Chapter 141: Playing Dumb in the Deliberation Hall

While Daoist Xuantan was dazed, Lingxiang had already walked behind Fuyin Zhenren. Seeing her act this way, Fuyin Zhenren truly could not fathom what medicine she was selling in her gourd, so he hurriedly used his eyes to inquire in detail, but Lingxiang immediately leaned over to support him.

"Oh my~ oh my goodness~ Master~ has your eye ailment flared up again? How can this be? Every spring you have to suffer like this, and this disciple truly feels a deep ache in her heart~" Her tone was winding and convoluted; even Zhaoming Zhenren, who was used to hearing it from the side, could not help but shiver, let alone Daoist Xuantan and the group of male disciples he had brought.

Upon hearing this, Fuyin Zhenren's face stiffened, and he coughed lightly to cover it up.

"I... I am fine... I am fine, perhaps some dust blew into my eyes, it is nothing serious."

Although he said it this way, any discerning person could see that this was just an excuse; let alone a gust of wind, one could not even see a speck of dust in this hall, as the sect disciples swept it spotlessly clean every day.

Lingxiang could not help but mutter to herself: This Sixth Senior Brother is truly something, he cannot even tell a convincing lie.

Her eyes darted, and she hurriedly leaned in close to Fuyin Zhenren: "Oh my! It really is flying dust, quickly let this disciple blow it out for you; seeing you suffer like this, this disciple's heart aches terribly!"

In this way, Lingxiang happened to have her back to Daoist Xuantan, and as Fuyin Zhenren saw her like this and was about to dodge, he saw Lingxiang winking at him. He immediately knew she had something to say to him, and just as he was thinking of finding an excuse, he heard Qianyuan Zhenren speak:

"Since Sixth Junior Brother's eye ailment has flared up, Maidong, go ahead and help your master back to rest. Apply some mugwort leaves to soothe it, so it does not become serious later."

This sentence from Qianyuan Zhenren truly spoke to Lingxiang's heart. She turned and bowed to him, then tugged at Fuyin Zhenren's sleeve, but after a moment, feeling it was improper, she bent down to support his arm, secretly giving him a pinch.

Fuyin Zhenren endured the pain and stood up, apologizing to Daoist Xuantan: "My old ailment has truly flared up, I cannot accompany you, Brother Daoist, I hope you will be magnanimous."

And just as Daoist Xuantan stood up to return the bow and say it was no matter, Lingxiang was already pulling Fuyin Zhenren toward the outside of the hall, as if she could not wait a moment longer, only nodding imperceptibly to Maidong as she passed her.

Maidong merely glanced at her while putting down her Tea Cup, as if it were just an inadvertent look.

After Fuyin Zhenren was dragged out of the Deliberation Hall by Lingxiang, seeing that there was no one around, he hurriedly asked what she was making a fuss about again, only to see a grave expression on Lingxiang's face.

"Sixth Senior Brother, I need you to take me to the Kunwu Sect in Haoyang City."

Fuyin Zhenren was extremely confused and hurriedly asked why, but Lingxiang only said that lives were at stake, urging him to hurry and fly his sword, saying she would explain in detail on the way.

……

"My name is Hongying, I am a disciple of the Kunwu Sect. I came here specifically to visit Fucang Elder, only praying that she could bestow a Pill so I can return to save my master." The woman began to speak as soon as she sat down.

"Save your master? Who is your master?"

"I am a disciple under the seat of Sect Leader Xuanhuai of the Kunwu Sect. A few days ago, the Sect Leader was poisoned, and then he suffered heavy injuries while subduing a demon; now he is in critical condition. I heard that Fucang Elder of the Yuanqing Sect has remarkable medical skills, which is why I came here regardless of the rules." As Hongying spoke, her eyes turned red; she looked truly anxious.

Upon hearing this, Lingxiang hurriedly comforted her: "Since your master is a practitioner, how could he be poisoned? Furthermore, he is a Sect Leader, how could he personally go down the mountain to subdue demons?"

