After knowing the arrangements for tomorrow and if he had anything to do now, Zhao Ran sent Yu Zhiyuan back. Yu Zhiyuan looked inside the courtyard and asked: "Do you want to take a look in the Jade Emperor Pavilion? I will take you around.
This is also one of my duties."
Zhao Ran said: "Several elders have gone to visit fellow Taoists. I don't know where my fellow disciples have gone. They are not in the house. I also just came back from Uncle Cai. To be honest, I will meet again later."
I'm going to meet a few people. By the way, there's also Uncle Lin, who was asked by Qi Gu to help..."
Yu Zhiyuan nodded: "Then I will go back and rest for a while. If anything happens, even if Fei Fu tells me, I will be there immediately." After that, he left Yunshuitang with a little frustration.
As soon as Yu Zhiyuan left, Luo Zhiqing came back, with the same frustration on his face and a look of being distracted.
"Senior Brother Luo is back? By the way, where have the First Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother gone? There is no trace... Senior Brother Luo, what's wrong with you? Is there anything untoward?" Zhao Ran asked hurriedly.
Luo Zhiqing said: "Dongfang Jing is not here."
Hearing that Dongfang Jing hadn't come back yet, Zhao Ran felt a little strange and asked, "What? He hasn't come back yet? Is he not planning to come back to watch the Double Cultivation Ceremony this time?"
Luo Zhiqing shook his head, said nothing, and went into the room. Zhao Ran comforted him: "It doesn't matter, Dongfang Jing is not here, there are others. With thousands of guests, can you still worry about not having an opponent? Take your time to find opportunities.
That’s it.”
Luo Zhiqing's eyes lit up, and he turned around and stretched out his hand to Zhao Ran: "Do you have the guest list in your hand?"
Zhao Ran quickly yelled: "I don't have the list, senior brother, don't worry, there will be a chance. I happened to be going to Dongfang Li, so I asked senior brother where Dongfang Jing went... Well, I'll go first.
.”
Zhao Ran was indeed going to Huaixi, but now he had an additional task of asking about Dongfang Jing's whereabouts.
Dongfang Li was in the west hall. After meeting Zhao Ran, he threw a fishing rod over and said, "It's hard for me to ask about Junior Brother Jing's whereabouts."
Zhao Ran picked up the fishing rod and asked while fishing: "Master Chu is a double cultivator. Master Chu is the uncle of Senior Brother Li and Senior Brother Jing, right? Don't you plan to come back to celebrate such a happy event?"
Dongfang Li smiled bitterly and said: "For Uncle Chu, it is a happy event, but for Junior Brother Jing..." After saying this, he shook his head.
Zhao Ran suddenly opened his mouth wide and didn't close it for a long time, thinking, first it was Yu Zhiyuan, and now it's Dongfang Jing's turn, what's going on?
"Senior brother, to that one, eh?"
Dongfang Li smiled and said nothing, so Zhao Ran said with emotion: "I heard that the daughter of Master Ning of Yunxiu Ge in Shaanxi Province is a good match, and she is deeply devoted to senior brother Jing. What should we do?"
Dongfang Li glanced at him: "What are you doing with this leisure time? Mind your own business first."
Zhao Ran was stunned: "What can I do?"
Dongfang Li continued to smile without saying a word.
Zhao Ran said again: "Senior Brother Li called me here. What's the matter?"
Dongfang Li nodded: "The clues you provided last time have already been revealed."
"What clue?"
"Did you forget the clue about Jing Zhimo?"
Zhao Ran patted his forehead: "I've been busy with trivial matters recently, and I really can't take care of it. How is it? How is the situation?"
Dongfang Li sighed and said: "I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing for you to join Sanqing Pavilion. Maybe one day it will delay important matters... Zhang Yunzhao's old case seven years ago has found a breakthrough."
Zhao Ran slapped his thigh: "Is it really Jing Jing Mo Gan?"
Dongfang Li said: "It doesn't seem like he did it, but maybe it has something to do with him."
"How do you say this?"
