Chapter 195: Appearing

"Immortal Qi is the limit of spirit, the honor of all things' Qi; practice Qi with the body, suppress all spirits, and you can ascend to immortality."

Li Rui flipped through the "Introduction to Immortal Qi" in his hand.

The person who wrote this book was a certain Master of Zui Xian Lou, who had long since died.

The book did not state what realm it was, but to be able to become a Master, it certainly wouldn't be low.

This kind of expert has a very broad vision; although "Introduction to Immortal Qi" is not a cultivation technique, but just miscellaneous notes, there are still quite a few useful points.

It mentions a theory.

That is to continuously strengthen one's own true Qi, suppress all Qi in the world, and finally reach the level of Immortal Qi; when that step is achieved, one naturally becomes an immortal.

It even wrote a large number of methods on how to refine true Qi into Immortal Qi in the book, which is extremely detailed.

Therefore, the book was named "Introduction to Immortal Qi".

"Truly a genius!"

Li Rui was more and more shocked as he read.

Shocked by the whimsical ideas of that Zui Xian Lou Master, and many of the cultivation methods he proposed were actually quite useful.

One must know.

That Zui Xian Lou Master had never seen Immortal Qi at all.

All the methods were thought of out of thin air.

And Li Rui had already mastered a wisp of Immortal Qi, so he was even more shocked, because the path he was taking was already quite close to Immortal Qi.

"A fellow traveler!"

Li Rui didn't expect to meet a predecessor on his own path.

It really is impossible to underestimate the wisdom of predecessors.

He now uses Immortal Qi as a guide to refine Immortal Xuan Qi through the Long-Life Art, but compared to true Immortal Qi, it is a world of difference; there is still a long way to go before he can refine Immortal Xuan Qi to the level of Immortal Qi.

Aptitude is high, but it is also easy to go the wrong way, so he needs to absorb the experience and conjectures of others.

"Building good relationships is useful."

If he hadn't kindly helped Yao Xue, he wouldn't have obtained this "Introduction to Immortal Qi".

Good people don't necessarily have good rewards.

But doing more good deeds can always have some gains.

Li Rui put down the book in his hand.

Looking at the smoke in front of him, he sighed lightly:

"It really came after all."

Only to see the smoke in front of him turn red again, representing that the danger coefficient of Qinghe City began to rise.

What should come cannot be avoided.

Obviously.

It has an inextricable relationship with the arson case in the south of the city today.

"Must figure out who made the move."

A flash of determination crossed Li Rui's eyes.

Some things can be ignored, but one cannot not know.

If one blindly buries one's head in the dirt like an ostrich, one won't even know who is going to kill you when the sword falls.

He looked up at the sun outside the room.

Still early.

Patrolling has this advantage; one doesn't have to be constrained by the time of checking in.

Li Rui put down the book, pushed the door, and walked out.

He strolled along, and before long, he arrived in front of a small residence in the military camp.

A two-courtyard residence, which is actually not small.

But if only one person lives inside, it is quite large.

Dong dong dong.

Li Rui's right index finger knocked forcefully on the door panel.

After about ten breaths.

The courtyard gate was creaked open.

"Magistrate Li, please come in."

Fu Huan opened the door, and seeing it was Li Rui, he hurriedly invited him in.

If it were a Sixth-Rank official from the Six Ministries or the government office, he certainly wouldn't be so polite to Li Rui, a minor Sixth-Rank official.

It is probably because the department Fu Huan is in is the Directorate of Astronomy.

The Morning-Caller is already the lowest-level official in the Directorate of Astronomy, and like Fu Huan, he doesn't even have a single subordinate.

The lowest-level officials cannot cultivate official prestige.

And Li Rui has a good friendship with Yao Xue, so he couldn't neglect him even more.

Fu Huan and Li Rui walked into the main hall.

He said somewhat embarrassedly: "Magistrate Li, I don't have any good tea here, I hope you will make do with it."

Li Rui laughed loudly:

"I came today just to send tea; we thought of the same thing."

Fu Huan saw Li Rui take out a tea cake wrapped in oil paper from his sleeve.

His eyes lit up.

He likes quietness, so even though Cao Wei arranged a maid for him, he pushed them all away and lived alone in the residence.

Fu Huan searched for a long time before finding a set of tea sets from a cabinet on the side.

The host provided the tea set.

Li Rui, the guest, was not polite and personally brewed a pot of tea.

The relationship between the two was drawn closer in this back-and-forth.

Li Rui's tea brewing that day was purposeful; if he hadn't drunk good tea, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to visit, let alone obtain the information he wanted from Fu Huan.

Fu Huan came to find him that day because he was looking at Yao Xue's face.

But if he also wanted to use Yao Xue's face to befriend Fu Huan, he couldn't be too direct, he must be subtle.

Otherwise, Fu Huan would feel that he had ulterior motives and become guarded.

Of course.

Li Rui is not a person with bad intentions either.

"Good tea."

Fu Huan drank it again and still couldn't help but marvel.

Li Rui lowered his head and blew on the hot tea.

How could it not be good?

This was bought by him for a thousand taels of silver; it would only be more expensive in the capital, and every mouthful is the taste of money.

Li Rui: "I have already read the Introduction to Immortal Qi, I hope Magistrate Fu will thank Miss Yao on my behalf when you go back."

A flash of joy crossed Fu Huan's eyes:

"As long as Magistrate Li likes it, I will convey it for you, Magistrate Li."

He was still wondering why Li Rui would suddenly visit.

