Lu Zhou saw remorse in her eyes.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Ye Tianxin thought that her master was here to see her, so she felt a little happy.
However …
Lu Zhou's tone was indifferent as he said, "I have something to ask you. All you have to do is answer me."
"Yes, Master." Ye Tianxin wanted to address herself as his disciple, but she swallowed her words.
"When did you start investigating the Fish Dragon Village?"
Ye Tianxin was slightly taken aback. She had thought her master would teach her a lesson. She did not expect her master to be more concerned about the Fish Dragon Village. She had mixed feelings. After giving it some thought, she answered honestly, "Ten years after I left the Evil Sky Pavilion."
"How did you know about the palace and local records?"
"Some of the sisters in the Derived Moon Palace used to be female guards in the palace. They were familiar with the rules and terrain of the palace and were making arrangements. It took me nearly five years to get the case files, "Ye Tianxin said.
She made it sound so easy, but he didn't expect that she had spent five years just to get the case file. She was really willing to pay the price.
Ye Tianxin continued to say, "Perhaps, the massacre of the Fish Dragon Village is only a trivial matter in the eyes of the officials in the palace … However, there are hundreds of people in the village …"
At the mention of this, she was a little excited.
Lu Zhou said indifferently, "So, that's why you hate me?"
Ye Tianxin's mind went blank when she heard Lu Zhou's question. She was still in high spirits, but when she heard Lu Zhou's question, she instantly wilted.
Lu Zhou continued to ask, "Has the Derived Moon Palace been to Tianjiang?"
Ye Tianxin replied, "The Derived Moon Palace has been to Measure Heaven River several times. According to the palace, there are a large number of alien races living in this area. However, the Derived Moon Palace has been investigating for years and has yet to find any alien races."
From her words, he could tell that she did not know that he was a Bai.
However, in Lu Zhou's memories, the Bais were not considered a true Other Tribe.
Instead, they were a special group of Great Yan's humans. Otherwise, the Fairfolk would not have dared to survive in Measure Heaven River.
Obviously, the palace was only using the "alien race" as an excuse and a cover.
When Ye Tianxin saw that her master was deep in thought while stroking his beard, Ye Tianxin suddenly prostrated herself on the ground with her forehead touching the ground. "I'm willing to accept any punishment. Please punish me severely, Master!"
"You're quite open-minded."
Lu Zhou shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Deceiving one's master and destroying one's ancestors deserves to be severely punished. However, the truth about the Fish Dragon Village incident was still unknown. Fan Xiuwen might just be a pawn. If I'm still the culprit, what will you do? "
"…"
Ye Tianxin was stunned.
A feeling of weakness welled up in his heart.
Now that things had come to this, she no longer knew who to trust.
"Lock her up in the southern pavilion. She's not allowed to leave." Lu Zhou waved his hand.
The two female cultivators from the Derived Moon Palace could only nod helplessly and bring her back.
Lu Zhou returned to the Evil Sky Pavilion.
。
On the second day, Lu Zhou meditated on the Heavenly Writing scrolls as usual.
With the continuous increase of the time spent on comprehension, the content of the Human Scroll had increased a lot compared to before.
However, the Heavenly Writing of the "Human" Handscroll was still difficult to understand.
After meditating for a while, Lu Zhou thought to himself, 'I'm in good spirits today.'
"Lucky draw."
[Ding! This lucky draw costs 50 merit points. Thank you for participating, luck + 1.]
"Lucky draw."
[Ding! This lucky draw costs 50 merit points. Thank you for participating, luck + 1.]
Lu Zhou shook his head. 'Perhaps, comprehending the Heavenly Writing has sucked away all my luck. I'll try again at another time.'
Moreover, he could not spend his remaining merit points recklessly.
Currently, he only had one Deadly Strike Card. If necessary, he would replenish it.
"Ding! Mingshi Yin has completed the investigation mission of Measure Heaven River. Reward: 100 merit points."
Lu Zhou was not surprised to hear this notification.
