Being knocked down by the Heavenly Dao while ascending

"I still feel it's not right." Fang Qing said, "Look, although your conclusion now is consistent with the one we came to when we encountered the fake Shang Nanyi, why is he doing all this? Is he trying to get us to help him? If he really wants our help, why not just tell us his purpose directly? Why is he doing all this nonsense?"

Pei Mingyan didn't answer for a moment.

Fang Qing also knew that this question was difficult to ask. "Hey, don't think too much. Last time you said he had some unspeakable difficulties. What were they? I just asked without thinking. I didn't really want you to answer."

"This question..." Pei Mingyan paused, "Do you remember the plan we mentioned?"

"Hmm?" Fang Qing almost forgot about this. "Oh! I remember now. We talked about setting up a trap for Shang Nanyi. First, we would provoke him to come out, and then pretend that I was arrested. If the person behind this is Shang Nanyi, we can also get clues based on this. If not, Shang Nanyi must have a relationship with the other party. We can also get clues by following them. What's wrong?"

"Uh...it's not that important." Generally speaking, a plan that is spoken out will never succeed.
But after hearing this, Pei Mingyan felt that Fang Qing should understand what he meant, so he stopped talking and asked, "Master Xue, how was your visit to Xuantian Gate?"

Xue Qingyu put down the cup and said, "This matter is slightly inconsistent with your conclusion."

"Tell me about it." Pei Mingyan said.

"This matter is complicated." Xue Qingyu picked up the key points and said, "The mastermind behind the scenes described by Xiaokong is Shang Nanyi."

Pei Mingyan noticed the subtle difference in this sentence.
The mastermind and the behind-the-scenes person described by Xiaokong obviously have two attitudes and two meanings.
Xue Qingyu agreed with the inference that Shang Nanyi was traveling with them. "You didn't see it with your own eyes?"

Xue Qingyu shook his head, "Not only did I see him, I also fought with him."

Pei Mingyan was silent, thinking about Xue Qingyu's injury before. He did think that the other party was quite capable, but when his guess came true, he still couldn't help but worry.
If Xue Qingyu is not his opponent and Shang Nanyi has been wary of him for many years, the situation is not optimistic.

"Even if the contract is not in effect, I am no match for him." Xue Qingyu added.

Fang Qing's focus was still on what Shang Nanyi was going to do. "Well, can you tell me what's going on? What is Shang Nanyi doing?"

Xue Qingyu stopped and glanced at Pei Mingyan. Seeing that he nodded, he explained, "Although he doesn't know the whole picture of your plan, he probably knows that you will find him and ask him about his relationship with his previous master in a way that he can't refuse."

"what?"

Pei Mingyan sighed helplessly and changed to more straightforward words, "He guessed that we wanted to force him, but he couldn't come out directly, so he never came out."

"That's not... how to say it, this is asking us for help, but not providing any help, just waiting to reap the benefits, even if he is a man... it's difficult and we can't do this." Fang Qing thought for a while, "No, if that's the case, wouldn't I have found him?"

"...Maybe you are not on that person's target list." Pei Mingyan replied.

Fang Qing muttered softly: "You just want to say that I'm a wimp, really!"

Pei Mingyan stopped arguing with her about this issue and continued to analyze with Xue Qingyu: "So it can be confirmed that the other party is proficient in disguise skills that can confuse the real with the fake, and his own cultivation is also amazing, so Shang Nanyi can avoid his edge at such a young age..." Pei Mingyan paused when he said this, and instinctively felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this statement, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was for a while, so he had to continue, "But there is still a problem, if the other party has such a strong martial arts value, why would he control Dean Xue to use him? He alone can destroy most of the Mei family."

Fang Qing was not so entangled. "Are you guys overthinking it? If I can beat him, can't I recruit a few powerful subordinates? Besides, the Mei family has no grudges against him in the past or the present... No, the person Dean Xue met must not be Shang Nanyi. Shang Nanyi is only a few years old, how could he have an enemy with the Mei family! It's impossible that he was reborn after the death of the enemy of the Mei family? Then why did he send Mei Shuyu to the Mei family? This doesn't make sense. He wants to help you one moment, and kill you the next. This could really be... sick."

