Early in the morning, the Sixth Madam of the Jiugong family woke up.
After simply combing her hair, the graceful Sixth Madam left through the back door of the Jiugong Residence with only two maids who accompanied her.
Worshiping Buddha required sincerity, and meeting Buddha without makeup was a form of respect.
The back door was on the way to the temple that the Sixth Madam was going to, and it would not disturb others.
Therefore, every time she went to worship Buddha, the Sixth Madam would leave through the back door.
Ming of Immortals had already arranged everything.
He arranged for a black car of the Jiugong family to be parked at the back door.
It was already two hours later when they officially arrived at the Tianxuan Buddhist Temple.
The scene in front of the temple surprised the two maids behind the Sixth Madam.
The riveted door of the temple was wide open, and the stone lion head kowtowing on it, together with the surrounding stone walls, showed the mottled taste of time.
The murals on the stone walls had been weathered by wind and rain for years, and although the color had long been dull, it had a sense of simplicity and era.
The Tianxuan Buddhist Temple was the most famous Buddhist temple in the East Prefecture. Usually, even in the early morning, the pilgrims who came to visit would break the threshold.
Jiugong Xing Hui and two maids arrived at seven o 'clock.
Under the preparation of Ming of Immortals, the Jiugong family and the Star Plucking Group worked together to clear the area, blocking all the roads leading to the temple.
They set aside an hour for the Sixth Madam to worship Buddha.
Along the stone walls of the temple, there was a member of the Star Plucking Group standing every three meters.
These people were dressed in the same light blue coarse monk clothes, and each of them was equipped with Buddhist beads. They were responsible for the safety and order of the Sixth Madam's worship.
The number of people added up to a few hundred people.
This was the basic operation every time the Sixth Madam went out to worship Buddha.
The other pilgrims couldn't enter, and although they complained in their hearts, they didn't dare to express anything.
They had to give face to the Jiugong family and the Star Plucking Group …
In a sense, when these two sects united, their prestige might be much greater than that of the Buddha in the Buddhist temple.
Some people became Buddhists for comfort.
But if they wanted to survive, they still had to be social people.
They were just recruited by the Sixth Madam, and their backgrounds were very clean. Jiugong Xing Hui had the intention to train them.
"The reason I brought you out today is to let you get used to it."
Before formally paying respects to Buddha, Jiu Gong Xing Hui glanced at the two of them and said, "When you work under me, don't make a fuss no matter what you encounter. Don't show that you've never seen the world, understand?"
"Yes, Madam."
The two maids followed behind and nodded obediently.
"The two of you don't need to follow me. Other than this hall in front of us, I'll leave the other halls to you. Be sure to light three candles in front of each Buddha statue. "
Passing through the courtyard, Jiu Gong Xing Hui took out the incense stick that he had prepared in advance.
She handed two bundles to the maids and instructed them.
The two maids nodded and each took their own bundle of incense sticks. They started to worship from the side hall.
Out of the corner of her eye, the Sixth Madam saw the two of them leaving. Immediately, a small flame rose from her fingertip and ignited the joss stick.
She slowly walked towards the main hall.
In the end, the figure disappeared into the main hall …
…
"Sixth Madam went to Tianxuan Temple again?"
On the other side, Hideishi Kuamiya, who was enjoying breakfast in Sakura Garden, heard the news from One-Eyed.
If ordinary people went to worship Buddha, Hideishi Kuamiya could not care less.
However, this Sixth Madam always made a big fuss every time she worshipped Buddha. She had long since annoyed Hideishi Kuamiya.
However, the Star Plucking Group's actions on Sun Island had always been high-profile. This kind of domineering style was, in fact, their consistent style.
Jiu Gong Xing Hui's actions seemed to be in line with the Star Plucking Group's style. However, as their current opponent, Hideishi Kuamiya had actually been suspicious about this for a long time.
He felt that the Sixth Madam's actions every time she went to the temple to worship Buddha.
It seemed a little unusual.
"Do you still remember the burglary that happened in the Sixth Madam's house before she got married?"
Hideishi Kuamiya frowned and said to the one-eyed samurai.
"Of course I remember." The one-eyed samurai nodded.
Before he was transferred to Hideishi Kuamiya's personal guard, he also worked as a guard for the Jiugong family.
A burglary happened in the heavily-guarded Jiugong's house. This was indeed fresh in his memory.
