In his heart, Lu Qingshan did not want to believe this possibility.
However, everything had to be based on facts. He could not make emotional judgments.
Qing City's Teleportation Formation was built in a corner of Qing City.
Lu Qingshan looked around for a moment, then walked toward the bustling area of Qing City.
Qing City was huge. The streets were wide and straight, and there were many pedestrians. It was very lively.
Countless merchants and stalls filled the originally spacious streets, and the air was filled with smoke and fire.
In any city of the Da Xia Kingdom, it was like this. Most of the people were ordinary people without cultivation.
On both sides of the road, in addition to the locals of Qing City in loose robes and short brown cotton shirts, there were also people from Northern Qing who had come from afar. They were wearing strange clothes and earrings, and they were hawking their animal skins and ointments made from herbs from the Northern Region in broken Xia language.
There were also people from some small place who wore flowery hats and sold perfume made from strange flowers.
On both sides of the streets, there was a wide and clear river flowing through the city. On both sides of the river were plantain like plants, and there were many boats on the river.
This was Qing City.
It was no less prosperous than Chang 'an, but it was much more lively.
After all, Chang 'an was the imperial city of the Da Xia Kingdom. Compared to other cities, there was no doubt that Chang' an was more solemn.
If Lu Qingshan were to see it, the difference between the two was like the difference between Shanghai and the capital in his previous life.
At this moment, a group of cultivators wearing Daoist armor neatly passed through the streets of the city.
These were the Qing Guards, the patrolling cultivators of Qing City. They were responsible for patrolling Qing City and maintaining the stability of the city.
However, in the face of these Qing Guards, who could easily kill them, the mortals in the city showed respect on their faces, but there was not much fear.
Lu Qingshan looked at this scene thoughtfully.
This showed that King Qing's control of the cultivators under his command was extremely strict. This was the so-called "good management of the army". That was why there was such a respectful but fearless situation.
After a moment of silence, Lu Qingshan glanced around and locked his eyes on a Northern Qing man who was hawking saffron powder by the roadside. He walked over.
The Northern Qing man stared at Lu Qingshan. Even though he didn't know Lu Qingshan's identity, he could feel that Lu Qingshan's temperament was completely different.
What's more, the saffron pollen he was selling was to ordinary women who couldn't afford expensive perfume. It was used as a substitute for perfume. A handsome young master obviously wouldn't be here for this.
As a peddler, he immediately nodded and bowed, putting on a cordial look. "Young Master, what can I do for you?"
Lu Qingshan nodded, glanced at it, and asked casually, "Is this the saffron flower native to Beiqing?"
The peddler continued to nod and bow. "Yes, it's definitely from Beiqing. I wouldn't dare to fake it."
"Beiqing is quite far from Qing City …" Lu Qingshan said.
The peddler scratched his head and explained with a silly smile, "We have to thank King Qing for this.
After King Qing built Zhenbei City in Beiqing, he felt that the people of Beiqing had a hard life and were extremely poor. It was a sharp contrast to the wealth of South Qing. So, he led the establishment of the Beiqing Chamber of Commerce and helped us transport Beiqing's specialties to South Qing for sale. "
As a great cultivator of the Nine Realms, he actually cared about the suffering of the people?
King Qing might not have done it out of kindness, but at least in this aspect, Lu Qingshan could see that King Qing was definitely not a boorish warrior like the common people thought.
Of course, how could a body cultivator who could cultivate to the Martial Emperor Realm be a simple-minded person?
Lu Qingshan nodded slowly and asked, "Has there been any chaos in Beiqing recently?"
"Chaos?" The peddler thought for a while and shook his head, "Young Master, you must be joking. Since Zhenbei City was built, Beiqing hasn't had any chaos. Life has been getting better and better. How can it go back to normal?"
"Fortunately, Qing Province has King Qing. Other people wouldn't be like King Qing and still consider us barbarians." Speaking of this, the peddler showed a look of reverence.
"Do you people of Beiqing admire King Qing a lot?" Lu Qingshan's expression was normal.
"Of course." The peddler from Beiqing looked at Lu Qingshan in surprise and said seriously, "Even a three-year-old child knows that without King Qing, there wouldn't be Beiqing today. There wouldn't be a good life where we don't have to worry about food and clothing."
Sure enough, it was as the Temple Lord of Tianji had seen. In Qing Province, King Qing was a god-like figure … Lu Qingshan didn't ask any more questions. He nodded and left silently.
After that, Lu Qingshan walked around the bustling Qing City.
Qing City was also divided into an inner city and an outer city.
The outer city was filled with mortal smoke and fire.
The inner city was specially built for cultivators. The shops inside sold cultivation items, and the people who came and went were all cultivators.
In a restaurant in the inner city.
Although it was a restaurant, it was different from the mortal restaurants. It sold spiritual food that was rich in spiritual energy.
These snacks were more or less beneficial for cultivation. However, just like the diet meals in his previous life, eating them once or twice would not have any effect.
