The Primordial Law

Chapter 385 Confidante
The entire block was cordoned off.

A large number of soldiers from the city's defense camp gathered to prevent powerful demons from coming to silence them.

Half an hour later.

It's getting dark.

Tai Shi Bai arrived, having already learned what had happened on the way. His face was solemn, and he remained silent as he quickly ascended the restaurant.

Upon entering the room, he saw Long Xiangcen lying on the ground in the center of the house, covered in wounds. A complex and unreadable expression appeared in his eyes before he looked at Taishi Yu standing by the window.

Tai Shiyu had washed off the bloodstains and changed into brand-new fine clothes, exuding nobility and arrogance: "Why are you looking at me? The person you brought from Lingxiao City almost killed me because of her. I'm already showing you brotherhood by leaving you a breath."

Tai Shi Bai squatted down and pointed a finger at Long Xiang Cen's ancestral field, breaking the seal.

After Long Xiangcen was able to circulate her magical energy, her complexion gradually recovered, and she was no longer as weak as before.

However, he was unable to stand up because his legs were broken by Taishi Yu.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and she looked pitiful: "Cousin, I'm sorry... They planted a death flame in me, and if I don't obey their orders, I'll burn myself to death... But I swear, I will never do anything to betray you, I will never harm the Taishi family... I will never... even if it means death..."

Tai Shi Yu couldn't stand it anymore: "Even at this point, you're still acting like a jerk? If you don't tell the truth, not only Tai Shi Bai, but even if General Tai Shi and Long She Xin come, you'll still die."

Tai Shi Bai looked at Long Xiang Cen: "This matter is already known throughout the city, and every government office will hold you accountable. After tonight, I cannot guarantee your life. Therefore, you must tell me everything you know as soon as possible. Only by capturing Luan Sheng Lin You as quickly as possible can you make amends and gain a chance to survive."

Tai Shi Yu said, "What other experts are there among the departed spirits? What are their origins and purposes? How many are lurking in Lingxiao City? Don't pretend you don't know. If you keep lying and playing the victim, believe me, I'll throw you into a brothel to work as a prostitute..."

"Don't I know how to ask? You go out first and give me half an hour," Taishi Bai said in a deep voice.

"If you can't get anything useful out of me in half an hour, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Tai Shiyu cursed and walked out of the room, then went downstairs.

The last rays of the setting sun have faded.

In the small courtyard on the first floor, lanterns were lit, and martial arts experts from the imperial court were guarding the area.

Under the eaves, on the steps.

Li Weiyi and Jiang Ning stood five steps apart, by two pillars, looking at the warm blue sky in the twilight, communicating with each other through the transmission of their spiritual energy.

Li Weiyi said, "When the curtain was lifted, Jiang Ning and Long Xiangcen fought, which was witnessed by many people. The Luantai authorities questioned you about it. What was your response?"

"Of course I will respond truthfully! I wasn't there at the time and knew nothing about it. Trying to cover up for Zuoqiu Hongting would only make things more suspicious."

Jiang Ning's face was veiled, and her body was shrouded in ethereal light. She stood gracefully, and her skin radiated an even more captivating glow in the night, making her seem out of place in the turbid world before her.

She shouldn't be confined to the halls of power; she should be high above the heavens.

She said, "Luan Shenglin and Song Muchuan have been exposed. We can take advantage of this to eliminate all thirty powerful spirits who have infiltrated. This will not affect you."

“After hearing the news from you, I have been in great distress these past few days. If we don’t eliminate the potential threats in advance, I always feel like the whole city is full of enemies.”

Looking at her ethereal beauty, yet her heart filled with worldly concerns, Li Weiyi couldn't help but chuckle, "To be honest, a peerless beauty like Lord Jiang should be worshipped, made an immortal, and made a saint, detached from worldly affairs like a goddess or Brahma in a temple. You've fallen into a predicament of worrying about the country and its people; everyone in the world has a share of the blame."

Jiang Ning frowned slightly, his expression serious: "If you're in a position, you should do your job. Why are you making fun of me? My thinking is very simple. The current chaos in the world is really suffocating. With our cultivation and abilities, we'll do as much as we can."

