Xuantian Law Envoy

Chapter 177 The Darkness Before Dawn
Lu Xia immediately said bitterly: "It turns out that Elder Lian has already told senior brother."

But Xu Qing shook his head: "No, Elder Lian didn't tell me this, it was just my random guess."

Of course Lu Xia didn't believe that Xu Qing had guessed this.

But it seems meaningless to care about these things at this time, she sighed and continued: "But our lies were seen through by Elder Lian."

"The elder didn't punish us, he just said lightly that Zongshu died to save us."

"Senior Brother He Ziyang has never appeared before."

"He said that by doing this, this matter will be exposed safely."

"Brother, we were really forced to do nothing!"

"Zongshu's strength is too strong, and he attacked Senior Brother He again."

"If senior brother hadn't survived with the body protection treasure and gave him a fatal blow, I'm afraid we would all be killed by him."

Lu Xia and the others lowered their heads, anxiously waiting for Xu Qing's "judgment".

Xu Qing didn't say much.

After nodding, he waved his hands to them: "Okay, I've finished asking all I want to know, let's go."

"Just pretend that this incident never happened, and the sect will not hold you accountable."

The four of them froze on the spot for a moment, with disbelief on their faces.

Until Chen Mo sent them out, they were still in a daze.

Looking at Chen Mo who came back with a heavy face, Xu Qing smiled: "What's the matter? It seems that you are more worried than I am."

Chen Mo hesitated for a moment and said, "From what they said, I can't tell that Lian Zhian doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"What kind of person?" Xu Qing asked with a snort.

Chen Mo opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Xu Qing got up and said: "Okay, brother, don't think too much, I'll go back first if this matter is over."

Chen Mo nodded thoughtfully: "Go slowly."

Xu Qing didn't care, and left quickly.

When they walked down the Moon Blade Peak, it was already late.

Xu Qing rushed to Yuequanfeng Miscellaneous Hall overnight again, and checked the summary of various accounts of Gu Yuezong in recent years.

When they walked out of the Miscellaneous Palace, it was already close to the early morning.

The sky gradually became a white fish maw.

The night is also getting darker.

As the saying goes, the darkness before dawn is the deepest.

A breeze blows.

Xu Qing stood silently on the top of Yuequan Peak.

All kinds of thoughts arose in my heart for a while.

After reading the summary of Gu Yuezong's accounts and the income and expenditure accounts in recent years, he finally realized how much such a large sect needs to spend.

However, the total income of the cities, counties, towns, large and small affiliated sects, etc. in the Gu Yue Sect's domain, added together, is not enough for the sect's consumption of resources.

Especially the expense of pills is simply an astronomical sum.

As for Gu Yuezong's income and expenditure imbalance, it was 20 years ago.

20 years ago.

A meteorite mine was discovered in Hebi Mountain on the southern border of Gu Yueling, which was formed when a meteorite mountain fell to Beizhou in ancient times.

Gu Yuezong and the neighboring Baiyunzong discovered this meteorite mine almost at the same time and fought violently because of it.

Afterwards, the two gambled, using the two spiritual veins in the territory as bets.

The winner can take it all together.

As a result, Gu Yuezong lost, and he has paid a heavy price since then.

It even lost a genius disciple who was an authentic foundation establishment Dzogchen.

The two cases thus feuded.

Three years later, the disciples of the Gu Yue Sect fought against the disciples of the Baiyun Sect in a secret realm, directly killing the opponent's entire group in the secret realm.

Although he killed someone with a borrowed knife and did not do it himself, he was still wrong.

However, no one expected that a disciple of Baiyun Sect survived by luck.

Bai Yunzong was furious immediately, and reported to the alliance, demanding that those disciples be severely punished.

In order to protect his disciples, Gu Yuezong had to compensate a cold iron mine with excellent quality.

From then on, Gu Yuezong began to completely lose balance of income and expenditure.

Since then, Gu Yuezong has already started to go downhill.

However, in the following years, Gu Yuezong has never experienced a shortage of resources.

It seems that it is all supported by the uncle in charge.

As for what he did, Xu Qing knew it without thinking about it.

Because no mineral resources or large industries have been discovered in Gu Yuezong's domain for many years.

Without a huge income as a supplement, the income and expenditure can barely maintain.

Where do those incomes come from?
Xu Qing silently watched the rising sun in the distance.

What kind of person is Lian Zhian?

