A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 469 Moon Star

Behind Zhu He, Yang Sixuan also walked out with a grim face.

Yang Sixian had an ugly look on his face. It was not because he hated Pei Du and Jiang Zhe for killing their fellow disciples. The moment he saw what happened in the forest, he knew that he had been fooled by Zhu He.

This thief old man, how could he bring him to see the temple of the Rhinoceros Immortal? He clearly wanted to use him as a knife! Moreover, he wanted him, the chief of the Judgment Department, to see Pei Du and Jiang Zhe besieging and killing his fellow disciples, and to hear them mention Ge Rusong's name with his own ears.

This is killing with a borrowed knife!
What makes Yang Sixuan most depressed is that this is an open conspiracy!
Even though he knew that Zhu He had set him up, he couldn't just sit there and watch. He always acted impartially as part of his duty, especially since this was a major case of killing a disciple of the sect.

Since he saw it, how could he just ignore it? !
Pei Du and Jiang Zhe watched Zhu He and Yang Sixuan slowly walk out from behind the big tree next to them. At that moment, countless thoughts surged in their minds...

Surrounding and killing the sect’s disciples is a capital crime!
Even if they were instructed by someone, the lightest punishment would be to have their Dantian destroyed, becoming a cripple. Like garbage, they would live out their remaining life in a corner of the secular world.

Both of them turned pale, especially since Yang Sixuan, the chief of the Zongzheng Division, was present at the scene. They didn't even have a chance to quibble.

Jiang Zhe's face was as pale as paper, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Pei Du was also terrified, but he still forced himself to stay alert, gave a sad smile, and said, "Hello, Uncle Master Zhu, Uncle Master Yang! We have made an appointment with Junior Brother Duan to have a discussion here, and we have no ill intentions."

Zhu He chuckled, glanced at Pei Du, and said, "Really?"

Pei Du forced himself to remain calm and said, "That's right!"

"Pei Du!" Zhu He laughed and said, "You are a warrior in the Qi Cyclone Realm, and you are sparring with Duan Rong, who is in the Yuan Qi Realm. Are you afraid that he will die slowly? Look at how you beat my little disciple, and the corner of his mouth is bleeding. If I had come out a step later, I'm afraid he would have died miserably under your sword."

When Zhu He said this, Duan Rong really wanted to punch him in the face.

"This..." Pei Du was stunned and speechless. Zhu He was right. He was a warrior in the cyclone realm. There was no point in him sparring with Duan Rong. Although Duan Rong had comprehended the artistic conception in the Yuanqi realm, his internal energy was too weak. He barely managed to take the first blow, and his internal organs were already injured. He could not take the second blow that he had used all his strength on.

Yang Sixuan suddenly said in a cold voice: "Pei Du, if you have anything to say, come with me to the Judgment and Clan Affairs Office."

"what!"

Pei Du looked at Yang Sixian in panic, and his legs couldn't help but tremble slightly. He knew that no one would be able to keep their mouths shut once they entered the Judgment Bureau. Yang Sixian had mastered a strange soul technique called the Divine Seal, which was used to interrogate prisoners, and no one could resist it.

Jiang Zhe was even more panicked. He had already retreated to the side, not only some distance away from Pei Du, but also farther away from Yang Sixian and the others. At this moment, he was so panicked that he actually had an illusion that he could escape, so he suddenly moved his body and rushed behind him.

Just as he turned around and was about to jump out, Yang Sixuan was already standing in front of him.

Yang Sixian stood with his hands behind his back, motionless. He saw faint and strange spatial ripples spreading like ripples in the surrounding environment.

At that moment, although Jiang Zhe was sure that there was nothing wrong with his body and that his vital energy was still flowing in his meridians, his body was completely unable to move. He felt as if the space around him had solidified.

Yang Sixuan was completely stunned by Jiang Zhe, who seemed to be petrified, although Jiang Zhe's eyes were still rolling around, looking extremely smart.

Yang Sixian looked at Zhu He with a sullen face and said in a bad tone: "Brother Zhu, since this is a public matter, I will naturally take care of it if I come across it. However, after this incident, Brother Zhu, our friendship ends here."

Upon hearing this, Zhu He just stood there expressionlessly.

He knew that Yang Sixuan would definitely take care of this matter because he was a gentleman, and as the ancients said, a gentleman can be deceived by his own methods.

The reason why Zhu He has a control over Yang Sixuan is that he knows that this person is always upright and fair, and does things without favoritism. Since it is a matter that the Zongzhengsi should be responsible for, he will definitely take care of it.

Seeing the anger on Yang Sixuan's face, Zhu He pretended to apologize, "Brother Yang, I am the one who offended you this time."

Yang Sixuan snorted coldly and was about to take Pei Du and Jiang Zhe away. The floating and rippling space above his head suddenly enveloped Pei Du not far away without a sound. In an instant, Pei Du felt that his body had frozen there. The night wind blew past, and the bonfire not far away roared, but his hair, which should have been fluttering, did not move at all, which was strange and abnormal...

