Two months have passed by like a fly, and there is still no news about Ai Youyou.
This incident alarmed the old headmaster, and he came out to check it out in person the day after Ai Youyou disappeared.
As a result, even the old headmaster couldn't find any clues, so even the old headmaster was a little curious. What kind of skills did Ai Youyou hide? Logically speaking, even if this person was very strong, he shouldn't have left no aura at all.
After two months of not finding anyone, Ai Youyou even stole a flying bird and escaped no matter how far away she was. Even the old headmaster couldn't find anything, and it seemed that others were even less capable.
But in fact, the old headmaster didn't personally intervene for long. He was just curious about how capable Ai Youyou was.
Lin Ye was also busy preparing for war during this period, so he couldn't spare much energy to investigate.
Although the expedition to the north was planned for at least two years, there was no way we could prepare for such a thing until now.
Dispatching the army, arranging food and supplies, and even going to the local area to supervise, so this matter finally fell to Sui Qing and Monk Hua to investigate.
Both of them are masters of tracking. Although two months have passed before they took over, they are not discouraged and have no intention of perfunctory.
As soon as the two met, they said the same four words at the same time.
Start all over again.
The best and most effective way is often the stupidest way. Don't take any shortcuts and go through it step by step from the beginning to the present.
The two of them did not go to Dali Temple as their first step, but went to Fengyu Temple first.
One is looking for clues inside, and the other is searching carefully outside.
Finally, Monk Hua, who carefully examined the terrain outside,
Found some possibilities.
It's only possible because there are still no traces.
About ten feet away from the gate of Fengyu Temple, Monk Hua found a house with a tree outside, blocking part of the courtyard wall.
Monk Hua guessed that Ai Youyou might have been hiding here and observing Fengyu Temple.
The Dali Temple officials who assisted them in investigating the case felt that it was impossible. Ai Youyou was a great monk in the realm of gods. Why would he hide in a place like this like a little thief?
Monk Hua's explanation is...because Ai Youyou attaches great importance to this matter. Others regard him as a great monk, but he himself does not. He will regard himself as a little thief.
The officials of Dali Temple reluctantly accepted this explanation, but did not think it was the truth.
That is a great monk in the Immortal Realm. Let alone hiding, even if he is standing behind you in the dark, you will not be able to notice him.
A great monk in the Immortal Realm regards himself as a petty thief, which probably only makes sense theoretically.
Monk Hua didn't care about the attitude of the people in Dali Temple. After all, the people in Dali Temple were only ordered to assist them in investigating the case.
After another half an hour, Sui Qing came out of Fengyu Temple.
"The birds are stored in the backyard. There are only five in total. Three of them are in the warehouse and two are parked in the martial arts field. They are used by the disciples for training."
Sui Qing went and said: "Although the backyard is heavily guarded, the time for throwing things is in the latter half of the night. The people on duty are the least and the spirits are the worst. The most important thing is that Ai Youyou did not drive away on a flying bird, but carried a
The birds flew away."
Monk Hua also expressed his opinion, and Sui Qingqu had no doubt about it.
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It was the flying bird that stole two people first and then stole them away."
This was Sui Qingqu's judgment.
The officials of Dali Temple were a little unconvinced again.
"How is this possible? Bringing two people to steal birds? Those two talisman masters don't know how to practice and are clumsy. Why would Ai Youyou bring them to steal things? This is Fengyu Temple."
Monk Hua glanced at him: "You are still in Dali Temple, didn't you still lose two big people?"
The official of Dali Temple opened his mouth but said nothing more.
Sui Qing went and said, "It's a stupid way."
Monk Hua nodded: "Split up and ask all the soldiers on duty on the city wall that night. Don't miss any one."
An official from Dali Temple said at this time: "Dali Temple has sent all the personnel to investigate. The total number of inquiries has exceeded 3,500. From the generals on duty to the soldiers, no one has found anything."
Monk Hua looked back at the Fengyu Temple disciple who was following him. This person was Lu Junji's direct disciple, named Lu Xun, and he was only seventeen or eighteen years old.
"As far as you know, how high can a bird fly to without people feeling anything at all?"
Lu Xun said: "The sound of flying birds flapping their wings is very special. If it is slightly lower, it will be noticed immediately. If you want to make people feel nothing at all, even ordinary people have no sense at all, they have to fly at least thirty feet.
above."
Monk Hua said: "It was night, so it was quiet. Besides, there were many experts among the defenders on the city wall, so if you wanted to hide it from their eyes and ears, you would need at least fifty feet."
Lu Xun said: "Even so, it can only be done while gliding. If it flaps its wings, an expert should be able to notice it."
Sui Qing looked at Monk Hua, and Monk Hua nodded. At this moment
, both of them had a guess in their minds at the same time.
Sui Qing went to ask: "Is there any underground palace or the like in Fengyu Temple?"
Lu Xun shook his head: "I don't know... My status is low and I am not enough to have access to such secrets."
At this time, the official of Dali Temple said: "You two adults, don't think about that man hiding in Fengyu Temple. Don't forget that the old headmaster once personally checked whether Fengyu Temple has underground palaces and how many there are.
But no one knows the hiding place better than the old master."
Sui Qing went and said, "I don't think Ai Youyou would hide in Fengyu Temple with two Talisman masters, I think the stolen bird might not have been stolen at all."
The Dali Temple official replied: "The old master personally inspected Fengyu Temple and did not notice that the missing bird was still there."
Sui Qing went to hum.
Since the old headmaster personally inspected it, of course there is nothing to doubt.
"wrong."
Monk Hua suddenly thought of something.
"We have all overlooked one thing... Although the two stolen Talisman Masters do not know how to practice, and now they cannot cast the magic of Runes, so we have always felt that those two people are useless...
