I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 224 Where are you running?
"who are you?"

The young Taoist priest looked at Xie Yuan, who looked ordinary but had a mysterious aura, and asked cautiously.

Seeing him like that, Xie Yuan finally realized a bit of the joy of wisdom. While laughing in his heart, he pretended to be mysterious and said slowly:

"It doesn't matter who I am. All you need to know is that I have the answers you want."

After saying this, he deliberately turned around, stopped talking to the Taoist priest, and left on his own.

"Three, two, one..."

Xie Yuan counted silently, and then he heard footsteps from behind. The young Taoist priest caught up with him and whispered:

"What do you know? How can you tell me?"

"Haha... follow me."

Xie Yuan smiled happily and led the way.

The young Taoist priest followed Xie Yuan through the crowd, circling the streets and alleys of Jinling City. He felt that the guide's intentions were mysterious and his steps were erratic. He didn't know where he was going, and silently tightened the peach wood sword behind him.

In fact, Xie Yuan's steps were erratic because he didn't know where to go. He followed Hui Jue in front of him from a distance, following him around, as if he was avoiding something.

However, the number of masters on the road seemed to have increased inadvertently. During this stretch of road, Xie Yuan had seen several waves of masters from the Yao family walking quickly, their eyes scanning everywhere, obviously looking for someone.

Most likely, they were looking for me... Xie Yuan passed by another team of Yao family guards and exchanged glances with the team leader. He then looked away without any expression, just like an ordinary passerby, and did not attract the attention of the guards.

As he thought so, he looked at Huijue in front of him and his eyes became unfriendly again.

Fortunately, I had the Heavenly Hidden Technique at hand, otherwise I would have been badly tricked by this monk.

After many twists and turns, Huijue finally stopped beside a secluded river near the outskirts of the city, and Xie Yuan followed with the Taoist priest.

The Taoist saw that Xie Yuan had a companion, who turned out to be a monk who looked quite good. Huijue had a delicate face, fair skin, and a clear and transparent temperament. He didn't look like someone who came from a small temple. But strangely, he didn't attract the attention of passers-by along the way. It seemed that he had his own unique skills.

The Taoist stopped a few steps in front of the two men, looked at them, and said vigilantly:
"Who are you two, and why did you come to me?"

What a familiar scene...

Xie Yuan looked at the young Taoist priest with a face full of confusion and vigilance, and sighed in his heart.

Huijue put his palms together and chanted the Buddha's name:
"Amitabha! This donor is Huijue from Prajna Temple, and this is Xie Yuan from Yunzhou."

When Xie Yuan saw Huijue directly report their true identities, he glanced at him slightly, then looked at the Taoist priest opposite him, and pondered in silence.

When the young Taoist heard the two names, he was obviously stunned, and then he said with a half-believing and half-doubting look:
"Are you the disciple of the abbot of Prajna Temple, the monk Zhiling? Are you Xie Yuan, who is ranked 72nd on the Hidden Dragon List?"

Seeing the two of them nod, the Taoist priest said in disbelief:

"Why did you two get together to find me? How can I trust you? Did you discover some secret that I need to explore with you? You only want 998 taels of silver to sign up?"

Xie Yuan and Huijue were both silent. What had this young man experienced?
Huijue put his palms together:

"Amitabha, monks do not tell lies. How do you want me to prove it, Taoist priest?"

The Taoist looked at Huijue, pondered for a moment, and suddenly looked up.

Xie Yuan suddenly felt that the young Taoist in front of him burst out with a soaring momentum and became sharp in an instant.

He suddenly raised his hand, pulled out the peach wood sword from behind, and slashed at Huijue from a distance!

A stream of clear air burst out from the wooden sword, it was so pure and righteous, and so powerful that Xie Yuan felt a chill in his heart even though he was standing next to it. At the same time, he inexplicably felt that this breath was somewhat familiar.

Huijue's expression changed, and a brilliant golden light suddenly appeared around him, blocking the green sword energy that was attacking like a mad dragon.

The green air and the golden light collided with each other, stirring up violent waves of energy. The air at the junction was distorted, and the scene was completely unreal. The river next to it was stirred by the overflowing energy, and the waves suddenly rose and fell, exploding into waves and rushing onto the shore.

After a few breaths, Huijue's golden bell flashed wildly and was about to dissipate, but the clear energy suddenly retracted, and the young man sheathed his sword and stood still.

