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Three days have passed by since Wang Lequan led everyone back to Crab Island from Tainanfang City.
In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people coming and going in the cave where Wang Lequan lives, located halfway up Qingyun Peak.
Basically, most people are smiling when they enter Wang Lequan Cave, and when they come out again, their faces become extremely solemn.
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After the continuous interview, the sky outside the cave had darkened unconsciously. Wang Lequan, who had seen off the last batch of clan members, did not just rest like this. Instead, he sat on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes to rest. got up.
Until more than two hours later, late at night came...
In the dark cave, Wang Lequan suddenly opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed through the darkness.
At that moment, in the blink of an eye, Wang Lequan, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair with his eyes closed and concentrating, disappeared.
After a while.
Crab Island, outside the mountain gate formation.
"But fellow Taoist Lequan!"
In the darkness, a deep voice suddenly sounded.
In the blink of an eye, a figure appeared, facing the darkness not far away, and said with a slight forehead:
"The two Taoists who have been kept waiting for a long time are none other than me!"
The person who spoke was none other than Wang Lequan, who came from the cave.
"Haha, it doesn't matter, I can't wait until I arrive!"
After the words fell, an old man and a man with a square face appeared not far from Wang Lequan. They were Fang Dehou, who had completed the foundation establishment, and Zhang Yingxian, who was in the late stage of foundation establishment.
After talking to Wang Lixing, the two of them have completely embarked on the Wang family's boat.
This time, Fang Dehou and Zhang Yingxian appeared here, and what they did was exactly what they promised Wang to do to help him solve the recent disappearance of ordinary people.
In order not to alert others, the two of them did not come back with Wang Lequan and others in a big way, but secretly and quietly sneaked all the way here.
In response to the words of Fang Dehou and Zhang Yingxian, Wang Lequan smiled and nodded, then exchanged a few pleasantries before asking seriously:
"What have you two fellow Taoists gained in the past few days?"
Hearing this, Fang Dehou put away the smile on his face, and then said seriously:
"Fellow Taoist Lequan, after several days of investigation, although the specific person behind the scenes has not been found, we have found some clues."
After Fang Dehou finished speaking, Zhang Yingxian nodded and said:
"That's right, according to the information provided by Lequan, the two of us have not stopped for a moment in the past few days, basically searching all the surrounding islands where mortals have disappeared. But unfortunately, because it was too long ago, there was no harvest. .”
"Of course, after all, the affairs of the nobles are our business. In order to find out the person behind the scenes, the two of us immediately changed our strategy. Instead of starting with the affairs of ordinary people, we started with the people behind the scenes themselves."
Hearing this, Wang Lequan couldn't help but said with some doubts, "Oh?"
"But, we don't have any clues about the person behind the scenes, so how can the two fellow Taoists investigate it?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yingxian couldn't help but smile. When he was about to give up, Fang Dehou frowned and reminded him, and then quickly told Wang Lequan about their method.
Following Zhang Yingxian's narration, Wang Lequan finally understood the method mentioned by the two. Wang Lequan had to admire this. Although this method seemed simple, it opened up a situation that was currently impossible to start with.
"Two fellow Taoists, according to fellow Taoist estimates, is the cultivation level of the person behind the scenes only in the early stage of foundation building?" Wang Lequan asked with some uncertainty after calming down.
Hearing this, Fang Dehou did not hesitate at all, he immediately nodded and said solemnly:
"Yes, it's basically certain."
After the words fell, Zhang Yingxian on the side explained:
"While investigating according to the map provided by fellow Taoist Lequan, the two of us discovered a problem, and that is the distance between the island where mortals disappeared and the ancestral island of the nobles."
"Basically, for the noble foundation-building monks to receive the news and rush over, the whole process will take at least one stick of incense. This speed is estimated by the two of us based on the cultivation level of our fellow Taoists."
Zhang Yingxian's implication was that if he was a monk in the early stages of building the foundation of the Wang family, it would take at least twice as long. To this, Wang Lequan nodded to express his understanding.
Seeing this, Zhang Yingxian nodded and then continued:
"And the time it takes to burn an incense stick is the key for the two of us to determine that the person behind the scenes is in the early stage of foundation building."
"Oh?" After hearing this, Wang Lequan couldn't help but wonder, and then he began to think deeply.
Sudden!
A streak of essence flashed across his eyes, and Wang Lequan suddenly realized, he knew!
