Volume 6: Wangchuan Chapter 19: Righteousness
Qiu Shiyin lowered her head, not daring to look directly at the so-called Sword Sect Master, for fear that he would think she was disrespectful.
When no one was paying attention, she carefully glanced up at the high seat out of the corner of her eye.
But when she saw the true faces of the two Taoist masters, Qiu Shiyin suddenly looked up with her eyes wide open.
Lu Qingshan looked at Qiu Shiyin, who was in shock, with a half-smile on his face. "According to what the Qiu family master said, you saw the demon cultivators from the underworld leave the Qiu family's mine with your own eyes? Tell us the details of the situation at that time."
Seeing that Lu Qingshan acted as if he didn't know her, Qiu Shiyin was stunned at first, but soon understood Lu Qingshan's good intentions.
After she cast a hidden look of gratitude at Lu Qingshan, she organized her words a little and said slowly: "The young cultivator's name is Qiu Shiyin, proficient in prospecting, and is the cultivator of the Qiu family who is responsible for surveying the source stone orchid veins..."
Among the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals, in addition to the three most widely applicable and well-known arts of alchemy, refining, and formation, there are also various skills involving all aspects such as prospecting for minerals, identifying materials, immortal cooking, and immortal wine making.
These small arts may not bring much increase to the combat power of the cultivators, but they do have their meaning.
No wonder Qiu Shiyin reaped rewards at her first try in the Yuanshilan mine.
It turned out that he was a monk who was studying the art of prospecting for minerals.
Lu Qingshan nodded secretly.
"After the source monster invaded the mine, the head of the family asked all the clan members to withdraw from the source stone orchid mine. As the person in charge of surveying the source stone orchid mine, I was ordered to check the situation of the source stone orchid mine frequently. If any other changes occur, I can inform the clan immediately."
Surveying the situation of the Yuanshilan ore vein? That's called stealing from the inside, okay?
Looking at Qiu Shiyin who was talking eloquently, Ji Chuan curled his lips unconsciously.
"A month ago, when I went to check the situation of the mine as usual, I happened to see a demon cultivator from the underworld leaving the mine, so I immediately came back to report the situation to the head of the family." Qiu Shiyin continued.
"What is the level of cultivation of that cultivator from the underworld? Why were you able to find him but he couldn't find you?" Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes and asked interrogatively.
This is a big doubt.
"Qiu Shiyin, explain everything clearly to your superiors. If you hide anything, you will not be forgiven!" Qiu Changqing, who was eavesdropping on the side, noticed that Lu Qingshan's tone was not right. His face suddenly changed when he heard the words and he rebuked him harshly.
Qiu Shiyin shook her head, somewhat bewildered, and whispered, " That cultivator had a deep aura, and I only saw him from a very far distance, so I don't know his specific cultivation level. As for why he didn't notice me, I don't quite understand. Maybe it was because I was very far away from him at the time, and I retreated and fled as soon as I spotted him?"
Obviously, Qiu Shiyin's answer couldn't even convince Qiu Changqing, and a look of anger immediately appeared on his face.
It seems that Qiu Shiyin does not have a high status in the Qiu family.
When Lu Qingshan saw this scene, he was thoughtful.
Ji Chuan waved his hand, stopping the head of the Qiu family from wanting to reprimand Qiu Shiyin, and said to Qiu Shiyin indifferently: "I know, you go down first."
Qiu Shiyin bowed to everyone and respectfully left the main meeting room.
"Master Shangxiu..." Patriarch Qiu hesitated to speak.
"Have you ever tried to negotiate with the source monster that occupies the mine?" Ji Chuan glanced at Qiu Changqing.
The source monster they had seen in the mine was a fifth-grade being. The intelligence of such a being was no different from that of humans, so it was entirely possible to negotiate with them.
At least we can find out why they suddenly left their source and invaded Burial Ridge.
"I thought about it this way at first, but those source monsters were brutal and merciless, killing countless of our people, so..." Qiu Changqing looked embarrassed.
