Inside the antique room.
As Ji Ping'an spoke in a deep voice, Yu Yu reluctantly bit his lip and sat down, but his trembling cheeks and trembling hands revealed his inner unrest.
The other two guys performed no better than her.
This news is really too shocking and hard to accept at the moment.
Ji Ping'an glanced at the three of them, organized some words in his mind, and said:
"I know it's hard for you to accept this, and so am I. Rationally, of course, it's possible that the other party is pretending. We don't rule out this possibility, but when we think about it, it's better to be bolder than to be unprepared when things happen.
Moreover, this matter cannot be proven by my isolated case. If my speculation is true, then, even now, the major forces in Kyushu may have discovered many signs.
So, I am telling you this to prepare you mentally. "
Huang He was apparently the oldest among the people present. After the initial shock, he quickly calmed down and said:
"Young Master is right, just like what the Imperial Master once said, make bold assumptions and be careful to verify."
Yes, yes, everything is what I said... "Lu Xun from Another World" Ji Ping'an silently gave a thumbs up.
Huang He swallowed and continued:
"We assume that this matter is true. The secrets in the starry sky may be greater than all of us imagined. One of the things to do now is to report this discovery to the Qintian Prison and let the prison lords discuss and confirm it. After all, we There are too few manpower.
In addition, I am thinking of ways to find the other 'reborn'... That Zhu Xun is an enemy, and he insists on saying nothing. But there is no reason why all the people who have returned from rebirth are enemies, and maybe our division commander, as long as If you find them, you may be able to learn the truth behind it from their mouths. "
Ji Ping'an glanced at him unexpectedly, thinking that he was indeed a doctor, at least he had a brain.
Mu Yaoyao blinked her eyes, suddenly raised her hand and said:
"You can also start from this fragment, such as divination or something. You will definitely find something."
Tsk... I thought you only had food in your mind... Ji Ping'an was shocked and shocked by Mu Yaoyao's wisdom.
Yu Yu opened his mouth, and Miss Saint also wanted to express her opinion.
But she found that everything she could say had been said to the two of them, and she felt discouraged. She wrinkled her nose and hummed:
"I was just about to say it, but you guys beat me to it. Damn it!"
Then he rolled his eyes and said to Ji Ping'an, "Do you have anything to add?"
...Ji Pingan took a deep breath, restrained the urge to slap her, and said:
"That's right. I really need to report it. I will send a message back later. As for this meteorite, I have tried astrology, but there is resistance in it. I can't break it for the time being, so I can only put it aside for now."
After a pause, he said seriously: "So, our top priority is to think about how to find the remaining reborn people."
After hearing this, the three of them lowered their heads and fell into deep thought, starting brainstorming mode.
After a while, Yu Yu was the first to speak:
"We can look for commonalities. According to you, Zhu Xun's soul resides in the fragments, and the fragments exist in his body. However, his cultivation is far inferior to that of the past. In other words, he is acting in a similar way. It exists in the form of "seizing one's body", and the act of "seizing one's body" occurs on the night when the stars return to their positions.
Therefore, we can try to find out from the people who in the city has changed their temperament recently, or 'left home' and gone elsewhere... because this can prevent relatives and friends from noticing anything unusual. "
Well, that makes sense...
Unfortunately, I arranged for someone to investigate a long time ago... Ji Ping'an said to continue.
Mu Yaoyao blinked and raised her hand to speak:
"You can also look for it from the perspective of cultivation. If those who are reborn are at a lower level, they should be eager to regain their strength.
For example, Zhu Xun, in order to restore his cultivation, chose the magic method, and we discovered it. We can also use similar methods to find other members of the Four Holy Sects, or see if there is anyone in the market and suddenly start to collect them. Pills, natural materials, treasures and the like. "
Although it's not very useful, it's still an idea... Ji Ping'an nodded with satisfaction.
