Lu Qingshan flew toward the exposed Green Radish Sect on his sword.
Because the sect's formation was broken, the Green Radish Sect was on high alert and sent out disciples to patrol outside the sect.
When a young patrolling disciple saw an outsider, he thought it was an intruder and wanted to stop him. However, he was stopped by an older senior brother who had a higher cultivation base.
"Senior brother?" The young disciple was puzzled.
"Take a good look at who he is …" The senior brother's voice trembled slightly.
Lu Qingshan's escape technique was extremely fast. At this moment, the young disciple could already see the figure in the sword light.
"It's him … Why is he back?!" The young disciple trembled all over. His heart, which was already eager to try, suddenly quieted down. He no longer dared to mention the matter of stopping them.
— How could he dare to stop someone who even his own ancestor could not stop?
With no one stopping him, Lu Qingshan went straight into the sect.
…
Green Radish Sect, Sect Hall.
One would not visit a temple without a cause.
After Lu Qingshan explained his purpose of visit, Sect Master Pu Ze could not help but sigh in relief. He took a sip of tea and looked at the expressionless Lu Qingshan. He said slowly, "You came at a bad time. Ancestor said he had some urgent matters to attend to. He just left the sect three days ago and his whereabouts are unknown."
"Left?" Lu Qingshan sighed and murmured.
At this moment, silence spoke louder than words.
Although he did not get an answer, Lu Qingshan already knew the answer.
Ancestor Green Radish had sealed himself underground for thousands of years. Of all times, he chose to leave at this moment. The meaning behind this was obvious.
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Tianji Temple.
Lu Qingshan returned with a heavy heart.
This trip to the Green Radish Sect could not be said to be fruitless, but it could not be said to be a great gain either.
At least, other than confirming his conjecture, there was not much practical significance.
At present, he did not spend too much effort on tracking down the person behind this.
King Qing's massacre was the most important thing at the moment.
However, Lu Qingshan also understood that unless one could reach the level of Li Qiubai, the strength of an individual was too weak in this matter. In the end, it still depended on the strength of the Dao Sect.
Now, he was counting on the Water Moon Temple Master to make a trip to Heavenly River City.
After entering the Lotus Flower Peak, Lu Qingshan first inquired about the situation, "Has the Water Moon Observatory Lord returned?"
"He just came back not too long ago. The Peak Lord also said that if Young Master Lu comes back, you can go look for her directly," a young female Taoist from the Lotus Peak said respectfully.
Lu Qingshan nodded and headed towards the Water Moon Temple Master's dojo.
In the pavilion.
Aside from the Water Moon Temple Master, there was also a male cultivator.
Mirror Lake Monastery Master.
"You're here." The Water Moon Observatory Mistress saw Lu Qingshan enter and nodded in greeting. Then, she asked, "How was it, what did you gain from your trip to the Green Radish Gate?"
Lu Qingshan shook his head and briefly explained the situation.
"This …" The Water Moon Observatory's master raised an eyebrow and muttered softly.
"Did the Observatory Mistress discover anything? The matter of King Qing's massacre … is it true? "Lu Qingshan hesitated for a moment and finally chose to ask directly.
The Water Moon Observatory Mistress shook her head. "The situation is a little complicated …"
She explained in detail, "I specially made a trip to Heavenly River City to inform the Observatory Mistress of this matter. The Observatory Mistress also placed great importance on this matter. She immediately used the Divine Secrets Mirror to inspect the situation in King Qing's fief, Qing Province."
"The result was …?" Lu Qingshan asked.
"Everything was normal. There were no disturbances or abnormalities in King Qing's fief. King Qing could even be considered a good Marquis. Under his rule, there were very few disturbances in Qing Province.
The north of Qing Province was once a barren land. Demon beasts were everywhere and would occasionally invade the surrounding cities, causing the people of Northern Qing to suffer.
It was also because of King Qing's actions that he directly quelled the demon beasts' chaos in Northern Qing and built a Northern Guard City. He did not hesitate to use a large amount of resources every year and sent many cultivators there to suppress the demon beasts.
Since then, there have been no more demon beasts invasions in Northern Qing. Hence, King Qing's reputation in Qing Province is extremely high. He is regarded as a guardian by many sects and people and is revered by many.
Such a person does not look like someone who would be so cruel as to commit a massacre … "
In his previous life, there were many great philanthropists on the surface, but there were also many flies and dogs behind the scenes … Lu Qingshan would not believe King Qing simply because of his reputation in Qing Province.
But …
If such an act was really prepared to be carried out, King Qing would definitely need to enclose a large area of land in advance. It was impossible for him to decide where to start the massacre at the last minute when it was about to happen.
Since he had made preparations in advance, logically speaking, there should be traces left behind.
Moreover, for King Qing, who was of noble status and had his own fiefdom, enclosing the land of the massacre in his fiefdom in Qing Province was undoubtedly the most suitable.