"I sent this clue back to the main hall. Elder Zhuo took it very seriously and immediately reported it to Wu Tianshi. After Wu Tianshi discussed with Dongji Pavilion Li Tianshi, the case has been transferred to Dongji Pavilion. Jing Zhimo is now being detained in Dongji Pavilion for interrogation.
Judging from the situation reported by Dongji Pavilion, before Zhang Yunzhao went to Guyang County, Jing Zhimo wrote a family letter to the Jing family in Chongqing Mansion. The person who received the letter was Jing Zhimo’s third uncle. Dongji Pavilion sent someone to this person.
He took it. According to this person's explanation, he then informed Jing Zhiwu about the matter. This Jing Zhiwu was a monk at Chongde Hall in Sinan Prefecture, Guizhou. Huang Guanjing was also Jing Zhimo's cousin. Dongji Pavilion quickly went there.
Chongde Hall took people there, but did not find Jing Zhiwu. Chongde Hall said that Jing Zhiwu has not been seen since Jing Zhimo’s accident last year..."
"Then interrogate Jing Zhimo's third uncle. His third uncle must know the details!"
Dongfang Li said: "Dongji Pavilion's methods of asking for confessions are not much worse than our Sanqing Pavilion. I can rest assured about this. I think the truth will come out soon!"
After hearing the news, Zhao Ran finally let out the depression he had been holding in for several years, and sighed: "Actually, this case should have been solved long ago, but I never thought it would be Jing Zhimo who suffered the consequences."
Zhang Jianyuan is so kind, but he can be cruel and cruel! No wonder he can't hear Zhang Jianyuan's name, but it turns out that he has something evil in his heart..."
Dongfang Li said: "Judging from the current situation, Jing Zhimo had no intention of killing. His original intention was to inform his family so that they could make preparations in advance, or to find a way to prevent Zhang Yunzhao from reforming Qingmiaoqian. You know Long'an Mansion
, has anyone profited from the young money from the three prefectures, Yufu and Baoningfu? You Zheng Shiwei, a great gentleman in Longan Prefecture, a high-ranking merchant in Yufu, and Luo Zhonggao, an eunuch in Baoningfu. These three families are deeply involved.
Among them, huge profits are made every year, and it is actually the Jing family's secular industry."
"No wonder..."
"Now we are waiting for the follow-up interrogation to see how they handled the case. Also, our Sanqing Pavilion is concerned about where the monk who murdered Zhang Yunzhao came from. The Taoist friend of Dongji Pavilion said that Jing Zhimo has been
They repeatedly asked whether his third uncle had sent someone to assassinate Zhang Yunzhao. It seemed that the situation was not a disguise. They did not dare to tell Jing Zhimo about the matter, for fear that Jing Zhimo would go crazy before the case came to light..."
After hearing this, Zhao Ran was silent for a moment and said, "If I have a chance, I still want to meet Jing Zhimo."
"Why?"
"He has been angry with me for so many years for nothing. I really want to see his face now! By the way, will Chongde Pavilion be involved in the case? How does Dongji Pavilion plan to deal with them?"
"Chongde Hall has sealed these three properties and handed them over to the General View for disposal. They also promised Dongji Pavilion that Jing Zhiwu will be found within three months. If they are not found, they are willing to accept all punishments."
"So smart..."
"Indeed...Hey, I won't compete with you in fishing from now on. Every time I catch one more fish than me, what's the point?"
"Haha... luck... luck..."
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On May 20th, in front of the Jade Emperor's Hall at Hunyuanding, Chu Yangcheng and Zhu Qigu, a pair of practicing lovers, finally got married. Under the auspices of Zhang Laodao, the two offered incense to Patriarch Ge Hong and Patriarch Bao Gu, and knelt down to worship.
Under the moon, the old man was destined to worship the god, and then he wore a red Taoist robe and offered Qingci to Hongluan Tianxixingjun.
Thousands of distinguished guests including Taoist sects, clans, and casual cultivators watched the ceremony together and witnessed that these two beauties who had been waiting for each other for twenty-four years finally became Taoist lovers.
Zhao Ran was in it, personally feeling the solemnity and enthusiasm of the ceremony, and occasionally a small thought would pop up in his heart: If Zhou Yumo and I were to practice together, who would come to watch the ceremony?