The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

As he spoke, Fang Xun's gaze swept over the sect leaders and disciples in the hall one by one.

When his eyes fell on him, his heart suddenly felt cold, for fear that Fang Xun would suddenly say that he was the murderer.

After looking around, Fang Xun's gaze suddenly stopped at a certain place. Everyone hurriedly looked in the direction of his gaze, and saw that the place where his gaze was was empty, with nothing there.

Just when everyone was confused, Qiao Zhengyang seemed to have discovered something and immediately asked everyone in a deep voice: "Was there an incense table there before?"

Everyone immediately lowered their heads and looked at the ground. Sure enough, there was still a little ashes left, which seemed to be the ashes of sandalwood.

When Qiao Zhengyang said this, they immediately remembered.

After the incident, all furnishings in the hall were vacated to make room for the remaining warriors who were looking after the poisoned people. When the incense table was cleaned up, not much was done, only a quick sweep, leaving a little ashes behind.

At that time, where Fang Xun was looking, there was indeed an incense table.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a mature and steady face and a long beard spoke.

"I remember now. This guest house was originally where the disciples of Chaoxia Temple lived. Every morning during breakfast, they would light three 'Chaoxia Mist' incense sticks in the lobby. This incense is also Chaoxia Temple's unique precious medicine, which is very beneficial for digesting the medicine."

As he was talking, the middle-aged man seemed to realize that something was wrong. He saw that everyone in the hall was staring at Taoist Shenshan, who was also one of the poisoned people and had a pale face.

At this moment, the Taoist priest felt that everyone's eyes were gradually becoming more and more fierce, and his face turned pale.

But before the others could speak, a stream of black blood suddenly flowed out from the corner of his mouth, which shocked everyone. This guy actually let his internal force penetrate into his bone marrow and detonated the poison.

"I was forced to do this!"

Taoist Shen Shan smiled miserably and died, leaving only a bunch of shocked faces in the hall, all caught off guard.

"It seems that he is just a pawn. There is another mastermind behind the scenes. He was the one who poisoned her, but he didn't deserve it."

At this moment, Fang Xun's sigh brought everyone back to their senses and everyone fell silent.

An Huiquan said with a look of regret: "I have also heard of Taoist Master Shenshan of Chaoxia Temple. He is gentle and kind, and has always had a good reputation. But I didn't expect that he would do such a cruel thing."

Qiao Zhengyang said with a gloomy face: "The Taoist priest was probably forced to do this. He didn't even dare to mention the mastermind behind the scenes. He committed suicide decisively. I think he knew that if he didn't die, Chaoxia Temple might..."

The other sect leaders and disciples felt a chill in their hearts after hearing what the three said.

The Chaoxia Temple can be considered a major martial arts sect in the south of the Yangtze River, and Taoist Master Chenshan has been immersed in the Yin God realm for many years, and he may break through to the Yang God realm one day.

It makes people feel chilled to see that such a master was forced to commit suicide directly and decisively, and dared not implicate the mastermind behind the scenes in the sect.

Their sect is not much stronger than the Chaoxia Temple. If the mastermind behind this is looking for me, I probably won't have the slightest power to resist and can only surrender.

The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. Immediately, the first person, regardless of the strange poison in his body, stood up with difficulty and greeted Qiao Zhengyang and Lin Chuanhou.

"Please ask Mr. Qiao and Mr. Lin Chuan to make the decision for us!"

The second and third followed, and soon all the sect leaders and disciples in the hall bowed deeply to Qiao Zhengyang.

"Please ask Mr. Qiao and Mr. Lin Chuan to make the decision for us!"

Upon seeing this, Qiao Zhengyang quickly raised his hands and said solemnly, "No need to be polite, everyone. I cannot turn a blind eye to such a villain, but the person behind the scenes is cunning and unpredictable. I am afraid that many people in the martial arts world have been coerced like Taoist Shenshan. We need to make a long-term plan.

You guys go down and rest for now, and wait for the martial arts conference to be held. Then I will call on all the heroes in the Jiangnan martial arts world to work together to catch this villain!"

Fang Xun also spoke calmly.

"This is not only a matter of the martial arts world, but also an attempt to poison the leaders of the twenty-one sects. It also affects the livelihoods of the people in various places. The Prince of Yue's Mansion will definitely not sit idly by. I will immediately send a letter to report this to the King of Yue and have him order the Six Gates to investigate the case strictly!"

After hearing the two most powerful people in the field express their opinions, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, one of the two people represents the Jiangnan martial arts world, and the other represents the government. No matter how terrifying the mastermind behind the scenes is, facing the combination of the martial arts world and the government, he can only hide behind the scenes and dare not be too arrogant.

At this time, Qiao Zhengyang did not forget his business, and said to An Huiquan: "Doctor An, saving lives is like putting out a fire. I will arrange a quiet room for you right away. I'll trouble you with the antidote."

"Master Qiao, you are too polite. Of course, I cannot just stand by and watch something like this happen."

Soon, the twenty-one sect disciples in the lobby immediately helped their leaders to go up to the guest rooms on the second, third, and fourth floors to rest and wait for the antidote.

An Huiquan was also led away from the guest house by several people arranged by Qiao Zhengyang.

