allonlinenovel Chapter 169 Hometown
Chapter 169 Hometown
However, Taoist Qingxuan seemed quite interesting and everyone was happy to chat with him. Lu Wensheng chatted with Qingxuan idly and wondered if he had forgotten something.
Liu Jiqian did not forget the main purpose of coming in. He used the art of looking at qi to check the City God Temple and found a faint fluorescence on the somewhat shabby statue. He looked up and met the eyes of the City God statue and felt like he was being watched.
He had some guesses in his mind, and looked at the incense on the altar next to him. He lit it and then plugged it into the incense burner.
Seeing Liu Jiqian's actions, Lu Wensheng also remembered the important matter.
"Master Qingxuan, have you ever met a demon cultivator? That is..." Afraid that Master Qingxuan wouldn't understand, Lu Wensheng explained it again.
Taoist Qingxuan nodded: "Now we are trapped here, isn't it because of them?"
Everyone had different expressions - it seemed that Taoist Qingxuan knew something.
“I have traveled around before and had many opportunities. Although I have not yet entered the path of immortality, I have read many books on this. A month ago, accidents happened one after another in the city. All the dead died tragically, with runes carved on their bodies.
Isn't this the work of a demon? I knew I had encountered an evil cultivator. I had limited abilities, so I planned to report to the nearby immortal gate. I didn't expect that I would come back after going out of the city gate. After that, the black air filled the air outside the city, so no one dared to try.
Then an evil creature that was neither human nor ghost appeared in the city. It would bite anyone it saw and ran very fast. The wounds of those bitten would turn black, and they would later die of poisoning, or become that monster as well.
There was chaos in the city, evil creatures were causing trouble. I saw a few guys who were not like ordinary people commanding evil creatures. I guessed that some evil cultivators had set their eyes on this place and were planning to offer sacrifices. However, the City God Temple was not affected. I originally thought it was because of its remote location. Until I accidentally saw those evil creatures being commanded, I did not dare to approach.
I guessed that the evil creatures didn't dare to go up the mountain, but they were afraid that the evil cultivators would find a way, so they could only take advantage of the fact that the evil creatures hadn't occupied the whole city and secretly took the people to hide in the mountain. They didn't dare to make a big fuss, but the evil cultivators still found them. They wanted to go up the mountain, but later gave up for some reason. "
The course of events has been explained clearly. Taoist Qingxuan was quite brave. Even though the mountain was full of zombies, he still dared to come out and lead people up the mountain. This can be considered a righteous act.
"But we are also blocked on the mountain. Outside the area of the City God Temple, there are evil creatures everywhere. How can there be enough food for so many people in the pond and land on the mountain? We have no choice but to take advantage of the day when those creatures move slowly. I will organize people to go to the city to find food."
Tang He: "Master, you are not young anymore, right? Aren't you afraid of something happening?"
Taoist Qingxuan could not hide his pride: "I have been practicing Taoism since I was young! How could I bring disgrace upon the reputation of Taoism? God, I have killed quite a few evil creatures! Apart from running fast, they didn't have much meat on their bodies. Chopping them up is like cutting fruits." If he hadn't been afraid of attracting the evil practitioners behind him, the Taoist would have led his men in and out of the pile of evil creatures and killed them all!
Lu Wensheng discovered a blind spot: "It's been about a month since the incident in the city, didn't the immortal sects under your jurisdiction find anything wrong?"
Lu Wensheng said this and looked at the representatives of other sects.
Xun Ruo: "It's not the jurisdiction of Piaomiao Valley."
Ye Yingzhou: "It is not under the jurisdiction of Xuanyi Pavilion."
Gu Jinzhi: "It doesn't look like it's from Medical Valley."
Disciple of Medical Valley: "What do you mean by 'seemingly'? That's not the case!"
Wei Xun: "Not from Ling Xiao Sect."
Xiao Mo: "It seems to be the jurisdiction of Kui Sect."
Gu Jinzhi couldn’t remember much else, but he remembered things that might be related to gossip very clearly.
