Qing Hong and Li Jingxun imitated mortals and traveled in another direction, resting at an inn in a small town in the evening.
This small town was quite noisy, and many people came from all directions to go to the market. The few inns in the town were all full. In the end, Li Jingxun and Qing Hong had no choice but to squeeze into a dilapidated warehouse.
This warehouse was at the back of the inn, in a remote location, so few people came here. Moreover, the warehouse was dark and damp, not a place to stay for long.
The two frowned, but finally endured it. After all, the two of them traveled the world and had to experience many hardships, this was only a small matter.
Qing Hong stood at the door, silently observing the fate of the town. Li Jingxun began to tidy up the bed, light the lights, and tidy up the room. When everything was done, she asked Qing Hong: "Senior apprentice brother, do you feel it?"
"There's something strange here, the metal qi in the town is mixed, something's wrong."
"Why, it's those people again?"
"It should be them. I didn't expect the world of games to be so chaotic. But that's good, it's better to find out early than to be tortured by them in the future. " Qing Hong sighed: "What an old enemy, how many times have we encountered people from the Sky Heart Demon Sect?"
"The seventh — eighth time."
"The eighth time? I hope that no innocent people were harmed this time. "
The Sky Heart Demon Sect was one of the few demonic sects that used inner demons to enter the Dao. The demonic sects focused on the seven emotions and six desires as nourishment, different from normal demonic sects that refined demonic qi, they were more proficient in the human world, stirring up mortals' emotions, and using those strong emotions to refine the Seven Emotions Pill for them.
In these few years, Qing Hong and Li Jingxun had encountered many disciples of the Sky Heart Demon Sect. If they were lucky, they could capture them and send them into the Demon Suppression Tower, if they were unlucky, they could only watch them escape.
"This town isn't big, and there are very few travelers. Thus, the inns are not prepared. Now that the crowd has entered the town, they're forced to use the firewood warehouse. "
Qing Hong walked around the inn and saw that the firewood in the firewood room was scattered in the corner. The original goods in the warehouse were also scattered in other places of the inn.
If something were to happen and there was a big fire, who knew how many people would die in the inn?
A thought flashed through Qing Hong's mind. He said to Li Jingxun, "It's evening. If you and I don't intend to eat at the inn, why don't we go out and take a look?"
"Alright."
The two of them packed up and went out to gather information.
The town was called River Yang Town. It was originally a quiet and remote place. But a few days ago, someone suddenly found a gold nugget at the bottom of a distant river. After the news spread, many villagers in the town went to the river to look, and they also dug up gold nuggets.
There was gold at the bottom of the river!
The news quickly spread from Chuanyang Village to the surrounding villages, so many people flocked there, wanting to make a fortune in the river.
Qing Hong and his companion walked on the narrow and crowded street. As night approached, there were still many people in the small town. There were even many people who couldn't afford to stay in an inn, so they slept on the ground in the corner.
Looking at the noisy crowd, Qing Hong vaguely felt a wave of excitement.
Suddenly, he saw a group of beggars in the distance. Qing Hong's eyes moved slightly, "Junior Sister, there are people from the Beggar Sect here. Can you go and ask about the situation?"
"Alright." The two of them temporarily separated. Li Jingxun went to find the Beggar Sect to find out about the situation, but Qing Hong jumped up and stood on the highest building in the town, looking around the whole of River Yang Town.
There was a canal next to River Yang Town. This canal was drawn from the river three hundred feet away. It could be used as a fire protection for the town. Of course, the town's daily water was also here. Every day, the sewage was drawn from the canal into the downstream from the town.
"Although this town isn't big, it's ingenious. It's enough to show the ingenuity of the designer."
After looking for a while, Li Jingxun came to look for him. Qing Hong jumped back to the ground, "Junior Sister, how's the situation on your side?"
"About the gold found in the river. I have three sets of rumors here. "
"Oh? Three reports? "
"One is that hundreds of years ago, this place was the location of a treasure left by the previous dynasty. The gold at the bottom of the river is actually a treasure left by the previous dynasty. "
"If that's the case, the court will not sit back and do nothing."
"So, this rumor is absurd, and no one is stupid enough to report it to the government."
"What's the second?"
"A rich man died by the river last year. His wealth fell into the water and was fished out by someone."
"That's somewhat believable. What else? "
"The gold produced at the bottom of the river."
