Chapter 237: Rumors (Seeking monthly votes)

Fei Si realized: "Then everything matches up."

Then, he made a detailed report to Meng Kui.

Meng Kui pondered: "The three-dantian Foundation Establishment method will inevitably be of great help to my grandson Meng Chong."

"This Demonic Dao True Scripture should be strictly guarded by my City Lord's Mansion. If it falls outside and into the hands of demonic thieves, I don't know how many lives will suffer again."

"Fei Si, do your best to find this true scripture!"

Meng Kui issued the order directly.

Fei Si, carrying the new order, returned to the City Lord's Mansion again.

He sat at the desk and pondered.

"Where exactly is the Demonic Dao True Scripture?"

The person he suspected first was Ning Zhuo!

"This little guy Ning Zhuo is ambitious, and it was he who led the effort to eradicate Yuan Dasheng."

"At that time, he was so active in dealing with Yuan Dasheng and the Monkey Head Gang, was it really just because of the mechanical fire monkey business?"

"Or is it that he had already accidentally learned the secret that Yuan Dasheng possessed the true scripture through some channel?"

"At the Fire Persimmon Festival, he took the initiative to ask me for an identity token... does this contain the component of using me?"

"However, if Yuan Dasheng possessed the true scripture, after its death, the true scripture should have leaked out and flowed to the most suitable carrier nearby."

"Before Yuan Dasheng died, Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er were both present. If the true scripture leaked, these two must be the ones in the know and the beneficiaries."

"They might have reached some kind of agreement in private!"

"Wait a moment."

Fei Si thought of this, and his expression changed slightly.

Because he thought that Yuan Er was assassinated not long after.

And the foundation that his father worked hard to build, the Monkey Head Gang, was also directly swallowed by Ning Zhuo not long ago.

"Could this be that Ning Zhuo and Yuan Er had an uneven distribution of spoils in private, leading the former to kill to silence the latter?"

"Ning Zhuo indeed has suspicion, at the same time... there is not much suspicion."

Fei Si thought deeply.

The reason he thought this way was—Zhu Xuanji had a very strong ability to distinguish lies.

"Ning Zhuo only has a cultivation base of the third layer of Qi Refining, it is impossible to hide it from Zhu Xuanji."

"Oh, he has now obtained the fourth to sixth layers of the Five Elements Qi Law Technique, I am afraid he has reached the fourth layer of Qi Refining."

"But this doesn't make any difference, it's all Qi Refining stage!"

"Unless, he has some rare treasures that can resist Zhu Xuanji's investigation."

Fei Si thought of this and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

This possibility was too small.

"According to Ning Zhuo's temperament, being so ambitious, if he had any rare treasures, he should have been jumping around long ago."

"It wouldn't be that he was ordinary for more than ten years, and only because of the Lava Immortal Palace did he gradually emerge this year at the age of sixteen."

"He has the same temperament as me, the same kind of person. Hehe."

"He couldn't have endured for more than ten years!"

Fei Si thought left and right, but couldn't think of any clues.

Since he couldn't think of it, Fei Si directly issued an order, sending people from the City Lord's Mansion to investigate around this matter.

There was one point that made Fei Si feel puzzled.

That was that when Zhu Xuanji left, he left Ning Zhuo three days to explain.

"Explain what? Can't he explain on the spot?"

"Or is it that Zhu Xuanji considered the influence of other aspects?"

"After all, Ning Zhuo is no longer what he used to be, he is a famous genius cultivator of the Ning family."

"To beat a dog, one must look at the owner. The trip to the bottom of the Fire Persimmon Mountain, Ning Jiufan indeed paid a lot, and is the greatest contributor to Zhu Xuanji's trip."

"Wait."

"Ning Zhuo explored the Immortal Palace and repeatedly achieved amazing results, could it be because of this demonic technique?"

"Starting from this point, perhaps he has already mastered a very deep essence sea cultivation base."

Fei Si let his thinking diverge. He was not a divine catcher, guessing randomly, without any psychological burden, and didn't pay attention to any evidence.

"Regardless, increasing the investigation is a must."

Fei Si discovered that he lacked key clues, and the information was still too little to support him in making the correct judgment.

Soon, the power of the City Lord's Mansion was mobilized by Fei Si.

Fei Si sent officials from the City Lord's Mansion to visit everywhere. On the other hand, he activated secret agents to spy on Ning Zhuo's real situation.

One night passed.

The Jin Dan ancestors were communicating with each other.

"There are many secret agents around this little guy Ning Zhuo."

"How long has it been since he rose to power, it is quite normal for secret agents from other forces to lurk around him."

"Some don't count as secret agents, at most they are just selling information to the outside world."

The loyalty of these subordinates gathered around Ning Zhuo was limited.

Especially those former stewards, the reason they could be dismissed openly by the main line was that they were not clean in their hands and feet, and more or less had corruption and graft.

What exactly happened between Ning Zhuo and Zhu Xuanji? Large and small forces outside were all full of curiosity about this and came to inquire one after another.

Many former stewards took the opportunity to do information business.

Whether it was those selling information for profit, or lurking personnel sent by the Ning family patriarch and others, or those who had different intentions, they were all jumping around in secret, working with all their might.