"At that time, Jiu Gong's house was searched and nothing was stolen. There were only a few traces of the door locks being pried open …"
At this point, the one-eyed man's eyes darkened, and he continued, "But the locks that were picked all point to the seal of the 'Ghost Record' deep underground!"
"That's right! Although at first my father suspected it was a coincidence. But these locks that have been picked are too coincidental. "
Sitting in the wheelchair, Hideishi Kyouya said with a reminiscing expression, "Our Kyouya family has an area the size of 10 university campuses. The internal routes are complicated, and this was specially calculated by the formation masters. There are a total of 132 mansions and tens of thousands of keyholes. "
"In order to open the passageway leading to the underground seal, we must open forty-nine specific keyholes on the same day, and we must open them accordingly."
"The keyhole changes every day. Only my father, who holds the Patriarch's Token, knows the password. And on the day of the theft, there were a total of 68 keyholes, and among them, 42 locks were the designated mechanism locks on that day. "
Jiu Gong Xiushi smirked.
How could there be such a coincidence in this world?
There were 49 locks that changed positions every day, but on the day of the theft, 42 of them were hit.
Although there were a total of 68 of them, it was obvious that the thief was just trying to cover up the fact that he had stolen all of them.
"Young Master, do you mean that the sixth madam might be related to this attempted burglary?"
"I don't have direct evidence, but I have reason to suspect that the purpose of that woman marrying into our family is very likely to be for the 'Ghost Record'. That's why I've been asking you to investigate her visit to the temple. "
Jiu Gong Xiushi pondered for a moment before continuing.
"Ever since she married into the family, the sixth madam has indeed looked like a woman who abides by her morals and stands aloof from worldly affairs."
"But in fact, I still feel that she went to the temple to worship on the surface, but she might be secretly plotting with the upper echelons of the Star Pluckers."
"But it's a pity that we haven't found even the slightest trace of these things." The one-eyed warrior sighed.
He had in fact investigated the sixth madam many times, but each time, he hadn't found anything particularly reliable.
From the initial attempted burglary to the sixth madam marrying into the Jiu Gong family, and then to the sixth madam's frequent visits to the temple to worship …
While there were gaps in the clues, the timing and coincidence were the most important.
Jiu Gong Xiushi had noticed very early on that this sixth madam had an ulterior motive.
In his wheelchair, Jiu Gong Xiushi frowned deeply.
"Also, she has been plotting against our Jiu Gong family for a long time. If an outsider comes at a time like this, it might disrupt her original rhythm."
"So, young master, you sent people to keep an eye on No. 60 High to protect them?"
"Of course!"
Jiu Gong Xiushi nodded. "Since we're going to carry out the kidnapping plan, we have to ensure their safety at the very least before they land on Sun Island. Otherwise, our plan to win over Miss Sun will be completely dashed … "
He was obsessed with the fight for the position of head of the family, and had even ruthlessly set up a trap to kill Jiu Gong Ryoko back then.
But now, Jiu Gong Xiushi realized that perhaps he and Jiu Gong Ryoko shared the same attitude toward the sixth madam.
This woman was very dangerous.
Perhaps even more frightening than Jiu Gong Ryoko.
A ferocious viper wasn't scary, but a quiet viper lurking in the dark was.
Usually, it would just sit there.
It looked like it was asleep.
But no one knew when it would raise its head and bite.
The one-eyed warrior felt that things had become interesting. "Young Master Xiushi, do you think that the sixth madam will make a move on the plane?"
"Given her personality, it's very likely."
Jiu Gong Xiushi smiled bitterly. "But my stepmother has always been patient. I just don't know if she'll take the bait this time."
"Maybe."
The one-eyed warrior frowned. "If it can be faked as a plane crash, there will indeed be no witnesses."
"Plane crash … That sounds like something the Star Pluckers would do."
Jiu Gong Xiushi frowned. "So, are the people we sent reliable?"
"This is my right-hand man, a Nascent Soul cultivator. He once received systematic training in the army and has a lot of experience. I don't think there will be any problems. "
"Mm, make another call later and ask about the situation. It won't be long before they board the boat. "
"Yes."
…
After smoothly boarding the immortal boat, Wang Ling and the others were seated in business class at the very front.
The seats in business class were very spacious and comfortable.
Everyone had a leather sofa, which came with a full-body massage and the ability to freely adjust the angle of their reclining position.
