Chapter 275: Three Years Passed in a Flash
A terrifying thunderstorm!
After an hour, it finally dissipated.
Then, heavy rain fell.
The buildings of the Lin Mansion caught fire due to thunder, and the raging fire did not go out even under the heavy rain. In the middle of the charred ruins, a ball of flame was still jumping.
Thunder and fire.
The flames formed by the Nine Heavens Thunder cannot be extinguished by water or dispersed by wind.
Daogu stood on the charred ruins with red eyes. He didn't know what Junior Brother Lin had done to cause such a severe thunderstorm.
"Junior Brother Lin!"
Daou frantically searched in the charred ruins, but all the buildings in the Lin Mansion were reduced to dust, except for the ball of fire in the middle.
Looking at the fire in the center of the ruins, Daogu wanted to get closer. However, when he was one meter away from the fire, the fire seemed to sense something and suddenly jumped up. The terrifying high temperature made Daogu stop.
His intuition told him that if he got any closer, he would be engulfed by the flames.
This fire can burn everything.
Daogu stood there alone, gazing at the flames and wiping away his tears. In his heart, Junior Brother Lin had already been harmed by the thunder.
The master is gone, and Junior Brother Lin is also gone. Now he is the only one left in Qingfeng Temple.
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Time flies, the stars move and the world changes.
The thunderstorm in Shangyang City was gradually forgotten by the people.
At Qingfeng Temple, Daogu looked pale, and in front of him, Zhang Wuji clasped his arms with a serious expression.
"Master Dawu, I suggest that you do not leave Qingfeng Temple during this period of time."
"Thank you for saving me, Master Zhang, but slaying demons is my duty as a cultivator. I will not stop until the demons are eliminated."
Seeing Daogu's determined expression, Zhang Wuji sighed and stopped trying to persuade him. Warriors and practitioners didn't interact much, and this time he just happened to see Daogu being besieged by evil spirits and monsters. He recognized Daogu's identity and came to his aid.
Qingfeng Temple is worthy of respect.
"Master Dawu, is there any news about Brother Lin?"
"without."
Daogu shook his head, and there was disappointment on Zhang Wuji's face. Three years ago, Lin Ye returned to Shangyang City. More than a month later, he heard that a terrible thunderstorm occurred in Shangyang City and the Lin Mansion was reduced to ashes. When he learned the news and rushed to Shangyang City, he saw a ruin and a ball of fire.
"Master Dawu, is it possible that Brother Lin is in that flame?"
After Zhang Wuji asked this question, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was too naive. That flame could burn everything. It was the fire of righteous thunder. How could Brother Lin be in the flame? Even if he was, he would probably be burned to ashes.
However, Jing Yu believed that Lin Ye was not dead. When he asked Jing Yu what his basis was, Jing Yu only said two words: intuition.
Thinking of Jing Yu's answer, Zhang Wuji curled his lips. A warrior's intuition...
"Master Dawu, you are the only one in Qingfeng Temple now, so you should be cautious."
Before leaving, Zhang Wuji tried to persuade him again. Although Daogu nodded, he knew that the Taoist priest did not listen to his words.
Everyone should take care of their own business.
Taoist Master Dawu is in trouble, and so is his Shenyun Sect.
Ever since the Shenji Sect incident that year, the Shenji Sect was badly wounded and chose to close the mountain gate. Although the sect leader had sent most of his Shenyun Sect's disciples out in advance, some disciples eventually chose to leave the sect. The most crucial thing was that over the past year, martial arts sects from other states had extended their hands to Nanjiang Province.
Zhenwu Palace!
The largest martial arts sect in Qingzhou, located on the left side of Nanjiangzhou.
Unlike the god-level gates which only have a half-step Martial Saint in charge, the Zhenwu Palace has a true Martial Saint in charge. Over the past year, many disciples of the Zhenwu Palace have appeared in Nanjiangzhou, and have privately contacted some of Nanjiangzhou's martial arts sects.
Zhang Wuji understood that the Zhenwu Palace wanted to swallow up Nanjiangzhou as well and make it their territory.
The Zhenwu Palace has a powerful Martial Saint in charge, and they want to take over Nanjiangzhou. Zhang Wuji knows clearly that he cannot stop it, but he knows even more clearly in his heart that this matter is not a question of whether he can stop it or not, but that the Zhenwu Palace will set its sights on the Shenyun Sect.
For hundreds of years, Nanjiangzhou has always been dominated by the Shenji Sect, which is the leader in martial arts. If Zhenwu Palace wants to take over Nanjiangzhou, it must destroy the Shenji Sect.
Although what the Divine Level Sect did initially angered the major sects, due to Zhao Yichun's handling of the matter, the major sects all accepted the result. However, with the influx of disciples from the Zhenwu Palace over the past year, a voice has been heard in the martial arts circle.
We need to publicly retry the God-level sect.
Zhang Wuji knew very well that the Zhenwu Palace must be behind this voice, and as Shenyun Sect was once the sect with the closest relationship to Shenji Sect, if Shenyun Sect also stood up, Nanjiangzhou Martial Arts might really launch a public trial against Shenji Sect.
This was not just Zhang Wuji's own guess. In fact, in recent months, several martial arts colleagues from Nanjiangzhou had found him and made overt and covert hints, but he pretended to be confused and didn't hear them, so he delayed the process.
But procrastination is not a long-term solution. Sooner or later, Zhenwu Palace will ask him to express his position. If his statement fails to satisfy Zhenwu Palace, I am afraid that Zhenwu Palace will target their Shenyun Sect.
