The queen must start from the head

Chapter 173
It was the second day of Mu Lian's return to the sect.

In order to appease the restlessness of the disciples in the sect, and because she had some spiritual feelings during her trip to Mount Huangshan, she decided to hold another sermon meeting.

After this sermon, Mu Lian found that now she has a more penetrating understanding of the four stages of cultivation of the foundation of heaven, earth, mystery and yellow.

Not only that, she vaguely felt that she was getting closer and closer to the time when she became enlightened.

However, the closer you get, the more frightened you feel, as if something ominous will really happen when you become enlightened.

She told her various inferences to Slime, who helped her calculate for a long time, but could only infer that she would be in great trouble.

As for what kind of disaster it was and where it started, we have no idea at all.

Because this world has its own rules of operation, fortune tellers can only peek at them, not let them out, let alone change them.

Talented and intelligent people like Master Xinghe were only thirty when they became great masters.

However, just because he repeatedly spied on the secrets of heaven and predicted that the city would be burned down by heavenly fire, he was repeatedly attacked. Now that he is over a hundred years old, he looks like a dying old man.

Speaking of Master Xinghe's background, he was originally a monk at the Jiuhua Temple in the imperial city. Later, because he was good at calculating, he was ordered by the then monarch to serve in the Sitianjian.

Previously, he used the astrolabe on the Zhaixing Tower to calculate that there was a change in the celestial spirit, and a catastrophe was about to happen in the imperial city.

This news was spread by some people, and then a skeleton case happened in the imperial city.

But in Mu Lian's view, the skeleton case that affected thousands of people may not be the catastrophe that Master Xinghe said.Because when the other party predicted that Tianhai City would be burned by sky fire, they never said the word "big disaster".

Thinking of this, Mu Lian didn't feel her heart beating faster, and the blood in her whole body surged like an early warning.

A thought flashed through her mind quickly.

I am afraid that there is some connection between this catastrophe in the imperial city and her enlightenment.

That night, Mu Lian called all the stewards of the sect, as well as two disciples of the first generation, second generation and third generation, to gather in her study to discuss matters together.

In the study room, the lights are bright.

Mu Lian was sitting behind the desk, on her left were Wu Mei, Rong Nanny, Du Yun, Ruan Jiao, Jiang Yizhi, Yuan Xiu, Han Youniang and others, and on her right were Zhou Jingshuang, Qiu Qianxue, Yue Yin , He Ping, Shi Tai, and Liu Xixi.

Xing Yu, who has become a saint, is the first elder in the sect, in charge of the disciples' cultivation, sitting on the second seat beside Mu Lian.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mu Lian began to discuss matters.

"After I left the sect, a lot of things happened in the sect. Tonight, I will sort through all the things that happened to see if there are any omissions, so that I can deal with them again."

Then she looked at Wu Mei and said, "Director Wu, it's up to you to recite the events that happened within this month."

"Yes, Master."

Wu Mei responded, then picked up a thin booklet she had prepared in her hand, opened it, and began to read, "The first thing is the case of the bones of the imperial city. The first thing after I sent to open the large array of guards Two days later, people in the city died violently at home, their bodies turned into blood-colored skeletons, and their death was horrific. The people thought it was the monster race. Later, the Imperial City Secretary intervened in the investigation, but the results of the investigation have not been announced to the public. At this time, someone Stand up and say that the case of bones was caused by someone I sent deliberately releasing poison in the city. This person walked through the gate of my school and turned into a skeleton. For a while, the people panicked and avoided people from my school like Snake and scorpion, Wushuang small shops in the city also closed their doors one after another. Later, because of the shortage of food in the door, all of us in charge decided to send Qiu Qianxue, Liu Xixi, and Shi Tai to go out to buy food and check accounts, but Shi Tai was the only one who came back .”

Wu Mei said this in one breath, and stopped for a while. Regarding the disappearance of Qiu Qianxue and Liu Xixi, this is the second thing.

Mu Lian said, "What is the truth about the skeleton case in the imperial city? Has it ever been found out?"

Yue Yin answered, "I was the one to investigate this matter. I also reported the results of the investigation to Manager Wu. In fact, the skeleton case in the imperial city was not poisoned by someone, nor was it caused by the monster clan." , but someone is eating people! The reason why I was able to break through this matter was because I accidentally met a doctor who knew the inside story, and this person was being silenced by a man in black. I saved this person by chance, and he Tell me the truth of the matter. That is the scars on the bones, all caused by human gnawing."

Mu Lian asked, "Where is this person now?"

"His wife died at the mouth of those crazy cannibals. After he told me the truth, he committed suicide and died."

"As a result, there will be no human or physical evidence in this case."

"Speaking of physical evidence, I brought back a black porcelain bottle from the man in black, but I don't know what's inside."

