Chapter 1879 Suspicion

Only Fairy Qingxia took a step back and stood behind the crowd without making any movements.

According to the rules, her task was only to monitor the performance of Ye Tian and the others during this practice walk, and she did not have to pay attention to other matters.

Moreover, with the cultivation bases of these people flying here at this time, they are far from being able to be regarded as Fairy Qingxia personally.

Ye Tian made a gesture of invitation, and let those people come to the deck of the flying boat.

"I am the king of the Wu Kingdom, Lu Yucheng, I don't know your Excellency...?" The middle-aged man in the dragon robe asked.

"My name is Lin Xuan, and I am traveling around the world with my disciples, and I just passed by here by chance." Ye Tian casually said a fake name.

He took a detour to avoid the obstruction of Xiandao Mountain. Xiandao Mountain controls the world of Jiuzhou. In order to avoid possible troubles, it is better to hide his real name.

In the eyes of Tan Xuefeng, Ding Shi and many disciples, these actions were automatically interpreted as a low-key performance, and no one thought about it.

"So it's Mr. Lin Xuan," Lu Yucheng nodded.

The reputation of the Holy Church in the world of Nine Provinces is too loud. It is natural to be able to become the king of a country and know some rules in the Holy Church.

In fact, from the flying boat that Ye Tian and the others took, he could tell that it was the boat that Mr. Wang used to go out in the church.

Also, the blue Taoist robes that Ye Tian and the others had newly put on after passing the competition could also let those who knew the rules of the temple know their identities.

"This is the city lord of Shoucheng, Han Liang." Lu Yucheng pointed to a tall middle-aged man in a black robe on the left beside him and introduced.

"This is the Immortal Envoy of Xiandao Mountain in my country of Wu, Mr. Song Kangsong!" Then, he pointed to an old man in Taoist robes on the right.

In fact, Ye Tian has already recognized that the old man should be from Xiandao Mountain through the Taoist robe on the old man.

This is also the reason why Ye Tian temporarily decided to use a fake name.

Lu Yucheng, who was the rest of them, didn't say anything more, there should be no need to introduce them.

Ye Tian also introduced Tan Xuefeng and Ding Shi to each other, and they greeted each other.

After a brief acquaintance, Ye Tian asked what he had always wanted to say.

"The Wangchuan River broke its embankment, why didn't you stop it, causing such a disaster?"

"Fellow Daoist Lin Xuan, it's really our negligence. It's just that the three of us are retreating, and our subordinates don't dare to disturb us. It's true that we didn't know this happened. We still noticed the world that was stirred up by the two gentlemen. Breath, this is the time to leave the customs!"

"Actually, the gentlemen don't know that the embankment of the Wangchuan River often bursts, and it has been reinforced with formations, but it can't be cured, so everyone has long been used to it." Lu Yucheng said with a sigh.

"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you all for helping me save Shoucheng from disaster," he continued after a pause, and saluted Tan Xuefeng and Ding Shi at the same time.

Ye Tian frowned slightly.

Is disaster avoided? However, now that the disaster has appeared, how can it be said that it is exempted?

But Ye Tian didn't have the extra thought to argue with this person.

"Right now, we should try our best to eliminate the impact of the disaster, properly resettle the victims, and rebuild the city." Ye Tian said in a deep voice, "We can stay here for three days, these disciples are here to help you."

Ye Tian's words obviously made Lu Yucheng stunned.

"Then thank you all, let City Lord Han arrange and entertain everyone." But he reacted immediately, nodded, pointed to Han Liang, the city lord of Shoucheng, and ordered.

The latter should be in a hurry.

...

The rebuilding of Shoucheng started, and under the guidance and arrangement of the city lord Han Liang, most of the disciples entered the city.

What we can do now is to heal the wounded.

Before asking about the cultivation base, the monks cultivated themselves. It can be said that every beginner monk is the best healer in the world, especially for mortals.

Therefore, these thirty or so disciples can play a very important role.

