Chapter 524 Anti-Soul Tree

Chapter 524 Anti-Soul Tree

Seeing that the other party had nothing to say, Qiu Ben did not ask any more questions. Although he did not know whether what the other party said was true or false, since there was a way to verify it, he certainly could not sit idly by.

And we have to hurry. If Shi Chun and the others are really here for some rat demon, we must find the whereabouts of that rat demon as soon as possible.

He hurried back into the house and urgently passed the message to his superiors, asking the Jihuo Sect to arrange for an investigation in Dazhi City as soon as possible.

Po Yuan returned to the pavilion to continue drinking tea, but he had no idea what kind of trouble his reminder would bring him.

In the evening, Lou Xiu, the inner court officer of Yaoshan City, was suddenly summoned to Shenshan and met the Lord Huang Ye at the North Mountain Center.

He didn't know why Huang Ye wanted to call him urgently, so he greeted him with doubt.

Huang Ye asked directly, "Didn't you see Shi Chun when you were in Dazhi City?"

Lou Xiu was stunned, not knowing why he asked this question, "No. Sir, do you mean that he has been to Dazhicheng?"

Huang Ye asked again: "Chaoyue Pavilion, do you know the situation of that library?"

Lou Xiu was even more puzzled. "It should be clear, right? There were five people in the family, and the hostess died young..."

Huang Ye interrupted, "There is a errand boy named Wang Ping in the library. Haven't you heard of him?"

"Wang Ping..." Lou Xiu was choked for a moment, not knowing whether the Wang Ping the other party was talking about was the same Wang Ping. The point was, there were so many people and things in every aspect of Dazhi City, how could he care about the names of some small people, let alone the odd servants, he couldn't even remember the names of the children of Dong Wenshu, the owner of the library.

But it's true, after being reminded by the Lord, I also remembered that when I heard the name "Wang Ping" before, I felt it was very familiar. At that time, I just thought it was a name that was too common and easy to be similar, so I didn't think much about it.

Thinking about it now, he couldn't help but cautiously test it out, "Your Excellency means that the two Wang Pings are...are..."

Huang Ye snorted coldly, "I know why you messed up in Dazhi City. You dared to do anything and you were too careless. That's right, the two Wang Pings are the same person. He didn't change his name or surname. Dazhi City was right under your nose, and he was even more so in front of you when he arrived in Yaoshan City. He arrived in Dazhi City a year ago. And Wu Jinliang, who used the alias Gao He, was doing odd jobs in the horse farm outside Dazhi City, but you were like a blind man! The higher-ups are investigating the relevant situation. I did find out, but how can I report it now?"

The last sentence made Lou Xiu break out in a cold sweat. He also realized that Shi Chun and his gang had been lurking in Dazhi City for so long, it was definitely not just for experiencing life, it must be related to their conspiracy.

He stuttered a little, "Sir, I hope you can say good things about me."

Huang Ye: "If you don't do your job well and make mistakes, no matter how many compliments you give, it's useless. The best compliments are to do your job well and put your achievements there. Now Shi Chun has left the library and joined the Bai's Rice Shop with Wu Jinliang to do odd jobs. You are familiar with the situation in Dazhi City, so think carefully about what's going on here."

"She went to the Bai's Rice Shop to do odd jobs again..." Lou Xiu was very surprised. After thinking about it, she tried to ask, "Could she be here for Huang Yingying? Was she asked by the rice shop owner to rescue her husband?"

Huang Ye looked at him unkindly and said, "You and Po Yuan are thinking the same thing!"

"Po Yuan..." Lou Xiu was stunned. He didn't know how he pulled Po Yuan's head again.

Huang Ye snorted, "It's unlikely! They have been lurking in Dazhi City for more than a year. If they really wanted to go after Huang Yingying, why would they wait until now? And Grandma Qi is going up the mountain at this time. Could it be that she is also cooperating with them to rescue someone? If they really want to rescue someone, for Grandma Qi's sake, they can just go to the Goddess to plead for mercy. There is no need to go through so much trouble."

So Lou Xiu lowered his head and thought quickly, but after thinking about it over and over again, he almost racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out. It felt like everything was possible, but it also felt like nothing made sense. He was completely confused.

Never mind. Huang Lu realized that it was useless to call this guy here to ask. He also couldn't figure out what was going on, so he immediately reminded him, "A Xun and Po Yuan have a good relationship. I didn't take it seriously before, but now I know that the matter of Dazhicheng ended unclearly. Po Yuan has a lot of opinions about you, or about us, or he may suspect that there is something wrong with us. He even suspects that you and Shi Chun are in the same group in the matter of Dazhicheng. But he is powerless to deal with us, and he actually provoked the Jihuo Sect, trying to use a knife to lift the lid. It is inconvenient to deal with him now, so you should be more careful."

After hearing this, Lou Xiu cursed, "The matter was already over, but he still insisted on reporting and taking Huang Yingying away. I felt something was wrong, and I felt like he still wanted to hold on to her. I was worried that he would still want to dig something out of Huang Yingying, and sure enough..."

Huang Ye waved his hand to interrupt: "No matter how confusing the situation is, Shi Chun and the others must be aware of it, so our plan remains unchanged. You need to keep a close eye on Shi Chun and the others' movements..."

While the two were discussing, outside the Chaoyue Pavilion in Dazhicheng, a woman who was simply dressed and looked a little timid walked into the library and asked if they were still hiring.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Li Xianghong got some good wine and invited Bai Qi Rulai to taste it together.

