Embers of Sword

Chapter 92 Taoist Master
How can a sixteen-year-old boy have a child?

There was an uproar along the Lichao River.

"Sorry, she's not in the right mind."

Xie Xuanyi simply gave a brief explanation and everyone understood.

The expressions of the female disciples of Baihua Valley were very interesting.

Yuan Yi gently stroked her chest with her small hand and breathed a sigh of relief.

"...You kid, did you do this on purpose?"

Xie Xuanyi opened the basket and smiled on the surface, but in fact he transmitted a spiritual voice.

Jiang Huang in the basket tilted his head back, pretending to be innocent, as if he wasn't very smart and didn't quite understand.

Xie Xuanyi didn't say much either.

He swiftly threw out the talisman, sealed the basket, and put it on his back.

Xie Xuanyi picked up the basket and went straight to Jiang Qihu.

The mission of Bai Ze Secret Tomb has been completed.

But he still had some things...he wanted to talk to Chen Jingxuan about.

……

……

The broken order of Lichao City has been restored.

The Jiang family arranged accommodation for everyone.

Jiang Qihu has many trivial matters to deal with, including clearing out the remnants of evil and arresting the demon cultivators.

So Xie Xuanyi lived alone in Jiang Qihu's former mansion.

Through the Ruyi Order, he once again entered the spiritual fantasy world of Zhidao Book Tower.

It's still a familiar scene.

A desk, a stack of books, and two cups of hot tea.

"Coming? Sit down."

Chen Jingxuan sat at one end of the desk, drinking tea and reading papers. He looked calm, with a slight smile on his lips.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi sat directly opposite the table.

"Thank you for your help in the case of the secret tomb."

Chen Jingxuan put down the book, without any airs of a national teacher, and said in a voice as mellow as a spring breeze, "Brother Xie, if there is anything you need help with, please feel free to ask."

"Thank you, brother?"

Xie Xuanyi took a sip of tea.

"Xie Zhen, this is a good name."

Chen Jingxuan smiled and said, "Although it's a pseudonym, it's also a good name."

The Zhidao Bookstore is located in the Dachu Imperial City. With the blessing of the Hunyuanyi, even if Chen Jingxuan does not leave his house, he can still know what is happening in the world.

The Qingzhou rebellion had now spread throughout the north and south.

Chen Jingxuan and Tang Fengshu, the names of these two "big men" have long been household names.

But thank you very much...

This unfamiliar name will be written into the case file and circulated among many people.

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment, and said: "Since the Grand Master knows that this is a fake name, why does he need to call it that?"

"Sounds intimate."

Chen Jingxuan said softly: "If you don't mind, Brother Xie, I will continue to call you that... Of course, this title is only used in the library."

Xie Xuanyi raised his head and looked at Chen Jingxuan.

The two unrivaled heroes of the Chu family.

We meet again after many years.

Xie Xuanyi didn’t know whether Chen Jingxuan recognized him...but one thing was certain.

Chen Jingxuan did not delve into the identity he was hiding.

Some things can be pretended not to know unless they are pointed out.

"what ever."

Xie Xuanyi put down the teacup and said, "I have a few problems that I may need the help of the library to solve."

"Easy to say."

Chen Jingxuan smiled brightly and looked as if he was listening attentively.

"The first one... is identity."

After welcoming the new life, Xie Xuanyi recalled carefully and realized that there were not many people he could trust, and even fewer who were capable.

Think before and after.

It seems that there is only Chen Jingxuan.

But in fact, having Chen Jingxuan... is enough.

"In order to ensure a smooth trip to the secret mausoleum, I fabricated the identity of the special envoy of the Imperial City's Security Guard."

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a moment, then said, "This identity will be exposed sooner or later."

"Why do you say that, brother Xie?"

Chen Jingxuan said calmly, "The Tan Yi Wei Special Envoy is a 'one-time' position used to carry out a single mission. Just because you are not a special envoy now does not mean that you were not a special envoy before. As long as no one confirms the relationship between you and the Tan Yi Wei... this identity will not be exposed. Even if we take a step back, how many people who know the identity of the special envoy are still alive?"

Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment.

Almost all the people on the Po Lu died.

The rest of the people would not delve into his identity.

"Anyone who wants to check on you will find the library."

Chen Jingxuan said softly, "I know what you want to say... Don't worry, if you find out about it, I will cover it for you. No matter where you go, the shadow of the 'Book House' is behind you."

Xie Xuanyi was silent.

Yes.

This was what he really wanted to ask Chen Jingxuan.

He is now just a rootless duckweed and cannot withstand scrutiny.

But if there is a library to support it.

Everything is different.

"Thank you."

Xie Xuanyi looked at Chen Jingxuan for a long time, and after that, he uttered these two words with difficulty.

He rarely says thank you.

"polite."

Chen Jingxuan flicked his sleeves and said, "The second thing you asked me to do is related to 'Deng Baiyi', right?"

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly in his heart.

The lineage of the Sky Monitors... is indeed outrageous.

In these few days, Chen Jingxuan might have figured out the general situation around him. The case in Tai'an City has not yet been investigated in Lichao City.

Of course it’s not because the Imperial City Bureau is not doing its job well.

It was because there was a more powerful force that blocked the follow-up investigation of this case out of thin air.

As for where that power comes from, there is no need to say more.

"I have already told Qi Hu that after the matter in Lichao City is done, bring the people from the Deng Mansion back to the Imperial City and give them a good resettlement."