"There must be something wrong." Pei Mingyan suddenly realized that his thoughts were diverted by Fang Qing, and asked Xue Qingyu: "How do you know that it wasn't Shang Nanyi?"

Xue Qingyu shook his head. "That's exactly what I want to say. The Shang Nanyi in Xuantian Sect is not the real Shang Nanyi. When we tracked Pang Yuan's consciousness, the master he saw was Shang Nanyi, and Fang Qing was able to go to Yongshan Academy with Pang Yuan's help. The person who traded with Fang Qing was also Shang Nanyi. There is no doubt that Shang Nanyi is related to Pang Yuan."

Pei Mingyan also analyzed: "Xiao Kong's case is even more bizarre. If the other party kidnapped Xiao Kong to threaten him, Xiao Kong came back safely, and we did not receive any threats."

"That's right." Xue Qingyu said, "What's more, Xiao Kong didn't need to expose himself at that time. As long as he stayed in the academy, we wouldn't suspect him."

"My analysis at that time was still correct. It was Xiaokong who brought me into the academy, and it was Xiaokong who reminded me that there was something wrong with you. It was Xiaokong who brought up the Mei Xucheng incident, and it was even Xiaokong who was responsible for the exposure of Pang Yuan." Pei Mingyan laughed, "So, there are two forces in Xuantian Sect."

Xue Qingyu nodded, his eyes full of appreciation, "After I entered Xuantian Sect, it was like entering an empty land. Everyone knows that Xuantian Sect specializes in Yin and Yang, and the disciples in the sect also practice Yin and Yang. The dispute between Yin and Yang arose from this, so their combined Yin and Yang formation gradually declined. I thought this was the reason why I was not discovered, but when I was saving Xiaokong, I met a strong enemy. Coincidentally, I heard the disciples in the sect call him Young Master."

"This is such a coincidence... I don't think Shang Nanyiyi is that stupid." Fang Qing said.

Xue Qingyu nodded, "The other party attacked me as soon as he entered the room."

"He wants to kill you?" Fang Qing asked.

"No." Pei Mingyan continued, "The person he wants to kill is Xiaokong."

"Ah?" Fang Qing was surprised. "What a psychopath. He caught the man long ago but didn't kill him. Why did he wait until you came to rescue him?"

"Heh." Mei Shuyu sneered.

Fang Qing knew that it was normal for this man to be sarcastic except towards his brother, so he simply ignored him and said, "Master, how about you explain it to me?"

Pei Mingyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the little episode between the two, "There are two Shang Nanyi, one is helping us, and the other is dealing with us."

"What?" Fang Qing was extremely puzzled. "Shang Nanyi is quite popular. There are many people cosplaying him, including the rookie red-dressed guy. Now there's another capable fighter? In addition to himself?"

"Expand...to death?" Xue Qingyu asked doubtfully.

"Uh..." Fang Qing realized that he had said something that was difficult for the other party to understand. "That's right, that's right... He has a split personality! One person has turned into several!"

"Split personality?"

She made another mistake. She didn't have a deep understanding of the word and couldn't explain it, so she said, "It's just... well, just think of him as sick. Yes, it means he is sick."

Xue Qingyu nodded, as if accepting this explanation, but his gaze paused on Mei Shanxue for a moment, then glanced at Mei Shuyu.
Apparently, he and Mei Shuyu were the only ones confused by this word.
Fang Qing and Mei Shanxue had a relationship that he was unaware of, but the information obtained from the investigation showed that the two did not have much interaction.
How could Mei Shanxue easily accept someone as his disciple without any friendship?
If accepting a disciple is not strange because there are other purposes, then there is still the biggest problem - how to trust each other so much after meeting for the first time.
If Mei Shanxue got involved in this matter in order to protect the Mei family, what about Fang Qing?
Who is this unknown person? The Negative Spirit Tribe... is definitely not just a Negative Spirit Tribe.
And the last time the Heaven was angry and sent down thunder...wasn't it a coincidence?
"Young Master Mei is right." Xue Qingyu kept silent about his suspicions. "They are not the same person. From what you just said, the man in red also looks like Shang Nanyi. It can be confirmed that the man in red and my master are both from the Murong clan."

