu's soul answered honestly.

No wonder Yang Yan said that the Blood Core was turned into a Blood Core during the blood sacrifice and the soul went underground. It turned out that Que Yongxiu had stolen it during the chaos …

Xu Qi 'an finally understood. He thought that the Dao Master of the Earth Sect had taken the Soul Core, but it had ended up in the Yuanjing Emperor's pocket.

"So, the Dao Master of the Earth Sect was involved because of the so-called 'evil'. Hmm, the King of Zhenbei and the Dao Master of the Earth Sect are working together. I wonder if the Yuanjing Emperor is also working with the Dao Master of the Earth Sect?

"That's not good. If that's the case, then I have to be careful of my identity. The Dao Master of the Earth Sect sensed that I had the fragment of the Book of the Earth on me during the one-on-five battle.

"He knows that the mysterious master in Chu Zhou City is the holder of the fragment of the Book of the Earth. So, I have to erase all traces of 'Xu Qi' an 'when I protect the Nine-Colored Jinlian.

"Xu Qi 'an is in Chu Zhou City. A mysterious master has appeared in Chu Zhou City and he has the fragment of the Book of the Earth. That doesn't mean anything. But what if Xu Qi 'an is also the holder of the fragment of the Book of the Earth? That's too suspicious. "

Xu Qi 'an asked again, "Is the Yuanjing Emperor colluding with the Dao Master of the Earth Sect?"

Que Yongxiu answered, "I don't know …"

"Why is the Yuanjing Emperor making the Soul Core?"

"I don't know …"

If you don't know this and that, then what's the use of you? Xu Qi 'an was a little angry. He thought for a while and then asked seriously.

"Do you have any hidden assets or money?"

Que Yongxiu answered honestly, "No."

Even though the Lord Protector's House was in the capital, Que Yongxiu had been in Chu Zhou City for many years.

"Hmm, the Lord Protector's House will definitely be searched. Otherwise, I won't be able to answer to everyone. Unfortunately, I'm not a night watchman anymore and can't participate in the search. Otherwise, I would be rich …" Xu Qi 'an's heart ached.

"Cao Guogong, do you have any secret businesses?" Xu Qi 'an looked at Cao Guogong again.

"I have thirteen private residences in the capital, where I keep foreign affairs and catamites. Three of them are unused, and one of them is used by me to store some valuable antiques, paintings, and silver."

Precious antiques are not stored at home, but stored outside. These things must not be allowed to see the light of day … What a hateful corrupt official … Xu Qi 'an was pleasantly surprised, but at the same time he criticized.

"Where are the deeds for the land and houses?" Xu Qi 'an asked again.

"The house that I used to store my antiques. The land and house deeds are in the house, and the rest are in the Lord Protector's House," Cao Guogong answered.

"Damn it, the twelve houses have left me …" Xu Qi 'an's heart sank as he felt an indescribable sadness.

At the same time, he became more and more curious about the house that he used to store his antiques. The house and land deeds were left in the house instead of in the Lord Protector's House, which meant that Cao Guogong had completely severed his ties with the house and the Lord Protector's House.

No matter which side was in trouble, the two sides would not be connected.

In order to preserve some hope, Xu Qi 'an didn't ask about the treasures in Cao Guogong's house.

After putting the two souls back into the sachet, Xu Qi 'an walked out of the secret chamber to visit his three friends from the Heaven & Earth Society. They lived in different rooms.

Xu Qi 'an went to Li Miaozhen's room first and knocked on the door.

Creak … The door opened, and a beautiful face peeked out. It was Xu Qi 'an's paper wife.

"Bang!"

She immediately closed the door.

After a few minutes, the door opened again. Li Miaozhen was sitting at the table, dressed neatly. Chu Caiwei was putting away the ointment, gauze, and medicine pot.

"Was she changing the ointment just now?" Xu Qi 'an quietly glanced at Li Miaozhen and asked with concern, "Is she okay?"