Ye Tian and Fairy Qingxia, who has concealed her cultivation and identity, also walked with everyone.

Whether it's Ye Tian, ​​Qingxia Fairy, or many disciples, if they don't interfere with anything, they are still willing to help when they see this kind of disaster happening. s life.

It's a pity that these disciples can only heal the wounded, and there is no way to save the dead people and monks.

Ye Tian and Fairy Qingxia actually have this ability, but... it is okay to save a few, but if there are too many, it will be against the law of heaven.

In this disaster, the injured people are really a small part, and most of the people's fragile lives have been taken away by the flood.

The dead bodies that were cleaned out accounted for the vast majority.

Ye Tian and the others walked all the way, and saw the surviving people running around aimlessly, looking for a place to live, looking for their relatives.

Of course, there are more negative emotions such as panic, despair, sadness, loss, etc. on the face, hiding in some places that they think are safe and shivering, immersed in the fear brought by the disaster and unable to extricate themselves.

However, wherever Ye Tian and the others went, the eyes of those who saw them immediately lit up, and they shouted loudly that the immortals from the temple were coming.

When Tan Xuefeng and Ding Shi, who were wearing priestly robes of the holy church, blocked the embankment and diverted the flood water, their figures were already clearly imprinted in the eyes of the people in the city, and soon spread throughout the city.

Now everyone knows that the immortals of the temple stopped the disaster and saved them. Seeing Ye Tian and the others appear in front of them, hope and strength were undoubtedly refilled in their hearts.

Dressed in rags, they gathered in front of Ye Tian and the others, knelt down and kowtowed, thanking them for saving their lives.

However, Ye Tian noticed a drenched and dirty young man not far away, but he was standing there with his back to the crowd, as if he was deaf to the movement behind him, and just looked at him seriously.

There were four corpses neatly arranged there, two men and two women.

I don't know what the young man was thinking at this time, but his own condition is actually not very good. There seems to be a deep wound on his left arm by some sharp object. After soaking in the flood, the flesh and blood have turned white. It turned outward like a big open mouth, and the white bones inside were as conspicuous as human teeth.

Ye Tian frowned slightly, and walked to the side of the other party.

"I'll help you heal." Ye Tian stretched out his hand and pulled the boy's left arm up.

The boy seemed to have finally come to his senses, he turned his head and looked at Ye Tian seriously.

Then he turned to look at the other people in the room.

Ye Tian stretched out his hand, and the radiant aura spread out, wrapping the boy's wound.

The booty on the wound was cleaned up in an instant, and then began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The young man stared at Ye Tian blankly, and suddenly his whole body began to tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Dou Da's tears welled up in the boy's eyes.

He began to cry silently.

After a while, Ye Tian let go of his hand, and the boy's arm had recovered to its original state, his skin was rosy, and there was no sign of any injuries.

He let the tears rage on his dirty face, staring at his injured arm with wide eyes.

Then he looked at Ye Tian again.

"Why did you come here?!" The boy asked with a trembling tone, clenching his teeth tightly, and his eyes were empty.

The young man obviously didn't want Ye Tian to answer when he asked this question.

"Why didn't you arrive a little earlier?"

"As long as it's early, parents won't die!"

"Grandpa and grandma won't die!"

"Sister will not be swept away by the water!"

"Why?!"

These few wailing words seemed to have exhausted all the strength of the young man, and he fell to the ground with a bang, his hands clasped deeply on the muddy ground, his whole body trembling and twitching uncontrollably.

He wailed.

Like a desperate little beast caught in a hunter's trap.

The young man's cry also attracted the attention of the rest of the audience. An old man staggered over, stopped Ye Tian in fear, and knelt down with a plop.

In fact, Ye Tian didn't say anything, but the old man was worried that he would offend this high-ranking immortal, so he acted like this.

"Immortal Head, please forgive his offense!" The old man sighed and said with tears in his eyes: "When the flood came, their family all hid on the roof. Unfortunately, the old house was soaked in water for too long. , still collapsed."