"The Murong clan?"

Pei Mingyan said, "The talent of their clan is to change their appearance. The change is not only reflected in the appearance, but also in the body shape and temperament. If you get along with that person for a long time, it will be difficult to distinguish the true from the false. This is also the reason why Pang Yuan wanted to kill Murong Protector in the academy. Only the people of their clan can distinguish the true from the false, and there are not many Murong people left in the world."

"Okay, then I understand." Fang Qing said, "It means that there was a fake Shang Nanyi, who pretended to be the real Shang Nanyi to do things, and the people of Xuantianmen couldn't tell who was real and who was fake. The real Shang Nanyi was young at the time and couldn't expose him, so he had to run away from home and make a living on his own. But the problem is that so many years have passed, and the people of Xuantianmen have long regarded the fake Shang Nanyi as the real Shang Nanyi."

"From the moment Dean Xue entered Xuantian Gate, it seems that the fake Shang Nanyi has taken root in people's hearts. Even if the real Shang Nanyi returns, he might still be suspected of having changed." Pei Mingyan thought for a while, "This is Shang Nanyi's dilemma. He has been replaced. When I was in the foggy area halfway up the mountain, I asked Ah Qing about the young master Shang. What she said was about the real Shang Nanyi, but the one Dean Xue met in Xuantian Gate was the fake Shang Nanyi. Everyone knows that the young master Shang left Xuantian Gate, but there is still a Shang Nanyi in the gate, so -"

"The real and fake Shang Nanyi should have an agreement that they share the same identity." Xue Qingyu continued, "When the real Shang Nanyi appears, the fake Shang Nanyi will not appear."

"Hahaha." Fang Qing laughed out loud. Noticing that several people were looking at her, she quickly apologized, "Ahem, sorry. Now that you mention that, I suddenly remembered the look in his eyes when I was a treasure hunter. Now I understand. That man must be the real Shang Nanyi, and the man in red he met later was the fake one. So after all this, he couldn't beat the fake one and asked us for help! But, what about Pang Yuan? I made a deal with the real Shang Nanyi, so Pang Yuan must be someone of the fake Shang Nanyi..."

Xue Qingyu smiled at her, indicating that he heard what she said, and continued: "This may also be the real reason why the Murong clan disappeared." "Didn't Protector Murong say anything?" Pei Mingyan asked, "How did you save her at that time?"

"No, she didn't say anything." Xue Qingyu replied, looking at Pei Mingyan, "Forget it, Murong did tell me some key points after all, and we can find out who is behind this, so let's not cause her any more trouble."

Pei Mingyan nodded, "Go on and tell me what you think."

"I later analyzed that Xiaokong's master is indeed Shang Nanyi, and Pang Yuan's master is my original master. Xiaokong followed his 'master's' orders or hints to expose Pang Yuan, which was naturally expected by the mastermind. He wanted to take this opportunity to kill Pang Yuan. If he failed, he could also lead us to doubt. In short, he planted the seeds of doubt in us before we met, and made us not trust Shang Nanyi completely." Xue Qingyu said, "And Xiaokong's withdrawal also proves our previous speculation that the two of them not only cooperated, but also plotted against each other. When Xiaokong left, we would immediately link Xiaokong with the mastermind. But at this time, Xiaokong went to Xuantianmen."

What this means is that the real Shang Nanyi not only exposed Pang Yuan, but also led them to Xuantian Gate and told them the whereabouts of the real culprit behind the scenes.
If they were smarter, they would have figured out the real and fake Shang Nanyi. If they were even smarter, they might have found a way to cooperate with him.
"Ha." Pei Mingyan laughed, "I thought too little. So, in this battle between the real and fake Shang Nanyi, the real Shang Nanyi has the upper hand."

"Who said he wasn't? Shang Nanyi is indeed a strange man." Xue Qingyu said with a smile, "I really want to meet him."