He is selfish?
Or selfless?
Or will he do anything for the sake of the sect?
As a ray of morning sun pierced through the clouds, Xu Qing's eyes were squinted by the bright red sun.

After a while, when the sky was bright, he turned around and walked down the mountain, and walked straight to Xingchen Peak.

And came to the gate of Lianzhi'an Dongfu.

Not far away, the figure of Master Mingyue slowly emerged.

Xu Qing nodded to the old man, and then said loudly: "Disciple Xu Qing, pay homage to Elder Lian."

Daoist Mingyue disappeared again.

"Enter."

Only then did a thick voice resound in the cave mansion.

wow——

Following the opening of the stone gate of the cave, Xu Qing stepped into this fairly simple cave.

Meet his number one suspect, Lian Zhian.

This was the first time Xu Qing saw Lian Zhian, but for some reason, she always had a special feeling.

This person has a thin body and bright eyes. Although he looks old, he is full of energy, without any negative emotions such as impatience, depression, and tension.

Xu Qing was observing Lian Zhian, and so was Lian Zhian.

He looked at Xu Qing, as if he was admiring a young man whom he had heard about for a long time, and a smile could not help but hang on the corner of his mouth.

"You're finally here." Lian Zhi'an spoke first, but Xu Qing was slightly taken aback.

"You know I'm coming?" Xu Qing asked in surprise.

Lian Zhi'an nodded: "I have some guesses, so just sit down."

Immediately, a stone bench slowly flew down beside Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was not too polite, and sat down after cupping his fists, and then said: "Since you know I'm coming, you should know what I want to ask."

Lian Zhi'an chuckled, as if mocking herself for not being able to figure out Xu Qing, and said, "I don't know what you want to ask."

Xu Qing looked at the old man for a while, and said directly: "Is the Yuqi Sect supported by you?"

Lian Zhian was slightly taken aback, stared at Xu Qing for a moment, and then smiled: "I thought you would ask, but I didn't expect you to ask so directly."

"Are you not afraid that I will lie?"

Xu Qing didn't shake his head, but he didn't nod, but said seriously: "I just want to know the truth."

Lian Zhian nodded slightly, looked at Xu Qing with some surprise and praised: "You are calmer than I thought."

"Sure enough, most of those rumors about you are true."

Xu Qing didn't speak, didn't respond, just looked at Lian Zhian quietly.

Lian Zhian asked calmly, "What if I say yes?"

Xu Qing was silent.

Seeing his silence, Lian Zhian chuckled and shook her head slightly: "You underestimate me too."

Xu Qing raised her eyebrows and looked at the old man.

Lian Zhian snorted and said, "As far as the Yuqi Sect's business is concerned, even if there are ten of them, how much money can you make?"

"Compared to the resources required by the sect, it is simply a drop in the bucket."

Xu Qing was silent for a moment.

Only after reading the accounts of the sect can he know that what Lian Zhian said is correct.

However, Lian Zhian went on to say: "Besides, this gain is a big loss compared to the loss and benefit it caused."

Xu Qing frowned suddenly, lost in thought.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lian Zhian said with disdain: "This is actually a simple math problem."

"The Gu Yue Sect recruits hundreds of young children who are gifted in cultivation from within the range of the Gu Yue Sect to be trained in the sect every year."

"This is the source of most of Gu Yuezong's disciples."

"Only a few disciples are the kind of geniuses brought back by the elders when they travel abroad."

Lian Zhian said casually: "Among the hundred children, only [-]% of them come from the most numerous mortals."

"Although there are a large number of them, the family that can give birth to a child with cultivation talent is one in a million."

"Where do you think the remaining [-]% children with cultivation talents come from?"

Xu Qing raised his brows immediately: "A practitioner?"

Lian Zhi'an nodded in appreciation and said, "That's right, it's a little bit clear, let's continue."

Xu Qing thought for a while, and immediately understood what Lian Zhian meant, so he continued, "Among the practitioners, what strength has the largest number of practitioners? Naturally, they are Qi refining monks."

"The children born from their union have a high chance of being able to practice."

"Among these Qi-refining monks, the Qi-refining monks from the cultivation families and sects account for only a very small part, and most of them are casual cultivators."

"So the vast majority of these [-]% children come from the families of monks who cultivate Qi."

"So, the loose practitioners who practice Qi within the range of the Gu Yue Sect are actually the real disciples of the Gu Yue Sect!"

Xu Qing was suddenly enlightened, and his heart became clear.

Lian Zhian snorted and said, "Do you think this old man is so stupid? You only need to do a calculation to find out. Don't you think this old man is a person who can't settle accounts?"

