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Chapter 23: Declaration of Fame
Who gave me the laxative?

Old Master Ye's face looked extremely bad. Today, the seven major families gathered together, and people from the Tianjian Sect came. Not only Elder Shi and the two immortal envoys, but also other cultivators. They were all people of fame and status. This was the highest standard of reception.

And their seven major families, representing the face of the entire Qingzhou City, had worked hard and spent huge amounts of money to make preparations, but now such a scandal had occurred. Someone had poisoned the food in public. Although the poison was not strong, it was extremely insulting.

How could the big families put their faces? How would the Tianjian Sect view Qingzhou City in the future?
Old Master Ye had a lot of thoughts in an instant, but he couldn't take care of them all. His stomach began to churn, and it was only because of his high level of cultivation that he didn't get disfigured in public.

"Elder Shi, I need to leave for a while. There may be danger nearby, please be careful."

The two immortals also began to feel something strange, "Elder Shi, we have also been tricked."

"Go and solve it." Elder Shi waved his hand calmly with a calm expression. He was at the Jindan stage and was not afraid of any conspiracy.

Old Master Ye left in a hurry. When he left the private room, he noticed that more than half of the guests were gone. Most of them were holding their stomachs. The two immortals were running around anxiously, and they shouted at the people who came back:
"Where is the toilet? I asked you where is the toilet?"

Old Master Ye couldn't bring himself to do that, so he followed the two immortal messengers and soon found the toilet. However, it was overcrowded. There were people squatting in the corners outside, groaning and crying, and the place was stinking.

He originally wanted to find a secluded corner to relieve himself, but he saw many familiar faces. Some of them were squatting and bowing to him respectfully:

"Hello, Master Ye."

The people around saw this and could only hold back their urgency and said very respectfully and politely, "Greetings, Master Ye."

This made him the focus of the crowd, and he couldn't even deal with it secretly.

"No thanks!"

Old Master Ye was getting very agitated and was about to lose control of himself. Finally, he saw his grandson Ye Wenlong squatting in a brick and tile compartment, thinking.

"Wenlong! Make way!" Old Master Ye rushed in. His grandson really lived up to his expectations and saved him from danger.

"Grandpa, you are poisoned too?" Ye Wenlong was surprised and took two steps back to make half the space.

Old Master Ye didn't have time to speak. He untied his belt, and after a thunderous roar, the pressure on him was released.

Ye Wenlong was speechless as the grandfather and grandson went to the toilet face to face. Even though he was a genius and had experienced countless battles, he had never experienced such a scene before.

"You knew someone poisoned me? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Old Master Ye broke the silence.

Ye Wenlong said: "They were too embarrassed to say it, thinking it was a health problem, so they solved it secretly. When I found out, I had eaten a lot of food.

I was afraid that it would affect your conversation with Elder Shi, and I felt that this little bit of poison wouldn't affect you, so I didn't tell you."

It was impossible to blame Old Master Ye. Today's banquet was of a very high standard and there were countless celebrities. They were all trying hard to hold on, and as a result, they were unable to discover in time that the few of them were indeed highly skilled in cultivation and held on to the end, but the downside was that they ate the most.

"Grandpa, who do you think did this?" Ye Wenlong said.

Old Master Ye frowned, "I haven't found any clues yet, but he deliberately destroyed our relationship with the Tianjian Sect. It might be a family from another city."

I have lost face today. I am afraid that the whole city will know about it, including the Tianjian Sect and even the alchemists outside.

Ye Wenlong added: "But the families in other cities may not gain any benefits by doing such despicable things."

The security at a banquet of this level is not strict, but the procedures are extremely strict. It will be discovered sooner or later, and that family will pay a huge price.

Mr. Ye understood and asked, "Who do you think it is?"

Ye Wenlong replied, “I can’t say for sure, but before the temple fair, I heard that several people from the Su family came and said they were relatives.”

"You mean?" Old Master Ye narrowed his eyes.

Ye Wenlong stopped talking. He had an answer in his mind, but he had no evidence to back it up.

And Mr. Ye guessed it instantly. With a serious face, he wiped his butt, stood up and returned to the banquet.

The two immortal messengers had just returned and were lying on the table in discomfort. Elder Shi was still sitting at his seat, drinking alone.

"Elder Shi, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation!" said Mr. Ye. "No need."

Elder Shi shook his head calmly, "I have no problem. Now that the banquet is over, I should go back."

Seeing Elder Shi standing up, Mr. Ye didn't know what to do. It would have been fine if he just scolded him, but he just left without saying a word, which made him feel uneasy.

He had no choice but to respectfully see Elder Shi off.

"Please stay, both immortal messengers." Finally, Mr. Ye kept the immortal messengers.

"I will personally go to the sect and apologize for this accident."

The fairy glared at him and said, "Forget it, you'd better not go. It would be unlucky for me to eat your food."

Another immortal said, "You have caused a big trouble. No matter who did it, it is your Qingzhou City that has been in trouble. You should behave yourself in the next few years. The higher-ups will definitely have to re-evaluate Qingzhou City's capabilities."

Old Master Ye sighed inwardly. This kind of thing had left a bad impression on the Tianjian Sect, and he couldn't avoid being ignored for a few years.

Just after checking the accounts, new ones came up, and the blame was put on them.

After seeing off the immortal messenger, Patriarch Zhao, Patriarch Chen and others came out one after another.

"Elder Shi is gone?"

"Which bastard! Send someone to investigate, who did it!" The usually calm head of the Chen family banged the table, shattering the plates.

"No, you guys chat first, I have to go." The head of the family's cushion was not warm enough and he was about to leave.

"Fortunately, Elder Shi has a high level of cultivation, so nothing happened to him." The head of the Zhao family said angrily.

He is the Jindan ancestor, who single-handedly destroyed Qingzhou City. If he gets angry, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Old Master Ye snorted coldly, "Nonsense, even if he gets into trouble while eating, will he let you see it?"

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and said, "Come here."

"Detain all the people involved in the banquet, including those in the kitchen, immediately and investigate them one by one!"

"Check all the pharmacies in Qingzhou City carefully!"

……

Soon, the results came out.

At a drugstore in the East District, the owner said that someone bought a pound of croton seeds and asked for them to be ground into powder, which was a very suspicious behavior.

The most important thing is that the man left his name as Chen Lang!
"Too bold!"

This was the first time that Mr. Ye lost his temper. It turned out that he really did it, and he did it without any concealment. The real name he left at the pharmacy seemed like a mockery of them.

At the same time, the Tianjian Sect also responded.

The incident of laxatives being put into the temple fair in Qingzhou City and causing mass poisoning, along with that name, became a hot topic in the Tianjian Sect. Because it involved the elders of the sect, the news even alarmed the top leaders of the Tianjian Sect, and a great elder issued an order for a thorough investigation of the case.

Elder Shi sent two messengers over, demanding that Chen Lang be killed on the spot within five days and his body be hung in the streets for three days to intimidate the refugees and alchemists outside.

Chen Lang, who had already left the city, was now opening the system.

[Main quest: Even good wine needs a bush, has been completed.]

[You have an impressive talent and unparalleled courage. As the most watched genius in the entire Qingzhou City, your fame spread far and wide. You successfully shocked the top leaders of the Tianjian Sect, and were appreciated. They gave you the opportunity to practice in the sect as an exception. From then on, you embarked on a brand new path.]

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(End of this chapter)