Xie Yuan was shocked. He had personally experienced Huijue's Indestructible Golden Bell Cover. It was shaky at the first sight under the sword of the young Taoist priest. Even if Huijue now had less than one-third of his full strength, the power of this sword move was hard to estimate and was definitely no worse than his Nine Styles of Cloud Dragon.

The Taoist raised his eyebrows:

"It's really the Indestructible Golden Bell... But why is it so weak? Oh, so what you said at the beginning was true. You two have already fought."

He turned to look at Xie Yuan, his eyes fluctuating:

"The Immortal Golden Bell Cover is worthy of its reputation. I have already seen it. If Master Huijue is in good condition, it will take me a lot of effort to break his skills. Brother Xie actually defeated Master Huijue. It seems that he is very powerful and worthy of his reputation!"

The Taoist's tone was eager, and there was a fire of war in his eyes when he looked at Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan's expression changed, and he clasped his fists and said:
"Master, do you know me?"

"Brother Xie is a newcomer on the Hidden Dragon List. This time when I came down the mountain, I heard a lot about your deeds. Well, beheading corrupt officials and saving the people. This kind of chivalrous and righteous deeds makes me yearn for it!"

Xie Yuan smiled:
"I am a wanted criminal of the imperial court. I am not necessarily a hero. How do you know that I killed a corrupt official?"

The Taoist shook his head:
"After speaking these words to Xie Yuan, I know that Brother Xie is definitely not one who kills innocent people. Moreover, the officials of Dali would kill two and let one go, which would make them think that they missed the ones who should be killed. Brother, it's a good thing that he killed them!"

Xie Yuan's eyes moved. He felt that even though he was a wanted criminal for killing officials, he was not as extreme as this Taoist priest. He could not help but ask:
"The Taoist priest seems to have some opinions about the officials of Dali?"

The Taoist said coldly:
"My family was killed by a cruel official. If my master hadn't passed by and killed the evildoer, I would be dead now!"

Xie Yuan understood and nodded. No wonder he hated the officials of Dali so much. But his master was actually from the same industry as himself. Who was on the wanted list? He couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Master, may I ask who your master is? Since he killed an official, I'm afraid he's in a similar situation to me."

"Yes, he is hiding in the mountains every day and doesn't dare to come down the mountain."

Xie Yuan sighed:

"Since there is injustice, we are the ones who will speak out against it. Unfortunately, it is against the rules of governing the world and it is inconvenient. Since the respected teacher dares to eliminate evil, I think he is not an ordinary person."

"The old Taoist is indeed not bad. He ranks second on the Tianlong Ranking. The emperor doesn't dare to do anything to him."

"...So it's the headmaster of Xuanzhen Sect? Then it's alright."

Xie Yuan was still wondering which expert dared to disregard the imperial court, but after hearing this, he immediately had no objection.

If the second person on the Tianlong list killed a corrupt official, the emperor would probably have to explain to him; but if he did it himself, he would be a wanted criminal that everyone wanted to kill...

It’s still because you’re not strong enough. If you really have that kind of status, there will always be people speaking for you no matter what you do.

Xie Yuan sighed and looked at the Taoist priest with a somewhat surprised expression.

I didn't expect this guy to be a direct descendant of Xuanzhen Sect! No wonder that sword was so powerful that it made the monk feel a little exhausted.

Another disciple of a great master, today is really strange...

"So you are a disciple of Xuanzhen Sect! My name is Xie Yuan, may I know your surname and name?"

"Thank you for your courtesy, Brother Dao. I am Zhang Junyi of the Xuanzhen Sect. I have heard of your chivalrous deeds and your efforts to eliminate harm for the people. I have wanted to get to know you, but I did not expect to run into you today. It is truly fate."

Zhang Junyi bowed his head and said with a joyful look on his face.

The two were chatting happily when Huijue's voice came from the side:

"Wait a moment! Mr. Zhang, the two of you can meet today because of my introduction. But we are both monks, why are you so reckless to attack me directly?"

Huijue said with a look of grievance.

Zhang Junyi scratched his head and laughed:
"If he is really a high monk from Prajna Temple, I think this sword will not be able to do anything to him. If not, then I can still stop him."

Huijue didn't comment and pointed at Xie Yuan angrily:

"If you want to test us, why don't you kill him? Even if you think we are liars, he was the one who tricked you here. It has nothing to do with me."

Xie Yuan glared at what he heard, and Zhang Junyi organized his words:

"I intuitively thought that Master Huijue was the mastermind. When I heard 'monks don't tell lies', I thought of the swindler I met before, and I subconsciously drew my sword..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan gave Zhang Junyi a thumbs up and laughed.