After Yue Yin finished speaking, Wu Mei immediately took out a small black porcelain bottle, then stepped forward and handed the object into Mu Lian's hands.

"After Yue Yin brought this thing back, we stewards have repeatedly checked the classics, but we still can't recognize what it is. We don't dare to let people take it lightly, so..."

Mu Lian took the bottle and opened the cap, and a foul-smelling evil spirit immediately burst out from inside.

Her brows furrowed immediately, she recapped the bottle and put it on the table.

"Fortunately, you didn't let people take this thing. This thing is extremely filthy, but it is made of the blood of the big monster of the demon clan mixed with some secret medicine. Once people take this thing, they will lose their minds at least and become demons." Slave, if you are serious, you will die."

Not only that, the aura of this demon blood was clearly the same as the Tao elf blood she refined in Luohuang Mountain.It's just that what's in this bottle has been diluted countless times.

It seems that the group of men in black who went to the bottom of Luohuang Mountain to sacrifice the blood of Taoist goblins is the same group of men in black who made waves in the city and set off the case of bones.

Not only that, the group of people who manipulated Bi Ying and Song Zixiang to commit suicide, poured dirty water on her body, and attracted countless people to sit quietly at the gate of the palace and her sect, were also the same group as these men in black!
What is the purpose of these people's deliberate design of these conspiracies?
Whether it was the other party who let Bi Ying die to smear her name, asked Meng Shengxiang to send her away, or let the skeleton case happen in the imperial city and framed them for their style.

Such a large layout, so many calculations, and a game involving multiple forces are by no means just to deal with her, Mu Lian, alone!
Mu Lian had a hunch that as long as she dug down along these things, the enemy would definitely show her feet.

She settled her expression and looked at Yue Yin, "Is this case solved by the Imperial City Division?"

"It's not broken, it's broken if it's not broken. The people of the Imperial City Division captured the people who came out to eat people at night one by one, and dealt with them in private. Probably after the elder Xing became holy, the skeleton case in the city Suddenly it's gone."

"It seems that the manipulator behind the scenes is afraid that Xingyu will find out something, so he traced it all the way, so he hurried to clean up the first and last."

After hearing Mu Lian's inference, Xing Yu also nodded and said, "Afterwards, I also looked for those people who had spread the rumors in the city. But these people had poisonous fangs hidden in their mouths, and every time I caught one, they would commit suicide immediately. I The clues found will be cut off."

"It seems that hiding fangs in the mouth is the practice of this organization. Has our intelligence department found out the origin of this organization?"

Wu Mei continued, "No. These people come from different backgrounds. They usually look like ordinary people, and they only come out when the mission is launched. We also tried to find out the connection between these people, but we couldn't find it at all. , Those relationships have been wiped clean. The people hiding behind these people must be extremely good at calculating and hiding."

Mu Lian thought for a while and said, "Elevate the task of searching for this organization to the highest priority level. Not only our own people are going to investigate, but we can also use other forces outside, and maybe we will find something."

"Yes, Sect Leader, I will order this matter later."

"Let's move on to the second matter."

Wu Mei continued to read the booklet in her hand, "The second thing is that when the three disciples went out, both Qiu Qianxue and Liu Xixi were attacked and taken away. At first I thought it was something about Qianxue. When I went to the Chou's house, I let Nanny Rong look for it. For Liu Xixi, I asked He Ping to look for it. Fortunately, both of them were brought back in the end."

Wu Mei said this matter very succinctly.

Mu Lian instinctively felt that many things must have happened.

She looked at Qiu Qianxue, who was silent for a moment and said, "It was the enemy's people who used a trick to capture me. They wanted to dig out the natural sword spirit in my body. But they failed. I have already taken this revenge. I took revenge myself. And from now on, I will have nothing to do with my enemies."

Qiu Jiaxiang and Qiu Linyu are already dead, killed by her sword.

The entanglement between her and her enemies has come to an end by herself.

Mu Lian looked at Wu Mei, "Can you find out who the enemy family wants Qianxue's sword soul for?"

Wu Mei nodded and replied, "We found out the white-haired old man who attacked Qianxue at that time. This person is called Qing Lao, and he was formerly under Ji Wuming's subordinates. So we deduce that Ji Wuming has returned to the imperial city But we still don't know why they took away the sword soul, and the preliminary judgment is that there may be some kind of deal between the Chou family and Ji Wuming."

When Qiu Qianxue heard this, the hand holding the sword in her hand could not help tightening. It turned out that behind the two people who wanted her life, there was actually a black hand!
Ji Wuming, very good, I remember this name!
Ji Wuming actually returned to the imperial city?
Mu Lian sensed something bad in her heart. This person had a great enmity with her. If he found a chance to deal with him, he would never give up.

She immediately ordered, "We must find a way to find Ji Wuming's foothold in the city."

