Chapter 88 The truth behind the scenes! [Three more chapters, please subscribe! ] The last medicinal bath was finally completed. According to Mr. Lu's estimation, Lin Yan should not wake up for another three days. Even with a physique at the Essence Refining Stage, he would need to rest for another three to five days before recovering to his peak state. But unexpectedly, when Lin Yan woke up today and completed this last medicinal bath, he became full of energy and showed no signs of weakness. "Okay, let's go home. By the way... I have spent at least two hundred taels of silver on medicinal herbs to save your life these days." Lord Lu sighed and said, "You should know that with my status in Qifeng City, any time I help someone prepare a prescription of medicinal herbs, the price is sky-high!" Lin Yan's heart couldn't help but become three points heavier. "Given our friendship, this won't be considered my hard-earned money." Then Mr. Lu said calmly, "You should save money and don't squander it. Return your monthly salary to me. I can't save your life and then lose money... This is the money I will use for my retirement for the rest of my life."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan nodded immediately and said, "I can return the money to Mr. Lu tonight." He got more than one hundred taels of silver from Liang Hu's inheritance, plus more than forty taels of silver accumulated in previous years. This month, the salaries of twelve small flags were paid, and the silver from nine of them belonged to him. If you really count it, if we gather together the money, we can almost pay off our debts. But the next moment, he suddenly had an epiphany. "That's not right. Logically speaking, my situation should be considered a work-related injury!" "This money must be reported to the Outer South Division, signed by Chief Envoy Han, and taken out from the treasury of the Heavenly Supervision Division." Thinking of this, Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but feel happy that the family fortune he had accumulated over the years was finally preserved. He immediately said goodbye, left Mr. Lu's courtyard, and went straight home. But just after Lin Yan left, Mr. Lu's expression became a little heavy. "That strike of his not only cut off Jiazi Tai Sui's body, but also directly severed Liu Zun's roots?" "The source of this knife came from the alien egg in his hand?" Lord Lu remembered what Lin Yan said before and frowned slightly: "I vaguely remember that this alien egg does not have strong power. It is a treasure used to 'ascend to the gods'." At this moment, enlightenment arose in Mr. Lu's mind. "So, this alien egg itself has an owner!" "But the power that the original owner had stored in the alien egg was wasted by Lin Yan's sword?" "The ability to store power in the alien egg means that the original owner of this alien egg must be extremely powerful, and it is difficult to guess." "This kid has attracted too many bad omens and troubles." Mr. Lu rubbed his eyebrows.
Originally, he thought that even if the fraternal egg had a partner, it wouldn't be a big problem. With him as the mediator, even if the original owner comes to the door, he can just return the fraternal egg. But now, the power accumulated by the original owner has been exhausted, and from now on, the alien egg belongs completely to Lin Yan! "I have taken away someone's treasure and removed their mark. This is considered a great grudge." "Plus, the ominous signs on him are getting stronger. This kid's future is worrying. I'm afraid he will have a rough fate." "However, future matters can still be resolved in the future, provided that this present calamity is not..." Lu Gong thought to himself, "I hope he doesn't notice anything. I hope he can suppress his anger. Then I can easily get through this disaster..." - At the same time, in the Wainan Division. When General Han returned to Wainan Division, he ordered Xu Qing to send someone to send Feng Hui back to Linjiang Division for recuperation. To date, Feng Hui's injury has recovered and is relatively stable. But his mind is not yet clear and he needs to rest for some time. Returning to the familiar Linjiangfang may be more helpful. But Xu Qing looked strange, and whispered, "At noon, he seemed to have recovered a little." "Oh?" General Han was slightly surprised and looked over. Xu Qing said in a deep voice: "Our hidden agent practiced the method of worshipping evil spirits and raised a wandering evil spirit. He was hit by the evil spirit." "To date, all the clues and insiders involved in the slaughterhouse case have died without exception." "But judging from the intelligence we have so far, it's not entirely Jie Jin's work." "When Feng Hui was about to capture the traitor, he sneaked into his home and found several wooden plaques with his name on them and his date of birth on the back." "But then he was discovered, hit by a roaming monster, and almost lost his life." "Here are a few names that Feng Hui managed to remember, but he couldn't remember their dates of birth." Xu Qing said this and handed over a note. General Han took a glance and his pupils suddenly shrank. Lin Yan’s name was clearly on it! Xu Qing whispered, "Everyone involved in the slaughterhouse, including butchers, servants, managers, market managers, cooks, etc., has been checked." "Our secret agent wanted to kill Feng Hui, but was killed by the flag bearer of the Tripod Casting Department. Afterwards, the officers of the Outer South Yamen immediately sealed off his residence." "Our people, who are in charge of monitoring, have counted the evidence and found those wooden signs are not there."
