"I don't know if that's the case..."

An Wenjian roughly described the situation he discovered, and deliberately skipped how he found out.

"It's time for fellow Daoists to discover someone's secret."

Shi Ya's tone became serious: "Being able to create so many clones or avatars, and each one is different, is definitely a secret method left over from a certain Tribulation Realm power in the past. After obtaining the secret method, it is hidden so deeply, and I don't know how many years the monk behind it has been lurking in the dark, and I don't know what will be involved. If you don't want to get into trouble, it's best not to dig deeper. ”

"Shi Ya Daoyou, have you ever had such an experience-"

An Wenjian suddenly changed the topic: "There is an inexplicable voice in my heart that keeps warning you, urging you to do something." ”

"Genshin warning?"

Shi Ya's tone changed: "It seems that this encounter is likely to cause a catastrophe for Daoyou in the future!" ”

"This is the first time I've heard that."

An Wen was a little surprised: "It's true to what Daoist friends said, but I decided to find out the secrets behind those people." I may not be able to join you on this expedition. ”

"Daoist friends plan to investigate alone?"

Shiya asked, "Why don't you ask us for help?" ”

"Because, it's my personal problem."

An Wen saw a natural tone: "If I have already joined Hongyan, I can also ask you for help as a teammate." But I'm just an employer now, so why should I speak? ”

"Daoyou's words are wrong!"

Shi Ya's tone was a little higher: "The Spirit Source Realm and the Fang Realm are far enough apart, but they both have doppelgangers or incarnated people. Presumably, there will be the same in other realms that are closer to each other. At worst, the monk behind it has spread these doppelgangers or avatars beyond the entire sea of clouds. It can be inferred from this that the monks behind him have a great plan, and it is impossible for us to stay out of it! ”

"If we allow Daoyou to investigate alone, the greatest possibility is that Daoyou will be killed, and we will miss a great opportunity and clues to catch the mastermind behind the scenes!"

"Yes, Hongyan provides help for Daoyou, Daoyou provides clues for Hongyan, and we advance and retreat together, which is the best choice at the moment!"

An Wen was silent for a few seconds, a little happy in his heart, and slowly spoke: "Then, I will provide an important clue about Hongyan now." Are there other people around Daoyou? ”

"Wait a minute."

About half a minute later, Yu Jian's voice came out of Shi Ya again: "It's okay, only I can hear it now." ”

An Wenjian: "I found the same situation in Cai Tan and Saihao, two Taoist friends. ”

Shi Ya didn't speak immediately, but An Wen heard a rapid and heavy exhalation from Yu Jian.

Almost a minute passed, and Shi Ya spoke again: "The matter is big, can you find evidence?" ”

"I'm afraid it's hard."

An Wenjian said truthfully: "As I just asked, although they are the incarnations or doppelgangers of a certain monk, they look no different from ordinary people, and there is no obvious connection between them. I found that the 'common denominator' between them is that they rely on their own talents, and I don't think it's enough to be used as evidence. ”

"Then it's troublesome."

Listening to Shi Ya's tone of speech at this moment, it seemed that he could see his distressed expression: "Although the two of them have many shortcomings, and they do make us very unhappy, they have not done anything harmful to the exploration team over the years. If there is no evidence, even if the captain and I believe you, there is no reason to move them. ”

"I understand."

An Wenjian said: "Tell Daoyou this, I just hope that Daoyou can be mentally prepared." ”

"I do need to do some preparation..."

Shi Ya whispered a sentence and asked, "What do you want to do next?" If you need help, I can ask a few trusted sisters on the team to come to you. ”

"No, you don't."

An Wen said: "Now those people only know about me, even if they want to arrange for people to kill me, they should not make a big deal or send strong monks." If I knew there were still you, not necessarily. It's safer for me to walk alone for the time being. ”

"Makes sense..."

Shi Ya paused and suggested, "In the next few days, if you don't gain much, you can come back first and explore with us according to the original plan." ”

"You're going to continue exploring?"

An Wen was a little puzzled: "In case halfway, the two of them received instructions from the monk behind them to do something harmful to the team in order to kill me, I can't escape the blame!" ”

"That fellow Daoist should come back."

Shi Ya said: "Daoyou is the only one among us who can distinguish them. In case the two of them do tricks in the formation, Daoist friends can also find out and inform us in time. It can be said that as long as the Taoist friends are here, the initiative is on our side. ”

An Wenjian used Jin Dan and Yuan Ying to speed up his thinking, and it took a while before agreeing: "...... All right. For the next eight days, I will soak in the hot springs as originally planned, and I will check in on those people by the way. If the harvest is not much, return as originally planned. ”

Put away the jade slip.

An Wenjian meditated on the floor of the room, thinking.

Just now, Shi Ya said that the monks behind them have a very big plan, which makes An Wenjian realize a very important point: motivation - what is the reason for the monks behind those people to create a large number of doppelgangers or incarnations?

……

Somewhere beyond the sea of clouds, a monk sent a signal from a certain messenger:

"What's the matter?"

"Ontology, I met a strange monk today, and he seems to be able to find out about our relationship."

"In the end, it still appeared..."

"Ontology?"

"I'm listening."

"What do we do now? Do you need to kill the monk? Or do you want to spy on him or investigate him? ”

"I remember you were in the Spirit Source Realm."

"Yes!"

"There are a lot of people there, don't act rashly. Monitor first to see how well he knows us. Let me know if there's anything new and I'll tell you what to do next. ”

"Okay!"

……

After thinking about it all night, An Wenjian thought of hundreds of possibilities. For example: building an intelligence network; Collect spiritual resources; Experience a different life; special cultivation methods and so on.

But these possibilities all point to the ultimate goal of the vast majority of monks: to become true immortals.

[It doesn't make sense to speculate on this ultimate goal that most people have...]

An Wen felt a little big and his thoughts were chaotic, so he decided to rest for a while, go out for a walk, eat something, and come back to soak in the hot springs and continue to think.

As soon as he took half a step out of the hot spring shop, An Wenjian discovered through his divine vision that there were three people who were secretly monitoring him through magic weapons under the cover of magic weapons.

It was three people suspected of being a family of three among the nine targets yesterday.

[Skilled in magic, and assisted by magic weapons, he is a veteran. 】

An Wen saw that the vigilance was full, and silently analyzed the three of them.

[The highest realm does not exceed the Soul Casting Realm, the same as yesterday's analysis result. 】

In the same realm, if you can't beat it, you can run, your life is safe, and you can feel a little at ease.

[Others... All in the same location. Do you think that the three monks who are watching me are enough to deal with me, or do you not plan to touch me for the time being? 】

In order to test the thoughts of these people, An Wenjian walked all the way to the edge of the town, pretending to enjoy the scenery of the town, and flew slowly at low altitude along the junction of hot springs and forests, passing through several uninhabited places, during which dozens of flaws were exposed.

The three people who were secretly monitoring had no intention of showing up or making a move.

The same is true for the following days.

No matter how big a flaw An Wen gave in a place where there were many or few people, the three people who were watching were indifferent.

The remaining six were also not reunited.

On the ninth day, An Wenjian retired from the room of the hot spring shop and returned to Hongyan Station.