Hongying hurriedly replied: "It was the Manager Uncle who put poison in Master's food; the Eldest Senior Brother saw it with his own eyes. Now Master is unconscious, and the Eldest Senior Brother has been placed under house arrest. I only found out after I returned from subduing a demon down the mountain, saw the atmosphere in the sect was wrong, and went to check on the Eldest Senior Brother."

"A few days ago, Uncle Xuantan had people guard Master's courtyard and had someone lock up the Eldest Senior Brother's courtyard. When I returned to the mountain, I felt something was wrong, so I immediately and quietly sought out the Eldest Senior Brother and learned the truth."

"So it was your Eldest Senior Brother who told you to seek out Fucang Elder?" Lingxiang frowned and asked.

"Yes, he heard that Uncle Xuantan was coming to the Yuanqing Sect to demand a Life-Prolonging Pill, so he had me go ahead, saying that if this Pill fell into Uncle Xuantan's hands, then Master would surely have no chance of survival." As Hongying spoke, she turned to grab Lingxiang's hand and said: "Although we have just met, I see that you seem much younger than me, so I will overstep and call you Little Sister. Good Little Sister, since you know Fucang Elder, I hope you can put in a good word for me in front of her and save my master!"

Seeing this, Lingxiang hurriedly comforted her: "Saving a life is the duty of a practitioner. How about this, if you trust me, go back first and wait at the mountain gate of the Kunwu Sect. I will go and speak to Fucang Elder for you right now; she will definitely help you save him."

Hongying seemed to hesitate upon hearing this, but seeing the sincere look on Lingxiang's face, she nodded.

"Then I leave everything to you, Little Sister!"

……

"So you think there is something fishy about this, which is why you swapped identities with Maidong?" Fuyin Zhenren said while speeding up his sword flight.

The distance from Guyang City to Haoyang City was not short, and they had already wasted a lot of time just now. Saving a life was like fighting a fire; if things were as Lingxiang said, they had to be quick.

Seeing Fuyin Zhenren exerting himself, Lingxiang hurriedly covered her ears—this wind was truly uncomfortable; Shoucheng's Earth Escape Technique was much more convenient.

"Senior Brother, do not panic, it is just that I feel there is something fishy about it."

Fuyin Zhenren was very puzzled; she was the one who said it was urgent to save a life just now, so why was it fishy?

"Senior Brother, look, since that Hongying came ahead, why did she arrive at the Yuanqing Sect together with Daoist Xuantan? That is the first point. The second is that since Xuanhuai Zhenren is a Sect Leader, how could he be kept under house arrest by people in his own sect? Could it be that the disciples of the Kunwu Sect are all useless?"

Upon hearing this, Fuyin Zhenren slowed down his sword flight and pondered for a moment.

"Are you saying that the woman named Hongying lied?"

"That is not necessarily the case. Judging by her face, she does not look like a treacherous or cunning person, but this matter is so inconsistent that there must be some hidden story. However, regardless, if a Sect Leader is truly in critical condition, it is indeed a major matter. Senior Brother, you should hurry; do not let it be that we arrive late and fulfill the villain's delaying tactic."

Hearing this, Fuyin Zhenren exerted force on his Dharma Technique, and the flying sword beneath his feet sped up significantly, startling Lingxiang into hurriedly grabbing his robe to avoid falling off.

After about two quarters of an hour, the two finally landed. As soon as they landed, Lingxiang ran to the side and kept patting her chest.

This Senior Brother Fuyin is truly something; even if he is in a hurry to save someone, he should not rush like this. Do not let it be that before saving the outsider, he sends her to the Yellow Springs instead.

It is fortunate that she does not know the skill of sword flight!

Seeing her like this, Fuyin Zhenren smiled and stepped forward to pat her back. After some massage, Lingxiang felt much better.

"Look, this is Tulun Mountain, the mountain gate of the Kunwu Sect is right ahead."