Mingshi Yin was much better than the others when it came to carrying out missions.
After a while, Mingshi Yin should be sending back a letter with the results of his investigation.
Strangely enough …
Lu Zhou waited for six hours, but there was no sign of a letter.
The Evil Sky Pavilion had always used messenger birds to send letters. The speed of a messenger bird was comparable to a legendary mount. There was no reason the messenger bird would not arrive in six hours.
"Yuan 'er."
"Yes, master."
"Send word to Jiang Aijian. Ask him to help investigate the Fish Dragon Village from the palace. If he can get to the bottom of this, he'll surely be rewarded, "Lu Zhou said.
Lu Zhou had a feeling that Mingshi Yin was in trouble.
Moreover, it was not a small one.
Shortly after, Little Yuan 'er returned with a smile and said, "Master, I've already sent him a letter."
What a coincidence!
Zhou Jifeng hurried into the great hall.
"Mr., Mr. Fourth is injured!"
"What's wrong with Fourth Senior Brother?"
Lu Zhou was puzzled.
The last time they notified the Shadow Knights, they did not see him injured.
To think that a mishap had occurred during the investigation of the Fish Dragon Village. Sure enough, this matter was much more complicated than he had imagined.
Lu Zhou's expression remained calm as he stroked his beard and said,
"Where is he now?"
"We've reached the foot of the mountain. Pan Zhong is bringing Mister Fourth up."
Not long after.
Pan Zhong brought Mingshi Yin back to the great hall.
Mingshi Yin's current appearance reminded him of the moment he fought the Dark Four Knights, Chen Zhonghe.
Mingshi Yin fell to his knees and said, "Fortunately, I didn't fail you. I've obtained some clues from Measure Heaven River."
"Speak."
"Measure Heaven River is near the Fish Dragon Village. There are soldiers patrolling the area. It's been like this for the past ten years. I've explored Tian River at night and made a huge discovery. "Mingshi Yin gulped." They seem to be fishing for corpses! "
"…"
The crowd was shocked.
Putting aside the fact that there were Other Tribesmen in Measure Heaven River, there was no need to throw corpses into the river and fish them out. There was no need to do this for ten years!
"Do you know why they're fishing for corpses?" Lu Zhou asked.
"I was about to investigate further when I accidentally triggered a peculiar trap! I had to return overnight! "Mingshi Yin said weakly.
Lu Zhou rose to his feet slowly.
Then, he walked down the steps.
He walked to Mingshi Yin's side.
Mingshi Yin prostrated himself on the ground. "I'm useless!"
"Raise your head." Lu Zhou's voice was authoritative.
Mingshi Yin raised his head slowly.
As expected, Lu Zhou saw a black lotus between Mingshi Yin's brows.
"Witchcraft …"
Pan Zhong was the closest to Mingshi Yin. He did not notice it when he brought Mingshi Yin back. When he tilted his head to take a look, he saw that it was indeed witchcraft. He could not help but feel shocked.
"No wonder Mister Fourth was ambushed. It was a witchcraft trap. There aren't many cultivators who know witchcraft in Great Yan! Who's trying to harm Mister Fourth? "Pan Zhong asked in shock.
Lu Zhou did not answer his question. Instead, he looked at Mingshi Yin and said, "By Measure Heaven River?"
"There might be traps all along the river … Master, I'm fine. I'm just slightly tired. This witchcraft only restricted 60% of my cultivation base. It's not a big deal … "
Mingshi Yin was able to rush back overnight from Measure Heaven River even though 60% of his cultivation base was restricted.
He had to admit that Mingshi Yin's resilience and ability to survive were shocking.
Sometimes, Lu Zhou wondered if Ji Tiandao had chosen his disciples based on that poem alone.
It was a little too much of a coincidence that all of them were talented and matched the poem.
Pan Zhong bowed and said, "It's witchcraft indeed … We have to undo it as soon as possible. Otherwise, we'll sink deeper into the witchcraft until we lose all of our cultivation bases. At that time, it'll be even more difficult to undo the witchcraft."
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