After sending off Hua Yuxin, the only weakness that could hinder Yi Tian no longer existed. Now, he had followed Duan Yi and the others into several teams and began to investigate the suspicious merchants in Feiyu City.
Although Elder Feng Kun of the Feiyu Kenshū Sect had issued a death order to thoroughly investigate and find the cultivator who was collecting the bounty from the black market, they were not fools. Since the other party dared to come, he must have a plan for the reward. Perhaps he had already left Feiyu City and ran outside. Moreover, as long as he left Feiyu City and found a remote place to hide, these people from the Department of Internal Affairs would not be able to find him.
As for the main culprit, Yi Tian, he was coldly watching these people from the Department of Internal Affairs. It seemed that they did not focus their energy on searching for Great Immortal Croaking, but instead focused most of their energy on searching the local merchants.
Although he was aware of the suspicions in his heart, he could not go against the Department of Internal Affairs' orders. Moreover, the grouping this time was very deliberate. Jian Shaoqing had divided the Deity Transformation cultivators of the Taiqing Pavilion and assigned them to the various teams of Internal Affairs.
Originally, each team of four only had one Deity Transformation cultivator, but now that there was an external cultivator, the overall strength of the team increased by a lot. Moreover, these new Taiqing Pavilion cultivators were only temporary assistants, and the person in charge was still a cultivator from the Feiyu Kenshū Sect.
However, Yi Tian did not know what Jian Shaoqing was planning to do. With such great fanfare, he carried out a carpet search in the city. It was obvious that he was targeting someone.
The team he was in was led by Duan Yi. As Jian Shaoqing's deputy, he naturally knew the true purpose of this operation. Yi Tian followed Duan Yi all the way, but he didn't find a chance to get close to him. Every time he found a suspicious merchant, he would first cast a formation to seal the building, then follow Duan Yi to break in from the main entrance and start beating the dogs.
However, after searching several stores in a row, he still did not find the person he was looking for. As a result, Yi Tian became even more suspicious. Taking advantage of the fact that the people from the Department of Internal Affairs were wrapping up their work, he secretly sent a voice transmission to Duan Yi. "Senior Brother Duan, look, we've already searched quite a few shops, but we have no clue at all."
"Soon, soon. Just two more and we'll be done," Duan Yi said carelessly after hearing that.
Seeing Jian Shaoqing's perfunctory response, Yi Tian guessed that this matter was definitely not that simple. Jian Shaoqing was following Elder Feng Kun's orders and doing his own thing. He immediately asked with a solemn expression, "Senior Apprentice Brother Duan, let's not beat around the bush. My Taiqing Pavilion's disciples have contributed, but we have to give an explanation. Initially, I wanted to track down the real culprit who killed Fellow Ou, but it seems to me that things aren't that simple. Maybe Senior Martial Brother Jian has other purposes, but I'm afraid this matter can't be hidden from my fellow martial brothers. "
Duan Yi's eyelids twitched, and he immediately looked at Yi Tian with an awkward expression. Both sides had cooperated very happily along the way. However, if some things were done too obviously, it would naturally arouse others' suspicion. Now that they had failed to complete the task, it would be very bad for their allies to become hostile.
After thinking for a while, Duan Yi gestured for them to go to the side hall to talk privately. Yi Tian naturally nodded in agreement.
After a while, the two came to an empty side hall. Duan Yi raised his hand and opened a soundproof boundary. Then, he bowed with a dignified expression and said, "To be honest, Senior Martial Brother Jian really wants to use the opportunity of searching for the culprit as an opportunity to investigate a valuable item privately traded by a local merchant."
"Oh, what is it that can cause your esteemed department to feign obedience to Elder Feng Kun's order? I would like to know more." Yi Tian also used a stiff tone to ridicule.
Duan Yi's face was awkward, and then he sighed and said, "In fact, this can't be considered secretly obeying. You don't know that Ou Jinglong is arrogant and conceited. He put up the wanted poster in the black market himself. His purpose was to create momentum for him and make these rogue cultivators stay away from him. Who knows … "
"Who knew that someone really did kill him. This caused a storm in the city, and your company is responsible for maintaining law and order in Feiyu City. Coupled with Elder Feng Kun's order, you can't shirk your responsibility, so you had no choice but to come out and do it?" Yi Tian asked tentatively.
Duan Yi smiled and replied, "Brother Yi guessed half right, but the second half is not far away. After searching a few places along the way, you must have some doubts in your heart, right? "
Yi Tian nodded and didn't say anything. He just looked at Duan Yi in front of him and asked him to continue.
"In fact, a strange thing has happened in Feiyu City in recent years," Duan Yi explained, "Brother Yi, do you know about the matter of Langhuan Cave?"
"Langhuan Cave," Yi Tian repeated, a trace of confusion on his face, but in his heart, he thought, Could it be that Xi Tianying came here to unload his goods and was targeted by Jian Shaoqing? The source of this matter is still me, but I told him not to be careful and not to arouse the suspicion of the big Sects. My brother-in-law didn't make any mistakes, but he stirred up a hornet's nest here.
With an uncertain look on his face, he looked at Duan Yi and asked, "To enter Langhuan Cave, one needs to obtain a Fiery Token. Could it be that you are searching for the Fiery Tokens? But what's the difference between this and open robbery? Do these merchants have to hand over all the Fiery Tokens they have to the Feiyu Kenshū Sect? If that's the case, forgive me for not agreeing. "
Then, with a look of anger on his face, he pretended to leave. Suddenly, he heard Duan Yi hurriedly shout, "Junior Brother Yi, please don't have such thoughts. There's something fishy about this matter, please listen to me carefully."
Following that, Duan Yi told him everything about the Fiery Tokens that had appeared in Feiyu City over the years.
Originally, the Li Fire Sect had set a strict limit on the number of Fiery Tokens that could enter Langhuan Cave. But they never expected that just in Feiyu City, the Fiery Tokens that appeared in the black market over the years accounted for a quarter of the fixed number.
From this, it could be seen that someone was creating fake tokens to obtain wealth. But when Jian Shaoqing tried to investigate, he discovered that the Fiery Tokens that were being traded were all genuine. However, they were not that old. They looked like new tokens that had been refined in the past hundred years.
Originally, these tokens could only be sold from the Li Fire Palace, but it was unknown what the Li Fire Palace was up to. Therefore, they took the opportunity to thoroughly investigate the matter in Feiyu City. At the very least, they wanted to find some Fiery Tokens for their sect's disciples. Furthermore, it was said that some small and medium-sized sects had also found the Fiery Tokens in private, but they kept it a secret and never mentioned it.
Seeing Yi Tian fall into deep thought, Duan Yi knew that this matter would definitely give rise to some suspicions. Following that, he directly said, "Now that I've told you everything, how about we make a three-point agreement?"
"How to distribute the Fiery Tokens? I'd like to hear Senior Brother Duan's opinion," Yi Tian replied calmly.
"Find one. The first one belongs to my sect. Brother Yi can buy the second one for three million spirit stones. That's my bottom line," Duan Yi thought for a moment before stating his method of distribution.
"How about this? I don't want the second one. Fellow Daoist Duan just needs to give me two low-grade mid-tier treasures," Yi Tian said after some thought.
"Deal. As long as you don't go back on your word," Duan Yi agreed without thinking.
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