After the matter came to an end, Qiao Zhengyang slowly breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Fang Xun with a grateful look on his face.

"It was thanks to Lin Chuanhou's timely arrival that he stabilized the situation, leaving Taoist Shenshan no time to clean up the traces. Otherwise, he might have gotten away with it."

If Fang Xun hadn't arrived at the scene immediately, Taoist Shen Shan would probably have quietly cleaned up the remaining sandalwood ashes on the ground immediately.

At that time, Qiao Zhengyang was still on the island in the middle of the lake ten miles away, and he could not rush to the scene in a moment. Without a strong man to calm the situation, it was easy for Taoist Shenshan to mix in with a group of victims and quietly do some small actions. But he probably did not expect that there was actually a Fang Xun wandering around Sanshui Tower, who rushed to the scene as soon as the incident happened, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Even though there are so many people in the hall that it's dizzying, no matter who makes any small moves, they can't escape the eyes of Grand Master Yangshen.

Fang Xun smiled modestly and said, "Master Qiao, there is no need to do this. This is all part of my job."

"No matter what, I have to thank Lord Lin Chuan for this."

After Qiao Zhengyang said one more sentence, he looked apologetic.

"There are so many things going on here, and I am too busy to handle everything. I should have arranged a banquet to welcome Lin Chuanhou, but..."

"Master Qiao, there's no need to be so lax. I don't like extravagance. I can just have a couple of drinks when I have time."

"Haha, then it's settled. But Qiao has some important things to deal with now, so I won't stay with you any longer. Qingquan, go and help Lin Chuanhou and the two fairies settle down."

During the conversation, Qiao Zhengyang also felt that this young man was not arrogant despite his high position, and was more to his liking. After apologizing, he asked Qiao Qingquan to receive Fang Xun, while he himself had to deal with the aftermath.

There are all kinds of people from all walks of life in Xiayi Town now, and when the poisoning of the leaders of the twenty-one factions is exposed, people will definitely panic. He must go to calm the situation, otherwise it will cause a big chaos.

Soon, Fang Xun and the other two led Qiao Qingquan to another guest house to rest.

After Qiao Qingquan left, Fang Xun stretched in the room and discussed with Dongfang Que what had just happened.

"Brother Xun, I think it was most likely done by Wuchang."

"Not necessarily, but the possibility of it being Wuchang is indeed very high. This mysterious organization seems a little dishonest, but what is their purpose?"

"I don't know. There are too few clues. The only survivor, Chen Shan, committed suicide. But when it comes to the master of poison, Mo Hanxing, the master of Yuzhou Yingdong Valley, is known as the Poison King of Jiangnan. Brother Xun, do you think it could be him?"

"Haha, it's not just the Poison King who can poison people. Medicine and poison are inseparable. Those miracle doctors are also good at it. Let's wait and see. No matter who is behind this, they will definitely continue to show up in this martial arts conference."

Fang Xun was also wondering what the purpose of the mastermind behind this was. If someone said that it was just to poison the leaders of the twenty-one sects, he would never believe it.

If you want to kill someone, there are plenty of opportunities, why choose such a sensitive time and place?

And if it was said that he wanted to provoke the Jiangnan martial arts world and make people panic, Fang Xun did not believe it, because he did not leave any letter of challenge, as if he just wanted to kill these twenty-one people.

He couldn't figure it out for the moment, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, the mastermind behind this martial arts conference would definitely not want to be left out, and more clues would be discovered at that time.

After Fang Xun and Dongfang Que talked for a few words, there were several knocks on the door.

Several servants from Sanshui Tower brought breakfast to the three of them. Fang Xun and Dongfang Que began to eat heartily, while Bai Qingmeng sat quietly aside, still in a trance.

Suddenly, there was a trace of fluctuation in his watery eyes, and he spoke.

"An Hui just passed by the courtyard."

The girl's ethereal and clear voice startled Fang Xun and Dongfang Que, who were enjoying their meal. The fact that the other party actually spoke on her own initiative showed that there was something about An Hui that made them care.

Sure enough, the next moment, Bai Qingmeng continued, "He not only has the antidote, but also a chronic poison that is difficult to detect. It is exactly the same as what we saw on the four Wuchang members yesterday."

“It’s impermanence indeed!”

"An Huiquan is also a member of Wuchang!"

Dongfang Que and Fang Xun understood immediately, but they only paused for a moment and continued to eat heartily. No matter how big the matter was, it was not as important as eating.

After the food on the table was quickly devoured, Fang Xun patted his stomach, stood up and said.

"Let's go, let's go see that Doctor Anshen."

As they were talking, the three of them walked out of the room, but when they passed the courtyard patio, An Huiquan's figure happened to pass through the open door.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of breaking through the air. Fang Xun stretched out his hand and saw a note caught between his two fingers.

He glanced outside the gate and saw An Huiquan's figure passing by.

"Brother Xun, what is this?"

Dongfang Que finally reacted and asked in confusion.

Fang Xun did not answer, but slowly unfolded the note. After seeing the words left on it, he smiled.

"Marquis Linchuan, let's meet in the Jade Willow Forest outside the town at midnight. I know a little bit about the manipulator behind this, but it is not convenient to discuss it publicly. I will tell you when we are alone." (End of this chapter)