They absolutely did not know that there were a full six Jin Dan cultivators making a fuss around Ning Zhuo.

Their various actions were all seen clearly by the six Jin Dan ancestors.

These people, the highest cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and they could not detect the means of the Jin Dan ancestors at all.

"That Ning Xiangguo is the most problematic!" Zhu Xuanji said when communicating with the Jin Dan three families.

Ning Xiangguo was a secret agent of the City Lord's Mansion.

In his early years, he was personally turned by Fei Si and was one of the most capable people Fei Si used to probe the Ning family's information.

When Ning Zhuo launched an attack on Ning Xiaoren, he once took the initiative to ask Fei Si for help. Fei Si secretly issued an order, letting Ning Xiangguo personally come forward to participate in the action, and then lurked around Ning Zhuo.

In the process of the Ning family's young patriarch falling from power, Ning Xiangguo indeed played a significant role.

After Ning Zhuo established the black market, Ning Xiangguo was also in it, holding a very important position, and all tasks were done very well.

However, his identity had already been discovered by Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo's supernatural power, Human Life Hanging Thread, could to a certain extent detect the degree of loyalty of his subordinates to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo did not act, just arranged heavier tasks for Ning Xiangguo, fully exerting his light and heat.

This arrangement of Ning Zhuo, by now, unexpectedly played a quite clever role!

Zhu Xuanji and others couldn't help but have a misunderstanding—"Is the City Lord's Mansion sending Ning Xiangguo to spy on information in preparation for the next assassination?"

After learning the news about Ning Xiangguo, the three families' Jin Dan ancestors inevitably guessed this way.

Ning Xiangguo's spying made the six Jin Dan ancestors even more nervous.

They were fully vigilant, and until the afternoon of that day, there was no sign of assassination, and everything was so peaceful.

The Jin Dan ancestors not only did not wait for the assassination, but instead waited for a rumor.

This rumor spread throughout the city at an incredible speed.

The content of the rumor was very simple, that is, the Ning family's genius cultivator—Ning Zhuo, secretly mastered a Demonic Dao True Scripture.

This Demonic Dao True Scripture had a great background, originating from the Lava Immortal Palace, and was personally created by the three sect masters.

Relying on the cultivation base of this demonic technique, Ning Zhuo repeatedly achieved good results in exploring the Lava Immortal Palace.

And Lord Zhu Xuanji discovered this clue, which is why he went to find Ning Zhuo with great fanfare yesterday to ask about the whereabouts of the true scripture.

"How could there be such a rumor?"

"Who exactly spread it?"

"Being able to spread throughout the city so quickly, the person behind the rumor is not simple."

The Jin Dan ancestors all felt something was wrong and smelled the scent of a conspiracy.

Not one of them suspected Ning Zhuo.

Because since yesterday, whether it was eating, drinking, or defecating, Ning Zhuo was under their surveillance.

The only letter sent out was the reply to Fei Si.

Moreover, the content of this rumor was clearly very unfavorable to Ning Zhuo, which would induce others' covetousness towards Ning Zhuo.

As the victim in the rumor, how could he take the initiative to spread such a rumor?

The rumor reached the ears of others.

"Ning Zhuo has the Demonic Dao True Scripture!" Ning Xiaohui got this rumor, widened her eyes, and her expression revealed joy and expectation.

"If it's true, that would be great, a dignified Ning family member, a righteous cultivator, actually secretly practicing demonic arts."

Meng Chong was very interested in this rumor: "Using the Five Elements Qi Law Technique, without violent charging, it's not satisfying!"

"Demonic arts are still suitable for me, strengthening the body, charging at the forefront. This is too exciting!"

Zhou Zeshen and Zhou Zhu communicated, and both believed that part of the rumor's content was fake at a glance. But some parts also revealed a real scent.

This made them feel embarrassed, not knowing what to believe.

Many people believed that Ning Zhuo really mastered a Demonic Dao True Scripture! Some of them even fabricated false evidence to prove it for Ning Zhuo in a very realistic way.

Yang Chanyu stood somewhere, overlooking the large patches of roofs in front of her.

Sun Lingtong's small body was hidden in the shadow behind her.

Yang Chanyu slowly opened her eyes; just now she had been casting spells, eavesdropping on the sounds around her.

"Our rumor release was very successful!"

"But I'm a bit curious."

"The Ning family's young genius Ning Zhuo, how exactly did he provoke you, that you want to frame him like this."

Sun Lingtong was prepared, he smiled hee-hee: "I have been paying attention to this Ning Zhuo for a long time, he will be a very useful chess piece."

For Yang Chanyu, Sun Lingtong didn't want to tell her his real relationship with Ning Zhuo.

After all, he asked Yang Chanyu to help this time, and his own strength was difficult to constrain her.

Even if there was a marriage contract between him and her, marriage only bound the two of them and didn't help Ning Zhuo much.

If Yang Chanyu knew that Sun Lingtong acted like this just for Ning Zhuo, she would immediately confirm that this was Sun Lingtong's greatest weakness.

Even if she didn't take action to pinch him now, she would have this dark thought in the future.

Sun Lingtong changed the subject: "This level of rumor is not enough."

"Next, we can continue to spread the second layer of rumors."