He said without hesitation:
"What Fellow Daoist Zhang means is that in one stick of incense, with the full strength of the Foundation Establishment monks, they can escape from my Wang family's territory, right?"
Hearing this, Fang Dehou and Zhang Yingxian looked at each other and smiled, then nodded and chuckled: "Yes, that's exactly it!"
"That's it." After listening to the two men's stories, Wang Lequan understood everything at once. After bowing to Fang Dehou and the other two, he smiled and said:
"If it weren't for these two fellow Taoists, I, the Wang family, would still have no idea about the people behind the scenes."
After hearing this, the two of them felt relieved, but they smiled and shook their heads:
"Fellow Taoist Lequan, you don't have to belittle yourself. Even without my warning, the nobles would have discovered this matter. We are just bystanders."
"Ha ha……"
Hearing this, Wang Lequan laughed loudly and did not dwell on this point. Instead, he smiled and said:
"Now that we know this person's cultivation level, it will be easy to deal with it. When the time comes, I will arrange for my clansmen to conduct indiscriminate searches, and we will always be able to find this group of rats!"
In the past, when Wang Lequan did not arrange a high-profile search by his tribe, the main reason was that he did not know the time of the person behind the scenes and was worried about falling into a trap.
Now that it has been determined that the person behind the scenes is only at the early stage of foundation building, what should he have to hesitate about? For the current Wang family, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better.
In response to Wang Lequan's words, the two of them smiled and did not respond directly. Seeing this, Wang Lequan glanced at the two of them and then said seriously:
"Two fellow Taoists, if you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it!"
Hearing this, Fang Dehou nodded slightly to Zhang Yingxian. The latter understood and bowed his hands to Wang Lequan, then said with a slight hesitation:
"Originally, we were not supposed to say these words, lest the nobles misunderstand that we are inciting relations between the nobles. However, since fellow Taoist Lequan has spoken, we naturally know everything and say everything."
Hearing this, Wang Lequan couldn't help but have some bad thoughts in his heart, and he said in a deep voice:
"Fellow Taoist, please tell me!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yingxian no longer hesitated and said solemnly:
"If you want to catch the person behind the scenes, you'd better not make a big fuss, because...if I guess correctly, there should be someone among the nobles who tipped off the person behind the scenes."
"Absolutely impossible!"
As soon as Zhang Yingxian finished speaking, Wang Lequan immediately denied it and said, "Without it, in Wang Lequan's heart, although some members of the family will complain, and some may even be greedy for some spiritual stones, this is possible!"
However, if you want to say that someone cheated and betrayed the family, Wang Lequan will never believe it! It can be said that today's tribesmen have all grown up under his eyes. He never believes that any tribesman would do such a thing and betray their ancestors!
Regarding Wang Lequan's reaction, Zhang Yingxian couldn't help but show a wry smile to Fang Dehou, who shook his head slightly to signal him to stop meddling. Seeing this, Zhang Yingxian immediately put away his wry smile, straightened his face, raised his hands to Wang Lequan and said:
"Fellow Daoist Leping, if you think about this matter for a moment, you will know that we don't need to say anything. You must know that a monk in the early stage of foundation building dares to have evil thoughts towards a noble, and he can calculate a retreat based on the noble's current strength. If not, If you know the nobles inside and out, there is no way you can remain safe till now.”
"God's Coming"
After saying this, looking at Wang Lequan's extremely ugly face, Zhang Yingxian paused and then changed his words and said:
"Of course, fellow Taoist's understanding of the noble clan is definitely not comparable to that of outsiders like me. Since fellow daoist said it's impossible, I guess you have your own basis for judgment. It's not necessarily the noble clan who tipped off the information. After all, through my subordinates From observation, it seems that the nobles are recruiting many offerings, and it is possible that these offerings are not necessarily made."
After hearing this, Wang Lequan's expression suddenly softened, and he nodded and said:
"Fellow Taoist is right. Today, I have watched all the members of my clan grow up. I know their character very well and I would never believe they would do this!"
"The problem of mutual agreement arises with these offerings!"
Wang Lequan, who gritted his teeth and said this, swore in his heart that when he found the person who tipped off the information, he would definitely let him know the consequences of cheating!
Hearing this, Fang Dehou and the other two nodded and said nothing more.
Afterwards, the three of them discussed for a while before they dispersed.
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The next day.