Duan Rong could see that Yang Sixuan was going to take Pei Du and Jiang Zhe away, so he immediately said, "Uncle Yang, wait a moment!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Sixian's eyes narrowed and he glared at Duan Rong, saying coldly, "Junior Brother Duan, do you have any other advice for me?"

Yang Sixuan was dissatisfied with Zhu He, and also took his anger out on Duan Rong.

Duan Rong was about to say something, but Zhu He suddenly said, "Brother Yang, go ahead. There's no need to delay."

Upon hearing this, Duan Rong turned around and glared at Zhu He.

Yang Sixuan's eyes swept over Zhu He and Duan Rong, and suddenly he flew into the air. At the same time, with the floating of faint spatial ripples, Pei Du and Jiang Zhe were also pulled up together. Pei Du still had his back to Yang Sixuan, and Jiang Zhe was still in a posture of wanting to jump. At this moment, the two of them were like insects fixed in amber...

Duan Rong seemed not to notice Yang Sixian's strange power of law. At this moment, he just stared at Zhu He, and the anger in his eyes seemed real.

Zhu He looked at Duan Rong, coughed, and said, "Ge Rusong did send two inner disciples registered in the Ministry of Public Administration to Xiangu County to arrest people. But don't worry, I have asked Wu Shidao to go with them. He will intercept the people and bring them to Shenyun Mansion and hand them over to you."

The anger in Duan Rong's eyes slowly faded away. He really wanted to ask about Zhu Xiaoqi and Yang Zhen just now.

Although Duan Rong's anger had dissipated, he was still unhappy. Zhu He showed up almost at the last moment, and he was about to use the Dew Drinking Cicada.

Duan Rong glanced at Zhu He with disdain, and said sarcastically, "You finally did something human!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu He almost stumbled.

"What's that look in your eyes? I am your master. Once a master, always a father. How can you talk like that? What do you mean by finally doing something human? Wasn't what I did before human?"

Duan Rong ignored Zhu He and flew out like a falling leaf. He was already next to the branch where Ruyi was hanging. The energy on his fingertips flashed and with a flick of his body, the rope was cut.

Duan Rong held the unconscious Ruyi and floated to the ground.

Zhu He looked at Duan Rong's flickering figure with flickering eyes.

He knew that Duan Rong was resentful because he was manipulated by him.

Zhu He sighed and said, "This kid has a bad temper."

Zhu He walked slowly towards Duan Rong.

Duan Rong untied the ropes that bound Ruyi's hands, and then took out the cloth ball that was stuffed in her mouth. The red light from the bonfire next to them illuminated Ruyi's face.

At this moment, her face, which was originally as white and tender as dough, was now faintly blue, and her lips were even purple.

Ruyi was obviously deeply poisoned.

Duan Rong frowned and sighed slightly.

Ruyi is just a tool to them, to be discarded after use.

Duan Rong flipped his hand and poured out a pill from the porcelain bottle. Zhu He stood behind Duan Rong and said calmly: "The poison has entered the internal organs and the heart veins have rotted. There is no way to save him!"

Duan Rong acted as if he didn't hear Zhu He's words and still stuffed the pill into Ruyi's mouth.

Duan Rong pinched Ruyi's throat and asked her to swallow the pill.

After Ruyi swallowed the pill, she took a few breaths and then slowly woke up.

The bruise on her face faded away, and her cheeks turned slightly red, as rosy as peach blossoms, very attractive.

Duan Rong was well versed in medical theory, so he naturally knew that this was not a sign that the poison had been eliminated, but that the pill had temporarily suppressed the poison. At this moment, Ruyi was just burning the last bit of light in her life.

Ruyi opened her eyes and looked at Duan Rong in a daze.

"grown ups!"

Ruyi cried out miserably and tried to get up, but suddenly her throat felt sweet and she spat out a mouthful of black blood mixed with rotten meat.

It looked like a beautiful fresh peach that suddenly had a rotten piece.

Ruyi fell down again. Although this woman had a miserable fate, she was a spy planted by his side after all. Duan Rong found it difficult to feel sympathy for her.

Ruyi looked at Duan Rong and murmured, "My lord, I didn't mean to hurt you. It's just that my brother is being held captive by them, and I dare not disobey their orders! My lord, I have no choice!"

When a dying man is about to speak kindly, a trace of sadness flashed across Duan Rong's eyes.

He couldn't help but think of Qin Ya, the owner of Taihe Tower. If there wasn't an important person controlled by Ge Rushong, how could he have died before being interrogated!

It seems that this is Ge Rushong's usual method.

Duan Rong said: "Ruyi, please stop talking."

"No, sir! I want to say..." Ruyi, whose two fingers were broken, tightly grasped Duan Rong and said, "I am not saying this because I hope you can forgive me. I just hope... I hope you don't hate me..."

