Chapter 1126: The Name of an Acquaintance

"Has Elder Cao ever been to the country of Fan?"

"I've been there five or six times, after all we are so close!" Cao Yanhua said, "But I basically go to run errands for the sect!"

"Basically all?" He Lingchuan grasped the key point, "When was the last time? For personal or business reasons?"

"About half a year ago?" Cao Yanhua thought for a while, "Assigned by Head Li."

Head Li nodded: "Yes, half a year ago I asked Elder Cao to go to Julu Port to pick someone up."

He Lingchuan pondered: "Besides the headmaster and Elder Cao, is there anyone else in the sect who is qualified to go up the mountain to inspect the lamps?"

"There is another Elder Wu."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Elder Cao said anxiously: "I really didn't do it. Commander Jin's tribute was lost without anyone noticing, how could I have done it!"

Jin Bai and He Lingchuan exchanged glances and nodded to Head Li. So Head Li asked Elder Cao to return to his residence first and sent his disciples to accompany him.

Although pleasant, this is tantamount to detention. Elder Cao is now an important suspect. If he runs away, Xiaoyao Sect will be in big trouble.

Cao Yanhua couldn't say anything, so he could only sigh and retreat on his own.

After his figure disappeared from sight, He Lingchuan asked Head Li: "How popular is Elder Cao in the sect?"

"Very good." Head Li said, "He is deeply loved by everyone."

"This is a serious matter, so let's not talk about the situation." He Lingchuan smiled. He had never seen many people be loved by everyone at the same time. Elder Cao looked even less like it, "Does he have an enemy in the sect?"

Head Li walked a few steps before saying: "Elder Cao is outspoken and his words will inevitably offend others. But everyone in the sect knows that he has no ill intentions."

Jin Bai was displeased: "Master Li, we are investigating the case!"

If you want to be a good person, you shouldn’t choose this time.

Head Li shook his head: "Really not."

He Lingchuan immediately said: "When the tribute was stolen, weren't there disciples who could testify for Elder Cao? I want to meet them."

Head Li has no objections.

About an hour later, six or seven Xiaoyao Sect disciples stood in front of Jin Bai and He Lingchuan.

Jin Bai glanced at He Lingchuan, who whispered to Head Li:

"Master, I have something to ask."

After that, he pointed toward the door.

Headmaster Li glanced at several disciples and walked out naturally with him.

Opposite is Baimaofeng.

In this season, the mountains are lush and green, but the mountainside is still covered with snow, and the scenery is magnificent.

The mountain is there, much the same as it was a hundred and sixty years ago.

However, things change and people change.

He Lingchuan sighed secretly, and then asked Head Li: "I would like to ask, when did the Xiaoyao Sect provide the country with bright lamps?"

Head Li was a little surprised, so He Lingchuan added: "As time goes by, more people may know the inside story."

"More than a hundred years ago." Head Li thought for a while, "To be precise, it was more than a hundred and twenty years ago."

"How long is the history of your sect?" He Lingchuan was slightly surprised that the Xiaoyao sect had a history of more than a hundred years. "I'm sorry, I mean, this is a rare longevity in the Shining Gold Plains."

Kingdoms in the Golden Plains usually change like a revolving door. It is nothing new to see things change in five or ten years.

"That's true." Head Li smiled, "In fact, in terms of the Golden Flash Plains, although Xiaoyao Sect's territory is not large, its strength is stronger than most kingdoms. The inheritance of our Taoism here has not been interrupted, and the surrounding population is also constantly influxing."

There are always exceptions to everything, and there are a few people on the Shining Gold Plains who can still make do with their lives, and the Xiaoyao Sect is one of them.

"After Mou Guo established the country, he gave us a lot of help, so Xiaoyao Sect will pay tribute to Ming Lantern every few years."

He Lingchuan pondered: "How did you get involved with Mou Guo? The distance between him and you is a bit far."

It takes seven days to take a boat from Yangshan Islands to Julu Port; if you start from Mouguo, it will of course be further.

"It was Mou Guo who found us, hoping to obtain the bright lanterns produced by our clan."

Leader Li didn't say what he said clearly, but He Lingchuan understood the implication immediately.

Mou Guo couldn't ask for this bright lamp in vain, so there must be some secret exchange of conditions between the two parties. What he can directly think of is that Mou Guo provides financial or human support to Xiaoyao Sect. After all, which country and force on the Golden Flash Plain is not short of money?

It's no wonder that the Xiaoyao Sect can still live a comfortable life in the Shining Gold Plains, with the support of Mou Kingdom and even Lingshan Mountain.

From this point of view, the bright lanterns are indeed important to Mou Guo.

If the two sides were not really too far apart, Mou Guo might have swallowed up the Xiaoyao Sect in one go. This Taoist sect would never be as happy as it is today.

Head Li continued: "Wang Gesheng, the founder of Xiaoyao Sect, signed a series of treaties with Mou State..."

Hearing a familiar name, He Lingchuan couldn't help but be surprised: "Wait a minute, who is the founder of the mountain?"

"My ancestor respected Wang Gesheng. Mr. He may have heard of it?"

"I've heard of it, I've heard of it." He Lingchuan chuckled, "Is this Patriarch Wang a native of Julu?"