"I know Kui Zong! Qu Yan returned to his previous sect!"
There are many evil cultivators and the "former company" with whom they have grudges. It seems that there is a high chance that Qu Yanhui is among those evil cultivators, and Kuizong may be targeted.
Kui Zong is considered a medium-sized sect, but the main disciples present were not clear about it - they didn't know if anything had happened to Kui Zong, and they didn't know if their sect was aware of what was happening here.
But since they are here, maybe it’s because Kui Zong couldn’t solve the problem and reported it?
But I still feel that there is a lack of logic - Taoist Qingxuan did not mention "immortal master" in his words, it seems that there are no outside cultivators. If Kuizong knew something was wrong, why didn't they send anyone? But it shouldn't be clear. The disciples under the sect live on taxes paid by the jurisdiction, and the disciples are recruited from the jurisdiction every year. How can they not care about expenses and students?
Moreover, when they arrived outside the city, they did not see any disciples of Kui Zong, which made them suspicious.
Lu Wensheng felt that he would have to ask more questions after reporting the situation in the city when he returned.
Liu Jiqian: "Master, you have accidentally seen an evil cultivator, right? Do you remember what he looks like?"
"There were three or four people, led by a young man."
Tang He: "Young man? Is he lazy, with pigtails and skin as pale as death?"
"That's not the case. The young man in the lead looks harmless and has red lips and white teeth."
Tang He was disappointed: "That doesn't sound like Qu Yanhui." The gloomy puppeteer's appearance didn't seem harmless at all.
"Qu Yanhui?!" Taoist Qingxuan chewed over the name with an inexplicable expression.
Everyone showed puzzled and curious expressions - Taoist Qingxuan knew about Xuanyin Sect's Qu Yanhui? They immediately showed a look of eating melons.
"Did the immortals enter the city through the main gate?"
"No." They came by a small path.
“No wonder, if the immortals knew the name of the city, they would know - our city is called Puppet City, most of the residents here can make puppets, and the puppet show here is very famous.” Taoist Qingxuan revealed a big news.
"This is the hometown of the kid Qu Yan is visiting."
Gu Jinzhi never thought that one day he would be so close to the stories he had heard, and he couldn't help but want to clarify the mystery - looking at Taoist Qingxuan's expression, he felt that the rumors about Qu Yanhui seemed to be wrong.
"I heard that Qu Yanhui gave birth to a child in a coffin? Is that true?"
"No, the child was rescued from a coffin. It was said that something happened at home and he was locked in a coffin. Later, he was found by the old coroner who was doing an autopsy at the charity cemetery. However, no one dared to take him in. Those who were kind enough would give him a bowl of rice. When he was a child, he had no place to live, so I asked him to sleep in the City God Temple. After a while, I even cleared a small room for him. By the way, I gave him the name Yan Hui."
Everyone was surprised. They didn't expect that Taoist Qingxuan actually had such a relationship with Qu Yanhui.
The geese are returning. "Geese" means modesty, developing talents and realizing ambitions, and "return" also means the hope that he can stay in touch with his hometown. It is both a blessing and an expectation.
"He had the opportunity to practice in Kui Sect. He was very talented in puppetry and was said to be doing well. He would send gifts back to the City God Temple every month. However, later on..."
Before Taoist Qingxuan finished speaking, everyone knew the truth - Qu Yanhui was wanted by Kuizong for harming his fellow disciples.
(In ancient times, coroners were one of the 36 professions, called "coroners' profession". In fact, coroners were responsible for examining injuries, mainly examining corpses of unnatural deaths and the cause of death, similar to the later forensic doctors.)
(Coffin birth: When a pregnant woman dies, the fetus is squeezed out of the body due to the pressure of the putrid gas in the abdominal cavity, which is called posthumous birth; if posthumous birth occurs in a pregnant woman who has been buried in a coffin, it is also called coffin birth.)
(Qu Yanhui is a very complicated person. There is no absolute right or wrong. His perception is different from others.)