As expected of him being the second best disciple on the Tianlong list, his knowledge is indeed extraordinary!
Huijue was speechless after hearing this and only chanted the Buddha's name several times before he calmed down.

"Now that Donor Zhang is here, we can discuss what to do next."

Zhang Junyi raised his eyebrows when he heard this:
"You two are waiting for me? I don't even know why you two are looking for me."

Huijue did not answer, but asked:

"Donor Zhang, why did you go to see Duke Ning?"

Zhang Junyi's face darkened:

"I encountered many injustices on the way down the mountain, and I took action on many of them. However, some of them were troublesome even for me, as they seemed to be related to the noble families here. I arrived in Jinling and wanted to help people redress their grievances, but unfortunately the government made excuses. Seeing that the local officials here were all in collusion with the noble families, I thought that Duke Ningguo must be in a different group with them, so I came to him, but it turned out that this old man was only interested in worshipping Buddha and didn't care about anything. He was just a figurehead here. The court of Dali is full of these people, no wonder it's getting worse and worse!"

Xie Yuan shook his head after hearing this:

"Master Huijue and I just came out of the Ningguo Mansion, and we discovered that he might have already become a member of the noble family."

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment and snorted:

"Even the dukes they appointed themselves are disloyal. No wonder the Dali court is getting worse and worse!"

This angry young man...

Xie Yuan was somewhat amused, and exchanged glances with Hui Jue, then said to Zhang Jun:
"Master Zhang, Master Huijue and I are looking for you because of the aristocratic families. I once saw aristocratic families kidnapping people in Yunzhou. Master Huijue actually said that they were doing this to prolong their lives! They need so many people. If this isn't evil, what else could it be?"

Zhang Jun's expression became increasingly grim as he heard this. He slapped his thigh fiercely, drew out his peach wood sword, and was about to charge:
"Damn it, is there such a thing? I'm going to the Yao family to ask for an explanation now! If it's true, Zhang will definitely kill the demon today!"

Xie Yuan hurriedly stopped the enthusiastic young man and said:

"Don't worry, don't worry. The family has been around for thousands of years and should not be underestimated. Let's take a long-term view and have our own plan. Um, Master Huijue, what is the plan?"

To be honest, Huijue seemed to have had an idea for a long time, but he never expressed it clearly, so Xie Yuan didn't know what his arrangements were.

Huijue put his palms together, with an innocent look on his face:
"Thank you, benefactor. What plans do you have? Now that we have gathered, we will naturally come to your house!"

"Come to the door?"

Xie Yuan frowned, looked at him, then looked at Zhang Junyi, and fell into deep thought.

Although the three were all young talents with impressive abilities, and the other two had great backgrounds, they were still relatively young, and their current cultivation levels were at the Second Transformation Stage of Qi and Blood. Even if they were counted as three Third Transformation Stage masters, they would still be far from qualified to go to the Yao Family, one of the Eight Great Families, to ask for an explanation.

However, he looked at Huijue's smiling face, his expression changed, and he said slowly:
"You don't have to go through the front door when you visit, right?"

"Exactly."

Huijue sighed:

"I have always been upright, but unfortunately there is a wanted criminal and a fool in our team. I am afraid I can't get in through the main gate, so I had to be kidnapped by you to do bad things. Amitabha, Buddha, please forgive me."

Xie Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to him and just thought about it. However, Zhang Jun glanced at him a few times and seemed to have a new understanding of this fair-skinned monk.

Well, it seems that I made the right decision to start cutting.

Xie Yuan thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

If the investigation encounters a bottleneck, I'm afraid I will have to go to Yao's house to investigate in the end.

If I go alone, it's hard to say how dangerous it would be.

But if Huijue and Zhang Junyi were brought along... two disciples of great masters, their strengths were similar, plus they would definitely have treasures with them - after all, when the descendants of the two largest sects in the world go out, they must have something to protect themselves, right? With this lineup, anyone below the Grandmaster level should be able to walk around freely.

Moreover, the most important thing is that even if things go wrong, the two people bring up their backgrounds, and even if the Yao family has a hundred guts, they dare not do anything to them. Assassinating an outer courtyard manager is one thing, killing the direct descendant of a major sect is another matter, especially since these two sects are Prajna Temple and Xuanzhen Sect, and their masters are ranked second and third on the Tianlong List respectively.

