Long Fanhai quickly asked, "Mister, what should we do now?" He was hoping that something unexpected would happen.
Ding Wei glanced at him. What else could he do? Wait! Based on the situation, it was not the right time to do anything.
Of course, he could understand Long Fanhai's feelings. However, the two of them stood at different heights, and the degree of severity that was touched was also different. He did not wish to blow things up, and he did not wish to become the leader in the eyes of some people with ulterior motives …
He was indeed waiting. Ding Wei was not sure if Niu Youdao's report was about Long Fanhai. He still hoped that they were overthinking.
He knew that if something happened, the report would come today.
The door was left open for the whole night. When dawn broke, a subordinate came in and reported to him, "Mister, the people from the Sky Blue Holy Ground are here. Lan Ming brought some people here personally."
"Sky Blue Holy Land. What's supposed to come has finally come …" Ding Wei muttered to himself as he sat cross-legged on the bed. Others might not know, but he was the clearest about who the various sects' inspectors were contacting. The various sects had sent their golden wings to him, and he had made arrangements. How could he not know?
He stood up and went out to the main hall. There, he saw more than ten people in blue standing there. The leader's chin was slightly raised, giving people the impression that he was looking down at them.
Ding Wei recognized him. He was Lan Ming, the son of Lan Daolin.
Upon seeing Ding Wei, Lan Ming, who had two flood dragons embroidered on the outside of his sleeves, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Brother Ding, we haven't seen each other for a while."
Ding Wei walked up to him, looked at the group of people, and asked indifferently, "What are you doing here?"
Lan Ming smiled. "Brother Ding, do you really not know or are you pretending to be ignorant?"
Ding Wei said, "I don't have time to play with you. Forgive me for not keeping you company."
Lan Ming had a faint smile on his face. He put his hand into his sleeve and took out a token. It was the same token as the one Ding Wei had.
Each of the Nine Saints had one of this token. It meant that all nine of them could command the Misty Pavilion. When it was their turn to be in charge, the Saint Venerable would hand the token to the person he had chosen to come to the Misty Pavilion.
He showed the token to Ding Wei. "I am here to investigate the case on the orders of the Sky Blue Saint. Brother Ding, do you want to check if it's fake?"
Ding Wei examined the token. "What are you investigating?"
Lan Ming asked, "What's the outcome of Xuan Yao's revenge on the inspector appointed by The Lord?"
Ding Wei: "Since you are here with the order, you can check the process and results of the investigation at any time. There is no need to ask me."
Lan Ming said, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Ding." He lowered his head to look at the token in his hand and suddenly asked, "Is Long Fanhai, the deacon of the Fox Demon Department, here?"
Ding Wei understood in his heart that it was indeed that matter, but his mouth said, "Why are you looking for him?"
Lan Ming said, "I have something to verify with him. Brother Ding, please find him."
Ding Wei: "What is it?"
Lan Ming said, "Brother Ding is in charge of the Misty Pavilion. I think some things can't be hidden from you. Why do you have to beat around the bush? Someone reported that Long Fanhai was trying to spy on The Lord's letter. "
Ding Wei: "There's such a thing? Brother Lan, please rest for a while. The Misty Pavilion will investigate this matter and give you an explanation. "
Lan Ming looked at him coldly and sneered, "There is no need to trouble the Misty Pavilion! How dare you spy on the letters exchanged with The Lord? Is this a small matter? " He raised the token and showed it to Ding Wei again, "The Lord has ordered me to investigate personally. If Brother Ding thinks that The Lord's decision is inappropriate, you can reject it."
Ding Wei was silent. He knew that this matter had touched Lan Daolin's bottom line and had angered him. Lan Daolin did not trust the Misty Pavilion and was afraid that someone in the Misty Pavilion would cover up for him. Hence, he sent his own people to investigate.
After thinking for a while, he slowly turned around and ordered, "Bring Long Fanhai here."
"Yes!" Someone took the order and left.
Lan Ming smiled and slowly kept the token in his hand.
Ding Wei also took two steps forward and walked side by side with Lan Ming. However, one was facing the front and the other was facing the back.
Ding Wei tilted his head and whispered in his ear, "Although the Boundless Pavilion is desolate and boring, it is a place where you can make decisions. The Sky Blue Saint asked you to guard the Boundless Pavilion and keep a distance. It is for your own good. If you don't stay in the Boundless Pavilion obediently and insist on staying in the Saint Territory, it will not do you any good. "
Lan Ming's face tightened, "Thank you for your kind reminder, Brother Ding. You are meddling too much."
"Don't be too ruthless. Heaven's will is unpredictable!" Ding Wei raised his hand and patted his shoulder as if he had said all he wanted to say. He then turned around and left, leaving a group of people behind and leaving only one subordinate to cooperate.
Not long after, Long Fanhai was brought over. Seeing Lan Ming staring at him coldly, Long Fanhai's body and mind turned cold and his face turned ugly.
"Take him down!" Lan Ming flicked his chin.
Several blue-robed men immediately stepped forward and restrained Long Fanhai on the spot.
Long Fanhai did not dare to resist and said in fear, "Mister Lan, what is the meaning of this?"
"Find a place to interrogate," Lan Ming said to the person Ding Wei left to cooperate with him.
"Yes!" That person accepted the order and extended his hand, leading a group of people to the Heaven Seeking City's prison.