"The storm is coming, Brother Lin, if you were here, you would definitely be able to come up with a solution for me with your brain."
Zhang Wuji stood at the ball of fire surrounded by the courtyard wall. After he sighed, a leaping figure disappeared from the spot.
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late at night.
The moon is high in the sky.
Lin Mansion in Canglan County.
Jing Yu was wiping his sword in the yard, and on the ground in the corner of the courtyard wall, there were several masked men in black lying.
"Thank you Mr. Jing for your protection."
After a while, a group of people walked in from the gate of the yard, led by a woman. Several people following the woman quickly walked to the corner and carried away several bodies there.
"It's the seventh wave."
Jing Yu spoke calmly, and the woman's expression changed slightly after hearing it, and then she said bitterly: "Master An is now being framed by treacherous officials in the court, but with Master An's prestige and the emperor's trust in him, those treacherous officials can't do anything to him. These people also know this, so they want to attack the young master to threaten you."
The woman is the commander of the Commercial Supervision Bureau. She was originally a homeless orphan. Ten years ago, Lord An cleaned up the ruffians in the capital and built several charity halls. The charity halls provided two meals a day for these orphans, and also arranged for teachers. If they were willing, they could study with the teachers. In addition to reading and writing, the charity halls also had martial arts masters to teach martial arts. She had no interest in reading and writing, but she liked practicing martial arts.
Later, the adults set up the Commercial Supervision Bureau, and she took the initiative to volunteer to join it. After a few years, she was promoted to commander, second only to the director and several deputy directors.
For merchants, the Commercial Supervision Bureau is like a devil, because thousands of merchants have been executed by them in the past few years. She also knows that those merchants went from being grateful to the adults in the beginning to fear and hatred towards them now.
These merchants also secretly hired martial arts masters to assassinate the adults, but they were all stopped by their business supervision department. However, recently, I don’t know how the news that the young master is in Canglan County was leaked, and those merchants sent martial artists to Canglan County to capture the young master.
She was ordered by the director to protect the young master, but she was alive to say that the director and others underestimated the madness of those businessmen. The martial arts masters they invited were all very strong, and there were even several Jingzhe realm masters. If it weren't for Mr. Jing's intervention, I'm afraid the young master would have been captured long ago.
"I don't care about these things."
Jing Yu waved his hand. He was a martial artist and would not interfere in the affairs of the court. The reason he took action to deal with those martial artists who came to assassinate him was also because of his love for An Youshang and because he was entrusted by Lin Ye.
"Mr. Jing, we are planning to take the young master back to the capital. I wonder..."
There was a glimmer of hope in Qingmei's eyes, but when she saw Jingyu waving his hand, this hope turned into disappointment.
Mr. Jing is very powerful. If Mr. Jing is willing to go to the capital together, then the young master's safety will not be a problem along the way. Moreover, with Mr. Jing in charge of your residence, you don't have to worry about your family.
Unfortunately, Mr. Jing refused.
Qingmei took her leave silently and walked out of the yard. She glanced at the light which was still on in the study in the next yard. Looking at the shadow of the person writing furiously reflected on the window, a relieved smile appeared on her cold and pretty face.
The young master is smart and studious, and the adults will have a successor.
But when she withdrew her gaze, Qingmei's expression returned to its coldness. This time, when she brought the young master back to the capital, those businessmen, including the adults' opponents in the court, would probably not miss this opportunity. She had to plan the journey back to the capital to ensure that the young master was safe.
The next day.
Four teams of horse-drawn carriages drove out of the four city gates of Canglan County one hour apart. And the next hour after these four carriages drove out, the last opera troupe in the city also left for the capital. According to the owner of the opera troupe, the old mother of Lord Wang, the censor of the capital, was from Canglan County. This time, Lord Wang's mother was celebrating her 80th birthday and wanted to listen to the local opera of Canglan County. They were invited to the capital.
at the same time.
An urgent letter was delivered to Jingyu's mansion.
Jing Yu picked up the envelope and took a look at it. After a while, he walked out of the mansion for the first time in three years.
Shangyang City.
Xu family.
At the gate of the Xu family, several strong men were guarding the gate. Passersby quickened their pace in the face of their staring eyes, fearing that they would get into trouble.
A restaurant not far from the Xu family.
Captain Yang sat there absent-mindedly. Soon a young constable came over and whispered a few words in his ear.
"What's wrong with this old man Xu? I've already warned him, but he didn't even take his family to hide away."
Captain Yang was speechless. He and Master Lin had been on good terms over the years. Master Lin did not look down on him just because he was a small constable. Instead, he would arrange for Old Man Xu to send him some holiday gifts during every festival.
In recent years, Master Lin suddenly disappeared. He also asked Old Man Xu, but unfortunately Old Man Xu didn't know where Master Lin had gone.
However, he always remembered how good Master Lin had been to him. In the past few years, any ruffian who dared to cause trouble in Master Lin's shops and workshops would be arrested and thrown into jail and severely punished. But this time was different. He could not afford to offend the person who took action this time, and even the county magistrate had to cooperate.
He could only secretly arrange for someone to send a letter to Old Man Xu, hoping that Old Man Xu would hide first and then find a way to contact Lord An. Only Lord An could show up to calm down this big shot.
But he didn't expect that Old Man Xu remained indifferent to his letter and still stayed in the Xu family. As a result, he was now surrounded by others.
The neighbors around the Xu family went to the yamen to report the situation, but the county magistrate had already issued an order for all the constables to stay in the yamen and not go out. Although he was the head of the constable, he could not disobey the county magistrate's order.