Xie Yuan felt that taking them with him was like taking two hostages, using the emperor to control the princes. If the two direct descendants left together, the Yao family would probably have a headache if they were discovered. At most, they would ask to leave? Not to mention the Yao family, even the Langya Wang family, which ranked first among the eight great families, did not dare to provoke the Prajna Temple and the Xuanzhen Sect at the same time.

This way I'll be much safer... I should go investigate.

Xie Yuan made up his mind and said to the two of them:

"In that case, let's go to Jinling Yao's family tonight and take a look at what this thousand-year-old family looks like inside. Well, I have a method that can avoid the detection of most powerful people."

Huijue put his palms together:

"Amitabha, my 'Eight Elements Are Empty' mental method can also help you, donor."

Zhang Junyi was silent for a moment:
"Then I will follow you two."

Xie Yuan glanced at him and nodded slightly, but Hui Jue said innocently:
"Master Zhang, Xuanzhen Sect should also have advanced techniques that can avoid detection, right?"

Zhang Jun's noodles are slightly warm:

“Yes, there are…”

"Why don't you show some of your skills, Donor Zhang? That way Donor Xie won't be under too much pressure."

“…Well, I’m still learning.”

Zhang Jun's face flushed and he said with embarrassment.

"Oh, so you didn't learn it."

Huijue said with a smile.

"You bald thief..."

Seeing that Zhang Junyi seemed to be about to draw his sword, Xie Yuan sighed and tried to smooth things over:

"Master Huijue and I are a little exhausted, so we'll go back to rest and adjust our state. It should be almost midnight. Let's agree on a time to meet again."

Although he and Huijue suffered heavy losses, they did not suffer any serious injuries. They went back and took some blood-replenishing and Qi-boosting medicine, and recovered by night.

The other two nodded, agreed to meet here again at midnight, and then went back to their own bases to rest.

Xie Yuan returned to the Sword Sect's courtyard and saw Qin Zhenyang coming to greet him as soon as he entered the door:

"Junior Brother Zhang...are you okay?"

Qin Zhenyang frowned slightly.

Xie Yuan shook his head and pulled Qin Zhenyang into the room to talk.

The two happened to see Lin Zhen and Ning Zi in the corridor. They saw Lin Zhen pulling Ning Zi and seemed a little excited, as if he wanted to go out.

"Junior Brother Zhang, you just came back? Did you see the excitement outside?"

Ning Zi saw him and greeted him.

Xie Yuan didn't react for a moment:
"Exciting? What excitement? Isn't the Little Sub-Dragon Meeting going to last for a few more days?"

"Didn't you hear that?"

Lin Zhen took over the conversation:
"Thank you for defeating Huijue from Prajna Temple!"

"what……"

Xie Yuan reacted, exclaimed, and shook his head:
"I didn't see anything. It might be someone yelling out of boredom."

When Lin Zhen heard this, he pursed his lips and his face fell:
"Maybe it's true? Senior Sister Ning, let's go out and take a look!"

"Let's go, let's go, it's good to relax!"

Ning Zi glared at Xie Yuan, as if she thought he was unromantic.

Xie Yuan turned around and looked at Qin Zhenyang with a puzzled look in his eyes. He coughed lightly and walked into the study.

After closing the door, Qin Zhenyang took the initiative to ask:

"Zhang... Junior Brother, what happened just now?"

Xie Yuan organized his words and whispered:

“I met Huijue, and then…”

He gave a general account of what had happened, mainly talking about his plan to visit Yao's residence overnight with Huijue and Zhang Jun to see if they could uncover the truth behind Wang Zhiyi's murder.

After listening to this, Qin Zhenyang was in a trance and remained silent for a long time, and his composure did not recover.

He... could actually defeat Huijue?
Huijue, the third disciple on the Tianlong list, the true disciple of Prajna Temple, who entered Bodhi Temple at a young age?

Qin Zhenyang had seen Huijue before, in the ruins of the pagoda in the Western Desert. Although he had not seen Huijue take action, from the monk's calmness from beginning to end, and his lack of fear in the face of the Third Transformation Realm, he knew that his strength should not be underestimated, and was worthy of his background and talent.

Qin Zhenyang had a very deep impression of Huijue, but how could such a Huijue be defeated by Xie Yuan?
The Sword Sect's Senior Brother, who was always calm, could not hide his shock. He was silent for a while before he slowly said:
"And then you met Zhang Junyi again?"

Another disciple of a great master...

Xie Yuan didn't know whether to say that he met Huijue or that Huijue waited for him on his own initiative. There was always something mysterious about this monk.