“Alright, as you wish. But we have to wait until Long Xiangcen confesses that she was the one who leaked the information,” Li Weiyi said.

Jiang Ning was serious and always had a cold demeanor: "The list Zhuang Yue collected contains a total of 212 people. I've eliminated most of them in the past month, and 92 of them are the most suspicious. Finding the exact 30 people from those 92 will not be easy."

“I’m a bit better than you. I can narrow down the suspects to fifty people and take them all down.”

Li Weiyi took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and quietly handed it to her: "Just say that you received a secret report a month ago, and that Luantai had already noticed some clues. You have been investigating in secret... the credit is yours."

Jiang Ning accepted it.

She felt that, given her close relationship with Li Weiyi, there was no need for thanks; they were like comrades-in-arms with perfect understanding, pursuing the same goal.

She was eager to leave right now, saying urgently, "After what happened today, these people must have gone into hiding. If we act quickly, we might be able to catch some of them."

“No rush. The people from the Nine Li Hidden Sect have been keeping an eye on them. If they've gone into hiding, ask Chen Chuan for the latest information,” Li Weiyi said.

Many of Jiang Ning's worries vanished, her beautiful eyes brightened, and a rare smile that could captivate the world appeared on her face: "Is this why you summoned a large number of hidden sect experts to Lingxiao City? To mock my concern for the country and its people? Aren't you the same? You're still the same as before, just refusing to admit it! I'm in a position to do my job. And you? You take on responsibilities that aren't yours?"

Li Weiyi stood tall and straight, his eyes sincere: "The rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen. Just as you said, do what you can. Perhaps it won't change anything, but at least you will have a clear conscience."

"What a fine saying, 'The rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen.' This is the responsibility that martial arts practitioners should have."

Jiang Ning looked at him, her beautiful eyes lingering on him for a long time: "Two years ago, your words, 'The heavens are dead, the yellow heavens shall rise,' infuriated me greatly. You were a complete traitor. I will do everything in my power to help you break free from the control of the cult." "By the way, the imperial court is almost certain that the cult's headquarters is in the underground immortal palace. The Second Palace Master has already left the city to persuade all sides to take the initiative and destroy it, lest the Yin Corpse Planting Rice cause all twenty-eight states to fall and become a zombie country filled with rice corpses in the future."

Jiang Ning noticed that Li Weiyi's eyes showed no joy, but rather a deeper seriousness. Seeing through his thoughts, she asked in confusion, "What are you worried about?"

With the Second Palace Master gone, Lingxiao City will inevitably be left empty.

The Second Palace Master's lobbying efforts to attack the Rice Cult's headquarters may force the Rice Cult to launch an attack prematurely.

What the demon race has been doing all along is forcing the Rice Cult to take action as soon as possible. The secret of the Rice Cult's headquarters in the underground immortal abode was leaked by them.

Li Weiyi had thought there would be at least two more months, but given the current situation, war could break out at any time.

When a storm is coming, even ants and insects are the first to sense it.

He said, "I've heard that some ghost cities and mortal realms in the Netherworld, as well as the demon race, are gathering large armies, with their target being the Western Region. War has also broken out in the East Sea. At this critical juncture, does the imperial court have the capability to fight on three fronts, including attacking the headquarters of the Rice Cult?"

Jiang Ning looked up at the sky, at the ever-emerging stars, and sighed softly: "This kind of game of the grand scheme of things is a contest between the transcendent, not something we juniors can see clearly or help with. The only thing we can interfere with is the small game at hand."

“The transcendent beings stand atop the mountain, able to see the undulating mountains and the colors of the vegetation at a glance. In terms of the overall situation, there is nowhere to obstruct their view.”

"But they can't see the hidden dangers under the lush trees, and they don't have the energy to explore every corner."

"Disaster is like a spark that ignites in dry grass. By the time a wildfire breaks out, it may be too late to put it out."

"What's even more terrifying is that wildfires don't just happen in one place, but all over the world. In that case, even if you're extraordinary, you can only run around frantically and ultimately be powerless to do anything but watch everything go up in flames."