With such a blood feud before their eyes, it is indeed unlikely that the Qiu family will be able to negotiate with the source demon calmly.
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After getting the information they wanted, Lu Qingshan and Ji Chuan left the Qiu family's old house and prepared to go to Zangling to check out the situation at other families' mineral veins.
"Brother, what do you think about this?" Lu Qingshan suddenly asked while walking on the ramp of Fenglin Town.
"If according to our judgment, the invasion of the source monsters is really led by the underworld, then the underworld must have a purpose. It can't be that this is planned just to occupy these source stone orchid veins?"
Ji Chuan frowned and said, "Although this source stone orchid vein is valuable, it is not valuable enough to make the underworld so attentive."
Lu Qingshan shook his head and said with a smile: "It is indeed difficult to guess the purpose of the underworld out of thin air , but we can infer their purpose from the results."
"What do you mean?" Ji Chuan suddenly realized something.
"No matter whether the demon cultivators in the underworld exposed their tracks intentionally or unintentionally, or whether the actions of the source demons have any significance, the result is," Lu Qingshan said calmly, with a gleam of light in his eyes, "we are here."
"You're right. The whereabouts of the cultivators from the underworld are unpredictable. Tianji Temple and Zhishou Tower have been confronting them for so many years. Although there have been some gains, it is ultimately difficult to eradicate them completely." Ji Chuan continued.
"Let's not talk about why the underworld, which acts so meticulously, planned the invasion of source monsters. How could it be discovered by a foundation-building cultivator?" Ji Chuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Unless it was intentional..."
"The Qiu family is under the command of the Sword Sect. The Yuanshilan mine suffered a disaster, and they happened to find traces of the underworld cultivators in it. The normal reaction is to ask for help from the Sword Sect. And the Sword Sect will naturally send people to check the specific situation." Lu Qingshan analyzed: "So far, these are all the reactions that the underworld can logically infer that we will make. However, the underworld should not be able to infer who the Sword Sect disciple who came to Zangling is."
"Indeed, I just decided to come to the Qiu family on a whim." Ji Chuan nodded, and then realized what Lu Qingshan meant, and his face was shocked, "Could it be?"
"Yes, so, what the underworld is looking for should not be anyone in particular, but only the condition of being a disciple of the Sword Sect." Lu Qingshan came to his final conclusion.
"The situation...is not good." Ji Chuan's heart trembled and he said in a cold voice.
The disciples of the Sword Sect consist of two main groups.
The Sword Master and his disciples.
Since the underworld was not acting for a particular disciple, then its target was obvious...
It can only be the Sword Sect!
As he spoke, Ji Chuan's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Lu Qingshan followed Ji Chuan's gaze.
In an alley at the intersection, several half-grown children were beating up a ragged little beggar. The little beggar held his head and curled up like a puppy, but he neither begged for mercy nor cried. He just groaned stupidly.
The next moment, Ji Chuan took a step forward and walked towards the group of children.
Looking at Ji Chuan's back, Lu Qingshan curled up a smile.
There are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.
Ji Chuan's nickname of Haoran Sword was not chosen randomly.
For most cultivators, when they reach the Golden Elixir stage, they tend to have a detached, superior mentality and are indifferent to the sufferings of the mortal world.
Ji Chuan is a great cultivator who has reached the perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, but he still feels indignant about the bullying among these mortal children. There is indeed a sense of righteousness in this.
Some people may think that this behavior is too naive, but it would be good to have more such monks in the world.
When Lu Qingshan followed, the half-grown children who had beaten the little beggar had already been driven away by Ji Chuan.
The little beggar's face was covered in blood and dirt.
When Lu Qingshan saw the little beggar's face clearly, he had already guessed the general situation.
The little beggar had a crooked nose, squinting eyes, tinea on his face, and a strange blue skin. He looked exactly like a toad.
In the world of children, beauty and ugliness mean good and bad. It is not surprising that this little beggar, who looks like this, is bullied by his peers.
