Chapter 20: Fire
The night was dark and silent.
The Black and White Shrine bid farewell to the hustle and bustle of the day and became extremely calm.
It's just that under this calm, there is a turbulent undercurrentβthe disciples who patrol at night hide in the shadows, looking at all suspicious people with their eyes wide open.
The poisoning incident a few days ago made everyone nervous, and the number of people patrolling at night doubled, especially the warehouse was blessed with multiple formations to protect it, lest it be poisoned again.
But this time, it was no longer the treasury that suffered.
"It's on fire!
Accompanied by a burst of firelight, it was the shouts of countless disciples.
The fire rose extremely fast, and in a very short time, it filled the entire hall.
At this moment, an angry snort suddenly came from the sky, followed by a volley of a large hand that was pressed in the air.
With this hand press, the flames were all gone, but the monitoring hall was also collapsed by the beam smashed by this palm, turning into a ruin.
The next moment, a person appeared in front of the ruins of the Supervision Hall, it was Yue Xinchan.
Yue Xinchan stood with his hands in his hands, not angry and arrogant: "What about Fu Dongliu?"
"The subordinates are here!"
As a black light flew in, Fu Dongliu had already arrived, but unfortunately no matter how fast he was, he was not as fast as Yue Xinzen.
The black light had not yet condensed and formed, Yue Xinchan had already grabbed it, and the black light jumped in his hand, barely squeezing out Fu Dongliu's face: "The head of the hall, the subordinates ......"
"Your lair has been burned. Yue Xinchan said with compassion: "The poisoning matter has not yet been resolved, and such a thing happens, how can you, the supervising envoy, face me?"
"The head of the palace is angry!" Fu Dongliu shouted: "The subordinates have found out some eyebrows. β
As soon as Yue Xinzen's hand was released, the black light fell, turning into Fu Dongliu itself.
He knelt down in front of Yue Xinzen, this time he didn't dare to hide it anymore, and told everything that happened before.
Yue Xinchan's heart was on fire when he heard this, and he slapped Fu Dongliu in the face: "Bastard, dare to hide and not report!"
"Subordinates know their mistakes!"
"What about Luo Qiuzhen?"
"The subordinates are here. β
Yue Xinchan said, "What do you think about this matter?"
Luo Qiuzhen knelt down and replied: "Back to the head of the main hall, the disciple suspects that this matter is related to the Wooden Puppet Sect. β
"Reason. β
"The one who acts in the shadows is good at wood-based magic, and the one he uses to infiltrate the treasury is probably some kind of small puppet. As we all know, the Wood Puppet Sect is the best at wood and puppets, and it has been at odds with the Divine Palace for a long time, and the disciples suspect that it is the people of the Wood Puppet Sect who secretly infiltrate and destroy. β
Yue Xinchan nodded again and again when he heard this, the Black and White Divine Palace and the Wood Puppet Sect had never dealt with each other, and it was even more common for the two factions to intervene in each other.
Luo Qiuzhen's statement is extremely reasonable.
But what he wanted was not rough, and he said directly: "Find out the people." β
Luo Qiuzhen said: "There is an approximate range. β
"Oh? β
Luo Qiuzhen said: "The purpose of burning the supervision hall this time should be to burn the file and prevent me from tracking him down." This also means that the target is likely to be in the previous suspect. β
"But now the file has been burned. β
Luo Qiuzhen replied: "The file is burned, but the one hundred and twenty-six suspects are still in the minds of their subordinates and cannot be stolen." β
"Hmm, have you written it all down?" Yue Xinchan was slightly surprised.
Even a monk is difficult to remember, Luo Qiuzhen just checked the file for a few days, and actually wrote down all the suspicious targets.
Luo Qiuzhen said: "Yes, the disciples have all written it down." β
Yue Xinchan looked at Luo Qiuzhen with satisfaction, and then looked at Fu Dongliu, his face sank: "Your assistant is good, but you are too stupid." I'll give you three days to find out the real culprit!"
As he spoke, he brushed his sleeves away.
Fu Dongliu was disgraced by Yue Xinzen's training, and he was not grateful to Luo Qiuzhen, but looked at him with a trace of evil intent in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Luo Qiu knew in his heart, knowing that he had been hated by Fu Dongliu, but his face was silent.
Looking at this scene from afar, Ning Ye smiled slightly.
