Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 100 Language Art
Wei Xi's blunt words made Sun Ji, who had escaped from house arrest and wanted to argue with Wei Xi, a little at a loss.

This was beyond expectations, and caught Sun Ji off guard.

But he was dumbfounded for only a moment. After all, he was an official in the imperial court. Sun Ji suppressed his surprise and said with a smile, "What do you mean by that, Immortal Master? Sun Ji is now a useless person. Who can dare to take advantage of me?"

Wei Xi thought: Guess what? I'm going to take advantage of you.

Wei Xi sat down on Sun Ji's wooden couch. Sun Ji frowned slightly and consciously kept some distance from Wei Xi.

Seeing Sun Ji like this, Wei Xi knew that this guy had just been putting on an act with her. If Sun Ji really believed that he was a disabled person after breaking his leg as he claimed, how could he have saved himself under the house arrest of County Magistrate Cheng, and even had the energy to think about passing on a message to others to stop County Magistrate Cheng from colluding with the Hu people?

This shows how strong this person's character is. Seeing that he was refusing, but in reality, he still adhered to the etiquette of a scholar in his actions - just like Qin Feng sometimes acted like a bandit, but his foundation was there - it was clear that this person was probably not as self-destructive as he said.

Wei Xi said, "What are you talking about, County Magistrate Sun? You were injured for the sake of the court. In reality, you have made a contribution. But..."

At this point, Wei Xi pretended to pause and put on an expression of wanting to say something but stopping herself. This was a trick she had learned from various dramas in the village, such as fights between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law and men bragging.

Before Sun Ji could ask, Wei Xi continued, "This isn't something I should have said. It's just that Zhuang Yi came with an order from the government office, openly and covertly trying to get rid of the three of us."

"To be frank," Wei Xi said, making a barely perceptible gesture to Lian Gouyue, "although we are all cultivators, we have different plans from Zhuang Yidao and cannot work together."

Lian Gouyi, receiving Wei Xi's hint, immediately chimed in, "Junior sister, you're still being so polite! I'd say Zhuang Yi is just a scoundrel who's dabbling in politics and economics! He wants to take all the credit for himself! He even refused to listen to our requests to stay a few more days to hear the whole story before returning to the sect to report back."

Qin Feng also joined the battle. "Don't say that, Lian Gou. After all, it was Senior Zhuang who resolved this matter. Otherwise, we would have perished in Longhu Mountain. If future generations had somehow mixed us up with the barbarians, how could I possibly live up to the Qin family's reputation?"

As the saying goes, there's always a way to overcome something else. Wei Xi had originally intended to work with Lian Gou-yu to trick Sun Ji into believing Zhuang Yi was someone who wanted to take all the credit—thanks to Qin Feng's earlier warning. Unexpectedly, Qin Feng, always adept at using both open and covert tactics, went even further, directly implying that Zhuang Yi's attempt to steal the credit would not only highlight Sun Ji's incompetence as magistrate, but also potentially lead to him being accused of colluding with the Hu people.

Wei Xi said in his heart that he had learned something.

Qin Feng is worthy of being a child from an official family, so he naturally knows how to provoke the other party's sensitive nerves.

Sun Ji broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. He had originally considered himself lucky to have survived. Although his disability meant he had no hope for a future in government, he was confident that his knowledge would allow him to make a living as a teacher in a college. Only after these three people pointed this out did Sun Ji realize that his situation could be even worse.

The affairs of Tangkou Town have already involved the Hu people, the Suzhou government office, the local immortal cultivation families, and these three disciples of the Qingcheng Sect. Although the Qingcheng Sect is not to be feared, it is after all one of the five sects in the northern border and is a sect that accepts the protection of the Wanjian Sect.

The most deadly among them were the Hu people. Sun Ji knew very well that the aging emperor on the throne was most afraid of the Hu people of Boluo. When the emperor became suspicious, it was up to the emperor to decide whether he, the county magistrate, was powerless to make up for the situation or was colluding with the enemy.

Zhuang Yi now represents the government office. The greater his achievements, the more useless Sun Ji will appear, and the closer he will be to finding his predecessors.

The move of the three Wei Xi people was not very clever, they just wanted Sun Ji to stand on their side.

Even if Sun Ji knew they were trying to sow discord, what could he do? To protect himself, he had no choice but to cooperate with Wei Xi.

After figuring this out, Sun Ji, bathed in the sunshine after the rain, seemed to have returned to the room where he was imprisoned in his coma. He smiled bitterly, "These immortal masters are extremely intelligent. They must have come to me with an idea."

Seeing that Sun Ji was quite understanding, Wei Xi stopped pretending and stood up. "You said you saw the corpse in Huanhe. Can you think of anything special about it?" "If it weren't for that man Cheng Er, I would have just thought the bones were from a corpse that had been in the water for a long time." Sun Ji didn't expect Wei Xi to ask about this. "It's just that they feel a little heavy to the touch."

Wei Xi and the other two probably knew what was going on. After all, according to Xu Xiangyang, his brother was born with a metal bone, so it was normal for his bones to be heavier.

Even County Magistrate Cheng noticed this and chose young men with larger frames when selecting sacrifices.

Wei Xi was still thinking about something else, "Master Sun, you said before that you took a piece of bone."

Before Wei Xi could finish, Sun Ji said, "I have taken back a piece of the bone. I originally thought that I would collect the bones and bury them in peace after the matter was over."

Wei Xi could believe Sun Ji's words or not, but his focus was on the piece of bone.

"It's just that," Sun Ji said with difficulty, and a hint of confusion on his face as he looked closely, "I originally hid that thing in the crack of the bed. When the fire started, the guard took me to the tunnel. When I came back, the bones I had hidden were gone."

Qin Feng just felt that this person was holding back something to save his life, and he was about to get angry with him.

Seeing this, Sun Ji quickly said, "Now that things have come to this, I sincerely want to cooperate with you immortal masters!"

"That piece of bone is indeed missing. Even though I'm a county magistrate, I'm not a cultivator. What's the point of keeping it?"

Wei Xi could also guess that Sun Ji originally intended to keep the bones as bargaining chips, but lost them, so he took them out as a favor.

Wei Xi stopped Qin Feng and asked him, "Let's not talk about this matter. When you were looking up information at the government office, did you find any information about the flood season in Tangkou Town?"

"Master, I do know some information about this matter," Sun Ji quickly demonstrated his cooperative side. "Suzhou is the granary of our dynasty, and all prefectures and counties are paying close attention to the flood season."

Wei Xi nodded. Even the work of reinforcing the dam had to be taken care of by the disciples in the sect. Suzhou really cared about it.

Sun Ji continued, "The government office has records of flood seasons in various places. The flood season in Tangkou Town has been very regular in recent years, with the first rain falling almost exactly on time."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Xi and the other two understood why County Magistrate Cheng was surprised by the heavy rain.

Wei Xi guessed that the ridiculously accurate rainfall in Tangkou Town in recent years was probably related to the missing skeleton.

This Xu Xiangfang must have a very high level of cultivation. Where did the bones of such a cultivator go?
　Sorry everyone, the ending of Tangkou Town is a little slower than I expected, mainly because this part is related to the three main plots.

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