But he nodded:
"This Taoist priest is also a passionate and chivalrous man. He and I get along well, so we are going to go investigate together to see if we can find solid evidence that the Yao family has done evil."

Qin Zhenyang was silent for a moment, his eyes revealing a bit of complexity.

He clearly remembered that not long ago, this junior brother was still an unknown errand disciple in the sect.

But now, not only has his own strength improved rapidly, he has also reached the inner gate of the sect like a rocket. If it weren't for his special status, he would definitely be able to become a disciple of the Grandmaster. And aren't all the people he has made friends with people of such a level?

The direct disciples of the second and third place on the Tianlong Ranking were the top young warriors in Dali, true martial arts geniuses. Although the two seemed to be easy to talk to, how could an ordinary warrior have the qualifications to communicate with them? If one's own level was different, it was impossible to force them together.

A true dragon does not associate with ants. The fact that Xie Yuan has been recognized by these two people is enough to show that he is also a young man of the same level.

Qin Zhenyang sighed slowly, it would be great if this junior brother was really his own younger brother.

He nodded:
"In that case, you should rest well and make sure you are in good spirits. Although you have two outstanding companions, the ancestral home of a noble family is definitely a dangerous place, so you must not be careless. It is inconvenient for me to go with you, but you must be careful and take care of yourself. If that doesn't work, use the things that the master gave you to escape first." Xie Yuan nodded solemnly. He also knew that he could not be careless on this trip and had to be extremely careful.

After returning to the room, Xie Yuan took a Hui Yuan Dan, sat cross-legged on the bed, slowly regulating his breathing and practicing to restore his strength.

Until the sun sets in the west, the silver moon rises in the east and gradually reaches the middle of the sky.

Xie Yuan opened his eyes, put his clothes, shoes and socks meticulously in place, put his weapons and pills back in their places, and then quietly went out to the meeting place he had agreed on with Huijue and Zhang Jun during the day.

By the river.

It was midnight. In this remote place, the only light from the silver moon stained the river water with a hazy white, and the river water reflected a faint and dreamy light in its rushing sound.

Seeing that the two were already here, Xie Yuan nodded and greeted them.

Huijue glanced at the two of them and saw that they were ready, so he led the way and said:

"Please follow me, two donors."

The three of them turned into faint shadows, almost invisible in the moonlight, and sneaked towards Jinling City along the alley.

Xie Yuan didn't have to walk far before he saw the high courtyard wall and the city within the city that occupied several entire blocks in the prosperous Jinling.

Jinling Yao family, ancestral home.

The Nanjing Yao family seemed to be a royal family in the previous dynasty. The imperial court at that time established its capital in Nanjing. It is rumored that the Yao family's ancestral home was still the imperial palace at that time.

However, dynasties changed several times and thousands of years passed, so many things cannot be verified, but the Yao family of Jinling has been passed down for thousands of years, and the surging and never-ending river outside the city has always been the symbol of Jinling City, as if it has never changed and has never fallen.

But the Eight Gates Rebellion twenty years ago almost completely destroyed the thousand-year-old Yao family. The mad grandmaster, the world's number one sect awakened from the darkness, was reckless and unscrupulous, and even the thousand-year-old family was on the verge of collapse, and it has not yet recovered its lost vitality.

The Yao family hadn't had a Grand Master for nearly a hundred years, but there were still a few Grand Masters on the Flying Dragon Ranking, but they all died in the Eight Gates Rebellion, and even ordinary Grand Masters were few and far between, and even worse than some of the second-tier forces. This was probably one of the few weak moments in the history of the Yao family.

If not for this, the three young men would not have dared to enter the Yao family's ancestral home.

"Climb in from here?"

Xie Yuan looked at the towering courtyard wall and then at Huijue.

Huijue put his palms together:

"I feel that this is where the guards and strong men have the weakest sense of contact."

Feel?

Xie Yuan did not comment, but Zhang Junyi asked:
"How do you know? The Yao family has a lot of people. There is a guard every five steps and a sentry every ten steps. The strong men patrol constantly. How can there be any blind spots?"

Huijue smiled faintly:

"Of course we don't have it at ordinary times, so we have to thank the donor."

Xie Yuan looked at Zhang Jun and shook his head in confusion. Then, he suddenly had an idea and thought of the Yao family masters who were everywhere on the road:
"You mean the people who arrested me during the day?"

"Yes, the Yao family doesn't have an endless number of people. After going to see donor Xie, there are fewer people at home. Of course, although most of them come back at night, there is space due to the transfers."

Huijue smiled.