Huang He pondered for a moment and said:
"What I think is that hundreds of years ago, the strong men of the Four Holy Religions could be resurrected. The strong men of the various sects who died in the past few hundred years might also be able to be reborn. If these people are alive, if we think about it in another person's shoes, He will definitely find a way to return to his sect... In other words, as long as the major sects release the news, just sit back and wait?"
Ji Ping'an nodded first and then shook his head:
"You're right, and you're not right either."
Seeing the three people looking at each other, Ji Pingan analyzed:
"Returning to the sect is indeed the fastest and safest way, but what about the risks? Every strong man has many enemies during his lifetime, not only outside the sect, but also inside the sect. Moreover, will a group of dead masters return? Impact the original power structure?
Or most simply, how do they prove themselves?
To worship the mountain rashly is undoubtedly to put yourself in danger, and leave your life and death in the hands of others. Which strong man would do this?
Therefore, I prefer:
They will temporarily try to hide their identities, and try to obtain resources to restore their strength through the channels they know. At the same time, they will get closer to their respective sects, try to blend in, or collect intelligence and observation, and then slowly contact them after they are confident. . "
Yu Yu slapped the table with his little hand, and his white mandible clicked sharply, like a pug:
"Yes, yes, that's true. That's the right mentality. What's this called? Put yourself in someone else's shoes."
She was amazed, thinking that Ji Ping'an was very powerful, and what he said seemed like he was a reborn person himself.
Ji Ping'an didn't say anything. He has rich experience in rebirth, so he has an accurate grasp of other people's mentality...
Huang He muttered:
"In that case, it will be difficult to find."
Ji Pingan suddenly said:
"Actually, there is another way, which is fishing. Do you think how Zhu Xun got in touch with the Four Saints after his rebirth? Of course, it is not certain whether the Four Saints are reborn, or he may be pulling the skin of a tiger, but This provides an idea.
Is Zhu Xun's deliberate preaching also a way to attract other reborn people? After those people are reborn, they will soon learn that a meteor shower fell not long ago, so they will definitely make some associations.
While hiding oneself, one must also try to pay attention, detect abnormalities around, and look for other reborn people..."
Huang He understood instantly:
"Young master, what you mean is that the reborn people themselves will try to contact or find each other. So as long as you create a 'reborn person' and put it on the surface, you can attract the hidden reborn people? How to do it? And this You wouldn’t be so easily fooled if you were helping people.”
Ji Pingan said:
"Of course, the technique cannot be so crude and deliberate. Perhaps it can be done according to the trend. For example, I believe that Zhu Xun's spread of exercises and the resurgence of the Four Holy Sects must have attracted the attention of other reborn people..."
As he said this, the image of his landlady came to mind.
Why did Fang Ling appear at the rally?
Could it be that the landlady is the same?
No... at least from the information he recently learned and observed, Fang Ling's personality has not changed recently.
Moreover, Ji Ping'an speculated that there must be a threshold for rebirth, such as reaching a certain level of cultivation during life, otherwise all rotten fish and shrimps would be reborn, and even meteors would not be enough...
And Tingxue Building is just a martial arts sect. Apart from Xue Ji in the past, are other generations of building owners qualified?
He shook his head and threw the chaotic thoughts out of his mind, then took a deep breath and said:
"Okay, I don't have a clear idea for the moment. Everyone should go back and think about it and calm down. As for the few things I just mentioned, they can also be used as the direction of our next investigation."
The three people did not refute, their minds were actually more confused.
For example, Yu Yu, all he can think about now is:
If the master is reborn, the master's master is also reborn, and the master's master's master is also reborn...
Then wouldn’t his seniority in the state religion have to be lowered several levels?
It feels like the status of a "saint" has suddenly been devalued.
…
After the three people left, the room became quiet again.
Ji Ping'an rubbed his brows, then took out the Taoist scriptures from his arms, pondered for a moment, selected "Xin Yaoguang" and started writing.
He did not contact Qin Tianjian. On the one hand, compared to other sects, Qin Tianjian was established too short ago, and it is true that no masters will be reborn.
