"Originally, we planned to rent a large yard to settle in, but because we came too late, there was no good place to choose. At this time, a local family surnamed Kong invited us to be a guest. Li Shen explained slightly.

"Holes? Is it a hole in one of the top ten families in Linhai City? Li Weitian asked.

Li Shen nodded.

"What is the status of this Confucius family in Linhai City?" Ling Ruo asked curiously.

"The Kong family once had the strength to compete with the Yin family for the second place in Linhai City. However, they seem to have begun to decline a hundred years ago. At that time, the head of the Kong family, Kong Baichi, suddenly disappeared, and the originally stable Kong family fell into a ten-year dispute between the heads of the family, almost all of the Kong family's many years of old foundation, and from then on they could only hang at the end of the top ten families. It's just that after nearly a hundred years of rest, they still haven't been able to regain their glory. ”

"Suddenly missing?" Ling Ruo grasped the key point.

Because of Gao Xuesong's incident, she is now particularly sensitive to the word "missing".

They all disappeared suddenly, could the disappearance of those monks have nothing to do with Gao Xuesong, but have encountered the same experience as Kong Baichi?

Li Weitian also paused.

If Ling Ruo could guess it, he guessed it too.

"But, after all, these are two things that have been separated by nearly a hundred years, and it is not reasonable to forcibly pull them together."

Seeing that Li Shen was puzzled, Li Weitian simply explained to him that the patrol team in Linhai City had discovered the disappearance of monks and inexplicable casualties.

"I didn't expect you to notice this, I heard the Kong family's patrol mention it."

"Ancestor, did you come here today because of this matter?"

Li Shen nodded solemnly, "The Kong family arranged for us to stay in the outer courtyard of their Confucian Mansion, which is a distance from the center of the city, and the location is relatively remote. ”

Linhai Castle is very large, and there are several places in the center, but the center of the city is the main house where they are now, and basically large-scale events are held in the square at the entrance of the main house.

"The outer courtyards and other courtyards of the major families are far away from the city center. Even if it is the outer garden of the Wei Mansion, the reception is all the gate faction, and the distance from here is not close, so the remote location is not a problem for us. We are grateful for the kindness of the Kong family, and we feel a sense of respect from their actions. ”

After a pause, Li Shen continued: "It's just that there is one thing that puzzles me. Even if the Kong family has declined, it is still one of the top ten families, and now there is a scarcity of good residences in the city, but unexpectedly, there are only a few sects invited by the Kong family to the outer courtyard of the Confucian Mansion. Moreover, they are all small sects that are not named. ”

Ling Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because the Kong family has declined, so they can't invite famous sects, they can only invite some small sects, and even if they do, there may be people who are unwilling to go." ”

Li Shen shook his head and said, "The two of you have your back to the Wei family, and you don't know what the situation is outside. There are quite a few small sects, because they came late, they couldn't find a yard at all, and they were all crammed into one small room. If there is an invitation from a family like the Kong family, they will definitely gladly accept it. And since the Confucian family has declined, it is also the most beneficial thing for them to make friends with some more sects, even if it is a small sect, since there are still so many empty places in the outer courtyard of the Confucian Mansion, why not make more use of it? ”

Li Weitian's gaze froze, "Old Ancestor thinks there is a problem here?" ”

"The Kong family is kind to us, but I don't want to think about it. It's just that after two soul fusions, my own soul is stronger than other people's, and my perception is much keen, and after living in the Confucian Mansion on Kong Mountain, I always feel a little strange, but I don't know what is wrong. ”

After a pause, he looked at Li Weitian: "It's strange to say, after seeing you last time, I seem to have opened up something, and my perception has become more acute." Several of our invited small sects all lived in the courtyard at the foot of Kongshan, and I suddenly had a strong feeling that I wanted to go into the depths of Kongshan to find out. ”

"Kong Shan...... Li Weitian muttered.

"Don't tell me that Kong Baichi disappeared in the depths of Kong Mountain." Ling Ruo looked at him.

However, Li Weitian shook his head and said, "Regarding where Kong Baichi disappeared, the Kong family has never had a clear statement. However, as far as I know, in addition to the outer courtyard of the Confucian Mansion, there is also a Confucian annex, and there is also a mountain full of spiritual energy in it, called Guikong Mountain. It's just that, the strange thing is that the outer courtyard of the Confucian Mansion is located closer to the center of the city than the other courtyard, but the disciples are concentrated in the farther courtyard, and the outer courtyard is almost empty.

"Moreover, it is not an easy task to find a mountain full of spiritual energy near Linhai City to build a separate courtyard and an outer courtyard. Even if it is the Wei family, which is the king of Linhai City, the main house, the other courtyard, and the outer courtyard, only the outer courtyard is the largest, and there is a spiritual mountain inside. As for the Yin family, there are only two places, the main house and the outer courtyard, which are enough to house their own disciples. This Confucian family spent a lot of material and financial resources to build two spiritual mountains. ”

"And one of them is still vacant." Ling Ruo helped him finish replenishing.

From this point of view, there may really be some problems with the outer courtyard of the Confucian Mansion where the Dezhen faction was invited.

"Has the ancestor ever done anything?" Li Weitian suddenly turned his head and asked Li Shen.

Li Shen sighed: "Yes. I really couldn't suppress the impulse in my heart, and finally, slowly entered the depths of Kongshan. ”

When he said this, Ling Ruo and Li Weitian couldn't help but straighten up, knowing that the key place was coming.