Wang Ling actually didn't really need a massage.
His body was too dense.
Although he had used light body techniques to reduce his weight, his body was in fact still as hard as iron.
Even a massage head made of alloy might resonate and shatter when it vibrated on Wang Ling's body.
As soon as the man who had been monitoring them in the lounge boarded the boat, he realized that Wang Ling and the others were all sitting in business class, and his expression instantly turned a little awkward.
"Miss … can we upgrade the cabin? I want to upgrade to business class. "
Thus, the man gritted his teeth and asked the air stewardess on the immortal boat.
"I'm very sorry, sir, but all business class has been booked," the pretty air stewardess replied patiently.
"Not a single one left?"
"Yes, sir," the air stewardess replied.
Business class tickets on the immortal boat were very expensive; they were ten times more expensive than economy class.
There were also very limited seats; there were only ten in total.
Right now, there were only three people in business class: Wang Ling, Wang Ming and Lotus Sun.
However, Lotus Sun clearly didn't want their space to be disturbed by outsiders.
She knew that Wang Ling liked peace and quiet, and might not be used to strangers sitting next to him.
Thus, the girl used what didn't seem to be a lot of pocket money to take all the seats.
"Are there any first-class seats left?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good! Help me upgrade to first-class! "
The man didn't give up. Since he couldn't get into business class, he tried to get into first class.
This was the cabin closest to business class, and the point was that if he wanted to pass through business class, he had to pass through first class.
He had been sent by Xiushi Jiugong, and would be able to detect anyone suspicious at a glance.
This was a bad plan, but it was also a helpless move.
There was no one else in business class.
But for safety's sake, Wang Ming directly used Wang Ling Three's magnetic shield to completely cover this area.
This was to ensure that no one else could listen in on the exchange in business class.
"Who on earth is that person? He's sneaky, but he doesn't seem to have any murderous intent. "
Lotus Sun asked reassuringly.
This was the most intuitive feeling she had when she used sword qi.
If the person had malicious intentions, Mysterious Sea would immediately detect his murderous intent and give Lotus Sun a warning.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be someone from the Jiugong family," Wang Ming said.
"I secretly took a photo of him in the lounge earlier, and then used my authority to access the international big data facial recognition system to scan him. I found that this person is called Mu Yiling, and he's at the Nascent Soul stage. He used to be a member of the Sun Island Self-Defense Force. After retiring, he currently works for the Jiugong family. "
"Brother Er, you're amazing. He covered himself up so tightly, but you still managed to take a photo?" Lotus Sun laughed.
"It's actually very easy to use the associative scanning mechanism. It's actually useless to wear sunglasses; when I take a photo, the scanning light can directly penetrate the sunglasses and shine on his eyes. As long as I can get one or two facial features and combine them with the actual body shape for associative scanning, it'll be easy to get facial data. "
As Wang Ming spoke, he stretched out an arm and rested his head on it, looking relaxed and leisurely. "This person probably isn't planning on doing anything to us.
"Or rather, he isn't planning on doing anything to us on the immortal boat.
"If he's an official from the Jiugong family responsible for protecting us, he should have contacted us in advance.
"Based on his appearance and his identity, it seems like he's not a bad person. It seems like they were sent by a faction within the Jiugong family to protect us. "
Lotus Sun almost laughed out loud when she heard this.
Lotus Sun almost burst out laughing.
Given their current lineup, they didn't lack protection at all!
Even if Wang Ling wasn't included, given Wang Ming's current battle strength alone, it would be very difficult for an average cultivator to defeat him.
Furthermore, Huaxiu Alliance had in fact placed great importance on security because Wang Ming was traveling with them this time.
Apart from Zhai Yin, who had come with them on the immortal boat, they had also applied for special protection from Battle Sect.
In other words, it looked like there were only four of them participating in the student exchange program.
But the truth was that there were thousands of troops following them from the shadows.
"In any case, that's the situation. This kid isn't moving now, so we don't need to pay too much attention to him. "
Wang Ming laughed. "It's possible that there really is another group of people who want to do us harm. Maybe this person has received some information? But since we're on the immortal boat, they're too bold to make a move on us. "
"Do they want to cause an air crash?"
"Who knows."
Wang Ming spread his hands.
He looked at Wang Ling next to him with a meaningful smile. "I just hope that those people can live in peace. After all, the ceiling of the cultivation world is right next to me … "
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