The governor of Qingzhou led a group of officials to Bu Yi Town. With a single stamp of his governor seal, the rules of the town shattered into invisible fragments, gradually collapsing.
This was not his own power, but the authority granted to him by the Great Xia Dynasty, allowing him to mobilize a small portion of the power of the people.
The group of cultivators had dealt with this kind of situation before. With their intervention, nothing could stand against them, not even the private school teacher or the danger in the thatched cottages during the day. It was all a joke.
They captured the private school teacher and exposed the hidden figure in the thatched cottages, investigating how many of them were living corpses and how many were living beings. They also studied whether those who had turned into black dogs could be restored… Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
The Immortal Fairy had never seen such a scene before. In the ancient times, there was no concept of a nation, and the system built on the basis of clans did not have such clear division of labor and organized structure.
According to Taoist Bu Yu, this was still the power of the royal family. If the royal family joined forces with the five major immortal sects, they could easily dominate the ancient cultivators.
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou found the rescued innkeeper. The innkeeper burst into tears of joy when he saw the two of them. He never expected that they could really solve the problem, and in such a short time.
He shouldn’t have doubted that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were demonic cultivators.
The officials of Qingzhou also discovered evidence that the owner of the medicine shop was the undercover town mayor, causing harm to countless people. Under the restrictions of the rules, the owner of the medicine shop seemed to be telling the truth, but he was actually hiding something and had harmed many people.
The medicine shop apprentice, the private school teacher, the yamen runner, the restaurant owner who made meat buns… These people were all detained until the truth was revealed and the results were determined.
The governor of Qingzhou wrote a memorial on the spot, intending to report the matter to the court. However, Taoist Bu Yu stopped him and had the governor hide the names of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. Nevertheless, they still received the rewards they deserved.
Taoist Bu Yu invited the two outstanding juniors to have a meal at the most prosperous restaurant in Qingzhou.
“Haha, it’s finally over!”
“Although there was a small accident during our outing, it was ultimately a minor matter. After we eat our fill, I will take you to experience the prosperity of the southern continent.”
“This time, with your senior sister not around, the three of us can have fun without any worries. Don’t worry, if anything happens, I’ll take care of it!”
Taoist Bu Yu laughed heartily. The matters after this were all for the government to handle, and he had nothing to worry about. Finally being able to go out, it was only natural to let loose and enjoy oneself.
“Oh? Is that so? So, when I was around, you were all restrained?”
An icy voice abruptly cut off Taoist Bu Yu’s laughter.
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou then noticed that the lively restaurant had quieted down. Only their table was still filled with laughter. Now, the three of them fell silent, and the entire restaurant was so quiet that even the sound of a falling needle could be heard.
The guests had noticed early on that a stunning woman had arrived at the restaurant. As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of everyone. People were amazed by her beauty and aura, subconsciously closing their mouths and not daring to take a breath, afraid of being noticed by the woman.
The woman chose a table and sat down, quietly watching the carefree trio.
No one could see that the woman was holding two chains in her hands, binding two souls.
Finally, the woman spoke, and the trio saw her.
“Oh, it’s Xiao Yun. Come, come, sit down and eat together.” Taoist Bu Yu forced a smile.
“Hello, Senior Sister.” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou greeted obediently.
Taoist Bu Yu looked at the two chains in Yun Zhi’s hands with surprise, recognizing that they were the souls of the escaped combined-stage cultivators.
“When did Xiao Yun find us?”
“Since the first time you displayed the technique of turning one sword into ten thousand swords and the fusion of man and sword.”
Taoist Bu Yu broke out in a cold sweat. This happened a day ago, no wonder Xiao Yun was able to catch these two.
He calmly thought about it. He hadn’t said anything bad about Xiao Yun that day, luckily.
The two combined-stage cultivators who were captured looked at Yun Zhi in horror. With just a light palm from her, their souls were sent flying. What kind of realm was this technique?
Why did they keep encountering these monsters one after another?!
Where were the ancient opportunities they were promised? It was clearly full of danger!
“I was originally just worried that Master, you wouldn’t know the way and would lead them astray. I didn’t expect that you all would have so much fun without me.” Yun Zhi’s tone was calm, but it sent shivers down the spines of the three.
Meng Jingzhou reacted the fastest, pointing at Lu Yang. “It’s all Lu Yang’s fault. I didn’t want to come, but Lu Yang called me over.”
Lu Yang pointed back at Taoist Bu Yu. “It’s all Master’s fault. Master said he wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a master and take me out to see the world!”
Taoist Bu Yu pointed at Meng Jingzhou. “It was this kid’s grandfather who asked me to take care of his grandson. That’s why I took them out to play!”
Taoist Bu Yu’s rich experience in causing trouble told him that it was the wisest choice to push the responsibility onto someone who wasn’t present.
Yun Zhi’s icy gaze swept over the three. “Master, you continue to promote the glorious deeds of our Seek Tao Sect outside. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, the two of you come back with me.”
Yun Zhi was worried that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou would learn their master’s improper ways.
Before Yun Zhi took the two back, she said to Taoist Bu Yu, “Tell the governor of Qingzhou on your way that I have captured the person. There’s no need to be so nervous anymore.”
Yun Zhi wanted to bring back the two combined-stage captives and see if she could obtain any useful information.
On the way back, Lu Yang boasted to his senior sister, asking if he could earn contribution points for killing a combined-stage cultivator.
Yun Zhi was puzzled. “Wasn’t it Huang Dou Dou who killed the combined-stage cultivator?”
The Immortal Fairy, upon hearing this, couldn’t care less about Yun Zhi calling her by her name and asked excitedly, “Can I earn contribution points?”
“You are not a member of the Seek Tao Sect, so naturally you cannot.”
The Immortal Fairy didn’t even think about it and directly said, “Then I’ll join the Seek Tao Sect.”Lu Yang looked at the Immortal Fairy in surprise, “How can you just join like that? Where’s your dignity as an immortal?”
Yun Zhi nodded, “An immortal joining the Seek Tao Sect is not a problem. I can specially approve you to become the first guest elder of the Seek Tao Sect. However, only I will know your identity. Correspondingly, you will receive the contribution points from this time and the offerings equivalent to an elder. If you agree to these conditions, you can join.”
“Join.” The Immortal Fairy quite liked the atmosphere of the Seek Tao Sect, which was very similar to her own character. This was rare.
Yun Zhi brought up another matter and said to Lu Yang, “A few days ago, the palace master of the Moon Laurel Fairy Palace came to me and said she wanted to compensate you to Lan Ting.”
“I think you’re at the age to discuss marriage. The Seek Tao Sect and the Moon Laurel Fairy Palace are well-matched, so I agreed to let you two become Taoist couples. But I don’t know what happened, the palace master of the Moon Laurel Fairy Palace changed her mind. Do you have any idea why? Did she think you’re not good enough?”
Lu Yang was completely confused.
(End of Chapter)