Chen Jingxuan said: "In the critical moment, Deng Baiyi formed a battle array to protect the city and risked her life. She deserves a great reward. You don't need to ask for mercy on this matter. This is what Da Chu owes her. The library will never sit idly by and watch the meritorious officials."

Xie Xuanyi promised Deng Baiyi two things.

Relocating the Deng Mansion is just one of them.

"I promised Miss Deng that I would let her join the Taoist sect."

Xie Xuanyi pondered for a moment: "She is a rare genius in formation. If she can follow Master Tang to practice, she will definitely be able to achieve great success in the future."

"Oh?"

Chen Jingxuan pointed out something: "This girl is indeed very talented, but are you sure you want her to join the Taoist sect?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "If the Taoist sect doesn't accept her, then I have no choice but to entrust her to you. If she can practice with you, it would be a good place for her to go."

"Pooh."

Chen Jingxuan said unhappily, "Do you think being a sky monitor is a good job? I mean... why don't you let her follow you?"

"I?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled: "Master Imperial Master, do you know where I'm going next?"

Chen Jingxuan was silent.

"With a person like you, Imperial Master, I don't know where I should go next."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and asked, "What's the point of her following me and wandering around?"

"Everyone in the world knows that you have a close relationship with Master Tang."

Xie Xuanyi said seriously: "She has good qualifications, and since you asked, Master Tang will not refuse."

"That's the reason."

Chen Jingxuan asked helplessly: "Have you ever thought about what would happen if you didn't meet me? What would you do with the promise you made to the girl?"

"Of course there are other ways."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Isn't this the time to meet you? Imperial Master is so generous. Since you are willing to pass the Ruyi Order and meet me today, it means you are willing to help me - I thank you in advance!"

After saying that, he stood up and bowed.

An impeccable answer, definitely a tough nut to crack, but Chen Jingxuan just couldn't handle this kind of person.

So I had no choice but to agree.

"If you have any other troubles, please tell me as well."

Chen Jingxuan looked at Xie Xuanyi and felt quite depressed.

Just be a good person to the end and send the Buddha to the west.

"Other troubles should be gone."

Xie Xuanyi did not end the meeting with Ruyi Ling.

He said solemnly: "Master Imperial Master is willing to lend a hand, and Xie has a few small rewards in return."

"Hmm?" Chen Jingxuan frowned slightly.

Xie Xuanyi recounted in detail what happened in the Bai Ze Secret Realm.

The Hunyuanyi can certainly be used to predict the future.

Chen Jingxuan could certainly predict everything.

But... there are always places that cannot be reached according to the divination of heaven.

The secret tomb in the giant turtle's mouth can be considered one.

The story of this trip to the secret tomb was not a secret at all. The disciples of Baihua Valley had already reported it all, but the "truth" they saw was different from what Xie Xuanyi saw.

"The Great Dao Pen has escaped."

"The Taoist furnace of Beihailing was taken away by a mysterious white-haired Taoist priest."

"Lu Yuzhen...Lu Yuzhen..."

After a moment, Chen Jingxuan fell into deep thought.

Xie Xuanyi revealed everything that Lu Yuzhen had done, except for one thing he concealed.

Fountain of immortality.

The young imperial teacher is a trustworthy person, but this does not mean that the news about the Fountain of Immortality can be told to him.

This kind of thing.

Anyone who gets infected may suffer misfortune.

Therefore, Xie Xuanyi had to hide another thing——

That means Chu Man is still alive.

In Beihai Mausoleum, the door that Daojiu prepared for himself was always open.

When Xie Xuanyi was confronting Lu Yuzhen, he used his spiritual sense to observe the scene outside the door, and he found that Chu Man's "corpse" had disappeared.

This female warrior carefully cultivated by King You Hai is likely to be resurrected by Lu Yuzhen with the Fountain of Immortality.

The so-called disappearance should be being placed into a cave.

"That guy calls himself 'Master Lu'."

Xie Xuanyi inquired, "Have you ever heard of such a person?"

"Master Lu?"

Chen Jingxuan murmured, "There has never been such a person in Da Chu... After all, the Hun Yuan Yi can only cover the place where the national destiny is. Perhaps this person is related to Dali or Nanjiang?"

Dali was a southern dynasty adjacent to Dachu. It was protected by other important national treasures, so the Hunyuanyi could not invade.

And Southern Xinjiang...

Southern Xinjiang is a barren mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles.

Hundreds of years ago, a phenomenon similar to that happening in Bei County today occurred here.

The vitality is exhausted.

Both Da Chu and Da Li regarded this place as a deadly place.

Many desperate monks who violated the laws of the two dynasties chose to flee to southern Xinjiang and set up their own tribes, thus the infamous "Southern Xinjiang Evil Cultivators" came into being.

Because there is a lot of miasma in this area, the living environment is difficult.

Those "evil practitioners" prefer to kill each other.

Therefore, after signing contracts with several great monks in Southern Xinjiang, the two dynasties no longer deliberately took action and wasted their strength...

This area is more like a "dark land" outside the laws of the two dynasties.

"The word Daoist Master sounds familiar to me."

Chen Jingxuan whispered, "I heard that in recent years, several major evil sects in Southern Xinjiang have been suppressed by a new force and can't even raise their heads. Yinshan, Hehuan Sect, and Tiankui Sect all closed their mountains and retreated. Many disciples were even beaten and fled from Southern Xinjiang to the north to survive... The name of the new force is 'Paper Man Sect', and the leader has no name, only a title."

"That's right, Dao Master."

(End of this chapter)