Xie Yuan couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and his heart moved.

It turned out that it wasn't just howling randomly... It seemed that at that time, he had already decided to "visit" the Yao family in the evening.

After discussing in a low voice for a while, they each displayed their light body skills and jumped over the wall.

During this period, Huijue also solemnly reminded that there are certain places where one cannot stay, otherwise everyone in the house might know that there are people here.

The three of them tumbled in and landed in a garden.

Xie Yuan's Sky Hidden Technique has been unleashed to its maximum extent. Now, he can also cover the people nearby him. Coupled with the vague ethereal aura emanating from Huijue, if the Grandmaster had not come to search for the three of them, no one would be able to see them.

But after all, it is the ancestral home of a noble family. There are intensive patrols and secret traps inside. It is not known whether there are experts holding treasures to keep watch.

Xie Yuan couldn't see clearly, and Zhang Junyi was even more confused.

However, with Huijue leading the way in front, he kept twirling his hands and chanting quietly. I don’t know what method he used, but he was always able to identify the safe path. He walked quickly as if he was at home and went straight into the depths of the house.

Xie Yuan felt that this monk was becoming more and more unfathomable, worthy of being a great monk of the Prajna Temple and a descendant of a divine monk, and his methods were unpredictable. In comparison, Zhang Junyi was much purer, and it was his skills that were so powerful that even the great monks found it difficult to perform.

The three of them quickly passed by a courtyard. Xie Yuan glanced inside, then suddenly opened his eyes and stopped.

"what happened?"

The two of them hurriedly stood still at the same time, surrounding Xie Yuan, not daring to use his Heavenly Hidden Technique, otherwise they might be detected by the treasure that the Grandmaster in the house must have.

"I saw someone I know..."

Xie Yuan looked at the young man who was still practicing sword in the courtyard late at night, and his eyes moved.

The young man in the yard was dancing wildly with a sword in his hand, his eyes were deep and his expression was crazy, as if swordsmanship was the only thing in his mind.

There was a middle-aged man next to him, who looked at him and hesitated to speak. After he finished his sword dance, he sighed and said:
"Tianchuan, you should take a break and combine work with rest."

Yao Tianchuan shook his head:

"If we rest, how can we defeat the people of Yunshan Sword Sect?"

The middle-aged man sighed:

"That must be the shameless senior from the Sword Sect. How could anyone of your generation rival your swordsmanship? Not to mention that you have been training hard for several months. You will definitely win the championship in this Little Hidden Dragon Contest! Why torture yourself like this?"

Yao Tianchuan's eyes were dark:
"no……"

He stopped talking and thrust out several more times with his sword, chopping the dummies in front of him into pieces, and then said in a muffled voice:
"If I don't defeat this man again, what's the point of my martial arts training? Starting from this Little Hidden Dragon Meeting, I must win the first place with my invincible momentum, and then find that man and kill him with my sword to correct my sword heart!"

Yao Tianchuan's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly:

"Will Xiao Qianlong have people from the Sword Sect coming this time? I will start with them. The people from the Sword Sect have ruined my sword spirit, and I will make sure that after seeing me, the people from the Yunshan Sword Sect will never be able to hold a sword again!"

Xie Yuan listened quietly outside the door, glanced at Yao Tianchuan, and whispered:
"Let's go."

Huijue and Zhang Junyi looked at each other and looked at Xie Yuan with some surprise.

"Amitabha, Mr. Xie must be thinking something bad."

Huijue whispered.

Zhang Junyi glanced at him:
"Do you think everyone is as bald as you?"

Yao Tianchuan finally managed to swing his sword again, but it seemed that he had some inner demons and only wanted to seek revenge on himself...

After hearing those words, Xie Yuan's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself that he would find a chance to make his wish come true.

Huijue continued to lead the way forward, getting closer and closer to the core. He saw a palace-like community in front of him. Just as he was about to step in, he suddenly stopped.

"There is a formation here..."

Huijue frowned slightly and said as he looked at the faint fluctuations beside the moon cave.

Xie Yuan took a closer look and realized that he was not familiar with the advanced formations and was powerless to do anything.

If Miss Mu were here, there would definitely be no problem... Come to think of it, how long has it been since I last saw her?

Xie Yuan was in a trance, Zhang Junyi asked Huijue:
"Monk, you finally have no other options?"

"Amitabha, I am not a real Buddha, how can I fulfill all your wishes?"

Huijue retorted.

Zhang Junyi frowned:

"Useless thief baldy! What can I do?"