Xu Qing said, "I suspect that there are still big problems hidden in the Outer South Yamen. The names on those wooden signs may be clues!" General Han stood with his hands behind his back. After a moment, he said, "Leave Feng Hui here to continue treating his injuries. You investigate this matter immediately." Xu Qing said solemnly: "I have ordered people to check. It has been preliminarily confirmed that except for the boy named Lin Yan, all the others on this list have disappeared! As for Lin Yan, he is currently a small flag in Linjiang Division. Do you want to bring him back for questioning?" General Han waved his hand and said, "No need, just let Wuchang handle it." Xu Qing said, "There is one more thing. In addition to the missing people, there are two more people... from the southwest area of the outer city, and they reported that they died of illness." "what happened?" "Normally speaking, in Gaoliu City, whenever someone dies, whether from illness, old age, or an accident, they must be sent to the Liuzun Temple to eliminate their resentment!" "Were these two bodies not sent to Liuzun Temple?" "I have this suspicion." Xu Qing said, "But without the handwritten letter from the General Envoy, there is no way to verify it with the temple! Besides, the General Envoy in the southwest area of the outer city has a grudge against you and will not cooperate with you!" “I will immediately order someone to go to Liuzun Temple and retrieve the list! As for the Southwest Yamen, bypass Zhou Kui and ask the Inner City’s Heavenly Supervisor to directly transfer the files!” “This will make Zhou Kui very angry. They are already at loggerheads with each other.” Xu Qing said. "Then let him get even angrier and see what he can do!" Han Zongqi said, "Gather all the clerks of the Outer South Division and prepare to check the names! Especially the names on the wooden plaques!" - At the same time, inside the city defense tent. The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou had both his hands broken at the wrists and was breathing weakly. But he slowly opened his eyes. Compared to before, the old and bright eyes now looked extremely cloudy and exhausted. "does it worth?" Wang Yuan, the city lieutenant, was sitting nearby and sighed, "If he was a soldier under your command, I could understand, but he is from the Tianshi Division, not your subordinate." "First, for this young flag bearer, I didn't hesitate to offend the Liu family in the inner city." "It was for the other party that I turned back and broke into Tai Sui's body." "You knew you might lose your life, but you still went to save him." “Even if my hands are broken, I will still carry this young man who is sometimes like ice and sometimes like fire.” "If you don't know, you might think he is your adopted son who died young." Wang Yuan sighed, pointed at the broken arm, and said, "Even if he has a promising future, even if he will become the next Li Shenzong in the future, is it worth it for you to end up like this at your age for him?" "It seems that you have changed too." The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou spoke in a dazed voice, "You all think that the reason why I value him and am willing to offend the Liu family and risk my life is because he has a promising future, so I must befriend him at all costs, or even curry favor with him?" "Is not it?" Wang Yuan's face was icy as he said, "This man is young, but he has shown his inner strength at the peak of his powers. His progress is so fast that it is rare in the world. He really has a promising future... All the forces in the community think that you are showing goodwill today and gaining favors from him. In the future, you will benefit a lot from him."