When Li Miaozhen nodded, he said, "The Yuanjing Emperor has issued an edict to punish himself and promised not to make things difficult for you. So, you don't have to leave the capital so early."

In fact, even if he doesn't forgive you, you don't have to be afraid. Tenzō's Taoist Master is on the same level as the Supervisor.

Even if the Yuanjing Emperor had ten guts, he wouldn't dare to kill you.

"It's so good to have a" father "supporting me …" Xu Qi 'an sighed in his heart.

No wonder when he read novels in the past, the villains who had a backer always liked to jump up and down arrogantly. If they weren't unlucky enough to meet the protagonist, ordinary people wouldn't be able to do anything to them.

"Is there anything else?" Li Miaozhen asked with a frown.

Why do you look like you want to drive me away? Do you think I'm affecting the relationship between the three parties? Xu Qi 'an complained in his heart.

I want to know what the Soul Elixir is for. "

When Li Miaozhen heard this, she looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if to say, "Didn't the Jinlian Taoist Priest tell you?"

Xu Qi 'an lowered his voice. "I just communicated with Que Yongxiu's soul and learned from him that the one who needs the Soul Elixir is not the Earth Sect Taoist Master, but the Yuanjing Emperor."

Li Miaozhen's pupils shrank.

Xu Qi 'an continued, "According to the Jinlian Taoist Priest, the Soul Elixir isn't enough to make him do such a crazy thing, but it's true. Therefore, I'm guessing that the Soul Elixir has other uses that no one knows about."

Li Miaozhen pondered for a long time, then slowly shook her head.

At this time, Chu Caiwei asked curiously, "Is it the kind of Soul Elixir that's refined from souls?"

Xu Qi 'an turned to look at her, and with a questioning gaze and tone, he asked, "You know about it?"

This was unlike Chu Caiwei. The big-eyed cute girl didn't seem like a studious person who would read books in other fields besides medicine.

Chu Caiwei said, "When Senior Brother Song was doing his research a few days ago, he said that the Soul Elixir might be able to fuse the body and soul he refined. However, it was just a guess. After all, the Soul Elixir is too precious, and the refining conditions are very strict.

"It's impossible for him to kill people to refine the elixir. The Supervisor Teacher would be the first to kill him. Hmm, I heard from Senior Brother Song that there are records about the Soul Elixir in the eighth floor's library. "

Xu Qi 'an and Li Miaozhen immediately said, "Bring us there."

"This …"

Chu Caiwei revealed a troubled expression, "The library is the Celestial Commissioner's forbidden area. Only inner disciples can enter, and they have to first get permission from the Supervisor Teacher or Senior Brother Yang. I can't bring you there, or I'll be punished. "

Li Miaozhen was a little discouraged.

Xu Qi 'an stepped forward and patted Cai Wei's shoulder, "What do you want to eat these few days? Just tell me, I'll satisfy you."

Chu Caiwei beamed, "I'll bring you there now."

Li Miaozhen was stunned, "You're not afraid of being punished?"

"Aiya, it's just a small matter."

"… …"

Three people and one ghost entered the library, but Chu Caiwei couldn't remember the name of the book that recorded the Soul Elixir or where it was placed.

Rows upon rows of bookshelves filled the large space. Trying to find the relevant records was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"I, I'll go ask Senior Brother Song …" Chu Caiwei stuck out her tongue and skipped away.

Li Miaozhen and Xu Qi 'an's faces darkened as they searched aimlessly.

Suddenly, Xu Qi 'an's attention was attracted by an ancient book:《Nine Provinces Strange Beasts》 Volume 1》.

The book recorded that the strange beasts were the descendants of the ancient gods and devils. The number of ancient gods and devils could be seen from the strange beasts of the later generations.

The most numerous and widely reproduced was the "Jiao". The book mentioned that the ancestor of the Jiao was a type of god and devil called the "Dragon".

Another example was the strange beast that appeared in the Yunzhou legend. It came from overseas and could cause wind and thunder and torrential rain whenever it breathed. Its ancestor might be a god and devil called the "Kirin".