"Donor Zhang, if you are useful, you can do it."

Huijue laughed.

Zhang Jun looked at it for a while and nodded:

"Then I'll try."

Huijue was stunned and said quickly:
"Don't be impulsive! If something goes wrong, we'll have to walk inside and we won't be able to escape!"

Xie Yuan also came back to his senses, looked at Zhang Junyi, thought for a moment, and asked:
"Master Zhang, are you sure?"

"A little."

Zhang Jun nodded slightly, picked up the peach wood sword, and drew a crooked talisman in the air under Huijue's astonished eyes.

A clear light lit up and was reflected on the moon hole, like rippling water.

The three of them inexplicably felt that the passage was unobstructed here, so they took a tentative step and entered normally.

Huijue looked Zhang Junyi up and down:

"Donor Zhang, how come you also know the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams?"

"I am a Taoist priest after all."

Zhang Junyi calmly put away the peach wood sword.

However, under the gaze of the two, he still coughed and whispered:
"But I don't like to learn these things normally, and I don't know much about the others. It's just that the formation master said that I have to understand more and more as I go on, so he forced me to memorize a formula. As long as I don't escape the Bagua cage, I probably have a chance to crack it... Oh, those things are too difficult, and it's hard to learn!"

Xie Yuan looked puzzled. Did the grandmaster think his disciple was too stupid and simply gave him a master key?
Huijue also looked at Zhang Junyi sideways and shook his head repeatedly:
"Amitabha, fools have good fortune."

The few of them continued walking forward and soon arrived at the study in the core area.

The things in here are probably the accounts and secrets of the entire Yao family, all of which can be traced here.

However, the three of them did not dare to enter without permission, as the space inside was very large and it would take them who knows how long to search through the place.

They first walked around the area, and when they didn't see anything unusual, they returned to the study and prepared to go in and search again.

Just as I was trying to figure out whether there was a mechanism at the door, footsteps suddenly sounded in the distance.

The three of them looked at each other and quickly ran to hide behind the nearby pillars.

A moment later, two footsteps were heard approaching the study door. Xie Yuan quietly leaned his head out and saw two men entering the study.

He frowned slightly. Why did he feel that one of them looked familiar?
"Brother Qian, thank you for coming all the way from Yongyang."

One person spoke.

Another faint voice sounded:

"Since Xie Yuan has shown up in Jinling, I naturally want to come and take a look."

Brother Qian?

Come for me?

Xie Yuan frowned, and suddenly his eyes focused, remembering why the figure looked familiar.

Mr. Qian!
"Huijue from Prajna Temple must have really come. Duke Ning has already seen him during the day. But to say that Xie Yuan is better than Huijue, this..."

"Although I also find it hard to believe, Xie Yuan's strength should not be underestimated. It is not impossible for him to make further progress in a short period of time."

Mr. Qian's voice was a little solemn, and he spoke slowly.

"Alas, this young man is so ignorant that he insists on ruining our business, and he keeps chasing us. It seems that we need to get rid of him as soon as possible."

"Have you sent anyone?"

"We have already sent out all our experts to search for him during the day, but unfortunately we found nothing in the city, so I doubt whether he is there or not."

"Can't you catch a junior in Jinling City?"

Hearing the faint accusation in Mr. Qian's mouth, Yao Qinglai was silent for a moment and said:
"Brother Qian, no one has actually seen him, so who knows where he is?"

"Forget it, you guys just search carefully."

Yao Qinglai couldn't help but continue:

"The Little Hidden Dragon Meeting is imminent, and the city is full of mixed people. All the forces in Dali have come here. It's already chaotic enough, and there's also the Yunshan Sword Sect incident, which has made their people relentless. Li Xingtuo's eldest disciple asks around every day, but they can't do anything about him...Brother Qian, I don't understand why you have to deal with them? Killing Wang Zhiyi, do you know how much pressure the Sword Sect put on me?"

When Xie Yuan heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly.

Was Manager Wang killed by this Mr. Qian?
There was a hint of sarcasm in Mr. Qian's tone:

"Brother Qinglai, does the Yunshan Sword Sect alone make your Jinling Yao family feel pressured? This shouldn't be the case."

Yao Qinglai was silent for a while, then suppressed his anger and said:
"Brother Qian, Wang Zhiyi did not die in Yongyang. Otherwise, if Li Xingtuo came in person, Yongyang Bo would be old and frail. Would he be able to deal with Li Xingtuo's sword?"

