Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 78 Calculation
The inn was demolished and everyone had nowhere to rest, so they decided to start their journey under the moonlight.

Cui Wuming held privileges and was able to do things easily. He got two carriages without much effort. The spirit beast that pulled the carriages was called Feiyun Horse, which was snow-white and flawless, and had extraordinary strength.

One of the carriages was naturally prepared for Song Xinci. This person's cultivation was unfathomable, and he was the greatest reliance on this dangerous journey.

Cui Wuming had his own plans. The mysterious woman had an unknown origin, and although she might not necessarily help, her presence could intimidate some old monsters.

Moreover, seeing that this woman has a close relationship with Yun Yi, if it really comes to a life-and-death situation, she will not stand idly by.

The other carriage was given to General Tie Hong, and Luo Tong drove it himself. As a relative of the general, he naturally didn't trust Cui Wuming, and he might even be thinking of escaping if the situation got bad.

It seems that everyone in this group has their own ulterior motives.

Yun Yi didn't care about any of this; he simply suspected Tie Hong was involved in Crescent City's closure, and that Futian Pavilion might also be involved. Song Xinci, on the other hand, wanted to take this opportunity to investigate Prince Xian Su Xin and see if he could implicate the spies in the Burial Sword Valley.

Neither of them cared about Tiehong's life or death. It would be best if he were alive, but death was also fine.

As for the three hundred iron pagodas and the tiger talisman that was split in half, Yun Yi felt that taking this hot potato might not be a good thing.

The journey from Ruijiang Prefecture to Yueya City was long, taking about three days along the official road. Along the way, Song Xinci rested in the carriage while Yun Yi chatted frequently with the driver, Cui Wuming, and soon they connected the dots.

Not long ago, the ground veins outside Crescent City moved abnormally, causing strange phenomena in heaven and earth. This was the storm that blew Yun Yi to Cuiwei Mountain.

Some people in the palace made a big fuss about this, saying that General Tie Hong was selfishly preparing for a rebellion, and then the young emperor summoned Tie Hong back to the capital for training.

Crescent City was naturally the most dissatisfied with this, but it was difficult to do anything for fear of causing even greater suspicion from the capital.

So they simply blocked the city, using the excuse that spies from Dayan had entered the city, and that as long as there was no general in charge of Crescent City, the city would have to be closed.

The poor little emperor was the youngest son of the previous emperor, barely a teenager when he ascended the throne. His two elder brothers, Prince Duan and Prince Xian, were watching him closely, and his eldest sister was away seeking immortality, so many things were beyond his control.

Many court officials believed that recalling Tie Hong was inappropriate and that he should remain in the northwest to prevent Da Yan from breaking the contract and launching a sudden attack. Prince Duan volunteered to take the tiger talisman to Crescent City to uncover the spy.

King Xian believed that Tie Hong was in a high position and had a great reputation in Crescent City, and that he should have been tempered long ago, but he also wanted the tiger talisman in his words.

After a series of twists and turns, the young emperor finally ordered Tie Hong to return to Crescent City as a criminal to resolve the problem, in order to intimidate the border troops.

As for the tiger talisman, Tie Hong still kept it himself, but in order to prevent him from escaping on the way, he needed to wear the dragon prison lock, and it could not be unlocked even after arriving in Crescent City.

In Yun Yi's opinion, the young emperor was planning to kill someone with a borrowed knife and deliberately led someone to assassinate Tie Hong on the way.

As for why those people wanted to attack Tie Hong, the tiger talisman that could control the three hundred iron pagodas was probably the biggest reason.

Having the Iron Pagoda is equivalent to having the Crescent City, not to mention that it is rumored to contain a huge secret related to spiritual practice.

Fortunately, Tie Hong was smart enough to divide the tiger talisman into two halves early on. He and his sworn brother Ye Ling each held one half. The tiger talisman could only be used when the two halves were combined into one.

As a result, those who want to attack Tie Hong will have to consider how to seize the other half, otherwise they will end up with nothing. ...

The carriage looked small, but it was actually quite spacious, arranged like a small house with all the necessary facilities. With the help of various formations, the carriage was not shaken at all during the journey.

Song Xinci was only used to flying on a sword, and it only took her a stick of incense to get from Ruijiang Prefecture to Crescent City. However, flying on a sword was exposed to the wind and sun, and it was far from the leisurely and comfortable experience she had now.

This is a common problem among practitioners, as longevity is fundamental to their practice. Consequently, practitioners are often caught up in a race against time, intent on cultivating immortality and prolonging their lives. They rush about, each moment thinking only of whether their practice has improved.

If Song Xinci Avenue had not been damaged and it were no longer useful to just practice cultivation, she would probably look like this.

Yun Yi has lived two lives and has become indifferent to the idea of ​​immortality. He now feels that if he lives again, he must live a different life. At the same time, he must find out what happened in Futian Pavilion to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his death from falling off the Juetian Cliff in his previous life was definitely related to the Futian Pavilion.

Most likely, the matter of the Tongxin Gu was exposed, and someone wanted to kill Yun Yi in order to get rid of Song Xinci who was about to ascend to heaven.

If this is true, then I was a burden to her in my previous life.

Thinking of this, Yun Yi felt inexplicably guilty, so he took out the candied fruits and handed them over.

Both of them were cultivators now, and with their fasting pills, not eating or drinking was their normal routine. But Yun Yi always had snacks with him, which made Song Xinci quite frustrated.

What woman could refuse this?
She took the snacks, motioned Yun Yi to come in and talk, and then casually set up a soundproofing formation.

Yun Yi sat across from Song Xinci and said, "It's said that a Da Yan spy has entered Crescent Moon City, so the city and all communication between the inside and outside are closed. All cultivators below the Return to Void Realm are also imprisoned there. Suzaku must have lost contact with us because of this incident."

"What a grand gesture! This will offend many cultivators. The price Crescent Moon City has to pay is too high."

"Most people think the spy is just a pretext, an excuse to get Tie Hong back to Crescent City. But I think there really is a problem in Crescent City, and it must be solved by Tie Hong and City Lord Ye Ling working together."

Yun Yi naturally had his reasons for making this guess. In his previous life, he did not pay attention to the news about Crescent City, but he knew that a man named Gong Che married the beloved daughter of the city lord Ye Ling through a martial arts competition.

This person later joined the Futian Pavilion. Now it seems that the seeds of disaster for Crescent City were probably planted at that time, and it was soon completely controlled by the Futian Pavilion.

Therefore, the more turbulent Crescent City is now, the more Yun Yi suspects that Futian Pavilion is secretly planning something shady.

What Song Xinci cared about was another thing, King Xian Su Xin. This man had joined the Burial Sword Valley many years ago and even deliberately concealed his identity when he entered.

Grandfather Qiu Feng thought highly of this man. Su Xin was of noble birth, held worldly power, and had made numerous contributions to the sect over the years. Furthermore, despite being a prince, he had also made considerable achievements in cultivation, and his ambitions were undoubtedly considerable.

If Su Xin secretly colluded with Futian Pavilion, it would be equivalent to sowing the seeds for the Burial Sword Valley, which would lead to disasters like the Fuyao Sect at any time.

Because there is also a pillar of heaven that has been guarding the Sword Burial Valley for ten thousand years, after Qiu Feng captured the Old Ancestor of Bliss, he might have regarded him as the "nutrients" of the pillar of heaven.

(End of this chapter)