Xu Qi 'an flipped through the book one by one and was surprised to find an "old friend", the Spirit Dragon.

There was no record of the Spirit Dragon's ancestor. It was first recorded in history during the era of the ancient human emperors. It was the mount of the human emperors when they conquered all over the world.

It rode the wind and waves and was one of the overlords in the water.

"That's not right. Judging from the behavior of that bootlicker, it doesn't look like an overlord in the water at all …" Xu Qi 'an complained in his mind.

Puzzled, he continued to read, and he saw some different information.

Huaiqing told him that the Spirit Dragon liked to eat purple gas, so it followed the royal family and became the accompanying spirit beast of the royal family. For the royal family, it was also the symbol of orthodoxy in the human world.

However, according to the book, the Spirit Dragon had another ability, which was to absorb the fate of a dynasty, so that the dynasty could last longer.

When a dynasty's fate was like adding oil to a raging fire, it was bound to weaken. The Spirit Dragon could absorb fate. If the fate of a dynasty was too strong, it would swallow it, and if the fate was weak, it would spit it out.

It allowed the dynasty's fate to always be at a stable level.

"Fate equalizer?!"

This word flashed through Xu Qi 'an's mind.

"Well, when I first transmigrated, I doubted the fate of this world's dynasties. It doesn't match the" three-hundred-year rule "I studied in the street literature.

"At that time, I thought it was because of the existence of extraordinary power, but now it seems that it's because of the existence of the Spirit Dragon?"

As he was thinking, Chu Caiwei came back and said in a crisp voice, "That book is called" Rare Pill Record ". It's in the second row, the third shelf, the second shelf. I'll get it for you."

Xu Qi 'an gathered his thoughts and followed behind Chu Caiwei. He watched as she took out a book from the second row, the third shelf, the second shelf: "Rare Pill Record".

The result was disappointing. The Jinlian Taoist priest had basically summarized the function of the Soul Elixir and did not miss anything.

As an elder of Taoism, the Jinlian Taoist priest could not have missed the function of the Soul Elixir. "That is to say, either the Soul Elixir is just a cover, or one of the functions of the Soul Elixir is very important, but we didn't notice it …" Xu Qi 'an thought to himself.

He decided to ask Luo Yuheng for advice if there was a chance. At the very least, he had to tell Luo Yuheng about this so that she could keep an eye on the Yuanjing Emperor.

Of course, before that, he had to ask the Jinlian Taoist priest first.

"I'm not familiar with my kind aunt. Whether she can be trusted or not, it's up to the Jinlian Taoist priest to decide …" Xu Qi 'an said to himself.

"Hmm, I'll go to Cao Guogong's private residence tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I'll go to the Yunlu Academy to pick up Second Uncle and Aunt. After that, I'll contact the Jinlian Taoist priest and ask if Aunt can be trusted.

"Also, I have to bring my wife back. I can't keep her outside. Tsk, there are so many things to worry about …"

…

Night.

The moonlight was like frost, plated a shallow layer of gentle brilliance on the surface of the lake.

The Spirit Dragon lay on the shore, looking listless. Sometimes it snorted, sometimes it flapped its tail, stirring up the water and stirring up the jagged ripples.

A figure walked out of the darkness and stopped in front of the Spirit Dragon.

He bent down and touched the Spirit Dragon's thick mane. He sighed and said, "Duke Huai's massacre case has finally been made public. I couldn't change the ending, and I couldn't save the face of the imperial family."

The Spirit Dragon snorted lazily, which was considered a response to that person.

He continued, "Losing the face of the imperial family means losing the support of the people, and losing the support of the people means that a part of the fate has been dispersed. I do want to disperse the fate, but this is beyond the limit of what I can bear.

"Just like you, I'm trying hard to maintain the balance. Not a bit more, not a bit less. But the people outside are too immature, and Wei Yuan is even more immature. He disobeyed me time and time again. "

He stopped stroking the Spirit Dragon and pressed his palm on the Spirit Dragon's forehead. His voice was gentle and cold. "Return a part of the fate that I've stored with you."