"From the water quality and soil, this river definitely can't produce gold, and there are no so-called mineral veins." Qing Hong asserted, "The gold must be hidden at the bottom of the river. By the way, Junior Sister, how many days has this news been circulating? "
"It's said that the news spread four days ago. And it's only been five days since the first person found the gold. "
"Five days? That's too short. The first person found the gold, the news spread five days later, and then so many people gathered in four days? Even if the money is tempting, it's impossible to spread so fast in five days. I even saw people from the neighboring big cities. If the news spread in two days, wouldn't it take a few days to ferment? It would take five days to go back and forth, and considering the time it took to ferment, it definitely couldn't be nine days. At least this means … "
"It means that someone is indeed behind this? Junior Sister, I've already sent people to find the first person to dig up the gold. I hope it's a breakthrough. "
"Yes."
Li Jingxun paused and asked, "The Demon Sect's method is to use money to arouse people's greed and then provoke internal strife among mortals?"
The two of them had encountered quite a number of such things when dealing with the Heaven's Heart Demon Sect.
In the sea of bitterness of the world, greed, anger, hatred, and other desires were the source of the Heaven Heart Demon Sect.
According to Ji Feichen's understanding of the Heaven Heart Demon Sect, it could be said that the Heaven Heart Demon Sect had a limitless future. After all, Xuanzheng Chau didn't have a so-called 'Heavenly Demon'. Furthermore, it wouldn't be obstructed by external demons when one cultivated to a certain level. The existence of the Heaven Heart Demon Sect, in Ji Feichen's conjecture, might be the predecessor of the Heavenly Demon. After the Heaven Heart Demon Sect opened up a Grotto-heaven. That Grotto-heaven, which used spirit as the source, could be seen as an otherworldly demon world, automatically absorbing the various negative emotions of the sea of bitterness to strengthen itself. At that time, they could secretly obstruct the path of immortals while they were cultivating.
In Ji Feichen's eyes, the threat of the Heaven Heart Demon Sect was even greater than the Blood Sea.
"The Heaven Heart Demon Sect would definitely use money as a lure. However, I feel that there's something behind it. Let's go back and talk. "Looking at the people around them, Qing Hong pulled Li Jingxun's hand and returned to the inn.
Coincidentally, the waiter was adding water to their room, and the three of them bumped into each other.
Smelling the fragrance of the tea, Qing Hong sniffed and immediately went forward, "Brother, did you get this water from the river?"
The waiter shook his head, "These few days, there have been many people digging for gold in the river. How can the water be drunk? This is the well in our backyard. It's one of the three wells in our Chuanyang Town. It's the treasure of our inn, and usually only our innkeeper's family enjoys it. These few days, there's no way to fetch water from the city, so the innkeeper purposely asked us to fetch water from the well in the backyard to make tea for you. You've come at a good time. "
Li Jingxun, "Good time? How inconvenient is it that you can't use the river water? Do you fetch water from the backyard to wash your clothes and cook? "
"The water from the well isn't much, and it's just for our inn's drinking. However, don't worry, the water for washing and cooking is fetched by our people from upstream early in the morning. "Speaking up to this point, the waiter seemed to have thought of something and stopped talking.
"Brother, if you have something to say, why don't you say it? The two of us aren't gold diggers, and we'll only stay for a few days before leaving. It won't affect your business. Look at the territory you've arranged for us, is there anything else you can't say? "
"I won't hide it from you two. These few days, many gold diggers have come from all directions. It seems that they intend to block the upstream and temporarily cut off the river so that they can fish for gold from the bottom of the river. "
"Cut off the river?" Qing Hong narrowed his eyes, as if he had understood something.
"We don't need you here, you can leave first."
After sending the waiter away, the two returned to the warehouse.
In the narrow warehouse, there was only a small wooden bed and a table.
Qing Hong opened the teapot and examined it. "This water is really good, it seems that there's something good in this town."
The few green leaves in the teapot floated in the emerald green tea. He poured a cup and tasted it. He could taste a faint sweetness, which was completely different from ordinary well water.
"Speaking of which, there's actually a little spiritual energy in this water?" Li Jingxun looked at the teapot and said in surprise, "This is actually a spiritual spring?"
"Chuanyang Town, I'm afraid this town isn't simple!" Then, Qing Hong moved a small stool and immediately began to draw the composition of the whole town.
Li Jingxun looked at the small wooden bed in the warehouse. "Senior Brother, tonight …"
"You sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor. This doesn't matter, why should immortals like us care about this? Come over and look at my drawing. "Qing Hong immersed himself in his brush. After he finished, he invited Li Jingxun over.