Except for himself, everyone else, including the eldest disciple Qin Tian Jian Zheng who drifted to who knows where, is still alive.
In addition, he believed that through Xin Yaoguang, he could pass the information to Li Guofeng and others, saving himself trouble.
Instead of chatting or posting nonsense like "Are you there?", Ji Ping'an directly wrote his findings and speculations into a long text and sent it out.
Then start waiting.
After about dozens of breaths, the Dao Sutra shook slightly, and words appeared:
[Xin Yaoguang: Is this serious? ! 】
Her tone was quite shocked, and she almost sent a shocked emoji.
[Ji Pingan: Would I joke about something like this? 】
After a long silence.
[Xin Yaoguang: Got it. In fact, Daomen has also received some clues recently, which are consistent with the information you provided. It's just that it's never been confirmed. 】
Sure enough, I knew... As the number one sect in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was impossible for the Taoist sect to be unaware... Ji Ping'an was not surprised.
Then I saw the female headmaster continue:
[Not just Taoism, if this matter is true, all the major forces in Kyushu will gradually notice it and take action. 】
[Ji Pingan: For example? 】
[Xin Yaoguang: Stifling and fighting. As you said, no party is happy to see public enemies like the Four Holy Sects resurrected, so if they can be found, they will try to kill them while they are still weak... After all, now that the spiritual essence has revived, it is more effective to practice with half the effort. Ordinary monks will encounter bottlenecks, but this kind of people will not. Given time, it will become a serious problem. As for the fight, it is naturally to fight for the master of the sect to prevent others from finding it in advance... provided that your guess is true]
Similar to what I expected, at least the first reaction of each major sect is to try to find the members of each sect... The reason is also very simple. One is to explore the secrets of the starry sky from the other party's mouth...
In addition, the impact of power can be put aside. At least in terms of legal principles and cultivation, the reborn people who are still in a weak state cannot impact the major forces...
And once these people without bottlenecks are found and allocated resources, they will be enough to cultivate a group of strong people in a short period of time.
Is this an "arms race" in some sense?
Ji Pingan suddenly realized a point that he had ignored:
Once a certain sect begins to cultivate reborn people on a large scale, other forces must do the same.
Otherwise, they will fall behind in terms of overall strength and be beaten.
"Evil deeds are involved..."
Just as Ji Ping'an was thinking about it, he saw Xin Yaoguang sending another message:
[There are also two pieces of information I can tell you here]
[First, according to the information collected by Daomen, on the night when the stars returned to their positions, it was suspected that someone who had returned from the dead appeared]
[Secondly, the spiritual elements of heaven and earth are not evenly distributed, and are slowly gathering towards the hinterland of the Central Plains, that is, in the direction of Lanzhou]
Ji Ping'an chewed on these two pieces of information and fell into deep thought.
"Resurrection from the dead... What Xin Yaoguang means is that the 'carriers' of these reborn people are all the people who died that night? Yes, my several reincarnations actually have the same logic, and every time I am reborn, I will more or less inherit a small number of fragmented memories, but will the same be true for others?"
"As for the uneven spiritual energy, the convergence towards Lanzhou... Let's not analyze the reasons behind it, but only deduce the results. If this trend does not stop, it will be okay in the short term, but in the long term, all forces, including the reborn people, will inevitably move towards Lanzhou gathered.
It’s still a matter of involution. The spiritual essence in Lanzhou is more abundant than in other places. With the same qualifications and talents, the speed of practice here will be faster... and if you fall behind, you will be beaten..."
"So, when I did my horoscope and received the revelation of coming to Lanzhou, one of the meanings should be here?"
Ji Ping'an's thoughts fluctuated and he wrote back:
[Thank you, Master. Please also convey this matter to Li Jianhou. 】
[Xin Yaoguang: OK. 】
Immediately, the two broke off contact.
…
Qingyun Palace, Silent Garden.