After a few drinks, Li Xianghong casually said, "I heard that Grandma Qi went to the sacred mountain."

On the top floor of Zhulang Pavilion, the night view is graceful and the people are even more beautiful.

Yin Xu stood in front of a lantern, drawing the pattern with her own hands. Painting was her little hobby, and the patterns on all the lanterns upstairs were drawn by her.

The second steward Tian Shen came over and whispered, "Sister Hong, everything is ready, they can go now."

Yin Xu's writing was steady and focused, but he asked, "Didn't you say you had already identified the traitor who leaked the information? Lou Xiu came again, but there's still no result?"

Tian Shen lowered his head slightly.

Seeing no response, Yin Xu finally stopped writing, looked at him, and asked, "Who?"

Tian Shen's face showed an embarrassment, but he knew he could not hide it anymore, so he sighed and said, "It was Meihua. After we targeted her, we found that she was secretly in contact with the city guards. After Wang Ping and his men came back, she secretly passed the news to the city guards." Yin Xu was startled, then his face turned angry, and he smashed the pen in his hand, "It's okay if someone else betrayed us, but she is one of our clansmen, have we treated her badly?"

Tian Shen lowered his head, "Do you want to expel her?"

Although he was furious, Yin Xu quickly calmed down. After thinking for a while, he said, "After sending Wang Ping and the others out, tell Meihua that Wang Ping and the others have been practicing in the room."

Tian Shen thought about it, nodded, and left.

Yin Xu pulled out the hairpin on her head, and the evening breeze blowing from the rooftop messed up her fluttering hair...

About an hour later, a carriage left the city. The inspection at the city gate was very strict, but the guards did not check this car and let it pass directly, so the car belonged to the city lord's mansion.

The carriage stopped at the designated location. Two figures jumped out of the window and disappeared directly into the sedge forest in the night. Then the carriage continued to move forward.

Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang, who were hiding in the woods, watched them for a while, then turned around and went deep into the woods.

The destination was naturally the direction of the sacred mountain, but they did not go in a straight line. They were still on guard against Yin Xu's side, so they went around most of the way before they got through.

There was no need to escape underground. In the middle of the night, Shi Chun's right eye was enough to observe the surroundings.

It was not until they encountered an invisible formation at the foot of the sacred mountain that Wu Jinliang led Shi Chun into the underground. There they took out the command arrow, and this time Shi Chun tried it personally.

The process went smoothly, and the light shield ejected by the command arrow allowed the two of them to enter unimpeded.

After getting inside, the two men came out from underground. This was because when using the earth escape technique, if the underground is not very deep, the sound of the soil churning underground may still be noticed by an expert passing by, and there may be many experts on the sacred mountain.

It doesn't matter if you don't have the ability to escape underground, Shi Chun's right eye ability is just as useful, and the sentries, whether open or secret, can easily find a gap to squeeze through.

Sometimes, the two of them would even walk past a group of people in a swaggering manner, chatting with them.

However, with the protection of a large formation, the sentinels inside the sacred mountain are really no big deal.

It was not until they entered the main mountain range that the two of them felt a little bit of the tight security, but that did not stop them from heading towards the highest mountain.

When they climbed halfway up the mountain, Shi Chun suddenly stopped, stared blankly at a pavilion, and opened and closed his left eye repeatedly.

He saw the shadow of a tree about ten feet tall. The overall outline was hazy white, and the trunk and core seemed black.

Shi Chun quickly jumped over and landed under the tree. He looked with his left eye and saw nothing. With his right eye, he saw something right in front of him. He reached out his hand and touched it, but felt nothing. It was empty.

Looking up at the outline of the leaves, they are consistent with the records in the legend, and the leaves are like maple leaves.

This alone made him happy, knowing that he had found the legendary soul-returning tree, but he did not expect it to be so smooth.

Wu Jinliang, who had run ahead, also retreated and jumped to his side. Seeing his expression, he guessed something and tried to ask, "Did you find it?"

Shi Chun nodded, "Yes, it's right in front of you."

Wu Jinliang looked up and around, but saw nothing. He also reached out and fumbled around in the air, but felt nothing. He couldn't help but mutter, "How can I do this when I can't touch or see it?"

Shi Chun: "Since Ah Xun was able to get it, it means there is a way. According to Huang Yingying, the reason why Ah Xun was able to find the Soul-Reversing Tree may be related to his sense of smell. What do you think?"

Wu Jinliang: "It is indeed possible. He is gifted and can do what others cannot."

Shi Chun asked again: "Then how can he find a way to harvest the Soul-Returning Tree after he smelled its location?"

Wu Jinliang hesitated and said, "Talent is innate. Considering his age, it is conceivable that it has nothing to do with the technique. He must have made various attempts to succeed. Maybe it is the result of many years of attempts."

Shi Chun asked again: "If he tries to use something useful, it is possible that it has just been used up. Is there any unused stuff? Does he usually collect more? Is it possible that he carries it with him?"

Hearing this, Wu Jinliang said "oh oh oh" and pointed at him repeatedly, as if he had suddenly realized something.

I understand why Chuntian tried his best to collect all the personal belongings of Mr. Axun, and why he insisted on keeping Axun's belongings even though he was sure that they were not among them. Now I understand. I can try them one by one at this time. What if they are really there? Even if it doesn't work, at least it is a direction to try.

If it works, it will save a lot of trouble and a lot of time.

(End of this chapter)