Lu Qingshan sat by the window on the third floor of the restaurant. His gaze swept across the bustling streets of the inner city through the window.
Like many other big cities, cultivators were not allowed to fly in Qing City. Therefore, many cultivators could be seen walking on the streets of Qing City.
"Young Master, did you find anything?" Qin Yitian's voice rang in Lu Qingshan's ears.
Lu Qingshan nodded and replied, "King Qing built Zhenbei City and established the Northern Chamber of Commerce. In the ten thousand years that he governed Qing Province, there were seventy-three new cities in Qing Province.
It could be said that he single-handedly turned Qing Province, which was originally a wild region, into one of the few large regions in the Middle Heaven Region. The overall strength of the cultivators increased by several levels. Other than that, King Qing strictly controlled the situation of the cultivators in Qing Province …
"In short, King Qing was very attentive to Qing Province. The people of Qing Province all respected him and saw him as the guardian of Qing Province."
"So … if he wanted to massacre Qing Province, he shouldn't have done so." Qin Yitian reacted quickly.
It was simple logic. In Lu Qingshan's previous life, if you were already prepared to resign, would you still spend time and effort to build a good relationship with your colleagues and build a good image in the company?
"Also," Lu Qingshan continued, "I just asked around in the inner city. I found that the prices of the cultivators' items in Qing Province are very good.
I also asked those shops. This is all thanks to King Qing. The prices of goods in Qing Province haven't fluctuated much in a long time.
"So, as the Temple Lord said, King Qing couldn't possibly be preparing to massacre Qing Province."
"Young Master, why is that?" Qin Yitian asked, puzzled.
What could cheap goods possibly mean?
She followed Lu Qingshan. In a situation where Lu Qingshan did not purposely block her senses, she would know as much as Lu Qingshan knew about the massacre.
But why could Lu Qingshan see through it but she could not? Qin Yitian did not understand.
Lu Qingshan explained, "If we are really preparing to carry out a massacre in Qing Province, then such a large movement will definitely require a lot of preparation. Normally speaking, the local prices will also fluctuate greatly and begin to soar because the demand will not meet the demand."
Just like before a war, the price of food would start to soar silently.
"I see …" Qin Yitian quickly understood Lu Qingshan's point. "So the massacre doesn't actually exist?"
"No." Lu Qingshan did not change his mind. "The massacre is definitely not an empty promise."
He stood up again.
"Young Master, where are you going next?" Qin Yitian asked.
"To Beiqing," Lu Qingshan replied. "There are some last things I need to confirm."
Qing Province was so prosperous. The teleportation portals were also very comprehensive. Even Beiqing, which was at the border of Qing Province, only needed to transfer to two teleportation portals.
Hulai City.
One of the seven cities of Beiqing.
Lu Qingshan walked out of the teleportation portal in the city. He walked around the city for a while and finally stopped in front of a medium-sized shop called Hulai Pavilion.
As soon as he stepped into the shop, a maid came up to him. Her sharp eyes seemed to see through Lu Qingshan. At first glance, he looked like a rich young master.
Her attitude immediately warmed up.
Lu Qingshan waved his hand. "I'm looking for your Shopkeeper Tong."
The maidservant immediately showed an embarrassed expression.
Under normal circumstances, the shopkeeper would not easily meet with outsiders. If every customer wanted to meet him, how could he be so busy?
Lu Qingshan said in a low voice, "I have a big business deal to discuss with your shopkeeper."
The maid hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Young Master, please come with me."
This was not in line with the rules. However, such a handsome young master with such an extraordinary aura could not be a liar, could he?
The maidservant led Lu Qingshan into the inner hall. She stood quietly in front of a secluded room with a tightly shut door and gently knocked on the door.
"What's the matter?" A low voice came from inside.
"Shopkeeper, a guest wants to see you."
After a moment of silence, the maid said, "Bring him in."
The maid no longer hesitated. She pushed open the door and made an inviting gesture. "Young Master, please come in."
Lu Qingshan walked in, and the maid tactfully closed the door behind her.
The room was very elegantly decorated. Three of the four walls were lined with cabinets, neatly arranged with many objects. Directly across from him was a yellow wooden table. An old man with white hair and beard sat behind it, smiling at Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan looked around and released his spiritual sense. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, he directly said, "A stream of eternal beauty."
This simple sentence caused the smiling old man's expression to change. He hurriedly stood up and said in a panic, "Sanhe River flows for ten thousand years."
After the secret signal, Lu Qingshan did not suspect anything. He asked in a low voice, "I have something to ask you."
This old man who appeared to be a shopkeeper but was actually an "outer line" cultivator of the Tianji Temple bowed respectfully and asked carefully, "Sir, may I see your identity mark?"
Lu Qingshan nodded and threw a waist token over.
The waist token had complicated patterns and a lotus flower was engraved on the back.
This was naturally given to him by the Master of the Water Moon Temple. After knowing that he was coming to Qingzhou to personally investigate the situation, the Master of the Water Moon Temple gave Lu Qingshan a detailed list of names before he left the Tianji Temple.
