“Taoist master, this is the report on the case of Gu Changfeng.”

At the peak of Lingfeng, in front of the wooden house, Lan Haitian respectfully held up the report he had written.

A majestic divine consciousness emerged from the wooden house, scanning through the entire report in an instant.

“Did we only catch a minor character?”

“Yes, it seems he was thrown out to test us. We used the Smell God Talisman on him, but we didn’t get any useful information.”

That night, Lan Haitian was guarding Qing Nv on the rooftop. After Chen Mobai left, he was lucky enough to catch someone. However, it seemed that the person behind the scenes had anticipated that he might use Qing Nv as bait, so the person they sent was insignificant.

“Well, let it be. After all these years, it’s normal not to have any gains, right?”

Inside the wooden house, Taoist master Shi Qing spoke calmly, as if he had anticipated Lan Haitian’s fruitless result.

“May I ask, Taoist master, how should we deal with Gu Changfeng’s disciple?”

“Hmm? Do you need to consult me on such matters?”

Hearing the slightly displeased tone of Taoist master Shi Qing, Lan Haitian could only smile bitterly and take out his phone. He sent the internal information of Jumang Taoist Academy, which he had obtained illegally, to the Taoist master in the wooden house: “This is Qing Nv’s file, please review it, Taoist master.”

“Oh, I didn’t expect it to be her.” Taoist master Shi Qing was surprised after reading it, “In that case, it’s quite possible that Gu Changfeng had been to the Purple Cloud Palace.”

“If I hadn’t received definite news, I wouldn’t have come here personally.”

After Lan Haitian finished speaking, the peak of Lingfeng fell into silence.

“The disciple designated by Jumang Taoist Academy, I can’t interfere. Shang Qing should know about this, you go and discuss it with her.”

“I’ve already talked to her, but she’s very firm. I’m afraid you’ll need to talk to her personally, Taoist master.”

“I see, call her here in my name.”

After getting the approval of Taoist master Shi Qing, Lan Haitian immediately turned on the loudspeaker and made a call to the representative of Jumang Taoist Academy who had come to Danxia City this time.

After a while, a woman with an ordinary face and dressed like a countrywoman arrived. She first looked at Lan Haitian with disgust, then respectfully saluted the Taoist master inside the wooden house.

“Shang Qing pays her respects to the Taoist master.”

“Qing Nv may be related to the Purple Cloud Palace. Lan Haitian has been tracking this matter for thirty years and wants to take her into Kunpeng Taoist Academy for personal protection. What do you think?”

At the level of cultivation and status of Shi Qing, there was no need for beating around the bush. He went straight to the point.

“After all, it’s just a possibility. If there’s definite evidence, I naturally won’t object.”

Shang Qing didn’t directly confront him, but expressed her refusal tactfully.

“Alright, I understand. Let’s leave it at that.”

Shi Qing didn’t insist on his status either. After all, what Shang Qing said made sense. It was just a possibility.

Lan Haitian could only sigh regretfully. He could only lament that Gu Changfeng had set up a good game. Even if he died accidentally, he had already found a good place for his disciple.

However, this clue might not be impossible to continue investigating.

Thinking this way, Lan Haitian and Shang Qing both bid farewell and left Lingfeng.

……

Water Mansion.

After Chen Mobai finished his cultivation for the day, he felt the increasingly round and three-dimensional spiritual vortex in his Dantian Qi Sea and nodded slightly in satisfaction.

But when he counted the unopened Spirit Water in his bag, he found that there was only one tube left, and his face became worried.

During this period, due to his company and comfort, Qing Nv had gradually come out of the grief of losing her master, and she had become even more diligent and hardworking than before.

Probably because of Lan Haitian’s hint, the final verdict issued by the forensic autopsy was no longer self-immolation due to deviation in cultivation, but murder.

This had become a major case.

But it also gave Qing Nv a huge motivation to pick herself up. She volunteered to help Chen Mobai refine medicine to earn tuition and living expenses.

According to her plan, she wanted to enter the Great Dao Academy, achieve success in cultivation, find out the truth, and personally avenge her master. Chen Mobai naturally encouraged Qing Nv’s idea, but also tactfully said that it didn’t matter if she didn’t get into the Four Great Dao Academies, the Ten Great Learning Palaces were not bad either.

To this, Qing Nv just smiled.

Then their conversation returned to the topic of refining Spirit Water.

Because Gu Changfeng had revoked Qing Nv’s master-disciple relationship in the Heritage Hall of the Ministry of Education before his death, she couldn’t inherit the legacy of Changqing Pharmacy. The price of the medicine vat and other things was not expensive. Buying a small cold extraction machine could barely meet the needs of refining first-grade elixirs, although the efficiency was a bit slow.

But the medicine pool and the pill furnace were indispensable and expensive key tools.

Among them, the medicine pool was usually a spiritual spring that the alchemist had nurtured for a long time with water method alchemy, gradually improving its grade.

The medicine pool of Changqing Pharmacy was connected to the Spirit Water of the Immortal Gate Water Bureau. Just the cost of the Spirit Water every year required tens of thousands of Good Deeds.

As for the pill furnace, many alchemists had them custom-made by artifact refiners according to their own habits.

Qing Nv had a mid-grade first-level pill furnace, which was a gift from Gu Changfeng when she refined her first elixir. It was just enough to refine Spirit Water.

The current problem was to find a medicine pool.

These days after school, Qing Nv had been visiting various pharmacies in Danxia City, hoping to find one that had been unused for a long time and could be rented.

Chen Mobai had become accustomed to the rapid improvement in his cultivation efficiency after taking Spirit Water. If this elixir was gone and he had to return to the slow speed of refining spiritual energy as before, the gap would be too great for him to accept.

As he was about to return to the city, Chen Mobai saw a thick stack of talismans in his bag.

These were the talismans he had prepared to make a fortune at the Nanxi Market. Unfortunately, reality was a bit cruel. He was a bit thin-skinned and had no business after setting up a stall for a few days. He was a bit disheartened. Just as Gu Changfeng had an accident, he was too busy and simply didn’t go anymore.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been there. I’ll go take a look tomorrow.”With the intention of gaining more experience, Chen Mobai once again donned his ancient-style attire the next day. With a cloth bag hanging from his waist, he arrived at the Nanxi market, a place he hadn’t visited for nearly half a month.

Surprisingly, he didn’t see Qi Er at the entrance. Perhaps he had business to attend to today.

With this thought in mind, Chen Mobai first strolled around the market, finding that nothing had changed since his last visit. Then, he walked over to his own stall.

One of the three people who used to set up stalls nearby was missing, leaving only a bearded young man and a woman in yellow. The other one might have made enough money and rented a cave for cultivation.

Chen Mobai greeted his two stall neighbors without noticing their strange expressions. He gracefully set up his own blanket, then skillfully arranged the spirit talismans one by one.

“Fellow Daoist, how much for your Green Arrow Talisman?”

After he had set up, the woman in yellow suddenly came over and asked.