Xu Qing shook his head immediately, but he still looked at Lian Zhi'an seriously and said, "Of course Elder Lian is very good at settling accounts."

"But just this, it only reduces your suspicion and weakens your motivation, but it does not completely eliminate it."

Lian Zhi'an chuckled: "It's pretty sensible, you're right, so I've been thinking about what went wrong these days."

As he spoke, he flipped his hands and took out a jade slip from the magic storage device and put it on the table.

The moment Xu Qing saw this jade slip, her pupils shrank, but her face returned to normal in an instant.

He had seen this jade slip before.

But not in reality, but in fantasy.

This jade slip is divided into two colors, half white and half black.

It was exactly the same as the jade slip given to him by Zheng Qingshuang, the emissary of Black and White Justice, in the Valley of Lost Souls.

Could it be that Lian Zhi'an is a "black and white righteous" person?
"I don't know if you have heard of a very old organization called Black and White Justice."

"It has been established almost as long as the Cultivation Alliance."

"The original intention of its establishment was to oppose the cultivation alliance."

Xu Qing was keenly aware of the key words in Lian Zhian's words: "Original intention?"

Lian Zhian smiled: "You are very smart, that's right, it has completely violated its original intention now, and has just become a purely extreme killer organization."

"An organization where everything is about money."

"And I am the core member of this organization in Northern State."

Xu Qing couldn't help being surprised by Lian Zhi'an's astonishing words.

He turned out to be a core member of Black and White Justice?

In other words, are the core members of Black and White Justice all high-ranking figures like Lian Zhian in each sect?
"Do people in this organization know your identity?" Xu Qing asked a crucial question.

Lian Zhian explained without hesitation: "Of course they don't know, they only know that I am related to Gu Yuezong."

"In fact, the identities of all the core members of the organization are unknown and kept secret. Unless you expose yourself, no one will know."

"And members are not allowed to inquire about each other's identities, which is a serious violation of organizational principles."

Xu Qing nodded, and then came the question: "So, what's the point of you mentioning this to me?"

Lian Zhi'an said indifferently: "I'm afraid I've been plotted against, and the one who plotted against me is through the hands of Hei Baiyi."

Immediately, the jade slips on the table automatically flew into Xu Qing's hands.

"You'll know it when you see it."

Xu Qing picked up the jade slip and stamped it between her eyebrows. Although she was checking the contents inside, she was also wary of Lian Zhi'an and did not completely let go of her guard.

After looking at the jade slips, Xu Qing immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Someone paid a lot of money to ask Bai Baiyi to help?"

Lian Zhian nodded and said, "They don't know my real identity, and naturally they don't know, I'm actually a core member of Black and White Justice."

He sighed and said, "And I thought what I did was foolproof, and there is nothing to be manipulated by others."

"Similarly, I rarely leave the sect, and I will not be assassinated."

"Besides, the head of the sect called me uncle, so I thought I could sit back and relax."

"But I didn't expect that such a thing would happen."

"I didn't expect that the status of the uncle who is in charge of the sect would make me more passive."

He looked at Xu Qing: "So I'm also waiting to see how many people will jump out of this incident."

"I'm also waiting to see if you, the famous fairy detective of Gu Yueling, really live up to your name."

"So now, do you think I'm still suspicious?"

Xu Qing did not give an affirmative answer, but said directly: "It's just that I can't judge rashly, because these are just your one-sided opinions, elder."

"Including the so-called evidence, it can also be forged."

"Even the existence of this black and white righteous organization, I need to confirm it."

"However, I have a few questions I want to ask you, and I hope you can answer them truthfully."

Lian Zhian raised his eyebrows first, then smiled helplessly: "Ask."

"How is your relationship with the inner door deacon Gao Hai?"

Lian Zhian sighed: "I rely on this son so much that I even want to recommend him to the head of the sect after a hundred years to become the next elder of the inner sect to take over my job."

Xu Qing nodded, and then asked: "Does he have any hostility towards you? Why did he frame you? Any guesses?"

Lian Zhian shook his head: "This is also what I am most puzzled about. As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be one."

Xu Qing nodded, and after recording the matter, asked again: "Then the day Gao Hai was arrested, did you see him?"

"Did you speak to him? Did you give him any orders?"

In order to narrow the scope, Xu Qing said again: "Just after Chen Mo, the chief disciple of the inner sect, searched for you."

(End of this chapter)