On the list were the names and information of all the "outer line" cultivators of the Tianji Temple in Qingzhou.
Logically speaking, this should be considered a secret of the Tianji Temple.
Lu Qingshan did not understand why the Master of the Water Moon Temple would so easily give such a secret to an outer sect disciple like him.
But he did need information to support him.
The Sword Sect could not have developed their information network to such a detailed place.
The Zhishou Building could not be trusted now. Furthermore, although the Zhishou Building was hidden in the dark, it was no secret to the King of Da Xia Kingdom like him.
With his power, he could not completely control the Zhishou Building in Qingzhou, but it was not a big problem for him to make the Zhishou Building's information network in Qingzhou useless.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan had no reason to refuse the Master of the Water Moon Temple's good intentions.
The "outer line" of the Tianji Temple was spread throughout the Human Realm. It was also because of this that they could collect information from all directions. The "outer line" was responsible for collecting information that was large and complicated and trivial. The supervisory disciples of the Tianji Temple were responsible for monitoring secrets.
Within Qingzhou, there were no supervisory disciples of the Tianji Temple, but there were "outer lines".
Shopkeeper Tong Zhan in front of him was one of the "outer lines".
Of course, as an "outer line", the information he collected would not be confidential.
But for Lu Qingshan, it was enough.
"So it's an upper practitioner of the Lotus Peak. Greetings, sir," Shopkeeper Tong said respectfully after checking the waist token and confirming that the information was correct.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly. "Has there been any strange phenomenon in Beiqing recently, or has there been a large number of foreign practitioners entering the country?"
Shopkeeper Tong immediately frowned. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Sir, there hasn't been."
Lu Qingshan thought for a moment and asked again, "Then, has there been any abnormal movement of practitioners in the Northern Town?"
"No." Shopkeeper Tong was very certain this time.
All three possibilities were eliminated … The Tianji Temple's Master also made a judgment that there was no ghost in Qingzhou.
Lu Qingshan fell into deep thought.
Shopkeeper Tong looked at Lu Qingshan who was deep in thought. He did not know if this young upper practitioner from the Lotus Peak was dissatisfied with his answer.
After a moment, Lu Qingshan came back to his senses. He glanced at Shopkeeper Tong and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work."
.....
After leaving Hulai Pavilion, Lu Qingshan strolled on the streets of Hulai City.
"Sir, what are you thinking about?" Qin Yitian asked curiously.
The quick-witted Sword Spirit could also see that this matter had reached a stalemate.
"I'm thinking that what I suspected before was that Prince Qing had used some method to operate in Qingzhou for many years and had set up a trap that could deceive everyone." Lu Qingshan's gaze gradually sharpened. "Now, I have a new idea. Could it be that my train of thought has reached a dead end …"
"Sir, you mean …"
"Yitian, think about it. Once the bloody massacre is exposed, the first place that comes to mind, including you and me, is Qingzhou. Prince Qing must understand this."
"That's right," Qin Yitian agreed softly.
"Then why is he so confident that his trap can escape the Tianji Temple's Heaven's Eye?"
"If I were Prince Qing, my choice would be …"
Lu Qingshan muttered to himself for a moment. Putting himself in the Prince of Qing's shoes, he finally came up with an answer. "Building one path in the open and another in the dark. Using Qing Zhou, which everyone wants, as a cover to attract attention in the open while placing the true land of massacre in a place no one would expect."
"A place that no one would expect?" Qin Yitian's voice was soft. "Sir, do you know where it is?"
"Of course, I haven't thought of it yet." Lu Qingshan smiled.
"Sir!" Qin Yitian exclaimed. She felt like she had been tricked by Lu Qingshan.
"But I should have a way to find it."
"Huh?" Qin Yitian was shocked.
"Because just now, I suddenly remembered something. Something that I've neglected for a long time." Lu Qingshan's pupils constricted.
The patch he had experienced before coming to this world was called "Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate." The last quest he had been working on was called "Battle of Deicide." It was a celebration for the tenth anniversary of Nine Heavens.
Quest Details: One of the Demons' Demon Lords, the Blood Demon Lord, is currently trapped in the Abyss of Black Abyss for a special quest. He calls on all players to go to the Abyss of Black Abyss and fight for the human race.
At that time, all the players thought that this was just a small plot planned by the game officials to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the game. It had nothing to do with the main plot.
Lu Qingshan thought so too.
However, now that he thought about this quest again, Lu Qingshan suddenly realized something very coincidental — the Abyss of Black Abyss was located in Qingzhou.
The mystery of Prince Qing's bloody massacre was located in the Abyss of Qingzhou. The Blood Demon Lord, who was carrying out a special quest, appeared in the Abyss of Black Abyss …
Was this really just a coincidence?
Obviously not.
The plot of this tenth anniversary event might be a crucial part of the main plot of "Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate."
After going around in circles, in the end, everything was back to square one.
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