It is still located halfway up Qingyun Peak, in Wang Lequan's cave.
Wang Lequan, who was sitting at the head, glanced majestically at the people sitting below, and then said in a deep voice:
"What do you think of what I just said?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Leping, Wang Xiujie, Wang Xiurong, and Wang Mingxuan, who were sitting below, suddenly fell silent.
Otherwise, according to what Wang Lequan just said, there might be a ghost in the family, and he hurriedly told several people what Fang Dehou and the others said yesterday.
After hearing this, the four people sitting below had the same thoughts as Wang Lequan's yesterday. They really couldn't believe that a tribesman would do such a thing, so they could only remain silent in response to Wang Lequan's questions.
After a while.
Wang Lequan, whose eyes were scanning several people, already knew what they were thinking in his heart, and he immediately spoke.
"I know, don't you believe that the tribe would do this!"
"I don't believe it either!"
As soon as these words came out, several people suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, several people were no longer silent, and talked about the reasons why they didn't believe it.
In response, Wang Lequan waved his hand, interrupted everyone's words, and continued:
"There is no need to say anything else. The most urgent task is to find the insider. Next, you should put down what you are doing and devote yourself to this matter!"
As soon as these words came out, several people below immediately raised their hands and responded.
"Yes, patriarch!"
Hearing this, Wang Lequan nodded slightly, waved his hand for everyone to sit down, and then continued:
"Leping, how many offerings have my Wang family received in total in the past five years?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Leping, as the eldest elder of the Wang family, immediately raised his hands and said solemnly:
"Returning to my second brother, in the past five years, my Wang family has worshiped a total of thirty-six people, including thirteen in the late stage of Qi training, nineteen in the middle stage of Qi training, and four special monks with the skills to cultivate immortals."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Mingxuan, who was at the bottom, couldn't help but said in surprise:
"Eighteenth uncle, why has the family recruited so many worshipers in just a few years!"
No wonder Wang Mingxuan was surprised. In his mind, the number of family offerings was only less than twenty. He really didn't expect that in just a few years, the number of family offerings would actually triple!
Regarding Wang Mingxuan's question, Wang Leping smiled and said, "Actually, this matter is related to you."
"Is it related to me?" Wang Mingxuan was stunned when he heard this. He really couldn't understand what the offering had to do with him.
Wang Leping didn't show off his simple reaction to Wang Mingxuan, and explained with a smile.
After a while, through the narration of his eighteenth uncle, Wang Mingxuan finally understood that when he was building the foundation, the family had recruited more than twenty worshipers at one time.
Just as Wang Mingxuan nodded slightly to express that it was like this, he seemed to think of something, and was suddenly startled, and then said fiercely to the elders in front of him:
"Second Grandpa, Mingxuan feels that if there is a mole in the family, it is the twenty newest recruits who are the most suspected!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Lequan nodded slightly, "Of course, because of your foundation building matter before, the family did not have the energy to inquire too much about the details of these people. We originally planned to start the investigation after solving the matter, but since we rushed Once we get there, we’ll solve it together.”
After saying this, Wang Lequan immediately commanded in a deep voice:
"Xiujie, Xiurong, and Mingxuan, the task you three have taken over is to find out the details of these people, especially those who are considered harmless to humans and animals and who are of certain use to the family. These people are often the most vulnerable. It’s prone to problems.”
"Yes, Second Brother (Second Grandpa)!" The three of them immediately answered in a deep voice with their hands raised.
Seeing this, Wang Lequan nodded slightly, then explained a few more words, and finally said:
"There is less than a month until the three Wang, Han, and Huang families meet up, so I will give you seven days at most. I want to find the person who tipped off the news!"
"yes!"
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Wang's Crab Island is located at the foot of Qingyun Peak. More than ten miles to the right of the General Affairs Hall, there is a complex of buildings covering an area of dozens of acres. This is where the Wang family lives.
This place is only for ordinary worshipers of the Wang family to live. The ordinary here does not mean cultivation, but the difference between the outer gate and the inner gate.
For example, there are nearly ten worshipers of the Wang family. As worshipers of the Wang family, they can even trace back to the period of Qingyun Zhenren, the ancestor of the Wang family.
Up to now, their treatment is no different from that of ordinary Wang clan members, so naturally they will not live in this place under surveillance.
That's right, not only are the Wang clan members stationed here at all times, but there is also a second-level mid-level formation that no one knows about, covering this building.
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