Unlike before, this time he came to see the play in person, and in this era, there are no conditions for people to retreat when the case is tried, so as long as something happens, everyone will rush to the scene. Because the matter involved Yue Xinzen, it was impossible for Ning Ye to see through the Kunlun Mirror, so he could only come in person. Fortunately, Fu Dongliu didn't go crazy again this time and arrested everyone - after all, most of the people came to fight the fire, even though they actually didn't do anything.
The harvest was not bad, but I didn't expect Luo Qiuzhen to think that the Wooden Puppet Sect did it, which is a good thing. Another bonus is that Fu Dongliu is actually jealous of Luo Qiuzhen, which is very good. Luo Qiuzhen is thoughtful and difficult to deal with, and it is very likely to become a stumbling block to Ning Ye's future plans, but now it seems that he may not need to take action himself to deal with him.
At this moment, as everyone retreated, Fu Dongliu looked at the dilapidated Supervision Hall and said, "Xijiang, find some people to come and rebuild the Supervision Hall, and give you two days." β
The disciple who called Xijiang hurriedly agreed, Fu Dongliu left, and Xijiang had already said loudly: "The supervision hall is rebuilt, and those who are good at civil engineering can come and sign up, and it will be completed within two days, and the remuneration varies according to the contribution!"
Ning Ye has passed for the first time: "The disciple is willing to join." β
"Do you know the art of civil engineering?"
"Disciple will not. β
"So what are you here to do?"
"But the disciple knows the talisman, and he can use the art of civil engineering in the talisman. β
Performing the art of civil engineering with talismans? It's costly.
Xijiang looked at Ning Ye in surprise, and Ning Ye said: "The disciple is a person who was poisoned before, and his body has not healed so far. Most of the fire in the monitoring hall was also caused by the person who poisoned it. The disciple is bitter about his person, and he just wants to do his best to make up for the shortcomings, and he has no intention of thinking about the cost. β
"I see, well, count you in. Xijiang somewhat understood Ning Ye's thoughts.
Sometimes doing things is not necessarily for profit, but more emotionally driven.
Because they were all immortal cultivators, everyone's speed was very fast, and all the ruins were cleared overnight. Some disciples performed the technique of carrying and moving, transported giant trees, built houses, and some disciples laid out formations to consolidate the temple and defend the perimeter.
Because Ning Ye is good at talismans, he can participate in anything. Although he was sick and weak, he did his best to attract the favor of the disciples of the Supervision Hall.
No one noticed that wherever Ning Ye went, there would always be some blue stars falling into the foundation, between the pillars, beams, and tiles, and quickly disappearing.
Two days later, the rebuilding of the Inspectorate was completed.
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Superintendent's Hall.
Fu Dongliu sat on the top, his face gloomy: "Tomorrow is the third day, don't you have any gains?"
There are hundreds of targets to be suspected, and so many goals are equal to none.
In particular, many of them still have teachers, and once they make a mistake, they will offend a large number of people.
But Yue Xinzen's task must be completed!
A group of people were silent, and no one dared to answer.
Fu Dongliu's eyes had fallen on Luo Qiuzhen: "Seeking truth, what about you?"
Luo Qiuzhen's expression was calm: "The subordinates already have a suspicious target. β
Say. β
Luo Qiuzhen took out a copy of the file he had made and put it on the case: "This person's name is Wang Sen, a person from Tianzhou, who is good at wood spells, proficient in Qihuang, and has also learned the method of stealth and concealment. Eighty days ago, he had been to Huaiyin Mountain, his whereabouts were secretive, and after he came out, his strength increased sharply, and some people suspected that he had an adventure in the mountain. β
"Tianzhou?" Fu Dongliu's gaze shrank: "Where is the Wood Puppet Sect?"
"Exactly. β
"Why did you come to my Black and White Shrine? β
According to him, the Wooden Golem Sect killed his family in revenge. β
Fu Dongliu: "But it may also be a deliberate illusion made by the Wood Puppet Sect, a fine work sent by the Wood Puppet Sect?"
"Exactly. β
"Do you have a teacher?"
"None, ordinary outer disciples. β
"Is there any evidence?"
Luo Qiuzhen shook his head slightly.
Looking at Luo Qiuzhen's face, Fu Dongliu suddenly understood something.
After thinking about it, he said, "Check it carefully, and you will always find evidence, right? You must give a satisfactory explanation to the head of the main hall before tomorrow evening." β
Luo Qiuzhen bowed his head: "Yes!"