The Spirit Dragon's cute black button-like eyes flashed with hatred and resistance. But in the end, it didn't do anything and let him take the fate.

…

The next morning.

Creak …

As the stone door slowly opened, Xu Qi 'an shouted towards the dark underground, "Senior Sister Zhong, I'm here to pick you up."

Not long after, Zhong Li, who was wrapped in a cotton robe and had disheveled hair, slowly walked up the stone steps.

She raised her head, and between her messy hair, a pair of watery eyes throbbed with joy.

It had been a month and a half since Xu Qi 'an went north.

"Your cultivation has improved again," Zhong Li said softly.

"But you're still the same." Xu Qi 'an pressed his palm on her head.

Zhong Li slapped it away.

He pressed it again.

Zhong Li slapped it away again.

"Then go back," Xu Qi 'an said angrily.

Zhong Li gave in and let the man who called her Senior Sister touch her head.

He took Zhong Li, Li Miaozhen, the paper doll wife, and Chu Yuanzhen with him. The two groups of people stepped on their flying swords and rushed up from the Eight Trigrams Platform, flying toward Yunlu Academy.

"Why do you want to join in?" Xu Qi 'an asked Chu Yuanzhen angrily.

"Four people and one sword. It's too crowded. Why don't I give you a ride?"

Chu Yuanzhen explained innocently. Was this man heartless? He had not recovered from his injuries, but he was acting as a "driver" to take him to Yunlu Academy.

Instead of thanking him, he blamed himself.

Sensing Chu Yuanzhen's displeasure, Xu Qi 'an sighed. He didn't want to show his wretched thoughts too openly, so he said helplessly,

"I just want to recall the feeling of squeezing in the subway. It's quite nostalgic."

"What is a brother?"

"You don't need to know that …"

…

The teachers of Yunlu Academy had been very unhappy in the past two days. They were even impetuous.

Because there would always be a couple who didn't know how to appreciate favors and said, "Teach the child."

"Teach your mother!"

The gentlemen roared in their hearts in unison.

They knew that the girl from the Xu family, the youngest sister of Xu Ningyan and Xu Ci's old acquaintance. She was very good at making people angry.

They didn't expect her to come to the academy to study again.

There were more than a dozen knowledgeable teachers in the academy who taught them the art of war, scriptures, and so on. Wouldn't it be easy for them to teach a child?

However, some people were always gifted, and their thinking was different from ordinary people. What was suitable for ordinary people was not suitable for them.

Xu Lingyin was that kind of gifted child.

Riding on the wind, the green mountains under his feet, the official road was long. It only took half an hour for Xu Qi 'an to arrive at Qingyun Mountain.

He looked down and saw a child lying in the withered grass near the academy's pavilion. Her hair was tied up like a meat bun.

"I see Xu Lingyin. Go down."

Chu Yuanzhen did as he was told and landed beside the pavilion on his flying sword.

Xu Lingyin was lying on the ground, snoring loudly. Her body was covered with broken leaves and grass.

Xu Qi 'an went up and shook her awake. He said angrily, "If you sleep here again, I'll call your mother to beat you."

"It's Big Wok …"

Xu Lingyin bravely maintained her posture and ignored her brother's threat.

"Master and I came out to hunt, but he disappeared while we were hunting. I was tired, so I slept for a while," Xu Lingyin explained clearly.

Then, she frowned and added, "I'm not afraid of Mother beating me."

Xu Qi 'an sneered. "You're not afraid of Mother beating you, but aren't you afraid of your father beating you with a bamboo stick?"

Xu Lingyin's eyes widened. She covered her little butt with both hands and said in shock, "Big Wok, my picture is starting to hurt."

"What's a picture?" Xu Qi 'an picked her up like a little chick and walked to the top of the mountain.

"Picture is a butt. It's a new word I learned." The little bean finally found a chance to educate his brother. "Do you know?"

"That's a butt."

"Picture."

"Butt!!"

"Picture." The little bean read it again. Was there any problem?