The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 254 Better to Stay Still than to Move

It was impossible for them to report Lang Jiuchuan. Gong Tinglan and Gong Qi were devoted to the Dao and naturally knew that what their ancestors had done was unreasonable. Even if they claimed it was for the sake of peace and prosperity, setting up this formation was against the will of Heaven and went against the righteous path.

Now, two hundred years have passed, and after so many years of exploitation, to put it bluntly, they've already reaped enough benefits. Why would they report them? Does that mean they want to squeeze every last drop out of them?

So whether it's for the sake of righteousness or because Lang Jiuchuan is one of her own, Gong Tinglan would protect her and wouldn't expose her.

But now that things have come to this, the guardians of the formation are gone, and the heroic spirits within it are also gone. Once discovered, they will definitely be investigated, and what they need to do is to bring this matter to a close.

“The more you do, the more loopholes you create,” Lang Jiuchuan said. “There’s no need to do anything. When Gong Qi and I entered the city, we disguised ourselves and told them we came from a place that we were traveling down the mountain following the tradition of our sect.”

Gong Qi looked over. The travel was real, but was there some kind of deception?

Lang Jiuchuan looked at Gong Tinglan and said, "The Xuan Clan has always wanted to recruit skilled sorcerers. If you are not willing to be bound by them, I'm sure many of you have been forced into seclusion."

After all, if they are not recruited, they will be suppressed. To avoid the limelight, they have no choice but to retreat to the deep mountains or hide in the city to cultivate. After all, some people who enter the Dao are wholeheartedly devoted to the Dao and want to cultivate the Great Dao, rather than the Xuan Clan's current style, which regards so-called status as honor.

In this world, there are always pure practitioners.

Gong Tinglan's face flushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and she forced a smile as she tried to force a smile.

This is the current drawback of the Xuan Clan, and its shameful aspects. He wants to change it and is subtly influencing the younger generation, but this path is long and difficult.

It's hard to go from luxury to frugality. Once you've gotten used to the benefits of your status, how can you possibly bow your head and acknowledge your own shortcomings and weaknesses?

Lang Jiuchuan continued, "Besides the Buddhist sect and the Xuan clan, there must be other cultivators who live in seclusion. It's not unusual for us to travel down the mountain. If we really discover something wrong with Bagua City, we'll have to search through the vast sea of ​​people and find two masters who might be pretending to be young."

None of the people present were fools; after hearing her explanation, they understood the meaning behind her words.

The Bagua City formation has existed for two hundred years and is the masterpiece of Master Tongda, who is proficient in formations. Ordinary people cannot break it. In fact, the formation has not been broken, but the heroic souls inside are gone, either scattered or exorcised.

If it were a case of the soul spontaneously dissipating, that would be one thing. But to deliver it to the afterlife without breaking the formation must be the work of a highly accomplished Taoist priest or monk.

Because someone in the city seemed to hear the chanting of the Diamond Sutra, it couldn't possibly be a Taoist priest chanting the Diamond Sutra.

In this way, the people to be searched are mostly monks. If they are not monks, they are two Taoist priests who may have used illusions to disguise themselves as children. This reduces the suspicion that Lang Jiuchuan and Gong Qi are the real children.

Even if they really found out about the two people, one was a member of the Xuan clan, and the other, well, just as Lang Jiuchuan said, was a person with a short life and looked incomplete. How could he have such great abilities?
However, thinking of this, Gong Tinglan and Gong Qi both engraved a sentence in their minds: "Don't judge a book by its cover. Never underestimate anyone, even if the other party is an ordinary-looking, weak girl, because she may only appear weak on the surface, but in reality she is strong enough to fight a tiger."

Look, three thousand heroic souls, they were sent to the afterlife just like that, without anyone to help or break the formation. It's a pity they arrived a step too late and missed that scene.

The two men's gazes were too direct, but Lang Jiuchuan didn't say anything. In fact, she was happy to see it happen. They had a sharp edge and could intimidate people, which was a good thing for her.

A person who doesn't attract envy is mediocre!
Having said all that, Gong Tinglan also thought Lang Jiuchuan's move was excellent. He understood that there were many pure cultivators in the world who lived in seclusion, and since the world was still at peace, there was no reason for them to descend the mountain to save the world or anything like that. They simply traveled and contemplated the Great Dao according to their own hearts. Attributing this matter to some unknown high-ranking Daoist was a way to avoid the limelight, which was very good.

The only person who knew the truth had his soul devoured; these remains would be burned to ashes.

Gong Tinglan looked at Fu Qi, who was standing in a dark corner of the room, exuding a sinister aura, and asked, "General Fu, do you intend to travel in the mortal world?"

Lang Jiuchuan looked up and forgot that there was someone else who needed to be settled.

He devoured Zixiaozi's soul and bears the sin of killing. He can already be classified as a vengeful ghost. If he is allowed to roam the mortal world, once he starts killing, he will become a fierce and malevolent ghost, which would be her fault.

“I am willing to be bound and ordered around by you, young lady, to repay your kindness,” Fu Qi said, looking at Lang Jiuchuan.

Lang Jiuchuan had a headache. The other person's eyes were burning. He said it was to repay a debt of gratitude, but he felt like he was being taken advantage of.

She thought for a moment and said, "Are you trying to clear your name because the historical records of the previous dynasty are inaccurate?"

Fu Qi was taken aback, then shook his head: "Whether the deaths of yesterday were innocent or not is no longer important to someone who has been dead for two hundred years."

His original intention was simply to help the Fu family army pass away peacefully. However, during this process, he discovered that the historical records about him were not favorable. Although he felt resentful and unwilling, what could he do?
It's not a few years or a decade ago, but two hundred years ago. Who still has records of him from previous dynasties, and how many people are willing to find them and compile history books?
Most importantly, if this so-called attempt to vindicate him were to implicate Lang Jiuchuan and draw the attention of the current royal family, that would be a grave offense for him, and not worth it.

She has done enough and fulfilled his original wish!
Upon hearing Fu Qi's words, Lang Jiuchuan fell silent. Gong Qi and Gong Tinglan remained silent as well. It was true that Fu Qi had been wronged, and the opportunity to clear his name was certainly a good thing. However, it wasn't that they were afraid of death, but rather that it was better to remain still than to act rashly.

The reason Gong Qi advised Lang Jiuchuan not to act impulsively was because she was not alone. She had the Lang family behind her, and that Marquis's mansion was under the control of the royal family. For someone with imperial power, it was just a matter of opening their mouth to touch you.

Lang Jiuchuan is not only incredibly resourceful, but her body is also very weak, and her soul seems incomplete, making her unsuitable for a direct confrontation.

Knowing that hitting a rock with an egg will only result in the egg breaking, yet still stubbornly persisting, is not courage, but foolishness.

One should be content with one's lot while remaining dishonest; once one has the strength, one can take them all down at once...

cough cough.

Gong Tinglan lowered her eyes and silently recited a calming mantra.

Lang Jiuchuan also knew right from wrong, and the matter of Fu Qi could not be explained in a single sentence. To truly rectify his name, a large number of historical documents would need to be consulted, not to mention the need to compile the historical records of generals from previous dynasties. Who would have the heart to do that?
This is harder than her fighting a hundred or so ghosts.

What makes her unhappy is that the situation is not in her favor, which is why she has to keep to herself and dare not stand out.

Lang Jiuchuan lowered her eyes, clenched her fists, and vowed that one day, others would fear her.