"Exactly!" Head Li nodded, "No one today knows that more than 160 years ago, the land of Wei State was the Julu State."

Is there such a coincidence? He Lingchuan pressed his forehead. It turned out that Xiaoyao Sect was founded by Wang Gesheng, a young man from Julu Port?

Not only did I stay in his hotel, I also learned about the bear demon from him.

Of course, that was in the world of Panlong.

But this also shows that Dafang Hu’s restoration of history is authentic and credible.

Authentic, credible...

Master Li saw that he was distracted and couldn't help asking, "Mr. He?"

"Oh, I was just about to ask, your sect has kept the Mingdeng for so long, don't outsiders know about it and don't come to steal it?"

"The Mingdeng has a special effect, not every practitioner can use it." Master Li laughed, "To put it bluntly, ordinary practitioners will never wait for the backlash of the inner demon in their lifetime."

"That's right." The Spider Demon Sisters said that the most common use of the Mingdeng is to make a heart lamp to drive away the inner demon. But under the current external environment, most practitioners can't reach such a high level.

Not to mention others, He Lingchuan has been practicing hard for many years, and he has not found that the inner demon has invaded him so far.

"If you can't reach that level, the Mingdeng is of little use." Master Li said again, "Of course, the situation of the second prince of King Wei is a special case."

"Even if others know that my sect produces Mingdeng, they may not be interested; of course, the Shining Gold Plain has been turbulent for many years, and fewer and fewer people know this secret. Today, I'm afraid there are not many."

The inheritance of secrets is most afraid of turbulence. How many pasts and secrets are buried in such a large plain?

He Lingchuan hesitated for a moment and asked again: "I want to know the end of Julu Kingdom."

Neither Panlong World nor Shao Jian's notes will hint at the future of Julu Kingdom.

"Julu Kingdom?" Master Li was a little surprised that Mr. He was actually interested in the old things in the pile of old papers? But he still said, "Its history is not long, and the country has been in existence for exactly 25 years."

"Only 25 years?" He Lingchuan seemed to be talking to himself, "The founding monarch of Julu Kingdom worked hard to govern the country, I thought the country would live longer."

The Julu Kingdom he saw in Panlong World was only established for seven years and was thriving.

I didn't expect that such a good life could only last for another 18 years.

But He Lingchuan changed his mind and thought that it was already the 19th year of Panlong Calendar. In another 13 years, Panlong City would also be destroyed. Alas, it was before the demise of Julu Kingdom.

This Mr. He knew that the monarch of Julu Kingdom was capable, but he didn't know the history of Julu Kingdom? It was probably a joke from a book? Sect Leader Li said, "After Ranmin died, his successor was incompetent, and Julu was annexed by Dongmin in less than five years."

"What if Julu was prosperous in the past? It was just a mirage. On the Shining Golden Plain, life and death are destiny, and no one can escape it, no matter the family, country or individual." He also looked at the distant mountains and sighed, "For thousands of years, only this piece of land has remained the same."

He Lingchuan looked at Baimao Mountain.

This piece of land will change owners every few days, but if you look closely, it seems that it has never had an owner in the past thousand years.

Of course, Xiaoyao Sect seems to have temporarily jumped out of the boundary and is not affected by fate. But He Lingchuan knows that a major factor behind this is the support of the powerful.

Xiaoyao Sect has been able to stand here for a hundred years without falling, and it has its own ability. But if it were not for the secret support of Mou State, there would always be a few storms that it could not survive on its own, right?

"By the way, it is said that this place was called Longshou Mountain in the past, and it was the place where the black dragon fell."

"Yes, there is such a legend." Master Li nodded, "That was a long time ago. People today only know Baimao Mountain and have never heard of the name Longshou."

"Since it is the place where the dragon fell, there should have been many strange phenomena, right?"

"That was also a long time ago." Master Li said, "In fact, I have heard another saying that the real place where the dragon fell is not here, but in the Upside-down Sea northeast of the Shining Gold Plain. But this place is named Longshou Mountain, probably because there was a black dragon phantom rising up, which was spectacular. Over time, everyone made up a story."

This conflicts with the legend in Shao Jian's notes. Which one is true?

Maybe neither is true.

After the two finished talking, they went back to find Jin Bai.

Jin Bai, Dong Rui and others also talked to the witness disciples one by one. When they saw the two coming, they said, "We asked them, and they all said that Elder Cao did not go out in the sect during those days. In addition, Elder Wu and Elder Cao have a bad relationship and often blame each other." He Lingchuan deliberately sent Master Li away so that the disciples could speak freely. Master Li touched his nose awkwardly. As the master, there were some things he couldn't say, but since the Shadow Fang Guard asked, he asked someone to call Elder Wu. Elder Wu's confession was also denied, and there were eyewitnesses. They were busy until dark, and they didn't find any flaws in the two elders, but they heard Elder Wu's gossip from two disciples. This elder has always had a lustful problem. But this has nothing to do with the current investigation. Tonight, He Lingchuan and others will rest in Xiaoyao Sect. Taking advantage of the dinner break, Jin Bai pulled He Lingchuan aside and said in a depressed tone, "Nothing was found."