Returning to the main hall of Neiwutang, Mr. Hu San summoned our group. After a brief chat, he asked us to go back and rest.
I just stood up to leave, but Mr. Hu San stopped me from behind.
"Cheng Yi, come here."
I turned around and followed Mr. Hu San into a secret room behind the screen.
"Cheng Yi, I hope you can help me catch the traitors in the inner five halls!"
As soon as he entered the secret room, Master Hu San turned around and said in a deep voice.
"Master, what do you need me to do? Cheng Yi is at your disposal."
I said with my hands raised, feeling a little curious in my heart.
Mr. Hu San urgently summoned us back to the main hall, and he must have asked us to cooperate with him in uncovering the traitors in the fifth inner hall. I had already expected this.
However, although we know that the Dou family is highly suspected, there is no conclusive evidence. Once the identification is made public, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the entire five halls.
Therefore, I don't know how Mr. Hu San wants me to help him.
Faced with my question, Mr. Hu San did not answer directly, but sighed leisurely.
"Time flies so fast, the five conferences are about to start again."
"Cheng Yi, now you are not only my disciple, but also a minister of the inner five halls. You should also participate in this conference."
I couldn't help but asked out of curiosity: "Master, what is the Wutang Assembly?"
Speaking of which, although I am already a minister of Inner Fifth Hall, I have been looking for fragments of the Soul Refining Pot from the outside world, and I don’t know much about the internal affairs of Fifth Hall.
Mr. Hu San explained: "The General Assembly of the Five Halls is held every three years. In addition to dealing with some internal affairs among the Five Halls, the meeting also elects speakers from among the Five Halls for the next three years."
"What I want you to do is take advantage of this meeting to find out the traitors in the inner five halls!"
I nodded and said, "Master, what exactly do you want me to do?"
Mr. Hu San didn't say much, he just walked to the table, took out a pen and paper, wrote a line of writing on it, and handed it to me.
After reading the handwriting on the note, I couldn't help but be stunned: "What do you mean..."
"good."
Mr. Hu San nodded: "This matter must be kept strictly confidential. No one can be told except the girl from the Lang family."
I quickly said: "Please rest assured, Master, Cheng Yi will definitely keep this secret!"
After saying goodbye to Mr. Hu San, I returned to the guest room arranged for us.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Lonnie sitting at the table, having been waiting for a long time.
"Xiao Chengzi, Mr. Hu San called you over alone. What did he say?"
Seeing me coming back, Lonnie came over quickly and asked curiously.
I smiled lightly: "You will know soon."
After I finished speaking, I walked to the altar, lit three sticks of incense, and started inviting the immortals directly.
Within a few seconds, a figure appeared in front of us.
"dad!"
Seeing Lang Zhenxiong appear, Lonnie said with surprise.
Lang Zhenxiong smiled and patted Lonnie on the shoulder, and asked me again: "Cheng Yi, why did you ask me to come here this time?"
I directly took out the three soul refining pot fragments and the soul refining pot gall bladder from my body, and handed them to Lang Zhenxiong.
"Father-in-law, there are many people in the main hall of the five inner halls. It is not safe to put this soul refining pot fragment on my body after all. How about you keep it temporarily?"
Lang Zhenxiong nodded, took the fragment of the Soul Refining Pot and put it into his arms.
"Don't worry, no one can take this thing away from me."
Seeing that Lang Zhenxiong was about to say goodbye and leave, I quickly said: "Father-in-law, wait a moment, I have one more thing to ask for."
Lang Zhenxiong glanced at me and asked calmly: "What's going on?"
"I have heard for a long time that my father-in-law is proficient in the art of seal carving. I would like to ask my father-in-law to carve a set of replicas of the soul refining pot fragments for me!"
Lang Zhenxiong was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted: "Good boy, if I guess correctly, this should be what Master Hu San asked you to do, right?"
In front of my father-in-law, I naturally didn't dare to hide anything, so I responded: "Yes, this is indeed Mr. Hu San's idea."
"Mr. Hu San said that in order to find out the traitors in the inner fifth hall, he needs to make replicas of the Soul Refining Pot fragments that can be mistaken for real ones, and the person with such skills must be my father-in-law!"
The father-in-law was very pleased with Mr. Hu's compliment. He smiled proudly and said, "Yes, Mr. Hu is quite discerning. For your sake, I will help him."
After finishing speaking, Lang Zhenxiong took out a few pieces of red ocher from his arms, and then silently recited a spell.
As he chanted, those gray ocher stones began to float in the mid-air, emitting streams of radiant light.
Then, Lang Zhenxiong picked up one of the ocher stones, put it in his hand, and kneaded it casually.
I saw that the rock-hard ocher turned out to be like soft mud in the hands of my father-in-law, constantly changing its shape when being manipulated at will.
After a while, Lang Zhenxiong opened his palm, and a "soul refining pot fragment" appeared in front of us!
No matter the texture, color or shape, there is almost no difference from the real Soul Refining Pot fragments!
"It's amazing, it's almost as if it's real!"
I couldn't help but exclaim, the shock in my eyes was undisguised.
"Dad, these fake fragments you made will not be seen by anyone, right?"
Lonnie glanced at Lang Zhenxiong suspiciously and asked him.
"What, you don't believe in your father's skills?"
Lang Zhenxiong said confidently: "Don't worry, I can guarantee that no one in the entire inner five halls, except Mr. Hu San, can tell the authenticity of the soul-refining pot fragments I made!"
After receiving the guarantee from my father-in-law, I was naturally reassured and quickly praised him again and again.
Lang Zhenxiong didn't say much. He continued to make several more fragments and pot bladders, handed them into my hands, waved his hand, and disappeared.
"Xiao Chengzi, the plan Mr. Hu San discussed with you is not for you to use fake fragments to lure the traitors from the inner five halls to show up, right?"
At this moment, Lonnie finally came to her senses and asked me.
I smiled and said, "Ni, you are still smart. Yes, this is exactly Mr. Hu San's plan."
"Only you, me, and Mr. Hu San know about this plan now. Apart from the three of us, don't tell anyone else, including Bai Ze."
Lonnie nodded understandingly: "Don't worry, I know what to do."
The next day, a piece of news came out from the main hall, and soon spread throughout the five inner halls, causing shock to all the major families!
With the help of Mr. Hu San, Cheng Chaofeng has collected all the soul refining pot fragments and will soon restore them!