"Look —"
Qing Hong pointed at the drawing and said, "Chuanyang Town is built along the river next to it. From the river to the canal, from the south gate to the west gate, and then from the north gate back to the river. This canal surrounds the town, and is also their drainage channel. "
Li Jingxun's slender finger pointed at the drawing and entered a meditative state, using the Art of Inspiration to explore the terrain of Chuanyang Town.
"Because of the terrain, the south is higher and the north is lower. The drainage channel flows from the south to the north. It goes through the Vermilion Bird Road, flows back into the canal at the north gate, and then discharges downstream? "
"Correct. This way, drinking and drainage can be done at the same time, and it can also be fireproof. But — "
The girl was ultimately connected to Qing Hong's mind, and immediately understood Qing Hong's meaning. "Senior Brother is worried that the river is blocked, so the river water can't flow into the town. If there's a fire in the town, will there be a disaster? "
"Correct."
"But on the map that Senior Brother drew, isn't there a corresponding backup plan?" Li Jingxun pointed at the four corners of the town one by one. "Chuanyang Town draws four reservoirs from the canal for daily use. If there's a fire, this water will be enough for the time being. This should be a countermeasure to prevent people from blocking the river during the war, cutting off the town's drinking water. It can be used at this time. "
"It's just a fire, maybe the fire prevention measures prepared by the town will work. But don't forget that there are many people in the town. What if there's a stampede? "
At the moment, there were even people on both sides of the street. It should be known that this kind of town didn't have an official road with eight horses running side by side. Along with the pedestrians sleeping on the ground, if there really was a commotion, it might be too late to put out the fire.
"Not to mention, there are a lot of outsiders in the town. Maybe the neighbors in the town can be mobilized, and they can work together to deal with the fire. But the first reaction of these outsiders when they see a fire, is it to save people or to save their lives? "
The town's streets weren't wide to begin with, and if there was a crowd. One side was transporting water to save people, and the other side was running for their lives. If the two sides met on the street, the fire that could have been put out would be unstoppable because of the spread of the fire. If there was a stampede to death, it might be even more troublesome.
After hearing this, Li Jingxun immediately came to a realization. If he thought deeper, there might be another intention in this matter.
"If the town is really burned, the surviving townspeople will definitely vent their anger on others. And the gold diggers who come from all directions will become the vent. Are they forcing them to kill each other? Indeed, this seems to be the work of the Sky Heart Demon Sect, using mortals to kill each other to obtain corresponding negative emotions. "
"That's possible. But don't you think that the sacrifice is a little too big? " Qing Hong was a little confused. "Indeed, after Chuanyang Town is destroyed by the fire, the townspeople will definitely be affected, and then provide corresponding negative emotions to the Sky Heart Demon Sect. Emotions such as grief, sorrow, regret, and even resentment are the best food for them. But this kind of emotion is only a one-time harvest at the cost of the number of mortals. It's better to slowly operate here for a few years. The Sky Heart Demon Sect isn't stupid, how could they not think of this step? "
"Senior Brother, are you thinking that there are other demon sects behind this?"
"If the demon sects are allied, they wouldn't use this small town as a target. It should be the people of the Sky Heart Demon Sect, but it might involve a few subsidiary forces? But if the Sky Heart Demon Sect is still the leader, they definitely won't do such an obvious thing. Hiding in the dark, luring mortals to kill each other, and slowly obtaining power bit by bit, that's their usual trick! "
"Although it's a big move to burn the town in one go, it goes against the Sky Heart Demon Sect's usual exquisite methods. I feel that they have other plans. "
Qing Hong couldn't understand and shook his head. "Forget it, no matter what, we can just oppose what they want to do. If this matter is done well, it will be my opportunity. "
Hearing this, Li Jingxun smiled. "That's right, if the other party really wants to set the fire. Senior Brother, who is good at summoning rain and clouds, it will definitely be a good time to obtain merit. At the same time, you can also spread your 24 Solar Terms. "
"Not just that. I have a feeling that there is red energy rising under this town, and white waves are rolling. I think it must have the foundation of the Divine Dao. There must be a Water God born here. "
The Sky Heart Demon Sect set the town on fire, gold appeared under the river, the well in the inn contained spiritual energy, and there were signs of a Water God rising in the town. Each and every one of them proved how extraordinary this place was.
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