Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 165 Jingyun County ([-])
After knowing the direction, Tang Ning fled at full speed and arrived at Zhu Liao's practice place in Liyang County in less than half a day. It was a Taoist temple covering a large area.

The temple was built on the hillside, with the mountains behind and the water in front of it. There was no one in the surrounding area for ten miles. Tang Ning went straight into the temple and immediately alarmed the monks in the temple. As soon as Fang landed and appeared, two men came to meet him.

"This is Senior Zhu's retreat place. I don't know who Senior is, what's the important thing to come to this temple?" One of them said.
Tang Ning said, "I'm a disciple of Qianyi Sect. If I need to see Senior Brother Zhu, you should report to him."

"Senior, please wait a moment, Senior Zhu is not in this temple at the moment, let me go find him later."

Tangning nodded, and the man walked away with Feifei's sword.

Another man led him into a hall: "Senior, please sit down, and this junior will leave first, and if there is anything that needs to be done, senior will do."

After waiting for about an hour, an old man with white beard and hair and a dove face came in from the outside.

Tangning got up and handed the sect token to the old man, "Senior brother Zhu, I'm in the intelligence department, Tangning, who is ordered by the sect to come to Jiangdong to search for the whereabouts of the demon sect. I'm here to bother you."

Zhu Liao took the wooden sign, peeked at it and returned it to him: "Junior Brother Tang is a disciple of the intelligence department, and he was ordered by the sect to investigate the whereabouts of the Demon Sect. Why did you come to my little view? If you have orders, please speak up."

Tang Ning said: "To be honest, Jiangdong has information reported to Jingyun County that the whereabouts of the disciples of the Demon Sect have been discovered recently. The purpose is unknown. The disciples of our department sent people to track them down, but they disappeared and were killed. The sect suspects that the disciples of the Demon Sect have come and gone this time. Pingjun is spying on the Jingping Mountain Spirit Mine, and the purpose is to attack the Spirit Mine, so I was specially ordered to find out."

"After I set off from the sect to go to Jiangdong, I lost the whereabouts of those disciples of the Demon Sect. There was also information that one of the disciples of the Demon Sect had contacts with Shen Linduo, a member of the Shen family. I heard that Senior Brother Zhu and the head of the Shen family Shen Wenjing has a lot of friendship, so I came here to invite Senior Brother Zhu as a recommendation, and I want to meet the Patriarch of the Shen family and investigate the truth of the matter."

Zhu Liao immediately said: "Actually, I have only casual acquaintance with fellow Taoist Shen Wenjing. As the head of Jiangdong, I do have some contacts with local powerful families, but they are all within the scope of sect affairs. It is a trivial matter for Junior Brother Tang to see fellow Taoist Shen. For one thing, I will take you to the Shen family to confront his disciples, and if he really colludes with the Demon Sect, I will immediately sue the sect."

The two left the Taoist temple and came straight to Huayang County. After walking for two or three hours, they arrived at the Shen family's mansion.

His house is located among the high mountains, and there is no one in the vicinity for more than ten miles.

The two landed directly in the courtyard of their mansion, and soon a man greeted them: "Master Zhu is here, and we are far away to welcome you. I don't know why the master suddenly came to the humble house? Can I ask the younger generation to inform my father?"

Zhu Liao nodded slightly: "Go! Just say that Zhu Moute is here to pay a visit."

"Yes, Mr. Zhu, please wait in the hall later, this junior will report to my father." The man responded and left.

The two of them came down to the living room led by a maidservant, and after a short while, a tall and burly middle-aged man with a swallow jaw and a tiger neck came in, and said with a smile on his face, "Fellow Zhu, why don't you come to the humble house without saying hello in advance? If there is negligence, I hope you will forgive me. I wonder who this fellow Taoist is?"

Zhu Liao said: "Fellow Daoist Shen, let me introduce you. This is Junior Brother Tang from the Intelligence Division of our sect. He was ordered by the sect to come to Jiangdong to track down the whereabouts of the Demon Sect. This time I was entrusted by him to bring him to meet fellow daoist."

Shen Wenjing said: "It turned out to be the envoy of Qian Yi Zong, who was disrespectful and disrespectful. I don't know what advice Tang Daoyou has for coming to the humble house?"

"Dare to ask Fellow Daoist Shen, is Shen Lin a child of your family?"

"It's my nephew, what's wrong with him?"

"When we traced the whereabouts of the Demon Sect, we found that Nephew Ling had a lot of contacts with the disciples of the Demon Sect, so we came here to inquire about it."

Shen Wenjing's complexion suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said anxiously: "Friend Tang, please believe that even though I, Shen Wenjing, am a vulgar person, I would not do such an extremely stupid thing. My family has many contacts with the Shangzong, It can even be said that it is thanks to the care of the ancestors that the current prosperity of the residence is possible, and I swear to the heavens that I have never done anything to collude with the Demon Sect."

"I believe what Fellow Daoist Shen said, that's why I went to bother Senior Brother Zhu, and asked him to understand. Even if my nephew is colluding with the disciples of the Demon Sect, it should be his personal behavior and has nothing to do with the Shen family. I know that. Land, please call your nephew to come out and have a look, I need to ask you about some things."