After all, doing such a shocking thing would cause him to become the target of public criticism once it was discovered.
Hence, if he wanted to deceive everyone, he could only do it in a territory that he had complete control over — Qing Province. Only then would there be room for manipulation.
If it was in other provinces, just sending people over would cause the prefecture lord to be vigilant and suspicious, not to mention making many arrangements.
Another important point was that although the Tianji Temple did not send any supervising disciples to Qing Province in order to avoid suspicion, there were still other provinces in other provinces.
However, in the other provinces, there were disciples who were well aware of the situation in their own provinces.
Just as Lu Qingshan had said earlier, the disciples of the Tianji Temple monitored the world in the name of guarding. There were only two possibilities as to why there was no news about King Qing's massacre.
The first was that King Qing's massacre was made out of nothing.
The second was that the massacre had been secretly carried out by King Qing in Qing Province. It had happened in the blind spot of the Tianji Temple.
However, there was no need to doubt the ability of the Tianji Temple Lord to see through the mysteries of the heavens.
There was no need to mention the power of the Tianji Mirror.
Since the Tianji Temple Lord had personally used the Tianji Mirror to investigate the situation in Qing Province, if there was a ghost in Qing Province, it would not be able to escape his eyes.
However, there was no ghost …
That could only mean that there was no ghost in Qing Province and it was not the land of massacre that King Qing had chosen.
Logically speaking, there was a high chance that the massacre did not exist.
"This matter is extremely important. Perhaps Qing Province is not the land of massacre, but it does not mean that the massacre does not exist."
The Water Moon Temple Lord frowned and softly agreed, "This matter is extremely important and cannot be negligent. It must be thoroughly investigated.
However, the situation in Heavenly River City is getting more and more serious by the day. Most of the Abbey Dean's attention is also focused there. Since the temporary information is that Xue Tu's matter is most likely nonsense, the Abbey Dean can't put too much effort into this matter. "
"After all, the source of this information is too strange. It could be a smokescreen deliberately thrown by the Hades to confuse us and distract us."
"Indeed, this possibility does exist." The Mirror Lake Temple Lord agreed with the Water Moon Temple Lord's opinion.
The Water Moon Temple Lord glanced at the Mirror Lake who was sitting upright and still. He did not say anything and continued, "King Qing is currently being investigated in Chang 'an City because of the matter of Dong Lin and Tai' an City that you mentioned earlier.
The cultivators of the Qing lineage and the descendants of King Qing who participated in the matter of the three cities will also be executed after the investigation is completed. "
"Hence, during this period of time, I will let the disciples in charge of guarding the area under their jurisdiction to search for possible traces of the massacre. At the same time, we will wait for the results of the investigation in Chang 'an City."
"From a rational point of view, I do not believe that King Qing would do such a thing as massacre."
The Mirror Lake Temple Lord sighed and said in a low voice, "Even though he has clashed with Li Qiubai and the current Sovereign for the position of Sovereign, his achievements in the Alien Battlefield are clear for all to see.
"Back then, when Xia Xuanji was still in power, there was a fierce battle in the Alien Battlefield in the Middle Heaven Domain.
The Giant Spirit Demons launched a surprise attack and mobilized a large number of demonic cultivators, wanting to destroy all of the small and medium-sized cities in the Alien Battlefield.
The human cultivators were caught off guard and could only bitterly defend their cities. They were unable to send out any information and ask for help.
"It was Prince Qing who risked his life to break out of the encirclement and spread the news in time. Only then did he manage to calm the chaos. It was also because of this that Prince Qing was viewed as a divine general of Great Xia and his reputation was unparalleled."
"I find it hard to believe that someone who once had such a pure heart would slaughter his own people and the people he protected," the Mirror Lake Temple Lord sighed as he thought of the past.
Lu Qingshan fell silent.
However, he was not convinced by the Mirror Lake Temple Lord.
Human nature was changeable.
No matter how much King Qing cared about the human race, it did not contradict how cruel he had become.
There was a precedent for this.
In his previous life, there were many people who had perseverance and willpower. They had risked their lives to save their people and country, but in the end, they chose to betray their country and collude with the enemy.
This was because in the darkness, they had raised the white flag and surrendered to their people. They felt that they could not see any hope and allowed benefits to corrode their beliefs.
These people were detestable because they had betrayed their own people.
However, they were also pitiful. No matter how powerful they were or how high their status was, they could not hide the fear and cowardice in their hearts.
Moreover, the conclusion that the Heaven's Secrets Monastery Lord had reached was completely different …
Lu Qingshan had always believed that King Qing's massacre was most likely true.
This was because in his previous life, although he had not experienced the Three Cities Empty, before he came to this world, the version he was in was called "The Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven", and the subtitle was "The Mystery of the Bloody Massacre"!