"His parents, grandparents, and grandparents tried their best to drag him and his sister out of the water. He was holding on to his sister, but his arm was scratched and he did not let go. In the end, the wound was too severe and he lost his strength. The little girl was also killed. It was swept away by the flood, and it has not been found yet!"

"Don't blame him, poor kid!" The old man said, and kowtowed to Ye Tian a few more times.

"Old man, where is your family?" Ye Tian asked in a deep voice.

"My wife is gone too," the old man said, "When the house collapsed, it passed away in no time, and I didn't suffer any crimes, which is very good!"

"She won't be lonely over there, because my old bone is going to accompany her soon." At the end, the old man forced a smile, but it was only full of extreme grief and deep wrinkles.

...

The old and the young are just a microcosm of the thousands of people in Shoucheng at this time, and there are countless people who have the same experience.

Even worse than that are numerous.

Everyone continued to move forward while treating the wounded.

About half an hour later, they came to a square.

In the past, this place seemed to be a market, and you could see many signboards washed away by the flood, fragmented stalls and so on.

But at this moment, this place has become a temporary place where corpses are kept.

Countless unclaimed corpses are placed here.

Some people came here, identifying one by one among the corpses, with a complicated psychology of hope and despair coexisting at the same time.

From time to time, someone recognized someone they knew, and then there was the sound of sad crying.

Depression and heaviness filled this place, making every cry and howl extremely harsh.

After a moment of silence, Ye Tian and the others moved on.

...

In Shoucheng, in the depths of an elegant manor.

In the space opened up underground, the huge night pearl inlaid on the wall illuminates the dark space.

At this time, several figures were sitting inside.

Among them are Lu Yucheng, the monarch of the Wu Kingdom, and Song Kang, the envoy of Xiandao Mountain, and others.

Although Lu Yucheng had always been the leader when meeting Ye Tian, ​​but at this moment, here, Song Kang was obviously the leader of the seats among the people.

"Things were going well, but a team from the temple suddenly appeared and passed by. It's really unlucky!" Lu Yucheng shook his head and said.

"Or, let's take these people from the church..." An old man with a gloomy face said in a deep voice, with murderous intent in his tone.

"This matter is indeed possible, that is, the strength of the three gentlemen is slightly stronger, two are at the peak of Huashen, and one cannot see through, but since they are wearing blue robes, they should not be able to surpass Huashen. Xu, the four Huashen, if you are prepared to catch them all by surprise, it will not be difficult!" Another person also nodded in agreement.

"It's not right..." Song Kang, the leader, said slowly: "After all, they are people from the holy hall, and the holy hall can be regarded as a part of my Immortal Dao Mountain. It is also a big trouble for a group of people to disappear here inexplicably."

"The main concern is, will they find anything?" Lu Yucheng said.

"No, we have just started. Even if they find something strange about this flood, it will not hurt. They are all monks. The life and death of some irrelevant mortals and monks is not a big deal. No one will care." Song Kang Indifferently said: "And that Lin Xuan has already said that we will only stay for three days, after they leave, we will start all over again."

"No problem." Several people beside him responded one after another.

"However, you still have to be as careful as possible. For these three days, you must send someone to accompany you, in case they find anything." Song Kang instructed.

"good!"

...

On the third day, Ye Tian and the others had already traveled all over Shoucheng. They worked nonstop and treated all the wounded they encountered.

In the end, everyone came to the center of Shoucheng, in front of the square of the City Lord's Mansion.

Several porridge sheds have been set up here to feed the hungry people.

Ye Tian didn't stop at the end of the three days that he had previously set, and was sent back to the flying boat by Lu Yucheng, the king of Wu Kingdom, and Han Liang, the lord of Shoucheng City.

In fact, the hearts of all the disciples are still very heavy. Basically, everyone wants to stay there and do something within their ability, but the environment is really oppressive and heavy, making people suffocated.