As Ruyi spoke, the redness on her face faded, and she turned pale as paper, and in an instant she was almost out of breath. "I just regret... that I have never served you, my Lord..."

Ruyi's eyes were sad and confused, and at the last moment, she was still staring at Duan Rong's face.

But her pupils no longer had any luster.

Duan Rong knew that Ruyi was dead, so he tried to pry open Ruyi's hands that were tightly clenched around his neck. At this moment, a folded piece of paper suddenly fell out from the torn hem of Ruyi's clothes.

Duan Rong's eyes moved, he picked up the paper, opened it and saw the word "Yong" on it.

Under the reflection of the light and fire, Duan Rong's face changed slightly, and his heart actually ached slightly when he saw the paper.

He wrote the word "永" and gave it to Ruyi to copy. However, at the bottom right corner of the word "永" on the paper, there was a small word "远" written on it.

That is the font of Ruyi.

The small word "far" was shrunken, like the stars that flickered beside the bright moon. If you were not careful, you would lose sight of it.

Every young girl has an eternal dream in her heart. As far away as the stars on the edge of the moon, as empty as the moon in the water... and can never be touched...

Duan Rong sighed slightly, and as his hand loosened, the paper flew out. Whether it was intentional or coincidental, the paper fell on the campfire, was devoured by the flames, and turned into ashes in an instant.

Duan Rong stood up, the firelight reflected on his face, but his expression was already cold.

Zhu He, who was standing behind Duan Rong, sighed slightly and said, "This girl is also very miserable. She was originally the daughter of an official family. However, because her father committed a serious crime and was sent to prison, she and her brother became exiles and were captured by Ge Rushong. This girl's original name was Yan Yueru."

"Yan Yueru?" Duan Rong's heart moved. Zhu He actually knew Ruyi's life experience in detail.

Zhu He said: "If you want to save her brother, you can follow the clue next to you. However, the broker who sold her to Zhu Zhengfu has already left, so you don't need to chase him."

Duan Rong glanced at Zhu He, who continued, "This woman passed on the information through the cook that Zhu Zhengfu hired from the big restaurant. You can follow the cook's lead and find the person behind it, and then you can find this woman's brother."

Duan Rong's heart moved slightly. Since he also wanted to dig up the secret line around him, he could also save Ruyi's brother and fulfill Ruyi's wish. However, Zhu He actually asked him to save Ruyi's brother. This old man is not a heartless person.

Duan Rong was lost in thought and looked at Zhu He deeply.

Zhu He not only knew Ruyi's life experience in detail, but also knew all the spies in Shenyun Mansion and even how Ruyi passed the information on.

Zhu Zhengfu had just bought Ruyi from the peddler a few days ago, but the cook had been lurking in Zhu Zhengfu's place for several years. It seemed that Zhu He had long known that the cook was a spy, but he had not yet done anything.

Duan Rong then remembered one thing. When he first entered Shenyun Mansion, the person who accompanied him and drove him was a servant of the Internal History Department. However, at the entrance of the inn, the servant suddenly left and has not been found until now. Obviously, Zhu He had assigned him another task, but Duan Rong had no idea what it was.

Zhu He was well aware of the situation in Shenyun Mansion, and even showed up in person with Yang Sixuan when Pei Du and Jiang Zhe surrounded him.

From all these things, Duan Rong can be sure of one thing.

That is Zhu He must have set up an intelligence network in Shenyun Mansion.

His intelligence network is even more tight, deep and hidden than Ge Rushong's.

At this moment, the red firelight reflected on Zhu He's white hair and beard, and beside his wrinkled eyes, his deep eyes were like two ancient wells with no bottom in sight.

Duan Rong looked at Zhu He, and an inexplicable fear rose in his heart.

Duan Rong was thinking, if one day Zhu He wanted to kill him, would he be able to escape?

He felt that he would not be able to escape. The old man in front of him was like a black hole, as if all his thoughts would be swallowed up by his bottomless insidiousness.

It's not just him. Wasn't Yang Si-hyun also fooled by him?
How can one not bow down under the eaves? If you can't beat them, just join them. What's more, he is Zhu He's apprentice. Although the old man manipulated him in the chess game, he still gave him the Yin Lu Chan to save his life. There is no need for him to be angry with the old man.

Duan Rong thought of this, and then he clasped his fists and said obediently: "Disciple will obey the master's order!"

Zhu He laughed and said, "Boy, don't play tricks on me. I know that you are resentful that I used you as bait this time. Don't worry, I will compensate you after this. I have something else to do, you go back and finish your business in Shenyun Mansion..."

As Zhu He spoke, his figure disappeared and his voice floated in the air like a ghost.

Duan Rong stood beside the campfire, not knowing how Zhu He left. He hadn't even achieved the Cyclone Realm yet, so how could he see clearly the power of the laws of the Cavernous Realm?
(End of this chapter)