"But I'm old." "..." "I won't live many years." The Zhaozhou commander sighed, "I won't be able to see his future growth, nor will I be able to wait for him to repay me with his enormous wealth." "Brother Wang, I don't have your luck, and I haven't been able to break through the Refining Essence Realm." "With your cultivation at the Refining Essence Realm, you can still live for another thirty to fifty years, but I have reached the end of my life... In recent years, I have become increasingly powerless." "I don't have your skills and scheming to seek more things." The old man lowered his head, looking at his broken wrist, his tone extremely solemn. "..." Wang Yuan was silent for a while before he asked, "What do you want to say?" The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou did not respond. He just stared at Wang Yuan and spoke again in a very heavy tone. “The future that I can’t see, maybe you can see it.” "You are in high positions. For the sake of your current power and status, are you really unwilling to look further?" "Even if you remain strong, in another thirty years, your flame will burn out." The commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou looked even more solemn as he said this. Wang Yuan was silent again, and then said: "I don't quite understand what you mean." Zhaozhou closed his eyes slightly, looked up at the sky, and said in a low voice: "The fire of the younger generation should always protect their growth." "If you only care about your current power and status, but ignore the future and kill your hope, then... you will be old, and without successors, the human race will really fall into darkness." "He can die in the darkness. This is the struggle between humans and darkness, but he should not die at the hands of a strong man of the human race." "It's not that you can't see the future, it's that you are unwilling to give up everything you have now." When Zhaozhou opened his eyes, he found that the old man's eyes were full of sadness. Wang Yuan sighed and said, "Isn't it because I omitted him when reporting my achievements? Do you think I intentionally suppressed this young man?" He stepped forward, patted Commander Zhao on the shoulder, and said seriously: "But you have to understand, you are all unconscious, I don't know how much merit he has made in the slaughterhouse, so I can only put it aside for the time being! But believe me, your elder brother, I can still report it again in the future and verify his achievements!" Zhaozhou paused and said, "Actually, I woke up two days ago. Deputy Commander Zhou is missing. He has been confirmed by the Heavenly Supervisor to be a remnant of Jie Jin. He should have died in the slaughterhouse." "Deputy Commander Zhou's residence has been sealed off by the Outer South Yamen, but he was taught by me, and some habits cannot be changed." "I had people search his residence and found some things, including more than ten wooden plaques with names engraved on them." "According to my city defense records, these people have left the city one after another, and the day I recorded them happened to be when Deputy Commander Zhou was on duty." "I think these people died in the slaughterhouse."
After a pause, Zhaozhou whispered, "Among these people, eight were born in Gaoliu City... Their birth dates are all registered in the household register. Although they are of different ages from me, according to the almanac calculations of the temple, they are all born in the same month as me, and have the same fate as the stars." Wang Yuan was stunned, slowly loosened his hand, and said nothing. "Brother Wang, you know that I participated in the construction of the city defense. I can see that the nine sacrificial towers are dedicated to the Nine Stars." Zhao Zhou sighed and said, "So, in fact, I went to the slaughterhouse to be a sacrifice! The person who led me to the slaughterhouse must be suspicious..." He raised his head slowly and said, "You have done your best in this incident. In fact, today, I just want to ask you one question..." Wang Yuan took a half step back and said in a muffled voice: "Want to know if I have anything to do with Jie Jin?" Zhao Zhou said in a deep voice: "I really can't imagine that the person who fought side by side with me, saved my life many times, and devoted his entire life to this city, would want to destroy this city!" "In fact, I ordered people to bring in those strange lanterns. Twenty people died before the incarnation of the strange lanterns was attracted." Wang Yuan looked solemn and said, "It is for the purpose of inducing Liu Zun to destroy Jiazi Taisui's physical body at the last moment and prevent Linjiangfang from being completely destroyed!" He looked at Zhaozhou and said in a deep voice: "I have never thought of destroying Gaoliu City." After a pause, his expression became complicated, and he said, "Although I have reached the Refining Essence Realm, my body has gradually weakened in recent years, and my old injuries from my early years have recurred many times." "Birth, aging, sickness and death are truly the most terrible curse throughout history!" "I know in my heart that if I can't make any more contributions and get a big reward, I will never be able to get a glimpse of the power above the Refining Essence Realm." "If I can't break through, I won't be able to hold out for ten years. My old injuries will linger on and kill me." He looked at Zhaozhou and said seriously: "I don't want to die!" Then his voice became excited, and he said: "If I die, the human race will also lose a Refining Essence Realm! This time, the slaughterhouse case did not cause too much damage, but it was able to create a being who has the potential to break through the Refining Essence Realm! Isn't it worth it for the overall situation of the entire human race and for the future?" (End of this chapter)