"Clap clap clap!"
Fang Qing suddenly clapped his hands at the two of them, "Hey, um, can you say something I can understand?"

Mei Shuyu saw that his brother stopped drinking water and wanted to explain, so he took over the conversation with a look of disgust: "If you were Xue Qingyu, and saw someone with Shang Nanyi's face trying to kill Xiaokong, what would you think?"

Fang Qing said directly, "Don't think about it, just fight first! Uh...if you can't win, then think of other ways!"

"..." Mei Shuyu took a deep breath, "What if Xiaokong died?"

"This……"

"Can you still cooperate with Shang Nanyi without any grudges?"

Fang Qing understood, but within a second, she had a new question, "But Dean Xue couldn't beat that fake guy, but Xiao Kong and Dean Xue were fine, so the other party must be letting him win."

Xue Qingyu said: "I am indeed no match for him. After weighing my value against Xiao Kong's, he finally decided to give up Xiao Kong and retreat."

"Uh...well, sorry." Fang Qing apologized, "I didn't mean to doubt you, I just couldn't help it."

"There's nothing to apologize for. Even if it happens again, I will still make the same decision." Xue Qingyu changed the subject. "Later, I found out that when I was fighting that man, Tang Gu, Yu Shu and Murong took advantage of the chaos to rescue Xiao Kong. The one left behind was just a puppet made by the guardian Murong. I don't know if that person's ability was limited to this, or if he had other plans. Anyway, everyone was very happy that Xiao Kong could come back, until Xiao Kong told me that his master was Shang Nanyi."

Pei Mingyan glanced at Fang Qing and explained, "This will increase the obstacles to our judgment. Evidence again and again points to Shang Nanyi as the person behind this. It is indeed difficult to distinguish."

This time Fang Qing understood. Not only that, she immediately complained: "You said Shang Nanyi didn't dare to come, isn't it because of this reason? He is worried that if everyone is fooled, he will be beaten and scream his throat out when he comes out! Look, the strongest fighting team is here! We have capable fighters, smart people, lucky people, and a humanoid who can detonate bombs at any time. We are invincible!"

Pei Mingyan applauded her.
"I didn't expect you to hit the nail on the head." Pei Mingyan said, "The other party is indeed constantly testing. The man in red is testing, the two bodyguards are also testing, the sparse rain... is also a test, and what's worse, the man with the jade flute is also testing."

"What test?" Fang Qing asked casually, and immediately remembered the strangeness between the boy and the man with the jade flute. "What's going on between the two of them? You seemed to have mentioned some strange energy just now? What is that?"

Pei Mingyan didn't say anything, but suddenly looked at Fang Qing.
Because it had been so long, Fang Qing wondered if there was something on her face. When she touched her face, she remembered that she was still wearing the same dark face she had just disguised. "What's wrong?"

Pei Mingyan suddenly looked away and said with emotion: "Good luck is also a kind of ability."

"Okay, okay, I know you're envious and jealous. Next." Fang Qing thought it was a big deal. Even though the fake Heavenly Dao is fake, it's still Heavenly Dao, isn't it? How can a person who is protected by Heavenly Dao have bad luck?
"If I'm not mistaken, the man with the jade flute was sent by Shang Nanyi." Pei Mingyan smiled, "I originally thought of him as just an ordinary cultivator, and didn't have any other thoughts. It was because you brought this child here that I discovered the specialness between the two of them."

"Ok?"

"Although the man with the jade flute is elegantly dressed in a scholarly style, he has a strong fire attribute in his body, like the sun." Pei Mingyan pointed at the child, "And the child has never practiced cultivation, and he also has extremely strong wood energy in his body."

Seeing Fang Qing still had doubts, Xue Qingyu added, "Among the five elements, wood gives birth to fire. Just now, when Major General Mei put the two together, this child had never practiced before and could not control the power in his body. Therefore, the energy in his body was completely involuntarily taken away by the man with the jade flute."

"Will he be okay?" Fang Qing said with some worry. "I promised his parents that I would ensure he will be safe until he turns ten this year!"

Pei Mingyan paused for a moment while drinking tea. "Ten years old?"