After Ye Tian bid farewell to Lu Yucheng Han Liang and others, he urged his flying boat to take off into the sky and continued west along the Wangchuan River.

But after leaving Shoucheng, Ye Tian always felt that something was wrong.

It seems to have overlooked something, forgotten something.

He originally wondered if it was because of Zuo Qiuyi. After all, Ye Tian first became curious about this city because Shoucheng was Zuo Qiuyi's hometown.

As a result, when they arrived, they encountered that disaster, and then they basically spent three days healing and helping those people, without thinking about Zuo Qiuyi again.

But after thinking about it, this is not the case. This is just the place where Zuo Qiuyi lived. Whether he started to practice or get close to the secrets of luck, all happened in the temple and had nothing to do with this place.

Fairy Qingxia told Ye Tian that Zuo Qiuyi was accidentally discovered by a passing church teacher, and he brought him back to the temple to start practicing.

Apart from this, there is nothing worthy of Ye Tian's attention.

Living in Dianjiao Peak for decades, Ye Tian has basically read all the books in it, and there is no record of any major events related to Shoucheng in all the books he has read in his memory.

Thinking of this, Ye Tian suddenly frowned slightly!

Book records...

He suddenly remembered that he had read a few records about Shoucheng in the book.

Apart from being the capital of the state of Wu, there is indeed nothing impressive here, and there is no one worth mentioning besides Zuo Qiuyi.

The only thing is, Shoucheng itself.

This city has been built by the Wangchuan River for a long time, and has an ancient history. The most important thing is that this city has never encountered any natural disasters since it was recorded, whether it is floods or earthquakes. Storm blah blah blah.

It is also because this city is right next to the Wangchuan River, the largest river in the Jiuzhou world, so it is a very rare thing that it has never encountered a flood.

It is also because of this that the city got the name Shoucheng, which means longevity.

Yes, there has been no flooding!

Ye Tian narrowed his eyes slightly.

He suddenly remembered that when he first came to Shoucheng and met Lu Yucheng, the king of the state of Wu, the other party told himself that floods often happened here, and they were used to it, so they didn't care at first!

At the same time, Ye Tian also thought of the scenes he saw in Shoucheng.

If this is a city that often suffers from floods, then the people in the city should have been prepared for such things, or have experience in dealing with floods.

But... In fact, the people of Shoucheng were not prepared for this at all.

Whether it is not people, or the large number of houses in the city that could not withstand the blisters and collapsed, it shows that Lu Yucheng's statement is wrong.

In the records that Ye Tian read before, the description of Shoucheng is correct!

Therefore, Lu Yucheng is lying!

In addition, they did not come forward to stop the flood from entering the city, so it was obvious that they only showed up after discovering that Tan Xuefeng and Ding Shi had blocked the flood.

It's just that their explanations at that time were considered reasonable, and Ye Tian didn't bother to argue with them.

But now when a loophole is discovered and suspicion arises, Ye Tian is very confused.

Why did they lie to Ye Tian?

In fact, Ye Tian was just passing through Shoucheng, without any practical purpose at all. Hiding it from Ye Tian could only explain what they were going to do in Shoucheng so that Ye Tian could not know the truth.

Then think of it, they let the flood flood the city, and the Shoucheng embankment, which has been safe and sound for countless years, suddenly and inexplicably suffered a disaster.

In Ye Tian's heart, a terrible guess appeared.

Yangzhou is considered one of the most prosperous places among the Nine Continents, and Wu State is also one of the most powerful countries above Yangzhou. For example, the monarch of Wu State is a Void-Returning cultivator, and the immortal envoys sent by Xiandao Mountain to Wu State also have Void-Returning Xiuwei.

This is a situation that is extremely difficult to appear in ordinary countries.

And that Shoucheng is the capital of the Wu Kingdom, plus it has been peaceful for a long time, and the population is thriving, so it is extremely rich. Based on Ye Tian's estimation in the past three days, there are more than one million people living in Shoucheng.

If it is really a guess.

Ye Tian's eyes suddenly darkened.