First, the tea cake relaxed his guard, and now he gave him an excellent reason to befriend Yao Xue, and his defenses were completely gone. Don't look at him as a Sixth-Rank official.

But in the Directorate of Astronomy, he is still a worker, and because of the special nature of the Directorate of Astronomy, there is almost no possibility of being sent out as an official.

Therefore, he must flatter the Director's confidant more.

So that he can obtain more resources in the Directorate of Astronomy.

Yao Xue is a very good candidate.

Li Rui then discussed some personal views in the Introduction to Immortal Qi with Fu Huan.

"Refining Qi to become an immortal... in fact, the Directorate of Astronomy has also tried it, but the power of an individual is ultimately difficult to compare with heaven and earth; many people have tried, but they all failed in the end. If Magistrate Li is interested, the Directorate of Astronomy still has many notes, which are not secrets; I will send them to Magistrate Li when I return to the capital."

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

The Directorate of Astronomy has countless experts, and the notes left by them must be extremely precious.

He asked thoughtfully: "This thing is too precious, Magistrate Fu..."

Fu Huan waved his hand: "They are all old things at the bottom of the box; the path doesn't work, so no one has looked at them for a long time, and they are just sitting there."

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"Then thank you very much."

Li Rui was no longer polite.

An unexpected joy.

With the experience of predecessors in the Directorate of Astronomy, he can take fewer detours.

Compared with those predecessors in the Directorate of Astronomy, he has two huge advantages: one is Immortal Qi, and the other is Immortal Form.

These two points are enough to support him in continuing the dead-end path that the Directorate of Astronomy thought was broken.

The waste books of the Directorate of Astronomy are treasures here.

In fact, although these old books of the Directorate of Astronomy are not worth money, it is really not easy for ordinary people to get them.

At least Li Rui, this patrol, certainly cannot come into contact with them.

Fu Huan also felt that this little old man Li Rui was pleasing to the eye and easy to get along with, so he was generous and willing to help.

Of course.

The so-called pleasing to the eye is actually caused by Li Rui's tea cake and the opportunity to befriend Yao Xue.

Where are there any benefits for no reason?

The two chatted more and more heatedly, and unknowingly, the topic was shifted to the Gao Zhen case by Li Rui.

"Magistrate Fu, I happened to see you in the south of the city this morning."

Fu Huan nodded, a flash of worry crossing his eyes:

"This matter is very suspicious; Magistrate Cao firmly believes it is the work of the Guiming Sect, but Magistrate Chai feels that the matter is not yet settled."

After measuring life and death.

In fact, Fu Huan had no more opportunities to display his skills.

The Directorate of Astronomy is mysterious, just because there are few opportunities for outsiders to come into contact with them; do they really think they are gods who can control the five elements and peek into the secrets of heaven?

Fu Huan is just running errands with Chai Jingong all day.

Li Rui: "What does Magistrate Chai think?"

Fu Huan shook his head: "Magistrate Chai didn't tell me either, but observing with the Qi-Observing Method, I am afraid he has already found something, but he hasn't revealed it to us."

Li Rui couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.

"Could it be that I underestimated the means of this world?"

The smoke warning might not be that an external enemy came at all, but that Chai Jingong could really investigate him.

Thinking of this.

Li Rui felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Late at night.

The Anning Guard was peaceful, and the patrolling soldiers walked in the military camp with torches.

In the dark.

A figure flew by.

In the blink of an eye, he slipped out of the Anning Guard in the gap where the soldiers were not paying attention.

That figure went all the way to the official road, and his footsteps paused slightly.

He looked behind him:

"Shouldn't be followed, right?"

Chai Jingong was dressed in night clothes and said in a low voice.

That's right, the one who sneaked out of the Anning Guard was exactly him.

"Cao Wei's thoughts are impure, he no longer cares about the truth, and these past few days, I have clearly been watched."

"I can only find the truth myself."

A flash of determination crossed Chai Jingong's eyes.

Settling the case recklessly made him feel uneasy.

He didn't care how the Gao Zhen case would be judged in the end, but he must know the result.

After investigating the case for these past few days.

Externally, he always said there were no clues, but in fact, through his unique pig-shaped true Qi, he had already found a breakthrough.

Chai Jingong followed a faint scent and walked toward the distance.

After a full two hours.

He appeared in a mountain forest.

Chai Jingong looked at the almost identical trees around him, and finally squatted down in front of a bare patch of ground:

"This is it."

His eyes were full of exhaustion, but he couldn't hide his joy.

Finally found the place where Gao Zhen died.

This is almost a qualitative leap for solving the case.

Being able to find this place is due to a secret method he practiced; as long as he pays some price, he can strengthen his sense of smell in a short time.

For these past few days, he had been quietly sniffing the clothes Gao Zhen wore before he disappeared.

It wasn't until today that he finally confirmed it.

"Gao Zhen... Guiming Sect..."

Cao Wei wanted to pin the blame on the Guiming Sect.

Chai Jingong opposed it.

Because he discovered through various evidence that Gao Zhen should not be an enemy of the Guiming Sect, and even the two sides were very likely allies.

"Gao Zhen colluded with the Guiming Sect, and the person who killed him is someone else, maybe even in the Anning Guard."

"Is it Jiang Linxian?"

Thinking of this, Chai Jingong gasped.

If the person who made the move was really Jiang Linxian, then everything seemed to be clear.

Just as he was thinking.

Suddenly!

A voice slowly sounded from the dark forest:

"Stop, don't investigate anymore."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 196 =====