Li Weiyi understood this principle, and secretly wondered what Qilin Zang and Qingluan were doing at this moment? What kind of open and covert struggles were the transcendent and longevity realm giants of the world engaging in?
Clearly, the imperial court alone could not possibly be a match for the demon race.

With the East Sea to be taken care of and the West to be defended, how many extraordinary individuals are left in Lingxiao City?

This is an unsolvable situation!

Even though Li Weiyi revealed the crisis facing Lingxiao City, and all the imperial experts rushed back, the result was that Lingxiao City was saved, but the eastern and western borders were completely lost. It was merely a matter of going from a sudden collapse to a gradual defeat.

The outcome is unchangeable.

Turning Yuntian Immortal Plain into a meat grinder for demons and cults is the only chance for the human race to turn the tide.

Tai Shiyu entered the courtyard, his gaze sweeping over the two of them. He noticed something amiss and smiled, saying, "Everyone in the world is saying that Fairy Yu is the confidante of the Hidden Man of Jiuli, and that she had an extraordinary experience in Lizhou and Qiuzhou. One of them wields the Frightening Feather Sword to kill enemies, while the other can control the opponent's seven strange insects."

“Li Weiyi, Fairy Yu is very aloof and doesn’t give face to anyone. Even someone as handsome and dashing as me has never received the slightest bit of her favor. But she, who is such a businesslike person, didn’t tie you up and throw you into the Luantai prison. It can be seen that you are different from others in her heart.”

"Why don't you cancel the marriage with Zuoqiu Menting and join the court? I'll ask my father to go to the Jiang family to propose marriage on your behalf."

Li Weiyi laughed and said, "I am a person whose ancestral field has been destroyed, and my path in martial arts is already dead. I'm afraid the Jiang family wouldn't even look at me."

"If you want to talk about romance, don't drag me into it." Jiang Ning moved to a distance, behind the gate of the courtyard, leaving the two of them alone.

Taishi Yu used his magical energy to transmit his voice, asking, "Was it Tang Wanzhou who made the move?"

Li Weiyi knew he was asking about the daytime attack, and there had to be a reasonable explanation: "It was her! But I assure you, her purpose in entering the city was not to cause trouble for the court."

Tai Shiyu nodded: "I believe you! I've met her once. She's a woman with great personal charm, magnanimous, and her sense of right and wrong and her overall perspective are rarely matched by men. You're quite something. Tang Wanzhou is another type that's hard to surpass, yet she actually looks at you with new respect. It makes me a little jealous."

"Please don't misunderstand, Young Master is devoted to martial arts," Li Weiyi said.

"Thump! Thump..."

Tai Shi Bai came downstairs, his brows furrowed, and looked at Tai Shi Yu: "She doesn't know much, but she told me two things."

"First, thirty powerful undead used the Soul Fusion Technique to hide inside the bodies of thirty imperial Dao Seed Realm experts and entered Lingxiao City to create chaos at a critical moment."

Tai Shiyu's expression changed drastically, and his scalp tingled: "Thirty... how could there be so many? Moreover, they used the Soul Fusion Secret Technique, so it's impossible to find out in a short time."

Tai Shi Bai continued, "Secondly, the demon army and the spirit army attacked the western border around the Lantern Festival. This is roughly the same time that the court calculated."

"She was unaware of the specific arrangements, and with her cultivation level, it was impossible for her to be aware of them."

"Brother Yu, can you help me save her life? I was wrong this time. I misjudged people and brought trouble to the Taishi family."

Tai Shi Yu found it hard to refuse the title "Brother Yu," and said, "Clean up the trouble in a short time, arrest those who should be arrested, and kill those who should be killed. That would be a great achievement. Then, when you make your request, the higher-ups will give the Tai Shi family some face. But how do we investigate thirty undead experts who are all hiding? And now, they may have already hidden even deeper."

Jiang Ning walked over, glanced at Li Weiyi, and took out a list: "A month ago, I received a secret report and started investigating this matter. We have currently identified fifty people, but further verification is still needed."

(End of this chapter)