However, this version had just started. The players had not yet figured out who the Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven was, what the Gate of Heaven was … and what the Mystery of the Bloody Massacre meant. It was in time for Empyrean's tenth anniversary event – "The War of the Slaying of the Gods".
There was no need to talk about what happened afterwards.
However, although Lu Qingshan did not know that the Main Storyline of this version was to come to this world, there was no doubt that since this version's subtitle was "The Mystery of the Bloody Massacre", this matter definitely existed.
This was what Lu Qingshan, as an expert player and a veteran player who had studied the Main Storyline, understood the conduct of the Empyrean game designers.
Of course, the players at the time only thought that the Bloody Massacre referred to the Demons invading the human race and slaughtering the human race.
Therefore, the players had always thought of this version as the official start of the war between the two races.
Even Lu Qingshan thought so.
Who would have thought that the "Mystery of the Bloody Massacre" actually happened within the human race and pointed to one of the three kings of the Da Xia Kingdom's royal family, Prince Qing?
The only question now was where exactly was the location of the Bloody Massacre that Prince Qing had chosen?
However, he could only know these words in his heart. He could not tell others unless he could find evidence.
Therefore, in the end, Lu Qingshan could only raise his head and look at the Water Moon Temple Master. He said solemnly, "Temple Master, although there is not much evidence at the moment and only a few suspicious points, please believe me this time. The matter of Prince Qing's Bloody Massacre must be treated seriously."
"I understand," the Water Moon Temple Master saw that Lu Qingshan was so serious. She immediately straightened her expression and promised without hesitation.
— Ever since Lu Qingshan had entered the Demon Domain and returned safely, although Lu Qingshan was still a junior in the eyes of others, her trust in Lu Qingshan had increased day by day.
On the other hand, the Mirror Lake Temple Master saw the Water Moon Temple Master's reaction and could not help but narrow his eyes and snort through his nose to express his dissatisfaction.
Although he was dissatisfied, he did not object.
As the Vice Temple Master of the Divine Secrets Temple, he could still grasp the severity of the matter.
.....
In the side room.
Dantai Qingrun was half leaning on the bed. Lu Qingshan briefly told her the information that the Water Moon Temple Master had obtained.
The tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed and she could not help but exhale.
"So, this is fake news?"
The Bloody Massacre was too shocking. It would be best if it was fake.
"It's hard to say," Lu Qingshan shook his head and said seriously, "On the contrary, the more it is like this, the more worried I am."
"If Prince Qing really planned the Bloody Massacre, it should have been like this. It would not have been so easy to find a flaw."
Who could become a Martial Emperor was simple?
"But … this is information that the Temple Master of the Divine Secrets Temple personally obtained," Dantai Qingrun instinctively said.
It was not that she did not believe in Lu Qingshan's judgment, but the authority of the Temple Master of the Divine Secrets Temple had long been ingrained in everyone's hearts.
"What you hear may be false, but seeing is believing. Therefore, I will personally go to Qingzhou to see the situation." Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes and said slowly in a tone that left no room for doubt, "Stay here and rest first."
Dantai Qingrun frowned. She was about to suggest going with Lu Qingshan, but because of her impatience, the blood in her body roiled and her face paled.
Lu Qingshan naturally saw her intentions. He pressed down on Dantai Qingrun's shoulder and pushed her back onto the bed. "Don't force yourself. Leave this to me."
Dantai Qingrun could only silently nod and say no more.
.....
Qing City.
There were close to 100 provinces in the Middle Heaven Region, and Qing Province was enough to rank in the top five in all aspects.
Overall, its overall strength was enough to squeeze into the top three, second only to Chang 'an's Yong Province and Gu Province, where the Divine Secrets Temple was.
The current ruler of Qing Province was the Da Xia Kingdom's royal family cultivator, Prince Qing.
Historically, Qing Province was just a vast wasteland and was not developed. It was Prince Qing's cultivators who continuously developed Qing Province, resulting in the current situation.
From this point of view, Prince Qing's contributions were unquestionable.
As for Qing City, it was the capital of Qing Province and was located in the center of the province.
On this day, the teleportation formation in the corner of Qing City flickered, and the figure of a young cultivator suddenly appeared.
The moment he appeared, he first looked around and finally raised his head to look at the towering walls of Qing City not far away.
The walls were engraved with complicated and strange formation patterns that covered every corner of the city walls.
In the city, it was incomparably lively. At a glance, one could feel the powerful aura of many cultivators.
This was Qing City. It was enough to rank in the top three in the Middle Heaven Region, even second only to Chang 'an.
This was a flourishing place that Prince Qing's lineage had spent countless efforts and time to build. Was Prince Qing really willing to kill Xue Tu just to break through to the next realm?
Lu Qingshan, who had just rushed over from the Divine Secrets Temple to Qing City to investigate the situation, thought so in his heart.
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