.”
Sui Qing went and said: "Ai Youyou first stole the two of them, and then the flying bird, and then forced the two Talisman masters to improve the rune array on the flying bird. Then he used the power of the cultivation of the God-endowed realm to make
Birds are more concealed."
Although the two people inferred something, the final result was no different from their previous judgment.
Ai Youyou just ran away.
"He also specially picked a cloudy day."
An official from Dali Temple said: "There was no moon that day, it was as dark as ink.
Therefore, it is even harder to detect... However, these two adults are really amazing, and we have ignored the role of the two Talisman Masters before."
Monk Hua sighed: "It's pointless even if I think about it. Flying out of Geling City and looking for it is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Sui Qing went and said, "Well, it seems like we have no clue at all, but if we put aside everything we know now and only consider one thing...where would we go if we were Ai Youyou?"
No matter how clever the other party used to steal people and birds, or how clever they used to escape from Geling City.
I don’t think about these things for the time being, I just think about where Ai Youyou will go.
"Yunzhou?"
Monk Hua replied with some confusion.
Ai Youyou has been the priest at Tianshui Cliff in Yunzhou for so many years. It can be said that she is still able to deal with many forces with ease.
Not to mention the original government officials and city lords, even Tuoba Lie had to give him enough face.
If Ai Youyou had no contact with Tuoba Lie in private, who would believe it?
Therefore, Ai Youyou must still be hiding a lot of secrets in Yunzhou. Regardless of any factors, the most likely way for him to go is to Yunzhou.
"Go and ask His Highness for instructions."
Sui Qing went and said, "You and I rush to Yunzhou."
Two months later, Sui Qing went to Yunzhou City with a group of swordsmen in bamboo hats.
Monk Hua, on the other hand, acted in secret and did not act with the large army.
The flying bird is a good thing. If Ai Youyou really escapes to Yunzhou, he should find a way to transport the flying bird into the city, so the first thing Sui Qing does when he goes is to transfer the entry and exit records of all the gates of Yunzhou City.
.
And just when Sui Qing went to lead the team into the city, Ai
Youyou had already seen them.
Of course people like Ai Youyou knew that his coming to Yunzhou would be found out, and even if the court could not find out, they would definitely send people to Yunzhou to investigate.
So during these days, he would take time to visit the city gate every day.
He is good at the art of disguise, and as a great monk he can hide his cultivation aura. When he doesn't release it, he is no different from an ordinary person.
So when Sui Qing went to the city, Ai Youyou was drinking tea at a stall not far away.
After Sui Qing's team passed by, Ai Youyou took a look in which direction and stood up to leave.
Until night.
Ai Youyou looked around to make sure that no one would notice that he had crawled into a hole as small as a dog hole.
At his level, the art of shrinking bones is not difficult to do.
Back at his residence, Ai Youyou glanced at the two Talisman Masters who were still busy writing and snorted coldly. The two people were obviously startled by his snort.
"You two have been writing here for three full months, and you have written quite a lot, but... do you really think I'm easy to bully?"
Ai Youyou walked up to a Talisman Master and pointed at what he had written and said, "You think I can't see what you wrote randomly?!"
The Talisman Master was so frightened that he knelt down and kept kowtowing: "Sir, I really don't dare to write randomly. They are all written carefully. Not a single rune is a scribble."
Ai Youyou said: "You still dare to speak harshly. Anyway, one of you is enough. I will kill you first today, and the other one will not dare to deal with it anymore."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and struck it down with a palm. The Talisman Master was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and peed his pants...
Ai Youyou's palm stopped.
"
I ask again, how much did you write randomly?"
The talisman master cried and replied: "Sir, I really don't dare to write a single talisman, not a single one..."
Ai Youyou immediately laughed, helped the talisman master to stand up and said: "I'm just teasing you, continue writing... How long will it take for you to finish writing?"
The frightened rune master said: "There are hundreds of basic rune formations, and it will take a month to draw all the more complicated ones."
Another talisman master trembled and said: "It may not be possible to draw them all in a month. We only remember some talisman formations, but we are not good at them. Some of them are too complicated, and we actually...can't remember them clearly."
Ai Youyou was a little annoyed.
These little Talisman Masters are troublesome. They don't have that much ability, so they can only learn the runes by rote memorization. But when they reach the level of the Great Talisman Masters, they are as familiar with the runes as they are with their own hands, and they can use them easily.
Moreover, when you reach the level of Ji Shang, or the level of a first-grade great talisman master, you can completely create your own rune combinations.
"Just write."
Ai Youyou said: "Try to finish it within a month. Don't worry, you two, I won't treat you badly. You teach me the talismans and I'll teach you how to practice."
When the two Talisman masters heard this, they immediately thanked them profusely, but they both knew that there was no way the short old man in front of them could teach them how to practice. It would be nice if he didn't kill them.
Ai Youyou is not in a hurry, because he knows that no one is more familiar with Yunzhou than him. Here, it will not be difficult for him to hide for a lifetime, let alone a month.
Unless the old headmaster comes in person
, turn over the entire Yunzhou inch by inch, otherwise, he won't worry even if Lin Ye comes in person.
As for the court eagle dogs chasing after them, Ai Youyou didn't even care.
With his strength, it would not be difficult to kill all those people.
But he doesn't want to kill, he just wants to practice quietly without being disturbed. When he masters the art of runes, there will naturally be many opportunities for him to prove his way by killing people.
Ai Youyou didn't even bother to take care of the two Talisman Masters, because he couldn't get out of this place even if he didn't take care of them.
After returning to her residence, Ai Youyou lay down on the stone bed and looked at the runes on the roof, her eyes gradually becoming blurred.