Qiu Qianxue took the initiative to ask Ying to say, "Please leave this matter to me, the master!"

Mu Lian nodded in agreement, then looked at Liu Xixi and asked her about being arrested.

This delicate and beautiful girl bit her lower lip tightly and said, "At that time, Senior Sister Qianxue was lured away, so I walked back to the sect alone. Just when I was about to reach the gate of the sect, someone suddenly shot me from behind. I was dizzy. When I woke up, I found myself in Qijiao Building..."

Where is Qijiaolou?
In the gold-selling cave of the imperial city, a beautiful girl was arrested. One can imagine the purpose of the arrester.

Seeing that Liu Xixi couldn't continue, He Ping, who had saved her, immediately answered, "Anyone who can stun Junior Sister Liu with one blow must at least be a heaven-level expert. When I went to bring Junior Sister Liu back, I saw Qijiaolou The landlord, but the other party showed that he didn’t know about the matter, and said that he would give an explanation to my Wushuang faction. But after that, I didn’t see any of their people come to the door.”

At this moment, Liu Xixi said in a low voice, "He's lying. I heard the landlord tell the guests he invited that he found a good guy this time, and he's a female disciple from the Wushuang faction. Sell ​​me for a good price."

A look of anger appeared on Mu Lian's face, "What a Qijiaolou!"

He Ping was slightly startled, Liu Xixi never told him this.

If this is the case, then Qijiaolou is clearly finding fault on purpose!

Mu Lian turned her head to look at Wu Mei and said, "Write down the account of Qijiaolou first, and I will go to the door in person in a few days to meet their landlord!"

Wu Mei responded and quickly wrote down the matter in a small notebook.

If the head of the house really went to the door in person, I'm afraid there will be no Qijiao Tower in the imperial city in the future, then it's hard to say!
"Let's discuss the third thing!"

Wu Mei hurriedly picked up the previous booklet again, and began to read, "The third thing is the invasion of the mainland by the demon tribe. Because the border troops could not stop the demon tribe, the monarch came to ask the head to come forward, but at that time the head had not yet When I came back, I told the truth to the king about the situation. But the other party didn’t believe me. Afterwards, the people in the city also heard the news and came to surround my faction. They first asked the leader to come forward to solve the evil trouble, but later they knew that the leader was not there. , and asked me to send my disciples to stop the Yaozu. The situation at that time was really critical, and if it weren't for the large formation of the guards to block it, there might be bloodshed."

Mu Lian also knew that the situation was critical at that time, so Nanny Rong wouldn't use the sound transmission technique that she hadn't used for a long time.

She did have resentment for doing this kind of thing to the people in the imperial city.

But that night when I returned to the city, I watched the torches lit all the way, and heard the hoarse "Xie Musheng!"

Her heart softened inexplicably.

When she returned to the sect, she saw the page written by Meng Sheng, and she came to understand that the people didn't wake up by themselves, but because of the words Meng Sheng wrote, they changed their attitude towards her.

Therefore, she did not say anything to the people in the end.

Mu Lian said slowly, "Whether it's the skeleton case or the demon clan's invasion, it's all related to the attitude of the monarch. I've been thinking about one thing for a long time, why some people always pour dirty water on us, why are they always Some people let our sect take the blame? I think, one is that we are not strong enough, and the other is that our sect is in the imperial city. This distance is too close, so close that all kinds of unexpected things will happen at any time and things."

Listening to her master's words, Zhou Jing lowered her head, thoughtful.

Why can those ordinary people who know nothing about Master worship Master at one time and insult Master at another?

Because it is too close and there is not enough sense of distance, the common people cannot feel awe in the face of such a strong man who will not do violence to them.

"So I decided that after the end of this year, our sect will migrate again."

When Mu Lian said this, Wu Mei and the others were startled, but soon calmed down again.

The Wushuang sect is their home, where the sect is, the home is there.No matter where the sect master wants to move, they will follow to the death.

Seeing that no one objected, Mu Lian added, "There is no need to hide this matter, we can let all the disciples in the sect know. If any of them are unwilling to follow, just let them leave. "

Wu Mei asked, "Then what about the martial arts they have learned?"

There was another thing she didn't dare to ask the leader, that is, the sect spent so much resources to train these people. If everyone ran away, wouldn't all the resources spent be wasted?
Mu Lian's eyes were calm, and the moment she met Wu Mei's gaze, the latter only felt that the head of the sect had seen through the thoughts in her heart.

"Let them go, just don't let them take away anything from the sect except what they have learned in their minds. Let this be the last great gift I leave to Northern Qi."

These martial arts disciples are fully capable of making a living by themselves. At the same time, they can also teach martial arts in the Northern Qi Kingdom and contribute to this country.

In this way, she, Mu Lian, can be said to have a clear conscience towards this country.

(End of this chapter)