There were no clouds in the sky tonight, the stars and the moon were shining brightly, and the whole garden was lonely and cold. Xin Yaoguang stood alone on the small bridge, holding a page of Taoist scriptures in his bare hands, and fell into deep thought.
The night breeze blew gently, blowing her white feather coat woven like light, and the lotus jade crown on her head emitted the shimmer of jasper.
The stunningly beautiful female headmaster frowned, looking at the gradually fading words on the paper, and was lost in thought for a long time.
Only those who were extremely close could see the lingering look of shock on her face.
In fact, although I had obtained some clues before, I never dared to think in this direction.
Until Ji Ping'an sent this information, the female Taoist connected many clues together, with understanding and shock in her eyes.
"The stars have aligned..."
Xin Yaoguang's beautiful face was raised, bathed in the clear light of the bright moon, and couldn't help but think of her master, and... the Grand Master of Zhou Dynasty.
If this is true, then does he still have a chance to reunite with his master and national master?
Or even, is there a chance to meet the Taoist founder, the "Huayang Zhenren" who only exists in biographies?
And "Zhenren Liyang"...
"Calm down!" She shook her head vigorously, suppressed the chaotic thoughts, breathed out gently, and regained her senses in her eyes.
The news was too shocking, and she still had doubts about it, but whether it was true or not, she really had to take action.
Xin Yaoguang put down the Taoist scriptures and gently clicked on his waist badge. Not long after, a figure wearing a plain Taoist robe came walking in the wind from the hanging flower door.
Chen Daoling, the chief inspector: "What are the instructions from the master?"
Xin Yaoguang regained her fairy-like coolness, and her voice was illusive:
"Transfer the order to the remaining elders in the palace to discuss matters. In addition, tell the Holy Son to stop wandering around Qingzhou and go south as soon as possible to join the Holy Lady."
Chen Daoling was shocked and uncertain, not knowing what was happening, but he still said:
"Follow the law."
After he left, a translucent light shield suddenly opened around Xin Yaoguang's body, and the Yang Shen left her body and fled towards the night sky.
…
Qin Tianjian, in the tea room of Jinyuan.
Li Guofeng, wearing a pure white official robe embroidered with gold thread, sat by the window, flipping through the dense astrology files on the table.
The light of the oil lamp reflected on his face, making his features look particularly profound.
From that day when Ji Pingping opened the door and entered the palace, and made a speech about the stars returning to their positions, during these days, in addition to daily practice, he tried to achieve the realm of observing the sky.
Most of the time was spent studying the star map, trying to get a glimpse of the truth, but found nothing.
"The Imperial Master had noticed the secret in the past, but I still can't understand it now." Li Guofeng smiled bitterly.
Suddenly, the ajar window opened with a bang, and the lights on the table flickered. He turned his head suddenly, his eyes flashing like lightning, and then he saw only a phantom wearing a feather coat, emerging outside the window.
"Headmaster Xin?!" Li Guofeng was shocked, stood up and held his hands in his hands:
"I wonder what the Headmaster's late-night visit means?"
Xin Yaoguang glanced at him and said lightly:
"It is related to the follow-up of the stars' return. I have a guess to inform you."
Then, she briefly explained the reborn person's speculation, and Li Guofeng was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning. For a long time, the serious and old-fashioned eunuch almost lost his temper:
"Is this true?"
You learn from me... Xin Yaoguang showed dissatisfaction and said:
"Not confirmed yet, just speculation."
Li Guofeng was stunned for a long time, then Fang took out a deep breath and said excitedly:
"Thank you, Master, for informing me!"
Xin Yaoguang said lightly:
"I didn't tell you this. Ji Ping'an noticed it and asked me to tell it."
After saying that, the female head teacher waved her sleeves and took away not a single cloud, leaving only Li Guofeng stunned in the tea room, unable to recover for a long time:
"Ji...pingan?"
…
…
In a quiet room.
Ji Ping'an looked at the Taoist scriptures and saw that there were no more words appearing on it, and silently let out a breath:
"I thought you would at least care about Yu Yu's current situation."