Mr. Qian said coldly:

"As long as Fourth Uncle is still alive, my Qian family will always have such a master. Even if your Yao family wants to, where can they find a top master? Humph, if we can't find Xie Yuan, maybe he sneaked into your house and you don't even know!"

Yao Qinglai was silent for a longer time this time than before, so long that Xie Yuan and the other two suspected that they were asleep. Then he let out a long sigh and said:
"Brother Qian, if you are here to suppress my Yao family for the cooperation between the two families, then let's not talk about it."

Mr. Qian said calmly:

"Our two families have been friends for a long time, so we will naturally work together. But right now, my Qian family is the boss, no doubt about that."

Yao Qinglai did not comment, but continued:
"Brother Qian, let me ask you again, why did you want to kill Wang Zhiyi? He couldn't find anything at all."

"You don't need to know the details. It was originally related to Xie Yuan, but now that he's here... hehe."

Mr. Qian suddenly smiled in an unfathomable way, causing Xie Yuan outside to frown.

"Well, now that you are here, what are you going to do?"

"It's late today. I'll take a look at your arrangements tomorrow and make some decisions."

"Well, Brother Qian, go to the guest house and rest. I have asked the servants to prepare it for you."

"Don't bother, I'll just go back to my villa in Jinling."

The candlelight in the study flickered, and Mr. Qian and Yao Qinglai came out and walked outside.

Xie Yuan opened his eyes wide and tried to see Mr. Qian's appearance carefully, but he was always behind him and could not see him at all.

The three of them looked at each other quietly behind the pillar, and when the two men walked a little further away, Zhang Junyi whispered:
"What do you think we should do?"

A light flashed in Xie Yuan's eyes:
"Follow Mr. Qian and go straight out."

Huijue and Zhang Junyi both understood and nodded. This time, under the leadership of Xie Yuan, they followed Yao Qinglai and Mr. Qian from a distance.

Following the path behind the two men, two groups of people, one in front and one behind, walked quite fast, but it took them quite a while before they were able to get out of the Yao family's gate.

"It seems that although these two companies are cooperating, they are probably not friendly."

Xie Yuan thought to himself.

Whether Mr. Qian was being aggressive and trying to take the initiative, or he did not want to rest here and would rather take a detour to leave, it all showed that although the two companies had secret cooperation, they were not actually as close as a family.

As it was, there was actually a lot of competition among the eight great families. If Xue Minghe and the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult had not forced them to unite, there would probably not be the harmonious situation we have today.

When Yao Qinglai saw Mr. Qian off and went back with a gloomy look on his face, Mr. Qian was walking alone on the long street, seemingly still thinking.

As he was walking, he suddenly stopped and saw the moonlight cast long shadows on the ground.

Mr. Qian looked up and found a young man blocking the road ahead.

The young man had bright features, a tall stature, and a fine appearance, just like a prince. It was Xie Yuan.

Mr. Qian was startled, and subconsciously looked behind him. Then he reacted and smiled strangely:

"Xiao Xie, right? You actually come to block my way. That girl definitely wouldn't dare to come here. Without her, how dare you block me alone?"

Xie Yuan looked at the handsome man in front of him and had to say that people from aristocratic families all had good looks.

But beneath this appearance, I wonder what a dirty and cruel soul is hidden.

Thinking of the more than one hundred victims who had just escaped being poisoned to death, and the people of Wuhe who cried heartbreakingly as they watched their loved ones die in their arms, Xie Yuan's face darkened:
"Mr. Qian, can you still escape today?"

"Run? This is Jinling. Why should I run?"

Mr. Qian laughed, his eyes shining:
"You are the one who should run! I want to see if you can outrun me today, since you used your power to bully me last time and chased me for so long!"

"Amitabha, this donor speaks and acts so overbearingly that I cannot bear to see him."

Suddenly, a fair-skinned monk walked out from the alley next to him. His figure was reflected in the silvery glow, with his hands clasped together and a pure face.

Mr. Qian looked at Huijue who had appeared beside him out of nowhere, his expression changed slightly, and when he was about to speak, his head suddenly turned to the other side.

Under the moonlight, a young Taoist priest with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes and a wooden sword on his back blocked his other side and said loudly:

"Is this the mastermind of the aristocratic family? I will capture him today!"

Mr. Qian looked at the three young men around him and his expression suddenly changed.

Although I feel that their cultivation is not as high as mine, but... why does this feeling feel so dangerous?

Xie Yuan slowly drew out his sword and pointed at Mr. Qian:
"Mr. Qian, where are you going today?"

(End of this chapter)