Not long after they entered the prison, several men in blue, along with the members of the Misty Pavilion, searched everywhere and found Niu Youdao, Qin Guan, Ke Dingjie, and the four people who were with Long Fanhai that day. Not a single one of them was left behind, and they were all brought to the prison.
Taishu Shanhai and the others saw Niu Youdao being taken away with their own eyes.
They were here to visit again, but who knew that before they could knock on Niu Youdao's door, they were pushed to the side. They saw the men in blue and the people from the Misty Pavilion barge into the yard, and saw a group of people take away the three people from the Purple Golden Cave.
What happened? The crowd did not know and followed to watch. In the end, they stopped outside the prison.
They did not know that the guarded entrance was the prison. They only knew that they could not enter. After asking the guards at the entrance, they found out that it was the prison of the people from the Heaven Seeking City.
Niu Youdao had been thrown into prison? The crowd was bewildered. They did not know what was going on. Just yesterday, they saw Niu Youdao being arrogant. How did he become like this in the blink of an eye?
"What happened?" Elder Mei Zhanghong of the Blood God Temple asked around.
Staring at the crowd at the prison entrance, Taishu Shanhai snorted coldly, "Who knows, but it's definitely not something good. That guy is usually arrogant. Isn't it normal for him to be punished?"
The group of people waited at the entrance for a while. They did not get any information from the prison guards. They could not stay here forever. In the end, the disciples stayed behind to keep watch, and the others left first.
At noon, Niu Youdao, Ke Dingjie, and Qin Guan came out of the prison. They did not look like they had anything to do. They went straight back to where the Demon Fox Department was staying.
After the disciples of the various sects saw them, they quickly returned to report.
Ding Wei, who was standing under the eaves silently, also knew about the situation.
From the moment Lan Ming arrived, regardless of whether Long Fanhai confessed or not, Ding Wei knew that Long Fanhai's fate was already sealed. Some things were just that cruel.
He could even imagine that since Lan Ming had been sent here, he would have to face his father's scrutiny. Thus, Lan Ming would use all means possible to obtain the results he wanted. It was impossible for him to return empty-handed. He had to give his father an explanation.
He could only hope that when he met Lan Ming before, he had hinted that Lan Ming would listen to him and not take things too far.
He hoped that Lan Ming would understand that he had the ability to retaliate. If you can do this once, I can do it fifteen times!
He still hoped that he could protect Xuan Yao's life.
Of course, he was not too worried about the result. Even if Long Fanhai could not bear it and exposed Xuan Yao, Xuan Yao would definitely keep his mouth shut and not implicate Ding Wei. He had a certain degree of confidence in using Xuan Yao as a confidant.
What he was most worried about now was the third report from Niu Youdao. He did not know what Niu Youdao had reported.
He knew that Xuan Yao had made a mistake as he did not take Niu Youdao seriously. Even if he wanted to take revenge on Niu Youdao, he should not have threatened Niu Youdao openly. He should also not have let Niu Youdao know that he would seek revenge on Niu Youdao sooner or later.
Niu Youdao did not want to sit still and wait for death. This was Niu Youdao's retaliation.
The first report was not enough to kill Xuan Yao, but the second report was equivalent to increasing the stakes, indirectly forcing Xuan Yao to his death.
However, it was useless for him to know. The Lord might not think so. Could it be that he wanted to report to The Lord and explain the cause and effect to prove that Xuan Yao had indeed threatened Niu Youdao? If that was the case, would it not prove that Xuan Yao was taking revenge? If that was the case, what should he do if he did not report and could not find out the truth? What was Ding Wei's intention?
What was the content of the third report? He couldn't find any clues at all. He felt that the situation had suddenly gone out of his control as the Misty Pavilion's Leader. The unknown was the scariest, and he didn't know what else was going to happen next.
However, he could not do anything to Niu Youdao. It was not even appropriate for him to meet Niu Youdao. He had to pretend that he was not involved.
What did the third report say? He pondered over it. Judging from the time, he guessed that Lan Ming did not know either. Lan Ming was on his way here and the third report should be on its way as well.
The reports came one after another, which made Ding Wei feel that this was all meticulously planned.
A mere elder of the Purple Golden Cave dared to manipulate the Misty Pavilion and even dragged the Holy Senior into it. How bold must he be? He did not understand. Did Niu Youdao not know the consequences of his actions? He was in Ding Wei's hands. It was not difficult to kill Niu Youdao. How dare he offend Ding Wei?
The problem was that Niu Youdao's cutting technique was so precise that he couldn't retaliate, but he also couldn't not retaliate. His weak spot was being held, and he couldn't exert any strength.
Why did Niu Youdao dare to do this? Did he have a backup plan? The third report made him even more puzzled and he started to feel uneasy.
After personally experiencing how difficult it was to deal with Niu Youdao, he felt a little regretful.
That bastard had already been kicked out of the Saint State by Luo Fangfei. Why did he have to fight with Luo Fangfei? Luo Fangfei was the one who caused the trouble. He could just let Luo Fangfei take the blame. Why did he have to bring that bastard back?
He knew that many things were connected by cause and effect. If he did not bring Niu Youdao back, Taishu Mountain City would not have fought with Chao Jing. Taishu Mountain City would not have exposed the secret between Niu Youdao and Chao Jing. He would not have looked for the secret behind it and would not have asked Xuan Yao to investigate Niu Youdao. Naturally, this trouble would not have happened.
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