Shaking his head, he folded up the Taoist Scriptures and thought for a moment, realizing that it was not too late.
He simply pushed open the door again, glanced at the three guys who were in a daze in their respective rooms, shook his head, jumped up and disappeared into the dark night again.
Not long after, the disguised Ji Ping'an turned into a line of smoke and rushed towards the north of the city along the street.
…
Song Mansion.
As a prestigious scholarly family, the Song family's mansion was built in the North City. It was a large house with three entrances. Although the area was far smaller than that of the wealthy family, it was in an excellent location.
In Yuhang City, where every inch of land is at a premium, just this one house shows its heritage.
Late at night, most of the houses in the house were dark, with only the rooms of the concierge and street patrol servants with lights on.
In the master bedroom, Song Qinglian, who is over fifty years old and has a stern look, is lying on the bed, with his old wife sleeping soundly next to him.
The room was quiet, and suddenly, a paper figure fell lightly from the eaves, and with a swoosh, it stuck to the ground.
Then he climbed up stiffly under the pull of invisible force, adjusted his direction, turned sideways, and slowly "squeezed" in through the crack in the door.
The white paper man got into the bedroom, stirred up a breeze, floated to the bed, and climbed onto the silk quilt covering Song Qinglian's chest.
The man stood up and suddenly slapped the master of Juren on the face with a slap.
Song Qinglian, who had been sleeping lightly, suddenly opened his eyes. At first, he was at a loss and was stunned.
Immediately after seeing the paper man, he was horrified.
But he suppressed his surprise and made no sound until the paper man jumped lightly to the ground, turned to greet him, and squeezed out of the door little by little.
Song Qinglian's eyes were filled with shock, and he vaguely guessed something.
He turned to look at his sleeping wife, then slowly and gently stood up, stepped on his cloth shoes, took off his wrinkle-free green shirt and put it on his body, then slowly opened the door and walked out.
Follow the paper man leading the way and walk along the corridor until the latter disappears into the study.
Song Qinglian then put on his coat, pushed open the study room, and as expected saw a man in a hat sitting in a mahogany chair.
"I'm here late at night, so I won't disturb you." Ji Ping'an chuckled on his dark face.
Song Xuezheng closed the study door first, then bowed and saluted under the moonlight:
"My lord is joking. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Ji Ping'an said "Oh", half-smiling but not smiling: "Have you gained anything from explaining your affairs?"
Song Xuezheng nodded and reported back: "My subordinates have been searching for abnormalities in the city these days, and they have indeed gained something."
Ji Pingan pointed to the empty chair in front of him and motioned to sit down:
"Talk about it."
Song Xuezheng had half of his buttocks stuck to the chair surface. The two of them did not light the lamp, but only said in the dim light:
"The most important thing is that there is a sect spreading in the city, and it is suspected that the 'Four Holy Sects' that have disappeared for a long time have reappeared in the world..."
Ji Ping'an was silent for a moment and said:
"It's not a suspicion, it is indeed the revival of this sect."
Song Xuezheng was stunned for a moment, and his excitement subsided slightly. He had accumulated some information and wanted to take credit, but judging from the tone of the sword holder, it seemed that he already knew it.
However, he quickly regained his composure: "The second thing is that someone spread the magic technique "Deng Xian Lu"..."
Ji Ping'an was silent, interrupted his narration, and said calmly:
"The person who spread the "Dengxianlu" was the leader of the Four Saints Church. Just earlier tonight, he and his altar leader died in the East City. Well... with your position, you should have heard the news tomorrow morning. "
Song Xuezheng was shocked. Although he was in charge of the dark web, it took time to transmit information, so he didn't know about it yet.
Hearing this, he was shocked and said: "Dead? Was he killed by Ye Hongling?"
Regarding the matter being investigated by the Demon Slayer Division, he also knew that in his opinion, the only one who could do this was the female warrior.
Ji Ping'an glanced at him and said calmly:
"I killed him."