"Yes!" Fang Qing suddenly remembered what happened between the woman and Mei Xucheng, and explained the matter again. Although he did not repeat the original words, he made the general meaning clear.

"...Mei Xucheng." Pei Mingyan murmured the name, glanced at the man with the jade flute, then saw the boy, his eyes suddenly lit up, "I understand."

"What do you understand?" Fang Qing was confused.

"Since Shang Nanyi is..." Pei Mingyan didn't say the word "male protagonist" because he was worried about Xue Qingyu's presence, "the young master of Xuantian Sect, and he was able to have his own career after leaving Xuantian Sect, so he must be an extraordinary person. If the Shuyu incident was really done by him, there must be someone around him who can predict the future, otherwise it would be hard to explain why he suddenly did something that ordinary people couldn't understand, for example, although he was the young master, he suddenly left Xuantian Sect."

Fang Qingming understood Pei Mingyan's concerns, so he immediately understood what this meant - this meant that Shang Nanyi's identity was also different, he might have traveled through time, or he might have been reborn.

"I didn't notice the man's use of the jade flute, but the coincidence downstairs just now made me discover something strange." Pei Mingyan glanced at Shu Yu, "Practitioners all understand the power of black energy, but nothing happened when the black energy entered the child's body."

"Yes!" Fang Qing also remembered, "That black energy can corrode the magic weapon that God gave me that day. This child will be fine if he is wrapped in it and then released!"
Fang Qing's eyes lit up. There was a way to solve the black energy! It was really easy to get it! No wonder Pei Mingyan envied and hated her luck.
But that’s true, even if the fake Heavenly Dao is fake, it is still Heavenly Dao. It shouldn’t be thinking of destroying the world... right?
Although the fake Heavenly Dao's behavior doesn't seem like it, no matter whether it is a fake Heavenly Dao or not, it is always good to have a solution.

"So, in terms of the five elements, as long as we find five people who possess this innate special energy, we may be able to dissolve the black energy in Shu Yu's body." Pei Mingyan said.

"Shang Nanyi sent someone here... he had a really good plan!" Fang Qing complained, "He spent a long time just throwing the useful ones to us. Does he not want to show up anymore?"

"Think of it another way. He is selecting the most suitable partner." Pei Mingyan said, "Sending the man the jade flute is both a test and a gesture of goodwill. We still have to solve Shu Yu's problem after all, and it is always good for him to send a solution. Recalling what he did, he used sand sculptures to tell us that he didn't have time and he was in a hurry. What was he in a hurry for? The man in red appeared to test my cultivation. And according to Dean Xue, the cultivation of the man with Shang Nanyi's face is not low, at least he can tie with Dean Xue. At this time, Shang Nanyi... may not be his opponent, so he came to me."

Fang Qing wanted to say: You are just a carefully selected thug!
He immediately noticed Mei Shuyu's gaze and swallowed his words back.

Xue Qingyu continued: "My body is still there, and I can't fight at the critical moment. So the only one who can fight is you."

"The Black Hand's fighting power is not low." Pei Mingyan looked at the people present. Fang Qing could not be used as a normal fighting force, Xue Qingyu could lose control at any time and might even turn against him at a critical moment. Shu Yu could not do anything reckless.
Not only that, before knowing the intention of the mastermind behind the scenes, he also has to protect Shu Yu to prevent the other party from dying together with him.
The Mei family would naturally not be involved if they could, so after all the calculations, he is the only one involved?

Shang Nanyiyi really gave him a big problem. Why did he wade into this muddy water?

Oh.
It was about Shu Yu and Mei Xucheng. Who did it? Shang Nanyi.
As expected of the male lead, he is first-rate at causing trouble and calling for reinforcements. After all, he is just a tool to help Shang Nanyi deal with Xue Qingyu and Mei Shuyu.

In this sense, Fang Qing is considered to be a person with less trouble.
In comparison, the fake Tiandao is also quite good-looking. At least people are doing things openly for you instead of playing tricks!

"Look at the time, it's almost half an hour." Pei Mingyan released the few people who were taken in, "We'll just wait for Shang Nanyi to come."

(End of this chapter)