Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 75 A Player in the Game, Meeting Chishongzi

Five days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the city of Xinzheng has been unusually quiet these past few days.

Neither Ji Wuye, nor Bai Yifei, nor even Tianze, who had escaped from the dungeon, caused any more trouble, but Han Fei felt a sense of impending doom.

Zilanxuan and Qijuetang brought Wei Zhuang new information: a prisoner had escaped from a hidden dungeon in the south of Xinzheng City, but unfortunately, Qijuetang did not find any useful information about who the prisoner was.

"Something's not right. King Han hastily summoned the Ninth Prince, as if something major has happened."

Zi Nu leaned against the window, watching the people coming and going on Xinzheng Street, her tone somewhat heavy.

Wei Zhuang's gaze remained calm. He didn't take the summons from the King of Han to heart. He had been investigating Li Kai for the past few days, but Li Kai seemed to have vanished without a trace.

As if he had thought of something, Wei Zhuang looked up at Zi Nu and then said, "You don't seem to be curious at all about Li Kai's disappearance?"

Upon hearing Wei Zhuang's words, Zi Nu lowered her gaze. It wasn't that she wasn't curious, but rather that she already knew the answer.

"What we really care about, Li Kai or the treasure?"

Wei Zhuang glanced at Zi Nu. Li Kai, a former Right Sima, was not someone he was willing to bother with. What he cared about was the treasure.

"Is there a difference?"

Zi Nu remained silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

“I got an answer from someone else.”

Wei Zhuang raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, I'd like to hear what that answer is?"

Zi Nu shook her head. Wei Zhuang and Han Fei were both intelligent people. If it were a different situation, they might have thought of what the young man said earlier. But now, they were caught up in the situation and overlooked this possibility.

In the context of Go, it's true that those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

"If Li Kai really had the secret of the Baiyue treasure, would he still have returned to Xinzheng alone, dressed in rags and living a life of poverty and hardship?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhuang's brows furrowed involuntarily.

Being too focused on the result can sometimes lead to overlooking some details in the process. This disciple from Guigu Valley understood this very well.

Wei Zhuang stood up, went to the window, and looked outside. The weather seemed nice today.

After standing there for a while, Wei Zhuang asked in a deep voice, "Did he tell you?"

Zi Nu shrugged. As a member of Liu Sha, she also had her own principles. She could ignore Li Kai's affairs, but the treasure of Bai Yue was of great help to Liu Sha, so she would not ignore it.

"I think he's right."

Wei Zhuang's eyes flickered uncertainly, but then he felt a sense of relief. The Baiyue treasure might really exist, but Li Kai might not be the one who knew about it. Judging from the actions of the three wolves who cut their hair, Madam Hu or Nongyu might be the key to solving the mystery of the treasure.

"He also has many mysteries surrounding him, you'd better keep Nongyu away from him."

Upon hearing Wei Zhuang's words, a sigh flashed in Zi Nu's eyes.

Wei Zhuang is right. Even though she knows the boy's identity and background, she still feels that he is shrouded in mystery. But now it is too late to let Nongyu stay away from that boy.

On the other side, a carriage arrived at the foot of Mount Taiyi.

An extremely beautiful girl emerged from the carriage and entered the Foreign Affairs Hall. A beautiful woman is always eye-catching, no matter where she is, let alone this girl who is exceptionally beautiful.

Soon, a disciple came forward. Upon seeing the newcomer, the girl took out a token from her bosom and tossed it over.

“Qingxu sent me here. He said I needed to hand the person over to his senior brother, Chisongzi.”

Upon hearing the girl's words, the newcomer was immediately taken aback, and then the disciples of the External Affairs Hall changed their expressions. They were not familiar with Qingxu, but Chisongzi and the others knew him very well. As the leader of the Heavenly Sect, he held extremely high prestige in the eyes of these disciples.

"Young lady wishes to see the sect leader?"