Song Xuezheng raised his head in astonishment and stared at the sword-wielding man wearing a bamboo hat opposite him in disbelief, his heart filled with turmoil.
First he was surprised, and then he felt a strong sense of awe. He felt that the man holding the sword was indeed as unfathomable as the legend said.
Immediately afterwards, the old face became hot and there was a strong sense of shame.
He was quite complacent at first, feeling that he had obtained several pieces of information in just a few days, which was enough to demonstrate the value of a hidden official.
But who would have thought that the sword holder not only knew better than him, but had even killed people...
"This subordinate is incompetent! Please punish me!" Song Xuezheng was ashamed.
Ji Pingan sat back on the big mahogany chair and pinched his eyebrows lazily:
"Is there any other information?"
Song Xuezheng smiled bitterly and said: "There is also a case where the escort team was killed..."
"..."
Ji Ping'an was silent, suddenly regretting why he came over tonight.
But then, I heard Song Xuezheng continue:
"According to the investigation by my subordinates, there are many doubts about this case, so I tried to investigate the buyer behind the goods, and found that the real buyer was hiding deeply, and the final trace turned out to be Pei's eldest house."
Mr. Pei?
Ji Ping'an looked at him suddenly, his sleepiness dissipated:
"go on!"
Song Xuezheng said:
"After investigation by my subordinates, I learned that that batch of goods was most likely the legendary 'Magician's Remains'. However, Pei didn't know where he bought them from, and he did not send a powerful member of the family to escort them. Instead, he chose a small Escort Agency…”
"In addition, the head of the Pei family has not returned for a long time, and the Pei family has recently tried to recruit experts in fortune telling and divination in the city, which is suspicious."
The remains of the magician!
Ji Ping'an caught the word and his face straightened.
Naturally, he was not unfamiliar with this term, and was even overly familiar with it.
There is a legend in the world:
The magician cultivated in the past to participate in the creation of nature, and he was ranked among the strongest in the mainland. The body has broken away from the category of "human" and contains huge vitality.
In the past, he died in a battle with Zhenren Liyang. His body was cut into countless pieces of various sizes by Liyang and scattered into the rivers and lakes.
Most of them were burned into ashes by the sword fire, but a small part was preserved.
It is the so-called "Magician's Remains".
It is said that each piece is a treasure of heaven and earth, capable of reviving the dead and the bones of human beings...
As one of the parties involved, Ji Pingan knew that this statement was slightly exaggerated, but it was not completely wrong. It was indeed a rare treasure.
If used as medicine, it should be very good.
But he didn't collect it back then. After all, he chopped up the pieces of meat with his own hands, and then picking it back up... was a bit embarrassing, and it was also disgusting.
"Why did Mr. Pei secretly collect this thing? Who is going to die? So he wants to use this thing to hang himself? Where has the head of the family gone?"
"And it was the Four Holy Sects led by Zhu Xun who robbed the body... and the Four Holy Sects also believe in the 'Magician'... Hiss, so the truth is that for the Four Holy Sects, the Magician's body may have a more important purpose. Meaning, they didn’t know where they got the news, so they secretly sent people to steal the goods and killed most of the bodyguards. Only Honggu’s husband escaped by chance..."
Ji Ping'an's thoughts fluctuated.
At this moment, all the clues about this case in my mind were connected, and the fog suddenly lifted.
At the same time, new doubts were born.
"This news is very valuable," Ji Ping'an came back to his senses and praised:
"Continue to investigate, and I hope there will be good news next time I come here."
Song Xuezheng's spirit was shaken, and he felt proud and proud: "I obey my orders!"
…
Mubo Lane, Fang Family.
Fang Shijie, a chubby boy who was only seven years old, sat at the table, carefully picked up the scissors, and cut off the soft wax wick of the oil lamp.
Under the light, his innocent and childish little face was serious, and he carefully smoothed out a newspaper in front of him with his stubby fingers.
Staring at the "Submission" address column between the newspaper, I fell into deep thought.
(End of chapter)