"Thank you fellow daoist Tang for your trust. Please rest assured, fellow daoists. If that bastard really colludes with the Demon Sect, I will kill this prodigal son with my own hands." Shen Wenjing said, and roared: "Come on."

A man strode in: "Father, what are your orders?"

"Go, tie up that bastard Shen Lin to see me."

The man was stunned for a moment, and Shen Wenjing said angrily: "Didn't you hear what I said? Bind that bastard, Shen Lin."

"Yes." The man replied and left the hall.

The three of them waited for quite a while, and a handsome man with oily hair and pink face was escorted in. He was bound tightly by a rough hemp god, and he was indeed bound.

"Bastard, kneel down." Shen Wenjing shouted
The man knelt down on his knees with a thud, raised his head and asked with aggrieved face: "Uncle, I don't know what my nephew has committed, and he wants to tie me up to question him."

"Okay! When you feel wronged, let me ask you, whether you have colluded with the disciples of the Demon Sect, calling them brothers and sisters in collusion."

When Shen Lin heard this, his complexion changed greatly, and he immediately called Qi Qu to come: "Uncle, you are wronged! My nephew has never known any disciples of the Demon Sect, so why is there such a conspiracy? Someone must be instigating and frame my nephew."

Another man next to him also said: "Father, although Brother Lin is a bit of a dandy and hangs around for fun, if you say that he has colluded with the Demon Sect, my child will never believe it. The way! This matter may be framed by someone."

"Bastard." Shen Jingwen shouted: "Tang Daoyou is the Immortal Envoy of Qian Yi Zong. This time, he went to Jiangdong to investigate the whereabouts of the Demon Sect. He found out that you have contacts with the disciples of the Demon Sect. He came here to tell me. Could it be that he will frame you?"

Shen Lin looked at Tangning with a pleading look on his face, "Senior, I, Shen Lin, swear to God that I will never collude with the disciples of the Demon Sect. Someone must be trying to frame me to death. I beg you, senior, to investigate!"

With a wave of her hand, Tang Ning untied the rope from his body: "I came to your mansion this time to investigate this matter clearly. If you really colluded with the Demon Sect, then the family has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. You probably don't know what the consequences will be." Clearly, if our information is wrong, then it will just return your innocence.”

"Your mansion is also quite famous in the local area. I didn't want this matter to stir up troubles in the city, so I came here secretly. If I ask you now, you must answer truthfully. If you dare to hide half a sentence, you will bear the consequences. I will not have any more Let me ask you a second time, do you understand?"

Shen Lin quickly said: "Yes, this junior knows, and this junior definitely knows everything, and I dare not lie a single word."

"Nine days ago, did you drink and have fun with others in Zuihualou?"

"Yes." Shen Lin thought for a while and replied
"Who is it, whose name is it, where do you live, how do you know each other, tell me one by one."

"That man doesn't have a surname, his first name is Qinglinzi, but he is a casual cultivator. I met him more than [-] years ago. I often went to Honghuafang to have fun because of my good wine and fun. He also often went there, coming and going. We met each other. He has no fixed place, sometimes he lives in a ruined temple, sometimes he lives in a deep mountain, I have never looked for him, he has always come to me."

"Can you draw what it looks like?"

"Yes." Shen Lin replied

Shen Jingwen said: "Bring a pen and paper to this bastard."

The man next to him took out a pair of paper, ink, brush and inkstone.

Shen Lin fell in front of the desk and swiped like rain, and soon he drew a portrait of a person.

Tangning took a look, and found another portrait from the storage bag, and handed the two portraits to Shen Jingwen: "This is one of our targets, and his identity should undoubtedly be a disciple of the Demon Sect. We will send someone to Followed those people, wanted to find out their real purpose, but was discovered by them, and turned back."

Seeing this, Shen Jingwen couldn't help being furious, and his figure flashed in front of Shen Lin, and with a slap, he slapped Shen Lin's left cheek, sending him flying and hitting the ground hard.

Shen Jingwen put the two portraits on his face: "What do you have to say, you bastard, my Shen family was almost dragged into a place of eternal doom by you."

Shen Lin's face was covered with blood, and the left cheek was immediately red and swollen. He took a look at the portrait and yelled: "I am wronged! Uncle, my nephew is wronged. My nephew didn't know that he was a disciple of the Demon Sect. My nephew only thought he was an ordinary casual cultivator. , who would have guessed that he is a member of the Demon Sect. If he knew his details, my nephew would not dare to associate with him even if he had a hundred courage."

"I've always told you to put more effort into your practice, but you just don't listen. You hang out in Huaxiang all day long, calling friends with unknown origins. Now you're afraid of witnesses, and you say you don't know their identities. Who can tell you?" Proof, I will kill you now." Shen Wenjing said, using his palm as a knife, he was about to swing it down.

Tang Ning said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, don't get angry. It's better to find out. Even if my nephew really colluded with the Demon Sect, it won't be too late to deal with it after I finish asking."

Shen Jingwen walked back to his seat, and Tangning said, "Shen Lin, Fellow Daoist Shen just said something right. You said you didn't know his identity, but can someone prove it?"

Shen Lin panicked: "This... How can outsiders prove this?"

(End of this chapter)