The newcomer first examined the token handed over, but found that it was neither gold nor jade, but had a metallic texture. He had almost never seen anything like it before. Then he gave a wink to the people around him.

The others also gathered around and examined the token carefully. One of the disciples said, "I've seen the waist token of an elder in the back mountain, and it is indeed made of this material, but I don't remember this Uncle Qingxu."

Hearing their conversation, the girl walked over to a chair and sat down. She then said, "Why don't you just ask your sect leader? I can wait here for a while."

Upon hearing this, the disciples nodded to each other. One of them took the token and headed towards the back mountain, while the others helped the other two people off the carriage, not daring to neglect them.

Although the person didn't know, the token was genuine, and he was of the same generation as Chishongzi, so they couldn't afford to offend him.

A short while later, the disciple returned, and his expression was very strange as he looked at the three people in front of him.

The others noticed his expression and their faces changed slightly. They thought they had been tricked, but the next moment, they heard the disciple say, "The sect leader invites you to the back mountain."

The young woman raised an eyebrow, quite surprised. She seemed not to have expected that this token would actually allow her to meet the leader of the Taoist Heavenly Sect. It should be noted that the leaders of the various schools of thought have always held a noble status and are not people that just anyone can meet.

She then greeted the man and woman behind her, and with her long, slender legs, she followed the disciple who was leading the way.

Before long, she met the leader of the Heavenly Sect, Chisongzi, as she had wished.

"According to my disciple's report, you were entrusted by Qingxu to bring these two to the Heavenly Sect?"

Seeing Chisongzi's otherworldly and dignified appearance, the three of them were still quite reserved.

"May I ask where the three of you come from? Is my junior brother well?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, the girl standing at the front looked at the Heavenly Sect Leader with some curiosity.

"You're Chisongzi?? You look so old! Qingxu was so young!"

"My name is Yan Lingji, and I'm from the Baiyue region. The two behind me are a couple; the man is Korean, and the woman is also from the Baiyue region. As for that little rascal, it's good enough that he doesn't harm others; how could anyone possibly hurt him?"

Upon hearing this, Chisongzi couldn't help but smile. Having cultivated for many years, he had a transcendent state of mind. Furthermore, he could sense that Yanlingji's words had no other meaning and were merely expressions of curiosity, so he was even less likely to take them to heart.

Is my junior brother in South Korea?

Yan Lingji nodded.

"I don't know exactly what he was doing. I only met him twice, and then he dragged me into doing hard labor. You people from the Heavenly Sect really don't know how to treat women with any mercy~~"

As they were talking, Li Kai suddenly felt a restlessness in his heart. Chi Songzi snorted softly, the sound not loud, but it seemed to explode like thunder in Yan Lingji's heart, making her face turn pale instantly.

"Miss, it's best not to use your mind-controlling techniques. I think I know why my junior brother is making you work as a laborer."

Yan Lingji's heart trembled. The soft hum she had just heard was like a lion's roar, and she was still not calm. Of course, she also sensed that the old man standing in front of her had a terrifying level of cultivation that she was simply not capable of resisting.

Then Chisongzi looked at Li Kai and Madam Hu. Compared to Yan Lingji's frivolousness, these two gave him a much more reassuring feeling.

Li Kai took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom and respectfully handed it to Chisongzi.

"This is a letter written by Young Master Xiuyuan himself. The old immortal will know it as soon as he reads it."

Half an hour later, Chisongzi handed the token back to Yanlingji and instructed her, "I don't know what your relationship is with my junior brother, but since he made you willing to travel so far to deliver him, you must have a good relationship. Please take this token to him and tell him that I will take care of what he asked me to do."

"I have another piece of advice for you, young lady: in the matter of cultivation, without the support of profound internal strength, it will all be in vain in the end. If you want to make further breakthroughs, you need to find an internal strength cultivation method that suits you. This is the way to long-term success."

(End of this chapter)