Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 274 Delusion
When he saw Cen Jin again, Wei Xi was secretly shocked: Why does this man look so haggard?

He was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, with traces of smoke on the cuffs. Cen Jin's eyes were bloodshot and his face was full of unconcealable fatigue. He was giving orders to his subordinates.

"General Cen!" Qin Feng spoke first, drawing his attention back.

"Three Daoists," Cen Jin waved his hand to order his subordinates to leave, and then he gestured for Wei Xi and the others to take a seat. "Thank you for taking the trouble to make this trip... Why is Daoist Qin injured?"

Wei Xi was already wary. How could Cen Jin, who had been so arrogant towards them, have such a change of heart? Perhaps he needed help again and was temporarily bowing his head.

"I fought with the suspect last night," Qin Feng said frankly, "and I got injured. I'm afraid I'll need to recuperate for a while."

Seeing that only Qin Feng paid attention to him, Cen Jin gritted his teeth and said politely, "...I see. It's all because of the fierce fire last night that I didn't realize my friend was in danger. Next time, I will definitely send someone to help you!"

"What did you send them for? To send them to die in vain?"

These words were simply heartbreaking. Qin Feng's tone was so sincere that Wei Xi looked up to confirm whether she was being sarcastic.

Cen Jin was a little choked up. Thinking of Qin Feng's strength and seeing her face like an ink painting, he swallowed his anger and said, "I am also trying to do my best to help... Do you know what was burning last night?"

Qin Feng was already furious after not winning the fight last night, and now seeing this man beating around the bush, he blurted out, "You were the ones putting out the fire last night. It would be strange if we knew!"

"General Cen," Wei Xi interrupted, "what's the urgent matter you're looking for us for?"

"That's exactly what happened," Cen Jin, finally able to articulate his purpose, said hurriedly, "The fire at the martial arts arena wasn't caused by dry weather; it was Bingzhou City's food supplies that burned overnight."

"Bingzhou City's food?" Lian Gouqie asked in disbelief, "Didn't the food go missing?"

"Here's the weird part," said the military commander Cen Jin, his head aching with worry. "The rioting refugees initially believed rumors of a disaster with the relief grain, and that's why they made the mistake of forming a group to attack Bingzhou City."

"When they opened the granary and found it empty, the people were completely enraged. The people of Bingzhou were also outraged by the empty granary. Coupled with the city's own food shortage, many joined the refugees and ultimately captured Bingzhou City."

Wei Xi thought: This guy is very quick and has found out a lot of things in less than two days.

Although it lacks the two key links of He Xiniang instigating the bandit leader and the granary being moved away by the monks, it is still a relatively complete restoration.

"Last night, a fire broke out in the martial arts training ground. Patrolling soldiers discovered that the grounds had been filled with food and fodder, and they immediately called for help to put out the fire."

At this point, Cen Jin paused for a moment, his expression extremely sad. "But this fire can't be completely extinguished... Half an hour ago, the entire martial arts field was reduced to ashes, and all the food stored in Bingzhou City has been destroyed..."

Wei Xi, who had done farm work, also felt bad, but there was something strange about this matter, and he didn't know how many lives had been lost.

So, after a moment's thought, she asked, "The general said 'it can't be extinguished completely,' but what's so special about fire?"

"I even used the talismans provided in the barracks," Cen Jin said, trying to suppress his grief and anger, "but it didn't work. The fire only grew stronger."

"In this case, I can only think that it was the monks who were causing trouble, so I invited the three of you here."

Wei Xi knew that last night's fire was just a diversion; the arrangements at the granary were the real focus. Now that he had the Soul Banner, he feared they had already fled.

"Last night we fought with the monks who had arranged the situation. The opponent was quite powerful. Given the current situation, it would be extremely difficult to apprehend them." As he spoke, Qin Feng felt a dull pain in his waist, and he released his spiritual power to dispel the pain from the wound.

"It would be great if we could catch the culprit, but today I still want you to see if there is any way to restore these grains."

Lian Gouyue scratched his ear and said helplessly, "Let's not talk about arresting the suspect for now. Let's just talk about restoring the food supply. You're really audacious!" Ignoring Lian Gouyue's sarcasm, Cen Jin clasped his fists and said, "These are troubled times. I hope you can help me, fellow Taoists!"

Wei Xi spoke slowly, "As far as I know, there's no spell that can restore the food. I'm afraid General Cen will have to seek help from someone else."

"It's the scene, let's go and take a look, maybe there are some clues."

Cen Jin was greatly disappointed and slumped down in his chair. He sighed for a long time and said, "If that's the case, do whatever you want."

Qin Feng puffed up her cheeks, wanting to argue with the man, but Wei Xi gave her a look and she gave up and followed Wei Xi out of the tent.

"Why didn't you let me have a word with this guy just now? What do you mean by 'Just do whatever you want?' Does he know that we're doing him a favor?"

Lian Gouqie chuckled, "I think you're too angry! Cen Jin is a man with a strong sense of responsibility. After just one night, order in Bingzhou City has been restored to a certain extent. It's no big deal to help a man like him."

While they were talking, the three of them arrived at the martial arts training ground: Ju State was warlike and therefore attached great importance to the training of soldiers. To put it simply, the martial arts training ground was a place for training soldiers. Because it occupied a large area, it was often built on the edge of the city.

Bingzhou City also follows the same tradition. The martial arts training ground was built near the medical clinic that was demolished by Wei Xi and his three companions, right on the edge of the town.

Wei Xi had doubts in his mind, and always felt that this was not a coincidence, so he insisted on going to the clinic to check again.

The biggest suspect has already escaped, so we can afford to waste a little time.

The clinic was still in a dilapidated state, and with the patrolling soldiers around, the sight was increasingly frightening.

"You two have almost torn this place apart into pieces. What else is there to see?" Qin Feng's hand was on the hilt of the sword as he patrolled the ruins. If he were not so righteous, he would have looked like some kind of demon.

"A skeleton was found here before," Wei Xi patiently crouched under the bed, trying to find any clues he had missed. "And it's so close to the fire scene used as a cover, so it wouldn't hurt to be cautious."

After saying that, Wei Xi reached out and took out a piece of scrap paper from the gap between the bed boards.

Wei Xi crawled out from under the bed with the shredded paper lifted by his spiritual power, dusted off his Taoist robe, and called Lian Gou Xie to come over and look at the text.

The texture of this piece of shredded paper is excellent and it is not a low-quality product. The key is that the quality is good. Lian Gou Xie speculates that it may be important document paper.

"'Fang: You Mingjing', is this the title deed?"

Wei Xi had seen the house deed before, but in the end, Qin Feng took out the deed book and compared it with the book before he confirmed that it was the house deed of the Ju State style.

"So the owner of the clinic is called You Mingjing?" Qin Feng put away his belongings and asked uncertainly.

Wei Xi shook his head. "There's a deed here, but it doesn't necessarily belong to this house. Perhaps before we leave, we should go to the government office and check the documents."

Leaving this place, the three of them headed towards the martial arts training grounds. Lian Gou was panting from all the exertion, and sleep deprived, he tripped over his left foot and fell forward. He subconsciously tried to grab something with his hands, but ended up tearing a layer of paper on the bulletin board.

Qin Feng went to help the person and looked up to see Wei Xi staring at the bulletin board thoughtfully.

"what happened?"

Wei Xi pointed to the notice board and whispered, "Isn't this the portrait that Lian Gouqie restored?"

(End of this chapter)